The antelope demon said: "I admit that you are very arrogant, but those big demons are not weak. If you want to save Fulao Country, your efforts will be in vain."
"Oh? How do you say this?" Zhang Xuan asked in confusion.
"Let me tell you clearly, because the king of Fu Lao, Zong Lu, sent troops to deal with the big demon, the big demons hated him so much that they decided to kill him and specifically chose the time on the eve of Qingming Festival." The Antelope Demon responded. He said, "Once Zong Lu dies, the entire Fu Lao Kingdom will fall into chaos. If the big monsters make some noise, they can plunge this country into even greater chaos. A country full of chaos and chaos, Can you save it?"
After hearing this, Zhang Xuan realized that the big monster here was so vicious. He couldn't help but get angry and crushed the antelope monster to death. He gritted his teeth and said, "Humph, you damn big monsters are going to bring trouble to Fulao Country. This is really a wrong calculation! As soon as I come, your death will come!"
Having said that, he gathered together a group of soul slave big demons, followed the practice in Badan Kingdom, and ordered fifteen groups of big demons to go out immediately to kill the big demons that were raging in Fulao Kingdom.
"The Tomb Sweeping Day is coming soon. Zong Lu, the king of Fu Lao Kingdom, may be in danger. I have to save him." Zhang Xuan said, "I save Zong Lu's life, and then I will kill the three kinds of groups entrenched here. Demons. Except for the pig demon, the horse demon and the chicken demon, the demons here are for you to destroy until they are wiped out. After wiping out all the demons in Fu Lao Country, you can stop by those small countries to see Look, if there are monsters, we must kill them one by one."
The soul slave demons received the order and set off immediately to exterminate the demons according to the designated areas.
The day after tomorrow was the Tomb Sweeping Day, and Zhang Xuan had to fly to the capital of Fulao alone in order to save Zong Lu's life.
This place is about 10,000 miles away from the imperial city, and Zhang Xuan must fly non-stop to get there on the eve of Qingming Festival.
He was now in the Floating Cloud Realm, and his flying speed was much faster than before, but he still felt a little nervous about time.
The most fearful thing is that something unexpected happens in the middle, such as that wretched old man bringing a big demon and asking him to kill it, which will delay a certain amount of time.
Fortunately, the journey went smoothly, and he arrived at the imperial city at Xu o'clock on the eve of Qingming Festival.
There was no time to carefully overlook the brightly lit night view of the imperial city. He decided that the most illuminated place was the imperial palace, so he went straight there.
He only knew that the great demons attacked Zonglu on the eve of the Qingming Festival, but he did not know the exact time when the great demons took action. If the great demons took action before the time of the hour, all his hard work on the journey would be in vain.
After hovering over the palace for a while, he dived straight towards a large grassy area. Dozens of lamps were lit on the grass, and there were several hazy figures among them.
He planned to ask those people where Zong Lu was and if he was in trouble.
Swooping down to about thirty feet above the ground, he suddenly hovered there and carefully examined what was going on below.
He saw a stern old man sitting on a soft chair with an expressionless face. On the low table next to the soft chair was a shining sword that had been unsheathed. To the left and right of the old man, there were two women in their thirties playing musical instruments. The music was melodious and very pleasant to the ears.
There was a wooden chair placed opposite the old man, but no one was sitting on it.
When a catastrophe was approaching for the emperor's clan, these people were still so leisurely and carefree, which made Zhang Xuan curse.
At this time, the old man who was sitting upright said loudly to him: "Since you are here, then come down. I have been waiting for you for a long time!"
What, have you been waiting for me for a long time? You didn't even know who I was, but you just said wait for me for a long time, as if we knew each other. What kind of scene was this?
Zhang Xuan was puzzled as he landed from the air, sat on the empty chair, and asked: "Old man, how did you know I would come?"
"You sent me an ultimatum, so I waited for you here before the stipulated time. However, it seems that you came a little early. The time you mentioned was Hai hour." The old man responded calmly.
