0p0 Chapter 404 Lu Ting'en survives a calamity; the Poison Sword Immortal's might shakes the N
Chapter 404 Lu Ting'en survives a calamity; the Poison Sword Immortal's might shakes the N
Xiao Chongjing roared, like an enraged old dragon, panting as he shouted towards the outside of the hall:
"Guards! Lock this fool up and send him to the Imperial Prison to await judgment! Zhuo Qing, hand this fool over to the Ministry of Justice and the Court of Judicial Review for joint trial. I never want to see him again!"
Seeing Xiao Chongjing coughing incessantly, Zhuo Qing quickly steadied his back and comforted him:
"Your Majesty must not be angered by this person. This old servant will obey the decree immediately. Your Majesty, please calm down and leave the rest to this old servant..."
Lu Ting'en stood there stunned, his mouth agape as if he wanted to say something but he couldn't utter a single word until four imperial guards rushed in from outside the hall, one on each side, and dragged him out of the hall.
"Your Majesty...Your Majesty...This humble general must explain that the Baili father and son are not men of broken promises. If this humble general returns safely to Snowmoon City this time, he will certainly live up to the Emperor's grace and reclaim Yunzhou City...Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Lu Ting'en struggled to explain, but the four guards were relentless and threw him out of Pingqing Palace like a beast!
Xiao Chongjing was furious when he heard Lu Ting'en's stubbornness and his continued delusion of taking back the city and troops from the Baili father and son. He shouted in anger:
"Zhuoqing, go and kill this utterly foolish idiot! Do it now!"
Upon hearing this, Zhuo Qing dared not hesitate. He leaped from the imperial steps and flew out of the hall. He raised his hand and activated his Void Embrace Technique, and the purplish-black true energy gathered and took shape!
"General Lu, don't blame me. Blame yourself for being so foolish as to make a pact with a traitor. Do you know that His Majesty is most wary of anyone secretly colluding with Baili Luochen and his son? Now, set off!"
After saying that, he chopped down at Lu Ting'en with a single palm!
"Oh!"
With a loud bang, Zhuo Qing's vision blurred, and Lu Ting'en, who should have died on the spot, had actually disappeared!
He looked up and saw that Lu Ting'en was being held in the hand of a young man in a blue robe, standing in the air above Pingqing Palace!
Zhuo Qing took a closer look and realized that the young man was Wen Yanzhao, who had caused a great disturbance in Tianqi City last time.
He knew that he had used up most of his true energy to prolong Xiao Chongjing's life these days, and he was no match for Wen Yanzhao to begin with. If the two of them were to fight now, he was afraid that he would lose his old life.
So he stepped back a few paces, pointed at Wen Yanzhao, and cursed:
"You traitor from Lingnan, have you lost your mind? How dare you invade Tianqi?"
"Where are the Imperial Guards? Assemble them immediately and seize this traitor!"
The commotion caused by Wen Yanzhao's single move in the passageway, which sent more than a dozen Imperial Guards flying, had already alerted all the guards in the palace, who quickly gathered at the gate of Pingqing Hall.
Wen Yanzhao glanced down at his feet, then, holding the surviving Lu Ting'en in his arms, gave a disdainful smile:
"You damned eunuch, don't waste your time. I don't want to kill anyone today. If you want to die sooner, I can grant your wish!"
Seeing that black poisonous mist was gathering in Wen Yanzhao's free hand, Zhuo Qing immediately used ninety percent of his Xu Huai Gong. Although it was extremely difficult, he could only frown and circulate his internal energy to his arms in order to protect himself.
"I heard you have a ridiculous boast, saying that 'within the realm of no boundary, six palms can kill!' Today, let me, this young master, experience your skill. If you can't kill me with six palms, how about you take one of my fingers?"
Wen Yanzhao looked relaxed, but his left index finger had already gathered 30% of the power of the Ten Thousand Poisons Devouring Heart Technique. Not to mention Zhuo Qing, whose true energy was now depleted, even if Zhuo Qing was at his peak, he would probably die instantly if hit by this finger!
Zhuo Qing hesitated, knowing full well that Wen Yanzhao's cultivation had already reached its peak. Not to mention six palms, even if he himself fought for six days and six nights, he would not be able to hurt Wen Yanzhao in the slightest!
Seeing Zhuo Qing hesitate, Wen Yanzhao grinned and said mockingly:
"What? Are you too scared to fight or too weak to fight? Do you want me to make the first move?"
Having said that, his figure appeared in front of Zhuo Qing from the air like a ghost!
Zhuo Qing's pupils widened in shock, and he staggered backward. Even so, Zhuo Qing could still smell the deathly aura emanating from the poison on Wen Yanzhao's fingers!
"Save their lives!"
Just as Wen Yanzhao's index finger was about to touch Zhuo Qing's chest acupoint, a gentle yet powerful internal force transformed into a three-foot-long wall of energy, blocking the space between Zhuo Qing and Wen Yanzhao.
Wen Yanzhao had no intention of killing him. He withdrew his finger after poking the wall of air. If he had used a few more degrees of force, Zhuo Qing would probably have really become a "dead eunuch"!
Wen Yanzhao stopped what he was doing and saw that the person who came was Qi Tianchen, who had come from the Imperial Observatory.
Qi Tianchen smiled and bowed to Wen Yanzhao.
"This humble Taoist priest, Qi Tianchen, thanks Young Master Wen for holding back on behalf of Grand Supervisor Zhuoqing!"
Wen Yanzhao tilted his head and looked at Qi Tianchen, somewhat puzzled:
"Who am I back then? It turns out I'm the Imperial Preceptor, Master Qi! Why did you waste your inner strength to save this dead eunuch? He's never gotten along with you!"
Qi Tianchen stepped forward, shielding Zhuo Qing in front of him, and said:
"Even if we are not close friends and serve in the same court, we should still stand together against external threats. I am, after all, the Imperial Preceptor appointed by the Emperor. How can I stand idly by? I hope Young Master Wen can understand."
Wen Yanzhao, holding Lu Ting'en, chuckled and said:
"Very well, very well. The Imperial Advisor is still a kind man. I'll give you face and let this dead eunuch live a few more days!"
"If there's nothing else, I won't stay for dinner. Please pass on a message to the emperor for me, telling him to surrender as soon as possible and stop plotting anything. Don't even mention Yunzhou City, the entire Northern Li kingdom will change hands sooner or later!"
"I'll take my leave now. You should hurry back and check on the Emperor. If we don't help him with his internal energy soon, Tianqi City might be draped in mourning clothes tomorrow!"
"Farewell!"
With laughter, Wen Yanzhao, carrying the utterly shocked Lu Ting'en, leaped into the clouds.
Qi Tianchen was about to say something when he realized that Wen Yanzhao had already disappeared, leaving only Zhuo Qing standing dumbfounded outside Pingqing Palace and the Jinwu Guard who arrived late.
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