The Emperor’s Favorite Empress

Chapter 405: [216] The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it (VII)

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It was extraordinary that Dugu Yingcheng, a mere mortal, could feel such pressure.

After saying this, the man in black straightened his body with all his strength, closed his eyes, and acted as if he was ready to be killed or hanged at will.

He did this to show that he would rather die than compromise, because he knew that if he kept leaving room for maneuver at the negotiation table, the other party would only ask for more from you unscrupulously. Sometimes, risking one's life and then surviving is also a good way to save oneself. Besides, he was not without support, and Dugu Yingcheng did not dare to touch him. He was still certain about this, after all, his status was there.

Dugu Yingcheng is a smart man, he will never do anything stupid to shoot himself in the foot.

It seemed that he had predicted everything. He had predicted that Dugu Cinema would definitely retreat, and that he would turn from a passive party to an active party. However...

I walked in with my eyes closed, and there was a deathly silence around me. I expected Dugu Yingcheng to lower his posture and come forward to talk to me, but I didn't hear him speak for a long time.

This is strange, shouldn't it be a natural thing? What's going on

Even if Dugu Yingcheng was ignorant of the current situation, he should be angry. After all, he rejected his request, right? How could there be no sound at all

If I felt fear just now because of the pressure I was facing, now I can't just use the word fear to describe my feelings.

He really wanted to open his eyes and take a look, but he felt that it would be a bit awkward to open them after he had closed them so resolutely...

But this kind of silence really makes people feel uneasy.

After weighing the pros and cons, there is really no other way. It's embarrassing, I closed my eyes. I have to open them even if I cry...

The next moment, he really started crying.

No, to be exact, I want to cry but I have no tears.

There are people around, and there are sounds around.

He stood in front of millions of soldiers and generals from all countries. They looked at him as if he were a monster, with strange, angry, mocking, hateful and all kinds of eyes. They were in groups of three or two, whispering to each other. But he seemed to have covered his ears with a lid by God, and could not hear the slightest sound.

However, just by looking at their expressions and their movements, it was not difficult for him to guess what they were talking about at the moment.

"Dugu Film City? Dugu Film City!" Suddenly remembering something, he raised his eyes abruptly, looking for the figure in the crowd.

"Dugu Yingcheng! Dugu Yingcheng! You bastard! Get out here! Who the hell do you think you are? How dare you plot against me like this! Get out here, or I'll tear you into pieces!"

Looking around, he saw hateful and contemptuous eyes everywhere, pointing at him as if they were watching a monkey. It felt like he was standing naked in front of everyone, and the whole world seemed to be spinning.

"Ah! Ah!" He felt dizzy and his head was about to explode. This was humiliation, a humiliation he had never experienced before.

"Dugu Yingcheng! Come out!" No matter how he shouted, he could not find what he wanted.

"Get out of here, you damned mortals! Get out of my way!" He wanted to pounce and kill the onlookers, but found himself tied up.

Now he was even more certain that this was Dugu Yingcheng's plan from beginning to end. Dugu Yingcheng deliberately led him into a trap, designed him to sign a confession, and then revealed all of this to the Seven Kingdoms. Wait a minute, something seems wrong.

Why did Dugu Yingcheng do this? If it was just to gain power, he could have used me. Could it be that he was angry because I rejected him

Dugu Yingcheng is both intelligent and brave, and he is not the kind of person who would do stupid things out of anger. Besides, if he makes the truth known to the world, it will not do him any good to clear himself of the suspicion of Emperor Shi Tian.

If he said he did this just for Emperor Shi Tian, it would make more sense. But that didn't make sense either, he knew that Emperor Shi Tian was in his hands, wasn't he afraid of threatening Emperor Shi Tian's life by doing this

When his thoughts were unclear, he seemed to hear a voice...

"It turns out that not only is he not here to help us, he wants to destroy all of our countries."

"Yeah, I didn't expect that he was so ambitious!"

"Don't you understand yet? Even this missing persons case was planned by him."

"After he eliminates Tianze, he will probably turn around and deal with us."

"How cruel! I wonder who the master he is talking about is. He is so cruel."

"That's too bad. That's really too bad."

"No wonder he killed a general in front of the battlefield without blinking an eye, and even ordered the killing of an entire army."

"An army? That's nothing. He wants to destroy the sky and the continent."

"What a big mouth you have! You don't even know what you are! You even want to destroy our seven countries. It's really a foolish dream."

You and I were talking at the same time, mixing together to make a noisy noise. However, the man in black had good hearing and could hear the noisy sounds clearly. Because he could hear them too clearly, he became even more angry.

He was angry at Dugu Yingcheng for plotting against him, and he also hated these opportunists.

Who do they think they are? How dare they shout in front of him

That he is unqualified, overly ambitious, and dreaming

Haha, you really don’t know how to live or die.

His anger level continued to rise, his eyes were about to burst, his fists were clenched, and the bulging blue veins on the back of his hands could be clearly seen. The next moment, there was a "bang" sound, and the iron chain that imprisoned the man in black was instantly broken.

He raised his head suddenly, his clear eyes were already bloodshot. His eyes were gloomy and terrifying, with a strong murderous aura, he flashed in front of a general. With just one palm, he was killed on the spot.

Because the man in black moved so quickly, when most people present reacted, they saw the general fall to the ground with a thud.

