Ancient Ancestral Gods

3In the imperial capital of the Great Chu, snow as heavy as goose feathers had already begun to fall. Another winter had arrived.    

    

The cold wind whistled as the temperature plummeted. Even the breath of a person could freeze in an instant. However, the end of the year was approaching, and the New Year was approaching. The streets were filled with a lively scene.    

    

The traffic was ordinary, and there was a large flow of people. Every household was busy buying and selling New Year's goods, and the scene was joyous and jubilant.    

    

However, at this moment, the court officials and the new emperor who had just ascended the throne were not happy at all. Their faces were solemn and their minds were in turmoil.    

    

Reporting to the emperor, General Zhao has led the garrison troops in fighting against several times the enemy forces for a month, causing heavy casualties. In addition, the enemy forces are numerous, and they cannot supply food and supplies, so they cannot sustain this battle for long. I hope the emperor can give the order for reinforcements as soon as possible, otherwise the Sky City will be captured by the enemy forces.    

    

"That's right, Sky City is an important town on the west side of the Great Chu, once Sky City is captured, the Great Qin Empire will send their army straight to the capital, but because our reinforcements are far away, and because we are already in the middle of winter, snow is covering the mountains in the northwest, and have difficulty marching, we have yet to reach the Sky City. We hope that Your Majesty will give the order for the troops surrounding us to quickly reach the Sky City."    

    

A few of the old officials continued to admonish the emperor, urging him to give orders to send troops to the city.    

    

Tiancheng was an important place in the western border of the Darchu Dynasty. It was a stronghold of strategy.    

    

The commander in chief of Sky City's garrison was the famous general of Chu, Zhao Yu. She was also the current emperor's most trusted minister, and she was also the emperor's close friend in private.    

    

On the west side of the Great Chu Dynasty was the mighty Great Qin Empire.    

    

All this while, the Great Qin Empire was very ambitious, wanting to invade the Great Chu Empire.    

    

Three months ago, when the Great Chu Emperor passed away and the new emperor just ascended the throne, the Great Qin Empire suddenly sent reinforcements towards the vicinity of the Sky City at the Great Chu border.    

    

In order to prevent the Great Qin Empire from suddenly launching an attack, attacking Tiancheng, and invading the land of the Great Chu, the new emperor ordered Zhao Yu to enter Tiancheng to be in charge of defending the attacks of the Great Qin Empire.    

    

However, a month ago, the Great Qin Empire suddenly increased its military strength by several times and attacked the Sky City. The Sky City was in a dangerous situation.    

    

The Heaven City was far away from the Chu Capital, and it would still take them at least half a month to get there.    

    

When the news came, the emperor had already ordered the urgent mobilization of troops.    

    

The war had broken out for more than a month, and this was already the second time Zhao Yu had ordered people to send reinforcements to the capital.    

    

However, it had been snowing since the northwest. The snow had sealed off the mountains, causing the reinforcements to be slow. From the time they had issued the order until now, half a month had not yet passed.    

    

"The Great Qin Wolf's ambition is to seize this opportunity to take over my Chu, but the truth is hateful. Send orders to the generals of all forces to reinforce our Sky City at all costs. We must protect Sky City, protect General Zhao, or we will meet head on!" The emperor's tone was extremely stern and his face was filled with rage as he gave the order.    

    

Ever since he was young, Zhao Yu had always been by his side. The two of them were very close, even though he was their sovereign, he was also their brother.    

    

As soon as he ascended to the throne, the Great Qin Empire wanted to take advantage of the fact that the new emperor's foundations were not stable and launched an invasion.    

    

Zhao Yu was sent to the Sky City by him. If the Sky City was in danger today and the city was breached, Zhao Yu would most likely die.    

    

He did not want to lose a city as soon as he ascended the throne, much less see his best friend die on the battlefield.    

    

The Great Chu Empire, at the western border, in Tiancheng!    

    

Outside Sky City, the cold wind howled, snow flew, and smoke rose in all directions.    

    

At a glance, corpses covered the vast expanse of white land. The snow-white ground was dyed red by the fresh blood, like blossoming snowflakes.    

    

At this moment, the western city wall of the Sky City was in ruins. A gap had been breached by the Great Qin Empire.    

    

On the gap of the wall, a young general was covered with blood and wounds.    

    

His left shoulder was cut by the enemy, leaving a deep wound.    

    

With one hand holding the banner, he stood on top of the gap in the city wall.    

