[8. Mercury Trap]

——Chang'an, the fifth day of the twelfth month of the first year of Guangming (January 8, 881)

The majestic imperial capital was shrouded in a pearl-colored mist, and it looked like an out-of-realm city inhabited by gods.

But this is nothing but an illusion. In addition to the fog that can be seen by ordinary people, there is also a layer of demonic fog that can only be seen by practitioners such as gods and demons-

The alien shield "Goddess Curtain", which is used to erase traces of magic, is still erasing visions day and night.

And what the goddess curtain of the imperial capital wants to erase as much as possible is the sky palace that is quietly suspended above the fog barrier, arrogantly overlooking the imperial capital: the core base of Yan Yingyuan - "Tiandao Palace".

Because the nine demon kings of Yan Ying Courtyard are all gathered here, the current Heavenly Dao Palace exudes a demonic aura that is several times stronger than usual.

In the morning light, Petra leaned against the vermilion pillars and watched the flowing clouds.

"Do you feel uncomfortable?" a clear voice sounded behind her, and Petra looked back to see the clear eyes that were always moving.

"How did you come out?" wouldn't be surprised if you didn't feel the breath of the other demon kings, but not feeling the breath of Sheng always made Petra feel terrified—

That's the nature of the beautiful dream demon.,Even if you stand in front of you.,But there's a sense of disobedience that no one exists.,It's like water that reflects everything.,It's hard to see through its essence.。

"Why, as one of the nine kings of the Yan Ying Academy, don't you even have the freedom to enter and exit the Heavenly Dao Palace?" stepped lightly on the carved railing, and Sheng sat like that, his legs dangling in the air.

"Do you want to fall?" Petra grabbed him by the shoulder with one hand, "come down." ”

"It's okay, I'm not going to die so soon. Sheng's eyes glowed a transparent golden red in the sunrise glow, still full of fortitude that was not inferior to anyone's.

Petra stared at the side of his face and thought of Nelly, who was still waiting for her. I remember that it was dusk when I left, and Nelly's eyes glowed with a beautiful golden red.

"What's wrong?" "When he looked back and saw that he was looking at himself in a trance, Sheng's puzzled expression was like a child's, "...... You're not trying to push me down......"

"Don't think that anyone wants to kill you, think that sooner or later you will be bald if you are so useless. Petra came back to her senses and smiled unnaturally.

"Sooner or later...... Sheng sneered, and then continued to stare at the Danse Cloud Sky, "It's going to be annoying, but this is the Heavenly Dao Palace, not your mother's dome seat." ”

"I know. ”

"Now that the people are still unaware, the emperor has fled. Overlooking the imperial capital that had awakened in the faint morning light, Sheng's smile was sneering, "Take his favored retainers and escape here in embarrassment...... The destination is probably Chengdu. ”

"Yes......" Petra didn't care about this, he only knew that now that the king's spirit was declining, the victory of the Yellow Nest Army and the evil lord was within reach.

"Miss Nelly, huh?" Sheng looked back at him, "It's almost time to go back, right?"

“...... Well. Petra lowered her eyes, the topic was too heavy for him to mention.

"The time is just right, the evil lord is about to become the emperor, and then I will hand over my soul as promised. Sheng said very easily, "But remember to bury me and A-Niang in Zhongnan Mountain, and then ask the evil lord if he can cultivate a kind of silver cinnamon for me that is not thanked all year round...... If she thinks it's troublesome, forget it......"

"It's not like what a winner would do to arrange the aftermath so quickly. Petra wanted to avoid the topic.

"It's just a contract, there's no need to feel guilty, we don't owe each other. Sheng smiled, "Okay...... Seriously, do you think Yu Xuan is still alive?"

“...... Didn't she show up in Luoyang?" Petra wondered, "Morphy has been there, too." ”

Even when the sun was shining, Sheng's gaze was cold: "However, Morphy doesn't even have the courage to approach her. Although it was just a guess, she shouldn't be afraid of Bai Ze, the divine beast would not let all beings be afraid. ”

"That ......"

"Ah Ning, do you think about it seriously, what are the characteristics of the Xuanshi Demon Clan?" Sheng stared at him, "You can do anything. ”

"The Xuan World rarely interacts with other worlds, and the affairs of the Xuan World Demon Clan, I'm afraid that only Epheris - my mother knows better. But she probably only knew the part of the "Tianshui Forbidden Words"...... "Petra is distressed," ...... They should be close to the nature of water, flowing, and should be ever-changing...... Do you think they're fishermen?"

