World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 577 - 292: Save Rouran! Divine Technique! (Important, Subscription Required)_2

Chapter 577: 292: Save Rouran! Divine Technique! (Important, Subscription Required)_2

The Ashi Liren had gathered all of their elite forces at Helan Pass to face off against Crown Prince Lan Tu in a decisive battle.

This meant that they had essentially given up on the rear. Once Helan Pass was breached, it signified the complete downfall of Rou Ran.

Everyone in Night Orchid Duchy was acutely aware that the battle wouldn’t last long. Within a few days, Helan Pass would fall, and within a month, the entire Rou Ran Province could be reclaimed.

No one could drag out this hind leg anymore.

Therefore, no one could save Rou Ran City anymore.

...

"I really can’t think of any way to rescue Rou Ran City within four days," Zhi Yan said.

Suo Lun said, "It’s simple, just kill Grand Duke Lanshi of the Monarch of Night Orchid."

Upon hearing these words, the Princess Zhen Yan’s beautiful eyes trembled.

Indeed, to save Rou Ran City, there was only one way: to kill Grand Duke Lanshi.

And it would certainly be effective!

Once Grand Duke Lanshi was dead, the entire Night Orchid Duchy and the royal capital would be in the hands of Snow Marquis Lan Ye.

Moreover, most civil officials supported Lan Ye. Most military commanders had followed Crown Prince Lan Tu to join in the disgraced campaign to annihilate Rou Ran.

Even a fool could figure out that whether it was Snow Marquis Lan Ye, the concubine Princess Ji Hui, or those civil officials, they would all issue a decree in the prince’s absence, claiming that the country cannot be without a ruler for a single day, and push Snow Marquis Lan Ye onto the throne.

At that time, Crown Prince Lan Tu would have no choice but to lead the hundreds of thousands of troops back to the royal capital as quickly as possible, otherwise it would be too late.

As for Rou Ran City?

Please, compared to the throne, what does Rou Ran City count for?

Once they secured the sovereign’s position, they could recapture Rou Ran Province anytime.

But if they lost the ruler’s position, they would likely struggle to save even their own lives.

Then, it would be easy to save Rou Ran City. After Grand Duke Lanshi’s demise, Lan Tu and Lan Ye would enter a complete civil strife, fighting until one side fell.

Both parties were too evenly matched in power, so no one knew how long this infighting would last.

Even after the internal conflict ended, Night Orchid Duchy would be so weakened that it no longer had the strength to wage war against Rou Ran.

So, as long as Grand Duke Lanshi died, Rou Ran City would be saved without a doubt!

The key was, how to kill Grand Duke Lanshi?

Zhi Yan said, "If we rely on force, it’s completely impossible."

Suo Lun, of course, knew it was impossible. Although the Night Orchid Palace was not as formidable as the Rage Wave Kingdom, it still had tens of thousands of soldiers, numerous samurai, and countless experts.

There were hundreds of mental strength masters alone, monitoring every inch.

Any intrusion by a powerful being would be detected immediately.

In this world, even if one’s martial skills were as high as Jiang Shang’s level, it would still be impossible to break through the encirclement of tens of thousands and kill Grand Duke Lanshi by force.

For instance, King Quo Bian was currently on his last breath, a single poke would suffice to kill him.

But even though Zhi Li had millions of troops and countless experts, he still couldn’t assassinate King Zibian.

This was because the entire Rage Wave Kingdom was guarded by tens of thousands of the Forbidden Army and hundreds of members of the Shadow Cabinet.

Attempting to assassinate a ruler of a country by force was an absolute impossibility.

Suo Lun said, "By force, of course it’s impossible; we can’t even get past the mentalists. Therefore, we must use another method."

Zhi Yan asked, "What method?"

Suo Lun said, "For this shameful war, Grand Duke Lanshi has to visit the Dragon Altar to offer sacrifices to Heaven every half month, right? And the day after tomorrow is his second time, correct?"

Zhi Yan said, "Correct."

Suo Lun said, "And the time for offering sacrifices is fixed, not a minute or second can be off. It’s at noon sharp, right?"

Zhi Yan said, "Correct."

But even though Grand Duke Lanshi would leave the Night Orchid Palace at that time, he would still be surrounded by countless experts and tens of thousands of troops. Assassination was still impossible; even if one was willing to sacrifice their own life, it wouldn’t succeed.

"Then that’s enough," Suo Lun said. "In a moment, someone will deliver an item here."

