Chapter Four: The Calamity of Annihilation in the Continent of Wind and Moon

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The sound of hurried footsteps startled Ye Tianlong and Princess Qian from their sleep. Opening their eyes, it was already 8:15 AM, the usual time for Emperor Fast's morning court.

After a brief murmur outside the door, Princess Qian's personal maid, Xiao Qiu, entered.

"Your Majesty, something terrible happened last night."

Xiao Qiu, her face somewhat pale, reported the news, shocking both Ye Tianlong and Princess Qian.

Zuo Daojin and Shi Yixin had both been assassinated the previous night. Fortunately, both were highly skilled, and since they were still handling official duties, their guards arrived on the scene and drove the assassins away, leaving them with only minor injuries.

However, three other ministers were not as fortunate as Zuo Daojin and Shi Yixin.

Including the Minister of Rites, these three ministers who were assassinated had all supported Ye Tianlong's ascension to the throne. Their families found their bodies, along with the women who had served them, on their beds that morning.

"How impressive! They actually thought of someone to target me." Ye Tianlong, unable to contain his anger, leaped out of bed and quickly dressed with the help of Xiao Qiu and Xiao Chun.

"They're doing this simply to prevent you from ascending the throne," Princess Qian said to Ye Tianlong as she sat up in bed.

Ye Tianlong nodded. The situation was now very clear; someone in the capital region was definitely lurking, plotting against him. Realizing this, Ye Tianlong immediately issued orders, summoning Lu Tu Xian and Yue Ru.

Watching the maidservants hurriedly leave, Ye Tianlong abruptly turned to Princess Qian and said, "Be careful. It's very likely that the assassins' primary target is still you."

With that, Ye Tianlong immediately issued another order, increasing the number of maidservants guarding Princess Qian's palace. However, after careful consideration, he still felt uneasy, so he summoned Cynthia and asked her to send five goddess warriors to guard Princess Qian's side.

Although confident she could handle the assassins on her own, Princess Qian felt deeply gratified to see Ye Tianlong so concerned for her safety.

At Ye Tianlong's urging, Princess Qian obediently stayed in her palace, accepting the meticulous protection he had arranged, and refrained from continuing the royal meeting in the conference room.

"You stay here and focus on your magic research; your magic will be of great help to me. As for everything else, leave it all to me."

Before leaving, Ye Tianlong kissed Princess Qian and whispered this request in her ear, further motivating her to continue her magic research.

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In the second conference room, facing the hastily arriving Yue Ru and Lu Tu Xian, Ye Tianlong's expression was quite grim.

"Now those opposing ministers are overjoyed. In the capital region, which I control, someone actually dared to assassinate one of my people so openly. What's your intelligence network doing? So many assassins are lurking in Esnia, and you knew nothing about it?"

"I'm sorry, my lord. I've ordered a full-scale search of the city; we must find even the slightest trace of the assassins." Rutu, his face full of shame, bowed his head to Ye Tianlong in apology, but Yue Ru, standing to the side, remained silent.

"What are you thinking? Didn't you say your Wan Yan Society's intelligence was extremely accurate?" Ye Tianlong looked at Yue Ru with some displeasure. His attitude seemed somewhat unreasonable.

"I'm thinking about how we should plug this loophole." Yue Ru seemed oblivious to Ye Tianlong's displeasure, still calmly analyzing the problem.

"Those ministers who are useless to us, let's just eliminate them all. Anyway, there's already a precedent of assassins." Ye Tianlong's words were filled with murderous intent.

The Iceblood Demon man standing to the side immediately nodded in understanding. Although his face remained expressionless, the fervor in his eyes clearly revealed the excitement within this Iceblood Demon man.

"This is only part of the loophole. Also, there's your control over the capital region, Your Majesty."

Yue Ru understood that Ye Tianlong had misunderstood her meaning. While the opposition from court officials to Ye Tianlong's ascension was troublesome, it was actually no problem for Ye Tianlong, who held military power.

After all, the truly influential ministers in the Fast court had all perished during the conflict between Yunaia and Gilimans.

"Let me go back and investigate further. I'll give you an answer this afternoon."

Seeing Yue Ru's confident gaze and expression, Ye Tianlong had no choice but to believe her.

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The capital region actually consisted of three parts: besides the megacity of the imperial capital, Esnia, it included six surrounding territories and three cities. Especially those six territories, which were granted by the Fast emperor to his personal guard generals at the beginning of the nation's founding.

From the day they received their lands, the owners of these six territories received hereditary golden books issued by the emperor, granting them perpetual ownership of their lands. This meant that as long as the Fast Empire existed, their descendants would forever possess these territories, and on their own lands, they would have completely independent power, without even having to pay any taxes to the imperial court.

