The Bad Guys: Everyone, let’s revive the Tang Dynasty together!

Chapter 346 Regent (IV)

As Xiao Yan finished speaking, the conceited expression of the Hades Emperor Zhu Yougui froze on his face. He glanced around the street in astonishment, and after confirming that Xiao Yan's words were really directed at him, he became even more incredulous.

And Bago, who was standing beside Zhu Yougui, was stunned and dazzled.

In fact, it was not until this moment that Bago saw Xiao Yan's face up close, and the current environment made Xiao Yan look very different from the person in the portrait.

He was guarded by heavily-armored cavalry at the front of the formation, with no one in front, behind, left or right of him. He had an indifferent expression, and emanated an aura that even the sect leader Li Cunli had never possessed. He seemed nonchalant about the word "world", but he managed to make everyone believe that the world was just an object that he, Xiao Yan, could take whatever he wanted.

This is very different from the Xiao Yan in the portrait. Although he is also as handsome as jade and a handsome young man, the figure in iron armor has a spirit in his words and deeds that can make countless people change color.

If all the men in the Central Plains are like this, when will the King of Jin be able to go south to Bianliang?

Xiao Yan, who was being stared at deeply by Bago, ignored the equally frightened soldiers who were bowing their heads. He just clasped his fists on his horse and saluted Zhu Youzhen behind him, and continued to speak to Zhu Yougui, whose face was uncertain.

"And in front of your Majesty, you, Zhu Yougui, are just a loser dog. How dare you bark and stir up trouble?"

As he said this, Xiao Yan pulled the reins and saluted Zhu Youzhen, who was standing there in a daze with surprise and joy, without even having time to wipe the snot and tears from his face.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the treacherous party of Prince Bo and Prince Ying is the fault of the party leaders Zhu Youwen and Zhu Yougui. They are doomed to fail but still want to fight desperately. They even use this to coerce and deceive the loyal people in the court to rebel against the court. As members of the royal family, they are beyond salvation and must be executed. I ask Your Majesty to issue an imperial decree to execute Zhu Youwen and Zhu Yougui and purge the court and the country!"

Zhu Youzhen was stunned again, and then after seeing the cold expression on Xiao Yan's face, he didn't have time to think about it anymore, and hurriedly said: "General, just do your job, little prince... I believe in the general's loyalty and bravery."

"Bold!!"

Seeing Xiao Yan and the other man responding in unison on the long street, Zhu Yougui's face had already twisted, his hands spread upward like claws, and he screamed: "Xiao Yan, I will kill you!"

Afterwards, Zhu Yougui heard someone from Gu Zi's sect laughing unbridled. He looked at him in disbelief and found that it was that loser Zhu Youwen, who was laughing so hard on the horse. Even Cui Yu and others beside him were stunned, thinking that the ghost king had gone crazy.

Zhu Youwen's fingers trembled with laughter as he pointed at Zhu Yougui and said, "Emperor of the Underworld, oh Emperor of the Underworld, it's in vain that you offer such conditions. People don't even bother to look at you. How does it feel to have your face stepped on by others? Do you understand how I have felt over the years? Hahaha, you are a lowly bastard, a dwarf, a dwarf who can't even handle human affairs, and you still want to sit on the throne..."

Before everyone understood why the Zhu brothers suddenly turned against each other at the moment of their death, Zhu Yougui was already furious, and before Zhu Youwen could finish his words, his figure suddenly flashed and appeared in front of Zhu Youwen.

In just a moment, everyone heard a sound of skin and bones splitting. They all looked in horror and saw blood gushing out. Zhu Youwen's head was actually torn off by Zhu Yougui with one hand. The scene was very bloody and violent, and the speed was so fast that even Zhu Youwen's crazy smile was still retained on the head, lifelike and vivid.

The officers and soldiers present were fine, as they had seen bloody scenes before. However, some of the officials and other ministers in Prince Bo's Palace who had never experienced such a big scene, saw with their own eyes that Zhu Youwen's head was torn off. They all stepped back in shock, trying to avoid falling off their horses to avoid Zhu Youwen's headless body.

The head that Zhu Yougui was holding in one hand became a shrunken thing in just one breath. Zhu Yougui looked at the masterpiece in his hand with satisfaction and laughed shrilly: "If I say you are a waste, you will be a waste for the rest of your life."

As he spoke, the man stepped on the horse's back and turned around, then casually threw the head in front of Xiao Yan's mount. The head rolled twice on the ground and stopped at Zhu Youzhen's feet.