"That's all I can say. ”

"You have to be careful...... When I was a child, I heard my mother's comment about the Demon King of the Xuan World, saying that he was a 'guy who is as pervasive as mercury'......" Petra frowned.

Sheng sighed lightly: "Maybe...... I should have told the evil lord. ”

——·——Tiandao Palace, Pingchen Palace

"Otherworldly monsters?" Soldier Yi drank his wine and said in confusion.

"Xia Bai Ze Yu Xuan...... "Hazy Light rubbed his chin, "can snatch my junior brother's family and not die in obscurity......

The jade cup and the white porcelain wine bottle collided with a crisp sound, and Yuzhangjun grinned: "Maybe you are too worried, Sheng." I don't blame you for your intentions, but let's relax with a drink!"

"I also hope that I think about it myself......" Sheng smiled bitterly and raised the white porcelain teacup to greet Zhangjun.

"Zhang," the evil lord who had been silent suddenly raised his eyes, "outside." ”

Zhang Jun looked out in amazement, among the nine kings, he and the evil lord had the widest range of magic detection, and he frowned as soon as he paid attention to it: "Dare to invade the Heavenly Dao Palace, bold!"

His demonic aura swelled suddenly, and they knew that he had launched the "Vientiane Ningbi", so they didn't care about the external enemy.

But Zhang Jun's face changed greatly: "It's here!"

The cups and plates fell, and Bingyi and Haoguang jumped first, and Sheng's others also took a defensive posture.

Even Zhang Jun couldn't stop it, so that all the guards died suddenly, and it was unceremoniously approaching the main hall that-

"You...... It's not Bai Ze Yu Xuan!" Zhang Jun's dark purple pupils seemed to churn with venom.

"Huh...... This isn't the ridiculous question the Demon King should ask......" let out a seductive laugh that grabbed people's minds, and the beauty who entered in the clear light covered her mouth and chuckled.

It is indeed Bai Ze Yu Xuan, who makes the evil demons of Kyushu remember the female hero who is far away. But the Nine Demon Kings present all understood that Yu Xuan would not smile so enchantingly, nor would he exude such an evil aura.

"Don't you dare to show your true body, rat generation!" the jasper barrier stopped "Yu Xuan", and Zhang Jun asked in a cold voice, "What are you!"

"Yu Xuan" covered his mouth and chuckled, his eyes like a sparkling dark pool, "I think you should be able to recognize it, Prince Petra Palenset......"

“...... Anin ...... glancing at Morphy, the little goblin cowering in his arms, Sheng looked at Petra, who was trembling and protecting him.

Petra's sky-like eyes became hollow and clear: "Long time gone, Blackwater Himemaruffula Tajgnette ......"

The **** demon king of the Xuan world at the same level as the Demon Mother, the "Night Dew of Destruction" Black Water Rou Concubine! The mercury-like pervasive cold evil breath penetrated all the limbs, and Petra once again felt her deep hatred for the demons.

"You were very young when we last met, little prince," the witch approached with a sweet smile, "time flies so fast, and you're in the season of soul hunting...... Did Effie tell your father such a comforting thing?"

"Don't talk to me about these things!" countless stone claws tore apart the evil breath, and Petra's magic flowed wildly.

"It's really rebellious, our Five Realms Demon Clan has a child of you, we have to take good care of you," the black haze gently shattered the stone claws and jasper barriers, and the witch looked at Sheng, "This is your contractor...... It's really beautiful, let me see your qualifications, girl......"

An invisible shock wave burst out in the delicate voice, instantly triggering the clouds of Wushan in the room-

It was a coincidence that Sheng was wearing clothes woven by the goddess's curtain, and now the hem of his clothes was scattered and fluttering, overlapping with clouds of stretching and obliterating magic—it was too much like a woman's luxurious mille-feuille skirt, and knowing that this would only be ridiculed by the witch, Sheng's beautiful face turned pale cherry color.

"Don't you think it's too rude, that's not what a guest should be, Kuromizuhime. The girl's delicate brows furrowed, Sheng suppressed his anger and sneered, and the dancing goddess curtain was suppressed.

"Attacking children, don't understand etiquette, otherworldly dog slave!" has endured enough of the witch's arrogance, and the tide of gold and iron of military etiquette is raging!

