Laurel Palace in the city of rest.

Early in the morning, Emperor Chai Longxiang stood in front of the bronze mirror, ** upper body, the woman's soft hand slowly tightened from his waist, resting his chin on Chai Longxiang's shoulder, neither of them spoke, listening to the thin wind outside the palace, there was a light rain last night, there were only two guards outside the emperor's bedroom to walk around, and only the sound of rain could be heard quietly at night.

Heaven and earth are silent, in this room full of ambergris, he is entangled with this mutton fat and jade-like **, as if everything in this world is not important except for the two of them.

The empress gently raised his arm, and the emperor did so, and the empress dressed him in a silk robe produced in the Yin Kingdom, and then brought an ingenious red gold imperial robe from the bedside, which was embroidered with nine thousand-petal dragon chrysanthemums, which were exactly the same as the imperial robes of the previous emperors.

The emperor looked at the woman behind him, both familiar and unfamiliar, under the service of the queen, he put on this extremely honorable imperial robe, he lowered his head and stroked the chrysanthemums on his body, he couldn't help but think of his father, when he was a child, his father always liked to put him on his knees, let him count how many golden chrysanthemums were on the imperial robe, and every time he counted to eight, his father always laughed.

Emperor Yan Yu worshiped the dragon chrysanthemum, and the imperial robe of the past dynasties was embroidered with nine golden chrysanthemums like the kings of the past dynasties, but he never knew where the ninth chrysanthemum was embroidered, until he ascended the throne and wore the imperial robe that his father had wore, when he lifted the placket, he found that the ninth chrysanthemum was embroidered on the placket.

The queen, as always, wore a crown of red chrysanthemums for him, with brocade bands on each side of the crown that hung down to his shoulders.

The empress looked at the emperor in the mirror, her eyes were obsessed, and she said in confusion: "Your Majesty is becoming more and more like our father." ”

Speaking of their father, the robe on his body had a familiar atmosphere. The emperor remembered that many years ago when his father took himself and his sister on a safari, he was just a blind man, but he always heard the traces of the prey in the grass accurately, and it was also the time when the father hunted a white deer, and the three of them sat by the fire in the snow, and the father peeled off the deerskin with his own hands, and roasted venison for the brother and sister, and that time he learned how to drink, and his sister sat beside him and fed him venison, and he took a small sip of the liquor that his father had poured for him, and the liquor scraped his throat like a knife, but he drank very comfortably.

A smile crept on his face, the queen lowered her head to straighten his waist, her white and slender hands were not idle for a moment, and the emperor watched her long eyelashes flutter slightly, like the wings of a bird.

"Do you know? According to the information from our scouts, it is said that Chu Xiaohua's youngest son is crossing the Heavenly Soul Mountain with an army, with a mighty army of 50,000. The queen's hand subconsciously trembled: "Fifty thousand troops...... There are still tens of thousands of defenders in Jingnan City, are they going to fight us to the death?"

"There is also the famous general of the Yin Kingdom, Hua Youyue, in the team, but I have heard of her amazing performance in the battle of the West, if our soldiers are against her, it will be really tricky......

Not only that, but the Empress of Shuyue, Tai Ningsu, was also in the team, along with the princess, and Tai Ninghua wanted me to bring Princess Shuyue to her, as for the empress, she was already a useless person...... "The emperor muttered.

"Your Majesty is planning to ......"

"But don't worry, we have a preemptive strike this time, I have already placed the ghost warrior army to wait for them in the Heavenly Soul Mountain, this sneak attack is to bring Chu Xuanzhao and the princess of Shuyue back to Yanyu, you also know the swiftness and weirdness of this army, the Yin Kingdom that has been killed on the battlefield in the past dynasties has come to countless people, just two children, I have confidence in them. ”

"But-" The empress felt vaguely uneasy in her heart, but the emperor soothed softly: "Only if we capture the third prince of Chu and the princess of Shuyue, we will win half of this war, and I have a way to recapture Jingnan City." ”

The queen nodded

"Why don't we have another child?" The emperor said suddenly, and the queen blushed and nodded.

The emperor smiled, and the empress's hands hugged him from behind, there was no expression on his face, but the warmth in his heart spread at this moment.

"Your army is almost completely wiped out, how can this be?" the emperor repeated this sentence with his hands behind his back and walked from one end of the main hall to the other, the empress looked at him carefully, Ge Ping sat silently on the low couch beside him, and the two ghost warriors knelt on the ground.

The emperor secretly issued a secret decree ordering the ghost warrior army to sneak attack Chu Xuanzhao, in order to prevent the news from leaking, he did not even discuss with any ministers, if this matter was exposed, he would inevitably be impeached by the courtiers.

"Together with General Cheng Wang's cavalry...... We sent out three hundred oni warriors, and in the end less than fifty returned. The other party trembled.

