Chapter 229 Oh no, it’s a trap!
“The auspicious time has arrived—!”
“Bang!”
“Bang!”
“Bang!”
On the east and west sides of the Hall of Supreme Harmony Square, hundreds of huge cowhide war drums were beaten vigorously by shirtless strong men, sweeping across the entire imperial city with overwhelming momentum.
The central axis of the imperial palace was now packed with people. From Chengtian Gate to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, there was a guard every three steps and a sentry every five steps. Imperial guards in golden armor, holding long spears, stood on both sides of the imperial road.
In the huge square in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, civil and military officials stood on both sides, dressed in court robes, each with a solemn expression and bowed head.
At the front of the square, beneath the towering altar, Prime Minister Yun Wende stood side by side with General Li, the commander of the imperial guards whom he had personally promoted.
Yun Wende narrowed his eyes and looked at the grand scene in front of him. Although he was proud that he was in control of everything, there was always a lingering sense of uneasiness.
General Li beside him was extremely nervous. His hands were always on the hilt of the sword at his waist, and his hawk-like eyes were fixed on every corner of the altar.
The "fake emperor" wearing a dragon robe sat upright on the dragon throne with an expressionless face. His body was a little stiff and his eyes were a little empty, but in such a solemn and grand atmosphere, no one noticed anything unusual.
At the top of the altar, Chu Xuanyi, dressed in a dark black robe, a nine-beamed crown, and holding a three-foot-long green sword, appeared. Although his face was pale, he looked even more like an immortal.
He stood on the top of the altar and looked down at the civil and military officials below, his eyes calm.
“The auspicious time has arrived—!”
Chu Xuanyi raised the magic sword in his hand high, with the tip of the sword pointing straight to the sky.
"To protect the country and ward off disasters, to appease the heavens and bring peace to the people."
"According to the will of Heaven, we can attract the dragon's energy and suppress the evil spirits."
"Ten thousand musics—all in unison."
"Buzz—"
Chime bells, guqin, stringed instruments, conch shells...
Thousands of musicians who had been prepared for the performance played their instruments at the same time, creating a deafening roar...
In the northwest corner of the imperial palace, there is the cold palace.
A black figure slid out silently from the shadows. He was dressed in a neat black nightgown and had a cold silver mask on his face, revealing only a pair of eyes as deep as a cold pool.
It was the Regent, Xiao Yu, who led the team personally.
He made a simple gesture behind him, and three black shadows suddenly shot out from different directions like arrows.
A Yun family assassin who was hiding behind a rockery felt a chill on his neck. He didn't even have time to groan before he collapsed.
On the roof, an archer on guard just felt something was wrong.
"call out!"
A short but deadly crossbow arrow flew through the air and accurately penetrated his forehead!
Outside the courtyard wall, a patrolling team of four complained impatiently.
"What a damn bad luck! Why can they go to the front to watch the ceremony while we have to guard this desolate and useless place?"
"Okay, stop talking, be careful there are ears."
"What are you afraid of? There's nothing alive in this place except ghosts..."
Before that "person" could say anything, four black shadows fell silently behind them.
Cover the mouth, twist the neck, and drag away, all in one go.
"Your Majesty."
A black-armored guard appeared beside Xiao Yu and knelt on one knee.
"Thirteen visible outposts and seven hidden checkpoints on the periphery have all been cleared."
"casualties?"
"none."
"Very good." Xiao Yu's gaze went deep into the cold palace. "Continue."
Twenty elite Black Armor Guards silently surrounded the ancient well. Several black ropes that had been prepared long ago were firmly fixed at the wellhead. Xiao Yu grabbed the rope and was the first to slide into the bottomless darkness.
Immediately afterwards, twenty elite Black Armor Guards filed down.
Under the well is a man-made passage.
It was dark and damp, and the air was filled with a nauseatingly strong smell of mold and decay.
The stone walls on both sides of the passage were covered with slippery moss, and there were potholes with puddles of water underfoot. Every step made a slight "clicking" sound, which was particularly harsh in this dead silent environment.
"Your Highness." A black armored guard lowered his voice, "According to the direction Miss Jiu provided earlier, it should be in the deepest cell on the left ahead."
Xiao Yu nodded slightly.
The further you go in, the stronger the smell of decay becomes.
Soon, they came to the end of the passage.
Here, there are three cells made of fine iron bars as thick as arms.
In the room on the far left, a skinny, barely human figure huddled in a pile of straw in the corner. His hair was gray and messy, like dead grass. He was wearing a tattered prison uniform whose original color had long since faded.
His limbs were bound tightly by heavy iron chains as thick as bowls, gleaming with a dark glow. The other end of the chains was deeply embedded in the stone wall behind him.
If it weren't for the faint rise and fall of his chest proving that he was still breathing, anyone would have thought it was a dried-up corpse.
"Yes...it's the Emperor..."
A Black Armor Guard said in a trembling voice.
Even though they were used to seeing life and death, they couldn't help but feel a surge of anger and sadness in their hearts when they saw this scene.
Is this still the Emperor Dajing who was once full of vigor and ruled the world?
Yun family!
Damn it!
Xiao Yu's eyes shrank, "Cut the chains, quickly!"
"yes."
The two Black Armor Guards immediately stepped forward, took out a special hydraulic shear from the bag behind them, and cut it with all their strength.
A sudden change occurs!
"Buzz—"
An extremely dull humming sound was heard, and the entire dungeon shook violently.
Then, without any warning, countless blood-red runes, like ghostly scribbles, lit up on the stone walls surrounding the dungeon, including the ground and the ceiling.
They roamed and intertwined frantically on the stone wall, and a suffocatingly powerful restraining force erupted.
"Boom..."
At the entrance of the passage they came from, a huge dragon-breaking stone, also engraved with blood-red runes, smashed down heavily, completely blocking all their retreat routes.
"Oh no, it's a trap." A black-armored guard shouted in shock.
"Sh ...
Something even more terrifying happened.
A large amount of yellow-green poisonous smoke with a pungent smell began to spew out from the gaps between the runes on the surrounding stone walls.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the entire dungeon was shrouded in deadly poisonous smoke.
"Hold your breath and take the detoxification pill." Xiao Yu made a prompt decision and shouted sternly.
He looked at everything that happened suddenly in front of him, and under the cold mask, his heart sank to the bottom in an instant.
This is a trap.
Yun Wende, that old fox!
He actually took advantage of the situation.
Deliberately expose the flaws to let them enter here "smoothly", and then catch them in the trap.
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