"Let's go back to the palace."
After Zhao Qianying said this in a cold voice, she turned around and raised a hand, upon which the projection of a purple cauldron appeared. In a flash, it transformed into a vast expanse of purple light that swept down in reverse, enveloping her body within it.
With a flash of purple light, Zhao Qianying's body disappeared, and in the next moment, she appeared thousands of meters away.
After flashing several times, her figure appeared in the sky above the central imperial city dozens of kilometers away, and she descended.
Huangfu Zhantian looked in the direction where Zhao Qianying went, and greed flashed in his eyes.
"The Void Demon Cauldron … It won't be long before it's mine …"
With that thought in mind, he took a deep breath, and his body suddenly turned into a purple light, flying toward the central imperial city.
…
At the same time, in the sky above a valley in the Liang Province that was hundreds of thousands of kilometers away from the Myriad Demons Continent, a thick gray fog was rolling and demonic qi was rising. It could spread for hundreds of kilometers, causing the ground below to become pitch-black as if it had fallen into the night.
Fortunately, the gray fog was not stationary, but it was moving toward the northwest at a rapid speed, so the darkness on the ground below only lasted for a moment.
If one looked carefully, one could find that the entire huge gray fog was faintly formed by dozens of medium-sized gray fog balls that were about a kilometer in size, and the dozen or so gray fog balls at the front were faintly separated from the ones at the back.
At this moment, in the gray fog at the center of the dozen or so gray fog balls at the front, a man in a gray robe was standing on a huge leaf-shaped object that was about a kilometer in size. There were thousands of people densely packed on the object.
In the center of the leaf was a two-story pavilion, and there was a large flag erected beside the pavilion. The flag was fluttering even though there was no wind, and there was a large "New" character written on it.
In the pavilion, a seemingly gentle and cultured young man in a gray brocade robe stood with his hands behind his back, and his eyes were as calm as water as he looked ahead. From here, he could see the scene outside the gray fog at a glance.
There were two people standing beside him. One of them was a gray-robed man with a face full of curly beard. At this moment, he was blowing his beard and glaring, spittle flying everywhere as he said something. The other person was a haggard old man who was as thin as a match. His eyes were half-opened, as if he didn't hear what the burly man said.
"Young Master, that old bastard Kong Xiangwu is as cunning as a ghost. He's supporting us in name, but in reality, he wants us to be the vanguard and be cannon fodder!" The mustached man said angrily.
"Since Kong Xiangwu is like that, how could Gao Herui not have the same thoughts? On the surface, the two of them say that they're unhappy with the Central Dynasty, but in reality, they're just using us. They're just hiding behind us and reaping the benefits, "the gentle young man said with a faint smile.
"Then, are we willing to be manipulated like this?" the mustached man asked.
"It doesn't matter. I've already sent someone to spread the news about the Kong Xiang Clan and the other prominent clans. I'm sure that Zhao Qianying won't sit idly by once she learns of this. We'll just watch the show then, "the gentle young man waved his hand and said nonchalantly.
Right at this moment, a black streak of light flashed past at lightning speed from over five kilometers away from the large expanse of gray fog. In the blink of an eye, it had traveled several kilometers, and in the next moment, it had already become a black dot in the distant horizon.
The direction it was traveling in was also in the northwest direction.
"This speed is probably more than twice as fast as the old master back then. Could it be that he's an Ethereal Illumination almighty who's especially good at traveling? Also, he's traveling in the northwest direction. Could he be heading to the Yu Province? "The mustached man's expression changed slightly in the pavilion.
"Elder Tian Pei, did you detect anything just now?" The gentle young man frowned slightly at this moment. He ignored what the mustached man said and turned to look at the withered old man. He asked respectfully.
"His speed is so fast that I've never heard of it. In my impression, there doesn't seem to be such a person on the continent … In addition, I also released my Divine Sense to check. I'm ashamed to say that I'm not even sure if there's anyone in there." The withered old man raised his half-opened eyes slightly and said slowly.
As soon as these words came out, not only did the mustached man's expression become even more shocked, but even the gentle young man who had always been indifferent also changed his expression.
The withered old man looked sickly, but in reality, he was the Ethereal Illumination Realm elder with the highest cultivation in the Liu Clan, Liu Tian Pei. His cultivation was not inferior to Liu Huifeng's back then. Even his Divine Sense could not detect anything. Could it be that there was a higher cultivation hidden in this black stream of light?
The gentle young man turned around and continued to look at the void that had already calmed down. His expression became a little uncertain.
…
The news of the remnants of the Liu family colluding with the Kong Xiang family to stage a comeback, as well as the recent abnormal actions of the Gao family, not long after Huangfu Yupo's army departed, could no longer be hidden from the central imperial city, and even the surrounding provinces and counties quickly spread.
For a time, everyone in the imperial city was in a state of panic.
Some busybodies even swore that they had personally seen the six great legions of the Huangfu Clan leave for the Qing Province.
After the army left the imperial city, the number of guards in the city decreased significantly, which further increased the unease of the ordinary demons in the imperial city.
All kinds of opinions were spreading in the city. Among them, the most widely spread one was someone saying that the current turmoil in the mainland was caused by the incompetence of the Demon King Zhao Qianying. There were even rumors that Zhao Qianying should abdicate and choose someone more capable to take the throne.