The red plum glow rushed out, and the battle between gold and red ended in an instant with a red explosion!

Bingyi's red lips were almost biting blood, and her expression was completely furious beast: "I must tear you with my hands! Sheng, trap her for me!"

"Yes!" Sheng's pupils radiated a cold glow, "Heavenly Dao Palace is not a place for you to go wild!"

"Sheng, you stand down!" the evil lord raised his sleeves, "Soldier!"

“...... Be. His face was still red from shame and anger, and Sheng restrained his demonic power, lowered his eyes and took a deep breath and stepped back. And Bing Yi let out a cold snort, and with a flick of his hand, the giant knife slammed into the golden stone floor, and cracks spread everywhere.

The evil lord glanced at him, and then forced his eyes on the witch: "Is it too much for the guests to harass?"

Her beautiful face was implied with coldness, and her voice was not angry and arrogant: "Everyone here is a Kyushu handsome, and any one of them is more noble than the guest, and now that the offense is so much, does the guest still want to get out?"

"Is the evil lord joking?can't the so-called strongest swinger under your seat hurt me in the slightest......" The laughter was full of contempt, and the witch took a step forward towards the throne, which made Zhang Jun and Haoguang, who were closest to the evil lord, tense their nerves and prepare to fight to the death.

"Yes," replied indifferently, the evil lord smiled gracefully, but his gaze was fierce, "Do you think that our military etiquette and our Yan Ying Yuan only have this ability? ”

The two beauties sneered and confronted each other, and after a moment the witch laughed out loud, "Sure enough, there is courage." ”

"What do you want to do, Blackwater?" asked Petra coldly, looking like a lone wolf in the wilderness, murderous but so desolate.

Surrounded by ten strong men, the witch molded the throne with ink-colored crystals, and sat elegantly and charmingly: "I believe you can also guess, what I want is surrender......

"Fart‖" Zhang Jun blurted out, and the dark purple evil fire in the phoenix's eyes burned.

Playfully holding her cheek with one hand, the witch looked directly at the evil lord: "It's time to reveal the truth, the eighteen kings of Kyushu are fighting, and all parties are ****, all of which are due to me......"

"Ridiculous, it's obvious that we have fought all the way to the country, what are you fighting for!" Bing Yi laughed loudly, her demonic aura surging and vibrating, as if the entire Heavenly Dao Palace was boiling with murderous intent.

The witch laughed, her seductive eyes falling on Sheng's body, much to Petra's annoyance.

"The strong man in Middle-earth is arrogant, thinking that his fate is his own master," the witch's slightly hooked peach-colored lips were full of contempt, "The battle of Kyushu is just a huge chess game, and you are my favorite chess pieces......"

"It's ridiculous!" This time it was Hazy Light who interrupted the wild words, and the "Wind Medium Flower" burst into purple and red flames!

"Oh, dangerous gas. The witch sneered, and the purple flame was extinguished, and the bitter smell of almonds spread and disappeared—

His childish face was filled with hatred and anger in an instant, and he stood calmly and upright, and at some point, a silver "stream" of silver "water" that slowly and coldly swirled around his whole body like a snake!

"Ha, mercury," Hazy Light smiled at the whole of the group, but his pupils were full of resentment, "It's not bad, the barbarians of the other world." ”

The chains of mercury dissolve into glittering silver beads, which then dissolve into the air.

"'Rain Tiger Killing,'" the witch's moving smile was cold and malicious, "...... That is the 'Deep Snow Wandering Girl' Deep Snow Rou Lady, right? I wonder who is more clever and ruthless than my spell of 'Annihilation and Weeping'?"

Shen Xuerou was so angry by this blatant provocation that tears flashed, but she didn't answer-

The situation is clear, and the witch is the most powerful. The Nine Evil Kings reached an agreement, suppressing their anger and being silent.

"That's right," the witch's smile was brighter and meaningful, "Now that the time is ripe, I will lead my henchmen and the 'Twelve Apostles of Mystery' to unify the original world, and Middle-earth is the first stop, which is of great significance." ”

Seeing the evil lord's contemptuous sneer, the witch bent the corners of her eyes: "You are capable people that I have cultivated with my own hands, and I can't bear to destroy them." Since you are demons, you are not bound by benevolence, righteousness and morality, right? I can keep the Yan Ying Temple, let you rule Kyushu, and become my new members of the 'Twelve Apostles of Secrets'. Wouldn't it be nice to take advantage of each other and take what you want?"

