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After Wang Chao killed the person lying on the ground, only one of Huangfu Yan's Elite Eighteen remained alive. Wang Chao shook his head, realizing he had no time to dwell on the fate of these eighteen individuals. He followed Zhang Fusheng as they rushed toward the Imperial Capital. It seemed that these eight had indeed fulfilled their mission: to delay Zhang Fusheng.
On the way, apart from the gentle breeze and the corpses, the army had already surged into the Imperial Capital Safe Zone. The worst fear of Wang Chao had come true; Huangfu Yan's scheme had been executed flawlessly. No one suspected that Huangfu Nan and Huangfu Cheng could reach the gates of the capital. Yet, time was against them, as Huangfu Yan had swiftly arrived at the city’s outskirts, leaving even the over three hundred thousand zombies sealed in Yanshan Valley useless.
Now that the entrance was breached, everyone in the capital was doomed; it would mean death for all. At this moment, they could not afford to act recklessly. Wang Chao couldn't help but admire Huangfu Yan, who truly deserved his reputation as a lifelong rival of Zhang Lao. His schemes were so quick that there was barely any time to react, let alone resist. As they moved deeper into the Imperial Capital Safe Zone, gunfire gradually subsided.
Surrounded by Ganzhou Soldiers, the Imperial Army was utterly defenseless. The two men could not afford to concern themselves with such trivial matters and pressed onward.
“Ha ha! I, Huangfu Yan, after two years of effort, have finally stood here!” Huangfu Yan declared from a makeshift platform overlooking the surrounded residents of the capital. He surveyed the crowd and proclaimed, “I have long known that this world will eventually belong to me, Huangfu Yan. The Imperial Capital is just the beginning; from today onward, you will all bow before me!”
“General, we have brought them!” Several soldiers emerged, dragging Zhao Lao and a few advisors forward.
Huangfu Yan didn’t even glance at them; he simply made a gesture across his throat.
“Huangfu Yan!” Zhao Lao shouted angrily, “Are you not afraid of divine retribution for what you’re doing?”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Lao and his companions lost their heads without a chance to respond. Huangfu Yan glanced at the severed heads rolling on the ground and addressed everyone: “Now, I am the highest authority in the capital! If you don’t want to end up like them, it’s best to behave yourselves. China hasn’t had an emperor for hundreds of years; today, I will defy that trend and go against heaven!”
“Kneel before me!” Huangfu Yan's face was filled with satisfaction and madness at reaching the pinnacle of power.
The crowd hesitated but no one knelt. It wasn’t until Ganzhou Soldiers opened fire that some began to kneel; however, many others resisted fiercely and attempted to push outward but were met with heavy resistance. Seeing this, Huangfu Yan became furious and shouted, “Kill anyone who refuses to kneel!” Although he issued this command, Ganzhou Soldiers hesitated to fire upon their unarmed fellow citizens.
This scene was witnessed by Wang Chao and Zhang Fusheng as they rushed over. Power truly could be blinding; even a cunning fox like Huangfu Yan could not escape its allure. If it weren’t for this obsession with power, why would he force these residents to kneel? Yet Wang Chao felt puzzled—couldn’t someone as shrewd as Huangfu Yan take a more gradual approach and wait for the right moment? Or was it that he simply couldn’t wait any longer?
"Huaxia People have not knelt for hundreds of years," Wang Chao said. "In this world, there are things more important than death. Don't you agree?"
Upon seeing Wang Chao and Zhang Fusheng, the surrounding soldiers immediately surrounded the two. However, without Huangfu Yan's orders, they dared not act recklessly. Wang Chao looked around; there were only about two to three thousand troops here, while the rest must be carrying out missions elsewhere in the Imperial Capital Safe Zone. His gaze fell upon the heads of Zhao Lao and others.
A surge of anger erupted within Wang Chao. He wished he could tear Huangfu Yan apart right before him.
Huangfu Yan seemed to sense Wang Chao's fury. He laughed heartily and said to Wang Chao and Zhang Fusheng, "I suppose my elite forces have all perished at your hands. I can't help but want to devour your flesh, drink your blood, skin you alive, and pull out your tendons! However, I am magnanimous; as long as you assist me wholeheartedly, I can overlook past grievances!"
Wang Chao sneered and replied, "You may not wish to settle scores with us, but I have plenty of accounts to settle with you!"
"And how do you plan to do that?" Huangfu Yan asked. "Do you think the two of you can take on my seven thousand soldiers?"
"We don't need to deal with them; we only need to deal with you!" Wang Chao declared. "With our strength, do you really think you can escape? Worst case scenario, we perish together. You should know my character; I have never gone back on my word."
"Hahaha!" Upon hearing Wang Chao's words, Huangfu Yan threw his head back and laughed. "Since I dare stand here and talk to you, I naturally am not afraid of the two of you. There are always greater powers beyond what you see; this world is not dictated by you. Shangguan, the last heir of the Zhang Family, stands right before you—why don’t you make your move?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a figure suddenly appeared beside Huangfu Yan. Wang Chao looked over; this person was at the Diamond Mid-Tier, far beyond his capabilities. However, when it came to dealing with Zhang Fusheng, he was still lacking! Wang Chao couldn't understand why Huangfu Yan was so confident.
Shangguan slowly stepped forward and said languidly, "Zhang Fusheng, you probably don’t know who I am. Twenty years ago, your Zhang Family became the foremost family in Huaxia for nearly a century, while my Shangguan Family is also a prominent family in Huaxia. We used to keep our distance from each other, but twenty years ago, for power and profit..."
At this point, Shangguan's expression turned vicious, his eyes filled with rage as if he wanted nothing more than to chop Zhang Fusheng into pieces. He continued, "In one night, my entire family was wiped out. If I hadn’t been young at that time, playing outside and forgetting the time while staying at someone else's home, the Shangguan Family would have been exterminated!"
"If it weren't for your grandfather," Shangguan said, "I wouldn't be alive today!"
Suddenly, the tone of Shangguan changed, and he directly stabbed at Huangfu Yan.
"And the one who killed my entire family is Huangfu Yan!"
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