Jing Shang said in a deep voice: "If so, I'm afraid the steward will not listen to you at all, young lady, but will be bewitched by that witch, which will be bad for you, young lady Xiu'er."
Li Xiuer said sadly: "At this point, I can only make a desperate appeal by dying."
Xiao Siyu resolutely said: "Miss Xiu'er, listen to me. All the truths cannot defeat the pillow talk. So many people have been killed by that witch in the government hall. Those people followed the steward to start the rebellion from the beginning. How could the steward have the heart to be vigilant and reflect on himself?"
"If the young lady just wants to make a bitter appeal, she will eventually be killed by that witch. Even if we take our families with us, where can we escape to? If the steward believes that witch and hunts her down with all his might, we will never be able to escape from Jiangsu and Zhejiang with our families."
"Even if it was the steward himself, after he had settled accounts with us, there was no one loyal around him anymore. The Tianxie Sect is a demon sect, and sooner or later they will harm the steward and take over the Huang Tian Army that the steward and the young lady had worked so hard to build."
Jing Shang gritted his teeth and said, "General Xiao's words make sense. Instead of hiding and fleeing, it is better to start a rebellion and kill the witch and her troops in Kuaiji City first."
Li Xiuer hesitated: "But hiding it from my father and secretly mobilizing troops, isn't this tantamount to rebellion?"
Jing Siyu said: "Miss Xiu'er, we are not doing this to rebel, but to save the chief steward. Only by rescuing the chief steward from the control of the demon gate witch can we protect his safety, and at the same time protect the entire Huangtian Army and these prefectures that everyone has worked so hard to conquer."
Xiao and Jing kept on making strong appeals. They were considered as Li Xiuer's followers in the army, and if Li Xiuer fell, they would be hard to save.
At this moment, they already had the intention to support Li Xiuer to take the position, but of course they couldn't say it so openly.
Li Xiuer rescued them and their families from the persecution of the Six Gates because they were not only good at martial arts, but also had military talent.
The two of them quickly discussed and analyzed clearly which people could be contacted secretly in advance and which people could be coerced after the incident.
Li Xiuer saw that they were determined... If they were not determined, it would be useless. Either the witch of the Demon Sect would whisper in the butler's ear and kill their entire family, or they would turn against them.
So he said, "In that case, I have something to say! The steward was bewitched by the witch after all. This rebellion is mainly to eliminate the witch and the evil spirits she has planted in the mansion. He is my father after all, and he must not be hurt."
Generals Xiao and Jing naturally agreed first.
Li Xiuer thought for a moment, then whispered, "There are still some people in the government hall and the army who are subordinates or friends of those who were killed before. These people are also in a state of panic at the moment."
"If we can contact them secretly and let them start the rebellion first, and then mobilize our troops in the name of protecting the General Manager's Mansion, we may be able to kill Man Qing'er by surprise."
In fact, she already had a plan in her mind. At this moment, she seemed to be thinking and speaking at the same time, and every word she spoke was precious. Xiao and Jing added some details themselves, and unknowingly, she had formed a thorough plan.
Then, she looked at Zhuo Mulan and said, "Zhuo Sanren! The Tianxie Sect is a demon sect, and there must be many hidden masters..."
Zhuo Mulan said, "Miss Xiu'er, rest assured. The evildoers of the Demon Sect can be killed by anyone. Someone from my Chongxian Sect will come to help you and kill the Demon Sect in Kuaiji City. The two generals can rest assured. My Chongxian Sect is only here to kill the demons. After the mission is accomplished, we will withdraw from Kuaiji City and will never interfere in the internal affairs of the Huangtian Army."
"Afterwards, all the generals should just pretend that our Chongxian Sect had no involvement. Our Chongxian Sect will never take credit for this. Just pretend that this incident never happened."
How could Xiao and Jing know that the helpers she recruited were actually from the Demon Sect? Since they were from the Demon Sect, they had to hide in the dark after the matter was accomplished, and it was natural for them to withdraw. They agreed that both parties would pretend that the matter had never happened afterwards, because they were really afraid that the Chongxian Sect would know.
The Chongxian Sect doesn't actually have a very good reputation in the martial arts world, but no matter what, since it claims to be "the authentic Taoist sect in the world", it is irreconcilable with the Demon Sect.
