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This person is their new "Emperor"!
The commander of the unit shouted, "Ignore the order, charge into the Qianyan army, kill him!"
Unlike the Thousand Rock Army soldiers under his command.
He had seen Lin Jiu'an's portrait and recognized him long ago.
However, this time, most of the soldiers of the Thousand Rock Army did not obey his orders. They looked at Lin Jiu'an, who was walking towards them with a long sword in his hand, with suspicion and uncertainty. They had just been pulled out of bed in the middle of the night by their commander and ordered to patrol the streets.
How did they suddenly start fighting with their own "Emperor"?
However, some of the officers' confidants, wielding the Thousand Rock Spear, charged towards Lin Jiu'an.
'Puff!'
Lin Jiu'an simply raised his longsword and slashed it through the air.
A blade of wind pierced through the bodies of several people.
Flesh and blood were separated; the soldiers' upper and lower bodies were completely separated. The sharp blades kept their lower bodies in a charging posture, while their upper bodies were "rushed" out by the impact and fell to the ground with a "thud."
Hearing the pitiful cries of their comrades, the remaining Thousand Rock Army soldiers were utterly terrified.
For Liyue, for the "Emperor" and the people, they are willing to fight monsters and enemies to the death.
But what kind of nonsense is it to inexplicably start a fight with their own "Emperor" without any reason, sending them to their deaths at the hands of their own "Emperor"?!
Lin Jiu'an continued walking towards them at a pace that was neither too fast nor too slow.
The sound of those footsteps was like the death knell.
As they drew closer, the Thousand Rock Army soldiers, wielding long spears, retreated continuously.
Until there was nowhere left to retreat, until Lin Jiu'an raised his sword again, finally one of the Thousand Rock Army soldiers could not withstand the pressure, threw down his weapon and knelt on the ground.
"I surrender!"
His surrender was like ink falling into clear water, quickly spreading throughout the entire basin.
Spears were thrown to the ground with a clatter, and one after another, the Thousand Rock soldiers, unable to bear the pressure, knelt down, making way for him.
Lin Jiu'an did not continue swinging his sword.
He walked straight toward the Thousand Rock Army commander at the very back.
During this time, several loyal soldiers suddenly rushed out to kill Lin Jiu'an, but Lin Jiu'an didn't even glance at them. As he simply took a step, black and red flames mysteriously ignited on their bodies.
Amidst the agonizing screams of people being burned alive, Lin Jiu'an walked up to the commander of the Thousand Rock Army.
"I'll wait for you down below."
The commander of the Chiyan Army did not beg for mercy. He stared at him intently, grinning as he uttered his final curse.
What met him was a sword that swiftly sliced through his waist, splitting him into five parts like the Thousand Rock Army commanders.
Enjoying the other's final wails and the way those hands were grabbing his legs and trying to climb up, Lin Jiu'an smiled and squinted his eyes.
Only after the other man died in agony with a ferocious expression did Lin Jiu'an turn to look at the soldiers kneeling on the ground.
"Let's go."
“Tell them I’m here.”
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When the follow-up troops arrived after hearing the news.
Then I witnessed a bizarre scene.
Lin Jiu'an was sitting in a luxurious mahogany chair with a table beside him.
Ningguang, the "Tianquan Star" dressed in a very white and gold cheongsam, looking noble and elegant, stood respectfully beside him.
He was given a white porcelain teapot.
He poured black tea with an extremely elegant gesture, holding the teapot in one hand and the lid on with the other.
Lin Jiu'an seemed oblivious to the soldiers surrounding him, picking up his teacup, blowing on it to warm it, and then taking a leisurely sip, savoring his black tea like an old man.
"This person is suspected of plotting to murder 'Emperor' Morax."
"Release the 'Vortex Demon God'."
"They colluded with the Fools to murder innocent Liyue citizens."
"It's a heinous crime."
"Whoever kills this man will be promoted three ranks and rewarded with a thousand taels of gold, a fine mansion, a hundred servants, and ten beautiful concubines!"
Under the reward, there must be a brave man.
The Thousand Rock Army soldiers and those who possessed the Eye of God, who were initially hesitant, immediately became greedy upon hearing about such a generous reward, and rushed forward with their weapons in hand.
"kill!"
The soldiers of the Thousand Rock Army charged forward with a roar.
Both Lin Jiu'an and Ning Guang maintained the appearance of drinking tea and having a maidservant with them.
Even as the Thousand Rock Army soldiers, wielding long spears, charged past several dozen meters, just meters away from piercing Lin Jiu'an and Ning Guang with their sharp spears, Ning Guang remained holding a teapot, her beautiful eyes slightly lowered, staring unblinkingly at Lin Jiu'an.
Lin Jiu'an finally made a move.
He placed the teacup he had just taken a sip of on the porcelain plate and sighed softly.
