An army at the gates (please subscribe)

Once Xue Xing's army charged to within fifty meters of the city gates, a hail of arrows suddenly rained down from the walls.

The volley felled a huge swath of his army in an instant.

"Aah!!!"

"Aaaah!!"

The soldiers' screams erupted, piercing the sky.

Xue Xing hurriedly ordered a retreat. "All troops, fall back a hundred meters!"

Then his hawklike eyes locked onto the city walls.

Clearly, he had walked into a trap!

Hundreds of his five thousand soldiers had already fallen. He could not force another charge.

Porcupinefish Douluo appeared atop the walls, gazing coldly down at Xue Xing. "By the crown prince's military decree, anyone who dares disturb the peace of Heaven Dou City shall be killed without mercy!"

"Xue Xing, you couldn't escape today even if you had wings."

"Who are you?" Xue Xing demanded.

He had never seen this man before, and judging by his bearing, he did not seem to belong to the Royal Guard Corps either.

Pufferfish did not answer him. Instead, he turned to the soldiers behind him. "Xue Xing has rebelled and seeks to usurp the throne! Such a vile, ungrateful traitor deserves death at anyone's hands. His Majesty has decreed that Xue Xing be executed on the spot. Soldiers, if you are still loyal to the emperor and the Tiandou Empire, charge out with me and capture Xue Xing!"

"Bullshit! The crown prince is the rebel! I have only come to rid His Majesty of the traitors around him. Stop spreading your lies!" Xue Xing shouted back.

He could not let morale waver now, or they would lose before the battle was even fought.

"I have an imperial decree right here! Soldiers, follow me into the city!"

Seeing Xue Xing holding the forged decree, Pufferfish produced his command token. "Archers, ready