Chapter 127: The golden cicada sheds its shell
Wei Wuji stood on the city gate instead of Jiang Bingkun and threatened to see Jiang Yuheng, and the soldiers in front of the battle came to report: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Prime Minister Wei Wuji stands on the city wall and shouts to meet you."
"He wants to see me, let's go, let's see what he wants to do?" Jiang Yuheng led the ministers to the front of the city gate, and saw Wei Wuji and several ministers standing on it.
"Wei Wuji, open the city gates quickly, or my army will wipe you out in an instant," Shen Ye shouted.
"A group of rebellious ministers and criminals, I am conveying his will for His Majesty the Emperor, His Majesty said, our army can no longer catch the people of the whole city, you dare to attack the city, we will kill them immediately, Jiang Yuheng, don't you want to build a peaceful and stable country? As long as you attack the city, we will let you watch them die, and in the future this matter will be a stain on your body that can never be washed away, withdraw your troops immediately, otherwise we will be burned", Wei Wuji used the people of the whole city as a threat to him to retreat.
"Animal, you are a very human minister, you hold the power of the country, and enjoy the wealth of the people of the Danyang Empire, how can you do such a rebellious thing, you will be punished by God", Li Jiye scolded.
"I won't argue with you, old man, if you don't retire within three days, we will kill a thousand men a day, and the soldiers will eat their flesh when they are hungry, and thirsty for their blood, don't you want to be benevolent? I will let you watch them die in front of you," said Wei Wouji.
Jiang Yuheng's army fell into a lot of discussion for a while, and they didn't expect Jiang Bingkun to be so crazy and actually use his people as a threat.
"Your Highness, let's attack the city immediately, let me go and kill this dog thief", a general came to ask for his life.
"By no means, in this way, His Royal Highness will inevitably suffer the infamy of future generations, we will temporarily withdraw from the army and find other ways", Li Jiye blocked the proposal of these generals.
"Withdraw the army, I still don't believe that Jiang Bingkun can turn the tide, Wei Wuji, you listen to me, if you dare to hurt civilians, when I break the city, I must cut you with a thousand knives", Jiang Yuheng said.
"Your Highness, remember not to retreat, once they escape, it will inevitably become a great disaster in the future," a minister discouraged.
"If I forcibly attack the city, then what is the difference between me and him, even if they take the opportunity to escape, and we have mastered the empire, he still wants to turn the sky upside down? Retreat immediately", Jiang Yuheng looked at Shen Ye.
"Order the three armies to retreat thirty miles," Shen Ye said directly without the slightest hesitation.
In this way, the vast army began to retreat, and Jiang Yuheng didn't want to harm these people.
Wei Wuji looked at the retreating army, "Hahahaha, the kid is still a little tender to fight with us", and he quickly returned to the imperial city.
"Your Majesty, I can't catch a large number of subjects according to the order, Jiang Yuheng's woman's kindness, they have begun to retreat, we will escape immediately, as long as we enter the mountains, we can still start a maneuver with them, as long as the time is right, when we can make a comeback", Wei Wuji advised.
"After nightfall, open my secret passage, and we will immediately lead the army to break through overnight and enter Wuyun Mountain, where the terrain is steep, and we rely on the mountain range to resist their encirclement", Jiang Bingkun was still thinking about turning the tables.
Soon, Wei Wuji quickly took the soldiers defending the city to quickly set up the battlefield, packed up, and took advantage of the stars and moons with a lot of valuable money in the imperial city to open the secret passage in the imperial city, and rushed towards Wuyun Mountain, which was hundreds of miles away, and they almost ransacked the imperial city, leaving only countless messes.
"Your Majesty, what about the people?" asked Wei Wuji.
"Let them stay in the city, leave a group of warriors to guard the city, it is too slow to take them, we must arrive at Wuyun Mountain unknowingly, and after they find that the imperial city is empty, we will already arrive in the depths of Wuyun Mountain", in an extremely secret tunnel, Jiang Bingkun's family and many ministers fled along the secret passage into the distance.