Of course, the current Huangfu Clan's strength was not as great as before, but in the entire continent, even the three great clans could not compare to them. Moreover, the Huangfu Clan had ruled the continent for so many years, so the idea of imperial authority was deeply rooted in their minds. Therefore, the most capable person could only be chosen from the Huangfu Clan. This was something that everyone was well aware of.
In a remote hall in the Demon Palace, more than ten demons in purple robes were busy traversing through the hall. In the hall, more than ten communication arrays were constantly flashing, and one after another Jade Slips appeared and disappeared in the communication array.
On the door of the hall, three large words' Mountain River Hall 'were hung.
This was the intelligence center of the Huangfu Clan. The communication array here was connected to all parts of the Ten Thousand Demon Continent.
Ever since the news of the Liu Clan's comeback came, the communication array here had not stopped for even a moment.
In the center of the hall, Zhao Qianying was sitting behind a high table. There were more than ten Jade Slips in front of her, and she was checking them one by one. Elder Huangfu Tong was standing beside her.
It had been three days since Huangfu Yupo led the army out. Following the news of the Kong Clan's betrayal, there were big and small disturbances in various places.
These Jade Slips were not only about the war in Azure Province, but also about the small disputes in various places. However, there was no time to care about them at this moment.
Zhao Qianying put down a Jade Slips and sighed softly.
"Your Majesty, do you have any news from Elder Yupo?" Huangfu Tong asked.
"Not yet. These are all news from the spies in Azure Province. The rebel army has already occupied half of Azure Province's territory. Elder Yupo will only arrive in Azure Province in one day." Zhao Qianying frowned slightly and gently pressed the space between her eyebrows. She seemed to be mentally exhausted.
"Your Majesty, if you are tired, you can take a short rest. I can filter the information here." Huangfu Tong suggested.
"There's no need for that. I won't overwork myself just by looking at the Jade Slips." Zhao Qianying smiled lightly.
Right at this moment, a series of footsteps came from outside. It was Huangfu Zhantian.
"Your Majesty, the Patriarchs of the Lin and Chu Clan that I mentioned to you a few days ago have arrived. They are waiting outside the Reception Hall now." Huangfu Zhantian bowed to Zhao Qianying and said.
Zhao Qianying's face revealed a trace of joy when she heard this. She nodded and stood up.
These two people were the Patriarchs of the two powerful great clans that Huangfu Zhantian had roped in these few days. If he could completely roped them in, it would undoubtedly be a good thing for the current grim situation.
"I'll have to trouble Elder Tong to sort out the information from various places for the time being. I'll be back soon." She said to Huangfu Tong.
Huangfu Tong hurriedly agreed when he heard this.
Zhao Qianying and Huangfu Zhantian then walked out of the Mountain River Hall and walked towards the Reception Hall.
After a short while, the two of them arrived at a spacious and majestic hall.
There were two guards standing on both sides of the Reception Hall. Looking from outside, they could faintly see some figures in the Reception Hall.
Zhao Qianying glanced at the two guards outside the Reception Hall, and her expression changed slightly.
These two people weren't the usual Reception Hall guards, so they looked rather unfamiliar.
"Your Majesty, the two Patriarchs have been waiting for a long time. Let's go in." Huangfu Zhantian's expression tensed up as he spoke.
Zhao Qianying nodded, withdrew her gaze, and strode into the Reception Hall.
The depths of Huangfu Zhantian's eyes relaxed, and he followed behind Zhao Qianying into the Reception Hall. He raised his hand that was behind his back slightly, and it seemed like he was making a gesture.
At this moment, there were more than 20 Devil Dwellers in various clothes sitting in the Reception Hall. They were divided into two groups, and they stood behind an ordinary-looking young man in a golden robe and a masked woman in a red robe respectively.
When the two groups heard the footsteps, they hurriedly stood up.
The young man in a golden robe looked at Zhao Qianying, and his eyes flickered slightly.
"Your Majesty, these two are the Patriarchs of the Lin and Chu Clans." Huangfu Zhantian stood behind Zhao Qianying and introduced.
"The two Patriarchs have come from afar. Thank you for your hard work." Zhao Qianying glanced at the young man in a golden robe and the masked woman, and then her figure flickered, and in the next moment, she appeared on the main seat in the center of the Reception Hall and sat down.
"Miss Huangfu, you're too courteous. Elder Zhantian invited me here, and he said that he wanted to seek a matter that would benefit both clans, so I naturally couldn't refuse." The young man in a golden robe turned his head to look at Huangfu Zhantian who was still standing at the door, and then he turned back and said with a faint smile.
Zhao Qianying frowned when she heard this.
As soon as the young man in a golden robe said this, the people who were standing behind him with respectful expressions suddenly revealed a trace of a strange smile on their faces. Some of them even impudently sized up Zhao Qianying who was sitting on the main seat.
"You guys …" Zhao Qianying suddenly realized something, and she suddenly stood up. She flicked her finger, and a purple light shot out from her hand, shooting out of the Reception Hall like a bolt of lightning.
At this moment, a large black hand suddenly appeared at the door of the Reception Hall, and it blocked the purple light.
"Bang!" The purple light collided with the large black hand, and suddenly exploded.
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