Chapter 707: The Crisis of Broken Blade City
In the Snow Moon Kingdom, the monarch sent out a decree to the world, and the entire Snow Moon Kingdom knew that Lin Feng had been enfeoffed as a Human Lord and would soon marry the princess.
Therefore, in the days that followed, a great many people poured into the Snow Moon Kingdom's Imperial City every day, all hoping to catch a glimpse of the Human Lord's demeanor and be fortunate enough to witness his grand wedding. Was this not a great pleasure in life?
The large and small taverns and inns of the Imperial City became increasingly crowded with guests, even more so than during the last full moon night when the Snow Moon geniuses had dueled. Those who had witnessed Lin Feng's bearing last time had come again, wanting to see how powerful Lin Feng had become today. And those who had missed the battle on the Xiang River last time did not want to miss this opportunity, leaving no regrets in their hearts as they streamed into the Imperial City.
It could be said that even the monarch's own wedding in the Snow Moon Kingdom might not have attracted such a crowd. But Lin Feng's significance to Snow Moon was extraordinary. From obscurity to fame across the land, then to first place in the Snow Domain Grand Competition, making his name known throughout the Snow Domain, and being enfeoffed with the seat of Human Lord—he held an enlightening meaning for the masses. Countless people felt an inexplicable worship and admiration for him, and countless others hoped that one day they too could stand proud and lofty like Lin Feng.
On this day, outside the Imperial City, the tide of people surged, most of them entering the Imperial City, while very few left it.
"Giddyup, giddyup!" Just then, in the distance, an iron cavalryman came galloping. This man wore a suit of blood-red armor, and his warhorse was also crimson red, covered in bloodstains. He swept through like a gale wind and charged into the gates of the Imperial City.
"Stop!" someone shouted angrily, trying to block the man entering the Imperial City.
"Get out of the way!" A crimson long spear transformed into a terrifying blood light, swift and fierce as it pierced into the other's heart. The man on the crimson blood warhorse did not even look back. He flicked the corpse into the air with his spear, while his body continued to charge forward madly on the warhorse, rushing into the Imperial City.
"Crimson Blood Iron Cavalry! They're soldiers from Broken Blade City!" The crowd's gazes all froze as they saw the mad iron cavalryman. What had happened to make that cavalryman charge so fiercely into the Imperial City?
The cavalryman did not stop even once. After entering the Imperial City, he headed straight toward the Longing Forest. His target was clear—he wanted to go to the Longing Forest to find Lin Feng.
The Crimson Blood Iron Cavalry swept through the main road like a whirlwind and finally reached their destination. A strange light flickered in the man's bloodshot eyes as his mount galloped toward the Longing Forest.
"Young Master Lin Feng!" The man still did not dismount when he reached the Longing Forest. He charged straight into it. But just then, two figures flashed within the forest. The white-clothed woman instantly blocked his path and shouted coldly, "Stop!"
With that, she swung her sleeve, instantly wrapping it around the crimson warhorse's hooves. The terrifying force brought the warhorse to a halt.
"Boom!" The powerful momentum sent the man crashing heavily to the ground, his head bloodied from the impact. He cried out in panic, "I must see Young Master Lin Feng!"
"What is it? Speak!" The white-clothed woman paid no heed to the man and shouted coldly.
"The Moyue Kingdom and the Lieyun Kingdom have joined forces to annihilate the Snow Moon army, launching their largest-scale war yet. Now, Broken Blade City is surrounded, in imminent danger. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers could lose their lives at any moment. I must see Young Master Lin Feng!"
The man's speech was extremely rapid, paying no attention to his injuries.
"What did you say?" A rolling shout rang out. Two figures wearing bronze masks appeared before him. Han Man stepped forward, grabbed the man by the body, and said coldly, "What you just said—is it true?"
"Would I joke about military matters?" the man shouted angrily. Han Man's hand stiffened slightly, and he released the man. Expressionless, he turned around to go find Lin Feng, but just then Lin Feng was already walking over.
"Feng Ge, Broken Blade City... something's happened." Han Man gritted his teeth. Shameless! The Moyue Kingdom had actually joined forces with the Lieyun Kingdom to attack the remnants of the Snow Moon army.
Lin Feng's face was expressionless. He walked over to the man, who raised his eyes and stared intently at Lin Feng, saying, "Young Master Lin Feng, Broken Blade City... is in danger."
"You came straight from Broken Blade City to find me?" Lin Feng asked the man.
"Yes," the man nodded in acknowledgment.
"Why didn't you go directly to the Snow Moon army for reinforcements?" Lin Feng asked again.
