Chapter 2: The Trapped Beast Fights Back

"Mighty! Mighty! ……”

A few months later, in front of the Platinum Palace, thousands of honor guards in silver helmets and silver armor held standing melons, lying melons, bone flowers, stars, yue, guns, halberds, etc., rhythmically beating the moire bluestone ground, chanting in unison, and moving the capital. The citizens went out one after another, gathered in the major gambling houses closest to the Platinum Palace, crowded the streets and alleys, and the dealers shouted to the gamblers, "Come on, come on, come again a year, the opportunity is rare, miss no more, bet on it!" The gamblers gathered around were all elated and excited, some were in a hurry to place bets, some were swaying, and some were talking loudly.

Dressed in a Xuanhuang robe, the Xuanyuan Emperor stepped out of the Yaowu Gate, although he was already fifty years, but still maintained strong muscles, like a torch gaze, he looked domineering, he stood in front of the Wuwei Hall with a golden roof and red wall, his left hand lightly brushed the long beard that had been slightly gray, and his right hand pressed down towards the guards, signaling to stop the noise, and then clenched his hands into fists, striding down the stairs with his head held high, and slowly passed through the neat guard of honor.

"The Holy Lord is mighty, it will be effortless to take down the Golden Lion!" Cui Shiren, the auxiliary minister who followed him, lost no time in touting it, and the ministers who followed behind all nodded yes.

"Humph! The golden lion is the overlord of the exotic desert, how can it be won by blowing the effort? Do you still need to do it alone? ”

"What Yuchen means is that the Holy Lord's martial arts are world-beaten, invincible in the world, what kind of exotic desert overlord, in front of the Holy Lord's peerless martial arts, is a sick cat, of course it is effortless to take him down. Other ordinary people can't do it! Cui Shiren was busy explaining himself.

Emperor Xuanyuan laughed proudly. He threw off his ministers and strode down to the martial arts arena, in front of a giant iron cage ten meters high and more than thirty meters long and wide, and looked at the golden lion up close. I saw that the beast was brown and yellow, covered with thick golden hair from the forehead to the chest, the two triangular eyes were fierce, the blood basin mouth was slightly open, revealing sharp knives and sharp teeth, roaring angrily from time to time, and marching mightily in the iron cage, seeing the Xuanyuan Emperor approaching, a pounce rushed over, and the claws stretched out of the iron cage to scratch the Xuanyuan Emperor, and suddenly there was an exclamation in all directions, covering the eyes and covering the mouth, and even more frightened to fall to the ground. Emperor Xuanyuan retreated slightly, dodged it gently, and laughed, "Okay!" What a mighty golden lion! This is Lone's opponent! There was a burst of laughter in the four places, and those who fell to the ground also quickly got up, calling the Holy Lord mighty.

Emperor Xuanyuan sat down with satisfaction on the white jade nine python chair placed in the south and back to the north, the harem beauties and the emperor Wei Miao sat down on the right side, and the neighboring princes who came to watch the ceremony and the prince of Montas, the prince of Montas, who lived in the palace as hostages, and the prince Gangtian Chi, the prince of the sun never set, sat at the end of the left side, and the ministers stood quietly with their hands down.

Seeing that everyone was already seated, Cui Shiren hurriedly took a few steps forward, approached Emperor Xuanyuan with a smile, leaned over and asked for instructions, "Holy Lord, as usual?" ”

"Go ahead!" Emperor Xuanyuan waved his hand.

"Whoa!" Cui Shiren turned around and motioned to Jia Hugong, the minister of war.

"Put!" Jia Hugong drank and ordered.

"Put! Put! Put! ”

The guards echoed in unison, and the sound shook for nine days.

The gambling house outside the city has already set up a gambling game, "Come on, come on!" Bet on the Golden Lion to lose one to ten, bet quickly! ”。

On the south side of the iron cage, a black-armored and black-helmeted tiger ben pressed the mechanism, the iron gate on the side slowly rose, and the stone gate at the end of the bluestone roadway connected to the iron gate also opened, and seven or eight swarthy strong men with iron shackles held wooden sticks and iron swords, were pushed and whipped from the stone castle into the laneway, hugged into the iron cage, and the iron gate then slowly fell.

The strong men were disheveled and naked, with only a ragged black coarse cloth around their waists, and their bodies were scarred and tortured at the sight, and one of them had strong muscles and eyes like candles, and although his beard and hair were gray, he could not hide his demeanor. He gritted his teeth, his eyes swept to Emperor Xuanyuan, and he was immediately angry and scolded, "Faint monarch! I was born and died with you, and laid down the country, but you listened to slander, and you will not die well! ”

Cui Shiren sneered, "I'm still hard-mouthed when I'm dying!" Fu Wangchao, today next year is your death day! ”

The golden lion circled around the strong men, not in a hurry to attack, as if looking for a flaw, from time to time the heaven-shaking lion roared, and the huge sound wave lifted the long hair of the strong men, which was terrifying.

