fifth form

Chapter 3033 Collaborative Assistance
In a fight where one side fights desperately while the other side merely parries moves, it proves that there is a huge disparity in their strength.

Zhang Xuezhou and Xuan Nu were in this situation. This was also related to Zhang Xuezhou's lack of cultivation and killing skills. Insufficient attacks would result in being beaten, which was why they were able to fight for a long time, lasting a day and a night.

Zhang Xuezhou's cultivation is an extremely special case, and it is very difficult for other cultivators to replicate this kind of training.

"She analyzed His Majesty's swordsmanship!"

The new emperor's swordsmanship was heavy and extremely lethal.

Swords and blades are no match for this swordsmanship; the new emperor will beat them to a pulp.

Watching the Empress Dowager retreat continuously, but how could retreating in a fight be so easy? Even street thugs fighting can get entangled. Zhang Manqian had taught Zhang Xuezhou the first element of street fighting a long time ago: run, and run immediately. Once you get involved with your opponent, it's hard to escape.

However, the Empress Dowager was almost always able to evade at just the right moment, or use magical means to resist.

This only proves that the Empress Dowager has completely cracked the new emperor's swordsmanship.

"His Majesty's swordsmanship is unstoppable, but something seems to be missing? It seems the Empress Dowager has been guiding him all along?"

Zhang Xuezhou kept running and following through the crowd. From the initial violent conflict within the royal family to the change of mindset, this change of mindset was extremely difficult for him, after all, Zhang Xuezhou truly knew that the new emperor and the empress dowager had sufficiently strong reasons for conflict.

"If His Majesty fails to break through, anyone who tries to mediate will become a thorn in the Empress Dowager's side. His Majesty's anger, which has been pent up for nearly ten years, may not be able to unleash it again, and he may find it difficult to have the will to attack the Empress Dowager!"

Zhang Xuezhou glanced at Han Anguo, who was relentlessly chasing behind, and couldn't help but gasp. He wondered if Han Anguo could intervene at the right moment.

"The matter at hand is not how to persuade both sides to stop fighting, but how to properly assist His Majesty in making a breakthrough. Other conflicts can be resolved later!"

After thinking it over, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but look at Dou Ying, who was running around in the crowd.

“Lord Dou, His Majesty seems to be seeking a breakthrough in his cultivation level. Do you have any means to help him?” Zhang Xuezhou called out.

"Lord Dongfang, are you kidding me?" Dou Ying shouted, "There's already blood on the ground, what are you talking about breaking through your cultivation level for!"

Dou Ying pointed to the top of the main hall.

If your eyesight is good enough, you can indeed see the shattered glazed tiles and bloodstains on the roof of the palace.

In such a bloody struggle, it is very difficult to remain intact.

Even if the body is not stabbed, blood will still be present when the body releases its power violently. There may be joints and acupoints that are damaged or ruptured due to the violent operation, resulting in blood leakage from the body.

Dou Ying didn't think that fighting like this was a way to seek a breakthrough in realm. The palace was not a battlefield. It was impossible to engage in fierce battles to break through in such a place. Few people could endure the killing with the Vertical Sword Technique, and even fewer people could continue to kill with the Vertical Sword Technique in a way that was almost self-destructive.

The palace roof was stained with the new emperor's blood. This act by the new emperor only proved that the contradictions between them were irreconcilable. This struggle could not stop on its own until the young man's anger subsided.

"Let me explain. If you wish to return to the court..."

"I don't want to hear what you're saying, you're talking nonsense!"

Zhang Xuezhou tried to explain, but Dou Ying said he wouldn't listen and would never let Zhang Xuezhou fool him into interfering.

He would just run around with the crowd and pretend until the fight ended, and then things would go on as usual. After all, he had no official position or power, and they couldn't strip him of his hereditary marquisate just because he failed to break up the fight.

"Hey, where are you going!"

Dou Ying decisively rejected Zhang Xuezhou. Zhang Xuezhou shut up just as decisively, and even changed direction with the crowd, heading towards the Changxin Palace group where Cheng Bushi was.

Dou Ying couldn't help but shake his head. If he wouldn't listen to what Zhang Xuezhou said, how could Cheng Bushi possibly listen?

They participated in battles and bloodshed, what kind of knowledge did they possess, and what kind of knowledge did Zhang Xuezhou possess? What were their cultivation levels, and what were Zhang Xuezhou's cultivation levels? They themselves believed it was impossible, so how could they possibly follow the views of a minor cultivator like Zhang Xuezhou?

"When Dongfang Shuo takes a step, he seems to have some strength. I wonder if he's at the Transformation Realm or the Consciousness Creation Realm!"

Dou Ying glanced at Zhang Xuezhou and soon saw Zhang Xuezhou making a fool of himself at Cheng Bushi's place.

He shook his head, and Dou Ying, who already knew the outcome, didn't care.

"Why didn't he look for Li Guang? Does he know that Li Guang is even more stubborn?"

Dou Ying ran for several dozen more steps, and when he looked around, Zhang Xuezhou was nowhere to be seen.

If he didn't jump up, all he could see were the mechanical, listless figures of the guards running around.

"Oh well, we're all just there to make up the numbers anyway, it doesn't matter if we lose one person who has no choice in the situation!"

If the presence of prominent members of the royal family proves ineffective, the Three Dukes and the two palace guards are unable to resolve the issue, and the close advisors of the Emperor and Empress Dowager cannot offer a solution, then other officials who come here will only be able to run around in circles.

This isn't about whether someone has the ability to break up a fight, but rather what the consequences of doing so are, and who can bear the consequences.

This is more like a choice made in officialdom. Everyone here is an old politician who changes course with the wind, and they will sway whichever way the wind blows. It is impossible to expect them to charge forward.

"Only young people would rush up in this kind of situation!"

Dou Ying gave a self-deprecating laugh.

If this happened thirty years ago, he felt he would have rushed forward with great enthusiasm, then pointed at the new emperor and loudly rebuked him for not being filial, and also criticized the Empress Dowager for not being tolerant.

As for the consequences of doing so, Dou Ying felt that she certainly wouldn't have considered them at the time; her actions would have been far faster than her thoughts.

"Yunmeng is a place with a width of nine hundred li. Within it lies a mountain, which is winding and lush, towering and rugged, with jagged peaks that obscure the sun and moon..."

Following the crowd, Dou Ying occasionally called out to Han Anguo, who was constantly chasing him from the top of the hall but dared not intervene in the battle. He was not too bored or silent.

When a soft, melodious sound came, accompanied by the sound of a zither and a woman's melodious, clear singing from afar, Dou Ying took a deep breath.

The struggle at Weiyang Palace has now spread to the rear palace area.

The people in the back hall were unaware of what was happening in the front hall; the laughter and chatter continued unabated, and there was even singing.

"The singing girl is oblivious to the grave matter of a nation's demise!"

Dou Ying sighed inwardly, but he didn't want to yell or scold, lest he bring trouble upon himself.

His gaze swept over the empress, who was in charge of the new emperor's harem. He saw that the empress was panting heavily and clearly did not have the strength to manage the harem for the time being.

"She should be Lady Wei. It's best to be shrewd in a situation like this, lest she become the first target after His Majesty and the Empress Dowager start their power struggle!"

Dou Ying grumbled, feeling the singing getting closer and closer. The singer showed no sign of stopping; in fact, the tempo of the song was getting higher and faster, and the words were being sung more quickly.