Seeing this Zhuo Sanren make a promise on behalf of Chongxianmen, they naturally calmed down.
Li Xiuer said: "When the time comes, please ask the two generals to secretly assist the Chongxian Sect to sneak into the General Manager's Mansion. This matter must be kept secret and Man Qing'er's people must not be aware of it beforehand."
Generals Xiao and Jing assured in unison.
After the secret meeting, Xiao and Jing left in a hurry.
The ship moved forward slowly and delayed for a long time before entering Kuaiji.
After returning to the mansion, Li Xiuer took the disguised Shi Hao to see Li Badao, who asked her about the attack on the way.
Li Xiuer bowed and said, "Father, the one who assassinated my daughter was Xiang Kui, the third in command of Haiyou Sect. He is a person with supernatural powers. Fortunately, Zhuo Sanren from Chongxian Sect was with my daughter at the time, so he was able to keep my daughter safe."
"My daughter interrogated those who were captured and learned that after the Sea Pylori split, these people fled to the shore. It seems that a mysterious person made a deal with Xiang Kui to take my daughter's life. But Xiang Kui is already dead, and I don't know who secretly bribed him."
Li Badao was in a irritable mood and said, "The situation has been unstable recently. Xiu'er, you should try to stay in the mansion, just in case."
Li Xiuer knew that Jin Yulou's death had made Li Badao feel very uneasy.
In particular, Jin Yulou died from the "secret method of corroding blood and scraping souls" of the master of the Xuanfeng Sect. This was a cruel way for the Xielian Sect to deal with traitors. Those who were hit by this secret method would have their blood turned into a deadly poison, corroding their flesh and digging out their bones, yet they would maintain an amazing vitality.
For a long period of time, the whole person turned into meat paste, but he did not die.
This secret method would not be used even against the most hated enemy, and was only used to deal with traitors to the sect.
Despite the heavy protection provided by the Tianxie Sect, the Jinyu Tower could not be saved, which terrified Li Badao.
At this moment, although Li Badao was under the protection of the Huangtian Army soldiers and the Tianxie Sect masters, the Xie Lian Sect was hiding in the dark. He didn't know when the Xie Lian Sect would take action. For him, it was torment all the time.
That night, Li Xiuer was resting in the Rose Garden when suddenly, fires broke out everywhere in the city.
Li Xiuer hurriedly led people to Li Badao's place, only to see Li Badao and Man Qing'er also hurriedly putting on their clothes and coming out.
Li Badao looked at the flames surging in the distance and frowned, "What happened?"
Li Xiuer also looked suspicious: "It seems that someone started a riot."
As they were talking, someone came running over and reported, "General Manager, Miss Xiu'er, Wei Jifang, Hu Zan, Yan Rong and others are rebelling and are attacking this way."
Li Badao angrily said, "Where do they get the courage?"
Man Qing'er frowned and said, "These people were all subordinates of the remnants of the Black Lotus Realm in the past. We only let them go temporarily to prevent the situation from escalating after finding out that they had nothing to do with the Black Lotus Realm. Now they are suddenly banding together to rebel. I'm afraid someone is inciting them behind the scenes."
Li Xiuer asked, "Could it be that there are still Black Lotus Realm spies in the army that have not been completely eliminated? Or are they actually also from the Black Lotus Realm, but are just hiding too deeply?"
Li Badao said: "This..." He couldn't be sure for a moment.
Li Xiuer said anxiously, "Father, if it's just them, it's not scary. What we should worry about is that the Black Lotus Realm will take advantage of this riot and send experts to hide in the chaotic army with bad intentions. To prevent any accidents, you can transfer Generals Xiao Siyu and Jing Shang to protect the mansion and eliminate the rebels."
The sudden change in the situation even made Man Qing'er feel surprised and suspicious. In addition, she had personally tested Li Xiu'er and knew that she had never practiced any magic skills and was not a member of the Demon Sect.
So he said, "Master, there is a high possibility that the Evil Lotus Sect is behind this riot. Please adopt Miss Xiu'er's advice and take strict precautions to avoid any eventuality."
Li Badao nodded and urgently ordered Li Xiuer to mobilize troops.
Li Xiuer went there quickly. After a while, the surrounding troops were mobilized and a large number of soldiers rushed in. They guarded the General's Mansion in three layers inside and outside. Even many military generals and elite soldiers were stationed inside the mansion.