One of the strong men couldn't help but have weak legs and feet, fell to the ground, couldn't stop the fart and urine, and passed out.

There was a burst of laughter in all directions.

Fu Wangchao couldn't help but be furious, "Useless idiot! Shameful rubbish! Listen to me, vigil! Move! ”

The rest of the strong men clenched the weapons in their hands, lined up in a row, and moved towards the golden lion in broken steps, extremely trained and skillful.

The golden lion sped up his movement speed and ran wildly left and right, intending to disrupt the formation. The strong men were restricted by iron shackles, and their movements could not be completely smooth, and after a while, their positions were slightly chaotic.

Seeing the situation, the golden lion pounced on a strong man who was lagging behind and threw him to the ground, and at the same time, with a wave of his claws, blood splashed everywhere, tearing the strong man's face to shreds. The strong man howled in pain, covered his face and rolled to the side, losing his combat effectiveness.

"Bite him to death! Bite him to death! The audience raised their arms and shouted. Emperor Xuanyuan looked at Emperor Wei Miao, only to see that his face was indifferent, without the slightest pity and excitement, and when he met Emperor Xuanyuan's eyes, he only smiled slightly, and the concubines were already screaming and excited. Emperor Xuanyuan bowed slightly and continued to admire.

Fu Wangchao's eyes widened angrily, and he ordered urgently, "Wai!" Attack! ”

The strong men quickly dispersed, surrounded the golden lions, waved the sticks and hit, the golden lions dodged, swept away like the long tail of the whip, swept a strong man to the ground, and turned his body and pounced straight at Fu Wangchao, "Hit the snake and hit seven inches, capture the thief and capture the king first", the golden lion seems to know this reason.

Fu Wangchao's feet moved quickly, and his body happened to the left side of the lion's body, only to see him pull the golden lion's sideburns with his left hand, take advantage of the momentum to step his feet, fly on the lion's back, and swing his sword with his right hand to stab the lion's head. The golden lion landed on all four paws, jumping left and right, trying to knock Fu Wangchao down, but Fu Wangchao couldn't stab again, so he could only entangle the lion's sideburns and barely sit still. The golden lion changed his strategy, rolled on the spot, and firmly pressed Fu Wangchao under him, Fu Wangchao was pressed to the point that his face was red and his liver was broken, so he had to desperately hold up the golden lion with both hands, a good golden lion, took advantage of the situation to roll to the side, quickly got up, shook the lion hair, roared wildly, and provoked Fu Wangchao and others majestically.

Fu Wangchao got up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and commanded the strong man to surround the golden lion, and waved the wooden stick together, snap! Syllable! Syllable! The muffled sound of the wooden stick hitting the flesh and skin rang out in one piece. The golden lion ate a few sticks, and was furious, with sharp claws opening the bow left and right, and the big mouth up and down its mouth, the click of broken bones for a while, the desperate howl of the injured strong man, the excited and inexplicable screams of the onlookers, and the frightened screams of the cowardly, were endless. Except for Fu Wangchao, the strong men in the iron cage have all fallen to the ground, some of their arms have been torn off, some have been drawn out of their stomachs, and some have been bitten off half of their faces, revealing their white bones...... The iron cage was full of blood and stumps, like purgatory.

Fu Wangchao's eyes were red, his face was sprinkled with the blood of his comrades, and the green tendons on his thick arms burst out, standing firmly in a pool of blood like an iron tower, dancing the iron sword like crazy, and stabbing the golden lion head-on. The golden lion dodged sideways, and a bloody wound was stabbed in the shoulder. Seeing this, Fu Wangchao attacked more urgently. Boom, a series of swords stabbed the golden lion all over his body, and blood flowed all over the ground. The Golden Lion was in pain, took a few steps back, dodged left and right, and his offensive was greatly reduced. It ran a few steps wildly, trying to leave Fu Wangchao behind. Fu Wangchao's eyes were red, how could he take a break and chase desperately.

The audience immediately "booed". There is an inner pet to take over and pass the battle situation outside the palace, "The golden lion is defeated!" Fu Wangchao is chasing and killing! "The excitement of losing the Golden Lion is extraordinary. said that it was too late, and when he saw that Fu Wangchao was about to catch up, the golden lion suddenly flipped back in the air, his front paws could fall on Fu Wangchao's shoulders, and his blood basin closed his mouth, and with a "click", the entire head was torn down by the neck!

