PRINCE OF DRAGONS
Seeing Life Under the Mountain

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"Your Majesty, the Qin Forces have occupied Ziajin Village, if we do not act immediately, they will take control of Lanzao City" said one of the Commander-in-Chief.

"Commander Huan Gong, how many soldiers do you still have today?" ask King Song.

"There are still 800 soldiers of His Majesty, and that includes the Horsemen," replied Commander Huan Gong.

"Then what about your army Commander Lian Bai?"

"The remaining slave forces are 640 of His Majesty's soldiers, already more than 100 of the fallen servant soldiers," Commander Lian Bai replied.

"Now Commander Yiu Lin is on his way to Lanzao City with 700 men" Lian Bai said.

"Who allowed Commander Yiu Lin to go there?" asked King Song who was surprised to hear that.

"Although Your Majesty, Commander Yiu Lin went there indeed without anyone's consent, this was all purely because of his wishes and also us. Given that Lanzao City is a first-row fortress, so we don't want Lanzao City to be captured by the enemy, if that happens, then we will be in big trouble" Lian Bai said.

King Song was speechless to hear that, he knew that if Lanzao City was the third city to become the first-row defensive Fortress, if the City fell into the hands of the enemy, then the Song Kingdom would be further weakened.

"We used to be able to read their war tactics and strategies, but these few years, we couldn't read them, it seemed like there was another party who already supported the Qin Kingdom, after all, I don't know if it's from other groups, or maybe an outside government that wants to destroy our Kingdom" Huan Gong said.

"We have no enmity with the government outside, with the Han Empire in the Middle Mainland and the Ming Empire in the Eastern Mainland, we have absolutely no enmity with them! I think there must be groups from our Region helping them," Lian Bai said.

Since the Middle and Eastern Mainland was vast and had only one major government, it was referred to as the Empire, while the Western Region actually has two Rulers who make their territory shrink so it is called the Kingdom.

"The Scorpion Poison Clan, the Skull Valley College, and the group that once attacked us that is the Death Moon Group, out of the three seems to be only the Death Blood Group that might help them," Lian Bai said.

"Our military power is diminishing, plus there are already many people who are dissatisfied and some groups are starting to form groups to rebel, this will have a bad impact on the Kingdom," huan Gong.

"You two listen, one of you should have someone go after Commander Yiu Lin, and the other one I will give the task to recruit new soldiers, if not find, and I will give you the task of recruiting new soldiers, then another rule will be imposed, which is that ordinary people must fight," said King Song.

"Your Majesty, won't this have a bad impact?" asked Lian Bai who was surprised to hear it, as well as Huan Gong.

"We have no other way, this is the only way to defend our Kingdom" replied the real King Song who did not want to do so either.

"Now listen to my orders! From this day forward the Kingdom will give the rule to all the people who still have the power, especially among the youth, to participate in defending the Kingdom, and this rule applies throughout my Kingdom Region, including the Universities," said King Song.

Lian Bai and Huan Gong could only look at each other, although they did not agree, but this was the order of their King that they had to obey, moreover, they also knew that King Song knew how to defend his territory in his own way.

In a short time the announcement was immediately spread throughout the Song Kingdom, this sparked much debate by all the people, even the Universities also began to discuss the announcement from King Song.

After a few days since the announcement of the rule was spread, the current Golden Sword Academy invited all the White College Leaders including the Kingdom's own party to attend the Gold Sword Academy.

The invitation to discuss the issue of increasingly uncontrollable chaos will also discuss the issue of the new Kingdom rule, because the rule also includes a list of all White schools and Universities that are not in favor of anyone.

Yan Bao as the leader of the Golden Sword Academy is one of the Soul Swordsman King whose name has been known almost by the warriors, who are, that invitation call will certainly be immediately responded to by all the other great people who will be invited.

Ling Yang Blue Flower College with three Guiding Teachers was present early, and then followed by other Universities, and from the Royal Party itself who sent Huan Gong with some of its soldiers as its representatives.

Now they had all gathered at a big round table, and all had their seats.

"Why are there still four more empty seats, who's that seat?" ask Lian Yang.

"It was a Seat belonging to the representative of Fu Zhong Monastery if it came, and that one belonged to Physician Li Xhiang, whereas that one belonged to the representative of the Golden Scales Group Party, which belonged to the Physician Li Xhiang, and one belongs to Reverend Bai Long," replied Yan Bao.

