Chapter 73: No greater merit than saving the emperor
Concubine Qi was still chattering.
"Sister Queen Mother, why aren't you crying or begging now?"
"Maybe if you cry a few times, kneel on the ground and beg me a few times, I will let you go?"
"Cry, shout, maybe I will soften my heart?"
"Oh, and your good brother, General Lewu."
"Your Le family has been so powerful for more than ten years. If you die here today, guess what will be the fate of your Le family?"
"So, General Lewu, do you want to kneel before me and beg me?"
Le Wu's chubby face drooped, and he stared at Concubine Qi with a gloomy expression. The dog-slaughtering knife in his hand vibrated slightly, making a very slight "buzzing" sound.
Lu Yi looked at Le Wu in horror.
This general who is so fat that he looks like a 'good-for-nothing' actually has very good martial arts skills?
He didn't exert any strength to perform the attack, but he was nervous, and the internal energy leaked out naturally, causing the Dog Slaughtering Knife to vibrate and roar so loudly. His cultivation level must be at least above the tenth level of Tuomai, right?
Considering Le Wu's background, he is able to have such accomplishments at this age, which shows that he has put a lot of effort into practicing martial arts. This great general really has a hardworking spirit in his bones!
Lu Yi shook his arm gently.
Yinyuan and Yinqi, one on each side, held his arms tighter.
Lu Yu gritted his teeth and whispered, "Your Majesty, Prince, how can I protect you if you hold me like this?"
Yinyuan and Yinqi were stunned and loosened their hands slightly.
Lu Yi looked at the lotus-shaped secret treasure in Yinqi's hand again: "My Lord, is this the Buddhist secret treasure that you mentioned, the one that Liu Wu used to severely injure Lu Que? Can you still activate it?"
Yinqi shuddered and touched his face, which had been shriveled by Concubine Qi a few days ago and was now just skin and bones. He had taken a lot of tonics in the past two days, but his cheeks had not recovered yet. He shook his head subconsciously.
When Liu Wu activated this secret treasure, his body was nearly sucked into a mummy.
Although Yinqi's cultivation is much stronger than Liu Wu's, and he has been taking tonic medicine all year round, and his physique is much stronger than Liu Wu's, but he really doesn't have the courage to activate this secret treasure!
Lu Yi extended his hand to Yinqi.
Lu Yu was not coveting Yinqi's secret treasure.
But every time he saw this secret treasure, the spiritual light in his mind kept vibrating, and Lu Yi's instinct told him that this secret treasure was useful to him.
Moreover, Lu Yi instinctively felt that if he used this secret treasure, he would definitely not be like Liu Wu, who would have to sacrifice his own blood and energy to do it.
Yinqi hurriedly stuffed the secret treasure into Lu Yi's hands. He lowered his voice and said, "Lu Yi, as long as you can protect me, from tonight on, you will be my own nephew. You can run rampant in Haojing City, and I will support you."
"I will give you three more large manors. Wuyinfang, the southwest corner of the imperial city, the best location, and I will give you an excellent house."
Yinqi's face turned blue and his lips turned white. He was obviously frightened to the point of being incoherent and made all the promises he made.
Lu Yi tightly grasped the lotus secret treasure, took a deep breath, and took a step forward.
Yinyuan and Yinqi worked in perfect harmony. They took a step towards the middle, one on the left and one on the right. They huddled together and hid behind Lu Yi.
Around them, a group of red-robed generals who were guarding the palace came up and surrounded the two of them tightly. Their faces looked a little better. Yin Yuan even got a small wine pot from somewhere and took a sip of the old wine with a "slurp".
Concubine Qi was still chattering.
The blood mist approached the curtain little by little, and the green bird moved forward little by little along with the blood mist.
The Imperial Guards, Yulin Army, palace maids, eunuchs, big monks, and old Taoist priests gathered near the curtain. They had nowhere to escape and nowhere to hide. They could only watch as the blood mist rolled in, swallowing them up and drowning them bit by bit.
