As the emperor and his party continued to move forward, the crowds on the surrounding streets gradually became thinner, and some noise could be faintly heard in front of them. It seemed that many people were dispersed by the soldiers to clear the way for the emperor and the others.
The emperor's expression was calm, with a confident bearing.
The king must not put himself in danger.
As an emperor, how could he go out of the palace at will with three or five guards, knowing that what he was going to meet was a monster who had a blood feud with him and whose cultivation level was unknown
From the beginning of the story of the story to the time when the hidden guards found the trace of the other party, it was only a few days, there is no guarantee that this is not a clue that the other party deliberately leaked.
That being the case, it is perfectly normal to clear the field in advance to rule out possible ambushes and other dangers.
The noise in front gradually dissipated, and the entire street was secretly blocked. The little demon who dared to lure him with a message had no way out.
Until this time, Long Street was empty.
A quaint Taoist temple appeared at the end of the line of sight.
The sky seeped through the clouds and crossed over the top of the Taoist temple. A gray bird was perched on the eaves, combing its feathers.
Quiet, natural, out of the dust.
Li Mo followed beside the emperor, looking around, his face was full of curiosity, but the depths of his eyes gradually became strange. He looks ahead.
Such a strong evil spirit!
This aura was hidden very well before, but with the arrival of the emperor and his party, the other party seemed to no longer hide it, so that the Taoist temple in front of him had changed its appearance in Li Mo's eyes at this time, and the demonic aura filled the air. , but also mixed with blood, no longer feel clean and dusty.
... Here? There is a big monster hidden!
When Li Mo was in his prime, he didn't pay attention to the other party, but now, although he was a little apprehensive, the first reaction in his heart was ecstasy. If he could devour the monster's soul, at least half of his broken soul could be recovered.
It is a pity that he is not the opponent of the opponent now. Exactly who devours whom is still a matter of debate.
... Judging from the current situation, this demon and the emperor are enemies rather than friends. So, do we need to borrow strength from the emperor
He stopped for a while, and looked at the emperor in confusion and curiosity: "Father, in the Taoist temple ahead? Is that you? The person you want to meet? I, I feel a little dangerous."
It's sharp! The emperor glanced at the girl with a tangled expression unexpectedly, and said solemnly: "That's right. This place is really dangerous." He raised his finger to the Taoist temple, with a heavy tone, "This is the hiding place of a big monster. This monster is vicious and vicious, it wanted to kill me many years ago, Princess Shurou and her son-in-law died because of this, and now it has sneaked into the land of Jingzi, brutally massacred the four people of Daozhenguan, its crimes are numerous and tragic."
Li Mo: "???"
Princess Shurou's son-in-law was Li Sanyuan back then. When Li Mo came to the capital to cooperate with the emperor, the couple had died many years ago. He had never paid attention to relevant news, so he didn't know whether the emperor's words were true or not.
But no one knows the truth about the death of several clones of Daozhen Temple better than Li Mo. At this time, seeing the emperor opened his mouth to pin the black pot on the unknown big monster, he was also secretly surprised, and a question mark appeared.
If it was the real Princess Yuhua, she would have believed his nonsense. So, Li Mo opened his mouth slightly at the right time, revealing 12 points of shock and fear.
"Monster, demon? Father, is there really a demon in this world? Or is it such a vicious demon?"
At this moment, several explosions suddenly came from the front. A gray shadow jumped out from the encirclement that opened the way to clear the field, overflowing with monster aura, coming in this direction.
A blade of light followed the shadow? Flying out, the moment it pierced through the air, the cold blade pierced through the gray shadow with a "pop" in mid-air!
Some kind of shrill cry that didn't resemble a human voice sounded at the same time, and the gray shadow fell to the ground accompanied by sprayed blood.
Looking closely, it turned out to be a mouse as big as a dog. After death?, the rat demon quickly shrunk and returned to its original form.
"... It's just a little demon hiding here to cultivate, so it's unlucky!"