    

Behind him was a fifteen-year-old youth.    

    

At this moment, the child was crying. He was crying out of fear, but most of all, he was unwilling to part with her.    

    

"Little Dong, take this banner and leave this place quickly. Leave Sky City and bring it back to His Majesty. Tell him that I, Zhao Yu, will never let His Majesty down. This battle will be the last battle for His Majesty!" After a long while, Zhao Yu took off the flag that was already covered in blood and handed it to the kid behind him.    

    

"NO!" No! Big brother, I was about to starve to death. It was you, big brother, who picked me up by the side of the road to bring me back, allowing Little Dong Zi to live to this day. Today, Little Dong Zi will repay this kindness, and fight with you until the very end. " Little Dong Zi sobbed and refused to leave Zhao Yu.    

    

Little Dong Zi had lost her father and mother in his early years, and became a wandering beggar.    

    

It was freezing cold in this northwest region. Three months ago, Little Dong Zi passed out on the road due to hunger. It was Zhao Yu who took him back to the army and killed him.    

    

Just like that, Little Dong Zi stayed by Zhao Yu's side, acting as a messenger and running errands for him.    

    

However, three months later, the Great Qin Empire's army had already attacked the Sky City for over a month. The garrison of the Sky City had been completely wiped out, leaving only Zhao Yu and Little Dong Zi as the messenger.    

    

Little Dongzi didn't want to leave Zhao Yu, this savior. He knew that Zhao Yu, who was left behind, would die without a doubt.    

    

"Listen to big brother, disguise as an ordinary citizen and take the chance to escape Sky City!" "You're still young and have a long road ahead of you. It's a pity to accompany me in death, but if you leave here alive, and if I die in battle, you will have the chance to avenge your big brother, to fulfill my last wish and serve the country!"    

    

In the end, Little Dong Zi was successfully persuaded by Zhao Yu. He took the military flag and reluctantly left Zhao Yu. He disguised himself as a commoner and left Sky City.    

    

Outside the Western City, Zhao Yu dragged his heavily injured body and fought against the soldiers that were attacking the Great Qin Empire.    

    

With just his strength alone, it was impossible for him to defend against the one hundred thousand Steel Cavalry of the Great Qin Empire. Very quickly, Zhao Yu exhausted all his energy, and didn't even have the strength to lift his saber.    

    

The enemy commander arrived in front of Zhao Yu, full of respect for him. He gave him the highest death sentence, raised the treasured sword in his hand, and was about to chop off Zhao Yu's head.    

    

RUU?!    

    

Suddenly, thunder rumbled in the sky, and a massive storm arose.    

    

Seeing such a strange weather, everyone was puzzled as to why there was lightning in the sky in the middle of winter.    

    

At the moment of death, Zhao Yu struggled to open his eyes and looked towards the heavens.    

    

Maybe the heavens would send him off with the lightning in the sky.    

    

A whirlpool of clouds appeared in the sky, and a door flashed with light.    

    

In the next moment, Xiao Fan wearing a purple robe appeared in front of Zhao Yu.    

    

Looking at the sword on Zhao Yu's neck, Xiao Fan extended a finger and instantly shattered it into pieces.    

    

At this moment, the cracking sound of the broken sword brought the bewildered crowd back to reality.    

    

The Great Qin Commander-in-Chief was extremely shocked to see another person beside him. Just how did this person come to be here?    

    

However, the Great Qin Commander-in-Chief quickly reacted and snatched the pike of one of the soldiers beside him. He fiercely stabbed forward, wanting to kill both Xiao Fan and Zhao Yu.    

    

Ka-cha! *    

    

However, when the spear stabbed into Xiao Fan's body, it instantly broke and exploded. The broken pieces of the spear shot out in all directions and entered into the bodies of the Great Qin soldiers.    

    

The Great Qin general, who was the closest to it, had his throat pierced by the fragments. His head fell to the ground and he died immediately.    

    

In an instant, cries of terror rang out. The surrounding Qin soldiers panicked as they stared at the person who had just appeared.    

    

"Who are you? Why do they look so similar to me! " Zhao Yu's face was filled with shock, disbelief, and doubt.    

    

A man who looked exactly the same as him appeared in front of him. He was extremely terrifying, and he killed the Great Qin Commander along with a group of nearby soldiers without even moving his hands.    

    

I'm you. Come on, it's time to return to your final clone! Xiao Fan smiled faintly as the golden light in his hand exploded. He pressed one hand on Zhao Yu's head.