Be Passive In The High Martial World

Chapter 25: Executing Huo Hengxuan

"Caw... caw..."

Several crows flapped their wings and flew, only to be shot down by the soldiers on guard, landing with a thud.

The night wind brushed through the majestic and desolate imperial city, stirring up a commotion among the people.

Inside the imperial city, there was silence, with corpses scattered everywhere and no one to clean them up.

Outside the imperial city, heads piled up like mountains, and the sound of shouting and killing filled the air.

The remnants of the Liang Kingdom soldiers were attacking the Lingtai Mountain cultivators together.

These were not the governor's soldiers guarding the imperial city, but the subordinate generals under Huo Hengxuan, who had been forcibly disbanded by an imperial decree and now gathered from all directions.

In just seven days, twenty thousand ordinary people from all over the Liang Kingdom had quickly rebuilt this army.

Among them were not only soldiers, but also Liang Kingdom civilians who voluntarily joined.

At first, they only had pitchforks and simple weapons, filled with resentment and determination. Now, they were all equipped with sharp weapons, laughing and drinking blood, with heads hanging from their waists, indistinguishable from the surrounding soldiers.

War is a machine that, once set in motion, can quickly produce elites.

The commoners enter, and the heroes emerge.

The fierce remnants of the soldiers had reached the city gate, setting up ladders and pushing the siege hammer with all their might.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Above, the cultivators were fighting, and several white light remnants flashed by. The air exploded with a loud bang, creating vacuum circles. If someone was hit, they would fall like a meteor, leaving behind a huge crater upon impact.

The twisted talismanic texts appeared like wriggling worms, instantly emitting crimson mist carrying a plague that spread. Wherever it went, the air was filled with disease, and ordinary people turned into dry bones.

Further away, someone summoned a hundred-foot-long giant beast out of thin air, resembling a unicorn or a dragon. With a sweep of its long tail, it turned flesh into mud.

Looking at the wilderness and towns outside the entire imperial city, there was no intact land left.

Countless small and large craters covered the area, and almost no remnants of walls and ruins were left. Only scorched earth remained, filled with knives, guns, swords, and halberds.

In seven days, people joined the battlefield one after another, but their numbers kept decreasing.

Out of over twenty thousand people, there were now less than four thousand.

And now, it was the eighth day.

When the night was at its darkest.

The young general holding the "Huo" flag written in blood killed the enemy in front of him and saw that the city gate was finally breached. With bloodshot eyes, he shouted, "Enter the city! Enter the city! Follow me into the city! Kill—!!!"

He raised the flag high, walking forward excitedly, only to find that there were very few people following him.

The young general paused, only to realize that there were corpses everywhere around him, with hardly anyone left standing.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The sound of armor hitting each other came from behind the city gate, and a fully equipped army of black-armored soldiers emerged from both sides of the street, forming a new defense line.

The young general tightly gripped the flag made of a long spear and the clothes of his comrades, gritting his teeth, his face devoid of color.

A Lingtai Mountain cultivator suddenly descended and supported his faltering body.

The young general said, "Thank you."

"No need." The cultivator smiled and flicked his hand, sending the young general ten zhang away.

More and more cultivators landed on the ground, crossing the black-armored soldiers and looking towards Li Hongling, who stood high above the imperial city.

The leading cultivator said, "Jiang Jian from Lingtai Mountain intends to break through General Li's formation."

"Kong Yunyi from Lingtai Mountain intends to..."

"Lingtai Mountain..."

The voices were endless.

The killing intent soared.

Li Hongling sat on the abyss of the giant star, his crimson eyes filled with disdain, and he sneered.

"Do they really think that with these insignificant soldiers, they can even scratch half of my black-armored army?"

Because Shen Xingzhu from the Profound Spirit Dao Gate was present, neither side dared to break the rules and could only fight king against king, soldier against soldier.

They thought they had exchanged their twenty thousand remnants for ten thousand black-armored soldiers.