"Hello **** barbarian slave!" Zhang Jun immediately scolded angrily, "I will never surrender to you!"

"It's funny, a beautiful man with a good face actually speaks ill of him. The witch's lips and teeth lit up, "I really don't know who is thinking about whom...... I have sent you bait to increase your strength, I have stirred up evil spirits for you, and now I have promised you the country, and I am also righteous and righteous......"

The Nine Evil Kings were angry and silent.

"Really, it's really graceful to leave a name, and now I really don't know who was carried up to the top of Kyushu by whom......" began to play with the peach blossom stone copper rod hairpin in her hair with her slender fingers, and the witch smiled gently, "Ah...... The only thing that came unexpectedly was Shengjun, I was originally a ...... cultivating Lingzun."

"Shut up, ‖ bitch!" Seeing Sheng's face turn blue, the quiet Zhi Chunyin also scolded her.

"It's really a tiger father without a dog, Shengjun is much more useful than Lingzun, if I had noticed it earlier, I should have loved you well, so that Mrs. Tai would not have to die unjustly, and Shengjun you...... I don't have to be dishonored......"

"Let me tear your mouth, poisonous woman!" Li Daoheng couldn't stand it anymore, his blood-red eyes were full of disdain.

Immediately tore off the placket, and Sheng, who had changed his face, rolled the goddess curtain into a spear of white mist and threw it straight over!

The fog of the curtain that obliterated the magic power of the goddess burst open, and instantly devoured the Ink Crystal Throne, but the witch was-

In an instant, he came to Sheng's face, raised Sheng's chin with one hand, and smiled flatteringly: "It's so dangerous...... It's such an interesting child, and I seem to understand why Petra has a crush on your supposed lowly soul......"

Sheng's pupils dilated suddenly, and Petra and Bingyi, who had been guarding him, were shocked—

"Die!" Soldier's hands that had torn through countless monsters swept towards the witch like eagle talons, and Petra's stone branches exploded!

The witch smiled happily and retreated, and Petra hurriedly protected Sheng in her arms.

"Watch your prey, little prince. The witch scoffed, "By the way, digression." ”

has done so much, she can still provoke Sheng softly: "Manipulating the source and connections of the demon gang's materials, weaving countless conspiracies and deceptions to induce enemies to kill each other, it is like manipulating the thousands of lifelines in Kyushu, Sheng Jun can be described as a spider in crime, so you must be able to understand me, right?"

Restrained the anxiety and embarrassment on his face, Sheng's soft lips hooked a light and cold smile: "For a long time, there have often been inexplicable obstacles in secret reports and chess piece arrangements. ”

His pale pupils reflected the witch's smug smile, but he remained unwavering: "Sometimes we make our fierce enemies suddenly cross the corpse, and sometimes we make our enemies provoke everywhere, are you all manipulating? ”

So with a doting expression, the witch nodded: "Shengjun is really smart. ”

Sheng's expression was full of disgust: "Manipulating our lifeline, you are a spider, right?"

"Yes, I'm the spider who hunted you......" The witch opened her arms, as if to give the whole of Kyushu a gentle hug, "It's really difficult to get the Nine Evil Kings on the dark peak of Kyushu to bow down at once." I'll wait for your decision and take my leave today. ”

The glamorous peach color melted into the air, but the delicate laughter that snatched the mind spread from the water vapor, transmitting the cold to the depths of every soul!

Silent silence, anger and frustration enveloped the Flat Dust Temple.

After a long time, the evil lord took a long breath: "I've been thinking about how to defeat the divine army, but unexpectedly, the snipe and the clam are fighting, and the fisherman is profitable......"

——·——

Preview: A hidden web of doom, a treacherous chess game, and an all-pervasive mercury trap. What will evolve into the chaos that is about to overturn Kyushu?

Originally, he was the Nine Evil Kings who were proud of the demons, but now he was wantonly humiliated by the Demon King? Will the Demon King who finally surfaced really make the efforts of the strong people in Kyushu come to naught?

Next: Seeing Yellow Springs at Night (13) - Pepsi in vain!

——·——Background

On the fifth day of December in the first year of Guangming (January 8, 881 AD), Tang Xizong fled to Chengdu, Sichuan Province with his entourage of eunuch Tian Lingzi and others.