Chapter 356 Bai Youheng Appears
From the imperial palace to Yuancheng.
At first glance, Bai Youheng's words sounded a bit out of order.
After all, the imperial palace is in Fengyuan City. If you want to enter the imperial palace, you must first enter Fengyuan City.
Therefore, the man was inevitably stunned at first after hearing this, but then he guessed something.
"Sir, you mean..."
"Well, someone will take us in."
Bai Youheng nodded: "But one hundred dragon guards are too many after all. You can choose three to go into the city with me, and the rest will stay outside the city to provide support."
"yes."
The man responded and then asked, "Sir, how many days will we need to stay in the city?"
"One night."
Bai Youheng did not hide anything and gave the answer without hesitation: "The longer we stay, the more dangerous it will be. We will be out before dawn tomorrow at the latest."
"Understood. I will go and select the personnel right away."
"Um."
“.”
The man left in a hurry, and Bai Youheng was the only one left in the makeshift shabby shack.
He looked up at the tall walls of Fengyuan City in the distance, and the people pouring out of the city gates, and his fists slowly clenched.
Wei Changtian, I admit defeat this time.
But remember, one day I will ask you to pay back double what I lost today.
must.
That night, it was midnight.
There is a small forest five miles north of Fengyuan City.
Five figures walked through a silent and messy shack, sneaked into the woods like ghosts without anyone noticing, and then stopped in front of a bluestone.
Although this bluestone is very large, it is no different from other stones and blends in harmoniously with the surrounding environment.
However, when it moved silently and bit by bit half a meter on the ground, its strangeness became self-evident.
"Sir."
The man in black took a look at the big hole in front of him, then looked at Bai Youheng, and then jumped into the cave without hesitation.
The already weak moonlight disappeared in an instant, and the surroundings fell into darkness.
From bright to dark, the human eye always needs an adaptation process to changes in ambient brightness.
The big man was a fourth-rank warrior, so this process was much shorter for him than for ordinary people, taking no more than two breaths at most.
But just two breaths after he landed and barely regained his vision, the first thing he saw was several long swords shining with cold light held on his neck.
As for the owners of these long swords, they were all hiding in the darkness, and their appearances could not be seen clearly. Only the red tokens hanging around their waists were vaguely visible in the moonlight that came through the cave.
It's the Dafeng Imperial Guard.
“.”
The atmosphere was eerie and silent.
Neither side spoke, but the big dragon guard could feel the cold blade on his neck squeezing his skin little by little.
Until a calm voice slowly sounded from behind him.
"I am Bai Youheng."
“.”
It seemed like a secret code or a riddle. When Bai Youheng, who came in from outside the cave, said this, the long swords fell slowly and silently, and several guards also silently moved aside to make way.
"Let's go."
Glancing at the guards, Bai Youheng said softly to the man, "It'll be fine."
"Yes, sir."
The man was born into a Dragon Guard family and was not afraid of death. Besides, he now understood the situation, so he walked forward along the secret passage.
The wall was covered with black stone, and a torch was inserted diagonally on the wall every few dozen steps.
Bai Youheng and his four companions walked along the road for nearly two quarters of an hour, and encountered many expressionless black-armored guards along the way.
However, just like the ones at the initial entrance of the cave, they also did not let anyone go. They would only let Bai Youheng go after he said his name.
The long tunnel, the guards standing guard, and the direction heading south This situation couldn't be more obvious.
It is clear that this is the "emergency passage" that leads directly from the Dafeng Palace to outside the city.
For any country's royal palace, as well as the headquarters of any larger aristocratic family or sect, it is very necessary to build such a secret passage.
Even a cunning rabbit has three burrows, and some people even build more than one.
After all, no one can predict when they will face a life-or-death crisis in the future, and having an extra "escape route" often means having an extra life.
Therefore, it is not surprising that there is such a secret passage outside Fengyuan City.
What is really strange is why Bai Youheng can walk among them so brazenly.
"clatter!"
The terrain beneath my feet gradually began to become steeper, and a light that was clearly different from the torch appeared at the end of my sight.
The Dragon Guard man looked back at Bai Youheng, still without asking any more questions, but just lightly placed his hand on the hilt of the knife.
He knew that they had now entered Fengyuan City and even into the Dafeng Palace, and the light ahead was the exit of the tunnel.
I just don't know whether the person waiting outside the exit is one of our own or a trap.
Or, "this"
Stand in front of the exit cave and look up.
The big man had anticipated many possible situations, but the current scene was something he had never expected.
She was wearing a long golden skirt and a phoenix crown holding her hair down. A stunningly beautiful face looked down at her. In sharp contrast to her beautiful face was the coldness in her eyes.
