Chapter 145: Moonlit Night Battle at Sui Palace

"Long life and good health."

Yang Guang read these four words twice, first with enthusiasm, and then in a low and muffled tone, giving people a decadent feeling like an old goose crying in the cold.

The stern look in the dragon's eyes melted away.

It was as if an old dragon was shedding its skin in search of a new life, but found that it could no longer shed its old skin. In frustration, all its hopes were shattered.

Seeing him like this, Zhou Yi started to guess.

"It seems that Your Majesty has found the Book of Immortality."

Yang Guang sneered, opened the brocade box beside him, took out the things inside, and threw them in front of Zhou Yi, his tone full of ridicule:

"You neither understand the common rule of the world nor are you trapped in a dream. Immortality and the longevity of turtles and cranes are nothing but a deception. You are so self-righteous, but have you ever been ahead of me?"

He drank another glass of wine and admired the expression of the great traitor in front of him.

Zhou Yi picked up Yang Guang's book of immortality and took a look. It was indeed related to the exercise diagram on the book of immortality.

But it has been changed a lot and looks weird.

Some places have changed beyond recognition.

Seeing that he remained silent, the smile on Yang Guang's pale face became even wider: "How is it?"

"Your Majesty, have you practiced this technique?"

"It's just an ordinary martial arts manual. What's so special about it? I've seen thousands of manuals, but even the most powerful masters have to obey my command. The Buddhist and demonic traditions are nothing more than this. So why practice it? Do you still think you're so brilliant?"

Zhou Yi handed the "Book of Immortality" back to Yang Guang:

"Firstly, Your Majesty, this precious book is derived from the Taoist secret book of immortality, but it has traces of the skills of the Mobei cult. It is obvious that someone has tampered with it. Fortunately, you did not practice it too deeply, otherwise you would have been tricked."

Yang Guang glanced at the precious book without changing his expression.

"Secondly, the Art of Immortality is indeed as you said. It is one of the Four Great Books, but it is still a martial arts classic. This skill is extremely difficult to practice, but once it is mastered, one can reach an extraordinary realm like Guangchengzi and shatter the diamond."

"Third, immortality is not a hoax. I know of a man who lived from the Eastern Jin Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty, remaining youthful for over two hundred years, roaming freely throughout the universe. He then shattered the void in pursuit of eternity. Both Ning Sanren and the Demon Sect's Yin Hou know of this man, but Your Majesty has probably never heard of him."

After hearing this, Yang Guang's expression finally changed, and he clenched the precious book in his hand as if he was grabbing a life-saving straw.

Zhou Yi was quite ruthless: "Your Majesty, you'd better stop dreaming. You are old, and your energy has long been drained. Even if the immortality method is placed in front of you now, you don't have the slightest chance.

Sometimes I wonder, if Your Majesty had sought these immortality books from the beginning after becoming emperor, hidden away in the palace to practice turtle and crane techniques, leaving the empire to capable ministers, and occasionally intervening, you probably wouldn't have ended up like this."

After hearing such heart-wrenching words, Yang Guang gasped and glared at him angrily: "A rebellious thief like you, I will chop off your head a thousand times without any regrets."

"Don't be angry. I'm different from those eunuchs in front of the palace. I just like to tell the truth."

Yang Guang poured him a glass of wine just now, and Zhou Yi also poured one for Yang Guang.

Guang was very proud and drank it all in one gulp.

Zhou Yi was prepared for Yang Guang to call for help, but he didn't expect that Yang Guang would suppress his anger, which was obviously not in line with Yang Guang's temperament.

He said meaningfully, "It seems that there are not many people around your majesty that you can trust."

Yang Guang seemed not to understand what he said and ignored him. He only asked, "Why are you here, you traitor?"

Zhou Yi reminded him, "I came here in pursuit of the followers of the Great Ming Zunjiao. Even if Your Majesty is incompetent and a failure, you should not associate with the evil cult of Mobei. Such behavior will only make the Turks in the north laugh at you."

"Testing me?"

