Army Camp
Even at this point in time, the entire army camp was still in an orderly state. However, the sound of drums could be heard. Those who didn't arrive three times would be executed. The generals and lieutenants all stood up and walked towards the main tent. The moment they entered, some of them felt their hairs stand on end as their hearts pounded furiously. They saw King Lu sitting on the tiger skin chair that Han Hongwu usually sat on. He was sipping on tea, and his demeanor was warm and gentle. However, he gave off a cold aura.
"Is everyone here?" King Lu's gaze swept across the generals.
"Your subjects pay their respects to your majesty. General Han and the other generals haven't arrived yet. I've sent someone to summon them, but I don't know where they are."
Even if it was an attempt to force King Lu to abdicate, only the most trusted subordinates knew about it. Most of the ordinary lieutenants didn't know about it. At this point, someone stepped forward to report.
Hearing these words, King Lu laughed, "There's no need to summon them. I've already brought them here!"
The lieutenants and lieutenants heard this and didn't notice anything.
"Pa pa!" King Lu clapped his hands twice, and an attendant stepped forward. He opened a bag and tossed it onto the ground. Several heads rolled out of the bag, and everyone sucked in a breath of cold air.
"General Han Hongwu!"
"General Li Zhen!"
"King …"
These were all the highest officials in the army. Nobody expected that they would be killed by King Lu. Their heads were even chopped off. At this point, everyone was in a state of panic as they reached for their weapons.
"Han Hongwu has rebelled. Even his generals have been executed. His majesty has already sent men to exterminate his entire family." Eunuch Liao stepped forward and read out the order.
"That's impossible. General Han was loyal to his majesty. Why would he rebel? That's impossible." Looking at the heads, one of the lieutenants' faces fell. When he saw that it was indeed Han Hongwu's head, tears rolled down his cheeks.
"General Han, you're dead just like that?"
This person was Zhang Chengcai. He had received many favors from Han Hongwu, and had been groomed and groomed by him. He had only gotten to where he was today because of his vengeance. Who would've thought that when King Lu summoned him, he would kill Han Hongwu?
"Was it you, eunuch?"
Zhang Chengcai glared at Eunuch Liao with hatred in his eyes, "You eunuch, I want to avenge General Han."
Zhang Chengcai shouted out as he drew his blade and slashed it towards Eunuch Liao.
"Kill a traitor."
"Kill the eunuchs, purge the Emperor's side, and restore the land to its former glory."
Several Lieutenants rushed forward. These people had close ties with Han Hongwu. Seeing that Han Hongwu had been killed, they were filled with fear. Seeing that Zhang Chengcai was in trouble, these Lieutenants rushed forward to attack Eunuch Liao and King Lu.
His mouth was still saying that he wanted to cleanse the Emperor's side as he mercilessly chopped down at King Lu.
"A traitor indeed!" Eunuch Liao waved his hands, and the imperial guards who were following behind him drew their blades to block the attack. King Lu looked at the people below, "Aren't all of you going to kill the traitors?"
"Kill!" Someone responded to King Lu's words. The other Lieutenants hesitated as they looked at each other. One of them then stepped forward, "Your Majesty, let's surrender. We don't wish to fight any longer."
"Surrender, Your Majesty."
"Good, good. All of you are indeed rebels and traitors." King Lu laughed coldly, "It's a pity that I've already made preparations."
"Kill!" Following the angry shout, a large number of guards rushed into the tent. These guards were originally normal, but when they rushed into the tent, their eyes immediately lit up with red light.
"Emperor, if you're heartless, don't blame us for being unjust."
Amongst the Lieutenants, apart from a few who supported King Lu, the rest of them drew their blades and charged into the fray. However, as soon as they started killing, they realized that something was wrong.
"There's something wrong with these guards."
"Each of them is several times stronger than the average person, and yet they aren't afraid of death."
"Quick, rush out and call for the soldiers."
"No!"
There were only twenty to thirty people who entered the tent. In the blink of an eye, all of them were slashed to the ground. Even the few Lieutenants who supported King Lu had their faces drained of all color.
These were the backbone of the army. If they were all killed, how would they fight in the future?
"Fight in the future?" King Lu wiped the blood off his face, his expression was calm. The sky was dark, and the rain was drizzling down. He smiled, "You don't have to worry about that. Go and supervise them. Kill the entire Han family."
"Yes!" Eunuch Liao acknowledged before he turned around and left.
Han Mansion
At this point, the soldiers had surrounded the mansion, and the main door was shut tight. Many of the guards had been killed.
"Everyone, is there some misunderstanding? This mansion is the residence of Great General Han Hongwu. Did you surround the wrong person? When our General Han returns, it won't look good for all of you! " A trembling voice rang out from within the mansion. It was the butler of Han Mansion. He was sweating profusely as he stammered, trying to persuade the people outside to leave.
"Han Hong Wu has rebelled. The Emperor has given his orders to kill his entire family. There's no need to ask any questions. Just knock on the door and kill them." Eunuch Liao, who had just arrived, looked at the soldiers who had knocked on the door. His face fell as he berated them.
"That's impossible. Why would the general rebel?" When the people inside the mansion heard these words, their faces turned pale. It was just that the moment the imperial order was given, the soldiers no longer had any reservations. They smashed on the door, causing cracks to appear on the door.
"Block it." The butler shouted out loudly. Several loyal servants shouted out as they blocked the door. With a loud sound, the door was smashed open.
The butler crawled up from the ground and ran for his life.
"Pu!" Fresh blood splattered all over the ground, as a head rolled off the ground.
"Kill!" Eunuch Liao's face darkened, "Kill. Kill them all. Leave no one alive!"
