Divine & Bizarre: Increasing Points to Invincibility-Chapter 1032 - 288: Killing Hundreds of Thousands of People?
To pursue and stop such a monster?
Although the newly arrived army didn’t quite believe a person could be so outrageously powerful, the scenes they witnessed and the demoralizing words spoken by the soldiers clearly weren’t false.
After all, letting the enemy go was a capital offense.
But these men still let the adversary escape, which could only mean that Fan Wu from Qiulong Temple was incredibly strong, so strong that tens of thousands of troops were powerless to stop him, not even a little bit.
Under such circumstances, even if they surrounded him with their one hundred and fifty thousand troops, could they really capture or even kill him?
No matter how much they thought about it, it seemed impossible because even if they could overwhelm him, if such a monster wanted to escape, who could stop him?
But if they didn’t pursue, wouldn’t that be defying the emperor’s edict?
Such thoughts swirled incessantly in their minds, yet in the end, they decided to give chase, albeit at an extremely slow pace; so slow it made one doubt whether they could keep up with Fan Wu, who had already taken off.
This was perhaps the only thing they could do, unwilling to send so many soldiers to their deaths needlessly but also unwilling to defy the current emperor’s orders; what other choice did they have?
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Meanwhile.
"Ts, those guys don’t dare to follow, eh? When it came to dealing with us brothers, they were like mad dogs wanting to put us to death. But upon facing Brother Fan Wu, they cowered."
Yan Dalong rudely complained, "It shows they only pick on the soft ones and don’t dare to kick where it’s hard. Or perhaps, after kicking and hurting themselves the first time, they don’t dare to kick again."
Yan Dahu chimed in, "Damn it, those bastards were particularly fierce, thank goodness Brother Fan Wu was here. Otherwise, I reckon I might’ve been done for today."
Bai Sheng was completely stunned, muttering under his breath, "How could this be, how could I get on a thief’s ship and not be able to get off? If the Imperial Court finds out what I’ve done, wouldn’t I become a wanted criminal? And even, get banished by my own family?"
Oh, my God!
The thought of this possibility made Bai Sheng’s face crumble, how could he be so unlucky?
But the problem was, it seemed to be his own doing.
Oh, dear!
He felt even stupider!
He wished he could go back in time and slap his past self hard. If he hadn’t been a busybody, he probably wouldn’t have gotten himself into such a mess.
But it seemed too late for regrets now since the deed was done.
And he was sure that among those troops, many must have remembered his face, Bai Sheng’s face.
Unless he chose to change his appearance for the rest of his life and never show his true face.
Otherwise, it seemed he wouldn’t be able to stay in the Imperial City of the Shangwu Dynasty.
He might even end up like Yan Dalong and Yan Dahu; looking across the vast territory of the Shangwu Dynasty, there would be nowhere for him.
Yan Dalong and Yan Dahu were still better off since they were both powerful.
Bai Sheng considered himself not weak, but he still fell short compared to the two, which might mean he would have to leave the Shangwu Dynasty disgracefully and scrounge for a living in another dynasty, wouldn’t it?
Sss!
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At the same time, the commotion in the Imperial City naturally attracted a lot of attention.
Even many citizens of the Shangwu Dynasty were paying attention, for how could they not see the large armies assembling and rampaging through the streets?
Some unlucky civilians lived right along the path of the army’s march.
Their homes were left in complete disarray after being trampled by the tens of thousands of soldiers.
All they could do was to lament without tears; after all, they certainly couldn’t confront this massive army to demand compensation, could they?
They simply didn’t have the guts!
If they were natives of the Shangwu Dynasty, it might have been a different story, as the locals were known for being hot-tempered and fierce. They might actually have rushed forward to demand justice.
But the problem was that many civilians had relocated from other dynasties.
The Shangwu Dynasty had always been expanding its borders and absorbing territories from other dynasties, which naturally included an influx of people from these regions.
Among these dynasties, there were no shortages of wealthy families. Attracted to the conquering Shangwu Dynasty, they decided to uproot and move to the Imperial City, spending their entire fortunes to do so.
Such a decision sounded foolish, for why should one who was wealthy at home relocate and become a mere commoner in the Imperial City?
Yet, many had done just that.
"What on earth is going on? I saw a huge army marching in that direction just now. There were not only infantry but also cavalry, and I even saw a few war chariots."
Someone spoke with lingering fear, "And as they advanced, they didn’t bother to take detours; they just plowed straight through, overturning who knows how many stalls in their way."
A person nearby answered, "I heard it has something to do with the brothers Yan Dalong and Yan Dahu."
"What? Yan Dalong and Yan Dahu? Haven’t those brothers left the Imperial City years ago? How could it involve them?"
"Don’t you know, those brothers have come back? And they’ve brought an assistant with them, that Fan Wu from Qiulong Temple. Doesn’t that name sound familiar? He’s the one who’s been causing quite the stir recently."
"Hiss! So, you’re telling me... Yan Dalong and Yan Dahu, along with Fan Wu from Qiulong Temple, have come to the Imperial City? The three of them together could turn a place upside down, couldn’t they?"
"No wonder the Imperial Court has dispatched such a huge army. It must be at least several thousand strong, right?"
"Several thousand? I’d say it’s easily tens of thousands, maybe even more than a hundred thousand; it’s not impossible!"
"Ten... tens of thousands? Isn’t that... isn’t that a bit of an exaggeration? Isn’t it overkill for just capturing three people?"
"Who knows..."
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The State Preceptor of the Shangwu Dynasty, Shi Wangdao, who had surreptitiously issued these orders, of course, knew that such a massive force couldn’t subdue Fan Wu.
"Ha!" Yet, there was not a trace of concern on his face; instead, he appeared quite intrigued, "Fan Wu from Qiulong Temple, I really would like to meet him!"
"It’s a pity." He then expressed some regret, "The commotion wasn’t as large as expected, and only so few have perished. That Fan Wu from Qiulong Temple, he’s shown such restraint."
"I had thought... he might have wiped out all those tens of thousands."
"Such a pity! A pity indeed!"
It was hard to imagine that the State Preceptor of the Shangwu Dynasty...
Would utter such words.
Truly, it was shocking.
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