The Imperial Guards and Yulin Army were so frightened that they stood up hysterically and charged towards the Green Bird.
The blood-red sword light fell from the sky like a streak of silk. Any soldiers who dared to charge were all killed by Green Bird's sword, and their blood, essence, and souls were swallowed up by her in one gulp.
In the northwest corner of the imperial city, the few hundred remaining elite members of the Ghost Mother Worshipping Cult in Haojing were still killing frantically.
The raging fire covered a large area of houses. The people inside were unable to escape and were howling miserably. Their cries could even be heard faintly in the imperial city with the northwest wind.
The blood of the slaughtered people continued to rise into the air and was injected into the dozen red lanterns suspended in the air, turning into blood light that continued to merge into the green bird's body - the aura on the green bird became more and more magnificent.
Gradually, every time the greenbird took a step forward, the ground shook slightly.
The vast evil force filled the void, and the three-foot-thick lake ice near Green Bird was cracked. The ice made loud "crackling" sounds and collided with each other, revealing the gloomy lake surface below.
Concubine Qi continued to make noise.
She constantly used all kinds of extremely harsh ridicule to stir up the emotions of the Queen Mother and others.
The greater the negative emotions in the hearts of the Queen Mother and others, it seems that the greater benefit Concubine Qi can get from it.
Therefore, it was obvious that the blood mist could sweep across the entire curtain and kill everyone here, but Concubine Qi was still wasting time chattering, constantly picking out past events when she and the Queen Mother had fought against each other in the harem, and ridiculing and criticizing the Queen Mother, as well as Le, who was the Queen Mother's family.
Yu Sandou, who was beside the Queen Mother, waved gently.
A dozen young eunuchs tiptoed behind the curtain and took down the brocade covering several large items.
When Lu Yi looked over, he saw that those large items were actually some ancient military equipment.
A bloody banner.
A chariot defense plate with Kunpeng pattern.
A crocodile skin war drum with a dark color and a diameter of twelve feet.
A machete with a dragon pattern and a murderous aura was placed on the knife rack.
Yinyuan and Yinqi looked at the actions of these young eunuchs and took a breath of cold air at the same time: "This is the military equipment used by Taizu in the Taimiao. It is now placed in the Taimiao as a sacrificial vessel..."
Well, in order to deal with Concubine Qi and her group of female ghosts, the Queen Mother even took out the sacrificial items from the Dayin Temple.
How can I put it... In the homes of ordinary people, this is not much different from digging up ancestral graves, the nature is the same.
The young eunuchs quietly carried the huge war drum behind the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother gritted her teeth and suddenly burst into laughter: "Sister Concubine Qi, I heard from King Lan Cang that you once wanted to break into my bedroom and kill me. But, you couldn't even get close to my bedroom."
"I don't know what treasure I have in my chambers that can suppress your evil spirit."
"But since you can't even get close to my bedroom, it shows that there are still things in this world that can restrain you... Try it and see what the treasure left by my Great Yin Ancestor tastes like."
The Queen Mother raised her snow-white, delicate hand and slapped the war drum heavily.
It happened in a flash. A loud roar was heard, and a general of the imperial guards standing behind Le Wu suddenly swung his sword. A streak of sword light swept out and split the crocodile skin war drum into two pieces.
The general let out a long roar, and the sword flashed like snow. A dozen young eunuchs who were carrying the goods did not even have time to scream before they were cut into two pieces by the sword.
The big banners and defensive shields were also shattered by the sword light.
The commander of the imperial guards laughed loudly, dropped the long sword in his hand, and grabbed the 12-foot-long dragon-patterned machete with his big hand: "Ghost Mother has come to the world to save my remaining soul...Haha, I have accomplished such a great deed today, Ghost Mother, I deserve to be a true ghost!"
Concubine Qi's laughter resounded through the sky: "Good, good, good, you are indeed a loyal disciple of our sect. In addition to the nine elders and the immortal ghost body, there should be a place for you!"
