"What can I do?" asked Queen Smoke, who had been holding back for a long time, knowing that the enemy was hiding nearby, but not being able to launch a counterattack, and pretending to be disheartened and discouraged, which made her very painful.

She is like a veteran who has returned to the field, seemingly decrepit, never talking about the past with her children and grandchildren who have never fought, but often dreams of returning to the company camp in the quiet night, listening to the horn and the blood surging up.

She longs to return to the battlefield, not only the battlefield of iron armor and swords, but also the wider battle of the world.

"How did you deal with the demon seed yourself?" asked Mu Xingqiu.

"I quit the court and didn't ask about political affairs, and the demon seed shouldn't know that I provoked the talisman master and the monk to fight for merit, so they never attacked me, and I didn't have to deal with it. ”

Mu Xingqiu didn't ask any more, but he knew that the truth couldn't be like this, mortals' schemes couldn't hide from the demon seed, and Queen Xun must have received secret help, but she herself didn't know.

"To make a long story short, more than half of the Fu masters and monks in the Imperial Capital have entered the demon, and the Mud Pill Palace has been controlled, becoming the power and position of the demon species, if you want to win this battle, I must establish a force that can compete with the demon entrants, for this, I need to arouse everyone's feelings, any love can be done, it must be spontaneous, it cannot be provoked by spells, the more people like this, the greater my chances of winning. ”

Queen Smoke didn't understand the details of the spell, and she didn't ask questions, she just needed to know what she had to do, and after thinking for a while, she said, "Then you can only launch a coup d'état." ”

Mu Xingqiu had to admit that he was taken aback, he had always had confidence in Queen Xun, but she still often surprised him, "Time is very short. ”

A coup d'état is certainly one of the best ways to provoke mortal favors, and it is widespread, but it is not easy, and there has never been a coup d'état so unprepared as it is today.

"You have your spells, I have mine. "Queen Smoke is barefoot on the ground. Still clutching the brim of his hat, "Am I going to carry it all the time?"

Mu Xingqiu checked it with illusion, "If you can keep the current fighting spirit, the straw hat will be useless." ”

In the past, Mu Xingqiu could only vaguely grasp the feelings of mortals, as if driving a flock of sheep in the dark night, and after practicing the ninth-layer illusion technique, he was able to temporarily store his soul in those high and clear feelings.

Queen Smoke laughed, this is a long-suppressed fighting spirit, which can be maintained for a long, long time. But she still walked out with her straw hat in hand, and her steps were firm, without a hint of hesitation, as if a whole army was following behind her.

This is the kind of side by side she has been waiting for for a long time.

Zeng Fu sat up from the small bed outside, rubbed his eyes, and looked at Queen Xun blankly, "Why are you up? What time is it? When do you get up at night, do you still want to drink water......?"

"Follow me, Zeng Fu. "Queen Smoke's voice is not harsh. But there is a clear sense of command.

Zeng Fu immediately jumped out of bed, put on shoes, and then went to get shoes for Queen Xun, she was so quick. It's because I saw the straw hat in the hands of Queen Smoke.

Zeng Fu soon returned, not only his shoes, but also a talisman short sword, which was originally pressed against the bottom of the box. Except for Zeng Fu, few people really remember.

Empress Smoke put on her shoes and held her scabbard under Zeng Fu's service. Walk out of the room and stand in the doorway.

She did not live with Emperor Ci, and lived alone in a small remote courtyard, which was officially called "Xiyue Palace", better known as "Cold Palace".

"Wake everyone up. Queen Smoke said.

Zeng Fu moved very fast, in fact, she didn't need to call her, the palace maids in the other rooms got dressed as soon as they heard the noise outside, and waited for the call.

There are a total of fourteen palace maids, and there are ten eunuchs and eunuchs in the outer courtyard, all of whom are standing in front of Queen Xun, the second watch has passed the third watch, and it is the dead of night, but these people do not show a particularly surprised look, they are all Queen Xun's henchmen, and they are as "ready" as she is, but they don't know what to do.

Empress Xun began to arrange matters, five palace maids and five eunuchs in groups of two, each with the queen's edict and tokens, as quickly as possible out of the palace to meet three ministers, a general and a great talisman master, no need to say anything, just deliver the tokens.

Most of the rest stayed in the Moon Washing Palace, and Empress Xun left with only Zeng Fu and one of her most trusted eunuchs, and walked all the way through the palace.

Queen Xun whispered to herself, the eunuch didn't know why, and she didn't ask, but Zeng Fu knew that she was talking to Mu Xingqiu, and Queen Xun was still not used to talking in her head.

"Will those ministers and generals obey your orders?" Mu Xingqiu's voice could only be heard by Empress Xun, he was very surprised, Empress Xun had prepared a coup d'état a long time ago, and even foreign aid had been arranged, as if she had been waiting for his arrival.

"My edict is not so powerful, these ten people can't even get out of the palace. Empress Xun laughed softly, "The five ministers I let them see have a lot of henchmen in the court, and they have always been jealous of Emperor Ci, and my people will be arrested soon, I know Emperor Ci, he will immediately order these five important ministers to be imprisoned, and within an hour, the court will be in chaos." Next is my brother and Pei Shuai, although the two are not in harmony and do not have much contact with me, Emperor Ci will still suspect that they are my backing, and may not dare to arrest them, but he will order martial law in the whole city, and the entire imperial capital will be in chaos because of this. ”

This was a plan that Empress Smoke had made in less than two quarters of an hour, and it was only part of the story, and she would not have rushed to launch a coup d'état if she had not made any tangible preparations.

