Chapter 894: The Sober One
The sun rose in mid-air, the huge imperial capital was empty, and there was no noise in the past, and occasionally cats and dogs ran by on the street, and they were also frightened by this strange scene, clinging their tails to the wall, trying to hide in the shadows and move forward, not daring to bark.
The defense system that tens of thousands of talisman masters and monks in the imperial capital spent more than ten years and a lot of effort to build had no effect, and some of the paper talismans were still flying silently in the sky, and the patterns of the talismans everywhere seemed to mock this grand plan: the catastrophe had already struck, and they did not issue the slightest warning, but watched the disaster happen step by step with the calm of a spectator.
The chief master of the Great Fu Xin Youtao flew over the imperial capital, if it was in normal times, his appearance would usher in a lot of cheers, especially the children, they would follow him out of a few streets, until he could no longer see his figure and go home disappointed, today's silence made him very uncomfortable, giving birth to a feeling of a lost dog, although the sun was bright, he felt that the road ahead was foggy.
Not all the residents of Huangjing were unconscious, and a few were still awake, hiding in their homes, blocking doors and windows, holding the statues of ancient gods and praying in a low voice, not knowing that it was already dawn outside.
Xin Youtao sensed the existence of these sober people, but he didn't stop anywhere, he hadn't figured out the truth yet, but he knew that the answer was definitely not in these people.
The palace was quieter, and the spell protection here was the strongest in the entire Imperial Kyoto, and it didn't work either. Xin Youtao bypassed the "betrayal talisman" and walked down the ground for the last stretch of the road, carefully avoiding the guards, monks, and talisman masters who had fallen to the ground and were unconscious, and there could only be one reason why these people appeared in the inner courtyard: the Emperor felt that he was threatened.
They were the most elite force of the Holy Rune Dynasty, and they fell without any resistance, their swords still in their sheaths, their magic weapons on their backs and waists, and not a single talisman was sacrificed.
"It's so late. A voice complained, and the little green peach came out from behind a tree. Looking at the unconscious people all over the ground, his brows furrowed tightly, "Could it be him?
Xin Youtao didn't respond immediately, the last time they met was a month ago, they had a big quarrel, and said some cruel things to each other, and before the relationship between the two sides eased up, something like this happened, "You came a long time ago?" Xin Youtao said reluctantly, and felt very comfortable as soon as the words came out. Even the fear has been reduced by a few points.
"It's not too early. Xiao Qingtao said lightly.
"If it's really Mu Xingqiuβwhy didn't he come to the two of us, what's the point of letting the entire Imperial Capital fall into a coma?"
"Maybe he attracted the enemy, maybe the enemy is waiting for him here, in short, this is a fight, both sides use illusions. β
"Where is the Spell Fighter?
Xiao Qingtao shook her head to indicate that she didn't know.
The two men walked cautiously among the unconscious, asking each other questions, but their eyes refused to meet, and they always kept a distance of at least twenty paces, as if a spell had separated them.
"Why are the two of us okay?" Xin Youtao stopped and looked at Xiao Qingtao for the first time. "The talisman masters of the Longbin Society have all been tricked, and they fell down in batches, and they seemed very excited before they fell into a coma, and I was the only one who was not affected. β
Xiao Qingtao also stopped. But he didn't look at Xin Youtao, "The situation is the same with the Five Elements Camp...... Lombin should be held accountable for the current situation. β
Xin Youtao's anger suddenly jumped up again, "Why? Because Master Fu suffered the greatest sacrifice in the Battle of Wangshan, he must be responsible for the safety of the imperial capital at all times?"
Xiao Qingtao turned his back to Xin Youtao. Looking at a room in the distance, his tone was still unhurried, "Long Bin will be responsible for guarding within two hundred miles and fifty miles away from the imperial capital. You don't know anything about the invasion of a strong enemy into Beijing, shouldn't you be responsible for this?"
"What if you give an early warning, will the monk be able to block these spells?"
"It's hard to say, there is always a difference between prepared and unprepared. β
"Your Ichthyosaurus is not omnipotent. Xin Youtao said disdainfully.
Xiao Qingtao summoned a bronze mirror to shine into the room in the distance, "There are still people awake in the Yunliu Palace." β
"I'm going to go to the Moon Washing Palace to find the queen first. β
Xin Youtao was just about to fly, and Xiao Qingtao said, "The queen is not in the Moon Washing Palace." You see, the guards outside the Yunliu Palace are the most rigorous, the Emperor Ci must be here, and the Empress may also be there. β
Xin Youtao still rose into the air, bypassing Xiao Qingtao and heading straight to Yunliu Palace.
Xiao Qingtao followed behind, keeping her guard.
"Sister...... You're really here!" Xin Youtao was taken aback, there were several people in a coma in the main room of Yunliu Palace, including Emperor Ci, Empress Xun and Zeng Fu, but they were all right, sitting side by side on the same chair by the window, close together, like a pair of fleeing mother and daughter.
"I'm so glad to see you, it's good that you're okay. Queen Smoke looked tired, but her voice was calm.
"W-What the hell is going on?" Xin Youtao asked.
