Chapter 776 Finale (VII)
Xinfeng Imperial Palace, underground secret room in Jinhua Hall.
"Bang!!!!"
The internal force surged, and the dull throbbing sound tore at every inch of the air. The enormous pressure was like a mountain covering the top of the head, making everyone underneath feel an extremely strong sense of oppression.
Then, when a sudden change occurred on the battlefield outside the city and more than 100,000 Qianhui soldiers suddenly died in a strange explosion, the only black iron secret door connecting the underground secret room with the outside world finally could not withstand the huge force and exploded into pieces in the explosion.
"Boom! Boom boom boom!"
“Ding ding dang dang!”
Broken iron flew everywhere in the secret room, and countless porcelain and objects were broken, and the room instantly became a mess.
At the same time, Tang Chen and Shen Ran's faces also turned pale.
The two men swung their swords to push away the flying iron blocks, and every time the swords vibrated, their knuckles would ache slightly.
However, they had no time to care about such trivial matters. Their eyes were fixed on the door not far away which was shrouded in smoke and dust.
After a few breaths, when the dust slowly settled, the person outside the door finally revealed his true identity.
There were five people in total, four of them were masked.
As for the only man who was not wearing a mask, that's right, it was Lu Hongji.
“Swish! Swish, swish, swish!”
No nonsense, no hesitation, no temptation.
When the secret door was blasted open, the four men in black beside Lu Hongji immediately rushed into the secret room, targeting Tang Chen and Shen Ran. Yes.
Lu Hongji did not completely pin his hopes on the outcome of the battle outside the city, but made two plans. He even intended to kidnap Xu Suisui while the Xinfeng Palace was empty.
To be honest, this strategy is actually very reasonable and smart.
Strictly speaking, after Du Chang's identity was exposed and his plan to destroy the Tengu Army failed, Lu Hongji realized that it would not be easy to win this battle.
Even if he sent out seven second-grade masters who had practiced the Tiaoyue Sword, they might not be able to defeat Wei Changtian and Qin Zhengqiu.
Therefore, he must consider what to do if he loses this battle.
Then kidnapping Xu Suisui in advance is undoubtedly the best way.
This move can be said to kill three birds with one stone.
First, if the battle situation outside the city is unfavorable, or even a defeat, he can use Xu Suisui as a threat to negotiate terms with Wei Changtian.
Second, if the battle situation outside the city was favorable, or even a victory, he would have cut off the possibility of Xu Suisui's escape.
Third, if the battle outside the city reached a stalemate, he could use Xu Suisui to disrupt the morale of the Ningshu army and tilt the situation in his favor.
To put it bluntly, as long as Xu Suisui can be tied up, no matter how the battle outside the city goes, Lu Hongji will be able to take a certain initiative.
Moreover, there is also the crucial method of breaking the inner demon of the Moon Sword. Therefore, from Lu Hongji's perspective, he has no reason not to do so.
On the other hand, Wei Changtian actually had a premonition of this.
However, Wei Changtian could never have imagined that Lu Hongji could find Xu Suisui's hiding place.
As for how the latter did this, it was naturally because he had some special means, which I will not go into here.
In short, when Lu Hongji stepped into the secret room, his plan was already 90% successful. "Bang!"
"Bang!!"
Two figures flew across the sky, hit the wall hard and fell to the ground. The blood instantly soaked Tang Chen and Shen Ran's clothes.
Facing four top-three rank masters, how could the two of them be their opponents? They were seriously injured after just one encounter.
The next moment, two men in black flashed by, and two shining long swords were instantly placed against their chests, ready to take the lives of these two sons of heaven at any time.
However, the two men in black did not kill anyone immediately, but instead turned their attention to Lu Hongji.
“.”
Glancing at Tang Chen and Shen Ran, who were covered in blood and had wide-open eyes, Lu Hongji's expression was full of disdain.
To be honest, he didn't even recognize Tang Chen and Shen Ran, and just thought they were Xu Suisui's guards.
But in fact, even if he recognized him, Lu Hongji probably wouldn't take it too seriously.
After all, his only purpose for this trip was Xu Suisui, and only the latter's life was valuable.
As for these cats and dogs,
"kill them."
After spitting out two words coldly, Lu Hongji stopped looking at Tang Chen and Shen Ran, and his gaze fell on the tightly closed door of the compartment not far away.
The two men in black beside him understood what he meant and immediately approached the door cautiously step by step.
The other two men in black also slowly raised their long swords and "crackled!"
The fire was flickering, and the screen in the corner of the secret room was ignited by the fallen candlelight. The flame gradually grew stronger, and occasionally a few sparks burst out.
Most of the peony and ruyi patterns embroidered on the screen had been burned away, and the red flowers and green leaves turned black and withered quickly in the flames.
There is no doubt that the current situation has reached an extremely critical point, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is irreversible.
Even though Yang Liushi and Han Zhao were already rushing to the palace.
Even though the battle situation outside the city was already very good, Wei Changtian would be able to escape quickly.
Even though some guards in the palace had already noticed the abnormality here.
However, when there was only an ordinary wooden door between Xu Suisui and Lu Hongji, it was too late for all of the above people.
As for the "dirty trick" that Wei Changtian had used before, it is now impossible to implement.
Xu Suisui had no chance to kill anyone at all, because Tang Chen and Shen Ran obviously died earlier than her.
Unless "Stop!"
Suddenly, when the door of the compartment was pushed open and a golden dress appeared in everyone's sight, the tip of the knife, which was only a few inches away from Tang Chen and Shen Ran's chest, suddenly stopped.
For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the woman in the golden robe, and everyone had different expressions.
Lu Hongji's eyes were even more playful.
He didn't say anything, but just looked the woman in the golden dress up and down, and finally a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Facing this teasing smile, the woman in the golden skirt looked back at him without dodging and said calmly:
"My lord, I know why you are here."
"It's your ability that you were able to find this place. I have nothing to say."
"I can go with you."
"But if you dare to kill even one person around me, I will never let you get what you want."
“.”
His tone was calm and his eyes were cold.
In such a situation, the woman in the golden skirt could remain so calm and even threatened Lu Hongji, which undoubtedly surprised the latter.
"The Queen is very courageous, a woman is as brave as a man"
He narrowed his eyes, hesitated for a moment, and then actually waved at the two men in black.
"Let them go."
"yes!"
Upon hearing this, the two men in black immediately moved their swords away, took a step back, stared at the woman in the golden skirt vigilantly, and waited motionlessly for Lu Hongji's next instruction.
At this moment, the four men in black and Lu Hongji all focused their attention on the woman in the golden skirt, in case she had any other tricks up her sleeve.
After all, according to the known information, although this new empress has never practiced cultivation, she was able to help Qin Zhengqiu suppress his inner demons and persuade the Buddhists to work for her. Naturally, she is not an ordinary person, and it is very likely that she has some powerful means hidden.
Therefore, Lu Hongji and others did not dare to take it lightly and kept paying attention to every move of the woman in the golden skirt.
As a result, they naturally had no time to look at Shen Ran and Tang Chen who were already half-dead.
But if they took a closer look, they would easily notice the surprise in the two men's eyes that was hard to conceal.
The reason for this surprise is simple.
Because the woman in front of him, wearing a golden skirt embroidered with dragons and with a calm and arrogant demeanor and tone, was not Xu Suisui at all.
But it's plum wood.
(End of this chapter)
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