Eastern Wasteland Temple.
Two corpses were lying in the center of the main hall.
There were several guards with sad expressions next to the body.
After checking the fatal injuries on the two dead bodies, Qingchen slowly stood up and reported back to Qingqiu who was sitting on the phoenix-gold glazed throne in the center of the hall.
"Both envoys died after their souls were destroyed and their hearts were broken!"
Qingqiu glanced at the two dead temple messengers and sighed slightly.
"They are all elders of the temple, and their cultivation is not weak. They can kill them silently. There are not many people in the entire Eastern Wasteland who can do it."
Qingchen saw Qingqiu's look a little solemn, because these two temple protectors had watched her grow up. In the past, Qingqiu would always pester them to tell him about the events that happened outside the Donghuang Temple in their spare time. things.
For many years, they have been Qingqiu's only way to understand the outside world, and naturally there will be countless laughter among them.
But at this moment, they were all lying quietly in the middle of the cold hall, and Qingchen could feel the sadness in Qingqiu's heart.
However, he had to report another piece of news he had just received to Qingqiu.
"The orcs have suddenly invaded the Eastern Wasteland in the past few days, so some of the men we originally planned to withdraw were forced to stay in the north."
Upon hearing this, Qingqiu withdrew his gaze and turned to Qingchen with slight concern.
"Your injuries are not serious either. I was negligent this time."
"Your Highness, don't worry about me. They are very likely to attack the temple directly. Therefore, we can no longer sit still and wait for death."
Qingchen has never seen Qingqiu as frustrated as she is now. She has always been calm and calm, but now she is forced to this point by Wei Yu. Qingchen suddenly feels that it is difficult for him to prevent her from getting hurt.
However, he was still willing to do anything to protect Qingqiu. Qingqiu naturally understood this, so she said to Qingchen with a forced smile.
"Your most important task now is to recover from your injuries as soon as possible. Only in this way can I deal with what's coming next with peace of mind."
"But I..."
Qingchen originally wanted to insist on doing something to help Qingqiu, but the injuries in his body made it difficult for him to support his body and he shook a bit.
In the blink of an eye, Qingqiu had already ducked out of the glass throne and came to Qingchen. She reached out and gently held Qingchen's arm, and waved to the guards on the side to take him down to rest first.
Qingchen knew that his injuries were serious. Since his defeat against Yunling last time, he still had not recovered yet.
Qingqiu naturally found out about his situation early on, so she spoke softly before Qingchen spoke again.
"You have tried your best, but I don't want you to make any mistakes again. As the queen of the temple, I also have the responsibility to protect you."
Afterwards, Qingqiu turned around and scanned the many guards in the hall and continued.
"I have always been very clear about your loyalty to the temple, but this time we have to face the Presbyterian Council, and the Presbyterian Council also belongs to the temple. I don't want to see us fighting among ourselves in the temple.
Therefore, I will do my best to settle this matter with Wei Yu, so that you will not be implicated again! "
Qingchen shook his head helplessly after hearing Qingqiu's words.
"Your Highness, don't you understand now that Wei Yu has no intention of leaving any room for us, and with his despicable behavior, how can he let everyone in the temple go!"
Qingchen's words aroused the unanimous approval of many guards in the hall, and they all expressed their intention to join Qingqiu in resisting the rebellion of the Presbyterian Church.
However, Qingqiu thought more than them, because she guessed that Wei Yu might want more than just the temple, and the only person in the Presbyterian Church who could really fight against her was Wei Yu.
Of course, what she is most worried about now is whether Wei Ying will appear. If he does appear then, everything will become unpredictable.
Immediately, Qingqiu raised her hand to signal that everyone didn't need to say any more, and she then said to Qingchen.
"You will always be the loyal guards of the temple. No matter who the future master of the temple is, you should not forget your mission."
Qingchen knew that Qingqiu meant that no matter whether this matter succeeded or failed, she did not want these guards who were loyal to the temple to lose their lives for her again.
Although Qingchen has always believed that it is natural for him to protect Qingqiu, this does not mean that everyone in the temple has the same idea as him.
For thousands of years, the reason why the East Wasteland Temple has been admired by the world is not due to strong oppression or strict rules and regulations, but the belief in freedom and equality passed down by the successive Lords of the East Wasteland.
