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Chapter 400 - 401: The Return of the Hundred Thousand Veteran Soldiers of the Northern King’s Palace

Chapter 400: Chapter 401: The Return of the Hundred Thousand Veteran Soldiers of the Northern King’s Palace

"Wow, isn’t that just too cool?"

"This is our true Young Master of the Northern King’s Hall, Ye Wudao!"

"Once the Young Master makes a move, every ghoul and evil spirit will tremble with fear!" Everyone from the Northern King’s Hall said excitedly.

"Vermin, do not test my patience, speak up!" Ye Wudao said.

"Young Master, if I’m not mistaken, he should be Yin Qianmian, a master of disguise, infamous and cunning, who has deceived even warriors of the war spirit level!" Liu Kuangsheng stated.

With a snort, "Not bad!" the man in black under Ye Wudao’s foot tore off the human skin mask from his face, revealing an extremely ugly face covered with pustules, and sneered, "I am Yin Qianmian, a man of the Sand Bone King. Kid, if you’re smart, you’ll let me go!"

Bang!

Ye Wudao put force into his foot, stepping down on Yin Qianmian who cried out in pain, "Ah, it hurts, it hurts!"

"Speak, why did you disguise yourself as me?" Ye Wudao’s eyes were chillingly cold.

"To tell the truth, I was ordered by the Sand Bone King to disguise as you to gain the trust of the Northern King’s Hall, so we could capture you all in one fell swoop!" Yin Qianmian explained.

"You’ve got some nerve!" Ye Wudao said, his eyes sharp.

"Young Master Ye, as I have told you everything, you can let me go, right?" Yin Qianmian pleaded.

Ye Wudao’s expression changed, "Right, where is Dao Kuang?"

Liu Kuangsheng smiled wryly, "Young Master, I hate to say, after thinking you had sacrificed yourself, Dao Kuang only had thoughts of revenge. He went to seek vengeance from the Sand Bone King while we were unaware!"

What?

Ye Wudao was taken aback.

Yin Qianmian mocked, "Hehe, Dao Kuang has really overestimated himself thinking he could defeat the Sand Bone King alone! After being caught by the Sand Bone King, he was tortured miserably!"

"The Sand Bone King said he will let Dao Kuang experience different cruel tortures from Boluo Country every day, and after a hundred days, he will die having experienced a hundred tortures!"

Boom!

Upon hearing this, everyone present was filled with outrage!

"That’s outrageous!"

"May the Sand Bone King die a horrid death!" everyone shouted angrily.

"Yin Qianmian, you can go die as well!" Ye Wudao’s pupils revealed a sudden chill.

"Ye, Young Master Ye, don’t kill me, I, I can disguise myself as anyone, and do some dirty work for you!" Yin Qianmian begged for mercy.

"I’ve always been upright and disdain such despicable acts!"

Ye Wudao put force into his foot and crushed Yin Qianmian’s head with a stomp, then turned away nonchalantly.

"Young Master, where are you going?" Liu Kuangsheng asked anxiously.

"Outside the boundary, to settle accounts with the Sand Bone King!" Ye Wudao’s eyes held a bloodthirsty gaze.

"No way!"

Liu Kuangsheng became anxious, "Young Master, the Sand Bone King has been in power outside the boundary for many years, with an army of four hundred thousand. His Sand Bone City is impregnable!"

"If you go alone, you are sure to die!"

"Yes, Young Master, please reconsider!" everyone persuaded in unison.

Just then, a little girl ran up crying, "Wuwu, Daddy, Daddy, where are you?"

Ye Wudao turned his head to look, his gaze softening as it fell upon the little girl.

"Young Master, she is Dao Kuang’s daughter, called Nini!" Liu Kuangsheng introduced.

Ye Wudao approached Nini, patting her head, "You are Nini, right?"

"Wuwu, Uncle, where is my daddy?" the little girl asked through tears.

Ye Wudao, holding the little girl, asked, "Your daddy has gone to a faraway place, would it be alright if uncle brings him back for you?"

"Really, Uncle?" the little girl’s eyes lit up with surprise.

"Of course," Ye Wudao replied with a smile.

"Okay," the girl said, breaking into a smile.

"So Nini, be a good girl and wait at home for Daddy, okay?" Ye Wudao told her as he set her down and patted her head.

"Mmm-hmm," the little girl ran off excitedly, exclaiming, "Daddy is coming back, my daddy is coming back."

"Young Master!" Liu Kuangsheng began to speak, only to be silenced by a hand from Ye Wudao, "Uncle Liu, no need to say more. My mind is made up!"

Seeing Ye Wudao’s determination, Liu Kuangsheng said, "Your subordinate wishes to accompany the Young Master, through thick and thin!"

"We wish to accompany the Young Master, through thick and thin!" all five thousand warriors of the Northern King’s Hall roared in unison, each brimming with the courage to face death.

"It won’t work..." Although Ye Wudao was reluctant to refuse, he was very clear in his heart that expecting five thousand people to confront the Sand King’s four hundred thousand strong army was like throwing an egg against a rock!