There were dozens of soldiers in the Han Mansion. Many of them were from the same clan. At this point, some of them knew that they wouldn't be able to escape. Some of them had pale faces as they took off their armor and hid amongst the servants. They wanted to sneak out through the back door.
Just as they reached the entrance, they saw soldiers guarding the entrance. When they saw them, they laughed malevolently, "Pierce!"
The long spear pierced forward, and a series of piercing sounds could be heard.
"NO!" The entire Han Mansion was filled with blood, and the sounds of killing could be heard. In just a few moments, the entire Han Mansion's private soldiers had been slaughtered.
"Eunuch, Han Hong Wu's family has been brought here." An officer with bloodstains on his face led ten people. They were Han Hong Wu's wife and children. Two youths had been slashed and were on the verge of death.
The leader of the group was the Old Matriarch of the Han Family. She was kneeling on the ground, tears streaming down her face as she mumbled, "The Han Family is finished. The Han Family is finished."
"You can't arrest me! I'm a Rank 3 Noble Title, the wife of the imperial court! You can't arrest me!" A woman cried out.
When the Old Matriarch saw Eunuch Liao, she stepped forward, "Eunuch, we've been wrongly accused. Someone must have wrongly accused us. Please investigate the matter."
As she spoke, she kowtowed to the ground, begging for forgiveness.
Eunuch Liao laughed coldly, "Han Hong Wu rebelled, and has already been executed. Do you still think you can get away with it? The Emperor has decreed that his entire family will be executed. "
Looking at the cold-blooded Eunuch Liao, the Old Matriarch knew that she was doomed. She stood up and wiped her tears, "An incompetent ruler has lost the world, and now he's taking it out on us, the old, the weak, the women, and the children. He deserves to die a horrible death …"
Before she could finish her sentence, Eunuch Liao drew his blade and stabbed forward, the tip of the blade piercing through his back.
"You!" The Old Matriarch pointed at him. Eunuch Liao pulled out his blade, and the Old Matriarch groaned as she fell to the ground.
"Kill them all."
Eunuch Liao wiped the blood off his blade, and the soldiers who were holding the Han Family members slashed down.
"No!"
"Spare me!"
"I don't want to die, I really don't want to die."
Screams and pleas were heard, but it was all useless. As the blade sliced down, fresh blood spurted everywhere. Before long, the entire mansion was completely silent.
"You've killed them all?" King Lu walked over at this point and asked blandly.
"Yes, I've killed them all." Eunuch Liao replied.
"Then let's move on to the next family. Kill every single one of them. Only then will I be able to control the entire army. Even if it's only for a short while." King Lu spoke as a red dot appeared between his eyebrows.
Mountain forest
The moment King Lu swallowed the eyeball, the blind Daoist heaved a sigh of relief. His face was pale as he spoke, "King Lu has agreed."
As he spoke, he extended his finger and pointed.
"Boom!"
First, a ray of blood-red light appeared. Following that, a black mist enveloped the area, and the Reincarnation Platform slowly appeared.
The Reincarnation Platform was surrounded by a grey light, as the statue's eyes glowed red. The sound of cheering could be heard, and could only be felt by the demons.
Looking at the Reincarnation Platform, the scholar paused for some time before speaking, "Your Majesty, do you really want to do this? He has Imperial Qi, and is different from Cheng Yuan Zi. Once he merges with Cheng Yuan Zi, his power will be far greater than Cheng Yuan Zi's. Even if Your Majesty has the Thousand Demonic Array, it would be difficult to control him. "
"I know." The blind Daoist's face was gloomy as he shook his head decisively, "But we have no other choice. We have two goals. The first is to prevent the demons from leaking our secrets. The second is to be baptized, and become the rightful race of this world."
"Pei Zi Yun has to die. Regardless of why he didn't expose us, he still knows our secrets. He's not one of us." The blind Daoist looked far into the distance, as if he could see the demons being targeted and suppressed.
"Have you noticed that the forces of the world against the demon race are getting stronger and stronger?" The Blind Daoist turned around and asked.
When the scholar heard this, he nodded his head, "Yes, Your Majesty. Our powers have been weakened by at least ten percent."
"That's right. The threat of death is getting stronger and stronger, and the world's rejection of us is getting stronger and stronger. My original plan was to swallow King Lu, but now the more important goal has changed. We have to kill Pei Zi Yun. Since he knows the demons' secrets, he has to die. Even if there's competition, I don't care."
"If we want to kill Pei Zi Yun, we have to descend into the demon realm. Our powers are still insufficient, and we need King Lu's support. Only then will we be able to manifest ourselves. Furthermore, King Lu is a candidate for the throne. Although he has failed, he is still alive. If he merges with us, we will be able to assimilate the demons into this world. This is killing two birds with one stone, and we won't be at a disadvantage."
"That's why I have to promise you this. However, the Demon Emperor has 36 Primordial Spirits. What capabilities does King Lu have to become a true Demon Emperor?"
As the blind Daoist spoke, the Reincarnation Platform was activated. The demonic flood dragon entered his body, and with King Lu's determination to transform into a demon, everything was different.
The powers merged together, and the rejection of the world began to weaken.
"Your Majesty, the rejection of the world has weakened!" The scholar felt the changes and spoke out happily.
At this point, the blind Daoist spoke out softly, "When the demons rise and gather together, even if King Lu succeeds, he will still be one of them. When the Demon Emperor has 36 Primordial Spirits, he will still be me."
"Now, all that's left is the blood sacrifice."
"King Lu, let's begin. Once the blood sacrifice is complete, the world will change because of you!" The blind Daoist laughed. The Reincarnation Platform could feel the thirst of the blood sacrifice as it trembled.
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