Chapter 550: Countermeasures
Demon Palace.
The murderer who broke into the Demon Palace and tried to assassinate Yo You was actually discovered by Wan Peng's request to perfect the sentry post. In this era of rampant warfare, all kinds of guards were in a state of standby, so although this assassin was very skilled, as soon as he was discovered, he attracted an escort of nearly 100 people, and although he fought hard, he was finally outnumbered and captured by the guards.
It's just that no useful information was obtained about his interrogation. He has been tight-lipped and refuses to reveal any of his origins, and at the last moment, he actually died by breaking his meridians.
However, up and down the Demon Palace, now they are on high alert. In comparison, the war puppet who was Yo You's stand-in was still reading documents in his palace, and he seemed surprisingly calm.
Yoyou and Wan Peng were in Juyuguan, and when they heard the news, they were very surprised at first. Those who dare to break into the demon palace like this and commit murder can be described as blatant and fighting against the royal family of the demon world. Now, although the war is raging, those rebels who have divided one side are only small forces, and no one dares to go deep into the demon palace like this.
Moreover, there is still a doubt in Wan Peng's analysis of this matter. That is, if you do want to assassinate, you have two options. The first is to send a person who can be called a master and can come and go freely among thousands of people, so that no matter whether it succeeds or fails, there will be no trick left, and the second is to send a small team, which is enough to echo each other and increase the success rate.
But, judging by the current situation, they did not choose any of them. So, there are only two possibilities. The first possibility is that the side that sent this assassin is not strong enough. It's just that in this case, since the strength is not enough, he should not send someone into the palace to assassinate, which is contrary to common sense. The second possibility is that the other party doesn't really want to enter the palace to assassinate, but wants to disturb the demon palace.
As long as the Demon Palace is in chaos, it will inevitably be busy dealing with internal emergencies and ignoring some things that happen externally. And some things, in just a few short hours, may be enough.
The more Wan Peng analyzed, the more he felt that this possibility was relatively large. He and Yo You researched the hostile forces that might use this method, and there were only three.
The first, a small town on the northern border. This town has recently been surrounded by troops sent by Youyou, for three days, there was no movement in the city, it is not ruled out that it is to create a riot in the Demon Palace, and then when the Demon Palace is distracted, there will be some action.
The second, Minister of Military Affairs Bai Xi. Bai Xi was recently recovered due to defection, and the whole family was controlled by the Demon Palace. Bai Xi himself has a very large net feather force, and after his family was trapped, there have been people trying to rescue him, and it is unknown to take some actions by taking advantage of the distraction of the Demon Palace.
The third is Hu Lie, the guard general of Juyu Pass. Hu Lie's Inheritance Tower was completed at this time, and this time period must also be the moment when he least wanted to be disturbed and tried to obtain the inheritance. As long as the Demon Palace is busy dealing with the Assassin incident, he has enough time to drive the Legacy Tower to gain the Inheritance.
Now that the possible initiators have been identified, Wan Peng has no hesitation or delay. With the help of the fake Youyou war puppet, two military orders were first issued. The Baixi family, all of whom were arraigned for interrogation, except for young children, were all put in prison.
After that, Wan Peng gave instructions to the troops he brought and sent three teams of 1,000 people to attack the city from a distance!
The long-range siege orders he gave used some attack tools of the formation type that he had researched himself. These tools use fire and stone to generate attack power, and can be thrown at a distance of five miles to attack the city. Of course, when it comes to a real siege, this is only a form of assistance. But now, this is the main way that Wan Peng uses.
Aren't you trying to disturb us? Well, I'll make you uneasy!
Juyuguan Hu Lie's residence.
After receiving the news of the demon army's siege reported by his subordinates, Hu Lie's face turned pale. He kept pacing in the room, muttering, "It's strange, how can you use this way to attack the city at this time?"
After a long time, he suddenly slapped the door of his head. "Could it be that they know the news that the Demon God Inheritance and the Inheritance Tower have been built? That is to say, maybe the Assassin I sent confessed, and if so, it would not be good. I'm going to have to fight for a while to prevent interference when I receive the lineage. No, things can't be delayed. Someone!"
He directly called a subordinate, "Inform me, I'll go to the Inheritance Tower immediately." All levels are on alert, and the checkpoints are mainly on defense, no matter what happens, don't go out of the city to fight!"
Tower of Heritage.
Wan Peng's decision to attack the city just now is also to force Hu Lie to feel the pressure and implement it as soon as possible. Because he and Yoyo are hidden in the tower, it is never a safe place. If something goes wrong, they may have to leave before Hu Lie can act.
Fortunately, the progress of things is basically expected by Wan Peng. Within half an hour, Hu Lie led a team and entered the Inheritance Tower. This team seems to be very capable, but objectively speaking, the cultivation is not high, so it should not be a guard.
