"As stated in the Phoenix Fire Edict, the dynasty will be divided into five kingdoms, each accepting its destiny and allowing the world to adapt as it pleases. Eventually, a sage will emerge to carry on the legacy of the Five Phoenixes and restore order to the land."
"However, this separation and reunion may take hundreds of years, and I'm afraid we won't be able to see it." He shook his head slowly.
"The past is like smoke. All we can do is transform ourselves into the embers of the phoenix's tail, burning away the last remnants and burying them. This way, the Plantagenet dynasty will be remembered less infamy in history books and more as a symbol of loyalty and righteousness that will evoke admiration."
"Jie Jie Yan Jing will live on in this world forever. Perhaps there will be descendants who will inherit this will and create a more peaceful and beautiful prosperous era." His voice was full of melancholy. Everyone in the hall was silent, and countless emotions were surging.
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Two days later, Xiazhou.
At this time, the night is getting darker, the sky is full of stars, and the evening breeze blows through the mountains and forests, making a rustling sound. Despite such a beautiful scene, the people flying in the sky are probably not in the mood to appreciate it.
"Where are we?" The former emperor, now wearing black-scale armor and riding on a dragon's back, asked his close ministers.
"Your Majesty, this should be the Red Xia Continent."
Red clouds, also known as red clouds, refer to red clouds. [In the Southern Liang Dynasty, Jiang Yan wrote in his "Elegy for Emperor Gaozu of Qi": "Red clouds adorn the morning sky, and dark smoke blankets the evening sky."]
"From the Red Xia Island to the west, the mountains gradually become gentler. Another three hundred miles away is the Endless Sea. We can travel across the sea and establish a foothold in the West Sea Prefecture in the west, or seek help from the Longquan Bay in the south. The Bi Bo Tian Hai Pavilion is the richest and most luxurious in the world. With their support, and by recruiting soldiers and horses, we can return to Luojing and challenge the world." In the night wind, Li Jingfang gave advice to the new king.
Although the dragon chariot fell in flames that day, he did not die in it. He just suffered some burns and now has a bandage on his arm.
With the advice of this minister, the new king felt relieved and felt that flying at night was much more comfortable.
Because the dragon cavalry of the Northern Palace Army was following closely behind, they usually did not fly during the day to avoid being discovered, so they galloped at night. Now they had traveled hundreds of miles. In just one or two days, they would rush into the endless sea, and the Northern Palace Army would not be able to catch up with them.
In the darkness of the night, the dragon wings spread out, and the cool wind blew across faces and armor. Everyone's mood gradually improved. Two days of tense escape made everyone nervous and uneasy, and only at this moment did they feel relieved.
Just as everyone was gradually immersed in the soothing night breeze, a burst of startled crows pierced the night sky.
"Who!" The accompanying dragon riders gripped their weapons tightly and looked down vigilantly in search.
Suddenly, pitch-black crows flew out of the originally quiet mountain forests, and there were more and more of them, as if countless black snowflakes were blown up from the ground, sweeping up from the bottom, covering the night sky. The sound they made was so noisy that it almost deafened people and made them panic.
Just as everyone was in confusion and looked around, as if a signal had sounded, a red flame ignited on a crow, and then spread rapidly. Thousands of crows were waving burning flames.
Fire crows covered the sky, swarming and flying across the night sky, vaguely surrounding the group of people in the air. The flames burning on their bodies illuminated the entire night sky, as if it was shrouded in a fiery red haze.
These fire crows are by no means ordinary monsters. When they connect together, they seem to form some kind of resonance magic circle, which faintly reveals an almost crazy and surging magic power.
"Remonstrating with the Evil Fire Crow Sect? How, how could this be?"
Looking at these fire crows that distorted the air, were blindingly hot, and even terrifying, Li Jingfang's face turned pale and his voice was stunned.
Faced with the terrifying heat waves that kept coming from the sky, the crows whose bodies turned into pure flames, even the giant dragons carrying everyone on their backs felt a pang of pain and dared not approach. They let out faint roars and long cries of anxiety.
Jianxie Huoyamen is one of the best sects in the world. Although it is the direct descendant of Chifeng, it is rarely known to outsiders and is particularly mysterious. Legend has it that after Chifeng made an alliance at the Yellow Sea Mountain, considering that someone was needed to maintain the alliance, he ordered Jianxie Huoyamen to act in secret and monitor the world.
I didn't expect that this little-known place would appear here today.
Behind the thousands of fire crows, disciples dressed in red crow robes gradually emerged from the darkness. They had wings of fire on their backs, and although they had no weapons in their hands, they still made people feel uneasy.
"Li Jingfang, as a minister entrusted by the Emperor, you disobeyed Fenghuo's edict and deceived Prince Zhaolong and the other ministers, leading to a grave error. You must die as an apology."
After saying that, a stream of red light rushed out from the night, drew a flashing arc of light, and directly cut off the head of the emperor's close minister. Blood vessels erupted, and in the flying head, Li Jingfang seemed to still retain some consciousness, full of horror and unwillingness.
Then, the leading disciple of the Jianxie Fire Crow Sect read out the name again. Every time he read out the name of a minister, a stream of red light rushed out and beheaded him.
"This...how could this happen?"
A general, with a look of unwillingness on his face, gripped the dragon spear tightly in his hand and rode the giant dragon under him towards the array of fire crows. Then, amid the shrill cries of crows, the flaming wings fluttered and shuttled back and forth. The general and the giant dragon under him were torn into pieces of burning fragments by the fire crows, which flew across the night sky and fell to the dark earth.
Faced with such a tragic situation, the people in the air hesitated and stopped, but the voice of reading out the charges never stopped. One after another, red streams of light rushed out from the night, beheading the important officials one by one. In the end, except for the dragon riders who were guarding him, only the emperor in the middle was left.
His face was filled with panic, he didn't know where to put his hands, he looked around and shouted, asking the dragon riders around him to protect him, but it was all in vain. Even those dragon riders were unable to take care of themselves and were cut off by the fire crow.
"Prince Zhaolong, you tampered with the Emperor's orders, forged an imperial edict to ascend the throne, slaughtered loyal officials, and even caused Empress Zhaoyue to commit suicide in the palace. Because you disregarded the imperial edict, Luojing was engulfed in flames, millions of people were displaced, wives and children were separated, countless people were killed and injured, and you deserve to be pierced by a thousand crows."
After saying this, he pointed his finger, and countless fire crows rose up in the night sky, like dancing phoenixes, extremely brilliant. Then they swooped down, carrying flames and cries, and rushed towards the emperor on the dragon's back.
"I don't!"
His distorted face was illuminated by the blazing firelight. He stretched out his hand, trying to stop the thousands of fire crows swooping down, but it was all in vain.
The scorching fire crows penetrated the flesh and blood body, bringing up boiling blood, which instantly turned into steam and dissipated. Then one fire crow after another passed through, and the hole in the body became bigger and bigger, until the entire body was engulfed in thousands of flames, leaving no bones. Even the soul consciousness evaporated and dissipated in the twisted and dazzling flames, leaving no trace.
After that, the gray-black ashes slowly fell from the sky, the flames on the crow gradually went out, and then disappeared in the night sky, leaving only a few accompanying Golden Sparrow Dragon Riders looking blankly at the empty night sky and the sparks that disappeared in the night sky.
In July, the new emperor was overthrown and executed by the evil adviser Huo Yamen.
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