"Young Master Lin Feng, Broken Blade City is in imminent danger right now. The general's life hangs by a thread. I beg you to go and save the general's life!" The man directly prostrated himself on the ground, not answering Lin Feng's question.
"Shut up!" Lin Feng roared angrily, causing Han Man and the others to freeze. What was Lin Feng doing?
"I'm asking you, on which day did the Moyue Kingdom and the Lieyun Kingdom attack Broken Blade City?" Lin Feng shouted, his voice directly penetrating the man's mind.
The man raised his head, looked at Lin Feng, and said, "Seven days ago. I broke out of the chaos and headed straight for the Imperial City."
"Ridiculous. Seven days ago you were still in Broken Blade City, and you came straight to Snow Moon. How did you know that I had returned to the Snow Moon Imperial City during that time?" Lin Feng asked coldly, causing the man's eyes to stiffen.
"Young Master Lin Feng was enfeoffed with the seat of Human Lord, your name shaking Snow Moon. I learned of it on the road."
"Even so, you said you broke out of the siege amidst the chaos, not that the general specifically arranged for you to break out. How did you know I would be in the Longing Forest?" Lin Feng questioned again.
"Hmm?" Han Man and Po Jun's eyes stiffened. Right. They had all overlooked these points just now.
"Also, with your Spirit Martial Realm cultivation, you've traveled nonstop for seven days without even catching your breath. Though your body is covered in blood, you have no injuries at all. Do you take me for a fool?" Lin Feng's voice grew louder as he roared, "Speak! Who sent you, and why are you spreading rumors?"
The man's face stiffened. He looked deeply at Lin Feng. What a terrifying young man—to be able to remain so calm.
Wiping the blood from his face, the man slowly stood up, looked at Lin Feng, and a hint of a smile appeared in his eyes. "Believe it or not, that's up to you."
As his words fell, a sharp sound rang out. A sharp dagger was now embedded in the man's heart, causing Lin Feng's eyes to freeze.
With a strange smile on his face, the man's body slowly fell. Lin Feng simply could not understand why he died so calmly, or who had raised such a death warrior.
Death warriors—the most terrifying thing about them was not their strength, but their fearlessness of death. A person who was not even afraid of death could unleash terrifying power.
"Feng Ge, what do we do?" Han Man slowly walked up to Lin Feng and asked. The man's last words and that strange smile gave him an uneasy feeling.
It wasn't just Han Man. Lin Feng also had this uneasy feeling, as if something was unfolding.
"Go find Uncle Ren and the others immediately. They were former military commanders and will surely have the fastest way to get news from the army. Check it out, and we'll know whether it's true or false. But we must be quick," Lin Feng said. Han Man nodded and said, "Alright, I'll go right away."
With that, Han Man rushed out, and Po Jun followed. The Cloud Sea Sect was not far from the Longing Forest, so Han Man could reach it quickly.
After the two left, Lin Feng's brows were tightly furrowed. His wedding day was drawing closer and closer. He had originally planned to go to Broken Blade City after the wedding to apologize to Uncle Liu. But he hadn't expected something like this to happen before then.
Lin Feng dearly hoped that Broken Blade City was safe. However, Ren Qingkuang, Feng Yuhan, and the others had also lost contact with the army. The link had been severed, and the intermediary point of contact seemed to have vanished overnight. Lin Feng was about to ride a demon beast to Broken Blade City himself when, just then, a group of Crimson Blood Iron Cavalry entered the Imperial City. They were intercepted by the informants Ren Qingkuang had spread throughout the Imperial City and brought to the Cloud Sea Sect.
When Ren Qingkuang saw these figures, he knew something was wrong. The leader, he recognized—he was indeed a general from the Broken Blade City army.
"General Lin Feng, Commander Ren!" The moment the soldiers saw Lin Feng and Ren Qingkuang, they fell to their knees with a thud, their eyes bloodshot, as if they could bleed.
"Get up. Explain clearly what happened," Lin Feng roared, his voice directly shaking the hearts of the crowd, as if waking them up.
"Yes, General Lin Feng!" The crowd stood up. The leading general's eyes were bloodshot as he said, "Broken Blade City is in danger. The Moyue Kingdom and the Lieyun Kingdom, for some unknown reason, joined forces at the same time to attack Tianya Haige. Overnight, Tianya Haige's defenses were completely destroyed. The army marched straight toward Broken Blade City. Now, Broken Blade City is surrounded so tightly that not even water can get through. We fought desperately to break out and inform Snow Moon. But we discovered that Snow Moon clearly has troops stationed in cities adjacent to Broken Blade City. Yet no matter how we begged, they would not send a single soldier, refused to rescue us, and wanted to watch Broken Blade City be destroyed."
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