And among this group of people, Li Jiye's son had already noticed their movements, and mixed with their army and entered the secret passage.
"Damn, they want to escape, I must inform His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of their whereabouts", Li Jiye's son walked through the tunnel with them in the clothes of ordinary soldiers, and after walking for dozens of miles, they finally came out of a valley, and he quickly recognized the direction.
"This is the road to Wuyun Mountain", Li Jiye's son knew their movements, and he took the opportunity to take out the carrier pigeon and pass back the information he had detected.
On the other side, Jiang Yuheng and the others withdrew their troops as agreed and stationed thirty miles away, and he was going to send some people to reconnoiter the movements of the Danyang Imperial City.
"Shi Xuan and Zhao Zhuo, you have always been alert, this time it is up to you to go to investigate the truth, please", Jiang Yuheng said.
"Okay, Zhao Zhuo and I will prepare immediately," Shi Xuan said.
This withdrawal is a pity for many people, victory is in sight, but they have to stop, it is really humiliating.
However, Shi Xuan was very calm, he was very supportive of the senior brother's decision, and if it was him, he would also give up this opportunity to attack, even if Jiang Bingkun escaped, he was willing to exchange for the survival of the people, this is what a Ming Jun should do.
Many ministers, including Li Jiye, also approved his decision, Jiang Bingkun was unpopular, the general trend had gone, and even if he escaped, he would not want to subvert the regime again.
Shi Xuan and Zhao Zhuo's speed was extremely fast, their strength had increased greatly since they reached the Heavenly Vein Realm, and thirty miles of land was not very far.
They arrived at the Imperial City with Xingyue and Xingyue, only to find that only a small number of warriors were stationed on the city walls, and many heavy crossbow arrows were missing.
"Shi Xuan is strange, they withdrew the main force, and our patrol personnel didn't find them out of the city, but when they retreated to the imperial city?" Zhao Zhuo was puzzled.
"I don't understand either, it seems that this is really Jiang Bingkun's conspiracy, does he have any plan, even if we retreat a hundred miles, they don't have the strength to fight with us, and they will die sooner or later if they stick to the city", Shi Xuan was also thinking.
"It's not a way to think about it, maybe we have to take a risk?" Zhao Zhuo looked at the loosely guarded city wall.
"It's okay, we use my shadow amulet, it shouldn't fall into their hands", Shi Xuan and Zhao Zhuo used the shadow amulet to fly over the high wall and fly towards the imperial city.
"There is no one in the Imperial City either, where have they gone?" the two arrived near the palace to investigate, and found it empty.
"Enter the palace to investigate", Shi Xuan had a bad premonition.
Sure enough, the glorious imperial city was in shambles, empty, and there was nothing left.
"They must have a secret passage, let's go back immediately, and let Master Ah send a large army to hunt them down", Shi Xuan and the others did not dare to delay, Jiang Bingkun would inevitably escape after a long time.
Soon they turned back and returned to the camp, "Senior brother is not good", Zhao Zhuo shouted.
Jiang Yuheng and the other junior brothers were discussing countermeasures, and suddenly heard that Shi Xuan and the others had turned back.
"What did you find? You turned back so quickly?" Shi Xuan and Zhao Zhuo almost lay down tiredly, not daring to stop at all, gasping for breath.
"Jiang Bingkun led all the soldiers and ministers stationed in the garrison to escape from the secret passage, and they used the trick of the golden cicada to get out of the shell, we have been tricked, you immediately send someone to chase and kill", Shi Xuan said.
"What, escape from the secret passage?" and everyone was in a circle.
"I have been an official for many years, and I never knew that there was a secret passage in the imperial city that could lead to the outside, it seems that he deliberately forced us back in order to prepare for escape", Li Jiye and they were also very shocked.
"When His Majesty was able to escape from the palace, it is estimated that it was also a secret passage, it seems that this secret passage can only be known within your royal family, and our other ministers do not know", Shen Ye said.
"It's too late to say this, according to this time, they have already walked dozens of miles, and we immediately prepared a large army to chase and kill in multiple directions to prevent future troubles," Jiang Yuheng said.
