A Jiu gasped, drawing in a sharp breath.
When the dark clouds were torn apart by lightning, it was as if the sky had been ripped asunder.
Why did she feel like it was Grandma’s doing?
Nanming City.
The Wang family watched as that child, Zhao Kun, prepared to lead their family of three out of the city.
The moment the south gate opened, the enemy forces lurking outside swarmed in.
The city gate had to be temporarily shut, preventing any passage.
Meng Shaode, seeing that he couldn’t leave to see his daughter, gritted his teeth in anger, unable to utter another word.
An enemy horn blared from outside the city: “Attack the city!”
At the command, the war drums thundered, and a large fireball landed squarely on the city walls.
The gate shuddered with a loud boom; it was clearly an incendiary solid ball.
“Son of a bitch, who the hell are they hitting! Isn’t it better to just live peacefully?”
To everyone’s surprise, Mrs. Wang stomped her foot, and the bluestone slab beneath her feet cracked silently.
At this moment, Cai Lihua was weeping with her face buried in her hands, and Meng Shaode was grinding his teeth in fury. Only Zhao Kun noticed this detail.
He was instantly stunned.
This old lady was truly extraordinary, possessing what humans called inner strength.
But what good was it? Fighting alone, even a celestial being couldn't turn the tide of war. Zhao Kun’s immediate priority was General Tuoba’s instructions:
“Uncle, Aunt, Grandma, don’t worry, I’ll lead men out now and carve a path through!”
Perhaps the “moment of necessity” that General Tuoba spoke of had arrived:
“Follow me, let’s charge out.”
Zhao Kun, with a few others, ascended the city wall and then leaped straight down towards the enemy forces surrounding the gate.
They had only focused on ranged fire attacks. By the time the defending cavalry reacted, their horses whinnied and collapsed.
Several blue, unidentified beams of light, from an unknown source, severed the horses’ legs.
The fireballs from above continued to bombard the city gate.
Flames shot towards the sky.
Mrs. Wang instantly blocked out all external commotion, forming seals with her hands: “Ancestor Master, your disciple is disrespectful today and has not bathed and changed. I beg your forgiveness.”
Cai Lihua immediately stopped crying and looked back. The old lady had leaped up and landed on her knees, the sound of the bluestone slabs shattering was crystal clear.
Her mind buzzed, and she leaned closer to her husband, terrified. Had her mother gone mad?
With a “boom!”, the city gate was struck by a third fireball, its seams opening and closing a few times.
All the soldiers braced themselves against it.
But it was clear the flames were intensifying. Even an iron gate would become scorching hot, and how many could endure that?
Meng Shaode’s face contorted, and he tightly gripped his wife’s hand, stepping back.
It was over, they couldn’t get out.
They would never be reunited with their precious daughter.
Just then, a fine bolt of lightning descended from the sky, striking not far away.
Meng Shaode finally regained his senses and looked, “Mother!”
Mrs. Wang’s hair stood on end, and smoke billowed from her orifices.
“Get lost—cough, cough, cough!” As Mrs. Wang spoke, thick smoke emerged from her mouth.
He had just gathered his thoughts, speaking of the people’s suffering and his desire for the Ancestor Master to help him save them.
Only he knew this in his heart; he was now facing retribution:
“I ask for the Ancestor Master’s decree. This disciple deeply understands heaven’s arrangement in bringing my granddaughter to my side to aid my cultivation. Once my cultivation is achieved, I will serve the nation and the people.”
“By decree, winds, rain, thunder, and lightning heed my command…”
Then came the fervent incantations. This time, there was no heavenly wrath. The clouds gathered, and thunder and lightning flashed.
Outside, Zhao Kun, who had been carving a path with the strength of eight men, was exhausted, surrounded by waves of enemy soldiers.
The eight men stood back-to-back, defending against the enemy. They glanced up at the sky, thinking that if General Tuoba could find an energy source now, they would shatter the enemy in all directions.
Unexpectedly, streaks of lightning split the night sky, illuminating the entire expanse above Nanming City.
Everyone couldn't help but look up.
In an instant, a torrential downpour of rain cascaded down.