Faced with this "Don't Ask the Question," Zhou Xilai felt an overwhelming sense of danger.
"not good!"
At that moment, a thought flashed through his mind, and he suddenly realized something, causing his expression to change.
Ignoring everything else, Zhou Xilai suddenly found a jade pendant in his right hand, which was hidden in his sleeve.
In an instant, a divine thought flowed into the spirit communication jade tablet.
At the same time, Zhou Yingze, who was in Zhoucheng, suddenly noticed the jade pendant at his waist flashing.
His expression changed drastically, and his divine sense instantly probed into the jade tablet. In a flash, a piece of information rushed into his mind.
Upon reading the message, Zhou Yingze felt a chill run down his spine and was extremely horrified. Disregarding his composure as the head of the family, he shouted at the elders in a fit of rage, "Activate the defensive formation immediately! An enemy is attacking!"
...
After sending the message, Zhou Xilai felt somewhat relieved.
However, he did not notice that Mo Wendao on the other side had secretly made the same move.
boom!
Suddenly, a large cloud of fire appeared beneath Zhou Xilai's feet. The fire cloud rolled and expanded, forming a scorching inferno that protected him and illuminated the surrounding hundred miles of void.
On the other side, Hua Xinyan held a six-eyed purple-gold hammer with a completely gilded body. The six vertical pupils on the hammerhead blinked and shot out beams of scorching light, showing signs of melting through the surrounding void.
"Brother Hua!"
Zhou Xilai called out and then quickly moved closer to Hua Xinyan.
Seeing this, Hua Xinyan raised his magic weapon, the Purple Gold Hammer, and gently struck it. Dozens of molten gold rays shot out from the hammerhead.
The beams of light flew out and formed a net of light, intercepting Zhou Xilai.
Only then did Hua Xinyan's voice rang out in the air: "Wait!"
Upon seeing this, Zhou Xilai asked in surprise, "Brother Hua, can't you see that all of this is a conspiracy by the Mo family?"
At this moment, Mo Wendao suddenly sneered, "What a joke! If I wanted to deal with your Zhou family, I would have done it long ago. Why wait until today!"
"If it weren't for your Zhou family repeatedly bewitching the Crown Prince, causing him to lose his mind and commit such a heinous act, how could I have ended up like this!"
As Mo Wendao finished speaking, a bluish aura surged across his face, and a sinister and terrifying aura emanated from him, causing Hua Zhou and the others to turn their heads in surprise.
Zhou Xilai sneered, "Heh heh! You're all old foxes who've lived for hundreds of years, what are you pretending to be innocent for! Everyone knows what the Mo family is up to!"
"Heaven's sins may be forgiven, but self-inflicted sins are unforgivable! Treason is an unforgivable crime, and the entire Zhou family has brought this upon themselves!"
As soon as Mo Wendao finished speaking, Hua Xinyan impatiently said, "I don't care if you're Mo Wendao or not, or if you're human or ghost. If you dare to covet the Dragon Ball, I'll smash you to death!"
Zhou Xilai's face was bitter as he was about to speak about the destruction of the Dragon Pearl.
Just then, he suddenly turned his head to look north, his face showing extreme shock and anger.
At that moment, a large number of fires suddenly broke out in Zhoucheng, a hundred miles away, illuminating the night there.
"Damn it!"
Zhou Xilai was shocked and furious. He realized that not only was he stalling for time, but Mo Wendao had the same idea.
As it turned out, the Zhou family was a step too late, allowing the Mo family to gain the upper hand.
"I'll take your life!"
Zhou Xilai was so enraged that he forgot his fear of Mo Wendao and the ever-watchful Hua Xinyan.
In an instant, an endless sea of fire erupted. The scorching flames surged like a collapsing sky, crashing towards Mo Wendao like a tsunami.
In an instant, the surrounding night was ignited, and patches of white clouds were dyed red.
...
Night falls, and the sky is filled with stars.
In a cave thirty miles north of Boiling Spring Valley, Zhao Sheng, He Ying, and Bao Yu'er all closed their eyes and meditated, waiting for the wolf-slaying operation to begin.