"Every step is important, the Emperor will soon send someone to arrest me, I have to hide for a while, and then I will do it after he has given all his orders. ”

"With me, you won't be caught. Mu Xingqiu said.

Queen Xun smiled silently, Mu Xingqiu was her biggest reliance, and she couldn't use it too early.

Not far away, a group of night guards blocked the way.

Mu Xingqiu's soul could only use pure illusion techniques, which was more than enough to deal with the talisman soldiers, but without his help, the eunuch who had been silently following behind solved the problem.

The eunuch was about forty years old, his appearance was not good, he had kept his head down since he appeared, he had never raised it, except for "yes", he had never said anything else, such a person was actually a master of sacrificial talismans, and he stunned all ten guards with just one move.

The palace guards are tight on the outside and loose on the inside. There were only ordinary guards in the inner courtyard where Emperor Ci and his concubines lived, and they were no match for Fu Gongshi.

"His name is Wei Geng, the cultivator of hard work, he used to be a five-fold crown talisman master, and he defected to me thirteen years ago. Queen Xun whispered as she walked forward, a promising Fu Master is willing to enter the palace as a cheap slave, it must be a tortuous story, Queen Xun did not elaborate, and Mu Xingqiu will never search for her memory.

"Walking down this road is the sleeping palace of the Emperor Ci. But if he doesn't stay here tonight, the guards will prove that I came to him, and the Emperor will know that he will be more suspicious and more likely to make wrong decisions in the future. ”

Empress Xun turned into another path, and from this point on, Wei Geng began to sacrifice talismans in advance to ensure that the group was not detected by the other guards, and to erase any possible tracks.

Empress Xun's temporary hiding place was Emperor Ci's inner study, where she said to Wei Geng, "The time has come. The survival of the Holy Rune Dynasty may depend on tonight's battle. It's just that it's useless to cause chaos in the imperial capital, I need direct support, go to your people, and tell them what I said. I remember your promises, and I will see you fulfill them before dawn. ’”

"Yes. Wei Geng still only replied with this one word, and left the study respectfully. Quickly gone.

"A group of talisman masters and monks, probably a thousand people, all of them are also aware of the existence of the demon seed. Regarded as crazy by my peers, I gathered them together and tried not to come into contact with other people, who were willing to fight for me. ”

Queen Xun is used to making more preparations, as early as the beginning, she expected that the battle for merit that she provoked was likely to develop to the point of being out of control, and the demon seed would also be pressing step by step, she had to have a force that was completely loyal to herself, in case of emergency, but even she couldn't think of it, and this wait was more than ten years.

Mu Xingqiu became more and more convinced that someone was secretly protecting Queen Xun, otherwise, she would not have been able to do these things all these years, but the protector was by no means Wei Geng, he was a very powerful talisman master, but he had no ability to compete with the demon seed.

Zeng Fu couldn't help but interject and asked, "There are only three of us left, and then what? won't Emperor Ci or others come to the study?"

"The Emperor will think that I have escaped from the palace, and no one will come here before dawn. Empress Xun affirmed, and after a while she added, "Something has happened in the inner study, and Emperor Ci hasn't been in for at least five years. ”

This is another past of grievances and hatred, Queen Xun has no intention of telling it, Zeng Fu is embarrassed to ask, and Mu Xingqiu is even more careful not to touch any memory of Queen Xun.

Her fighting spirit has been slowly rising, like the only tall tree in the wilderness, providing a temporary resting branch for passing birds.

The palace is very large, and there are many rules, no one dares to run around, so there is silence outside, Zeng Fu was silent for a while, and couldn't help but ask again: "What's going on outside?

Zeng Fu's love is also slowly rising, more complicated than Queen Xun, there is fighting spirit, excitement, and a trace of trepidation, but it is enough to accept Mu Xingqiu's illusion, he said to the minds of the two at the same time: "Do it, I can feel the tension in the palace, a large number of guards outside are marching towards the inner palace, among them there are many demons, they are concentrated in the ......"

"Yunliu Palace. "Queen Xun didn't have a spell, but she could accurately guess the progress outside, "That is Concubine Li's residence, and it is also the place where Emperor Ci feels safest." ”

Mu Xingqiu found the Emperor Ci among the many loves, his anger and fear are simply a towering tree, not growing so tall in a moment and a half, as a demon, these feelings have existed for a long time.

The demon seed searched for Mu Xingqiu's whereabouts everywhere in the palace, but they did not come themselves, but cast a spell through the demon entrants in the palace, and Mu Xingqiu also cast an illusion to hide Queen Xun and Zeng Fu firmly.

The battle was about to break out, Queen Xun was waiting for a response from outside the palace, Mu Xingqiu was waiting for the love of ordinary people to rise a little more, and now he was still at a disadvantage.

There is also Queen Xun's secret protector, Mu Xingqiu hopes to find this person, and he has a hunch that he will not be a stranger to this person or these people.

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