"Chen Gou, that waste, I trust him so much, he can't even bring back two children. The emperor was rarely so angry, and in his anger, he slapped the jade shock paper to the ground, and shouted at the eunuch: "How powerful is the army of ghost warriors! Even if you can't bring it back, you can always kill Chu Xianzhao! I have repeatedly warned them that they must not reveal their identities when they don't see Chu Xianzhao! They are a shadow army! Can the cavalry kill the shadow of death? What a bunch of waste." ”

"General Chen was not killed by the Yinguo cavalry......"

"What are you talking about?" the Emperor was stunned for a moment.

"It's the third prince of Chu...... There is also a girl with a double sword...... There's no way we can get close to them...... The third prince of Chu is not as powerless as the intelligence says...... He has a sword...... He pulled a flaming sword from his chest...... Kill all our soldiers...... We simply didn't have the power to fight back. ”

"What kind of sword is a flaming sword?"

"The whole body is red, this sword is so big that ordinary people can't lift it at all, the body of the sword is as uneven as the scales of a dragon, it is extremely sharp, the sword will burn, those soldiers who are slashed by the sword

Without exception, they all died, and became like dried corpses!"

"It's nonsense!" the emperor snorted coldly, and the empress held her breath on the side, not daring to say more.

"Your Majesty is angry. Ge Ping said: "It seems to me that your army has returned a very important piece of information, far more precious than their lives, at least in my opinion, we have forced something out." ”

"What information?" the Emperor looked at him suddenly.

"The third prince of Chu, like Hua Youyue, has a divine weapon on his body...... It is already a well-known thing that Hua Youyue has the phoenix qin on her body, only the burning sword, as I expected, is the Qin Tai'a sword that has not been born for thousands of years, according to legend, this sword fell into the hands of the Su royal family, but I didn't expect it to be mastered by Chu Xuanzhao, it is unbelievable......"

"Listening to your tone, it seems that the third prince of Chu is very familiar?"

"I'm not familiar with him, but I'm very familiar with his brother, Chu Yingyang has thought to me many times that he is a younger brother, when I was in Lin'an City before, I once established an assassin organization in order to make a living, and the assassins in the organization are all some flower sellers and prostitutes in Qinglou, and they can't be on the table, but they can be regarded as having a few meetings with the third prince of Chu. ”

"What should we do with him, according to him?"

"The Yin country has a phoenix qin, and there is a Tai'a sword in the west...... Donghuang Zhong is in Yanyu?" Ge Ping changed his words and looked straight at the emperor's face, the other party was startled by his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Sir, isn't he joking with me, how can a world-destroying weapon like the Eastern Emperor Bell be taken out and shaken casually?"

In this country, the people of Yanfu have great awe for the Donghuang Bell, whenever this divine weapon is mentioned, the people will only say that thing metaphorically, and will never call the name of the Donghuang Bell in front of the emperor like Ge Ping, as if this thing is in his pocket.

"Your Majesty, can you tell me everything about the Eastern Emperor Bell?"

"It's just a royal secret, and it's not something that can be easily revealed to outsiders. ”

"Is the Donghuang Bell really still alive? Or is it the current Donghuang Bell...... Can it really be used the same way it used to?," Ge Ping said.

The emperor's face changed suddenly, and the empress pressed her hand on his shoulder: "Mr. Ge Ping, can we have a good talk in private." ”

The emperor glanced at the two ghost warriors, and the two quickly retreated, covering the door with their hands.

There were only three of them left in the hall, and the silence could even be heard as a needle fell on the ground.

"Maybe I don't know less about the East Emperor Bell than you do. Ge Ping said quietly: "Emperor Yan Yu used this divine weapon to destroy the Eastern Kingdom of Jin, but after that, the traces of the Eastern Emperor Bell have been a mystery, your country is relatively closed compared to all the countries of the Heavenly Dynasty, and there is very little contact with the outside world, before the destruction of the Eastern Kingdom of Jin, no one knows that you still have such a divine weapon in your hands, and even Your Majesty does not know how this divine weapon came to your Yan Fu, and how a closed country got such one."

No one can know, no one cares, people only know that you Yan Ying has a powerful weapon, enough to destroy an entire dynasty. ”

"What the hell is the gentleman trying to say?"

"The power of the divine soldier comes from the luck of heaven and earth, but only the Donghuang Bell is a monster-like existence, just one release takes more than a hundred years to absorb the breath of nature between heaven and earth, you have been at war with the Yin Kingdom for more than a hundred years, and many years have passed since the destruction of the Jin Dongguo, according to the calculation of time, how should it be used once or twice, but I am curious why you have not used the Donghuang Bell on the Yin Kingdom?"

"How did the gentleman guess all this. The Emperor said quietly.