Li Xiuer came with a group of personal maids and said to Li Badao and Man Qinger, "Father, Aunt Man, this house has been properly protected."
Li Badao breathed a sigh of relief: "Xiu'er, you are really capable. The troops were dispatched so quickly. You have lived up to my expectations."
Man Qing'er was shocked and blurted out, "Why did they arrive so quickly?"
When Man Qing'er reminded him, Li Badao's face changed immediately. Suddenly, he saw a tall "maid" flashing behind his daughter. She looked at him coldly. His legs softened involuntarily: "Realm... Realm Master?"
Chapter 314: Blood Evil Severed Soul, Huang Tian Mutiny
Outside, someone shouted, "What are you doing?"
Then there was a loud shout: "We have something to ask the chief steward."
A series of rapid clashes of weapons rang out, and the mansion was in chaos.
Man Qing'er is also an expert herself. She grabbed Li Badao's shoulder and was about to break out through the window... There are still many of Li Badao's own confidants in the inner mansion, as well as experts from the Tianxie Sect. As long as they get out of this room, they will still have a chance to break out.
Swish, a knife flashed towards her, the knife was fierce, like a rolling wave, frightening her so much that her face turned pale.
She was forced to let go of Li Badao, and with a gust of wind from her sleeves, she swung a dagger towards the steel knife. With a loud bang, her arm went numb, and she was thrown backwards, hitting the back wall.
There was chaos all around. With a flash of cold light, Xuan Feng Huan Zhi snorted disdainfully.
"Let's go!" Huan Tingting, Zhu Ping and others protected Li Xiuer and rushed out.
They were so fast that the guards in the inner palace had already been rushed past before they knew what was happening.
"Miss Xiu'er!" Xiao Siyu and Jing Shang rushed over with their troops.
At this moment, Li Xiu'er's hair was disheveled, and she covered her shoulder with her right hand, with blood oozing from her fingers. She screamed, "Man Qing'er wants to kill my father!"
Xiao Siyu, Jing Shang and the others were all furious and shouted, "Go and save the steward!"
The guards of the Huang Tian Army in the palace were completely at a loss, but some of them tried to fight back. However, they saw a group of people in the army taking off their outer clothes and revealing that they were wearing Taoist robes.
One of the nuns held a whisk in her hand and said in a loud voice: "Man Qing'er is a demon from the Demon Sect. We from the Chongxian Sect are here to help you and kill the demon."
The personal soldiers in the mansion were at a loss, and Generals Xiao and Jing led the crowd to attack. Li Xiuer said: "Those who are ignorant are not guilty, and those who put down their weapons will be exempted from punishment. Those who resist are the remnants of the Demon Sect."
Generals Xiao and Jing shouted, "Miss Xiu'er has ordered that those who surrender will be pardoned, and those who dare to resist are all remnants of the Demon Sect and will be killed without mercy."
After entering the inner palace, most people surrendered, but many tried to resist. Among these people, there were some who were unidentified and had strange martial arts skills.
The "Taoists" of Chongxian Sect rushed forward with their soldiers and killed all those people.
Bang! The roof of one of the halls broke open, and two figures flew out one after another.
The two people were a man and a woman. The man was Li Xiuer's bodyguard "Hao Zhen" and the woman was Man Qing'er.
All the generals looked and saw that Hao Zhen's swordsmanship was upright, while Man Qing'er had a dagger in her left hand and a ribbon in her right hand. Both her skills and moves were extremely strange.
At this moment, Man Qing'er was becoming more and more frightened as the battle went on.
Of course she already knew that there must be something wrong with Li Xiuer.
However, the mutiny had already started, and those who broke into the mansion were all from Li Xiuer's faction, so she had no way to defend herself.
What's even more terrifying is that the young man in front of him has such strange and varied swordsmanship. He was so vicious and powerful in the mansion just now, but now, in front of everyone, he is using all his Taoist internal strength.
Bang, a loud bang was heard in the distance, followed by a series of explosions.
Man Qing'er knew that Protector Cheng had also been forced out by these people and was trying to rush out.
"Father?" A heart-wrenching scream came from below.
Li Xiuer cried so hard that she felt like dying.
"The witch killed the steward!" Such roars came one after another.
Man Qing'er was both angry and furious. As a member of the Demon Sect, she used to plot to frame others, but now she was pecked by a wild goose and framed.
