“I have come here today for only two things,” Shen Yue said slowly. “First, to bring back the goddess and priests of our country. Second, to save the god who will save us all, namely the dragon.”
"It's a pity you can't accomplish anything today." Mu Gui said with a smile: "First, the sundial must die. As for the goddess... well, there are two goddesses, so why don't we each take one? You can have Hua Zhouzhou, who can summon the dragon, and Fengguang can be mine. Second, this dragon must die today."
Shen Yue chuckled softly. Although he was the youngest among those present, his imperial aura was in no way weak. "Emperor Shang intends to wage a great battle."
"What's wrong with a major battle?"
Both men wore smiles, as if war was about to break out.
Feng Guang looked back and forth between the two men and inexplicably felt that the two emperors were so similar. She shook her head and wondered if she was overthinking it.
She turned her gaze back to the sundial, and took a step forward, but was pulled back by Mu Gui. The sundial looked at Mu Gui's hand that was tightly gripping her pulse, and dared not move easily, even though he wanted to get close to her and protect her in his arms.
Both sides were ready, awaiting their respective rulers' orders for a bloody battle.
The atmosphere was unusually quiet for a moment.
At this moment, the dragon, unwilling to be bound, let out a roar, and Mu Gui and Shen Yue raised their hands simultaneously.
"Xinye".
"Fengquan".
The two generals received their orders simultaneously, and with a single command, both sides charged forward.
The sounds of fighting were incessant, and waves of blood swept across her eyes. But after a short while, a closer sound of a sword piercing a body rang out. She froze for a moment, then turned her head slightly and saw Mu Gui, who had been pierced by a long sword.
Behind Mu Gui stood Xingji, sword in hand.
"Your Majesty!" Feng Quan shouted. He wanted to rush over, but Xin Ye was in front of him, so he could not move forward.
A trickle of blood escaped from the corner of his mouth, but Mu Gui casually raised his hand to wipe it away. His face was as pale as ever, and because he was always so reserved, it was hard to tell that he was in any pain from the blood loss. He smiled easily and said, "Xingji, you have exceeded my expectations."
“I am the High Priest,” Starstruck said expressionlessly. “I am the High Priest who serves the God. Anyone who dares to blaspheme the God should be punished.”
"Just that reason?"
Xingji glanced at Fengguang, "That's all there is to it."
Mu Gui laughed, "Xingji, Xingji, I thought that even if I dared to kill a god, with your blind loyalty, you wouldn't do anything to disobey me."
"But that's just His Majesty's opinion."
"Do you know that from this day forward you will bear the name of regicide?"
"His Majesty once said that you should not let outsiders influence your mind."
"It's amazing that you remember it so clearly."
“Therefore, I will never be swayed by outsiders.” Xingji drew his longsword, and the sound of blood dripping was even more jarring at this moment.
Mu Gui was unsteady on his feet, but Feng Guang caught him. He smiled weakly, "It's rare that Feng Guang hasn't abandoned me yet."
"Will you die?" Feng Guang asked calmly.
Mu Gui smiled easily again, "Over the years, I've endured so much pain and suffering, how could I die so easily?"
"Then take care of yourself." She released her grip on his hand and took a step back.
Mu Gui's smile froze.
She said, "I'm going back to the sundial. Mu Gui, goodbye forever."
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