World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 190 - 190 131 Yan Nai'er I'm here!_2

190: 131: Yan Nai’er, I’m here!_2 190: 131: Yan Nai’er, I’m here!_2 In the struggle for succession that year, nearly all the nobles and lords supported Zhi Lan.

However, they didn’t see Zhi Bian coming and he had the last laugh.

Since that time, the conflict between the king and the nobles was deeply rooted.

After Zhi Bian ascended to the throne, he immediately carried out a major purge among the nobility, causing them to live in fear and trepidation day and night.

Then he began to massively promote commoner elites, dividing the nobility and the lords, easily smashing the noble class to smithereens.

If this were to continue, despite the nobles’ intense hatred in their hearts, they could only hold their nose and kneel before Zhi Bian, singing of conquest, not daring to harbour any second thoughts.

But…

As time passed, year by year, King Zhi Bian soon turned fifty but still had no sons, only one daughter.

Moreover, it was soon confirmed that King Zhi Bian had a hidden ailment and could no longer have any sons, no longer have any descendants.

Suddenly, everything changed!

And at that moment, Prince Zili, protected by the Dragon Temple, appeared before everyone, having grown up.

So, in the shortest amount of time, all the nobles and lords rallied around Prince Zili.

Then, everyone was just waiting for the day King Zhi Bian would die.

And from that day on, King Zhi Bian went from offensive to defensive.

Although everyone still feared him and still knelt before him, everyone knew that the situation had changed.

A king without an heir has virtually lost everything.

“Being demoted from Duke to Earl, that is nothing to me; the key is that the officers of the army under my command are almost certain to die.” Duke Zhi Ting said, “I will do everything in my power to save them, but it’s almost certain they will die.

And those one or two thousand soldiers will become slaves, toiling day and night, and are likely not long for this world either.”

Then, Duke Zhi Ting covered his heart and said, “If I had known it would be so tragic, I should have crossed off their names, all of them should have stayed on Chaos Stone Island.”

Suo Lun felt an unbearable pressure in his heart, he truly had not expected the situation to be so tragic.

The ever-enduring Zhi Li, the ever-enduring cabinet, erupted with little warning this time.

“Do you know what all these sacrifices were for?” asked Duke Zhi Ting.

Suo Lun said, “To secure the salt fields of Chaotic Stone Peninsula, for the annual income of several hundred thousand Gold Coins, and…

for me.”

“Right, all these sacrifices were for our cause, our common cause,” said Duke Zhi Ting.

“However, this is as far as I can help you, as far as we can help you.

The rest is up to you to accomplish.”

Then, Duke Zhi Ting handed over a thick stack of banknotes, saying, “Here are fifty thousand Gold Coins.

I have sold off more than a dozen properties to gather this much.

Take it all.”

Immediately, Suo Lun trembled violently.

He had only asked Duke Zhi Ting for an advance of twenty thousand Gold Coins, but who knew he would sell his properties and gather fifty thousand.

Duke Zhi Ting continued, “I hadn’t planned to step down so soon but…

your astounding performance has thrown off all the rhythms, forcing me to exit the stage early.

You know who I represent, right?”

“I know,” said Suo Lun.

Of course, he knew.

Duke Zhi Ting of course was not representing himself but some supreme master behind him.

If this struggle were compared to a game of chess.

Then on this chessboard, Zhi Li’s side was strong and mighty, with two horses, two cannons, two chariots, two advisors, two elephants.

And innumerable pawns.

On Suo Lun’s side, there were currently only three pieces.

Suo Lun was a pawn, Zhi Ting a horse, and Zhi Bian an old general.

Now, to protect the pawn Suo Lun from crossing the river successfully, the horse Zhi Ting had been completely trapped.

This struggle was the most terrifying and greatest one since the founding of Rage Wave Kingdom, a shocking storm.

Duke Zhi Ting said, “Our enemies are far stronger than us.

They are the vast majority of the nobles, the vast majority of the lords, and a large portion of foolish commoner elites.

