Chapter 8: The Afterhand

Qianning Palace.

Basilica.

Empress Dowager Zhao, who was firmly protected in the middle by more than a dozen warriors in golden armor, looked at Jiang Chengdao with an extremely ugly face at this time.

She was holding a young boy in a golden python robe in her hand, it was the Qin King who was already "virtuous and famous" at the age of nine, Jiang Chengyun.

And around them, there were corpses lying on the ground.

Broken hands and feet were scattered aside, and the blood on the ground dyed the originally golden and brilliant hall into a terrible red, like purgatory on earth.

Among those corpses, there were eunuchs, palace maids, guards, and a few extremely handsome young men.

Wu Zhongxian, who was called "Big Companion" by Jiang Chengwan before, was among them.

I saw that his body was broken into several pieces, his head was in a different place, red and white flowed all over the ground, and the stump was lying quietly in a pool of blood, standing on the head on the ground, and the muddy old face still had an incredible color.

Obviously, he couldn't figure out until he died, why at the critical moment when King Qin was about to replace the empress, and as a big celebrity next to the queen mother, he was also going to ascend to heaven with the chicken dog, the situation would take a sharp turn for the worse so abruptly, and the queen mother's family, which was originally in full swing, died tragically one after another under the eight knives of those damn black armor hills.

Not only couldn't he figure it out, but he couldn't figure it out the equally miserable face beside him.

At this time, the Qianning Palace has become a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, and the blood flows like a river.

Empress Dowager Zhao's years of painstaking operation in Ziji City were destroyed in just two hours.

"I really didn't expect that for tens of thousands of years, no matter what happens in Central Continent, no matter how the dynasty changes, there will be no action, and the Holy Realm, which has never shown a trace of ambition, will take the initiative to send troops to attack Luojing and stir up the world."

Regarding Empress Dowager Zhao's sarcastic words, Jiang Chengdao acted like a nobody.

"Just because something hasn't happened doesn't mean it won't happen."

As he spoke, a flash of light flashed in his eyes under the visor.

"It's as if no one in the Great Xia Dynasty has ever been able to do the king's thing as the queen mother before, isn't it?"

He did not deny the Queen Mother's words, and even hinted in and out of his words, making the Queen Mother's henchmen present mistakenly think that he did intend to pursue the supreme imperial power and become the first holy king in history to dominate the world.

"Nonsense!"

Empress Dowager Zhao reprimanded angrily: "This palace has always been peaceful and self-contained, when has there ever been such a big rebellion? Your Highness the Holy King, what is your intention in slandering this palace so much? ”

Hearing this, Jiang Chengwan, who seemed to be being "held hostage" by Jiang Chengdao at this time, couldn't help but have a cold look in her eyes.

A good one to keep to himself.

In the past six years, in order to survive, she had to wear a weak mask every day, no matter who she looked at with trembling, she didn't dare to show a trace of horses' feet, for fear that Empress Dowager Zhao would feel a hint of threat, and then be "sick to death".

Therefore, she was despised by almost everyone, and even a eunuch could give her a look at her casually.

A dignified emperor, but without any majesty, his life is not as good as that of an ordinary royal family.

All this is thanks to the Empress Dowager Zhao.

Does she hate Empress Dowager Zhao?

The answer is yes.

I hate it more than anyone else, and I want to kill it right away.

Originally, she could be an idle emperor, after all, she was from an average background, her mother family was just an inconspicuous small family, and her talents, martial arts and spiritual roots were not outstanding, and the first emperor didn't expect her to compete for the crown prince at all, as can be seen from her name.

But six years ago, the first emperor suddenly died in a strange vision of heaven and earth, and even a group of crown princes disappeared mysteriously, and the political situation in Great Xia was turbulent, so she was forced to become the emperor by the Empress Dowager Zhao.

She will never forget in her life that six years ago, Empress Dowager Zhao took out the so-called edict of the first emperor, and when she shook her head to refuse and questioned the edict, she ordered several eunuchs, including Wu Zhongxian, to forcibly hold her kneel in front of the spirit of the first emperor to succeed to the throne, that indifferent look.

If she is really a puppet emperor who has no ability to resist, when Jiang Chengyun reaches the age of ten and can inherit the jade seal, she knows exactly what will happen to her next.

Knows better than anyone.

Because she is the party concerned, she has also seen the Queen Mother's means of eliminating the threat.

Empress Dowager Zhao would never let go of any existence that might pose a threat to King Qin.

Therefore, from the moment she succeeded to the throne six years ago, there was naturally an irreconcilable contradiction with Empress Dowager Zhao.

