Behind him, tens of thousands of people immediately rushed forward, all of them brandishing their magic breaking bows and aiming at the white-faced man and the others. The latter cried out in shock, "How dare you! Are you trying to rebel?"
"Kill!" The general on duty slashed down with his palm and gave the order.
Bang, bang, bang. Transcendence energy surged, and a dense stream of light instantly shot out, drowning the few people.
"What's going on?" The inspectors in the distance saw the commotion and angrily rebuked.
Unexpectedly, the army on the left and right quickly changed directions and launched an attack.
Similar situations occurred in almost every part of the army outside the Starry Gate. The troops guarding the Starry Gate all turned their weapons and launched a surprise attack against the inspectors.
Before the chaos subsided, the general on duty took out a white flag and waved it in the direction of the Starry Gate.
Soon, the huge ball of light that formed the sealing formation started to spin. The hole in the middle revealed a faintly spinning star door.
The army formation in front of the gate quickly moved to the left and right, opening up a path. Defeating Armies waved his hand, and a dozen people immediately surrounded him to protect him. The group quickly shot toward the opened Starry Gate.
The chaos outside the Starry Gate quickly calmed down. How could the inspectors cause any trouble among the hundreds of millions of soldiers? Once they hardened their hearts and decided to kill them, coupled with a premeditated surprise attack, they could be killed at any time.
Next, they were ordered to be vigilant of their colleagues and strictly control the usage of the Star Bell to prevent anyone from leaking information.
Defeating Armies and the others, who emerged from the other side of the void, identified the direction and headed straight for Ying Jiuguang's nest …
In the various Heavenly Streets, the nearby armies arrived one after another. There were at least tens of thousands of people, and at most, more than a hundred thousand. Once they arrived, they immediately surrounded the Heavenly Streets. The soldiers on the city walls were abnormally nervous.
"I am Sky Sea Prefecture's Chief Commander, Ke Zhenfeng. Open the city gates quickly!"
The four city gates were sealed, and the defensive formation was activated. A purple-armored general below the city walls was unable to enter directly. He pointed his spear at the city tower and shouted angrily. Behind him were tens of thousands of troops from the nearby local forces.
In reality, be it the Heavenly Streets or the Heavenly Streets, there were not many troops to begin with. Under normal circumstances, nothing would happen in the Heavenly Streets, and the troops were only there to maintain order. The reason why they were not afraid of any accidents was that there were many people on Sky Street. If they were attacked, the City Guard Palace could organize a large number of merchants to resist at any time, unlike the local garrisons where there were not many people around.
On top of the city walls, Shen Qianqiu appeared with his men and shouted back, "I am under the command of Heavenly Street's Patrol Commander Niu. I have received the Empress' decree to search for those who do not follow the law. Without the Empress' decree, no one is allowed to enter or leave!"
Ke Zhen Feng pointed his spear and bellowed, "What a joke! This Heavenly Street is under my jurisdiction. Even I haven't received any notice. Who knows if the decree in your hands is real or fake? Quickly open the city gate and let me verify it! "
Shen Qianqiu replied in a loud voice, "It's very simple for Lord Ke to verify this. You'll know once you report it to the higher-ups. What's the meaning of bringing a group of people who aren't from Sky Street to surround Sky Street? Are you trying to rebel?" Then, he waved his hand behind him, and a group of people immediately rushed out from the top of the city wall. They were all merchants who came to Heaven Street, and they had been temporarily organized.
No one was willing to do such a thing, but if you didn't do it, they would immediately use their blades to kill you. Would you dare to attack the people of the Heavenly Court in public?
In short, a black mass of people appeared on top of the city wall, far more than the people surrounding the city below.
Ke Zhengfeng swept his gaze across the city wall and shouted angrily again, "Get Tie Fangjue to come out and see me!"
