Pei Zhiyuan's hawk-like eyes fixed on the panicked army of the three battalions in the imperial city. After a long while, he finally spoke: "I don't trust you. The entire imperial city is now blocked. It's impossible to retreat even if you have wings."
"Ha, if you endure for a moment, you will lose more. If you take a step back, you will fall into the abyss. Don't always think about escaping."
"I hope you won't put me at a disadvantage."
Shen Xu looked at the slowly opening gate of Xuanhe Palace and replied in an enigmatic tone, "Of course, I came here to give Master Pei great wealth and honor."
"Heh." Pei Zhiyuan laughed softly. He didn't believe her arrogant words and didn't respond.
"Don't believe me? I told you long ago in Qingzhou Prefecture that I would find a job for you, sir. Now, the time has come."
"How are you going to help me get this wealth?" Pei Zhiyuan raised the corner of his mouth slightly and asked her in a playful tone.
"Let's wait and see."
Shen Xu bent down to pick up the crossbow placed beside him and shot an arrow into the sky. Another whistle sounded, alarming the nearby guards.
Soon, the Yulin Guards hurried over with guns, and rows of seven or eight people quickly gathered in the open space between the watchtower and Xuanhe Palace.
"There's someone on the lookout tower. Go up quickly and capture him."
Seeing that there were about a thousand people coming, Shen Xu quickly took the red gauze bag on his back, raised it above his head and shouted: "Here is the Dzi Bead, tell Master Hua to come out quickly."
The Yulin Guards who heard her voice did not stop but rushed towards the watchtower.
"Everyone, get back behind that crack in the bricks, or I'll destroy this rare treasure immediately!"
Seeing that some people were still rushing forward, Shen Xu shouted threateningly: "When Master Hua comes to question you, none of you will escape death."
The team leader quickly stopped the Yulin Guards, had them retreat to the position requested by Shen Xu, and sent someone to report to Xuanhe Palace.
Shen Xu put down the cloth bag in his hand and whispered to Pei Zhiyuan, "Go guard the entrance to the sentry tower and don't let them come up and attack me."
Pei Zhiyuan picked up the crossbow she gave him and whispered, "There are too many people here. Find a shelter and hide to avoid being shot by arrows."
"Don't worry, their bows and arrows can't shoot that far."
The first to arrive was Yuan Shengjie, commander of the Imperial Guards. He must have come in a hurry, with beads of sweat on his ferocious, scarred face. He tilted his head to inquire about the situation among the Imperial Guards and gave the order directly, "Send a team of archers to the sentry tower first, and ask the East Camp Guards to borrow a few siege ladders."
Soon, a team of Yulin Guards armed with bows and quivers lined up and prepared to approach the watchtower. Shen Xu simply took out a homemade loudspeaker and shouted, "Commander Yuan, are you planning to bear the great sin of destroying the Dzi Beads alone?"
Yuan Shengjie turned his head and gave an order to someone, asking the archery team to stay on standby.
After a while, Master Hua came in wearing a black cloak with red lining, a black robe with dark gold patterns, a tall hat, and official boots, surrounded by four guards with knives.
A few steps away, Song Lin was brought up by two Imperial Guards with knives at their necks. The young emperor also came with him, flanked by guards with knives.
It was obvious that Master Hua was in a very bad mood when he woke up. His face with high cheekbones was full of anger, his small triangular eyes were gleaming with brilliance, and his tone was cold and fierce.
He examined Shen Xu, who was standing on the watchtower's high platform, and said to the soldier beside him, "Tell her that stealing the Dzi beads is a serious crime. Tell her to return the beads as soon as possible and surrender. Perhaps if I'm so pleased, I can even spare her body."
A soldier on the side shouted, "You stole the Dzi beads and disturbed the safety of the imperial city. This is a grave crime punishable by the death of all nine generations of your clan. Why don't you return the Dzi beads now and I will spare your life."
"Unfortunately, Master Imperial Master, all nine of my clansmen are here." Shen Xu held the red gauze bag in one hand and the loudspeaker in the other, shouting downstairs, "Master Imperial Master, don't you want this Dzi bead?"
"Can you even scream?" Yulin Army Commander Yuan Shengjie kicked the shouting soldier away and pointed at her, threatening, "You'd better come down right now, hand over the Dzi Bead and surrender, or I'll make you wish you were dead!"
"Hahahaha, oh? It seems that Commander Yuan still doesn't know the importance of this Dzi bead. Didn't the Imperial Master tell you that this Dzi bead can control the Royal Army's cavalry?
Whoever gets this Dzi bead will be able to control the king's army and become the most powerful official!
If the Grand Master could climb to a high position with the help of Dzi Beads, so can you! Now I will take the Dzi Beads from the Qimen Four Symbols Formation, so why don't you obey my orders?"
"Evil words confuse the people and mislead their minds!"
Shen Xu laughed arrogantly, "I've always been curious. If this Dzi bead is destroyed, who will control the Royal Army and its cavalry? Will the power return to Your Majesty?"
The people in the Yulin Army guards began to waver, whispering to each other.
Master Hua cast a fierce look at Yuan Shengjie, his pale face full of displeasure.
Yuan Shengjie immediately understood and turned around to shout at the noisy Yulin Guards: "Quiet down! Do you want to lose your head?"
He transferred most of the Yulin Guards away, leaving only a small team of about fifty people to confront Shen Xu on the scene.
Seeing the troops gradually withdrawing, Shen Xu continued to speak provocatively, "With the Imperial Master's tyrannical and arrogant temper, if he loses the leverage to control the Royal Master's cavalry, will he be chopped into pieces by the swarming crowd?"
After saying that, he picked up the cloth bag and was about to throw it into the lime water tank prepared in advance.
"Nonsense!" Hua Guoshi said coldly, "The late emperor and Your Majesty entrusted the King's Army to me, so they naturally believed that I was capable of it!"
Shen Xu didn't hear what he said, but he guessed what he would say, so he continued to shout: "Master Hua really knows how to use the power of the tiger to bully others. First, he used the sky beads to coerce and lure the military commander Su Yi to serve you, and then used the name of the royal army to intimidate the three camps in the imperial city.
He threatened Lord Pei to kill General Yu, the leader of the East Camp Guard, by locking up the mother and driving out the father. Then he cultivated and promoted his confidants to become the chief of the Imperial City Guard, so that the three camps in the Imperial City could suppress each other.
What a good trick, Master Imperial Master."
Master Hua looked gloomily at Song Lin, who had a knife at his neck. The masseter muscles on his pale face were clearly protruding, and coupled with his already high cheekbones, he looked particularly evil.
Appearance is determined by the mind.
His narrow green eyes narrowed into slits. Murderous thoughts suddenly filled his heart. Since this little girl could say these things, she must know the secret of the Dzi beads. It seems that neither of this couple can be spared!
"You told her all this?"
Song Lin looked extremely surprised and said blankly, "I don't know anything about this. Is this true?"
He suppressed the tingling sensation on his scalp and awkwardly complimented, "Master Imperial Master, you are so thoughtful and farsighted. You have put so much thought into this."
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