The night wind blew in from the cave entrance, stirring up specks of dust on the ground and bringing a touch of coolness.
At that very moment, a streak of light, trailing a long flame, shot in from outside the cave. The light illuminated the pitch-black surroundings before disappearing into He Ying's forehead.
He Ying suddenly opened her eyes, grinned, and jumped up from the ground.
Seeing the questioning looks in Zhao Sheng and the others' eyes, Old Man He smiled and said, "The Xuanming Guards have arrived, and the wolf-slaying operation has been brought forward."
"Hehe, these guys came really fast!" A hint of excitement flashed in Bao Yu'er's eyes.
Zhao Sheng was taken aback. Having lived in Dayong for so many years, he had long heard of the formidable reputation of the Xuanming Guard.
Similar to the Zhou family's Fire Wolf Army, the Xuanming Guard is not only the royal guard, but also an extremely elite Daoist army.
Although both are Daoist army legions, the Xuanming Guard is far stronger than the Fire Wolf Army. The lowest cultivation level of the guards is Qi Refining Level 6, and the leaders are at least Foundation Establishment cultivators. The chief of the Xuanming Guard is even a Golden Core level warrior.
Furthermore, the Xuanming Guards number a total of eight hundred.
In an effort to destroy the Zhou family, the Mo family even dispatched the Xuanming Guards, which was somewhat like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
It should be noted that the Zhou family's strength has been reduced by at least half.
In the Crown Prince's coup alone, the Zhou family lost six Foundation Establishment cultivators and more than one hundred Qi Refining cultivators.
In addition, due to the significant expansion of the Zhou family's power in the past two years, they have had to send several Foundation Establishment cultivators to oversee various regions.
The situation has taken a sharp turn for the worse, but they are scattered all over the country. Not only are they unable to return in time, but they are also being surrounded and killed one by one by the Mo family cultivators.
Furthermore, given that one side had planned this all along while the other side was caught off guard, it could be said that unless a miracle occurred, the Zhou family's demise was already inevitable.
Zhao Sheng followed He Ying out of the cave.
Standing at the cave entrance and looking north, one can see that the night sky, hundreds of miles away, is now illuminated by towering flames, tinged with a bloody hue.
At the same time, faint sounds of shouting and screaming drifted into Zhao Sheng's ears on the wind.
Bao Yu'er's expression changed, and she couldn't help but curse, "Damn it! Those damned Xuanming Guards are incorrigible! Even if they want to steal credit, they shouldn't do it like this. They simply don't respect our Black Ice Guard at all!"
He Ying sneered, "We, the Black Ice Guard, do the dirty work. The leader of the Xuanming Guard is an elder of the Emperor, and he doesn't get along with the Envoy. It's normal that they don't take us seriously!"
That's what he said, but Zhao Sheng saw a fierce glint in He Ying's eyes.
Bao Yu'er asked, "Fourth Master, what should we do now?"
Looking at the firelight above Zhou City, He Ying waved his hand and decisively said, "Let the Xuanming Guards take care of Zhou City. The rest of us will go to Boiling Spring Valley."
"But…" Bao Yu'er was very unwilling.
He Ying explained, "Don't worry, we won't suffer any losses! Don't forget that Wushuang is currently lurking in Zhou City. He is of royal lineage and a close relative of the current emperor."
As soon as he finished speaking, his expression changed, and he suddenly looked up at the sky.
A little later, Zhao Sheng and Bao Yu'er also suddenly looked up, heading towards Boiling Spring Valley.
At this moment, in the deep night under a sky full of stars, the sky above Boiling Spring Valley was suddenly... set ablaze!
As night was set ablaze, several muffled thunderous sounds suddenly echoed across the sky above Boiling Spring Valley.
Looking into the distance, the night fires suddenly went out by more than half, replaced by a cloud of cold white mist. Reflected by the surrounding firelight, the mist shone with streaks of silvery-white light, making it look like an iceberg standing tall in the night sky.