Quelling the rebels

"Good!"

The Dragon King glanced at the lightning-struck peach wood in the other's hand, then immediately responded and stepped forward.

With a flick of his sleeve, a vast and turbulent river appeared before him, rushing directly toward the centipede demon.

The massive river water crashed down on the centipede demon, pressing it down so that it could not move.

Upon seeing this, the centipede demon began to hiss repeatedly.

It was terrified of being whipped by Tao Lingluo's peach tree branches; when those branches struck it, it truly felt like it was going to kill it.

Ignoring the guy's roars, Tao Lingluo stepped forward and lashed out with her whip.

The power of the heavenly lightning touched the opponent, and in an instant, the lightning flowed directly through the opponent's body, causing the centipede spirit to tremble all over, and a charred mark immediately appeared on its body.

At this moment, his aura completely weakened.

Tao Lingluo was overjoyed at the sight, "Come, let me whip it one more time!"

Although it was called a whip, Tao Lingluo showed no mercy, leaving several marks on her opponent's body with a few sharp cracks.

A faint smell of burning could still be detected in the air.

The centipede demon turned to look at Tao Lingluo and saw her brandishing the lightning-struck peach wood, about to continue whipping her. The centipede demon was immediately terrified.

If this continues, it will surely be beaten to death here by the other side.

That peach branch in their hand is incredibly powerful.

"You just wait, I will avenge this disgrace!"

As the centipede demon spoke, its body twisted into a ball.

The Dragon King realized the other party was trying to escape, and frowned. He had already offended them; how could he let them return to the mountains like this?

Thinking of this, he immediately stepped forward to stop the other party.

The centipede demon spat out a cloud of smoke that enveloped both of them.

The Dragon King was greatly alarmed and quickly cast a spell to protect himself. By the time the smoke cleared, the centipede demon had already disappeared without a trace.

"Keep chasing him; keeping him around will only cause trouble later."

The Dragon King, having said that, took Tao Lingluo and prepared to continue the pursuit.

However, Tao Lingluo quickly stopped them, "No, we can't keep chasing them. If we do, we might not be able to overpower them."

Why?

Upon hearing this, the Dragon King looked at the other party in confusion.

The opponent possesses a piece of peach wood struck by lightning; capturing this centipede demon and whipping it to death is entirely within their capabilities.

"You think this thing has no consumption? If it doesn't kill the opponent in a few hits, it'll be even worse later. Once it realizes what's happening, we'll be the ones who die."

Upon hearing this, Tao Lingluo could only offer one explanation.

As he spoke, he shook the lightning-struck peach wood in his hand.

The Dragon King looked closely and saw that many of the branches that had originally grown were now gone.

It seems to be due to the exertion just now.

Will this thing be consumed?

Upon seeing this, the Dragon King frowned and said something, but after thinking about it, it made perfect sense.

If this thing could be used indefinitely, then Tao Lingluo could practically kill enemies of higher ranks with ease.

Furthermore, the lightning bolts that struck down were originally stored inside, so some loss is to be expected.

"Otherwise I would have caught up with them long ago; after all, keeping them around is just asking for trouble."

Upon hearing this, Tao Lingluo replied as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

He then glanced down and said, "Let's go down first. It looks like the battle down below is about to end."

From her vantage point, she could see that the army below was completely surrounded by fire, and with such intense flames, the army below had already collapsed.

Hearing this, the Dragon King nodded and flew down with the other person.

At that moment, Princess Jin'an saw the seriously injured Emperor Kaide and quickly flew down, attempting to use her Power of Incense Offerings to stabilize her father's injuries.

At this moment, the army below the palace began to flee, and some soldiers had already abandoned their armor and weapons.

He raised his hands and ran towards the edge of the fire, attempting to surrender.

Following Fang Weiyan's instructions, Lin Liyun did not kill them all, but simply ordered the surrendered soldiers to take off their armor and squat obediently to the side.

Hearing that the army had been routed, Fang Weiyan also came to the front of the battle.

Looking at the fire burning ahead and smelling the acrid odor in the air, Fang Weiyan frowned slightly.

"Have someone shout that if these soldiers are willing to surrender, their past actions will be forgiven."

It would be a waste to burn tens of thousands of people to death like this; it would be better to let them surrender.

Upon hearing this, Lin Liyun immediately responded and then sent someone forward to speak.

"Also, have someone prepare for firefighting; lest Yanhuai City burn down."

