EFB Chapter 1645: Back-up Arrives
Chapter 1645: Back-up Arrives
Chapter 1645: Back-up Arrives
Don't mention that people who don't go are not sincere, this can only fool the believers. As the king of a country, Yao Wang knows very well that dealing with the gods is like doing business. In the final analysis, it depends on who needs whom.
If the gods had something to ask of him, then it wouldn't hurt if he was a little negligent.
Ever since He Xiao killed the master of Honglu, King Yao has retreated to Shuangxian Palace, eating and sleeping here, and would never leave. Even if the fourth prince needed to go to the temple for medical treatment, King Yao would not accompany him. He has so many ministers and servants, why not use them properly?
I'm not a kind father among the people, so there's no one I can turn to, so I have to do it myself.
At that time, Bai Tan was unhappy and a little unconvinced, but Qingyang and Liang Zhushi both opposed it and said that if this plan failed, they would alarm King Yao first.
So, they chose this compromise solution.
Sure enough, when King Yao heard that this was a "magic spell", he was stunned.
Divine magic means that even the imperial physician cannot save him.
He was indeed a veteran who had sat firmly on the throne for decades. Even as he was furious, he could still turn around and tell You Rongzhi: "Send him to the temple for treatment, as soon as possible!"
You Rongzhi agreed and ordered two palace guards to carry the fourth prince.
Wang Zirui's legs could no longer move, so he could only let them do whatever they wanted.
Qingyang smiled slightly, it was indeed so.
At this moment, there was a sudden and urgent bell sound from the west, three long and two short, three times in a row.
Not only did King Yao change color when he heard this, but the guards were confused at first and then terrified.
They had never heard such a sound in their lifetime.
The reason is simple. They are hung on the palace gate tower. When the bell rings, it means that the palace is being invaded by foreign enemies!
If it were today, it would be Bai Tan’s army breaking through the west gate of the palace.
This, how is this possible?
The defense of the palace of Yao Kingdom is so superior and the magic array is so complicated that it far surpasses any other country in Shanjin. A former Yao king even proudly said that even if Lingxu City had gates and walls, it could not be as beautiful and practical as the palace of Yao Kingdom.
King Yao was even more puzzled.
It was clear that Xu Yankun, a subordinate sent by Ming Hengbo, was guarding the South Gate, and Bai Tan should have attacked from the South Gate. Why did the bell of the West Gate ring?
As if in response to the ringing of the bells, shouts suddenly came from not far away. The torches were like sparks at first, but then they gathered together and burned into a terrifying sea of fire!
This sea of fire is rushing towards here.
The scale of the incident made King Yao's face change color and sweat broke out on his forehead.
There weren't many guards left in the palace tonight, and this large group of people were rushing around recklessly. He even saw them killing guards on the roadside, so - it didn't look like they were here to support the king!
Zhao Song's troops were still blocking outside the Frost Fairy Palace. When this group of people arrived, they started fighting with them without saying a word.
The enemy outnumbers us, so the situation is not optimistic.
Zhao Song shouted: "Bai Tan has rebelled, Bai Tan has rebelled, all those who rebelled against him will be killed along with their entire clan!"
As expected, Bai Tan's voice rang out from the army: "Zhao Song, as expected, you have also been bewitched by He Xiao's lies and secretly instigated a rebellion, trying to harm the king's life!"
He wanted to set up an empty target, and He Xiao was the perfect choice, since he was not there anyway and was well-known.
Many palace guards knew that Zhao Song had been following He Xiao closely for the past few months. Everyone in Tianshui City knew that He Xiao was a capable man who could accomplish anything he did. If he had evil intentions, wouldn't it be a piece of cake for him to brainwash Zhao Song and encourage him to rebel?
So everyone looked surprised.
So that’s what happened, it turned out to be He Xiao!
Okay, let’s continue to deal with these traitors who have turned against us!
When King Yao saw this, he was so angry that his beard trembled.
"How ridiculous! Qiu..." He subconsciously asked Qiu Long to get the amplifying stone, but halfway through his words, he remembered that this loyal servant was already dead.
In desperation, he had to ask other palace servants for supplies, but no one else could carry as many gadgets as Qiu Long did.
"Still not looking for it?"
Several palace servants rushed into the hall and rummaged through the drawers and cabinets. They finally found a piece under the desk and hurriedly presented it to the emperor.
Yao Wang is not a cultivator, so he cannot use his true strength to shout. Only by hanging the amplifying stone on his chest can the sound be heard around the hall.
However, while these palace servants were looking for the amplifying stone, the Qingwei and Bai Hengbo's men in the Frost Fairy Palace suddenly erupted, and joined forces with Bai Tan to besiege Zhao Song's two or three hundred men.
Being attacked from both sides, it would be difficult for Zhao Song to block the door.
Upon seeing this, Du Yingdong, the doctor guarding King Yao, immediately led more than a hundred guards from the back of the palace to rush forward to assist Zhao Song.
These teams of people were fighting in a melee, and it was hard to tell how many layers of chaos they were in.
More than a dozen of Bai Hengbo's men could not withstand the pressure and surrendered and left the battlefield. The two deputy generals were very clear-headed and knew that if they were defeated, they would have no chance of survival, so they were even more brave than before.
At this time it can be seen that Qingyang's men are really strong. They are not afraid of fighting against the imperial guards with fewer people. After a few encounters, they even have the upper hand.
After just two encounters, the palace guards around Zhao Song fell one after another. He was shocked and angry. After a closer look, he found that there were several unfamiliar faces in Bai Tan's army who were particularly strong. Unlike ordinary guards, they did not rush forward bravely, but instead suddenly attacked from the sidelines.
Looking more closely, there was no light of Yuanli on them.
