153: Kill thousands of people in seconds! Behead Gong Dian! Execute Qin Yi! (

Chapter 152: Instantly Killing a Thousand! Slaying Gong Dian! Executing Qin Yi! (13)

“An ambush!”

“It’s a siege crossbow!”

“Protect His Highness, King Qin!”

Amidst the shouts of the Shadow Guard, Li Chang'an had already thoroughly protected himself and those around him.

The seemingly invisible True Qi shield contained endless power!

The sharp siege arrows, upon hitting the True Qi, were forcefully blocked and could not advance an inch!

Immediately after, a dense rain of arrows descended.

On one side were the army's strong bows, and on the other side were the Western Hu's powerful crossbows!

All the arrows were firmly blocked when they approached Li Chang'an's True Qi shield within a radius of three and a half zhang!

“This is... the cultivation of a Great Grandmaster!”

“Your Highness! Your Highness is already a Great Grandmaster!”

“His Highness, King Qin, is indeed destined by heaven!”

Amidst the exclamations of the Shadow Guard, Li Chang'an leaped from his horse and then swiftly flew towards a nearby hilltop!

It wasn't a jump; it was truly flying!

The Shadow Guard could only see a green silhouette shooting towards the hilltop!

Immediately after, they saw countless green True Qi palm shadows, a zhang in size, descending from the sky!

The giant handprints covered the entire slope on that side of the hilltop, instantly like a sudden storm, changing the color of the sky and clouds!

It was 'The Evening Glow Illuminates the Setting Sun's Path' from the Tianshan Six Yang Palms!

The thousand soldiers on the outer side of the hilltop only felt the hurricane-like pressure above their heads, and then saw the palm shadows already before their eyes!

There was no time to react; a tremendous tearing and piercing force filled their entire bodies!

The palm shadows landed, dust rose everywhere, a mist of blood slowly ascended, and the entire hilltop was enveloped in crimson!

There were no screams, no sounds of bones shattering!

But just now, Li Chang'an killed a thousand people with a single move!

Under the powerful True Qi's compression and tearing, the ambushers' armor and Physical Body were all ripped into fragments!

Only a dozen siege crossbows and some strong bows were deliberately left by Li Chang'an as evidence.

On the hilltop on the other side, Hu Ge, the first warrior under the Western Hu's Left Virtuous King, was completely stunned.

The intelligence they received was that Li Chang'an's Black Armor Dragon Cavalry and Great Snow Dragon Riders were both in Langya City, replenishing their latest armor and weapons.

Therefore, Li Chang'an only had five hundred Shadow Guard by his side.

The Qin Family had dispatched a dozen siege crossbows and a thousand elite veteran soldiers from the Ding Province border army for the assassination.

The Western Hu's Left Virtuous King's department, who had originally come to take advantage of the chaos, encountered Qin Yi, who had come to negotiate.

As long as the Western Hu sent elite assassins to kill Li Chang'an, after the deed was done, the Western Hu would be allowed to plunder Qing Province for a month.

There were many Ye Family members in the Ding Province border army, so it was already extremely difficult for Qin Yi to secretly mobilize a thousand elites.

However, the Western Hu did not have this concern and immediately mobilized two thousand elite soldiers to ambush at Hongshan Pass.

Seeing the commotion on the opposite hilltop, how could Hu Ge not understand the situation?

“Retreat! Quick retreat! The opponent has a Great Grandmaster!”

These Western Hu people were also seeing a legendary Great Grandmaster for the first time.

Seeing the gushing blood mist rising from the opposite hilltop, these Western Hu people only regretted not having horses for the ambush.

Over two thousand people turned and fled!

“Thinking of running? It’s too late.”

As he spoke, Li Chang'an had already reached behind these Western Hu people.

Looking at these frantically fleeing Western Hu, Li Chang'an slowly raised both hands.

One hand was enveloped in white mist, bone-chillingly cold, which was the 'Spring Snow' of the Tianshan Six Yang Palms!

The other hand was wreathed in a faint red glow, scorching hot like a furnace, which was the 'Molten Gold of the Setting Sun' of the Tianshan Six Yang Palms!

The Bei Ming True Energy and Bei Ming Pure Yang True Energy in both hands were condensing from his entire body into his palms!

“Boom! Boom!”

