Dust and noise rose everywhere. The temperature of the Violet Golden Fire in the western suburbs continued to rise, roasting people until they were drenched in sweat. In the distance, there was the unique screech of eagle armor rising into the sky. The no-fly net had not completely lost its effect, but the Western Army could not wait any longer and used countless eagle armor to test the law.
This Western Army was first delayed by Gu Yun for more than a month, and then stopped by the Nine Gates Defense and the no-fly net. Every day was extremely exhausting, and every day's futile effort was also damaging the patience of the faraway western countries for this expedition to the Far East that had been planned for more than a decade.
Changgeng grabbed the monk Liao Ran and said quickly, "Listen to me, that person can't be a servant from the palace. We have investigated the people around Li Feng more than once. Moreover, the previous dynasty was defeated by luck. Our dynasty has never allowed eunuchs to abuse their power. No matter what, the Emperor would not be so absurd as to hand over the matter of Jing Hua Garden to a eunuch. It is even more impossible for him to be an important official in the court. The news of Li Feng leaving the palace made everyone panic. Everyone said that the Emperor was going to run away, but Li Feng kept quiet and did not say anything. It was only when Han Qi was about to return that he personally revealed the news to me, even if he wanted to pass it on to me …"
Liao Ran stared at him blankly.
Changgeng murmured, "That brother of mine did not believe in generals during peacetime, and did not believe in civil officials during war. Who could it be? Who else could it be? "
Liao Ran stopped spinning the prayer beads in his hand. Then he suddenly gasped. This senior monk, who was like the reincarnation of Ubara, suddenly looked like a dead man.
Changgeng turned his heavy gaze to him and said word by word, "Huguo Temple is in the western suburbs."
At this moment, a stray bullet landed beside them. Changgeng and Liao Ran were thrown to the ground by the airwave. Changgeng staggered and barely managed to stand, but the prayer beads around the monk's neck broke.
Old wooden beads rolled all over the messy mortal world.
Changgeng grabbed Liao Ran's collar and dragged Liao Ran up, "Get up, let's go. If you kill the wrong person, I'll take responsibility!"
Liao Ran instinctively shook his head. He had originally thought that his many years of cultivation had allowed him to see through the joys and sorrows of the world. It was not until this moment — the Age of Dharma and Encountering the Devil — that he realized that the world was nothing but an illusion.
Changgeng pushed the monk Liao Ran away. Facing the white-faced monk's fearful gaze, he said, "I'm not afraid of karma. I'll take care of it. Master, don't stop me and don't blame me."
When he was still innocent, he had already suffered all the evil retribution in the world. There was nothing in the Hell of Avicinaraka that he was in awe of.
Changgeng said, "I'll go and borrow a few people from my foster father."
The monk Liao Ran stood rooted to the ground. He saw that the young Royal Highness made a special gesture towards him. He clasped his thumb and made a slight downward motion. The wide sleeves of the Royal Highness' court robes swept across the air. The silver thread on the sleeves flashed like a silver dragon flickering on the surface of the river — — If the world is peaceful and happy, I'm willing to fish, cut wood, study, and wander the Jianghu.
Liao Ran's entire body was trembling. After a long time, he clasped his palms together and bowed to the Chong Changgeng — — If the golden age is about to collapse, and the abyss is at the side, I'll go and die ten thousand deaths.
This path was called "Lin Yuan".
Changgeng laughed softly, "Fake monk."
After saying that, he turned around and ran towards the city gate.
Liao Ran suddenly burst into tears.
Without knowing the suffering, one would not believe in God or Buddha.
The only remaining Xuan Eagle had already flown into the sky. Gu Yun gathered all the firepower of the entire capital city together and smashed it down at the city wall with all his might. Heavy armors were on standby at the city gate.
This was the first time Changgeng saw Gu Yun give up the light fur coat and wear heavy armor. His pale face seemed to be plated with a layer of boundless and hard Xuan Tie.
After hearing the personal guard report that Yanbei Of Gojoseon had arrived, Gu Yun suddenly turned around. His expression was even uglier than when he pulled out the arrow. He quickly stepped forward and grabbed Changgeng's arm through the steel armor, "Why did you come back?"
"How is it?" Changgeng asked, "The westerners are anxious. How do you plan to defend?"
Gu Yun did not answer. He only dragged him down the city gate. His answer was in silence — — What else could he do? He could only defend to the death.
