Be Passive In The High Martial World

Chapter 28: White Lotus Supports Life, Jia Wei Can Kill

"Swish..."

The Great Zhou flag on the city tower fluttered in the wind, slightly trembling. Several arrows with flames grazed the fabric and left behind a few sparks.

Underneath the city tower, a young man in a white linen robe cautiously avoided the patrolling soldiers, accompanied by a woman and a child.

"Phew..."

A cool night breeze blew on Chen Kuang's face, dispersing some of the alcohol scent on his body. The pent-up frustration from being confined in the prison cell also dissipated, rejuvenating his spirit.

He looked around curiously.

Whether it was the original body or himself, this was the first time Chen Kuang had seen the true face of this world.

The first breath of freedom he took didn't feel as wonderful as he had imagined.

It was mixed with the smell of gunpowder, blood, decay, and dust...

Apart from being less damp and sticky than the prison cell, it was almost the same.

But thinking about it, it made sense. The imperial city had fallen for a whole eight days, and the Black Armor Army was still fighting against the remaining forces of the Liang Kingdom. They had no time to deal with the corpses.

The entire imperial city was filled with corpses, and they were starting to stink.

For this martial world, the plague was not something to be greatly feared.

But only for cultivators.

If the plague were to arise and spread to the surrounding villages and towns, the Zhou people would probably not bother to intervene in the short term.

Even if they did intervene, they would probably just kill all the infected and quarantine the remaining people to fend for themselves.

They wouldn't show any mercy to the remnants of the Liang Kingdom.

Since Ji Chengtian ascended the throne of Great Zhou, within just ten years, the territory of Zhou had doubled, annexing three countries before Liang Kingdom became the fourth.

The lessons from those previous countries were still fresh in everyone's minds. The Zhou people directly executed all the high-ranking officials of the annexed countries and sent their own indoctrination officials to take over.

These indoctrination officials didn't educate the common people, but rather the lower-level officials and literati.

Then, these local officials would govern the common people, making them submit, and the literati would write and spread altered historical documents, propagating Zhou people's poetry and customs as advanced.

Any signs of resistance would be instantly suppressed, even if it meant killing hundreds of thousands of ordinary people in one go.

On the contrary, those who praised and glorified the Zhou dynasty would be immediately promoted to local officials.

Ji Chengtian's words were, "If they speak of culture in the Zhou way, always praising achievements, in another forty years, there will be crows and drums celebrating me."

His ambition was clear.

He didn't care how many lives of ordinary people were lost.

Once the war in the Liang Kingdom completely subsided, this system would be implemented throughout the Liang Kingdom. At that time, there would undoubtedly be a bloodbath.

"Hush..."

Chen Kuang stopped Chu Wenruo and asked her to hide nearby. "Someone is coming."

Chu Wenruo quickly covered her mouth and nodded, skillfully holding the little princess and hiding in a corner.

Fortunately, the little princess didn't cry or make a fuss. She seemed to think they were playing hide-and-seek and obediently covered her own mouth.

Because there was still a hint of chicken grease on her hands, she reluctantly stuck out her tongue and licked her palm.

Chen Kuang's face turned serious. Although he had managed to avoid several waves of soldier patrols earlier, this time was different. It was a Black Armor Guard.

Moreover, this road was the only way out of the city, and there was no way to avoid it.

The Black Armor Guard had obviously received news of the prison riot. His aura was intimidating, and his gaze was filled with killing intent. As he passed by several prisoners, he didn't even stop, directly beheading them.

If he were alone, he could consider finding a way to detour from the rooftops. But he was still with Chu Wenruo and her daughter.

Chen Kuang sighed.

In theory, he had initially planned to deceive Huo Hengxuan with a few empty promises and follow them out together.

But who would have thought that Huo Hengxuan would be unreliable and leave him, a clueless rookie, to deal with this.

If he abandoned this mother and daughter now and rushed out alone, his chances of success would increase by a few folds...

