How can I have a heart of a demonic god in my body?!-Chapter 789 - 0784: The Day of Beheading

Princess Yun Ning had not expected to encounter Chen Yu while she was out seeking information.

Chen Yu, wanted by Yun Zhao Country, brazenly appeared here; it’s like he had a death wish.

Luckily, he ran into her; otherwise, he would have met his fate today.

"Follow me!"

Without elaborating, Princess Yun Ning led Chen Yu to a secluded cabin outside the city.

She removed the bamboo hat from her head, and her beautiful black hair cascaded down like a waterfall, revealing a face of ethereal beauty.

"Why are you dressed like this, Princess Ning?" Chen Yu inquired, though in his heart, he already had a hunch.

"My father has been captured. Now I am also a wanted person in Yun Zhao Country," Yun Ning said, her eyes filled with sorrow and helplessness.

"That’s right, I saw the portrait of this sister on the wanted list," Song Xiaodie interjected earnestly, although her comment was clearly inopportune.

"Marquis Yunlai was captured?" Chen Yu’s eyebrows furrowed as he remembered a valiant and handsome middle-aged man.

Upon his first arrival in the Ancient Clan, he met Marquis Yunlai at the Yunlai Hunt.

Later, due to the death of Luo Haochen, the Luo Family initiated an investigation, and Marquis Yunlai once protected Chen Yu.

Otherwise, the prominent Luo Family from the ten great Ancient Clans wouldn’t have let matters rest so easily.

Princess Yun Ning then roughly outlined the current situation in Yunlai Royal City and the whole of Yun Zhao Country.

Now the Imperial Family of Yun Zhao Country had surrendered to Kunyun Sacred Land.

Previously within the Imperial Family, there were two factions; some opposed submission to the foreigners, and Marquis Yunlai was one of them.

Under the thundering strike of the submission faction, the opposing side suffered severe blows, resulting in Marquis Yunlai’s capture.

"I just happened not to be in the Royal City Mansion at the time, so I wasn’t captured and managed to escape," she said, her eyes brimming with tears. "Just a few days ago, the current person in charge of Yunlai Prefecture announced that my father is stubborn and unyielding, and he will be beheaded in the Royal City Mansion as a public display in half a month."

Yun Ning told Chen Yu everything, unable to hide her true feelings.

In fact, she already harbored a certain fondness for Chen Yu.

Moreover, there were wanted posters of Chen Yu and Ye Luofeng in the Yunlai Royal City.

It was thus inferred that although Chen Yu and Ye Luofeng had entered the Sacred Land and became Holy Guards, they had long since defected and no longer served the Sacred Land.

"A public execution of the Imperial Family?" Chen Yu’s heart chilled.

Normally, if a member of the Imperial Family were at fault, they would be imprisoned in Yunyang Holy Mansion for sentencing, and common people wouldn’t be allowed to spectate.

This time, the Imperial Family likely wanted to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys, sending a message to the world: anyone who opposes the Sacred Land, even members of the Imperial Family, will meet the same fate!

"My father also mentioned that the current Holy Emperor has become a puppet of the Sacred Land..." Yun Ning continued.

Chen Yu’s expression was inexplicably shaken as he recalled the scene before leaving the Sacred Land.

That great battle was exceedingly tragic.

The Sacred Land used mind control secret techniques to enslave many human strongmen to self-destruct and kill enemies.

His senior brother, Sun Wuhai, and Elder Yun who had once helped Chen Yu in Yun Zhao Country, both sacrificed their lives.

Thinking of this, Chen Yu felt a surge of anger.

"Chen Yu, are you willing to help me rescue my father?" Princess Ning asked with a look of pity.

"Marquis Yunlai showed me kindness in the past; naturally, I couldn’t stand by and watch him be publicly executed," Chen Yu said gravely.

A small kindness should be repaid with a fountain of gratitude.

Moreover, since Marquis Yunlai was resisting the dominion of the foreigners, Chen Yu would not stand by idly.

"Come with me!" Princess Ning wiped away her tears, revealing a faint smile, and spoke in a hushed tone.

She then led Chen Yu and two others away from Yunlai Royal City to the outskirts of a nearby mountain range.

She took out a banner and waved it gently in front of her.

Instantly, a wave of Array fluctuations transmitted, and an opening appeared out of nowhere, revealing a valley full of wooden huts.

"The Princess has returned."

Two robust men dressed in plain clothes approached from not far away.

Upon noticing the newcomers, they immediately showed a look of vigilance.

"Chen Yu, Ye Luofeng?"

After a closer examination, they exclaimed in surprise.

Before chaos struck the Ancient Clan, Chen Yu and Ye Luofeng were outstanding talents of the four major academies and later entered the Sacred Land.

Now, with their wanted posters in Yunlai Royal City, it was no surprise the men recognized them.

Moments later, in a spacious wooden hut, about a dozen people gathered.

"Brother Chen agreeing to help us rescue Marquis Yunlai, I am beyond grateful," said a towering middle-aged man, bowing solemnly with folded hands.

"With Brother Chen’s help, our chances of rescuing the Marquis have increased."

"Not only that, Miss Ye has also joined. I offer my thanks in advance to both of you," the others soon expressed their gratitude.

All present were loyal followers of Marquis Yunlai.

After his capture, they gathered to discuss plans to rescue Marquis Yunlai.