But... I'm afraid these loyal subjects of the Liang Kingdom couldn't even dream of it.

During these days, the so-called "black-armored army" they fought against were actually defected Liang Kingdom soldiers.

Fifty thousand black-armored soldiers, not a single one moved.

Li Hongling's sarcastic smile widened in her eyes as she waved her hand and summoned a black-armored guard.

"To think there is still such spirit and courage. It's about time to bring out that useless old waste for a stroll."

These past two days, she deliberately ignored any movement in the dungeon, paying no attention whatsoever.

It was all to observe Huo Hengxuan's attitude towards Chen Kuang, to confirm whether what the latter said was true.

With Huo Hengxuan's cunning, it was impossible for him not to know that this little musician was an ally of Emperor Liang. When he saw the good food and wine, he should have understood that the other party had already betrayed him.

As expected, Huo Hengxuan had grown increasingly resentful towards Chen Kuang these past few days, often engaging in verbal disputes with him.

Indirectly, this proved that Chen Kuang did indeed know the whereabouts of the elixir of immortality.

Now that the elixir had been found, Huo Hengxuan no longer had any reason to live.

It was just a pity for Qing Qi, who had been monitoring the dungeon alongside her...

After following her for so long, he still didn't know when to stop.

When she entered the city, he didn't care about the burning, killing, and looting. But now that Shen Xingzhu was here, he dared to attack ordinary people outside the city.

She had personally taken action to end his life.

Li Hongling sighed.

She narrowed her eyes and looked down at the many cultivators below.

"Come, let me see... If I were to execute Huo Hengxuan in front of all of you, do you still have the courage to be my enemy?"

This was the final value of keeping Huo Hengxuan alive until today.

...

[With just a few words, you have destroyed Shen Xingzhu's Dao heart and gained the passive skill "Heavenly Demon Law": The melodies you play seem to possess an irresistible and terrifying magic, capable of influencing others' spirits based on your emotions.]

Chen Kuang looked at the newly added passive skill on the status bar, feeling a sense of relief.

But this was not enough...

One day, the passive skills on this status bar would need to fill several pages.

However, before this newfound sense of security could settle, Chen Kuang heard Huo Hengxuan muttering to himself:

"Finally, it's here..."

Then,

he heard the sound of the dungeon door being opened.

At the wrong time, he heard an unexpected sound.

Chen Kuang's heart sank.

The person who came was not Qing Qi, but two unfamiliar black-armored guards.

The two of them headed straight for Huo Hengxuan's cell.

Chen Kuang's pupils contracted, and he quickly stood up. The chains rattled as he took two steps forward and grabbed onto the railing.

Huo Hengxuan was lifted up by the two guards, dragged out of the cell, and turned his head to glance at Chen Kuang before bursting into laughter.

Chen Kuang shouted, "Hey! Where are you taking this old man?"

The black-armored guards naturally didn't respond, but next door, Chu Wenruo and the little princess were awakened. She sat up in confusion, followed by panic.

"General Huo!"

Chu Wenruo was at a loss, as if caught off guard and left hanging.

Chen Kuang watched helplessly as Huo Hengxuan disappeared outside the door, taking a deep breath.

Huo Hengxuan wasn't surprised; this was within his expectations...

But could someone please bother to tell him what exactly was going on?!

This old bastard didn't reveal any information at all. Was he planning to give him a surprise exam?

But damn it, a surprise exam like this was no joke!

"Bang!"

Chen Kuang admitted that he was getting a little anxious. He even tried to use the second phase of "White Lotus Supports Life" to forcefully break open the cell by condensing his strength.

However, the dungeon had set up a prohibition that could only be opened with a key. With his current strength, he couldn't do it.

"Creak..."

As if hearing his complaint, the dungeon door opened once again.

Qing Qi walked up to Chen Kuang's cell with the usual good food and wine, except this time there were two bottles instead of one.

(End of this chapter)