Returning from the abyss

Chapter 1352 Last Words

Cao Bao was stunned for a moment, but suddenly found it funny.

"Master Tian..."

Cao Bao even deliberately made a panic expression.

"I didn't expect you to find out. The secret agents in the palace are really well-informed and have a keen sense of smell. I heard that few people who were arrested by you came out intact. This is bad."

His pretended surprised tone did not have any effect. Both Tian Lubai and Wei Jingxian looked quite serious.

"I remember that Gao Mengxi, the best martial artist in the Imperial Palace, was your master." Wei Jingxian stared at Tian Lubai and said, "However, after Gao Mengxi, there seems to be no one who is called the best martial artist in the Imperial Palace anymore."

"After all, Master is not dead yet, so this title will not fall on anyone else." Tian Lubai snorted coldly, "Are you saying that I am seeking my own death now?"

"When I came to the capital to serve as an official, Gao Mengxi had already resigned from his post, so I don't know where this legendary number one expert falls into the category." Wei Jingxian lightly waved his sleeves, "So, I want to know how much of his skills you have inherited."

"Oh, you traitor."

Tian Lubai sneered. Qin Chen of the Demon Suppression Division was indeed a strong enemy, but under the current "Heavenly Court", the gap brought by these special powers had been eliminated. The few people he killed were not incompetent either. Didn't he easily take off their heads one by one?

"No point in talking any more." Wei Jingxian flipped his palm, and three black shuttle-shaped objects emerged from his fingertips, and instantly shot towards Tian Lubai from top, middle and bottom. Tian Lubai took a step forward, and the whole person got into the shadow, and instantly jumped to the side of Cao Bao, and chopped down at his head with a knife!

"Wow!"

Cao Bao yelled and raised his hand to block. The knife hit Cao Bao's arm, making a metallic sound, and the recoil force almost made Tian Lubai lose his grip on the knife.

Seeing this, Cao Bao laughed.

"Manager Tian, ​​you in the palace do know a lot, which can easily lead you to make a mistake, that is, to take what you have found as the truth."

Tian Lubai dodged the three black stones that were flying after him, his expression grim.

His sword was also blessed by the Heaven. With that strike just now, even iron or stone would be cut in two. It was impossible that he could not cut a person's flesh and blood.

As Cao Bao said, Tian Lubai quickly gathered the intelligence from the inner court spies because the incident happened suddenly, and then he went to catch those who intended to rebel. After killing them one by one, he also thought that these people were just so-so. At this time, Cao Bao's martial arts were not very high, and although Wei Jingxian had the blessing of the demon-suppressing department, Tian Lubai was confident that he could defeat him.

Unexpectedly, Cao Bao also had special abilities? Tian Lubai knew that this was definitely not an ability given by the emperor. If there was such a method to make the body harder than iron and stone, it must be for the heavenly soldiers and generals fighting in the front.

"Surprised?" Cao Bao slowly rolled up his sleeves. "Manager Tian, ​​since you happened to meet me, I'll give you some advice. If you join us, at least you won't end up dead when the mission is accomplished. If you insist on stopping us, don't blame me for disregarding the feelings of my colleagues."

"Colleague? Humph." Tian Lubai looked at the arm under Cao Bao's sleeve and was slightly startled.

The arm was covered with lavender lines, which were wrapped around the arm in circles, and at this moment, it even emitted a faint light as if it was breathing. He couldn't tell what it was, but the moment he saw it, this picture was transmitted through the "points" around him.

"It seems like it's no use. Unfortunately, although Manager Tian is shrewd, he is not smart. In this obvious situation, he can't even judge what to do. Even if you pretend to surrender, I will have a way out." Cao Bao sighed in a fake manner, and then punched out. The wind from his fist was everywhere, and the air suddenly made a sharp explosion. The violent wind concentrated at one point made Tian Lubai almost unable to stand steadily, but he still slipped out from the shadow.

"Of course I know what authority you have obtained." Wei Jingxian suddenly said, "Cao Bao, you have stalled for a good time."

The three black stones he threw suddenly expanded in the air. One became a head, one became a torso and arms, and one became legs. They quickly combined into the shape of Tian Lubai in the air. Upon seeing this, Tian Lubai immediately reached out from the shadows and tried to grab the black stone figure, but Wei Jingxian stepped on the shadow with his foot, as if nailing it to the ground.

Just half a point away, Tian Lubai failed to touch the statue.