Zhu Youzhen felt a chill and did not feel the slightest bit of pleasure at Zhu Youwen's death. He just stared at Zhu Yougui in horror as he swept towards him, his whole body stiff.

More than ten armored cavalrymen, holding weapons, were about to ride their horses to block Xiao Yan.

"No problem."

Xiao Yan waved his hand, held the reins with one hand, and just looked at Zhu Yougui calmly.

After Zhu Yougui attacked and killed Zhu Youwen, most of the people around him had already fled. The reputation of the Underworld Emperor was even more frightening than that of Xiao Yan. Especially when this guy suddenly used cruel means to kill Zhu Youwen, Zhu Youwen's former party members felt sad and joined Xiao Yan without any hesitation. They all rushed to Xiao Yan's side, and the armored cavalry guarding behind Xiao Yan did not stop them.

"Emperor of Hades."

Cui Yu did not flee, he was indifferent to Zhu Youwen's death, he just rode a little closer to Zhu Yougui, whispered: "The situation in the city has been determined, we have no chance of winning, I think the Dark Emperor should immediately break out of the siege, go west to Guanzhong to summon Yang Shihou and other generals to come to the rescue, at worst he can hold the eight passes of Luoyang and take his time..."

As he spoke, he clasped his fists tightly and said in a strong voice: "I am willing to serve the Dark Emperor until death, and I will go through fire and water for the legitimate cause of Daliang, without hesitation!"

Zhu Yougui smiled sinisterly.

Cui Yu was stunned. Looking at Zhu Yougui's distorted expression, he felt a chill down his spine and subconsciously stepped back.

But before he could make any move, Zhu Yougui had already reached out and grabbed Cui Yu's neck through the air. He pulled the latter to his side and held him up in the air. He sneered and said, "Escape? Why should I escape? You, a lowly servant, first followed Zhu Youzhen and then fell for this puppet of mine. You really think I don't know what you have been doing these years?"

Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes, watching this good show calmly.

Zhu Youwen's old party aides, including Zhu Youzhen, Jing Xiang and others, all looked at this scene in a somewhat absurd way.

Didn't Zhu Yougui know that he had been deserted by his friends and relatives and had no one to help him? Even if Cui Yu was better than nothing, it was better than having no support, right? After killing Zhu Youwen, he wanted to kill Cui Yu now. Was he crazy?

Cui Yu, who was suspended in the air, had already turned blue in the face. He protected his neck with his hands as if he was suffocating, and kicked around with his legs, but he could not break free from Zhu Yougui's control.

"You slut, you have practiced martial arts for decades, but you can only reach the middle-level rank." Zhu Yougui was very dissatisfied, but he just continued to exert force with his palm. Cui Yu's face in mid-air gradually turned blue and black, and his body suddenly became shriveled, as if black air was absorbed into Zhu Yougui's body. Zhu Yougui's breath did become stable because of this, and his expression seemed to become more excited.

"Slut, you are such a waste."

Zhu Yougui threw Cui Yu's shriveled body away, spread out his palms to feel the abundant power in his body, closed his eyes and enjoyed it, feeling so comfortable that he seemed to be trembling.

“This is the pleasure of achieving great mastery of divine power, this is the realm above the Great Heaven Realm, this is the willfulness of being invincible in the world… You ants will never understand!”

He laughed wildly, and his childlike face became even smoother. His dark purple skin seemed to be reflective, and there was a faint murderous aura lingering around him. He was no longer a human or a monster.

Zhu Youzhen was trembling with fear. The Xuanming sect's magical skill, Jiuyou Xuantian, was known to everyone in the world. The Underworld Emperor Zhu Yougui was the master of this skill and the real number one master in Daliang. Seeing his martial arts becoming more and more advanced, he didn't even take the current predicament seriously. Could he really take people's heads in the midst of thousands of troops?

"Who can kill me!?"

Zhu Yougui stretched out his hand and sucked the energy from several of Zhu Youwen's old companions who had no time to escape. Then he suddenly rose into the air, looking down at Xiao Yan and the others with arrogance and laughing loudly.

"Who in the world can kill me?"

"General, kill this man!" Zhu Youzhen hurriedly whispered, "Zhu Yougui has been possessed by the devil for a long time. If he is not eliminated now, he will be a great threat to you. Are you going to let him go?"

Almost at the same time that Zhu Youzhen finished speaking, a large number of figures suddenly came approaching from the distance on the long street, and figures jumped out from the roofs of various houses.

