Towards Eternity
Ch 524's. Ten Days

The loss of Ye Lao and Qian Yu in the midst of the massacre they had committed, made the soldiers who still survived be able to breathe a sigh of relief.

They took advantage of this time by escaping out of the palace and leaving the capital as far as possible without turning back to look at the bodies of their comrades still lying on the ground. Meanwhile, the soldiers who were previously given the task by Weng Lou to gather the servants and workers who were inside the palace did not dare to escape before finishing their work.

And for the soldiers who had previously chosen to kill the other soldiers, they did not give any chance to their comrades who were trying to escape and finish them off without the slightest hesitation.

Five hours later passed after eliminating Ye Lao and Qian Yu, finally, the soldiers released by Weng Lou realized Weng Lou's disappearance and they immediately left the palace after leaving the servants and workers unconscious in the throne room along with Shengshi Huangdi was still unconscious.

Over time, the afternoon came, and Liu Ning's group had reached the capital.

The scout force immediately informed Liu Ning of the situation in the capital, and with a direction from him, their group entered the city with a serious expression visible on their faces.

The people who lived in the city, had been hiding inside their respective houses after the massacre of all the soldiers in the city occurred. This was the direct direction of the soldiers from the palace who ordered them to immediately hide in a safe place because of the attack.

*tap....Taps.....Taps....*

The sound of footsteps rang out near the entrance gate of the capital and made some people who were hiding inside their houses become curious.

Because, after hours passed, but not a single attack said uh the soldiers happened.

Now, their ears listened to the sound of crowded footsteps from outside, and by venturing out they peered through the sidelines of the window and saw Liu Ning's group fearlessly walking into the city.

"That-That's not it?!" A fat man almost screamed in shock from inside their house, but was soon stopped by his wife who kept her mouth shut.

"You're crazy, huh?! Didn't you see all those guns?! You want to die?! They were clearly trying to stage a coup against the emperor! What do you think they would get with just such an amount?! The Emperor will kill them all, we will also be punished if anyone realizes you!!" The fat man's wife scolded him and immediately tried to bring him into the house, but the fat man did not move at all from his place.

"What's? What else do you want to do? Don't tell me you want to go out and come with them. You forgot what happened to your brother who worked under the previous emperor? He died horribly without one body left for us to bury! You want to be like that too?" his wife was not aware that the fat man had a determined look and revenge.

"I'm sorry, but it's my decision. You can take all our savings for yourself if I don't come back" the man said without looking into his wife's eyes.

He took out a spear from a small space behind his floor and immediately walked out of the house and joined Liu Ning's group who looked not surprised by the fat man's actions.

The actions of the fat man were like igniting a fire that had long since extinguished in the hearts of the people within the city, and one by one they immediately came out of their homes and joined Liu Ning's group that was moving towards the palace.

"Daughter" Li Min wanted to tell Liu Ning about the problem that had happened if there had been a spy among one of the people who had joined them, but was immediately stopped by Liu Ning.

"No need, I believe in them all and also in Hero Lou. After all if anyone dares to mess around, that big monster will finish him off for us," said Liu Ning who tried her hardest to hide her happiness while pointing in one direction where the Black Ape Fighter along with Du Zhe was speeding away without making any sound towards the palace.

Li Min nodded after listening to Liu Ning. As they walked down the city street, they did not see a single member of the soldiers' bodies that had previously been scattered on the street for being killed by Weng Lou. The inhabitants had gathered them all together and buried them en masse in the barracks field. Before long, they arrived in front of the entrance gate of the palace, where the condition was still the same as before the disappearance of Ye Lao and Qian Yu.

The bodies of the soldiers in front of the gate were still there, and it made the group cringe after seeing the severed bodies.

"As expected, Hero Lou has already attacked the palace before us." Liu Ning tried to ignore the bodies and immediately led everyone into the palace.

As soon as they entered through the gate, the smell of fishy and death air was immediately felt by all of them.

The sensation of being suffocated by something invisible could be felt by everyone without exception. There were even those who had a weak mentality and were immediately unconscious as soon as they felt that sensation.

On the other hand, Liu Ning and Li Min looked at each other and broke out in cold sweat.