"Ugh."
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A few minutes later.
A Qianyan soldier holding a long spear retreated in terror.
His body was relatively clean, with no wounds, only some bloodstains.
But his face was full of terror.
It was as if I had seen hell.
Before him stood a younger boy with black hair and black eyes, who was not carrying any weapons.
Suddenly, his heel tripped over something, and caught off guard, he collapsed to the ground. Looking down, he saw the corpse of his companion, who had been dead for some time.
At this moment, he seemed to have just come to his senses from the massacre, forgetting the past.
There were corpses all over the ground.
The Chiyan Army, the merchants' servants, and those who usually hold the "Eye of God" high above them.
The ground was covered in blood.
Everyone was soaked in blood.
The vast square was completely transformed into a sea of blood, and the endless flow of blood seemed to possess life itself, turning into a river of blood that flowed down the slope of the square towards the southwest street.
The person who committed all these crimes stopped and stood before him.
Looking at Lin Jiu'an, who had not a single wound on his body, and who was dressed in white without a drop of blood or even a speck of dust on him, he broke down and released the Thousand Rock Spear that he had been holding tightly.
"Your Majesty...Your Majesty, spare me! It was my superiors who ordered me to do it—no, they forced me to!"
Lin Jiu'an squatted down, placed his forearms on his knees, and looked at him with a smile.
"So you knew I was the Emperor?"
Before the Thousand Rock Army soldier could speak, a hand had already grabbed his neck.
With a snap, the Qianyan soldier's eyes went dark as his neck was brutally broken. His eyes, still filled with despair, pain, and a lingering desire for life, fell lifelessly into a pool of blood and corpses.
Lin Jiu'an stood up and looked at the corpses of the Qianyan Army soldiers with a sneer.
"Knowing I am the Emperor, you still dare to attack me and beg for mercy?"
Lin Jiu'an continued walking among the corpses, heading towards the last group of soldiers at the end of the street.
Halfway there, he suddenly lowered his head, looked at the 'corpses' in the pile of dead bodies, and squatted down.
"Stop pretending, get up."
The 'corpse' opened its eyes, tears streaming down its face, and begged for mercy: "Spare me! Spare me! I didn't know you were the Emperor! We were all deceived by those damned bastards! Please, Your Majesty, investigate!"
"Of course we will investigate thoroughly."
Lin Jiu'an smiled, and the other party quickly followed suit with a fawning smile.
'Puff!'
The other person's smile froze on their face.
A hand pierced through his flesh, grabbed his heart, and crushed it.
"You don't know me."
"You still don't recognize Ningguang?"
Lin Jiu'an waved his hand dismissively, wiping away the flesh and blood on his hands, and stood up to continue walking forward.
After killing the last of the soldiers, he came before the officer who had just recounted his crimes.
Knowing he couldn't escape, the commander of the Thousand Rock Army looked at the corpses of his men scattered on the ground, his eyes bloodshot, like a vengeful ghost crawling out of hell, and roared ferociously, "You executioner! Murderer! You will get your retribution!"
"Can't you come up with any new vocabulary?"
The commander of the Chiyan Army was stunned.
next moment.
He was sliced into pieces of flesh by countless wind blades amidst his shrill screams.
Looking at the 'meat slices' scattered all over the ground, Lin Jiu'an shook his head, turned around, and continued walking towards the final location.
"All I know every day are these words."
"You guys aren't tired of talking, but I'm tired of hearing it."
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manor.
One after another, Thousand Rock Army soldiers came in to report information about the 'battle situation'.
The once bustling banquet hall fell completely silent.
It has transformed from a "vegetable market" into a "library".
Especially when they heard that Lin Jiu'an, all by himself, had broken through one of their defenses and encirclements after another and was advancing towards them, the merchants suddenly became restless.
"Now how to do?"
The merchants' eyes were all on Zhou Wen, who was sitting in the head seat.
Zhou Wen's smile seemed somewhat forced.
"Do not worry."
"We're not talking about all of Liyue, but we've included over 95% of Liyue's high-ranking political and military officials, as well as businessmen."
"He wouldn't dare touch us."
"Otherwise, it would be an unparalleled and devastating blow to Liyue's commerce, politics, and economy."
"He neither dares to nor needs to take that risk."
"At worst, we can just back down and give him some benefits."
talking.
Whether to encourage himself or to reassure others, Zhou Wen forced a smile and added, "After all, we've been fighting for so long, and all we're fighting for is profit."
"So what should we do now?" someone asked.
This untimely voice plunged the room into silence.
Zhou Wen was somewhat embarrassed.
Normally, he wouldn't get angry on the spot, but he would signal to his trusted confidants to target the other party, or he would make a note of the ignorant fellow and deal with him slowly later.
But right now, he really didn't have the mood to think about those unnecessary things, and he didn't know what to do.