Chapter 716 Shang Zhi Takes Action

Because it was raining heavily today, the sacrificial ceremony proceeded very slowly, and Li Cheng's procession came slowly.

The golden feather canopy showed the royal majesty, but because the rain was too heavy today, Li Cheng was moving forward step by step with difficulty.

The attendant beside him held up the umbrella, trying to block the rain for him.

But today's strong winds and heavy rain could not stop it at all. As Li Cheng walked along, half of his dragon robe was already wet.

The young eunuch standing next to Li Cheng supported him carefully, fearing that he might make a mistake on the slippery ground.

The two rows of palace maids behind him also followed closely. Although it was raining heavily, their faces were full of respect and they held sacrificial items in their hands.

This was exactly the scene Shang Zhi saw. He looked up and saw the tall stone pillars standing in the sacrificial square in front of him, with mysterious runes and totems carved on them.

He knew this. People have always been yearning for these mysterious things.

At this time, the huge altar in the center of the square was winding upward layer by layer, like a ladder leading to the realm of gods.

Shang Zhi sneered. It seemed that Li Cheng had indeed put a lot of effort into this sacrifice.

And it was also taken very seriously. Otherwise, letting an emperor travel in such rainy weather would be a great disrespect to the emperor.

And looking at Li Cheng's solemn expression, it seems that he has great hope for this matter.

Pei Chuyan didn't expect that Li Cheng would do things so meticulously this time.

Well, how could a person who could kill the crown prince who was previously respected by the people of Dali Kingdom be a simple-minded emperor?

Perhaps he realized that someone would come to rescue him, so Li Cheng placed a lot of guards around the altar today.

The people Pei Chuyan had arranged in advance were unable to get close to the altar at all.

Pei Chuyan knew clearly that those children were now imprisoned under the altar. As long as Li Cheng gave the order, he would be ready to sacrifice all these children alive.

Thinking of this, Pei Chuyan couldn't help but clench his fists. It was really terrifying that the emperor of a country could do this.

An emperor should love his people, but now he is using the lives of his people to exchange for his own offspring.

I really did think that Li Cheng was too naive before.

It was my own carelessness.

Lin Ji was arranged by Pei Chuyan to rescue the mothers of those babies who were imprisoned in various places. Although most of them were injured, at least their limbs were intact. If they could have a chance to receive treatment, it would be the best.

Pei Chuyan suddenly thought of Miss Qiong Hua, who used to be with Lu Xingwan. Miss Qiong Hua was an excellent doctor. If she were there, she would definitely be able to cure these women.

I just don’t know if there are any suitable doctors in the country of Dali.

"Prince, it won't work!" A Dragon Shadow Guard hurriedly ran to Pei Chuyan and reported the situation on the scene to him.

"Li Cheng was very alert today. He not only placed twice as many guards around the altar as before."

"He even set up machinery around the altar."

Dragon Shadow Guard was always heartless and merciless, so he didn't show any emotion when he said these words: "Just now, when a brother tried to open the altar, he accidentally triggered the mechanism, and now he is dead."

Having said that, the Dragon Shadow Guard paused, and finally his emotions fluctuated a little.

The death of my brother was truly tragic.

Li Cheng had put some thought into this. After his brother triggered the mechanism, he had no time to react. He only saw a flash of cold light, and several sharp blades shot out from the mechanism and pierced his body.

Almost shot him into a hedgehog.

He didn't even have time to cry out or yell before he died on the spot.

Even the Dragon Shadow Guards can't dodge the hidden weapons, so there are few people in the world who can dodge them.

I had just checked it myself, and it was clear that the arrow was poisonous.

He asked the people around him to quietly take his brothers away and hide them. He also went forward to check the agency. He was afraid that there were more than one place. If they forced their way in like this...

Not only will they fail to accomplish anything, but they, the Dragon Shadow Guard, might even be wiped out here.

If they could save those children, the Dragon Shadow Guards would not hesitate to die. But the problem was that even if they died, they might not be able to save those children.

In addition, it rained heavily today and they couldn't see the information ahead at all.

In short, today's rescue is really full of difficulties.

But we must save them, we just have to find a way.

Pei Chuyan pondered for a moment without saying anything. He took a deep breath and began to think about his next move.

Unexpectedly, Shang Zhi appeared beside him silently.

"But what difficulties have you encountered?" Shang Zhi had just been standing on a high place, so he naturally saw the scene where the guard was shot to death. He also saw Pei Chuyan's dilemma, so he came forward to ask.

Since I'm here to help, I should naturally play my role.

Pei Chuyan wanted to shake his head, but then he thought that this Mr. Shang was not an ordinary person, and perhaps he had some ideas.

After listening to Pei Chuyan's description of Li Cheng's arrangement, Shang Zhi couldn't help but click his tongue: "It seems that today, he is indeed ready to hit the target with one strike."

But what he was talking about was not the emperor, but Lin Mosheng.

Although the emperor set up this altar for himself, all of his fellow brothers and sisters knew that the actual purpose was for Lin Mosheng.

He was actually able to deceive the emperor. It seemed that the emperor really valued his offspring.

Shang Zhi raised his head and saw that the emperor had already walked to the top of the altar and was looking anxiously towards the distance. He knew that he must be waiting for Lin Mosheng to appear.

Or maybe he was waiting for the right time. When they perform sacrifices, don't they always seek for the right time, right place and right people?

But he was really confused.

The right time, the right place and the right people.

But I don't want him to sacrifice human life to heaven.

Thinking of this, Shang Zhi suddenly had an idea. He knew that since Li Cheng was so cautious, if he really let the people around Master Pei go, there would probably be a lot of casualties.

Thinking of this, he bowed to Pei Chuyan in front of him and said, "Don't worry, Master Pei. Just stay here and leave this matter to me. I will definitely rescue all those children."

After saying this, he turned around and walked aside without waiting for Pei Chuyan to react.

Standing behind the altar that seemed orderly yet slightly chaotic, Shang Zhi stared at those agencies with a stern expression.

It was rare to see such a serious expression on his face.

He took a deep breath and used his spiritual power to unfold the barrier in his hand, blocking those devices firmly.

He then concentrated his energy and created several illusory figures, which began to move around the altar and open the door where the child was locked.