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Chapter 18 - Skyfall Sword

Zhao Chen retreated to the front of the cloth clothes once again and picked it up. It was covered with dust! No one had touched the things here for who knows how many years!

Zhao Chen carefully caressed it with his hands. He felt that it didn't look like a piece of cloth, but more like leather.

"What is this?" Zhao Chen turned and asked.

"Reporting to Your Highness, this is a set of clothes made from ape skin!" The eunuch looked at the records and said.

"Clothes made from ape skin? What's so precious about that? " Zhao Chen said in shock.

"The skin of the ape is different from the rest! Back then, when the Great Ancestor conquered the world, everyone praised him for his invincible skills. The Great Ancestor said that his skills were not number one, and that there was still one person in the world who could defeat him … " The eunuch said slowly as he read the records.

"Oh? I wonder who will be able to beat Great Ancestor? " Zhao Chen interrupted him and asked.

"Taizu said it was Chen Tuan." The eunuch said.

"Who is he?" Zhao Chen said. After all, he was just a high school student, so he did not know much about this famous Daoist.

"This person is a senior from the Dao Gate. Legend has it that he once lived for hundreds of years." The eunuch said.

"Ridiculous!" Which one of you can live for hundreds of years? " Zhao Chen laughed.

"Yes, the Crown Prince is right. However, the people hold Chen Duo in high esteem!" According to the legends, when this person was young, he dreamt of immortals. After receiving the teachings of the immortals, he was able to sleep for several years! The emperors of the past have often summoned this man. The emperors of the end of the Tang Dynasty had once summoned him, and my Song Dynasty's Great Ancestor Emperor had also summoned him. This person is extremely famous in the Daoist world, so the Tai Chi Diagram was created by this person! " The eunuch said.

"The Tai Chi Diagram was actually created by this person?" Zhao Chen thought that those legends were extremely ridiculous, but he was surprised to hear it.

"That's right, the Tai Chi Diagram was created by that person! The skin of the ape was a gift from Chen Tuan to the ancestor after the ancestor became the ruler of the world! The Ancestor made the clothes and placed them here! As for the uses of these clothes, there are no records on them. " The eunuch said.

Zhao Chen nodded his head. Although he still felt that Chen Mu's legend was absurd, but to be able to create such a world-famous thing like the《 Tai Chi Diagram》, it must be something great! At that time, Zhao Kuangyin was the emperor of the Central Plains, so how could the things that Chen Mu had given to the emperor of the Central Plains be simple?

"I'll take this!" Zhao Chen said.

"Yes!" This little one will remember this! " the eunuch asked hurriedly.

He circled around the armory once more but did not find much useful items! Here, he had found a few more famous treasured swords, but these treasured swords still had a certain difference from the Seven Star Dragon Abyss Sword in his hands, so he did not touch those treasured swords! He was a crown prince who had brought a large number of treasured swords to the Eastern Palace. If someone were to report this matter to him, it might not be a good thing! He only used a single treasured sword to practice martial arts, so no one else had anything to say.

Since he was finished, he would go and look for Wang De! He realised that Wang De was standing in a corner, both of his eyes were staring at a treasured sword, his face was filled with excitement!

Zhao Chen walked over, and realized that it was a green treasure sword! Different from the Dragon's Abyss sword in his hand, this sword was much longer, and was a four feet long treasure sword!

"General Wang has his eyes on this treasured sword?" Zhao Chen said.

"This sword is … It's the Heavenly Sword! " Wang De said as his breath quickened.

"Pfft …" Zhao Chen almost burst out laughing, "What did you say? Relying on the Heavenly Sword! "

Wang De nodded and said: "Yes, it is the Heavenly Sword, it is correct! There was a seal character written on it, the character "Leaning on the Heavens"! This sword's style is exactly the same as the legendary Heavenly Sword! "

"Dragon Slaying Sabre?" Wang De was startled, he shook his head: "This general has never heard of this blade!"

At this time, the old eunuch next to him spoke up, "Your Highness, have you never heard of the Heavenly Swordplay?"

"No!" Zhao Chen shook his head.

"Your Highness, this sword is one of Cao Cao's famous swords!" The eunuch said.

