Yu Lian said, "Although Haotian Taoism is useless, they still have some tricks up their sleeves. They have been preparing for a thousand years. Although they can't break the array left by the Headmaster, they can't be underestimated."
"The Hierarch entered the Academy to grab the array eye pestle. He Mingchi must have done something in the city in the name of the South School of Haotian Taoism. Fortunately, the array eye pestle is still in our hands …"
Ning Que was puzzled and asked, "Why didn't you kill He Mingchi?"
"I have to guard the Academy. Yan Se is dead and the Headmaster is gone. The God-stunning Array will automatically activate. If I show my state before he does anything, I will have to fight with the Vermilion Bird to death even if I am not killed."
Ning Que thought of the stone statues on the Vermilion Bird Avenue and finally understood. When he fought with Xiahou Xuehu, so many powerhouses entered Chang 'an. They were allowed to enter.
Yu Lian glanced at the array eye pestle in his hand and said, "Now the array eye pestle is in your hand. You have to restore the array to its original state as soon as possible."
Ning Que could tell that Senior Sister was going to leave. He was a little surprised. He thought that Chang 'an could not afford to leave a real powerhouse like Senior Sister, unless she was going to …
"Senior Sister, are you going to the south?" He asked.
Yu Lian said, "Jun Mo and the others are there. Why should I go there?"
Ning Que thought about how terrifying the West-Hill Divine Palace Army from Qinghe Prefecture was. How could Second Brother stop them? He was even more worried when he thought of Second Brother's unyielding pride.
Yu Lian said, "It's no use worrying. I have to stay in Chang 'an because there is something important waiting to be done. So you have to finish it in seven days."
This thing referred to the restoration of the God-stunning Array. But what was the important thing?
Ning Que felt a little heavy on his shoulders and asked, "Why seven days?"
Yu Lian said, "Because Eldest Brother can only stall the Abbey Dean for seven days."
Ning Que asked, "Then where are you going during these seven days? What are you going to do? "
Yu Lian said, "I'm going shopping. I haven't gone shopping for years."
Ning Que was speechless as he looked at the young girl walking down the stone steps. He looked at her bouncing youthfulness and the two black ponytails swaying behind her.
After knowing that the Third Senior Sister was the Twenty-Three-year Cicada Cultivation Realm, he had a very serious question, but he didn't dare to ask her: Should he call her Third Senior Sister or Third Senior Brother?
At this time, he was no longer confused — it was still Third Senior Sister.
It wasn't because she was young and pretty, it wasn't because she was jumping around, it wasn't because her black ponytail was swaying, it was because at this time, she still wanted to go shopping.
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Yu Lian was really shopping.
The chaos in Chang 'an had just subsided. Traces of unwashed blood could still be seen on the streets and alleys. The ruins of the burnt mansions were even more striking.
However, with the Empress's strong hand and the full cooperation of the court officials, the order had returned to normal. That history would never repeat itself. The people in the city silently waited for the final battle.
Yu Lian was very satisfied with the quietness of the street and the opening of the shops. Or she was satisfied with the woman who made the city go back to normal as soon as possible.
She went to Chenjinji Cosmetics Store to buy a box of cosmetic powder and some sweet and sour food. Carrying large and small bags, she casually walked into the palace as if she was visiting a relative.
Although the palace guards were vigilant, they didn't notice someone like the Twenty-Three-year Cicada Cultivation Realm. Now that the God-stunning Array had some problems, the beasts on the eaves of the palace could only watch the petite girl carrying a lot of things through the imperial garden to the palace.
The Empress was not in the imperial study or the main hall. Instead, she was dealing with state affairs in her bedroom. She looked a little tired, but her expression was still firm.
It was with this temperament that she could make the Tang Empire feel refreshed within half a day in such a chaotic situation and when most of the officials in the court were still hostile to her.
The curtain in the hall moved slightly.
The Empress put her brush pen on the inkstone and looked out of the hall. She said in a low voice, "Who's hiding?"
The eunuchs and maids who were serving her looked at each other. They didn't hear any footsteps at all. Was the Empress so nervous and tired that she had an illusion?
At this moment, a clear and dignified voice came from outside the hall.
It was difficult for a clear and young voice to be dignified, but this voice did it.
"It seems that you've had a good life after marrying that guy. You didn't even want to cultivate for a day. If you worked a little harder, you would have found out when I came to the imperial garden. You wouldn't have to wait until now."
The curtain moved again, and Yu Lian walked in with a lot of things.
Compared with the pile of things, she looked even more petite.
The Empress frowned slightly and asked, "Who are you?"
Yu Lian ignored her. She threw the things on the ground and walked over with her hands behind her back.
One put her hand down, and the other put her hand behind her back. These two simple actions caused her aura to change greatly. As she walked, she gave off the feeling of a towering mountain, as if she was a Grandmaster.
The determined look on the Empress's face turned into confusion, and then she suddenly became very weak, as if she had gone back to many years ago. She was still a timid girl, and her voice trembled slightly.
