Zaun thought about his experiences with the lottery system and the Valkyrie system, and realized that he was completely unrelated to being a lucky person.
But to say it's right or wrong isn't entirely objective; it's all in a Schrödinger's cat state, a game of nerves. I never imagined that forging a weapon would be so nerve-wracking.
But that's how the forging system is now; you made the choice, so you have to finish it, even if it's tough.
He then carefully studied the various functions and determined what was needed to repair the Tai'a sword.
Time passed by unnoticed, and soon there was a commotion nearby. Yun Jianyue woke up first, Yan Xuehen was a little slower because she had been flirting with Zu An earlier, and Yu Yanluo woke up last because she had the lowest level of skill.
However, with the Holy Spirit Pearl's boost, she wasn't much slower than the two Grandmasters.
"You've fully recovered." Zuan was both surprised and delighted; it was much faster than he had expected.
"Not fully recovered, but for now it's enough to protect ourselves," Yun Jianyue replied proudly. At the Grandmaster level, one's cultivation is inexhaustible and recovery is quick. It's just that she didn't expect that Zu An was like a wolf cub who hadn't had enough to eat, always wildly demanding more and never enough, which caused them to be drained of their bodies in a short time.
Zu An then told the others about the situation outside. It was obviously arranged by the Crown Prince of Jinwu. There were layers upon layers of troops, and the leaders were also old acquaintances, Sikong Heichifei and Zuowei General Ma Tian.
The former is the unwavering Crown Prince faction, while the latter is the Demon Emperor's confidant. Clearly, both sides need to confirm the news from the imperial mausoleum as soon as possible.
"With sentries every three steps and guards every five, it'll be a bit troublesome to sneak out," Zu An frowned. He could disguise himself, but the three women couldn't, and the uniforms that Little Demon Queen had borrowed from them were now damaged.
Even if it's not broken, with so many guards outside, if a few more people suddenly go out, the passwords and such will definitely not match.
Yun Jianyue asked with a strange expression, "Why did you want to sneak out?"
Zu An was taken aback and hadn't understood yet when the other party continued, "Now that the Demon Emperor is dead, the few of us are either Grandmasters or beings whose strength far surpasses that of others at the same level. Do you think these people outside can stop us? Do they even need to bother?"
Zu An chuckled. That's right. Now that there are no Earth Immortals blocking their way, and those old fogies in the royal court can't possibly guard the tomb here every day, wouldn't this combination be able to do whatever they want?
The army does have magic arrays and various heavy magic weapons to deal with high-level cultivators. They may suffer a lot in frontal battles against cultivators, but as long as they are not trapped in a desperate situation, the army can basically not stop them if they want to leave.
I'm still too young; I can't compare to the mindset of those who have been big shots for so many years.
...
Meanwhile, outside the imperial mausoleum, Black Tooth Fei was leading a patrol. In truth, given his status, he didn't need to do such a thing personally.
However, this matter was of great importance, and his nephew, Crown Prince Jinwu, personally entrusted him to keep a close watch on this place. In addition, he had some things on his mind, so he patrolled the area at all times, waiting for news from the Demon Emperor.
Sigh, I never expected that the Demon Emperor would actually take a liking to my wife, who's always looking old and plain.
However, she was quite attractive back then.
What should I do if the Demon Emperor comes out and brings this matter to light?
Should we continue to play dumb, or should we tell him to take care of his health?
I feel like either option is a bit of a pain.
Just then, a soldier rode quickly towards them. He was startled and recognized that this was a messenger specially assigned to the Crown Prince, who was only dispatched for extremely urgent missions.
He hurriedly went to meet the messenger, dismissed the people around him, and then met with the messenger alone.
The messenger handed him an envelope sealed with sealing wax. This sealing wax was specially made; unless opened with the appropriate tool, brute force would destroy the contents. No matter how high your cultivation level, you couldn't stop it. This was a common technique used in the military to transmit top-secret messages.
He opened the sealing wax, saw the contents of the letter, his pupils constricted, and his face changed drastically.
He then hurriedly ran outside, calling to his men, "Come back to the royal court with me!"
The others hesitated, saying, "Shouldn't we wait here to greet the Demon Emperor? What if he blames us later..."
"He blames..." Black Tooth Fei almost blurted out, but luckily he stopped himself. "You don't need to worry about that. I know what I'm doing. Let's go back to the royal court first!"
Seeing his anger, no one else dared to ask any more questions.
So Black Tooth Fei led his trusted men on horseback and galloped towards the royal court.
On the other side, General Ma Tian of the Left Guard noticed their unusual movements and frowned: "What are they up to?"
Just as they were about to send someone to investigate, they received a message from the Crown Prince.
Upon seeing the contents, his expression was quite complex, seemingly filled with hesitation and inner conflict.
After a long pause, he finally made up his mind, donned his armor, mounted his horse, and then instructed a trusted lieutenant: "Take a group of men and stay here. Notify me immediately if the Demon Emperor emerges from seclusion."
After saying that, he quickly left with his other subordinates.
The sound of horses' hooves startled many soldiers in the middle of the night. The group looked at each other in bewilderment. Although they didn't know what had happened, everyone knew that something serious must have occurred.
When Zu'an and his group emerged from the imperial tomb, they were taken aback to find that there were half as many soldiers outside as they had initially surveyed the area.
Even if half of them were missing, such a commotion as someone emerging from the imperial tomb couldn't be kept secret from others.
A group of soldiers excitedly surrounded the area, many of them shouting "Long live the Demon Emperor!" to express their loyalty. However, when they saw that it was not the Demon Emperor who came out, but Zu An and his group, they were all dumbfounded.
Zuan and his group didn't bother with the soldiers and soared into the sky, flying away. The soldiers seemed to wake from a dream; the piercing sound of horns echoed throughout the camp, and countless soldiers poured out, drawing their bows and nocking arrows to shoot into the air.
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