285: Huilong Kingdom

Ye Kong continuously opened Void Realm doors, traversing the Void Realm to return to the Dragon Kingdom in the south.

After repeatedly traversing, he reached the border between the Great Ming Kingdom and the Imperial Capital. Ye Kong suddenly felt exhausted and fell out of the Void Realm.

Ye Kong clutched his chest, panting heavily, feeling his heart tremble and ache.

He knew very well that after consecutive battles, constantly pushing his limits, he had finally relaxed, and his body immediately suffered a backlash.

Ye Kong wiggled his fingers, feeling that even that small movement took all his strength.

Ye Kong then circulated his True Qi throughout his body, barely able to feel the True Qi moving within him, but it was minuscule.

It seemed he would have to walk the rest of the way for some time.

Ye Kong looked around and saw what appeared to be a checkpoint ahead.

Soldiers guarding the checkpoint were inspecting pedestrians entering and exiting before the checkpoint.

Ye Kong slowly walked over and queued up to pass through the checkpoint.

When the soldiers saw Ye Kong appear in the line, their eyes lit up.

“Isn’t this General Who Suppresses Rebellion Ye Kong?”

“General Ye, you went to the Imperial Capital for the decisive battle, how was it? Did you win?” As soon as Ye Kong heard this, his heart trembled again, recalling the scene of the Emperor’s death in battle.

The Emperor had died right before his eyes, and he was powerless to do anything.

A deep sense of powerlessness quickly surged into Ye Kong’s heart.

Ye Kong said with a slight tremor, “No, I’m very sorry, the Emperor died in battle.”

Ye Kong’s words immediately caused a huge stir at the checkpoint; everyone was stunned.

The soldier looked at Ye Kong with an expression of disbelief.

“No, that can’t be, right? The Emperor is a supreme ruler, how could he die in battle?” The soldier couldn’t believe Ye Kong was telling the truth, and the other passing pedestrians also couldn’t believe it.

A shadow seemed to fall over Ye Kong’s face; he said nothing more.

Seeing this, everyone else immediately fell silent.

After a while, the line started moving again.

Ye Kong suddenly asked, “Why is this checkpoint set up?”

The soldier explained, “It’s a temporary order from the Royal Family, to strictly inspect people coming from the Imperial Capital.”

“I cannot go into details, please understand, General Ye.”

Ye Kong immediately understood why people from the Imperial Capital were being inspected and said with some indignation, “Since the Royal Family is worried about people from the Imperial Capital, why didn’t they come to rescue it when the Imperial Capital was in danger?”

The soldier was somewhat dumbfounded and couldn’t answer Ye Kong’s question.

Ye Kong knew the soldier couldn’t help, so he didn’t press him further and left directly.

Entering the Great Ming Kingdom, he entered a city where everything was still peaceful and prosperous, with singing and dancing.

Recalling his desperate struggle in the Imperial Capital, Ye Kong felt a sense of surrealism.

He found a hotel and decided to rest for a while.

However, just as he was about to check his physical condition, there was a knock on the door.

“General Ye, is General Ye in?” A voice came from outside the room.

Ye Kong didn’t know who would be looking for him at this moment.

Ye Kong opened the door, only to see a team of fully armed soldiers staring at him.

The leader’s expression and attitude immediately changed upon seeing Ye Kong, becoming very serious.

“General Ye, the City Lord requests your presence!”

Ye Kong narrowed his eyes and asked, “Requests? If he’s requesting my presence, why send soldiers?”

As he spoke, a wave of Killing Intent emanated from Ye Kong.

Several soldiers nearby immediately felt the Killing Intent and their bodies trembled slightly.

However, the leader seemed unaffected, staring intently at Ye Kong.

“General Ye, sending soldiers to request your presence is for your safety. If you don’t go, there might be unforeseen consequences!”

The other party’s words were full of menace.

Ye Kong immediately felt strange. He was Shura Ye Kong, holding the position of General Who Suppresses Rebellion, several ranks higher than a City Lord.

How could someone dare to threaten him? There must be a powerful backer behind this.

Ye Kong was currently inconvenient to move and didn’t want to conflict with the other party immediately, so he nodded in agreement.

“In that case, will General Ye please follow me?” The soldiers then cleared the way.

Ye Kong followed the soldiers out of the hotel, vaguely sensing a flow of Dao.

Ye Kong’s heart tensed: the other party truly thought highly of him, even arranging for a deity to monitor him.

Soon, Ye Kong was led to the City Lord’s mansion by the other party. He saw that the mansion was heavily guarded, with a large number of soldiers stationed there.

There were also several powerful Qi within the mansion.

However, none of these were deities; what Ye Kong was most wary of was that deity’s Qi.

A man, flanked by two guards, met Ye Kong in the main hall of the mansion.

This was a stern-faced middle-aged man… “City Lord Lei Jun, greetings to General Ye.”

City Lord Lei Jun was quite respectful, bowing to Ye Kong.

Ye Kong didn’t speak, merely returned the bow out of courtesy.

Lei Jun wasn’t angry; he extended his hand and said, “Please sit.”

Ye Kong didn’t stand on ceremony and sat down in front of Lei Jun, which made the soldiers nearby quite displeased.

Lei Jun sat down a moment later, putting on a sinister expression, and asked, “General Ye, where is the Emperor now?”

Ye Kong glanced at Lei Jun and said, “So concerned about the Emperor, why didn’t you send troops to help?”

Seeing Ye Kong’s provocation, a soldier nearby couldn’t restrain himself and immediately put his hand on his sword, saying, “Ye Kong! Don’t be rude!”

Ye Kong glared at that soldier, who immediately felt a pain in his chest and took a half-step back.

Lei Jun waved his hand, telling everyone not to move, then said to Ye Kong, “General Ye, my small city has few soldiers and generals; sending troops would only be seeking death.”

“General Ye looks like this now, aren’t you defeated and fleeing? If even General Ye fled in defeat, it’s better for us to hold the city and defend.”

Lei Jun was ostensibly saying he lacked strength, but in reality, he was mocking Ye Kong as being nothing special.

Ye Kong was very angry and said, “It’s because all of you are so afraid of death that our Human Race faces this calamity!”

Seeing Ye Kong’s anger, Lei Jun already had an answer regarding the Emperor’s situation.

Lei Jun then said, “General Ye, the general situation of the world has changed. What does General Ye plan to do?”

Ye Kong glared fiercely at Lei Jun and said, “What does it have to do with you?”

Seeing Ye Kong’s attitude, Lei Jun understood Ye Kong’s situation and said, “Haha, in that case, I won’t ask any more questions. See him out.”

Two soldiers then followed behind Ye Kong, intending to escort him out.

Ye Kong sneered and strode out.

Lei Jun watched Ye Kong’s retreating figure, revealing a scornful smile.

Ye Kong, your time is up!

Suddenly, the two soldiers following behind Ye Kong drew their swords and attacked Ye Kong.

Ye Kong was naturally prepared; as soon as the swords were unsheathed, he immediately ducked down and moved forward, dodging the incoming swords.

A sensation of muscle strain immediately came, causing Ye Kong a wave of pain; the backlash had not yet ended.

However, this did not hinder Ye Kong from dealing with them. He turned his head, his eyes glowing, and a strong Killing Intent was released, startling everyone!