The heavy rain is pouring down, as if the endless Milky Way pours into the world.
In the dim and hazy sky, the whole face is covered with darkness, and lightning occasionally falls. Looking up, the gray sky is covered with dense gray clouds, as if connected with countless silk ribbons.
The sound of drums and the sound of killing gradually approached, making people panic and uneasy.
The guards in the corridor, still in their clothes and armor, sat down with their halberds in hand and remained silent, which brought some comfort.
"Your Majesty."
Kneeling on the cold floor tiles, a eunuch was reporting on the war on the front line.
"Things didn't go very well. Zhenren Liu went there. Although the altar was erected, His Highness King Qi beat the drum himself, and he had already piled up a foot of soil and was about to step onto the wall."
"Shaojian Hu (Hu Huaian) resisted desperately and was hit by two arrows. The gatekeeper suffered a lot of casualties, but he can still resist."
The emperor snorted coldly, but did not react at all to Hu Huaian being hit by an arrow. He just pondered and asked, "How is the water in the canal?"
"Back to Your Majesty, it has been raining heavily for several days and the water in the three rivers has overflowed. It has submerged the Dingshui Monument, Crossing the Wu Bridge, and divided the water turtles."
Although these three places have different names, they have similar functions. They all have water level lines to prevent heavy rains from causing flooding.
The emperor frowned and pondered, speechless for a long time.
Since the beginning of the nightmare, he had a feeling of panic, and as time went by, this ominous feeling became even more intense.
This made him increasingly irritable.
They are all such traitors!
And the damn monsters!
"Okay, divert all the water from the three rivers, and flood me with the water that controls the river!"
"Yes!"
Seeing the eunuch who had delivered the order running out, the emperor felt a little relieved and returned to the imperial desk. However, he was restless and thoughtful. He picked up a book and glanced at it.
"Zhang Dai is not dead, but he retreated from the battle?" The emperor couldn't help but sneered: "I thought he was really not afraid of death!"
"And the grandson..." The emperor suddenly had a flash of inspiration and seemed to have grasped something, but after careful consideration he couldn't find it.
"Zhang Dai is afraid of death, so he is a little reluctant to deal with his grandson, but..."
Just when I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard a loud noise. I hurriedly took a few steps to look, and saw the sound of killing coming from the direction of Yuque Gate, and I could see black smoke rising.
"What's wrong?"
"Why is there any strange movement in Yuque Gate?"
The emperor spoke sternly, and a eunuch hurriedly arrived and shouted: "No, the guards at Yuque Gate reported that the grandson has rebelled!"
"What, nonsense? Grand Sun is hundreds of miles away checking accounts, how could he show up at this time?" The emperor shook his head and scolded sternly.
"How dare you speak nonsense? Li Xiang sent someone to report this urgently!" As he said this, the eunuch who made the report nodded repeatedly, with blood on his forehead.
The emperor was in a daze, as if he couldn't hear clearly. He clenched his teeth and stared at the Jade Palace Gate. He suddenly looked back, quickly opened some memorials and scanned them. For some reason, the emperor's hands were shaking a little, and he murmured: "Is this so?
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"Build the plank road openly, but secretly build the warehouse?"
Although many connections were still unclear, a bright light seemed to flash through, connecting many things together, and the emperor couldn't help but smile.
"Okay, King of Shu, King of Qi, King of Lu, there have been so many ups and downs...even I have been deceived!"
"I have played with eagles all my life, and in the end I was pecked out by an eagle and lost my eyesight... Haha." The emperor smiled cruelly, his eyes glowed with gray light, and he was about to continue talking when he heard a loud rumble and the palace shook.
The emperor subconsciously raised his head and saw tiles, wooden bricks, roaring and falling.
"Your Majesty!"
Everyone in the hall exclaimed in unison, most of them failed to react, but a few did, but they were far away.
Zhao Bingzhong got closer and was about to step forward, but his grandson's face suddenly flashed before his eyes.
The earthquake continues, dust fills the air, blocking the view, and the bricks, tiles, and wood decorations all fall towards the throne.
Involuntarily, my feet slowed down a little.
Just because of this slight difference, several eunuchs suddenly appeared from behind the screen. With just one move and a few pop-pop sounds, all the things that were thrown at the emperor were pushed away.
A brick was pushed back without any resistance, and fell heavily on the head of the eunuch who had just reported the crime. Suddenly, he fell on his back, and scarlet blood flowed down his cheek.
"Your Majesty!"