These people were all dressed in leather armor and black coats, wearing hoods and black iron face armor specially made by Xuanming Sect. Some of them held knives, some held bows and crossbows, and surrounded Xiao Yan and his party from all directions. There were at least a thousand of these people, and they were well-trained. They were not like the ordinary Xuanming Sect ghosts.

Zhu Youzhen and the other ministers who had just been attached to Xiao Yan's side could not help but change color.

"Meng Po of the Xuanming Sect respectfully welcomes the Dark Emperor out of seclusion."

An old woman holding a wooden staff, surrounded by several ghost leaders, landed on the rooftop where Bago was trapped by the evil spirit and could not easily escape. She bowed and saluted Zhu Yougui: "I heard about the chaos in the city last night and knew that Your Majesty was held hostage by traitors. I immediately led the people to control the armory and gathered everyone to wait for the opportunity. I didn't have time to report to the Underworld Emperor in advance. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

Zhu Yougui was obviously a little surprised, but when he glanced at the Xuanming Sect ghosts who controlled all the high places on the street, he realized that there was no better surprise than this. He immediately laughed out loud, landed on the roof, and nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad, not bad, Meng Po, you did a good job, I am very satisfied."

As he spoke, he put his hands behind his back, looked down at everyone in the Guzi Sect with a dignified manner, and said with a disdainful smile: "If you had shown up early and followed me to control the situation, how could I have seen through every villain in this city?"

Zhu Yougui pointed at Xiao Yan and shouted, "Xiao Yan, there are thousands of Xuanming Sect members in the city. I have nothing to fear even if I fight you. If you insist on seeking death, I will reward you with a river of blood, and use your head and Zhu Youzhen's head as stepping stones for me to ascend the throne!"

Zhu Youzhen's face turned pale, and the ministers around him were even more panicked. They saw Zhu Yougui fighting a desperate battle just a moment ago, but now the situation suddenly took a turn. Although it has not yet reached the point of reversal, it is obvious that Zhu Yougui is no longer in a situation where he can only sit there and wait to die. Both sides are capable of fighting this time. If the Emperor of Hell brings in the imperial guards, isn't he really going to turn Bianjing into a wasteland?
"General Xiao!" Jing Xiang couldn't help but speak up, and he rode forward a few steps, saying in a deep voice: "Now that things have come to this, what are you waiting for? The top priority is to quickly put an end to the chaos and have someone capture and kill Zhu Yougui!"

In fact, it has only been a quarter of an hour since Zhu Yougui attacked and killed Zhu Youwen, but there are too many twists and turns. Jing Xiang is well aware that the situation is pressing and he has no choice but to support Xiao Yan to take control of the situation as soon as possible. Otherwise, if someone like Zhu Yougui really controls the court, that would be the countdown to the demise of Daliang.

"I told you." Xiao Yan was still in the mood to chat and laugh with Jing Xiang: "Prime Minister Jing, you have no choice but to help me."

Jing Xiang was very anxious. Xiao Yan had used such drastic measures before, so why was he wasting so much time on this? He immediately said impatiently, "Xiao Shuai, Xiao Shuai! If you really want to clean up the government and stabilize the country, I will do my best to help you in the future. Now is not the time to talk about these things!"

Xiao Yan laughed heartily and said to those around him, "Did you hear this? I respectfully say this, and you must bear witness for me someday!"

Zhu Yougui, who was on the roof, saw that Xiao Yan ignored him and even had time to chat with his people. His pride instantly turned into anger, and he pointed at Xiao Yan and ordered loudly: "Xuanming Sect, listen to my order. Whoever kills Zhu Youzhen, I will make him a marquis of ten thousand households! Whoever kills Xiao Yan, I will grant him the title of king!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he glanced and saw Bago, who had been infected with evil spirit for a long time, not far away. He smiled coldly. He knew that this mysterious woman had at least the power of the Lesser Heaven Level. He immediately raised his hand and grabbed Bago's neck in the air, ready to suck the latter's blood.

In the blink of an eye, a figure suddenly jumped out from the crowd, and prostrated himself before Xiao Yan through heavy armor and horses, his voice was extremely mournful and urgent: "General, General! I am the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Works, Zang He. This girl is my relative. She was captured by the Hades this time because she cared about you, General! I beg you to save her!! "

There were more than just this one woman who died tonight, not to mention the relatives of a mere deputy director of the Ministry of Works. Even many generals of the imperial guards died in the incident. How could anyone care about the life or death of a woman?

However, at this moment, Xiao Yan suddenly had an idea, and then pointed his whip at Zhu Yougui from a distance.

"Where is Meng Po?"

