Chapter 10 - 490,499

Chapter 490 Preparing for Fire Attack

Chapter 490 Preparing for Fire Attack

If not, how could Prince Rui mobilize the imperial army?

Although he was reluctant to admit it, as long as his sister was in the capital, the throne would definitely not be taken away by others.

Now that they are fighting with each other, it is actually an advantage for this traitor.

At the same time, Prince Rui, who had returned to the central military tent outside the city, was leisurely sipping tea.

"Your Majesty, the fire attack is ready. We just need your order." The deputy general knelt down and reported.

Prince Rui gently put down the teacup, a faint smile on his face.

"No hurry, let the oil soak in a little more. By the way, is there any news from the city?"

"Your Majesty, the spies reported that the disease has spread to 70% of the population in the city. The two princes and the third princess are not infected, but most of the people in the martial arts world are infected, especially the people in Mo Yu Villa."

"Oh?" Prince Rui raised his eyebrows, "My three nephews and nieces are really lucky."

"But..." the deputy general hesitated to speak.

"But what?"

"I heard that Princess Changle of Dongxia is also in the city. She has sent a caravan from Dongxia to Qingzhou City to deliver medicines. Gu Lao and his disciples from Yaoshen Valley are also in the city. They are currently developing a prescription for the epidemic. The wells where we put the epidemic medicines have also been filled up by the Third Princess and her men."

Upon hearing Princess Changle's words, Prince Rui paused while sipping his tea, anger rose in his eyes, and his body ached slightly.

A few days ago, I was beaten by Princess Changle and couldn't get out of bed for several days.

He slowly stood up, walked out of the tent, looked towards the city, and a cruel smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"What a pity! The way out they are waiting for is doomed to fail. Stop the medicinal herbs transported by the Dongxia caravan."

"Before sunrise tomorrow, I want to see Qingzhou City reduced to a scorched earth, along with all the disasters within!"

Most of those gangsters were sick and had no fighting power.

As long as we take advantage of their illness to kill them and let them die in this epidemic, the forces of the underworld will no longer be able to threaten the court.

Prince Rui suddenly asked, "How do you think history will record this 'plague'?"

The deputy general lowered his head and dared not answer.

He could only stammer, "Your subordinate...Your subordinate dare not speak nonsense."

Prince Rui chuckled, "I'll tell you the story - Qingzhou City was hit by a major epidemic, and Prince Rui personally led a large army to help. However, God did not lie, and he burned the diseased city to prevent future troubles. Although he lost his nephew, he ensured peace in the world!"

He turned back to the tent and said, "Pass the order down, light the fire at midnight!"

The deputy general was about to accept the order and leave when he suddenly remembered something, "Your Majesty, that little princess of Dongxia...?"

"Burn them all together. Don't leave any of the people around Princess Changle alive. Burn them all."

The deputy general was shocked.

If Princess Changle died in Beiyan, then...

Nanling Kingdom and Dongxia Kingdom have almost merged into one country now, if they knew this news.

The deputy general didn't dare to think further and could only follow Prince Rui's orders.

Seeing dozens of dark figures outside the city piling firewood soaked in kerosene into a fan shape, the second prince suddenly grabbed Murong Xue's sleeve.

"He.....they want to attack with fire? With the help of the wind, the fire can burn through the city gate in less than half an hour! Third sister...you have always been a master at using troops, you should think of a solution quickly!"

The eldest prince smelled the pungent smell of sulfur brought by the night wind under the city wall, and he suddenly drew his sword, with a crazy light dancing in his eyes.

"Instead of being trapped in the city and waiting to die, it is better to open the city gates and fight to the death! There are hundreds of martial arts heroes in the city, each of them is a master at fighting ten people at once. If we fight our way out, there is still a glimmer of hope!"

Upon hearing this, Murong Xue frowned and looked at him, her eyes as cold as ice.

"There are probably 99% of people in the city who are sick right now. If we open the city gates, the people will all run out in the chaos. In less than half a month, the thirteen states of Northern Yan will become a living hell. And these martial arts heroes you mentioned are all sick and lying in bed waiting for help. How can they have the energy to fight? Do you want them all to die?"

"So we should be locked up here and buried with you?" The eldest prince glared at Murong Xue fiercely, "You keep saying that you are working for the people of the world, but the people trapped in the city right now are also the people of Beiyan!"

Several people on the city wall were arguing fiercely.

And the little wine in the city was sleeping soundly.

She was dreaming of sleeping on a mountain of gold and silver.

Jingxin rushed in and pulled her up from the bed.

"Don't sleep, village chief, get up and do something important!"

The mountains of gold and silver disappeared in a snap, and Xiaojiu opened his eyes with a huff.

"You better be okay!"

Jingxin glanced at the village chief's clenched fist and swallowed.

But thinking about the current situation, he became bolder.

"Village Chief, Qingzhou City has been surrounded by the troops led by Prince Rui!"

Xiaojiu's dazed eyes suddenly widened.

"Prince Rui? The villain who harmed the people of the entire city?"

Jingxin nodded, "People are outside the city now, preparing to set fire to the people inside the city."

Upon hearing this, Xiaojiu started to put on his clothes and grab his weapons.

"I'm going to beat him to death!"

"Who to beat?" Zhao Hu and his group walked in yawning when they heard the noise.

As soon as they came in, they heard the village chief say that they were going to fight, and everyone became more energetic.

The man was still unconscious, but the weapon was already raised.

"Wait!" Jingxin stopped the village chief who was about to fly out.

"Let's discuss how to fight this!"

"Just go up and do it, how else can we fight?" Xiaojiu scratched his head, feeling very confused.

Are there any rules for fighting?

"But we can't fight in vain!"

"Get paid before fighting?"

"No, no, no!" Jingxin shook her finger, "Let's play a big one."

Xiaojiu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately put down his weapon and sat down, "How do we play?"

Jingxin poked her hand, her face full of excitement, "Village Chief, have you ever heard of the saying, 'When the snipe and the clam quarrel, the fisherman benefits!'"

"What, what does that mean? What does it have to do with the fisherman?" Xiaojiu scratched his head, looking confused.

Jingxin's sly smile froze.

After the matter of Beiyan is settled, I will go back and ask the village chief and her father to arrange a dozen teachers for her.

"Right now, Prince Rui has led his troops to trap the two princes and the third princess in the plague-ridden Qingzhou City. If the city gates are opened, the plague will surely sweep across the entire Northern Yan;"

"But if you don't open the city gates, you will have to watch the people perish in the flames."

He pulled out a map from his bosom, pointed at the territory of Northern Yan, and continued, "The Northern Yan royal family is now in a dilemma. This is a godsend opportunity for us."

"If Prince Rui could lead so many soldiers to siege Qingzhou City openly, then the old emperor would probably be dead, and the Northern Yan royal family would be seriously injured."

"We just need to resolve this dilemma and use this as a bargaining chip to make Beiyan submit to our Dongxia Kingdom."

"At that time, in front of all the people in the city, let the Northern Yan royal family sign a letter of alliance to submit to our Dongxia country."Chapter 491: Expanding the Territory Without Spending a Single Soldier

Chapter 491: Expanding the Territory Without Spending a Single Soldier

"Good, good, good!" Pingnan Hou, who walked in, clapped his hands excitedly.

"In this way, we can expand our territory without spending a single soldier!"

"Great, great!"

The look in Pingnan Hou's eyes when he looked at Jingxin was full of admiration.

Her Royal Highness the Princess is surrounded by many talented people.

Not only is he good at martial arts, he is also very good at strategy.

Xiaojiu went over Jingxin's words in his mind.

The more you stroke your eyes, the brighter they become.

"Jingxin, you are so smart!"

It was rare for Jingxin to receive a compliment from this little brat, and she felt relieved immediately. "Of course, my teacher has been well-read since childhood and is very knowledgeable. Otherwise, how could he be worthy of the title of a national teacher?"

"What if the two princes and the third princess of Beiyan don't agree?" Adou raised his doubts.

"No, based on my understanding of the Third Princess of Beiyan, she will definitely agree." Jingxin was very confident.

"Why?" Xiaojiu asked curiously.

Judging from Xiaojiu's several encounters with the third princess of Northern Yan, Murong Xue does not seem like a coward.

