Chapter 18: The Enemy at the Gate
The Red Water Royal City is almost an empty city!
Ordinary subjects without fighting power have already fled.
The various armies of the kingdom, such as the Demon Subduing Army, naturally cannot flee and must defend the city.
Some hot-blooded warriors who are unwilling to surrender also choose to stay, even if they die, without regrets!
The king, Lin Changqing, is relatively merciful and let most of the palace maids and eunuchs leave early.
However, as long as the palace people have reached the Purple Mansion Realm, regardless of gender, they must stay.
To maintain the Demon Sealing Array, not only strong men like the Martial Emperor and Quasi-God are needed, but ordinary masters with lower cultivation are also useful.
Maybe he was too busy, or maybe he felt that the timing was not right, Lin Changqing did not send anyone to send Liu Ling'er out of the palace.
Fortunately!
Before the demon army arrived at the Red Water Royal City, the powerful gods sent by the Great Xia Royal Family arrived first!
This is a long-known powerful god-level warrior-Duanmu Lan.
Duanmu Lan is not a member of the Great Xia Royal Family, but the supreme elder of the "Xuanqing Sect", a top sect in the Great Xia Empire!
He was very dissatisfied with this arrangement of the Great Xia Royal Family.
Letting himself, a god-level warrior, be responsible for resisting the entire demon army, he may fall if he is not careful!
Duanmu Lan thinks that the Great Xia Royal Family intends to kill someone with a borrowed knife!
If he dies in the Red Water Royal City, the overall strength of the Xuanqing Sect will drop significantly. Not only will it no longer be a threat to the Great Xia Royal Family, but it will also be completely controlled by the Great Xia Royal Family!
Even with such thoughts and dissatisfaction, Duanmu Lan still came here.
Facing the invasion of the two races of demons and monsters, he must cooperate with the command of the Great Xia royal family, otherwise he will be criticized and blamed by all parties of the human race.
"Welcome to Ancestor Duanmu, thank you for your hard work!"
Lin Changqing welcomed Duanmu Lan into the Wanshou Hall and prepared to host a banquet.
"With the ancestor sitting in the Chishui Royal City, we are relieved!"
Su Song flattered.
"Don't talk about these scenes, and there is no need to hold a banquet!"
Duanmu Lan, who had snow-white hair and beard and wore a blue robe, said expressionlessly: "Lord Chishui, gather all the people who need to be taken away together. Once the Demon Sealing Formation is broken, it will be convenient for me to take you away!"
It is not easy for a powerful god to be forced to stay if he wants to escape!
Moreover, with the magical power of a powerful god, he can also protect a group of people from escaping from danger!
"Okay, okay!"
Lin Changqing stopped saying polite words and winked at Xi Zhaoqu.
In fact, many big figures of the Chishui Kingdom did not leave because they knew that they would be taken away by the powerful gods in the critical moment.
Since they would not die anyway, why not stay and make themselves look braver?
Everyone knew that once the Demon Sealing Array was breached, continuing to resist would only increase casualties. If everyone escaped, they would not be criticized by all parties of the human race. What
Lin Changqing and others feared most was that a powerful god who was determined to fight to the death would come!
Xi Zhaoqu walked out of the Wanshou Palace and began to run around the palace, notifying some important figures to gather outside the Wanshou Palace.
The demon army is not far away and may attack at any time.
It is unknown how long the demon-sealing formation, which has not been activated for many years, can hold off the demon army.
Soon, Xi Zhaoqu came to Nuanxin Pavilion!
He disliked Liu Ling'er very much, but after all, the little prince was here, and he had to come!
"General Manager Xi."
Seeing Xi Zhaoqu, Hong San clasped his hands and greeted him.
"Hong San, the king has ordered that you take the little prince to gather outside the Wanshou Hall!"
Xi Zhaoqu stood still, clasped his hands in front of his chest, and looked down at Hong San.