Yang Guang said with disdain: "How can a thief like you from Mobei be qualified to see the emperor?"

Zhou Yi saw that he didn't seem to be faking it: "Unfortunately, your subordinates have other ideas."

"Who is it?"

"Yu Wenzhi."

Yang Guang was not angry: "Yuwenqing's family is deeply favored by me, how can I allow you to stir up trouble?"

Zhou Yi said indifferently, "The Mobei cult has a poison master at the Yuguan Yinma Posthouse, named Sao Niangzi. She is in Jiangdu. She used her beauty to have contact with two people, one of whom was the deceased General Lai Huer, and the other was Dugu Ba.

After killing Lai Huer, Lady Sao was killed by me. Before she died, she brought me into the palace with information about Dugu Ba. Now it seems that Your Majesty has nothing to do with the Great Ming Zunjiao.

He hinted at it indirectly to see Yang Guang's reaction.

Unexpectedly, after hearing the three words "Dugu Ba", Yang Guang didn't need him to ask any more questions and said simply: "Dugu Ba is dead."

"Was he also killed by the Mobei cult?"

Yang Guang's eyes locked on Zhou Yi's face: "I found him in the harem. At that time, he was lying on the bed of a concubine."

After hearing this, Zhou Yi and Dugu Feng were both shocked.

Dugu Ba is a bastard, but he probably doesn't have the courage to do such a thing.

"Your Majesty killed him?"

"It's not a pity that he died, but before I could chop off his head, he was already dead."

Under normal circumstances, Yang Guang would never mention this matter.

But thinking about the changes that happened one after another in the palace, there was a fight outside the water palace, and there was a big thief inside the water palace.

He brought it upon himself and became a lonely man.

Zhou Yi heard the footsteps approaching outside the water palace and said to Yang Guang:

"Your Majesty, you actually have one last chance."

"What opportunity?"

"Return Zhang Xutuo from Yangzi County and have his army confront the forces within the city. This way, they will both suffer losses. You can survive, and I can profit from it."

"Huh, you're dreaming."

"This is reality. The world is in chaos because of you. How many loyal ministers are there left to the Sui Dynasty?"

Zhou Yi stood up and covered himself with a black scarf. Yang Guang knew he was leaving and angrily threw the cup.

Shouted:

"Come here, capture the assassin!"

He had used up all his strength in this roar. With a loud bang, the nanmu table in front of Yang Guang was split in two by the sword energy. Although no sword hit him, the strong wind pushed him backward. His Nine Dragon Robe was stained with wine, and he looked extremely embarrassed.

Several eunuchs rushed forward with their Qinggong skills, shouting, "Protect the emperor!"

There were many shouts from all around: "How dare you!"

The masters of the imperial guards attacked together, and whistling arrows were shot out from left and right by the archers who controlled the bows. The sound of breaking strings resounded through the dark night.

"Get lost!"

Yang Guang waved his hand, and the eunuchs dared not block his way.

They surrounded Yang Guang and stood outside the water palace, looking at the chaos below.

The two men in black were so skilled in lightness skills that they passed through the rain of arrows from more than a hundred guards in a short time.

As soon as Zhou Yi came out of the water hall, he heard the sound of violent breaking wind.

These were the masters who had been attracted by another group of people before. If these people had been around Yang Guang all the time, he would have had no way of getting close to them.

"Where are you going?"

Delayed by the rain of arrows, the Sui emperor's direct guards and the troops from the left and right guard offices arrived in an instant.

When the leading general, who was wearing light armor, made a move, the energy that emerged from between his fingers was more than comparable to that of Dugu Sheng, one of Yang Guang's five bodyguards.

Zhou Yi's heart froze, knowing that this general was definitely not a member of the imperial guards.

Including the several soldiers around him who were wielding Thousand Ox Swords, the martial arts they used all gave people a sense of familiarity.

He is from the Demon Sect~!

As soon as he thought of this, the general had already arrived.

He was using an ancient bronze halberd of quite ancient design.

