Imperial Garden. The officials of the Heavenly Court who arrived before the court meeting usually stayed in their own residences. This was also the reason why the Heavenly Court built residences in the Imperial Garden for the officials.
In the residence of Marquis Xuanyuan, in the tower, Marquis Xuanyuan Zhuo was leaning against the railing with his hands behind his back as he gazed at the distant mountains. He was dressed in a dark green robe and looked very scholarly.
However, his expression was tense and not very good. Lightning flashed in the sky from time to time and it was drizzling outside.
He used to be a lieutenant of the Right Military Governor and was given an important task by the higher-ups. He was transferred from the Right Military Governor to the court and was promoted to one of the 72 marquises of the Heavenly Court. He was naturally one of the beneficiaries of the ghost market incident. Chu Zishan was one of his trusted subordinates from the Right Military Governor. This was also the reason why his expression was not good.
Behind him was a general in red armor called Yu Lie. He was also brought out from the Right Military Governor. He was currently holding a star bell and contacting someone. After a while, he put away the star bell and shook his head, "Marquis, I can't contact him. I'm afraid Chu Zishan can't be saved."
Xuanyuan Zhuo, "Have you confirmed who did it?"
Yu Lie, "I can't confirm it for now. However, there is one matter worth paying attention to. Chu Zishan is about to marry the lady boss of a shop in Nine Ring Star Sky Street. This woman is a widow called Yun Zhiqiu. She had a close relationship with Niu Youde on Heaven Star Sky Street. It's rumored that the two had an affair. Niu Youde is a subordinate of the Left Military Governor and has the military power of a million guards. I heard that he has already been released from the Desolate Land of Death. However, the report says that it was the guards who attacked him. This lowly official suspects that this matter has something to do with Niu Youde. Someone who has the guts to do this matches the rumors about Niu Youde. "
"Niu Youde!" Xuanyuan Zhuo spat out this name with a taut face. Pa! He suddenly slapped the railing, "If it really is Niu Youde, then Chu Zishan deserves to die! Even the subordinates know that the woman has an affair with Niu Youde. I don't believe that Chu Zishan doesn't know. That lecherous bastard dares to be so unscrupulous for a woman. To think this marquis thinks so highly of him and gave him such an important task. Is this how he repays this marquis? "
Yu Lie sighed softly: "When I was in the Imperial Guards, military discipline was very strict. My brothers were living a simple life. Now that I'm suddenly in control of a region, Living in a colorful world, holding the power to kill and plunder billions of lives, coupled with the bragging and flattery that he had never enjoyed when he was in the Imperial Guards Army, he was surrounded by all kinds of flattering and flattering people … Forgive me for saying something inappropriate, but Chu Zishan was not the only one who felt a little smug. A lot! "
Xuanyuan Zhuo suddenly turned around and said furiously, "Then have they ever thought about how this Marquis would give the Lord Commander an explanation if something were to happen? Lord Commander stood his ground against the opinions of the masses and earnestly recommended me to His Majesty before finally pushing me to the position of one of the 72 marquises of the Heavenly Court. What kind of trust is that? How long has it been, and such a thing has happened? How can I have the face to meet Lord Commander again? Do you want me to tell Lord Commander that one of my lieutenants was killed for robbing a widow? "
Yu Lie: "The commander's side is still manageable. The biggest problem now is the higher-ups. The higher-ups only asked about this but did not do anything about it. The court meeting is near. I'm afraid someone will take this opportunity to make things difficult for Marquis! "
Xuanyuan Zhuo's face was ashen. How could he not know this? The local powers tolerated their existence temporarily. A game was unavoidable in the future. The reason why there was no movement was because the previous wave had just subsided. Everyone was licking their wounds and it was not suitable for them to make another big movement. But on his side, he had taken the initiative to give them something to use against him. How could those people let go of the opportunity to attack him?
Xuanyuan Zhuo slowly turned to look at the gloomy sky outside. He said in a low voice: "Didn't they say that Chu Zishan had already ordered the Star Door of Yuding Region to be sealed and urgently sent for reinforcements? Inform them to find Niu Youde and get rid of him and his troops. Don't leave a single one alive! "
Yu Lie was shocked: "Marquis, please reconsider. That is an army of tens of thousands of Imperial Guards! "
Xuanyuan Zhuo suddenly turned to stare at him and said angrily: "Then should I act as if nothing happened? Of the two sides, one has to be stable. Attacks from the Imperial Court are unavoidable. If my subordinates see that I am not doing anything, what will they think? There are already people stirring up trouble, saying that this marquis is from the Imperial Guards and doesn't care about the lives of the people here. If I don't do anything this time, have you thought about the consequences? There are people making things difficult for this marquis, and this marquis can't control the people below. With a pincer attack, can I still be a marquis? What is the purpose of the commander sending me here? Is it for me to play around in this position for a few days before being kicked off? I have to give my subordinates an explanation for this! "
Yu Lie said anxiously: "How will we explain this to the Imperial Guards?"
"Has Niu Youde considered this?" Xuanyuan Zhuo said angrily. Then his tone calmed down and he said indifferently: "We will not appear on our side and continue to act as if we don't know. Could it be that the people of Yuding Region can't kill a few tens of thousands of people? Be careful when you greet them, find the reliable people we brought from the Right Military Governor. Don't let others know that this is related to us. "
Yu Lie looked at him with a conflicted expression.
