At night.
Dashang Palace, Shouan Hall.
A secret guard appeared and saluted respectfully, "Your Majesty, King Jiuyou is back."
"Oh? Not dead?"
At the table, Emperor Shang raised his head when he heard this and said with an indifferent expression, "I thought he was dead."
The secret guard was silent and had no words.
"Where are people now?"
Emperor Shang withdrew his gaze, looked at the chessboard on the table, and asked.
"Just outside the palace."
The secret guard replied, "However, the palace gate is closed, and King Jiuyou cannot enter without His Majesty's holy order."
"If you can't get in, don't get in."
Emperor Shang said while making his move, "Let him wait until dawn."
Upon hearing this, the secret guard saluted again, and immediately retreated into the darkness.
"waste."
Emperor Shang's eyes turned cold and he continued to concentrate on playing chess and ignored him.
Outside the palace.
The Nine Nether King stood quietly, with a hint of urgency in his eyes, and his aura was a bit messy. He was obviously injured.
In the Five Realms, it is not difficult to enter the palace, but King Jiuyou will never dare to enter the palace without being summoned.
Imperial power is the most terrifying thing in the world. Even the five realms have to bow their heads.
In the battle in the north, King Jiuyou lost his troops and generals in the face of the sudden attack of the Mobei Iron Cavalry, and all the 70,000 black water troops in his hands were damaged. His crime should be executed.
The Nine Nether King is alive because he has good personal cultivation. However, after losing the battle and losing many troops, the Nine Nether King is only a fifth realm.
Today's great merchants, in fact, do not lack the Five Realms.
In the eyes of Shang Huang, it has lost its use value.
As for the position of King Wu, a King Wu who can win battles is a King of Wu. A King Wu whose entire army is wiped out has neither troops nor morale, so what use is it?
In front of the palace, King Jiuyou had been waiting anxiously for Emperor Shang's summons. However, after waiting for several hours, no one was seen.
The masters of the forbidden army in the palace have long been aware of King Jiuyou outside the palace gate, but without the holy order, they can just pretend they didn't see it.
In the sky, the bright moon moves westward.
The long night gradually passed.
King Jiuyou waited outside the palace like this all night.
Dawn arrived as scheduled, as always.
The palace door opened, and King Jiuyou immediately walked towards the palace.
In the Shou'an Palace.
Emperor Shang washed and changed his clothes under the service of his chamberlain.
Not long after, a young eunuch came quickly and saluted respectfully, "Your Majesty, King Jiuyou wishes to see you."
"Let him come in." Shang Huang said calmly.
"yes!"
The little eunuch took the order and turned to leave.
Not long after, King Jiuyou quickly walked into the palace, knelt down and saluted, "Convicted minister, I'd like to kowtow to Your Majesty."
"Still alive, not bad."
Emperor Shang glanced at King Jiuyou in front of him and said calmly, "How many people are left?"
King Jiuyou knelt on the ground, his expression changed again and again, and said, "There are less than three hundred left."
"There are 300 people left in the 70,000-strong army."
Emperor Shang smiled coldly and said, "King Jiuyou, you really show off the style of my great Shang Wu King."
"I know the crime!"
King Jiuyou's expression changed, and he kowtowed again to apologize.
"Everyone, please step back."
Emperor Shang waved his hands away, stepped forward, and said calmly, "What do you think I should do with you?"
King Jiuyou bowed his head to the ground, his body trembling slightly, and said, "Please, Your Majesty, give me a chance to make meritorious deeds."
"Can."
Emperor Shang said something, looked at the person in front of him, and said in a cold voice, "I will give you a chance to redeem yourself and make meritorious service. There is one thing. As long as you succeed, I will spare your life and let you continue to be in charge of the rebuilt Blackwater." military."
When King Jiuyou heard this, he looked happy and said, "Please give me your Majesty's instructions."
Emperor Shang looked outside the palace and said, "Come here."
At this moment, in front of Fengtian Palace.
A figure in white clothes walked out, bowed respectfully, and said, "Yes!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a figure in white passed by and rushed towards Shou'an Hall.
After a few breaths, a figure in white appeared in Shou'an Hall, bowed his hands and said, "Your Majesty."
In the palace, King Jiuyou was shocked when he saw the man in white suddenly appearing in front of him.
He didn't even notice when this person appeared.
"Give him the Spring and Autumn Sword." Emperor Shang ordered with an indifferent expression.
"yes!"
After hearing Emperor Shang's order, the man in white stepped forward, pointed his Qi, and touched the heart of King Jiuyou.
The next moment, an extremely painful groan sounded from the mouth of the Nine Nether King, and his vitality disappeared rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Spring and Autumn Sword, also known as Dameng Spring and Autumn Sword."
Emperor Shang looked at the painful Jiuyou King in front of him, and said with a cold expression, "It can only be used when you are on the verge of death. A dream of the Spring and Autumn Period, a great dream of the Spring and Autumn Period, I give you this sword, and lend your life to kill one person. OK, that person dies, but you live."
After Shang Huang finished speaking, the man in white stopped his hand and his aura was gone.
King Jiuyou put his hands on the ground, sweating profusely, and his body was still shaking.
Fear, shock, until today, I have experienced firsthand how terrifying the emperor is.
"My lord, I obey the order."
King Jiuyou leaned over, kowtowed again, and responded.
"Back off."
Emperor Shang waved his hand and said with an indifferent expression, "When it's your turn to take action, I will send someone to notify you!"
"My lord, please retire."
King Jiuyou responded with a cold sweat on his face, then staggered up and walked away.
The man in white then left, without saying anything from beginning to end.
"His Majesty's methods are really impressive."
At this moment, a figure shrouded in black energy walked out of the hall and spoke.
Emperor Shang ignored it, walked to the table and sat down, saying, "Without any means, how can I secure the throne and how can I compete with the invincible Confucian leader in the world."
"The Confucian leader is not invincible. At least, he cannot enter this palace." The figure in the black air responded.
"He can't enter the palace, and I can't leave the palace now."
Emperor Shang looked at the chess table in front of him and said coldly, "Unless he is dead."
"Soon."
The figure in the black air responded, "The cold winter is coming, and he, an old man who has lived for more than a thousand years, cannot withstand this disaster."
"Actually, I would like to know if there are any of your people over there in the Western Region." Emperor Shang said with a cold expression.
"Your Majesty should know that I will not answer this question." The figure in the black air responded.
"That's all, whether you have it or not, it doesn't matter."
Emperor Shang looked outside the palace and said, "You should deliver what I want as soon as possible. My patience is running out."
"Your Majesty, don't be impatient."
The black figure responded and said, "Soon."
at the same time.
Southwest of the palace, Tingyuxuan.
The burning coals crackled, and Prince Wen, dressed in robes, sat in front of the fire pot, holding a book in his hand, and had been reading for more than half an hour.
"Prince Wen!"
At this time, the room was filled with black mist, and a black figure walked out and said in a deep voice, "When will your promise be fulfilled?"
"No hurries?"
Mu Wenqing looked at the scroll in his hand and said calmly, "You haven't delivered what I want, but I have said that it is not difficult for me to pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other hand, and to take a human life."
Speaking of which, whether the Li boy has made a decision or not, he has been waiting for a long time.
These guys from the demon race are really annoying as they keep urging me.