"Oh?" Zhao Chen nodded, signalling the eunuch to continue.

"Cao Cao used to unite the north. He gathered all the famous craftsmen in the north and forged two treasured swords, one for the heavens and the other for the sun! Cao Cao with the sky sword, with the sword killing people! The three nations' wisdom said that the great Ancestor had an extraordinary life behind him and suspected himself. He had killed eight people in the night using the Heavenly Swordplay! During the Tang Dynasty, the current generation's poet was Li Bai. He was a master in the martial arts world. He admired the Heavenly Swords. There was a time when Shi Yun had relied on the Heavenly Swords to cut down whales! This is Cao Cao Cao's Heavenly Sword, which was collected by the Great Ancestor Emperor! " The eunuch said.

"So there was actually such a story!" Zhao Chen stared blankly, as he vaguely recalled some things.

When he was in high school, he had read Luo Chengzhong's "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", which included the chapter on Zhao Zilong's solo savior. It seemed to have written that Cao Cao had two treasured swords, and the words "Relying on the Sky Sword"! It turned out that the Heavenly Swordplay was forged by Cao Cao. The real Heavenly Swordplay had nothing to do with Jin Yong's novel, nor was it opposed to the Heavenly Swordplay's Dragon Slaying Sabre.

"So that's how it is! General Wang, have you taken a fancy to this Heavenly Swordplay? " Zhao Chen said.

"This... "This..." Wang De's face revealed an expression of hesitation.

"General Wang doesn't like it?" Zhao Chen said in shock.

"Your Highness, this sword is Cao Cao's personal sword!" Cao Cao was a rebel. After using the strength of the burly man, he had lived for ten thousand years! Although this sword is good, this lowly general is unable to use it! " Wang De said.

Zhao Chen then understood the concern in Wang De's heart, and laughed: "Why can't you use Cao Cao's treasured sword? Don't tell me that even if I use his treasured sword, I can still become a treacherous official? "

"In my capacity as Crown Prince, I order you to pick up this sword. In the future, use this sword to protect me!" Zhao Chen said flatly.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Wang De said in joy.

Actually, he really liked this treasured sword, but he was afraid of others spouting nonsense! Now that the Crown Prince had spoken, it didn't matter if he took it!

"Other than the Heavenly Swordplay, what else do you like? Just take it!" Zhao Chen said.

"This place is a treasure trove that my Song Dynasty's generations of kings gathered. This lowly general is already extremely lucky to have obtained the Heavenly Swords. I absolutely do not dare to take anything else!" Wang De said.

"It's a waste to leave your weapon here. If you want to go to the frontline to kill the enemy, feel free to take whatever you value!" Zhao Chen said.

Wang De only shook his head! Zhao Chen laughed, he then walked forward and personally picked an axe and a set of armor for Wang De before leaving with him! As for the Heavenly Swords and other items, some would be sent to Wang De's residence. However, Wang De was not allowed to hold onto his weapon and wander around the Imperial Palace; With the Seven Star Dragon's Abyss Sword in Zhao Chen's hand, his mood seemed to have improved a lot, and was no longer as depressed as before!

"The Crown Prince has bestowed upon me a masterwork weapon. I will never be able to repay his kindness!" Wang De will be loyal to the crown prince, forever following him! " After walking for a while, Wang De said somewhat excitedly.

"You're welcome!" Zhao Chen laughed.

Zhao Chen felt that he was generous to others! Until now, he had never treated the palace as his own home, nor did he treat the things inside the palace as his own! He still hadn't acknowledged the crown prince's identity!

"Be careful on the battlefield …" Do you remember what you said? " Zhao Chen said.

He was reminding Wang De not to forget about the Kaifeng City breaking point, he had to save himself!

"Of course! "Don't worry, Crown Prince. If that day comes, even if I have to crawl to the palace, I will save you!" Wang De said.

"Alright!" Zhao Chen nodded, and then turned and left!

Looking at Wang De's back figure, Zhao Chen softly sighed. He didn't know if there would still be a chance for them to meet after Wang De left! For a time, his heart was filled with melancholy.

On November 10th, the Great Song Dynasty began another large-scale search, and once again, cries filled the air! Until now, there was almost no gold or silver in the entire clan!