"Sorry, Manager Tian, ​​I didn't intend to kill anyone today." Wei Jingxian clenched his hand, and a delicate mechanical crossbow emerged from his arm. It also had purple patterns on it, almost the same as the one on Cao Bao's arm. He aimed the crossbow at the figure falling from the sky, pulled the trigger, and with a "whoosh", the crossbow arrow immediately pierced the throat of the figure, and a stream of blood immediately spurted out from the shadow where Tian Lubai was hiding.

Wei Jingxian loosened his feet, and the shadow on the ground returned to normal, but he did not take any other action.

"Wei Qinchen, remember to check if the person is dead." Cao Bao said with a smile.

"We don't have the time, and there's no need. Even if he's alive, he won't live long." Wei Jingxian retracted the crossbow and glanced at the broken puppet and crossbow arrows on the ground. "Since this place has been discovered, we have to act quickly. Chengyun can't make any mistakes."

Cao Bao nodded and kicked the head closest to him: "These idiots have played a role. At least they blocked the eyes of the public."

"We can't hold them off for much longer. Once Tian Lubai dies, all the secret spies in the palace will know the news. Their communication capabilities are so strong that the Demon Suppression Division cannot even catch up. We don't have much time." Wei Jingxian quickly walked out of the courtyard of the wing room, and Cao Bao followed him.

Lu Ning dared to come out from behind the tree only after the two men walked away. Cao Bao and Wei Jingxian were already top figures in the palace. If there were other people who rebelled, she simply didn't know how to deal with it. After all, the way she was best at dealing with it - killing the root of the problem - seemed difficult to achieve.

At this moment, the shadow of the tree where she was hiding moved, and a hand reached out and grabbed Lu Ning's leg.

It’s Tian Lubai.

Lu Ning was not surprised. She reached out and pulled Tian Lubai out of the shadow and found that blood was constantly gushing out of his throat. A normal person would have died long ago. She didn't know what method Tian Lubai used to hold on until now.

At this time, she heard a somewhat dull voice: "Lu Ning, you have been assessed by the palace, and your background is clean. Now you have to listen to me."

Lu Ning glanced at Tian Lubai's abdomen. This eunuch could also use ventriloquism.

"The situation is urgent, so I didn't investigate in detail. But I already know about this fight. What they both have in their hands are the 'Vajra Indestructible Body' and the 'Seven Arrows Book', which are the legendary magic." Tian Lubai's ventriloquy voice was very calm, so calm that you couldn't even tell that he was about to die.

"The magic was lost a long time ago, but there are related records in the secret manuals stored in the palace. Although they are incomplete, my spies can still identify some characteristics. Now, you know how to use the 'point'. You can contact them temporarily. Take my identity badge and go to see the emperor and tell him everything. Tonight is the time for the survival of the Wei Dynasty. Lu Ning, you must tell the emperor what these people are planning, where their magic comes from, and what they are going to do——"

At this point, Tian Lubai's hands suddenly tightened, then slowly loosened. His slightly sinister eyes were still fixed on Lu Ning. Although he was no longer breathing, he seemed to be still talking - even ordering Lu Ning to solve the matter.

"……it is good."

Lu Ning hid Tian Lubai in the bushes and took off his badge. The eunuch didn't carry much with him. Perhaps he was confident in his own strength, but unfortunately the opponent he found was completely unexpected.

She hurried back to the place where she had seen the emperor and came to the door of the small house.

There are no guards here.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Ning gently knocked on the door.

"Tian Manxing?" The emperor's voice was a little doubtful, but in a flash, he said, "Come in."

Lu Ning pushed the door open and found that the space in this room was very cramped.

A large number of books, bronze artifacts, stone sculptures and bones were piled up in the room, and Dong Zai was arranging them one by one in a chaotic manner. As a result, it seemed that there was no place to stand in the room.

"Since you are here, it means you have found a way to solve the compulsory effect brought to you by Tianmanxing. Not bad, what is your name?" Dong Zai's hands did not stop moving, but his tone was quite leisurely, as if he was just chatting with a friend.

"Lu Ning."

"Lu Ning - I seem to have heard of this name. Yes, Lu, the Lu from Huai Ling Lu Clan. Is Lu Qingxu your father?"

"Exactly."

Dong Zai put down the last thing in his hand, clapped his hands and smiled: "Lu Qingxu is a good official, but it's a pity that he is too rigid and easily broken. When he was an official in the local area, he was obviously quite smooth. Why did he become so rigid and upright when he came to the capital?"

Lu Ning didn't expect to hear the emperor's evaluation of Lu Qingxu.

"Father said that he was the most powerful person in the local area, and it was okay for him to be smooth and tactful so that everyone could get things done. But in the capital, there were high-ranking officials and princes everywhere, and even if he was smooth and tactful, he couldn't get things done, so forget it."