At the time, only these six generals of the Imperial Guard were granted such immense power within the entire Fast Empire's court, which surprised many. Many other meritorious officials, whose achievements far surpassed those of these six generals, had not received such treatment.

Therefore, many secretly speculated that perhaps these six generals of the Imperial Guard had once saved His Majesty's life, thus earning them this special privilege.

As time passed, the later Emperor of Fast seemed to have forgotten about these six generals, and their descendants never appeared in the Fast court. These six territories seemed to have become places outside the Fast Empire, and no one cared about them anymore.

Besides, these six territories were very small; when they were granted them, the total population was only 3,900 households, which was quite insignificant.

Aside from the lord's castle, the six territories consisted of scattered farmhouses among the fields.

Golden Cloud Castle was the largest of the six castles, with three layers of walls from the outside in. Its tallest main tower reached a height of twenty-nine zhang (approximately 63 meters), visible even from ten li (approximately 5 kilometers) away.

A winding road passed the hillside in front of Golden Cloud Castle, branching into a straight side road leading directly to the castle. This side road was narrow, only wide enough for two carriages to pass each other. Apart from this, only a few scattered paths led to the farmhouses scattered throughout the area.

Occasionally, a few villagers might travel to the city, but it was rare to see even three or five villagers on the road every ten days or half a month. Therefore, any stranger who came here could not escape the eyes of the lookouts on the watchtower.

"Is everything you said true?" Standing on the hilltop, Ye Tianlong looked at the distant Golden Cloud Fortress and asked in a low voice with some doubt.

Standing beside him, besides the girl from the Dark Clan, was the beautiful and ethereal Yue Ru. Her emerald green dress outlined her perfect curves, and her light makeup could not hide her noble and elegant air.

"Yes, my lord," Yue Ru replied with a very certain tone.

"But they're so quiet and peaceful here, completely detached from worldly affairs." After observing carefully for a while, Ye Tianlong still hesitated before speaking to Yue Ru.

"That's right. If they weren't like this, their foundations would have been uprooted long ago. How could they have existed for so long?"

With a confident smile, Yue Ru extended a slender, jade-like finger, pointing to the mountain behind Golden Cloud Fortress in the distance.

"My lord, do you see that mountain? The real exit must be inside that mountain. The Shadow Martial Gate maintains its mysterious identity in this way."

"The Shadow Martial Gate?" Ye Tianlong's eyes changed slightly. "You mean this is the Shadow Martial Gate's hiding place?"

For a thousand years, six mysterious sects have existed on the continent, and the Shadow Martial Gate that Yue Ru mentioned is one of the most mysterious. Everyone who has seen the Shadow Martial Gate is speechless, so many people suspect that the Shadow Martial Gate might just be something that exists only in legends.

“That’s right.” Yue Ru smiled and said to Ye Tianlong, “My lord, they are gathering.”

“How can you be so sure?”

Ye Tianlong said, glancing at Yu Zhu behind him. The girl from the Dark Clan understood and leaped away, disappearing into the vast wilderness in the blink of an eye.

“This is a secret that our Wan Yan Society spent five years uncovering. After that, it was sorted and summarized by experts before we finally pinpointed the target as Jin Yun Fort.”

A hint of pride flashed across Yue Ru’s beautiful face. Being able to uncover the foundation of Shadow Martial Sect, one of the six mysterious sects, was indeed something to be proud of.

“As long as you are human, you will have all kinds of desires, and the people in Jin Yun Fort are no exception. Our Wan Yan Society has many good places for people to indulge their desires. Often, people will unconsciously reveal some secrets while indulging their desires.”

“You are indeed very capable.”

Ye Tianlong couldn’t help but applaud. Yue Ru’s analysis of human nature was indeed insightful. Many seemingly confidential matters are often revealed unintentionally, and places of revelry and debauchery are where men's guard is weakest.

"In fact, the true identity of the Shadow Warriors is that of the Shadow Warriors who protect the Fast royal family."

Although he had somewhat anticipated Yue Ru's words, Ye Tianlong still found it hard to believe that she had actually revealed the true nature of their opponent.

"Undeniably, the founding emperor of Fast was indeed a visionary and unparalleled hero. At the very beginning of the Fast Empire's founding, he arranged countermeasures for possible future changes in the empire. The Shadow Warriors were such a hidden move. After disappearing from the Fast Palace, they secretly and silently protected the Fast royal family."

Yue Ru's gaze was deep and distant, seemingly fixed on the distant Golden Cloud Fortress, but in reality, her focus was on the mountain peaks behind the Golden Cloud Fortress.

