Chapter 550: Chapter 67 Receiving the Mandate of Heaven

Li Fei pushed the door open and a martial master from the Zhi Ge Pavilion was waiting outside.

Upon seeing Li Fei, he quickly stepped forward and said,

“Sir, have you recuperated?”

“Mm, is there something?”

“Lord Lv and the others are discussing matters. They said once you have recuperated, they would immediately invite you over.”

“Alright, lead the way.”

Li Fei followed the martial master into a large hall where Lv Wenxing and five other sitting officials were present.

“Sir.”

Upon seeing Li Fei, all five stood up and paid their respects.

Li Fei waved his hand and naturally took the central seat,

“Is there something?”

He discerned obvious anxiety and urgency in their expressions.

“Sir.”

Lv Wenxing looked at Li Fei, “Over two hours ago, Taining City was overrun. Cabinet Minister Luo Shi who was in charge there died in battle, sacrificing himself for the nation…”

Li Fei was stunned, recalling Luo Shi’s face.

He had only known this Martial Arts Master for a short time, having started to forge a relationship through a recent joint investigation.

He had thought he had started to establish connections within the Central Cabinet, only for them to be gone in an instant.

This event added to Li Fei’s sense of urgency.

With chaotic times approaching, even Martial Arts Masters could be wiped out so easily; he must grow stronger, and quickly!

“We received news that after overtaking Taining City, the Imperial Camp Cavalry involved in the massacre took a train toward Chong City.”

Lv Wenxing continued, “There’s no direct railway from Taining City to Chong City, so they are likely to choose a relatively nearby location to disembark and then rush to Chong City.”

“Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

Li Fei asked.

“Sir, you are our most important combat strength, we didn’t want to disturb your recovery. So we didn’t inform you beforehand.”

Lv Wenxing said, “Calculating the time, in no more than an hour, the Imperial Camp Cavalry should arrive at Chong City. Sir, if you want to leave the city to fight, there is still time.”

Li Fei nodded.

“Moreover, Sir, during your recuperation, we arranged for as many civilians as possible to be evacuated from the city to flee in different directions.”

Lv Wenxing continued.

Initially, this was not done because there wasn’t enough time as the enemy would reach us soon and we didn’t have enough manpower to evacuate many people.

Now that there was time, Lv Wenxing and others chose to evacuate as many civilians as possible to let more people leave Chong City.

“Mm, how many people have left so far?”

Li Fei asked.

“About twenty thousand.”

Lv Wenxing said helplessly.

The task was challenging; many people were unwilling to leave and there was a severe shortage of manpower.

“Alright.”

Li Fei nodded.

Through True Man Qingding, he knew that moving over twenty thousand people made little difference, as the Imperial Camp Cavalry only needed to kill forty to fifty thousand people in Chong City to complete the Blood Sacrifice and incorporate this strategic node into Qingxu True Monarch’s Big Array.

But if Chong City couldn’t be held, having fewer people die was still preferable, so Li Fei did not tell them that what they did was wrong.

“Sir, to have killed Cabinet Minister Luo Shi, the Imperial Camp Cavalry from Taining City must have been no less than three hundred strong!”

Lv Wenxing said gravely.

Li Fei: “Since Minister Luo has already died in battle, the enemy must have suffered casualties, and the remaining Imperial Camp Cavalry won’t be too numerous.”

“But Sir, what if the number of Imperial Camp Cavalry still exceeds a hundred?”

Lv Wenxing asked.

With more than a hundred men, the Cavalry could form a Military Formation with a combat strength comparable to a Martial Arts Master!

If it were not for Li Fei having shown extraordinary bravery before, Lv Wenxing and the others would not be gathered here discussing strategies but discussing how to escape instead.

But even with their trust in Li Fei, they did not think he could defeat a hundred Imperial Camp Cavalry.

Li Fei was silent for a moment.

He recalled the previous encounter with Xu Jing at the execution grounds.

It was his first battle against a Martial Arts Master, filled with a sense of helplessness.

Now, he was naturally much stronger than before, having accumulated more Blood Souls, and a hundred Imperial Camp soldiers certainly were no match for Xu Jing, who had mastered three Divine Skills.

“Perhaps I really can take on a hundred Imperial Camp Cavalry?”

Li Fei considered this possibility in his mind.

But doing so would inevitably expose all of his strength and carry great risks.

“Where’s the court’s reinforcement?”

Li Fei asked.

Several hours had passed since the incident, and it was impossible for the court not to send reinforcements.

“The closest to us is from the neighboring Yi Province. The Chief of the Zhi Ge Department there has already set out with several hundred Imperial Camp Cavalry and should arrive within two hours.”

Lv Wenxing said.

This was also a reassurance for them.

As long as they could hold on for a while, they might have a chance to see the arrival of the court’s reinforcements.

….

On the borders of Ming Province.

A train was speeding along the tracks.

Bang!!!

When the train’s engine passed over a section of the track, a series of explosions suddenly occurred.

Fireballs rose on the tracks, utterly demolishing the engine and several carriages behind it!

The following carriages were also affected and were tipped over as well, derailing from the tracks.

Dynamic shadows burst through the walls from the latter half of the carriage and detached themselves before the carriage capsized, landing safely and unharmed.

All of these people wore full sets of armor; they were all from the Imperial Camp Army!

