Unparalleled Evildoer

Chapter 172: Destroying the Bridge Before Crossing the River

Jin Xingzi was about to chase Yu Sisi when he suddenly felt a strong wind coming from behind. He dodged it with his foot and looked back. It was an iron whip several meters long. The person holding the whip was dressed in official attire. It was Hua Qingyue whom he met at Weishui the night before. She must have disguised herself as a minister and mixed in with the group of ministers.

Hua Qingyue said nothing, and the black snake swung and danced, roaring and covering Jin Xingzi. Although she knew that Jin Xingzi possessed the divine fire and had kicked her whip away before, she knew from his performance in the fight with Yu Sisi just now that his cultivation was average and he could not use it flexibly. If she took this opportunity to kill him and seize the divine fire, her cultivation would definitely improve greatly.

The long whip was kicked away and then circled back, never leaving Jin Xingzi's surroundings. It was swift and vicious, forcing him to dodge continuously in danger. His Taoist robe was also scratched with several holes, and bloodstains were visible. He had never fought against a master before, and now he realized that his cultivation was still far from enough. However, his body was strong, and it would be difficult for Hua Qingyue to get rid of him in a short time.

Miaoxin's pretty face changed color when she saw Yu Sisi suddenly attacking. In terms of cultivation, Yu Sisi was naturally no match for her, but there were at least tens of thousands of densely packed poisonous insects. How could she resist them alone? In desperation, she shouted, "Sir, I'm sorry!" She picked up Wuzhan with one arm, ran away, stepped on the green lotus, leaped over the crowd, passed by the retreating guards, and rushed to the entrance of the fairy palace.

When the ministers and soldiers saw Yu Sisi rushing towards them, they were frightened out of their wits. They stumbled and moved in panic, but it was difficult for them to escape too far. The swarm of insects controlled by Yu Sisi arrived in a moment, whizzing past. Those who could not dodge in time hurriedly lay on the ground, using their wide official robes and lapels to cover the exposed skin, shrinking like turtles, wishing they could crawl into the cracks in the ground, and they all thought to themselves, "My life is over!". A strong wind swept across their backs, and they instantly broke out in a cold sweat. They trembled constantly, and the buzzing sound faded away. They did not dare to show their heads for a long time.

When Yu Sisi saw Miaoxin and Wuzhan running towards the entrance of the fairy palace, she ignored the ministers and soldiers who were lying on the ground, and chased after Miaoxin who was fleeing with Wuzhan.

Miaoxin's lightness skills are extraordinary. If she were alone, Yu Sisi would definitely not be able to catch up with her. But now with Wuzhan, her speed is greatly reduced. She noticed that Yu Sisi was gradually approaching and became anxious. If this continued, she would be caught before she even reached the entrance. Then she thought, since Jin Xingzi's divine fire can restrain the poisonous insect, then why should I be afraid of her? As long as I force her back, the poisonous insect will naturally not be able to hurt you. Thinking of this, she suddenly stopped, put down Wuzhan and said, "Sir, please follow them to the entrance, Miaoxin will resist her!" But she was still a little worried.

Wuzhan knew that Miaoxin had the protective qi, so the poisonous insect could not hurt her. He whispered, "Thank you very much. Be careful!" He followed the fleeing team and retreated to the entrance in the distance.

Miaoxin turned around, the true energy in her body rose, the air immediately condensed, forming a light blue halo, and with one hand she transformed into a three-foot-long blue fire sword, which was gorgeous and dazzling. She moved quickly and lightly to meet Yu Sisi, like a surging wave.

Yu Sisi knew Miaoxin's strength and expected her to make such a choice. When Miaoxin swung her sword, she smiled coldly, spread her arms, and with a "buzz" sound, a swarm of red insects spread out and flew all over the sky.

Miao Xin's blue eyes flashed, and a ray of blue light broke through the red mist and went straight to Yu Sisi's heart. Yu Sisi turned sideways and dodged the fire sword. At the same time, her bracelets flew out in a row. Miao Xin swung her sword and knocked them away. Yu Sisi laughed evilly and said, "Silly girl, can your master outrun my 'Qingchenghong'?"

Miaoxin suddenly looked back and saw that the swarm of insects did not stop because of blocking Yu Sisi, but continued to pounce in the direction of Wuzhan's fast running. She turned around quickly and wanted to go back to rescue her, but it was too late. She was filled with remorse. Her momentary ignorance actually harmed the adults.

Seeing the swarm of insects buzzing towards him from behind, he had no way to avoid it. In addition, he had long been exhausted. His legs went soft and he fell to the ground. Enduring the pain, he quickly lifted his collar and buried his head in it. In just a moment, thousands of poisonous insects suddenly gathered on his body, submerging his figure, forming a red hillock that flashed with golden light.

Miaoxin screamed, "Sir!" with tears flying down her face. She heard Yu Sisi's triumphant laughter from behind her, but she turned a deaf ear to it and rushed to the red hill, roaring, "Ah!..." A cold hunting wind blew up, and the poisonous insects were gradually blown away. The red thread fluttered, revealing Wuzhan, who was lying motionless with his bare hands covered in blood. Miaoxin regretted it so much that she took him into her arms. She saw that Wuzhan's eyes were closed and his breath was weak, obviously he was not going to survive. Tears dropped down her face.

Meng Yi heard Miaoxin's screams in the Imperial Guard and knew that Wuzhan must be in danger. He got out of the crowd and saw Miaoxin hugging Wuzhan and crying silently. He was struck by lightning and shouted, "My dear brother!" He ran to her side, knelt in front of her, and held Wuzhan's hand. How could he hear her cries of tears? He regretted that he only cared about the emperor but not his safety. If he hadn't forced him to stay, how could he die here?

