newbobooks Chapter 182 Murong Yishuang's Dilemma
Chapter 182 Murong Yishuang's Dilemma
Yaori City was on the border of the Qin Dynasty, and the people living there might never have been to Xianyang in their entire lives.
Now, the great Emperor is actually coming to Yaori City! This is truly a blessing for Yaori City.
How could this not excite them.
"He's here! He's here! The Emperor has arrived!"
A civilian saw the army appearing in the distance, and the dragon carriage surrounded by the army, and shouted excitedly.
His shout seemed to flip a switch, and the entire scene instantly erupted in excitement.
Everyone wanted to squeeze to the front to catch a glimpse of the Emperor's face, but with the army around them, they couldn't move forward at all.
But this did not diminish their enthusiasm in the slightest.
Currently, Ying Chen's popularity in the Qin Dynasty can be described as exceptionally high.
Before the Qin Dynasty, it was just an ordinary dynasty with weak national strength, and anyone could bully it.
But everything changed after Ying Chen ascended the throne, and the Qin Dynasty became powerful.
They wiped out the forces that had bullied them in the past.
Furthermore, it enabled the Qin Dynasty to rise to the status of an imperial dynasty, something they would never have dared to dream of before!
The people in the border town of Yaori felt this change most deeply.
They spend most of their time on the border and frequently interact with people from other factions.
They could even come into contact with people from the Huangfu Emperor's dynasty.
In the eyes of those forces, as long as they are stronger than the Qin Dynasty, the people of the Qin Dynasty are nothing more than ants to them.
They can be bullied at will.
However, the Qin Dynasty was unable to obtain justice for them.
Because the Qin Dynasty would not risk offending a powerful force for the sake of some lowly reputation.
However, it is different now.
They can hold their heads high when they see people from other factions, while those people need to fawn over and flatter them.
This gave them an unusual sense of satisfaction.
They knew that all of this was brought about by Ying Chen.
Therefore, they naturally loved and respected Ying Chen, their emperor, immensely.
At this moment, the army in the distance had already arrived at Yaori City.
They stopped outside the city, revealing the dragon carriage in the middle.
Ying Chen led Murong Yishuang out from inside.
"This humble general, Yue Fei, pays his respects to Your Majesty!"
Yue Fei stepped forward and bowed.
General Yue, you may dispense with the formalities!
Ying Chen smiled and waved his hand.
"Your Majesty, the venue for the alliance meeting is ready. We are now waiting for the people from the Huangfu Dynasty to arrive!"
Yue Fei spoke respectfully to Ying Chen.
"Ok!"
Ying Chen nodded. "No rush. There's still some time before the agreed time. Let's go into the city first!"
"Here!"
Yue Fei led the way, and Ying Chen, along with Murong Haoxuan and his sister Murong Yishuang, as well as Dian Wei and Huo Qubing, entered Yaori City.
The surrounding people were in an uproar when they saw the emperor walking towards them.
They cheered and tried to move forward, but were blocked by the surrounding soldiers.
It was impossible to take a single step forward.
They all looked at the soldiers blocking their way with resentful eyes, as if blaming them for blocking their path.
Ying Chen looked at the people around him, at the excitement and fervor on their faces.
I feel like I've been transported back to a past life when I was a fan of a celebrity.
The only difference is that the person being idolized has become myself.
"I never imagined that I would be so beloved by the people of Qin!"
Ying Chen muttered to himself.
Ying Chen waved slightly to the surrounding people as a greeting.
His action immediately ignited the already fervent crowds.
Some people were so excited that their faces turned red.
"Ah! The Emperor is waving at me again?"
"Oh my god! I can't believe it!"
"Nonsense! The Emperor was clearly waving at me. You're just benefiting from my presence!"
"fart......"
"Stop arguing, all of you. The Emperor isn't waving at you, he's waving at me. You'd better be sensible..."
"..."
Yue Fei led Ying Chen and the others all the way to the city lord's mansion.
The city lord's mansion was under martial law at this time, and patrolling soldiers could be seen everywhere.
Furthermore, a powerful array was set up to cover the entire city lord's mansion.
Even a Void Refinement Realm expert couldn't sneak into the City Lord's Mansion undetected.
"Lu Bing!"
Inside the city lord's mansion, Ying Chen had just sat down when he called out softly.
Lu Bing's figure appeared out of thin air in the room, which startled Murong Yishuang, who was serving behind Ying Chen.
Anyone would be startled if someone suddenly jumped out of the room!
"Don't be afraid, we're on the same side!"
Ying Chen comforted him.
Murong Yishuang breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Ying Chen's words.
She then nodded obediently and served tea and water to Yingchen.
"Lu Bing, has Emperor Huangfu set off yet?"
Ying Chen turned his gaze away from Murong Yishuang and looked at Lu Bing, asking a question.
When Murong Yishuang heard Ying Chen mention Emperor Huangfu, she quietly perked up her ears, wanting to listen carefully to what they were saying.
"Your Majesty, our spies from the Huangfu Dynasty have reported that Your Majesty has departed from the capital, but it will take some time for you to reach Yaori City..."
Lu Bing replied respectfully.
"Ok!"
Ying Chen nodded, then asked, "Who did she bring with her, and how strong are they?"
"Emperor Huangfu doesn't have many followers, but they are all very powerful. He has two royal ancestors and two generals leading large armies with him!"
"Among them, the two royal ancestors were both at the early stage of the Mahayana realm, one of whom was Huangfu Duan, who had previously gone to Great Qin to discuss the alliance with Great Qin..."
"And those two generals are also famous generals of the Huangfu Dynasty. Their strength is at the peak of the Void Refinement stage. The army they lead is also not weak. There are 200,000 troops, and the lowest cultivation level is at the early stage of the Golden Core stage!"
Lu Bing recounted all the intelligence gathered by the Embroidered Uniform Guard in detail.
This scene truly shocked Murong Yishuang; she hadn't expected that the Qin Dynasty's infiltration of the Huangfu Dynasty was so severe.
Even the guards around Emperor Huangfu had been thoroughly investigated.
How to do?
Should I tell Sister Huangfu about this?
Murong Yishuang was caught in a dilemma.
On the one hand, she had a very good relationship with Huangfu Sixuan, like sisters, and she was worried that Da Qin would be detrimental to Huangfu Sixuan.
On the other hand, she is now the personal lady-in-waiting of the Emperor of Qin. If she were to leak information about Qin, the Emperor would be furious, and she would certainly not have a good end.
Even Murong Haoxuan, who was serving in the Qin Dynasty, was implicated.
He was deeply conflicted and tormented.
"Miss Murong!"
"what?"
Murong Yishuang was lost in thought when she heard someone calling her. When she came back to her senses, she saw Ying Chen looking at her.
By this time, Lu Bing had already left; she had been lost in thought and hadn't noticed.
Her eyes darted away, afraid that Ying Chen would notice something was wrong!
"What are you thinking about? You're so lost in thought, I've called you several times and you haven't responded!"
Ying Chen teased.
"No...nothing!"
Murong Yishuang's heart tightened, and she said guiltily.