Eternal Night

Chapter 641 Instructor Lin's Army Shows Its Might
The capital city camp...

According to Wu Pifu's understanding of this dynasty, it resembled the Ming Dynasty, but there were some vague differences. For example, the Beijing Garrison was divided into three parts: the Imperial Guard, which was independent and only obeyed the emperor's command; and the Imperial Guard, which was stationed in another location and only guarded the palace.

The remaining two are the Loyal and Brave Army and the City Guard Army. The City Guard Army is a local garrison force. Although the City Guard Army in the capital is slightly different, it is not actually a field army. Therefore, the so-called Capital Camp actually refers specifically to the Loyal and Brave Army, which has three military camps under its command: the Five Guards Camp, the Cavalry Camp, and the Divine Machine Camp. Together, they are called the Loyal and Brave Army, which is the strongest field army in the current dynasty.

Logically speaking, Lin Daiyu's position was that of instructor of the 800,000 Imperial Guards. However, the number 800,000 was just a figurehead. The entire capital city didn't even have an army of 800,000. Therefore, this so-called instructor of the 800,000 Imperial Guards was just a nominal position. Moreover, even if it were a real instructor of the Imperial Guards, he would actually be inferior to a real military commander. He would be a training instructor or a hired technician at the lower level of the army, only slightly higher than a common soldier.

To put it bluntly, the emperor's move was actually a test. The 800,000 Imperial Guard instructors were more of an expression of intent, essentially asking whether the Lin siblings were willing to join the army and serve the court. It was just a probe.

But how could Wu Pifu possibly care about that?
Although he was mindful of the complexities of the world and dared not act recklessly, and because the reigning emperor was a person and a figure of importance, he was willing to treat him as a human being. However, ultimately, the power resided within himself, and once it was unleashed, he would act without restraint.

At this moment, Wu Pifu led Lin Daiyu out of the mansion, ignoring the strange and eerie atmosphere inside the Rongguo Mansion.

Normally, Lin Daiyu would have been terrified and might even have burst into tears. But having killed the Buddha Yaksha and the three-hundred-year-old wild boar demon amidst a vast army during the Jingkang Incident, she is no longer the same person she once was. Her every glance exudes heroic spirit. Although she still treats the people of the Jia family with courtesy, she can no longer wallow in self-pity for them.

Wu Pifu led Lin Daiyu all the way to the capital's main camp.

After a while, in the Beijing Garrison Office, Wang Ziteng listened in bewilderment as his personal guards and two lieutenants recounted their ordeal while weeping.

"...What? Eight hundred thousand... Imperial Guard instructors? The capital's main camp? Hanging flagpoles? Are you trying to make fun of me?"

Wang Ziteng had been extremely irritable these past few days because he couldn't figure out what the emperor meant.

Wang Ziteng's official position was the Military Governor of the Capital Garrison, which was nominally the highest military commander in the entire capital and even the capital city. It was a powerful and important position. Although he certainly could not completely control the Imperial Guards, it also showed his status in the emperor's mind. He was a close and important minister.

Therefore, Wang Ziteng had to understand the emperor's thoughts and all his political language. This was not only an essential skill for him as a close advisor to the emperor, but also essential for his political life and personal safety.

In the past, Wang Ziteng understood the emperor. He not only knew the emperor's overt arrangements and political trends, but also his secret words, actions, and thoughts and plans for the future. He could guess most of them with a high degree of accuracy. Otherwise, how could he have secured his position as the military governor of the capital?

However, a few days ago, the emperor summoned him and two other important military officials to the palace late at night and said a lot of inexplicable things, such as the Lin family having special bloodlines and each of them having superhuman strength, that Lin Aiqing (Lin Ruhai) had deceived him so badly and also caused suffering to the people of the world, and that the Lin siblings were actually Li Yuanba-level figures. If any one of them were to emerge from seclusion, the country would no longer have to worry about rebellions all over the country, nor about the barbarians beyond its borders.