After two loud bangs, two giant palms, one white and one red, landed on the ground respectively!

Each palm covered an area of over ten zhang on the ground. The Western Hu people covered by the palms quickly froze and shattered if white, or instantly turned to ashes if red!

Whether it was people, plants, or rocks, everything was reduced to dust!

As his Muscle cultivation improved, Li Chang'an's Physical Body became increasingly powerful.

Now, seventy percent of Li Chang'an's Physical Body could store True Qi.

Bei Ming True Energy, vast as the sea. The more True Qi there was, the stronger the True Qi's attack power!

The Spring Snow and Molten Gold of the Setting Sun slammed into the ground and continued to spread wildly!

Those frantically fleeing Western Hu were one by one overtaken by the raging fire and profound ice, then turned into ashes!

“A devil!”

“He's not human!”

“No! He's a god!”

“If not a god, how could he possess such powerful Divine Ability!”

They were not wrong. Human Great Grandmasters, whose transformation of Origin Qi reached its limit.

The terrifying power they unleashed indeed could not be called human!

One by one, the Western Hu gave up fleeing and devoutly prostrated themselves before Li Chang'an.

“Divine being, spare our lives!”

“We were wrong!”

“We shouldn't have blasphemed the divine being...”

However, the merciless profound ice True Qi and pure yang True Qi devoured them without mercy.

In a few breaths, within a li of land before them, not a blade of grass grew, leaving behind only fine sand of unknown Materials.

Over two thousand people instantly vanished into thin air!

“Mercy! I failed to recognize a Great Grandmaster!”

Hu Ge had originally fled, but seeing that Li Chang'an didn't pursue, he immediately obediently returned.

He knew very well that Li Chang'an had given him a chance to return on his own.

Otherwise, a casual True Qi strike would have killed him.

“Speak, who instigated this.”

Hu Ge, smelling the pervasive scent of blood across the mountains, tremblingly said, “Qin Yi, your Southern Qing's Qin Family people.”

He honestly confessed the transaction with the Qin Family, only asking to survive.

This person was a trusted subordinate of the Left Virtuous King, and he was very clear about the location of the Western Hu royal court.

The Black Armor Dragon Cavalry and Great Snow Dragon Riders would soon complete their re-equipping, and Hu Ge could serve as a guide to directly wipe out the Western Hu royal court as well.

This would save them the trouble of these Western Hu barbarians bothering them again.

Li Chang'an returned to his troops, and the Shadow Guard who were cleaning up the battlefield also returned.

Because there was nothing much to clean up, a Great Grandmaster's killing was truly clean, leaving no trace.

Three days later, Li Chang'an arrived at Yang Pass.

Seeing that not a single one of the five hundred Shadow Guard had been lost, Qin Yi could hardly believe his eyes.

Then, seeing the dozen siege crossbows carried in by the Shadow Guard, Qin Yi felt a cold wind blow from his heels to the crown of his head.

A thousand elite Ding Zhou Army soldiers, plus two thousand brutal Western Hu people, equipped with powerful bows and crossbows, had not even harmed a single hair on Li Chang'an's head.

This rising star among the Qin Family's second generation felt that he was in danger.

After Ye Zhong went north to Langya Town to guard the Western Qin, Gong Dian took over as the Grand Commander of the Ding Zhou Army.

This former Imperial Guard Commander originally came from the Ding Zhou Army, and his prestige was enough to command them.

Li Chang'an rode his horse into the pass city. On the city pass, and along both sides of the road, soldiers shouted in unison.

“Welcome the Grand Commander back in triumph!”

Each shout was louder than the last, each more enthusiastic!

For these soldiers, nothing was more exciting than expanding territory.

Li Chang'an stopped on the commanding platform in the center of the pass city, and the Ding Province generals came forward to pay their respects.

“Look, whose are these siege crossbows?”

Li Chang'an pointed at the siege crossbows and asked the generals in a chilling tone.

Several generals stepped forward to inspect them and recognized them with just a glance; these were indeed the Ding Zhou Army's weapons.

Li Chang'an then said, “This King was ambushed at Hongshan Pass, and the enemy used these very siege crossbows.

Gentlemen, you had best confess yourselves, lest innocent people be implicated.”

Not far from the siege crossbows, the trembling Hu Ge was secretly glancing at Qin Yi.

