The city of all monsters, in the imperial capital.
A seemingly inconspicuous deer demon walked through the narrow and rugged alley and then entered an abandoned house.
He stealthily took out a scroll and quickly spread it out on the ground.
Soon, a person emerged from the scroll, followed by the second, third, and fourth person... and the small house was filled to the brim.
If the Golden Horn Guards of the Imperial Capital were here, they would be horrified to recognize that these cultivators are mostly from the Scale Clan, Feather Clan, and Kun Clan, and are all high-level cultivators in the Cave Origin Realm.
Long Long finally teleported out of the scroll, put away the Red Dust Hundred Worlds Scroll on the ground, and then said:
"Let's take a head count."
"Everyone is here, Elder Longlong!" The monks quickly counted the number of people and reported.
"Okay, let's go!" After Long Long gave an order, everyone went out one after another, disguised as ordinary citizens and dispersed.
About half an hour later, all important facilities in the imperial capital were severely damaged.
Many guarding monks were assassinated, and even Captain Golden Horn was killed in the first place. The city soon fell into chaos.
The Horned Clan monk quickly scanned the city and found that the city was full of hostile monks, with the number exceeding a hundred.
Damn it, how did these enemies infiltrate? Are the patrolling monks and gate guards nearby blind?
After their generals were killed, monks of the Horn Clan began to organize counterattacks one after another, but they were soon dispersed by the elite troops commanded by Long Long... This happened many times, and finally there was no organized force left to resist.
Only the Shenlong Tower in the center of the imperial capital remains.
The tall tower is a unique building of the Jiaolong clan, because the Jiaolong's real body can be wrapped around the tower (the Canglong likes to wrap around trees).
Later, the imperial capital was occupied by the Qilin clan, and the Shenlong Tower lost its function as a dragon's nest. It gradually evolved into a symbol of the power center of the Eastern Emperor Realm. Therefore, emperors of every dynasty and their relatives and families would live in the Shenlong Tower.
At this time, the young emperor Qi Qiaosong was sitting in the palace in silence with a sullen face.
Queen Lu Ya cursed at the generals defending the city who came to report the news, and told them to defend the Dragon Tower to the death. At the same time, she quickly sent two messengers, one to Xizhou to inform the Qilin ancestor who was outside, and the other to the front line of Nanzhou to find the White Tiger General Lu Yan, asking him to bring his troops back to rescue the imperial capital.
At the siege camp of Yuanjiang City on the southern front, Lu Yan received the message for help from Queen Lu Ya and remained silent.
"Master, we can't go back!" Qi Yingzhu urged, "Yuanjiang City doesn't have much time left. If we leave now, all our efforts will be wasted!"
Lu Yan sighed slowly and said:
"How could I not know such a simple truth? But the opponent's move is like a fairy from the sky, and it is hard to find its trace. It really hits our vital point."
Qi Yingzhu stood there for a moment, then slowly lowered her head.
She knew what Lu Yan meant: From a military perspective, the White Tiger General had no weaknesses.
But at a higher level of politics, he had a fatal flaw: there was a person named Lu Ya above him.
Once Lu Ya insisted on ordering something to be done, it would be inconvenient for Lu Yan to go against her.
This was not due to a difference in strength, but because Lu Yan had to consider the relationship with the conservative factions within the White Tiger Clan... Qi Yingzhu only had a vague understanding of the factions within the White Tiger Clan, but she did feel that her master was often restrained and full of concerns.
In other words, Long Long took advantage of the political struggle within the White Tiger tribe to force the master to obey the mother's unreasonable behavior... Wow, so angry!
Qi Yingzhu got angrier and angrier at first, but soon forced herself to calm down and said:
"Master, why don't you go back by yourself? I will stay here and help you capture Yuanjiang City."
"You?" Lu Yan subconsciously wanted to refuse, but after changing his mind, he agreed and said with a smile, "Okay, I will not take away all the cultivators on the front line. Let them obey your command."
"Ah?" Qi Yingzhu asked in astonishment, "Then Master will go back alone..."
"It doesn't matter." Lu Yan smiled and said, "The reason why the enemy chose to launch a surprise attack on the imperial capital is to force me to leave the front line."
"As long as I appear near the imperial capital, even if there are no soldiers around me, their goal will be achieved."
"Is that so?" Although Qi Yingzhu was a little uneasy, she still forced herself to be strong and promised Lu Yan that they would capture Yuanjiang City and not let the Yu Clan have a chance to catch their breath.
Back in the imperial capital, Long Long sat calmly at the command desk and issued orders in an orderly manner.
The adjutant watched enviously from the side, wondering how come Elder Long Long didn't use his spiritual sense to scan the entire city from above the imperial capital, so he had a clearer grasp of the battle situation in the city than we do?
Long Long paused for a moment and said:
"Tell everyone to retreat here immediately."
"Why is this?" the adjutant quickly gave orders and then asked.
"Hmph." Long Long said confidently, "If my guess is correct, at this point in time, the White Tiger God General should have been close to the imperial capital."
Many cultivators in the city immediately retreated, and Long Long used the Red Dust Hundred Worlds Map to transmit the message back to the base camp in the rear.
Not long after, Lu Yan entered the imperial capital alone. After scanning the sky with his spiritual sense for a while, he went straight to the Shenlong Tower.
"Lü Yan, you are finally here!" In the palace, Queen Lü Ya seemed to have found her backbone and asked hurriedly, "Have all the rebels in the imperial capital been arrested?"
"He ran away." Lu Yan said concisely.
"Escaped?" Lu Ya's voice suddenly rose eight octaves. "How could they escape?"
Lu Yan was silent for a very long time. He looked at Qi Qiaosong who was sitting on the throne without changing his expression, and sighed slightly.
At the front line of Yuanjiangcheng, in the siege position, the pace of the attack was suddenly increased several times.
The new head coach Qi Yingzhu, the most valued disciple of the White Tiger General, has ordered to attack Yuanjiang City at all costs.
She knew that once Lu Yan returned to the imperial capital, the other party would immediately seize this opportunity to shift their focus to Nanzhou to rescue the former Jiangcheng defenders.
Therefore, the period from when the enemy confirmed Lü Yan's return to the imperial capital until they transferred their troops to Nanzhou was the best time window for attacking the city.
We must capture Yuanjiang City by force within this window!
Qi Yingzhu carefully calculated the time when Lu Yan would return to the imperial capital, as well as the time when the Feather Alliance positions south of Yuanjiang City would regroup for the offensive, and confirmed that there was a high possibility that his side could seize this opportunity to capture Yuanjiang City.
If you hesitate to make a decision, you will suffer the consequences. The little tiger's savage instinct took over and he chose to bet everything without thinking.
Get it!
About a quarter of an hour later, Yuanjiang City's defensive formation was already crumbling, but the cost was that the attackers' resource consumption increased by more than three times.
Qi Yingzhu didn't care about these at all. She just stared at Yuan Jiangcheng's formation and kept urging her subordinates to increase the intensity of the attack.
Finally, the defensive formation was broken.
Qi Yingzhu suddenly stood up and waved her hand, and countless monks from the Horn and Hair tribes rushed towards Yuanjiang City.
A moment later, the gate of Yuanjiang City suddenly opened, and a large number of Feather Clan monks poured out.
Did he know he couldn't hold on, so he came out to fight for his life? That's good, it saved me time.
Qi Yingzhu sneered, and then...she couldn't laugh anymore.
Because more and more Feather Clan monks poured out, they completely outnumbered the defenders in the city.
The little tiger's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly realized something very serious that he had overlooked:
What means did the other party use to send the surprise attack troops into the imperial capital?