Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 756: Chapter 591 Overawing the Eight Directions, City that was Razed

To be honest, the Southern Border Miao Girls are not very fond of red; they prefer silver jewelry and patchwork clothing!

So, the moment Gu Changsheng appeared outside the tent, the defending soldiers atop Canglan City spotted her trace immediately!

Heaven have mercy, this blood-red Liu Jin long dress with its trailing hem, it has practically become the trademark of the Phoenix Sovereign! No wonder they recognized her at a glance!

“General, what do we do now? The three-day deadline has passed, do we surrender or not?” a confidant of the Defensive General, looking at the more than two hundred utterly composed people not far in front of the City Gate, spoke with a face full of shocked uncertainty.

“Surrender? What good end can we expect if we surrender? Don’t forget, we are all old guards of the Miaosu Clan, and you surely know what happened to the Miaosu Clan!” As soon as the Defensive General heard this, he immediately spoke coldly, “It’s said that Elder Miaosu Posuo killed a Chamberlain close to the Phoenix Sovereign, and thus the anger was vented on the Miaosu Clan; from the entire clan, except for one who was held hostage at Great Swamp Mountain, none survived! Do you think, as former retainers of Miaosu, we can live after surrendering?”

“This Phoenix Sovereign, she is the most resolute and ruthless person I’ve ever seen in my life. She would spare us? That would be strange indeed!”

Hearing the Defensive General’s words, the confidants by his side all suddenly wore expressions of despair.

“So, whether we surrender or fight, are we doomed either way?”

Upon hearing this, the Defensive General frowned in thought, “Not necessarily; we have thirty thousand defending soldiers, and the Phoenix Sovereign’s six maids are not here. We might not be without the strength to fight!”

It’s almost laughable to talk about; commanding thirty thousand soldiers in their hands, and yet they lacked the slightest confidence to hold Canglan City!

Truly, the forewarned are tearful when speaking too much about this!

Who would have thought the Phoenix Sovereign’s subordinates could defy heaven like this? Six maids slaughtering one hundred and thirty thousand soldiers and civilians—what kind of concept is that?

How could mere humans be capable of such deeds! It’s utterly against the natural order!

Death lay on either side; they had no pathways to life at all!

Even just giving them a little room to choose would have been something!

“General, shall we try raising the Surrender Flag? Maybe there’s still…” the chance to live… that phrase, the confidant didn’t finish.

They, having been protected by the Miaosu Clan for generations, followed in rebellion and enjoyed wealth and honor with them; if they were the successors of the Phoenix Clan, they would definitely not spare these military and civilian betrayers…

“Among the eight cities under Miaosu City’s control, which city’s defending army didn’t participate in the slaughter of the Hongyan Clan? Have you forgotten that the Hongyan Clan was a loyal and old guard of the Phoenix Clan! Now that the Phoenix Sovereign is back in the Southern Border, how can she possibly spare us?” the female Defensive General sighed, looking down at her own hands, hands that had once been soaked with the blood of the Hongyan Clan…

Life never offers a road back!

If they had known that one day the Phoenix Sovereign would return to the Southern Border with the fury of thunderstorms, they would not have left themselves without any escape routes…

Below Canglan City, Gu Changsheng rested her pale small hand on her forehead, squinting toward the setting sun in the west, sighing softly, “The sunset is infinitely beautiful…”

The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it’s just that—it’s closer to twilight!

Behind her, as Hongfu Su, who was following with a bowed head heard this, her body shuddered involuntarily!

To tell the truth, even with her deep understanding of power and strategy, she really could not fathom this ruler who had risen to the top!

The Phoenix Clan had once ruled the Southern Border for a thousand years, the Phoenix Lineage is said to be the closest existence to that of gods… Perhaps, this was why she couldn’t understand the ruler before her!

Such a person, they could only worship with utmost reverence!

As Hongfu Su pondered in her heart, suddenly, an endless storm whipped up around her!

Instantly, the winds changed, and the powerful Inner Strength churned the air around, forming a fierce whirlwind, which gently lifted the red figure three steps ahead of Hongfu Su!

The whirlwind-like currents, carrying the ground’s small stones, spiraled upwards…

And at the center of the whirlwind, a figure in Liu Jin red rose higher and higher, her long dress fluttering, her hair dancing, her form ascending higher, standing alone beyond the world, gazing down upon all living beings…

“My… My Sovereign! Blessed by the Heavenly God!”

Watching the figure soaring higher in front of her, Hongfu Su’s pupils contracted further, and she finally collapsed to the ground, regaining her speech!

“My Sovereign is blessed by the Heavenly God!”

“My Sovereign is blessed by the Heavenly God!”

“…”

The next instant, the earnest voice of worship echoed through the skies of Canglan City.

The more than two hundred Gu women of the Hongfu Clan trembled with excitement, gazing at their ruler!

How could a human stand aloft on the breeze?

How could a human invoke the whirlwind power of Heaven and Earth?

The Phoenix Lineage is truly the closest to the gods, unchanged throughout history, even if they were deposed by schemes!

In that instant, everyone in front of the City Gate, as well as those atop it, were struck with terror!

Above the City Gate, the soldiers watched the red figure rising into the air, their legs trembling. Were it not for their Defensive General still standing, they might have knelt down and worshiped right then and there!

This was simply not human!

