Xiahou Hongxiang said, "Before we set off, my wife had already returned to Royal City to seek help from Master Sun Chengdu.
Take your men back to Pegasus City now. I'll go see the queen.
The king trusts Shangguan Qiong the most, but I just saw him turned into a hedgehog. He's dead for sure.
Princess Xingyue is the only one left. If the queen is willing to help, she won't be able to do anything by herself. "
Jiang Bin said, "General, you're indeed a great strategist. I admire you very much."
Xiahou Hongxiang said, "Take your men back to Pegasus City. I'll find a place to rest. We'll go to Royal City at dawn to see the queen."
Jiang Bin agreed and disappeared into the night with his 3000 soldiers.
Xiahou Hongxiang had wanted to check out the place, but before he could get close, he was scared away by the swarm of Phantom Flying Ants.
Qin Haodong took everyone back to the Seven-Step Pagoda. He first checked the three-legged golden toad's injuries.
It was indeed a magical beast with dragon blood. The wounds caused by the God-killing Arrow had healed, but it was a little dispirited due to excessive blood loss.
Seeing that it was fine, Qin Haodong put it into the spiritual beast bag to recuperate. Then he turned to look at Shangguan Qiong.
The deputy commander of the imperial guards had been shot by nine God-killing Arrows and was unconscious on the ground. His breath was getting weaker and weaker, and he was only a step away from death.
Qin Haodong checked his injuries. Of the nine God-killing Arrows, only the one that had pierced through his right chest had caused the most damage. The others were just flesh wounds.
Fortunately, he was here today. Otherwise, Shangguan Qiong's life would have been lost here.
He first sealed the acupoints on his chest with silver needles, then slowly took out the God-killing Arrow and used the Heaven-Reversing Needle Technique to repair his injured meridians.
After a series of treatments, Shangguan Qiong's face slowly regained its color. It seemed that his life was saved.
Qin Haodong applied the medicine to his wounds, fed him a healing pill, and sealed his sleeping acupoint.
The Seven-Step Pagoda was his last trump card, so he didn't want Shangguan Qiong to know about it. He couldn't let him wake up for the time being.
Seeing that Qin Haodong was done, the little witch came over and said, "Little brother, fortunately you have this treasure, otherwise we would all be dead today."
Zhao Xingyue said angrily, "This Xiahou Hongxiang is really crazy. He actually dared to use the God Killing Arrow against us. When we return to Royal City, I will definitely report him to my father."
Qin Haodong said, "You'd better keep your mouth shut when you go back. Leave it to Shangguan Qiong and let him talk to your father. Only then will it be more convincing."
Zhao Xingyue was used to the intrigue in the palace since she was a child. She immediately understood the meaning of Qin Haodong's words. She nodded and said,
Big Brother Qin is right, I will listen to you. "
The Little She-Devil said, "Little Big Brother, can we directly return to Royal City from the Seventh Tier Pagoda? It's too troublesome to pass through the Doomsday Forest. "
Hearing her words, the others also looked over. They didn't know if the Seven-floor Pagoda could do that.
Qin Haodong shook his head and said, "You're thinking too much. It's already not bad that the Seven-floor Pagoda could teleport us here. If we want to leave, the exit can only be from where we just disappeared.
So we have to wait for Xiahou Hongxiang's men to leave before we can leave.
You guys take a good rest and quickly recover your cultivation. When the sun rises, we will go out and directly pass through the Doomsday Forest. "
With that, he picked up a God Killing Arrow and began to study it slowly.
The arrow was condensed with a dense killing aura. When he held it in his hand, he actually felt like it was going to tear apart his Vital Energy Shield.
What a strong killing aura! No wonder it could injure a Form Synthesis expert.
Qin Haodong sighed inwardly. This made him even more curious about the Mysterious Yin Evil Condensing Furnace.
If he could condense such a dense killing aura on his bullets, it would be ten times stronger than the God Killing Arrow.
After a few hours, when he felt that it was about time, Qin Haodong led everyone from the Seven-floor Pagoda back to the small valley at the edge of the Doomsday Forest.
At this time, a red sun slowly rose. The traces of the battle last night were still there, but Xiahou Hongxiang's army had completely retreated.
Qin Haodong stored all the Illusionary Flying Ants into the Seven-floor Pagoda and raised his hand to unseal Shangguan Qiong's acupoints.
"Where am I? Am I already dead? "
The moment she was shot by the God Killing Arrow, Shangguan Qiong thought that she would definitely die. She never expected to see the rising sun again. Could there be a sun in Hell?
The Little She-Devil said, "You're not dead. Brother Qin saved you. Otherwise, you would really be dead!"
"Thank you for saving my life, little brother!"
After a night of rest, his injuries had recovered by 80%. He stood up from the ground and turned to look at Zhao Xingyue.
"Your Highness, are you alright?"
Zhao Xingyue said, "I'm fine!"
"That's good!" Shangguan Qiong heaved a sigh of relief and cursed angrily, "That old bastard Xiahou Hongxiang, I definitely won't let him off!"
After calming down, she asked again, "Little brother Qin, how did you get out of that situation last night?"
Qin Haodong had already thought of an excuse. "Yesterday, we were on the brink of death, but then a large number of Phantom Flying Ants suddenly appeared, which made Xiahou Hongxiang's men retreat."
As he spoke, he pointed to the sparkling white bones next to him. "Look, those are Xiahou Hongxiang's dead men."
Shangguan Qiong was not too scheming. After seeing the dead bodies and the God Killing Crossbows on the ground, she immediately believed Qin Haodong's words.