"Perhaps this move was also orchestrated by that divine strategist. The Fast Empire's transformation from a small race into a powerful empire is inseparable from the divine strategist's planning and assistance. I truly hope to have the opportunity to meet him!"

Hearing the stunningly beautiful Yue Ru's exclamation, Ye Tianlong couldn't help but laugh, interrupting the beauty's reverie: "Forget it! That old man would be a dried-up antique by now, what's there to see?" Although

her face showed an expression of "you don't understand," Yue Ru only smiled at Ye Tianlong's words and said nothing more.

"If I had known it was like this, why didn't you tell me sooner? I could have sent a large army to flatten this place. Why make it so mysterious?"

Hearing Ye Tianlong's dissatisfaction, Yue Ru smiled slightly: "My lord, if there were no lights in the dark, wouldn't moths fly around aimlessly?"

"What do you mean?" Ye Tianlong didn't understand Yue Ru's meaning for a moment and was somewhat surprised by her sudden remark.

“Golden Cloud Fortress is like a beacon in the darkness; it will draw those with grievances here, saving us a lot of effort.”

Ye Tianlong, being a clever man, naturally understood Yue Ru’s meaning. “We shouldn’t directly target this place, but rather deliver a fatal blow, leaving some survivors. After attracting all the opposing forces, we can then plan a sweeping victory.”

“Your Majesty is wise,” Yue Ru said earnestly to Ye Tianlong.

Although he knew the beautiful woman before him was merely flattering him, Ye Tianlong still felt quite pleased. No wonder Yue Ru could roam the continent and captivate all; every move she made possessed an irresistible charm. Anyone who spent time with her would inevitably be influenced by her.

The girl from the Dark Clan returned to Ye Tianlong’s side a quarter of an hour later. The information she brought confirmed Yue Ru’s words: a considerable number of people had indeed gathered in Golden Cloud Fortress, holding a secret meeting to plan their next move.

"Then, it's our turn to challenge their gates." Ye Tianlong raised an eyebrow, his bold words laced with boundless killing intent.

"Wishing you a victorious return, my lord."

Yue Ru smiled gently, watching Ye Tianlong and Yu Zhu stride towards Jin Yun Fortress. She knew that with these two working together, nothing on the continent could stand in their way.

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The road in front of the fortress bridge sloped down, with a dismounting stone here. Guests of lower status visiting Jin Yun Fortress had to dismount here and wait for someone from Jin Yun Fortress to escort them in; those of higher status could ride freely.

Ye Tianlong and Yu Zhu appeared before the gates of Jin Yun Fortress, now dressed in black, close-fitting clothes and wide-brimmed felt hats, looking every bit the wandering ronin.

"Listen up, you inside! The debt collectors are here! Come out now!" Ye Tianlong strode to the front of the fortress bridge, hands on his hips, shouting imposingly.

"Damn it, who are you...?"

The guards at the fortress gate had initially only watched Ye Tianlong and Yuzhu approach coldly, not understanding their intentions. Hearing Ye Tianlong's shout, they were enraged—two wandering ronin dared to come to their gate to ask for wildfire?

They were practically courting death! "Don't think we don't know, isn't this the gate of the Shadow Martial Gate?"

Ye Tianlong's words were like stirring up a hornet's nest. Seven or eight guards rushed out of Golden Cloud Fortress, cursing as they pounced on Ye Tianlong and Yuzhu.

In such a tense moment, Ye Tianlong's shouting at the gate, revealing their secret identities, made the people of Golden Cloud Fortress extremely nervous. Therefore, no matter what, they had to capture these two unidentified ronin at the gate first. Otherwise, if the news reached the ears of the usurper, Esnia, it would be a catastrophe.

With this understanding, all the disciples of the Shadow Martial Gate bravely stepped forward, eager to seize Ye Tianlong and Yuzhu.

Ye Tianlong and Yuzhu turned back and ran quickly, but instead of disappearing into the woods on the side of the road, they fled downhill along the path, drawing the Shadow Martial Gate members in hot pursuit. Their actions further revealed the fear in the hearts of their pursuers, making them even more reckless in their chase, cursing under their breath.

After running fifty or sixty steps, the six fastest Shadow Martial Sect disciples caught up, one after the other. Excited, they assumed the two ahead were no match for them and surged forward, determined to capture them alive for interrogation.

The disciple in the lead had just reached out when death struck.

Ye Tianlong, who was running ahead, abruptly stopped, spun around, and the longsword that had been on his back was now in his hand.

"Kill! Slaughter them all!"

With Ye Tianlong's deep shout, the dark clan girl standing close to him charged forward. Blood rained down with her sword, two streaks of lightning flashed, slicing through the crowd cleanly and efficiently.

