diskusbooks Chapter 520 The Wrath of Emperor Yan
Chapter 520 The Wrath of Emperor Yan
On the other side, in the military camp, Yan Fuyao had not rested yet. She was sitting in her luxurious tent with a worried look on her face.
There were also women in the tent including the Southern King Ma Ling, Gongsun Wan'er, Tu Que Ling, Tang Xinyi and others.
"This Shen Changgong, he ran out again after dark, mobilized troops, and didn't even tell me what was going on. It really makes me anxious to death."
Yan Fuyao muttered in dissatisfaction.
Ma Ling took a sip of tea calmly and said slowly,
"Don't worry. This guy mobilized two thousand of my Southern Guard troops without my permission, and only mobilized cavalry without infantry. He didn't even have time to inform me. This shows that he encountered a very urgent matter.
Since it is an urgent matter, it will naturally be handled quickly.
I guess he went to suppress bandits or rebellion.
The fact that he only asked for two thousand men showed that the problem was not serious, it was just urgent. Otherwise, he would have come back to mobilize more troops.
Wait, I guess he'll be back soon."
Yan Fuyao could only nod helplessly.
A moment later, there was a noise and surprise from outside.
King Nan frowned and said to the guards,
"Go and see what's going on."
The guard left and came back quickly, and brought back a soldier from the Zhennan Army.
The soldier came in and immediately saluted and said,
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty, the Prince, and all the gentlemen."
Yan Fuyao looked at the style of his armor and asked,
"Are you the soldier from the Zhennan Army who followed Lanling Prince?"
"Exactly."
"What did you do?"
"Your Majesty, Prince Lanling led us to a village and eliminated a group of cultists who were slaughtering villagers as sacrifices to the evil gods. We also brought back some captives and cult artifacts.
Lanling Wang led the rest of the army to wipe out the cult's lair."
"Cult? What cult?"
“The little Taoist nun beside Lanling Prince said that it was Tusi Lamaism from the southwest, but the captives said they were the Zongsheng Sect.
Lanling Wang speculated that the Qian Kingdom might have colluded with the southwestern chieftains to bring those evil cultists into our Dayan, in order to incite the people to rebel.
We have brought the captives back now. Among them is a high-ranking member of the cult. We are going to interrogate him using professional torture instruments."
Yan Fuyao stood up and said,
"Where are the captives and the magical weapon? I'll go and take a look."
Hearing this, the soldier looked embarrassed and said,
"Your Majesty, the prince said... you'd better not watch it. He is worried that you and the other ladies will have nightmares at night."
"How terrifying is it, and I can't even bear to see it? I've seen battlefields filled with swords and fire, so why am I afraid of this?
He dared to take ten-year-old Xiao Qiao there, so why should I be afraid? Lead the way."
"As ordered."
The soldier nodded awkwardly.
Yan Fuyao walked outside, and Ma Ling immediately stood up and followed.
Gongsun Wan'er, Tu Que Ling, Yu Ziling, Tang Xinyi, Fairy Mei Yan, and Jiang Ruoxue also followed.
They were all worried about Shen Changgong, and came to inquire about the news after hearing that he had led his troops out.
The group walked out. The soldiers outside were sorting out the magic weapons and dragging the prisoners off their horses. Many soldiers gathered around to watch the fun and listen to what those who had returned were saying about what had happened.
When they saw the emperor coming, everyone immediately stopped talking and made way.
In the light of the torch, Yan Fuyao looked at the dozen or so prisoners who were beaten beyond recognition and dying, and frowned secretly.
Then, she looked at the magical weapons thrown on the ground by the soldiers and asked,
"What is this? Why is there a human skull on the staff?"
As soon as she said this, the women behind her looked over curiously.
There was a pile of incomprehensible things thrown on the ground, as well as a big drum.
The soldier explained,
"Your Majesty, this is a staff made from a baby's skull, this is a Buddhist rosary made from a hip bone, this is a bowl made from a skull, this is a necklace made from teeth, and this oil lamp is out, it's filled with human oil.
This drum is amazing. Both drumheads are made of the skin of a young girl. It requires a whole piece of skin peeled off from the abdomen and back.
Even the slightest break would not be tolerated, otherwise the person would be killed again.
So, making this drum killed at least two people, but an unknown number of more."
After hearing the soldier's explanation, everyone present instantly turned gloomy and angry.
The women all had different expressions on their faces.
Yan Fuyao's imperial aura burst out instantly, and his angry eyes almost scared everyone present to their knees.
Fairy Mei Yan showed curiosity in her eyes, not afraid at all. She walked over, picked it up and looked at it carefully.
Yu Ziling gritted her teeth in hatred, Tang Xinyi and Jiang Ruoxue shrank back in fear, their little hands tightly clasped together.
Gongsun Wan'er was filled with righteous indignation, while Tu Que Ling had a blank expression on his face and no ripples in his heart.
Yan Fuyao gritted his teeth and said,
"These beasts who harm people deserve to be hacked into pieces. Their death is not a pity! Take them all away and torture them severely for interrogation."
"As ordered!"
"As for these magical instruments... let them rest in peace."
After all, they are the belongings of a dead person, and according to traditional ideas, they must be buried.
The soldier said in embarrassment,
"Your Majesty, the prince wants to collect all these things, bring them back to Shengjing, and put them in the Imperial Academy or somewhere else for the people to see.
Let all students, officials, and citizens experience firsthand the harm of cults and deeply instill anti-cult awareness in everyone's heart. Only in this way can we eliminate the harm of cults and prevent them from misleading people."
Yan Fuyao thought about it, and although he felt a little reluctant, he still said,
"Okay then, put it away first."
"Tell me the intelligence we've gathered. Prince Lanling has gone to annihilate the enemy. How many are there? Do they need any support?"
The soldier immediately said,
"Your Majesty, the captives have confessed that there are over a thousand followers in the Shenglong Mountain Valley, a dozen miles to the southeast. The cult's spread extends over a radius of several hundred miles. If Your Majesty leads two thousand men to wipe them out, it should be a surefire way to wipe them out."
"That's fine."
Yan Fuyao nodded and continued,
“This place is only fifty miles away from Zhaozhong County, but the cult has spread over an area of several hundred miles. I absolutely do not believe that local officials are unaware of it.
Perhaps the local officials were colluding with the cult, just like the Shuozhou County in Kundi before, where the officials accepted bribes and provided protection.
Even if they weren’t, they can’t escape responsibility for oversight.”
Then, she looked at Ma Ling and said,
"Uncle Wang, please go to the county town in the south and arrest all the officials there. Interrogate them strictly and we will deal with them after we get there.
We need to hurry, lest they get wind of it and run away."
"The minister obeys the order!"
Ma Ling's face was gloomy. He immediately mobilized his troops and led 3,000 Zhennan soldiers to set out in a mighty force overnight, heading towards the south.
Yan Fuyao and Shen Changgong came up with the same idea, which was to set off overnight to prevent the other party from escaping.