Starting a fire is easy and simple.

But putting out the fire is not so simple now.

However, just as Fang Weiyan finished speaking, the Dragon King flew down beside him and said, "If you want to extinguish the fire, I can lend a hand."

Extinguishing the fire was quite simple for him.

Fang Weiyan just seen the centipede demon escape, and he was a little surprised that the Dragon King hadn't chased after it. "Why didn't you go after the centipede demon?"

Keeping this thing, Fang Weiyan felt like he was letting a tiger return to the mountains.

"Sigh, your peach tree spirit said that the heavenly lightning within the lightning-struck peach wood is almost exhausted, so even if we caught up with it, we might not be able to kill it, and that's why we stopped chasing."

The Dragon King replied upon hearing this.

Fang Weiyan raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, "Peach wood struck by lightning?"

"This is it. I ran back and retrieved it before, but unfortunately, the heavenly lightning inside is about to be used up. Once it's gone, this peach branch can only be used to ward off minor ghosts and has some exorcising effect. As for fighting these demons, it won't be able to."

Tao Lingluo landed as well, sighed, and said...

Upon hearing this, Fang Weiyan looked at the peach wood branch in the other person's hand. At close range, he could indeed see the electric sparks flashing on the branch, though they appeared to be extremely sparse.

"Can I add some more to this thing?"

Seeing this, Fang Weiyan stroked his chin and asked a question.

From his perspective, this thing looks a bit like a power bank.

"How do I top up my account?"

Tao Lingluo, upon hearing this, also asked a question in a daze.

"So, is it okay to just add a little bit of electricity?"

Fang Weiyan didn't know if this thing would work.

Tao Lingluo was completely unaware of what Fang Weiyan was talking about. Seeing Fang Weiyan's words, she thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we give it a try?"

She's addicted to it. The more awful she was when she was struck by lightning, the more satisfying it is to use the lightning-struck peach wood to strike others.

Moreover, this is attacking someone of a higher level, so the feeling is indescribably exhilarating.

However, this experience is clearly time-limited, and now that time has come.

If we could store it up, that would be the best.

Fang Weiyan nodded upon hearing this, "Then let's put this matter aside for now and deal with the situation at hand first."

Fang Weiyan said something, then turned to the Dragon King and said, "Dragon King, when extinguishing the fire, please cover it with water. Do not let the water and fire come into direct contact. Just cover it up, is that alright?"

This stuff is all burning gasoline. If you pour water on it, the gasoline will spill everywhere, which will cause even more trouble.

The Dragon King was somewhat puzzled by Fang Weiyan's meaning, but upon hearing Fang Weiyan's instructions, he nodded. "A small matter."

Immediately, the Dragon King took action, extinguishing some of the fires that were about to engulf the houses.

As the river water washed it out, it gradually enveloped the fire, and the enclosed flames began to extinguish one by one.

The Dragon King gave Fang Weiyan a strange look, somewhat puzzled as to why this method could extinguish the fire.

At this moment, the battle was drawing to a close, and the rebel army originally outnumbered Fang Weiyan's soldiers.

But under these weapons, the army at the front was routed in an instant, and annihilating the rebels seemed extremely easy.

Just as Fang Weiyan was looking ahead, wondering how Emperor Kaide doing in the palace, he saw Princess Jin'an fly over.

"Lord An, may I come with you? My father wishes to see you."

Princess Jin'an looked extremely haggard at the moment. She bowed gracefully to Fang Weiyan as she approached him.

Even now, Princess Jin'an still appears to be extremely polite.

Fang Weiyan was taken aback upon hearing this, but after only a moment's thought, he agreed.

"Please lead the way, Princess."

As soon as she finished speaking, Princess Jin'an waved her hand and flew towards the palace wall with Fang Weiyan in her arms.

A moment later, Fang Weiyan and Princess Jin'an landed in front of Emperor Kaide.

When Fang Weiyan arrived, he discovered that Emperor Kaide's body had been pierced by a long sword, and his face was as pale as paper.

It looks like it's about to die.

Seeing this, Fang Weiyan's expression changed slightly, "Your Majesty..."

Although he harbored some ulterior motives, the emperor in front of him had treated him very well. Seeing that the emperor seemed to be about to pass away, Fang Weiyan's expression changed.

Emperor Kaide looked at Fang Weiyan before him, managing a weak smile. "Ahem... You're quite good. I actually noticed you a long time ago from the Underworld Administration, and I've always thought you were very capable. Now you've even raised an army to defend the emperor, and you're extremely competent at leading troops."

