The Cloud Flying Shuttle flew in the sky like a shooting star.
Even such a large flying boat could only carry a limited number of people. There were a total of 20 people, including Liege Lord of Western Garrison and his 16 bodyguards, three members of the Wind-following Sword Sect, and a warlock of the Great Star Formation who operated the flying boat. After flying for about an hour, the energy of one of the Divine Gems was almost exhausted.
In the end, the Cloud Flying Ship had no choice but to land on a mountain range.
"This place is called Green Peak Mountain. It's 3,000 miles away from the capital. We don't have to worry about the pursuers for a while," the warlock of the Vast Star Deployment said.
A divine gem was precious. It was used as a last resort, but it was unwise to use it continuously.
In the end, the warlock of the Vast Star Deployment steered the flying shuttle away.
He was temporarily hired, not Lord Zhenxi's henchman.
"Your Highness, why don't we …" The leader of the guards, who was still covered in blood, made a gesture of cutting his throat and said, "If this man betrays us …"
Lord Zhenxi was in his fifties. He had mastered the Dragon-commanding Skill of the royal family. Decades ago, he had stepped into the Celestial Being Realm. He was in the prime of his life, full of energy, and his square face and beard made him look quite dignified.
At this time, he had calmed down a lot. He said, "It's not my style to burn the bridge after crossing the river. Besides, although the warlock of the Vast Star Deployment is not strong, he has a lot of trump cards, so it's not easy to kill him. This man is old friends with me. He helped us escape, which can be regarded as half a crime of treason. Even if he buys us, he won't get any benefits … Let's not talk about this. This time, I've implicated my brothers."
As he spoke, Lord Zhenxi cupped his hands to the guards.
"Your Highness, don't say that. Without Your Highness, we would have died without a burial place."
"We're willing to die for Your Highness."
These guards were loyal and devoted men of sacrifice trained by the Western Garrison Liege Lord.
Lord Zhenxi said, "Good, I'll remember your kindness. Today, I'm in trouble, but there's always a way out. Over the years, I've secretly arranged a lot of tricks. It's time to use them. The Western Qin Empire is on the verge of collapse. Hehe, it won't be long before it falls into chaos. At that time, our chance will come."
He was born in the royal family and was used to scheming and scheming. He was also very good at winning people's hearts and bewitching morale.
Hearing his words, the eyes of the guards gradually lit up. They no longer looked like stray dogs that had lost their homes.
At this time, the most important thing was to not lose confidence.
Although I'm down and out, it doesn't mean that I'm easy to bully. Moreover, I've heard that the little thief, Li Mu, has a secret treasure in his hand. Even an insignificant Natural Expert can fight against a Half Sage with it. We can take the opportunity to kill him and seize the treasure. Together with the army of the Fufeng Mansion, even if the crown prince launches an expedition, he can't do anything to me. At that time, it's not impossible to launch a counterattack and invade the capital. Hehe, at that time, you'll all be my generals, the founding heroes. "
The guards were even more excited when they heard that.
They took off their iron armor, weapons, and bloody clothes, sank into a nearby swamp, put on simple clothes, and carefully covered their traces. Then, they disappeared into the dense forest.
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In the crown prince's mansion in the capital.
"Crack!"
The teacup hit the ground and broke into pieces.
The crown prince was 35 years old. He was dressed in a black robe embroidered with coiling dragons. He was slender and had a square face. Although he was not as handsome as the second prince, he had inherited the excellent bloodline of the royal family of the Western Qin and could be regarded as an elegant man. However, at this time, his face was full of anger.
"A bunch of good-for-nothings. How dare you let Lord Zhenxi escape!"
He looked at the dozen imperial generals in front of him, and his eyes swept over them fiercely, with undisguised killing intent.
"Your Highness, please forgive us." Those generals bowed their heads and dared not to look at the crown prince. They were trembling with fear.
The crown prince wanted to say something but stopped on second thought. In the end, he restrained himself a little, snorted, and said, "Order people to search for the remnants of Lord Zhenxi in the city. I'd rather kill a thousand wrongly than let one go … In addition, all the properties of the second prince and Lord Zhenxi are to be seized. All the property is to be thrown into the middle treasury. If anyone dares to question me, let him ask me."
The middle treasury was the crown prince's private treasury.
That was to fill the crown prince's pockets.
"Yes, sir." The generals all breathed a sigh of relief and left.
In the capital, the smell of blood in the air had not dissipated.
In some streets and alleys, the aftermath of the coup was still going on. The sky was getting brighter. In the past night, no one knew how many heads had fallen to the ground. Many big shots who were still high and mighty in the government yesterday could not see the sun that was about to rise.
The anger in the crown prince's heart gradually dissipated.
He walked out of the main hall and came to the high platform at the door. The cold wind blew against his face with snowflakes.