"Guess, no, no, no, the ability that the gods and Buddhas have given me is not just as simple as healing my eyes, I can feel the presence of the Eastern Emperor Bell in the resting city, and the breath in the divine soldiers is already very weak, like a dying person......

"The Eastern Emperor Bell is no longer usable, right? it can't absorb the natural breath between heaven and earth to replenish luck, right?" Ge Ping said slowly.

The atmosphere in the hall was as silent as ice, and the heavy breathing of the two continued to rise and fall, and at this time, the huge secret was finally revealed.

The queen almost fell to her knees with weak legs, but fortunately she was supported by the emperor, and she looked at her husband in a daze: "Your Majesty...... Is it true? The East Emperor Bell is unusable...... Why is this happening?"

"It's true, my father told me before he died, and instructed me never to remove the Eastern Emperor Bell from the Fengshen Temple. The Emperor sighed.

The reason why Yan Fu can survive in the gap between Yinguo and Qingguo is largely dependent on the myth of the Donghuang Bell, Qingguo is afraid of the power of the Donghuang Bell and does not dare to move troops easily, if the Yan Fu mermaid dies and the net is broken, the Donghuang Bell will be released in the Rest City, and the aftermath of the divine flame will sweep the entire Qingguo until Sunset City!

"Why can't the Eastern Emperor Bell be used?"

"It's not that the Eastern Emperor Bell is unusable, but it hasn't replenished the luck of this heaven and earth, so it can be said that it is now an ornament!" the emperor said

"Two hundred years ago from today, in this city, nearly 10,000 people died, when the disaster occurred, someone on the city wall witnessed a huge fireball rising into the air and rolling slowly, emitting a light like the sun, in an instant the sky was dark, dust and fire flew, the sky collapsed, east to the palace, north to the city, the rain of fire fell one after another, tens of thousands of houses were burned to ashes, rubble rose into the air, people were killed by falling stones and fire, because the emperor went out on a safari to avoid a disaster, the explosion occurred when the queen was eating, was burned to ashes by the falling flames, less than two years old prince was stoned to death in bed, none of the internal supervisors were spared martyrdom one after another...... These are what my father told me before he died, and if it weren't for Mr. Ge's words today, I would have told my children before I died. The Emperor sat back in his chair a little tired.

"The culprit that caused all this was the sudden release of the Eastern Emperor Bell, but fortunately, the light released was less than one in ten, only

In this way, half of such cities are reduced to rubble. ”

"The grief-stricken and painful Emperor Xiandi specially built a Fengshen Temple to suppress the Donghuang Bell, curb it from inhaling a large amount of natural breath, and prevent the recurrence of similar disasters, and our military system has been established for many years, there is no need to rely on this earth-destroying power, the Donghuang Bell is a scourge after all, anyone who covets this divine soldier is undoubtedly conspiring with the tiger, and we have already ridden the tiger and it is difficult, the Donghuang Bell must be in the city of rest!"

"I see......"

"What does the gentleman want from us?" the Emperor asked slowly, taking a deep breath.

"I want to help you. ”

"Help us?"

"It is impossible for Emperor Yinhuang not to know that the Eastern Emperor Bell is in the City of Rest, they are just as afraid of the existence of the Eastern Emperor Bell, but he still sent his army to Jingnan City, which has already publicly stated that he wants to fight to the death with Yan Fu, and he himself did not personally drive the expedition but sent his youngest son to guard the city, so what is he doing?

"What does Chu Xiaohua want to do?" the emperor was sweating all over his back.

"If something goes wrong, there must be ghosts, Emperor Yin, he must be preparing for something, he and the Bottle State, Shuyue and even the Golden Horde are allied for today's moment, this will be the last battle between Yan Fu and the Yin Kingdom. Ge Ping said indifferently: "What Chu Xiaohua wants is the entire Yan Fu, including the Eastern Emperor Bell!"

"He's delusional!" the emperor shouted angrily, "Can he take away the nearly thousand-year-old inheritance of my Chai clan alone?"

"Who said that he is alone, that child named Chu Xianzhao will contain most of our troops, if Your Majesty sends troops to Jingnan City, I dare to assert that this child will never shrink in the city as a bystander, he has the power of Tai'a Sword in his body, this power will lead him to the battlefield, we don't need to kill all the soldiers of the Yin Kingdom, we only need to catch Chu Xuanzhao alone, we only need him!"

"Your Majesty doesn't know, the power of the Tai'a Sword is the same as the Eastern Emperor Bell, and it is all derived from the flame of the gods, if we can obtain the Tai'a Sword on Chu Xuanzhao's body, I have a way to replenish the breath of nature that has been missing for many years for the Eastern Emperor Bell. ”

"What do you mean, sir?"