Jingxin took out the note she had written to pass on to the people, "Village head, have you forgotten that after Grandma Xu's message and my polishing, your prestige among the people of Qingzhou City has surpassed that of the Third Princess of Beiyan. Everyone knows that you can feed and clothe the people, and that you can also let the people live a good life where everyone can read books."

"If all the people in the city agree that Beiyan should surrender to you, village chief, then what does it matter if the royal family disagrees?"

"We just want them to surrender and live in peace. We are not trying to seize their throne. If they disagree, they can choose to confront Prince Rui head-on. I believe that the Third Princess of Beiyan is a smart person and knows how to choose."

"After all, following our village chief, the lives of the people in Nanling and Dongxia are getting better and better."

"Besides, Murong Xue's maternal family and son are all in the capital. Now there is a choice in front of her that can save both Beiyan and her family. There is no reason for her to disagree."

"What if the village chief rescues them, and they bite us back after returning to the capital?" Shen Zhiyuan was a little worried. After all, the two princes did not look like good people.

Pingnan Hou touched his chin and spoke with great confidence.

"The case of Prince Rui's treason has shaken the foundation of the Northern Yan royal family. When your highness helps to solve this dilemma, the Northern Yan royal family will be busy fighting for the throne and will have no spare energy to consider the overall situation."

"In addition, if your highness can successfully resolve the epidemic in Qingzhou City, the people in Qingzhou City will swear to follow your highness to the death."

"Your Highness only needs to send someone to the Northern Yan court at this time, under the pretext that Northern Yan has surrendered to our princess, and seize the military and political power with lightning speed."

"Then use your power to open the warehouses to provide relief to the victims and clean up corrupt officials. Within three months, the people of Northern Yan will be grateful to Your Highness for his kindness."

"By then, even if the royal family wants to raise an army to counterattack, the heroes and common people of Northern Yan will definitely stand by your side."

"The will of the people is the sharpest sword in the hands of our princess!"

After Marquis Pingnan finished speaking passionately, he found that the princess he was talking about was staring at him with shining eyes.

"What...what happened?" He felt uneasy being looked at by a group of children like this.

Xiao Jiu patted Pingnan Hou's belly with an admiring look on his face, "I think what you said makes sense. You will definitely be an important official who will go down in history in the future."

Pingnan Hou almost jumped up with excitement, "Really...really?"

Xiao Jiu held the hand of Pingnan Hou, with a sincere face, "Really, Your Highness never lies, so, after we solve the problem of Qingzhou City, you will stay in Beiyan and make a difference. By then, you will be my most trusted minister in Beiyan."

"No, Your Highness, I am just saying this. I don't have the ability to do it!"

Marquis Pingnan was almost crying.

It only takes one sentence to go from heaven to hell.

He had heard of the name of the Third Princess of Beiyan. If he were left alone in Beiyan to face those jackals, tigers and leopards, he would be devoured without leaving a single bone.

"You can do it, you have to believe in yourself." Xiaojiu raised her hand and patted Pingnan Hou's belly excitedly.

He almost slapped the intestines of Marquis Pingnan out.

He seriously suspected that His Highness was threatening him, but he had no evidence.

"Your Highness..."

Unfortunately, before he could finish his words, Her Royal Highness the Princess had already picked up her weapon and flew away with the group of children.

On the city wall, they watched Xiaojiu and his group suddenly appear.

The two princes and the third princess who were arguing were all stunned.

Xiaojiu happily greeted everyone.

"Hello! Are you watching the moon?"

The people on the city wall automatically ignored her words about appreciating the moon. When they saw Princess Changle of Dongxia Kingdom appear here, a glimmer of hope emerged in their hearts.

The Second Prince, who had heard a lot about Princess Changle's deeds from the people in recent days, spoke with some expectation and tentativeness.

"I guess this must be Princess Changle of Dongxia. She is just as caring and righteous as the rumors say."

Xiaojiu straightened his back immediately after being praised.

The second prince pointed to the rebel camp under the city wall, and said, "Prince Rui is so crazy that he wants to attack Qingzhou with fire. Millions of people are in danger. In the name of Princess' kindness, you must be here to solve this urgent problem and save the people from the dire situation, right?"

Xiaojiu nodded firmly.

"Yes, Your Highness is here to save the people from danger, but this depends on whether you, the people of the Northern Yan royal family, are willing to cooperate."

Her voice was neither loud nor soft, but it was loud enough for the people below to hear clearly.

Upon hearing this, the two princes and Murong Xue's tense shoulders suddenly relaxed, and a spark of hope lit up in their gloomy eyes.

Although I don't know how Princess Changle can resolve this dilemma, but seeing that she is not panicking at all, I believe she must have made full preparations.

"Of course! As long as we can save the people, we will do our best to cooperate." The eldest prince quickly expressed his opinion.

Xiaojiu nodded with satisfaction, then took out the alliance letter that Jingxin had written.

The moment the alliance document was spread out, when everyone saw clearly what was written in the large gold-plated characters, the atmosphere suddenly froze.

Murong Xue lowered her eyes and stared at the seal at the end of the covenant without saying a word. It was unknown what she was thinking.

But the two princes' faces had already flushed red, and they angrily slammed the city wall.

"You want me, Beiyan, to surrender? Dream on! We, Beiyan, are the leader of the four kingdoms. Why should we submit to a little princess of Dongxia Kingdom like you?!"

Seeing that he disagreed, Xiaojiu immediately put away the alliance letter and said, "Since you don't want to cooperate, forget it."

When they came, they had discussed it at home that business should not be rushed, there should be give and take and the other party should be controlled.

Although Xiaojiu couldn't understand what it meant, he just went with his feeling.Chapter 492 It's time to change the position of the leader of the four countries

Chapter 492 It's time to change the position of the leader of the four countries

How could a mere negotiation stump such an outstanding person like her?

Jing Xin replied with a look of regret, "Originally, your Majesty wanted to use his own strength to resolve the crisis in Qingzhou and save the people of this city from the fire attack."

"But you also know that your majesty is not only the little princess of Dongxia, but also the ruler of Nanling."

"As the new emperor of Nanling, if you put yourself in danger in order to save the people of the enemy country, how will your majesty explain to the people of Nanling?"

"It's not that Your Majesty is unwilling to lend a helping hand, but the interests of this country are at the forefront. We can't let the people of Nanling think that the Empress has ignored her own country for the sake of the safety of other countries, right?"

The eldest prince almost laughed out of anger at Jingxin's words. It was the first time he saw someone talk about taking advantage of someone's misfortune in such a high-sounding way.

"That sounds good, but don't forget that you are also in the city right now. You can't escape the rebels' fire attack outside the city."

Jingxin glanced at the scene below, then pointed at Prince Rui in the tent.

"We can give this alliance to your uncle. I believe he should be willing to sign it. After all, your uncle has experienced the strength of our village chief."

"It's just a pity that you may have to call your uncle His Majesty in the future."

"Of course, the premise is that you can live to that time."

Jingxin showed no mercy at all. This was such a good opportunity that they could take over Beiyan without losing a single soldier.

If we miss this opportunity, the next time the village chief wants to compete with Beiyan for territory, we will meet on the battlefield.

Many people will die in war, and I'm sure the village chief would not want to see his people die in large numbers on the battlefield.

Xiaojiu saw that Jingxin had almost finished speaking.

He said to the people below: "If Beiyan surrenders to me, then in the future, those things or policies that benefit the country and the people of Nanling and Dongxia will also be available to Beiyan, and I will not favor one over the other."

"Of course, even if you, the Northern Yan royal family, are unwilling to sign this alliance, it doesn't matter. I will still save the people of Qingzhou City!"

"But let me be frank with you..."

Xiaojiu tried hard to recall what Jingxin and Pingnan Hou had taught her before she went out.

Then he made a summary and continued speaking.

"I believe that you all should have inquired about my strength. Princess Three, do you think that you, Beiyan, who are always fighting among yourselves, can be my opponent?"

She turned to Murong Xue and said, "You, Beiyan, will eventually have a war with us, Dongxia and Nanling. By then, there will be corpses everywhere and rivers of blood. This is a tragic scene that neither you nor I want to see!"

When Xiaojiu said the latter sentence, she felt from the bottom of her heart that signing the alliance was the best option for Beiyan.

After all, during the time she spent in Qingzhou City getting along with the people, she felt that the people here, whether they were from the martial arts world or ordinary people, were all very nice.

She did not want to see the people of the two countries separated from their families and displaced because of fighting for territory.