He was very dissatisfied with the harvest of this bloody night because he did not kill Lord Zhenxi, the last flag figure of the second prince's faction, in the capital. He could have solved the problem once and for all, but he failed at the last step. The trouble in the future would become very big, because he knew that the second prince's faction, after many years of operation, also had terrifying local forces. Originally, as long as he killed Lord Zhenxi, the last flag figure, the local forces would be like a group of dragons without a leader, and then he could use the fastest speed to plough the court and sweep the nest. But now, things would become much more troublesome.
Once Lord Zhenxi gathered the troops of the local prefectures and openly rebelled, it would not be a matter of a day or two to suppress it.
However, in any case, the second prince's faction finally fell.
He could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
The decades of scheming against the Second Prince could finally come to an end.
The fall of the biggest political rival faction was full of black humor and absurdity.
Suddenly, he sneered again.
Who could imagine that the second prince, known as the first genius of the royal family in the Western Qin, was finally killed by a county magistrate?
Speaking of which, the crown prince really wanted to thank Li Mu.
However, someone had to bear the crime of killing a prince, and a prince with great power at that, at that.
Now, his father was still in closed-door training, trying to break through the barrier of Celestial Being and borrow another 500 years from Heaven, ignoring the court affairs. What happened these days had not reached the ears of the emperor who had ruled the vast territory of the Western Qin for nearly a hundred years. He had taken the risk to fake the imperial edict in order to kill the second prince while his father was still in closed-door training. At that time, what was done could not be undone, and he could find a few scapegoats. But now, someone helped him kill the second prince …
"Should I use Li Mu as a scapegoat?"
The Crown Prince's mind raced with thoughts.
The only thing that slightly worried him was that Li Mu was rumored to be the son of Li Gang.
And Li Gang was the most important arm he relied on.
While he was thinking, suddenly a confidant came quickly and said, "Your Highness, an express letter from the Chang 'an government."
"Huh?"
"What I want comes?"
The crown prince took the letter and looked at it, and a trace of astonishment appeared on his face.
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Under the cliff of the back mountain in Taibai County.
The waterfall roared, and the water vapor filled the air.
A hut was built next to the Nine-dragons Pool.
An enormous black crow stood quietly at the top of the thatched cottage, motionless like a black sculpture. Its body was covered in water droplets that dripped down.
Coughs came out.
A blind Taoist came out of the hut and stood by the pool, waiting.
The moonlight spread.
The two moons, like white jade plates, shone on the surface of the pool, projecting reflections.
The Taoist seemed to be waiting for something, motionless.
Most of the night passed.
A trace of disappointment appeared on the Taoist's face.
"It's been more than a hundred days. Why hasn't the demon dragon appeared yet? Has it left because of the battle that day? " An unwilling expression appeared on his face. "This Nine Dragon Pool is blessed by the heavens. It can devour the essence of the two moons. It is the best place for the Fiend Race to cultivate. That Flood Dragon shouldn't have left just because of one battle. Where else in the world can it find such a good place to transform into a dragon?"
The blind Taoist had been killing demons all his life.
He stayed here to find a way to kill the flood dragon.
For this purpose, he set up countless star deployments around the pool.
But he didn't expect that after such a long time, the demon dragon didn't show up again.
His patience was about to run out.
The moonlight was cold. Under the cliff of the abyss, it was like another world, uninhabited, cold and damp.
The blind Taoist gradually planned to leave.
"Are you still here?"
A voice suddenly came from above without warning.
The blind Taoist was shocked. Suddenly, layers of ripples appeared around him, and the magic shield was superimposed. "Who is it?" He had set up tactical deployments around, and the black crow was so alert that it didn't notice in advance that someone was coming.
The Broadsword Qi was awe-inspiring.
Li Mu rode his broadsword and slowly came to the top of the pool.
In the past few days, he began to set up tactical deployments at some key nodes in Taibai Mountain. Like a hardworking groundhog, he set up no less than 200 underground tactical deployments in the vast Taibai Mountain to guide the qi of the Earthveins. At the same time, he also made very secret changes to some mountains and peaks. According to his vision, he began to change the geomancy of Taibai Mountain.
Tonight, he arrived at the Nine-dragons Fall and the pool.
Riding on the knife, he didn't expect to see this blind Taoist here.
"It's you?" When the black crow opened its eyes, its pupils were suffused with blood, and the blind Taoist recognized Li Mu at once. "How did you … become so strong?" He couldn't go on, because after a few months, Li Mu in front of him had become so powerful that he couldn't believe it.
Li Mu didn't speak. With a sweep of his spiritual force, he found the star tactical deployments that the blind Taoist had set around the pool.
In Li Mu's view, these tactical deployments were simple and crude.
"You want to hunt the dragon?" Li Mu didn't like this Taoist, because it was this old blind man who took Ming Yue away from the county government, which led to a series of things later.
"To kill the demon." The blind Taoist said coldly.
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