Lin Cheng left cleanly.
However, his will was carried out without reservation under absolute power.
Just as Lin Cheng had said before, Lin Jingxue would not ignore the only request he left behind before he left.
On the walls of the Imperial City, the siege gradually stopped.
Zhang Hai, who was helping the Imperial Army guard the city, and many of the imperial guards let out a long sigh.
He was so tired that he fell to the ground.
When the rebel soldiers saw that the Imperial City was about to be breached, they were all about to go crazy.
In order to be the first to charge into the Imperial City, obtain the gold, silver, jewelry, and beautiful women, and even taste the legendary royal princess, many rebel soldiers had long forgotten about life and death.
Under such circumstances, even though Zhang Hai and his team were all quite skilled in martial arts, they were still exhausted from defending the city.
"The rebel army has retreated. What's the situation? We can only hold on for another fifteen minutes at most before we are completely defeated.”
Someone among the imperial guards muttered to himself in confusion.
Previously, when Lin Cheng had single-handedly defeated all the heroes and pierced through the army, the rebel army had not stopped attacking. Now, there were less than 2,000 Imperial Army soldiers left on the palace walls.
At this moment, the Imperial Army soldiers who were maintaining order in the palace had already been mobilized and were marching toward the palace walls to prepare for battle.
Just like what this imperial guard had said, it would not be long before the city was breached, and they would all die.
However, at this critical juncture, the rebel army sounded the bell and withdrew their troops.
"It must be His Majesty. His Majesty forced Princess Hengyang to compromise with his peerless martial arts.”
At this moment, only Zhang Hai had guessed something and said loudly with joy.
Although Zhang Hai didn't know that Lin Cheng's martial arts had reached a terrifying level, he was still a little confused.
However, based on Lin Cheng's ability to easily suppress many first-rate and above experts, one could tell that his martial arts skills were not inferior to any of the previous martial arts legends.
Such martial arts already had the power to form an army by himself.
Lin Cheng, who possessed such peerless martial arts, might not be able to destroy the 100,000 rebel soldiers in the Imperial City by himself, but he had the ability to make the rebel leader submit.
What happened next confirmed Zhang Hai's guess.
All the rebel soldiers stopped attacking the city. Even though they looked in the direction of the Imperial City with endless desire, they did not dare to continue attacking.
This was because their superiors had already passed down strict orders that they were not allowed to continue attacking the city.
This situation delighted the remaining Imperial Army soldiers and the uneasy eunuchs and serving girls in the Imperial Palace.
Zhang Hai's words were repeated by many imperial guards and soon spread throughout the palace.
"Long live Your Majesty!"
A voice filled with joy echoed throughout the entire palace.
Many people thought that they would die in the Imperial City today, but they did not expect that the Emperor they were loyal to, Lin Cheng, would actually successfully turn the tide and save everyone's lives.
They had received the favor of the royal family for many years. Although they had sacrificed their lives for it, no one had any complaints.
But to be able to survive, no one wanted to die.
At this moment, the reason why they were able to survive was undoubtedly all thanks to the Emperor, Lin Cheng.
At this moment, in the eyes of many people, Lin Cheng, who only existed as the emperor, became clear in their hearts for the first time.
In his heart, he also sincerely admired Lin Cheng.
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Outside the capital, Lin Cheng watched his brothers and sisters from afar as they were escorted away by the remnants of the Imperial Army, eunuchs, and serving girls.
In the end, Lin Jingxue still strictly abided by her agreement with Lin Cheng. She let everyone in the palace leave the palace safely and sent people to escort them out of Jingdou.
Next, these people would settle down near the ancestral mausoleum in Qinghe County. They would live the rest of their lives as wealthy idlers in the name of guarding the ancestors of the Divine Martial Imperial Family.
The guards of the Qinghe County ancestral mausoleum would be taken over by Lin Jingxue. Of course, the royal property there would be left to the brothers and sisters left behind by Lin Cheng's father.
In this way, they could be considered to have a good ending. It was many times better than dying in the midst of war.
"Your Majesty, this is the letter that Princess Hengyang asked me to pass to you.”
The former Chief of Rites, Zhang Hai, reported the current information to Lin Cheng and respectfully handed a sealed letter to him.
Previously, after the rebel army retreated, Zhang Hai received Lin Cheng's voice transmission, asking him to cooperate and evacuate everyone from the palace.
After that, Lin Cheng let them choose their own way out. They could leave and return to their hometown, or they could follow him to the ancestral mausoleum in Qinghe County.
But in the end, Zhang Hai chose to continue following Lin Cheng.
According to him, he had already served Lin Cheng for most of his life and had nowhere else to go. It was better to continue following Lin Cheng.
Apart from that, the 30 or so palace guards from before also chose to stay.
Their situation was similar to Zhang Hai's. As orphans, they were selected by the royal secret agents to be trained as imperial guards because they had good root bones. They were people who had no ties.
If they didn't follow Lin Cheng, they wouldn't have anywhere else to go.
Even though Lin Cheng was no longer the Emperor, his martial arts as a Martial Arts Legend was enough for them to follow him.
Lin Cheng didn't reject these people. It was always good to have someone by his side.
Lin Cheng took the letter from Zhang Hai and opened it.
"Royal brother Lin Cheng."
On the cover of the letter, there was a small and elegant handwriting. It was indeed Lin Jingxue's handwriting.
The contents of the letter were similar to what Zhang Hai had told them.
In addition, Lin Jingxue had given him the title of Freedom King.
All of these were official matters.
At the end of the letter, Lin Jingxue said in an unyielding tone,""Royal brother, I will work hard in martial arts for the rest of my life and train more experts. One day, I will defeat you.”
"As an emperor, one must be careful and fearless. Only then will one have the courage to swallow the world.”
After Lin Cheng finished reading the letter, he blew it into pieces and scattered it with the wind.
He raised his head to look in the direction of the Imperial City and said leisurely,"Come on, Xue 'er. You can only improve if you don't admit defeat.”
When there was pressure, one could improve even faster. This was something that Lin Cheng, who had just created the mental cultivation method of " All Rivers Run Into the Sea ", understood the most.
If it wasn't for the fact that he was in a life-and-death crisis, he probably wouldn't have been able to create this peerless divine technique so quickly.
"Let's go and take a look at this world."
Lin Cheng retracted his gaze and looked around at his 30 subordinates. Then, he smiled and said,"
After that, the group turned around and left the Imperial City. Eventually, they walked further and further away.
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