Volume 5 Chapter 105
by Need_More_SleepVolume 5 + Chapter 105: Purging The Court
Just as Senluo was about to leave, his body suddenly trembled, and he froze in place.
“Y-you… what are you… doing?!”
He turned around to look at Fenghua, his eyes trembling uncontrollably, his face filled with disbelief.
A sharp blade had pierced straight through his body.
And the one who had done it… was Fenghua.
“This is the fate you deserve!”
Fenghua pulled the blade out from Senluo’s body.
“Ah… ah…!”
Clutching his wound, Senluo staggered a few steps before collapsing to the ground.
Blood seeped from the injury, staining his clothes and hands a deep red.
The scene had unfolded so suddenly that no one else had time to react.
Fenghua had used his weapon to stab Senluo, who held the military seal, from behind. Was this not outright rebellion?
“You dare defy me… the bearer of the military seal…!”
Senluo glared at Fenghua.
He could barely even stand now, let alone fight back. Gritting his teeth, he raised the military seal and issued orders to the others.
“Rebellion, rebellion! What are you all standing around for… hurry… seize this traitor!!”
“Fenghua, what are you doing?!”
The other fox clan officers showed expressions of shock and fear.
Fenghua turned to them and demanded, “This old traitor Senluo has mismanaged the battle, leading our army to defeat. Shuiyu City is about to fall, and for his own survival, he intended to use us as human shields to buy time for his escape!”
He confronted both the officers and the soldiers.
“Are you really willing to throw away your lives for this old villain?!”
“Th-this…”
Everyone clearly understood what Senluo’s previous order had meant, they were being discarded as expendable cannon fodder.
Yet the critical point remained, Senluo held the military seal, representing the authority of the fox clan’s royal court. How could they defy that?
Another fox clan officer spoke up, “Lord Senluo is a special envoy sent by the Fox Emperor! What you’re doing is no different from…”
“This is not rebellion!”
Fenghua cut him off.
“Our loyalty should be to the fox clan’s royal family. But now the royal court has fallen under the control of the White Night Cult, and we have been reduced to their pawns. If we knowingly accept this and do nothing, then that is blind loyalty!”
“Fenghua, you treacherous rebel…”
Senluo tried to curse him.
But the hot-blooded officer gave him no chance, so he stepped forward and kicked him to the ground.
“Shut up! You old dog, you betrayed the royal court, betrayed the Fox Emperor, and let Fox Hill fall into the hands of a heretical cult. Now you still serve them, you are the true traitor!”
After speaking, Fenghua pointed toward Yue Liu, who was advancing toward Shuiyu City.
“That is the one we should be loyal to! Her Highness Yue Liu has seen through the White Night Cult’s schemes. To save the fox clan, she has formed the Restoration Army. We should stand with her, restore our nation, and offer our blood to the right cause, not be manipulated by villains and turned into tools to oppress the common people!”
Fenghua’s voice struck deeply into the hearts of every fox clan soldier.
They had long harbored discontent.
“Purge the court, eliminate the traitors!!”
Raising his blood-stained weapon, Fenghua’s impassioned cry ignited the crowd.
“Purge the court, eliminate the traitors!!”
The officers and soldiers of the fox clan echoed as one, raising their weapons high.
Only Senluo could not accept reality.
If the army no longer obeyed him, then the military seal in his hand was nothing but a useless object.
“Ah… ah…! How dare you rebel… the Lord will never let you off, ”
“Old traitor, die!!”
With a flash of his blade, Fenghua struck, and Senluo’s head fell to the ground.
His eyes were wide open, filled with terror and unwillingness. Even in death, he could not comprehend where they had found the courage to defy him.
Fenghua picked up his head, then retrieved the fallen military seal.
Holding both aloft, he displayed them to the soldiers below.
“The old traitor has been eliminated! Open the gates and welcome Her Highness Yue Liu into Shuiyu City! Seize all White Night Cult followers, do not let any of them escape!”
The soldiers below were first startled by the sight of Senluo’s severed head, but upon seeing Fenghua holding the military seal, they realized that a great change had taken place, the command of the army had passed into Fenghua’s hands.
Senluo’s death brought them immense relief and satisfaction.
“Understood, Lord Fenghua!”
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Yue Liu led the Restoration Army to the gates of Shuiyu City, feeling somewhat puzzled.
Along the way, the fox clan army seemed to have received some kind of order, they had ceased resisting, even detaining the White Night Cult followers and clearing a path for the Restoration Army.
The city gates stood wide open, as if inviting them inside.
This struck Yue Liu as strange. Could it be… that something drastic had occurred within Shuiyu City?
“Your Highness Yue Liu!!”
Fenghua, leading the fox clan officers and soldiers, approached Yue Liu in great numbers. None of them carried weapons, they all bowed in unison.
“We sincerely apologize, Your Highness Yue Liu, we have come to beg forgiveness.”
Fenghua knelt, holding up a tray covered with a blood-stained white cloth.
“This is…?”
Yue Liu lifted the cloth and saw Senluo’s severed head along with the military seal, her heart stirred with surprise.
Her gaze shifted to Fenghua, then to the others. She quickly deduced what had transpired within Shuiyu City.
“We were all deceived by the White Night Cult and stood against you. We deeply apologize. We have now eliminated the traitor Senluo and come to atone before you,” Fenghua spoke on behalf of everyone.
“What is your name?” Yue Liu asked.
“Reporting to Your Highness, my name is Fenghua. I am the commander defending Shuiyu City.”
“Very well, Fenghua, rise. You are all loyal and courageous warriors. Now that you have turned away from darkness and toward the light, I will not punish you. On the contrary, I am greatly pleased.”
Yue Liu spoke, allowing everyone to stand.
Hearing this, all were overjoyed. This was exactly the noble and wise princess they had believed in, their conviction to follow her only deepened.
“Your Highness Yue Liu, this is the military seal. Please accept it, lead us, and allow us to join the Restoration Army!” Fenghua presented the seal.
“Very well. Brave warriors, join me in fighting the White Night Cult. Together, we will rescue Fox Hill from peril!”
Yue Liu accepted the military seal, thereby taking command of all the forces present.
Now, the Restoration Army had gained Shuiyu City, the vital granary of the south, as well as significant reinforcements.
The tide had fully turned. The counteroffensive against the White Night Cult… was about to begin.
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