Dimension Paradise, I am a summoning apostle

Chapter 725 Imperial Edict Orders Death, General Zhou Saves His Friend
Upon entering Yujian Pass, we were greeted by others and led directly to a luxurious mansion with heavy guards.

As soon as he entered the mansion, Zhong Hao began to make his presence known.

"That scoundrel Zhu Shichang is deliberately creating a false impression and playing tricks."

“As long as General Zhou remains to guard this pass, who would dare to harm me?” Zhong Hao said with a smug tone.

Before long, servants served them tea, which looked quite good.

As soon as the dimensional apostles glanced at it, many of them showed a mocking expression.

This tea contains sleeping potion and a mind-altering formula.

The former's effects are well-known, while the latter is specifically designed for martial artists to cultivate their spiritual intent.

However, this thing has limited effect; even the lowest-ranking 1st-level apostles among them won't be affected.

Clearly, they looked down on them, these 'Fengyang Sect disciples,' though this was also partly due to the fact that the Fengyang Sect itself was just a small sect.

After the tea was served, a flag officer walked in and said with a slightly arrogant tone, "The General is busy with official business, so he specially served you a cup of fragrant tea. Please wait a moment."

These words imply contempt.

Everyone else uses cups for tea, but he uses a saucer; he clearly thinks they're country bumpkins.

"No problem, no problem." Chu Danqing smiled, but in reality, he had already discussed with all the apostles present how to start the killing in the public channel.

Do they really think these dimensional apostles are without temper?
The reason they haven't made a move yet is, of course, to wait and watch the show first to vent their anger.

Zhong Hao, on the other hand, didn't get any tea.

Yes, he didn't.

It would be a waste to drug Zhong Hao, an ordinary old man who is powerless to even kill a chicken.

Seeing that Chu Danqing and the others hadn't touched the tea, Zhong Lei became wary and didn't touch it either.

About ten minutes later, sixteen Imperial Guards led the way in, followed by two Imperial Envoys, one carrying an imperial halberd and the other holding an imperial edict.

Upon seeing this, Zhong Hao's expression brightened with joy, thinking to himself, "So it's the Holy Emperor bestowing a special grace, remembering my twenty years of chastity, and actually sending an imperial envoy to request permission to welcome me to the border."

As he spoke, he quickly stood up and said, "What merit have I, Zhong, had that I would dare to trouble the Imperial Envoy to receive me from so far away?"

His words did not change the two imperial envoys; they remained composed.

After setting up the formation, he said in a solemn tone, "Traitor Zhong Hao, kneel down to receive the imperial decree!"

The moment the words "traitor" were uttered, Zhong Hao's joy froze on his face.

“I, Zhong, have been on a diplomatic mission to a foreign land for twenty years, tending horses on the borders of the barbarians. I still uphold this principle and believe myself to be innocent. I dare not accept the imperial edict!” Zhong Hao’s voice trembled with disbelief.

He never imagined he would encounter this situation.

Before he could finish speaking, he was stopped by two Imperial Guards.

Chu Danqing and the others didn't move, sitting in their chairs like old men.

This made the two imperial envoys feel uneasy.

What they wanted to see was a sea of ​​people kneeling in awe of imperial power.

"Keep going, what are you looking at us for?" A slightly arrogant smile appeared on the face of the Cretaceous Dragon.

An invisible pressure arose, and the two imperial envoys couldn't help but swallow hard.

In the end, no one dared to force the issue, so the imperial envoy holding the imperial edict began to read it aloud.

"The guilty subject Zhong Hao was entrusted with a confidant by the late emperor, who sent him as an envoy to Oirat. Yet, instead of being grateful and repaying the favor, he shamelessly served his enemy, forgetting his homeland. Today, he has returned without permission, plotting to act as an inside agent. His crime is unforgivable and he should be punished according to the law. However, considering that he is a former official of the previous dynasty, I will grant him leniency and allow him to commit suicide by taking poison. His body will be properly collected and buried. This is my decree."

After the imperial envoy holding the imperial edict finished reading it, he saw that Zhong Hao looked dazed.

Then, a royal guard presented a silver bottle on a tray. The liquid inside was blood red, and it was unknown what kind of poison it was.

"You disgraced subject Zhong Hao, why don't you thank the emperor and accept the decree?" another imperial envoy holding the imperial axe immediately rebuked.

This finally brought Zhong Hao to his senses.

Zhong Hao felt a sudden boom in his head, and he was shocked, angry, anxious and furious. Suddenly, he grabbed the silver bottle and shouted, "Show me the imperial edict! I don't believe this is real!"

As he spoke, he rushed toward the imperial envoy who was holding the imperial edict.

A group of Imperial Guards tried to stop them, but then a chilling aura appeared.

"If he wants to see, then let him see." As the daemon spoke, its eyes had already transformed into dragon pupils.

This terrifying pressure was released by him, and it was quite targeted, only suppressing these Imperial Guards and the Imperial Envoy.

With the help of the dragon, Zhong Hao easily obtained the imperial edict.

Zhong Hao unfolded the imperial edict, glanced at it, and his face turned ashen.

The imperial seal on the edict, as well as the format and paper of the edict, are genuine.

When he was sent as an envoy to Oirat, he also received the imperial edict and saw the imperial seal.

