The underworld.
As soon as Zuo Songyan and Bai Ze arrived here, they saw envoys from the Immortal Court coming in a grand procession, escorted by the Holy King, and with great momentum.
The two knew that something was wrong. It must be Emperor Feng who sent an envoy to order the gods and demons of the underworld to attack the imperial court from the void.
"The Demon God of Hades is good at using the void and appears and disappears mysteriously."
Bai Ze said to Zuo Songyan: "Once, the Dark City Demon God came to kill Emperor Yuntian, but was stopped by Emperor Shu's brain. However, the Dark City Demon God is extremely powerful and difficult to deal with. If Emperor Feng asks Emperor Mingdu to send troops, the imperial court will be in danger!"
Zuo Songyan said: "The current plan is to kill the Immortal Court Emperor's envoy."
These two were lawless by nature. Bai Ze was a habitual criminal who often threw his enemies into the eighteenth level of the underworld, while Zuo Songyan was the old leader of rebellion. The two of them rushed forward and killed the envoy of the Immortal Court without any explanation!
Zuo Songyan is good at fighting one against many, while Bai Ze is good at exiling magical powers. Once they attack, they will show no mercy. Zuo Songyan will hold the enemy back, while Bai Ze will throw the enemy into the eighteenth level of the underworld!
The Holy King who was escorting them was a Holy King's patrol officer on the fourth level. He was caught off guard by the two men, and by the time he reacted and planned to rescue them, the Immortal Court Emperor's envoy had already been thrown into the eighteenth level of the Underworld by the two men!
Zuo Songyan and Bai Ze were surrounded by the emperor's entourage and fought fiercely. However, there were too many opponents and they were in danger.
Seeing this, the Master Patrol Saint King was furious and anxious. He raised his magic weapon, the Master Patrol Bell, and shouted, "You two are doing whatever you want. You dare to fight here!"
After saying this, the master's patrol bell rang, and immediately the imperial envoys and followers who were besieging Zuo Songyan and Bai Ze began to bleed from all seven orifices, their souls exploded, and they died on the spot.
The Saint King Shixun had a gloomy face and put away the magic bell.
Zuo Songyan and Bai Ze were surprised and puzzled, and hurriedly expressed their gratitude.
The Master Patrol Saint King walked away with a wave of his sleeves, sneering: "You killed the man, it has nothing to do with me! I have never been here!"
He quickly disappeared without a trace.
Zuo Songyan and Bai Ze continued to go deeper into the underworld. When they reached the seventeenth floor, they saw white banners hanging everywhere on the ruined planet. Thousands of underworld demons were playing musical instruments, singing and dancing, and some were crying. It looked very sad.
Zuo Songyan went forward to inquire, and a demon god told them with tears in his eyes: "His Majesty has passed away! Now we are burying His Majesty in the mausoleum."
Zuo Songyan was stunned: "Is the Emperor of Mingdu dead?"
Bai Ze whispered, "He must have known we were coming and didn't want to send troops, so he rehearsed this scene."
He shouted, "I am your majesty's sworn brother, the God King Bai Ze. I have come to see you off! I want to see you!"
Many demon gods of Hades said, "It's rare that the King of Gods is so kind. His Majesty has already been put into the coffin. The dead are the greatest, so we don't need to see him."
Bai Ze burst into tears and said, "How could my brother just die like this? Who killed my brother? Yes, it must be Di Feng!"
He raised his arms and shouted, "All the soldiers of the Underworld, listen to my command: let's fight our way out of the Underworld, kill the Immortal Court, eliminate Di Feng, and avenge His Majesty!"
Some demon gods in the underworld were unaware of the situation and were filled with righteous indignation when they heard this. They raised their arms and shouted, "Kill the Immortal Court and avenge our grievances!"
Saint King Su Mang was in charge of presiding over the funeral of Emperor Mingdu. Seeing this, his face changed drastically and he said quickly: "Your Majesty did not die at the hands of Emperor Feng, but because of a relapse of an old injury! A relapse of an old injury!"
He was afraid that the gods and demons of Hades would be led to the gutter by Bai Ze and join Bai Ze in rebellion, so he stepped forward and grabbed Bai Ze, saying, "You have seen His Majesty's true body, and you know that His Majesty has an old wound on his chest. Not long ago, His Majesty's old illness flared up, and he died."
Bai Ze wiped away his tears: "Really? I want to see my brother's coffin!"