In charge of investigating the danger is an army that Princess Yuhua has never seen before, called "Forbidden Demon Guards". The commander walked over to put away the knife, and then directed his subordinates to continue. It seemed that he was no stranger to monsters and had skilled coping skills.
After a while, following the raids, several unlucky little monsters were caught and killed one after another, and blood was sprinkled all over the long street. Make people uncomfortable.
"Really, there are demons!"
The face of "Princess Yuhua" became paler and paler. She just stared blankly at this scene, and seemed to finally come to her senses. She stepped back in shock, looked at the emperor, and said in a trembling voice, "Father, Let's go back to the palace. To exterminate monsters, we should invite those capable people to come, how can we let the father put himself in danger?"
The emperor shook his head imperceptibly, his expression became more and more serious: "This monster is cruel, cunning, and despicable. He left a message in Daozhen Temple and threatened me with the safety of hundreds of thousands of people in Beijing. If I don't personally... When he comes out, he will kill again and commit more murders in Beijing. As the Son of Heaven, how can I live in the palace and watch the people die?"
He has a strong voice and is full of majestic demeanor.
"Princess Yuhua" immediately gasped, as if frightened by the ferocity of the big monster, the eyes she looked at the emperor were full of admiration, admiration, and worry.
Although Li Mo, who is wearing this skin, is indifferent, he understands that the emperor's acting in front of Princess Yuhua is definitely not for unnecessary nonsense, but to use her, so he speaks according to his will, with a voice Sweet:
"Father, emperor, and son of heaven, are willing to risk themselves for the common people. As a royal princess, my daughter should do my best. It's a pity... I don't know anything, and I don't know how to help father."
The emperor smiled kindly, shook his head, and said, "Where? Do I need you? Go into battle. My Tian family's Dragon Qi can suppress all evil spirits. Yuhua, you? Since you are here and have the heart to kill demons, you have already contributed a share." Luck. As for? Other? He, I am the Son of Heaven, how can I allow mere monsters to be rampant!" At this point, he had already stepped forward, and his tone turned sharp.
Sure enough, is it to deceive Princess Yuhua's luck blessing... Li Mo nodded without any surprise.
The real Princess Yuhua in the depths of her body was slightly stunned. For some reason, she suddenly remembered the words Li Mo said last time. There are traces.
She has great luck...
Some kind of weird conjecture was stirring in the depths of her heart, and she was about to burst out of her shell, but it was covered by a layer of misty film, making it hard for her to see clearly
At this moment, on the silent long street, a few crisp applause was suddenly heard, and a figure suddenly came out of the ancient Taoist temple at the end of the line of sight.
"What a confounding black and white, talking nonsense, and having such superb acting skills, Da Xiazi, you? What the emperor did is really condescending. I heard that the human race has a troupe that entertains people with performances. Where is yours? A good place to go!" This person walked out of the Taoist temple indifferently, with some moon-white scholar robes, sleeves fluttering, and a smile.
With such an appearance, who else could it be if it wasn't Yuan Liu
He seemed free and easy, but there was a flame of ice-cold hatred hidden in his eyes looking at the emperor, a trace of murderous intent boiled up like mist, and gradually permeated the entire long street.
"...Fortunately, you? This emperor is quite courageous. Today I have to settle a fourteen-year-old account!"
"Clang—"
"Bold!"
The sound of the long knife being unsheathed was so neat that it overlapped with the sound of shouting and asking. The so-called death of the master humiliating the minister, the insult in his words made the guards present tear their eyes open, and after a cold shout, they all drew their swords to meet him.
The emperor's face also darkened.
He knew very well that the more he defended, the more guilty he would appear, so he just waved his hand sullenly, as if he didn't bother to pay attention to the demon's lies.
"A mere demon, dare to be so presumptuous in Beijing, kill!"
Immediately, more people hiding in the dark rushed forward.