Shen Qianqiu said, "Commander Ke, you know better than anyone whether the Empress' decree is real or fake. Not only did you bring a group of local people to surround Sky Street, but you're also pointing your fingers here. What are your intentions? Let me reiterate, I am here under the Empress' decree to search for those who do not follow the law. Before the matter is investigated, no one is allowed to enter or leave. If you, Commander Ke, want to defy the decree, you can say it in front of everyone. Don't try to find excuses here! "
Ke Zhengfeng said, "Who knows if your identities are real or fake? I have received a report saying that you are fakes. Where is the Heavenly Street's Great Commander Tie Fangjue? Could he have been murdered by you? I'm warning you, open the city gate immediately if you know what's good for you. I don't have the patience to waste time with you. If you don't open the gate and let me verify your identities, don't blame me for being rude! "
Shen Qianqiu shouted, "I'd like to see how rude you can be. If you want to rebel, try it. The Netherworld Army will definitely punish you!"
The Netherworld Army was still quite a deterrent. Many people below the city wall subconsciously looked around. The leading general walked up to Ke Zhengfeng and transmitted his voice to persuade him, "Commander, please calm down. Let's wait for the higher-ups to inform us whether we will make a move or not. After all, the crime of attacking Sky Street is not a small matter. Even the higher-ups haven't made a decision yet. Why should we go looking for trouble?"
Ke Zhengfeng's face tensed up …
On the Sky Street of Tianyuan planet, a similar standoff was taking place outside the city. Xiao Lingbo was also challenging the commanding general to a fight. The only difference was that the entire Sky Street within the territory of the Donghua Headquarter did not see Headquarter Lord Bi Yue sending anyone over. There were only local people.
Bi Yue had already received Miao Yi's instructions, so she naturally wouldn't send anyone over. This reduced the pressure on Sky Street within the East Flower Headquarters. At least no one was pressuring them with the name of the higher-ups.
At this time, Miao Yi and the others, who had disguised themselves, had already appeared in front of the window on the city tower, watching the situation outside.
The reason why he had to hide in Sky Street was because there were too few people below him in the various Sky Streets. He had to personally go to the frontlines to grasp the situation and personally mobilize and command.
With the Governor leading the Netherworld Army's Prominent Divine Stage experts to personally hold the line on the city tower, the tens of thousands of people outside were just the subordinates of a local commander. They weren't enough at all. Naturally, Xiao Lingbo was full of confidence. He didn't have to worry at all. Instead, he had to perform well.
"Have all our people in Sky Street within the East Flower Headquarters evacuated?" Miao Yi asked calmly.
Beside him, Yang Zhaoqing replied, "Other than the Lord here who said there's no need to evacuate, the others have already quietly evacuated according to the plan."
Miao Yi nodded slightly. Not long after he received the message from the Xiahou family saying that the local people were rushing to Sky Street, he ordered his people in Sky Street within the East Flower Headquarters to quietly evacuate and hide. In order to hide it from the Xiahou family, his people first ordered for a city gate to be opened. After disguising themselves, they quietly slipped away first. Xing Ling remotely controlled the Xiahou family to continue to control Sky Street. Anyway, the Xiahou family was now fully cooperating. They listened to everything like idiots and were very obedient.
If the Ying family really wanted to attack the city later on, then he could only let the Xiahou family do as they see fit.
As for why he only evacuated the people in Sky Street within the East Flower Headquarters, the reason was very simple. Once Ying Jiuguang found out that the imperial guards had made a move, he would definitely do something desperate. Since they had already shed all pretense of cordiality, what was there to endure? It was necessary to order an attack. If they didn't evacuate, the troops of the Netherworld Army within the East Flower Headquarters would probably suffer heavy losses.
Another convenient thing to evacuate was that the troops of the East Flower Headquarters were basically all gathered to protect Ying Jiuguang's nest. The defenses within the East Flower Headquarters were probably almost useless. It would allow his people to easily escape without fear of being surrounded. However, the situation within the South, West, and North Flower Headquarters was different. At this moment, they would definitely be in a state of high alert.
Furthermore, once Ying Jiuguang's power was gone, the South, West, and North Flower Headquarters probably wouldn't have to bear the crime of rebellion and attack Sky Street anymore.