Saint King Su Mang then led them to the mourning hall, where they saw the coffin of the Dark Emperor lying. Bai Ze went forward to pay his respects, choked with sobs, held the coffin with his hands, and said in tears: "I once heard my brother say that he was a corpse in a coffin in the Chaos Sea, and was brought ashore by the Emperor Chaos, and that's how he came to this life. Now that my brother is gone, let him return to where he came from and be buried in the Chaos Sea as usual."
Upon hearing this, many demon gods in the underworld nodded.
Saint King Su Mang said quickly: "Before His Majesty passed away, he ordered that I be buried in peace..."
Zuo Songyan raised his hand and said, "Hey, how can we bury him? The Dark Emperor is indestructible, and he is also immortal in the Chaos Sea. Since he came from the Chaos Sea, he should return to the Chaos Sea. Gentlemen, I heard that the Dark Demon God is good at using the void to travel to various places. Now we will set up the emperor's coffin and bury him in the Chaos Sea, letting him go with the waves."
Su Mang's face changed drastically. Seeing that those demon gods in the underworld were somewhat tempted, he secretly groaned in his heart.
"After His Majesty is buried, we can talk about His Majesty's legacy."
Zuo Songyan said solemnly: "As the saying goes, when a brother dies, his younger brother inherits. The ownership of the Underworld City belongs to the great emperor's sworn brother. Emperor Yuntian and the God King Bai Ze are both your majesty's sworn brothers and can inherit the Underworld City. Especially the God King Bai Ze, you all know how vicious he is, and he is the only choice for the successor of the Underworld City..."
Su Mang hurriedly said: "Wait a minute! I heard some movement in the coffin..."
He hurried forward to the coffin of the Hades Emperor, leaned his head against it, and said in surprise and joy: "There is indeed movement in the coffin! His Majesty is not dead! Quick! Quick! Pry up the coffin, His Majesty can still be saved!"
Many demon gods of the underworld rushed forward and pried open the coffin, only to see a three-eyed man in white lying quietly in the coffin, with blood on his chest, like a scarlet rose.
This man in white is the true body of the Emperor of Hades.
When Emperor Hundun landed from the Chaos Sea, he brought up many things, including the Tomb of the Underworld. In the tomb was a coffin, and in the coffin was the Emperor of the Underworld.
At this moment, Mingdu in the coffin opened his eyes dazedly and said with a weak breath: "Water... I want water..."
Everyone hurriedly rescued him from the coffin and gave him a good treatment, which took several days.
Zuo Songyan and Bai Ze sneered.
On this day, the Emperor of the Underworld looked better and summoned two people. Zuo Songyan explained his purpose. The Emperor of the Underworld said tremblingly: "Where justice lies, I will go even if there are thousands of people against me. I should have led the troops to fight in person, but my old injury flared up and I nearly died. I'm afraid I can't go to fight in this broken body." After saying this, he sighed.
Zuo Songyan said: "Your Majesty can send sixteen Holy Kings to support the imperial court."
The Dark Emperor looked at him deeply and said, "My Dark Demon Gods are stubborn and unruly. I am afraid that without my command, they will not obey my orders and harm the imperial court."
Zuo Songyan said sternly, "Your Majesty, what do you think of Emperor Yuntian?"
The Emperor of Hades was slightly startled.
Zuo Songyan said: "Emperor Yuntian grew up in Tianshiyuan when he was young. He had a rough childhood. His parents sold him to a bad guy. After a drastic change, he lived among ghosts and gods, with bad friends and wasted his time. However, when he met Qiu Shuijing, he changed into a dragon and changed among the Evil Emperor, Queen of Heaven, Emperor Feng, Emperor Hu, Emperor Shu, Emperor Hun Dun and the outsiders, flying in the clouds. In the past 50 million years, Your Majesty, who has seen such a capable person?"
The Dark Emperor said: "Although Emperor Yun has extraordinary talent, I am seriously injured and have no one to use."
Zuo Songyan took out a booklet, held it high above his head, and said, "Your Majesty, do you know that Di Yun has a son named Su Jie? Before I came here, I asked the human demon Penghao for Su Jie's personal belongings. Please take a look, Your Majesty."
The Dark Emperor ordered someone to bring it up. He flipped open the booklet and saw some fragments of Su Jie's skills and magical powers. He was shocked and his eyes fell on Zuo Songyan. He asked in a deep voice, "Where is Su Jie?"
Zuo Songyan said: "Your Majesty has great magical powers, and should be able to find Su Jie's whereabouts through this item."