On the way of rushing out, one wave after another of monster energy surged in the bodies of these people, bursting out around their bodies.
Their bodies gradually swelled, their nails grew longer, and their fragile human palms gradually became like the claws of wild beasts. Some people had hair attached to their bodies, some had scales on their foreheads, and some people's eyes gradually changed. In the blink of an eye, the ordinary person just now turned into a half-human, half-demon form.
After the demonization, everyone seemed to be less rational, and their pupils were stained with madness. They only followed the last thought before the demonization, and rushed towards Yuanliu.
In mid-air, the monster energy and spiritual energy were violently tumbling, and all kinds of monster ghosts could be vaguely seen rising from the people, turning into fierce tigers and wolves that chose to devour people, and ruthlessly bit down on Yuan Liu, with a menacing aura!
The ground shattered under the violent force, and the stones splashed, like a sudden tornado rolling the dust. The center of the battle has become a terrifying vortex, pulling the surrounding air. And a hand suddenly stretched out from the vortex, and with distinct phalanges, it lightly tapped on the head of the first half-demon that was about to hit him.
As if hitting a huge wall head-on, or being suddenly hit by a raging tsunami, the half-monster was thrown out like this, no more difficult than popping a piece of biscuit. He seemed to be thrown out of a centrifuge, and slammed into other half-demons who also jumped out, and then flew out together.
And that hand didn't stop moving, and he didn't know when he moved the knife. A faint cold air spread from the edge of the knife. He stretched out his hand and swung the knife. The light of the knife crossed an arc.
Before and after? Not more than a stick of incense, the crowd of half-demons that swarmed in fell to the ground like dumplings. , ferocious, and the look of fear froze at the last moment.
With heavy muffled noises, all the corpses fell to the ground, and the shattered pieces of ice scattered all over the ground, like pieces of glass, glistening in the sky.
Until a pair of boots stepped on it.
The moon-white robe was smoothed by the wind, and Yuan Liu, who was still dressed as a scribe, looked calm and breezy, but his face was too pale, and his hand hanging by his side trembled slightly, obviously... It is the end of the crossbow.
At this moment, he suddenly turned sideways, and a huge phantom of a squirrel flashed past him, and the big fluffy tail swept away!
There was the sound of ribs breaking, and the gushing blood suddenly spread in the air around his body, as if an invisible and invisible enemy hidden by his side had been severely injured.
"Hoo..."
Yuan Liu's face turned even paler, pale and pale.
He shook his body slightly, took one step, two steps forward... He walked slowly towards the emperor's place.
At this time, the people brought by the emperor were all dead. Only "Princess Yuhua" and the last guard remained by his side, looking alert.
"Is there any way I can't use? Come out...cough cough cough... Just try. As I said, I'm here to settle old scores!"
Yuan Liu was only three steps away from the emperor, with his physique and speed of a big monster, even with only one breath left, he could pounce on him and finish him off.
The emperor frowned and did not speak.
Yuan Liu laughed heartily. The hatred and resentment that had been suppressed for many years poured out unreservedly from his eyes, leaving no doubt that the reason why he didn't kill immediately was because he wanted to torture his enemy.
And he, immersed in the pleasure of revenge and intense hatred, seems to have overlooked something because of this...
The emperor's gaze passed him silently.
Behind him, patterns flickered on the surface of the corpse that fell on the ground, and drops of pitch-black blood floated out, fused together silently, and turned into a blood-colored monster that seemed to be spliced together by various monsters .
The monster suddenly opened its mouth and let out a roar.
Li Mo, who had already been severely injured, was dizzy for a moment, as if countless sharp knives were cutting his soul. Yuan Liugeng? His complexion suddenly changed, and he was stunned in place, holding his head in extreme pain.
And the emperor, who had been keeping calm all this time, suddenly drew his sword, took a step forward, and stabbed out the edge of the sword!