"Sister Queen Mother, how is it? Did the surprise you prepared for me turn into a shock?"
"Without these killing weapons, how can you fight me tonight?"
"Your last bit of hope, hehe, is shattered just like that. Are you scared, desperate, or regretful? Do you want to kneel down, hug my legs, and beg me to spare you?"
Concubine Qi's laughter became louder and sharper, and her body emitted a strong bloody light, gradually transforming into a material body like flesh and blood.
Lu Yi and others were all horrified.
Among the imperial guards, there were actually followers of the Ghost Mother Cult.
Moreover, this cultist had been hiding until now, and only when the Queen Mother was about to use these powerful weapons did he suddenly attack, completely killing the Queen Mother's last hope of a comeback.
To kill someone, you must destroy their heart.
Concubine Qi wanted to let the Queen Mother have a little hope in her heart, and then completely destroy that hope!
In this way, the Queen Mother will have more negative emotions such as despair, regret, fear, etc., and Concubine Qi seems to be able to gain greater benefits from it.
As expected, the Queen Mother saw her own weapon being destroyed. She screamed hysterically and slapped Le Wu hard in the face: "Awu, you are a piece of trash. You have evil cult disciples under your command!"
The Queen Mother's eyes turned red with anger, and she stared at her own brother like a ghost.
Le Wu, Le Shan, Le Shui and other members of the Le family were all furious and cursing.
Le Shan even roared loudly and punched the imperial guard general holding the dragon-patterned sword: "Traitor, die!"
The commander of the imperial guards knew that he was no match for Le Shan, so he yelled, "Ghost Mother, save me!"
A cold wind swept over, and Lu Que stood in front of Le Shan. She pointed with her right hand, and more than a dozen blood-red flying swords blasted towards Le Shan with a shrill sound of breaking through the air.
Le Shan let out a strange cry, not daring to resist. He flipped over and retreated dozens of feet backwards.
Concubine Qi's laughter tore through the void and instantly approached the curtain door: "Sister Queen Mother, let's be intimate... Green Bird, you have to be careful, the Queen Mother is a delicate body. I want to cut her into pieces with 10,800 knives before dying. Don't kill her accidentally with 10,799 knives!"
The Queen Mother's face turned horrible. Looking at Concubine Qi who was standing at the door behind the curtain and smiling at her, she finally let out a roar of fear.
"Which of you can exorcise the demons and monsters... I will definitely reward you handsomely! A huge reward! I will never let down any meritorious official!"
Yin Yuan also yelled: "Me too, me too, protect the emperor, protect the emperor!"
Yin Yuan was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he almost shouted out the classic saying - 'Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor'!
Lu Yi took a deep breath. He had been watching all this and knew that everything was coming to fruition and the time was ripe.
He took a step forward, holding the Lotus Secret Treasure in his hand, and shouted sternly: "How dare you, a mere evildoer, to cause trouble and bully us, Dayin, who have no loyal subjects?"
In the mind, the spiritual light of the soul vibrates.
A mysterious spiritual power surged into the lotus-shaped treasure in his hand.
A Buddhist chant rose into the sky.
Around Lu Yi, there was a large area of bright, soft, and peaceful golden light.
A small golden sun appeared on the earth, and the golden light instantly covered an area of several miles in radius.
Green Bird, Concubine Qi, and countless figures in the approaching blood mist screamed at the same time. The blood mist evaporated rapidly, and they were forced back ten miles in an instant.
However, Green Bird and Concubine Qi were left in the golden light. They seemed to be soaked in concentrated sulfuric acid. White cold air kept emitting from their bodies and their figures suddenly became vague and hazy.
Lu Yi raised his right hand high, and the golden light became even brighter.
Yinqi exclaimed: "That day, Liu Wu was almost sucked dry... How come Lu Yi was safe and sound? Is it because he is... the only eccentric person in Gaojing City?"