The Duke of Shu sneered and said:
"Do you think you can still escape?"
Linghuyu smiled slightly and looked up at the city head covered by thick fog.
The milky white thick fog is still there, and the sun has reached an upper position, but because it is still covered by the thick thick fog, it looks a little yellow.
The white fog rolled into waves, and a black shadow quickly enlarged in the thick fog.
The golden eagle appears again!
Only this time, it had a human in its claws.
This man seemed to have fallen into a coma, and his clothes were somewhat tattered. He must have been fighting before he fell into coma.
The Duke of Shu looked calm and looked up, but the guards beside him had angry expressions.
"In fact, we have already confirmed the fact that you colluded with Westerners from your son!
This time we are just here to say hello. When we go back, we will be well prepared for your rebellion. I hope you won’t be a paper tiger, looking at things but not using them! "
Linghuyu smiled and pointed in the direction of the sky.
What the golden eagle is holding in its claws is Liu Xin, the second son of the Duke of Shu.
As Linghuyu finished speaking, the ground at his feet suddenly collapsed.
In other words, he did not give the Duke of Shu any time to react.
At the same time, the golden eagle took off again, while Linghuyu and his eight imperial beasts all fell into the pit.
Xiaolong and the shield soldiers wanted to pursue, but were stopped by the Duke of Shu, who looked uncertain.
"My lord, the second young master is in danger!"
Xiaolong said.
The Duke of Shu shook his head: "They won't do anything to Xin'er, but Linghuyu is right. After today, we must start an uprising as soon as possible!
We've run out of time! "
After a while, several seniors also came back, their auras a bit disordered.
They had the advantage in the previous battle, but the opponent still left calmly.
This also has something to do with the mentality of several seniors.
They want to reflect their own value, but they can't really fight for it.
Their sect, from top to bottom, is all tied to them.
They leave no room for error.
When everyone came to the Duke of Shu.
The Duke of Shu immediately ordered:
"Go all out to capture Luoshen Villa!"
"yes!"
The thick fog has not yet dissipated, and dozens of scout teams under the command of the Duke of Shu rushed out of the fortress.
At this time, Yan Liang, the confidant of the Duke of Shu and the commander of their army, came to the palace of Shu.
He was wearing armor, and rushed over as soon as he got the news.
"My lord, I'm late here. Those thieves are really hateful. They even took advantage of the thick fog to cover up.
If a subordinate neglects his duty, please ask the Duke to punish him! "
Yan Liang knelt on one knee, threw the scabbard aside, and lay on the ground.
Xiaolong had bandaged his injury at this time, but his face was still a little pale.
The shield soldier carries a large shield on his back and a sword on his waist. He stands with his arms crossed, his entire face hidden in his helmet.
A pair of eyes looked straight at Yan Liang.
The Duke of Chu shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter."
He held a geography book in his hand and wrote "Shaanxi Geography".
The Duke of Shu did not ask Yan Liang to get up, and the latter kept kneeling and kowtow.
“Zodiac Killer!
They are the top killers in the world.
It is impossible for ordinary people to guard against them.
And for you, I'm afraid it's also very difficult, right? "
After the Duke of Shu finished speaking, he seemed to be waiting for Yan Liang's answer.
"My subordinate has neglected his duty! All excuses are not excuses!"
"Haha!" The Duke of Shu suddenly sneered.
Xiaolong and the shield soldiers immediately came to Yan Liang's side, one on the left and the other on the right.
The Duke of Shu's tone suddenly turned cold and said:
"Tell me, when did you join Prince Xuzhou?"
Yan Liang raised his head suddenly, with a bit of shock on his face. He didn't believe that the Duke of Shu would be suspicious of someone like him.
Before he could make any move, Xiaolong and the shield soldiers had already taken a step further and were in front and behind him.
His way of escape was blocked.
The Duke of Shu stood up and came to Yan Liang. He seemed to be completely undefended. He smiled and said:
"You have been following me for more than ten years, and you have grown step by step under my command to where you are now.
It can be said that in Sichuan Province, you are already one person below ten thousand people.
Why go to Xuzhou County Prince to oppose me for a little profit? "
Yan Liang was silent for a while, then suddenly smiled bitterly and said:
"My lord! You have been kind to me, but after all, my life was saved by Prince Xuzhou. Now that you have discovered it, I won't hide it anymore!"
Because he has been with the other party for more than ten years, Yan Liang actually knows very well that the Duke of Shu is now fully confident, otherwise the other party would not speak so directly.
So he simply said directly:
"In order to repay the kindness of knowing and meeting you for more than ten years, I will go out today and try not to hurt... your people here."
The Duke of Shu waved his hand and stopped Xiaolong and the shield soldiers from coming forward.
The latter two actually have deep feelings for Yan Liang.
It has been more than ten years, but I didn’t expect that the other party turned out to be Xizuo who was ambushing the Duke of Shu!
This sense of betrayal made them both a little unbearable and wanted to take action immediately.
The Duke of Shu looked at Yan Liang with interest and asked:
"Do you think you can still escape? Not to mention Xiaolong and the shield soldiers, even I can stop you."
