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Chapter 120: Unknown Victory or Defeat (I)

Tonight, under a series of careful arrangements by Xuangang Heavenly Demon, he can be said to have won a big victory. Although Xu Changqing saved the Zhengxiao Dao and the Waste Five who should have died, he lost Zhengqing and other masters, and the Xuangang Heavenly Demon not only eradicated the Third Living Buddha Ma Zhengyan who made him scruples, but also obtained an unpredictable Buddhist master. After that, even though Xu Changqing saved most of the powerful people in the lower ninth-rate side door, but the purpose of the Xuangang Heavenly Demon knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger had been achieved, and after tonight, he still dared to stay in the lower ninth-rate side door to participate in this matter, but he was afraid that there were very few.

At present, most of these immortal Buddha masters have been destroyed in the trap of the Temple of Heaven, Yan Feng and others have also been blocked in the Anding Building, and the entire demon eradication plan can be said to be completely bankrupt. Fortunately, Xu Changqing didn't intend to rely on these Immortal Buddha Authentic Sect masters and Lower Ninth Rank Sect Masters from the beginning, these people were all pawns he used to disturb the Xuangang Heavenly Demon's sight, and the number of casualties would not affect his plan in the slightest. To put it cold-bloodedly, even if all these people are dead, he is still sure that he can defeat the Xuangang Heavenly Demon, the only difference is the chances of winning.

In Xu Changqing's opinion, the battle of wits between him and Xuangang Heavenly Demon has just begun, and on the surface, Xuangang Heavenly Demon has won, but after tonight, all the strength of Xuangang Heavenly Demon has been put on the surface, and Xu Changqing's real killer weapon is still intact and deeply hidden. As Xu Changqing often thinks, the hidden power is far more powerful than the exposed power.

After Xu Changqing left the Temple of Heaven, he sneaked all the way, taking advantage of the chaos caused by those fake ghost armies in the east of the city, and quietly infiltrated Sheng Xuanhuai's home. Perhaps out of trust in the Evil Yang Zi's Head Lowering Gu Technique, the Demon Cultivator disciples who monitored Sheng Xuanhuai were weak in strength, and they were completely ignorant of Xu Changqing's infiltration, so that compared to other places outside, Sheng Mansion could be regarded as a relatively safe place.

In Shengfu, Xu Changqing not only met Sheng Xuanhuai, but also unexpectedly met Xu Shichang, who came to ask for advice. Facing Xu Changqing, who suddenly appeared in the Sheng Mansion, Xu Shichang looked extremely calm, perhaps he had already guessed that this matter was related to Xu Changqing. Later, after Xu Changqing removed the Gu worm for him and showed Zhao Banqian's token, the relationship between the two was a bridge. Xu Changqing also said Xuangang Heavenly Demon's plan slightly at this time, and if there was nothing, Xu Shichang thought that Xuangang Heavenly Demon wanted to be the emperor himself, so he would be so active in handling this thing against the sky.

I don't know if it was Xu Changqing's words that moved Xu Shichang, or if it was caused by Xuangang Heavenly Demon's behavior being too perverse recently, Xu Shichang immediately agreed to help Xu Changqing act without the slightest hesitation.

For the people of Jingshi, the night of the third day of the fifth month to the early morning of the fourth day of the fifth month is definitely a sleepless night that no one can feel at ease. First of all, the natural vision, the earth dragon turned over, and then there were rumors that the Beiyang New Army and the foreign army rebelled, and then it didn't take long for the rumors to turn into ghosts and ghosts, and at this moment the Forbidden City was on fire again, and then a large number of legendary ghosts rushed into the capital to make trouble, and there were thousands of people who saw this scene. So much so that the next morning, the people of the capital felt particularly gloomy when they went out, and it seemed that the sun had lost its original temperature.

This series of events can be said to be unbelievable to many people with a heart to create an excuse to create rumors, such as the death of the country, the birth of demons and the like, quickly spread all over the streets and alleys of the capital, and the incident of last night became the talk of various teahouses. At this time, the morning newspapers of some newspapers also brought the news from Tianjin that the Beiyang New Army was about to rebel, together with the strange things in Beijing last night, and then linked them together, claiming that this was a warning from heaven and earth. Some revolutionaries who were active in Beijing also took the opportunity to write various slogans on this basis, which were secretly spread to various alleys and alleys in Beijing, most of which claimed that the Beiyang New Army had defected to the revolutionary army, with the intention of getting the Qing court to force the Beiyang New Army to rebel.

Compared with the uneasiness of the people in Beijing about the current situation, Feng Guozhang, who was called into the palace overnight, seemed much calmer in his heart. He sat in the sedan chair and closed his eyes, quietly thinking about the ins and outs of the whole thing, trying to sort out a clue.

As for the use of force to force the palace, eradicate Zaifeng, and assist Yuan Shikai to regain power, most of them were planned by him from beginning to end, but since a few days ago, when he heard Sheng Xuanhuai suddenly say to him not to mess around, beware of fraud, he became vigilant. Later, Cao Kun, who was supposed to act in secret, suddenly entered Beijing with great fanfare, and asked Zaifeng for money, although he didn't say a word to him from beginning to end, but he already understood what Cao Kun meant, and knew that they had been targeted.

Later, on the pretext of reorganizing the militia groups, Feng Guozhang sent people to various places to recruit local forces, and on the surface they still acted according to the original plan, but in fact he had secretly notified all parties in the know to stop their activities. When Zaifeng unusually transferred all the men and horses of Tieliang's first town and his own two associations, Feng Guozhang was already completely sure that Xu Shichang's previous plan to force the palace by force was a big trap. Although I don't know if this matter is related to Xu Shichang, it is certain that Zaifeng must know, so he has always been decent these days, and he does not dare to overstep the slightest, so as not to be caught.

When Feng Guozhang heard from his subordinates last night that the Beiyang New Army and the foreigners were rebelling, his first thought was that the Qing court had received the news that the plan had been stopped, and he deliberately found someone to disguise himself as the Beiyang Army and pretend to rebel, hoping to disadvantage them from the Beiyang faction. After that, the soldiers who were transferred from the Eight Banners Battalion of the Beijing Division were called protection, but they were actually under house arrest and surrounded his entire mansion. He could imagine that the other Beiyang faction people other than him were all under house arrest at this moment.

Although Feng Guozhang didn't know why the Qing court was so sure about handling the Beiyang New Army, since he had already begun to use troops, he must have confidence. So after the house was surrounded, he had already freshened up, then changed into clean clothes, and sat quietly and peacefully in the main hall waiting for the fateful decree.

However, what happened next seemed to have completely exceeded Feng Guozhang's expectations, and the housekeeper at home suddenly came to report that it was not the rebellious Beiyang New Army outside, but the ghost of an eight-nation alliance army that died near Beijing, and the Forbidden City was inexplicably burned.