The spatial tear occurred in the Imperial Garden of the palace. By the time the palace servants reacted, the demonic beast was already rampaging through the garden.

The eunuchs in the palace had no spiritual cultivation at all, and they immediately scattered and fled.

At this time, night fell, and the Xuanwu Army, led by Long Zhen, surrounded the palace, making it completely impassable.

The head of the family and the young lady have not come out yet!

"Longzhen, are you trying to rebel?!" Seeing this, the Imperial Guards guarding the palace gates quickly sent someone to announce the news.

This is tantamount to rebellion! Even if the entire Imperial Guard were combined, they couldn't defeat the Xuanwu Army!

Long Zhen scoffed: "My patriarch and young lady have been detained by the emperor, and their fate remains unknown. Is this how the emperor treats his loyal subjects? If so, I, Long Zhen, am not fit to be a loyal subject!"

For so many years, he assisted the eldest young master and watched the second young master grow up! But that dazzling prodigy died because of a scheme!

What a pity!

"Longzhen, you!"

Rumble—

Before the Imperial Guards' voices had even faded, a series of booming sounds came from the imperial city behind them.

The earth-shaking sound was so loud that it was impossible to ignore.

Long Zhen, sitting on his horse, looked up, and his spirit beast seemed to sense his presence.

Its instinct was to escape! This was a beast's instinct, and Long Zhen finally managed to subdue the spirit beast horse.

"W-what happened?"

"How could there be so many monsters in the palace?"

In an instant, screams echoed throughout the imperial city as a horde of monsters emerged from the secret realm.

Wherever it goes, not a blade of grass grows!

The palace cultivators barely managed to control these demonic beasts, but this clumsy formation couldn't maintain control for long.

Soon, they will break through the seal and crush the capital!

Then there will be widespread suffering and destruction.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness."

The Imperial Guards knelt before Sikong Yu, drenched in cold sweat.

"Lure all these monsters out!" Sikong Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your Highness! If we lead them out, the people of the capital will..."

"We can't worry about that now," Sikong Yu said coldly. If these demonic beasts were trapped in the palace, the palace would be razed to the ground, and no one could afford such a loss.

As for the people in the city, what does it matter if a few die?

“His Highness is right, we can only lure these monsters out.” Liu Ruyan nodded. “I can help you.”

"Really? That's wonderful." Sikong Yu looked at Liu Ruyan gratefully.

If he resolves this matter, his father will surely reward him handsomely.

Liu Ruyan took out a flute. "I once stayed in the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect for a period of time and have some knowledge of beast-taming sounds, so it shouldn't be a problem."

"Thank you, Miss Ruyan."

Sikong Yu kicked the guard: "What are you all standing there for! Hurry up and open the formation!"

"Your Highness, you mustn't!" the guard said through gritted teeth. His wife and children were among the people in the city. If these monsters were released, his wife and children would surely die in the beast tide.

"What a piece of trash." Sikong Yu kicked him over and went to withdraw the troops himself.

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"Where did these monsters come from?!"

The Emperor was furious.

"Your Majesty, these demonic beasts... seem to have appeared out of thin air. Some people saw them fall from the sky. Also, the Xuanwu Army has surrounded the entire imperial city!"

The Imperial Guards were drenched in cold sweat.

Jun Tianlan hurriedly walked out of the main hall and saw the demonic beast that had been temporarily controlled by the formation.

"If these demonic beasts were to flood into the imperial city, the consequences would be unimaginable!"

Thinking of this, Jun Tianlan's face turned extremely ugly.

"Jun Tianlan, how dare you allow the Xuanwu Army to besiege the city!"

"Guards, take Jun Tianlan to the Heavenly Prison! I will deal with you after the matter of the demon beasts is resolved!"

"yes."

Two guards stepped forward and surrounded Jun Tianlan.

"Your Majesty, this old minister cannot go to the Heavenly Prison yet! These demonic beasts are rampaging; if they were to flood into the Imperial City, the consequences would be unimaginable!"

"Ha, Jun Tianlan, you've even plotted a rebellion, how can I forgive you?" Emperor Sikong sneered, "Take Jun Tianlan away."

Jun Tianlan tried to resist by circulating his spiritual power, but found that the spiritual power in his dantian was controlled and could not be mobilized or drawn into his body.

Bang! Jun Tianlan was restrained by the guards. He looked up in surprise, "The tea just now..."

"Jun Tianlan, I trusted you, which is why I allowed you to command the Xuanwu Army, but I never expected you to use this to blackmail me!" Emperor Sikong sneered, "Throw Jun Tianlan into the Heavenly Prison!"

"Sikong Tian!" Jun Tianlan hadn't expected Sikong Tian to poison his tea and temporarily seal his cultivation.

"Jun Tianlan, you guessed right. I sealed the exit of the secret realm. Now, your precious granddaughter will probably never be able to come out for the rest of her life."

Sikong Tian sneered, "The poison from the Alchemy Sect is indeed quite good."

Jun Tianlan: !!!

If looks could kill, Sikong Tian would probably have been torn to pieces by now.

After Jun Tianlan was taken away, Emperor Sikong looked at the sky not far away. This beast tide was beyond his calculations.

He still can't figure out where these monsters came from.

As the flute rang out, the previously restless beasts, as if possessed, began to frantically ram the formation.

In an instant, the formation vanished, and they rolled towards the imperial city.

"Monsters, so many monsters!"

The people of the capital city were terrified when they saw this dark mass of people.

They tried to run, but they were clearly no match for the monsters.

"Stop them!"

Long Zhen's expression was grim: "We absolutely cannot allow these demonic beasts to enter the city."

"yes!"

The Xuanwu army defended the city gates to the death, killing the monsters that rushed out, but there were too many monsters.

Soon, some people were injured.

"Damn it! Why are these monsters rushing into the city?"

"Could it be... that the Emperor himself issued an order to lure these demonic beasts into the imperial city?"

"ah!"

The monster's claws dug into the shoulder blade of one of the Xuanwu soldiers, snapping the bone. He staggered backward as his longsword pierced the monster's belly.

The flute music continued to play, and the monsters that heard it seemed to have been given a stimulant.

Long Zhen's face was icy cold, and his killing intent surged forth.

After slaying a demonic beast, they stormed into the imperial city.

Liu Ruyan used her spiritual power to activate the flute music, and this flute music could make these demonic beasts become more and more irritable.

Boom! Long Zhen thrust his long sword toward Liu Ruyan, but Qiu Lao behind him released his spiritual power to block Long Zhen's attack.

Elder Qiu was at the peak of the Spirit King realm, and Long Zhen was forced back two steps by the powerful spiritual force.

"Crown Prince, was it you who allowed this woman to lure the demonic beast into the capital?!"

Long Zhen clutched his chest, glaring angrily at Sikong Yu, "Do you know there are 100,000 people in the capital?! They are all ordinary citizens without any cultivation!"