Yan Liang shook his head. At this time, he had stood up and said confidently:
“But don’t forget that Rat Ke, the leader of the twelve zodiac killers, is still here.
If I join forces with him, I will definitely have the ability and qualifications to break out. "
The Duke of Shu was slightly stunned and looked around.
There were only four of them in this room.
Rat, where will it be?
Can it be hidden from his perception?
Facing three masters of high-grade Dacheng realm, he was able to hide silently.
He is worthy of being called the number one killer in the world.
Compared with the King of Killers, he is probably on par with the professionalism of the killer industry.
The Duke of Shu sighed and said:
"Since you can leave at any time, why don't we talk something clearly before leaving?
You have been with me for more than ten years. In fact, you have already seen some of the things I want to do.
Why not tell your organization about me in advance? "
Yan Liang said:
"Master Guo, I will call you Duke Guo one last time.
Over the past ten years, my purpose of following you is really to help you.
Whether you believe it or not, my original intention is to help you better master the Western Army Governor's Mansion.
The purpose of Prince Xuzhou's arrangement of me being by your side is also very simple, which is to train generals who can deal with the country's powerful forces.
Support him, help him.
If you hadn't finally made up your mind to rebel against this country and bring chaos to this country, I would have been assisting you until my death.
Because my life was given by the King of Xuzhou County.
But everything I have is given to me by you, Grand Duke!
I am really sad that you have come to this point! "
The Duke of Shu sighed and shook his head, and said:
"It's a pity Yan Liang. You and I can no longer work together to see the day when this world is given life again.
You don’t know how powerful Westerners are. If you don’t learn, you won’t be able to surpass them. One day we will pay a heavy price under their sharp weapons.
The world needs change. "
"Can't the current emperor make changes?" Yan Liang retorted:
"Does it have to be you, the Duke of the country?"
"Why can't I? Why can only those named An be able to sit on that throne?
Even if his virtue is not worthy of the throne, just because his surname is An, he can sit firmly on the throne and dictate to the world? "
The Duke of Shu's voice suddenly became louder.
"You have been with me for more than ten years. Do you know that among the many people in my Sichuan province, do they listen to my surname Liu, or do they listen to their surname An?
The people of the world are not the slaves of the same family! "
"My lord, I admit that what you said is correct, but now the world is about to be in turmoil, and we really cannot bear your kind of turmoil.
If it were during the reign of a tyrannical emperor, I would definitely assist you, help you, and support you, but now the chaos is coming,
We cannot allow this country to endure any more unrest. "
Yan Liang also retorted loudly.
"It seems that our ideas cannot be unified. What a pity." The Duke of Shu sighed.
"If you leave today, we will be enemies of life and death in the future, right?"
Yan Liang nodded after being silent for a while, indicating that he agreed with this statement.
About half an hour later, Yan Liang left the fortress. During this process, the rat, the leader of the twelve zodiac killers, never appeared.
But even so, the Duke of Shu did not let anyone carry out an encirclement and suppression campaign.
Both Xiaolong and Deng Bin felt a little confused, but the Duke didn't say anything more and asked the two to leave with a melancholy look on his face.
Alone in the room, the Duke of Shu stared outside in a daze, when a voice came from nowhere.
"Mr Liu, what are you doing?"
A Westerner with blond hair and a big yellow beard walked out of nowhere.
He exuded a strange aura.
There is a metal cross on the chest.
He always held a black-covered book in his hand.
This is something he brought all the way from the West.
"Andrew, if you talk to me in your bird language again, I will chop off your head as a sacrifice to honor our Yanhuang ancestors!"
The Duke of Shu snorted coldly and said angrily.
The Western priest named Andrew coughed lightly and nodded to the Duke of Shu with a smile. He did not have any dissatisfaction because of the Duke of Shu's words.
The reason why the Duke of Shu turned his heart to the West originated from this bearded Western priest named Andrew.
Priest is a magical profession in the West.
The status is not even lower than that of ordinary royal family members and nobles.
Pastors are actually agents of faith in the West, also called agents of gods.
About ten years ago, Andrew traveled thousands of miles across the desert alone and came to this magical eastern continent. He saw everything magical here, and the first nobleman he met was the Duke of Shu.
At that time, the Duke of Shu had a heart for the stars and the sea, and had lofty ambitions. He was no longer satisfied with being a Duke and inheriting his ancestral legacy.
After coming into contact with Andrew, Andrew told him that everyone is equal and everyone can become a god. As for the emperor, who is far inferior to a god, it is natural that he should be a capable person.
At first, the Duke of Shu was very scornful of this statement, thinking that it was treasonous and unethical.
But later, because the Duke of Shu wanted to know about the mysterious western country that Andrew had boasted about, he sent people to the west. This trip took four to five years.
But he did learn about the magic of that country in the west from his subordinates.
In that country everyone is truly equal.
His subordinates who returned from the west told the Duke of the Motherland that in that country a local lord like the Duke of Shu could also be born as a commoner.
This incident deeply shocked the Duke of Shu's psychology and directly destroyed some of his deep-rooted thoughts.
During this period, Andrew also spared no effort to create a worldview in which everyone is equal in the hearts of Shu Palace.
