Chapter 21: The Praying Mantis and the Cicada

As the sky grew brighter, outside the palace, the guards stopped a rickety old man for interrogation. The old man took out a metal token from his bosom and showed it to the guard, who looked at the token engraved with a complex pattern and the inscription "Elder of the Country", and then looked at the old man, although he had doubts in his heart, he had to let him go.

Although the old man was not like any elder in the guard's impression, since the old man was holding a token in his hand, the guards who did not recognize the person had to let him into the palace.

The old man found Handan's residence and slammed the door.

Handan's voice came from inside: "Come in." ”

Seeing the person striding in, Handan looked at the old man in front of him with doubts and asked, "Who are you?"

The old man silently took off the human skin mask on his face, bowed his head and clenched his fists, and said, "The criminal minister Yao broke the enemy and saw the lord of the country. ”

Handan smiled in surprise and said, "Elder Yao, what kind of trick are you playing?"

Yao Podi straightened his clothes and said, "The lord of the country, the minister is here to ask you for sin." At the same time, he looked around the room and signaled to keep it secret.

Handan gathered his mind and said, "There is no one else in the house, please ask Elder Yao to come carefully." ”

Yao Podi organized the language, and said slowly: "Lord of the country, Ji Yunchang has a heart of disobedience. ”

Ignoring Handan's shocked eyes, he continued: "During the New Year, Ji Yunchang found the minister and asked the minister to organize manpower in case of rebellion. After yesterday's banquet, Ji Yunchang found the minister again, and told the minister that he had put the God Devouring Gu in the wine of the elders who participated in the banquet last night, and asked the minister to assist him in the incident at any time, saying that he would kill the general first, and then punish you, the lord of the country...... The Yao clan was robbed thirty years ago and rescued by Ji Yunchang, and later the minister fell into Ji Yunchang's Gu poison and had to obey him. Originally, the minister was just helping him deal with some dark things, but now, he threatened the minister to leave the country and never recover. The criminal minister really does not want to be this sinner for the ages, so that the human race wants to be cut off in the hands of the minister. Then he reported to the lord of the country and asked the lord of the country to see. ”

Afterwards, Yao Podi took out another packet of medicinal powder and handed it to Handan, saying, "This is the antidote to the God Devouring Gu, those who are in the Gu need to take it once a month, otherwise the attack will be heart-wrenching and painful." ”

"Please be fully prepared," Yao Po, who said the ins and outs, was already alive and dead, and said awe-inspiringly: "The criminal minister takes the first step, please spare my Yao clan." Long live the country! Long live the human race!"

Handan was a little dizzy from the impact of the huge information, and after a long time, looking at Yao Podi's corpse on the ground, the hand holding the antidote given to him by Yao Podi tightened, and he sighed and said: "Elder Yao, Elder Yao, even if it is for the credit of Yao Wangshi's sacrifice for the country, I will not embarrass the Yao clan." This time, you are even more determined to die, and you want me to protect the Yao clan. Anyway, I promise you that as long as I don't die, the Yao clan will prosper forever. ”

"If everyone is like you, why don't the Outlanders worry......"

Handan hurriedly announced the wings of the audience.

At this time, Teng Yi was discussing with Teng Xu how to expose Ji Yunchang, and hurried to the palace after receiving the order.

Leaving the palace, Handan frowned and paced back and forth. Seeing Teng Yi and Teng Xu coming together, they hurriedly dismissed the others.

"General, do you know about the national teacher Ji Yunchang?" asked Handan.

Tengyi's heart moved, and he said quietly: "Please make it clear to the lord of the country." ”

Handan didn't want to be vain, so he got straight to the point: "In the morning, Elder Yao Po attacked the enemy and risked his life to report Ji Yunchang's rebellion. ”

"Ji Yunchang's wolf ambition ,......," Handan muttered Yao Po's enemy.

Finally, Handan asked, "What does the general think?"

Teng Yi had already guessed Ji Yunchang's ambition before, but he didn't look surprised, he just nodded and said: "The kid found out after the banquet yesterday, and he was discussing with Teng Xu to collect evidence before, but he didn't report it to the lord of the country because he didn't have evidence. ”

Hearing this, Handan nodded and asked, "Does the general have a countermeasure?"

Teng Yi pondered for a long time, glanced at Teng Xu, and then said: "If Ji Yunchang finds out that Yao Po's enemy is dead, he will definitely be alert, and even bring unimaginable losses to the shipwreck. Therefore, I think it should be preemptive. The first is to find out Ji Yunchang's diehards, and find an opportunity to control Ji Yunchang and ask him to hand over the God Devouring Gu antidote, and at the same time closely monitor the Ji clan to prevent riots. The second is to organize people who are good at medicine and Gu to find or develop the antidote to the God Devouring Gu. ”

Handan nodded in agreement: "It makes sense." However, this matter must be kept secret, and if you are not fully prepared, you should not easily startle the snake. If you don't move, it's enough, once you move, you need to wipe out Ji Yunchang and his gang. When he left the country, he really couldn't withstand too much turmoil. ”

This game is not about who is the praying mantis and who is the cicada.