The six Shadow Martial Sect disciples, who had hoped to capture him bare-handed, had no chance to draw their swords and parry. By the time they saw the dazzling sword light flash past, the sword was already in their bodies, heads severed and limbs flying.

The Shadow Martial Sect disciples behind, filled with fear and trembling, also screamed and brandished their swords, wishing they could chop Ye Tianlong and Yuzhu into mincemeat.

With a burst of laughter, Ye Tianlong and Yu Zhu simultaneously charged forward, swords flashing like thunder. They felled one after another, relentlessly attacking the pursuing Shadow Martial Sect disciples. Their attacks were swift and devastating, leaving only severed bodies and broken heads – a gruesome sight.

Yu Zhu appeared at the bridgehead, blocking the pursuers from Golden Cloud Fortress. Wielding her sword like a knife, she cleaved through them. In moments, the wide-open fortress gates were empty, and seventeen dismembered corpses lay on the bridgehead.

Behind Yu Zhu, Ye Tianlong moved like a tiger among sheep, sweeping away the remaining Shadow Martial Sect disciples in a flash.

The stench of blood was overwhelming, and severed limbs littered the road to Golden Cloud Fortress. It was truly a tragic scene; these Shadow Martial Sect disciples hadn't even had a chance to fight before they were killed.

Before the fortress gates could even close, two terrifying killing machines had already stormed in.

Four disciples were struggling to close the fortress gate under their leader's orders when Ye Tianlong arrived like a whirlwind. His blood-stained longsword, imbued with immense dark power, slammed into the iron gate like a thousand-pound hammer, crushing the four unfortunate souls.

By the time the higher-ups of Golden Cloud Fortress arrived, the situation was already out of control.

Seeing Ye Tianlong and Yuzhu slaughtering his disciples like chickens being herded, without even a clear reason, the fortress lord of Golden Cloud Fortress, Yulunde, nearly fainted with rage.

"Stop! What do you want?" Yulunde roared, ordering his men to surround Ye Tianlong and Yuzhu, and charged at Ye Tianlong with a furious sword.

"Hmph, finally someone decent has arrived." Ye Tianlong beheaded a disciple of the Shadow Martial Sect with a single stroke, then easily parried Yulunde's full-force attack with his blood-stained sword.

"Why kill my men?" Forced back two steps by the dark power emanating from Ye Tianlong's sword, Yulund demanded in utter terror. He didn't even know the enemy's identity or origin; this calamity was utterly inexplicable.

"Because I like it."

With a strange laugh, Ye Tianlong lunged forward, his sword spitting out a shower of silver stars—or rather, a dazzling array of laser beams.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!" Three violent explosions followed in quick succession, each more intense than the last, sparks flying everywhere. The third was deafening

. The figures separated in a flash, the outcome clear.

Yulund hadn't even parried a single blow before being struck by three swords. Fortunately, none of the strikes were fatal, thanks to his extensive combat experience. In this life-or-death moment, he made the right choices, avoiding fatal damage.

However, Yulund hadn't anticipated that before he could even regain his footing, the laser beams would relentlessly pursue him, their tips already grazing his chest.

Ye Tianlong's figure pressed against Yulunde at the same time, whispering in his ear, "I am Ye Tianlong, die now!"

A sword pierced his chest, killing him instantly! Yulunde only realized in his death that he had died at Ye Tianlong's hands.

Seeing their lord killed, all the experts of Jinyun Fortress screamed and charged forward.

The entire fortress descended into chaos, the stench of blood filling the air—exactly the situation Ye Tianlong desired.

Ye Tianlong's sword was more terrifying than lightning, wielding it with the force of a thunderbolt, charging directly into the crowd. Limbs were severed and torn apart wherever his sword flashed; no one could withstand a single strike. It was like a tiger among sheep, a truly horrific scene.

Yuzhu followed behind Ye Tianlong, slaughtering the charging Jinyun Fortress experts, her sword strikes even more ferocious than Ye Tianlong's.

It was a brutal massacre, as if everyone had gone mad. Witnessing this frenzied massacre, even the most fearless would feel fear, and the thought of fleeing would arise in terror.

Seeing

Ye Tianlong and Yuzhu create such a horrific carnage, even Yue Ru, watching from the back mountain, felt a chill of dread.

Successfully awakening the demonic nature within that man and gradually pushing it to grow rapidly had always been her wish, but now, she was beginning to feel fear.

"What will it become? Is his appearance truly a salvation for the demon realm, or will it bring even more terrible disaster? Father! I truly don't know..." Raising her head, gazing at the azure sky, Yue Ru couldn't help but murmur softly.

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