Chapter 353
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In front of the Great Zhou Imperial Palace, the rebel army raised their shields and advanced in an orderly manner.
"Fire!"
On the city wall, Lieutenant Yu ordered the defending army to fire tens of thousands of arrows.
The dense rain of arrows pierced through the air like raindrops, drawing a long parabola as they fell from the sky, covering all of the attacking rebel army phalanxes.
Instantly, the sound of metal colliding rang out in the night sky.
Most of the arrows were blocked by the rebel army's shields. Only a small portion of the arrows passed through the gaps between the shields and successfully pierced the rebel army's body.
The square formation paused for a moment, but quickly continued to advance.
After a round of shooting, the rebel army only suffered a few hundred casualties.
Among them, only a little more than a hundred died.
Everyone in the rebel army was at the Houtian Realm. Unless they were shot in a fatal spot, it was difficult to make them lose their ability to fight.
These were the elites selected from the armies of the four aristocratic families and the four great clans.
Although their individual qualities were far from comparable to the Black Armored Army, each of them was at the late stage of the Houtian Realm. Their vitality was much stronger than ordinary people.
"Ready, draw your bows!" Lieutenant Yu raised one hand and waited for the archers to nock their bows before he ordered, "Fire!"
A sky full of arrows whistled through the air, and a black mass of them fell towards the rebel army attacking the city.
Volley after volley of arrows greatly hindered the rebel army's attack.
"Just a little more than ten thousand people, and you dare to resist?"
Murong Bo sneered and gestured to the general beside him.
The general immediately rode his horse to the crossbows that were already set up. He raised the command flag in his hand and pointed in the direction of the Imperial Palace. "Fire!"
Numerous five-meter-long and arm-thick golden crossbow bolts tore through the air, accompanied by sonic booms. They carried terrifying penetrative power as they shot toward the Imperial Palace's walls and city gates.
Bang!
The entire Imperial Palace's walls shook slightly, and stone fragments flew everywhere.
The thick crossbow arrows pierced through the sturdy walls and embedded themselves two to three meters deep.
The ends of these crossbow arrows were connected to special ropes, forming a rope bridge between the Imperial Palace's walls and the rebel army's crossbow carts.
One rebel after another held a shield in their left hand and a spear in their right hand. They jumped into the air and stepped on the ropes as they charged toward the Imperial Palace's walls.
Deep holes were left in the thick and sturdy metal gates of the imperial palace.
The terrifying impact of the siege crossbows caused the two sides of the city gate to loosen.
"Lieutenant, this is bad. The crossbows of the rebels are too powerful. The city gates are starting to loosen. If they fire another dozen rounds of crossbows, the city gates will definitely collapse!"
Several deputy generals hurriedly reported the situation.
"Immediately gather all the officers. Except for the centurion, everyone else is to go to the city gate. Use your True Qi to strengthen the city wall and do your best to reduce the impact of the siege crossbows on the city gate!"
"Lieutenant, but this place …"
"With me and the centurion here, it's enough! Go quickly! If the city gate is lost, I will hold you accountable! "
"Yes! This general obeys! "
The deputy generals hurriedly left.
…
At the same time.
Ji Beilan was stopped on his way to the Royal Guards' camp.
This was already the third route he had tried.
Without exception, every place he had to pass through was filled with rebels. There were thousands of rebels in each place, and there was an early-stage Astral Sea realm general and a few late-stage Galaxy realm deputy generals.
"Eighth Prince, it's so late. Where are you going?"
The general who led the troops rode forward and pointed his spear at the ground. The tip of the spear glinted coldly in the dark night.
"Get lost!"
Ji Beilan's eyes were cold as he pulled out his sword.
"Get lost?" The general's lips curled up slightly as he laughed contemptuously. "Do you think you're still the Eighth Prince? Tsk tsk, the status of a prince is so honorable. Unfortunately, you're nothing in my eyes right now! "
"Oh, I really want to see how it feels to kill a member of the royal family."
The Deputy Generals laughed and said.
"You bastards!"
Ji Beilan trembled with anger.
"That's enough. Don't act like a prince here. You're not qualified to give us orders!" The general sneered, "You were just born into a good family. You were born as a prince, relying on your father's imperial prestige and your imperial sister's prestige. Otherwise, what are you? You're just a kid who's still wet behind the ears. Hahaha! "
"I say, Eighth Prince, hurry up and go back to your palace. Wait for death with your father. Maybe you can see more of this world. If you don't listen, our spears and the soldiers' spears won't have eyes. "
The deputy generals laughed as if they were teaching a child a lesson.
"You want to stop this prince with just the likes of you?"
Ji Beilan's True Qi suddenly erupted as he rushed forward with his sword. The violent True Qi rolled up waves of air.
"Set up the formation!"
The general shouted as he and the deputy generals rushed forward with their spears.
Suddenly, a fierce battle broke out.
…
At night, the King Sect Mountain was not as quiet as it used to be.
Thousands of craftsmen were building day and night.
The King Sect Mountain was no longer as desolate as it used to be. Palaces and pavilions were connected together.
The few peak Kings guarding the King Sect Mountain were not resting. They were gathered together, drinking and chatting.
The house master of the Medicine King Sect came in a hurry, which surprised them.
"Su Jin, what happened?"
The few of them looked at him. Did something happen for him to come here in the middle of the night?
"Everyone, is Young Master Jun asleep?"
He scanned the surroundings and did not see Jun Xie's figure, so he could not help but ask anxiously.
"You're looking for Little Brother Wuxie?" The few of them were stunned. "We thought you were looking for Brother Su Ji. If you're looking for Little Brother Wuxie, it's not a coincidence. I'm afraid you have to wait. He entered the Spirit Illusionary World a few days ago and has not come out yet."
"This …"
Su Jin was stunned.
He could not help but have a thought.
Since Jun Wu Xie was in the Spirit Illusionary World and he did not know when he would come out, then should he really tell him about the danger to the Great Zhou Imperial Palace?
Now, it could be confirmed that someone was plotting this incident. Otherwise, the four aristocratic families would not dare to attack the Imperial Palace even if they were given ten guts.
Not to mention anything else, there were seven hundred and fifty thousand Palace Guards stationed in the capital city.
But these seven hundred and fifty thousand Palace Guards did not move at all.
This further proved that there was a power that the Great Zhou Imperial Palace could not contend with.
Although he did not want to see the Great Zhou Imperial Palace perish, he did not want Jun Wu Xie to step into the trap set by others because of this matter.
Jun Wu Xie's safety was far more important to him than the Great Zhou Imperial Palace.
He was someone who could help the Sōgō Gakuin School in the future.
But if he kept this matter a secret and Jun Wu Xie knew about it, would he alienate the Medicine King Sect because of his actions?
"Su Jin, why have you come to the Sōgō Mountain so late?"
Just as he was feeling conflicted and hesitant, Su Ji pushed open the door and walked out.
"Elder!"
The moment Su Jin saw Su Ji, his furrowed brows immediately relaxed.
The elder in charge of the sect was here. What should be done would be decided by the guardian elder.
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