Chapter 17 Wumeng Manor (7) Using the opponent’s strategy to defeat the enemy, we will directly attack Huanglong! ...

The moment she saw Gu Congxing, Lan Yuzhi suddenly stopped dancing.

Mei Ci, who was standing beside him, screamed in shock. It was he who had accidentally seen Gu Congxing being led by Tao Xueting towards the cold palace. He told Lan Jue about this, and seeing Lan Jue's expression change drastically, the two of them ran all the way here in pursuit.

But why did it turn out like this!

The Gu Congxing in front of him was not only soaked, but also had a hideous knife wound on his left abdomen, and there were shocking large bloodstains on his clothes!

His face was as pale as paper, and he even looked a little dead!

"Gu Congxing!"

Mei Ci slapped Gu Congxing's cheek with her hand, but was unable to wake him up at all.

His expression suddenly changed, and he stretched out his hand tremblingly and put it under Gu Congxing's nose.

"...He's still breathing! He's still alive!"

Mei Ci's gray eyes sparkled again.

But the person opposite him ignored him and just firmly pinched Gu Congxing's jaw, saying to him, "Help Congxing stop the bleeding."

"Huh?"

Before Mei Ci could react, she saw Lan Jue kissing Gu Congxing on the lips!

"you……!"

Mei Ci's blood boiled instantly, and he subconsciously wanted to step forward and pull Lan Jue apart, but after noticing that his expression was extremely solemn and pious, and his movements were extremely standard in transferring Qi to Gu Congxing, Mei Ci stopped himself.

Without stopping for a moment, he took out the hemostatic medicine from his medicine box and applied it carefully to Gu Congxing.

He rummaged through his medicine box, trying to find the best potion, but he pulled out a golden pill.

This is?

Mei Ci looked at it, and Gu Congxing's familiar voice emerged in her memory again: Shut up, if you don't want it, just give it back to me.

By the way, this is an excellent elixir!

Mei Ci made a prompt decision and was about to put the elixir into Gu Congxing's mouth, but Lan Jue stopped him.

"He's unconscious now and has trouble swallowing. Let me do it."

Without waiting for Mei Ci's response, Lan Jue took the pill, held it in his mouth, and leaned close to Gu Congxing.

Their lips touched, and Lan Jue used the tip of his tongue to push the elixir into Gu Congxing's lips. But when his tongue was about to withdraw, it was hooked by the soft tip of Gu Congxing's tongue and licked very lightly.

Lan Jue's whole body trembled slightly, his eyelids drooped, and a dark color surged in his eyes.

The breathing that should have ended was continued. His nimble tongue tasted Gu Congxing's lips one by one as if confirming the territory, penetrated the defense of the pearly teeth, and entangled with the wet and soft part.

“Hmm…”

The person under him let out a low groan. Lan Jue blinked his dark eyes and slowly retreated, pulling out a silver thread.

"Hey! Gu Congxing! How are you?!"

Mei Ci immediately rushed over and called out loudly beside him.

“…” Gu Congxing opened his eyes with great effort, and his vision gradually recovered, reflecting the faces of two men.

One is as bright and beautiful as the winter plum blossoms in December, and the other is as clear and handsome as the quiet and deep flowing water.

"From the stars?"

——It is “water” speaking.

Gu Congxing's consciousness had not fully recovered, but the moment he looked into those amber eyes, a call came out of his mouth.

"...Big Brother?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Lan Jue suddenly opened his eyes wide, and a light flashed in his amber eyes.

***

The next day, in the palace dungeon.

Huo Chen and Deng Zhao stood back to back, both rubbing their wounds with grimaces on their faces.

"Damn it! How did the Jinyiwei's commander-in-chief know our escape route!"

Not long after they escaped last night, they encountered the Jinyiwei who were waiting for them. The route that was supposed to be unguarded was surrounded tightly. They wanted to break through but could only be captured.

Deng Zhao cursed and turned his gaze to Tao Xueting who was lying motionless in the corner of the cell opposite.

"Hey! Tao Xueting, could it be you who tipped off the secret?!"

