ATPnovel Chapter 32 Divine Soldiers Descend from the Sky!
Chapter 32 Divine Soldiers Descend from the Sky!
For these three thousand Imperial Guards, this night's experience was destined to be unforgettable.
They felt as if they were standing on a conveyor belt, with mountains, rivers, towns, and villages flashing past them.
They could feel the passage of time and the fatigue in their bodies, but the speed, the way they moved that transcended all common sense, left their minds blank. Apart from shock, they could not think of anything else.
This is beyond the reach of human power.
They even felt that even the immortals in novels who could ride the clouds were nothing more than this.
At first, some people gasped in fear and discomfort, but soon everyone fell silent.
Their eyes, initially filled with shock, gradually turned into numbness, and finally transformed into a kind of almost religious fanaticism of worship.
They looked at the tall figure walking at the very front of the procession—Emperor Emeritus Zhu Di.
The old man remained calm and composed, as if he had long been accustomed to this "divine way of traveling".
This further convinced them that they were participating in a conquest led by the gods!
They are no longer an army of mortals; they are heavenly soldiers and generals!
This realization replaced their fear with an unprecedented sense of honor and mission.
After an unknown amount of time, that feeling of rapid passage finally slowed down.
The distorted scene became clear again.
Not far away, a lake of clear water shimmered under the moonlight.
"arrive."
Zhu Di stopped and looked back at the three thousand imperial guards behind him.
They were all pale-faced and had dry lips, clearly experiencing this kind of "miraculous journey" for the first time, and their bodies were still somewhat exhausted. But their eyes were unusually bright, full of excitement.
"Rest here for half an hour!" Zhu Di ordered. "Zhu Xixiao, send a few clever men ahead to scout out the way, see what this place is, and how far it is from Suzhou City."
"As you command!"
Zhu Xixiao immediately selected a dozen of his most agile scouts, had them change into night clothes, and quietly slipped into the darkness.
Zhu Di found a clean rock to sit on, took out a water pouch from his robes, and took a big gulp.
He looked up and glanced at the moon in the sky.
When we set off from the capital, the moon was still in the east.
Now, the moon is hanging high in the sky.
In other words, they covered the thousands of miles from the capital in less than three hours!
"That kid Rui'er, he's really... becoming more and more unpredictable."
Zhu Di shook his head, feeling both shocked and proud.
Although his body had been enhanced by the system, making him strong enough to lift a cauldron and faster than a galloping horse, he knew that his abilities were no different from children playing house in front of his divine grandson.
Traveling three thousand miles a day, if this were in his time, it would be a piece of cake to launch a surprise attack on the Tartars in the northern desert.
What is meant by "dimensional reduction attack"?
This is called a dimensional reduction attack!
Half an hour later, the scouts that had been sent out returned one after another.
The news they brought back brought a satisfied smile to Zhu Di's face.
This place is located on the shore of Yangcheng Lake outside Suzhou city.
It is less than 30 li away from Suzhou City.
Moreover, the scouts also captured several fishermen who were fishing overnight, and from them they got an even more interesting piece of information.
Tonight, almost all the prominent gentry and wealthy merchants in Suzhou gathered at the Gu family mansion in the east of the city, seemingly discussing some important matter.
"Discussing important matters?" Zhu Di sneered. "More likely, they're plotting how to kill my imperial envoy in Jiangnan."
He stood up and waved to the three thousand elite guards who had rested and were full of energy.
"Everyone has it!"
"Change clothes!"
Three thousand Imperial Guards moved in perfect unison, quickly removing their conspicuous flying fish robes and donning more practical black night clothes. Their faces were covered with black veils, leaving only their cold eyes visible.
"You all know what our mission is."
Zhu Di looked at them, his voice low but filled with undeniable authority.
"Tonight, we're heading into a den of thieves. We're going to deal with the richest and most ruthless group of people in Jiangnan."
"They have money, power, servants and guards, and may even have privately amassed weapons."
"But aren't you afraid?"
"We are not afraid!" Three thousand people roared in unison, their voices echoing across the surrounding area.
Their voices were filled with fervor.
Just kidding, we've even experienced the speed of immortals traveling, what are we afraid of from a few rich man's servants?
"Very good!" Zhu Di nodded in satisfaction.
He took out the "visit" list that Zhu Zaiyi had given him from his pocket.
"Zhu Xixiao!"
"Your subject is here!"
"Take a thousand men and go to this address," Zhu Di said, pointing to a name on the list. "The Wang family's villa in Suzhou. Arrest everyone with the surname Wang there, and anyone in league with them! Anyone who resists, kill them without mercy!"
"As you command!"
"Commander Li!"
"Your subordinate is here!"
"Take a thousand men and go here. The Xu family of Songjiang... Hmph, they're probably related to that old bastard Xu Jie. Wipe them out, entourage!"
"As you command!"
"Commander Li!"
"Your subordinate is here!"
"Take a thousand men and go here. The Xu family of Songjiang... Hmph, they're probably related to that old bastard Xu Jie. Wipe them out, entourage!"
"As you command!"
Zhu Di issued seven or eight orders in succession, assigning all the key figures on the list to their posts.
Finally, he looked at the remaining nearly a thousand of the most elite guards.
"The rest of you, come with me!"
His gaze turned toward Suzhou, his eyes revealing a murderous intent.
"I wish to pay him a visit in person."
"The head of the Gu family who was behind it all, fanning the flames and organizing it all."
"Gu Xiancheng!"
Dark as ink.
Three thousand fierce and ruthless Imperial Guards, led by Zhu Di, transformed into a black torrent, silently surging towards the first magnificent city in Jiangnan, which was still asleep.
What they didn't know was...
At the same time they were taking action.
In Suzhou, at the Gu family mansion, the council hall was still brightly lit.
Gu Xiancheng and a group of gentry and wealthy merchants had just finalized their plan for a "military remonstrance".
They raised their glasses in celebration, as if they could already see the failure of the new policies, the annihilation of Qi Jiguang's army, and the scene of that young boy in the capital being in a state of utter chaos.
"Gentlemen, for the sake of our century-old foundation in Jiangnan, for the sake of the prosperity and wealth of our descendants!"
Gu Xiancheng raised his wine glass, full of vigor and confidence.
"Cheers!"
Everyone raised their glasses and drank them down in one gulp.
The hall was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
The mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind.
They are like that arrogant praying mantis.
Meanwhile, the oriole was already lying in ambush behind them.