Qin Yi's Face was pale, and his palms were sweating.

If Hu Ge was captured alive, the possibility of him implicating Qin Yi was simply too great!

At this moment, Wang Qinian stepped forward and said, “Hu Ge, who colluded with you to assassinate the Grand Commander?”

Hu Ge immediately said, “It was him, your General Qin Yi!”

All the generals and the soldiers below turned their gazes to Qin Yi, the rising star general of the Qin Family.

By this time, Qin Yi finally walked before Li Chang'an and knelt on the ground.

“This subordinate harbored resentment that the Grand Commander did not heavily rely on him, which is why he resorted to this desperate measure. This subordinate admits his guilt.”

Li Chang'an asked again, “Who instigated you?”

Qin Yi insisted, “It was entirely this subordinate's own doing, with no involvement from others!

Whether to kill or to flay, it is all up to the Grand Commander!”

Li Chang'an said coldly, “Bringing trouble upon yourself.”

As he spoke, he stretched out his right hand and squeezed it in the air, and a thin ice shard instantly appeared in his hand!

Before the generals could clearly see it, the thin ice shard had already struck Qin Yi's neck.

The True Qi sealed by that thin ice shard instantly began to run wild within Qin Yi's body!

The wondrous use of Bei Ming True Energy, the Life and Death Talisman!

Qin Yi, a dignified eighth-grade Peak Martial Artist, writhed and wailed on the ground, suffering from intense itching.

His Face and neck were covered in bloody scratches from his own hands!

He had no way to deal with the Life and Death Talisman planted by a Great Grandmaster.

“Grand Commander, spare my life!”

“Please, Grand Commander, relieve me of my suffering!”

“Ah! I'm so itchy!”

“It was the Crown Prince! It was the Crown Prince and the Family Head who arranged the assassination!”

The Crown Prince and Qin Ye! It was pretty much as Li Chang'an had expected.

Hearing that it was the Crown Prince who wanted to assassinate Li Chang'an, the Ding Zhou Army immediately burst into an uproar.

“His Highness King Qin has rendered great service to the country, yet the Crown Prince actually wants to assassinate His Highness!”

“What kind of trash is the Crown Prince? Can he conquer Western Qin, can he destroy the Northern Barbarians royal court?”

“Those who assassinate the Grand Commander deserve to die!”

What Li Chang'an wanted was precisely this kind of discussion, this kind of loyalty from the Ding Zhou Army.

The two hundred thousand plus soldiers from Ding Province and Western Qin must all follow Li Chang'an's lead.

“Qin Yi, your assassination of the Grand Commander of the Western Expedition Army is a crime tantamount to treason!”

“And now you're even implicating the Crown Prince, which is an unforgivable crime. Execute him!”

Upon hearing the order, Wang Qinian immediately dragged Qin Yi to the edge of the commanding platform, and with a flash of his blade, chopped off Qin Yi's head.

Li Chang'an didn't need Qin Yi to accuse the Crown Prince; with Emperor Qing's character, expecting him to punish the Crown Prince was impossible.

Since he knew the Crown Prince was behind it, Li Chang'an had a better way to deal with him.

Beheading the Qin Family's second-generation rising star general was undoubtedly a Hu Ge deterrent to the generals present.

This meant that Li Chang'an and the Crown Prince and Qin Family were already irreconcilable, with no room for maneuver!

Li Chang'an scanned the generals on the commanding platform one by one; not a single person dared to meet his gaze!

The young King Qin, not yet twenty years old, was clearly a fierce god who had killed countless people!

“Gong Dian, military weapons were privately moved from the army. Do you admit your guilt?”

Gong Dian had thought he had escaped a calamity, but Li Chang'an directly called out his name.

After all, he was considered a direct subordinate of the Ye Family, and had once been close to Emperor Qing, so most people would give him Face.

“This subordinate was derelict in his duty, failing to notice Qin Yi's private transfer of military weapons!”

Li Chang'an asked, “After Commander Ye went north, this King ordered you to guard Yang Pass, making you the highest-ranking general in the army.”

“Qin Yi privately moved a thousand elites, a dozen siege crossbows, and hundreds of strong bows, and you claim you were unaware!”

“Have you been in the Imperial Guard for too long and forgotten the rules of the border army?”