We are few against many, the weak against the strong, about to face a fight that’s nearly impossible to win.”

Suo Lun nodded, he of course knew how difficult it was, almost like fighting against the whole world.

The king had no son, and he was to completely overturn the tradition of the kingdom, even the tradition of the Middle Earth World, to let a woman ascend to the throne.

This is to be an enemy to all the traditions of the world, to all the nobles of the world.

And unwittingly, Suo Lun got involved in this earth-shattering storm, becoming the pawn at the very forefront.

“In the battle of Tianshui City three months from now, their army won’t take the field, and neither will ours.

Everything will depend on you alone,” Duke Zhi Ting continued, “You will be facing the army of Suo Hanyi, the rebel forces of Nurdan, and the army that Zhi Ning brought to Tianshui City early in the morning, a total of thirty-five thousand troops.”

Suo Lun nodded, remembering every word Duke Zhi Ting said.

“The battle of Tianshui City is not just your war, it’s also our first battle against the world,” Duke Zhi Ting said, “You can only win, not lose.

Do you know what the consequences will be if you lose the battle of Tianshui City?”

Suo Lun said, “I know, you will give up the fight and completely admit defeat.

Prince Zili will successfully inherit the throne, and you will completely kneel in submission to him.”

Suo Lun is the only pawn on this side of the chessboard that can cross the river.

Once this pawn is discarded, the game is lost without having to play it out.

“That’s right!” Duke Zhi Ting said, “By that time you will die, your sister will die, everyone from the Suo Family, including all the people on Chaos Stone Island, will be cleansed completely.

And that huge foundation on Chaos Stone Island will fall completely into others’ hands.”

Even then, Suo Lun could guess the percentage of the spoils, three-tenths for Gui Xingfu, four-tenths for Prince Zili, and the remaining three-tenths divided among the powers of the nobles and lords.

In order to survive, to preserve his foundation, Suo Lun has to win the battle of Tianshui City; he cannot lose.

If he loses, it will be an irreversible calamity.

“So, all the burdens now fall on your shoulders,” Duke Zhi Ting said, “Well, I must return to the royal city to accept my punishment.”

Having said that, Duke Zhi Ting walked out of the post house, then raised both hands.

A few eunuchs stepped forward, placing chains made of paper on him.

As he was of royal blood, he could not be fettered with real chains, so paper chains were used instead, but this was already a great disgrace.

Then, four Dragon Guards lifted his portly body into a completely enclosed carriage.

“Depart,” commanded Thousand Riders Commander Jian Ning.

At once, several thousand elite cavalrymen escorted the endless line of prison carts towards the royal city.

Among these prisoners, Duke Zhi Ting was the first; the Prefectural Governor of Izumo County, Zuodao Jin was the second; followed by all the military officers of Zhi Ting’s army and the civil and military officials of Izumo County, numbering in the hundreds, all bearing the chains and confined within the prison carts.

The grand procession of prisoners, amid the resentment and curses of the multitude, headed for the royal city.

Suo Lun watched this procession, his heart almost too heavy to breathe.

And all these sacrifices were just for one thing, to ensure that he, this pawn, could successfully cross the river.

…

Night fell!

Suo Lun had completely altered his appearance, in disguise.

His face was smeared with ginger juice, showing a sickly yellow.

A thick beard was stuck to his chin, and his hair had turned a mix of gray and white.

At this point, no one could recognize him.

Night Jingyu was no longer at his side.

Alone and on horseback, he headed southwest.

Suo Lun, the pawn, began crossing the river!

And once this pawn truly crossed the river, he would have no way back, and of course, he would also transform into a chariot.

From now on, every step he took had to be a win, not a loss.

The first step was to conquer Yan Nai’er in the shortest time possible, to completely subdue her, from her heart to her body.

The second step was to get her father’s Silver Wolf Mercenary Corps into his hands, to serve as his core military force.

Now, he was off to find Yan Nai’er, to find that invincible mercenary corps belonging to her father.

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