"How did it stop?"
Outside a small city on the edge of AnGuo, a beast cart suddenly stopped. The beast that was running ahead crashed to the ground, spitting out blood and unable to rise again.
Perceiving the halt of the beast cart, King An Mo Sheng of AnGuo, who had been fleeing southward from the frontier, could not contain his anger as he rushed out and cursed.
The advancing forces of the Chanyue Alliance are like a broken bamboo, but in just five days they have conquered ten cities. King An Mo Sheng of AnGuo is also forced to flee on the run.
"My Majesty, Majesty, the beast has died from running."
The prominent general Yu Zhennan, who was sitting in the front and driving the cart, was stunned for a moment before turning to respond.
With the frontier city captured and the sacred lady missing, King An Mo Sheng was worried that the Chanyue Alliance would capture him, the king of the country, as they advanced southward. Therefore, he instructed Yu Zhennan to drive the cart southward and flee for five days and four nights, hiding and avoiding detection all along. With barely any time to rest and human endurance almost at its limit, it was even more unrealistic for a beast to endure such exhaustion.
"Damn it, since this beast is dead, just find another one. Do you need me to teach you how?"
As King An Mo Sheng spoke, he walked out of the cart and turned to look at the array of beast carts behind him. The beasts seemed to have coordinated with each other, all lying motionless on the ground, unable to get up again.
The embarrassing scene left King An Mo Sheng speechless with anger. After a moment of thought, he turned to ask: "Where are we?"
"Report to Your Majesty, Suicheng."
Yu Zhennan answered.
After a moment of contemplation, King An Mo Sheng's eyes suddenly brightened. "There is an army stationed nearby, right? Then there should be beast carts. General Yu, go and summon the army to join us in protecting my retreat to the south."
Yu Zhennan's face changed slightly, "Your Majesty, you can't do that. That army is there to protect the spirit mine. If the Empress knows we're taking them away, she will surely hold us accountable."
The spirit mine is an essential resource for cultivation. The Chanyue Alliance's southward offensive aims to capture those spirit mines.
Hearing this, King An Mo Sheng was instantly filled with anger, "Damn fool, is the spirit mine more important than the king's life? If you don't obey my orders, do you think I will take your life now?"
An Mo Sheng's angry rebuke left Yu Zhennan at a loss for words. After nodding in agreement, he turned and ran towards the direction of the spirit mine.
An Mo Sheng had been fleeing southward for some time, his mouth parched and throat dry, hunger gnawing at him. They were now only two li away from Suicheng, so after much contemplation, he decided to have a hearty meal first.
King An Mo Sheng called to his personal guards to follow him into Suicheng. After some shouting and hollering, they finally settled on an inn to rest.
An Mo Sheng was worried that the Chanyue Alliance might attack at any moment, so he dared not rest indoors. Instead, he set up a table outside the inn, in case he needed to leave immediately if things went wrong.
While gorging himself, King An Mo Sheng noticed a flying beast land.
In that moment, King An Mo Sheng was stunned. His eyes shone bright, and he spat out the meat he was eating. He wiped his oily hands on the clothes of a nearby guard, and walked over to admire it.
"What do you want?"
A cold command echoed, cutting through King An Mo Sheng's thoughts. He looked up at the driver of the carriage, a young man dressed in black.
This person was precisely the seventh prince of Wu, Song Jian, who had been brought by Chen Mo.
With Song Jian's cold command, Song Qiu and Chen Mo also emerged from the carriage in succession.
"Don't you recognize me?"
King An Mo Sheng, who was addressed by Song Jian in a cold tone, looked at him with displeasure and raised his head, furrowing his brow.
"Do we need to know who you are?"
Chen Mo jumped down from the cart and took a brief look at the man before him, dressed in a dark golden dragon robe and wearing a long sword at his waist. Judging by his attire, it was estimated that he was no ordinary person.
However, within the territory of You Province, no matter how high one's status or position might be, it would still be inferior to Liu Wu Xin and her five sacred maidens.
"Just say what you need to say and do it quickly."
Chen Mo did not show the other party a friendly face and spoke directly.
Upon hearing this, King An Mo Sheng's body shook with anger, pointing his finger at Chen Mo, unable to say anything. "Alright, Your Majesty will not argue with this mountain man. Leave the beast cart and go."
Speaking, King An Mo Sheng appeared to directly get on the cart.
Seeing this, Chen Mo raised his hand to push him away, "This is our beast cart. It's not something you can take just because you want it."
King An Mo Sheng was pushed several steps back and his feet were unsteady. If it weren't for the support of his personal guards behind him, he might have fallen over. Seeing this, the angry king immediately became even more enraged.
"Rogue, do you know who I am?"
With that, King An Mo Sheng made a beckoning gesture, and his personal guards encircled Chen Mo's party and the beast cart in unison, looking menacing as if they were ready to resort to violence at the slightest provocation.
Seeing this, Chen Mo laughed without fear and said, "I don't care who you are. This is our beast cart, not yours. If you want to take it, you have to ask my sword if it agrees."
While speaking, Chen Mo shook the giant sword he had borrowed from Feng Ban Xia.
"Mockery, I am the king of AnGuo. In AnGuo's territory, everything is mine, including your beast cart."
King An Mo Sheng walked forward a step, staring at Chen Mo with a fierce expression. "You want to fight? Just you three against my personal guards? Do you believe that I would order them to kill you if I said so?"
Chen Mo stood with his arms crossed, snickering, "King An Mo Sheng? Is he powerful? The kingdom of AnGuo is not under his control. Do you believe that I can bring the people in the car out, making the king of AnGuo kneel down on the spot?"
King An Mo Sheng giggled, and the guards around him all secretly smiled, as if they had heard a gigantic joke.
"Funny. In the territory of AnGuo, who dares not to be moved by me? Even if she were to kneel down, I'll let him know who is the true ruler of AnGuo... Ha ha, let her come out. I'll show him who the true king of AnGuo is."
"Elle"
Chen Mo ignored King An Mo Sheng, who appeared somewhat delusional and overconfident, and turned to glance at the carriage behind him, softly calling out.
In an instant, the curtain of the carriage was pulled open, and the arrogant, tanned-haired loli from the carriage emerged, cursing angrily: "I've told you my name is Dong Li. You moron!"
"Ha, let me see who this little girl is that can make me kneel... Your Holiness, why are you here?"
King An Mo Sheng let out a cold laugh, thinking he would see who this little girl was who could have such great power. However, when he saw her appearance, his legs suddenly weakened, and he knelt down directly.
The guards surrounding him were King An Mo Sheng's closest confidants and had seen Jiang Dong Li before. As soon as they saw the familiar face, they kneeled down in unison.
This orderly scene left Chen Mo momentarily stunned. He could imagine An Mo Sheng kneeling, but he hadn't expected him to do so so quickly...
