"What did you say? Did the Yang Country borrow troops from the Qi Country?"
On the Drill Ground
Long Yang's heart sank when he heard the news from the frontline soldiers.
Over the past thirty years, the Yang Country, as one of the ancient great countries, had attacked the Jiang Country several times in an attempt to annex the Jiang Country.
Although the Jiang Country was a small country, the Jiang King was wise and powerful. He was good at using troops. The entire Jiang Country was united against a common enemy and swore to fight to the end.
Therefore, no matter how the Yang Kingdom sent out their troops, they were repelled by the Jiang Kingdom time and time again.
Long Yang and Long Kui could live a happy and carefree childhood.
He never thought that this time, the Yang Country would actually borrow troops from the Qi Country, which was also one of the ancient countries!
As a small country, it was already difficult for the Jiang Kingdom to deal with the Yang Kingdom, let alone the Qi Kingdom.
Long Yang became more and more worried about his father's safety. After hesitating for a while, he finally unsheathed his sword and pointed it in all directions.
"Soldiers, listen to my orders. Tonight, follow me to the front line and fight against the enemy!”
The soldiers of the Breaking Ranks Camp raised their shields and halberds, their voices shaking the sky.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
It was the Mid-Autumn Festival, the night of the full moon. Nightshade had carefully made many mooncakes, all of which were her brother's favorite flavors. She had planned to enjoy them with her brother.
But now, the siblings had no choice but to part in front of the palace.
Long Yang hugged his helmet and sat on the white jade steps.
Long Kui was beside him, filling Long Yang's luggage with mooncakes one by one.
"Brother Wang, this is osmanthus mooncake, this is egg yolk mooncake, and this is your favorite ham mooncake! Nightshade made a lot!"
"Brother Wang, when you go to the battlefield and get hungry, you can eat mooncakes made from Nightshade. Nightshade also prepared a sachet for Brother Wang. Wear it when you sleep. It has the effect of calming your mind!”
"Oh, right, I almost forgot about this! Brother Wang, this is the blood-staunching powder and intermittent ointment that Long Kui had asked the best doctor in Chu to concoct! And…"
As she spoke, Long Kui suddenly choked.
She raised her head. Her jade-like face was already covered in tears.
"Brother Wang…Long Kui can't bear to part with you…"
Long Yang smiled gently and rubbed Long Kui's head. He comforted her softly,"
"Have you forgotten how powerful your brother is? He could not even find an opponent in the Jiang Country! Don't worry, once I help my father defeat the enemy, I'll be back soon.”
As he spoke, Long Yang stood up and said with a smile,""It's almost your sixteenth birthday. I haven't forgotten. Remember to wait for me.”
Long Yang still left, on this Mid-Autumn Festival night that should have been a family reunion.
Ever since that night, Long Kui had been waiting day and night for her brother to return.
Every day, she would stand on the white jade platform of the palace, her petite body standing upright in the wind, staring fixedly in the direction of the city gate.
I always hope that one day I can see my brother.
Just like that, day after day passed.
Finally, when Long Kui was about to turn sixteen, the army of the Jiang Kingdom returned to the capital.
"Brother Wang!"
Long Kui saw Long Yang's figure from afar. She was pleasantly surprised and seemed to be in disbelief.
It was only when Long Yang walked into the palace and Long Kui went down to welcome him that she felt relieved. Her eyes were filled with joy as she ran to welcome her brother.
"Brother Wang! Brother Wang! Brother Wang, you're finally back. Long Kui…Brother Wang, your face?”
However, when she walked in front of her brother, Long Kui's delicate body suddenly trembled. Her face was filled with heartache as she said,"Brother Wang, what happened to your face?"
She stretched out her fair hand, wanting to caress the shocking scar on Long Yang's face. However, she was afraid that she would hurt Long Yang, so she stopped herself.
Long Yang smiled." It's fine. It's worth it to take this blow and exchange it for the people of the Jiang Kingdom."”