"Like he said." Dong Zai pointed to a chair at the door. "In this case, he is not suitable to be a Beijing official. I originally wanted to wait two years, and after the storm has passed, I would reinstate him as a frontier official, and I believe that he would be able to make full use of his strengths. Unfortunately, the weather was not right, and this incident happened before the Spring Festival."

Lu Ning said quickly: "Your Majesty, Lords Cao Yuanen and Tian Lubai, just now..."

"The two are dead, I know that." Dong Zai picked up another pile of things, "You probably don't know much, but you were rushed here to report this to me. Whose badge are you holding?"

"Manager Tian."

"Who did it?"

"Cao Bao, Wei Jingxian."

"It's not Marquis Taiping, nor is it Prince Long." Dong Zai nodded, "Do you know what means he used?"

"According to what Chief Steward Tian said before his death, 'Vajra Indestructible Body' and 'Seven Arrows Book'."

"The immortal arts should have disappeared from the world, but now they have reappeared. But is there any immortal tradition left?" Dong Zai said to himself, "Did you see it clearly?"

"I saw it with my own eyes. Steward Tian chopped down with his sword, but he couldn't cut Cao Bao's arm. Then, Wei Jingxian used black stone to turn into a puppet and pierced Cao Bao's throat with a crossbow arrow. Steward Tian was hiding in the shadows but was not spared."

"Are you sure your description is correct? Is it complete and detailed?" Dong Zai asked.

Lu Ning then described in detail what the three people did that she saw, and Dong Zai listened carefully while putting his things away until Lu Ning finished.

"So, the two of them didn't master the complete immortal arts." Dong Zai said after listening, "They may have obtained some fragments of immortal traces by chance, and thought they had found a wonderful way to transcend the world, so they ignored the country. In this case, they probably planned it in advance and tried to find a way under my heaven to take away some of the power of heaven."

"I heard them say that this ritual is called 'Chengyun'."

"This is something I don't know about, what a pity." Dong Zai nodded, "I already know about this matter, so, what do you think?"

When asked this by Dong Zai, Lu Ning was suddenly a little confused.

But she immediately reacted and said, "Your Majesty, I want to... accomplish an unprecedented feat. I don't seek fame throughout the world, but at least I want my branch to be blessed by my achievements."

This time, after Dong Zai put down the things in his hand, he did not pick up new ones, but looked up at Lu Ning.

"You were able to break free from Tian Manxing's suppression, which naturally means you have some skills and some luck. After tonight, I don't know how many people in Xingyin City will be alive, and you are no exception. Under the current situation, you actually still want to make a contribution?"

"Yes." Lu Ning bowed.

"Then I will give you this opportunity." Dong Zai opened the drawer of a cabinet next to him and took out an imperial edict.

Before Dong Zai could open his mouth to explain, a voice suddenly floated into the palace from the night wind and into the ears of the two men: "Where is the emperor? I have a will left by the emperor. If you don't come out, I will announce it in public!"

Of course, the voice belonged to Wen Rong, but Lu Ning could not imagine how Wen Rong could suddenly become so bold as to rush into the palace and threaten the emperor to announce the will.

"The secret edicts of the Wei royal family will never be interpreted by outsiders. It's just bluffing." Dong Zai shook his head and said.

Lu Ning felt that it was not that simple. Sure enough, the next second Dong Zai's door was opened again. However, unlike the normal push-opening when Lu Ning came in, Wen Rong opened the door from the hinge and walked in.

"Ah?" Wen Rong was stunned when she saw Lu Ning was also here, and then looked at the emperor in the room.

"Why open the door and come here directly instead of waiting a moment?"

"Didn't it deliver it directly?" A demon king's voice came out. "Amazing! It bypassed all the restrictions in the palace. Your key is more evil than ours."

"I just want you to use the mechanism of 'Execution after Autumn' to help me locate it. It doesn't have to be so precise... Never mind!" Wen Rong immediately took out a scroll, "Emperor, right? I got the will left by your old emperor. I can't understand it, but that doesn't stop me from making one up and reading it out. But it's okay for you to read it out, I just want this will to be made public!"

"Why?" Dong Zai asked with a smile.

"Uh... Don't worry about that. The truth must be revealed to the world!"

"Whether it's true or not?"

Without waiting for Wen Rong to answer this rhetorical question, Dong Zai shook his head: "Then you came too late. This edict is no longer meaningful, no matter what it contains. Since you have the ability to open the door and come in, then you should read out -" He raised the imperial edict in his hand, "It should be this one."

(End of this chapter)