Chapter 200 The True "Demon"
Inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, as Master Xuanji was stunned by a handkerchief, the so-called "demon's appearance" turned into a farcical spectacle.
On the high platform.
The Empress Dowager gripped the armrests of the throne so tightly that her fingernails almost broke.
Looking at the mocking and suspicious eyes of the ministers below, and at Pei Yunjing and Tang Li's amused expressions, the last thread of reason in her mind snapped.
We lost?
No! I cannot lose!
If we let them walk out of this Hall of Supreme Harmony alive today, I will be the one who dies tomorrow!
"Useless! All of you are useless!"
The Empress Dowager suddenly stood up, ripped off her heavy phoenix crown, and threw it hard to the ground.
She no longer maintained any semblance of decorum, nor did she make any excuses.
Her disfigured face was contorted, revealing a hideous expression of utter despair.
"What are you still standing there for?!"
She pointed at the hesitant executioners around her and roared hysterically:
"Who cares if she's human or demon! Who cares if she's visible or not!"
"Kill them all! Kill them all!"
"Chop those two scoundrels into mincemeat! Set them on fire! Burn them alive! This Great Sheng empire belongs to me! No one can take it away from me!"
If reasoning doesn't work, then there's no point in trying.
Now that the scam has been exposed, let's settle things with a knife!
"kill--!!!"
The five hundred axemen, having received their death orders, gleamed with ferocity in their eyes.
Without further hesitation, they raised their heavy Xuanhua axes and marched with steps that shook the entire hall, like an impenetrable wall of bronze and iron, crushing down on the two people in the center of the hall.
The cold light was chilling, and the murderous aura was overwhelming.
The civil and military officials were so frightened that they ran away with their heads in their hands, their screams echoing throughout the hall.
"court death."
Pei Yunjing coldly uttered two words.
He didn't even flinch when faced with these five hundred desperate men.
"Han Zheng, bring me my 'Delusion-Slaying' sword!"
Pei Yunjing roared, and Han Zheng, who was below the stage, rushed forward and presented his sword.
Since the Empress Dowager wants to turn the Hall of Supreme Harmony into a slaughterhouse, then he will grant her wish and let the blood flow like a river!
Just as Pei Yunjing was about to draw his sword...
A soft, warm little hand gently pressed down on the back of his hand, forcefully pushing the murderous sword that was about to be drawn back into its sheath.
"Your Highness, please wait."
Tang Li's voice was light and cheerful, with an untimely ease.
Pei Yunjing was taken aback and turned his head to look.
Tang Li was looking up at him, her almond-shaped eyes curving into crescents as she smiled, her eyes crinkling like a mischievous little fox.
Why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut?
She stretched out her finger and gently tapped the breastplate on Pei Yunjing's breastplate:
“Your clothes are brand new. If they get splattered with the blood of these bastards, it will be such a hassle to wash them off.”
“But…” Pei Yunjing frowned, looking at the approaching axe.
"Leave it to me."
Tang Li blinked, turned around, and faced the five hundred axemen surging like a tide, as well as the mad old woman on the high platform.
She simply raised her right hand lazily; it was the same hand she had just used to "slap Master Xuanji in the face."
"Your Majesty the Empress Dowager."
Tang Li's clear voice pierced through the shouts of battle, reaching everyone's ears distinctly.
"Didn't you keep saying that I was a witch?"
"Didn't you say that I could command all beasts and wreak havoc on the court?"
She looked at the Empress Dowager, a bewitching and arrogant smile slowly curving her lips:
"Since you've already pinned this charge on me so firmly..."
"Then today, if I don't let you witness the true 'sorcerer' magic'..."
Tang Li raised her hand, interlocking her thumb and middle finger, striking an elegant pose:
"Wouldn't that make me look bad?"
Before anyone could react to what she was about to do, the words had just fallen.
"Smack!"
A crisp, resounding snap, seemingly capable of piercing the soul, suddenly rang out in the center of the hall, where deathly silence and clamor coexisted.
As the snap of the fingers fell.
"Boom—!!!"
Outside the main hall, where there had only been shouts of battle, a chilling tremor suddenly resounded.
The earth trembled, and even the glazed tiles on the main hall rustled.
The sound grew closer and louder, like a massive army charging madly against the palace walls!
The executioners stopped in their tracks.
The Empress Dowager's roar was stuck in her throat.
Everyone looked in horror at the tightly closed doors and windows of the main hall.
"Wh...what was that sound?"
Was there an earthquake?
Before they could figure it out...
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Crash—!!!"
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