Chapter 712 Hidden in the Land Bombarded by Lightning (1/2)

The Great Wu Empire’s fate was sealed the moment King Wu died.

Zhou Yuan spread news of King Wu’s death which shook the entire Great Wu Empire, causing the morale of many of the still stubbornly resisting troops in the city to crumble.

As such, the Great Zhou army swiftly invaded the Great Wu Empire in a span of several days, changing the flags that flew on every city when they passed.

On the fifth day, the elite troops led by Zhou Qing finally arrived outside Great Wu’s capital city.

Outside the city.

Zhou Qing dazedly stared at the opened gates of the grand city for a long time, an extremely complicated expression on his face.

Behind him, Wei Canglan and numerous of the old generals were so overwhelmed by emotion that their eyes had turned red. This was where their string of defeats had started back then till they were ultimately chased to the far north by King Wu.

At that time, they had fled like dogs that had lost their homes.

Although they had supported Zhou Qing all along, they were honestly not very hopeful about reinstating the Great Zhou Empire because the disparity in strength between the Great Wu and Great Zhou Empire was just far too great.

As such, their hearts were full of disbelief when they appeared outside the Great Wu capital once more.

Their counterattack had been so smooth that it felt as if they were dreaming.

“I’ve returned…”

As he gazed upon the extremely familiar city, even Zhou Qing’s eyes could not help but turn red as tears began to flow.

He too had once believed that he would never return to this city.

At this moment, thunderous cheers exploded from the army behind them.

The noise shook even the city itself, causing countless solemnly respectful gazes to look over. They knew that the king who had been chased away by King Wu over a dozen years ago had returned once more...

Zhou Yuan’s figure appeared on the city wall and drifted towards Zhou Qing amidst the countless fanatical and reverant gazes from the army.

“Father, King Wu is dead. From now onwards, the Great Wu Empire will no longer exist in the Cangmang Continent.” Zhou Yuan looked towards Zhou Qing and smiled.

Zhou Qing stared at his son. A long while later, he took in a deep breath before he suddenly jumped off his horse. His left hand slammed into his chest, a solemn expression on his face as he shouted in a booming voice, “Army, salute!”

Rumble!

Behind him, countless Great Zhou soldiers heavily slammed their fists into their chests as deafening cheers erupted.

Wei Canglan, Wei Qingqing and the numerous officers also respectfully saluted.

All of them clearly understood the meaning behind Zhou Qing’s actions. Zhou Yuan had essentially singlehandedly saved the Great Zhou Empire from its destruction.

When King Wu arrived at their city, everyone, including Zhou Qing, had fallen into the pits of despair. At that time, the only road they could see was to fight to their deaths.

No one had expected their prince to arrive in their darkest hour and become the final ray of hope for the countless citizens of the Great Zhou Empire.

No one could have imagined the surging emotions that would overwhelm their hearts when they saw Zhou Yuan appear on the raging river.

Zhou Yuan was stunned by the saluting army. Soon after, he helplessly said, “There’s no need to do this father, it is my duty to protect our citizens as the prince of Great Zhou.”

Zhou Qing’s eyes were filled with happiness and pride as he looked straight at Zhou Yuan and said, “As the saviour of our citizens, you deserve this salute.

“With your current standing amongst the people, you could even become the king of Great Zhou.”

Zhou Yuan forced a laugh.