She took out the alliance letter again and placed it in the hands of the third princess of Beiyan.

He said seriously, "Signing this alliance is the most reliable way to quell the war. The third princess should know that with the current military strength of our Dongxia and Nanling countries, it is only a matter of time before we crush Beiyan."

The Third Princess of Beiyan took the letter of alliance handed over by Xiaojiu, and her fingertips unconsciously stroked the gold-plated patterns.

There was coldness and scrutiny in her eyes. "Princess Changle, are you so sure that if Nanling and Dongxia fight against us Beiyan, you will definitely win?"

"We, Northern Yan, have a million cavalrymen and a territory that spans three continents. We have dominated the four kingdoms for ten years. Your Dongxia Kingdom and Nanling Kingdom are just isolated in a corner. Do you really think that you can shake the foundation of Northern Yan by joining forces?"

Xiaojiu felt extremely disdainful when he heard Murong Xue repeatedly saying that Northern Yan was the leader of the four countries.

She immediately displayed the aura of an empress.

It's like a tiger that doesn't show its power, and people treat her like a sick cat.

"Oh! A million cavalry? Now Qingzhou City is almost wiped out, where are your million cavalry? Pull them out for me to see, and see whether your million cavalry are loyal to Northern Yan or to someone else?"

"You still want to be the leader of the four countries? If you can't even solve your internal problems, how can you be the leader of the four countries?"

"Not to mention that the Palace of Eternal Life is stirring up trouble in your Northern Yan, but you are helpless. Even your emperor is in collusion with the Palace of Eternal Life."

"But our Dongxia Kingdom and Nanling Kingdom are different. Although they were also badly governed by other emperors before, since this prince became the emperor..."

Xiaojiu said this with a look of pride on her face.

"The whole country is united in hatred of the enemy. If there is a Hall of Immortality in our country now, it will be torn into pieces. Moreover, the den of the Hall of Immortality was uprooted several months ago."

"Now the people under my rule live and work in peace and contentment, adults can happily make money, and children can go to school peacefully. Life is getting better and better!"

"You are nothing like me. Not only do you fight among yourselves every day, but you also cause the people to suffer with you. Most importantly, the Lord of the Hall of Immortality is hiding in your Beiyan, and you haven't caught him yet!"

"You still have the nerve to say in front of me that you are the leader of the four nations!"

Xiaojiu became more and more angry as she spoke, her chest heaving with anger, and finally she was so angry that she snatched the alliance letter back from the Third Princess of Beiyan.

"Your Highness does not need you, Northern Yan, to surrender. Let's meet on the battlefield and see who is qualified to sit at the top of the four nations!"

The two princes and three princesses of the Northern Yan royal family, which are the leaders of the four countries, are arrogant in their nature and have an absolute sense of superiority about the strength of their own country. As a result, they rarely pay attention to the development of other countries and do not know how other countries are developing now.

Now that they are being mocked so mercilessly by people from other countries, their faces are all red. They want to refute but can't find the words to do so.

Because what Princess Changle said was true. They had not had a war in Northern Yan for many years. The long period of peace was like soft honey, quietly corroding the bones of the government and the people.

The powerful officials fought openly and secretly, the princes and princesses formed cliques and factions, and the noble families were busy dividing up the power in the court.

When everyone's eyes were focused on this illusion of power, no one noticed that many changes had actually taken place quietly in other countries.

Murong Xue looked at the people below, their eyes full of anticipation as they waited for the royal family members to sign the letter of surrender.

His fingertips unconsciously tightened the corners of his sleeves.

Princess Changle was right. If they had not signed the alliance today, there would be a war between Beiyan, Nanling and Dongxia sooner or later.

Originally, Murong Xue was very confident in the strength of her country, but she saw that the Royal Guards and the Black Armor Army, who were originally loyal to the royal family, had now become minions of the rebels.Chapter 493 A simple and crude solution

Chapter 493 A simple and crude solution

She suddenly felt that she couldn't tell how many of the millions of soldiers of Northern Yan would actually charge towards the royal dragon flag when the war drums beat.

Does the loyalty of those under the armor depend on the honor and disgrace of the family, or the faction of the court?

Is it a deterrent out of respect for imperial power, or has it already been quietly replaced by secret bargaining chips?

The wind blew through the city wall, bringing a chill.

Murong Xue stood on the city wall and looked out over the entire Qingzhou City.

What came to his mind was that the throne of Nanling Kingdom was taken away and some members of the royal family died or disappeared.

If the day ever comes when Northern Yan really goes to war with Southern Ling and Eastern Xia, will they, Northern Yan, end up like Southern Ling?

In the end, the person sitting on the dragon throne was a person from another country, and her royal brother, royal sister, and clan members, would suffer the same fate as the royal family of Nanling Kingdom.

The flickering torches outside the city could not dispel the chill in her heart.

She turned her head and looked at the petite figure not far away.

At this moment, the little princess of Dongxia Kingdom was standing on tiptoe, picking up a small stone from the corner and throwing it at the butt of the man named Zhao Hu next to her.

Although he is still young, he has the ambition to rule the world.

She suddenly understood that some people are born with the courage to use mountains and rivers as chess pieces, regardless of age.

From below came the roars of the rebels.

"The best way to eliminate the disease is to set a fire and seal in all the infected people in Qingzhou City."

"Burning it clean will naturally eradicate the disease and prevent it from spreading and causing trouble in the world!"

"..."

Murong Xue clenched the sword at her waist, her fingertips turning white.

Watching his uncle, the emperor, massacre the city in the name of epidemic.

"Third sister, how about... let's agree first? The critical moment now is to solve the dilemma of Qingzhou City." The eldest prince, who was standing nearby and weighing the pros and cons, felt that it would be better to agree to surrender than to be burned to death by Prince Rui.

After all, after surrendering, the throne will eventually belong to them.

"Yes, third sister... let's agree to it first. Didn't Princess Changle say that the medicines they prepared are on the way to Beiyan? If they are intercepted by Prince Rui's people, the people in the city will have nothing to do but wait for death!" The second prince also stepped forward to persuade.

Although they were also princes, they were accustomed to seeking the opinions of their third sister when facing major events.

Before they could come to a conclusion, Prince Rui raised his hand and shouted, "It's midnight, light the fire!"

Upon hearing this, Murong Xue looked at her two royal brothers, then at Uncle Sheng, and finally extended her hand in the direction of Princess Changle.

"My Highness signs it!"

Thus, the two copies of the alliance document representing Northern Yan's submission to Princess Changle officially came into effect after being signed and sealed by the two princes.

"Okay, we have signed. How will Your Highness solve the dilemma in Qingzhou City now?"

"Yes, the fire has already started down there..."

The two princes haven't finished speaking yet.

Princess Changle disappeared in front of them in an instant.

In the blink of an eye, Princess Changle dragged a person from outside the city to the city wall.

Before they could finish being shocked, they were wondering how a human could be so fast.

They saw that the person who was dragged up was none other than their uncle, Prince Rui, who had just boasted about starting the fire.

"You.....how can...Emperor..."

Before they could finish their words, they saw Princess Changle push Prince Rui to the ground without saying a word.

Then a group of kids came up and started beating them with punches and kicks.

Every punch hits the flesh and it hurts just watching.

When the Second Prince saw this scene, he didn't care about any doubts or shock. He immediately rolled up his sleeves and joined in, fearing that he would miss the fight if he was a step slower.

It feels so good to beat and scold at the same time.

The more frustrated I felt just now, the more refreshed I feel now.

Xiaojiu didn't kick the man until he was unable to move until he was unable to move.

He ordered: "Push the man to the wall."

The second prince was very obedient. He quickly picked up Prince Rui and pressed him against the wall, so that his face was facing the soldiers outside the city.

After doing all this, he finally reacted.

No, he is a prince, why should he listen to a princess from another country?

Xiaojiu waved towards Zhao Hu.

Zhao Hu immediately put his hands on his hips and shouted to the soldiers outside the city: "We have captured your boss. He is now in Qingzhou City where the epidemic is raging. Aren't we going to use fire to eliminate the epidemic? Come on, who is afraid of who? Just fire!"

"Wuwuwu!~" Prince Rui, whose teeth were beaten out, could only make grunting sounds due to the pain.

When the second prince saw how miserable he was, he felt relieved and exerted even more force on his hands.