When the man approached three meters away, the long sword Zhou Yi drew out was suddenly covered with a layer of fire. His strong wrist shook, and the fire became more intense. Before the sword arrived, the sword energy of Lihuo had already poured out and slashed out!

When the general saw this, his face turned slightly purple, and a burst of innate true energy filled with a cold and gloomy aura burst out from his body.

The tip of the ancient bronze halberd and the horizontal blade spun violently as he pushed it forward. The cold and yin true energy immediately expanded into a field, drawing the fire sword energy into it. Then, as if piercing through a piece of silk cloth, the tip of the spear tore through the energy and stabbed Zhou Yi directly!

The glazed tiles on the roof shattered to both sides, and everything around had to avoid this extremely powerful blow.

But what he didn't expect was that Zhou Yi used his sword to counter the halberd without dodging at all.

The sword thrust forward was filled with a sense of naturalness.

Only in a duel between masters can the ingenuity of this sword be clearly seen.

The general only looked at the man in black with eyes as sharp as an eagle, as if any of his slightest movements could not escape his eyes, even the movement of the muscles covered under his clothes seemed to be seen through.

With his understanding of various martial arts, the first thing that came to his mind when he saw this sword technique was the Yijian technique of Master Yijian Fu Cailin!

Before their swords and spears clashed, the mentality and momentum of the two men had changed.

Zhou Yi moved forward fearlessly, as if he was determined to destroy the enemy with one sword, and his momentum was rising steadily.

As for the general, he turned his wrist slightly, brought out his horizontal blade and swept left and right, showing a defensive posture.

However, he chose the perfect time to strike. If Zhou Yi did not change his tactics, he would have been hit directly by his strike. Unless there was a huge difference in the power between the two, he would have been able to block the sword.

At that time, his ancient bronze halberd could hook, peck, and stab, leaving the opponent wide open and killing him in an instant.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yi's moves did not change at all. When he was about to be hit by the ancient halberd, the space suddenly contracted, and the cold energy around the ancient halberd was violently pulled away. This stealing force was released, and a sound like a shattering mirror was heard in the void.

The general's expression changed slightly as he recognized the move.

How could this be the Queen Yin's Heavenly Demonic Magic?!

Suspicions arose, but the compressed true energy pulled his ancient halberd, causing it to shift out of position.

The long sword avoided the horizontal blade, and Zhou Yi's body moved with the sword, and the flash was so fast that it was difficult for the eyes to follow.

This general was a great master. After observing his movements, he realized that he could not chase him with his halberd, so he quickly withdrew.

Just the fact that he withdrew is enough for an ordinary martial artist to learn for a lifetime.

His footwork was dense and his hands conjured up countless real and fake halberd shadows, just like the halberd soldiers among the five chariot battles in the Spring and Autumn Period charging, flashing hundreds of cold lights, making it difficult for the enemy to figure out and dare not pursue him.

Zhou Yi's long sword moved forward without hesitation, cutting straight into the shadow of the halberd.

“Ding~!”

There was a loud and crisp sound.

The ordinary long sword condensed in the moonlight, as if it had turned into a magical weapon, and the shadow of the halberd of the Zhechoulangjiang disappeared and turned into a real object.

The long sword was stuck on the horizontal blade, and Zhou Yi pressed down with his right hand.

The general exerted a huge force and pushed forward. The purple color appeared on his face again. Suddenly, he saw that the man in black opposite him was faster. He pressed his left hand on his right hand, and the space shook. A huge force and a feeling of space contraction spread.

This Heavenly Demonic Technique is a little different. The one behind Yin is collapse, but this one is contraction, which makes him extremely uncomfortable.

The next moment, the ancient halberd was pressed down.

He thought something was wrong and quickly crouched down, using his feet to crush the palace below. In an instant, a sword energy passed over his head.

With a cracking sound, a beam supporting the corridor below fell and hit the floor tiles.

What's going on? Where did a top-level expert who knows the Heavenly Demonic Art appear from?!

Did the Queen of Yin teach you?

But what he used was obviously not the Heart-Searching Sword Technique.