"As expected, now that the army of the Yin Kingdom has arrived in Jingnan City, we need to guide Chu Xianzhao to the battlefield, and when the time comes, I will naturally have a way to take out the Tai'a Sword in his body to replenish the breath of nature for the Eastern Emperor Bell, and then we will directly release the power of the Eastern Emperor Bell and blow Chu Xuanzhao and his army into the sky!

The empress covered her mouth and looked at the man in front of her in disbelief, and the emperor said in a gloomy tone, word by word: "Mr. Ge, do you know what you are talking about?"

Ge Ping nodded: "I'm just a warlock, although I don't know the art of war, but I know how to use the power of God to turn the tide of battle." I've been watching your soldiers' drills these days, and your army is riding against the Yinguo Iron Cavalry

The words are simply a dead end, Jingnan City faces the Gentian Pass, with its back to the Yunjian River, the head of Jingnan City has the countless artillery, strong fortifications, and moats you left behind, dare to ask Your Majesty how your army intends to recapture this city? Even if Jingnan City is really defeated by you, Chu can instantly summon them to retreat with the help of boats, cross the river and return to Yunan Pass, and finally fight back with an army of 100,000 people, will Your Majesty really have the strength to block the army of Yinguo at that time? It's not so much that they're going to war, it's better that they're going to be cannon fodder. ”

"The Eastern Emperor Bell is your only chance...... Chu Xuanzhao, Hua Youyue, and many soldiers of the Yin Kingdom will be buried in Jingnan City together, and the light and flame released by the Eastern Emperor Bell will also destroy their souls, they are ready to step into this city, this is the divine punishment array that His Majesty has prepared for them!" Ge Ping's eyes flashed with a glimmer of light, as if he saw the picture at that moment, a huge mushroom cloud covering the sky rose from Jingnan City, the Yunjian River will be instantly evaporated by the high heat to the bottom, the river is boiling, and the people in the city can't leave behind even the corpses, the real Huangquan Purgatory!

The emperor and the empress glanced at each other, the empress was silent for a long time, looked into Ge Ping's eyes and said: "Besides, is there no way? This is hundreds of thousands of human lives, not hundreds of thousands of pigs, if we do this, won't we be punished by heaven?"

"This world was originally a battlefield left by the gods and Buddhas, and war is the greatest axiom in this world, if Your Majesty really wants to win this war, it will not play a key role by relying on manpower alone, and all I can do is to make such an attempt with Your Majesty. Ge Ping straightened up in front of the emperor, and the majesty released from his body made the emperor can't help but tremble, the two looked at each other, and didn't say a word for a long time, the emperor's eyes were a little fluttering, as if he was not under his control.

"Well, I'll be willing to give it a go. When the queen heard this, she grabbed his sleeve and said, "Your Majesty, you can't do this, this ...... There are still the people of Yanfu in Jingnan City, and they are also waiting for us to liberate them, what is the difference between Your Majesty and the butcher if you do this?"

"Your Majesty, there are only two results at the moment, one is to watch the army of the Yin State defeat us, rush into the city of rest and kill us all, the people of the whole territory of Yan Fu have become slaves like the people of the west, and the other is to use the East Emperor Bell to send their army to see the gods and Buddhas, sacrifice the tens of thousands of soldiers, and protect the people of Yan Fu, if we really do this, we will definitely hit the Yin ** team hard, and finally unite with the army of Shuyue to go straight to Lin'an City!"

"Are you sure that this will hurt them hard, and not in exchange for their greater anger? and the families of those tens of thousands of soldiers, if Your Majesty does this, it will inevitably disturb the people's hearts!"

"Now there are nearly 200,000 people in Jingnan City, I have to say that your ancestors designed the fortifications of this city too well, it is difficult for Yan Fu's army to attack it, once you hold Jingnan City and your troops are exhausted, you will immediately go south to attack the rest of the city, is it possible that you plan to wait until that time

Will you use the Donghuang Bell again?" Ge Ping didn't wait for them to refute and continued to ask: "Only by relying on the strength of the divine soldiers can you have the opportunity to fight with the people of the Yin Kingdom, and now that Tai'a Sword and Phoenix Qin have been attacked by Chu Xiaohua to your Yanfu people, when does Your Majesty want to wait?"

The emperor asked: "Needless to say, I have confidence in my soldiers, the Eastern Emperor Bell must not leave the rest of the city for half a step, if the Eastern Emperor Bell is released in Yanfu, what is the difference between this and the destruction of the country? We would rather die in battle!"

After saying that, the emperor brushed his sleeves and left, the queen followed him to soothe her husband's anger, Ge Ping slowly exhaled, his eyes reflected a little golden light, and said coldly: "You will use the Eastern Emperor Bell...... His Majesty the Emperor. ”

(End of chapter)