"This Jianghu hero beside Daoist Bai Wenzi actually has such martial arts skills! His Majesty's true spirit finally has a chance to recover. "
Empress Xiao asked in a low voice with gratitude and a hint of doubt, "However, Li 'er, Shu' er, and I all have some tricks up our sleeves. Although they're mediocre, they're still useful. Daoist Priest, why did you tell us not to help in advance? "
Empress Xiao was still clear about her situation. She called herself a concubine, a widow, and completely put herself in a weak position. She didn't have the air of an empress at all.
Bai Xiaowen coughed. "For us cultivators, slaying demons is not only a way to accumulate merit, but also a test to hone our skills. Empress and the two maids only need to focus on looking after His Majesty's coffin. There's no need to help. "
Empress Xiao nodded in understanding.
Li Shuyi picked up the golden treasure chest and wasn't in a hurry to open it.
Bai Xiaowen led the team and continued forward. After killing Ghost General Xiao Qi Yuan Li, the demon army in Jiangdu City seemed to have sensed that something was wrong. After that, the long street was empty, and there were no demons blocking their way.
After passing through the long street, the terrain in front of them suddenly rose. Behind the arch bridge were dozens of white stone steps, and behind them was a square.
"Daoist Priest, be careful. There's a large military field in front of us. It's a temporary training ground that His Majesty set up when he was alive," Empress Xiao reminded him.
Bai Xiaowen nodded slightly. The large military field was a training ground. Naturally, it was the military camp of Jiangdu City's rebel army.
After climbing the white stone steps, they saw a vast expanse of emptiness. A military formation stood quietly on the large military field.
Standing at the front of the formation were six people. Four of them "were" the leaders of Jiangdu City's rebel army. The other two almost made Bai Xiaowen spit out his rice. They were actually Qiao Rui and Han Xu. Seeing the attitude of the other four demon leaders towards them, it was clear that they were on the same side.
"The demon Daoist on the other side, listen up! You colluded with the evil ghosts and conspired against us. You've committed a heinous crime. Now, the army under my command is strong and powerful, and I have people who are skilled in strange techniques to assist me. Your death date is not far away. Hurry up and surrender. Hand over the corpse of the fatuous ruler and the soul of the Demon Empress to atone for your crimes. "
One of the generals, who had a sturdy build and wielded a pair of hammers and did not ride a horse, shouted. Although he didn't have a mount, judging from his standing position, he seemed to be the leader of the army on the military field.
"Hey, shouldn't you at least tell me your name before you shout?" Bai Xiaowen chuckled.
The twin-hammer general snorted, "I am Duke Wen, Bright Minister Sima Dekan."
"Oh, you've been promoted?" Bai Xiaowen laughed.
Empress Xiao, who was next to him, had a face full of resentment. Even Yang Guang's True Spirit opened the coffin and stood up. He pointed his finger and scolded, "Traitor!"
When Sima Dekan saw the emperor's true spirit, he still felt a little unnatural. Perhaps it was because Yang Guang's prestige was still there. However, this unnatural feeling was quickly wiped away by him.
"Two righteous men, you have seen the current situation. The Demon Dao has colluded with ghosts to cause trouble. They have harmed the peace of the people of Jiang Capital! I hope that you two righteous men will vanquish the demons! "Sima Dekan looked at Qiao Rui and said.
"Of course." Qiao Rui held back his laughter.
Han Xu said in a muffled voice, "We will take the lead."
Sima Dekan was overjoyed, "Good, we will support the two righteous men!"
Han Xu and Qiao Rui ran over.
Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi opened their arms.
Qiao Rui passed by Bai Xiaowen and gave Li Shuyi a big hug.
The corner of Bai Xiaowen's mouth twitched. In order to avoid embarrassment, he hugged the stocky Han Xu.
"You are finally here."
Qiao Rui smiled and said, "I was almost fooled. Old Han and I were led to the Wan Xiang Palace Hall and saw Yuwen Huaji … Later, when I heard that there were external evil Taoists killing people at the city gate, I guessed that it was you. Thus, I came to my senses and stood on the wrong side. "
Qiao Rui didn't have Bai Xiaowen's Eye of Evolution. With basic detection, he couldn't see the details of the demons in Jiang Capital.