"Cough cough..."

"It's truly excellent. I wish to marry my only daughter to you, so that you may inherit the throne of the Jiang Kingdom. Are you willing?"

Emperor Kaide was nearing the end of his life, but he was overjoyed to see the crisis in the Jiang Kingdom resolved before his death, and the person who saved him was Fang Weiyan.

He had originally intended for Fang Weiyan the throne, and now that Fang Weiyan had achieved this, he could die without regrets.

"Your subject... is willing."

Seeing the pleading look on the other person's face, Fang Weiyan gritted his teeth and ultimately didn't refuse.

Upon Emperor Kaide's face lit up with joy. He then beckoned the two men to come closer and placed their palms together.

"The Jiang Kingdom, and my daughter, are now in your hands. Do not disappoint me..."

As the words fell, Emperor Kaide's eyes slowly closed, and he breathed his last.

He had been holding on until now, and finally the internal strife in the Jiang Kingdom was quelled, and the Jiang Kingdom had a successor. He could finally breathe his last.

"Father!"

Princess Jin'an watched her father die, and finally couldn't help but call out, her eyes immediately reddening.

Having already died once, Princess Jin'an's eyes remained dry, without a single tear falling.

Seeing this, Fang Weiyan sighed, "Your Highness, right now we need to gather the rebels, appease the people in the city, and prevent any villains from taking advantage of the situation."

"This matter will be fully handled by Commandery Governor An. Father has just said that you will inherit the throne from now on. Now, the entire Jiang Kingdom is in charge of the prefect."

Jin'an turned around and gave Fang Weiyan a slight bow.

Upon seeing this, Fang Weiyan sighed inwardly, "In that case, I obey."

After saying that, Fang Weiyan got up and began to prepare for the aftermath.

The palace gates were opened; the rebels below had all surrendered, and the ringleaders had been arrested.

Under the Dragon King's power, the fires have begun to be extinguished one by one.

Upon seeing this, Fang Weiyan immediately rose and went to the front of the army. "Call Qiao'er over and have her stay with Princess Jin'an. First, help to prepare the Emperor's body for proper burial."

"Furthermore, dispatch a large army to patrol Yanhuai City, informing the people that the rebellion has been quelled, so that they can rest assured. Anyone who takes advantage of the situation to commit evil deeds will be executed!"

"The fire at the city gate has not yet been extinguished. Please, Dragon King, go and collect the corpses from the city as soon as possible."

Fang Weiyan approached Lin Liyun and casually began to give instructions one by one.

The rebellion has now been quelled, but there are still many things to deal with. The Emperor Kaide has passed away, and a state funeral will be held afterward.

Upon hearing Fang Weiyan's instructions, Lin Liyun immediately responded and turned to get busy.

The Dragon King will extinguish the fire, so there's no need to worry too much.

The army split into dozens of small squads and began to announce along the main streets that the rebels had been quelled, and sternly warned anyone who might take advantage of the situation to commit crimes.

Fang Weiyan's army, dressed in uniform and wearing identical black riot shields, still exuded an extremely powerful sense of oppression as they walked the streets.

With continuous propaganda, the people in the city began to cautiously peek out and open their doors and windows.

The giant centipede demon in the sky has disappeared; it seems it has truly been driven away.

Upon seeing this, the people immediately cheered.

Although they didn't quite understand what had happened before, the enormous centipede demon had truly terrified countless children.

The people knew what the demon wanted.

Now that the rebels have been quelled, the people are overjoyed.

"Find out clearly which ministers were implicated in the cavalry rebellion, and kill them all."

Fang Weiyan was still giving instructions on some things.

"My lord, we must find out who has been implicated. If those implicated are minor officials, they should be punished leniently. If we kill all these ministers, then the court will be left without anyone to rely on!"

Hearing this, Qiao'er couldn't help but speak up.

Although the court officials are indeed unworthy, if they were all killed, who would be willing to serve Fang Weiyan?

Fang Weiyan frowned upon hearing this. To be honest, after hearing about the various things happening in the court, he really felt that it would be better to just kill all the officials in the court.

But if this really happens now, and he actually kills them all, then if he wants to do something later, there really won't be anyone to help him.

I felt a little helpless, but this was indeed the most realistic situation.

"Let's do as you say."

Fang Weiyan nodded and sent Cheng Feng down to investigate.