"Commander Han Qi's incident was definitely not a coincidence. There must be someone around Li Feng who betrayed him," Changgeng said, "Godfather, give me a group of personal guards. I will go and solve the hidden dangers in the city. Otherwise, if they work together from the inside and outside, it will only be a matter of time before the city is breached …"
"Changgeng," Gu Yun restrained his somewhat frivolous expression, "Your Highness, I will send a group of personal guards to escort you out. You must take care of yourself on the road. Don't come back again."
Without the cooperation from the inside and outside, it was only a matter of time before the city was breached.
Changgeng's eyebrows twitched. His intuition told him that this "leave" was not just sending him into the city.
At this moment, a loud sound came from behind him. The westerners bombarded the city wall with heavy artillery. The city gate, which had been impregnable for hundreds of years, trembled. The mottled outer wall fell off miserably, revealing the Xuan Tie and the interlocking iron gears inside. It looked like a hideous face with flesh and blood after the skin was peeled off.
A Black Eagle with its head separated from its body fell to the side. Gu Yun used his heavy armor to protect Changgeng in his arms. The peeled boulder fell behind him with a loud crash. The broken sand splashed on the Xuan Tie, creating a series of clanging sounds.
The two of them were very close to each other. Their breaths were almost intertwined. Ever since Changgeng deliberately avoided arousing suspicion, such an intimate moment seemed to have never happened again. Gu Yun's nose was boiling hot. He did not know if he had a fever, but his eyes were still sharp and clear.
"What else did His Majesty say to you when he came over just now?" Gu Yun quickly said in his ear, "Do as he says. Let's go!"
When Li Feng came over, Gu Yun was still unconscious. The two of them did not even meet face to face.
This pair of monarchs and ministers had been speculating about each other all the time under the pretense of peace for many years. They were suspicious of each other and guarded against each other. However, at the last moment, both of them actually understood what the other was thinking.
Changgeng's pupils shrank slightly. He suddenly pulled down Gu Yun's neck, who was in heavy armor, and kissed her dry lips without caring about anything else.
This was the first time he tasted Gu Yun when both of them were awake. It was too hot … It was as if he was going to spontaneously combust. There was a bloody smell in the air. Chang Geng's heart was beating so fast that it was about to split open, but it was not because of the false sweetness in the legends of romance. It was as if a wildfire that could destroy the world was burning in his heart. It was trapped fiercely in his mortal body and was about to break out, engulfing the present and the future of the destruction of the country and the destruction of the family.
This moment seemed as long as a hundred generations, but it also seemed as if it did not even take a blink of an eye.
Gu Yun forcefully pulled him off her body. The power of Anthracite was not something a human could resist. However, he did not get angry at Changgeng. He did not even indiscriminately push Changgeng to the side.
He only loosened his iron hands almost gently and placed Changgeng two steps away.
Throwing away thousands of shackles and human relations, could the burning passion in a desperate situation move his heart of stone?
If he was prepared to die on the city wall, then could the last person who was close to him in this life make him feel that there was not an emptiness behind him on the road to the Yellow Springs?
Was it a consolation?
Or … would it make him not know whether to laugh or cry?
At that moment, probably no one could see any clues from Gu Yun's handsome face.
Changgeng stared at him and said calmly, "Zi Xi, I still have to cut off the spies in the city. I will not accompany you here. If anything happens to you today …"
He seemed to smile and shook his head. He felt that the words "I will not live alone" were too weak and would be laughed at by Gu Yun. However, these were not empty words. Could it be that he was going to drag out an ignoble existence and spend the rest of his life with Wu Ergu?
He did not have such a big grudge against him.
Gu Yun took a deep breath and shouted, "Old Tan!"
A Black Eagle whistled down from the sky. It was Tan Hongfei.
Gu Yun said, "Pick a team of light cavalry to escort the Prince.
After he finished speaking, he went up the city wall without looking back.
The blowtorch rockets on the white rainbow soared into the sky and collided fiercely with the attacking western eagle armor. This was the last batch of blowtorch rockets sent by the Lingshu Temple.
The enemy used human flesh as ladders and dead bodies as bridges. They rushed forward one after another, disregarding everything.
A western eagle armor used its companion's corpse as a shield and brazenly crossed the white rainbow fire wall on the city wall. It fiercely blasted a long cannon into the city and landed on the Kite Restaurant. That western eagle armor was then hit by a Black Eagle. One of the Black Eagle's iron wings had already failed. Thick smoke billowed behind it. It did not have any swords on its body. It could only hold on to the enemy's shoulder tightly and fell from the sky.
