Chapter 202 The Peacock Spreads Its Tail
The sudden attack by the red-crowned cranes threw the five hundred axemen into disarray, but these desperate men were still numerous.
"Don't panic! Shoot arrows! Shoot them dead!"
The archers in the back finally reacted. Although they dared not aim at the wildly flying cranes (for fear of accidentally injuring their own men), they aimed their arrows at the targets on the high platform, who seemed to be detached from the situation—Pei Yunjing and Tang Li.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
A dozen or so arrows pierced through the chaotic crowd, carrying a chilling killing intent, heading straight for the tiger-skin chair next to the dragon throne.
Pei Yunjing didn't even lift his eyelids; he was about to flick his finger to shatter the arrow with a burst of internal force.
"Don't move, someone's about to take your hits."
Tang Li pressed down on his hand, and snapped her fingers in the air with her other hand.
"Whoosh—!!!"
A louder whooshing sound, even louder than before, came from above the shattered dome of the main hall.
Immediately afterwards, clusters of colorful "clouds" cascaded down like waterfalls.
Those were hundreds of green and blue peacocks kept deep in the Imperial Garden, used for the enjoyment of the royal family.
They did not attack enemies like cranes.
Their goal is singular—to protect the Queen.
"Splash!"
Hundreds of peacocks landed and moved in perfect unison to block Pei Yunjing and Tang Li, forming a semi-circular human wall... oh no, a bird wall.
The next second, Tang Li had a thought.
"brush--!!!"
A dazzling sound of feathers rustling filled the air.
Hundreds of peacocks, at the same time, all spread their tail feathers!
Countless tail feathers, interwoven with emerald green, azure blue, and golden yellow, instantly unfolded, overlapping each other perfectly. On each feather was a spot resembling an eye.
Hundreds of brightly colored "eyes" swayed slightly with the trembling of the tail feathers, staring intently at the enemy below.
This is a dazzling, psychedelic shield made up of countless "eyes"!
"Thump! Thump! Thump!"
The cold arrows that were shot at them could not penetrate the thick and tough feather wall layer by layer.
The arrow struck the feathers as if it had hit a pile of cotton; the force was instantly dissipated, and it slid helplessly to the ground.
"What...what kind of sorcery is this?!"
The axemen, who were preparing to charge, had to come to an abrupt halt once again.
Looking at the colorful, constantly swaying "sparrow screen wall" in front of them, they felt dizzy and their trypophobia was about to kick in.
The feeling of being stared at by thousands of "eyes" at the same time is more terrifying than facing swords.
"Demon...monster..."
Some people were so frightened they couldn't even hold their axes.
They'd seen peacocks display their plumage, but hundreds of peacocks displaying their plumage to shield themselves from arrows? Who would believe that there wasn't something fishy going on?!
And behind that magnificent "screen".
Pei Yunjing and Tang Li were sitting comfortably in their chairs, not a single hair out of place.
Through the gaps in the feathers, Tang Li looked at the bewildered assassins outside, grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the table, and started cracking them open while muttering to herself:
"Tsk, although it looks a bit flashy, like a theatrical performance..."
She spat out the sunflower seed shells and nodded with considerable satisfaction.
"But I have to say, it's quite effective."
Pei Yunjing looked at the lush green and blue rear end (the back of a peacock spreading its tail feathers) in front of him, and his lips twitched slightly.
He had seen shield formations and armored formations in his life.
But this "peacock's rear end formation" is indeed... the first time in history.
"My beloved concubine."
Pei Yunjing picked up his wine glass and took a helpless sip:
"Your friends... certainly have a unique aesthetic sense."
"That's right!"
Tangli proudly raised her chin:
This is called "a dazzling array of flowers that dazzle the eye".
"Don't rush, this is just an appetizer."
She clapped her hands, signaling the peacocks to hold on:
"The real 'heart-piercing' part... is yet to come."
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