After her identity was exposed, she began to chase her husband to the crematorium

Therefore, it can be said that Jingchen is regarded as a king by them, which is quite convincing.

It's just that Jingchen himself feels a little speechless about this false reputation.

He then asked these old, young, women and children to stop kneeling and just treat them as guests.Of course, although the king's words were somewhat intimidating, everyone still showed respect to him. It was almost impossible to get along with others on an equal footing except Tianjue.

Tianjue saw that Jingchen did not have the airs of an emperor, so he also invited him to the secret meeting room of Xiaozhi Village and asked people from outside to strictly guard the place. If you come to ask about the situation, just say nothing happened.

Jingchen was led by Tianjue to this conference room, which looked ordinary on the outside, but seemed a bit special on the inside.

As soon as he entered the door, Jingchen could see that the walls of this large room were covered with many patterns. These patterns were a combination of a sword and a pair of wings, which seemed to symbolize the Xiao Dynasty.

There are also many portraits in the hall. These portraits look like they were painted by professional painters. Under each painting there is the name of the corresponding person and his biography.

These portraits that can be hung on the wall are naturally the portraits of the kings of the Akatsuki Dynasty. Jingchen's eyes soon noticed the portrait of the last king "Strife Xiao". Unlike all other kings, this portrait The figure who appears in the frame is still very young and looks to be no more than 30 years old.

Jing Chen stared at the man with a majestic face in the portrait. After knowing some things, his eyes looking at all this became more sad.

These were all his relatives. It was as if he was suddenly immersed in a once glorious and huge family. It was normal for him to feel shocked.

The Heavenly Lord followed his gaze and looked at the last emperor, and bowed like the king in the portrait. Then he sighed and said: "King Streif has always been a man of great ambitions. When he received the royal power from his father, , in fact, the entire Xiao Dynasty has fallen into an irreversible political situation."

"The Saint Zorans Cult, which had always been indulgent in the past, has completely changed. It is no longer the church organization that was dedicated to uniting the people before. Many kings and princes in the border areas have also risen little by little, until they even formed an alliance later. , the sphere of influence has gradually spread to the jurisdiction of Magic City."

"Mercedes, a border prince who was not favored by us at all, has grown into the most troublesome monster after years of annexing its colleagues. We thought that the alliance would take the lead in fighting Mercedes. But I didn’t expect that the two of them actually reached an agreement, began to cooperate from then on, and could join forces to govern the country after victory.”

Tianjue said, sighing helplessly.

"It is undeniable that the ruling forces that can sacrifice their interests to achieve peace for the people they rule are the most unsolvable. Although we have often paid attention to the political affairs of these new forces since then, until now, the political affairs of the Demon City have been in an orderly manner. It’s going on, and it’s really hard for us to find any breakthrough.”

Jing Chen nodded and said: "These are undeniable facts, but they are also fighting openly and secretly. I'm afraid they are not as harmonious internally as we imagined."

Master Tianjue also nodded, but his eyes were filled with fighting spirit at this moment.

"If I never have the chance to see you again in this life, I'm afraid I will hope that Akatsuki Village will be peaceful for a long time, so that everyone can live happily like ordinary people and no longer take revenge on the Mercedes royal family and the people of the Alliance, but now Your appearance has rekindled our original strong desire to restore our country."

"But this is just our family's wish, but we don't know what you think."

Everyone in the hall looked at Jingchen, especially the elite troops led by the general. Everyone had seen Jingchen's power. Although they did not know his specific magic level, everyone believed that Jingchen's ability would definitely One that can cause a bloody storm in the magical city.

If he is willing, even if it takes a little more time, they are willing to accompany the matter of reviving the Xiao Dynasty to the end.

However, under the expectant eyes of everyone, Jing Chen smiled and shook his head.

"It's all over. It's better not to think about these things."