However, after a few years, he found that this effect was very weak because the Duke of Shu was too self-centered.
Andrew later changed his course.
He began to explore the inner desires of the Duke of Shu.
And this dig was successful all of a sudden.
Andrew successfully converted the Duke of Shu by using his distorted concept of equality for all.
The Duke of Shu became his first believer.
However, the Duke of Shu did not obey Andrew's words.
In his heart, he has always been wary of Andrew, a Westerner.
Because Andrew is so eloquent.
It's almost as good as those great monks.
And his father told him since he was a child that he should never believe in Buddhism or Taoism.
Because that will become a prison for your thoughts.
Therefore, Shu recognized that some of the things he obeyed from Andrew were what he wanted.
No one can change his mind.
Andrew was able to travel freely in Sichuan Province, which was the territory of the Duke of Shu.
In the past few years, he has traveled around Sichuan.
It's a bit like a dragon that has seen its tail but not its head.
I don’t know why I suddenly appeared here today.
Because the Duke of Shu did not bring him out this time.
However, the Duke of Shu was no longer surprised by some of Andrew's magical abilities.
"Dear Duke, are you worried about this country again?"
"Andrew, please stop talking to your father-in-law in your demagogic tone."
Andrew: "..."
Andrew felt that he was increasingly unable to communicate with the Duke of Shu.
The latter has become more and more self-centered and can no longer listen to the advice of others.
"My lord, if that's the case, I'll leave first. I hope you can stick to yourself."
Andrew knew the strategy of retreating to advance, so he left directly after saying this.
However, Andrew made a mistake in this regard, because the Duke of Shu was now full of sadness.
He was now starting to wonder if he had done something wrong.
If I don't want to be the emperor or become that nine-five-year-old, will my good brother never leave me and fight side by side with me forever?
To be honest, from the bottom of my heart, the Duke of Shu is still a general.
In his heart, he may want to be the best general in the world.
And not an emperor.
It's just that Andrew's confusing words blinded the Duke of Shu, preventing him from finding his true heart.
The Duke of Shu just kept watching the sky outside change from day to night, looking at the stars in the sky, and he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart.
Tonight the stars are as dense as a chessboard, dotted with stars.
From time to time, shooting stars streak across the sky.
Under such a celestial phenomenon.
Within the territory of Luoshen Villa, above Elephant Mountain.
Dugu Xue was looking at the information in his hand with a normal expression.
Even though opposite him, several senior executives of Luoshen Villa, who were also his die-hard supporters of Dugu Xuezheng, looked worried, the latter still looked as normal.
"Don't worry too much!"
Dugu Xuezheng put down the information in his hands one by one, took another sip of tea, and then said unhurriedly:
"Unless the Duke of Shu is going to rebel, he won't dare to really attack us. The most he wants is to get a share of the Luoshen Villa!
After all, the army of our Shaanxi Province is stationed only more than thirty miles away from here.
As long as the Duke of Shu's army dares to make any changes, the army will be ready to leave.
Does he still dare to start a war? "
Dugu Xuezheng's face remained as usual. Seeing that everyone's faces were still solemn, he smiled.
"Everyone, please rest assured that I have already informed the Shaanxi Provincial Commander, Mr. Lin Kang.
His reinforcements are estimated to be arriving at this moment.
Can ten thousand cavalry stabilize your hearts? "
As soon as Dugu Xuezheng said these words, the expressions of the other people immediately improved.
"Is this true?"
The head of the Zhang family, one of the four top-ranking families, said in disbelief.
Dugu Xuezheng lowered his head and took out a token from his arms and threw it to the head of the Zhang family.
The Zhang family took it attentively and saw that it was the token of the capital commander.
"Master Lin Kang was originally funded by Luoshen Villa!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces finally turned around.
Although Luoshen Villa has been somewhat ostracized by the imperial court in the past dozen or so years, it is not as overwhelming as it was more than twenty years ago.
But in fact, people within Luoshen Villa are still secretly supporting the imperial military.
Therefore, the power of Luoshen Villa on the surface is not as good as it was ten or twenty years ago, but in fact it has not declined much from the beginning. It is just that the power has been transferred from the open to the dark.
I am afraid that the only one who wants to touch their Luoshen Villa is someone with such meritorious deeds as the Duke of Shu.
Ordinary Jianghu sects, even if they are as powerful as Emperor Wu's city, may not dare to touch their Luoshen Villa.
In fact, Dugu Xuezheng was a little confused. How could they be so obsessed with the Duke of Shu that they actually provoked him to send troops to besiege Luoshen Villa?
The other Jianghu sects are like dogs that smell blood.
It was still that kind of hyena, it was as if it was crazy and wanted to eat their Luo Shen Villa.
How did things come to this point all of a sudden?
In fact, given Dugu Xuezheng's rank, he had already made some guesses.
If Dugu Shidao was not involved behind this matter, he did not believe that things would develop to what they are now.
There is nothing about Luoshen Villa that can make other people in the world covet it.
Could it be the weapons hidden in the warehouse behind Xiangshan Mountain?
But the next moment, Dugu Xuezheng self-denied this idea.
