Chapter 680: 680
Chapter 680: The Murder in the Street
Translator: StackThatCoin Editor: Hitesh_
King Yang Qiu had two types of personal guards .
The first type were his personal security guards . They were basically warriors whose heads were filled with muscle, or Oracles whose brains had been replaced by the power of the Ghost God . They had no other skills except killing, torching, or serving as human shields when necessary .
The second type were the talented people whom he had worked very hard to recruit . These were the people who possessed all sorts of amazing talents, such as those who managed his tax revenues, trained his hunting dogs and falcons, trained his subordinates and security guards, and men like Wu Qi, who advised him on government and military affairs .
With all his officials, Bo Zhongfu hospitably escorted King Yang Qiu and his guards out of the mansion . As the king boarded the chariot, Bo Zhongfu warmly took Wu Qi's hand and said something kind to him, trying to bring them closer together . He even lowered his voice and told Wu Qi that if there was anything he could do for Dong Hai County, Wu Qi could just ask him .
Wu Qi accepted Bo Zhongfu's kindness with open arms .
His status was different now . As the personal guard whom King Yang Qiu had personally recruited, his actual status was like that of a retinue . He was no longer related to Zhong Province, but directly under King Yang Qiu . Although Bo Zhongfu was the current Prefecture Overseer of Zhong Province, as well as the Human Emperor's confidant, King Yang Qiu was Great Yu's King, with the blood of the imperial clan flowing in his veins . In Great Yu, where bloodline and tradition were attached with great importance, Bo Zhongfu could not compare with King Yang Qiu at all .
With King Yang Qiu's prestige and important status, Wu Qi would be easily promoted to a higher rank in the future with just some small contributions . So, getting close to him now would be the wisest choice for Bo Zhongfu and his clan in the future . Moreover, he only needed to say a few kind words, so what was hard about that?
Standing outside the gate, Bo Zhongfu watched King Yang Qiu's chariot leave, entering the teleportation formation and then disappearing amidst a strong light . King Yang Qiu had returned to his camp with his personal guards through teleportation formation, but Wu Qi remained in Zhong Ning City . He would wait until dawn before taking his army to join them . The king came and went quickly, but Wu Qi's identity and military medallions, the official document of the appointment, and even the uniform of the personal guards were handed out to him at the mansion .
From these details, it was easy to see that King Yang Qiu was full of strong confidence in himself . He was confident that Wu Qi would not refuse his invitation, and that Bo Zhongfu would give Wu Qi up to him . So, he had everything ready in advance . All the necessary documents had been prepared; the name 'Tan Lang' had been engraved on the identity medallion given to Wu Qi, and even the suit of armor and cloak issued to him were an extraordinary fit .
King Yang Qiu was a man who was extremely confident in himself, tough, direct, superior, and even a little domineering!
As he stood at the corner of the street watching King Yang Qiu's chariot disappear in the bright light, Wu Qi could not help but laugh . It was obviously better for him to work for King Yang Qiu than hang out in Zhong Province; if he could make good use of his new superior's personality, it would be of great help to him .
After cupping his fist and bowing to Bo Zhongfu, Wu Qi hurried out of the city with his guards . King Yang Qiu was currently leading a campaign to destroy the alliance's strongholds in Mingu Province, a first-grade province not far away from Zhong Province . It would take his troops half a month to get to their field headquarter, even with the fastest flying ships available . Therefore, Wu Qi had to get his troops ready for everything, including their provisions, routes, and many other things .
After a busy night, the soldiers from Dong Hai County who had just been settled in the barracks in Zhong Ning City yesterday were ready to set off . With Bo Yunting's help, the Military Court of Zhong Province supplied Wu Qi's army of ten thousand troops with enough arms and provisions for fifty thousand troops . Moreover, they were given a few powerful war machines, such as giant crossbows and the likes .
Even Yu Mu sent hundreds or Oracles to Wu Qi as soon as he got the news . Although Wu Qi knew it was Yu Mu's investment in him, he felt in debt of a favor, so he had no choice but to visit and thank him personally . The fact that he had hundreds of Oracles in his army of merely ten thousand troops was enough to make all the other generals envious .
When everything was ready, Wu Qi gave Huang Liang a map .
It was a small magical artifact containing the route from Zhong Province to King Yang Qiu's field headquarters in Mingu Province, which Huang Liang could refer as he brought the army to join them . Wu Qi's army had no urgent military mission now, and their current operation was just a normal transfer . So, instead of traveling with the costly teleportation formation, it was better for them to travel with ordinary means .
Furthermore, those large war machines such as flying ships would just add to the cost of using a teleportation formation . Now was not the time for Wu Qi to spend so many resources to just transfer his army from one location to the other .
However, Wu Qi himself had to use a teleportation formation to get there . King Yang Qiu only gave him one night to get his army ready, and then he had to go to Mingu Province at once and resume his new role as a military advisor . He could not afford to waste his time traveling .
After having explained everything and watched the flying ships led by Huang Liang take off and speed away in the direction of Mingu Province, Wu Qi put on the armor and cloak of King Yang Qiu's personal guard and hurried back to Zhong Ning City with more than a hundred bodyguards, heading for the square in front of the Prefecture Overseer Mansion .
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