These guys are not palace guards! Zhao Song suddenly understood and shouted, "Gather, gather! There are Bejia people in the Baitan army who are plotting against us!" What made him most depressed was that the city patrol army, as his opponent, also had Yuanli! They were originally the regular army of Tianshui City.
Qingyang's guards had more than a hundred people, and she only brought more than ten people into the palace. The others were hidden in the Baitan army, and only rushed out to fight at this time. They were all good fighters picked from thousands of miles away in Beijia. Even if they didn't have Yuanli to rely on, it would be no problem for them to take advantage of the darkness and chaos to deal with the Yaoguo palace guards.
If there is a huge disparity in strength, Yuanli can only narrow the gap, but cannot eliminate it.
The battle in the Frost Fairy Palace garden almost all revolved around Qingyang, but she was in the center of the battle and strolled leisurely. Occasionally, one or two guards would rush close to her, but she would knock them over with ease.
"If you keep fighting like this, you'll lose." She looked up at King Yao, "If you have any tricks, show them now."
She had noticed long ago that King Yao kept his left hand in his sleeve, and even when something strange happened to the Fourth Prince, he did not stretch out his left hand to help.
King Yao's face turned pale. He showed his left hand. In his palm lay a copper ball the size of a goose egg, with intricate patterns engraved on the surface of the ball.
Ever since his son was ambushed, he started working on the next level of defense for the Frost Fairy Palace, but this would take some time.
He held the copper ball in his palms, rubbed it quickly a few times, and shouted:
"rise!"
A cold white light immediately shone from the copper ball, and the copper plate on the surface floated up out of thin air. The dent became deeper but the ball grew larger, becoming as big as an ostrich egg.
At the same time, the evil-suppressing stone sculptures in the Frost Fairy Palace moved, and white light shone from their eyes.
The royal palaces and residences of high-ranking officials in Yao State also like to place stone sculptures to ward off evil spirits, and the placement of the sculptures is very particular.
Outside the gate of the Frost Fairy Palace, there were two pairs of stone lions, two large and two small. The large one was more than ten feet tall, and the small one was five feet tall. They all had bulging eyes and huge mouths full of sharp teeth, showing their might.
There is a pair of stone lions behind the screen wall, which are only slightly smaller than the big ones outside the courtyard.
Outside the doors of the main hall, rear hall and side hall of Shuangxian, there is also a pair of stone sculptures. They are slender and look like winged tigers and leopards. Each pair has a different size and expression, and the carvings are exquisite.
In addition, on the outside of every two columns at the bottom of the corridor, there is a pair of stone beasts carved against the columns. Their height is only up to an adult's thigh. They are called column-stabilizing beasts. They provide support and stability for the columns and the upper buildings. This is a unique architectural feature of the Yao State.
There are many stone-steady beasts, a total of thirty-three!
A strange light came out of the eyes of these stone sculptures, and then they trembled like living things and changed their postures!
They all faced Yao Wang, with their heads held high and their chests puffed out, as if waiting for instructions.
King Yao pointed at Qingyang, then at Bai Tan and the guards outside the courtyard, and said in a deep voice: "Go!"
These monsters made of stone roared and pounced towards the targets he designated.
At this time, the palace servants finally found the amplifying stone and rushed out to present it to King Yao. The latter tied it to his chest and shouted: "Bai Tan and Qingyang are plotting rebellion, and the people of Yao must not be deceived again! Anyone who takes the heads of these two will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold and a golden lintel for the red gate!"
In Tianshui City, only the first-class dignitaries could paint their gates vermilion; according to the custom of Yao Kingdom, anyone who made great contributions and was rewarded greatly would be granted a golden door lintel by the King of Yao, which could be hung on his own gate for up to three months as a sign of honor and favor.
Therefore, "朱门金楣" means high-ranking officials with great achievements and generous salaries. As long as these two people are killed, the whole family will not have to worry for several lifetimes.
After being broadcast through the loudspeaker, King Yao's voice finally resounded throughout the venue.
The Frost Fairy Palace was very large, with a distance of thirty-three meters from the palace gate to the courtyard gate. It was dark, and most of the soldiers did not know exactly what was happening inside. They only knew that there was a fight both inside and outside.
King Yao thought that the soldiers outside the palace would come to their senses and return to the right path. After all, eight out of ten soldiers who participated in the rebellion were led along in a confused manner, and in the end they won in a confused manner, or lost their heads in a confused manner.
It's not to mention that among the troops that followed Bai Tan, some of the city patrol guards were confused again:
Did General Bai really rebel?
This time it was certified by the King himself, so it shouldn’t be wrong, right?
But just now the goddess Fenghe appeared and clearly praised Bai Tan for complying with the will of heaven!
The gods and the king have different opinions. Who should they listen to?
When entering the palace, there were still quite a few palace guards in this team. Bai Tan used them to break through the palace gate, and then transferred them to other palaces or city gates. Now most of the team are confidants and temple soldiers, but there are still some city patrol troops mixed in, which cannot be eliminated.
Just as he was hesitating, the stone beasts arrived.
They are cold-blooded and ruthless, and will kill their enemies upon sight. They are invulnerable to swords and guns and will not give in.
When the city patrol's weapons hit them, only a streak of sparks would fly. The harder they were hit, the more they enjoyed hurting people, because they felt no pain anyway.
The two big stone lions seemed to enjoy pulling out human heads and swinging them for fun. As they moved in and out of the crowd, four or five human heads rolled around on the ground.
What’s even more terrifying is that these stone beasts themselves have energy!
They are originally part of the Frost Fairy Palace and part of the palace city, and almost share the same defensive capabilities with the palace city.
(End of this chapter)