Tianjue subconsciously wanted to say something, but Jingchen looked over and said: "The people of the Demon City are not living in dire straits now. Although they can't say they particularly like the current ruling class, they definitely don't. To the point of disgust, if we fight with them at this time and destroy this rare balance for a time, then even if you really take back the world that belongs to you, will the people really respect you?"

"I don't think so. Peace is not easy. I have no intention of breaking the balance, but that doesn't mean they don't have to pay back what they owe me."

"I will pay back the price that the Alliance and Mercedes have to pay without leaving anything behind."

I'm afraid Tianjue didn't expect that such terrifying words would be spoken in this young man's mouth in a very calm tone.

The person standing in front of him was not a high-spirited young man, but rather a killer who had been fighting all the way, but finally restrained his temper a little.

267. Hired person

Tianjue also expected Jingchen's answer. After these years of ideological struggle, he had gradually forgotten about the restoration of the country, but now with the appearance of Jingchen, the thoughts in their hearts that should have dissipated Just rekindled.

Now that the rekindled hope has been extinguished by Jing Chen, everyone will feel bitter and intolerable.

So Tianjue asked helplessly: "Are you really no longer thinking about restoring the country?"

Jingchen then looked at Tianjue and asked with a smile: "Master Tianjue, you might as well think about it. If we really have a chance to take back the country that originally belonged to us, what should we do on this land? Should we To create more power, or to create more financial resources?”

"If we want to create power, where should we direct these rights? To the people under our rule? To give power to the people is called plunder. It forces our people to do many things that they should not do. Things that are not allowed; if we want to create wealth, then my Jing family now has almost nothing to worry about in this area."

"And I myself never intended to be a king or anything like that. I know that such people often have short lives, if not for any other reason than that they are too tired."

As Jing Chen spoke, he couldn't help but smile.

"If possible, I would still like to live a leisurely life like an ordinary person. Is it possible, Master Tianjue, that you still want to return to the government and scheming with a group of people every day?"

Tianjue also smiled self-deprecatingly and said: "If I were more than ten years younger, I might still have this kind of mental strength, but now I am just a bad old man, unable to handle government affairs."

Jingchen looked at the general beside him again, and the general also smiled.

"We, the army that originally only managed the market, have now become helpless mercenaries. If you ask me to reorganize and manage an army in the royal family, then I can only reluctantly refuse. I get along with my current subordinates. Once you’re used to it, there’s nothing else to worry about.”

Jing Chen smiled and nodded, and said: "None of us seem to be very concerned about returning to the court. So even if we really conquer the country again, we can still be the hands-off shopkeepers."

"I said that revenge must be avenged. There is no such thing as non-revenge. Now that I have met you, I will know how to deal with my mother in the future."

As soon as he heard about the saint, Tianjue's eyes dimmed a lot.

Everyone living here knows that their survival to this day is naturally dependent on the sacrifice of the Saint. They only know that the Saint has made many sacrifices to save them, but they do not know the specific sacrifices.

Jingchen didn't know either. He was still investigating the matter about his mother. In order to avoid causing too much sadness, he gradually changed the topic to other places.

"Now that we can meet, let's call it a day. After a while, I and my family in Magic City will move to Thurstu, and then I will find a way to pick you up from here."

"Let's not worry about that magical city anymore, let's start living again in our new home."

Tianjue and the general and the other officials who had escaped looked at each other in confusion. Now, what Tianjue saw on everyone's faces was no longer the dissatisfaction and resentment of the past, but more of peace and tranquility.

When people get used to living in a peaceful place, they will gradually forget their hatred and no longer advocate fighting.

So Tianjue once again, as the representative of these officials, saluted Jingchen and said: "Then we will obey the king's words and continue to live here."

Jingchen nodded and said: "This is also the best choice. I believe that if mother is still here, she will definitely hope that you all live well and live a happy life."

The general on the side said helplessly: "King, Akatsuki Village has been officially banned from going out in large numbers by the officials of Cestu. The general who faced you today still walked out of the mountain under our recommendation and through his own efforts To reach that position, he was our only supporter in Thurston, and he often gave us a lot of benefits on weekdays.”