Then the emperor didn't explain to them, but only told them to be prepared. Once the conditions were met, he would immediately launch a surprise attack on the northern frontier, preferably to take the head of the slave chieftain in one fell swoop, or at the very least, to take the major fortresses on the frontier that had fallen. With the help of the field cavalry, the best outcome would be to annihilate a part of the enemy.

These words left everyone completely baffled.

Lin Ruhai... they knew him. He was a frail scholar, but with an extremely strong backbone. He was a trusted minister of the emperor and was currently inspecting salt production in Jiangnan to clean up the toxic scourge of the nation's finances. This position was not high-ranking, but its trust and importance were no less than that of a high-ranking official on the frontier.

But no matter how trusted a minister is, no matter how refined a scholar is, you can't possibly have anything to do with innate superhuman strength, right?

A frail scholar with superhuman strength... What a joke!
Moreover, while others might not be familiar with Lin Daiyu, Wang Ziteng had seen her many times. After all, they were related by marriage, and the four great families were closely connected. His younger sister was the First Lady of the Rongguo Mansion, and his niece, Wang Xifeng, had also married into the Jia family. They interacted quite often. Lin Daiyu had been in the Rongguo Mansion for five years, and he had seen her dozens, if not hundreds, of times during that time.

A delicate, sickly beauty, only eleven or twelve years old, was actually described by the emperor as having the strength to uproot mountains and the spirit to overwhelm the world?

What the hell?!

Wang Ziteng and the other two high-ranking military officials did not believe that the emperor was truly referring to Lin Ruhai's innate superhuman strength, nor did they believe that Lin Daiyu was truly a woman of unparalleled strength. They believed it was some kind of political metaphor. Although they did not understand why there would be a political metaphor in a secret room, the three of them still pondered deeply. They even considered the seemingly ridiculous position of giving Lin Daiyu as the head instructor of the 800,000 Imperial Guards. However, no matter how hard they racked their brains, they could not figure out what it meant.

At this moment, Wang Ziteng, who was already feeling irritated and angry, roared almost as if to shout, "Are you really not afraid of the strict military law? How dare you try to mock me, your commander?!"

Several guards and lieutenants immediately knelt down, shouting that they dared not. One of the lieutenants even said that as long as Prince Teng went to see for himself, he would know the truth. If they were found to be lying, they would be punished according to military law. Even if their heads were taken away, they would not dare to utter a single complaint.

Wang Ziteng was skeptical, but these personal guards and lieutenants were his confidants, unlike the emperor who was mixed in with his men. These were the people he could truly rely on, and they should, perhaps, possibly... not deceive him, right?
Prince Teng could no longer sit still. He summoned his guards, mounted his horse, and rode out of the government office, heading towards the main camp.

Upon arriving at the camp, he was immediately shocked. He saw dozens of flagpoles of various colors, each with anywhere from one or two to five or six people hanging from them, some even bending the flagpoles. Not only the flagpoles, but also the wooden fences and defensive walls of the camp were draped with scattered figures. At first glance, the entire camp seemed like a performance art exhibition of human bodies. However, Wang Ziteng quickly realized that these people hanging were still alive, which put him at ease. Then, filled with even greater doubt, he rushed into the camp's drill ground. Sure enough, he saw most of the soldiers from the three battalions on the drill ground. On the high platform of the drill ground stood a dead-eyed boy and a beautiful girl who looked like a frail, sickly beauty. None of the generals below dared to go up to the platform.

Wang Ziteng was filled with confusion, rage, and a strange sense of inexplicable anger. He spurred his horse straight to the high platform, and upon reaching it, he shouted, "Who dares to be so insolent in the Imperial Guard camp? Where are the military judges? Where are the enforcement teams? Seize them immediately!!"

Apart from the personal guards accompanying Prince Teng, the soldiers in the entire arena remained unmoved, and all the generals looked at Prince Teng with strange and unfamiliar eyes.

At this moment, Wu Pifu remained silent, and Lin Daiyu, standing behind him, had no choice but to step forward and say in a clear voice, "Uncle Wang, I..."

