"It's not just that they have malicious intentions; they are greedy and hopelessly addicted to power."
Seeing Jun Xiaoqiao's anger, Cen Xi added, "It was understandable that Emperor Taizu was blinded by greed a hundred years ago and plotted to seize someone else's throne. But now, blinded by greed, he is plotting to seize his own throne and killing his own juniors. This is unprecedented in history."
"That's true! Let's go take a look at the city gate too."
Jun Xiaoqiao, looking like a general who has been shed blood on the battlefield, is quite amusing.
Do you have a zither in your residence?
Cen Xi recalled the banquet hosted by Emperor Taizu and immediately became somewhat serious.
Yes! What do you want?
Jun Xiaoqiao clearly sensed that something was wrong with this person's aura.
"Kill a person, a person who stirs up trouble."
With such a grand display of force, Cen Xi was certain that Emperor Taizu Yan was leading the charge, and today was the perfect opportunity for her to kill him.
"You can kill people with your instrument?"
Jun Xiaoqiao opened her eyes wide, her face filled with disbelief.
"Naturally, with my internal strength, even if they inoculate the promised person with the plague, I can render them powerless. You'll see later."
He hadn't dared to have this blind confidence before, but after going through the Hidden Gate, her demonic voice pierced the air, saying, "You are an unparalleled weapon of mass destruction, killing gods and Buddhas alike, and you have never been defeated."
"Alright, then I'll be watching your show tonight."
Seeing her so confident, Jun Xiaoqiao casually gave an order and sent someone into the house to fetch the zither.
Of the four city gates, the south gate was indeed the most aggressive. As soon as Cen Xi and Jun Xiaoqiao went up to the city wall, they saw General Xu Yi with a stern face, waving his battle flag and directing the men below to carry out the defense.
His obese body trembled back and forth, sweat beaded on his forehead, and he seemed to be on the verge of collapse.
Cen Xi didn't ask any more questions. He simply set up the zither on the city tower and began to pluck the strings with his fingers.
In a flash, a white barrier rose behind her, blocking out the howling wolves and howls of the attacking soldiers on the other side. Instantly, the soldiers on the other side felt a tearing pain in their eardrums, as if all the strength had been drained from their bodies, and their sword-wielding hands fell limply to the ground.
Seeing the situation was very favorable, Xu Yi was overjoyed. He glanced at Cen Xi and immediately said loudly:
"Brothers, the enemy is under control. This is a great opportunity for us to make our mark! Kill!"
He had barely finished shouting those words when he personally grabbed his broadsword, ordered the city gates opened, and stormed out.
Seeing that Cen Xi had instantly turned the tide, Jun Xiaoqiao turned around, hugged Cen Xi, and laughed loudly:
"I didn't realize you were such a powerful weapon! What's the name of this divine song? Maybe you can teach me sometime, and I'll try it out myself."
"Get out of the way! Let's go to the next city gate. The person I'm looking for isn't here. The composer is called 'Demon Sound Breaks the Sky,' a name given by Yu Kuang, who is also your cousin Jun Jianchou."
Cen Xi pulled her hand away, feigning composure. Actually, she was overjoyed to hear Jun Xiaoqiao praise her. This girl often teased her; it was rare for her to receive such a compliment.
"So Jun Jianchou has also learned it?"
Jin Jun and Xiao Qiao asked excitedly.
"Yes, when I first heard someone say that this melody sounded like the demonic music of the Hidden Sect piercing the air, I suspected that Yu Kuang might have time-traveled. Later, it was confirmed that he was right."
Cen Xi suppressed her smugness and slowly explained.
"I remember when you two went out to play in college, you seemed to have gotten into some trouble somewhere. Is that why you played this piece back then?"
Jun Xiaoqiao thought of Yu Kuang and Cen Xi, how close they used to be, like they were inseparable. Suddenly, that incident popped into her mind.
"Well, don't mention that. I was just fooling around. Ms. Li scolded me for a long time and deducted a month's allowance from my pay."
Whenever Cen Xi thought of her past hardships, she couldn't help but wipe away a couple of dry tears.
"It seems so. Your Ms. Li is quite fierce. Let's go to the next city gate. This time I want to see more clearly just how formidable she is."
Jun Xiaoqiao nodded in agreement and excitedly pulled Cen Xi down the city wall.
"Alright! I can teach you when the time comes, but you've never really liked these ancient things, so I don't know if you'll be able to learn them."
Cen Xi glanced at him and then said.
"I must learn it. Such a powerful weapon! If I master it, how will those ordinary Xiao Xiaos ever get close to me? Don't worry, I'm smart enough. This little trick won't stump me!"
Jun Xiaoqiao has always been confident and outspoken, so there's nothing wrong with what she said.
As they were talking, the two had already ridden their horses to the west gate.
Because there were few soldiers inside the city, the defending troops in the western part of the city were also having a very difficult time. When Cen Xi and Jun Xiaoqiao arrived, the rebel army outside the city was already on the verge of breaking through the city walls.
Upon seeing this, Cen Xi's face darkened. He disregarded going to the city gate and immediately picked up the guqin, plucking it repeatedly.
The situation was urgent, and she didn't care whether it was her own side or someone else's, so she didn't set up any protective barriers. After a series of actions, she turned this group of people into a pile of mud.
After doing all this, Cen Xi felt that she probably couldn't go to the other two city gates anymore.
"Xiao Qiao, have Qingyi and your maid Yuyao go to the East Gate and you go to the North Gate to check. I'll wait here for a quarter of an hour. If the enemy doesn't have reinforcements, I'll also go to the East Gate and the North Gate."
Cen Xi looked at the current situation and had no choice but to give this instruction.
"Alright, be careful too! If nothing happens, head to my north gate first."
Jun Xiaoqiao also realized that the west gate was currently unguarded, and the enemy army would likely advance unimpeded. So she nodded, turned her horse around, and headed towards the north gate.
"Goodbye!"
Cen Xi waved to her and walked up the city wall. Little did she know that the West Gate was a trap specially set for her by Emperor Yan Taizu.
She originally planned to stay on the city wall for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea before heading to the north gate. But Emperor Taizu was waiting for her to be alone. Then he would do everything in his power to deal with her.
So just as she was about to leave, a large group of people arrived outside the city gate. Cen Xi could see clearly that the white-clad man at the head of the group was Xiao Qiliang, the man she had sworn brotherhood with at Qingshan Academy. And standing next to him was a black-clad man with an even more refined air.
Because of the distance, Cen Xi couldn't see his face, but the imposing and flamboyant imperial aura emanating from him was impossible to ignore. Cen Xi thought to herself, this person must be Emperor Taizu Yan without a doubt.
Even from a hundred miles away, she could feel the other person's deep and sharp eyes staring intently at her.
Cen Xi thought to herself, "If only I had a telescope. Enemies are always furious when they meet. What if one of them died today? I feel so bad. I didn't even get to see what they looked like before I died. I'm so unwilling to accept it."
But no matter what, she was going to kill this person today, so Cen Xi placed the zither beside her and used her internal energy to transmit her voice a hundred miles away to confirm the identity of the person.
"May I ask if this young master opposite me is named Yan Shengxiao?"
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