The general was thinking hard while dodging the sword, and the soldiers who came with him were all shocked.

They had never seen anyone push their own man into such a state of embarrassment.

Just as he was thinking about something, sword energy suddenly attacked and several screams rang out.

Dugu Feng killed several people and was about to retreat with Zhou Yi.

With a loud "boom"!

The young general broke out of the house and attacked again. This time his momentum was even more terrifying, and he had already exerted all his strength.

The powerful cold and yin energy spread out in all directions, rolling up cyclones that cut the body painfully. He rushed towards Zhou Yi with the yin energy field. At first, the shadows of the ancient halberds were all around him.

Suddenly, in an instant, all the shadows were gathered on the tip of the ancient bronze halberd.

That bit of cold air, like a thousand-year-old ice, seemed to be able to freeze a person's spirit, and it went straight to Zhou Yi's throat.

When it approached three meters, it was under the influence of the cold and gloomy field.

The cold spot that could threaten someone's life was actually flashing.

The virtual becomes real, and the real becomes virtual.

This person's magic skills are fierce, and he is also a top master in halberd techniques.

However, no matter how he tried to become ethereal, that point could not escape from Zhou Yi's sight.

His sword light also turned into a point, piercing through the surrounding cold air and hitting the tip of the spear.

The entire palace shook violently all of a sudden. The wood cores of the eight main beams that supported the palace's weight turned into powder and broke into pieces. The entire palace sank downwards, and a violent gust of wind blew outward in circles with the two people as the center. The glazed tiles flew out like hidden weapons.

It seemed like they were evenly matched, but the general knew that he had already lost the contest of strength.

The halberd technique was seen through.

Moreover, the opponent blocked his ancient bronze halberd with a sword.

It's a pity that he doesn't understand the true teaching of the method of transforming true Qi into Gang. The true Qi is subtle but not dense. Otherwise, when the Gang Qi collides with each other, and the long spear hits the sword, if the power is similar, the long sword will definitely break.

Zhou Yi blocked the attack, and when he got close to the opponent, he changed his sword moves and used the nimble and swift sword "Wind God Shadowless" to pierce the opponent's vital points.

In a flash, the two sides exchanged swords and spears for more than twenty moves.

Zhou Yi took full advantage of the offensive, cut through the opponent's armor, killed four men who came to help, and when he was about to chop the opponent's neck, he turned his head to avoid it.

But it left a sword wound on his shoulder.

In the moonlight from the palace lanterns, Zhou Yi saw a few drops of lavender blood.

If this isn't the Purple Qi Heavenly Net, could it be the Purple Blood Dharma?

At this moment, a sharp voice said in a calm tone:

"General Lin, this assassin is very skilled. We are here to lend you a hand."

An old eunuch with a white face and no beard had just finished speaking when the whisk in his hand had already released a powerful gust of wind.

Countless white threads emitted silver light as the true energy gathered, but before the whisk threads reached Zhou Yi, a sword light flashed from Eunuch Wei's flank, forcing him to withdraw his attack.

He swept the whisk in front of him to dissolve the sword energy.

Seeing the other man in black glance away from his men, General Lin didn't dare to bother Zhou Yi. He felt like retreating. He took a step back and leaped. Two sword energies swept across the roof below and flipped him over.

Zhou Yi slapped the upturned roof with one palm, knocking more than a dozen soldiers who were rushing up into chaos.

The army gathered and the sound of footsteps came from all directions.

"Walk!"

Zhou Yi and Dugu Feng retreated together.

But a dense rain of arrows came from behind, and the imperial guards' archers had already arrived.

Nearly two thousand people fired at the same time, cutting off their retreat!

No matter how powerful the two were, they were still mortal. General Lin and Eunuch Wei were afraid of being accidentally injured, so they jumped out of the palace like Zhou Yi.

"Kill them, leave them behind!"

The army arrived very quickly in the important area of ​​the imperial city and has surrounded it tightly.