Apart from that, if he evacuated all his troops, he was afraid that the people he had planted within the imperial guards would be exposed.
His old subordinates were scattered throughout the imperial guards. He had already contacted those people when he made the arrangements earlier. He guessed that the movement of the imperial guards would cause the use of Xing Ling to be blocked. Thus, he had asked those who weren't under Xing Ling's control to maintain contact with him regularly. In the end, he discovered that he had lost contact with hundreds of them at the same time.
Miao Yi didn't need to think too much. He immediately guessed that his plan to use Yuan Venerate Qing had worked. Qing Zhu had already secretly made his move.
If he didn't have this confidence, Miao Yi wouldn't have dared to play around like this. He would simply be asking for death with his troops.
He couldn't let the outside world suspect that he had grasped the movements of the imperial guards. Otherwise, Qing Zhu would be the first to come after him. If he evacuated all his troops at the right time, people would suspect that he already knew that Qing Zhu would attack the Ying family, and that he had left immediately after achieving his goal. It would be fine if others suspected him. However, if Qing Zhu suspected that he had been used by Miao Yi, that would be a huge problem. Not only would Miao Yi not be spared, but Miao Yi's old subordinates in the imperial guards would also be eradicated by Qing Zhu. Miao Yi reckoned that Qing Zhu would rather kill the wrong people than let them go.
The only thing he didn't understand was how Qing Zhu would fight this battle. He also didn't know that Qing Zhu had already instigated Teng Fei and Cheng Taize to rebel.
Thus, he was a little worried when he saw the situation before him. After a moment of silence, he turned to Yang Zhaoqing and instructed, "Send out my orders. Immediately capture everyone in the shops of the Guang family, Hao family, Kou family, and other influential families and bring them to the top of the city walls! If you discover any signs of an attack from outside the city walls, order the guards to immediately shout that Ying Jiuguang's rebellion has failed and that he has been captured by the Heavenly Court! If the other party insists on attacking the city, immediately kill all the people you capture! "
Yang Zhaoqing understood what Miao Yi was trying to say. Miao Yi wanted the other party to reconsider whether it was worth it to attack Celestial Avenue for the sake of Ying Jiuguang, who had already failed. Even if it wasn't true, it would still be good to buy them some time. The reason why he didn't touch the people from the other families earlier was to calm them down. If the other party really wanted to attack the city, having so many hostages on hand would at least make them think twice. Losing so many shop workers in such a short time was no small matter.
"Understood!" Yang Zhaoqing obeyed the order.
Beside him, Bluemoon and Xing exchanged glances. Even though Miao Yi didn't tell them what was going on, what they heard and saw was enough for them to silently curse him for being crazy!
After the Star Bell in his hand was connected to somewhere, the Lower Commander shouted towards the top of the city walls, "The Heavenly Empress has been arrested by His Imperial Majesty for issuing an imperial decree. Men on the city walls, hurry up and open the city gates!"
Xiao Lingbo pointed and shouted, "How dare you! How dare you slander the Heavenly Empress and His Imperial Majesty. It looks like you really want to rebel!"
Even Miao Yi, who was on the city walls, didn't believe that the Heavenly Empress had been captured. Why would Lord Qing capture Xiahou Chengyu at a time like this? It must be a rumor from his subordinates. He didn't contact Xiahou Chengyu, but Xiahou Ling knew about it. However, he purposely hid it from Miao Yi and continued to let Miao Yi's men hold the fort. He wouldn't even blink if Miao Yi's men died, as long as he could achieve his goal.
And Lord Qing wouldn't care about Miao Yi's survival. Right now, Lord Qing only had Ying Jiuguang in his eyes. As long as he could continue to paralyze Ying Jiuguang and cooperate with the Imperial Guards, it didn't matter if the Heavenly Empress was detained and affected the situation on Miao Yi's side. Compared to Ying Jiuguang, sacrificing Niu Youde was nothing.
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