Chapter 422 If Gongsun Qi uses a different kind of fire

Thirty-six streets running north and south, and Changxiang Street.

This place and Tongtang are located to the south and north, respectively. Inside the pavilion, two figures, one sitting and one standing, stood. The lanterns hanging from the eaves swayed without wind, an ominous sign.

Standing behind Shan Rong, Yan Lao gazed in the direction of Tong Tang. Even from this distance, he could see the flames shooting into the sky and the unusual air currents.

Shan Rong was examining the new divine wooden talisman in his hand when he sighed and said, "Why not just leave Thirty-Six Streets? It's easy for him to get in, but difficult for him to get out. Inside there are Xuan Kui and the Rakshasa sorcerers of the Nangong family, and outside there are the Xing Shui Division and the Qingyang Saint. It will be very difficult for Gongsun Qi to leave alive. If you are trapped in Thirty-Six Streets with him, your life or death will be uncertain."

“I do owe him my life,” Old Yan said.

Shan Rong smiled wryly and said, "Is there only one?"

Old Yan remained silent.

Shan Rong continued, "The grudges between you are not enough to be repaid with your own lives alone, but with the lives of countless others."

“Even if I can leave today, if he knows I’m still alive, he’ll chase me to the ends of the earth,” Old Yan said expressionlessly.

Shan Rong was about to say something when she frowned and coughed softly, her face turning pale.

Old Yan turned around and glanced at him, then raised his only remaining hand and patted the young man on the shoulder.

"You should take a rest."

Shan Rong: "So you're just going to wait here for him to come and kill you?"

“He has even more enemies.” Old Yan looked at the people guarding not far away and coldly ordered, “Spread out Gongsun Qi’s whereabouts and send the Nangong family and the Xingshui Division over there.”

He doesn't even need to lift a finger; let's see if Gongsun Qi can survive the countless thirteenth-realm masters and saints in Qingyang.

After hearing his instructions, Shan Rong still felt anxious. He coughed and said, "Summon Ye Xi back. Let him stay with you for the time being."

Zou Yexi was sent to follow Yan Xiaochuan, and without anyone noticing, he followed Yan Xiaochuan out of the city.

Old Yan did not answer, but said, "Now that he is trapped in the North and South blocks, we can go and rescue Geng Hanfu."

Shan Rong lowered his eyes and sighed.

In Old Yan's view, Yan Xiaochuan's life was more important than his own.

The red swallows flew out of the courtyard at great speed, spreading the news of Gongsun Qi's location throughout the entire Qingyang capital.

People outside received the news and knew that Gongsun Qi was currently in the 36th North-South Street. The Xingshui Division guards, who were patrolling the area, were heading towards Tongtang at full speed under Gao Cang's leadership.

As soon as people arrived near the copper pond, they were stopped by the scorching fire that filled the sky. The excessively hot air forced them to ignite their protective auras as soon as they got close, but the speed at which the sword wind and flowing fire devoured the five elements' energy was too fast, consuming too much even for those at the thirteenth realm.

Gao Cang raised his hand to shield himself from the flying sparks. He stopped at the entrance of the street. From outside, he could see that there were injured people everywhere on the street, rolling on the ground and howling in pain, with blood flowing like a river.

"Director Gao! We can't get in here at all!"

"Chief Gao! We've discovered a military formation inside!"

As the shouts rang out, water vapor surged down from the sky, enveloping the entire Tongtang neighborhood in the belly of a giant red fish.

Black ships descended from the sky, and surging waves swallowed the entire street.

Thirteen Realms of Armored Soldiers Formation: Dragons and Fish.

Inside the red fish's belly, black warships and densely packed puppet soldiers almost filled the entire field of vision, leaving people with only the rolling seawater and the ruins of houses, making it impossible to see what was inside the military formation.

"Is that General Zhongli?" someone asked quietly.

In the capital of Qingyang, only Zhongli Ci is known to possess such strength and be able to execute the Dragon Fish Formation.

Zhongli Ci's intervention was naturally a good thing for them, but the battlefield also isolated outsiders, preventing them from entering. They could only seal off the Tongtang area immediately and wait to see the outcome.

The Dragon-Fish Formation, executed by Zhongli Ci, is a thirteen-realm armored formation. It is a living formation that is manually controlled, and trespassing is tantamount to suicide. There were very few people present who could break through it.

"Send a message back to the palace! Gongsun Qi is trapped in the thirty-six streets to the north and south!" Gao Cang ordered loudly. "Everyone else, completely surround the armored formation! Except for General Zhongli, do not let anyone out!"

After saying that, he whispered to his trusted confidant, "Go and scout out the military stronghold and check on the general's residence."

The red fish that descended from the sky and the black warship attracted the attention of countless people. Even outside the 36th Street in the north and south, the soaring red light could be seen.