According to the military battle, at this time, as long as they sacrifice dozens or hundreds of lives and drag the troops forward, they can kill the master who invaded the palace.

But Zhou Yi killed people too quickly. He killed more than a dozen people in seconds with his quick sword as soon as he landed.

Dugu Feng swung his sword, turning the blue bricks into powder and stirring up dust.

General Lin and Eunuch Wei, two great masters, rushed over, trying to cut off their retreat. Zhou Yi stepped on the collapsed beam and his罡气 turned into a long sword. With a shock, the long sword broke into hundreds of pieces.

He swung his sword, sending out a streak of shattered and dancing silver light, forcing General Lin and Eunuch Wei to block it.

In a moment, Zhou Yi had already picked up the beam and threw it into the air.

He pulled the little phoenix, who was recovering from forcing the imperial guards back, into his arms, stepped onto the house, then stepped on the collapsed corridor, and flashed to catch up with the flying beam.

He stepped on the pillars and broke out of the heavy guards.

Although the archer below was surprised, he maintained a high level of composure, narrowed his eyes slightly, and ran after his body, waiting for the moment he fell.

However, just as the beam began to fall, Zhou Yi kicked it and used the force to leap into the air again!

"shoot!!"

Thousands of arrows chased into the sky.

What Zhou Yi never expected was that the force of space under his feet contracted, gathering the incoming arrows into a step. He stepped on the arrows and jumped again, taking the opportunity to avoid the remaining arrows.

Under the illumination of a huge crescent moon, he took a spinning step in the air, and then took another step, giving people a terrifying feeling as if he was walking on the moon.

Thousands of imperial guards were dumbfounded. As they watched this miraculous skill of lightness, most of them had forgotten to shoot the next arrow.

Even General Lin and Eunuch Wei, two great masters, were surprised.

Equally surprised was a psychic, flat-haired beast circling in the air.

It was conducting aerial reconnaissance, but it had no idea.

Instead of flying under the high cliff where Yun Shuai was practicing, it was stepped on on its wings over the Sui Dynasty imperial city.

"Hey~!"

It cried out in pain, and its feathers were instantly shattered by the strong wind. It fell from the sky in circles.

But the culprit used its body to fly farther.

Dugu Sheng, who was rushing over with another team of imperial guards, was hit by a strange bird three hundred feet away from the water palace.

He cursed and broke the strange bird's neck.

At this moment, on the top of the water palace pavilion, two people were staring blankly into the distance.

"Your Majesty, can you still see them?"

Empress Xiao stood beside Yang Guang and asked questions foolishly.

"I can't see."

Yang Guang was shocked and began to believe that what Zhou Yi said was true.

You can indeed go anywhere in the world.

This is what people who pursue longevity should be like.

He even had the illusion that the other party had ascended to heaven.

"Are they going to the moon?"

When Yang Guang heard this, he looked at Empress Xiao, who was dignified and charming beside him.

He had four sons and two daughters, one of whom died young. Among the remaining five children, two sons and one daughter were born to Empress Xiao.

There is no need to say much about the relationship between the two.

"That's not like something you could say."

"I heard that Your Majesty has been studying the science of immortality recently, so I just mentioned it casually."

Talking about "immortality", combined with the scene just now, Yang Guang's heart was ablaze with passion. But thinking of Zhou Yi's words, he felt like he had suffered a huge blow and was very depressed.

Looking at the lake below the water palace, under the illumination of the palace lanterns, one's own reflection is reflected in the water.

Yang Guang was lost in thought and said quietly, "What a nice head! Who will chop it off?"

"Your Majesty~!"

Queen Xiao looked very sad, as if she had become an ordinary wife.

The sadness at this time was created by her husband.

She looked towards the noise outside and said with a worried tone: "These people..."

"Don't worry about it."

Yang Guang interrupted her.

Empress Xiao swallowed her sighs. The emperor in Dongdu and the emperor in Jiangdu had completely different personalities.

Recently, it is even more difficult to figure out.

She also knew about the changes in the palace, but the emperor could do nothing, let alone her.

"Queen, will the Dugu family betray me?"