After hearing this, Zhang Xuan became more and more confused. He subconsciously thought that this old man was a little abnormal, so he looked at the two women playing the piano and said, "Well, this piece of music is good. You two played it well."
"Your Majesty, you can actually understand music, that's good!" the old man said, "The piece "Three Six" is my favorite piece in my life. Sisters Da Ruan and Xiao Ruan played it best. The lute and xylophone worked perfectly together. Before I die, I have to listen to this piece of music several times, it is worth it. No one has ever died since ancient times, but "Sanliu" still comforts my heart, good!"
The old man's words were so confusing that Zhang Xuan became more and more puzzled as he listened, so he stopped beating around the bush and said bluntly: "Old man, your monarch's clan is in danger, and you don't try to save it, but you just indulge in what you are doing here. Playing music like "Four Seven" and saying that he is going to die, where has his loyalty to the emperor gone?"
The old man glanced at Zhang Xuan and seemed a little surprised: "Your Excellency is here to kill me. Don't you know that I am Zong Lu?"
"What, you are Zong Lu?"
Zhang Xuan asked instinctively when he heard that this old guy was Zong Lu.
"Eighteen of you big demons jointly sent me an ultimatum to execute me at Haishi tonight. As the first big demon to come to attack, you don't even know who I am. What a joke!"
Zong Lu sneered, then picked up the long sword beside him, stood up, and said: "Come on, I will fight with you for the first time, and we will fight to the death!"
As he spoke, he was full of pride.
Seeing this, Zhang Xuan smiled secretly in his heart and said: "Don't be busy! I also like to listen to this song "Sanliu" very much. It's better to listen to it a few more times before fighting. This song should only be found in heaven and is rare in the world. Smell it and listen for a while."
"Ah, I understand!" Zong Lu was startled for a moment, and then responded, "Your Majesty deliberately delayed, probably because he planned to find out some details from me, so that he could easily attack the members of the royal family. Let me tell you, Those royal family members have been hidden in several very secret places that you can’t find. If you want to deal with me, I will come out to fight according to your request. Life and death are only between us, so don’t involve other people!”
After hearing this, Zhang Xuan couldn't help but secretly praise Zong Lu for being a generous and tragic person, and also admired him for being an elegant and steady person. In the presence of the great demon, Zong Lu showed no fear at all and could be called a warrior. Facing the big demon, Zong Lu didn't curse or use foul language. This was his elegance and his composure.
Such a performance is difficult for ordinary people to achieve, but Zong Lu did it.
This kind of performance also slightly changed Zhang Xuan's bad impression of Zong Lu's unreliability.
However, Zonglu wanted to protect other members of the royal family and even the people of Hecheng from the slaughter of the great demons by taking on the attacks of the great demons on his own. This was very unrealistic and unreliable.
The big demon is just a big demon. He has no martial virtues, and he doesn't pay attention to the ethics and morals that humans follow. After killing Zonglu, other members of the royal family and even the people of Hecheng will still be slaughtered.
From this perspective, Zong Lu possesses nothing more than the courage of an ordinary man.
Mistaking Zhang Xuan for the great demon shows Zong Lu's unwiseness. No great demon would behave as well as Zhang Xuan, nor would he be as interested in music as Zhang Xuan. However, due to his preconceptions, Zonglu still stubbornly believed that Zhang Xuan was the great demon despite Zhang Xuan's repeated explanations, which was a bit ridiculous.
Fortunately, Zhang Xuan understood Zong Lu's state of mind. In this situation, he may not be much better than Zong Lu, at least not as calm and calm as Zong Lu.
Zong Lu's calmness at the moment cannot be faked, but is due to the accumulation of his own experience. As a king, Zong Lu must have encountered major events of one kind or another in the process of success. Dealing with those major events tempered his character, tempered his mind, and created the ability for him to respond suddenly without getting angry, and to respond without reason. Astonishing superhuman courage.
At this point, Zhang Xuan feels ashamed.