As of now, the numbers in the Northern King’s Hall were still too few!

Next to him, Liu Kuangsheng sighed and said, "I reminisce about the past when our Northern King’s Hall’s three hundred thousand-strong army swept across the lands, instilling fear throughout the world!"

"Yes, what splendor the Northern King’s Hall had back then, with a mere stomp, the entire Outlands would tremble thrice!"

"Alas, with the fall of the Northern King, the warriors of the Northern King’s Hall lost heart, retired to seclusion in the mountains and fields, and lived under assumed names!"

"Everything can’t be reverted!" Several elders of the Northern King’s Hall said, filled with sorrow.

"Uncle Liu, is it possible to summon these retired veterans of the Northern King’s Hall? Heroes should not fade into obscurity!" Ye Wudao asked.

"None of us has that authority. Moreover, the veterans of the Northern King’s Hall only pledge loyalty to the Northern King, I’m not sure!" Liu Kuangsheng said, his gaze shifting toward Ye Wudao; "Perhaps, you can!"

"In my command, I announce to the world, the return of the veterans of the Northern King’s Hall is welcome!" Ye Wudao spoke.

"Good!" Liu Kuangsheng nodded; "Junior Master, the process might take three days!"

"We will wait for three days, and if no veterans of the Northern King’s Hall return, we will head to the Outlands, to rescue Dao Kuang, and share life and death!" Ye Wudao said with a resolute look in his eyes.

...

Time flew by.

Three days later.

At the camp of the Northern King’s Hall.

"This is the last day, and not a single veteran of the Northern King’s Hall has come!"

"Indeed, the tea cools as soon as the guests leave!"

"With the Northern King’s fall, the Northern King’s Hall disbanded. The Junior Master is young, many people do not recognize him, and now it is just us few thousand people struggling on!" Some elders of the Northern King’s Hall said with a bitter smile, deeply melancholic in their hearts.

"Hmph, wait until the Junior Master surpasses the Northern King, those cowards will regret it!" Lei Hu said.

At this moment, the Xuanwu Legion.

Inside Ling Wei’s office.

"Report, report to Commander Ling, there are a large number of unidentified individuals carrying weapons crossing our Xuanwu Legion territory, should we intercept?" a subordinate reported nervously.

"What, has something happened?"

"Commander, please give your orders!" Several senior officers of the Xuanwu Legion looked very anxious, all turning their gaze toward Ling Wei at the lead.

Ling Wei, holding a coffee in his hand, stared intently at the newspaper on the table.

The headline of the newspaper featured a statement; "I am Ye Wudao, in the name of the Junior Master of the Northern King’s Hall, I welcome all veterans of the Northern King’s Hall to gather in the Northern Liang."

With a ’bang’, the coffee cup toppled to the ground, the scalding coffee spilling all over, and Ling Wei didn’t even notice the pain in his hand.

"The Outlands are about to change!" Ling Wei’s voice quivered.

...

The scene shifted to the camp of the Northern King’s Hall.

Liu Kuangsheng withdrew his gaze, his voice heavy with profound regret; "Junior Master, the time is up, not a single veteran of the Northern King’s Hall is willing to come, please issue your order!"

Ye Wudao nodded, calmly saying; "Let’s set out!"

Just at that moment, a voice came; "Veteran of the Northern King’s Hall—Cui Cheng reports for duty, requesting the Junior Master’s approval!"

"Veteran of the Northern King’s Hall Zhang San reports for duty, requesting the Junior Master’s approval!"

"Veteran of the Northern King’s Hall Li Kai reports for duty, requesting the Junior Master’s approval!"

At that moment, one after another, battle-hardened veterans appeared at the camp of the Northern King’s Hall, their numbers exceeding fifty thousand and still more continuously flowing in to join the ranks.

"Holy shit, they’re all our old soldiers from the Northern King’s Hall!"

"All these old brothers have come!"

"Is this real? I can hardly believe it!" Lei Hu was stunned, rubbing his eyes forcefully, and then he broke into tears, crying and laughing; "They’ve returned, everything has returned!"

As more and more veterans of the Northern King’s Hall appeared from all directions, everyone was too excited to speak.

"My God, this isn’t just ten or twenty thousand, but a full hundred thousand!" Liu Kuangsheng asked, his face a mix of shock and joy; "Junior Master, is this real? With a single command from you, a hundred thousand brothers from the Northern King’s Hall have swiftly returned!"

Ye Wudao never expected his words would have such a big impact!

With a ’thump’, all the veterans of the Northern King’s Hall kneeled on one knee, their voices roaring to the skies; "One hundred thousand veterans of the Northern King’s Hall report for duty—requesting Ye Wudao Junior Master’s approval!"

Ye Wudao looked over the sea of veterans of the Northern King’s Hall, their mere presence like that of ancient ferocious beasts, striking terror into the hearts of onlookers.

These were not new recruits but genuine battle-hardened veterans, seasoned by the fire of war, tested by life and death!

Ye Wudao’s lips curved slightly, as he decisively said; "Granted!"