The Taoist nun, who had many grudges with them, died. She had a smile on her face when she committed suicide.
They had no way of knowing what kind of love and hatred this Taoist nun had with Li Yi's father-in-law, who had passed away a long time ago. However, that was no longer important.
The grudge between the Fang family and the royal family of the Jing Kingdom had turned into dust with her death.
She could no longer see the future of the Holy Religion that she had built and developed with her own hands.
Everything about her life was buried in this small grave.
Li Yi held three tokens in his hands.
One was given to him by the Taoist Nun before she died. It represented the supreme position in the Holy Religion.
The other two represented the Left and Right Protectors of the Holy Religion. He already had one, which was the token of the Right Protector on Fang Yu's body.
Holding these three tokens in his hands, he held the entire Holy Religion in his hands.
He had promised the Taoist Nun that he would spare Fang Yu's life. He would only ask Xu to abolish his martial arts. Fang Yu would live an ordinary life from now on, but he would not lack food and clothing. He would live an ordinary life, just as the Taoist Nun had hoped.
When Li Yi and Ruyi walked back, Fang, who had been looking at the courtyard gate, immediately turned his head.
Actually, there was nothing for him to hide. Although he was blind, it wasn't the first or second day that he was blind. Ruyi wouldn't kill him just because of this reason …
To Li Yi's regret, Ruyi was still not willing to talk to him after he had confessed and kissed her. After they came back, she locked herself in her room. No matter how many times Li Yi knocked on the door, she would not open it.
In fact, he still had a lot to say to her, but he also knew how difficult it was for Ruyi to say those words and take that step.
He stepped back and saw Wanru standing in the yard, smiling at him.
She looked at Li Yi and asked, "Is she all right?"
Li Yi sat down beside her and shook his head slightly.
"Don't worry." Wanru looked at him and said, "There are some things that will be fine as long as she thinks it through."
Li Yi looked at her. She reached out to hold his hand and said, "Actually, when we were in Feng Zhou, I always thought that you were lovers who eloped. When you told me the truth, I thought you were lying to me …"
"But I can see through your eyes. Your eyes can't lie."
Li Yi sighed and looked at Ruyi's tightly shut door, feeling a little worried.
She patted Li Yi's hand and said, "You have to believe that you've been together for so many years. No matter what difficulties you encounter, you'll be able to overcome them …"
Xu stood in the distance and sighed. He said, "What's so good about this kid? Why does he meet all the good women in the world …"
"Are you envious?" A voice rang in his ear.
"No." Xu turned to look at her and said, "You're enough for me. Why should I be envious of him …"
Although Ruyi had taken that step, there was still a knot in her heart that was difficult to let go. Li Yi did not want to disturb her, so he took out the three tokens again.
Before he left, there were still some things that needed to be arranged.
…
King Feng's Residence in the capital.
A general half-knelt in front of Zhao Yi and said, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince's 150,000 soldiers consume a lot of food every day. I'm afraid that the capital region has already been swept clean by them. When they run out of food, I'm afraid that they'll attack the city with all their might …"
"Send another 20% of the soldiers to guard the west gate …"
"Send people out of the city to find out where the reinforcements are!"
"Have people increase the number of patrols at the city gates and reduce the time it takes to change guards by half!"
…
Zhao Yi gave a few more orders before he had the time to sit down and drink a cup of tea to moisten his throat.
In the last few days, they had not only had to deal with the assault of the one hundred and fifty thousand soldiers outside the city, but also the various undercurrents within the capital. In addition, they also had to deal with Zhao Zheng and the spies of the Holy Church in the capital …
If they let down their guard, the spies might even open the city gates and welcome the soldiers into the capital.
If they were not careful, one wrong step would lead them into a bottomless abyss.
And their reinforcements had encountered countless obstacles on the way and had yet to arrive.