At this moment, Li Jiye saw a carrier pigeon flying towards him, which was a carrier pigeon specially used for communication between him and his son.
"Wait, my son sneaked into the imperial city, it seems that he has made a discovery", Li Jiye stopped Shen Ye, he opened the letter, and sure enough, his son detected the specific movements of the enemy army.
"It's Wuyun Mountain, they want to enter the towering Wuyun Mountain, it seems that they still want to rely on the mountain to make a comeback, we immediately sent troops to intercept them," Li Jiye said.
"It just so happens that I'm going to get his head to pay tribute to my father", Jiang Yuheng immediately ordered the army to march towards Wuyun Mountain overnight.
And he and a group of powerful spirit masters such as Lin Zixu, Dai Mengli, Shi Xuan, and Zhao Zhuo rode the dragon horse to take the lead, and their speed was fast enough to arrive in advance to intercept Jiang Bingkun.
"Your Highness, you must be careful, Jiang Bingkun is also a person with excellent cultivation talent, and his strength is strong, even the first emperor may not be able to beat it", several old ministers said.
"I understand, you march quickly to support, we will hold them back", Jiang Yuheng led a few of them and hurried towards Wuyun Mountain.
And Jiang Bingkun and his ministers are also in the face, their tricks will not be long enough, but as long as they enter the deep mountains, it will become extremely difficult for Jiang Yuheng and their army to teach them.
"Your Majesty, take a little rest, we have been on the road for so long overnight, and you are tired", several generals persuaded.
"No, it's better to be careful, as long as we hold on, once we enter the mountains, their army will not think about us, we control most of the wealth of the empire, why worry about not being able to form an army in the future, today's shame, I will definitely pay it back a hundred times in the future", Jiang Bingkun continued to run despite fatigue.
And behind them, Jiang Yuheng led Shi Xuan and them to chase after them all the way, "Senior brother, the hoof prints along the way must have been left when they passed by", Shi Xuan checked the countless horseshoe prints left on the ground.
"Chasing, their army has a lot of baggage, the speed is not fast, we catch up with them, don't let them go into the mountains, once they flee into the mountains to hide, our operation will fail," Jiang Yuheng said.
This night of the Danyang Empire must have been a sleepless night, everywhere the army went, there was chaos and noise, disturbing countless people, they moved all night, desperately marching towards the mountains, many soldiers were already exhausted, but no one dared to stay.
Shi Xuan's dragon horses showed initial results, the ordinary horses of these soldiers were average, and the speed of the road was very slow overnight, while the dragon horses provided by Jiang Yuheng and their sect traveled thousands of miles a day, and the speed was extremely fast, and the distance of dozens of miles was quickly reached.
Shi Xuan and the others saw the bright torches on the road ahead from a distance, countless armies were advancing rapidly, and on the roads along the way, even at night, they could feel dust everywhere.
"We took a detour from the mountains and forests to the pass in front of us to set up an ambush first, and Jiang Bingkun's strength was bound to be at the forefront", Jiang Yuheng led everyone to cross the road and enter the mountains and forests, and they detoured to a pass in front of them, preparing to ambush Jiang Bingkun.
Jiang Yuheng had been waiting for this day for a long time, and their group quickly crossed the mountains and forests to a dangerous place.
Jiang Yuheng struck one after another, and his heavy sword cut through countless boulders, rolling down the cliff and blocking the mountain road. In the distance, Jiang Bingkun led his army to set off here, which was not far from Wuyun Mountain, and they could reach the deep mountain before dawn.
Jiang Bingkun also has a few inner masters around him, and it is indeed difficult to kill him in the army, but Jiang Yuheng and his party are already at the top of the younger generation in terms of strength, he and Lin Zixu have already stepped into the Spirit Realm, and Dai Mengli has also reached the peak of the ninth order of the Heavenly Vein Realm, such strength is enough to crush some ordinary forces, not to mention that there are so many junior brothers to follow.
The fateful duel finally came, and Jiang Bingkun and his palace guards went to the front first.
"Your Majesty, there is a rocky road ahead, so you can rest for a while while we clear the road before we set off," said the guard.