But even so, she still didn't rush to let Jiang Chengdao kill the Empress Dowager Zhao, but like the puppet emperor who was not taken seriously before, she didn't say a word, silently observing Jiang Chengdao and the Empress Dowager Zhao's words, testing each other.

With her understanding of the Empress Dowager Zhao, the other party must have some kind of unknown hole card, and rushing to do it may not be able to kill her, but may leave hidden dangers.

After all, the Queen Mother is still the Queen Mother, and the King of Qin is still the King of Qin.

It's not the best choice to get your hands dirty right now.

Therefore, it is best not to be impatient now, you need to take it step by step, force the Queen Mother to show her flaws, and strike later.

At this time, Empress Dowager Zhao suddenly took a deep breath, first glanced at Jiang Chengwan, then clenched her fists, and said coldly to Jiang Chengdao: "His Royal Highness the Holy King, can you tell this palace, how did you manage to let these Xuanjia soldiers come to Purple Pole City quietly?" So that this palace can lose clearly. ”

Everything seems to have settled.

Under the fierce attack of the most elite Xuanwu Guard of the Holy King Army, who has guarded the Holy Realm for generations and fought against monsters for a long time, including Yu Linwei and all kinds of worship masters, the Queen Mother's people have basically been killed and injured, and Ziji City is completely under Jiang Chengdao's control.

At this time, the Empress Dowager Zhao was like a turtle in an urn, and it seemed impossible to break out of the encirclement of Xuanwuwei.

With just one order, Xuanwuwei launched a final siege, and he could kill all the golden-armored guards who were about to run out, capture the Empress Dowager Zhao and the King of Qin, as well as several important figures of the Zhao family, and let him fall.

It seems that Empress Dowager Zhao seems to have accepted her fate, and now she just wants to understand how she lost, so as not to die blindly.

However, at a time when he should have been complacent and was likely to get carried away and show off how clever he was to the enemy who had already become a loser, Jiang Chengdao shook his head indifferently.

"The king has no obligation to tell you, nor is it in the habit to confide in secrets."

Hearing this, Empress Dowager Zhao couldn't help but show surprise.

It's been such a time, and he hasn't gotten carried away yet?

It's a pity...

Empress Dowager Zhao reined in her thoughts, and then a gleam quietly flashed in her eyes, and she said to Jiang Chengdao as if she was resigned to her fate: "So, what are you going to do with this palace?" ”

As soon as the words fell, Jiang Chengdao felt a few eyes look at him.

However, his face remained unchanged, his eyes locked on the Empress Dowager Zhao, and said indifferently: "Although the Empress Dowager is suspected of wielding power, after all, she has also worked hard for the people of the world for many years, and there is no merit and hard work, so this king will arrange an excellent place for the Empress Dowager to maintain her health, and the Empress Dowager will no longer have to worry about court affairs as before in the future, and enjoy her life there." ”

As soon as the words fell, Jiang Chengdao stretched out his hand and gestured to the Xuanwu guards around him.

In the next second, all the Xuanwu guards stared at the same time, and their footsteps approached slightly.

A hint of disappointment quietly flashed in Empress Dowager Zhao's eyes, and it was obvious that Jiang Chengdao's modest response was not what she wanted.

"Your Highness is really merciful."

Empress Dowager Zhao's eyes narrowed, and she looked around at the Xuanwu Wei who was gradually approaching, and her face gradually revealed a sarcastic look.

"However, His Royal Highness's heart can only be understood by this palace, and the rest of his life in this palace will not bother His Highness."

As she spoke, she suddenly raised her hand, revealing the palm of her wide sleeve.

I saw that she was holding a blood-colored scroll that had been opened.

Then, she threw the open scroll upwards with all her might, and then the scroll was suspended in mid-air, which was extremely strange.

Obviously, this is the queen mother's back hand, and she can avoid the end of being slaughtered.

However, although Jiang Chengdao's face changed suddenly when he saw this scene, he was extremely calm in his heart.

Obviously, he had expected this scene in front of him.

After all, Empress Dowager Zhao controlled the world for six years, and every year she would reach out to the treasury, hold a large amount of gold and silver in her hands, hide it in a place that no one knows, and also collect countless treasures, among which there will definitely be treasures such as Qimen Dunjia and Qiankun bags.

After all, with her scheming city government and extremely cautious temperament, she will definitely leave herself a foolproof backhand.

Just when everyone's attention was involuntarily attracted by the Queen Mother's movements, Jiang Chengwan quietly clenched the little hand in the dragon robe, and the moment her heart moved, her originally black pupils suddenly flashed with a hint of golden light.

In the next second, a colorless and invisible power quietly poured out of her.

