HCB Chapter 1248 The World Changes in Azuchi Castle
Chapter 1248 The World Changes in Azuchi Castle
Kazumasu Takigawa's pupils suddenly contracted!
An extremely ominous premonition instantly surged into his heart!
However, he could never utter those questions, filled with shock and bewilderment.
Because another equally cold and sharp samurai sword had already silently pierced his heart, which he thought was loyal, from behind.
"Uh……"
He lowered his head with difficulty, looking at the cold, sharp blade protruding from his chest.
In those incredulous eyes, the last thing he saw was another "good colleague"—Nagahide Niwa, whose face was filled with coldness and determination.
He didn't understand.
He really couldn't figure it out.
why?
Why would these two "good brothers" who usually treated him like a brother and obeyed his every word suddenly turn on him like this?
However, he was destined never to find the answer to this question.
"Plop" sound.
The body of Oda's most valiant general fell heavily to the ground, his unseeing eyes filled with endless resentment and confusion.
And then he fell.
The entire castle tower was instantly plunged into a bloody chaos.
Countless mysterious ninjas dressed in black night clothes, like ghosts crawling out of hell, silently appeared in every corner of the hall.
The weapons in their hands were cold and deadly.
A one-sided massacre was launched against those loyal Oda clan generals who were still in shock and stunned.
……
Onboard the Black Pearl.
Murong Yan stood quietly by the window of the captain's cabin, gazing into the distance at the magnificent city that was still brightly lit in the night.
Suddenly, the bright lights in the very center of the giant city, at its highest point, the castle tower, went out abruptly.
Immediately afterwards, a huge and dazzling red firework exploded in the sky above the castle tower!
The entire dark night sky was illuminated in a blinding blood red!
Murong Yan gazed at the blood-red firework that appeared exceptionally vibrant in the night sky.
On that beautiful face that had been tense and filled with worry and unease, a genuine and radiant smile of victory finally blossomed!
She knew that her man had once again created a miracle!
The Phoenix Descent Dress she wore, her only nightgown, seemed to sense her inner elation and pride.
At this moment, the extremely dark black Suzhou brocade seemed to transform into a vast starry sky that could encompass the entire world!
And that blood-red firework is the most brilliant and dazzling one in this starry sky!
The giant phoenix embroidered with real gold thread, its eyes wide open, is singing aloud!
It was as if announcing to the world that this so-called "most fortified city in the world" would welcome its new master starting tonight!
......
The weather in Azuchi Castle has changed.
Overnight, this "strongest castle in the land," a symbol of Oda Nobunaga's supreme power, changed hands.
When the morning sun of the next day illuminated the magnificent city, all the residents of Azuchi Castle were horrified to discover that what fluttered atop the castle tower was no longer the Oda family's "papaya crest," but a huge battle banner they had never seen before, embroidered with a lifelike black and gold phoenix!
The entire city of Azuchi was plunged into a deathly silence of panic and unease.
All sorts of rumors began to spread wildly in every corner of the city.
Some say it was a remnant of the Tokugawa clan who colluded with the Chinese across the sea to kill their lord and seize the city.
Some say it was Akechi Mitsuhide who launched a coup, seized power, and became the new "King of the Land."
Some even say that the legendary "Sixth Heaven Demon King" angered the gods because of his excessive killing, so the gods sent down divine punishment, turning him and his city to ashes overnight.
However, just when everyone was filled with anxiety and at a loss.
The main gate of Azuchi Castle, which had been closed all night, slowly opened.
Squads of mysterious troops, clad in black armor and wielding the latest flintlock muskets never before seen by the Japanese, marched in perfect unison, like a black torrent of steel, slowly entering the city.
Their military bearing was so impeccable! Their aura was so menacing!
So much so that all the Japanese people who saw them were frozen in place, as if under a spell, not daring to even breathe.
They had never seen such a terrifying army!
The cold armor, the orderly steps, and the black gun muzzles filled with the aura of death were like invisible mountains, pressing down on their hearts and preventing them from even having the slightest thought of resistance!
And right in the center of this terrifying army, which seemed like a demon god descending to earth.
It was an incredibly luxurious and enormous golden carriage pulled by eight magnificent Akhal-Teke horses.
The carriage curtain was lifted.
All the people of Azuchi Castle could clearly see the two people sitting in the carriage.
One was a handsome young man dressed in a dark black Qilin battle robe. Although his face was still a little pale, the domineering aura he exuded, looking down on the world and emphasizing his invincibility, was enough to make the sun and moon pale in comparison.
The other woman nestled lazily in his arms, dressed in an exquisitely black gown embroidered with a giant phoenix reaching for the sky in real gold thread. Her stunningly beautiful face, enough to make any woman in the world envious, carried a hint of maternal tenderness and the majesty of a ruler.
They were like a divine couple who descended from the heavens to the mortal realm.
That unparalleled, peerless charm, and that innate, noble aura that made people dare not look directly at him.
He instantly won over the hearts of all the Japanese present!
"Oh my god..."
"So... those are the legendary Emperor and Empress of the Celestial Empire?"
"They...they are even more beautiful than the gods depicted in paintings..."
"The Black Dragon... The Black Dragon descends... The world is unified... That ancient prophecy... It actually came true..."
After a brief, deathly silence.
Someone in the crowd was the first to react, and with a "thump," they knelt heavily on the ground.
Then, it was like toppling the first domino.
All the residents of Azuchi Castle on both sides of the street rushed to kneel down in unison!
With an almost pilgrimage-like, incredibly devout attitude, they kowtowed desperately to the slowly approaching golden carriage.
The thunderous roar, filled with awe and worship, resounded throughout the entire city of Azuchi!
"Welcome, Your Majesty the Emperor and Your Majesty the Empress of the Celestial Empire!"
"We surrender! We are willing to be slaves for eternity! We only beg Your Majesty to have mercy and spare our lives!"
On top of the carriage.
Murong Yan looked out the window at the dark mass of Japanese civilians kneeling on the ground.
A smile, full of satisfaction and pride, appeared on her stunningly beautiful face.
She knew that she and her husband had succeeded once again.