Xiao Qingtao also walked in, and Queen Chong Xun and Zeng Fu nodded, but did not speak.
"Mu Xingqiu came, and we launched a coup together, and the result seems to be good. Queen Smoke smiled, and then recounted last night's events as succinctly as possible.
"He actually went to see Zeng Fu first, and didn't go to the two of us?" Xin Youtao was both puzzled and angry.
"He thinks that you have fallen into the devil, most of the talisman masters and monks in the imperial capital have entered the demon, and the two of you have fought so hard during this time, even I think you have lost your original intention. In order to fight with the demon seed, Mu Xingqiu can only find us ordinary people who don't know any spells. Queen Smoke said.
Xin Youtao and Xiao Qingtao both blushed a little, especially Xin Youtao, and said curtly: "We didn't ...... either Where has Mu Xingqiu gone now?"
"He said he had caught the demon seed, but the fight wasn't over yet, he seemed to have gone to a tavern, I don't know where. Mu Xingqiu left in a hurry, and the words he left were all related to the fighting method, and Queen Xun didn't understand it very well.
"I'm going to go find him. A stone in Xin Youtao's heart finally landed, and he was even happy, and when he spoke to Xiao Qingtao, his tone became cheerful, "Come with me?"
"The queen and Zeng Fu need to protect ......"
"We don't have to protect. Zeng Fu got up and walked in front of the two, "Mu Xingqiu said when he was leaving, someone is secretly protecting the queen, and since the two of you are fine, you are probably also secretly protected." So, stop fighting, let the people who protect you see how bad it is, your words and deeds are in their eyes. β
Xin Youtao and Xiao Qingtao's faces turned even redder, and they each muttered a few words, and left.
The two flew side by side towards the outside of the palace, and after a moment of silence, Xin Youtao spoke first: "Is there really someone secretly protecting us?" I don't feel it at all, Longbin will ......" He originally wanted to say that Longbin would be heavily protected, but when he saw the unconscious people all over the ground, he swallowed back the words later.
"The two of us are not in a demon, we are not in a coma, and we definitely don't rely on our own strength. β
"More than half of the talisman masters and monks have fallen into the devil, and the fight between us was actually planned by the queen...... Alas, I felt so stupid that I was unaware of such a big thing and was completely kept in the dark. β
"I think you ...... too" Xiao Qingtao's anger suddenly subsided, and she sighed, "We are both stupid, Bai has practiced for so many years, it is better for the queen to see clearly, I can guess who is our protector." β
"Who?"
"Beast Master, only Yang Qingyin has always been wary of the demon seed, we didn't believe her statement before, so we ......"
During the battle of Wangshan, Mu Xingqiu did not appear as promised, and many humans and demon clans were suspicious of him, Yang Qingyin and Xiao Hao and others were too few in number, and they appeared suddenly, and they were all Mu Xingqiu's close relatives, and what they said could not be trusted too much.
Xin Youtao and Xiao Qingtao were not exempt from vulgarity, even if they believed in Yang Qingyin at first, they gradually had doubts under the subtle influence of the Fu Master and the monks.
Yang Qingyin later cut off contact with them, and there was no contact, not even a letter, but as soon as Zeng Fu talked about the secret protector, Xiao Qingtao immediately thought of her.
"The beast masters are so strong that we can't even notice it?Mu Xingqiu has come out, why haven't they shown up yet?" Xin Youtao looked around, and even offered a paper talisman, but he didn't find any sign of a protector.
"This shows that the battle is not over. Xiao Qingtao rose higher, looking down on the streets and alleys of the imperial capital, "Look, there are many people lying on the street over there." β
Most of the unconscious people are lying in their own houses and courtyards, and occasionally some of the street are also soldiers and talisman masters, but the street that Xiao Qingtao points to is very different, the unconscious people who fall to the ground are basically ordinary people, and they are lined up in a dense formation, which looks very strange.
"Last night I received a report that there were people in the city distributing gold, and it must be there. Xin Youtao remembered that if it weren't for too many strange things that happened later, he wouldn't have ignored this report.
The two quickly flew towards the street, and when they were about to fly to their destination, Xin Youtao suddenly stopped, stopped Xiao Qingtao, stared into her eyes, and said, "I was looking for you last night." β
Xin Youtao spent too much time searching for Xiao Qingtao's whereabouts in the five monk camps, so he entered the city after daylight.
"I know. Xiao Qingtao turned her head and smiled slightly, not saying whether she had also looked for Xin Youtao.
Another stone fell to the ground in Xin Youtao's heart, and the imperial capital was asleep, but it was a lucky day for him.
The line of unconscious people on the street lined up in a tavern, similar to the place that Queen Smoke had said, but the two of them still did not notice any signs of magic, and they were about to land to check when a series of loud noises were heard in the distance.
A total of eleven sounds, eleven small mountain-like boulders rolled from the sky, and the target was the imperial capital.
"The battle is really not over, the demon seed still has reinforcements. Xin Youtao looked around again, "Where have Mu Xingqiu and the beast masters gone?" β
"That's hex. Xiao Qingtao looked at the boulder flying from afar, her expression was both wary and confused, "Don't care where they are hiding, it is our duty to protect the imperial capital." β
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