strictlysupreme Chapter 629 What Makes a King?
Chapter 629 What Makes a King?
Lu Yangyang was extremely anxious and rushed towards the Gu God Temple.
However, before she even reached the Gu God Temple, she encountered the Yuechuan King's army.
The entire army of the Moon River King was dressed in white, with half of their faces covered by silver-patterned masks, revealing only their eyes and foreheads.
They were all armed, with cold eyes. It was hard to tell how they were trained. They didn't look like living people, but more like puppets that only obeyed orders.
Without even making eye contact, the Yuechuan King's army surrounded Lu Yangyang.
Lu Yangyang gripped her knife tightly and engaged them in combat.
Just as they finished off these people and hadn't even had a chance to leave, they saw another group of people rushing over.
Lu Yangyang bit the back of the knife, grabbed the long hair that had fallen out during the fight, tied it with a hair tie, and then gripped the knife handle again.
"Yangyang!"
Just as they were about to act, they heard a surprised shout.
Lu Yangyang then looked over and saw that it was Mingruo leading some guards from the Yuechuan Royal Palace. They were all covered in blood, clearly having just gone through a fierce battle.
Lu Yangyang quickened her pace and asked in surprise, "What's this?"
"After the Yuechuan King's army dealt with the Mingyue clan's members, they quickly launched a siege against the entire Yuechuan populace. I just saw from the altar that a large number of Yuechuan King's troops are heading this way. I estimate that it won't be long before they surround the entire Gu God Temple." Mingruo looked at Lu Yangyang and said briefly, "I organized the survivors of the Gu God Temple to temporarily clear the area around the Gu God Temple, but I don't know how many of them there are."
After explaining, he quickly asked Lu Yangyang, "Weren't you with that little girl? What are you doing here?"
"The Yuechuan King's army has nearly 20,000 men, and their purpose is to kill all the Yuechuan people. Aque has already led people to provide support. I need to hurry and find Yueling." Lu Yangyang only told him the key points.
Mingruo's expression also turned serious. He hadn't expected there to be so many people!
If that's the case, then the entire Holy City will likely be doomed!
"I'll escort you there first!" Without thinking any further, Mingruo immediately directed a group of people to continue searching near the Gu God Temple, while she led the rest of the group to go with Lu Yangyang to find Yin Yueling.
Lu Yangyang didn't say anything more and quickly headed towards the Gu God Temple.
When they arrived at the altar in front of the main hall of the Gu God Temple, they could already hear the sounds of a chaotic battle below. Yin Yueling was not idle either; she led a group of former palace guards to clear out the Yuechuan King's army that was besieging the Gu God Temple.
Lu Yangyang said to Mingruo, "I'll leave the Gu God Temple to you for now!"
After saying that, he gripped the knife tightly and hurried towards Yin Yueling with difficulty.
Yin Yueling was extremely anxious, but having taken over the throne of Yuechuan, she could not stand idly by and watch the Yuechuan royal army slaughter the people of Yuechuan. However, she did not know how to control the situation and could only keep giving orders based on her instincts.
Her usually cheerful face was now taut, and upon seeing Lu Yangyang, she almost burst into tears, but she stubbornly held them back. "They've made their move! What can we do? The only people we can rely on now are these civilians. I've already sent people to tell them that Yuechuan is under attack and hope they can unite to save themselves. There are so many people here; if they unite, perhaps they can offer some resistance! But..."
On one side were the well-trained Yuechuan Royal Army, and on the other were the common people who had come for the pilgrimage.
The two sides were vastly unequal in strength, and even if they fought back, it was destined to result in bloodshed.
Lu Yangyang did not answer her, but instead looked down at the altar.
The altar was situated on high ground, offering a near-complete view of the scene below. The Moon River King's army was slowly approaching in the distance, but the people had not yet fully recovered from this upheaval. Small-scale riots and even stampedes had begun to occur in many places.
The cries of agony were everywhere.
Yin Yueling followed Lu Yangyang's gaze, her expression becoming even more grave: "After they killed the royal family, I thought they would stop there, but I found that they don't listen to any commands at all, and there is absolutely no possibility of subduing them."
Without the ability to subdue the Moon River King's army, this great battle was simply unavoidable.
Lu Yangyang grabbed Yin Yueling's wrist and turned to meet her gaze: "Just now I met Steward Jiang. She said that the true royal army of Yuechuan is not these people, but countless giant pythons hidden in the mountains behind them. They are Yuechuan's strongest fighting force. If you can summon and control them, there is still a glimmer of hope. However, I just thought about it, and this method is too risky."
Without help, they are now facing a desperate battle with their backs to the wall, a bloodbath.
But what if we really summoned the giant python to help...?
Yin Yueling subconsciously tightened her grip on Lu Yangyang's hand.
During the few days she spent learning from her master, the previous King Yuechuan, Mingyue Li, Mingyue Li did indeed teach her how to control the giant python.
She was born with a natural affinity for Gu insects, and later she met Ah Jiao. The two of them, one human and one python, were already in sync. Therefore, she never tried to control Ah Jiao, but firmly believed that they were each other's most honest and reliable partners.
Gillian Chung could fight alongside her, but she wasn't confident about those giant pythons.
Once they are summoned, if she cannot completely control them, it will not be summoning her strongest fighting force, but rather pushing the already chaotic situation completely out of control. At that time, if the giant python goes out of control, they may be able to defeat the Moon River King's army, but they will also be completely annihilated.
Whether she summons him or not is entirely up to her.
This single thought could determine the lives of all the people of Yuechuan.
Yin Yueling slowly turned her head and looked at the unfamiliar yet complex faces below the altar.
She initially came to Yuechuan for two reasons: first, to help Lu Yangyang and the others successfully cross the dangerous dense forest; and second, to seek more powerful Gu techniques.
She never expected to be forced into a turmoil.
Taking the throne of Yuechuan from Mingyue Li was also an accident, but she accepted it willingly, and she was willing to dedicate her life to what she loved.
But at the same time, it also means that she has truly taken on this responsibility, which involves the lives of tens of thousands of people.
What makes a king?
This was the first time such a thought had popped into her mind.
How to choose?
This is a choice where only success is allowed, and failure is not permitted.
This was only the first time; after she became the Moon River Queen, she would face countless similar choices in the future.
Every time, just like now, I bear a heavy responsibility.
Yin Yueling looked at the dense crowd. She was too far away to see their expressions clearly, but she could hear every shout of theirs clearly.
She felt as if she were walking in a fog, the fog gathering in her eyes, surrounded by screams of despair.
It was as if she had returned to that morning when she was a child and got lost in the dense forest, surrounded by the sounds of insects and the roars of animals.
But a young python broke through the fog and became her companion.
From then on, the fog dissipated, and the morning light emerged.