Drums beat in the garden, and several sturdy slaves were put into the Colosseum. Only a few lion roars were heard, and several slaves formed a mass with their backs to back, and they did not know where the beast was released from all around. For a while, it attracted a lot of attention.

Xia Xuanyuan glanced at the beast field, turned to look at the old eunuch at the front and said: "Jia Sheng, you have been to Yingzhou several times, everything has been done well, I see that you are old, there is no need to run around like this anymore, go to the residence of the Imperial Court Consulate, and go out of the palace to enjoy your old age." ”

The old eunuch was overjoyed and kowtowed again and again, and actually shed tears: "The old slave thanks Your Majesty for your gift, the old slave has no father and mother since he was a child, and he is only willing to serve His Majesty in this life." I only wish to stay in Shengguo Temple to take care of Buddhist affairs for the national teacher, accumulate goodness to the Buddha, and cultivate more blessings. ”

"That's fine."

Xia Xuanyuan's hands were still trembling, his expression seemed to be in a trance, and the attendant beside him hurriedly helped him back to the seat, and the Wujing National Master saw this and stepped forward to burn incense for him, and after a while, the smoke curled on the table, only to see Xia Xuanyuan take a deep breath and calm down and say to everyone: "First put the Yingzhou demon girl Jiang Lizhu in front of the glazed tower of the Shengguo Temple, and lock it on the Tiangang Seven Astrolabe." Let's take a seat, let's watch the show. ”

Suddenly, I heard a voice: "Your Majesty, absolutely not!" Lu Taiwei got up to block the way of Jiang Lizhu and his party, "Letting Xu Zisheng go back is already letting the tiger return to the mountain, and now this calamity and demon girl must not stay in the world." ”

Xia Xuanyuan picked up a handkerchief and wiped the beads of sweat that couldn't stop on his forehead and said: "Yingzhou Vermilion Bird is extinct, what are you afraid of leaving her in the world?" Captain Lu was too worried. ”

The Wujing National Master got up and walked to Lu Taiwei's side, folded his hands and said slowly: "Your Majesty has mercy on all sentient beings, promotes Buddhism, and all the people in the world are Your Majesty's people, and it is great mercy for the monarch to overcome the suffering of all sentient beings and overcome their misfortunes." ”

Captain Lu said coldly, "The old minister has accompanied His Majesty on the battlefield for several years, and there have been countless battles of all sizes. If it is not easy to be too peaceful and stable today, how can it leave its calamity again. The national teacher has exonerated the demons of Yingzhou several times, what is his intention? ”

Xia Xuanyuan suddenly shouted: "Lu Ce! Hugh is talking nonsense! "Everyone usually knows that His Majesty usually has a very good relationship with Lu Taiwei's monarchs and ministers, and rarely calls Lu Taiwei by his name, and all the officials look at each other and don't say a word.

"If it is peaceful today, I will consult with the national teacher on how to stabilize the hearts of the people from all over the world with benevolence and virtue, what is wrong?"

At this time, the drums in the garden were like rain, and a male lion jumped out from the side of the Colosseum, the lion must have been hungry for several days, and pounced on one person and bit the calf of a slave, and for a while it was drenched in blood, and the screams were repeated, and His Majesty the Emperor and Lu Taiwei outside the Colosseum were also deadlocked. Most of the people present relied on Captain Lu, and seeing this, they all lowered their heads and didn't dare to make a sound. Lu Zheng looked up at Xia Xuanyuan's expression and said in a low voice: "Changfeng, I see that Your Majesty is really angry this time, find a way to help my father." ”

Without waiting for Xia Changfeng to make a move, Xia Wuji stepped forward first and said, "Father, the emperor is angry, take care of the dragon body." ”

Xia Changfeng also got up and said: "Grandfather Huang is angry, I heard that one of the slaves this time, named Ananda, is the son of Yingzhou Wu Xuan, it is rumored that the Wu clan is good at the art of pulling stars, and can communicate with the gods, I don't know if he can win the first place in the fight with that fierce beast, it is really worth seeing." ”