Wang Ziteng dismounted in a fit of rage, running towards the high platform while shouting, "This is a military camp, no uncles allowed here! I am Wang Ziteng, the military governor of the capital garrison. Who are you? How dare you violate my military regulations?!"

Lin Daiyu said helplessly, "I am Lin Daiyu, the instructor of the 800,000 Imperial Guards personally appointed by the Emperor."

Wang Ziteng choked, already halfway up the platform. He grabbed his riding whip, his fingers clenched until they were blue, and roared, "Instructor of the 800,000 Imperial Guards? Instructor?! Instructor!! How dare you, you brat!"

As he spoke, Wang Ziteng disregarded everything and raised his riding whip to lash out at Lin Daiyu.

At this moment, Wu Pifu said quietly from the side, "The meaning of the 800,000 Imperial Guard instructor is that all the teachers of the Imperial Guard are Heaven, Earth, Emperor, Parents, and Teacher. What a rebellious person who does not respect teachers and values ​​the Way. Sister, you can give him a small punishment as a warning, and then send him to the palace for the Emperor to decide later."

Wang Ziteng could hardly believe his ears, and then he couldn't believe his eyes either. Although he was a civil official and general, he was also a strong man due to his military life. With a single lash of his whip, his vision blurred and the whip shattered inch by inch. Then Lin Daiyu's slender hand grabbed his arm, and with a smooth and quick movement, before he could even comprehend what was happening, his arms and legs were entangled together, and he looked as if he had become a human ball.

Next, Lin Daiyu actually lifted him up with one hand and threw him into the air. Wang Ziteng screamed and flew at least thirty meters into the air. When he fell, he landed in Lin Daiyu's hand again, and then she threw him again and again.

Wang Ziteng felt like his brains were about to spill out. He lay on the ground and vomited violently. At that moment, he finally understood why so many generals and soldiers were lying on the ground. So that was the reason.

At this moment, Wu Pifu's voice came to his ears again: "The punishment is not enough. He is the military governor of the capital garrison, a chief official. He knowingly broke the law, so his crime should be punished three times more severely. What a lawless person! He dared to deny being the head instructor of the 800,000 imperial guards, a position personally appointed by the emperor?"

If Wang Ziteng hadn't been vomiting, he would have roared out loud.

What the hell is this "800,000 Imperial Guards Instructor"? He's an instructor, not much different from a regular soldier! He's the commander-in-chief! Since when can instructors even train commanders?!

But he dared not, he really dared not. Just as he was vomiting, he witnessed Lin Daiyu running to the edge of the high platform and breaking a flagpole because of Wu Pifu's words.

Damn it!
A solid ironwood flagpole about the size of a bowl?

Let alone breaking it by hand, even with a large battle-hardened sword or a cleaver, it would take at least two or three weapons to chip the blade before it could be cut through. And it would take at least five or six strong men to lift the flagpole with difficulty. Lin Daiyu picked it up with one hand and even swung it around, as if she was planning to... spank her!?
Damn it!
Your Majesty, you should have said so earlier! The so-called "strength to uproot mountains and a spirit to cover the world" is actually just this kind of "strength to uproot mountains and a spirit to cover the world"!

Wang Ziteng watched as Lin Daiyu picked up a flagpole the size of a bowl and pointed it at him. He immediately roared in a shrill voice, "Daiyu, Daiyu, it's me! Your uncle! I once..."

Snapped!
Lin Daiyu controlled her strength, causing only pain but no injury, and struck Wang Ziteng on the buttocks with a flagpole.

Indeed, there's no injury, it's just the level of pain...

"what!!!"

Wang Ziteng roared and howled, almost spraying his excrement and urine at the same time.

Today, at this moment, Shi Ren learns of Lin Daiyu's existence for the first time. This future Lin Daiyu is known as the peerless killing god, invincible throughout the world, and in the snowy mountain temple, she actually killed the mountain god...

Lin Jiaotou, the 800,000 Imperial Guards!

(End of this chapter)