NOVEL WEB chapter 111
111. First, to a Place
After Fairy Han made the arrangements, Lin Nuo and Su Kexin flew towards Hu City.
“So, the eldest senior sister’s hometown is on the frontier,” Su Kexin exclaimed in surprise. “Eh? But I heard her say before that she lived in the Central Plains.”
“People can’t disclose everything to you as if registering their household, besides, she didn’t say anything wrong.”
“Mmm… Senior brother is right.”
In fact, Liu Shuqin mainly grew up in the Central Plains, but she was born on the frontier, in a place called Wutu City. Her father was a great general who guarded the border. He met her mother in Wutu City, where she was born. Later, after suppressing foreign enemies, her parents returned to the Central Plains, where they were a prominent family.
With the invasion of foreign tribes, the frontier was the first to suffer. Liu Shuqin, as it was her duty, went back to save her hometown.
“The eldest senior sister left very suddenly, without telling us first. This isn’t like her style. Ah, but I still hope she’s alright.”
Su Kexin could only pray inwardly that Liu Shuqin would be safe.
Lin Nuo didn’t elaborate much to Su Kexin. In the past, he, like Su Kexin, couldn’t understand Liu Shuqin’s actions—leaving without a word, suddenly heading to the frontier.
But now he understood. As the eldest senior sister, Liu Shuqin couldn’t report every matter and ask for help like Su Kexin, the junior sister. Although Liu Shuqin was a gentle and considerate daughter of a wealthy family, she also had a stubborn side. This was her hometown’s affair, and now that she had achieved some learning and gained strength, she should contribute to her hometown without seeking help from her junior brothers and sisters.
Thinking about it, this expedition was a nightmare for Liu Shuqin, a complete and endless abyss.
On the surface, Wutu City was still peaceful, but a rebellion was brewing.
The Liu family was a prominent household with its own army. Liu Shuqin, as the leader, led the Liu family’s troops stationed in Wutu City to defend against foreign enemies, waiting for support from the Puhan royal family.
But in the end, without the support of the royal army, the city’s rebellious forces made their move. Liu Shuqin and her troops were caught in a bitter struggle, ultimately leading to their demise, and the news of Liu Shuqin’s death would reach Xuan Yun Sect.
The death of Liu Shuqin was a turning point in Lin Nuo’s fate. Without his caring senior sister, he was truly nothing. In the end, he was forced to flee his sect due to persecution, stumbled upon an opportunity, leaped into the Demon Spring, and thereafter embarked on the path of demonic cultivation.
For him, weak and powerless at that time, this news of death was a knot in his heart, one that he would brood over even after becoming a demon.
“Senior brother, we’re going the wrong way, Hucheng isn’t here.”
Su Kexin realized something was amiss. They were flying on their swords now; there was no need for detours, just a straight dash in the direction of the map.
“We’re going to a place first.”
“Ah, what place?”
“Wutu City.”
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Outside Wutu City, sandstorms raged, while inside, the soldiers stood solemn and serious, full of vigor, ready and waiting, always prepared to face the enemy.
In a luxurious mansion, guarded by a group of robust guards, there was a secret passage leading directly to a small, hidden room.
“Lord Haru, how is the plan progressing?”
A plainly dressed man asked. He belonged to a foreign power, serving as an intermediary between the foreign forces and the rebels of Wutu City, having been in the city for some time now.
“Smoothly. We are well-prepared. We have our people in the lord’s mansion and at the city gates. At my command, our insiders in the mansion will act, killing the lord and seizing power directly. The soldiers hidden within the city will start a riot, and the city gates will open. Then your troops can storm in, and Wutu City will quickly fall.”
“Recently, a disciple from Xuan Yun Sect arrived, named Liu Shuqin, and she has her own army. Lord Haru, how will you deal with this?”
“That’s no concern. I have a strategy in place. They are in the light, we are in the dark. They are still clueless, and we will defeat them one by one effortlessly. Rest assured.”
“That’s good to hear. Please proceed quickly, Lord Haru. I’ve heard that the reinforcements from the Puhan royal family will soon arrive.”
“In two hours, it will begin, and then Wutu City will fall.”
The two men looked at each other and laughed, confident, feeling as if the matter was already settled.
Bang!
The door to the hidden room was smashed open, and the two inside instantly became alert.
“Who?!”
Their eyes turned to the front of the door, where they saw a man dressed in black, his face covered with a black cloth.
“Your daddy.”
The man in black shot several Soul Numbing Needles from his sleeves, hitting both men, who instantly felt weak, barely able to move, even struggling to channel their spirit energy.
“You, who are you… how could you possibly get in…”
“The dead don’t need to know the truth.”
The man in black drew a sharp blade and stabbed directly at the noble Haru of Wutu City and the foreign spy.
“You, you…”
Their voices trembled, blood flowing from their mouths, looking at the man in black before them, powerless to resist the knife’s thrust.
One stab was not enough; the man in black plunged the knife several more times, and bright red blood sprayed from their mouths.
Soon, they were devoid of life, motionless.
The man in black conjured a ball of fire in his hand, illuminating the dark room. He tossed it inside, and the flames spread rapidly, scattering light and heavy smoke.
With a flick of his sleeves, the man in black strode away. The dark path was full of intricate traps, all of which had been disabled by the man in black who had arrived earlier.
He had infiltrated using stealth, systematically disabling every line of defense and surveillance.
“Lord Haru!”
At this moment, a group of soldiers sensed something amiss and rushed to provide support. Spotting the masked man in black, they hurriedly surrounded him.
“Who are you?! Surrender peacefully!”
The man in black was not flustered. He pulled a smoke grenade from his pocket and threw it among the soldiers, instantly creating billows of thick smoke.
“Damn it, it’s a smokescreen! Everyone, cover your mouths and noses!”
The soldiers quickly covered their faces to avoid inhaling the smog and suffocating, but the dense smoke obscured their vision.
By then, the man in black had already leaped onto the ceiling, sticking to the boards and swiftly making his escape.
As he was about to leave the mansion, he paused, looked back, and lifted a sinister smile.
Goodbye.
The man in black dropped a homemade bomb, and with a loud bang, a thunderous explosion echoed through the luxurious mansion.
As the blast resounded, the rebels waiting within the city showed their true colors, thinking they had been exposed, and started an uprising. However, they were quickly suppressed by the Liu family’s army and the city guards.
Thick smoke billowed into the sky, and amidst the chaos, the man in black shed his outer garment and mask, vanishing into a deep alley.
Go, return home.