The team has a total of sixteen people, and after entering the tower, they enter the sixteen positions on the tower. After that, from these sixteen positions, a faint spiritual wave began to emanate. Wan Peng has also analyzed these locations, which should have the function of spiritual power input. So, this is consistent with his previous inference.
And Hu Lie himself went up to the top floor and sat down in the center formation. After that, a wave of spiritual power also came out from his position.
It's just that these spiritual power input positions have been processed by Wan Peng. The spiritual power input by these people penetrated into the environmental aura silently through several small formations.
When the seventeen points were driven at the same time, the Legacy Tower did not react at all. Hu Lie was also extremely surprised, and on top of his position, he once again entered spiritual power. However, there was still no movement in the Legacy Tower.
He pulled out a book and hurried to a page. After that, he frowned and muttered, "It's strange, it's obviously consistent with Shurang's record, how can it not be reflected? Could it be that there is something wrong with the construction of this tower?"
He got up from where he had just been, walked to the window, and leapt down. In the process of falling, his voice sounded, "Qi Xu Luanhe, go to the bottom of the tower immediately, and check with me whether there is any place where the inheritance tower is not perfect!"
When he left, Wan Peng breathed a sigh of relief. If you want to help Yoyou get the inheritance of the demon god, it is a necessary step to let Yoyou sit in the position of Hu Lie just now. He was still thinking about whether to take action directly himself, subdue that Hu Lie, and make way for Youyou. However, it is rumored that the soldiers defending the city here are all brave and abnormal, and they have patience beyond ordinary people, and Wan Peng is afraid that this Hu Lie will also have a similar performance, and once he misses a blow, he may lose everything.
Well, now he's gone on his own. After Princess Yoyou understood Wan Peng's intentions, she and Wan Peng reached the top of the tower in an instant, sitting on the position where Hu Lie was just now.
Fortunately, those sixteen people are there, which also saves them from having to set up war puppets again. Hu Lie was at the bottom of the tower at this time, converging with the two people who had just shouted, and was loudly reprimanding, what "it doesn't mean that it has been checked several times and is foolproof". And from the bottom of the tower to the top of the tower, no matter how fast Hu Lie is, he can leave Wan Peng enough time to activate the formation.
The seventeen interference formations set up by Wan Peng himself were removed at the same time, and at the moment when Princess Yo You's spiritual power was input, the entire inheritance tower buzzed, and then Wan Peng was thrown out of the tower directly!
This is an extremely powerful force, so strong that Wan Peng can only let it throw itself out, and he can't resist at all. This power made Wan Peng feel a trace of respect and admiration from the bottom of his heart, and there was no reason for it.
The entire Legacy Tower became a bright light, and then a beam of light shot straight into the night sky.
Hu Lie was taken aback by this sudden change. He also happened to see that a person was thrown out of the inheritance tower, and he fell less than ten zhang away from him. However, this is no longer the focus of his concern, seeing that the inheritance tower has changed, he directly rose up, wanting to return to the tower, but as soon as he approached the light of the inheritance tower, he was also thrown out.
After a while, the earth in Juyuguan began to tremble slightly, like an earthquake. From the ten positions of yin and yang and eight trigrams, there are also ten rays of light of different colors rising into the sky, merging with the light on the inheritance tower. A silvery vortex gradually appeared in the sky, in which lightning flashed. It didn't take long for the night sky to be illuminated in snow, and the ground was as white as day.
It's a big momentum. Wan Peng couldn't help but sigh in his heart. In this way, the inheritance tower should have been successfully activated, as long as there is no accident, it will be very soon for Yo You to get the inheritance of the demon god.
He was also looking forward to it now, wanting to see what kind of changes would happen after a person got the Demon God Inheritance.
Hu Lie now had an expression of disbelief on his face, and he was talking to himself, "How come, how is it possible!" Inadvertently, when he turned his head, he saw Wan Peng not far from him. In his eyes, Wan Peng, an outsider, appeared at an untimely time, and he was very likely to be the leader of this change. With a hint of vigilance and anger, he took a few steps towards Wan Peng and said loudly, "Who are you? How did you get in?"
Wan Peng knew that Hu Lie was powerless to change the current result, so he didn't hide it, and replied calmly, "I'm Wan Peng." ”
Hu Lie's pupils dilated rapidly, and the expression on his face didn't know whether it was surprise or fear. "Wan Peng?!Wan Peng!You're actually here?, someone, bring him to me......
Before he could say "down", a thunderbolt clicked in the sky, and a bolt of lightning struck from the center of the whirlpool, hitting the spire of the Inheritance Tower. Lightning descended down the Legacy Tower, and at the base of the tower, it spread rapidly towards all sides. The shaking of the ground became more violent, and some of the buildings had begun to crackle and fall from the bricks.
Soon, there was a loud bang, so much so that everyone almost couldn't help but cover their ears at the same time!