When everyone heard the words, they looked into the Colosseum, Jiang Lizhu heard the word Ananda, and his heart sank, the son of the elder Wu Xuan who had been concerned for many years was here, and he couldn't help but turn to look into the Colosseum, at this time, the lion in the Colosseum had bitten two people to death, Jiang Lizhu couldn't help pinching a cold sweat in his heart, and fixed his eyes, Ananda was still a teenager when he went to Zhongzhou, and now after several years, it is really difficult to identify.

Xia Xuanyuan also looked at the Colosseum, there were only two slaves left in the arena at this moment, and the two picked up the weapons of the dead slaves, cooperated with each other to make noises to attract the beasts, and circled around the field with the male lion. Xia Xuanyuan looked at Captain Lu and pointed to the beast field and said, "Lu Ce, Lu Ce, look at them, how can they fight and fight?" I am not still in my Zhongzhou Garden, and I am not afraid of the world in this life. ”

Lu Taiwei took another step forward and said, "Your Majesty is not afraid of the world, is he afraid of life and death?" ”

"Lu Ce, what exactly do you want to say?" Xia Xuanyuan's face became more and more heavy.

Suddenly, a scream was heard, and one of the arms in the Colosseum was swallowed by the lion, and only the last slave was left in the arena. The slave leaned against the corner of the fence, holding a long sword in one hand and looked up at the lion, as if he had exhausted his strength in the fight just now, and the slave knew that he was fighting a beast alone, and had no chance of winning, so he took the long sword in his hand and slashed at the locked place of the fence, as if he had lost his mind, and wanted to release the beast.

Seeing this, Taiwei Lu hurriedly blocked Xia Xuanyuan and said, "The archers are in place, protect Your Majesty, and kill the cheap slaves in the field immediately!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a few crossbow arrows flew from the outside of the field into the male lion in the middle, and in the eyes of the male lion, the lion struggled a few times, and fell to the ground within half a pillar of incense. The slave threw away the long sword in his hand, looked out against the fence, and saw a woman in alien costume standing outside the paddock behind him holding a snake-headed bow and crossbow. ”

The woman looked at where the officials were, immediately put down the bow and crossbow in her hand, walked to where Xia Xuanyuan was, knelt down on one knee and saluted the emperor, looked up at Xia Changfeng and said, "Courtiers. . . It is Ji Yao, the daughter of the Xianyu Princess, who is fierce in the people's style, and heard that there is the joy of fighting beasts in the garden today, so I came to take a look, I was offended just now, and I hope that Your Majesty will forgive her sins. ”

Xia Xuanyuan said: "It turned out to be you, it doesn't matter, it can be regarded as your meritorious escort, and you will take the living one out of the field and kill it with a cane." ”

Xia Changfeng saw that she was gorgeous, with black hair like a waterfall, and there was no vulgarity, and he smiled and saluted her. That Ji Yao ignored him and said, "Your Majesty, the courtiers see that the slave is skilled, so maybe he is in a hurry, can you give him to the courtiers as a servant?" The courtiers should discipline themselves well. ”

Xia Xuanyuan chuckled and said: "Since you have this intention, I will let you go, but my grandson is also stubborn and tight on weekdays, and if you get along in the future, I need you to do more." After speaking, Ji Yao's snow-white cheeks were slightly red, and she stopped speaking.

"I'm tired today, national teacher, the demon girl will be handed over to you to deal with, and everything will be discussed later." When everyone heard this, they all stood up and sent them off.

Lu Taiwei didn't think so at this time, and still wanted to say something. Lu Zheng hurriedly stepped forward and pulled his sleeve and said, "Father, let's go back." You've said enough today. Lu Taiwei shook off Lu Zheng and said, "What do you know." In a blink of an eye, he looked at Jiang Lizhu viciously, and then sighed deeply.