The Demon Lords

Chapter 489 12 Losing the Game_4

"I'm not afraid."

"Why? I am a Yan man."

"I am still a Jin man, still the emperor of the Jin State. But wasn't it for my own throne that I started the war and caused such suffering to my people of the Three Jin?"

"No, no, no, it's different. I'm more straightforward."

"Perhaps so, General Zheng. I understand what you seek. Amid this chaos, we can support each other. You need not worry about the soldiers outside for now; they will disperse on their own two days after the siege begins."

"This monumental service of protecting me, General Zheng, you can accept. Consider it my welcome gift to you."

"It's not..."

Zheng Fan suddenly felt that something was not right.

"Is there anything else, General Zheng?"

Zheng Fan turned around again, looked at Emperor Jin, and said, "Your Majesty just mentioned that the army outside the city belongs to you?"

"Yes."

"Your Majesty, could you accompany me to the city wall for a look?"

"General, it was you who just told me to come down and rest."

"That was then, this is now. There are some things I need to confirm before I can be at ease."

Emperor Jin stood up smiling, walked to Zheng Fan's side, and said, "Very well, I shall accompany you, General, to the city wall to take a look and set your mind at ease, my dear subject Zheng."

"Please, Your Majesty."

Zheng Fan and Emperor Jin walked out together. Others deliberately kept a certain distance around them.

Once outside, they walked side by side onto the city wall.

Emperor Jin looked at the armored soldiers on the city wall, still on high alert even at night, and said with some apology, "I have troubled your Tiger Guards and kept them busy."

"That's not a problem. Even if there's no battle, it serves as good training."

Emperor Jin placed his hands on the parapet, gazed eastward, and said, "General, do you know who leads the army opposite us?"

"I await Your Majesty's enlightenment."

"His surname is Yu, and his name is Yu Huacheng. He is my Imperial Guard Grand General."

"Oh."

Oh, I've never heard of him.

"In fact, he is talented in both civil and martial affairs. Unfortunately, held back due to his association with me, he has never been able to truly display his capabilities. In the future, I will naturally introduce you to each other."

"Good, good."

"However, you should have heard of his older brother. His name is Yu Huaping."

"Still haven't..."

"In the martial world, he's known as the Sword Saint of the Jin State."

"COUGH, COUGH, COUGH..."

That name I have indeed heard.

"Your Majesty, so the Sword Saint of the Jin State... is a member of the imperial family?"

"A distant relative, so distant it couldn't be more so. But ultimately, they all share the Yu surname; they are of the Yu Clan."

"I see."

Just then, a whistling signal arrow suddenly shot into the sky, its sound piercing the night.

Liang Cheng, on the city wall, immediately shouted, "Enemy night raid! Prepare to engage!"

Instantly, all the armored soldiers, whether on night watch or dozing, were roused and began rushing to the city wall.

On the city wall, Emperor Jin's expression turned somewhat grim. He looked at Zheng Fan and asked, "General Zheng, what is the meaning of this?"

"The enemy is launching a night raid and preparing to assault the city," Zheng Fan replied.

The signal arrow was fired by Xue Three. As an assassin, Xue Three was hidden beneath the fort, allowing him to detect enemy movements early and give a warning.

Others might not believe it, but in such matters, Zheng Fan had absolute trust in the Demon Commanders under his command.

"Absurd!" Emperor Jin snapped.

Zheng Fan couldn't be bothered to argue further with Emperor Jin. He simply pressed down on the Emperor's shoulder, and they both squatted down.

"SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!"

A volley of arrows shot up from below the wall.

This was followed by a wave of fierce battle cries. The enemy forces from the other side had truly launched a night assault on the city!

Emperor Jin had initially thought Zheng Fan was trying to deceive him, but the current commotion was undeniably real. He stood there, stunned.

"How is this possible... How could this be... This is impossible..."

At this moment, A Ming and Siniang had already moved to Zheng Fan's side. This was standard protocol: at least two Demon Commanders were to be protecting their lord at all times on the battlefield.

A Ming looked at the dazed Emperor Jin and asked, "What's wrong?"

Zheng Fan silently drew his long saber and said, "He's lost control of the situation."