"It's too late, the enemy is coming, be careful", Jiang Bingkun was a master of the Spirit Realm after all, and he immediately noticed Jiang Yuheng and a few people in ambush on the hillside.
"What if you find out? Your time of death has arrived", Jiang Yuheng and the others flew over the hillside to block in front of them.
"Like, it's really like, I didn't expect him to be able to give birth to a talented son like you", Jiang Bingkun was not flustered, he carefully looked at the young man in front of him.
"You should have thought of today's result, you must be punished for your crimes?", Jiang Yuheng looked at him and said.
"If your father could have your domineering, I wouldn't have made a move on him, but unfortunately the fate of your father and son is the same result", Jiang Bingkun said,
"Until now, you haven't repented in the slightest about the many crimes you have committed?" Jiang Yuheng asked.
"Repentance, it's ridiculous that you rebellious ministers colluded with the empire to deal with your own country, and you are still qualified to judge me?" Jiang Bingkun asked.
"Look at the country under your governance, now it is full of devastation, the people are displaced, countless soldiers have died in vain, and the country is shattered, this is what you have caused by yourself", Jiang Yuheng roared.
"Everything I do is for the Danyang Empire, thinking about how glorious our ancestors were 10,000 years ago, ruling the world and being admired by all the people, I am just doing what I should do, what's wrong? It's just bad luck?" Jiang Bingkun defended.
"You have launched this unjust war for an illusory dream, and you must pay for the crimes you have committed", Jiang Yuheng drew his sword and pointed at the man in front of him.
Several guards instantly blocked the front, "Get out of the way, I want to see, how do you punish me today?" Jiang Bingkun pushed away the guards and faced Jiang Yuheng.
"Senior brother, he will be handed over to you, we will stop these scum for you", Shi Xuan and a few people stepped forward to stop the palace guards.
Although Jiang Bingkun has abandoned his cultivation for many years, he still has the strength of the fifth order of the Spirit Realm, and he has practiced the family heirloom Heavenly Dragon Bo Tiandu, and his strength is also not to be underestimated.
"Senior brother, be careful", Dai Mengli looked at Jiang Yuheng with resolute eyes, she knew that with his character, she would never let them interfere.
Shi Xuan and the palace guards opened up, "A few of you go to the rear to bury the arcane ** and delay the arrival of the soldiers", Lin Zixu said to the other disciples.
Several relatively weak disciples took the arcane ** to the rear to block the army in the rear.
The strength of these palace guards is not weak, almost all of them are masters of the Tianmai Realm, they have been responsible for the security of the palace for many years, and they are Jiang Bingkun's cronies.
At the front of the battlefield, Jiang Yuheng and Jiang Bingkun finally launched a fateful duel.
"Pay for my father's life", Jiang Yuheng is a killing move as soon as he makes a move, his heavy sword is violent, and it has a huge suppressive effect on the battlefield, Jiang Bingkun looked at the outbreak of terror, he was also a little surprised, although his realm was higher, but the youth in front of him gave him a huge sense of oppression.
Jiang Bingkun is also an earth element, and his eldest brother is also an earth element, which may be a characteristic of their family.
Jiang Yuheng rolled up the huge sword qi and slashed fiercely on his rock and soil shield, and a huge crack was created in an instant, his shield was not weak, but he didn't expect the person in front of him to erupt so terrifyingly.
The two immediately started a big battle, the heavy sword clashed, and a huge wind was rolled up, Jiang Yuheng left no room for anything, and the attacks were made in a series of moves, and countless terrifying sword qi forced Jiang Bingkun to resist, fighting and retreating.
As the king of a country, he does not have many opportunities to shoot, and he seriously lacks actual combat experience, although his aura is extremely rich, but he seems a little stiff on the battlefield, and there are flaws between shots, Jiang Yuheng can find his flaws every time, and he is still at a disadvantage for a while.
"Is the strength of the fifth order of the Spirit Realm so vulnerable to you?" Jiang Yuheng forced Jiang Bingkun to retreat with a sword.
