Chapter 52: Wind Rising in the Imperial City
The night was dark.
In the imperial city, Aunt Qin was covered in blood.
The horror in her eyes had not yet dissipated, but at this moment, she was running madly into the city.
The two auras behind her did not chase after her, but lay dormant.
However, Aunt Qin's fear had not yet dissipated.
She entered the palace quickly.
"Aunt Qin, what's wrong with you?" Jin Li was horrified when she saw Aunt Qin covered in blood.
Beside them, Duke Yu and the great sage Kong Qi, who were supervising the progress of the altar, also walked over quickly, obviously noticing Aunt Qin's miserable condition.
When they saw that Aunt Qin was seriously injured, both of them showed worry and despair in their eyes.
In the past few days, they have not only been building the altar, but also secretly conspiring with Aunt Qin to see if they can send Queen Jinli out of the imperial city.
Tonight, Aunt Qin secretly left the city as a test.
But unexpectedly, Aunt Qin would return seriously injured.
"Cough cough..." Aunt Qin coughed and coughed up a mouthful of blood foam, which seemed to be mixed with broken pieces of flesh and organs.
Seeing this, Jinli hurriedly fed the healing medicine brought by the flower fairy to Aunt Qin.
After taking the medicine, Aunt Qin's complexion improved a little.
"Aunt Qin, are you feeling better?" Jinli was extremely worried.
"I'm feeling better now. Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty." Aunt Qin looked at everyone and said solemnly, "Just now, when I was about to leave the city, I was blocked by two emperors!"
"What, two?"
“If there were only two of them, they wouldn’t have hurt me so badly. There are also several of them lurking in the dark.
The most important thing is that they are not human, but monsters! A large formation has been set up outside the imperial city!" Aunt Qin spoke very quickly.
When everyone present heard this, their faces changed drastically.
The great sage Kong Qi's beard trembled: "Demon? A large formation?"
"Outside this formation, blood is everywhere, and there are three thousand white banners in the middle. It seems to be the Soul Burial Banner Formation!" When Aunt Qin said this, everyone present was a little unsettled! The Soul Burial Banner Formation is notorious.
Fifty years ago, there was a small country adjacent to the territory of monsters. It was invaded by the monsters, who set up a Soul Burying Banner Array, which burned hundreds of thousands of people in that small country to death.
Because of that incident, all the human countries on the Wangyue Continent were furious and formed an alliance to fight against the demons.
As a result, his vitality was severely damaged.
It was also because of that incident that the imperial power of the Nanqian Kingdom began to gradually decline.
Several major human countries have undergone tremendous changes.
Now, after hearing Aunt Qin say that there is a soul-burying banner formation outside the imperial city, how could they not be terrified? "Are you seeing things?" Duke Yu looked at Aunt Qin and spoke in a low voice.
The others also looked at Aunt Qin with anxious expressions.
Aunt Qin said: "I'm not mistaken, that's the Soul Burial Banner Formation!"
Kong Qi sat on the ground in a daze after hearing this. Suddenly he stood up and said, "I want to ask Sima Ting what he wants to do."
When Jinli heard the news, she also felt a little frightened.
She also originally thought that Sima Ting only wanted to usurp the throne and only wanted her life and the life of the people behind her.
Now it seems that Sima Ting has evil intentions and wants to destroy the entire Nanqian Kingdom!
However, so many monsters, including emperors, entered Nanqian!
Didn't Tianyun Saint Sect know about this? Jinli felt inexplicably chilled. She also knew that this matter was more complicated than she had imagined.
However, she looked at the altar that was about to be built, and a sharp look appeared in her eyes: "Let's put this aside first, let's build the altar first!"
Her voice was firm and unquestionable.
Kong Qi, who was originally in a state of dismay, also stood up: "Yes, sir."
But he had lost all his energy and spirit.
Jinli returned to the palace and stood alone in the bedroom. She looked through the window at the ancient Qichun tree in the sky. She held Linglong Yuxi tightly.
"Qi Yuan, if it were you, what would you do?"
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In the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Sima Ting lowered his head, looking extremely flattering.
"My Lords, if that person is not eliminated, he may expose the matter of the great formation and affect your great plans."
The thin emperor of Tianyun Holy Sect smiled but said nothing.
The demon king didn't care: "The formation is ready, let's reveal it.
The turmoil in the city is also beneficial to the process of refining the Bloodless Imperial Staff!"
"But...if they spread the news, something unexpected might happen, causing a mutiny among the soldiers in the city!" Sima Ting was still a little worried.
"Can't you, Sima Ting, control your soldiers?" The Monster King mocked.
Sima Ting broke out in a cold sweat: "If the matter is leaked, I will definitely find a reason to appease the troops."
Now, the entire imperial city is in his hands, so it is not difficult to appease the military.
"I heard that at noon the day after tomorrow, your queen will go up to the altar to offer sacrifices to God?" The demon king changed the subject.
"That's right." Sima Ting replied.
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"It's just right, I have nothing to do, I'll go take a look.
Look at my future wine vessel, is it gorgeous enough?" The demon king laughed.
"I'll arrange it right away." Sima Ting originally didn't plan to go, but since the demon king wanted to go, he had to drag all the civil and military officials along with him.
"Yeah." The demon king nodded with satisfaction, a deep look in his eyes.
He went to see the altar, of course, not just to take a look at his wine vessels.
That day, all civil and military officials will gather together, and he will start a massacre.
The blood is turbulent, the people are in panic, and the entire imperial city will fall into turmoil.
Blood, fighting, fear, and desire come together, and the Bloodless Royal Scepter will become even more terrifying.
Of course, he would not tell Sima Ting these words.
…
The altar is more than two meters high, with a pavilion on top. There is a small animal sculpture on each corner of the pavilion.
The whole altar gives people a feeling of being ancient and simple, full of primitive and rugged atmosphere.
From a distance, it looks vast and heavy.
Because of its simplicity, the construction of the altar did not take much time.
Sima Ting sat upright in his seat, and the demon king sat next to him, with no posture at all.
Sima Riyue didn't even have his hair tied up, which made him look even more outrageous.
Beside them, a group of civil and military officials were whispering.
Some looked at Sima Ting with doubt in their eyes, while others looked at the demon king with a thoughtful look.
Apparently, Aunt Qin had leaked the news of the formation.
However, most people think that it was just a plot by Queen Jinli to sow discord.
Of course, none of them had the power of an emperor, so they couldn't find the Soul Burial Banner Formation at all.
"Your Majesty has arrived!"
Following a sound, Queen Jinli appeared in everyone's sight.
She was wearing a golden cross-collared, wide-sleeved dress with a golden phoenix on the sleeves, a white jade necklace decorated with gold flowers around her neck, a delicate jade belt around her waist, and a pearl phoenix crown on her head.
At this moment, she looked like an empress, graceful, dignified and majestic.
Unfortunately, when Empress Jinli appeared, no one saluted her except the Minister of Rites and a few others.
At that time, the army entered the imperial city, and Sima Ting's faction was too lazy to pretend anymore.
Sima Riyue was very proud when he saw this scene. He leaned close to Sima Ting's ear and said in a loud voice: "Dad, if you had done this earlier, your son would have been the crown prince?"
Many civil and military officials in the court smiled when they heard this.
Jinli was speechless when she heard this.
"The auspicious time has arrived, please offer sacrifices to the God!" Kong Qi straightened his back and spoke in a deep voice, as if this sacrifice would witness the end of a dynasty.
Thanks to [罗煞_aA][挑战天下第一水] for the reward!! (End of this chapter)