Chapter 50: A Leap of Faith

Chapter 50: A Leap of Faith

【My host, are you there? Is it safe now?】

System 12345 fought its terrifying latency issue while enquiring about the Shu Yichao’s situation.

【What are you doing now?】

The screen flickered and froze on the sight of Shu Yichao galloping alone under the radiant sun. System 12345’s eyes twinkled with stars.

【Whew, it looks like you’re out of danger.】

【Wawww, my host! Who’s this dashing man on horseback! Many will fall heads over heels for you if you gallop into a city like that. Padam! Padam! I can already hear the beating hearts and excited screams; some might even faint!】

【Whew~ An Empire Bewitcher indeed!】

System 12345 lavished compliments on Shu Yichao as it made an eerily accurate prediction.

【You will stir a storm no matter where you go!】

...

The dust outside the city slowly approached.

Those in the coastal city didn’t pay any heed to it at the start, since it was just a single person galloping over. They reckoned that someone was just in a rush to settle their business.

The guard stationed at the gates yawned as he prepared to step forward to ask the person to stop when he came closer.

Seconds later, cold sweat rained from his forehead.

The guard furiously rubbed his eyes, thinking that he might be seeing things, but there was no mistake at all. A blood twin-headed eagle flag had indeed appeared at the horizon!

“NO!” He screamed in despair. “CLOSE THE—”

Shoosh!

Shu Yichao and his dashing white steed was faster than the guard had expected, passing the latter by in the blink of an eye. With a thrust of his spear, the guard’s words choked in his throat.

Galewind boasted an incredible speed of 400, after all.

It happened so fast that the other guards didn’t have time to react till their comrade had already collapsed on the floor. They belatedly took in his dashing face and the blood twin-headed eagle flag at the horizon—

“It’s the blood twin-headed eagle flag! IT’S THE KHITAN CAESARRRRRRR!”

“The Scourge of God is here!”

“It’s over, it’s over!”

Those near the city gates panicked. They screamed in fear while running in all directions.

A few of the braver guards stepped forward with their spears and tried to stab Shu Yichao off his steed.

“Don’t panic! He’s alone!”

“This is our chance to get rid of him!”

Shu Yichao single-mindedly charged straight at the count’s boat like a rabid dog, not paying heed to anything else.

“Hm?” The count was commanding the ship when he noticed Shu Yichao’s lone figure and was taken aback. “He’s alone?”

A smile slowly emerged on the count’s lips.

All kinds of crates and goods were littered around the port, making it hard for a cavalryman to exploit their steed’s momentum to take down their enemies. In contrast, the count had over a hundred seamen on his side.

Surely a hundred men are enough to take down a lone Khitan Caesar! By then, even the provincial governor would be full of praise for me!

“Stop!” the count turned to the soldiers under him and ordered with a confident smile. “Go, and take down that audacious—wu!”

He nearly bit his tongue off trying to stop his words.

In the time it took for him to issue the command, nearly thirty of the oarsmen who hadn’t gotten onto a ship yet had already been massacred...

That’s not a human at all; that’s a monster! It’d take an entire army to take him down!

“Quick, row faster! Faster!” the count shouted in fright.

Even though the oarsmen on the port weren’t a match for Shu Yichao, they at least bought some time for them. The count’s ship was able to get a considerable distance away from shore.

Thinking that they were out of danger, the oarsmen on the ship began insulting Shu Yichao, who had stopped by the shore.

“Are you surprised, Khitan dimwit? We, Venetians, have ships!”

“What a useless oaf. You can’t even catch us!”

Some of them even took off their pants and shook their asses at Shu Yichao.

“...”

Are they scolding me right now?

Shu Yichao turned his sight to the ships that were still docked in the port. He pulled the reins, and his steed leaped onto the closest ship and began picking up pace.

“He’s able to charge even on a ship?”

The oarsmen were stunned.

Even humans wouldn’t have to tread carefully on the ships’ slippery deck lest they fall, let alone a galloping horse. It was inconceivable how the Khitan’s steed was unfazed by it!

And what in the world is he planning to do?

Wait a moment, he can’t be thinking of leaping here, is he? That’s impossible! That would be too big of a distance to cover... right?

The oarsmen soon got their answer.

Shu Yichao used the ship as a launching pad and soared across the sky as a silver silhouette.

“Trying to escape? A futile attempt!”

Bam!

Shu Yichao landed on the deck of the count’s ship, showing the Venetians that they should never underestimate him.