The First Lackey Under The Empress

The national preceptor was killed by our lord? Wasn't it Eunuch Ma who took action?

At that moment, Qian Kerou and the others were first stunned, then a momentary daze appeared on their faces, accompanied by intense doubt.

This was completely beyond their expectations.

In the corner of the carriage, Qingniao in prisoner's clothes and the "darkened" Yunxi were also stunned. The former looked astonished, quickly realizing what had happened—this pseudo-emperor's dog actually managed to counter-kill in a situation where he was being devoured by the national preceptor's dream realm?

"How did you do it?" Even Yunxi snapped out of her emotionless state. As a disciple of the Grand Tutor, although she had never seen a demon, she knew how powerful they were.

As for the actor Wu Ling, who was like a dead dog on the ground, his qi sea shattered and his magic power dissipated by Ma Yan's punch, he also tilted his head, but did not have too many surprised emotions.

In his opinion, it was not surprising that Zhao thief had some trump cards since he dared to arrest people.

After all, several branch masters of the Kuangfu Society had died at his hands.

"That woman in red..."

Ma Yan's eyes flickered slightly, remembering that this kid had once told him that the ancient powerhouse he visualized after entering the Divine Chapter realm was extremely rare.

So, this is your trump card?

How far have you gone on the "Martial God" path? What kind of grace has His Majesty bestowed upon you?

That's right, no wonder His Majesty kept you in the hall alone after the morning court... I'm afraid arrangements had already been made at that time...

Ma Yan suddenly understood, and imagined Zhao Du'an's action of pointing to the sky as "the Empress's arrangement."

Zhao Du'an was also very helpless. It was really illogical and difficult to explain how he defeated the demon with his overwhelming memory capacity, so he could only use this reason.

"I understand," Ma Yan exhaled, a gratified smile appearing on his face:

"It seems that you have given us all another surprise. Huh? Your face doesn't look right."

At this time, the crowd, who had recovered from their shock, noticed that Zhao Du'an's face was very red under the moonlight, beads of sweat were oozing from his forehead, accompanied by slightly bulging veins.

Zhao Du'an said with a wry smile:

"That guy exploded in my dream, so... will there be any problems?"

Ma Yan's expression became strange again, and he said quietly:

"It's hard to say whether you're reckless or lucky. A cultivator's divine soul self-destructs, it will turn into pure soul power. If you can't hold on, it may explode and kill you as well. But since you have held on, I'm afraid you will get a great benefit and avoid many years of detours."

After saying this with a slightly sour tone, the stern eunuch added:

"However, the demon's methods are strange, and there may indeed be problems. I will take you to the palace immediately and let His Majesty investigate."

This sentence also implied another layer of meaning:

He was not sure whether the demon was really dead, so Zhao Du'an might still be susceptible to being bewitched.

Only by letting the Empress personally investigate him could he be allowed to leave alone.

Ma Yan acted decisively, immediately handed Wu Ling over to Hou Renmeng and others, asking them to stay here. Haitang and others would arrive later to deal with the aftermath.

He himself picked up the demon with one hand and Zhao Du'an under his arm, soaring into the air like a large bird, rushing towards the palace in the dark of night.

Under normal circumstances, riding a horse is faster.

But if you want to go in a straight line, a martial artist in the Worldly Realm is the fastest.

No... give me some face, I can walk by myself... Zhao Du'an opened his mouth, greatly dissatisfied with this embarrassing posture.

But the cold night wind of the capital poured into his mouth, also blocking his words.

Zhao Du'an was held under the great eunuch's arm, helplessly feeling the gap between the Divine Chapter and the Worldly Realm.

Suddenly, Ma Yan, who was running, seemed to sense something, suddenly stopped, stopped on a roof ridge, and twisted his body to look towards the southern sky.

A faint martial artist's blood energy overflowed from his pupils!

In the southern suburbs of the city, a dark cloud floated in the dim sky, and dark red lightning flashed across it, as if some existence was hidden within it.

"Humph!" Ma Yan seemed to have thought of something, his face changed slightly, but he turned his head and continued to rush towards the palace.

What is that... Zhao Du'an frowned under his arm.

For some reason, after witnessing that cloud, he felt restless all over, and his condition was a little off.

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Heavenly Master's Mansion, in a secluded courtyard.

Under the night, the huge and mysterious banyan tree branches swayed. Even in autumn, the banyan tree still emitted a shimmering green light, which was extremely magical.

Under the tree, Zhang Yanyi sat in a rocking chair, opened his eyelids, and saw starlight outlining a delicate figure.

Jin Jian, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, had an ethereal temperament and a illusory voice:

"Reporting to Master, Divine Officer Zhao has suffered some injuries and has been brought back."

The divine officer she mentioned was one of the national preceptor's hunting targets.

The proud Dan Dao Divine Officer, as said in the court meeting tonight, deliberately left the Heavenly Master's Mansion and went to live in a private house in the city.

And fought a puppet of the national preceptor who came to bewitch him.

"Hmph, if he wants to be strong, let him be. He will only learn his lesson after being injured. Why bother competing with a heretical Taoist if he doesn't focus on refining pills?" Zhang Yanyi said casually, not paying much attention.

Jin Jian knew that Master had a sharp tongue but a soft heart. If he really didn't care, he wouldn't have let her go to watch.

Fortunately, the Dan Dao Divine Officer was not good at fighting, but he was still stronger and managed to hold on.

Jin Jian tilted her head, squatted on her little stool, and rested her chin on her hand:

"Master, what is the origin of that demon? Since he is a heretic, why not eliminate him?"

