Free Web NovelChapter 1129: Chapter 1076: The Eldest Prince Goes to War in Person
After conquering this city, the army paused briefly for rest before marching toward the next city.
At this speed, it was like a force of nature, having taken five cities in a row, and finally the news leaked out.
It wasn’t Lin Yi’s fault for being careless; the commotion was truly too great.
To proceed stealthily was almost as difficult as ascending to heaven.
Even so, it was because Lin Yi’s speed was fast enough, otherwise, the news would have spread much earlier.
Thus, when they reached the sixth city, they saw that many soldiers were already positioned on the city walls. Not only that, all the civilians along the way had evacuated, and what made Lin Yi laugh was the massive siege equipment mounted on the city walls.
It was clear that, at this moment, they had already understood Lin Yi’s power and knew the number of people he had. Moreover, what Lin Yi never expected was that the person present in this city was not the city’s Commander.
But a person he had long heard of but never met.
Especially the Grand General, upon seeing this person, his expression noticeably changed, filled with a bit of helplessness, and he straightforwardly said to Lin Yi:
"King Dayou, this is the Eldest Prince of Zhao Country, currently the Crown Prince."
Upon hearing, Lin Yi became interested, standing thousands of steps away and looking at the relatively heroic-looking man on the city wall, he curiously said to the old man beside him:
"This is your former master, the one you used to serve?
Hehe, now seeing your old master, does it not feel strange in your heart?"
Indeed, this old man used to be in the same faction as the Eldest Prince, and can be said to be his most loyal and capable subordinate, though he never imagined he would one day stand opposite him.
Not only did the old man not expect it, but even the Eldest Prince never considered such a thing happening, believing the old man to be extremely loyal to him.
However, what no one expected was that the old man took all his family and started a big commotion in the Capital City, leading the entire Imperial Court to speculate on the old man’s intentions.
Of course, the most frightening thing was the large commotion he caused and that mysterious object, which made everyone harbor a slight sense of fear toward the old man.
Moreover, this act directly caused the Eldest Prince to face suspicion, and his father sent him away to investigate the situation himself, assigning him the task of supervising the army.
Yet as he just left, shortly after departing from the Capital City, he received a battle report from the front lines, sent by soldiers who had escaped when Lin Yi took over a city.
This guy was sharp enough; realizing things had gone awry, he immediately took the commander’s letter and ran for his life, not daring to slack even slightly, and avoided main roads, choosing dense forests to traverse.
Finally managing to deliver this report into friendly hands.
However, upon seeing this battle report, the Eldest Prince’s expression was exceptional.
He never imagined the old man, who always followed him, would truly betray him.
And even leading an army of seventy thousand back toward the Capital City, what was the intention? Does the old man intend to seize power?
Of course, as the thought flashed, he suddenly considered another possibility—could the old man be using this force to help him ascend?
Meaning, using the seventy thousand army to capture the Capital City directly and install him as the rightful successor, taking Zhao Country’s throne?
The reason for such thoughts wasn’t that he believed in his own charm, but mainly because the old man had no legitimate claim.
Even if he truly attacked the Capital City, who would pledge allegiance to him then?
At that time, wouldn’t he rather support him to ascend, even as a puppet Emperor?
As he considered this, he increasingly felt it possible, thus he hurried over with his team.
However, upon arriving, he discovered some clues—that along the way, he received several successive reports, all mentioning a person.
A person none of them dared to believe, a person who struck fear into their hearts.
That was, at this moment, there was an Immortal within their army, and this Immortal’s identity was uniquely special; rumors claimed he was the Emperor of Dayou Country.
Originally, they would not believe such things, as tales of gods and spirits are prevalent, but when faced with reality, how many are there?