The Emperor of the Underworld's heart moved slightly, and his eye between his eyebrows opened. He immediately used objects to search for people. His eyes penetrated the void and came to the border of the Seventh Immortal Realm. He saw a young man sitting under a precious tree and listening to a lecture.
When Emperor Mingdu saw the two people giving lectures, his heart was shocked and he quickly looked away.
Zuo Songyan clapped his hands, and a small book monster flew out. Zuo Songyan said, "Your Majesty, please look. This is the skill and magical power that Emperor Yuntian ordered me to give to Your Majesty!"
The little book monster gently spread out his sleeves, and countless runes flew out and were imprinted in the air. Those runes were the runes of the old gods, flowing, circulating, and changing in a strange posture!
The Dark Emperor was greatly shocked and said in a hoarse voice, "Emperor Shu deduced the method of cultivation of the old gods back then, but it was not passed down. Now you have deduced it?"
Zuo Songyan said: "This was given by Emperor Yuntian to his brother, His Majesty Mingdu."
The Emperor of Hades had a gloomy expression. After a moment, he gritted his teeth and said, "I am sick. I am very sick and cannot go to the battle."
Zuo Songyan and Bai Ze looked disappointed.
Emperor Mingdu continued, "I cannot lead the troops there, but if you can convince the other Saint Kings, then I cannot stop you."
Zuo Songyan let out a long sigh and bowed to express his gratitude.
Su Yun, Yingying and Jingxi finally returned to the imperial court. Su Yun did not rush back to Ganquan Garden, but stopped when passing by Tianshiyuan Academy and came to the school. He saw that some scholars here were studying hard, some were talking about love, and some were busy studying new magical powers or talismans.
Su Yun traveled around for a while and came to the imperial capital. He saw that over the past year or so, the imperial capital had become more and more prosperous, with business exchanges, people living and working in peace and contentment, and the whole city was thriving.
Su Yun returned to Ganquan Garden, but did not see Yu Qingluo. Even Yinglong, Bai Ze, Qiu Shuijing and others were not there, even Prince Yu and Penghao were not there. He couldn't help but wonder.
Although the imperial court was still crowded with people, the gods and immortals who governed this territory had disappeared.
"The Queen went to Hongze City." Someone told Su Yun.
Su Yun set out for Hongze City. Along the way, he saw that the people were prosperous, happy and peaceful.
When we arrived at Hongze Fairy City, we saw soldiers in the city. Some were sitting on the roadside in groups of three or four, writing letters, while others were sitting alone in the corner, also writing something seriously.
"Write your names!"
Yu Qingluo's voice came, saying loudly: "Write down your place of origin! Where you are from! Where you live! Who is in your family! Don't make any mistakes! Write down your wishes! Once you have written them down, give them to the chief clerk!"
Su Yun looked in the direction of the voice and saw Yu Qingluo, dressed in armor, walking back and forth among the soldiers of Hongze Fairy City, occasionally looking down, and sometimes issuing orders.
"What are you writing?" Yingying landed on a young man's shoulder and asked curiously.
"A suicide note."
The young immortal general turned his head to look at Yingying and said with a smile: "We may not be able to come back, so the queen asked us to write a suicide note first, and then go to the battlefield, so that we will not be afraid in our hearts."
Yingying was stunned.
A soldier beside him was writing when he suddenly burst into tears. He sat there wiping his tears. A soldier comforted him and he slowly stopped crying. He said, "My family lives in Dingkang County, Yuanshuo. When I was writing the letter, I remembered that my parents were still alive. If I can't go back, they will be so sad..."
"Do you have a child?" Su Yun asked.
The soldier then noticed him, stood up quickly, wiped the tears from his face, and said, "Got it!"
Su Yun nodded and said, "You are protecting him, and you are also protecting your parents. Even if there are sacrifices, it is the right thing to do."
The soldier said, "When I was young, I studied the classics. Mencius said to respect the old as my own and the young as my own. Now I understand that no matter whether I have parents or children, I must rush forward when I encounter danger. This is righteousness."
Su Yun murmured: "You have learned very well, very well..."
He raised his head and Yu Qingluo looked at him. Their eyes met and they both felt a lot more relaxed.
Su Yun walked forward, and Yu Qingluo walked side by side with him. As she talked about Emperor Feng's personal expedition and her response measures in recent days, Su Yun listened quietly without interrupting. Until she finished speaking, she said softly: "Thank you for your hard work these days."
Yu Qingluo smiled peacefully, and only then did she seem a little weak: "It's not hard."