The woman, who had been silent all the time, just rolled her eyes when she heard this. Although she didn't say anything, the meaning was obvious: there was something wrong with her brain.

"You——!" Deng Zhao was filled with anger.

Huo Chen said in a deep voice at this moment: "It's not her. If she really was the one who informed on us, we wouldn't be alive now."

He glanced at Tao Xueting's back, which was pressed against the wall and not visible to anyone - it was already covered in blood.

"What's more, she was the most seriously injured."

"...Humph." Deng Zhao was convinced and said angrily, "Then who is it?"

All three of them fell silent. The damp, oppressive air of the cell filled their nostrils, making their hearts grow heavier.

An extremely terrifying guess emerged from the bottom of their hearts...

"Of course it's your master, Her Majesty the Queen."

The gentle voice was like a sharp knife wrapped in poison, piercing into the dungeon.

The three of them looked up in surprise, and saw a tall, graceful figure in moon-white, looking down at them like a god from heaven, with cold eyes.

"Lan Jue?!" Tao Xueting called out his name in surprise.

"What are you doing here?" Huo Chen frowned.

Lan Jue raised the corner of his lips, revealing a flawless smile: "Of course... I'm here to take your lives."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience fell silent.

Deng Zhao's body was icy cold, but he continued to yell with undiminished vehemence: "You?! Why?!"

The warden following behind Lan Jue took a step forward and shouted, "How dare you!"

Lan Jue did not stop him, but said slowly:

"Tao Xueting, Deng Zhao, and Huo Chen are all descendants of criminals. They should have been exiled, but instead they fled back to the capital, hiding their identities. On the surface, they are humble and honest people who have taken refuge with the King and Queen, but in reality, they harbor evil intentions and intend to overthrow the Xiang Kingdom."

"Yesterday, they even falsely conveyed His Highness's imperial decree, tricking His Highness the Crown Prince into drowning in Pinghu Lake."

At this point, Lan Jue's voice was as cold as iron: "You all deserve to die."

The three people in the cell were silent, as if their throats were being strangled. Only Tao Xueting asked softly after a long silence.

"...He, is really dead?"

Lan Jue's face was frost-covered. He ignored her words and took the bloody ghost-head knife from the warden's hand. "The chess piece you planted in the suburbs of Beijing was beheaded at noon today. Now, it's your turn."

The prison door in front of Tao Xueting was opened. She bit her lips tightly and leaned back silently - but there was a wall behind her and she had nowhere to escape.

"No!"

"stop!"

Huo Chen and Deng Zhao lay on the wooden bars of the prison, both shouting loudly.

But Lan Jue walked to Tao Xueting without stopping, holding the execution blade high.

"puff!"

Wherever the knife passed, blood gushed out.

The ground was covered with glaring red.

"Why, this hawthorn wine doesn't suit your taste?"

The Emperor and the Empress sat opposite each other in Fengqi Palace. They watched him spill the bright red wine in the cup onto the ground and asked in confusion.

The Queen did not answer him, but giggled, as if she was extremely happy, and even the shark veil on her face was slightly crooked.

"No, it's exactly what I want." He smiled and admired the red stain on the ground. "It's been a long time since I met someone who is so pleasing to my heart—"

"Stupid."

He curled his lips in a mocking tone, turned the luminous cup in his hand, and turned his gaze to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, why do we always have so many interesting things happening in this world? Why do people always repeat the same mistakes without realizing it?"

Emperor Xiao Chujun stared at him for a moment, then whispered, "But you don't look happy."

The smile on the queen's lips froze.

At this moment, Eunuch Zhang came trotting to the emperor and reported:

"Your Majesty, the traitor Guo and his companions have all been executed. A group of refugees have been spotted gathering outside the capital, suspected of carrying weapons. The Prime Minister, the Grand Tutor, and others have already been discussing countermeasures in the Cabinet."

"Yes. I'll go right away."

The emperor stood up and looked back at the queen. "If there is anything, we can discuss it tonight."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The Queen said goodbye to him with a smile, stood up slowly, and looked at the sturdy, century-old mulberry tree outside the window.