Upon closer examination of the imperial seal on the edict today, he confirmed that the texture and appearance were exactly as described, making it impossible to forge.

In that instant, Zhong Hao's mind went completely blank, as if his entire consciousness had gone numb.

Everything felt vague and meaningless; the meaning of life had vanished, and my entire soul seemed to have detached itself and flown away into an unknown distance.

"How dare you offend the imperial majesty?" one of the imperial envoys retorted, forcing himself to speak.

"Two eunuchs, do they even deserve to be called Tianwei?" Chu Danqing sneered: "At least get your roots back before you start talking to us like this."

As soon as he finished speaking, Guo Ming made his move, his flying sword aimed straight for the two men's heads. But someone else was faster; before the flying sword arrived, most of the two men's bodies were reduced to minced meat.

With only four legs remaining, it collapsed with a thud.

A Cretaceous dragon taking action.

Then, five massive living defense towers rose from the ground, directly bursting through the entire house.

Outside the building, nearly a hundred soldiers were surrounding the area.

Before the two imperial envoys entered to read the imperial decree, they had already surrounded them.

Clearly, they had made two preparations, fearing they might not be able to charm them.

The preparation was not thorough enough.

With the coordination of these dimensional apostles, let alone just these nearly one hundred people, taking down Jade Sword Pass would be a minor issue.

So, unsurprisingly, in less than a minute, everyone present was dead.

"Do you think the General might be in here?"

After everyone had been killed, Chu Danqing couldn't help but ask a question.

The Cretaceous Dragon, however, replied nonchalantly, "It's alright, it's dead anyway."

As they were talking, they heard a commotion outside.

A burly man led several armored and armed men into the room.

He was covered in blood, and he used his unique fighting style to tear a path through the air.

It appears they broke in from inside the pass.

"Lord Zhou, you must think twice before you act, lest you ruin your future!" a flag officer shouted to the leading man from afar.

The leading man remained silent, but with a single, extremely sharp slash, he cleaved the flag officer who had been admonishing him in two.

But when he arrived, he was stunned for a moment.

He had expected to see heavy casualties here, but in his imagination, the heavy casualties should have been among the disciples of the Fengyang Sect, not the soldiers of Yujian Pass.

"Greetings, young heroes of the Fengyang Sect. I am Zhou Siquan." The burly man at the head of the group cupped his hands in greeting. "It was I who invited you all to come and meet us that day."

Upon hearing this, Chu Danqing found it amusing and nudged the now-recovered Elong beside him with his elbow, saying, "It seems you were right, this man is indeed not the general."

If he were truly a general, he wouldn't need to fight his way through.

A single command will suffice.

Zhou Siquan wasn't too surprised that Chu Danqing and the others knew about his situation.

If they had paid any attention to the affairs of Yujian Pass, they would have known that he had been dismissed from his post months ago.

“Young heroes, this place is no place to linger. Please leave with me,” Zhou Siquan said immediately. Then, glancing at the ashen-faced Zhong Hao, he asked, “Brother Zhong, what happened to you…?”

However, Zhong Hao did not respond to Zhou Siquan's question.

"I took a bit of a setback, but it's nothing serious," Chu Danqing said casually.

Zhong Lei seemed hesitant to speak, but ultimately remained silent.

Zhou Siquan noticed the imperial edict in Zhong Hao's hand but didn't pay it any mind. He simply said, "Brother Zhong, don't worry. I'll explain this to you after we're safe."

"Go through the south gate; there are brothers waiting for you there."

"I'll lead the way!" Zhou Siquan didn't care about anything else. He quickly grabbed the dazed Zhong Hao and helped him onto the horse he had brought.

Given his strength, ordinary horses wouldn't even be as fast as he was, so he only brought one fine horse with him.

As for the others, they all possessed martial arts skills and were naturally able to keep up.

After saying this, he entrusted the fine horse to one of Zhou Siquan's henchmen, while he himself brandished a large sword and fought his way out.

Chu Danqing and the others also came to a conclusion in the public channel: let's follow Zhou Siquan and see what happens next.

It must be said that Zhou Siquan is indeed worthy of being the previous general. He has many old subordinates in Yujian Pass. The relationship between him and his former subordinates is not completely over yet.

Only a small number of people wanted to arrest people to gain merit, while the rest were just taking advantage of the situation.

They looked like they were putting in a lot of effort, and even got injured, but in reality, they didn't stop anyone at all.

On the contrary, those who really wanted to use their old boss as a means to get promoted would face rejection even if they didn't die.

Do they really think this new commander-in-chief is good to them?

The man sent by the eunuch was incapable of leading an army, let alone dividing a cake.

But when it comes to exploiting those below them to amass wealth for themselves, they are absolutely adept.

These former subordinates were not the beneficiaries, but rather the victims.

Otherwise, do you really think that Zhou Siquan and his small group can break into Yujian Pass and then break out again?

Zhou Siquan knew this, which is why he dared to come and rescue people without fear.

Although his old subordinates had their own agendas, if they could rescue Zhong Hao, then being the scapegoat for him wouldn't be a big deal.

With the help of both inside and outside forces, the group fought their way to the South Gate with great difficulty, only to find that the South Gate was "too late" to close.

The generals and soldiers guarding Yujian Pass could only follow the military principle of not pursuing a desperate enemy and watch them escape.

(End of this chapter)