Zhang Yanyi sighed, lovingly rubbed the female disciple's head, and sighed:

"Jinjian'er, things in this world are not all black and white. Didn't the old emperor know the details of this heretic back then?

"It's just that desire is at play. With the royal family's favoritism, the national preceptor was conferred, which is a legitimate talisman and shield to walk in the world.

"We, or the Shenlong Temple, are unwilling to make things difficult for the royal family for such a trivial matter.

"Now that the heretic has lost the signboard of 'National Preceptor', he has been involved in the vortex of the Xu family's internal strife. I'm afraid our Majesty also intends to eliminate him personally."

"As for the origin, it's just a demon from the Five Woe Sect."

Jin Jian rested her chin on her cheek and asked curiously:

"People from the Five Woe Sect shouldn't understand the art of life and death, right? How could they be resurrected?"

Zhang Yanyi said lightly: "Evil gods do not divide families. Presumably, a demon from the Underworld Sect helped."

The Great Yu Dynasty has three major heretical Taoist sects, namely the Five Woe Sect, the Underworld Sect, and the White Robe Sect.

Among them, the Underworld Sect enshrines the 'Ten Kings of Hell', also known as 'Death', and is good at the art of life and death. The White Robe Sect enshrines 'God of Mourning' and is good at curses.

According to legend, experts from the Underworld Sect can summon the "Yellow Spring Phantom" in the Yang world and summon the dead souls from it.

Of course, the bragging component is larger, and it is extremely difficult to achieve resurrection, but some methods are indeed mysterious.

Jin Jian continued:

"I remember that the 'Woe God' enshrined by the Five Woe Sect is in charge of human desires. The warlocks under this sect indulge in lust at will, and if they want to make progress, they need to constantly find ways to absorb human desires and sacrifice them to the Woe God."

Although she has not experienced much outside, the mansion has this basic knowledge.

At this time, Zhang Yanyi suddenly raised his head and looked towards the southern sky. Red spider web-like electric lights flashed in the dark clouds. On the banyan tree above his head, a human face slowly emerged.

"Jinjian'er, let me teach you another common sense. The Five Woe Sect was originally called the 'Five Chang Sect', the word for being an accomplice of a tiger, which means that these warlocks are the accomplices of desire. And every time a powerful Five Woe Sect disciple 'dies', the Woe God will appear, trying to devour and take back the desires of the dead disciple. It seems that the demon has 'died'," Zhang Yanyi said calmly.

Jin Jian stood up, looking at the dark clouds in the southern city sky in surprise. In the dark clouds, it seemed that faces were emerging.

The old Heavenly Master stepped out.

The next moment, the tall old Heavenly Master appeared in mid-air outside the city.

The old divine officer with fluttering beard and hair and narrow eyebrows, his black robe fluttering in the wind, he raised a scroll of jade slip heavenly book with a clear green color in his hand and threw it lightly.

The heavenly book jade slip unfolded in the wind, and the golden ancient seal characters on it lit up, like stars scattered into the clouds.

A thunder sounded.

The dark clouds collapsed.

The divine spirit was dismembered.

Under the clear night sky, a bright moon hung high.

Zhang Yanyi casually tied the jade slip around his waist, yawned, turned around and returned to the city, his eyes cast towards the magnificent palace, muttering:

"It's cheaper for you."

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Palace, in the bedroom.

Xu Zhenguan, dressed in a light gauze dress after bathing, walked out of the clean hall and stood under the eaves, looking towards the south.

A green jade wind chime hanging on the eaves above her head swayed gently, making a crisp sound, which was extremely pleasant.

She squinted her phoenix eyes, witnessed the black clouds gathering and dispersing, raised her eyebrows slightly, and a trace of confusion appeared on her face.

"Your Majesty?"

Mo Chou's bedroom was next to the Empress's bedroom, so it was convenient to be summoned at any time. She was also alarmed and walked over at this time.

The big ice lump was full of confusion, "This is..."

Xu Zhenguan's pale face had some uncertainty. She said softly:

"Just now the Woe God descended to the world and was scattered by Heavenly Master Zhang."

"Ah." Mo Chou was stunned for a moment. She had already fallen asleep just now.

She was not wearing a female official robe at this time, only wearing underwear and silk pants, with a coat draped over her shoulders, and her feet were barefoot in her shoes. She had not even put them on properly. When she heard the words 'Woe God', the drowsiness on her face disappeared:

"Someone in the capital is hooking up with an evil god?"

As a mortal, she had a vague understanding of cultivation matters and instinctively made guesses.

Xu Zhenguan hesitated for a moment and was about to speak when suddenly, a eunuch serving as a guard flew over from a distance like a large bird and knelt on the ground:

"Your Majesty, Ma Yan requests an audience."

Eunuch Ma is here? So late? Mo Chou was stunned for a moment.

It was past midnight now, and the palace gates had been closed long ago, so it was no wonder that the patrolling guard had come to report.

Xu Zhenguan's expression became even more strange and said:

"What is his matter? Is it related to that demon?"

The guard reported:

"Ma Yan said that Jisi Zhao Du'an launched a raid on the Kuangfu Society's capital branch tonight with the Pear Blossom Hall. Zhao Du'an also... killed that demon on the spot. Now the corpse has been brought over. Ma Yan and Zhao Du'an are waiting outside. Ma Yan also said... Zhao Du'an is a little strange and begged His Majesty to investigate!"

After saying this.

The autumn wind brushed through the night.

The bell under the eaves slowly stopped.

Xu Zhenguan and Mo Chou fell silent at the same time.

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