Why is it a woman?! The big man opened his mouth slightly and stood there in a daze for a moment.
However, Bai Youheng was not surprised at all. He just walked forward and bowed slightly to the woman outside the cave entrance and said:
"My name is Bai Youheng, nice to meet the Queen."
The moon is hanging high in the sky, south of Fengyuan City.
When Bai Youheng met Yu Pingjun in the Dafeng Palace, Wei Changtian personally led a team of people out of the city quietly and headed straight for the low mountain outside the city called "Xiaoye".
To be more precise, it went straight to the "shantytown" at the foot of the mountain.
Just as night fell, Chu Xianping received a piece of information saying that a group of foreign merchants who were obviously not "refugees" were found here. There were nearly a hundred of them, and most of them were carrying weapons.
It was obvious that this group of people looked very much like Bai Youheng and the one hundred dragon guards, so Wei Changtian decided to go and verify it himself.
If it was true, then he could kill Bai Youheng on the spot to prevent him from escaping again.
Of course, with the death of Gu Diao, Bai Youheng no longer has the luck of being the Son of Heaven.
But it’s better to be safe.
“.”
"Dad, when do you think we can come back?"
"Didn't the government say it was July 16th?"
"Oh! There is still half a stone of food at home, I forgot to hide it!"
"You bitch. Forget it. There aren't many people left in the city anyway. Just take out the valuables."
“.”
Although it is midnight, the evacuation work is carried out 24 hours a day, so there are still people queuing up to leave the city.
In order to avoid alerting the enemy, Wei Changtian and others disguised themselves as ordinary people, mixed in the team and walked slowly towards the shacks not far away.
"Sir."
Du Chang beside him hesitated for a moment, then suddenly lowered his voice and asked, "When did we ever deploy personnel outside the city?"
"I asked Chu Xianping to do this."
Wei Changtian glanced at Du Chang and said, "After all, Bai Youheng may not have a way to sneak into the city without telling us, but before that, he will definitely show up around Fengyuan City."
"So I asked Chu Xianping to place some people outside the city, just in case."
"Yes, I understand."
Du Chang nodded and glanced at Chu Xianping out of the corner of his eye.
However, the latter turned a blind eye to this, and kept staring at another person not far away, until that person slowly approached the three of them.
"Master Wei, Master Chu, I am Zhang Hua, and I am on duty as a night watchman."
"Did you send that piece of information at nightfall?"
Chu Xianping didn't waste any words and asked directly: "What exactly is going on? Explain it in detail."
"It was spread by a villain."
Zhang Hua replied in a low voice: "I have been hiding among the refugees in the south of the city on your orders, always keeping an eye out for anyone with strange behavior."
“.”
Soon, the night watchman named Zhang Hua explained the whole story in detail.
In fact, the process was not complicated. He just discovered this "caravan" in the afternoon. He became suspicious and watched it secretly for a while. Then he felt something was wrong, so he reported it to his "superior", who then passed the information to Chu Xianping.
After listening to his brief description, Chu Xianping did not speak in a hurry, but turned to look at Wei Changtian.
The latter hesitated for a moment before asking, "Where are those people now?"
"My lord, they are at the foot of Xiaoye Mountain, but they are living together with the refugees, so I am afraid it will be difficult for me to identify them one by one."
"Well, you don't need to identify them all, just know their general locations."
Wei Changtian nodded and just glanced at Chu Xianping, who immediately understood and left quickly with Zhang Hua.
But Du Chang was still confused at this time.
"Sir, what should we do next?"
"Of course, we need to quietly find Bai Youheng."
Wei Changtian said slowly: "There are more than a hundred dragon guards accompanying Bai Youheng, and they are mixed with the common people. It is impossible to catch them all in one fell swoop."
"But we have a portrait of Bai Youheng, and now we know his approximate location, so there is no need to make a big fuss. We can just find him secretly."
"Chu Xianping went to arrange this matter."
“.”
Wei Changtian and Chu Xianping's tacit understanding of being able to achieve this level with just a glance made Du Chang surprised but also a little frustrated.
But before he could say anything, Wei Changtian continued:
"Brother Du, take someone to do something else."
"Capture as many dragon guards as possible without alerting anyone."
"Remember, stay alive."
"yes."
Du Chang didn't care about the tacit understanding anymore at this time. He immediately took the order and left, leaving only a few guards to protect Wei Changtian.
After taking a look at his hurriedly walking figure, Wei Changtian withdrew his gaze, his expression much more relaxed than before.
Double insurance, two-pronged approach.