"Why is the Golden Scales Group also invited, they are just a merchant group here, so what's the connection?" ask one of the Swordsmen of the Sacred Cloud College.

"You might assume that if they were just a group of merchants, but make no mistake, they actually have strength comparable to other large groups, which is why I invited them as well" Yan Bao replied.

After waiting for quite a long time, finally the people they were waiting for had arrived there, but only three people came as representatives, while the others were all the Leaders of the College.

The three Representatives were from the Royal Party, Fu Zhong Monastery, and from the Golden Scales Group, but at least they had come despite only sending representatives, and after they had all gathered, they had at least arrived, Yan Bao began to open the conversation.

"I think you all already know about the situation that befell this Kingdom, only our problem is, why would King Song include the College in his rules? Can the commander give an explanation?" said Yan Bao who directly asked Huan Gong.

Huan Gong began to explain the problems and reasons of King Song who made the rule, and after listening to King Song's explanation and reason, he said, all were silent except for a Monk who sat down while reciting the Dharma very quietly.

"Actually the War of the two kingdoms has nothing to do with the Universities, but if we just keep quiet, then there will be many innocent lives will be lost, so what do you think?" Yan Bao tried to ask the opinions of the Swordsmen present there.

"Our Golden Scales group should not interfere with this issue either, so for now we still cannot give an opinion" said the Golden Scales representative.

"What about the others?" asked Yan Bao again to the others.

"Come, I myself do not have any opinions either" Physician Li Xhiang replied.

"If I think we should also intervene to help the Kingdom, I believe that the Qin Kingdom also has supporters from other universities, if that is true, I believe, then this region will be successfully taken over by criminals who will certainly make the people suffer," said Ling Yang.

Yan Bao and a few people smiled hearing him, they knew Ling Yang said so because King Song's youngest daughter was in his college.

"Teacher, what do you think?" Yan Bao asked the Monk who had been silent from the beginning.

"War will only create suffering on both sides at once against everyone, maybe our temple can not provide assistance on the battlefield, we will choose to keep and help the victims of war," answer the Monk.

After arguing and exchanging opinions for a long time, they finally agreed to join in helping the Kingdom, although not all agreed, but the voice that was willing to help the Kingdom was more than the one that was unwilling to interfere.

***

The war between the two kingdoms again broke out fiercely outside the city of Lanzao, and it continued to happen, especially since the joining of the Swordsmen, the battle was finally starting to balance.

It's just that the war began to abort some Swordsmen and many Soldiers from both sides who also died.

Time passed, and the war continued as if it would never stop, even entering the ten years since the era of chaos, the war had not stopped.

As feared, the impact of the war was also on the community, agricultural products were declining, the market was used as a center of trade was quiet, hunger everywhere, and so on, and the crisis of chaos created a great deal of evil within the Kingdom itself.

Over the last ten years since the chaos era, during that time also began to appear new warriors, and more and more new warriors, more and more criminal cases in the community.

Many news about robbery cases, murders, even new groups that began to control several areas such as Cities and Villages, even Honfu Village also experienced it.

Currently Song Lin Qian had the opportunity to follow Feng Feng down the mountain, she would accompany her grandfather as well as see life under the mountain.

Song Lin Qian grew into a young man who had a muscular stocky body, her appearance did look shabby, and her clothes were full of stitching marks.

Song Lin Qian who was currently 17 years old for the first time was able to see the people outside, she was very astonished to see the large number of people in Honfu Village, how not to feel astonished, she was amazed, for seventeen years he lived in the mountains and never saw anyone but his grandparents.

"Grandfather Feng? Who is that young man with you?" ask one of the people.

"This is my niece who just came and wants to stay with me," replied Feng Feng.

Song Lin Qian who was carrying a fish for sale smiled kindly to the middle-aged man who greeted her grandfather, he did not talk much or ask his grandfather about something he had just seen and known.

Because Song Lin Qian looked like a poor youngster like other poor youths, there would be no one who would know if Song Lin Qian was actually a Crown Prince, even Song Lin Qian herself had not known about her identity either.

"Qian, put all that here," said Feng Feng.

"We're going to sell here cake?" asked Song Lin Qian.

"Yes, this is where I have been selling all this time," replied Feng Feng.

They immediately put the fishes Feng Feng had fished in the river, and now they were just sitting around waiting for the buyers to come.

Song Lin Qian's eyes did not want to be silent, she continued to pay attention to the crowd passing by, while Feng Feng moved his old bones to feel more comfortable and not stiff.