She and Han Xu were introduced to the higher-ups of Jiang Capital's rebel army. At first, she was quite excited. She thought that there was finally a chance to discover the plot ahead of Captain Bai Xiaowen.
However, when she heard that Bai Xiaowen and his group had killed people at the city gate, Qiao Rui's heart sank. After fighting side by side so many times, she knew Bai Xiaowen very well. Captain couldn't be wrong. This meant that she and Old Han had found the wrong target.
Fortunately, this wasn't a real exploration of the spiritual world. There were no strict boundaries between factions. There was still time to salvage the situation.
Qiao Rui realized that the most important thing was to reunite with the team. She immediately volunteered to go with the army to suppress the Demon Dao. It was in this large military field that she finally met up with Bai Xiaowen and the other two.
As for why they didn't stay with the rebel army and look for opportunities to ambush people, it was because Qiao Rui and Han Xu's positions weren't close range assassins. One was a support, and the other was a tank. Only by fighting head-on and cooperating with their teammates could they maximize their effectiveness. They wouldn't be able to ambush people even if they stayed with the rebel army.
When the White Phoenix team met up, Sima Dekan was dumbfounded.
What was going on?
"You outsiders are all in the same group?" Sima Dekan couldn't help but ask.
"Yes. What reason do you have to think that we're not in the same group? "Bai Xiaowen was also a little curious. Logically speaking, the probability of the five members of the White Phoenix team entering Jiang Capital at the same time was very high.
Sima Dekan said loudly, "No, no. When I was outside, I saw outsiders like you. It was obvious that you were divided into two groups and even attacked each other. "
Bai Xiaowen suddenly understood. Sima Dekan must have led a rebel army out for a patrol. In the end, he saw the Southeast Asian experts fighting with two A-Class teams and mistakenly thought that the outsiders were divided into two groups.
However, Bai Xiaowen immediately thought of a problem. He said loudly, "You can go out? Isn't the boundary of Jiang Capital sealed by the Dragon Pattern Golden Box and isolated from the rest of the world? "
Sima Dekan snorted, "It was originally sealed and isolated. Later on, you can enter and leave."
Bai Xiaowen narrowed his eyes and thought. It seemed that his previous thinking was wrong. The reason for the isolation wasn't because of the Dragon Pattern Golden Box, but because of the collapse of the Spiritual World due to the unification.
Before the collapse of the Spiritual World and before it stabilized, the space of Jiang Capital was isolated from the rest of the world. However, when the space fragment landed in the southwest of Hua Xia and stabilized, the original "air wall" was no longer an obstacle.
The demon army should be the rebel army of Jiang Capital. The patrol team led by Sima Dekan should be the ones that the Xin Pu and Long Ze teams encountered previously.
As for why the demon army disappeared when the White Phoenix team came over? The reason was very simple. The demon patrol team had basically figured out the external environment. They knew that there would be outsiders visiting Jiang Capital very soon.
The leaders of the demon army, such as Yuwen Huaji and Sima Dekan, quickly thought that they could make use of the outsiders to invade the Mass Graves in the western suburbs and completely destroy Empress Xiao's soul and Yang Guang's true spirit.
Therefore, they made a meticulous disguise. From Sima Dekan to Tang Fengyi at the city gate, all the soldiers and civilians were not allowed to reveal their identities as demons. Instead, they used their human forms to lure the outsiders into the mass grave.
Bai Xiaowen first met Tang Fengyi of the city gate and was tricked into going to the Mass Graves.
Qiao Rui and Han Xu were born in the east of the city. In addition, before they met Bai Xiaowen, they were more cautious and didn't immediately agree to go to the western suburbs. The demon army of Jiang Capital could only plan slowly. They welcomed Qiao Rui and Han Xu to the Thousand Elephant Palace and were tricked by Yuwen Huaji personally.
There was no doubt about what happened after that.
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