"Are you … Teacher?"
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Twenty-Three-year Cicada Cultivation had several disciples when he was in the Devil's Doctrine. Those disciples were all older than him. One of them was the last saintess of the Devil's Doctrine, named Summer.
She was the current Empress of the Tang Empire.
The Empress didn't know that her teacher had been in the back of the mountain of the Academy until today. She couldn't help but be surprised.
"His Majesty has a very close relationship with the Academy. Why didn't he tell me?"
"No one knows my real identity except for Teacher, Eldest Brother, and Jun Mo. Your man naturally doesn't know either … Speaking of which, your man is really good. You didn't suffer a loss marrying him."
"Teacher, what can you do even if you suffer a loss?"
"If you suffer a loss, even if I can't do anything, I can ask the Headmaster of the Academy to help."
"When His Majesty married me, the Academy finally agreed. Did you help him?"
"The Academy never cares about marriage. I don't have to say anything, and I won't object to your marriage."
The long-separated teacher and disciple were talking, and the Empress was serving tea and fruits humbly. But Yu Lian looked like a girl at this time, and the scene looked a little weird.
So when Tang Xiaotang walked into the bedroom with the Sixth Prince and saw this scene, she was immediately shocked.
Yu Lian glanced at her and said, "No need to guess, it's me."
Tang Xiaotang screamed and said, "Teacher, what's wrong with you?"
The Empress smiled and said, "No wonder Miss Xiaotang appeared and stayed with us after Ning Que entered Chang 'an. It was all arranged by you, teacher."
Yu Lian said, "You two have officially met each other today. Greet each other."
Tang Xiaotang stepped forward and bowed, and the Empress bowed back.
The Empress was silent for a long time. Finally, she couldn't hold back her doubts, mainly because she was too shocked. She whispered, "Teacher, how did you change …"
"I thought you could hold it back forever."
Yu Lian said, "What's there to be interested in? I'm leaving."
The Empress was speechless. She thought, "You suddenly changed from a man to a woman. How can I not ask?"
She stood up and walked Yu Lian to the door of the hall.
Yu Lian carried a lot of things and said, "No need. It's not convenient for you to leave the palace."
The Empress thought, "After all, the palace is different from home. I really can't send you out of the palace."
She smiled and asked with concern, "Teacher, have you been happy these years?"
"It's good to be peaceful. I can't find anything particularly happy. I only remember that one year, teacher explained the Twenty-Three-year Cicada Cultivation to the disciples. His words were full of praise and I was very happy to hear it."
Yu Lian was silent for a moment and said with a smile, "That night, I cooked a bowl of vegetable noodles for teacher."
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Ning Que walked to the Chao Mansion on Spring Breeze Pavilion Street.
After all, Li Huiyuan was killed by him. It would be inappropriate for him to stand in the court or sit behind the bead curtain like the Empress. Therefore, he was contacting the palace through the Chao Mansion.
Earlier, the Fish-dragon Gang sent the latest news from the palace. The imperial court had ordered the Southern Army, which was heading north, to detour around Xiao Mountain and turn southeast to Qinghe Prefecture. The last Yulin Royal Guards in Chang 'an was also ready to go. They would leave the city at dusk and rush south overnight.
Through this news, he confirmed that the Empress had already known the news of the Academy's action. The imperial court had begun to cooperate with them. He also felt that this arrangement was appropriate.
The greatest danger that the Tang Empire was facing now came from three places.
The Golden Palace from the Wilderness to the south, the Divine Hall Coalition Army from West-Hill and South Jin Kingdom to the north, and the Abbey Dean of Zhishou Abbey who could be called the most powerful person in the world after the Headmaster left.
Although the Golden Palace in the north was powerful, the Northern Army was almost at full strength with the Tang Army that Ning Que and the Empress brought back from Helan City. The current situation seemed difficult and bloody, but they were on the Tang Empire's land and General Xu Chi was in charge. As long as they could get through the difficult period at the beginning, they would be able to hold on in the end. When the situation was eased, they could even launch a counterattack.
What really worried Ning Que was the Abbey Dean of Zhishou Abbey and the situation in the south.
What kind of person was the Abbey Dean of Zhishou Abbey? The West-Hill Divine Palace Coalition Army was too powerful. There were more than a thousand cultivators, but there was almost no soldier in the south of the Tang Empire.
In the past years, he had blind faith in Eldest Brother and Second Brother. However, in the current situation, that faith had long disappeared.
Especially in the south.
Facing the mighty West-Hill Divine Palace Army, Second Brother had to hold on for seven days.
Because it would take the Southern Army and the Yulin Royal Guards seven days to reach the south.
Eldest Brother could only hold on for seven days, so he had to repair the big array of Chang 'an City within seven days.
The final victory would be decided within seven days. After seven days.
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(I'm really tired. This is the slowest speed in three days … But it seems to be getting better. I should write more energetically next. I've written this chapter for seven days, it feels like I'm advertising for the Lian Suo Hotel. But I'm really a seven-day member.) (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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