Even the strongest of humans, no matter how formidable their Inner Strength, could not possibly be as powerful as this boundless force!

This was a god! This was the closest being to god! This was the Phoenix Sovereign blessed with the Blood of Serving God!

In midair, Gu Changsheng finally stopped ascending, and the whirlwind created by the Inner Strength enabled her to stand at such a height!

Standing there gave her the aura of looking down upon all living beings and the resolution to be merciless!

“Canglan City, relatives and old guards of the Miaosu Clan, I gave you three days to lay down your arms and surrender, but you remained stubborn!”

The voice, imbued with Inner Strength, instantly resounded above Canglan City, causing all its tense inhabitants to look up incredulously towards the sky!

This voice? Where is it coming from? Is it a decree from the Heavenly God?

At the instant they heard the voice, around Canglan City, six dark-red figures looked up simultaneously—it was the voice of their lady!

“You have colluded with the Miaosu Clan and slaughtered my old Hongyan forces. Even to this day, you show no sign of repentance. Given such, what necessity is there for your existence?” Gu Changsheng’s lashes drooped slightly as he spoke solemnly, his voice filled with boundless Inner Strength, lingering in the minds of all the residents of Canglan City.

At this moment, they were genuinely afraid!

Their legs went soft! Countless defending soldiers and citizens collapsed to their knees with thuds…

Yes, their hands were once soaked with the blood of the Six Halls Red Rock clan—they were unforgivable…

The Six Halls Red Rock clan, which once had over a hundred thousand citizens, what about now? Hadn’t they nearly been wiped out under their repeated massacres?

They had watched the countless old and young of the Hongyan Clan, struggling to survive under their slaughter, bodies dismembered—they always thought it was the law of the jungle, yet they forgot about the inevitability of retribution…

Now… the Imperial Family that the Hongyan Clan pledged loyalty to has returned to the Southern Border…

“Betrayal of my Phoenix Clan, harm to my old Phoenix forces, none shall be forgiven! No matter who they are, they can’t stop my Fenghuang Changsheng from cleansing the Southern Border!” Dressed in red, with sleeves fluttering, Gu Changsheng’s gaze was like torches, scanning over Red Rock City, his lips parted slightly as he opened his mouth with authority, “The three-day period has come to an end. From now on, there will be no more Canglan City in this world. I will raze Canglan City to the ground, to offer sacrifice to the over a hundred thousand deceased citizens of my Hongyan forces! Begin!”

Begin?

These two words, along with the declaration to flatten Canglan City, echoed in the sky above Canglan City.

For a moment, Hongfu Su was stunned—was this the order for them to begin?

But they didn’t have the ability! They were only a little over two hundred Gu women, how could they raze Canglan City to the ground?

Wasn’t this making things difficult for her Hongfu Clan?

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

“…”

But in the next instant, hundreds of explosions resounded throughout Canglan City!

The ground shook, and the noise was so loud it seemed to shake the heavens!

In an instant, the city towers of Canglan City collapsed, and countless members of the City Defending Army were buried…

Gunpowder smoke filled the entire Canglan City in an instant, explosions, cries, roars, and shouts reverberated through the sky…

A city that had been intact just moments ago, in an instant, turned into ruins…

The city, constructed of rocky mountains and buildings, collapsed in a cascade, covering the defending soldiers and citizens…

The aftermath of the explosion rolled with waves of heat, carrying stones and the scent of blood, sweeping toward the outside of the city.

In mid-air, Gu Changsheng looked down with an expressionless face as Canglan City fell before her eyes, her lips trembling slightly as she opened her mouth slowly, “I heard that you are vassals of the Miaosu Clan, you have numerous times become the blade in the hands of the Miaosu Clan, to slaughter those of Hongyan… Debts must be paid, lives must be accounted for…”

Gunpowder smoke filled the sky, blood splattered everywhere!

Canglan City, a fortress, in the flick of a finger, thunderously collapsed!

And Gu Changsheng did nothing but utter a sentence!

Said to flatten Canglan City, and in the blink of an eye, it was indeed flattened!

The spies hiding in the surroundings of the other seven cities were dumbfounded! Their gazes frozen! Their minds stunned!

This… this was utterly ruthless, with no sense of reason at all! Canglan City wasn’t even given a chance to speak!

Was no chance for survival left?

Witnessing all this, it wasn’t just the spies from the seven cities who were terrified— even Hongfu Su and the other Gu women were shaking in their boots!

For a time, the spies hastily rose, their minds in chaos, with only one thought: flee!

They had to run! Or else, they would meet the same fate as Canglan City, their souls obliterated in the blink of an eye!

No! Compared to Canglan City, they were less than a drop in the ocean; probably just a breath from the Phoenix Sovereign could annihilate them a thousand times over!

Thus, when the ifres of Canglan City were still smoldering, chaos erupted in the encampment belonging to Gu Changsheng’s side outside the city.

The spies ran wildly in all directions, bumping into each other without choosing a path!

Some even stumbled past Hongfu Su, who was still kneeling on the ground!

This… this scene!

Was extremely bizarre!

But with their Family Head still in mid-air, having not given any orders, they didn’t know what to do!

For a time, Hongfu Su felt conflicted!

What were these spies up to?

Just strutting about so blatantly, weren’t they too fearless?

The spies were wronged! Were they fearless? They were clearly like headless flies in complete disarray!