He tilted his head back, his black hair and shark fin dancing in the wind, and listened quietly to the swaying shadows of the trees outside the house.

It wasn't long before he saw the young man.

The Queen waved her hand and dismissed the attendants in the palace, leaving only him.

"Looks like you're done."

The man's flawless white face was covered in blood, and his white clothes were stained with muddy blood.

"Lan Jue has fulfilled his mission."

He held a black wooden box in his hands and presented it respectfully to the king and queen.

"The head of the traitor Guo is here. I hope Your Highness will honor your promise and cancel my engagement with Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"Well, I never break a promise. Since that's the case, you don't need to marry the princess anymore."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

The Queen looked at the respectful Lan Jue, and her heart, which should have been happy, was not stirred at this moment. She just felt extremely bored.

He casually opened the wooden box and said casually, "Cong Xing is dead, so you can be a widower from now on—huh?!"

At this moment, thousands of blue lights suddenly appeared!

As soon as the wooden box was opened, spikes formed by water droplets instantly shot out and fiercely attacked the king and queen!

The Queen's pupils suddenly shrank, and she immediately waved her spiritual power barrier to break them away, but suddenly she heard a loud noise behind her, and it turned out that five people had broken in through the window!

"Flowing Clouds, Myriad Things!"

A loud shout rang out, and the golden sword light came with a tremendous pressure!

The queen was shocked. He turned around suddenly, and a chain snake soft sword condensed in his hand, and suddenly struck towards the golden light!

The sword light burst open, and the Queen saw the young man standing with a sword and cried out in horror: "Gu Congxing?!"

However, before he could react, another lava talisman came straight towards his heart. The Queen swung her sword to cut at the talisman, and her fierce eyes swept over Tao Xueting who was making the move, but she felt two figures approaching rapidly behind her!

“Zheng——”

The soft sword clashed with the two black iron blades, making a series of clanging sounds!

The Queen snorted coldly, turned her wrist, and the software like a long snake wrapped around the iron blade, breaking it into pieces!

But at this moment, Huo Chen and Deng Zhao decisively let go of their hands. The Queen's move was exactly what they wanted. The two of them immediately formed seals with their hands, and spiritual energy surged throughout their bodies.

"Unbreakable Decision!"

They shouted loudly, and the spiritual power in their bodies condensed into a huge blood-stained battle axe, which chopped towards the king and queen!

"whispering sound--"

The Queen immediately retracted her soft sword and was about to tap her foot to dodge, but the ground beneath her feet suddenly cracked. She stumbled to the ground and looked back to see that it was Ruan Wei, with his earth elemental spirit root, who was causing trouble!

The Queen was extremely furious. He immediately stood up again, but how could anyone give him a chance to escape?

But in a split second, the battle axe had already chopped down heavily! Following it came a long sword carrying a thousand-foot-long water light and golden sword intent!

"boom!"

The palace walls collapsed with a mournful roar, bricks and tiles fell, and smoke and dust rose up.

The disciples of Qingxuan Sword Sect formed a circle, each of them had changed back into their own equipment, their eyes were clear, and they were ready for battle.

When the dust had settled, a hand suddenly stretched out and shot a black iron leaf towards Gu Congxing!

Gu Congxing was already alert and immediately raised the Whale-Slaying Sword to cut the flying leaf in half.

“Hehehe…”

A joyful laugh rang out, echoing in everyone's ears.

The Queen stood up from the mess. Although her clothes were torn and her hair was disheveled, her aura was not weakened at all, and was even more fierce.

He raised his hand to wipe away the blood that was slightly seeping from his cheek, and his mouth curled up into a high grin.

"Interesting, interesting! In a hundred years, you are the only ones who woke up from the dream on your own..."

He shook his sleeves slightly, and the silver soft sword dragged on the ground like a cold snake's tail.

"But according to my 'eyes', some of you should have died or been injured, so how on earth are you still standing here unharmed?"

He asked this question, and his eyes covered with shark gauze turned around and fixed on Lan Jue.

"You did it."

His tone was not tentative, but firm.

