The blood-colored waning moon hung high in the sky, enveloping the entire ancient ghost city in a terrifying atmosphere.

The streets and alleys, and the restaurants are brightly lit.

As the opening of the Emperor-Killing Secret Realm is getting closer and closer, all forces are always paying attention to the changes in heaven and earth.

At this time, there was a valley about twenty miles outside the ancient city, which was surrounded by mountains, and there were many paths leading to the outside of the surrounding mountains.

The valley was now filled with a terrifying number of tents, and there were bonfires everywhere.

Surprisingly, however, the valley is divided into dozens of zones, all of which are separated from each other.

In each area, everyone has a sword in their hand, as if they were facing a great enemy.

However, in the very center of the valley, it is a little too abrupt.

The tents in this area were much larger and more elaborate than the others, and there were countless soldiers and armor around the whole area, all with eyes like torches, and their bodies exuded a thick evil aura.

In the very center of this area there is a tent that stands out and is very prominent.

The tent was about two or three times the size of the surrounding tents, and it was surrounded by freshly clad and angry sergeants.

The tent was brightly lit at this time, with a large number of figures, and from time to time there were various voices of discussion.

"Third prince, the city lord of that ancient ghost city obviously deliberately disobeyed the will of the imperial court, and should be severely punished!"

A middle-aged man who looked like a general suddenly said respectfully to the young man in a brocade robe embroidered with dragon patterns on the first seat.

"How can this matter be severely punished without conclusive evidence?"

The young man in the brocade robe has a delicate face, his eyes are like torches, and his face is square.

"Report to the prince, this ancient ghost city lord has established a refugee resettlement area outside the city, on the one hand, it is indeed for the sake of the people! But it cannot be denied that he has dispersed all his troops because of this, so that there is no one to call on us!"

"This is blatant deception, but we can't find an excuse to prove that he did it on purpose! It's obvious that he doesn't want to get involved in the court and the sects, and he just wants to remain neutral!"

As soon as the general sat down, a man in white stood up and said unhurriedly.

The eyes of the brocade-robed young man on the first seat gradually became cold, and a chill slowly spread.

"I don't agree with what Lord Liu said just now!"

A man with eagle eyebrows and mouse eyes stood up and said loudly.

"Oh, I wonder why Mr. Ho would question my opinion?"

The man who had spoken earlier suddenly spoke out against his opinion, and his face immediately turned gloomy.

However, when he saw clearly the person who spoke out against it, his originally angry expression quickly smiled.

"Hehe, there is no problem with Lord Liu's analysis just now, there is no doubt about it! But Lord Liu seems to have forgotten a little!"

That Mr. He's eyes froze slightly, and then he smiled faintly.

"Oh, I don't know what Mr. means, I hope Mr. advises!"

There was a hint of confusion on the face of the man, and then he asked.

The dozens of people present also looked at Mr. He suspiciously.

"Hehe, don't dare to give advice! Yo just now, what I mean just now is that Mr. may have forgotten that this Tang Kingdom is still the Tang Kingdom of the imperial court, or the Tang Kingdom of the imperial family! So this small remote place Ancient Secluded City dares to disobey the orders of the imperial court, which is a serious contempt and great disrespect!"

"The reason why he dared to do this must have been instructed by the county guard of Guanghe! Now that the whole world knows that there is a rebellion in the north, all the counties in the world are ready to move, and they have even begun to openly disobey the orders of the imperial court!"

Mr. He said with a smug face.

"Mr. He is really brilliant and sees things thoroughly!

The man surnamed Liu immediately bowed down and bowed.

Everyone present showed a thoughtful expression, but the third prince, who was sitting in the first place, showed a smile at this time.

He recalled that when he first set off for Guanghe County, his father suddenly summoned him alone and said something to him, and his face gradually smiled.

And when Mr. He saw the smile of the third prince, he faintly understood something in his heart.

He immediately spoke again: "Lord Wang, now that the time for the opening of the Emperor Killing Secret Realm is getting closer and closer, many strong sect forces are gathering here one after another, which will definitely form an obstacle to the imperial court's seizure of the treasure this time! Moreover, because of the rebellion in the north, the strong men of these sects will definitely not obey the orders of the imperial court as before, and will even compete with us!"

"Hehe, you're right! The powerhouses of these sects must think that the strength of the imperial court is not as good as before, so they will confront the imperial court head-on! But I will make them regret having such thoughts!"

The Three Princes

Sneered.

"Returning to the three princes, although the strength of the imperial court is not afraid of the people of these sects, they are not on our side after all, so I think we can use this time that the ancient ghost city lord did not obey the orders of the imperial court as an excuse to make an example of the chickens and monkeys!

Then Mr. He finally said the plan he had already thought of in his heart.

"Haha!"

"Sir's plan is good! Then do what Mr. does!"

Hearing Mr. He's words, the three princes immediately praised loudly.

A hint of jealousy flashed in the eyes of the person who spoke out earlier, and there was even a hint of resentment.

Early the next morning

In the ancient secluded city, in the courtyard of Lu Yan and others, at this time, Lu Yan and the others were eating breakfast comfortably around the dining table in the hall.

After a night's rest, everyone seemed very energetic and full of energy at this time!

Lu Yan, who didn't sleep all night last night, didn't feel sleepy at all, and was eating fried dough sticks comfortably at this time, while listening to Lu Wushuang and others chatting.

"Exciting news, exciting news!"

At this moment, there was a sudden exclamation outside the hall, and it was Lu Tianqi who went out early in the morning to inquire about the news.

Everyone was attracted by Lu Tianqi's words, and they all stopped the food in their hands and looked out of the hall.

"What is the big news that makes you so excited so early in the morning?"

As soon as Lu Tianqi ran outside the hall, Lu Wushuang stood up and asked.

"It's really exciting news!"

"As soon as I went out to inquire about the news this morning, I heard that the entire city lord's mansion was washed in blood last night, and the city lord's head was hung outside the city gate and exposed!"

"The most shocking thing is that the murderer who carried out the bloodbathing of the City Lord's Mansion turned out to be a person from the imperial court! Their reason was that the ancient city lord had openly disobeyed the orders of the imperial court, so he was killed!"

"Hey, this royal family is so domineering!"

After listening to Lu Tianqi's words, Lu Wushuang gasped, and his heart was horrified.

"I have a bad feeling!"

Lu Yan said suddenly.

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