Returning from the abyss

Chapter 1351 Battle on a Snowy Night

The north wind is chilly on a cold night, and the dim moon is shining coldly.

The lamp sways the shadow in the courtyard, and the blood-stained frost on the steps.

The court surrounded the loyal men, and the throne stabbed the king.

I still remember the chaos in Xingyin, when people died in Tianlu's plan.

——When the first demon rushed out of the dream of a comatose palace maid, the Demon Slaying Platform of the Lingxiao Palace was useless. After all, the Demon Slaying Platform was not a concept that covered the entire Lingxiao Palace. Dong Zai could use this power, but he also had to follow its power.

"Go!"

As the token was thrown by Dong Zai, all his civil and military officials exuded a pure aura. Under the blessing of the Azure Dragon Emperor Qi, the Heavenly Court showed the national destiny of the Great Wei, and as long as the Heavenly Blessing of the Great Wei was not exhausted, it would be indestructible.

Leopard Tail, which could originally kill a few heavenly soldiers, now felt tremendous pressure. The ropes with talismans became stronger and stronger, and it had to cut its body repeatedly to escape the ropes. During this time, a heavenly general had already appeared.

Compared to ordinary soldiers who were transformed into heavenly soldiers, heavenly generals were obviously more special. Each heavenly general was originally a civil official or a general of the Wei Dynasty. Their original loyalty was not comparable to that of ordinary soldiers. After being transformed, they became fanatical soldiers who only cared about protecting the emperor.

This kind of frenzy will be superimposed and amplified on each other.

When Leopard Tail found that his punch was caught by a heavenly soldier with bare hands, he felt that the situation was not good.

"broken--"

boom!

The soldier punched Leopard Tail in the face with his backhand. The force of the punch even knocked Leopard Tail's entire head off. The leopard-shaped head rolled in the air for several times and then exploded like a poked ball. Leopard Tail's body also stood there in a daze.

The demons who rushed out of the dream first encountered a similar situation. Each of the heavenly soldiers was surrounded by golden light and was as strong as the demons. Even without weapons, they could beat the demons with their bare hands and kick them to pieces. Even though they used the day and night travel methods to break into the palace, they found that the defense force in the palace was stronger.

"My loyal soldiers, it's time to kill these audacious demons in front of Lingxiao Palace." Dong Zai's voice came from the deep palace, with an empty echo.

When the bird's beak and fish's gills rushed out, two people appeared in front of them.

A man with a leopard head and round eyes, more than eight feet tall, holding a scimitar with golden and red flames burning on it. He is the leader of the Thirty-Six Celestial Beings, Tiankuixing.

A man in green clothes and shorts, holding a long sword in each hand, with his hair tied up with a jade crown and a handsome face. He is the Purple Star God who was conferred this time.

"Master Yin, I have been waiting for you two for a long time!"

As if they had foreseen it, the two of them attacked one demon king each and immediately entangled the two demon kings. The flames of Tian Kui Xing's scimitar burned his body. Fish Gills was originally a water demon, and was quite uncomfortable with the restraint of the flames. When Zi Wei Xingjun swung his sword, there was always a burst of sword energy. Although Bird Beak could avoid it by flying, it was always chased and fell behind.

The battle situation inside and outside the palace was almost reversed.

Lu Ning was experiencing the suppression power of the combination of Dayu and Nightu. With just these two demons, they made the surrounding star gods and other gods appointed by the emperor helpless. Any long-range attack would be shot down by Dayu as if he had foreseen the future, and close combat was even more suicidal. Lu Ning knew that this was the effect of Nightu's "Momentary View", but although she had the ability to target Momentary View, she was helpless with Dayu.

Just when everyone was at a loss as to what to do with the two demon kings, the fanatical aura of the heavenly generals in the palace also permeated out. When the enhancement brought by the fanaticism was distributed to the star gods, the effect was almost immediate. At that time, several star gods who were better at close combat rushed forward.

"Hey!" Lu Ning shouted subconsciously, but then realized that she was the odd one out here.

Zhao Yuqiao's medical skills were indeed powerful, and it was true that he had solved the problem. Lu Ning was not infected by the fanaticism, nor did she receive the enhancement, but she would not lose her mind because of it.

Day and night tours also responded immediately.

"Oh, it looks like we can't hold on any longer, my compatriots..." Ye You chuckled, "We've been holding on for so long, if you still can't accomplish anything, why don't you all die in there?"

"Let's go?" Riyou asked.