He used to be Hong San's trusted subordinate, and was as filial to Hong San as a son, but now it is very different!
Now he is the general manager of internal affairs!
Moreover, he is a high-level cultivator of the Martial Emperor Realm, while Hong San's cultivation has fallen below the Martial Emperor Realm!
In the Shenxiao Continent, strength always speaks!
"Liu... Where is the little prince's mother? Do you want to go together?"
Hong San asked.
He was not surprised at Xi Zhaoqu's current attitude, nor did he feel angry, and he did not regret recommending Xi Zhaoqu to the king.
If it were someone else, it would probably be the same!
"She is already a commoner, she should have been driven out of the palace, and she has no qualifications to go!"
Xi Zhaoqu snorted.
At this time, Liu Ling'er came out holding Lin Heng and said indifferently: "Heng'er will not go anywhere, he is safe with me, General Manager Xi, go and do your work!"
Liu Ling'er was naturally aware of the news that the demon army was about to arrive.
She didn't know if she could stop the demon army, but she was confident that she could at least guarantee her son's safety.
Of course, she would not choose to leave early.
Didn't the ancestor gods bestow such grace on her just to let her resist foreign enemies?
If she escapes, will she be worthy of the grace bestowed by the ancestor gods?
"Liu Ling'er, if you want to die, don't drag the little prince with you. He was just born not long ago and has a glorious life waiting for him!"
Xi Zhaoqu said confidently.
"Go away, I want to be with my mother!"
Lin Heng couldn't help but speak.
Damn it, there is no place safer than my mother's side now!
Woo!!!
The horn sounded at this moment!
In the western sky, the demonic clouds rolled in!
The demon army is here!
"Liu Ling'er, don't regret it!"
Xi Zhaoqu had to inform others and couldn't delay here any longer, so he hurriedly left the Warm Heart Pavilion.
Liu Ling'er stood under the eaves, looking towards the western sky, her face calm but revealing a hint of fighting spirit.
She was convinced that all this was within the Ancestral God's expectations, and that her current situation was deliberately arranged by the Ancestral God.
But at this moment, Hong San was looking at her.
Hong San's heart surged, and he felt that Liu Ling'er in his eyes was different from usual!
Facing the powerful demon army, she actually had a fighting spirit on her face!
You know, many Martial Emperors and Quasi-Gods would be trembling with fear!
Hong San suddenly had an astonishing guess in his mind -
could it be that Liu Ling'er was the goddess who killed three demon quasi-gods that night?
It should be her!
No wonder she could easily beat away Aunt Xu, who was in the Martial Emperor realm, with a wave of her hand!
Is she a very powerful Quasi-God, or... God realm?
"Eunuch Hong, come and hold the little prince."
Liu Ling'er handed Lin Heng to Hong San's arms and ordered: "After the battle begins, don't leave Nuanxin Pavilion and take good care of Heng'er."
"Old slave obeys the order!"
Hong San nodded excitedly.
At this moment, he was completely sure that Liu Ling'er was the goddess!
In fact, Liu Ling'er saved his life!
Woo...
The sound of the horn continued to blow, spreading throughout the entire Red Water Royal City.
One after another, figures flew high from all over the city.
Rumble!!!
Suddenly, the entire Red Water Royal City shook violently!
Immediately afterwards, a thick flowing color light cover, like a big pot, covered the entire royal city!
It can be clearly seen that the surface of the flowing light cover is flowing with blazing divine light.
In the divine light, thunder is winding and divine fire is raging!
The Demon Sealing Array is activated!
It can not only seal demons, but also has extremely strong defensive power!
The demons covered by it will be bombarded by the divine thunder and divine fire!
The demons approaching it from the outside will also be attacked!
There are a large number of crystals at the foundation of the Demon Sealing Array. When the energy in those crystals is exhausted, the human race strongmen in the array will need to infuse their skills into the array.
However, Duanmu Lan has already said that it is enough to just pretend!