Lan Jue looked at him, his voice still gentle and calm: "Your Highness, you are too kind."

After Gu Congxing called him "Senior Brother" yesterday, Lan Jue, who had already noticed something was wrong, successfully broke through the last shackles of his thoughts and regained his memory.

He focused his attention and soon detected traces of strange spiritual fluctuations - it was the mulberry trees that were almost everywhere in the Forbidden City.

In the room without the mulberry tree, the servants and attendants also had the same spiritual energy fluctuations.

——These are the “eyes” of the king and queen.

The reason why he could determine that the ultimate target was the Queen was precisely because he was the source of these spiritual powers.

So, how to deceive the "eyes"?

People with water spiritual roots have always been good at illusions. Although Lan Jue has not dabbled in it much, he can still create a huge water mirror - what is presented on it is exactly the scene that should be shown in the plot designed by the king and queen.

If it were a real person, they would definitely notice something was wrong at first sight, but for "eyes" that have no self-consciousness, this deception is completely sufficient.

Inside the water mirror, Lan Jue told everyone from the Qingxuan Sword Sect everything, causing the five disciples to wake up from their dreams and suddenly come to their senses!

Thanks to the high-grade Spirit Gathering Pill that Gu Congxing had given them earlier, everyone's injuries were contained. After Mei Ci's treatment, the four injured people all recovered as before.

——In this game, they have turned the tide and turned defeat into victory!

"Humph! You damned bastard, you actually tricked us into killing each other. How vicious!"

Huo Chen's face turned pale the moment he regained his memory. He realized that he had almost killed his fellow senior brother. He, Deng Zhao, and Tao Xueting bowed to Gu Congxing to apologize.

Although Gu Congxing did not pursue the matter against the three of them, the guilt in his heart did not diminish in the slightest.

Tao Xueting also said: "You play with people's hearts and harm monks, so you will die today!"

After hearing this, the Queen burst into laughter again, shaking with laughter and unable to even stand up straight.

"why are you laughing!"

"Hahaha..." The Queen wiped the tears of laughter from the corners of her eyes and whispered, "I really am regressing as I grow older. A centuries-old old man is being surrounded by a bunch of young boys and yelled at for a fight."

"——It's really funny."

As he finished speaking, the temperature in the air dropped suddenly, and everyone's expression was startled. They saw the Queen's hand on the shark veil and pulled it down!

When the tightly closed eyes opened, they revealed black eyeballs with silver vertical pupils!

And at the moment he opened his eyes, the spiritual power that was originally only in the late Jindan stage suddenly dissipated, and a moment later, what surged up was powerful demonic power!

Qi refining, foundation building, golden elixir, Nascent Soul, out-of-body experience...!

He has actually reached the late stage of out-of-body cultivation and is half a step away from becoming a god!

Everyone was horrified and took a step back in disbelief.

With the cultivation level of the late Out-of-Body Realm, this creature is clearly a monster of the "Five Great Demons" level! But the Five Great Demons were clearly sealed in the Western Wilderness, so how could they appear here!

Lan Jue stood with a sword in his hand, his eyes gloomy.

"A woven illusion, black eyes and silver pupils, so that's it..."

"You are the dream demon, Zhili, the third of the five great demons!"

Upon hearing this, Zhili gave a cold smile.

"I gave you a beautiful dream of high position and great success, but you are so ungrateful that you even want to take my life."

"Especially the most beautiful one. I wanted to spare your life, but what a pity..."

Zhili's eyes turned, and his silver vertical pupils stared at Gu Congxing.

"You are such a fool, you always seek trouble for yourself and ruin my good deeds! Since you were not completely dead before—"

The soft sword in his hand shot out like lightning, heading straight for Gu Congxing's heart!

"Then I'll finish you off myself!"

Seeing the cold light approaching like lightning, Gu Congxing immediately raised his sword to resist, but he did not expect that the soft sword had such power that his resistance was like a mayfly trying to shake a tree!

But in a moment, the power of the Whale-Slaying Sword was broken, and the silver sword tip pierced straight into the heart!

"From the stars—!"

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