When Long Kui saw this, tears flowed out. Her heart ached, and she could no longer hold back her longing. She threw herself into Long Yang's arms.
"Brother Wang, don't leave Long Kui behind. Don't leave Long Kui alone in the palace…"
At this moment, a general behind Long Yang said in a deep voice,"
"Your Highness, the situation is urgent. We can't afford to waste any more time!”
Long Yang nodded and gently stroked Long Kui's head. After comforting her gently, he finally brought the general to the meeting hall.
It turned out that when Long Yang led the Breaking Ranks Battalion to the front line, he had indeed shown his might at the beginning.
Relying on Long Yang's invincibility and the bravery of the Breaking Ranks Camp, he repelled the enemy several times.
However, when the Yang Country saw that the war was unfavorable, they somehow persuaded the Qi Country to join forces with them!
The Qi Kingdom had only lent out 100,000 soldiers, but now King Qi had personally led a million troops to join forces with the Yang Kingdom, intending to swallow the Jiang Kingdom.
King Jiang died on the battlefield. Long Yang had yet to ascend the throne, so he could only lead the army as the Crown Prince to deal with the Qi and Yang Kingdoms.
The reason why Long Yang returned to the palace this time was not because of his victory.
Instead, he wanted to take advantage of the short period of time when the Qi and Yang armies were repelled to seek a chance to survive.
This opportunity came from…the demonic sword manual that had been passed down through the generations in the Jiang Kingdom!
The Jiang Kingdom had an ancestral instruction that unless it was absolutely necessary, one should not open the forging blueprint of the demonic sword without authorization.
However, at this critical moment, Long Yang couldn't care less. He personally came to the ancestral land, took out the demonic sword manual, and gathered all the necromancers in the country to forge this demonic sword.
It was said that once the demonic sword was formed, the world changed color and the universe reversed.
Only by forging the demonic sword could the Jiang Kingdom be saved from the danger of destruction.
The forging of the demonic sword required the coordination of solar terms, timing, and astronomical phenomena. Moreover, the forging process could not be interrupted.
Long Yang learned from Master Xu, the leader of the necromancers, that it would take more than 200 days to forge this demonic sword.
However, there was still a problem in the demonic sword manual that even Master Xu needed a few months to slowly comprehend.
In the past few months, Long Yang had once again led his troops to the front lines to fight.
Long Kui had been waiting day and night for this sword to be forged successfully so that Brother Wang could defeat the enemy with it.
Seven months passed in a flash.
The combined forces of the Qi and Yang Kingdoms amounted to nearly two million troops, which was extremely powerful. How could the weak Jiang Kingdom deal with a mere five-hundred-thousand troops?
In the past seven months, the armies of the Qi and Yang Kingdoms had already reached the capital of the Jiang Kingdom.
It was also on this day that the demonic sword was only one step away from completion.
Imperial Palace, Sword Crafting Hall
Master Xu stood beside the furnace with his hands behind his back.
He saw a huge sword that was filled with divine might and was extremely ferocious. It was inserted into the furnace, and the raging flames couldn't affect it at all.
Long Yang, who was wearing the Tiger Roaring Light Armor and holding his helmet, walked into the hall. He quickly walked to Master Xu's side and asked,"
"Master Xu, you said that you've finally understood the last obstacle in the demonic sword manual. What exactly is it?”
" I'm afraid so." Master Xu heaved a long sigh." Your Highness, although I've solved this problem, the price is too high. I'm afraid Your Highness can't bear it…"
"I'm willing to pay any price!" Long Yang said in a deep voice. Could it be that as long as this last step was completed, the demonic sword could be forged?”
"That's right, but…" Master Xu nodded.
Although the two of them were talking, they did not notice that Long Kui was hiding in the side hall and eavesdropping.
Long Yang was already very anxious when he was surrounded by the army. Hearing the bugle sounds of the Qi and Yang armies, he couldn't help but become even more anxious,""But what? Master Xu, tell me quickly!"
Master Xu stared into Long Yang's eyes and said word by word,"
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