"If you want to defend Gushan Pass, you can't defend so passively, but you must defeat them and make them retreat!"

Xiaoyao King Xia Zelei looked at the dark enemy army in the distance and spoke loudly.

Facing an army of millions, he chose not to defend, but to take the initiative to attack!

"I am willing to defeat the enemy together with the prince!"

Li Yuanba patted his chest and said, his eyes were full of fiery fighting spirit, and he even seemed a little eager to try.

"You guy..."

Xia Zelei was glad that this strong man was from his side. If he were from the enemy country, he would have a headache.

One person not only defended Gushan Pass, but also repelled two strong middle-level Martial Kings!

Such achievements are enough to make him famous.

Now, just wait for the cavalry to arrive.

Xia Zelei is very confident about that iron cavalry.

Gushanguan fell into a brief period of peace, but everyone knew what kind of storm was hidden under this tranquility.

Twilight.

In the early morning, there is only a hint of blue in the sky.

"Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!..."

Suddenly, the ground began to tremble, awakening the almost asleep guard standing on the city wall.

"What's going on?"

One of the guards rubbed his eyes and stood up.

"Tsk!"

Suddenly, an arrow flashed past, bringing with it a rain of blood, and the guard fell limply.

And a companion beside him happened to see this scene.

"Enemy attack!..."

The alarm bell at the city gate suddenly rang, and the entire Twilight City was awakened in the morning light.

"There are troops stationed at the border and it has not been lost. Where did the enemy attack come from?!"

After hearing the report, the monarch asked in confusion.

Although the fighting at Gushan Pass is intense, the troops at other major border passes have not moved. Instead, they have stepped up their alert. Logically speaking, even if there is a war, there should be battle reports coming back from the front line. How could there be enemy troops?

The army is approaching the city?!

"Yes...it's Marshal Li..."

The messenger was lying on the ground and his voice was very low.

"Marshal Li?"

The monarch who was arranging his clothes was startled, and then his pupils suddenly condensed, "Li Zhengping?!"

After the war came from Gushanguan, the Li family disappeared out of thin air, and no news came. Now, King Xiaoyao also led his troops to the front line, and now Li Zhengping appeared.

A bad feeling suddenly emerged in the monarch's heart.

Li Zhengping is the general marshal of the army. After so many years, the army must have been infiltrated by the Li family.

"Rebellious ministers and traitors!"

The monarch clenched his fist and a cold light flashed in his eyes, "Summon all the earls into the palace immediately for discussion!"

After he arrived at the main hall, all the nobles above the earl in the city were already waiting inside.

On their faces, there is fear, uneasiness, impatience... They are all pampered nobles, most of them have hereditary titles. Where have you seen such a formation?

Especially those nobles who had fallen in love with the Seventh Princess Xia Ziling were even more panic-stricken at this time.

In fact, they knew exactly what the purpose of Li Zhengping's troops was when he came to the city.

"What's the situation? Li Zheng...what exactly does the thief want to do? Rebellion?!"

The monarch slapped the dragon chair with a sound like thunder, and all the nobles in the hall knelt down.

They were afraid of Li Zhengping and his army, but they were even more afraid of the royal family.

"Reporting to your majesty, Marshal Li has rumored that he wants to capture the seductive witch Xia Ziling in order to clear the emperor's side..."

In the main hall, someone answered.

"Witch?!"

The monarch's eyes widened, "How dare that thief call my daughter a witch?!"

"What a good Li Zhengping!"

The last words came out almost from between his teeth.

However, he felt a little bitter in his heart.

There are not many people in this city who can use him.

Because, there are still a majority of nobles who side with the Li family.

After all, there is a second prince in the Li family!

As long as the second prince can ascend to the position of crown prince, the Li family will only have merit and no fault.

"hateful!"

The monarch groaned in his heart.

Come to think of it, Li Zhengping encouraged the coalition forces of the two countries to attack Gushan Pass just to lure King Xiaoyao away, and Li Zhengping's real purpose is Twilight City!

What a deep calculation.

This was something neither he nor King Xiaoyao expected.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the demon...seventh princess should be handed over to protect the peace of the country."

In the main hall, someone made a suggestion.

"Second the proposal..."

"Second the proposal..."

"Second the proposal..."

For a time, voices of agreement came from everywhere.

Obviously, this was arranged by the Li family long ago.

The Li family may not have the guts to rebel.

After all, the prestige of the royal family has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and there are still several old monsters in the royal family, and no one knows whether they are dead or not.

Although the army is approaching the city, as long as Li Zhengping is not rebelling, those old monsters from the royal family will not come forward.

After all, from the perspective of those old monsters, this is just the younger generation competing for the position of prince.

As long as a direct descendant of the royal family holds the position of prince, everyone is the same in their eyes. There is no difference between the second prince and Xia Ziling.

Seeing this scene, the monarch held the dragon chair's hand harder.

"Bunch of bastards!"

Suddenly, he shouted angrily, frightening the nobles' bodies to tremble.

"Are you deciding whether my daughter will live or die now?!"

The gloomy voice came, and the nobles lowered their heads even lower.

Although they remained silent, their attitudes did not change.

This made the monarch angry, but also helpless.

He is not as intimidating as Xiaoyao King Xia Zelei. If Xia Zelei was sitting in this position at this time, would these people still dare to do this?!

He smiled bitterly.

The monarch waved his sleeves angrily and left.

At the same time, the soldiers and horses in the city also began to gather, and the nobles who contributed... were not many, even less than 20%.

What a worrying situation this is?!

"Xiao Qi, do you know what's going on outside?"

The monarch summoned the seventh princess Xia Ziling. Looking at the beautiful daughter in front of him, a trace of melancholy flowed in the monarch's eyes.

She really looks so much like her mother, as if she was carved with a mill.

Although he sent a crowd to marry her mother into the palace, that kind and beautiful woman was actually forced to death by his concubines.

Although he is a monarch, what can he say?

Which of those imperial concubines does not have a powerful figure behind them?

It's not that he doesn't want to pamper this daughter, but that he can't. As the monarch of the principality, he can only secretly send people to send some resources to his daughter.

Otherwise, no matter how talented Xia Ziling is, can she have such a level of cultivation at such an age?!
Chapter completed!