Someone had cut the connection between each of the carriages, making the remaining carriages stop.

Then, one after another, Exotic Beasts used as mounts emerged from these carriages.

In addition to several hundred Imperial Camp soldiers, there were over a hundred Martial Artists, including one Martial Arts Master!

These reinforcements had rushed over from Yi Province.

Even though the martial powerhouses and Imperial Camp Cavalry could move faster than cars and trains of this era, if they sprinted hundreds of kilometers at full speed, by the time they reached the destination, they would have little energy left to fight.

Thus, the fastest way for reinforcements to arrive was definitely by train.

There were many railroads from Yi Province to Ming Province, but to reach Jinshan Prefecture as quickly as possible, there was only one route.

Therefore, the people from Daluo Sect had hidden a large amount of explosives on the railway tracks in advance.

Fortunately, the ones who had come to aid were also prepared for such a move; the front carriages were not occupied by anyone.

This explosion wave had merely destroyed the transport means of the reinforcements.

The leading Martial Arts Master, who was the Chief of the Zhi Ge Department from Yi Province, looked gravely toward the distance.

Under the cover of night, three figures appeared on the hillside ahead.

Each of these three radiated a powerful aura.

One of them was a True Master from Daluo Sect, and the other two were Martial Arts Masters!

“Form up, prepare to charge!”

The Yi Province’s Imperial Camp Cavalry quickly formed their formation and activated their Sha Qi.

On the plain, a great battle was imminent!

In two other directions in Ming Province, Qingxu True Monarch, sent out by Daluo Sect, similarly intercepted the reinforcements sent by the court from two other provinces.

Among them, Daluo Sect’s True Man Qing Yun directly confronted the president of Moyun University!

Naturally, the president of Moyun University was a Great Grandmaster, while Qing Yun was a top-notch True Man of the present time and also a Sword Cultivator.

The intensity of their battle was second only to the battle between two True Monarchs outside the city of Jinshan Prefecture!

Outside Jinshan Prefecture City, Yun Shu looked toward the southeast.

Through “Analyzing” the Taoism, he could “see” a bright sword light soaring into the sky, piercing the Dark Night, illuminating a hundred miles!

That was the sword light emanated by Qing Yun’s Lifebound Flying Sword.

The combat power of a top-notch True Man of the present time was enough to rival a Great Grandmaster, and Qing Yun was the third most powerful figure in Daluo Sect, just behind Qingxu True Monarch and Tai Yu, the strongest below the summit!

Yun Shu was well aware that the President of Moyun University was no match for Qing Yun.

Besides the southeastern direction, high-level battles were also erupting in the other two directions.

This meant that the reinforcements sent by the court had all been intercepted!

Yun Shu withdrew his gaze, his mind made up.

From the southwest, a stream of Emperor’s Dragon Qi suddenly branched off and fell toward another place.

“Uh?”

Qingxu True Monarch, who was fighting against Yun Shu, immediately noticed this change.

But he was unable to prevent this alteration because the manipulation of Emperor’s Dragon Qi was a Taoism mastered by Yun Shu.

Upon seeing where the Emperor’s Dragon Qi was heading, Qingxu True Monarch immediately understood Yun Shu’s plan and could not help but laugh,

“Is this your prepared contingency? It’s truly laughable!”

Yun Shu remained silent, merely silently manipulating that thread of Emperor’s Dragon Qi.

…

Chong City.

Li Fei and others, discussing strategies while waiting for the court’s reinforcements, suddenly sensed something.

The next second, a grand presence arrived in Chong City!

Li Fei and the others stood up and looked outside the hall.

Before them stood Yun Shu, his body radiating a purple-golden light!

“Greetings, State Preceptor!”

They all bowed in greeting.

Yun Shu did not waste words, saying directly,

“More than a hundred Imperial Camp Cavalry will soon arrive at Chong City, you alone cannot withstand them.”

“Has the State Preceptor come to help us repel the enemy?”

Lv Wenxing asked hopefully.

However, Yun Shu shook his head.

All of his power was currently being used to combat Qingxu True Monarch, leaving no extra energy; his current form, crafted from Emperor’s Dragon Qi, possessed no strength of its own.

“Li Fei, you are a peerless genius and ranked first in history, with the fate of a fortunate son. In Ming Province right now, only you are qualified to inherit the Dragon Energy. Are you willing to fight for your country?”

Yun Shu looked at Li Fei, stating his purpose.

Emperor’s Dragon Qi itself had no power; to unleash its great strength, it had to be carried by a person.

But not just anyone was qualified to inherit Dragon Energy.

As Yun Shu said, at least it had to be someone like Li Fei, a favored child of Heaven.

Those present, such as Lv Wenxing, all showed expressions of envy.

This was truly a great fortune from Heaven!

Was this the treatment for a favored child of Heaven?

Only Li Fei remained calm as he looked at Yun Shu,

“I am naturally willing to serve my country, but I wonder if there are any specifics about receiving the Dragon Qi?”

Yun Shu’s intent was clear, asking him to inherit the Dragon Qi so that he could possess stronger power to deal with the approaching enemy forces.

However, Li Fei felt that any act of forcibly elevating one’s realm in this world inevitably came with a price.

He wanted to know what price he had to pay.

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There are two more Chapters tonight.