Before it landed on the ground, the overloaded golden box had already exploded. A short burst of sparks swallowed the Black Eagle and the western eagle armor.
They perished together.
The "Star Picking Platform" of the Kite Restaurant shook twice and collapsed. At this moment, only ruins and wreckage could be seen from the Yunmeng Temple.
The hundred years of prosperity of the capital, the dream of a lifetime of red walls and golden tiles, fell to the ground together with the broken glass … and turned into ashes.
The throne room was in a mess. Zhu Xiaojiao staggered to Li Feng's feet and cried, "Your Majesty, seeing that the Nine Gates are broken, please leave! I have already ordered my foster son to prepare a carriage and casual clothes outside the north gate. There are still a hundred and thirty imperial guards in the palace. They will protect Your Majesty and break out of the encirclement even if they die … "
Li Feng kicked him down, "You dog slave who acts on your own initiative, get lost! Bring me the imperial sword! "
Wang Guo heard this and hurriedly knelt down, "Your Majesty, please reconsider. As long as the Emperor is safe and sound, the country will be entrusted to him. In the future, there will be …"
An imperial bodyguard brought the imperial sword in front of Li Feng. Li Feng pulled out the sword and thrust it forward, stabbing down Wang Guojiu's official hat.
Li Feng strode out of the hall.
Zhu Xiaojiao stumbled and crawled behind the Emperor. The panicked Six Ministries and Nine Ministers seemed to have found their leader and involuntarily followed Li Feng out. Zhu Xiaojiao's foster son opposite the North Gate was pushed aside by the imperial guards. He anxiously shouted at Zhu Xiaojiao.
Zhu Xiaojiao screamed, "How dare you!"
After all, he was the Emperor's favorite. The imperial guards hesitated for a moment and allowed the two male attendants to break in. At this moment, Master Liao Chi of the Huguo Temple came over. Behind him was a group of people who looked like martial monks. They walked in front of Li Feng.
Li Feng's expression slightly relaxed. However, before he could greet Master Liao Chi, one of Zhu Xiaojiao's male attendants suddenly raised his head. His submissive face was full of killing intent. He followed beside Zhu Xiaojiao and happened to be five steps away from the Emperor Long An. He opened his mouth and blew out a blow dart.
No one expected this unforeseen event. For a moment, everyone was shocked.
In a split second, Zhu Xiaojiao screamed. His fat body rolled over and fiercely hit Li Feng's back, blocking the fatal blow for him. Li Feng staggered a step and almost fell into his arms. He turned around in shock and anger and saw Zhu Xiaojiao's eyes were wide open. It seemed that he still couldn't believe that his obedient foster son would become an assassin. His body twitched a few times like a marionette and before he could make a sound, he had already died.
Li Feng's breathing stopped for a moment. At this moment, he heard the name of Buddha. Before the Emperor Long An could recover from his sorrow, he felt an ice-cold hand press down on his neck. Master Liao Chi's hand, which was hidden in his sleeve, had an iron claw on it. His strange hand, which could easily crush stone, grabbed the Emperor Long An's fragile neck. The imperial sword fell to the ground with a "clang".
The officials and imperial bodyguards were all stunned. Jiang Chong, a weak scholar who didn't even have the strength to truss a chicken, suddenly had the courage to step forward and ask, "Abbot, are you crazy?"
Liao Chi lifted his face, which had been bitter for decades, and looked at him. He smiled and said, "Amitabha, this poor monk is not crazy. Lord Jiang, when the Imperial Emperor used his military force to grind the sharp sword of Xuan Tie, I'm afraid you weren't even born yet."
Jiang Chong said, "What …"
A "warrior monk" behind Liao Chi took a step forward and said something to Liao Chi that Jiang Chong couldn't understand. Then, a few heavy armors came out from all directions and stood behind the monks.
The Minister of Honglu Temple next to them exclaimed, "Dongying!"
Liao Chi smiled and said, "When the Imperial Emperor issued the Gold Melting Order, my whole family of Shi Liu was killed by the Black Crows. I was the only one who survived and ended up in your country. When The Old Marquis married the Eldest Princess, the amnesty granted to all the people, I was freed and cut off my worldly ties. Since then, I've always been accompanied by yellow lamps and yellow scrolls. After painstakingly working for four years, I finally have today."
Li Feng's throat was choked. He couldn't speak clearly, "You … are the descendant of the Ziliujin smuggling bandit who deserved to die!"