What was before them right now was the most terrible and massive massacre they had ever seen. Even when the coup was experienced by Liu Ning's father, the attack carried out by Shengshi Huangdi was not this severe.

"I-It..this is all....." Liu Ning was speechless at all.

Li Min understood the feelings Liu Ning was experiencing and immediately took action.

He immediately picked out some of his confidants and those who were still fine to gather the bodies of the soldiers scattered on the ground.

The people appointed by Li Min could only gulp heavily when appointed, and with hearts forced to begin gathering the bodies of the soldiers blocking their path.

"Ugh...me...I can't stand it! Uueek!!!!"

One of the men appointed by Li Min vomited while lifting up the body of a soldier whose organs were seen sticking out of the large incision scar on his stomach.

Li Min smiled wryly looking at that, even he was currently lifting a head that was split in half and exposing the contents of his brain and trying as hard as possible not to spit out his entrails.

The few people who saw this looked at each other and broke out in cold sweat. Without orders from Liu Ning or Li Min, they began to work together to help Li Min and her chosen people. They began to collect one after another the corpses of the soldiers that were around the palace and opened a way for them to enter the palace buildings.

Liu Ning who saw them all closed her eyes and bit her lips. He immediately advanced forward and began to come along with them collecting the corpses of the soldiers. Shortly after Liu Ning intervened, everyone in the group came along as well.

They collected the bodies of soldiers in the neighborhood around the palace building, whether it was in complete body condition or incomplete. They gathered everything at one point and managed to finish within half an hour.

"Daughter, what are we going to do about the corpses of these soldiers?" Li Min asked Liu Ning.

Liu Ning let out a long sigh then turned around and looked at the eyes of the people who were with him and noticed their mixed expressions. But even so, he could still see the hatred in their gazes as he stared at the piles of corpses of the soldiers.

Liu Ning's eyes suddenly turned cold and immediately turned towards Li Min beside her, "Burn them all, there's nothing left. Let's just say this is how we avenge all the suffering they've given us all along."

There was no mercy in his eyes. Li Min nodded in understanding and then gave a signal to the men who were currently holding torches in their hands.

The torches were thrown on top of the soldiers' piles of corpses and began to burn their bodies. Black smoke immediately billowed into the air and rose to the sky in the afternoon which was soon to be evening.

"Come, there's still something we have to do" said Liu Ning who then walked inside the palace and was followed by everyone.

Inside the palace, Liu Ning and the others walked through the deserted passage without seeing a single person or corpse. This made them all become wary as this situation was much different from the one they had experienced so far.

"Be careful! This is most likely a trap from our opponent! Everyone be alert and do not let your guard down!" Li Min warned the others.

His hand gripped the sword in his hand. The atmosphere became serious and no sound was issued by all of them. Slowly but surely, Liu Ning's group began to browse through the palace hallway and arrived in front of a large door that was very familiar to Liu Ning or Li Min.

"We're here already..." Li Min spoke seriously.

He steadied his heart, and then quickly opened the huge door until it almost came off.

*bang!*

When the door opened, there were many people who were either dead or not lying on the floor. At the end of the room, a magnificent throne was being occupied by a man who was currently unconscious as well.

Liu Ning took a cold breath, he should have expected it. It was impossible for Weng Lou to miss the inside of the palace, given that he did not even leave a single soldier behind when he freed those in the slums.

Inside the room, a boy was standing and staring at the man sitting unconscious on the throne in the room.

Du Zhe turned his head towards Liu Ning who had just arrived and then walked towards him.

"It seems to be my teacher. But I can't find him anywhere, Black Ape Fighters are also currently searching the parts around the palace, but can't find him." Du Zhe spoke while enduring the sadness on his face.

Liu Ning understood what he was feeling and then immediately informed Weng Lou's message that was in the letter he received this morning, "Young Master Du Zhe, he said, Your teacher told me to tell you that he'd pick you up after he did something, before that he asked me to look after you."

Du Zhe who heard that looked at Liu Ning and narrowed his eyes, it was obvious that he did not trust the woman, but then Liu Ning immediately gave her the letter that had previously been to Du Zhe and Du Zhe instantly kept silent after finishing reading the letter.

