The chaos above the firmament gradually receded, and in its place was the darkness of the night.

There is a legend among scholars about Chang'an City that in the middle of the night, the unbeaten twilight drum reverberates and knocks on the mysterious door, where the glow of the past is hidden.

The only moment when creation appears before the eyes of mankind is at midnight.

When the child is reached, the drum beats and the "door" opens. It began to patrol its city, purging it of any lifeforms it judged to be ghostly beings who tried to destroy Chang'an.

Not only the people who call it a "ghost" through false rumors, but even the person himself does not know when he was born, who created it, and what his name is.

However, the only memory that is engraved and lingers in his body is the protection of this great city. Perhaps, this is his life's mission, and the meaning of existence.

Its massive body, piercing into the ancient chaos, is powerful enough to devour any rebels and throw them into eternal darkness.

But, even so, there are still many people fumbling around, trying to figure out a way to bring it down.

People know that it is terrible, but even this fear cannot overcome human nature. What makes them fascinated and crazy longing is the guardian of Chang'an, the mysterious door where it is located.

This "door" leads to many, too many coveted mysteries, magic paths, eternal life, time, and ...... Wisdom of the roots.

How many have died in the void in search of this wisdom? It has long since ceased to count. Garbage should stay in the trash.

Those who challenged the authority of Chang'an and sacrificed their lives for the sake of the little ghosts who jumped the beam, the guardians of Chang'an have never had mercy on them.

Even, those who are afraid of themselves call themselves Chang'an City Managers, walking in the void, guarding the guardian saint ———— Zhong Kui, who hides the secrets in the depths of Chang'an and exterminates those clowns who jump off the beam.

Although Zhong Kui only started its movements at the time of meridian, today, when night had just fallen, it poked its huge body out of the "door".

"The Power of the Taboo"

The sound that came out of the void was like Zhong Kui's huge body, and even the air around him trembled.

The tower-like body of the iron tower, an ancient artifact, symbolizes the traces of the infinite passage of time.

Zhong Kui's body was full of blue light, like the faint and flickering ghost fire in the Nine Secluded Mansions, if ordinary people saw it, they would definitely faint with fright.

Zhong Kui has no face, or in layman's terms, he is a "grimace". Its body is made of mysterious materials, and in the middle of its chest, there is a ghostly magical light, faintly containing extremely mysterious and powerful power.

Moreover, in its right hand, it firmly grasps a magic sickle, which also blooms with azure magical energy, engraved with ancient and mysterious patterns, and inlaid with strange gems.

Zhong Kui is not naked, and on its arms, there are two skull shoulder armors, which are terrifying; At its waist, it is more like an underworld judge, wearing hard armor.

It's just that Zhong Kui doesn't have legs, and his entire huge body is floating in mid-air, walking on the streets of Chang'an, where there is no one to visit.

"The power of the forbidden must be eradicated"

Muttering alone and lonely, Zhong Kui moved towards the center of the fluctuations that came from the power of the demonic path

At the same time, Lu Yu and Gongsun separated from each other to find the traces of Ming Shiyin.

However, it is difficult to find the ghostly figure just by the moonlight. So, Lu Yu climbed to the tall building in Chang'an City, and stared down at the silent ground from the height.

Of course, Lu Yu's target is not only Ming Shiyin, but also the legendary Chang'an city ———— Zhong Kui.

This time, Lu Yu had a hunch that Ming Shiyin's purpose was not on Wu Zetian, but on Zhong Kui.

However, why does it have anything to do with Zhong Kui, Lu Yu can't say, he has little understanding of the king's background, so he can only rely on his own hands to find the answer.

"Whoosh————"

was searching the ground, only to hear a sound breaking the air behind him, looking back and seeing the sudden purple light, Lu Yu immediately dodged from the spot.

"Boom!"

The purple mangs fell on the roof of the tall building, and there was a big explosion when it landed, and the smoke and dust rolled up, and the rubble turned into countless fragments.

"Ming Shiyin!"

raised his head suddenly, but saw Ming Shiyin, as well as Yang Yuhuan and Yixing beside him, all staring at him with cold eyes.

"Lu Yu, do you have to take care of so many things?!"

Showing a rare fierce expression, Ming Shiyin said coldly.

This seemingly ordinary teenager has broken through his hexagrams and illusions twice, which is definitely a big trouble for Ming Shiyin.

From despising Lu Yu as an ant-like insignificant existence at the beginning, to now having to be vigilant about his strength, this is also the first thing that makes Ming Shiyin hesitate.

Moreover, the hexagram of prophecy has told Ming Shiyin more than once that Lu Yu is the biggest stumbling block on his way to success.

Even, when Ming Shiyin wanted to see Lu Yu's future and past through his hexagrams, he only glimpsed an endless abyss.

The person who made Ming Shiyin unable to predict and speculate on the future, Lu Yu, was the first.

"What, are you annoyed with me too?"

Lu Yu looked directly at Ming Shiyin, not afraid of the obvious killing intent emanating from him.

"Before, it was true that I despised it, but this time, you don't have any chance to escape."

"Yixing."

Glancing at the young man beside him from the corner of his eye, Yixing said respectfully, "Understood." ”

In an instant, the chess pieces in his hand suddenly turned into a thunderous storm, and a huge chessboard suddenly manifested from the void.

The huge chessboard, like the infinite universe, turned into a starry sky.

"Again?!"

Lu Yu quickly retreated, trying to escape from the range of the chessboard, otherwise if he was suppressed by it, the consequences would be unimaginable!

However, the lightning-fast speed was entangled by the sudden sound of the piano, and for a while, Lu Yu became much slower.

"Boom ————"

Just the moment Lu Yu got rid of the entanglement of the notes, the chessboard in the void had already landed above his head.

Trapped in the Tian Yuan chessboard, the mysterious power of yin and yang contained in the chess game imprisoned Lu Yu, making it difficult for him to move.

"Lu Yu, this is the last chance for you."

Looking at Lu Yu who was in a desperate situation, Ming Shiyin sneered.

"Join me and help me usher in a new era together, and as a reward, I'll give you what you've always dreamed of."

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