"Good!" Emperor Xuanyuan clapped his hands and applauded, "Sure enough, both wisdom and bravery!" No wonder dominate the desert! ”

Cui Shiren was shocked, "Holy Lord, do you want to ...... again?"

"No need!" Emperor Xuanyuan took the double-bladed python body battle axe and beast mouth swallowing lion shield handed over by his favorite minister An Ruhai, and strode towards the iron cage.

"Mighty! Mighty! The guards cheered in unison.

The gambling hall outside the city was even more lively at this time, and the dealer shouted, "Come and come again, the gambling on the Golden Lion loses four to six, four to six, hurry up if you want to bet!" ”

The tiger on the north side of the iron gate pressed the mechanism, and the iron gate in front of Emperor Xuanyuan slowly opened. Emperor Xuanyuan looked relaxed and walked quickly, and the five tiger ben immediately guarded the door with halberds in case of accidents.

Emperor Wei Miao was unusual, his left thumb quickly rubbed back and forth on his index finger, his feet trembled slightly, his expression was nervous, and he looked thoughtful.

After the previous battle, the Golden Lion was not lightly injured, his physical strength was greatly reduced, and he was feasting in the cage.

Emperor Xuanyuan struck his shield with a battle axe, and provoked the golden lion. When the golden lion saw him coming alone, how could he put it in his eyes, get up, throw away the stump in his mouth, and run straight towards Emperor Xuanyuan.

Emperor Xuanyuan easily gave way sideways, raised his battle axe and shield to demonstrate to the spectators, and the cheers sounded like a sea of mountains. He doesn't know how many times he has experienced this kind of scene, since the conquest of the great powers and the establishment of the Eastern Holy Kingdom, he has fallen in love with fighting with fierce beasts to show his strength and toughness, South China Tiger, Northern Ice Bear, Xishan Wolf, Dongjiang Crocodile...... How many ferocious beasts were trampled under his feet, and he couldn't even count them. Even if it was the overlord of the exotic desert, the Golden Lion, how could he take it seriously, and before killing it, he naturally had to have a good time.

"Mighty! Mighty! The guards shouted louder, and the ministers were interested. Emperor Wei Miao and his subordinate Huo Qiju seemed to have their own concerns, and looked at each other nervously.

After the Emperor Xuanyuan played a little trick, he decided to give the golden lion a fatal blow and end the battle, only to see him like an arrow on the string, lowering his body and facing the golden lion, holding a shield in his left hand to protect his chest, and holding an axe in his right hand hanging down on the side of his leg, and his killing intent skyrocketed. The golden lion had already been enraged, it ploughed the ground with one claw, clasped the ground with three claws, and lowered its head and roared at the Xuanyuan Emperor.

"Come on! Brute! Let me see how good you are! Emperor Xuanyuan drank heavily.

The golden lion twitched his strength and violently accelerated and pounced on the Xuanyuan Emperor. Emperor Xuanyuan stepped on the ground with both feet, and his left hand firmly caught it with a shield, and he lifted it up with force between the lightning and flint, and then raised the battle axe with his right hand and slashed towards the lion's belly.

The golden lion is not an idle person, but also between the lightning and the fire will press the front foot, follow up the hind leg, step on the shield, and take advantage of the situation to jump off the shield.

The golden lion's body was heavy and big, and the Xuanyuan Emperor was pressed down with just one press, and the sharp axe sank slightly, which was worthy of drawing a blood mouth ten centimeters long from the lion's belly, and the golden lion was seriously injured, but it was not fatal.

Seeing that it hesitated slightly, he charged again, and rushed straight at the Xuanyuan Emperor, the Xuanyuan Emperor was surprised, but he couldn't tolerate the slightest hesitation, he shouted, "It's just right!" Still, he kept his feet on the ground, firmly caught the golden lion with his shield, lifted it up with all his might, and quickly raised his tomahawk with his right hand and slashed towards the lion's belly. The golden lion also repeated the old trick, the front paw pressed sharply, taking advantage of the situation to escape, unexpectedly the Emperor Xuanyuan had already prepared, his left hand and legs were firmly supported, and the sharp axe of his right hand passed through, and the stomach pierced through the intestines, and blood spurted out. With a muffled sound, the golden lion was already lying on the ground.

Emperor Xuanyuan felt at ease, turned his back, looked at the concubine and the ministers, glared at Wei Miao, raised his head and raised his arms and shouted, "Wow! ”

The guards also shouted, and for a while the sound of "wow" resounded in the sky.

The people outside the city who bet cheered, they had long been accustomed to the rules of the game, and it was expected that the Emperor Xuanyuan would undoubtedly win, so they naturally bet on the golden lion to lose.

On the one hand, Emperor Wei Miao was about to leave, and his favorite minister An Ruhai was also cold in his limbs and in a cold sweat.