"Uncle, you'd better stay still. Aren't you going to massacre the city? Your Highness wants to see how you're going to massacre us now that we have you in our hands!"

Then he turned his head and continued to taunt the eldest prince: "Brother, look at our good uncle. He just said that for the sake of the people of the world, he would burn all of us infected with the disease to death. Now we are in this infected city. I wonder if the uncle still has a heart for the people of the world!"

The eldest prince came back to his senses from his shock, and then snorted coldly: "You will suffer for your own mistakes. Your uncle has been pretending to be an idle wanderer for so many years, but has he ever thought that he would end up like this?"

Prince Rui, who was pressed against the city wall by the Second Prince, had hatred in his eyes and made a roaring sound of "Mmmmm~" from his mouth.

The soldiers outside the city were also dumbfounded.

Prince Rui, who had just been ordering them to light the fire in a majestic and domineering manner, was already on the city wall in the blink of an eye.

No, should we light the fire or not?

The situation suddenly came to a standstill.

Before the soldiers outside the city could figure out how to light the fire.

Xiaojiu rushed down like a gust of wind again, and soon carried two people up, one in each hand.

They were Prince Rui's left and right deputy generals.

According to Xiaojiu's idea, the best way to catch a thief is to catch the leader first. In any case, it will be right to catch the leaders.

As soon as the man was thrown to the ground, Zhao Hu and his men couldn't wait to beat him up.

Murong Xue and the two princes were now beyond words of shock.

The speed of catching people is not what a human should be capable of.

They thought that Princess Changle's way to resolve the predicament of Qingzhou City was to ambush the soldiers of their Dongxia and Nanling countries outside the city, and as long as she gave the order, fighting would immediately break out outside the city.

Murong Xue was ready and prepared to take her men to fight against the rebels from Northern Yan.

It turned out that Princess Changle's method of resolving the problem was so simple, crude, quick, effective, and one-step, it was jaw-dropping.

When the second prince saw Zhao Hu and his men beating someone, he quickly squeezed in, and then took advantage of the chaos to kick the rebel on the ground with all his strength.

This feeling of beating someone up openly is the first time in my life.

After all, in the past, this kind of work of beating people was done by his own subordinates.

After Xiaojiu jumped down several times and pulled up several leaders below.Chapter 494: The Power of Firecrackers and Oil TanksChapter 494: The Power of Firecrackers and Oil TanksEveryone on the city wall was numb.

The people under the city wall were extremely panicked.

Who could have thought that in the blink of an eye, one person would be missing from their side, and the other party's speed was so fast that they couldn't react in time.

What's more, the ones missing are all leaders, and these little soldiers who can't make decisions now have no idea what to do.

They could only watch helplessly as the leaders, who were tied up tightly on the city wall and had bruised eyes and noses.

Now, let alone starting a fire, they were all afraid that they would be caught on the city wall by accident and then suffer inhuman torture. After all, when Prince Rui and the generals reappeared, they were covered in bruises and swollen eyes. It was conceivable how hard the people on the city wall hit them.

Xiaojiu saw that the leaders were almost dragged onto the city wall by him.

She thought about it, then took out her red cloak and tied it on, then stood on the city wall with her hands folded across her chest, looking majestic.

On both sides of the city wall were Prince Rui and several leading soldiers who were tied up and pressed against the wall.

Xiao Jiu raised his chin and shouted in a voice that did not allow for argument: "All soldiers below, listen to me!"

As soon as the shout was made, the commotion below instantly quieted down a bit, and countless eyes were cast towards the small figure on the city wall.

"Your Prince Rui and these generals are now in our hands!"

She raised her chin and signaled the Second Prince to lift up Prince Rui's face so that the soldiers below could see it clearly.

The second prince immediately did as he was told and turned Prince Rui's face towards the soldiers below.

After doing this, he once again despised himself as a prince and asked why he should listen to a child from another country.

Xiao Jiu pointed at Prince Rui and said, "Look carefully, your boss has been captured by us. Now I ask you, do you surrender or not?"

The soldiers below did not react at all. After all, they had the absolute advantage just now. Suddenly the situation reversed and they were asked to surrender. This change made everyone unable to react for a while.

Seeing that they were indifferent, Xiaojiu paused and his voice became brighter.

"Put down your weapons and surrender, and I promise that you can still be good people and go home to reunite with your family. If you insist on not changing your ways and refuse to surrender..."

She pulled out the most powerful firecracker from her pocket and lit it, then headed towards a specially fenced-off area under the city where many pottery jars were piled and the air was filled with the smell of oil. This was where the rebels below were storing oil in preparation for a fire attack.

"I'll let you taste the consequences of having no body left!"

She raised her hand and the firecrackers flew straight towards the open space with a sound of breaking wind.

"Bang--!"

There was a deafening roar, followed by flames that shot up into the sky. The oil was instantly ignited, and the flames spread out in all directions like wildly growing vines. The heat wave almost burned the people on the city wall.

The soldiers who were close to it had no time to react before they were blown away by the air wave and fell far away with screams.

The open space instantly turned into a sea of fire, with thick smoke billowing up into the sky, turning half the sky red.

Murong Xue and the two princes on the city wall were shaken by the loud noise. They stared at the direction where the flames were rising into the sky, their faces full of undisguised fear.

No wonder!

No wonder the people of Dongxia Kingdom were so confident just now, thinking that if Beiyan fought against them, Dongxia Kingdom and Nanling Kingdom, they, Beiyan, would definitely lose.

Just based on what Princess Changle threw just now, if it were used on the battlefield, it would be so powerful.

They simply couldn't bear to think about it. They were instantly horrified and became deeply wary of Princess Changle.

"So...so that's how it is..." The Second Prince's hands were shaking as he held Prince Rui's.

"No wonder...No wonder they don't take us Beiyan seriously at all."

"The Dongxia Kingdom and the Nanling Kingdom actually have hidden something so powerful!"

Murong Xue's face was solemn, and she stared at the sea of fire for a long time without saying a word. Previously, she still felt a bit contemptuous and unwilling towards Princess Changle for asking them, Northern Yan, to sign a letter of surrender, and she felt helpless and thought that the people from Dongxia Kingdom were taking advantage of them.

But the loud noise and the burning sea of fire just now woke her up like a basin of ice water.

That thing was small, but it was so powerful, and she had no idea how many of these extraordinary weapons Princess Changle had in her hands.

If it is really used on the battlefield...

It turns out that Princess Changle's words, "Only by surrendering can Northern Yan be preserved" were not an exaggeration by the other party.

Prince Rui, who was beaten black and blue on the city wall, saw this scene.

A complete chill ran down my spine and up to my head.

It's over. It's all over.

After experiencing what just happened, the soldiers outside the city threw their weapons to the ground one after another. They no longer dared to have any other thoughts.

What if Princess Changle had thrown it not on the open ground, but on them?

I'm afraid they had already been blown to pieces.

Jingxin looked at the sea of fire in front of him with shining eyes.

He had always wanted to try out the power of firecrackers when they came into contact with fire or exploded in a sealed container.

But because he was always being watched by Old Lady Xu, he never dared to carry out his experiment.

Unexpectedly, after seeing the village chief's actions today, he immediately had an idea in his mind. Next time, no matter how Old Lady Xu tried to stop him, he would try it secretly behind Old Lady Xu's back.

Xiaojiu, who threw the firecrackers, was stunned by the loud noise.

She originally just wanted to throw a firecracker to intimidate the soldiers, but she didn't expect that the firecracker would be so powerful when it encountered a can of oil.

I saw the soldiers below laying down their weapons and surrendering.

She immediately put away her surprised expression and nodded with satisfaction.

He said to Murong Xue calmly, "Okay, the matter has been resolved. The follow-up matters are your own business in Beiyan."

After saying that, Xiaojiu waved her hand and immediately disappeared on the city wall with Zhao Hu and his party.

When Xiaojiu and his group returned home, they heard that Gu Lao and Daya had developed an antidote for the plague.

Xiaojiu looked at the herbs needed, then searched in his storage bag and quickly gathered all the herbs he needed.

She found Grandma Xu and asked her to have her personal guards pretend that the herbs were shipped from Dongxia Kingdom so that they could pass for free in front of the people.

After all, she gave out so many medicinal herbs for free to treat the people, so she must let everyone know.

The medicinal herbs were transported from her own country with great effort to treat the people of Northern Yan.

