Siege

Great Zhou's secondary capital.

The Reincarnator Ji Fu had just emerged from "seclusion" in his quiet room when he saw the entire estate in an uproar. Bewildered, he called over a guard. "What happened?"

"Heir Apparent, you've finally come out!"

The guard answered, sweating profusely. "Disaster, disaster! A great army has surrounded the secondary capital. The entire city's nobles and dignitaries are trembling with fear, all trying to figure out a way out! The old prince ordered that you go see him as soon as you came out."

Looking at the throng of maids and guards waiting outside, Ji Fu guessed that if he hadn't exaggerated tenfold the consequences of being disturbed while practicing, they might well have forced their way into the quiet room.

In truth, he had gone to another world to complete a Reincarnator mission. If these servants had barged in, they would have found nothing but an empty quiet room, and his secret might have been exposed.

"Who would dare commit such an outrageous act? Mu Hen? Or King Kaoshan?"

Ji Fu asked in surprise.

Both were notorious warlords in Xuzhou. The former was known for acting without restraint, while the latter led an army of rebels, so there was no need to say more about him.

In Ji Fu's mind, only those two reckless men would dare do such a thing.

"Neither. Military Governor Mu Hen has been killed, his entire clan wiped out. The same goes for King Kaoshan. The army surrounding the city now belongs to King Ding Wu Zhi, and it's said those peasant soldiers are utterly indiscriminate. Even several high-ranking officials and noble families tried to risk escaping the city, and they were killed on the spot..."

As the guard spoke, a shiver ran through him.

Since the onset of the