The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 605 Defying the Imperial Decree, a Furious Standoff
The atmosphere was tense and on the verge of breaking out.

Fu Qi was radiating murderous aura, displaying an imposing presence that seemed capable of holding off ten thousand men.

He was originally a soldier, a veteran of many battles, and naturally possessed a strong bloodlust. He also cultivated the path of demons, which made his killing power grow stronger day by day. Now, with his aura at its peak, his chilling and murderous aura was even more terrifying.

Everyone stared in fear at the man in the dark robe before them, their legs trembling, unable to take a step forward.

What terrified them even more was that although he was wearing a simple black robe, they seemed to see a hideous black armor. His face was blurred, and his black eyes seemed to have two clusters of ghostly fire burning in them, which were astonishingly bright and chillingly cold.

Right now, he simply stood indifferently in front of the main entrance steps, his hands behind his back. The chilling aura emanating from him seemed to devour the surrounding light, making the black mist around him appear even thicker, like a fierce general on a battlefield.

Is this still a person?

Such terrifying pressure is something an ordinary general could possess.

He didn't even utter a word. The pure yet suppressed killing intent that his gaze unintentionally revealed caused the guards behind Li Chengzhang to instinctively take two steps back, feeling a stinging pain in their souls and turning pale.

"What are you all standing there for? Seize him!" Li Chengzhang roared, then glared at Xiao An: "Commander Xiao, do you also intend to ally with the heretical Taoists and openly defy the imperial decree?"

Xiao An didn't speak, but looked at Fu Qi warily with a guarded expression.

"I'll say it again, if you want to take the Lang family, have the dog emperor come here in person. Anyone who dares to trespass will die!" Fu Qi looked at Xiao An coldly, his voice low and hoarse, yet carrying a chilling aura.

Xiao An frowned. In front of everyone, he dared to call His Majesty a dog emperor. This was open rebellion.

"Rebellion! You're rebelling!" Li Chengzhang said viciously, "Not only are you disrespecting the monarch, but you're also openly insulting him. This is a capital offense! Arrest them all!"

This is outrageous! The Lang family dares to insult His Majesty! They're digging their own graves and courting death! Keep cursing, the more offensive the insults, the faster they'll die!

"Quick, give it to me..." Li Chengzhang's eyes gleamed with excitement, but before he could utter the word "give," he met Fu Qi's eyes and felt a tearing pain in his soul. It was as if countless mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and countless vengeful ghosts rushed towards him. Then, the world spun around him, and he was thrown into the air, thrown onto the roof, and rolled down with a dull thud. He vomited a mouthful of blood and fainted.

"Noisy!" Fu Qi snorted coldly, then looked at the others: "Who else?"

The crowd stared in horror and took a step back. They hadn't seen how he made his move at all; they had only seen Vice General Li fly onto the roof.

One of Li Chengzhang's personal guards suppressed his fear and roared, his voice trembling with rage: "How dare you defy the imperial decree and even assault a court official! So stubborn and unyielding, you are indeed accomplices of the evil sorcerers! You demons and monsters deserve to be executed!"

Another one was thrown out.

Xiao An had no choice but to step forward and said in a deep voice, "Is Your Excellency truly going to defy the imperial decree and lead the Lang family in rebellion? The Lang family members are just ordinary people, unlike Your Excellency who possesses supernatural powers. You can retreat at any time, but they cannot. Once you anger the Emperor, they will surely die. Your Excellency is cutting off their path to survival."

"As long as that dog emperor is dead, that's enough!" Fu Qi looked at him indifferently and said, "No, the emperor in the palace is just a demon possessing a body, not the former Emperor Jian'an!"

Xiao An's face turned pale.

Fu Qi spoke bluntly and loudly, and everyone outside heard him. For a moment, their minds were racing, filled with both surprise and confusion.

Is it true that such a sensational story is true? Is the world no longer a world for ordinary people, but a world for demons, monsters, and Taoist practitioners?

"Spreading heresies and misleading the public is a crime punishable by death!"

Suddenly, a sharp shout, carrying an aura of righteousness, attacked Fu Qi. "Let this old Taoist deal with this demon. The rest of you, quickly go into the mansion and capture the person."

The newcomer held a Nine Yin Eight Trigrams Mirror and offered it to Fu Qi. He was none other than the Eight Directions Taoist Priest who followed the Holy Maiden.

He came under the orders of Tantai Wuji, precisely to prevent the Lang family from disobeying the imperial decree, and indeed that was the case.

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The Eight Directions Taoist Priest came with overwhelming force. Suddenly, the Bagua mirror shot out a beam of golden light, which pierced straight towards Fu Qi's spiritual platform. The righteous aura made Fu Qi shudder. His eyes sharpened, his soul tensed, and the killing power stored in his soul no longer restrained itself. Instead, it quickly condensed and transformed into an unparalleled vicious blade, which was unsheathed with a bang and pierced through the golden light to strike the Bagua mirror.

The golden light scattered, but it still transformed into fine threads that pierced Fu Qi's soul. The sharp pain was like being burned by yang fire, and his body swayed.

However, the killing power he unleashed with all his might also struck the Bagua mirror. With a crack, the mirror shattered, and a trace of dark blood spilled from the corner of the Eight Directions Taoist's mouth. He staggered back a few steps, his face pale and ashen.

This owl is incredibly difficult to deal with!
Xiao An led the soldiers behind him and rushed into the Marquis's mansion. They forcibly broke through the vermilion gate and were about to break in when they suddenly heard a deafening tiger's roar.

"Roar!"

Suddenly, everything went white. Above the roof of the Marquis's mansion, a magnificent beast with hard, snow-white fur had appeared out of nowhere. It had a golden royal mark on its forehead, and its amber eyes were cold and ruthless. It looked down at the people below with disdain and let out another roar. The roar was deafening and chilling.

It leaped down and landed on the wall of the mansion. It walked slowly with the gait of a tiger, without attacking anyone. It just slightly bared its teeth, revealing sharp fangs like daggers. A fierce and malevolent aura of the king of beasts spread out, and people and horses fell over instantly.

"White tiger, what a huge white tiger!" Someone screamed, but was quickly drowned out by the incessant neighing of the warhorses, which were even more panicked than the tigers. They struggled to get away, and some civilians were kicked to the ground and screamed in pain.

The horse was startled.

There was a commotion in front of the door.

Master Bafang's gray-white eyes looked in the direction of Jiang Che, his expression changing several times, his hands trembling slightly.

The Lang family even had a white tiger protecting them. Although it had not reached the level of a divine beast, the spiritual energy around it told him that the white tiger had cultivated spiritual consciousness and had intelligence. The kingly aura and the hidden ferocity it exuded were enough to make people tremble with fear after just a few steps.

This tiger has already become a spiritual beast. Given time, it will cultivate to its full potential, overcome the heavenly tribulation, and perhaps even become a true white tiger divine beast.

A spirit beast with the potential to become a divine beast...

Master Bafang was somewhat envious, but his expression also became more solemn. With such assistance, Lang Jiuchuan was truly difficult to deal with. Did the Grand Preceptor know this?

If we could obtain it and tame it, then...

"Disciples, listen to my command! Form a formation and capture this demonic beast!" Master Bafang shouted sternly.

"Yes!"

Well done! They're going to bar their teeth; today they're determined to get some human flesh stuck in their teeth.

"Stop!" A calm yet authoritative voice came from the alleyway.

　My eyes hurt and are watering, it's a little slow, please wait.
　　(End of this chapter)