At this sound, everyone's sight was flickered, and then they looked carefully and found that it was Meng Po behind Zhu Yougui who suddenly jumped up. While Zhu Yougui was using his power to absorb his essence and blood, she instantly approached him, and the wooden stick in her hand actually pierced Zhu Yougui's back. Then they saw that the front end of the wooden stick was made of a blade, and at this moment a mechanism appeared, and it pierced Zhu Yougui through without any failure.

This was not the end. Meng Po clapped her hands, and several strands of steel wires burst out and pierced into Zhu Yougui's back. It was extremely cruel.

The second half of the Nine Netherworld Mysterious Heaven Divine Art that Zhu Yougui practiced, Xuantian, can indeed absorb the essence and blood of others for his own use in order to improve his own skills, but the process requires him to exert his strength between the palms. Although the time required to absorb the essence and blood of others is only a split second, it is the time when one is most unprepared, and the protective evil spirit in the body is the weakest, which gives "Meng Po" a good opportunity to strike.

Xiao Yan also learned the entire Nine Nether Mysterious Heaven with the help of the surrendered minister, and was very familiar with this matter.

This sudden change shocked everyone so much that they were stunned. Meng Po succeeded in her attack, but she did not want to fight anymore and just turned over and flew backwards.

As expected, Zhu Yougui was hit right in the back and his whole body trembled. The hand that was strangling Baguo in the air also lost its strength instantly, causing the latter to fall from mid-air. Then, a tremendous and violent murderous aura burst out from Zhu Yougui's body, like a dancing whirlwind, forcing the armored war horses on the street to neigh one after another.

Bago rolled down from the roof. Of course, no one paid any attention to her at this time. The so-called Deputy Director of the Ministry of Works was shocked and stunned, so he quickly crouched down and crawled over to take her away from there.

Zhu Yougui, who was on the roof, staggered and looked down in shock, looking at the wooden stick weapon that pierced through his back. Only then did he finally feel the pain on his back.

But before he could get angry, his peripheral vision flashed, and he turned back in surprise, only to see that Xiao Yan, who had been sitting quietly on the horse, disappeared from the spot in an instant. Then he heard the sound of a long sword being unsheathed. Even if Zhu Yougui allowed his eyesight to focus, he could only see Xiao Yan casually wipe the long sword, and a murderous aura emerged from the blade. Zhu Yougui staggered again, and then he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen.

Xiao Yan had stood in front of him without him knowing when. He kicked the long knife that was stuck in Zhu Yougui's abdomen, causing it to go straight through. He just stood with his hands behind his back and spoke indifferently.

"I can kill you."

And in the long street behind Xiao Yan, Meng Po, who was floating down, knelt on one knee and saluted Xiao Yan with her hands crossed.

"Meng Po of Xuanming Sect, I am here to see General Tiance."

On the high ground of the long street in the west city, all the bad guys mixed in with the Xuanming Sect were half-kneeling with their swords in their hands, not knowing what was going on.

"Xuanming Sect, pays respect to General Tiance!"

Zhu Yougui covered the huge knife hole on his abdomen, looked around in a daze, and staggered backwards.

"Impossible...Impossible...How could the Xuanming Sect betray me? I was the one who founded the Xuanming Sect..."

As he spoke, he spread his hands, and the constant evil spirit began to entangle the wounds on his body. Then he became furious: "I am already above the Great Heavenly Position! How dare you ants betray me! How dare you!!"

"Oh?" Xiao Yan smiled faintly, stretched out one hand, and the murderous energy in his palm was so strong that a very heavy suction force instantly enveloped Zhu Yougui's whole body.

"Above the Great Heavenly Position, is that amazing?"

He looked at Zhu Yougui, who was suddenly shocked, and said with a smile: "It just so happens that I also know the Nine Nether Mysterious Heaven Divine Art."

Zhu Yougui clenched his fist tightly, and was horrified to find that his internal strength was even weaker than Xiao Yan's. He was finally terrified. He had been seriously injured, and 50% of the evil spirit in his body was needed to maintain his injuries. He even had the illusion that he was suspended in the air under Xiao Yan's palm power, and hurriedly retreated.

Then, in just a moment, his eyes suddenly widened and his face became distorted and hideous.

"A surrendered minister! He must be a surrendered minister. This bitch, this bitch! I knew, I knew that this bitch would not..."

Xiao Yan's eyes widened, and he stretched out his hand to grab Zhu Yougui, picking him up in the air, and then smiled warmly.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you, I learned the whole set."

(End of this chapter)