After giving instructions about the medicinal herbs, Xiaojiu lay down and had a sweet dream.

In her dream, she not only unified the world, but also planted many money trees. There were countless gold, silver and treasures on the trees. She had whatever she wanted.

Xiaojiu, who was about to climb a tree to count small coins, was suddenly awakened by the noise outside.

She frowned, put on her clothes, and walked out angrily.

Chapter 495: The Old Manor Master is Poisoned

Chapter 495: The Old Manor Master is Poisoned

As soon as I opened the door, I saw Jiang Huan staggering in with a pale face and blood on her clothes.

"What...what happened?"

Xing'er, who was just about to go and see if the village chief had gotten up, saw this scene and hurried forward to support her.

Jiang Huan knelt down in the direction of Xiao Jiu without thinking, "Princess, please save my father and the disciples of Mo Yu Villa!"

"What happened to them?" Jingxin asked quickly when she heard the noise in the yard.

Jiang Huan's voice trembled with anxiety, "My dad...my dad, for some reason, suddenly seemed to have lost his mind!"

"He actually attacked the disciples of Mo Yu Villa! My father treats them as his own children, how could he possibly swing his knife at them?"

"But now... now he... he is like crazy, holding up a knife and slashing at anyone he sees. The disciples dare not approach him, and he has already injured several disciples."

Jiang Huan's voice choked with sobs, tears rolling down her cheeks.

"My father... My father is so confused that he doesn't even recognize me!"

"I really have no other options. Please, Princess, you must have a solution. Please, please save my father!"

Jingxin heard this and suddenly realized that he had calculated before that Mo Yu Villa would have a disaster, and it turned out that the disaster was here.

Jingxin looked at Xiaojiu and shouted, "Village Chief, let's..."

Xiaojiu used his mental power to detect Cuihua's direction, then shouted to Jingxin and the others, "You go first, I'll go find Cuihua!"

After hearing this, Jingxin thought that the old owner must have been infected by a poisonous insect.

He immediately stood up, took Zhao Hu and a few others, and followed Jiang Huan to Mo Yu Villa.

When Jingxin and others arrived, they saw a thrilling scene.

The old owner's eyes were red, completely lacking the gentleness and calmness he had when Jingxin and the others saw him last time.

At this moment, veins popped up on the old owner's face, and his hand holding the long knife was frighteningly steady as he slashed towards Zhou Shuchen who was in the front.

Zhou Shuchen looked at his master who was swinging a knife at him and didn't dare to fight back at all.

He could only roll to the side in embarrassment. The blade grazed his shoulder and hit the ground, splashing up a cloud of dust.

"Big Brother!"

The disciples around shouted anxiously.

He raised and lowered the weapon in his hand, obviously anxious and afraid, but because of the hierarchy he did not dare to hurt the old owner.

The old owner of the manor slashed in the air and let out a low beast-like growl from his throat. He turned his head suddenly and swept his red eyes over Xie Qing who was rushing up from behind.

The next moment, he raised the knife and slashed at Xie Qing with such ferocious movements that it seemed as if he wanted to kill him.

Xie Qing was unable to dodge and watched the knife chop down towards his head.

"Xie Qing!!"

Heart-wrenching screams rang out from the crowd.

At this critical moment, Xing'er and Zhao Hu rushed out like arrows.

Zhao Hu moved as fast as lightning. He grabbed Xie Qing by the back of the collar and dragged him several steps away, narrowly avoiding the blade.

Almost at the same time, Xing'er leaped in front of the old owner and kicked his arm holding the knife.

There was a loud clang.

The long knife in the old owner's hand slipped out of his hand and slid a long distance on the ground.

Without waiting for the old owner to continue his madness, Xing'er flipped her arm, took out the stun gun, and pressed it on him without hesitation.

After hearing a few 'sizzling' sounds, the old manor owner's whole body trembled violently, his red eyes instantly lost focus, his body fell limply to the ground, and he completely fainted.

The surrounding disciples instantly breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly thanked Zhao Hu and Xing'er.

When Xiaojiu rushed over carrying Cuihua, what he saw was the old owner lying on the ground, not knowing whether he was dead or alive.

She quickly used her mental power to check and found that the person was still breathing. Fortunately, he was fine.

She thought that Zhao Hu and his men were too careless and killed the man.

Xiaojiu patted Cuihua and said, "Go!"

Now, the poison in Cuihua's body is so powerful that she doesn't need Guihua to chant spells beside her.

As long as Cuihua relies on her own will, she can make the poisonous insect in Lao Zhuang's body crawl out by itself.

Soon, everyone saw a black and disgusting worm crawling out of the old owner's nose.

"How...how did my father...get poisoned?"

Jiang Huan was shocked.

"Has your father come into contact with any men in black robes or any strange people recently?" Jingxin asked.

Jiang Huan tried hard to recall, then shook her head. "Recently, the city has been plagued by an epidemic, and my father has been staying in the yard and has not gone out. Even the disciples in the villa were specifically told by my father not to wander around, let alone contact outsiders."

"It may not be recently. The poisonous insects have a latent period in the body. Think carefully. Before the outbreak of the disease in Qingzhou City, did your father come into contact with the black-robed man, or where did he go?"

"My father...my father has never seen any black-robed people, and he rarely goes out on weekdays."

Having said this, Jiang Huan paused, not knowing what she remembered. She suddenly felt as if a bolt of lightning had struck her heart. She was stunned for a few seconds, then looked towards the door.

"My father is usually in the villa, and the place he goes to most often is Qingtai Temple! He and the master of Qingtai Temple have been friends for many years."

"It was the Qingtai Temple Master who suggested this martial arts conference. Since there are many talented young people at the martial arts conference, my father could take this opportunity to help me arrange a marriage."

"Whoever wins the first prize will become the son-in-law of our Mo Yu Villa!"

"It was because of this that my father released the news at the martial arts conference, saying that the winner would become my husband!"

Jingxin was stunned for a moment, "Master of Qingtai Temple?"

"Yes!" Jiang Huan hesitated and said, "My father has mentioned to me more than once that the master of Qingtai Temple is a person who cares about the people of the world. Everything he does is for the common people. Maybe I'm overthinking it."

Jingxin touched his chin and looked at Xiaojiu, "Village Chief, what do you think?"

Xiaojiu was not interested in these twists and turns and replied directly: "I will ride Peppa directly to Qingtai to watch."

She now remembered the cave behind Qingtai Temple. She left in a hurry that day and didn't have time to see it.

There are places inside that her mental power cannot penetrate? There must be something strange.

She has to go and see about this!

"Do you know the abbot of Qingtai Temple?" Jiang Huan asked in confusion.

Jingxin told them everything that happened at Qingtai Temple that day.

"We were originally planning to go there to look for our uncle, but who would have thought that we would not be able to find him, and our village chief was almost blown away there!"

Speaking of this, Jingxin still felt indignant.

"If I, the so-called uncle-in-law, was really the mastermind behind the poison that poisoned the old manor owner, then..."

His voice suddenly dropped. "The epidemic in Qingzhou City, and Prince Rui's rebellion... It's very likely that he is behind all of these things!"Chapter 496: Qingtai Temple Back Mountain

Chapter 496: Qingtai Temple Back Mountain

Jiang Huan was shocked after hearing Jing Xin's words, "Qing... The master of Qingtai Temple is your uncle?"

Jing Xin spread his hands, "I don't know yet, it's just a guess, but if this person has bad intentions, no matter if he is my uncle or not, I will enforce justice on behalf of the heavens!"

"In that case, Village Chief, should we go and interrogate Prince Rui now?" Adou suggested, pulling Xiaojiu's sleeve.

"Let's go!" Xiaojiu was thinking this. She was a vengeful person. Last time this guy blew up her, she hadn't settled the score with him yet.

After finding out that Prince Rui was imprisoned in Murong Xue's yard, several people rushed straight to their destination.

As a result, before they reached Murong Xue's residence, they met the two princes on the way.

Both of them looked anxious.

"You came just in time, we were just about to look for you!"

"What's wrong?" Xing'er stepped forward and stood in front of the village chief.

She was afraid that these two people would offend her village chief. After all, in her impression, these two princes were not honest.

What if this person thinks that the village chief has helped them solve their current dilemma and now regrets it?

