The clouds swept in the air, and a murderous aura rose from the ground, and the smell of blood mixed with the smoke of gunpowder formed a pungent smell that permeated the wilderness.

The heavy stone wall that had stood in the wilderness for thousands of years and could not be broken collapsed today, causing the three armies defending the city to panic and panic after a short period of stunnedness.

The Nine Shadow Army, who were still silent, were in high spirits at the moment when the city wall collapsed, and they moved one after another.

The vanguard officer Xuanshui, who was the leader, did not roar, nor roared, nor did he say half a word of nonsense; before the ghost prisoner's words fell, he had already turned over and rode on the triangular beast that Xiao Shizhu had given him, and while drawing his knife, he kicked the triangular beast in the abdomen with both legs.

In the vast wilderness, where no grass grows, the wind howls.

The triangular beast, which looked like a cow but not a cow, suddenly took off with its front hooves in the air, raised its head to look at the sky, and roared a dull and melodious moo, which resounded through the heavens and the earth. When the sound landed, the beast rushed on all fours, rushing towards Shouhua City with Xuanshui.

The war drums sounded in unison, the trumpets shook the wilderness, and the Nine Shadows Pioneers, who had already turned over and mounted their respective mounts, drew their swords and whips one after another, followed Xuanshui and marched forward bravely, like a black tide swept horizontally, and their fighting spirits flocked to Shouhua City.

The beasts hissed, the hooves roared, embroidered with eight yin and yang fish rings in the crescent moon ring sun pattern on the eight directions of the nine secluded country flags, hunting and flying in the wind.

The billowing smoke and dust that had not dispersed for a long time rose and tumbled in the wilderness like a tide, and the ground trembled violently because of the galloping of the army.

The flying army composed of the feather people and the people of the head also spread their wings in unison, and after leaping into the air, they soared in the wind, flying like lightning, and headed towards Shouhua City.

When they flew over the city, Shouhua City was instantly shrouded in a large shadow.

The defenders of the city standing in the shadows raised their heads and looked into the air, and their stunned eyes gradually filled with panic and uneasiness.

The fierce eyes of the feather people and the people of the head of the city, through the heavy clouds, overlooked the panic and fear in the city, and after locking on the target, they swooped down towards the city, calmly igniting the fire dragon in their hands to come out of the water, or shaking the thunder in their hands.

In less than a moment, Shouhua City was filled with gunsmoke and screams. The three ghosts in the city are scattering and fleeing, panicking to avoid the violent explosion, as well as the waves and flames that the explosion tosses, but they can't escape the end of their wives and families.

Under the blow of the Xiao family's army, the originally majestic Shouhua City, the smoke of gunpowder rose everywhere, soaring above the nine skies. In the city, there are countless rocks and collapses, rocks are piled up, corpses can be seen everywhere, and blood stains are everywhere.

The artillerymen also seized this opportunity, and advanced thirty zhang, and continued to fire at the city wall that had not collapsed, and it was not long before the cannonballs whistled in a long firelight, so that the defenders had no time to pay attention to the vanguard of Xuanshui and the Nine Shadows.

The heat wave on the city wall rolled again, and the flames rose, like a fire dragon dancing wildly in the air, competing to pounce like the three armies that had already been out of order. In an instant, the already tattered and scarred city wall was once again covered with flesh and blood, and the burst of rubble, dust, and fire collided and exploded.

In the roar of artillery fire, the blood-boiling Xuanshui took the lead and rushed to the gap in the city wall, slashing with the long knife in his hand, like a swift thunder. The triangular beast under the crotch also put the triangle on its head, pointing directly at the hearts of the three ghosts who dared to stand in the way; in an instant, a ghost and a beast killed the three armies who wanted to plug the gap with their flesh and blood, and screamed miserably.

The ghosts in the rear hurriedly wanted to raise their shields to resist, and they fought back with their spears. But the Xuanshui riding beast stepped forward and slashed with a knife, and after a "jingling" sound, he ended up in a different place.

"Kill into the city, and those who don't surrender will not be forgiven!" As the defense line collapsed, Xuanshui, who was already in a blood-stained battle robe, roared angrily and continued to rush forward to kill......

Covering dozens of miles, the majestic and dignified Yuque Palace.

There is a square square with a width of 99 zhang in the north of the jade tree, and the ground is all paved with delicate and moist mutton fat white jade floor tiles, and a lot of rune patterns are engraved on it, exuding a soft golden light.

There are one hundred and eight jade pillars around the square, all of which are one zhang high, corresponding to the stars in the sky. The pillar body is carved with patterns such as ancient gods, rare beasts and all kinds of exotic flowers and plants.

And in the middle of the square, is a hall with nine rooms wide and four rooms deep with heavy eaves and a large hall. It is still composed of various types of jade, the tiles are jade, the bricks are topaz, the windows and doors are purple jade, and the beams and pillars are white jade.

The roof beasts are all made of blue chalcedony, led by the ancient gods with human hands and snake bodies, making their heads held high and looking into the distance, mighty and domineering! The ancient gods are followed by ten small beasts, namely: dragons, phoenixes, foxes, Gou Chen, unicorns, lion tigers, yellow birds, and wild beasts such as hedgehogs, Kui Niu, and Xingshi, all of which stand in the wind and roar with their heads held high.

