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Chapter 1035 - 687: Surrender to Me

Chapter 1035: Chapter 687: Surrender to Me

When the command issued under the authority of the strange second Sequence Permissions echoed through the communication channels of the Chenhai Empire,

in the most prosperous capital of the Chenhai Empire, a strong old man was immediately awakened by his servant’s notification.

He sprang from his bed, shoved aside the concubine who tried to clothe him and bellowed, "Armor, quick!"

His voice was filled with shrill fear, like an old dog.

After the servant had helped him into his ornate steam armor, he felt somewhat relieved.

He breathed a sigh of relief upon confirming several times that no rebellion had broken out within the palace. But he didn’t completely relax.

Then, he took his Royal Guard and ran towards the palace non-stop.

As he passed through the walls of the palace of the Chenhai Empire, he noticed the Chenhai flags still hanging there and finally let out the other half of his breath.

Of course, passing through the heavily guarded palace and arriving at the deliberation hall inside the palace, the place was already brightly lit. One general after another sat in silence under the lights.

They were all high-ranking officials from various departments of the Chenhai Empire, as well as from the top brass of the Expeditionary Army that followed Hou Junji and himself.

At the moment, they were trapped in an eerie silence, and upon noticing his arrival, not a single person saluted him.

This strange phenomenon caused a sudden unease in Zhang Liang’s heart, but he suppressed his alarm and silently sat down on one of the two main seats at the top of the deliberation hall.

As for the other seat... that was Hou Junji’s place.

He clearly arrived earlier than himself and sat in silence without saying a word.

"Old Hou, who has come?" Zhang Liang asked in a low voice.

This was Zhang Liang’s last hope. He never doubted that the Great Tang would find him. It was a matter of time. That emperor’s ambitions were vast; sooner or later, they would lead him to find Zhang Liang.

And Zhang Liang’s greatest hope was placed on the general who came to besiege him.

If, over the past thirty years, the Great Tang’s plans were still being implemented,

then those generals of the second Sequence probably hadn’t been replaced.

Among them, there were some who, like Hou Junji and himself, had suffered different kinds of suppression from the emperor of Great Tang.

If it was them, the Chenhai Empire might be able to win them over. This was also the last hope for the survival of the Chenhai Empire.

"Didn’t you recognize his Sequence Permissions?" Hou Junji gave Zhang Liang a glance. Those second Sequence Permissions should have been recognized by all the armored warriors.

Zhang Liang gave a bitter laugh: "I’m afraid that if I recognized it, I’d never be able to muster the idea of resisting ever again. I might even be too scared to come to the palace... Tell me, who is it? Li Jing? Cheng Yaojin? Niu Jinda?"

Hou Junji looked at the old schemer who had been ruling the Chenhai Empire with him for over thirty years, his face pale, and couldn’t help but sigh, "It’s... the final executor of the Eternal Prosperous Tang Dynasty plan."

"General Li Ba?" Zhang Liang’s face turned even paler. Only they of the second Sequence knew that this Exotic person had irreplaceable power and identity in Great Tang’s plans. Although they were unclear about what the Eternal Prosperous Tang Dynasty plan entailed, but... including Zhang Liang and Hou Junji, all of the Expeditionary Army was acting in service to this plan. It was the utmost priority for all the forces of Great Tang.

And Li Ba, as the final executor of this plan, had an unspeakable authority and status.

"He’s the Exotic person Guo Yi mentioned?" Zhang Liang’s face grew even more pale. He knew it was impossible to entice this Exotic person.

What could Chenhai offer him? As an Exotic person, he wouldn’t stay long in this world.

"That’s right, but similarly, he won’t be able to affect this world for long either! We just have to wait until he leaves this world..." Zhang Liang seemed to be trying to give himself some advantage. However, in the end, he sighed helplessly.

If General Li Ba had already come to this world, then Great Tang... wouldn’t be far behind.

When the forces of Great Tang arrived in this world, all that awaited Chenhai was annihilation.

And moreover, after General Li Ba’s command was issued,

The opponents of the Expeditionary Army, those long-sealed away, were all called back into action, and those who had been exiled also began to assemble. Even many troops from Chenhai responded to Li Ba’s command.

At this time, if that general ordered them to attack Chenhai, to cut down traitors,

Chenhai would be dragged into warfare.

Therefore, the only good news for Zhang Liang at the moment was that the other party was just ordering the troops to assemble to prepare for a campaign against the insect god, not against Chenhai.

At that moment, the council hall received a communication, originating from Xuan City...

The council hall fell silent, no one moved. They understood that this communication was from that general.

A few seconds later, Hou Junji slowly spoke, "Connect the communication. I want to see what this General Li Ba has to say. Zhang Liang, don’t forget that our troubles began when these exotic people visited the Great Tang!"

Although Zhang Liang looked somewhat distressed, he still nodded stiffly.

Indeed, ever since Li Ba and the other four arrived in Great Tang and joined forces with the Great Tang army to fight the ratmen,

Zhang Liang could clearly feel that he was being targeted.

Not just him, but Hou Junji, Zhangsun Wuji, and others as well.

They all suffered from very obvious targeting; this was not an illusion.

Zhang Liang could clearly feel the tasks he was sent on becoming increasingly dangerous.

They were both part of the Expeditionary Army, both Second Sequence.

Why were Cheng Yaojin and the others sent to deal with the ratmen, to deal with the beastmen? They were sent to sweep through those weaker enemies with a steel tide.

Yet why was he given the task to deal with the most troublesome insect god? This was targeting, naked targeting! It was sending him to his death!

It was because of this very reason that during that disaster when a massive number of the Thousand Cattle Guard went missing after passing through the Teleportation Gate,

Zhang Liang, as the fleet commander, intentionally or not, relaxed the defense power of the ironclad ship carrying the Teleportation Gate device.

He knew that Hou Junji, who had suffered the same fate as himself, would not let this opportunity slip by!

Thus, a bizarre fire completely severed the connection with Great Tang.

He was not wrong! It was Great Tang, it was Li Shimin who first betrayed him, they believed the slander of those exotic people including Li Ba. They subjected him to unfair treatment and targeting.

It was all their fault!

Zhang Liang recalled the various misfortunes he had faced and finally regained the demeanor fitting of a grand general.

"Let’s see what this general has to say."

Shortly after, a huge screen was lowered. With the connection of extraordinary cause and effect, the screen began to show changes.

Eventually, the figure of someone sitting on a throne appeared on the screen.

As the image grew clearer, Zhang Liang could even see the fierce, flame-imbued mask on his face.

Zhang Liang suppressed the fear in his heart and said with feigned calm, "It’s been a long time, General Li Ba."

In an inn on the other side, in Xuan City,

Li Changhe watched the two elders on the screen, shaking his head slowly.

"Let’s skip the pleasantries, gentlemen. Tell me, are you going to surrender to me, or do you wish to be my enemy?"