Swish, swish, swish, the knife lights appeared before my eyes, one wave after another.
Man Qing'er didn't care anymore and tried her best. Black energy was coming out of her body, demonic shadows were swaying, and her eyes were bloodshot. This was the "Blood Evil Soul-Severing Skill" of the Tianxie Sect that stimulated potential.
At that moment, her strength skyrocketed and her magic skills emerged one after another.
Unexpectedly, the sword light on the opposite side condensed into a beam, crisscrossing like thunder, but still blocked all her attacks.
"It's indeed the witch from the Demon Sect!" the soldiers on the periphery screamed.
Man Qing'er secretly groaned. Only then did she realize that Hao Zhen's strength was actually far superior to hers. The reason why he had been fighting with her for so long was to force her to reveal her magic skills in public and confirm her identity as the "Witch of the Demon Sect".
Xiao Siyu and Jing Shang gathered other generals who had rushed over and entered the hall, only to see the steward Li Badao lying on the ground, his skin covered with bloody wounds, blood gushing out, and he was still twitching.
Li Badao's face was full of horror and his expression was distorted.
Li Xiuer knelt down beside him and cried bitterly, her tears were tearful and it was heartbreaking.
Li Badao stared at Li Xiuer and said in a hoarse voice, "You..." As he spoke, blood gushed out of his throat. He kicked his legs and stopped moving, but his eyes were still fixed on his daughter. He died with his eyes open.
Li Xiuer choked up and said, "Father, don't worry, your daughter will definitely avenge you." She stretched out her hand, wiped Li Badao's eyes, and wanted to close his eyelids for him.
But when I moved my hand down and looked again, his eyes were still open, so I had to start over again.
Zhuo Mulan stepped forward and was secretly shocked when she saw how Li Badao died.
Everything she did was for the lover of her... female apprentice. However, seeing Li Badao in such a miserable state, she didn't know whether what she did was right or wrong.
At this point, he could only bite the bullet and continue to help: "This is the Blood Erosion Soul Searching Technique of the Tianxie Sect. The Tianxie Sect must have used this secret method to control Manager Li, making him unconscious and completely obedient to Man Qing'er's arrangements. Now that the matter has been exposed, she directly killed him to silence him."
At this moment, generals such as Wei Jifang and Hu Zan had also arrived.
They were not originally from Li Xiuer's faction. Many people in the government and the army had been killed inexplicably before. They naturally did not know that Li Badao was actually only purging people related to the Black Lotus Realm, and it had nothing to do with them.
As Li Badao did not want people to know about his involvement with the Demon Sect, he did not explain much, causing them to feel that their lives were in danger and they lived in anxiety every day.
At this moment, everyone was furious to hear Zhuo Sanren from Chongxian Sect personally confirm that the steward's previous wrongdoings were indeed related to the evil witch Man Qing'er.
At the same time, I was also thankful that I discovered the truth, otherwise one day I would be killed for no reason.
Xiao Siyu shouted loudly: "Did you hear that? The chief steward left a will before he died, asking Miss Xiu'er to take over the Huang Tian Army and avenge him!"
Although Wei Jifang, Hu Zan and others were not originally from Li Xiu'er's faction, they also responded loudly at this moment, all shouting out the steward's last words before his death, and followed Xiao, Jing and others to ask Li Xiu'er to mourn and accept the change. The first priority at present is to clear out the remnants of the Tianxie Sect in the mansion and the city.
Li Xiuer was crying and was helped up by everyone. She wiped her tears and gave orders.
On the eaves, Man Qing'er spat out a mouthful of blood, which turned into a puff of black smoke and flew away into the distance with a whoosh.
Shi Hao slashed with her sword, cutting into the black smoke, causing blood to splatter, and she accelerated further.
After all, she had used a life-saving technique that damaged her own true energy. Even if she managed to escape, her life span would be greatly shortened, and she would probably not have even half of her strength left.
Unfortunately, she couldn't escape after all. She saw a figure flash in front of her, and a tall woman wearing a Taoist robe stood in front of her with a cold and gloomy look.
Man Qing'er was filled with despair and acted recklessly.
With a loud bang, her delicate body was thrown into the air.
Swish, swish, swish! The soldiers on the ground shot arrows, turning her into a hedgehog.
With a thud, her body fell to the ground, blood gushing out.