Zongman: Capturing the goddess from Demon Slayer

Sarah didn't know that Hundred-Legs was An Lushan, so she kindly played the part of a host, helping Arashi Akira to kill Hundred-Legs.

"I forgot to tell you, Hundred-Legs has another name—An Lushan!"

Upon hearing that An Lushan, who was wholeheartedly devoted to the country and its people and loyal to Loran, was being slandered as a rogue ninja from the Sand Village,

Sarah became agitated and quickly denied it, saying, "An Lushan!? How is that possible! An Lushan is definitely not a rogue ninja from the Sand Village!"

"Whether he's a rogue ninja or not isn't up to you to decide. My puppet queen, have you forgotten why you fell just now?"

Hearing this, Sarah instantly wilted a bit and said softly:

"I felt like someone pushed me from behind..."

"Don't feel like it, someone did push you. And that person is your most loyal minister, An Lushan!"

Sarah, who refused to deny that she had failed to protect Loran, which her mother had left her, retorted:

"Don't lie anymore! An Lushan wouldn't do that, look!"

"Those people below are welcoming me so much, holding all kinds of ceremonies!"

"These are all thanks to An Lushan. He is an outstanding person who has done many good things for Loran!"

"Is that so?" Arashi Akira looked at the puppet citizens below.

He said to Sarah:

"Sarah, now randomly choose one of your citizens from the crowd below."

Although she didn't know what Arashi Akira was up to, Sarah still chose one of her citizens.

"That one! The one wearing a green turban and holding a windmill!"

"Sarah, watch carefully, you will soon discover that these citizens are actually fake."

Under Sarah's gaze, the citizen she had chosen suddenly flew into the air, but even so, the other citizens continued their revelry and celebration as if they hadn't seen him.

The citizen, controlled by Arashi Akira, flew in front of Sarah.

"Ah!"

Sarah was startled and staggered back.

This wasn't a citizen at all, but a puppet.

"Sarah, how many of these puppets do you think there are among the citizens below?"

Sarah didn't dare to answer Arashi Akira's question.

The signs just now indicated that at least half of the celebrating citizens were puppets...

Even...

Sarah didn't dare to think further.

If that were really the case, wouldn't she be failing her mother's dying wish?

And the minister who she thought was the best and closest to her actually wanted to kill her...

"All of them!"

"They are all puppets!" Arashi Akira said.

"Impossible! Impossible! You're telling lies! Even if you saved me, you can't lie to me like this!"

Sarah shook her head constantly, unable to accept everything she was seeing.

"You don't understand An Lushan at all! I will prove to you that An Lushan is innocent!"

Having said that, Sarah, harboring the last shred of hope, prepared to look for An Lushan.

"If An Lushan is really as I said, wouldn't you be walking to your death if you went now?"

"Do you think your mother would let you do that?"

"Sarah!"

Faced with Arashi Akira's question, Sarah stopped in her tracks.

Her whole body trembled.

Her teeth clenched her lower lip, and her fists were clenched tightly.

She didn't know what to do.

Arashi Akira and Hikari came to Sarah's side.

"Sarah, come with me, I'll take you to uncover An Lushan's true colors step by step."

Without allowing Sarah to refuse, Arashi Akira took Sarah's hand and led her to the room where the women who were preparing to force Sarah to release their husbands were located.

The three of them came to the end of the corridor, took the elevator, and came to the upper floor.

In front of a room, Arashi Akira knocked on the door.

The women inside were startled by the sudden knock and quickly picked up their farm tools and weapons, looking towards the door.

"Don't be nervous, I've brought you your real Queen Sarah!"

Arashi Akira led Sarah in, opened the door, and turned on the light.

"Take off your masks and tell Queen Sarah, who is still in the dark, what happened to you."

The female leader, Yako, asked in confusion:

"Who are you? Why do you know our plan?"

"Who I am is not important, you just need to know that I can help you find your husbands and kill An Lushan!" Arashi Akira said.

As Yako took off her mask, the others also took off the masks covering their faces.

This group of people consisted of women, the elderly, and children.

There wasn't a single adult male.

"Are you really Queen Sarah?" Yako carefully scrutinized Sarah.

Faced with Yako's question, Sarah said sternly:

"I am Queen Sarah!"

Seeing that she really seemed to be Queen Sarah, Yako told her what had happened to them.

One day, all of their men and strong laborers were taken away, supposedly on Queen Sarah's orders.

And they heard that they were making weapons to fight against other countries.

"What?"

"My orders?" Sarah was surprised.

Remembering what Arashi Akira had said about An Lushan's character, she originally wanted to angrily retort, 'When did I issue such an order?' but changed her tone and said softly:

"I didn't issue this order."

"Yako, tell your queen what she is called by you," Arashi Akira said.

"Ah? Is that okay?" Yako was a little embarrassed, after all, this was her queen, even if she was a bit of a figurehead.

"There's nothing wrong with it."

"I... what am I called by you?" Sarah also wanted to know what she was like in the hearts of her people.

Before Yako could speak, the straightforward Sarai said directly:

"Puppet Princess!"

"Not even a queen!"

Sarai's words were like a dagger piercing Sarah's heart.

Sarah immediately felt her breathing become difficult, and her heart ached unbearably.

"I..."

"How could this be..."

Arashi Akira gently patted Sarah's back, and Sarah's complexion improved a lot.

At least it wasn't so uncomfortable anymore.

"Sarah, if you know you're wrong, you're still the Queen Sarah of Loran."

"If you continue to be stubborn, choose to escape, and don't face the truth, the relics your mother left you will become someone else's!"

"Now you should do what belongs to the Queen of Loran!"

"You must not give up easily."

Sarah looked at the people in front of her in the room.

Her eyes gradually became firm.

"Yeah!"

"I know!"

"If An Lushan is really as you said, I will personally kill him!"

Arashi Akira looked at Sarah, whose eyes were firm and full of drive, and said:

"Not bad, you have the aura of a queen now."

"Yako, you take them home first, and Sarah and I will go rescue your families."

"Thank you!" Yako thanked Arashi Akira and then led the rest of the people away from the tower.

"Um... Akira, where should we go to rescue their families?"

Since Sarah didn't know that the puppets were connected to the pipes and used the power of the Dragon Vein, she didn't think of using the queen's exclusive ability to sense the Dragon Vein.

"Let's go, I'll take you there." Arashi Akira took Hikari's hand with one hand and Sarah's hand with the other, and came to the top of the underground war weapon puppet production area.

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