Chen Kuang turned his head and saw that the Liang Kingdom Queen had already found a large bamboo basket to cover her upper body.

Unfortunately, her feet under the skirt were awkwardly shuffling left and right, resembling a giant hermit crab, making rustling sounds as she stumbled.

He couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.

Then he slowly exhaled.

Such thoughts must not exist, if one dies, then so be it, one must not lose courage.

Although those words were meant to deceive the old man, they were also partially sincere.

Black Armor Guard, Innate Realm.

Can be killed.

Chen Kuang lowered his gaze, his fingers pressed against the strings, his whole body relaxed, and the fine dust around him was instantly pushed away by an invisible force - Descension from Tushita Heaven, the first layer of the Triple Power.

Because the spiritual energy in his body was like boiling water, any bit of power would disrupt the balance. The first phase caused his blood and qi to surge, which happened to provide this bit of assistance.

The spiritual energy that surged and flowed through his meridians was already like waves and tides, and this assistance further fueled the fire.

The barrier of the fifth acupoint was instantly shattered by the surging spiritual energy.

True spiritual energy replaced false spiritual energy.

The spiritual energy transformed by the Xiaoyao Wine gained even more space, and Chen Kuang's cultivation instantly advanced to a higher level!

The spiritual energy that had been flowing endlessly in his meridians gradually solidified, changing from a scattered gaseous state to a liquid state like a stream.

Innate Primordial Origin, the one qi.

The sign of entering the Innate Realm!

This intense fluctuation of spiritual energy naturally caught the attention of the Black Armor Guard.

"Who?!"

The Black Armor Guard's iconic crimson eyes immediately emitted a cold light as he looked towards the direction where Chen Kuang was. He pointed his long sword forward, ready to attack.

"It's me."

Chen Kuang took a step to the side and boldly walked out.

"You are..."

The Black Armor Guard saw his calm demeanor, the overflowing spiritual energy on his body, almost condensing into substantial mist, and he seemed to exude a hint of Grandmaster aura. For a moment, he hesitated.

Could it be... the General has invited another Immortal Master to assist?

This momentary hesitation made him hesitate to draw his sword immediately.

In the next moment, Chen Kuang's finger pressed on the strings, taking big strides forward while casually plucking the strings.

He played the first piece of music that the musician had taught him, something he often practiced and was as simple to him as eating and drinking.

Because he was so familiar with it, he played it effortlessly.

This piece of music was created by the musician himself and was called... "The Settling of the Wind and Waves".

However, the meaning conveyed by Chen Kuang's playing had none of the calm and openness of the settling wind and waves, but only a surge of fierce killing intent.

With each step he took, the sound of the zither spread.

This killing intent was extremely sharp, like a demonic sound entering the ears, stirring the brain, blades and swords attacking the body, needles and pins piercing the flesh, and as if falling from a great height in an instant, causing all the internal organs to shift, tearing one apart.

Heavenly Demon Melody.

The Black Armor Guard was instantly enveloped in fear, feeling as if he had fallen into an endless purgatory, cold sweat pouring down, unable to control his trembling.

But this influence only lasted for a moment.

He immediately regained his senses and became alert.

Not good!

But it was already too late!

By the time he snapped out of it, Chen Kuang had already taken three big steps, each step overlapping with a layer of power, causing the dust to fly and the clouds to surge.

The lotus mark between the young man's eyebrows solidified, his eyes were like lightning, his momentum was like a rainbow, he released his hand from playing the zither and suddenly pushed out a palm.

The unstoppable force of the Unparalleled Power struck, the Black Armor Guard's expression changed drastically, but there was no way to avoid it.

"Boom!"

The first phase, the Triple Power, White Lotus Supports Life!

With one palm, a muffled sound, the surging spiritual energy exploded from within the Black Armor Guard in an instant.

Chen Kuang looked at the pile of flesh and mud that fell down, took a deep breath, and smiled faintly, "I came to kill you, but I'm not just here to kill you."

(End of this chapter)