His movements are only three steps, simple, precise, and quick. The moment the Sword of the Son of Heaven was pulled out, what appeared was not a majestic image, but an evil force mixed with blood and monster aura. It was as if a demon had broken the seal and couldn't wait to pierce the enemy's heart.
A burst of golden light diffused from the place where the sword edge touched the heart, and permeated Yuan Liu's whole body.
The evil spirit in his whole body was suppressed all of a sudden, and he fell to the ground, turning into an ordinary squirrel, just paralyzed there powerlessly.
"Take him away!"
The emperor ordered, and finally, a guard stepped forward immediately, and locked the gray squirrel in the cage that had been prepared earlier.
And the blood shadow in mid-air also dissipated after a few breaths, turning into a ball of black blood and falling down. The emperor used a strange jade vessel to hold it up and put it away again.
He didn't care about those dead demon guards. As long as the original blood is still in hand, it is not difficult to create this kind of "half demon" who can sacrifice at will.
"Princess Yuhua" has been watching all this in amazement, and finally her eyes fell on the squirrel who was locked in a cage? Li Mo, who hides under the skin of Princess Yuhua, can hardly restrain the greed in his heart.
— Only after swallowing the demon soul of this big monster, can he have the power to protect himself and have a chance to recover his full strength?!
Although he was also surprised that there was such an unknown power around the emperor, but now the most important thing is to repair his own demon, so that he can have a chance to plot other things. He is bound to win this big monster!
"Father, why didn't you just kill this demon?" She pretended to be puzzled and asked tentatively.
"Just now you also saw that demons are so powerful, if ordinary people want to deal with them, they can only rely on the power of demons." The emperor patiently explained, "This demon is useful to me for the time being, and later? It's not too late to kill!"
later? how long? Li Mo didn't want this big monster to be killed as soon as he woke up, he had to get the monster as soon as possible before the emperor ordered the killing.
Thinking about this secretly, Li Mo kept his expression on the surface, and he suddenly realized, with a girl's brisk and lively smile on his cheek.
The emperor's goal today has been achieved. Although many people have been sacrificed, at least Yuhua's hole card has not been revealed. Maybe there will be a chance to use it later.
Satisfied in his heart, his smile became even more loving.
The "father and daughter" who had their own thoughts looked at each other and smiled, and then returned to the palace with their booty.
Not long after, a group of forbidden soldiers came to search for the quaint and dilapidated Taoist temple. But after tossing and turning several times, there was no one in the Taoist temple, so they had to leave in a hurry.
"Senior, you? This is... a trick? What kind of tricks can't make it work, so amazing!"
In the Taoist courtyard, there were two people sitting opposite each other under the tree. A little hairy dumpling squatted on the stone table between the two of them, echoing in a childish voice: "It's amazing, it's amazing!"
And a group of sergeants who were ordered to search were in this Taoist temple? They searched back and forth, but they seemed to be blind. They just didn't see the big living person under the tree, and their eyes swept over here as if they were sweeping through the air. .
Until watching the backs of this group of people disappear at the entrance of the Taoist temple, Yuan Liu finally couldn't help admiring.
It's not a particularly advanced way to make ordinary people turn a blind eye to oneself like this, it can be done by those who have deep knowledge in illusion. Therefore, what Yuan Liu lamented was not this, but the previous battle.
When the emperor arrived, he was sitting here comfortably. He was drinking tea. Before he could go out, this big guy somehow threw something out of his sleeve, and then suddenly a bird appeared outside. Yuan six? ?
At that time, Yuan Liu himself was stunned.
In other words, the one who came out to mock the emperor before, fought with him, and was captured in the end was not the real Yuan Liu at all, and even Yuan Liu didn't know what it was.
... A puppet, a magic weapon, or a clone
Recalling the battle just now, Yuan Liu was still a little scared. That fake Yuanliu's strength? It's no worse than him. In other words, if he was the one who went out just now, he would probably be the one who was arrested now.
Thinking of this, Yuan Liu felt a little guilty: "This junior is ashamed. If it wasn't for helping me, senior wouldn't have lost a puppet..."
