Chapter 80: The Ice Phoenix Tribulation (The End)
At the same time as the fierce battle in Yunmeifang is in full swing, the political situation in Tanzhou is also undergoing tremendous changes.
Under Zhu Yifu's communication and arrangement, Sun Ye, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites who had been an old minister of the first emperor of Chu, ordered people to go out of the city to cover Liu Yangyang and his party, so that they could successfully avoid the eyes and ears of the guards in the city.
Later, under Sun Ye's secret disguise and matchmaking, Liu Yangyang and the prisoner with special status unexpectedly appeared at the ceremony site when the emperor of Chu went to Taimiao to worship his ancestors.
It turned out that this mysterious prisoner was Liu Yangyang's elder brother, Ma Jingyuan, the second prince of Chu State. When the crown prince tampered with the edict and killed the emperor and proclaimed himself emperor, the second prince was secretly arrested and imprisoned by the prince's henchmen because he accidentally intercepted a letter between the prince and Wang Zhonggui, the personal eunuch of the first emperor.
"The crown prince killed the first emperor with the intention of usurping the throne, and now there is human and material evidence. Today, I swear with the jade seal in my hand that I will kill the national thieves, eliminate the chaotic party, and comfort the soul of the first emperor in the sky! ”
The emperor never expected that Ling Rui and Tong Kun had already quietly arrested Wang Zhonggui, who was hiding from the limelight among the people, and he also fully explained the fact that he conspired with the crown prince, and explained that the original content of the edict was to let the second prince inherit the throne.
After hearing this, Prime Minister Tao Song was the first to stand up and question the unjustifiable "emperor" in front of him, and the officials were also ready to turn to the second prince after seeing the human and physical evidence and the jade seal of the country.
Seeing that the situation was out of control, the emperor immediately summoned some of the Praetorian Guard soldiers who were loyal to him to the scene, preparing to do nothing and dispose of all the people on the scene who knew the secret.
Just as tension was raging, a guard suddenly came to report that the contents of the secret letter had been transcribed on countless pieces of paper, and that the paper had already spread through the streets. In other words, now that the people of the entire Tanzhou City have known about this incident, even if he succeeds in killing all the people at the scene, he will seem a little powerless.
"Okay, second brother, I really underestimated you, and I couldn't get rid of you in prison, I'm afraid it's the biggest mistake I've made in my life." The Emperor sat on the ground slumping and smiled bitterly, and the Praetorian Guard soldiers also put away their attacking postures.
After everything went smoothly to help Ma Jingyuan ascend to the throne that originally belonged to him, a deputy general named Xia Yan automatically asked Ying to lead all the soldiers and horses and follow Ling Rui and the others to support the people of Ice Phoenix Valley. Worried that the current situation in Tanzhou was still not stable enough, Tong Kun accompanied Liu Yangyang to stay in Tanzhou.
So, under the guidance of a guide disciple of the Ice Phoenix Valley, a support army of thousands of people, including Ling Rui and Ling Wanli, marched in the direction of Yunmei Fang.
"What? How did things go so well? Zhu Yifu was a little surprised when he learned about the situation in the Taimiao, because in his imagination, even if there was all kinds of ironclad evidence, it would be impossible for a cautious person like Prime Minister Tao Song to stand up against the current saint so easily.
After a while, after pacing back and forth in the room to sort out his thoughts, Zhu Yifu seemed to suddenly realize something very unusual, and then said loudly to the scholar beside him: "No, everything that happened today is not right, prepare the horse immediately, I hope there is still time to rescue them from that hunting ground!" ”
When the supporting men and horses rushed towards Yunmei Fang, Ouyang He had already defeated Yin Erosion and Turbidity Xi one after another with the Dragon Soul Sword in hand, but at the same time, her own internal strength was also quite depleted.
"Hey, Shadow Commander, you've been standing from the side and watching?" Chen Yutian was very dissatisfied with Qiu Ying's lack of action.
"Hmph, anyone in the rivers and lakes knows that the Dragon Soul Sword is the head of the four great divine weapons, and its power is not trivial, you can't do it yourself, what can I do." Qian Ying didn't care about Chen Yutian's reproach, "What's more, the big boss said that he would personally deal with Ouyang He, I don't understand what the point of you making such a fuss." ”
Ouyang He looked at Qiu Ying with some complicated eyes, she always felt that the tone and demeanor of this person's entire speech seemed to be very similar to a person she had dealt with a few times before.
