Not far from the tavern, there is a wooden house. This is where the Dragon Guard is stationed, and it is also where many merchants are stationed. Everyone knows the importance of safety, and basically no one dares to mess around here.
The hunting season has successfully ended. At the last moment, with the joint efforts of four senior warriors, although they failed to kill the gluttonous sandworm, fortunately, the hunting season persisted until the last moment before closing, leaving no traces to be recorded in history.
Record, the Shenlong Guards are quite pleased with this.
Due to the arrival of the oracle, some of the Shenlong Guards have already begun to prepare to pack up and return to the capital city, while others have to wait until the matters at Hanlin Crossing are settled before they can go back. Of course, quite a few people still need to prepare a few preparations.
The God Tower will open in a few months. This is the most important moment for a warrior.
"Chief Coach! Brother!" Jin Ruofeng walked into a living room of Shenlongwei and immediately saw Qin Zhong and Liu Lianhang sitting at the top.
Jin Ruofeng's name for Liu Lianhang made Qin Zhong stunned for a moment, but then he understood that Liu Lianhang must have received some benefits.
"Sit down! There are no outsiders here!" Qin Zhong pointed to a chair opposite him and said, "Captain Yan has something to do. He will be over in a moment!"
"Okay!" Jin Ruofeng nodded and sat down directly. In Qin Zhong's words, as long as there are two chairs in any living room, one of them belongs to the seal master.
Lin Mu and others behind him were not so lucky, but the Shenlong Guard attendants immediately sent some seats to give these somewhat overwhelmed guys a place to rest.
"Did Old Monster Jin give you trouble just now?" Liu Lianhang asked with a smile.
"Yes! But it's settled!" Jin Ruofeng chuckled a few times.
Liu Lianhang looked at Qin Zhong on the side: "The young general is right, as long as the Shadow Dragon Team comes forward, there will be no injustice!"
Qin Zhong didn't say anything, he just drank the tea quietly in his hand, as if he had something on his mind. Liu Lianhang had been immersed in the joy of the harvest, not to mention the whereabouts of Teura's Hammer.
, the income from the divine stone veins alone was enough to make him laugh while sleeping.
"I've kept you waiting for a long time. The oracle is a bit tricky. I'm late!" Yan Zhonghan walked in from outside with a smile.
"Captain Yan, you are so polite. We are all idle people, how can we be as busy as you in military affairs!" Qin Zhong's words contained a lot of resentment.
Yan Zhonghan also knew that Qin Zhong was being chased by the Dragon Guard during these days. If King Xiaoyao hadn't been a subordinate loyal to him, Qin Zhong probably wouldn't be so free now. He would have killed everyone and become the devil in the emperor's mouth.
Already.
"We are all following orders, forgive me, Major General!" Although Yan Zhonghan has the title of the youngest senior warrior, he still doesn't have much confidence to actually fight against this guy Qin Zhong. The name Ziguang** is not a pleasant one.
of.
"Okay, everything is in the past. We are not sitting here talking about the previous grievances. What should you do about seeing the God Tower?" Liu Lianhang said at the side.
"Wait a minute, before we talk about the Divine Tower, let's talk about the oracle first. Captain Yan, you have the best information. What is going on?" Qin Zhong asked, staring at Yan Zhonghan.
Yan Zhonghan gave a wry smile. This Qin Zhong really knew how to choose the right time. If he didn't give him a satisfactory answer, the matter at the God's Tower would probably be ruined. He now knew that this Jin Ruofeng was brought out by Qin Zhong. If not
According to Qin Zhong, Jin Ruofeng is still working as a military garrison in Changfeng City, but he doesn't understand. What ability does Qin Zhong have to see at a glance that Jin Ruofeng, who has five spiritual roots, has the potential of a talisman seal master?
"Well, the oracle was sent out seven days ago. The source of the first message cannot be verified. However, according to rumors, there are about forty people who received the oracle in Shangjing City. Anyone can do it.
Distribute the news, but what is certain is that the emperor is the first person to receive the oracle!" Yan Zhonghan told the story of the oracle in detail.
"This oracle is obviously asking everyone to destroy the emperor. What does Captain Yan think?" Qin Zhong always speaks straightforwardly, and Yan Zhonghan also knows it, but it still seems a little inappropriate to say such things as destroying the emperor in front of the Dragon Guard.
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Yan Zhonghan sighed and said: "At present, the emperor has ordered the Shenlong Guards stationed during the hunting season to return to the capital city as much as possible. In addition, the Shadow Dragon Team also needs to return within ten days!"
"Go back within ten days? If someone really assassinates the emperor, you will be ambushed on the way back. Judging from the current situation, you will definitely not be able to reach the capital!"
"Of course I know this, but you also know that military orders are like mountains, not to mention that this is a recall order issued by the emperor himself. I am the Dragon Guard, so I can't not listen!"
"In this case, how do we plan for the God of God Tower?" Liu Lianhang asked.
"It's not just about the God Tower. If something goes wrong with the Emperor, will it affect the opening of the God Tower?" Qin Zhong raised a crucial question.