"There is no loss, and it's not for helping you?" Yuan Buwei interrupted him, with a brisk arc on his lips, "I let them take it away on purpose."
Yuan Liu was stunned for a moment.
"If you want to catch a big fish, how can you have no bait?"
At first, he didn't think it was a door-to-door delivery, and wanted to solve the problem directly, but later he changed his mind.
Because he found that Li Mo's state was much more interesting than he thought. For some unknown reason, this person has a slight match with that filthy Daowen. The filthy Daowen is placed in Li Mo's ghost, like a seed buried in the fertile land? It is thriving and absorbing nutrients .
That is to say, the current Li Mo is just a tool for helping Yuan Bu to cultivate dirty Taoism for free.
How could he be willing to solve the other party so early
There is another reason for deliberately letting the emperor take away his puppet. That is the demon guard.
When sensing the aura of these people, Yuan did not realize that the emperor was still cultivating half-demons in private. Then he must have a hidden place that is unknown. If these half-demons were not cultivated with Li Mo's help, it means that the emperor may have other demon clans or capable people.
I don't know why, but I didn't think of Li Sanyuan all of a sudden!
For the emperor of "back then", perhaps Li Sanyuan was the first existence that surpassed ordinary people that he came into contact with. Assuming the identity of the emperor, it would be too wasteful and meaningless to kill him directly. If he can subdue the opponent, it will undoubtedly squeeze the maximum use value.
The fact that Yandang Mountain was leveled directly does not mean that all the monsters have been killed. Even if they are all dead, what about the mother and son of Princess Shurou? Are they really dead
The emperor has too much weight in his hands to subdue Li Sanyuan, and killing him is just the next strategy.
The thinking is clear, and I know what I should do if I don't do it. That is to allow the emperor to arrest "Yuanliu", so that he can follow the clues to find the secret place where the emperor secretly cultivated the forbidden demon guards, and expose his old background!
This kind of thing that makes people old, bad people do good things, and overthrows the chess game? It's not too much? I like it :)
But there is no need to talk to Yuan Liu about these things, he just said lightly: "I doubt that Li Sanyuan is still alive."
"How is it possible that my third brother is still alive?" Yuan Liu was surprised and blurted out subconsciously.
"Then you? Are you willing to let me do the math?" Yuan Buwei smiled slightly, turning his eyes to Yuan Liu and Xiaotuanzi, "Anyone can give a few drops of blood."
Although Yuansan has been reincarnated, the karma between their brothers is still intact, and it may not be possible to sense the location and the like, but it is still no problem to calculate life and death.
Yuan Liu was still feeling overwhelmed by this senior's supernatural powers, and suddenly felt a pain in his finger. Looking down, the little hairy ball had already jumped up from the table, and bit his finger with a "ah woo".
"Xiao Qi, what are you doing—"
Xiaomao Tuanzi came to Yuan Buwei flicking his big tail, put his two paws together, raised it high above his head, and gave him a few drops of suspended blood. This posture was like holding a hazelnut In tribute in general.
Yuan Liu, who was stabbed in the back by his younger brother, was stunned, but seeing the little hairy dumpling staring at his round eyes, he said confidently, "Here! Use the sixth brother's! Sixth brother is fat and has a lot of blood! I am still young and have little blood!"
Yuan Liu: "???"
... That makes sense, so that's why you backstabbed your brother
Seeing Yuan Liu looking over with a "fiendish? Evil spirit", Xiao Mao Tuanzi cleverly rolled two steps towards Yuan Buwei, grabbed his sleeve at once, lay here and pretended to be dead.
It wasn't for a chuckle.
I don't see how he moves, the suspended blood swims in mid-air, gradually turns into traces of blood mist, then draws into strange runes, and finally dissipates like smoke.
"—is alive indeed."
After a while, he made such an assertion.
"It seems that this time I can really gain a lot."