Chapter 1854: Chapter 1854: Rally to the King
"I beg the two Princes, seek justice for my father!"
Booker Jackson knelt on the ground, crying to the point of almost fainting.
"The Emperor is ruthless, and wants to kill the two Princes! My father tried to dissuade him but failed, and was killed by that foolish emperor!"
Outside, there were already members of the Jackson Family who delivered the message.
This kind of thing couldn’t be kept hidden.
With a headless group, they could only seek out the Marsh Brothers.
"What? Declan Marsh is back?" Hayden Marsh squinted his eyes, feeling that things were not simple.
"Yes! The foolish emperor came back and immediately clamored to kill the both of you! My father tried to stop him, but it was no use! The foolish emperor killed my father and several other leaders who supported the Princes."
Booker Jackson pointed outside, crying continuously: "They’re coming with great force now!"
"Could such a thing really happen?"
Konrad and Hayden Marsh exchanged a look, clearly doubting the truth of the matter.
With so many checkpoints outside, even if Declan Marsh had news, why hadn’t the Imperial Guards reported it?
They had given a secret order that upon discovering the king’s whereabouts, he was to be brought back safely in secret.
Moreover,
Frederick Jackson was a master and always accompanied by a Grandmaster.
How could he be easily killed by Declan Marsh?
What a joke!
And from Booker Jackson’s tone, it seemed like many leaders had been killed.
Simply impossible!
"The foolish emperor returned with Bane Cook, it must be treason!" Booker Jackson, to show loyalty, immediately referred to Declan Marsh as a foolish emperor!
The righteous king, commit treason?
Utter nonsense!
Though it sounded ridiculous, the words were quite useful!
The Marsh Brothers, as Regents, could dethrone the current king if necessary!
And take his place!
"Bane Cook?" Gerrit Harris’s heart unexpectedly ached upon hearing the name. "He’s here?"
The old man felt bitter inside.
He had set up the netherworld trap just waiting to capture this Bane Cook for revenge.
Then, out of nowhere, Sutton appeared.
Not only breaking the array but also stealing the arm that provided spiritual power to the grand formation.
Neither early nor late, could he pick a more opportune moment to appear.
Such a troublesome matter!
"Master, don’t worry, they’re alone and pose no threat!"
Hayden Marsh exuded confidence: "I have tens of thousands of Imperial Guards, like a steel fortress! Even if he is the Master of the Ten Thousand Mountain Alliance, he can’t dream of breaking in!"
"That is so." Gerrit Harris nodded, seemingly agreeing with his disciples’ reasoning.
The enemy was delivering themselves to the doorstep.
A profitable affair!
No matter how strong, could they prevail against so many Imperial Guards?
These guards were all experts, not ordinary people!
"Let’s go! Check it out!" Hayden Marsh waved his hand, leading his master and brother outside the hall.
Booker Jackson followed closely behind.
He was very pleased.
This was a merit!
Once the Marsh Brothers came to power, he would immediately be appointed as the designated successor.
Outside the hall.
Tens of thousands of Imperial Guards were poised for action.
Not far away, members of the Jackson Family and followers of the other slain clan leaders gathered.
"Everyone, come over!" Hayden Marsh stood on the command platform and waved: "Stand together with the Imperial Guards and fight side by side!"
He did not fully believe in the truth of this situation.
But if these families dared to scheme, the Imperial Guards could eliminate them at any time.
Something HAD a good thought there, this wasn’t like Declan Marsh.
Why abruptly cause such a ruckus?
There’s no chance of victory!
No chance at all, yet he dared to challenge them?
Before long.
Julius Reed and Declan Marsh led the way, followed by a grand gathering of other alliance members.
"They really came?"
Konrad Marsh squinted his eyes and whispered: "What should we do?"
"If he is ruthless, we cannot be blamed for being unrighteous." Hayden Marsh pressed his hands on the railing, sneering coldly: "With the Imperial Guards under our control, he’s just an empty title king! Only a fool would support him now."
"As true as that may be, Declan Marsh is still the nominal king. We must be a bit restrained in our actions. Otherwise, if word gets out, it won’t look good."
Konrad Marsh muttered softly beside him.
Regicide!
Are we truly going to become regicides today?
The Black Pine League is not peaceful, indeed.
The brothers even wanted to dig up their ancestral graves to see if the feng shui was off, if the graves weren’t properly buried.
How come problems pile on ceaselessly?
Once prominent league of old, now reduced to such a state.
Quickly.
Declan Marsh stood fifty meters in front of the Imperial Guards, crowned in black dragon robes!
He raised the black dragon sword in hand and shouted: "Imperial Guards, heed the order!"
The Deputy Commander turned his head, looking at the Marsh Brothers.
"Great King, how could you return without notifying us?" Konrad Marsh pretended to be concerned from the command platform: "Your uncles are very worried!"
"I’ll repeat myself, Imperial Guards, heed the order!" Declan Marsh drew out the black dragon sword.
But the Imperial Guards did not react.
Clearly, they were waiting for orders from Hayden and Konrad Marsh.
Though Declan Marsh was the nominal king, he never got involved with military affairs.
Compared to a nominal king, they preferred to listen to the Marsh Brothers, who could provide them with substantial benefits.
This society is quite pragmatic.
"Great King, what’s troubling you?" Konrad Marsh asked seriously from the command platform: "Has someone provoked you?"
"Foolish King! You murdered my father, you are unworthy to be king!"
"Yes! You’re nothing but a foolish king! Our clan leader also died at your hands, leave the Black Pine League!"
"An unvirtuous fellow!"
In no time, voices from the alliance began to curse.
Their leaders had all died in the military headquarters, having no backing, they collectively came here.
To serve the Marsh Brothers.
With support from the Imperial Guards, they possessed the power to challenge Bane Cook.
"King, why did you kill Frederick Jackson? He was a veteran, guarding the border for our Black Pine League, with numerous merits! You... killed him?"
Hayden Marsh feigned shock.
"Great King, doing so will force them to revolt, no?"
His words incited even stronger curses below.
The Imperial Guards remained unresponsive.
Still silent.
The Deputy Commander, a close friend of Hayden Marsh, remained silent, hence those below dared not act rashly.
"You keep calling me Great King." Declan Marsh pointed at the Marsh Brothers: "Seeing the Great King, should you not kneel? This is treason! Rebellion!"
"Great King, those are severe accusations." Hayden Marsh sneered and ordered: "The King has been compelled by those people, committing confused actions. Rescue the Great King, kill all those people!"
At the moment his voice dropped!
The Deputy Commander of the Imperial Guards drew his sword directly!
Ching! Ching! Ching!
Thousands of swords drawn straight out!
"Serve the King!"
The Deputy Commander shouted fiercely.
The Imperial Guards stepped forward in unison!
Boom!
The ground shook with a tremor!
"Hayden Marsh, Konrad Marsh!"
But at that moment!
Bane Cook stood out.
"Bane Cook? Wasn’t the Black Prison destroyed? He’s not dead yet?"
"How is Bane Cook mingling with the Great King?"
"What’s going on?"
The Imperial Guards began to murmur.
When the Black Prison was broken, they thought Bane Cook was dead.
"My master, Melvin Marsh, died under the plotting of the Marsh Brothers." Bane Cook pointed to the two on the command platform: "They are the true culprits!"