Empress Xiao thought he was referring to the incident in the harem, so she consoled him by saying, "Dugu Ba has been dead for a long time. It was just that the villain deliberately angered Your Majesty."

"Don't mention Dugu Ba, just talk about the Dugu family."

Empress Xiao replied, "Among the people protecting Your Majesty in Jiangdu, Dugu Sheng is the most trustworthy. Furthermore, due to the relationship with my mother, the Dugu family is the least likely to betray Your Majesty."

Yang Guang snorted, with a layer of anger on his face: "The Dugu family is really capable."

Queen Xiao didn't understand why he was angry again.

Not long after, the on-duty guard Dugu Sheng came outside to ask for a meeting.

Yang Guang dismissed everyone else and spoke to Dugu Sheng alone.

The old man's face turned pale and he knelt on the ground in fear.

When he left the water palace, his old face was pale and his palms were sweaty.

After Eunuch Wei reported the chaos in the imperial city, Yang Guang summoned the palace maids and folk artists.

Then the music started and the dancing began.

The Jiangdu Palace Moon is once again singing in the Linjiang Palace.

Listening to this tune, General Lin outside the water palace was walking back and forth with his hands behind his back.

Soon, Eunuch Wei came looking for him.

"Has the King of Chu figured out who that is?"

Lin Shihong snorted coldly: "The only one with such Qinggong skills is probably the Jiang Huaijun man. I didn't expect him to be so difficult to deal with. It seems that it's different from what Wen Caiting said."

Lin Shihong put on a sour face, but Eunuch Wei didn't find it strange.

Bi Shouxuan is the uncle of Yin Hou. As his disciple, he is naturally of the same generation as Yin Hou.

His skills were originally better than Bi Shouxuan's, and he has made further progress recently.

However, he didn't expect that he would suffer a great loss at the hands of a junior just after coming out.

"I'm afraid this person coming to Jiangdu will ruin my plans."

"Don't worry, King Chu."

Eunuch Wei said, "Besides us, His Majesty is surrounded by the Dugu and Yuwen clans. We only need to wait for a fight between them. We will seize the opportunity to seize the spoils, and the King of Chu will be able to seize Jiangdu. Then the overall situation in Jiangnan will be in the hands of my Yingui faction."

He added, "There are no Jianghuai Army forces in the city. Even if General Zhou is powerful, what use can he be?"

"I'm afraid the Dugu clan isn't powerful enough, and the Yuwen clan still has the Daming Zunjiao behind them."

"Otherwise, these two families are already at loggerheads, and if the Western Turks and Tuyuhun join in the fun, chaos will inevitably arise."

Lin Shihong nodded slightly, then frowned again: "How can this kid know the Heavenly Demonic Art? What is the Queen of Yin doing? Can't he even keep the Heavenly Demonic Strategy safe?"

Eunuch Wei said:

"Don't worry. This person's martial arts may look like the Heavenly Demonic Art, but it's not necessarily true. The Yin Queen's skills are different. Furthermore, his method of using energy is somewhat similar to Shi Zhixuan's Immortal Seal. Could it be that the Yin Queen and the Evil King are teaching him martial arts together?"

How is this possible?

Lin Shihong folded his arms and sneered.

Eunuch Wei reminded him again, "Queen Yin is in seclusion. When she comes out, even though the King of Chu is in the process of increasing his power, he'd better restrain himself in front of her."

"Could it be that she really can?"

"It's already nine out of ten. With the Queen Yin's power, if he breaks through again, Shi Zhixuan will have nowhere to hide. Once she finishes dealing with Shi Zhixuan, it will be the turn of the two sects and the Six Paths."

"If that's true, Lin is very impressed."

Lin Shihong turned around and said, "Tell everyone in the sect to keep an eye on Jiang Huai. I'll go look for Dou Xian."

Eunuch Wei nodded, naturally knowing what he was going to do.

Dou Xian was the Lieutenant General of the Imperial Guard, and also a person with a strong rebellious spirit in the Xiaoguo Army.