Gong Dian's heart pounded violently. He himself was a master, and such a large movement of troops and weapons was impossible for him not to have noticed at all.

However, before leaving the capital, Emperor Qing had specifically instructed him to take good care of the Crown Prince.

What did Gong Dian being assigned to the Ding Zhou Army have to do with the Crown Prince?

It wasn't until Qin Yi secretly dispatched soldiers and weapons that he understood Emperor Qing's meaning.

The Crown Prince and the Qin Family were in cahoots; the Qin Family was trying to assassinate King Qin.

Following Emperor Qing's implied wishes, Gong Dian chose to turn a blind eye.

Ye Zhong and Gong Dian were both Emperor Qing's men, but Ye Zhong also had a son and daughter, making it possible for him to improve his relationship with Li Chang'an.

However, Gong Dian had been Emperor Qing's eyes and ears from beginning to end, so this person absolutely could not be allowed to remain in the Ding Zhou Army.

“This King will teach you, your crime is not dereliction of duty!”

“During a major war, a large number of military weapons were lost, and Qin Yi was allowed to privately mobilize troops!”

“This is malfeasance! Guards, military justice!”

As soon as Li Chang'an said this, the generals present were somewhat stunned.

Gong Dian's crime could be considered major or minor; if taken seriously, beheading would not be a problem.

However, Gong Dian was a member of the Ye Family and had once been close to His Majesty.

“Grand Commander, General Gong was also negligent for a moment; please grant him leniency!”

“Your Highness, perhaps General Gong's military rank could be demoted first, and then we can discuss it further!”

“Your Highness, General Gong is Commander Ye's Junior Brother...”

The generals pleaded one after another, but Li Chang'an remained unmoved.

Two Shadow Guard held Gong Dian, and the usually composed Gong Dian was now truly panicked.

“Li Chang'an, you cannot kill me!”

“You should know that I was sent to the Ding Zhou Army by His Majesty!”

Li Chang'an coldly asked, “Did His Majesty order you to allow Qin Yi to assassinate this King?”

Gong Dian retorted angrily, “Li Chang'an, don't be too arrogant as a person!”

“If you kill me, how will you explain it to His Majesty!”

Li Chang'an's Face was ashen, “If I can't explain it... then I won't explain it.”

“A general outside may not always obey the emperor's command, let alone when you had no imperial command.”

“Execute him!”

Gong Dian was still struggling, but Wang Qinian and Teng Zijing easily subdued him.

“Li Chang'an, you want to control everything in the Northwest!”

“You! You want to rebel!”

“You are ambitious and ruthless!”

Crack!

Wang Qinian personally wielded the blade, and Gong Dian's head fell to the ground!

Gong Dian's and Qin Yi's heads were hung on the commanding platform for seven days as a warning.

Everyone felt both respect and fear for Li Chang'an; His Majesty's man, the Qin Family's man, he beheaded them just like that!

A few days later, ten thousand Great Snow Dragon Riders Army and ten thousand Mo Jia Dragon Riders Army successfully arrived at Yang Pass.

These twenty thousand elites among elites were all Middle Third Rank Martial Artist. Six-rank accounted for forty percent, and five-rank accounted for sixty percent.

Most of these people were elite soldiers from the Western Qin, and some were cavalry from the Ding Zhou Army.

Ye Wan and Shang Shanhu were furious upon learning of Li Chang'an's assassination.

“Ye Wan, Shang Shanhu, the combat power of the two Dragon Riders Army is enough for one to stand against ten!”

“Their armor and weapons are the strongest in the world, and each person is also equipped with three warhorses.”

“I give you three months to capture Su Bi Da, the Chanyu of the Western Hu, and bring him before this King!”

Ye Wan and Shang Shanhu were both incredibly excited upon hearing this mission.

Leading the brand new Great Snow Dragon Riders Army and Mo Jia Dragon Riders Army, the two fierce generals naturally wanted to test their mettle.

A thousand-li raid on the foreign tribe's royal court was something they had done before.

Now, the horses and equipment were even more superior.

Soldiers are not about quantity but quality; these twenty thousand men were enough to destroy the Western Hu royal court!

The two responded in unison, “Understood!”

“This subordinate will definitely capture Su Bi Da alive and present him under the Grand Commander's tent!”