The golden lion, who didn't want to lie on the ground, suddenly got up and pounced on the Xuanyuan Emperor who was getting carried away with all his might, and bit his head with a bloody mouth. It turned out to be a fraud.

"Wow......" The excited crowd quickly turned into frightened puppets, several concubines fainted with fright, the ministers were in a mess, and several foreign princes who watched the ceremony took advantage of the chaos to quietly leave with their entourage. The people outside the city are in a mess, and they have nothing to lose!

Emperor Wei Miao relaxed on the contrary, he reacted very quickly, rushed off the field with a loud shout, pulled out the waist knife on the tiger ben at the door of the iron cage, pushed away the tiger ben and rushed into the iron cage quickly, swinging the knife and slashing at the golden lion. The golden lion was already at the end of the strong crossbow, how could he have the power to dodge, watching Wei Miao cut down the knife, Wei Miao went crazy and slashed dozens of knives in a row, until the lion's head was spurted with flesh and blood, rolling aside.

The emperor threw down his sword, moved the lion's mouth away, and tearfully exclaimed, "Holy Father! Holy Father! ”

The invincible Emperor Xuanyuan was bitten out of several thumb-thick blood holes in his neck, and blood gushed out, and he had already died and returned to his soul for nine days.

"The emperor's day is mourning, state affairs are important, please make a decision quickly!" An Ruhai, who rushed into the iron cage immediately after, hurriedly pulled Wei Miao up, and shouted in a shrill voice, "The Holy Lord is dead, the country cannot be left without an owner for a day, Emperor Wei Miao, force to remove the golden lion, be wise and saintly, and be the Holy Lord!" ”

The ministers just woke up, and they fell to the ground one after another, calling out to the Holy Lord. Wei Miao gritted his teeth, his lips closed, and scanned the audience majestically. After a while, he shouted sharply, "The Holy Father is mourning, so there is no need to be polite, and he should rise up to discuss things. ”

All the ministers got up and waited. Wei Miao walked out of the iron cage, turned around and sat on the white jade Nine Dragon Python chair, and the ministers hurriedly stood in front of them in turn and bowed their heads to obey the order.

Wei Miao thought for a moment and said, "Jia Hugong obeys orders!" ”

"The minister is here!" Jia Hugong hurriedly took two steps forward and knelt on the ground.

"Quickly return the order, close the gates of all parts of the capital, strictly prohibit all idle people from entering and leaving, in case of accidents, the border generals will not take off their armor, strictly guard the checkpoints, and prevent the invasion of the enemy! Make no mistake! ”

"No!" Jia Hugong got up and stood back.

"Gao Huxia, An Ruhai obey orders!"

"The minister is here!" Gao Huxia, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and An Ruhai, a favored minister, hurriedly took two steps forward and knelt down.

"Quickly draft the edict, announce it to the world, and prepare for the funeral of Emperor Xuanyuan; Ren An Ruhai is the general manager of the inner house, preparing for the enthronement ceremony. ”

After the order, Wei Miao gritted his teeth and said: "The body of the Holy Father's destiny and the body of ten thousand gold, how precious it is, although it is wise and powerful, and it is unparalleled in the world, but he deigns to be in danger, and he fights beasts for pleasure, and if he is a little wrong, it will be unimaginable." Auxiliary Minister Cui Shiren, who does not put his family and country first, commits straightforward admonitions, and back-fuels the flames and sycophantas, so far, he really deserves death! Take it down for Lone, hit the top and kill it! ”

Cui Shiren was already paralyzed to the ground with fright, two tiger ben rushed forward and clamped him firmly, and the other tiger ben carried a golden gourd and smashed his head, until his brain was full of brains, his eyes were protruding, and his seven orifices were bleeding! Cui Shiren screamed miserably, and he had already died in Huangquan. The rest of the ministers hid their faces in shock, broke out in a cold sweat, and knelt together in a panic.

Wei Miao looked at them coldly and said, "Today is only the culprit, so get up." ”

"Hodgju, Pang Qianjian obey orders!"

"The minister is here!" The two hurriedly knelt forward and fell to the ground.

"Hodgju, from now on, you will be a supplement, and the good generation will take care of it."

"Please rest assured, Holy Lord!"

"The two of you will go and put all the nine clans of Cui Shiren on death row today, wait for the fate, and confiscate all the clan property and return it to the imperial treasury. Go! ”

"No!" Hodgju and Pang Qianjian took the order.

After Wei Miao finished ordering one by one, he asked people to help all the holy concubines, leave behind the ministers and guards, and go straight to the Yongle Palace......

Under the remnant sun, the corpse of Emperor Xuanyuan was mixed between Fu Wangchao and the others and the remains of the golden lion, and no one cared about it......