"This is Her Highness's great fortune, and Xiahou Hongxiang deserves to die!"
Princess Xingyue said, "Let's hurry back to Royal City and report what happened here to Father."
Shangguan Qiong nodded. Everyone rose into the air and flew in the direction of Royal City.
After flying for six or seven hours, they finally arrived at the capital of Xuanwu Kingdom at noon.
Compared to Pegasus City, the area of Royal City was twice as large. The city walls were tall, and the population was large. It looked extremely prosperous.
Shangguan Qiong said, "Flying is forbidden in Royal City. Let's go down and enter through the city gate."
After saying that, he landed on the ground and showed his waist tag to the soldiers guarding the gate. Then, he led everyone into Xuanwu Royal City.
After walking through the city gate, Qin Haodong faintly felt the fluctuations of a formation. It should be a large-scale formation that restricted flying of cultivators.
Shangguan Qiong said to Zhao Xingyue, "Princess, when we came out, His Majesty specifically told us to go to the palace to see him as soon as we bring you back to Royal City."
Zhao Xingyue nodded. She knew that they had to pass this hurdle eventually. Everyone walked toward the palace together.
The palace of Xuanwu Royal City was magnificent. In terms of scale, it was larger than the Forbidden City on Earth, and the buildings were taller.
The security here was tight, and palace guards could be seen everywhere, ready for battle.
Shangguan Qiong was the Deputy Commander of the Imperial Palace, so she was very familiar with the situation here. Soon, she led everyone to King Zhao Xianlong's palace.
After being notified, Zhao Xingyue brought Qin Haodong and the others to see the King.
This was the palace, not the main hall, so it didn't look so dignified.
After entering the door, Qin Haodong saw a middle-aged man in his 50s sitting on the main seat opposite. There was a dignified aura in his eyes. This man should be Zhao Xianlong, the King of Xuanwu Kingdom.
Next to him sat a middle-aged woman wearing a phoenix crown and a red robe. She was Queen Wu Yueniang. Although she was old, she still looked beautiful.
Compared with girls like Zhao Xingyue, she had a mature and sexy charm.
But if one looked closely, they could see that there was a fierce aura between this woman's eyebrows. At first glance, they could tell that she was not an easy person to get along with.
Shangguan Qiong stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I have brought Her Highness back safely."
Zhao Xingyue followed and said, "Father, mother, Xingyue is back."
Zhao Xianlong looked at his daughter, who he hadn't seen for a long time, and snorted coldly, "You are getting bolder and bolder. How dare you sneak out of the palace. Do you know how worried your mother and I have been these days?"
Zhao Xingyue said, "Father, you are right. It's Xingyue's fault this time."
Wu Yueniang said, "Your Majesty, it's good that Xingyue is back safely. Don't blame her so much."
Seeing this woman speak for Zhao Xingyue with a smile, Qin Haodong thought to himself that this woman was very shrewd and good at hiding daggers in her smile. He must be careful when dealing with her in the future.
Zhao Xianlong said, "Since your mother is pleading for you, I will let it go this time. Don't do it again in the future."
Zhao Xingyue bowed again, "Thank you, father and mother!"
Zhao Xianlong's expression eased a lot. He said, "How are you doing outside? Did you suffer any grievances?"
Zhao Xingyue said, "I have a good life in Xuanwu Academy and learned a lot. My cultivation has improved from the Late-stage of Divine Transformation Realm to the Late-stage of Void Training Realm."
According to Qin Haodong's instructions, she didn't take the initiative to mention Xiahou Hongxiang. She waited for Shangguan Qiong to take the initiative to mention it.
"Good! Good! "
Zhao Xianlong nodded with satisfaction. He didn't expect his daughter to make such great progress in such a short time.
He could also see that Zhao Xingyue's character had changed a lot from the timid and timid girl before. She now had the grace of a royal princess.
At this time, the straightforward Shangguan Qiong came forward and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I have something important to report to you."
Zhao Xianlong said, "What's the matter?"
Shang Guanqiong recounted how he had brought Princess Xing Yue back and how they had been attacked. Finally, he said, "Your Majesty, Xiahou Hongxiang actually brought people to attack Her Highness. Please punish him."
"How dare you!" Zhao Xianlong was furious. "Xiahou Hongxiang dared to attack my daughter. Does he want to rebel?"
At this time, Zhao Xingyue said again, "Father, I was offended by the Xiahou family many times in Pegasus City this time …"
Then she told him how Xiahou Zhen wanted to take her as his 13th concubine, how Zhangsun Lan came to catch them in the act, and how Xiahou Chun bullied people in the teahouse.
After listening to her, Zhao Xianlong became even angrier. He said coldly, "Shangguan Qiong, immediately send 20,000 soldiers to Pegasus City and arrest Xiahou Hongxiang."
"Your Majesty, wait a minute."
At this time, Wu Yueniang, who was sitting next to him, said, "Your Majesty, there is actually something hidden in this matter."
Zhao Xianlong turned his head and looked at her. "What is it? How do you know?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Let me tell you slowly."
Wu Yueniang said, "Your Majesty, in fact, Xiahou Hongxiang is in my palace now. He came to me early this morning to ask for forgiveness. There are actually many misunderstandings in this matter.
Xiahou Hongxiang is loyal to the Xuanwu Kingdom and has no intention of rebelling, nor does he dare to offend the Wang family. "
Zhao Xianlong said angrily, "The Xiahou family disrespected my daughter one after another and openly sent troops to kill her. Isn't this a rebellion?"
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