He did not have the courage of Pei Qiantong and Linghu Xingda, but he was too homesick.

They secretly discussed escaping from Yangzhou with some fellow Guanzhong people and returning to Guanzhong to reunite with their families.

The Yingui Sect has long been rooted in Jiangdu, so how could they miss out on those who can be used?

As the Yuwen clan's movements quickened, their movements also quickened.

Even if Yang Guang was slow to react, he could still sense it. But now the wheels were turning, and with his frail body, how could he stop them?

…

Under the moonlight, a black shadow did not stop after running out of the Sui Palace.

He stepped on the ground with one foot, but instead of slowing down, he exerted all his strength to the extreme.

The true energy under his feet is swirling, as if he is walking on the wind.

The speed was extremely fast, making a whistling sound among the houses and buildings.

"Xiaofeng, are you pregnant?"

Zhou Yi asked with difficulty.

The girl urged in a gentle voice: "Faster."

"No, this is the fastest."

Zhou Yi stopped at the top of a big willow tree and took a deep breath.

"I can already point a strange bird at me and make it fly. My Qinggong is no worse than Yun Shuai's."

Dugu Feng touched his back and immediately realized: "It's the clothes that are wrong. Yun Shuai's white robe passed through the wind, cutting the wind apart. That's why there is the ballad of the wind. You need to change your clothes."

"Next time, next time."

Zhou Yi looked back towards the palace:

"Tonight was quite dangerous. The Imperial Guards gathered faster than I expected, and I didn't expect there would be such a master. If I'm not mistaken, that person's martial arts should be the Purple Blood Method."

Seeing her curiosity, Zhou Yi briefly explained this almost lost method.

For example, the blood turns purple, the potential of the human body is tapped, the body's functions are greatly increased, the yin and cold innate true qi field, etc.

Little Phoenix said seriously, "I think the Heavenly Master's Random Thoughts are more powerful. If that person doesn't have help, he won't be your opponent."

When it comes to martial arts, she is very interested.

Zhou Yi put her down from his arms, and the two of them walked towards Dugu Mansion.

Along the way, they talked about swordsmanship.

Zhou Yi used the halberd technique of the Demon Sect master as an example to illustrate how to break his moves.

This naturally utilized the "Escape One" taught by Lu Miaozi, which gave Lin Shihong the illusion of swordplay.

In fact, the two are not the same.

Zhou Yi did not block the opponent's next move first, but saw through the opponent's halberd shadow and saw the deadly spear tip that the opponent wanted to escape, and countered it with extremely fast sword skills.

This feeling of being seen through can easily make people mistake it for swordplay, as if they have lost all their money in a game of chess.

In fact, each has its own tricks.

Zhou Yi communicated with Lu Miaozi for a long time, and saw "all things" and knew "the one that escaped".

In addition to the various scriptures he had studied and the Heavenly Master's Thoughts, his martial arts attainments were rare in the martial arts world.

Even establishing a sect and setting up a temple to preach martial arts classics is easy.

Dugu Feng was deeply touched after listening to his story:

"A few years ago, you only had a vague understanding of martial arts. Now, your martial arts skills have surpassed my grandmother."

Zhou Yi smiled and said, "Grandmother lives in seclusion, while I travel the world. Our perspectives are different."

Little Phoenix was already accustomed to his talent and changed the question:

"The reason you're looking for Yang Guang today is because of Zhang Xutuo?"

"Well, and your third uncle."

Zhou Yi pondered:

"Without Lai Huer, your uncle can't accomplish anything. He's probably too timid to speak clearly to Yang Guang. The Great Ming Zunjiao has taken action against Lai Huer. This matter can't be delayed any longer. I have no choice but to go and see Yang Guang."

"If he wants to live longer, he should listen to me."

Dugu Feng suddenly thought of something and asked with a look of surprise, "Is Zhang Xutuo also one of yours?"

"That's not the case, it's just that someone in his camp is an old acquaintance of mine."

"but."