A quarter of an hour later, there was a knock at the door.

Zhi Yan went to open the door, and the visitor was a master from the Shadow Cabinet, carrying a huge box, which he handed directly to Princess Zhen Yan and then departed silently.

The visitor himself did not know what was inside the box. Apart from Sorcerer Yaomeng and Suo Lun, no one knew its contents.

"Open it," Suo Lun said.

Princess Zhen Yan opened the box, which was filled with water, and within it was another completely sealed jade box.

"Take it out and keep it well away from the flames," Suo Lun said. "Be careful, you must be careful."

Zhen Yan Princess took the jade box out of the water.

"Use your Dragon Gold Sword to pry open the jade box," Suo Lun instructed.

Zhen Yan Princess did as told, completely prying apart the jade box to reveal its contents.

It was a silver-grey brick, weighing about thirty pounds.

Suo Lun held his breath and kept the brick far away from the candlelight.

This brick, it was entirely made of gunpowder. Thirty pounds of gunpowder, whose power was already quite terrifying. It was more than sufficient to blow up several people.

In the center of this gunpowder brick, there was a hole.

At this moment, there were knocks on the door from outside.

Zhi Yan went to open the door. The visitor handed her a small box and then left.

"Place this gunpowder brick down carefully. Make sure there are no heavy impacts, or the consequences will be unthinkable," Suo Lun said.

Zhen Yan Princess placed the gunpowder brick in the corner of the room. There was no need to worry about it being discovered, as this inn was the Shadow Cabinet’s secret base within the Night Orchid Duchy, and now there were no outsiders left.

Then, Suo Lun opened the small box that had been delivered a second time.

Inside were extremely precise items: a thick cotton thread soaked in flammable oil, white phosphorus that had been kept in water, dry quicklime, and glassware with delicate scales.

He was going to make a relatively precise time detonation device.

The principle was still to use dripping water to lower the water level, so that after a certain period of time, the white phosphorus in the water would be exposed to the air.

At the same time, the water dripping out would come into contact with the quicklime, which would heat up instantly and ignite the white phosphorus.

The burning white phosphorus would then ignite the oil-soaked cotton thread, causing the thirty-pound gunpowder brick to explode.

Suo Lun planned to use the primitive technology of this world to create a precise yet backward time bomb.

...

Twelve hours later!

Suo Lun had already made four delicate detonation devices.

Two of them had completed tests, with the time of ignition being no more than three minutes off.

That was more than sufficient, as Grand Duke Lanshi’s entire sky worshipping ceremony would last at least half an hour.

He placed two detonation devices inside the gunpowder brick at the same time. This way, even if one failed, the other would still detonate.

"It’s midnight right now, correct?" Suo Lun asked.

Zhi Yan stared at the five hourglasses on the table and nodded, "Right."

Suo Lun silently noted the time in his mind.

Then, at exactly midnight, he simultaneously activated the two water-drip scale white phosphorus time detonation devices.

The explosion was set for six hours later, which was noon the next day, the exact time Grand Duke Lanshi was going to worship the sky.

The time bomb had been successfully set.

Afterward, Zhi Yan brought out a marble slab, which was completely hollowed out with only a thin layer left.

She put the gunpowder brick with the time detonation device into this hollowed-out stone slab!

"Preparations at Night Orchid’s Dragon Altar have already been made, and the patrolling knights will switch shifts in four hours, which will result in a brief patrol gap," Suo Lun said. "You go personally to replace the stone slab in front of the large cauldron. Tomorrow, Grand Duke Lanshi will stand on this slab for the sky worshipping ceremony."

"Okay," Zhi Yan said.

Then, carrying the stone slab containing the thirty-pound time-detonated gunpowder, she swiftly disappeared into the night.

Two and a half hours later, she returned to the room and said to Suo Lun, "The replacement has been completed without causing any disturbance."

Suo Lun smiled and said, "For a top powerhouse of Rage Wave Kingdom, ranked in the top five, to do such a task is really to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut."

The Zhen Yan Princess smiled without saying a word.

Suo Lun said, "In seven more hours, at noon, Grand Duke Lanshi will meet his end, and Rou Ran City will be saved."

It was not just a matter of meeting one’s end, but being blown to smithereens!

...

The next day, at nine in the morning!

Monarch of Night Orchid, Grand Duke Lanshi, left Night Orchid Palace with tens of thousands of soldiers as his guard, marching with great fanfare toward the Dragon Altar to worship the sky.

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