Just as several people were looking at each other, not daring to fight Ouyang He again, Liu Bing walked out of the house with tears in his eyes, and asked these people on the other side to leave here immediately in a commanding tone.
"Haha, I'm afraid we're going to disappoint Miss Liu!"
Wang Xiao easily broke through the door of Yunmei Fang with the Kui Sword in his hand, and the huge movement of this moment also made the others who had been weakened by the influence of the incense wake up one after another.
"I already know where Xi Yuanzhu is." Wang Xiao walked up to Liu Bing and looked at her with his eyes straight into her and said, "Using the Wash Yuan Bead to transfer your own power to the Dragon Soul Sword to help her recover her sword qi is really an impressive choice!" ”
Wang Xiao then sneered and asked Liu Bingxian how much strength she had left, which was not enough to help her protect herself in the upcoming war.
At this time, all the people in the courtyard rushed to Liu Bing's side with weapons.
And outside the gate of Yunmeifang, the beggar army troops have also arrived here.
"Xia'er, none of our people in Ice Phoenix Valley are opponents of these people except Senior Sister Liu, you immediately lead all the remaining disciples of Ice Phoenix Valley to resist the beggar army outside the door, remember that no matter how much you pay, you must hold out until the reinforcements arrive." Yu Zhongrui gave instructions to Chen Yuxia with a solemn expression.
"I'm going to help too!" Chen Fangning, who had not yet fully recovered, also appeared and stood beside Chen Yuxia, and the sisters looked at each other and led the disciples out of the small courtyard together.
After everyone in Ice Phoenix Valley went to meet the enemy in front of the door, there were only a few people left in the courtyard who had a key impact on the success or failure of the entire battle.
Wang Xiao was still coercing and enticing Liu Bing to hand over the Xiyuan Zhu at this time, otherwise he would not have taken into account Liu Bing's reputation in the rivers and lakes and dealt with her ruthlessly.
At the same time, Ouyang He held the Dragon Soul Sword in front of Liu Bingtear, trying to stop him from continuing to approach Liu Bingtear.
"In that case, then I can only blame you for your misery!"
Wang Xiao's next move made everyone a little confused, only to see him put away the Kui Sha Sword, and then sit leisurely on a stone bench in the courtyard and hum a little song.
"You...... What tricks do you want to play? Ouyang He, who was already preparing for a vicious battle, was a little surprised by Wang Xiao's inexplicable movements.
"It's okay, take it easy, we have time for today anyway." Wang Xiao beckoned the "Three Envoys of Wind and Thunder" and Chen Yutian's men to surround Ouyang He and the other five people, and he himself seemed to be waiting for something to arrive.
"You'd better not act rashly, otherwise the taste of slaying dragon darts will not be pleasant." Wang Xiao said after drinking a cup of tea on the table. Chu Birou then looked around, and sure enough, there were many iron dragon boxes that fired dragon slaying darts placed all over the eaves.
After a while, the sound of messy horses' hooves gradually sounded outside the courtyard, and the beggar soldiers stationed outside the courtyard let out screams one after another.
"Oh, looks like your reinforcements are coming." With a wave of his hand, several of his subordinates who surrounded Ouyang He and the others retreated to Wang Xiao's side.
The people and horses who arrived were indeed reinforcements led by Ling Rui and Ling Wanli, and they quickly cleared the beggar troops outside the door like an autumn wind sweeping away leaves, and Ouyang He and the others then walked out of the door to meet them.
"The man...... It looks familiar! Goucher stumbled upon a glimpse of Cheyenne, whose physiognomy gave him a strange sense of familiarity.
"Bring them to me!" With Xia Yan's order, Wang Xiao and the others walked to Xia Yan's side under the escort of the soldiers.
However, when he walked past Ouyang He and the others, a mysterious smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
The voice...... Ah, could he be ......"
Gorcher seemed to suddenly realize something, and his expression became extremely frightened for a moment. Then, in a very short time, he roared at the people around him at the loudest volume he could: "It's a trap, run!" ”
However, not long after he made a sound, before everyone could react for a while, a dense rain of arrows shot out from the hands of the archers beside Cheyenne without warning, and the unsuspecting disciples of the Ice Phoenix Valley were immediately killed and injured.