Xuanyuan Zhuo looked at him calmly with a determined gaze.
"Understood!" In the end, Yu Lie slowly cupped his fists and replied with a deep sigh. Then, he turned around and left.
Since ancient times, those with military power were the most uncontrollable, and the harm they could bring was also the most direct. All they needed was an order, and something big would happen. As the saying goes, when a general is on the battlefield, there are some orders that cannot be obeyed! Miao Yi secretly mobilized his troops to cause trouble, and so did Marquis Xuanyuan. Even Yu Zhongzhen didn't report the 'death by a thousand cuts' incident, and only did things that were beneficial to his side.
However, things weren't as easy as Yu Zhongzhen thought. Not long after he reported the situation, Miao Yi quickly came back with new news.
To be more precise, Miao Yi's side was in trouble again.
Over a thousand Rainbow Lotus cultivators donned in purple general armor rushed over at full speed. When they arrived in the sky and saw the situation, they quickly multiplied into ten, then a hundred, then a thousand. In the blink of an eye, over a million Celestial Court's troops were densely packed in the sky.
As soon as they saw the corpses on the ground, they recognized that they were indeed the troops of the Yuding Domain. In the sky, the generals were furious. After exchanging their opinions through voice transmissions, they waved their hands, and the million-strong army immediately surrounded Miao Yi's fifty thousand troops.
What was even more frightening was that these million-strong army also took out nearly fifty thousand Transcendence Bows, and aimed at the fifty thousand Celestial Guards who were surrounded from all directions. For them to have so many Transcendence Bows, it was clear that this was the elite army of the Yuding Domain!
Miao Yi's expression was solemn. He didn't expect the troops of the Yuding Domain to arrive so quickly.
In the blink of an eye, they were in such a dangerous situation. Miao Yi couldn't help but regret not listening to Yang Qing's advice.
Yang Qing told Miao Yi that once the plan succeeded, they had to escape immediately, just in case. He also emphasized that leaving through the Stargate might be dangerous, and the safest way was to hide in the nearby Celestial Wilderness so that no one could find them. They could only come out when the higher-ups issued a decree that no one would dare to defy.
Miao Yi knew that Yang Qing had always been cautious and wouldn't put himself in danger easily. Deep down, he looked down on Yang Qing for this. That was why Miao Yi made many changes to Yang Qing's plan. Since he still had matters to attend to on Planet Nine Rings, he didn't tell Yang Qing about this.
There was also another reason why he was dawdling here. Although he said he wanted to gather his troops and return to the Imperial Garden, he knew that the higher-ups wouldn't allow him to return to the Imperial Garden so easily after this incident. They would definitely send someone to investigate, so he wasn't in a hurry to leave. Instead, he prepared to immediately head to Planet Nine Rings to await orders from the higher-ups.
Who would've thought that the Yuding Domain would gather a million-strong army so quickly?
What he didn't know was that as soon as the fake 'Yun Zhiqiu' was kidnapped, Chu Zishan immediately ordered the troops of the Yuding Domain to move out and make preparations to surround and intercept them. And before Chu Zishan was captured, he had given a death order for his subordinates to come to the rescue at full speed. They had finally arrived, and this was only the vanguard. There were still a million more troops hurrying over.
The fifty thousand soldiers of the Black Dragon Division became tense. Mu Yulian shouted, "Prepare for battle! Get the Transcendence Archers ready! "
The fifty thousand soldiers quickly got into formation. Everyone took out their Transcendence Archers and prepared to counterattack in all directions.
'The Imperial Guards?'
Not everyone knew. When they saw the formation of the Transcendence Archers, the expressions of the million soldiers in the sky changed slightly. They immediately guessed that the tens of thousands of troops below were the Imperial Guards. Against so many Transcendence Archers, even if they could win, they would suffer heavy losses. Miao Yi's side naturally knew that they wouldn't have an easy time if they were to fight.
Even though fifty thousand Transcendence Archers were a lot, once they were spread out, the power of their attacks would be scattered. Even if they managed to kill a portion of the enemy's troops, the enemy's troops would quickly charge into their formation. When that happened, it would be a melee, and the Transcendence Archers would be useless. Faced with an army twenty times their size, and most likely the elite troops of the Yuding Domain, the outcome of a melee was obvious. What's more, the enemy also had tens of thousands of Transcendence Archers. Just one wave of attacks would be enough to decimate a large portion of the Black Dragon Division's forces.
Everyone in the Black Dragon Division knew that there was no way they could fight this battle now that they were surrounded!
What worried Miao Yi even more was that if they were only surrounded by superior forces, it would have been fine. However, this was Chu Zishan's territory, and he had just annihilated over ten thousand of Chu Zishan's troops. If they were surrounded by people from somewhere else, it would be easier to negotiate. All they had to do was wait for the higher-ups to order them to stop. However, the ones they were facing right now were all Chu Zishan's former subordinates. Whether or not they were comrades was another matter altogether. Who would dare bet that these people were all cowards under such circumstances?
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