Bi Linglong was taken aback, thinking, "Could it be that Azu really did die in an accident as the rumors say, which is why I was able to see him after death?"
But when she felt that warm embrace and the familiar scent, she finally came to her senses and couldn't believe it: "Auntie, is it really you?"
"It's me, I'm late." Zu An held her trembling body, feeling a bit scared. He had always felt uneasy in the capital, so he rushed over immediately. If he had been a second later, she probably would have already died.
"The Regent!" The imperial guards were all incredibly excited. They had just witnessed the Empress commit suicide, and in their grief and anger, they had also tried to follow her. However, their knives were knocked away in an instant, and when they came to their senses, they found that the Regent was right in front of them. How could they not be overjoyed?
However, unlike their excitement and joy, everyone on the Yan King's side was deathly pale. Wasn't it said that this evil star died in another world? How come he suddenly came back?
"Prince Yan, it's been so long, why are you leaving without even saying goodbye?" Zu An comforted Bi Linglong, then looked at the old man who was about to sneak away not far away.
The Prince of Yan froze, turning around with a somewhat embarrassed expression: "It's been several years, and the Regent's demeanor is even more impressive than before."
Zu An laughed and said, "The Prince of Yan is probably thinking about how I didn't die in another world right now."
The Prince of Yan chuckled awkwardly: "The Regent is joking."
Zuan's expression changed: "Who's in the mood to joke with you!"
He didn't waste words with the other side. Right now, a fierce battle was raging below, and countless soldiers were being killed or wounded every second.
He flew straight into the sky and shouted, "Stop!"
The sound was like thunder, and even though fighting raged everywhere on the battlefield, everyone could hear it clearly.
"The Regent, the Regent has returned!"
Many of the imperial army soldiers saw the appearance of the celestial beings and cheered excitedly.
The rebels looked at each other in bewilderment, all filled with fear.
The battlefield, which was a scene of carnage just a second ago, suddenly stopped fighting at the same time.
Seeing the figure in the sky, radiating golden light like a god descending to earth, Zhang Zitong wiped the blood from her face, her eyes sparkling. The Regent was so handsome.
Even Murong Qinghe was amazed. The army valued strength the most, and his brother-in-law was the strongest among them.
However, she quickly thought of something else, and her face flushed red and then turned pale, her eyes becoming incredibly complicated.
The usual empressly majesty was gone from Bi Linglong's face; only the joy of a little girl remained. It seemed that as long as Azu was by her side, any difficulty could be easily overcome.
Seeing that everyone had stopped, Zu An looked down at the four men with livid faces and asked, "As pillars of the nation, why didn't you help the Empress just now?"
The four of them opened their mouths, but at this moment they didn't know what to say.
Bi Linglong was worried that he might be ambushed because he was new to the area and unaware of the situation, so she hurriedly said, "Azu, they have all already defected to the rebels."
Zu An nodded: "I see. But I'm very curious, you've already become extremely wealthy, so what methods did the Prince of Yan use to turn you against him?"
He didn't look at Zhuang He and Cheng Yuan. It wasn't so surprising that these two would betray him. On the contrary, Du Jian and Yu Rui also betrayed him, especially the latter, which was really puzzling.
Yu Rui and Du Jian remained silent, while Zhuang He, knowing that he already had a bad relationship with Zu An, and now that this had happened, the other party would definitely not let him go, simply said, "What other reason could there be? Of course, it's because you've been missing for so many years, and everyone thought you were dead. Our family is large and prosperous, so we have to find another way out."
"That's it?" Zu An frowned, looking at Yu Rui with some disappointment. Because of Yu Yanluo, he had always been very good to the Yu family, but he never expected this to be the result.
Yu Rui took a deep breath: "At this point, there's no point in saying more. If we're going to fight, then let's fight."
Immediately, his aura surged dramatically. Bi Linglong, who was not far away, changed her expression. She sensed that his cultivation level was much higher than during their previous battle. This pressure seemed even stronger than that of Zhao Hao back then.
The other eight men were also taken aback, and then laughed and said, "So you've also taken this step."
Immediately, their auras surged, and their cultivation levels soared to the peak of Earth Immortal, surrounding Zu An from four directions.
The reason they kept it hidden before was to use it as a trump card in a critical moment. Now that Yu Rui has taken the lead, there is obviously no need to keep it hidden anymore.
Feeling the powerful pressure from the four of them, the Prince of Yan was both surprised and delighted. He never expected things to turn out this way. However, he was frustrated because these guys were all more powerful than him.
Although Ba Gong's cultivation was very strong back then, times have changed. As a prince from another region, the cultivation resources and divine skill manuals he has found are far superior to those of Ba Gong in the capital. He originally thought he was the number one person below Zu'an, but he never expected that these guys would have surpassed Zhao Hao's strength back then.
The previously dejected rebels suddenly cheered, while the imperial army looked solemn. Could the regent still hold them off?
Zuan raised an eyebrow and sized up the four of them: "So this is your confidence? Speaking of which, your improvement speed is unusually fast."
Although the primordial energy of this world is now more abundant than ever after merging with the world, their aptitude is clearly inferior to Zhao Hao's. Yet they have managed to cultivate to a level stronger than Zhao Hao, which is illogical.
Zhuang He said with some pride, "Your Majesty, it was indeed impressive that you casually killed Grand Tutor Zhao, who had broken through to the Earth Immortal realm back then. However, times have changed. In the past three years, our cultivation has improved too much. Not to mention Zhao Chen, we are even stronger than the late emperor. Do you really think you can cover up the sky with one hand?"
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