My God, I am the emperor, the lord of mankind.

Chapter 79 Gift of the Sword
Hekate didn't know how he got down the mountain.

So much so that when she was stopped by these nervous and respected family representatives behind her.

She didn't even notice the cold sharp blades hidden in the sleeves of the elites from various aristocratic families who followed these wealthy elders.

When the leader of the Peng family saw the nun, his wrinkled old face turned into a smile, and his small eyes shone with light.

"What is the order from the leader?"

The Peng family elder looked at the nun who had just come down from the mountain in front of him and asked with concern on his face.

Looking at this kind face, the nun felt a little uneasy for some reason.

She recalled what Li Luyao said to her on the mountain.

She observed her surroundings without leaving any trace.

The surrounding soldiers subconsciously clenched the daggers at their waists. The faces of the elders behind the Peng family were hiding their stiffness with smiles. The young heroes from all the clans behind pretended to be calm, but they all stomped their steps to hide their inner nervousness.

What do they want to do——

Tears almost came to her eyes, but she could only pretend that nothing happened.

"The meeting asked me to check the money and food in the Holy Treasury today to prevent rats from stealing the people's blood and sweat."

"Any more orders?"

The Peng family elder in front of him continued to ask.

"The head of the meeting asked me to prepare some wine and food to send up the mountain, saying that we would entertain guests in the evening."

"in this way……"

The old man from the Peng family seemed to have thought of something and clapped his hands.

Two Peng family members came over.

"Go to the nearby prefectures and counties to get some cooks. After cooking, go up the mountain and deliver it to the leader."

After the explanation, the clan elder continued to look back at the nun.

"Anything else to explain?"

"There's nothing else—"

The nun lowered her head.

Having said this, the clan elder did not continue to ask further questions.

"I was ordered by the leader to check the holy treasury, so I won't keep any more."

The nun said, the surrounding clan soldiers and guards surrounded the foot of the mountain, blocking every road down the mountain.

He turned around to leave, but was stopped.

"Qing'er, Ying'er, there are many accounts in the Holy Treasury. You can check them with her later."

A man and a woman walked out of the Peng family queue.

Caught the nun in the middle.

The men wear short armor, while the women wear thin clothes.

The nun recognized the two of them, Peng Ying and Peng Qing, the outstanding leaders of this generation of the Peng family.

Knowing that the Peng family had bad intentions, the nun had no choice but to comply.

"Thank you clan elder——"

The nun almost gritted her teeth and said these words.

Under the supervision of the two men, he walked towards the military camp.

……

The nun was covered in blood, clutching her abdomen, and stumbled out of the holy treasury.

There was a huge wound on his abdomen, as if it had been torn apart by a wild beast.

Severe pain hit her in waves, and she pressed the wound hard. She walked slowly to prevent the internal organs from flowing out of her stomach along the wound.

His consciousness began to gradually blur, and sleepiness came over him like a tide.

She bit the tip of her tongue to wake herself up.

I still have unfinished business.She walked step by step to the courtyard in front of her, carefully avoiding the patrolling guards along the way.

In front of her was a familiar courtyard, but the smell of blood coming from behind the gate stopped her in her tracks.

She finally plucked up the courage to open the door.

Tears burst into her eyes when she saw the dismembered corpses inside the door, including children.

"Did Lu'er ask you to come..."

The sudden sound from behind made the nun suddenly wake up from her sadness.

She subconsciously held the sword in her pocket, but when she saw the person clearly, she knelt down on the ground regardless of the wound on her abdomen.

"Save the Taoist master. The clansmen suddenly rebelled and killed the followers. They also surrounded the sect leader's residence..."

She hugged the thigh of the man in front of her who was wearing a third-grade official robe and begged.

But to her disappointment, when the man in front of her heard this, he did not show any anger or any intention to denounce the betrayal of these aristocratic families.

On the contrary, a look of sadness also appeared on his face, and he stared intently at the mountain peaks in the distance.

"It's too late...Besides, Luyao has already decided..."

"How could this be possible? Isn't Taoist Master your only disciple? Isn't he your niece? Isn't he the genius of your Li family? Are you just going to sit back and watch them kill the current Taiping Taoist Master..."

The nun had a look of shock on her face.

Yes, the previous Taiping Taoist Master was the old man in front of him wearing a third-grade official uniform.

But now, facing the most outstanding talent of the Li family in a century, they had no intention of helping him.

"For the sake of peace and prosperity in the world, there is no one in the world who cannot be given up."

"Although she is my disciple and my eldest brother's daughter, she is also a member of my Mizhi Li family..."

"Sacrificing one person's life to protect the safety of the family is her duty after enjoying the family's support for so many years."

"Master Taiping, if you can exchange your own life for peace in the world, you will die a worthy death and live up to the name of the founder of Taiping."

He turned his back to prevent the nun from seeing the sad look on his face.

Humanity's painful struggle for tens of thousands of years has made all humans who know the truth of this world numb to the matter of sacrifice.

The nun collapsed on the ground in despair, letting her internal organs and intestines flow to the ground without doing anything.

"I will arrange a ship to take you back to France, where our church members will help you intercede with the King of France, use the royal power to pardon your crimes, and lift the wanted list of European countries against you."

"Listen to Luyao and don't come back again! If someone asks you what happened to Daming and his party, tell him truthfully what you saw and heard here... As long as they still have any sense left, they can We will never be lucky enough to think that the Ming Dynasty is beyond our reach and continue to start a war in Southeast Asia!"

……

"Fellow Taoist came at the right time...the wine has just warmed up, the delicacies have just been put on the table, and the moon is rising. It is a good time to drink."

Zhu Houcong looked at the corpses on the ground at his feet, and then at the pale young woman in front of him who had lost too much blood but raised a glass to invite him to have a drink with her.

These rebels seemed to have started fighting among themselves before they arrived.

Zhu Houcong did not refuse, walked around the pile of corpses at his feet, and sat in front of the woman.

But he didn't raise his glass to drink. The woman in front of him was not embarrassed about this, but just drank to herself while looking at the moon.

The two sat opposite each other for a long time before the woman put down her wine glass and smiled miserably.

With extremely complicated eyes, he looked at the King of Qin's evil-slaying sword next to him, which had been emitting waves of restless, bloodthirsty red light since Zhu Houcong's arrival.

"Sure enough, being the best in the world is just a false name - those who are good at fighting have no illustrious reputation!"

Li Luyao looked at Zhu Houcong, who was nearly ten years younger than her, with a gloomy expression.

"I know that my crime is unpardonable, but I still hope that the court will give me a decent way to die."

Zhu Houcong did not answer, but stood up, indicating that he no longer wanted to waste time waiting.

But Li Luyao had no intention of fighting. She pointed to the Qin Wangjian beside her.

"This sword is the sword used by General Tiance in the past. Everyone in the world thinks that the one who holds this sword is invincible in battle, and regards it as a divine sword and a heavenly weapon... but few people know the method of sacrificial refining."

"Before this sword is unsheathed, it must be refined and nourished with the blood of the Li family. Otherwise, not only will it not be a boost, but this sword has spirit, it will suffer backlash and hurt itself."

(End of this chapter)