"But even so, those benefits are not enough to support the people of this village. Now that the ban on Thurstu is still in place, people from outside are still unable to come to our place to contact us. Only young and middle-aged people here have the opportunity to go out to work. , the old, young, women and children still in the village basically have no ability to make money, so I reorganized the team and used mercenaries to take on some tasks."

Jing Chen asked: "So you will escape back to the Demon City and then take over the mercenary mission there?"

"Yes."

"Then it was the same person who hired you to attack the treasury and my Jing family's raw material transport truck these two times?"

This is what Jingchen is most concerned about when they meet today. He must know who his enemy is.

Originally, the general and the others had to abide by industry rules and refuse to disclose the employer's information, but in front of him was his king. What could he hide from the king?

The general immediately said: "The first attack on the treasury was ordered by the Divine Court, and the Divine Court also provided cover for us in that mission. The purpose was to weaken the economic power of the Demon City so that more mercenaries with the same nature as us could attack Sneak into the magic city secretly."

"Where is the gold that you robbed now?"

In this regard, the general said without hesitation: "Just below the conference room, there is a secret basement we built, and there are people guarding it down there."

"Have you used this amount?"

The general shook his head and said: "We don't know the intention of Shenting. We should have destroyed it according to their words, but after weighing it, we decided to take it back and hide it first, and then we can discuss how to solve it after the people of Shenting find us."

"But the problem is that the people from the Divine Court have not come yet, and we don't know what to do with it. We have such a large amount of gold in our hands, but we can't use it. It's really a headache."

Jing Chen said: "Then let's pay it back sometime. We don't make ill-gotten gains. This money is also the property of the merchants in the Magic City and even the common people. It's uncomfortable to take it away easily and use it."

"As ordered."

Jing Chen asked again: "Then who asked you to attack my transport truck?"

Regarding this point, the general felt unusually curious.

"The person who commissioned us to attack the transport truck was actually another mercenary group like us."

"Oh?" Jing Chen became interested, "Mercenaries hire you?"

"Yes, and the other party asked us to attack after giving us a commission in advance. If we attack a car, we will get a little more commission. Now we have got a sum of money, but we didn't expect these cars to be... ..."

Jing Chen waved his hand, indicating for him to continue speaking.

The general continued: "The mercenary is very mysterious. When we met before, he only sent one person to explain the payment to us, but I also saw it from their clothes. It was obvious that these people were also in the past. People from the Magic City.”

"It would be better to say that most of the mercenaries active on the border today are from the Magic City, but they were just driven out of the city."

"And that mercenary has a very conspicuous lotus on his clothes. If I remember correctly, this should be the Hel Sect, an underground cult organization that was active in Shanghai."

"That's what we call the Hell Cult."

268. The prelude to a conspiracy

"The name sounds like an unorthodox church."

Jingchen was also a little speechless. How come there are still people in this world who name the church they believe in as "Hell Cult"? Although it is named after the English pronunciation of "Hell" when others know the meaning. Sometimes, naturally I will still be a little speechless.

Of course, this is not the point. The point is what relationship does this cult have with the Jing family? Why, as mercenaries, do they send additional mercenaries to attack his family's transport truck?

He couldn't understand it, but the fact that he had an extra enemy for no reason still made De Jingchen feel a little inexplicably irritated. Although with his current ability, it didn't matter no matter how many enemies he had, he could just catch one and kill him. But if you can't kill all the enemies, it's still a bit tiring.

So Jing Chen could only ask: "Did these people say anything to you before entrusting you?"

The general shook his head.

"They just provided us with clues, and then gave us a deposit and asked us to get started quickly. But as far as I know, they are also one of the mercenaries who obey the orders of the Divine Court. Originally, the Divine Court strictly prohibited us mercenaries from meeting each other. They They also found us immediately after Shenting left."