Zhao Xiuwen's delicate face was now covered in a scraggly beard. He walked up to Zhao Yi and slowly said, "I'm afraid that there will be a fierce battle in the next few days."
Yang Yanzhou cleared his throat and said, "At present, the entire capital is a soldier, and countless people have volunteered to join the army. The Imperial Army has always been stronger than the soldiers of the capital. Even if there is a true battle, we might not necessarily lose …"
After a few moments of silence, Zhao Yi slowly said, "If that's the case, then we can only fight to the death!"
In the camp outside the capital …
Zhao Zheng paced back and forth in his tent, an impatient look on his face. He looked at the person behind him and asked, "Where did your Protector Fang go? Why hasn't he returned yet?"
The person calmly shook his head and said, "The Protector's whereabouts are uncertain. We don't know."
"I don't care where he went. We must attack the city tomorrow!" Zhao Zheng waved his hand and said, "If we continue to waste time like this, it will do us more harm than good. Zhao Yi and the others are already an arrow at the end of its flight. With a spurt of energy, they will definitely be able to take the capital!"
The person's expression remained calm as he indifferently said, "Without the orders of Her Majesty and the Protector, we will not act rashly."
Zhao Zheng angrily said, "I am the Crown Prince. I want to order the soldiers of the capital. You dare to disobey I!"
The person indifferently glanced at him but did not say anything else.
Zhao Zheng's chest heaved a few times, but his emotions actually calmed down.
He strode out of the tent and came to another tent.
After sitting down in the tent, his expression was so gloomy that it was about to drip water.
If he still did not realize that something was wrong by now, he would be a complete idiot.
Fang Yu had unknowingly made him a mere figurehead. Those who controlled the military were mostly people of the Holy Religion. They listened to Fang Yu's orders more than him!
Suddenly, footsteps were heard outside the tent.
Someone came in and looked at Zhao Zheng. He waved his hand and said, "Take him down."
Several men in blue walked toward him.
"What do you want!" Zhao Zheng's expression changed.
"What are you doing!" Zhao Zheng wanted to resist, but he could not fight against the two men in blue. With a fierce expression, he shouted, "Where is Fang Yu? Get Fang Yu to come out and see me!"
"Fang Yu can't come to see you." Xu Zheng looked at him and waved his hand. "Take him away."
More than half of the high-ranking generals of the 150,000 soldiers had been infiltrated by Fang Yu and Taoist Nun. No wonder Fang Yu was so obsessed with the throne of the Qi Kingdom.
He was only one step away from that position.
If not for Zhao Yi's stubborn defense of the capital, the current Qi Kingdom would have changed.
Several generals who were still loyal to Zhao Zheng were taken down immediately. The rest of the generals were elites of the Holy Religion. After seeing the three tokens, they immediately surrendered.
Of the eight purple-robed emissaries of the Holy Religion, four were dead and one was imprisoned in Victory Province. When they subdued the other three, they did not encounter much resistance.
Chang De walked to Li Yi's side and suddenly asked, "What do you plan to do about the Qi Kingdom?"
Li Yi understood what Chang meant.
The 150,000 soldiers in the capital region were all under their control. Taking down the capital would be a piece of cake.
What Zhao Zheng and Fang Yu could not do, they could easily do.
Of course, taking down the capital did not mean that they would be able to take over the Qi Kingdom.
After all, they were not the imperial family of Zhao. The Qi Kingdom would not be in chaos like the Wu Kingdom. After taking over the capital, the Qi Kingdom would definitely be in chaos. What they would have to face next might be countless rebels.
Li Yi did not want the Qi Kingdom. He had no interest in being the emperor in the open or in the dark. In his heart, these things were not as important as seeing Ruyi smile again.
Li Yi thought about it and said, "Let's return the favor."
Chang nodded and said no more.
The capital.
The sky had just brightened when a general rushed into King Feng's residence. Before he saw Zhao Yi, he shouted, "Your Highness, Your Highness, they've retreated!"
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