The leader, the towering middle-aged man, was once the head of the Imperial Guards in the Prince Manor, with profound strength, reaching the Late Stage Guiyuan Realm Peak.

The others present were all masters at various levels within the Guiyuan Realm.

"Now that Brother Chen and Miss Ye have joined us, we need to discuss our ’prison break’ plan anew!"

The sturdy middle-aged man said with utter seriousness,

"Brother Chen and Miss Ye’s strength is probably very close to that of Commander Lin, I believe they should be included in the rescue team."

A white-bearded old man said slowly, then looked towards Chen Yu and Ye Luofeng, "I wonder if you two are willing to take this risk?"

"You’re planning a prison break?"

After Chen Yu asked back, he voiced his opinion, "This is clearly a trap. By announcing the execution of Marquis Yunlai in public, they will have anticipated your attempted jailbreak and would have already set numerous traps, or they might have moved Marquis Yunlai elsewhere."

At that time, this group of people charging in would be nothing more than fish in a barrel.

The crowd pondered over this, they had anticipated this point, but with no other options, they had to risk it all.

"What does Brother Chen think we should do?"

Commander Lin, the brawny middle-aged man, asked.

"There’s no need for a jailbreak, wait for Marquis Yunlai to be beheaded..."

Chen Yu had only spoken halfway when a man dressed in red suddenly stood up angrily, "What nonsense are you spouting?"

"Lad, if you’re unwilling to join the rescue mission, you can opt out, don’t spew nonsense here."

"It’s a pity, the Marquis even defended you before, he really was blind."

The people around him chided one after another, looking at Chen Yu with disdain, thinking he was too afraid of death to participate.

Even Princess Yun Ning’s gaze towards Chen Yu suddenly changed, filled with disappointment that glistened in her eyes like ripples on water.

"Let me finish, I mean, there’s no need for a jailbreak. On the day Marquis Yunlai is to be executed, we should rescue him then."

Chen Yu finished speaking patiently.

The crowd’s extreme reactions only showed that they were already panicking and agitated.

"This isn’t right either, directly confronting the forces of Yunlai Prefecture, we have no chance at all. Even if we rescue the Marquis, we’ll hardly escape unscathed."

The white-bearded old man slightly shook his head.

"Don’t worry, with Miss Ye and me here, there won’t be any problems."

Chen Yu said with a bland smile.

The people exchanged glances, uncertain where Chen Yu’s confidence came from.

However, thinking of Chen Yu and Ye Luofeng, who were already considered geniuses of Yun Zhao Country and had reportedly performed well in the Holy Land, they were not so surprised.

The most confident and arrogant people in the world are young prodigies.

Commander Lin’s deep eyes scrutinized Chen Yu and Ye Luofeng back and forth.

"I can’t see through them at all..."

He muttered to himself in shock.

As head of the Imperial Guards for the Prince Manor, his strength was great, and his judgement keen.

But now, as he took a serious look at Chen Yu and Ye Luofeng, he felt like he was observing mountains and vast seas.

"How confident are you, Brother Chen?"

Commander Ling couldn’t help but ask.

"I should have about... a hundred percent confidence."

Chen Yu pondered for a moment before responding.

He couldn’t think of any situation where, given his and Ye Luofeng’s strength, they would fail.

"Arrogant!"

"Utterly ignorant of their own limitations!"

Within the room, many scoffed coldly, certain Chen Yu was extremely arrogant.

If Chen Yu had said he was thirty or forty percent confident, they might have believed him.

But one hundred percent? Who the hell would believe that? Only a fool would!

Seeing these people didn’t believe him, Chen Yu had no choice; in fact, he had contemplated storming in and rescuing Marquis Yunlai by himself.

Commander Lin took a deep breath, and for some reason, he felt a desire to believe Chen Yu.

"Everyone, let’s have faith in Brother Chen. As far as I know, Brother Chen was a Golden Emblem Holy Guard in the Holy Land, and after so many years, his strength is probably close to that of a Law Enforcement Holy Guard."

Commander Lin suggested soberly after a moment of contemplation.

"Commander, this plan is unadvisable."

Despite some initial opposition, under Commander Lin’s persuasion, gradually some agreed.

They had some understanding of the Law Enforcement Holy Guard, which was a force of a Half-step Sea Level, even stronger than Commander Lin.

If Chen Yu and Ye Luofeng truly had such strength, the chances were definitely not slim.

In reality, from the information gathered in the past few days, infiltrating the inner dungeons of the Royal City Mansion seemed highly implausible; death traps would most certainly lie in wait.

"Since Brother Chen is so confident, I will trust you this time."

The red-clad man who had scolded Chen Yu earlier said.

In the end, the plan to rescue Marquis Yunlai was set: they would snatch him on the day of his execution.

"Chen Yu, are you really confident about rescuing my father?"

Princess Yun Ning asked with great concern, as the one to be executed was her father.

"As long as your father is still alive, I will be able to rescue him."

Chen Yu affirmed confidently.

Seeing Chen Yu’s confidence, Princess Yun Ning somehow felt reassured and looked at him with gratitude.

In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.

The day of Marquis Yunlai’s execution arrived!

The public execution of a Guiyuan Realm powerhouse of Prince stature naturally drew attention.

From all directions, people gathered in Yunlai Royal City.

The more people, the easier to blend in.

Chen Yu, Commander Lin, and a group of others successfully infiltrated.

The execution square was heavily guarded.

A disheveled man in white was escorted up by dozens of guards.

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