Jing Chen sighed. He couldn't figure out what the purpose of this Hel Cult person was, but he always felt that it was a conspiracy against the Jing family.

Now is the critical moment for the Jing family to leave the Magic City. To be honest, it doesn't matter even if they give up the leading position of the Jing family at this time, but if their purpose is to prevent the Jing family from escaping, then Jing Chen can't wait and see.

No matter what, he must return to his father immediately. He must first understand Mr. Wu's plan so that they can find a strategy to deal with it.

Then he looked at the obviously older villagers gathered in the meeting room of Akatsuki Village, took a deep breath, and then asked: "General, how many magicians are there in the village who can fight normally?"

The general also said directly: "There are twenty in total, including ten of us who are mercenaries, plus ten of the younger generation who are currently working outside."

"What's your magic level now?"

The general said helplessly: "Currently, the highest magic level is only level 28, and the others are basically around level 25."

To be honest, this is quite miserable. You must know that Jingchen was already ridiculed by the crowd in the Demon City when he was at level 22. With their level and their age, it is really difficult to make any achievements to be honest.

But Jingchen was not unable to help them, so he took out the magic accelerator from the storage ring and placed it on the table.

"Don't act rashly during this period. Don't come to the Demon City yet. Use me to practice and improve your own magic power first, and strive to grow into an army that can be used by me."

Then he lightly introduced the efficacy of the magic accelerator. Everyone expressed shock after knowing that this thing actually had similar performance to the tower, and the excitement in their eyes was self-evident.

Before they could say anything, Jing Chen said: "Find a time to return the money in the vault first, and I will find a time to provide you with some funds. By the way, you also need to do something for me. That is to clear the underground passage from the Demonic Capital to Cestu."

"In the future, I'm afraid we need to go from the passage to Cestu, and use your powerful digging ability to dig a passage that will not detect magic by the wall. I believe this shouldn't be a particularly difficult thing for you, right?"

The general smiled and said: "We may not be proficient in other things, but we are very good at digging tunnels."

After all, he is an earth magician.

Jingchen nodded, placed another crystal communication device on the table, and said, "If you encounter any problems then, just use this thing to contact me. I will rush over as soon as I receive the message. of."

"Yes."

After explaining some things, Jingchen escaped directly from where he had just come.

He had a hunch that he would be very busy in the coming period.

With the emergence of these survivors of the Xiao Dynasty, perhaps the truth about his mother will gradually emerge.

......

Jingchen's sixth sense was very accurate. At this moment, in Pei Lei's dormitory in the Magic Academy of Magic City, two figures were sitting on her dressing table and table. They were using Pei Lei's things there, and they were also It was very dirty, but Pere was completely lifeless.

She just sat blankly on her bed, looking much haggard.

Pei Lei, who has not received attention for a long time, has been in a state of offline ever since Jing Chen cast an illusion spell on her that day. Although she has been under the influence of the illusion spell, her soul seems to be held by something. , at this moment the whole person is like an empty shell that still has the characteristics of life.

Last time, Jing Chen wanted to use illusion to continue torturing him, but he may not have expected that after he let the illusion go freely, the two girls sneaked into Peilei's dormitory and lifted the illusion for her. Influence.

A purple robe can be seen on the two girls, with a blooming lotus embroidered on the robe.These two people are members of the Hel Cult.

Now, people from this church have taken advantage of the turmoil in the city to sneak into the city, and now they are probably distributed in various places in the city.

The two believers seemed to be about the same age as Pei Lei. One of them looked at Pei Lei, who was stunned on the bed, and looked at the other companion who was casting spells in confusion, and asked in confusion: "I really don't understand, why?" The church wants us to control this woman, is there any secret about her?"

The other person shook his head, but still expressed his guess.

"This woman may have had a dispute with someone before. Our power in the Magic City is still weak at the moment. We need to get some handle on that person to gain a foothold in this place."