Xinfeng Palace, underground secret room of Jinhua Hall.
"boom!!!!"
The internal energy surged, and the trembling muffled sound tore through every inch of the air. The huge pressure was like a mountain covering the top of the mountain, making everyone under it feel an extremely strong sense of oppression.
Then, when a sudden change occurred in the battlefield outside the city, and more than 100,000 returning soldiers suddenly died in a strange explosion, the only dark iron secret door that connected the underground secret room to the outside world finally failed to withstand the huge force. , exploded into pieces of debris in the explosion.
"Boom! Boom, boom, boom!"
"Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding!"
Broken iron flew and hit everywhere in the secret room. Countless porcelain and objects were smashed, and the room instantly became a mess.
At the same time, Tang Chen and Shen Ran's faces also turned livid.
The two of them swung their swords to swing away the incoming iron blocks. Every time the swords vibrated, the tiger's mouth felt a dull pain.
However, they had no time to care about such trivial matters, and kept their eyes fixed on the doorway not far away that was shrouded in smoke.
And after a few breaths, when the dust and smoke slowly fell, the person outside the door finally revealed his true form.
There were five people in total, four of them masked.
As for the only unmasked man...
That's right, it's Lu Hongji.
...
...
"Swish! Swish, swish, swish!"
No nonsense, no hesitation, no testing.
When the secret door was blasted open, the four men in black beside Lu Hongji immediately dodged and rushed into the secret room, targeting Tang Chen and Shen Ran...
Yes.
Lu Hongji did not completely pin his hopes on the outcome of the battle outside the city. Instead, he made two plans and took advantage of the empty Xinfeng Palace to kidnap Xu Suisui.
To be honest, this strategy is actually very reasonable and smart.
Strictly speaking, after Du Chang's identity was exposed and the plan to destroy the Tengu Army failed, Lu Hongji already realized that winning this battle was not easy.
Even if he sends seven second-level masters who have practiced the Moon Sword, they may not be able to defeat Wei Changtian and Qin Zhengqiu.
Therefore, he must consider what to do if he loses this battle.
So kidnapping Xu Suisui in advance is undoubtedly the best way.
This move can be described as killing three birds with one stone.
First, if the battle situation outside the city is unfavorable or even defeated, he can use Xu Suisui as a threat to negotiate terms with Wei Changtian.
Secondly, if the battle situation outside the city is favorable, or even a victory, he will be able to eliminate the possibility of Xu Suisui's escape.
Third, if the battle situation outside the city reaches a stalemate, you can use Xu Suisui to disrupt the morale of the Ningshu army and tilt the situation towards your side.
To put it bluntly, as long as Xu Suisui can be tied up, no matter how the battle outside the city turns out, Lu Hongji will be able to take a certain initiative.
What's more, in addition to that, there is also the crucial method of breaking the inner demon of the Moon Sword...
Therefore, from Lu Hongji's perspective, he has no reason not to do this.
On the other hand, Wei Changtian actually had a premonition of this.
But Wei Changtian really didn't expect that Lu Hongji could find Xu Suisui's hiding place.
As for how the latter achieves this, it is naturally because he has some special means, which I will not mention here.
In short, when Lu Hongji stepped into the secret room, his plan was already 90% successful...
"boom!"
"boom!!"
Two figures flew across, hit the wall hard and fell to the ground. The blood instantly soaked Tang Chen and Shen Ran's clothes.
Facing four upper-level third-level masters, how could the two of them be opponents? They were seriously injured after just one encounter.
The next moment, two men in black were seen flashing forward, and two bright long knives were pressed against their chests in an instant, ready to take away the lives of these two sons of heaven at any time.
However, the two men in black did not kill immediately, but turned their attention to Lu Hongji.
"..."
Glancing at Tang Chen and Shen Ran, who were covered in blood and with wide-eyed eyes, Lu Hongji's expression was very disdainful.
To be honest, he didn't even recognize Tang Chen and Shen Ran, he just thought they were Xu Suisui's bodyguards.
But in fact, even if he recognized it, Lu Hongji probably wouldn't take it too seriously.
After all, his purpose for this trip was only Xu Suisui, and only the latter's life was valuable.
As for these cats and dogs...
"killed."
After uttering two words coldly, Lu Hongji no longer looked at Tang Chen and Shen Ran, his eyes fell on the closed compartment door not far away.
The two men in black clothes beside him understood and immediately cautiously approached the door step by step.
The other two men in black also slowly raised their long knives...
"Crack!"
The fire was dim, and the screen in the corner of the secret room had been lit by a fallen candle. The flames gradually grew stronger, with a few sparks occasionally blooming.
Most of the peonies embroidered on the screen had been burned away, and the red flowers and green leaves had turned black and withered rapidly in the fire.
There is no doubt that the current situation has reached an extreme crisis, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is irreversible.
Even though Yang Liushi and Han Zhao were already rushing to the palace.
Even if the battle situation outside the city is already improving, Wei Changtian will be able to escape soon.
Even though some guards in the palace have noticed something unusual here.
However, when there was only the last ordinary wooden door between Xu Suisui and Lu Hongji, it was too late for all of the above.
As for the "damaging move" Wei Changtian made before, it is even more impossible to realize now.
Xu Suisui had no chance to kill anyone, because Tang Chen and Shen Ran obviously died earlier than her.
unless......
"stop!"
Suddenly, when the door of the compartment was pushed open suddenly, and a golden skirt appeared in everyone's sight, the tip of the knife, which was only a few inches away from the chests of Tang Chen and Shen Ran, suddenly stopped.
For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on this woman wearing a golden uniform, with different expressions.
Lu Hongji's eyes were even more playful.
He didn't speak, but looked up and down at the woman in the gold skirt, and finally a smile appeared on his lips.
Facing this teasing smile, the woman in the gold skirt looked straight back without evading, and said calmly:
"Back to the king, I know why you are here."
"It's your fault that you found this place. I have nothing to say."
"I can go with you."
"But if you dare to kill even one person around me, I will definitely not let you get what you want."
"..."
His tone was calm and his eyes were cold.
In such a situation, the woman in the gold skirt could still be so calm, and even threatened Lu Hongji, which undoubtedly surprised the latter.
"The King Feng is so brave, he is really a woman who cannot be outdone by men..."
He squinted his eyes, and after pondering for a moment, he actually waved to the two men in black.
"Let them go."
"yes!"
Upon hearing this, the two men in black immediately moved their swords away, took a step back, and stared at the woman in the gold skirt warily, waiting motionless for Lu Hongji's next instruction.
At this moment, the four men in black, as well as Lu Hongji, all focused their attention on the woman in the gold skirt, in case the latter had any other tricks.
After all, according to the known information, although the new empress has never practiced cultivation, she can help Qin Zhengqiu suppress his inner demons and persuade Buddhism to use him. Naturally, he is not an idle person, and it is very likely that he has something else hidden.
A powerful means.
Therefore, Lu Hongji and others did not dare to take it lightly and were always paying attention to every move of the woman in the gold skirt.
As a result, they naturally had no time to look at Shen Ran and Tang Chen who were already half-dead.
But if they take a look, it is not difficult to find the unconcealable surprise in their eyes.
The reason for this surprise is simple.
Because the woman in front of her, wearing a gold dress embroidered with dragons, with a very calm and arrogant manner and tone, was not Xu Suisui at all.