Chapter 903 The Oing Storm (Part One)
Instead of returning to the imperial capital of the Great Jade Kingdom, Rndo headed for the border
as soon as he left. As he did, he ordered his men to chase after Matthew and kill him right away. He
also ordered Harper to be followed, but not hurt.
At that time, Toby was already at the border of the north domain, leading an army of three hundred
thousand soldiers towards Dragon Pass. Shawn and his army were also in the vicinity, but even though
they were ready, they were still taken aback when Toby decided tounch a sudden attack against
them.
"General, they have an army of three hundred thousand men while we only have two hundred
thousand. What should we do?" the deputy general asked Shawn as he wiped the sweat on his face.
"The enemy has appeared overnight and it seems like they are fully ready for battle. I''m afraid the
Great Jade Kingdom had nned this a long time ago."
Shawn was standing on the gate tower, blood still dripping down the sword in his hand. As he looked
out, he answered, "We will not go out and fight them head-on. We only need to protect Dragon Pass
from inside. We need to make sure that they won''t be able to enter."
"But if they keep advancing and attacking our forces, I''m afraid..." the deputy general asked in a
worried tone.
"Have you seen their leader?" Shawn asked, as he skimmed the scene outside. Soon, his eyesid on
the person who seemed to be serving as the enemy''s leader. Another moment passed and he was able
to see the person''s face clearly. Upon doing so, however, he became confused. ''Is that Toby, the
seventh prince of the Great Jade Kingdom? Why is he here and why is he leading troops towards
Dragon Pass? If he had such power over arge army, shouldn''t he be attacking Rndo instead?
Aren''t they fighting for the throne, still?'' he thought.
"It seems to be Prince Toby of the Great Jade Kingdom," the deputy general answered with uncertainty.
Everybody knew that after Rndo returned to the imperial capital of the Great Jade Kingdom, he
either killed or imprisoned all of his brothers. He had no mercy on any of them, and so it would not be
an exaggeration to say that every prince of the Great Jade Kingdom hated him to the extreme. But out
of all of them, Toby was the one who hated Rndo the most. So why would he spend his time in
Dragon Pass instead of just obliterating his merciless brother Rndo? And why wasn''t he afraid that
Rndo would juste out of nowhere and ambush him and his men?
"We were fooled. Rndo fooled us all!" Shawn said coldly, more to himself than the deputy general he
was talking to. "It looks like Toby had defected to Rndo''s side a long time ago. Since it is no easy job
to bring an army of three hundred thousand soldiers here, Rndo must have had this attack nned
a long, long time ago. The coronation ceremony of the empress is nothing but a trap! He just intended
to lure Prince Matthew to the Great Jade Kingdom to trap him!"
"General, I don''t understand. Prince Matthew is extremely capable and powerful. How would Emperor
Rndo be able to trap him? Wouldn''t the entirety of the Great Jade Kingdom be in danger of being
destroyed by Prince Matthew himself?" the deputy general questioned. He truly couldn''t understand the
fears Shawn was having. In his eyes, Matthew was a furious God of War. No country with sane leaders
would invite him toe to their shores because he would only bring disaster to theirnd, especially
once he became enraged.
"Prince Toby''s presence here means that Emperor Rndo is very likely to have already trapped
Prince Matthew. Send a message to His Majesty at once. Tell him that we''ve already lost contact with
Prince Matthew and Lady Harper, and that the Great Jade Kingdom is going to attack us very soon.
War ising!" Shawn ordered at once, his eyes narrowed and his brows furrowed. ''Today is the day
of the coronation ceremony, yet Emperor Rndo chose to send an army to conquer Dragon Pass.
The two countries have been at peace for a long, long time. Why is he trying to start a war?'' he
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The news of the Great Jade Kingdom''s armed advancement against the Bright Dynasty spread all over
the four kingdoms like wildfire. When Lucas heard the news, however, he wasn''t surprised. Instead, he
became extremely calm. "The Great Jade Kingdom is provoking us to start a war against us. What do
you think about it?"
"Your Majesty, Marquis Shawn is very experienced in battles. We have two hundred thousand strong
warriors at Dragon Pass. From my point of view, I don''t think we have to worry about this issue too
much," a civil official said at once. "So I beseech you, Your Majesty. Please issue an imperial edict to
ask Marquis Shawn to fight back. Hopefully through our resistance, we will send a message to the
Great Jade Kingdom that it is a bad decision to offend our Bright Dynasty."
"Zack, what do you think?" Lucas asked.
With a serious look on his face, Zack started to exin, "Your Majesty, the Great Jade Kingdom chose
tounch the attack against us on the day of their empress''s coronation ceremony. I''m afraid the said
event was just a lure intended for Prince Matthew so that he would travel to the Great Jade Kingdom.
While I am aware of Prince Matthew''s capabilities, I think that he is in grave danger. And apart from
that, once the two countries begin to fight, Princess Lilian could also be in danger."
How could Lucas not perceive this evil n? Back when Lilian imed that she would go to the Great
Jade Kingdom and marry Rndo, he had warned her that she would be the first victim if ever the
Bright Dynasty and the Great Jade Kingdom fought. Despite this, Lilian still insisted on going. She
wasn''t a kid anymore, and so she must be responsible for what she had done.
"When she decided to marry into the Great Jade Kingdom, she should have already known what she
would have to face," Lucas said as he sighed sadly. Then, his tone became serious. "What I''m worried
about is Uncle Matthew. Now that Rndo had him cornered in the Great Jade Kingdom, where he
wanted him to be, it would only be more and more dangerous for him if he doesn''t escape right now."
"Your Majesty, while the Great Jade Kingdomunches an attack against us in Dragon Pass, we must
also pay attention to the South Kingdom. Also, although we do not share a border with the Wonder
Kingdom, we still have to take precautions against them in case they decide to join the Great Jade
Kingdom in attacking us," Maxwell added. "I am well aware that Marquis Shawn has served in the army
for many years, but I am afraid that he is not very experienced on the battlefield. Hence I volunteer
myself to go to the north domain and help him with the management of our troops."
"Carlson is already guarding Birch Pass in the south domain, so I''m not very worried about that.
Indeed, I am more worried about Dragon Pass in the north domain. If Rndo decides to show up
there, Shawn would not be able to resist him, no matter how hard he tries. In the unfortunate instance
that Rndo takes Dragon pass, it would be easy for him to take the next ten cities. Because of that, it
is crucial for us to win the brewing battle at Dragon Pass. The ce is essential in our kingdom''s
security," Lucas said. He then began to feel a nasty headacheing on. With everything that was
happening, he began to realize how dependent on Matthew he had be. As a result, his absence
had rendered him clueless about what to do, which was unfortunate, since this time around, their
enemy wasn''t exactly weak.