The eldest prince took a step forward, walked around Xing'er, and walked directly in front of Xiaojiu, saying in an anxious tone: "I don't know what my uncle said to Murong Xue just now, which made my sister very angry. She whipped him half to death and then led people to Qingtai Temple like crazy!"

The second prince also quickly added: "This is the first time I have seen my sister get so angry. Her face turned pale and her eyes looked vicious as if she wanted to eat someone. That hatred was as if she had a blood feud with someone for eight lifetimes. It was so scary!"

Upon hearing this, Xiaojiu immediately looked at Jingxin.

Both of them thought of the scene that they had carefully calculated before.

There is indeed something strange about the abbot of Qingtai Temple.

"Let's go to Qingtai Temple!"

After saying that, several people rode on their ponies and galloped towards Qingtai Temple.

At this time, everyone had some guesses in their minds.

The master of Qingtai Temple should be the so-called master of Changsheng Palace.

I'm afraid the master of this temple has already known that they are Princess Changle and her entourage.

That Prince Rui and that abbot must be in cahoots with the temple master. They were just putting on a show for them before, trying to make them think that the master of the Changsheng Palace is Prince Rui.

Let them turn their attention to Prince Rui.

As a result, he did not expect that Prince Rui's siege of Qingzhou City would fail.

So now I can't wait to start the next step.

Use poisonous insects to control these people with high martial arts skills, making them the butcher's knives in the hands of the Hall of Eternal Life.

The more they thought about it, the angrier they became, and they rode their horses even faster.

The two teams of the eldest prince and the second prince, who were following behind, sped up when they saw the people in front.

My scalp suddenly felt numb.

"Emperor...Emperor Brother, should we...slow down? We really can't keep up!"

The second prince was lying on the horse's back and was shaken to death.

"No! If...if something happens to Murong Xue, we...we won't even be able to go back to the capital!"

The eldest prince was also panting and sweating profusely.

Although they did not have a good relationship with Murong Xue, no matter how bad the relationship was, it was after all an internal matter of their own royal family. If something happened to Murong Xue, and now their father had been killed by Prince Rui, if the two of them returned to Beijing, they would sooner or later be eaten alive by those aristocratic families.

Now they can only pray that Murong Xue is okay.

They rode non-stop all the way, and just when everyone's throats were almost smoking, they finally arrived at Qingtai Temple.

In order to save time, Xiaojiu used his mental power to search the entire Taoist temple, but found no trace of Murong Xue.

She had a hunch that Murong Xue must be in the cave in the back mountain.

Thinking of the last time she used her mental power to explore the cave, her head felt like it was being pricked by needles. She didn't dare to release a lot of mental power this time.

He only released a tiny bit of his mental power to explore the cave in the back mountain, but it turned out that his mental power couldn't get in at all.

Xiaojiu gave up decisively and decided to go in and take a look in person.

She just didn't believe that there was a place in this world that she couldn't enter.

If there was, she would take over the place.

"Let's go straight to the back mountain!"

After saying that, Xiaojiu rode his pony towards the back mountain.

Jing Xin shouted from behind: "Then.....then we won't look for the Third Princess anymore?"

Adou rode his pony past Jingxin and shook his head at him.

"You are so stupid! The village chief asked us to go to the back mountain, so it must be that the third princess is not in the Taoist temple!"

I was just focused on saving people and didn't really think too much about it.

But he certainly couldn't tolerate being laughed at for being stupid by a little kid.

He immediately rode after him, "Who are you calling stupid? When I was venturing into the martial arts world, you weren't even born yet!"

"What's the big deal about being old?" Adou was not afraid of him and rode his pony closely following the village chief.

The group of people were noisy and soon reached the back mountain.

Xiaojiu pointed to the place in front of him where his spiritual power couldn't penetrate, and said, "This is it!"

Jingxin frowned and pulled back a few people who were about to go in, "There seems to be a formation in this place!"

"What is a formation?" Xiaojiu asked curiously.

Could it be that because of the formation, her mental power couldn't penetrate it?

Jing Xin shook her head and replied truthfully: "I don't know much about formations."

"So what have you learned?" Xiaojiu looked him up and down, with a look of disappointment on her face.

"Have you been skipping classes every day before?"

"Who didn't study hard?" Jing Xin was so angry that she jumped up and down, "I have been studying hard since I was young. If I hadn't met you guys, I would have wasted my time. I..."

Before he could finish his words, Zhao Hu punched him.

"Who are you talking about? Are you trying to say that the village chief has led you astray?"

Jingxin glanced at the people who were staring at him covetously, and quickly changed the subject, "Can we talk about business?"

Several people instantly retracted their gazes, "Then tell me!"

Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, Jingxin spoke slowly, "My master once said that the great master had left behind a secret book about formations. Unfortunately, it was stolen from the Taoist temple and the secret book is nowhere to be found. It is also because of this that the master was unable to teach us about formations!"

At this point, he looked towards the cave in front of him, his eyes darkened with a certainty, "But Master mentioned before that he and this uncle were the two most proud disciples of Master. Master is good at observing celestial phenomena and predicting good and bad luck, while the uncle is more talented in formations."

"From the looks of it, the lost manual of formations must have been taken away by my uncle!"

"Then how do we get in?" Xing'er tried to stretch her foot half a step into the cave, then turned around in confusion, "I don't feel anything! Are we overthinking it?"

Jing Xin explained: "I remember Master said that there is a formation that will make people lose their way, and once they enter it, they can't get out."

Xiaojiu took out a stack of firecrackers and said, "If we get lost in there, we can just throw the firecrackers and hear the sound, so we should be able to get out, right?"

Jingxin shook her head, "I haven't tried it before, how about we go in hand in hand and give it a try?"

Several people nodded immediately, and then moved forward hand in hand.Chapter 497 System, You Are Back

Chapter 497 System, You Are Back

The cave was cold and damp, and it was so quiet that only the breathing and footsteps of a few people could be heard.

Everyone clenched their hands tighter.

Xiao Jiu swallowed his saliva and said timidly: "Jingxin, did your master ever tell me whether there would be ghosts appearing in the formation?"

After hearing this, the Fourth Prince was so frightened that he almost cried, and trembled, "How...how come there is still a ghost? Sister, hold my hand tightly, I...I will protect you!"

He is most afraid of ghosts.

Jing Xin, who was not afraid at first, became furious when she heard the village chief mention ghosts. "You two, a prince and a princess, are both of royal blood and have dragon energy to protect you. What are you afraid of? We are the ones who should be afraid!"

Xiaojiu, who is not afraid of anything except ghosts, looks at the cave which gets darker as he goes deeper.

He shook his body and said, "Why is this place so cold? It is said that only the underworld is so cold..."

Before she could finish her words, water droplets condensed on the rock wall dripped onto her neck, chilling her to the bone.

"Aaaaaaah!"

"Some ghost spit on my neck!"

"Ahhhhhh! I'm dirty!"

Xiaojiu quickly shook off the hands of the people holding him, took out a tissue from his pocket, and then wiped his neck vigorously.

When she finished wiping her neck and looked up again, she was the only one left in front of her.

She was so angry that she screamed, "This is too much. We agreed to share the hard times and happiness together, but now you've left me here alone!"

After she shouted, she found that there was no other sound in the cave except her own echo.

The frightened Xiaojiu muttered and cursed: "I don't care what kind of ghost you are, but I tell you, I'm not afraid of you. I know the Black and White Impermanence in the underworld. If you dare to spit on my neck again, I will let the King of Hell throw you to the eighteenth level of hell!"

"I'm telling you, I'm very powerful. Didn't you hear that ghosts are most afraid of the sun? If you mess with me, I'll blow up this cave! And let you bask in the sun every day!"

After Xiaojiu finished speaking, she found that the cave had become even darker and she couldn't get out no matter how hard she tried. She didn't even dare to take out her flashlight, for fear that once she turned it on, a bunch of ghosts would appear in front of her.

The more she thought about it, the more scared she became, and she was almost frightened to the point of bursting into tears.

A familiar voice came from my mind.

"Eh? Host, where have you been? Why is it so dark?"

"Wow~~~Woooooooooooooooo~~~~"

Xiaojiu's suppressed emotions immediately exploded, and he began to complain aggrievedly: "Hey, someone spit on my neck! It's so dirty!"

The system scanned the surroundings and immediately comforted: "Host, there are no ghosts here. Not only here, but there are no ghosts in this world!"

"Really…really?"

"Of course, when has this system ever lied to you?"