Immediately afterwards, under the corpses scattered all over the main hall, those terrible blood pools began to squirm strangely under the traction of this force, and then boiled violently like boiling water, and in an instant, a terrifying blood mist was formed and quickly converged towards the scroll above.

From the outside, it looks as if this creepy picture was triggered by the scroll that the Queen Mother had just thrown.

Seeing this, the Queen Mother couldn't help but be stunned, but Xuanwuwei on Jiang Chengdao's side suddenly changed his complexion.

"It's not good, she wants to launch the Demon Forbidden Technique!"

Hearing this, the Queen Mother reacted instantly.

Demon Forbidden Arts?!

Not good!

The blood gathered, and the red mist filled.

Isn't this what often happens when evil spirits use their sorcery?

Only those who like to devour living beings and use human flesh as a guide to perform all kinds of strange and incomparably evil spells will appear in such a creepy state when casting spells.

And the smell of blood that permeated at this time covered everything, and it was very likely that there was a demonic aura hidden in it......

Thinking of this, her face changed completely, and the ease with which she had just taken out her hole cards completely disappeared, revealing a trace of panic in her eyes.

What's going on... The main palace is obviously a fairy treasure! How is this possible?!

At this time, not only the Xuanwu guards, but even the golden armor guards who had been loyally guarding the Empress Dowager Zhao to the end, as well as the rest of the Zhao family, and even the Qin King Jiang Chengyun looked at her in amazement.

"Queen Mother, you ......"

The Queen Mother subconsciously defended: "No, this palace is innocent, there is no demonic thing, and there will be no demon ......."

However, before she could finish speaking, Jiang Chengdao preemptively reprimanded in a 'very angry' voice: "Damn! No wonder the Queen Mother, who should have cared for His Majesty, became so greedy for power, and was really controlled by evil! Damn evil, dare to secretly manipulate the Queen Mother to bully the heavenly family, for the sake of the troubles of the dynasty and the world, this king will definitely break your body into ten thousand pieces. ”

Hearing this, the Queen Mother didn't know her situation at this time.

She quickly realized that the immortal things would never be so terrifying when they took effect, and it was likely that Jiang Chengdao's people secretly moved their hands and feet.

But she had a hard time explaining at this point.

The things of the immortal family are extremely rare, although they are not as good as the holy relics, but each one is extremely magical, and most of the owners will regard it as their biggest secret, and outsiders know very little.

At this time, the hall was full of corpses, and the blood mist gradually enveloped everything, and it seemed that it was completely caused by the scroll, and she had no way to defend it.

If this matter spreads, especially from the mouths of those who were once loyal to her, with the monstrous hatred that people generally have for the demons, even if she can escape with the immortal treasures, her reputation and prestige will be seriously affected, and whatever she wants to do in the future will be greatly hindered.

Unless you go to the Demon Division to check it once.

But is it possible?

Give up the opportunity to run for your life to prove your innocence to the Demon Division?

She is not stupid, how can she do such a stupid thing, as the so-called keeping Qingshan is not afraid of no firewood, only by living can she have a chance, once she is controlled by Jiang Chengdao, then everything will be over, and there will be no chance of reversal in this life.

She must hurry up to get out of the desperate situation at this moment, so this dumb loss, she must eat it!

The thought of this sent a chill through her heart.

This Jiang Chengdao really deserves to be the first ambitious Saint King in history, and while his own strength is extremely powerful, he also has such a scheming, and after perceiving her backhand, he can immediately think of a way to deal with it that is most beneficial to him, which is really terrifying!

At this time, Jiang Chengdao pointed at the Empress Dowager Zhao again, and said angrily to the others: "The evil has been revealed, do you still want to be obsessed and fail to do it for the tiger?" If you don't kill the evil cult at this time, when will you wait? ”

Hearing this, the golden-armored guards immediately wavered, but no one took the lead.

Seeing this, Jiang Chengdao did not hesitate to give a fatal blow: "This king can promise you and others, as long as you can kill the evil in time, wear the guilt and make meritorious contributions, and read that you and others are all bewitched by evil spirits, what you have done in the past, this king will definitely ask Your Majesty for pardon and others, and you will not be blamed in the past." ”

As soon as the words fell, the eyes of the golden-armored guards who could hold out for a long time under the siege of the Xuanjia soldiers completely changed.

And the Queen Mother is also keenly aware that if she doesn't activate the immortal law, she will never have a chance again.

So she only had time to glance at Jiang Chengdao with hatred, so she quickly grabbed King Qin's hand, and the moment her heart moved, the scroll that gathered a large amount of blood qi above suddenly descended a golden light, enveloping them in it.

In just an instant, before the gold-armored guards could make a move, the figures of the Zhao family completely disappeared into the air and disappeared again.