In order to surround the entire Tongtang area, the Xingshui Division here did not have enough manpower. When Gao Cang began to send more people in, he saw that many people from aristocratic families were rushing over here, along with people from the Thirty-Sixth Street.

Everyone knows the fame of Qingyang, the God of War, but people in the capital have rarely seen him take action.

Gao Cang was still giving orders at the entrance of Tongtang Street when suddenly an explosion came from behind them, startling them all. They immediately drew their weapons and turned around to be on guard. They saw flames erupting from the rolling waves inside the Dragon Fish, like countless sharp swords falling from the sky.

As water and fire clashed, the puppet soldiers drew their swords in unison, their cold gleam appearing both icy and fiery amidst the interplay of water and fire.

The intense heat and fierce winds of the sea were too much for the people inside and outside the dragon-fish formation to withstand. As the explosions within the armored formation released waves of energy, many onlookers outside were also injured and their lives were in danger.

"Retreat! Retreat another thirty zhang!"

Gao Cang led the people from the Criminal Investigation Department back to a safe distance, looking solemnly at the chaotic center of the gas explosion.

As far as he knew, Zhongli Ci's Thirteen Realms Armor Formation Dragon Fish could cover an entire city, half of the Qingyang Imperial Capital, and all thirty-six streets in the north and south, but now it only covered one block of Tongtang.

Zhong Lici has done everything he can to minimize the damage.

If covering only Tongtang is not enough to capture Gongsun Qi, the area of ​​the armored formation may be expanded later.

Gao Cang looked back and secretly prayed that the general could capture Gongsun Qi without expanding the range of the troop formation.

Just as everyone was retreating, a figure rushed into the formation of soldiers.

"Wait!" Ah Quan quickly grabbed Han Ziyang, who was rushing forward. "I finally managed to get you out of the enemy formation, why are you rushing back in!"

Han Ziyang took a deep breath, turned around and shook off A-Quan, saying, "If A-Yin dies in there, I'll never forgive you!"

A-Quan exclaimed in shock: "This is Zhongli Ci's military formation, what does it have to do with us?!"

Han Ziyang laughed angrily: "Whose sword intent was that flowing fire in front of the armored formation?! What if that good-for-nothing kid is really locked up at the Double Scissors Hall?!"

Ah Quan opened his mouth, but didn't dare to speak. If the person he was looking for was really in Shuangjiantang, then he would probably be dead and torn to pieces by now.

When Gongsun Qi went mad, he didn't care whether there were any elderly people or children in Shuangjiantang, or whether they were dead or alive.

Before the two could reach a conclusion, another explosion rang out, nearly sending both of them flying.

"Let's get out of here first!" A-Quan shouted against the wind, "Anyway, you can't get into the armored formation now! Zhongli Ci's pressure is unbreakable, and he has perfectly controlled the range of the armored formation. It's not that easy to break through!"

"They're fighting fiercely right now, it would be dangerous to barge in. We should observe first and wait until they've exhausted their elemental energies before making a move!"

Ah Quan coaxed and tricked Han Ziyang into retreating.

Thunder roared in the night, signaling the onset of a storm.

Soon, the streets of the capital city seemed to have become countless surging rivers, with patrolling guards on horseback pounding the water as they passed back and forth, reminding the residents not to leave their homes unless absolutely necessary.

In front of General Zhongli's mansion, three hundred Qinglong soldiers stood motionless in the rain, neither able to leave nor enter.

Tonight, Zhongli Shan is not at his residence, but guarding the military stronghold, ready to lead troops into the thirty-six streets to the north and south at any time. They all believe that Zhongli Ci's trip was perilous, and that Gongsun Qi is no incompetent person, but rather a war god of the Yan state who was once as famous as Zhongli Ci.

I heard that these two had fought several times when they were young, with each side winning and losing, but all of those encounters involved the military and other interference. It seems that they never fought one-on-one.

Qin Shan emerged from the darkness, closed the half-open window to block out the sound of rain outside, looked back at the sleeping girl, and left quietly without disturbing her.

When he arrived at the gate of the Star Gazing Hall, he saw a woman in red standing in the rain from afar.

Wang Jingshu looked at him coldly: "You haven't been going out much these days. Could it be that you've been hiding something interesting in the Star Gazing Hall?"

"Gongsun Qi is trapped in the Thirty-Sixth Street. Why don't you go and capture him? What are you waiting for?" Qin Shan asked instead of answering.

Wang Jingshu said calmly, "Do you need me to take action?"

Qin Shan smiled and said, "Are you waiting for the Nangong family to make a move?"

“Compared to us, Prince Nangong really wants to kill Gongsun Qi more,” Wang Jingshu said. “Chaos also has its advantages.”

"Perhaps," Qin Shan nodded. "It's better than your reason for being afraid of Gongsun Qi."