Xiao Jiu thought about it and felt that the system was indeed quite powerful. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then, why did a ghost spit on my neck just now?"

"Host, turn on the flashlight and shine it above your head and you will know."

Upon hearing this, Xiaojiu immediately did as he was told.

The system continued: "See? It's not a ghost spitting on your neck. It's water droplets condensed on the stone wall."

With the system by his side, Xiaojiu was no longer afraid.

As he walked forward, he asked, "Then where did Jingxin and the others go? How come they disappeared when I wiped my neck?"

"Maybe there's something wrong with the magnetic field in this place."

"magnetic field?"

"To use the words here, there should be a formation here."

"oh!"

Xiaojiu walked forward while chatting with the system, and soon arrived at a place where birds were singing and flowers were blooming.

After admiring the beautiful scenery, Xiaojiu suddenly remembered to ask.

"Tongtong, why did it take you so long to upgrade this time?"

I immediately got excited when I talked about this system.

"This system is now the Empress System, and because this system completed this mission perfectly, it has risen from the second to last place to the first place now."

Xiaojiu quickly found a place with a great view, sat down and gossiped, "Does your system have rankings?"

The system replied very proudly: "Of course, this system was always ranked second to last in the past, and was often laughed at by other systems. However... hey, this system is now ranked first. This time, all the systems ranked behind me were severely laughed at by me."

If it wasn't for mocking the system behind it, it wouldn't have taken so long to come back.

Xiao Jiu touched his chin, "So what functions do you have after upgrading?"

I'm even more excited when it comes to this system.

"Host, I can now connect to the system of other time and space. Once the match is successful, we can communicate with the host of other time and space."

"Can we talk at any time and space?" Xiaojiu stood up excitedly.

The system explained awkwardly: "That's not the case. It has to be matched successfully."

Xiaojiu was a little disappointed when she heard that. "It was just a phone call?"

A bit uninterested.

"Host, don't underestimate this call function. We are now the Empress system. In the future, the host will be the Empress. If the system of another time and space is successfully matched, and if you meet a smart host, then it will be much easier for you to be the Empress, baby?"

Xiaojiu's interest was immediately piqued when he heard this. "Then when the teacher tests me in class in the future, can I ask other hosts to help me?"

"In theory, you can, but this system doesn't recommend it. You have an important responsibility now, so you can't be as playful as before."

Xiaojiu doesn't care, as long as it allows her to avoid the teacher's occasional spot checks in class, this function is awesome.

"System, then please connect. Help me connect to a top student." Xiaojiu's voice became much more cheerful.

Thinking that she would have a top student communicating in her mind in the future, she would no longer have to worry about the homework assigned by the teacher.

The system also hopes that this way it can worry less, as supervising children's studies is a hundred times more difficult than completing tasks.

"But host, we can't connect yet. Matching takes time, and after the match is successful, the host needs to connect and communicate with the other party's system. We can only connect after the other host and system agree."

"However, during the connection process, you will enter a dormant state, which may last for about a day. The place where you are now is not suitable for dormancy. After you capture the Lord of the Hall of Immortality, we will connect again."

"So troublesome?" Xiaojiu scratched his head and looked around. "Then how can I get out? I can't use my mental power here."

Speaking of this, Xiaojiu became extremely angry.

Sooner or later this place will be blown up.

Yihai and Yitong were communicating when suddenly a cold and eerie aura came over them without warning, like countless cold silk threads drilling into the cracks in Xiaojiu's bones.Chapter 498 Someone wants to steal your luck

Chapter 498 Someone wants to steal your luck

Xiaojiu's hair stood on end, and he was about to shout to the system that there was something wrong with him.

As a result, the system alarm exploded, and then an angry voice sounded in my mind, "It's the Luck-stealing Formation! It seems that someone values the luck of the host and wants to forcibly take it away for themselves!"

When he heard that someone was trying to steal his things, although he didn't know what luck was, Xiaojiu had already taken out the axe from behind his butt.

"I will chop you to death if you dare to steal my things!"

Xiaojiu took the axe and swung it a few times in the air in front of him.

When the axe is swung, blood will be drawn, but the first time it was just a lonely one.

"Tongtong, what is luck? Where is it? I'll hide it first!"

What if you're fighting with someone and someone accidentally takes away a little bit of your things?

The system explained: "Luck, in simple terms, is a special aura surrounding the host. It is invisible and intangible, but more valuable than any gold or silver treasure in the world! It is precisely because of luck that the host can encounter this system."

Now Xiaojiu understood. He heard that luck is the special aura surrounding oneself, and he was so scared that he quickly grabbed the air around him.

This thing can't be hidden, it really makes her anxious.

"Tongtong, where is he? I'm going to kill him!"

The system followed the strange aura and responded, "There is an old man three hundred meters to the northwest."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiaojiu rushed out like a firecracker. After running out a hundred meters, she immediately stopped when she thought of something.

"Tongtong, where do we go to the northwest?"

If she had known, she would have ridden in just now. How far is it from here to the northwest!

The system gnashed its teeth, almost garbled in anger, "Did the host not study for a long time during the period when this system was away?"

"How...how is it possible? This...baby studies every day."

During this period when the system was away, Xiaojiu watched a lot of the videos that he had secretly watched when the system was away.

They are all videos anyway, so it doesn't matter what you watch. Before upgrading the system, there is no telling which ones to watch. Anyway, watching the videos is learning.

She quickly changed the subject and said, "Tongtong, why did the old man go to the northwest? How long will it take me to get there? Should I pack some dry food to eat on the way?"

The system became more and more angry the more it listened, and decided that after the matter with the host Beiyan was over, the first thing to do was to focus on studying.

Also, I pray that I can be matched with a top student host from another time and space.

Thinking of this, the system finally comforted itself.

"It's not northwest, it's the northwest direction. Never mind, I'll point it out to you."

When Xiaojiu saw the direction pointed by the system, he immediately rushed over like a cheetah, carrying an axe, but missed.

"Didn't you say it's here?"

"Well, as you know, this is inside a formation, and the direction is not very accurate." The system explained awkwardly.

Then he quickly looked around.

"Host, this way."

Upon hearing this, Xiaojiu immediately picked up the axe, jumped up, and then chopped down in the direction indicated by the system.

I was so lonely.

"Where is it? System, are you kidding me?" Xiaojiu said angrily.

"No...no, I just saw an old man here."

"Where is that person?" After two failed attempts, Xiaojiu realized that her patience was limited.

"Host, wait for me to observe for a while. This place is covered by a formation. The space is disordered and I can't find a clear direction for the time being."

When Xiaojiu heard this, he immediately felt that the system was quite unreliable.

Forget it, it's better to rely on yourself than on others.

I remembered what they said when they came in, that if we got lost, we should use firecrackers to make a noise so that everyone would know where we were.

Xiaojiu took out several strings of firecrackers from the storage bag and then lit them together.

"Crack! Crack!"

The rapid and loud sound of firecrackers instantly broke the silence of the formation.

Sparks flew and thick smoke slowly rose.

Xiaojiu pricked up his ears and listened for a few seconds. Apart from the sound of firecrackers, there was no other sound around, and no human figures were revealed.

Firecrackers don't work?

In the dark, the master of the temple, who was trying his best to maintain the formation, was upset by the sudden noise. His brows were tightly furrowed and his attention was distracted.

In just these few short seconds, Jingxin on the other side of the cave keenly captured that flaw.

"Follow me quickly, the village chief must be ahead!"

After saying that, he immediately pulled Adou and his group, who were still confused, and ran towards that place.

Then they ran into a large group of people in black robes.

There was something wrong with the way Adou looked at Jingxin.

He gnashed his teeth and said, "Sometimes I suspect that you and your uncle are in cahoots."

When the warmonger Zhao Hu saw so many people in black robes, he was so scared that he took a few steps back.

"Jingxin, you bastard, you have delivered us all into the hands of the black-robed man!"

Although they love to fight, they know their limits.

There is a large group of people in black robes, and there are only a few of them. How can they fight them?

The most important thing is that no one knows where the village chief has gone.

Jingxin was also frightened, and said unreasonably, "No, I just calculated, this direction is indeed the exit!"

The man in black robe they met was also stunned for a few seconds.

I guess they were also surprised as to how this group of people could find their way here.