No one paid attention to the eunuch, and kept shouting to get closer.
"Stop, no one is allowed to move. Anyone who comes near will be killed!" a eunuch screamed, a little eunuch seemed to have lost his head, and was still rushing around headlessly. There was a snap, and the figure flashed, and the little eunuch appeared.
With a muffled sound, he was hit in the chest by a palm, and flew out. He fell to the ground and stopped moving.
"I don't dare to act rashly, even if the emperor is close to you, there are still these people!" Seeing this, Zhao Bingzhong lowered his head deeply.
The emperor had no such intention, and changed his orders: "Go and deliver the order quickly, and ask Meng Lin to go to Yuque Gate to check the truth and report it to me again!"
"Yes, I obey your order!"
Pixiang Palace
Although the sound of killing came from far away, the palace was still peaceful. The palace maids and female officials were standing outside, and Xinping was beating his mother's legs.
"Do you know what the elixir contains when making elixirs to extend life?"
Concubine Wu closed her eyes, said nothing, and listened quietly.
"The core of a monster's soul can be used as a great medicine... This is a secret, but there are so many alchemists in the world who kill monsters and make elixirs. After a long time, it will no longer be a secret."
"Since I entered Taoism in Xinping, I have read a lot of books and have some understanding of alchemy."
"As for the theory of the elixir of longevity, it must be obtained from the Exquisite Heart of the Seven Apertures. This is the real top secret."
"Mother, my daughter was just a little bit away from being eaten by my father." Xinping's eyelashes trembled like cicada wings, obviously frightened.
Concubine Wu sighed, without opening her eyes, and her tone was warning: "Xinping, you grew up in the palace, you can't talk nonsense, you have to know the importance."
"My daughter is not talking nonsense. When she first came to see what happened in Lufang, she was trying to find out how to get into the Dao. There were many people she dealt with along the way. My daughter tried her best to get wind of it."
"He gave me this bracelet to cover up the past and actually saved my daughter's life." Xinping's slender, white wrist was hung with an unattractive black bracelet.
"Now that the King of Qi has raised his troops and has breached the palace wall, why are my mother and concubine still hesitating?"
"My father is seriously ill and cannot seek elixirs. One day I will know that my daughter has a delicate heart with seven orifices. Will she be willing to let her go?"
Concubine Wu was silent, and Xinping persuaded again: "My father can eat the prince, but can't he eat Xinping?"
Concubine Wu was touched by these words, but the beloved concubine opened her eyes slightly. Mother and daughter looked at each other for a long time, but in the end they were speechless.
Xinping felt the indescribable vicissitudes of life in his mother's eyes.
"Xinping, stop talking."
"You are too naive."
"What a disappointment to my mother and concubine. What do you think this is, a player's house?"
"Can you intervene in this kind of thing?"
Seeing that Concubine Wu was speaking fiercely, Xinping didn't say anything. He took out a piece of black jade and gently moved his jade fingers in a certain rhythm. Suddenly the jade body trembled and a faint light came out.
At the same time, her slim curves also revealed a faint glow, like moonlight or white gauze.
Snap.
The jade suddenly cracked and lost its brightness. Xinping also groaned and took half a step back in pain.
Although it lasted only a moment, Concubine Wu still saw it and couldn't help but stand up.
"Is there light in you?"
"Mother, I am telling the truth, but you don't believe it."
"The exquisite heart with seven orifices is the heart that enters the Tao!"
"After I first entered the Tao, light came from my heart, like a baby's afterbirth, and it has not completely subsided until now."
"Mother, don't hesitate any longer. Do you remember what happened to Concubine Wei?"
The low voice is like the wind blowing through the treetops, full of sadness.
"We were sentenced to death for no reason. How can you and I be better than Concubine Wei?"
"But that's not the reason for your intervention." Concubine Wu still couldn't understand.
Xinping smiled, his eyes moist and as bright as autumn water.
"Yes, my father didn't tell me, King Qi was tyrannical, colluded with evildoers, and dared to kill my father, but I am a woman, so there is no need to kill me."
"But, concubine... I am already pregnant with his child." She gently pressed her abdomen with one hand, caressing it slightly and smiled.
"What?!"
Concubine Wu was so shocked that she was almost numb. Her daughter actually did something shameless?
"Xinping...you...are not what I thought?"
"That's him!"
Xinping raised his chin and bit it to death.
But I feel a little happy in my heart.
This cruel man has not come to see me even now, and still wants me to help you.