"Teacher... I....." Du Zhe did not finish his words and immediately left from there. There was not a single one that stopped him and just stared at his back that disappeared at the turn.

After Du Zhe left, Liu Ning's attention immediately returned to the man who was none other than Shengshi Huangdi.

"Alright, it looks like Hero Lou has given us a chance to determine the man's fate, and we better not let him down." A cold light was seen in Liu Ning's eyes as well as Li Min's, and the people there.

They immediately threw the unconscious Shengshi Huangdi and took care of the servants and workers gathered in the room.

***

Inside the basement. Weng Lou regained his senses and looked at the room he was in.

A memory of the incident that occurred before he fainted flashed inside his head and the gaze of his eyes immediately turned blank. With a sigh he lifted his body and then sat leaning against the large stone door that was still tightly closed like before he fainted.

Not getting the response he expected, Weng Lou asked Qian Yu, "You can't even speak, huh? You stupid old man..... What do you think, teacher? Has the training we've been doing all this time been a waste?"

However just like when he asked Ye Lao, he also did not get any answers from Qian Yu. Weng Lou realized something was wrong and then realized that his soul bond with Ye Lao and Qian Yu was no longer there.

Knowing this, Weng Lou clenched his teeth and clenched his hands hard until they bled.

Everything he had obtained all this time was completely lost just like that due to Zhi Juan's actions. The practices of Martial, Qi, resources, weapons, and even his comrades who had always accompanied him at all times had now been taken away from him. In fact, now, Weng Lou could not at all activate the power of his bloodline. Even worse, Weng Lou now could not feel the Dantian on him, and that automatically made him completely unable to sense and control the Profound Power surrounding him.

"Good.....Well done, Zhi Juan. You took everything, then why don't you take my life, you son of a bitch! L'm.... I'm....."

Weng Lou immediately threw away all the swear words he was about to let go of and caught a deep breath.

*buk....*

He banged his head on the large door behind him violently. His frustration had really made him despair.

"Ahhh..basal damn...I haven't even taught Du Zhe anything. How can I be a teacher to him? I'm really pathetic. In fact, if I hadn't received help from Zhi Juan in the first place, I wouldn't have been able to reach this level at all."

Slowly, the memories of his family, his friends and his sister flashed through Weng Lou's mind. "I....I...arghh!!!! Zhi Juan!!!! You forced me!!!! You think I'll just hand it over, you son of a bitch?! Huh! I'll show you that you don't understand the meaning of a Weng's fighting spirit!"

*Tap....*

Weng Lou stood up and looked at the huge door that had frustrated him with fiery determination.

*buy!!* His right hand punched hard at the stone door and made a big noise, but it did not produce any damage at all.

"This door is just a meaningless barrier to me. I'll prove to you that I can get out of here! Ahhhh!!!"

*Buk!!! Beck's!*

Both of Weng Lou's hands began to punch back at the door, slowly his punching speed grew and he did not reduce his speed at all.

"Law!!!! Daddy!!!! Mommy!!!! Everything!!!!! I'm going to get out of this fucking door!!!!!"

*BUMMM!!!*

***

Ten days passed quickly and the situation in the capital had now changed completely.

Liu Ning was officially appointed the new Emperor after successfully taking back power from the hands of Shengshi Huangdi who had his father coup the next day after he came to the capital.

On the same day, all the new warriors under Liu Ning's rule were formed and then began to perform their first task, which was to capture all the accomplices of the previous emperor, including the people from the Red Devil College.

The situation in the entire Fanrong Island immediately turned one hundred and eighty degrees, little by little the existing cities began to be successfully taken over by Liu Ning's power. Many nobles started to declare allegiance to Liu Ning because of this, but Liu Ning only responded coldly to all of them, and gave the order to arrest all the nobles who had previously cooperated with Shengshi Huangdi to carry out slavery throughout Fanrong Island.

In a short period of time, Liu Ning's power managed to completely take control of the entire Fanrong Island, and on the tenth day, that is, today, an execution sentence will be held in the capital, the capital, and the one who would receive this bad favor was none other than Shengshi Huangdi who had previously been thrown into prison by Liu Ning.