Everyone was frightened by this sudden change, and they all resisted the dense rain of arrows while protecting each other and retreating towards Yunmeifang.
"This person is Xiahou Xu, even if he changes his appearance, his voice can't be changed!" As everyone hurriedly retreated, Goucher hurriedly explained to everyone.
Only then did the others suddenly realize, especially at this moment, Ling Rui became extremely self-blaming.
"In this way, all this is premeditated, so isn't Brother Tong and Miss Liu also dangerous!" Ling Wanli thought of all kinds of weirdness at the ancestor worship ceremony in Tanzhou, and couldn't help but start worrying about the situation of Tong Kun and Liu Yangyang.
However, the situation in front of them had taken a turn for the worse, so they had no time to care about the situation in Tanzhou City, which was hundreds of miles away.
Xiahou Xu activated the trebuchet that had already been arranged around Yunmeifang, and the originally beautiful and exquisite Yunmeifang was gradually turned into a ruin after a while under the ferocious destruction of the trebuchet. And thousands of heavily armed soldiers of the Chu State, under the leadership of the three envoys of wind and thunder, slaughtered into Yunmeifang with great momentum.
Seeing that the situation was difficult, Liu Bing quietly took Ouyang He to a remote place in the courtyard, and suddenly shot at her acupoint when she was unprepared. Ouyang He became unable to move or speak at this time, and Liu Bing then passed on all his life's skills to her.
"This Xiyuan Bead is my brother Xuanyuan when I founded the Ice Phoenix Valley...... It took several years to refine and give it to me from the Kunlun Snow Region. Today, I'm going to ...... it The property is returned to its rightful owner. With trembling hands, the exhausted Liu Bing carefully put a blue bead into Ouyang He's arms.
"Remember, only by living well can there be hope!" Liu Bing caressed Ouyang He's face with gentle eyes, and unwilling tears had already burst out of Ouyang He's face. She already knew in her mind what Liu Bingxian was going to do next, but her desperate desire to stop her couldn't help her break free from the shackles of the acupoint.
Liu Bing then put Ouyang He lying flat on a small wooden boat by Dongting Lake, and at the same time put the Qilin Sword and Dragon Soul Sword beside Ouyang He, and told Ouyang He that this was also what Ling Rui had asked her to do.
Then, she gently pushed the boat in the direction of the current and drifted away.
"Did you send the child away safely?" Ling Wanli walked to the side and sighed and asked Liu Bing with tears, but Liu Bing tears did not answer, and then she quickly left the lake with tears in her eyes.
Ouyang He, who was lying on the boat, could still hear various sounds coming from Yunmei Fang at first, including explosions, collapses, and shouts of killing from the mouths of her companions. Gradually, as the boat drifted farther and farther, the surroundings became quieter, as if only Ouyang He could be seen between the entire lake and the sky.
When the boat drifted to the shore, Ouyang He, who had regained consciousness, staggered ashore with uncontrollable tears. However, before she could catch her breath, Wang Xiao personally led Chen Yutian and his men and horses to wait for her here.
Wang Xiao began to sneer at Ouyang He, who looked a little dazed, and told her in a serious manner that all the people guarding Yunmei Fang had been completely annihilated by Xiahou Xu.
Ouyang He, who could no longer suppress her anger, swung the Qilin Sword and the Dragon Soul Sword at the same time to kill Wang Xiao, but the two completely different divine forces had an inevitable backlash against Ouyang He herself, and she gradually became mad and fell into a state of madness.
Wang Xiao took the opportunity to find the flaw in Ouyang He's shot, inflicting continuous damage on her, and knocked her to the ground with the Xiyuan bead she was carrying when he knocked her to the ground once.
Because Ouyang He was seriously injured, Wang Xiao's attention gradually turned to Xi Yuanzhu. In the interval, a mysterious person suddenly appeared to restrain the crazy Ouyang Hedian acupoint, and then took advantage of the chaos to rescue her from danger after sending a series of hidden weapons at the people around her.
"Wash Yuanzhu, I finally got it, hahaha!"
Wang Xiao's laughter resounded in the sky above the blood-stained Dongting Lake, as if a shocking plan he had been planning for a long time was finally ready to be carried out.