"Bandit." Liao Chi repeated with a fake smile, "Isn't that so? It's all Ziliujin's fault. The Imperial Emperor's mouth and heart are hard. I don't know if his bones are the same. In that case, please move the Red Headed Kite and follow this poor monk. "
Li Feng, "I …"
"The Imperial Emperor is a devout believer in Buddha," Liao Chi said, "There's no difference between believing in Buddha and believing in this poor monk."
After he finished speaking, he pushed Li Feng onto a Red Headed Kite and ordered people to hang the coiled dragon flag on the Red Headed Kite's tail.
"Cut the rope and release the Red Headed Kite," Liao Chi said, "Spread the news that the Imperial Emperor is going to abandon the city and escape!"
Jiang Chong said, "How dare you, thief!"
Liao Chi laughed, "If you want to kill the Imperial Emperor, you can come forward!"
At this moment, a loud roar suddenly came from not far away.
Liao Chi was stunned. He turned around and saw that Liao Ran was standing on the ruins of the Star Picking Platform.
The Mute Monk's throat had been damaged since he was young. Even if he used all his strength, he could only make "ah ah" sounds. It was very inelegant. People who had seen Master Liao Ran had never heard him make a single sound. He seemed to always walk like a cool breeze with a compassionate expression.
He was an abandoned infant that the previous Abbot had picked up. Since he was young, he had been raised by his Shixiong, Liao Chi. Even though his ambition was not like that of a monk and he had left the temple at the age of eleven or twelve to make his way into Jianghu, and even later entered the Linyuan Pavilion … the affection from when he was young gradually faded, but it still lingered.
Liao Ran signaled to him, "Shixiong, turn back and be saved."
Liao Chi looked at his Shixiong with a complicated expression. For a moment, he couldn't help but be reminded of their old friendship. He was slightly distracted and then muttered, "The river has dried up, how can it …"
Before he could finish the word "save", a short arrow the length of a palm suddenly appeared from an extremely tricky angle. Taking advantage of Liao Chi's distraction, it neatly and cleanly shot him in the throat.
Everyone cried out in alarm. They saw a Black Eagle flying close to the ground. Changgeng was still on the back of the eagle, and the small crossbow in his hand was still vibrating. Tan Hongfei held the Cutting Wind Blade in his hand. With a wave of his iron arm, he blocked the sudden attack of two Dongying martial monks.
Jiang Chong shouted, "What are you waiting for? Protect the Imperial Emperor!"
The imperial bodyguards swarmed forward. A team of Xuan Tie light cavalry rushed out of the alley. Li Feng pushed Liao Chi away forcefully. The corpse of a senior monk rolled down from the red-headed kite.
Liao Ran knelt in the ruins dejectedly.
Such a big country, such a big world, separated by the sea from the east and the west, and endless north and south …
It could not fit a shrine that was far away from the mortal world.
The Dongying martial monks and the imperial bodyguards fought together. The heavy armor brought by Liao Chi was blasted into the sky. Tan Hongfei fell straight down. Changgeng nimbly landed on one knee. The two separated, and the bricks and tiles of the walls flew everywhere.
Changgeng's eyes met with Li Feng's. He took the White Rainbow Bow from his back and leaned his back against the bow in his hand. The iron string was pulled to the extreme, and the bow was bent like a full moon.
A sharp sound that made one's teeth ache rang out. It hit the golden box in the middle of the heavy armor.
He immediately retreated, and the golden box exploded immediately. The heat wave hit the red-headed kite and made it tremble.
Li Feng reached out his hand to hold the railing of the red-headed kite. "Tan Hongfei, open this thing and send me to the city gate!"
Tan Hongfei was shocked. He hesitated for a moment and looked at Changgeng with a slight inquiry.
Changgeng's eyes darkened. It was a tacit agreement.
The red-headed kite carrying the Emperor headed toward the city gate. More than a hundred imperial Imperial Bodyguards and hundreds of officials marched together in a grandiose manner. From the Kite Pavilion to the city gate, the bluestone road was twelve li long. Refugees and local people who had fled into the capital during the chaos of the war constantly poured out from both sides of the road, converging into the road like rivers flowing into the sea.
At this time, the city gate was finally unable to hold on. The anti-air net was broken, and the blowing-arrows were also exhausted.
Gu Yun on the city wall gave an order and ordered the city gate to open.
The long-awaited Anthracite came out of the city gate. Gu Yun gestured to the wounded soldiers on the city wall. The city gate slowly closed behind the heavy armor formation.
Gu Yun put down his iron mask. All the heavy armors behind him did the same.
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