Yan Zhonghan didn't say anything, but shook his head slightly: "I don't know, this kind of thing has never happened before, but both the emperor and the God Tower were directly issued by the oracle, so there shouldn't be any big problems.
But none of us know what will happen now!"
At this moment, a Shenlong Guard from the Shadow Dragon Team rushed into the living room, "Captain, something serious has happened!"
"There are so many guests here, why are you so flustered? What's going on?" Yan Zhonghan was a little unhappy. The members of the dignified Shadow Dragon Team looked so lost. If word of this spread, it would arouse others' suspicion of the Shadow Dragon Team.
"The emperor has passed away!" Shenlongwei's words immediately shocked everyone present.
In an instant, almost everyone stood up, holding weapons in their hands. The death of the emperor was obviously caused by the oracle. Only the gods knew what would happen in Zhongzhou.
"What time?" Yan Zhonghan asked immediately.
"Last night, the emperor suddenly arrived at the Eastern Suburbs Palace, accompanied by more than 300 Shenlong Guards. In front of the gate of the Eastern Suburbs Palace, they were suddenly attacked by unknown people. The Emperor was assassinated!"
After Yan Zhonghan listened, he didn't speak for a long time. Although the emperor's temporary trip was indeed a difficult defensive matter for the Dragon Guards, the key was that he was still successfully assassinated by the opponent under the protection of more than 300 Dragon Guards.
It's the emperor who travels
If so, the Shadow Warrior must be by his side. Obviously the assassin's strength is only above him. Looking at Zhongzhou, there are not many people with such strength. However, he also knows that there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in Zhongzhou. If he is not an ordinary master, then
It must be the work of those hidden forces.
"What is the current situation in Shangjing City?" The emperor was assassinated, and Shangjing City will definitely be in chaos.
"The situation in Shangjing City is not bad. The Shenlong Guards who stayed in Shangjing City have taken control of the palace. The Iron Armored Army has also closed all roads leading to the outside world in Shangjing City. Now the heads of major chambers of commerce, hunting teams and associations in Shangjing City are unanimous.
Ask the high priest to come out of seclusion!"
The emperor spent more than a year to basically eliminate the private armed forces in Shangjing City, including the members of the Five Great Halls, especially the power of the aristocratic families, have disappeared, even if some of the survivors have done so.
He left during the hunting season, and now Shangjing City is under the complete control of the Iron Armored Army and the Shenlong Guard.
"Young General, what do you think of this matter?" Yan Zhonghan knew that Qin Zhong was a member of King Xiaoyao. Now that the emperor has died, the position of emperor of Zhongzhou will be the object of competition among all parties.
Due to the emperor's mass strangulation some time ago, the only ones with strong power to compete for this position are Xiaoyao Wang Yuanqing who is far away in Changfeng City, the second prince Yuan Fei, the sixth prince Yuan Yu, and Weiyuan Wang Yuande and Ying who also escaped from the capital city.
Yuanzhi, the son of the regent Yuangang who died young.
These five are all strong contenders for the position of emperor, and they are all masters with heavy troops. They have support from all walks of life behind them. The hunting season has just ended, and it is still unclear how the God Tower will be opened. What will happen to the position of the emperor?
Whoever it falls into will definitely be a bloody affair.
Qin Zhong had no expectations at all for the death of the emperor. Although he had made some preparations after learning the oracle, he did not expect that this event would happen so quickly. Now King Xiaoyao is still in a remote place.
Changfeng City is beyond the reach of the capital city. The key is that he does not know the true thoughts of King Xiaoyao. Whether the position of emperor is important to him has always been a mystery in Qin Zhong's heart. King Xiaoyao has never revealed it to him.
A little bit of news.
"Report... to the captain, the emperor has ordered that the Shadow Dragon Team immediately rush to Zhaofeng County to capture Weiyuan Wang Yuande, life or death!" A Shenlong Guard wearing a messenger robe suddenly rushed into the living room.
"Didn't the emperor pass away? Where did this order come from?" Yan Zhonghan stood up immediately.
"Captain Yan, this is the emperor's decree, and the commander of the Dragon Guard, Yuan Zhi, has been specially ordered to convey it!"
The messenger handed over the will in his hand, and Yan Zhonghan opened it and saw that it was indeed written by the emperor himself, requesting the Shadow Dragon Team to arrest Weiyuan Wang Yuande immediately after he encountered an accident, regardless of his life or death!
"Wait a minute!" Qin Zhong suddenly came to the messenger, "When was the emperor assassinated?"
"I don't know!" The messenger naturally recognized the purple lady in front of him.
"According to the news, the emperor was assassinated and died last night. How could you get the emperor's decree and rush from Shangjing to Fengyuan County in one day?"
"This... this..." The messenger was a little speechless. Of course he couldn't say that he had set off three days ago, right?
Liu Lianhang also saw that this matter was unusual. Yuan Zhi was the coach of Shenlongwei and the person currently in control of Shangjing City. If anything happens to other candidates for emperor at this time, he would naturally succeed him as emperor.
However, from this imperial edict, it can be seen that Yuan Zhi is most likely the mastermind behind the assassination of the emperor, and only he can assassinate the emperor under the heavy protection of the Dragon Guard.