That afternoon, Li Bangyan personally left the city to give this batch of gold and silver away!

When Li Bangyan returned, his face was filled with smiles. He reported to Song Chin Zong, saying that although the gold and silver had not reached Nvzhen's requirements, Nvzhen was extremely happy that Great Song Dynasty had put in so much effort to loot the gold and silver. They had already agreed to retreat five kilometers!

Indeed, on the morning of the second day, the true female army retreated ten li!

The Song Chin Zong was overjoyed, he ordered all the officials to gather all the gold and silver they had "owed" to the Nvzhen! But now, the Kaifeng City did not have any gold or silver, the wealth that the Great Song Dynasty had accumulated for the past hundred years had all been plundered by the Great Song Dynasty. Song Chin Zong immediately ordered for the surrounding prefectures to plunder the gold and silver, and deliver the gold and silver to the Golden Army. The imperial government was helping the outsiders plunder their people's gold and silver. This was the biggest joke in the world, but it was something that truly happened in the past! The shame of Jing Kang not only included the destruction of the Kaifeng City and the capture of the two emperors, but also the many absurd things that happened before the destruction of the Kaifeng City! These were the greatest disgraces that had ever happened in the history of China!

On the 15th of November, the Great Song Dynasty once again delivered the gold and silver into the hands of the Nvzhen! This time, there was not much gold and silver left in the palace.

Li Bangyan had returned from the female Genuine Army and said that the Nvzhen allowed the government to use resources to replace gold and silver. Song Chin Zong was overjoyed. From that day onwards, the large amount of grain, weapons, household appliances and so on that were stored in the Kaifeng City were all sent out by Song Chin Zong. In the end, the soldiers on the city walls were no longer equipped with armor!

From 15 to 25 November, in a short span of ten days, there was nothing of value left in the Kaifeng City!

On this night, a catastrophe befell them!

It was snowing heavily, the weather was extremely cold, and the Expeditionary soldiers on the city wall was also extremely cold!

The Imperial Guards were the weakest army in the Great Song Dynasty, but in the very beginning, the Imperial Guards were the strongest army! Zhao Kuangyin relied on his soldiers to become the whole world, so he was especially wary of soldiers! One of the most important measures he had taken was to be "strong and weak." He had gathered the most elite soldiers of his country in the capital. For the Imperial Guards, the number of Imperial Guards far surpassed the border army. Zhao Kuangyin wanted to rely on this 800 thousand strong army to suppress the border guards and prevent them from rebelling!

It was just that with 800 thousand of the Imperial Guards staying in the Kaifeng City, it was almost impossible for them to enter the battlefield! For such an army to not participate in battle for over a hundred years, one could well imagine what it would be like!

They never trained because they didn't have to fight! They never wiped their weapons, many of the Expeditionary soldiers s even changed their weapons to drink after selling! In addition, Song Dynasty used the most chaotic military strategy in the world to prevent military mutiny, and unbeknownst to the soldiers and soldiers, they were both being developed to their limits in the Imperial Guard! Most of the generals had not seen their soldiers for a year!

Relying on this kind of forbidden army to defend Kaifeng City, there was simply no suspense! Forget about women's army, as long as any army could defeat Kai Feng, they would be able to defeat Kaifeng City! The Imperial Guards were just decorations!

The military discipline of the Forbidden Army was also abnormally loose. At night, countless Expeditionary soldiers actually ran home to sleep! Furthermore, in these few days, Nvzhen had constantly sent people over to negotiate peace. Nvzhen's attitude was getting better and better, and if they retreated ten miles away, Expeditionary soldiers would become more and more relaxed. At this moment, there were only a few people standing on the walls of the Kaifeng City!

When they heard the deafening sound of the hooves, the Expeditionary soldiers on top of the city wall finally started panicking!

"Nvzhen, it's Nvzhen! They, what are they planning to do?! "

A hundred thousand female Genuine Knights charged crazily towards Kaifeng City. They arrived at the bottom of the city, and crossed the moat that was already frozen over.

It had always been an army that had remained undefeated for ten years, an army that had never fought in a hundred years, an army that was practically rotten. The outcome of the war could be imagined …