"Ah! Someone's murdered! Protect the emperor!"

The scene became chaotic, with officials and emperors retreating, soldiers rushing forward in fear, frightened war horses neighing, and the sound of weapons colliding with each other, all mixed together for a moment.

The man in black wanted to start a killing spree and kill all those who knew about today's incident. But soon those high-ranking and powerful people were protected by layers of protection and retreated to the back. And he was surrounded.

"What do you want to do? Do you want to rebel? I am your supreme commander!" The man in black was right. The seal of the coalition army was in his hands. On the battlefield, he had the power of command. Even the generals had to listen to his orders.

But after witnessing the massacre with his own eyes, and seeing him kill the general for no reason, everything changed.

"Kill him, kill that bastard. He is a demon!"

"Yes, yes, kill him, kill him quickly. He is crazy, he is already crazy, he actually wants to kill this general, kill him quickly!"

Because of fear, everyone lost their original attitude and just shouted angrily, "Kill him!"

The moment before, he was a marshal who was looking down on the city and ready to break into it, but now he had become a rat crossing the street in their eyes.

"Hehehe, hahahaha..." He had never thought that one day he would end up like this.

Suddenly, the familiar figure appeared in his sight again.

He was wearing a white brocade robe, a black cape, and a jade crown to tie his hair. He was still as elegant as ever. On his handsome face, he still had that faint smile, neither hot nor cold, making it impossible to guess his emotions at the moment.

"Du-Gu-Ying-City!"

He spoke every word with gnashing teeth, as if he wanted to break the other's bones. His eyes, burning with rage, were fixed on the white figure on the distant city wall. His big hands with distinct joints made a "crackling" sound because he was holding too tightly.

That faint smile on his face silently told of his failure and stupidity. If he could, he really wanted to rush up and tear Dugu Yingcheng's kind face into pieces!

But at this moment, he should solve the current dilemma first.

With his cultivation, it would not be difficult for him to escape from here. But in this case, all his previous efforts would be in vain.

He was about to destroy Tianze and get the last jade seal. Moreover, even if he failed, he would never let Tianze and Dugu Yingcheng escape the fate of being destroyed.

The man in black retracted his weapon, formed a seal with his palms, and a blue light formed a barrier with a radius of about two meters with him as the center, blocking all attacks from outside.

This barrier might be able to withstand some attacks in the spirit world, and at most save lives, but here it can withstand attacks from ordinary weapons for at least a quarter of an hour.

As soon as the barrier was formed, an invisible protective barrier was formed around the man in black. No matter what kind of weapon, it could not get within two meters of him.

"What kind of martial arts is this?"

"It looks more like witchcraft."

"It seems that he is not a good guy. I don't know where Emperor Tianqi and Queen Feng found such a weirdo."

The black-clad men heard these words clearly, and it would be a lie to say they were not angry. But they could not care about these things now, as they would slowly settle the accounts with them later.

"Dugu Yingcheng, what on earth did you do to me that caused me to talk nonsense and even have hallucinations." Mixed with this spiritual power, it seemed that he was talking to Dugu Yingcheng, but in fact he was defending himself indirectly. He wanted to tell the Seven-Nation Alliance that what he did just now was designed by Dugu Yingcheng.

So no matter what he said or did, it doesn't count.

Looking at the man in black surrounded by thousands of soldiers, Dugu Yingcheng's smile deepened.

This attitude of smiling instead of being angry made the man in black feel nervous. It was not because he was timid, but because he had suffered too much from this man today. Now facing him, he was like a frightened bird. Any of his random movements and expressions could make him feel a chill on his back.

"Dugu Yingcheng, stop playing tricks. Do you dare to say that it wasn't you who drugged me?" Dugu Yingcheng was well-known, and he felt that he must be a man who dared to act and take responsibility.

"No." He said it quickly and without hesitation, and he looked very frank after saying it.

The man in black really didn't expect Dugu Yingcheng to be so shameless. He could tell lies without blushing or feeling any pain. He was simply shameless.

"Dugu kindly invited you to come up and talk, expressing his willingness to exchange the jade seal for the life of my king, and also expressing his willingness to support you in unifying the eight countries. Your Excellency was delighted and drank a few more glasses of wine. But I didn't expect that your Excellency's alcohol tolerance was so poor that after a few glasses, he actually spoke the truth. He told you that the purpose of coming here was not only to destroy Tianze, but also to destroy all countries. He even threatened to destroy the entire continent... Although Dugu was concerned about my king's life, Dugu was also a part of this continent and had the right to protect it from foreign enemies, so he risked killing my king's life and tied you up and sent you to the representatives of the seven countries. No matter what the envoys of the seven countries choose in the end, Dugu has fulfilled his obligations as a citizen."

The words were so passionate and sincere that people had to believe them. But in the eyes of the man in black, all of this was just - fuck you!

"Dugu Yingcheng, you are so shameless. You have such a great reputation, but I didn't expect you to be a villain who dares to do things but not to take responsibility. You can lie in front of the whole world without blushing or feeling any pain. I really admire you." He stared fiercely at the sanctimonious hypocrite on the city wall, wishing that every word he said could turn into a sword and pierce him directly in the heart.

This book was first published by Xiaoxiang Academy. Please do not reprint it! (To be continued)