Even if Chu Xianping couldn't find Bai Youheng, he could still force the Dragon Guards to reveal Bai Youheng's location.
Furthermore, the latter does not have the luck bonus of the Gu Diao.
Humph, Bai Youheng is going to die this time!
At this moment, Wei Changtian was full of confidence, as if he had already seen the 1500 system points waving at him.
He didn't know that Bai Youheng was no longer here, but was sitting opposite Yu Pingjun in the Dafeng Palace.
He also didn't know that the Gu Diao was not dead yet.
Or rather, there is still a last bit of life left.
The Tiaoyue Sword can indeed kill the divine beast of destiny.
Old Zhang's long sword indeed contained a Moon-Picking Sword Move that was infinitely close to perfection.
Qin Zhengqiu did use this move on Yan Luo.
Everything that happened in the past few days seemed exactly the same as it did sixty years ago.
But in fact there are some subtle differences.
The first is the strength of the Gu Diao.
Sixty years ago, the Gu Diao had not yet recognized its master, and all its actions were based solely on instinct.
But this time there is a Son of Heaven behind it.
The tens of thousands of undead souls that Bai Youheng absorbed on the battlefield in Yuanzhou were not absorbed in vain. In addition to greatly improving his own realm, they also "fed back" on the Gu Diao, making the latter's strength far beyond what it was sixty years ago.
Then there is the timing to use the Moon-Picking Sword.
Tiao Yue Tiao Yue, just by looking at the name you can tell that this sword technique is only effective when performed when there is a moon.
For example, the night when Old Zhang killed Zhang Benchu on Mount Tianshan, and the time when he "beheaded Yama Luo" sixty years ago.
But a few days ago, Qin Zhengqiu swung this sword at noon, which happened to be the time when the power of the Tiao Yue Sword was the weakest.
So, to sum it up simply is that Yan Luo has become stronger, and Tiao Yue Sword has become weaker.
As one thing grows, the other shrinks, which leads to another result.
Yama is not completely dead, nine are destroyed and only one survives.
This means that there is still about 10% of the luck of heaven bestowed upon Bai Youheng, and he also controls the Gu Diao, whose strength is only 10% of what it previously was.
For Bai Youheng, this should be considered a blessing in disguise.
Although I lost a lot, fortunately not everything was lost.
Otherwise, it would be a question whether he could survive now, let alone enter the Dafeng Palace.
“.”
"Mr. Bai, since you can appear in front of me."
The lights were bright in the small dark room. Yu Pingjun glanced at Bai Youheng who was sitting opposite him and asked softly, "That means Yan Luo is not dead, right?"
"Um."
Of course Bai Youheng would not tell the other party that the Gu Diao was already 90% destroyed, so he just nodded.
"Hehe, that's great."
Upon hearing that the monster that had been plaguing Dafeng for 180 years was still alive, Yu Pingjun laughed.
She giggled for a while, then asked, "Then I wonder what I'm going to do next?"
"this."
Bai Youheng took out the secret letter Ning Yongnian gave him before he left, and gently pushed it in front of Yu Pingjun: "The queen will know after reading this letter."
"Really?"
Yu Pingjun picked up the envelope with a smile, opened the sealing wax, and shook out a page of rice paper.
She began to read the letter word by word. After reading a few lines, an uncontrollable look of astonishment appeared on her face, and then the astonishment turned into an increasingly exaggerated smile.
This kind of smile is hard to describe. If I have to make an analogy, it should be the kind of smile that appears on one's face after killing one's mortal enemy and then becoming insane due to excessive excitement.
Even an "evil cultivator" like Bai Youheng who kills without blinking an eye felt a chill when he saw Yu Pingjun's appearance.
"The Queen."
After waiting for a while and seeing that the latter had read the letter over and over again several times, he slowly opened his mouth to speak.
However, at this moment, there was a rapid knock on the door.
Bai Youheng immediately turned his head to look at the door, his hand already holding the weapon at his waist.
However, Yu Pingjun was quite calm. He just put away the creepy smile on his face and responded casually:
"Come in."
"Squeak~"
The door opened, and a general of the Imperial Guard wearing silver armor quickly walked to the side of Yu Pingjun, leaned over and whispered something in the latter's ear.
After listening to this, Yu Pingjun did not react much, but just nodded, and at the same time reached out to gently wipe the sweat from the general's forehead.
It was self-evident what such an action represented, and Bai Youheng, who had witnessed a "royal scandal" with his own eyes, looked very calm until he heard Yu Pingjun say lightly:
"Master Bai, the people you brought with you were captured by Master Wei outside the city."
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