Zhou Yi changed the subject and looked at her expression: "The matter of your third uncle is now a foregone conclusion."

Dugu Feng's eyebrows darkened slightly: "I'm not really sad, I'm just worried that grandma will be sad after knowing this."

"Don't think of grandma as being so fragile."

Zhou Yi consoled him, "In the martial arts world, even the most formidable figures cannot guarantee an unscathed escape. Life and death are inevitable."

Zhou Yi changed the subject again and told her about his speculation and Yang Guang's situation.

When they returned home, they ran into Mrs. Zhang again.

The first time is unfamiliar, and this time Mrs. Zhang no longer asked questions like "Is it Mr. Zhou?"

But after Zhou Yi left, she pulled Dugu Feng aside to talk to her alone.

Madam Sao died on the eighth day in Pei's mansion.

"Mr. Zhou, there is a change in the palace."

Dugu Sheng recounted what happened in the palace to Zhou Yi.

"Those Mobei people who entered the palace may have some skills, but they're nothing compared to them. However, those two men in black were able to break through the heavy siege of the imperial guards, which is truly remarkable. With the appearance of such masters, and the massive increase in manpower in the left and right guards surrounding the imperial city, if they try to attack Your Majesty again, I'm afraid they'll be unable to escape."

"However, my third brother..."

Seeing that he looked troubled, Zhou Yi asked, "What did His Majesty say to you?"

Dugu Sheng told Zhou Yi about Dugu Ba's appearance in the harem, with anger and panic on his face.

This was obviously a frame-up.

"It's okay. The fact that Dugu Xiong is still able to serve in the Imperial Guards shows that His Majesty is aware of the situation and has not blamed him."

Dugu Xiong is the son of Dugu Ba.

Compared with his lecherous father, he has been working with the Imperial Guards and is considered an honest man.

Dugu Sheng took a deep breath. "Then why did His Majesty scold me so harshly, saying that my Dugu family was associating with rebels and betraying our kin?"

Zhou Yi smiled and said, "That's naturally the matter of Master Ce colluding with the Bamboo Flower Gang."

After hearing this, Dugu Sheng thought about how he had been bullied several times in the palace and was indirectly criticized by Pei Qiantong, and he immediately became furious.

"Damn it! I'll definitely teach this brat a lesson later!"

Seeing this, Zhou Yi turned serious:

"Second Master, you need to wake up a little. The palace was just attacked by an assassin, and His Majesty came to question you. Although it was a reprimand, it was actually to ask you to do something."

"oh?"

Dugu Sheng stared at the external brain: "Mr. Zhou, what do you think?"

"You must go to the palace and, in front of the Eunuch Censor, again propose that Zhang Xutuo's army be allowed to enter the city."

Zhou Yi added, "If anyone mentions the Jianghuai Army, just say that defending Yangzi County was the responsibility of the Yangzhou governor. Yuchi Sheng abandoned the city and shouldn't have handed it over to Zhang Xutuo."

"You can add one more thing, saying that there are many assassins in the palace and that we need the experts from Zhang Xutuo's Golden Purple Camp to defend the palace together."

Dugu Sheng nodded: "When will I enter the palace?"

Zhou Yi pointed outside the door and said, "The horse is ready for you, Second Master."

Dugu Sheng glanced at him and finally walked out the door.

However, he first turned and went to Dugu Ce's courtyard and scolded his eldest nephew.

Then he rushed to the palace without stopping.

This time, Yang Guang's attitude was completely different from before. He patiently listened to Dugu Sheng's account of the true situation of Zhang Xutuo's army.

Although Yuchi Sheng objected, Yang Guang finally agreed after Dugu Sheng's strong advice.

Only three days later

General Zhang and General Zhenkou finally stepped into the Jiangdu city gate together and walked over the magnificent wall that was like a natural moat.

The Xiaoguo army inside the wall wanted to get out, and the Zhang Xutuo army outside the wall wanted to get in.

Looking at the streets of Jiangdu, Zhang Xutuo had an epiphany.

This is his last place of devotion.

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(End of this chapter)