When Jin Xingzi heard Miao Xin's urgent cry, he turned around and saw Wuzhan being submerged in the red mist. "Little Master!" He wanted to rush over to check, but was tightly covered by Hua Qingyue's iron bone whip and could not escape. In desperation, he did not care whether he would be seriously injured. He reached out to grab the tip of the whip that was struck by lightning. He immediately felt as if his arm was broken. The pain attacked his heart. He clenched his teeth and tried to hold on tightly. He switched to his left hand and used brute force to spin Hua Qingyue, who was holding on to the other end, away. A mouthful of fire dragon followed and he spit out a mouthful of fire dragon. Hua Qingyue hurriedly let go of his arm, dodged the fire dragon, flew several feet away, and landed lightly on the ground.

Jin Xingzi yelled angrily, "You vicious woman, I will come to deal with you later!" He threw away the iron whip and ran to see Wuzhan. Fusu and others had also gathered around. They were all sad and hurried to call for the imperial physician, but he arrived in time.

Seeing that Wuzhan was dead, Yu Sisi controlled the swarm of insects and rushed towards the guards. It was obvious that most of the insects were gone, but she did not notice that Jin Xingzi was extremely angry. He flew up and sent fire dragons towards Yu Sisi, wanting to burn her to death to avenge Wuzhan.

At that time, there was a loud rumbling sound, and the ground was shaking. The ground where Daoxuan, Fenyuan and other masters were fighting suddenly collapsed. Those people suddenly felt empty under their feet and fell straight down. The collapsed ground was a hundred feet in diameter. They couldn't fly away. In an instant, they fell into a huge well thirty feet deep. Those with lesser cultivation broke their bones and fell to the ground crying. Daoxuan and other masters jumped high before landing, so they were not injured. They stopped and looked around. The walls were all made of copper, smooth and without any support points. No matter how high their cultivation was, they couldn't climb up. There was a circle of pipes as thick as a person at a height of ten feet on the copper wall. There were forty-nine of them, and sticky liquid was flowing out. Everyone thought it was not good, it was kerosene.

Guan Tian Laoguai and the others knew that this must have been planned by Yang Ruihe in advance. He wanted to destroy the "Zang Ding" in one fell swoop and destroy the bridge after crossing the river to eliminate future troubles. Although they had guessed that he was pretending to surrender, they did not expect that he could set an ambush here. Guan Tian Laoguai shouted to the top: "Yang Ruihe, you treacherous villain, you dare to plot against us, get out here!"

Not long after, a figure appeared from above. It was Yang Ruihe. He shouted, "Who told you to assassinate His Majesty and follow Ji Jie to restore the Eastern Zhou Dynasty? If I had kept you, it would have been called treason. But I really have to thank you. Without your help, how could these evil Taoists have fallen into this trap today? Don't you want to become immortals? Today, I will send you on your way! Haha!"

Daoxuan said angrily: "Yang Ruihe, you have colluded with the evil ways and are guilty of death. Now you have secretly issued orders to frame Xiandaoyuan without the knowledge of His Majesty. This is an unforgivable crime. If you stop now and let us go, we may say a few good words for you in front of His Majesty and save your life!"

Yang Ruihe said with a smile: "Who said that I gave the order privately? It was His Majesty's will to eliminate the remnants of the restoration. You are brave and dedicated, and the Qin Dynasty will always remember you!"

"Old fox, when the Imperial Master comes back, I will tear you into pieces!"

Yang Ruihe laughed and said, "National Master, haha, if he could come back, he would have come back a long time ago. Maybe he is already waiting for you over there. If you don't believe me, you can ask Fen Yuan beside you!"

Daoxuan glanced at Fenyuan and saw that he was silent. He knew that what he said was true. Then he heard Yang Ruihe say, "This is the tomb that the national teacher built for you. Even if you turn into ashes, you will never be able to escape. This is called digging your own grave!"

Jiang Yuan cursed: "Zhang Han, you are a despicable and shameless villain. You must have colluded with them to set this trap. If I get out, I will tear you into pieces!"

Although the construction of the entire Immortal Palace was designed by Mayor Xu, the supervision of the construction was handed over to Zhang Han. Mayor Xu led the people of the Immortal Dao Academy to search for materials in various places most of the time. Therefore, Daoxuan and others knew very little about the design of the mechanism of the Immortal Palace. Who else could activate this mechanism but Zhang Han?

Everyone kept cursing, but Zhang Han didn't show up. Yang Ruihe said with a smile, "If I were you, I should save my energy and dig a ditch. Maybe I can hold on for a while longer!"

At this time, the kerosene had spread rapidly from the copper wall, and was less than ten feet away from the remaining twenty or so people. Once ignited, they would be engulfed in a sea of ​​fire.

Fen Yuan remained silent, sitting cross-legged on the ground. He took out a golden flute and played it slowly. The sound was like a ghost crying, which was creepy, but no one had time to listen to the flute sound. Everyone looked around, thinking about how to escape.

……

Just after the loud bang, before everyone knew the reason, a series of screams were heard in front of the retreating Imperial Guards. A burly man with angry eyes, sword in hand, and great momentum shouted, "Old Ying Zheng, give me your life and return my Zhou kingdom to me!" Blood gushed out wherever he passed, and broken limbs and blades flew. He rushed straight into the Imperial Guards and killed Ying Zheng.

Meng Yi stood up and said anxiously: "Protect His Majesty, stop him quickly!" He drew his sword and rushed over.

The man was none other than Ji Jie, Duke Jing of Zhou. Even though the imperial guards formed a battle array, they were unable to stop him. Every time his sword slashed down, several people were killed. He roared wildly, like a god of death, and wherever he glared, everyone feared and retreated.

(End of this chapter)