Chapter 579
Chapter 579
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>Translator: Ryuma
>Chapter: 579
>Chapter Title: Drum
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Chapter 579: Drum
Hearing Bai Lingmiao say something like that, Li Huowang felt a moment of confusion.
The Wusheng Old Mother taking pity on the common folk? Was this really something the White Lotus Cult, who buried people alive, would do??
As for what exactly had happened to the Wusheng Old Mother, Li Huowang, as a mere mortal, had no way of knowing. He could only judge based on the information he had: this Wusheng Old Mother probably hadn’t been the Heavenly Dao before.
“Alright then. Do what you can when the time comes. If there’s any problem, get away from me immediately. It’s dangerous around me.”
“Don’t worry, we’ll naturally protect the Holy Maiden ourselves. No need for you to fret.” Lian Zhinbei leaned over, her tone carrying a hint of displeasure.
Li Huowang ignored her directly. “As long as everyone’s safe, that’s what matters most. Once we get through this crisis, we can deal with the rest later.” With that, he spread his arms and gently pulled Bai Lingmiao into his embrace.
Just as Li Huowang closed his eyes to savor this long-lost warmth, Bai Lingmiao’s face, resting on his shoulder, suddenly twisted into a ferocious grimace, transforming into another visage.
A beastly, savage grin spread across her face. Her mouth stretched wider and wider as her scarlet tongue slithered out, writhing flexibly in the air, as if the next moment it would burrow straight into Li Huowang’s ear canal.
“Second Mother?”
“What?” Li Huowang released Bai Lingmiao and spun around to see Li Sui standing there, staring intently at them.
“It’s not Second Mother. Second Mother’s gone.”
Bai Lingmiao planted a kiss on Li Huowang’s cheek before walking over to Li Sui and gently drawing her into her arms. “Sui Sui, have you been good with Daddy lately?”
Li Sui proudly detached her head and extended it forward on her tentacles like a treasure on display. “Mom, look! Isn’t my new head pretty? I love it. I like turning into a human, but Daddy won’t let me keep wearing it.”
“Don’t listen to your dad on this. What does he know? Keep wearing it from now on. It’s way better looking than before.”
“That’s exactly what I think. Now that I look like this, other people won’t be scared of me anymore, and I can talk to them too.”
Seeing the tenderness and concern on Bai Lingmiao’s face, Li Huowang breathed a slight sigh of relief. At least when she was with him, she acted like a normal person.
Bai Lingmiao’s earlier appearance had truly frightened him. From now on, he’d have to find ways to get Li Sui and Miao Miao to spend more time together.
“Follow me to the east city wall for rendezvous.” The Celestial Supervisor’s voice suddenly rang in Li Huowang’s ear, jolting him.
But as he looked around for the source, he saw not just himself doing so—the White Lotus believers and Bai Lingmiao were doing the same. Clearly, the Celestial Supervisor wasn’t speaking only to him.
“Li Sui, go.” As Li Huowang opened his mouth, Li Sui’s dense mass of tentacles emerged from Princess Anping’s body and burrowed into his own.
“Lord Celestial Supervisor, didn’t you say we had an hour to retrieve the items? How much time has passed?”
“No time left. The Dice has made a new move. He’s not planning to hide—he intends to wipe us all out at once.” The Celestial Supervisor’s voice echoed in Li Huowang’s mind once more.
“Then where is the Dice right now?”
“In the military camp.”
“What?!” That word sent a chill through Li Huowang’s entire body. The next instant, Peng Longteng appeared beside him, grabbed him, and hurled him high into the air.
Li Huowang soared into the sky, taking in the entirety of the massive capital at a glance.
It wasn’t just the capital! With his exceptional eyesight, Li Huowang spotted the dense swarms of ants beyond the east city wall, and the centipede coiled among them.
Li Huowang realized those weren’t ants! They were the soldiers garrisoned around the capital! And that wasn’t a centipede—it was the Dragon Vein Dice!
He should have realized it sooner. The Dice had never excelled at direct confrontation! Using his identity as the emperor, this guy had incited the military to turn against them!
As soon as Li Huowang landed steadily, the Celestial Supervisor’s figure materialized beside him without warning.
“No time to waste. We’ll talk on the move. The Dice is trying to make all of Great Liang believe he’s the new emperor of Great Liang. If everyone in Great Liang falls for his lies, we’ll be up against the entire nation.”
The Dice wasn’t just after the dragon vein—he wanted to seize control of all of Great Liang.
What made the Dice’s deceptions truly terrifying was that right now, he really was Great Liang’s emperor!
Li Huowang gritted his teeth and dashed toward the city gate along the rooftops. “Does your plan really work? If it fails, everything’s over!”
“I have my calculations. If you still want to save all of Great Liang, then follow my lead!” The Celestial Supervisor floated beside Li Huowang like a ghost.
“Fine! Then let’s figure out exactly how we’re going to move first, so we don’t get caught off guard.”
The emperor was outside the city, leading the imperial guards in rebellion. The clamor of unrest gradually spread from beyond the walls into the city, throwing the entire capital into panic as rumors flew.
Tentacles extended from Li Huowang’s body, swinging rapidly as they gripped the green bricks of the city wall, propelling him swiftly to the top.
By the time Li Huowang reached the wall, the White Lotus Cult and the Sitting Still Sect had already arrived ahead of them. And it wasn’t just them—the Bureau of Astronomy’s people were streaming in steadily as well.
There were a lot of people here, including plenty of experts, yet compared to the sea of killing-aura-shrouded soldiers below the wall, everyone’s hearts began to pound with dread.
Great Liang hadn’t become the realm’s greatest nation through mere words.
Gazing at the towering golden dragon banners in the military formation below, everyone’s moods grew exceedingly complex, lost in their own thoughts.
“If it comes to blows, both sides will suffer heavy losses. The Dice doesn’t even hope to win—he just wants to wear us down. Whether we can stop this battle depends on you.”
Li Huowang shot him a sidelong glance. “There are so many Heart Spirits, yet you insist on my help. You’re not planning to use something else on me, are you?”
Though the Celestial Supervisor’s plan sounded simple enough, Li Huowang could only half-believe what this man said. He’d been deceived too many times.
“Whatever I use, we still have to deal with the Dice. Don’t forget, your own matters are tied up in this too.”
Li Huowang retracted his gaze and fixed it once more on the Dice atop the dragon throne, his eyes turning icy. It was him! If not for him, Zhuge Yuan wouldn’t have died! The world wouldn’t be in such chaos!
“You can use me, but I have only one condition: the Dice must die!”
“Boom~ Boom~ Boom~” Low, thunderous war drums began to beat, each strike of the drumstick hammering into everyone’s hearts.
“The Bureau of Astronomy is treasonous, colluding with the White Lotus Cult to assassinate the current sovereign! Kill!!”
As the neatly arrayed soldiers below slammed their weapons into the ground in unison, a mountain of killing aura came crashing down toward Li Huowang and the others.
“Kill! Kill! Kill!!”
The next moment, trebuchets launched high, hurling three-meter-tall heavy-armored Black Iron Floaters like massive black boulders toward the city wall.