Ji Yunchang, who was unaware, was going to the city wall with a middle-aged man holding a feather fan and a dignified shore eye, wanting to secretly plot against Zhu Yan and take the lead in disintegrating the new force of leaving the country.

As for Handan and Tengyi, they can't make waves in his eyes. After being hit by the God Devouring Gu, he had the method of luring Gu in his hand, as long as he induced the God Devouring Gu in battle, he was confident that Handan and Tengyi would not be able to resist.

As a guardian beast, Zhu Yan was sitting bored on the city wall at the moment, and its originally disappeared hands had already grown. Zhu Yan, who is active by nature, can only sit on the city wall every day, and it is really difficult to do it.

It's not that Zhu Yan didn't try to refuse, but some time ago, when it jumped outside the city to have fun, it happened to meet Hum and play on the city wall. Seeing that Zhu Yan didn't listen to discipline and left the army without permission, he immediately jumped down and beat Zhu Yan violently. Zhu didn't dare to fight back, so he had to return to the city wall and continue to sit down.

Zhu Yan, who succumbed to humming "obscenity", has since become a good baby, which makes the soldiers in the army amazed.

Ji Yunchang dismissed the surrounding soldiers, walked to Zhu Yan's side with the middle-aged man, and sat down on the left and the right.

Although Zhu Yan seems to be harmless to humans and animals at the moment, if he underestimates it, he will inevitably pay a heavy price. The middle-aged man is a living example.

I saw Zhu Yan punch the middle-aged man with lightning speed, and the unlucky middle-aged man disappeared in front of Ji Yunchang's eyes before he could even react.

The middle-aged man was discovered by Ji Yunchang when he was traveling, and he had always played the role of his military advisor, and the cultivation method of the Devouring God Gu was dedicated to him by this man.

Ji Yunchang was furious and was about to make a move. But after thinking about it, the middle-aged man didn't seem to have much use value, and it was obviously more important to turn against Zhu Yan in front of him, so he suppressed the anger in his heart and whispered to Zhu Yan: "Zhu Yan, one of the nine strange beasts, as a guardian beast, it tastes good? Sitting on this city wall every day and doing nothing, isn't it like house arrest? It is better for you and me to cooperate and overthrow Handan." In the future, I will be the lord of the country, and I will let you regain your freedom. ”

Zhu Yan rolled his eyes and said contemptuously, "It's up to you?"

Hearing this, Ji Yunchang was furious, but he still restrained his mind and continued to tempt: "If I am the lord of the country in the future, I will regularly pay tribute to you boys and girls, so that you are satisfied?"

Hearing the boy and the girl, Zhu Yan's eyes lit up, but then they dimmed again. In its opinion, it is impossible to enjoy these delicious foods again in this life, and Hum is like a mountain pressing on it, making it dare not make a mistake.

Zhu Yan dispelled some thoughts in his heart, and said in an urn voice: "Don't waste your tongue anymore." ”

Hearing this, Ji Yunchang's eyes burst out with coldness, and he secretly took out a cold dagger from his arms, and was about to stab Zhu Yan.

Zhu Yan was already alert, turned over and jumped off the city wall. Ji Yunchang followed Zhu Yan and landed outside the city.

Ji Yunchang muttered, "Since you don't want to cooperate, then I have no choice but to send you to hell." ”

An obscure note came from Ji Yunchang's mouth, and he was dressed in silk clothes without wind.

Zhu Yan was also aroused to be ferocious, beat his chest with both fists, and his body began to rise until he reached three feet.

The two sides fought, and for a time the sand and rocks were flying, and the city wall was shaken.

The unusual movement outside the city wall attracted the attention of the nearby sergeants, and there was a lot of discussion for a while. The one who has the spirit has quietly run to the palace, wanting to report to the lord of the country.

After all, the situation did not develop according to Ji Yunchang's imagination. He originally wanted to plot against Zhu Yan, and Zhu Yan resisted humming. He killed Tengyi Handan as soon as possible, controlled the palace, and then killed Hum with Zhu Yan.

Ji Yunchang's rebellion has developed to the current stage, and it has been detached from the thinking of both sides of the game.

Ji Yunchang now just wants to kill Zhu Yan as soon as possible, and control everyone with the God Devouring Gu, so as to obtain the position of the lord of the country.