364 The Altar
Jun Hua looked towards Soujin on her side with apprehension. This man would not allow her to go by herself and would insist to come with her to see the altar. As for the others, only their guards followed after them since Fan Lanying refused to see such a place while Yan was still trying his luck in the negotiation.
They once again opened the door and step inside. The moment Jun Hua's finger touched the door, she can faintly see people with ancient clothing in front of her. They were walking inside with heavy expression. The view lasted for a split second before her vision turned normal again.
"Hua'er?" Soujin asked.
Jun Hua shook her head, "It's nothing. Let's go inside."
Soujin nodded his head and took Jun Hua's hand into his own before leading them inside. The condition of the passage was still relatively good and there were many different kinds of trees around them. However, the deeper they got inside, the trees became lesser until there are none. The floor was covered with weeds and grass that grew from between the rocks.
Seeing how some of the rocks were still in good condition, Jun Hua could guess that this place was certainly amazing during the old age. Nevertheless, time was merciless, and the trace of glory in this place was swept away, leaving only the ruins.
The two of them walked deeper into the place as Jun Hua examined the surrounding with interest. In contrast with the dark aura around that cave, this place could be said to be clear. There was still a lot of light from the sun coming inside and the air was fresh.
"That is the altar," Soujin pointed out.
Jun Hua stared towards the big hall ruins in front of her. There were some traces of pillars all around them and at the center of the place was an altar. The altar exterior was rather plain without much design and the ordinary shape of a rectangle made people doubted that this was the altar with overwhelming ability.
Taking her hand off Soujin's grasp, Jun Hua walked to the center of the hall. The moment her feet stepped inside, her vision changed abruptly. She almost stumbled with the rock in front of her if not for her excellent reflex.
"….Don't…."
The sound of pleas made Jun Hua turned her eyes. The people around her were strangers for her, but she could see the heavy expression on their place. They were looking towards the altar, but she cannot see what was in this altar.
She walked step by step into the altar as the sound of people around her buzzing her ears and made her frowned. Their words were unclear, so she didn't know what they were saying.
Her hand touched the altar and she could feel the feeling of sadness assaulted her. She didn't know the reason, but that feeling entered deep into her heart.
Jun Hua blinked her eyes and she found herself returned to the ruins. She looked back and found Soujin was looking at her worriedly. She smiled reassuringly.
"Don't worry so much."
"You're my wife. Of course I would worry about you," Soujin retorted before moving to Jun Hua's side in a split second. "What did you see?"
"I'm not sure," Jun Hua answered, "It might be the first time the altar was used and there were many people here, looking towards the altar with sadness."
Soujin frowned, "What did you want to achieve by coming here?"
Jun Hua moved her hand and grasped Soujin's sword before raising it on top of the altar and cut the finely shaped altar into two. The altar immediately broke and Jun Hua pulled the sword back as she shifted her gaze to Soujin.
"I want to destroy this place."
If by any chance she had a daughter, she wouldn't want someone to chase after her just to gain the power to see the future. Before it happened, she intended to destroy this altar first to not let anyone try to sacrifice the daughters in the Jun Family anymore.
Soujin nodded his head, evidently satisfied.
"Let's go from this place, unless you don't think that it's enough."
Jun Hua raised her head towards the guards, "Flood this place and destroy everything."
"Yes, Princess."
"You too Lou," Soujin instructed his guard.
"Yes, Master."
While the three were working on the side to let the water from the river flew into this place, Soujin took Jun Hua's hand and pulled her away. He didn't want to stay in this place even for a second longer.
…
"You sure took your time in venturing the place," Ming Hui looked towards the couple, "The head of Jun Tribe already prepared a carriage for you two. Do you want to go back?"
Jun Hua nodded her head. She no longer had any reason to stay here and with her current condition, it will be better to go back and rest.
Fan Lanying stood up with grin, "Hua'er, can you let me advance through the ranks quickly?"
"No," Jun Hua answered immediately.
"Come on, give your best friend lenience," Fan Lanying pouted.
Jun Hua arched her eyebrows, "Finish the conquest to capture the entire city in the Pan Kingdom. With each city you conquered, your rank would rise swiftly and after you have finished, I will let you get the rank of general."
Although they have already conquered the capital, there were still many other cities that chose to not bow down to the Long Kingdom. During the first two months, Jun Hua and Soujin managed to capture several of them, but there were still many more left behind. They had already dispatched the troops as they were busy with other matters in the palace and all.
Fan Lanying's eyes gleamed in excitement, "Really?"
"Yes," Jun Hua answered.
Hearing Jun Hua's confirmation, Fan Lanying was excited to the point she rushed to clean up her things to return to the battlefield as fast as possible. Ming Hui and Yan were speechless when they saw the change in her attitude the moment she got Jun Hua's promise.
"The one who can bestow the rank of general is only a great general or military officer at the high rank," Yan reminded Jun Hua.
Jun Hua's lips curled up, "I'm the official military strategist of the Mountain Kingdom and the unofficial military strategist in Long Kingdom. In addition, I held the rank of a general. Do you still have any objection, Emperor?"
Yan's mouth jerked the moment he heard his title. Now that the matter of Ye Jiu was settled, he no longer had any excuse to run away from the court. Seeing the devilish smile on both Ming Hui and Soujin's face, he knew that they would make sure that he attend the court everyday and pose as the perfect emperor.
Inside his heart, he sighed. At the very least, he was the most powerful man in the entire Long Kingdom, even if it was only in name in front of these people.
Ming Hui retracted his evil smile and looked towards Jun Hua solemnly, "How long do you think Fan Lanying would need to finish the conquest?"
"Do you want an honest answer?" Jun Hua asked doubtfully.
"Yes."
"Two years at the very least."
Ming Hui's face darkened considerably. Jun Hua said that it was only her estimation, though in her calculation, she actually counted it as three years… but if she said that, Ming Hui would surely forbid Fan Lanying to head into the war.
"What about the east areas?" Yan asked.
Soujin looked at Yan with questioning eyes, "General Tou almost finished the conquest. He already started from around one year ago, not long after the capital was taken by us."
"The emperor didn't read the report," Jun Hua have already written everything down for him, so she knew that he hadn't looked at them. She looked towards Shu, "Make sure that the Emperor did his job, the fate of countless citizens is in his hand."
Shu nodded his head solemnly, agreeing to Jun Hua's request immediately.
On the side, Yan was screaming inside his head. 'Have you forgotten your master's face?'
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