In front of the main hall, there is also a wide square three-story platform, which is carved from a whole piece of natural jade, and the bottom layer is equal to the length and width of the main hall, which is breathtaking, and I don't know how the ancient gods found such a huge jade stone in the first place.

On the stage, there are a pair of jade Xuanwu, Vermilion Bird and Qilin, Panlong, and incense burner, and there are ten jade tripods of different heights and sizes, and the patterns of famous mountains and rivers of ten continents in the underworld, places of beauty and strange things are carved on the belly of the tripod.

In addition to being spectacular, the place is also extremely heavily guarded. The mighty and majestic forbidden army guarded around the main hall, with three steps and one post, five departments and one sentry. There were also two columns of forbidden troops, which lined up from under the platform to the main hall with carved beams and colorful buildings and gilded walls.

Such a heavily guarded place is the largest building of the Yuque Palace, the Tianquan Palace, where Nuwa Fuxi, who was in the middle of the ancient gods, once gave orders to the clans of the ten continents of the underworld, and now, it is the place where Xiao Shizhu and the ghost mother discuss politics with the ministers.

The cloudy day was just rising, and the civil ministers and military generals of the Nine Shadows Kingdom gathered here, divided into two columns headed by Lu Wu and the national teacher, and stood respectfully on the square.

This is the first time since the capital of the Nine Shadows Kingdom was moved, Xiao Shizhu and the ghost mother were in the same hall for the first time. The ministers all cheered up, and each dressed up neatly.

It is worth mentioning that the two columns of ministers are composed of ghosts of various shapes, and they are not like other vassal states, either they are all human souls, or they are all demon spirits.

Among them, there are old ministers and female officials of the Nine Shadows Kingdom, as well as old ministers who were loyal to the Gonggong in the past; there are human souls, there are beast souls, and there are feather people and foolish people.

And the young imps are not in the minority.

Since the implementation of official scientific examinations and performance appraisals in the Nine Shadows Kingdom, the old ghosts who ate official food but did not do official work before were gradually squeezed out of the court by the young and promising little ghosts.

These young, thoughtful, and action-oriented imps joined the courtiers, injecting fresh blood into the officialdom of the Nine Shadows Kingdom and promoting the development of the Nine Shadows Kingdom.

It is precisely these little ghosts who are in the prime of life and loyal to the ghost mother and Xiao Shizhu that they are busy in various departments of the government, so that Xiao Shizhu can ignore the government for two months in order to pick up the ghost mother, and everything in the country is still going according to plan, without any mistakes.

"The lord and the mother of the country have arrived. After a while, Qinglan, who was holding the dust, walked out of the main hall, stood still by the palace gate, and sang loudly to the hundred officials: "All the ministers are in the early dynasty!"

After finishing speaking, Lu Wu and the national teacher led the officials to walk up the platform along the stairs on both sides of His Majesty, and walked towards the Tianquan Hall with their heads held high.

The ministers came to the eaves to give a dense fight, the ground was covered with jade bricks on the hall, facing the high hanging in the depths of the hall, the book: "Ten continents of peace" under the plaque and stood on the high platform.

There are three steps under the high platform, surrounded by red lacquered wood railings, carved with small ghosts in the shape of *, as well as patterns such as nine spikes and anti-soul trees, which are exquisite and rich but quite characteristic of the underworld.

In the middle of the high platform, directly below the plaque, there is a chair made of jade, with a total of thirteen phoenixes and dragons on the ring, a wide throne entwined together.

Xiao Shizhu and the ghost mother sat on it with a smile on their faces.

Around the throne, there are elephant vases that symbolize peace and elephants, symbolizing the wisdom of the monarch and the sages, cranes symbolizing longevity, and incense burners and incense tubes for burning incense. It's all from the Tiande Hall on Shuoyue Island, and it's all moved from.

On both sides are tall screens with blue jadeite and phoenix tail feathers, which are decorated with rubies and jasper. And Chen Ruo and Qing Lan, one left and one right, stood in front of the screen.

The ministers held the wat, bent down and bowed slowly, and shouted in unison: "I have seen the lord, the mother of the country." ”。 It was the first time for many ministers to see the ghost mother, and when they bowed their heads for a moment, their eyes suddenly lit up because of the beauty of the other party.

"No courtesy. Xiao Shizhu yawned involuntarily. He hasn't been in the dynasty for a long time, and he is a little unaccustomed to getting up early.

But this action did not hinder his position in the hearts of his ministers, and everyone knew that their lords were not informal, and did not disrespect them. And they have long been accustomed to Xiao Shizhu yawning in the court, picking his nose and other things.

"If there is something to play early, there is nothing to retreat. Qinglan sang again.

"The thrush of the courtier's department is something. Qinglan's voice had just landed, and there was a very graceful and calm bearing, and the fair female ghost, who was only twenty-eight years old, slowly walked out of the queue, and said loudly after saluting: "Although all private schools in my country are allowed to female ghosts to enroll. The Qinglong School Palace, where the bishop governs the country, and the Suzaku School Palace, where the bishop constructs engineering matters and agricultural and mulberry water conservancy, also allow female ghosts to enroll, and the same is true of the Xuanwu School Palace, where the bishop conducts business and diplomacy. ”。

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the hall after a brief silence.

Obviously, the thrush has shocked everyone by saying this.

[Triangle Beast - the legendary auspicious beast, with auspicious signs. The firstborn triangular with three eyes, like a cow but not a cow, with a giant tail curled on the back]