Wang Jingshu wasn't angry when she heard this, but just stared coldly at Qin Shan: "You didn't say last night that you would tell Zhongli Ci about Gongsun Qi's divination results."

Qin Shan was still smiling: "I don't work for the Criminal Water Division, so I don't need to tell you everything."

"I just want to know, now that you've interfered in the Zhongli family's affairs, are you also going to try and influence the Nangong family's situation?" Wang Jingshu's expression was cold, and her gaze towards Qin Shan carried a sense of judgment.

"Your Majesty dislikes the Zhongli clan and is also wary of the Nangong clan. Zhongli Ci's match against Gongsun Qi is not a sure thing. If he wins, he will eliminate a major threat to Your Majesty. If he loses, Zhongli Ci will be injured and weakened, which will put Your Majesty at ease."

Qin Shan looked back at Wang Jingshu and said gently, "Your Majesty is currently worried about the land, and Prince Nangong knows better than you and me how to help Your Majesty relieve his worries."

"Is that so?" Wang Jingshu seemed to smile. "Who do you think Nangong Ming will choose?"

“In the Prince’s heart, this word has never been chosen,” Qin Shan said. “But His Majesty mentioned Tang Qing to me during the day, saying that he has been in a slump for many years and finally met Dean Wu. He should give him a chance and asked me to help him. So Tang Qing will not be returning to the capital for a while.”

If Tang Qing doesn't come back, Wu Huaiwei can't come back either.

His Majesty's meaning is quite clear.

Wang Jingshu remained silent.

Qin Shan then asked, "Didn't His Majesty tell you about these things?"

Wang Jingshu sneered and turned to leave.

The people from the Criminal Investigation Department waited quietly in the rain in the distance, waiting for Wang Jingshu to arrive before following her. Wang Jingshu glanced at the girl beside her: "Qianxia, ​​take some men to Thirty-Six Streets and have Gao Cang just guard outside the armored formation."

Wang Qianxia replied, "Yes."

Wang Jingshu added, "If anyone in the neighborhood causes trouble for the Nangong family, tell them not to pay attention. If they find out that the second young lady of the Nangong family is dying, send a message in advance."

Wang Qianxia was surprised for a moment, then nodded.

...

After a night of torrential rain, Gongsun Qi was also trapped in Zhongli Ci's armored formation for the night. At dawn, Tongtang District was still covered in a crimson hue.

After testing him last night, Yu Sui has confirmed that Elder Yan is indeed Zhao Yuxiang.

When Zhao Yuxiang couldn't find Gongsun Qi, Gongsun Qi prepared to storm Shuangjian Hall, kill everyone connected to Zhao Yuxiang, and force him to come out.

While Yu Sui was still preoccupied with Yan Lao's identity, she was shocked to learn that Gongsun Qi and Zhongli Ci were facing off. She didn't know how strong the two were, but if Gongsun Qi dared to use his strange fire, Zhongli Ci would have no chance of winning and would surely die.

If Gongsun Qi were to use a different kind of fire, it would likely burn not only Zhongli Ci, but also the entire Qingyang capital.

She didn't want to be burned to death by the strange fire.

Han Ziyang had also thought of this.

After being taken away by A-Quan, he forced himself to calm down and think things through. If Gongsun Qi was no match for Zhongli Ci, he might very well resort to using a different kind of fire. But Gongsun Qi seemed to have no intention of leaving Qingyang Imperial Capital alive.

He was now certain that Zhao Yuxiang was in the capital of Qingyang. In order to prevent Zhongli Ci and the people of Qingyang from ruining his plans one after another, he might as well set the entire capital of Qingyang on fire.

That madman could actually do something like that!

At this moment, in the entire capital of Qingyang, only Yu Sui and Han Ziyang were afraid that Gongsun Qi would burn Qingyang down.

Everyone's life and death depended on Gongsun Qi's single decision.

Fortunately, Gongsun Qi and Zhongli Ci fought from last night until dawn, and neither side had yet determined a winner.

Nangong Ming and He Yuan discussed matters all night, and did not leave the council hall until the morning of the next day to return to the mourning hall.

He Yuan settled down at the Prince Nangong's residence, and the three juniors he brought with him also moved into the guest courtyard.

Sheng Fei endured all night and finally got his chance. Just as he was about to ask his father about the background of that arrogant old country man, he saw Nangong Ming raise his eyes and glance at Yu Sui standing outside the mourning hall.

“Your older brother has been keeping watch on 36th Street all night. Go and relieve him,” Nangong Ming said to Yu Sui.

Yu Sui looked around to make sure Nangong Ming was talking to her before saying, "Oh."

Nangong Ming was not angry at her rudeness and said calmly, "Go with your older sister."

Yu Sui turned around and found Chu Jin standing behind her. The moment their similar dark eyes met, they could both see a hint of disgust in each other's eyes.

"Let's go, don't keep our elder brother waiting," Chu Jin said.