"Let's go, these Star Lords are in such a strong state now, but they won't last long." Yeyou stretched out his hand to the sky, and the snowflakes gathered into a rope, pulling it into the air. Riyou waved his light gun to force several Star Lords back, turned around and threw the spear into the sky, and his body melted into the light and disappeared immediately.

Obviously, in just a moment, the two demon kings had already witnessed the strength of these enhanced star gods.

After forcing back the Day and Night Walkers, the Star Gods immediately rushed into the palace, ready to assist in the defense. Lu Ning also seized this opportunity, taking two steps at a time, and quickly caught up with the person he had been staring at - Gu Tong.

"Gu Tong!"

"Uh?"

Gu Tong, whose shoulders were grabbed by her, turned his head slightly, with a hint of doubt in his eyes that were almost soaked in starlight. Lu Ning was also slightly stunned when she saw this.

Gu Tong, in this state, probably doesn't even have the ability to communicate normally. He is responding to the emperor's call, but... is he the demon's spy? Why is a wounded general who returned from the Saibei Army in the demon's memory? Is there a hidden story behind this?

Gu Tong gently pushed Lu Ning's hand away, and then rushed into the palace without hesitation. Now he absolutely followed the orders to guard the palace and the emperor, which was quite consistent with the attitude he had shown before.

Lu Ning had no choice but to follow the star officials into the palace.

After entering the palace, Lu Ning found that fierce fighting had already begun everywhere. The demons seemed to have discovered that the Heavenly Generals were the key to strengthening everyone, so they focused their main offensive on these Heavenly Generals. Under the siege of powerful demons, no matter how strong the Heavenly Generals were, they would inevitably suffer some damage.

As we all know, if this collective increase begins to weaken, there will be a continuous weakening like an avalanche. The generals quickly got the guards of others, and Lu Ning also lost the trace of Gu Tong in this chaos.

She looked around with her demon eyes, and saw only human and demonic auras mixed together. What surprised her most was that those demons disguised as humans actually fought for humans under the powerful order of "Heaven" and fought with their fellow demons.

No wonder Dong Zai didn't care how many demons had infiltrated the court. There was no point in doing so.

Lu Ning walked through a garden where half of the rockery had been blown up, and sneaked through an almost deserted palace. The layout of the palace was in her mind, and she was moving towards the direction where she had seen Dong Zai before.

After all, the demon's ultimate goal was the emperor, so she just had to stay by the emperor's side and wait for the opportunity. No matter what the demon wanted to do, Lu Ning had to at least find an opportunity to complete the task.

Different from the fighting and shouting in front, Lu Ning stopped outside a quiet small palace planted with many plum blossoms.

She vaguely heard voices. "Master Eunuch, what time is it?"

"Your Majesty, it will be midnight soon."

"So fast." The emperor's voice was a little vicissitudes of life.

"Your Majesty, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. Originally, the Heavenly Generals were able to hold on, but as the number of demons increases, I'm afraid they will not be able to hold on until dawn."

"The Heavenly Generals were not the last resort. The Imperial Astronomical Observatory and Xuanji Tower have not been dispatched yet. The demons have not yet brought Fengdu over. The instructor has already seized the heavens, and Fengdu will collide head-on with Xingyin City at dawn tomorrow. That is where I want to reserve my strength."

"Your Majesty, if we keep doing this, how can we last until dawn?"

"It is Xingyin City that will last until dawn, and it is Heaven that will last until dawn." The emperor said leisurely, "For this, I can pay any price. Grand Eunuch, let me be alone for a while, and order the Demon Suppression Division to return to Xingyin City. Most of the people have moved out of the city, so let them do whatever they want. As for those who are unfortunate enough to fail to leave the city, I will let them down."

"twitter."

Cao Yuanen came out of the room and closed the door gently.

The eunuch had long lost the ability to understand the emperor's intentions, but he did not need to understand. He only had to faithfully carry out the emperor's every order.

He walked out of the palace quickly. At this time, a demon came to the side of the palace and was noticed by Cao Yuanen. He struck out in the air with his palm, which immediately made a hole in the demon's chest.

Faced with such power, Cao Yuanen could only smile bitterly. He knew that his martial arts skills were not actually at that level at all. He only relied on the "Heaven" to achieve such success.

"Godfather!"

A call came from the Plum Garden, and a younger eunuch ran over quickly, holding clothes.

"Abao? Why are you coming back if you're not supervising the battle in the front?" Cao Yuanen asked.