Nanfeng and Xiayun in front quickly recognized Jingxin and his group. After careful observation, they did not see the little devil and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Thinking of the suffering they had gone through for the past six months due to being close to that kid, Xia Yun and Nan Feng immediately said to the leading black-robed men, "It's really hard to find the one you're looking for. The one your lord is looking for has actually come to you on his own, saving us a lot of effort."

Upon hearing this, the black-robed leader's originally cold eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at Jingxin and his group like a hungry wolf staring at its prey.

When Jingxin and the others saw this, they felt a sinking feeling in their hearts.

There were only a few of them, and the other side was overwhelmingly black. There was no chance of winning if they fought head-on.

Several people took out firecrackers in tacit understanding.

They looked at each other, then lit the gun and threw it in the direction of the man in black robe.

Firecrackers exploded among the men in black robes. The crackling sound mixed with pungent smoke instantly spread, disrupting the opponent's formation.

Jingxin took the opportunity to take Zhao Hu and his group and run away.

Behind him came the roar and pursuit of the man in black robe.

Perhaps it was the instinct for survival, but at this moment the thoughts in Jingxin's mind were unusually clear.

As he ran, he quickly calculated his direction, and his eyes occasionally swept over the stars in the sky and the direction of the grass and trees on the ground.

Finally, he found the loophole of the formation in a messy path.

"This way!" He shouted in a low voice, and turned sharply with Zhao Hu and his group.

After a quick run, the view in front of me suddenly became clear.

It was exactly where they had just entered - the entrance to the cave.

The outline of the Taoist temple not far away was clearly visible in the moonlight. They didn't expect that they stayed inside for so long that it was already dark.

Before they could breathe a sigh of relief, a large group of men in black robes followed out, obviously unwilling to give up.Chapter 499 Familiar Faces

Chapter 499 Familiar Faces

"Are you still coming? Are you tired? Hurry! Run down the mountain!" Jingxin panted and continued running with everyone.

At this moment, they were thankful again that when they were practicing with the village chief before, the village chief chased them and beat them every day, which led to their lightness skills improving extremely quickly.

After all, according to the village chief, you don't have to know anything, but you must know Qinggong.

With Qinggong in hand, the world is mine. If I can win, I will fight to the death. If I can't win, I will run away and wait for the village chief to come back and avenge them.

After all, we only have one life, so save it first.

Several people started a new round of parkour.

While running, he did not forget to throw firecrackers at the black-robed man behind him.

At this tense moment, Marquis Pingnan, who heard the sound of firecrackers outside the Taoist temple, immediately rushed over with three thousand personal guards.

Upon seeing this, the eldest and second princes immediately led their soldiers to follow.

Before Jingxin and his companions ran far, they ran into Marquis Pingnan and two princes of Beiyan who were wearing military uniforms.

Following behind him was a huge crowd of soldiers lined up in battle formation, with the torches they raised lighting up half the sky red.

The black-robed man who was chasing them stopped in his tracks.

The two groups of people were facing each other dozens of steps apart. The air seemed to freeze, leaving only the rustling sound of robes.

A war is about to break out.

Jingxin and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

The cowardly look of running away just now disappeared in an instant.

He shouted at the black-robed man behind him, "Don't we have more people? Come on, who's afraid of who?"

Seeing this, the black-robed leader did not retreat, but instead sneered.

He slowly turned sideways and clapped his hands toward the empty space behind him.

Following these two soft sounds, a group of people slowly walked out of the cave behind them.

Their steps were stiff, their eyes were empty, and there was no trace of life on their faces.

Pingnan Hou looked at the familiar face that appeared among the crowd and shocked his heart, and his pupils suddenly shrank.

Isn't that old man in black robe and expressionless face General Zhenbei Hou?

The two people behind him were Dalang and Erlang of the Shi family who had been dead for many years.

this.....

These people, who had clearly been recorded in the list of dead in battle, were now looking ahead with lifeless eyes like puppets.

"This...this is..." Pingnan Hou was so shocked that he took a half step back and almost couldn't hold the spear in his hand.

It turned out that the men of the Shi family did not die in the battle, they were actually captured here.

He was also controlled by evil magic!

Seeing the once majestic General Zhenbei become like this, besides a chill running from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, he felt more angry.

The eldest prince and the second prince stood beside Marquis Pingnan. When they saw the group of zombie-like "dead people", they also took a deep breath and the blood color on their faces faded a little.

"That's...that's the eldest son of the Sheng family? And the third son?" The second prince cried out in a low voice, his fingers trembling slightly.

The eldest prince frowned, his face extremely solemn, "Murong Xue's two cousins clearly died in the border riot a few years ago. How could...?"

"Royal brother, those two are really the deceased Dalang and Sanlang of the Sheng family. There is no way I could have made a mistake!" The second prince stared at the two familiar faces.

The eldest prince looked several times and found that the two people were indeed from the Sheng family, and there were many familiar faces in the crowd.

Many of them were generals who had died in battles before during the Northern Yan Dynasty.

"Second brother, do you think Murong Xue got this information from the emperor's uncle, so she rushed to Qingtai Temple like crazy?"

As soon as the words fell, a chill rose in the hearts of the two princes.

The two young masters of the Sheng family are Murong Xue's cousins, and they grew up together.

When the bad news came that year, Murong Xue fell seriously ill.

But at this moment, the person who should have been sleeping in the ground forever now has empty eyes and expressionless face, and has become a puppet obeying the orders of the man in black robe.

Seeing the Sheng brothers rushing towards the soldiers with the crowd, their stiff movements were filled with inhuman ferocity.

The eldest prince and the second prince felt a chill on their backs and took a step back together.

The methods used by Changsheng Palace are too vicious.

This is to let them kill each other!

Marquis Pingnan cursed in his heart as he watched Marquis Zhenbei and the two young masters of the Shi family fighting with the soldiers.

He hurriedly shouted to the soldiers anxiously: "Don't hurt these people! Back off, back off!"

Jingxin and the others found this strange and asked quickly, "Are all these people under control? Do you know them?"

Pingnan Hou almost yelled, "That's the princess's grandfather and two uncles!"

As soon as these words came out.

Jingxin and the others all stood there in a daze.

Xing'er and Zhao Hu, who were originally preparing to rush up for a fight, stopped in an emergency and looked at the person that Pingnan Hou was pointing at.

Shi An, in particular, was stunned when he saw the people on his ancestral tablets appear in front of him.

"How despicable! We can't fight this!" Xing'er looked at Shi Dalang who was attacking her, and jumped backwards.

"Never mind, throw the smoke bomb first, and then stun the guy in the chaos! Wait for the village chief to come out!" After Adou said that, he threw a smoke bomb at Sheng Dalang in front of him.

When the second prince saw this scene and saw the thing thrown in Adou's hand, he thought it was the explosive thing that Princess Changle had thrown on the city wall before, and he was scared out of his wits.

The voice roared: "Can't burn it, this is Murong Xue's cousin!"

Fortunately, the moment the smoke bomb was thrown, smoke instantly filled the surroundings, and the pungent smell obscured everyone's vision.

A group of lifeless puppets saw nothing but white before their eyes and suddenly lost their target.

Adou, who threw the smoke bomb, almost mistook the Second Prince's roar for a firecracker. He didn't breathe a sigh of relief until smoke rose all around him.

Seeing this, Zhao Hu immediately approached Sheng Dalang and hit Sheng Dalang's waist with the electric baton with a crackling sound.

The piercing numbness went up his spine to the top of his head. Sheng Dalang let out a muffled groan and his limbs instantly went limp.

Zhao Hu felt Sheng Dalang's breath and said, "There is air, it can be electrified."

The eldest prince's face darkened when he heard this.

It turns out that this group of people are using their Northern Yan generals as experiments.

"you....."

Before the eldest prince finished speaking, Zhao Hu's roar came from the smoke, "Brothers, take action!"

Tie Niu and his group outside the smoke immediately seized the opportunity and rushed into the smoke.

The smoke that rushed towards them almost choked everyone so much that they couldn't open their eyes.

Xing'er and a few others rushed over like little leopards, and the electric batons swept a series of sparks in the crowd. Screams mixed with the crisp sound of metal falling to the ground rang out one after another.

In the thick white smoke, human figures were bumping into each other, and the crackling sound of electric batons became the most frightening noise.

But in just a moment, the group of people who had originally had lifeless eyes fell to the ground, and the only sounds left in the audience were the cheers and shouts of Zhao Hu and a few others.