"I still have a trick that I haven't used? don't be complacent", Jiang Bingkun was already in a mess in his heart.
"Are you talking about this trick?" Jiang Yuheng quickly ran the Heavenly Dragon Bo Heavenly Decision, and a strong aura pierced out.
"God, Tianlong Botian Decision, how could you..."Jiang Bingkun suddenly felt the breath coming from Jiang Yuheng's body, isn't this a family heirloom technique that only the core members of their royal family are qualified to cultivate.
"It's very surprising, do you think that it will be impossible for me to go out of the palace since I was a child and never practice to the family heirloom?" Jiang Yuheng sneered.
"Impossible, there was no second person who could learn it except for me and your father, and I only passed on this exercise to my son, impossible, he couldn't still be alive, he was hit by Yao Jingcheng's killer sword, and he was poisoned by me, although he escaped, he would definitely die", Jiang Bingkun suddenly thought of his brother.
"You want to know so much, don't you know if you're dead", seeing Jiang Yuheng's killing intent, he also hurriedly urged Tianlong Bo Tianjue to start a fight, and his sword qi was at least seven or eight times stronger, but in the face of Jiang Yuheng's sword qi was destroyed as if it was devastating.
"The family mastery is really a tyrannical thing on your body, you better die", Jiang Yuheng finally launched the Demon Destroying Heavenly Death Sword that destroyed the world and destroyed the earth, and under the tenfold bonus of the Heavenly Dragon Bo Heavenly Decision, the terrifying sword qi broke through the void and slashed directly at Jiang Bingkun.
Jiang Bingkun was anxious this time, he quickly summoned the surrounding rocks and soil to form a huge shield to resist, but in an instant, the terrifying demon-breaking sword qi directly caused his shield to collapse, and the huge sword qi instantly destroyed his body protection spirit armor, and a blood flowed out of his chest instantly.
He suffered a heavy blow and fell to the ground at once, and he tried to get up several times, but found that it was difficult and abnormal, and he had lost his combat strength.
A few guards who were stopped by Shi Xuan and them panicked all of a sudden, but Shi Xuan and the others stopped them to the death, entangled with him, and did not let them interfere in the battle ahead.
"No, you can't kill me, I'm your own uncle, if you kill me, you will definitely bear the infamy of future generations", Jiang Bingkun looked at Jiang Yuheng who came over and said.
"Look at your current appearance, do you still have the courage of a king? Haven't you been looking for my father? It's okay to take you to meet him now", Jiang Yuheng grabbed Jiang Bingkun who fell to the ground, and flew into the air towards the depths of Wuyun Mountain.
"Where are you going to take me?" Jiang Bingkun asked.
"You'll know later", Jiang Yuheng flew to the depths of the mountain.
"Senior Brother Lin, where did he go?" Dai Mengli watched Jiang Yuheng fly into the mountains with Jiang Bingkun.
"I know where he's going, you guys come with me", Shi Xuan forced the guards back with a sword and flew towards the deep mountains.
Dai Mengli and the others also got rid of the guards and followed, and several guards also flew over.
A secret valley in Wuyun Mountain, this is Jiang Yuheng's goal, "What are you bringing me here for?" Jiang Bingkun said bitterly, he left a lot of blood, and he no longer had the strength to speak at the moment.
Jiang Yuheng ignored him, he broke the stone at the entrance of the cave with one palm, and led him into a secret cave, where a lonely grave was buried in the depths of the cave.
Jiang Yuheng threw Jiang Bingkun in front of the grave fiercely, "Haven't you been chasing and killing our father and son all along? Now that he is in front of you, can you talk to him?" Jiang Yuheng said.
"Ah", Jiang looked at the lonely grave in front of him unexpectedly, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, as if he thought of everything in front of him, his brother could only escape from the palace from the secret room back then, but he didn't expect to die here.
"Brother, I was wrong, don't kill me, I was blinded for a while, it was Yi Zhouyang of the Moon Worship Sect who asked me to do it", Jiang Bingkun panicked as if he had seen a ghost, completely ignoring the blood flowing on his body.