"That's exactly what I was going to say, godfather." Cao Bao bowed his head slightly. "What orders does your majesty have now? The front line is still struggling, but the strength of the generals is not enough to last a whole night. The fanaticism consumes their will. You also know how much loyalty the ministers of the Great Wei have left."

Cao Yuanen raised his eyebrows and was about to curse, but in the end he closed his mouth and waved his hand: "Follow me."

Cao Bao responded repeatedly and walked to a secluded place outside the plum garden with Cao Yuanen.

"Abao, His Majesty has his own plans. As eunuchs, we can only share His Majesty's worries and must not interfere in His Majesty's affairs." Cao Yuanen carefully reminded him, "You have been with me for three or four years. You should also have the ability to make decisions when you encounter matters. I am old, and the position of the chief steward will eventually be handed over to you. You can't ask me for everything. If His Majesty doesn't say anything, then you have to do things according to His Majesty's original intention."

"Godfather, you say so, but Your Majesty is also giving us a problem." Cao Bao replied with embarrassment, "Originally, the soldiers in the palace were just ordinary people. It is not without cost to improve their strength to the present through the ritual. Not to mention the shortening of lifespan in the future, even now, even if we burn our bodies to death, we can't help Your Majesty delay until dawn."

"Except for those important officials, the rest of the soldiers can be used at will. The star officials appointed by the recent water and land ceremony can also be counted. Aren't these enough?"

Cao Bao sighed and lowered his body slightly: "Godfather, come closer and I will tell you."

Cao Yuanen moved closer, but at that moment, a cold light flashed in Cao Bao's hand and pierced Cao Yuanen's throat with incredible speed!

This time, things changed so much that even Lu Ning, who was peeking, did not expect this change. She saw that there was an eunuch beside the emperor who seemed to be in collusion with the demons, but it was not this Cao Bao.

Cao Bao covered Cao Yuanen's mouth with his hand until his convulsions completely stopped, then he put him down, dragged him to a nearby place and covered him with snow. He also looked around, but unfortunately his eyesight was not as good as Lu Ning's, who could see people from a distance.

Seeing this, Lu Ning did not hesitate and followed Cao Bao directly.

She had not paid much attention to this man before. He seemed to be Cao Yuanen's adopted son. But she didn't know why the adopted son wanted to kill Cao Yuanen. But Lu Ning had a hunch that the mystery she had been investigating might be solved.

After Cao Bao left the plum garden, he quickly followed a path to a row of side rooms. This was the place where Lu Ning was brought to by the Imperial Observatory, but no one was there at the moment. After Cao Bao arrived here, he looked around and suddenly raised his hand and pointed: "Who is coming!"

Lu Ning hid for a moment. She knew that it was not her who had discovered her. There was still a human presence in her vision.

"Eunuch Cao, congratulations." A man landed from the roof. "Without that old man who becomes more and more indecisive as he gets older, your position as the new chief steward is basically secure."

"I'm not doing this for the position of chief steward!" Cao Bao said grimly, "Wei Qinchen didn't do this just to get promoted, did he?"

"What's the matter? Haha, Eunuch Cao, I just came to congratulate you. My subordinates in the Demon Suppression Division are still fighting against Fengdu Yinshuai. I am very busy."

"Are you so busy that you've even come to the palace?" Cao Bao sneered, "Don't give me that crap. What's the point of talking about it now? Now that we've done it, we'll do it to the end!"

"Don't worry, don't worry. It's not the best time for 'Chengyun' yet. Even if you kill that old man, it will only cut off one way for the emperor to pass on information. Remember? Stay stable. Don't care too much. After all, they are all the emperor's people and have invested in it. It's better to spend more time with the demons before you can act."

"You don't need to tell me, where are the others?" Cao Bao asked, "It's almost midnight, why haven't they come yet?"

"Are you talking about them?" A voice with a hint of evil continued Cao Bao's words, and then a man walked into the room with a knife in one hand and a few human heads tied together with hair in the other.

Tian Lubai.

The governor of the imperial guards threw the heads between Cao Bao and Wei Jingxian, and a cruel smile appeared on his sinister face.

"They are both tough guys. If I had time, I would have tried to see if they can withstand the lynching by the Imperial Palace. As for the two of you——"

He shook the blood off the knife, and the frozen blood clots broke off and pierced into the ground.

"On the road to the underworld, should we keep them company?"

(End of this chapter)