latelenovela Chapter 415 Siege
Chapter 415 Siege
Chapter 415 Siege
The room fell silent; everyone was filled with righteous indignation.
"It seems that your human race is not as united as outsiders say."
Star Ape King sighed and said.
How far is it from here to where they are buried?
Ye Ru asked.
"It's not far, just over this mountain and you'll get there."
"Alright, let's go together."
Afterwards, the group slowly crossed the twin mountains and truly entered the interior of the Jin Kingdom, then headed towards the mass grave.
It was already dark, a cold wind was blowing, and countless tombstones stood there, making it look extremely eerie.
Ye Ru and the others slowly walked towards the distant mass grave. After walking for another ten minutes or so, they saw countless skeletons lying haphazardly on the ground.
The bones lay scattered on the ground, causing Ye Ru and the others to dismount and stand there solemnly.
Everyone wore a somber expression. On one hand, they admired the soldiers' fearlessness in the face of death; on the other hand, they felt guilty for having sent them in the first place.
"Brothers, we've kept you waiting all these years, we've come to pick you up."
One soldier seemed to have some connection with these dead soldiers, and tears streamed down his face and onto the ground.
“Father, we are late. Please wait a little longer, and we will take you home. You will always be my hero.”
Another soldier, slightly younger than the others, couldn't help but cry out. At the same time, the sky suddenly became overcast, as if the clouds were weeping and mourning for them.
"My fellow soldiers of the Yanhuang Kingdom, you have suffered too many grievances in foreign lands. Rest assured, this time I will bring you home no matter what."
Seeing the tears in the eyes of the many soldiers behind him, he understood what this spirit meant.
Zhang Dong took out a jar of wine from his storage bracelet, gulped down a few mouthfuls, and then threw it violently to the ground.
"boom!"
The wine jar shattered, and he spoke slowly:
"This first jar of wine is a toast to your deaths on the battlefield!"
As Zhang Dong threw down the wine jar, some soldiers with storage bracelets also took out their wine jars, gulped down a couple of mouthfuls, and followed Zhang Dong's example by smashing them on the ground.
Ye Ru remained silent for a moment, then took out a jar of wine, drank several mouthfuls in one gulp, seemingly using all his strength, and said:
"If one day I go to the afterlife, I will definitely tell you..."
After a brief pause, Ye Ru smashed the wine jar, his voice, imbued with talent, resounding throughout the land:
"Our mountains and rivers remain! Our nation is prosperous and our people live in peace!"
"Our mountains and rivers remain, and our nation is prosperous and our people live in peace!"
As Ye Ru's voice resounded throughout the land, the blood of the soldiers, along with Zhang Dong and the others, boiled over. A surge of heroic spirit erupted from their chests, and they shouted in unison:
"Our mountains and rivers remain, and our nation is prosperous and our people live in peace!"
"Our mountains and rivers remain, and our nation is prosperous and our people live in peace!"
"Our mountains and rivers remain, and our nation is prosperous and our people live in peace!"
……
The sound resounded throughout the heavens and earth, startling all the beasts and birds in the area into flight.
"Does the land and rivers truly still stand?"
The sound lingered for a few seconds, then a cold voice, like rolling thunder, resounded here. This voice caused Ye Ru and the others' expressions to change instantly. They then turned their heads sharply and saw countless torches burning down the mountain. Leading the torches was a middle-aged man in armor. He looked at Ye Ru with a cold expression, and the killing intent within him spread outwards.
"Fell into a trap!"
Zhang Dong clenched his fists, and his face turned somewhat grim.
"I didn't expect that I was right. There really was some kind of mark in that bundle."
Ye Ru took out the bundle that Ji Jun had given him, and a burst of flame suddenly appeared in his hand, burning it completely.
"Aren't you afraid of being blamed by the ruler of Jin for doing this?"
After burning the bundle to ashes, Ye Ru turned his head and looked directly at the general. The sadness in his eyes gradually faded, and finally, his gaze turned much colder.
"You have heard that a general in the field may disobey the emperor's orders, right? Moreover, you entered this place without informing us. We can rightfully classify you as foreign spies who are trying to disrupt the peace of our Jin state."
The middle-aged man sneered and said coldly.
"General Xu Shi'an, the Ghost-Faced General?"
Seeing the scar between the middle-aged man's eyebrows, Zhang Dong frowned slightly:
"I never expected Xu Shi'an to be a guard outside Qingcheng. It seems we've been tricked since we entered Qingcheng."
"It seems that Ji Jun is not truly welcoming us."
Zhang Zhi nodded, a cold look appearing on his face.
"Well? Chief Ye, don't even think about escaping. You really think you can save all of these people? Don't even dream about it. This is my territory. Why don't you come down and surrender? I might spare your lives. How about it?"
Xu Shi'an looked at Ye Ru's furrowed brows and sneered.
"Is it?"
Ye Ru's eyes flickered. Now that they were surrounded, it would be really difficult to get out. Moreover, the enemy had come prepared and was obviously waiting for the enemy to tire themselves out. If they forced their way out, they would definitely suffer heavy casualties.
Even if we told the ruler of Jin about this, it probably wouldn't make any difference.
"What do we do now? Just attack?"
Star Ape King raised his head and said to Ye Ru.
"No need. If we don't go down, they definitely won't dare to come up. Including you, we have three Hanlin scholars here. Even if they want to swallow us up, they'll have to think twice about whether they're qualified."
"We can't just sit here and wait to die, can we?"
After a moment, Zhang Dong spoke.
"Why don't a few of us Hanlin scholars go and try first? If their army doesn't have any Hanlin scholars, we can just charge out directly."
Zhang Zhi pondered for a moment, then said fiercely, "The repeated offenses by the State of Jin have long since pushed us to our breaking point."
"That's fine, but you still need to be careful. If anything seems wrong, come back immediately."
Ye Ru thought about it and decided it wasn't impossible, then nodded.
"Xu Shian, do you still remember me?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Dong laughed heartily, his body suddenly shooting out, then hovering in mid-air, his gaze fixed on Xu Shi'an in the distance, and said.
"Who is it? It's Zhang Hanlin! I wonder if Zhang Zhihanlin has arrived yet?"
Xu Shian smiled and shouted loudly.
"How could I not come? I never expected that you, the dignified Ghost-Faced General, would stoop to such a thing. It's truly unbecoming of your status."
Zhang Zhi then stood in the air, a mocking expression on his face.
"There's also a Star Ape King from the demon race. All of you should come at me together, otherwise, I'll be letting down the feast I've prepared for you."
Xu Shi'an showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, he clapped his hands and said in a mocking voice:
"Gentlemen, why don't you come out and see your old friends?"
As soon as he finished speaking, four figures emerged from the army. They were all dressed in scholar's robes. However, when Zhang Dong and Zhang Zhi saw these four figures, their expressions turned extremely ugly.
"Xun Mu, Guan Jiao? You've betrayed us!"