The situation in the capital at the moment was very crowded, people were jostling in front of a large stage where a shabby man was standing on a small staircase facing everyone with a rope rolled around his neck.

This man was none other than Shengshi Huangdi who would soon receive a hanging as a form of punishment for all sorts of crimes he had committed all along.

Not far away, another stage was built and on it, a group of people were sitting and staring coldly at the figure of Shengshi Huangdi. Liu Ning was currently sitting on this stage and beside her was a middle-aged woman, sitting quietly and staring at Shengshi's figure with an unstoppable look of anger. She was none other than Liu Ning's mother who had all along been imprisoned by Shengshi Huangdi.

Every day he prayed for this day to come, and now his wish has been truly granted.

"Mother, the time is soon" said Liu Ning, who clasped one of her mother's hands tightly.

The woman turned her head towards Liu Ning and looked at him affectionately.

"Well, you can start" he replied.

Liu Ning nodded and immediately got up to his feet from his place, he gave the code to a man who was currently standing not far from Shengshi Huangdi who was above the execution ground.

The man walked forward and looked at everyone present at the place for a moment, then took a breath and began to speak, "Good morning people of Fanrong Empire! On this day we gather in this place to hold an execution event to the criminals who have caused the misery of many people throughout Fanrong Island for many years!

This man, ruthlessly killed the previous emperor and took power shamelessly! After that, with the power gained by him, he led the Fanrong Empire and made many people suffer because of the slavery system he created!

Huangdi Shengshi! Today will receive punishment for all his crimes during this time! And in front of all of us, we're gonna hang him!" The man gave an announcement to everyone, and soon, all sorts of insults, insults, and insults echoed throughout the place.

Everyone's anger is directed at one person, namely Shengshi Huangdi, a criminal who will soon be executed.

The man who spoke on the stage immediately raised his hand and made everyone shut up, "But before that, let us listen to the last words of the criminal who is about to die today. Let us hear if he has repented of all his sins and deeds! Shengshi Huangdi, do you want to say something?"

Everyone's attention immediately turned to Shengshi who had only been silent since then. All over his body was sweating coldly and ketaku6clearly visible all over his face.

"I-I.....I-"

*father!* A leather shoe was suddenly thrown from among the crowd, and it fiercely hit Shengshi Huangdi's face.

"Nobody needs that bastard to talk about! Immediately punish her death!!! All my family have died because of him!!! I don't want to listen to a single word of regret from a jerk like him!!!" A burly man exclaimed furiously and pointed towards Shengshi Huangdi.

"Yes!!! There's nothing more to say! All of his actions have said it all!"

"Rubber! Punish him!!"

"Kill him!" "Kill him!" "Kill him!"

The situation went back to chaos, and the man who was with Shengshi turned to the other stage and saw the code from Liu Ning. The man nodded and immediately won everyone over.

"All right! Since there was nothing for this criminal to say, then the execution would begin!" it was exciting and everyone was cheering happily.

On the other hand, the fear on Shengshi's face grew more visible and he shook his head, "Ti-No! You guys can't do this! I-I am the Emperor!"

"Shut the fuck up! Emperor did you say?! You're nothing more than a murderer!"

From on another stage, Liu Ning's mother shouted furiously with her eyes reddened.

"My sister-in-law? What did you say"

"Don't call me your sister! You are a murderer! Lowly bastard! Immediately begin the execution!"

Hearing Liu Ning's mother's words the man who was on stage with Shengshi did not dare to delay any longer. He immediately advanced and checked the rope ties on Shengshi's neck before then starting to walk towards a lever not far away.

Looking at the man who was ready to pull the lever, Shengshi Huangdi seemed to lose his hope for life and he cried out as he could and begged for forgiveness. But, nothing he got.

*trap!*

The lever was pulled, and the floor where Shengshi Huangdi was standing suddenly opened and let Shengshi's body fall down.

*Sherk up!*

Shengshi's eyes widened, and his mouth opened. His body hanging in the air wriggled with his neck tightly tied to the rope hanging on the pole above him. His mouth twitched, and his face flushed until it turned blue.

He could not breathe at all, and after a while, his body finally stopped moving, and he died.

A tragic end to a man who wants power but can't reach it.

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