Therefore, these guards who are loyal to the temple should have the right to choose their life and death. Of course, Qingqiu is not willing for them to sacrifice for being loyal to herself, because this will violate her principles.
Moreover, Qingqiu knew more clearly that even if they were fearless when facing the Presbyterian Church, in this world of practice, it is still the unchanging truth that the strong are respected.
She could guarantee that she would not kill the weak indiscriminately, but she could not stop Wei Yu and the others from killing all the guards of these temples.
Therefore, the only way Qingqiu could think of was that she would no longer be the queen of the Eastern Barren Temple, but she had something that Wei Yu was determined to obtain. In this way, Wei Yu would naturally not care about the life and death of these people in the temple.
However, now her ideas may not be accepted by the guards who are loyal to the temple, so she can only prepare them for whatever is about to happen.
After dealing with the matters in the temple, Qingqiu returned to Fengyi Pavilion with a heavy heart. She did not expect that her departure would cause the situation that was under control before to take a turn for the worse.
Now, she just wants to use her own ability to try to save everything, at least to save the lives of these guards who are loyal to her.
However, just after she stepped into Fengyi Pavilion, she suddenly discovered that Hong Juan and Nangong Yun were waiting for her in Fengyi Pavilion.
Seeing Qingqiu's solemn expression, Hongjuan came up to him first and asked Qingqiu with concern.
"Your Highness, what happened?"
Qingqiu sighed and replied.
"The two guardians of our temple have been killed!"
"Is it Wei Yu again?"
Hong Juan blurted out without thinking.
Qingqiu nodded slowly, and then she turned her gaze to Nangong Yun behind Hongwen and said.
"It seems that Wei Yu was not idle during the time we left, but I never expected that he would be so cruel and ruthless, and he would also attack the seniors of the temple."
When Nangong Yun heard what Qingqiu said, he immediately understood that the current situation was extremely unfavorable to the temple, so he thought about it for a while and said to Qingqiu.
"Now Wei Yu may be ready to confront the temple head-on. I think he will definitely try to win over the Liang family before revealing his true colors. At the same time, since he dares to kill the two guardians of the temple, he must have a way. Preventing you from mobilizing manpower from elsewhere.”
"You guessed it right. The orcs north of the Eastern Wasteland have begun to invade the northern territory. Therefore, it seems that the manpower I originally planned to withdraw from the temple cannot leave there."
Qingqiu replied helplessly.
However, Nangong Yun continued after hearing this.
"It seems that the battle between us and Wei Yu has come to a life-and-death battle. I expect that since he has ordered the orcs to invade the northern territory of the Eastern Wasteland, he will definitely take action at the same time!"
Hearing what Nangong Yun said, Qingqiu nodded slowly, but Hongjuan on the side asked in surprise.
"Are you saying that the orc invasion in Northern Xinjiang was ordered by Wei Yu, and that he would also take advantage of the chaos to harm the temple?"
"Yes, Wei Yu and the others have been planning for today for many years. Even when he was absolutely sure that he could defeat us, he still did so many things. It shows that he is a very tolerant person. Such a person The most terrifying thing is not his strength, but that once he decides to do something, he will never give up!"
However, when Hong Juan heard this, he gradually understood that Wei Yu not only wanted to seize control of the temple, but he also did not intend to let Her Highness go, because he wanted to let everyone in Donghuang know that he She is someone more qualified to take charge of the Eastern Wasteland Temple than Her Highness the Queen.
However, when Hongjuan thought that in order to achieve such a goal, he did not hesitate to involve the innocent Ziyun Sect as a pawn, causing Yu Ruoling to be humiliated and lose all her memories, which she has not been able to recover to this day, Hongjuan was furious. Come somewhere.
Then, she continued to say to Nangong Yun.
"I'm afraid we don't have any help now, but if they want to fight us head-on, they may not be able to get any benefits!"
Qingqiu also smiled bitterly when he heard Hong Juan's words.
"Miss Hongjuan is brave and fearless, but besides fighting them, we really have no other better way now."
Nangong Yun saw that Senior Sister and Qingqiu were ready to fight head-on with the Presbyterian Council, but he could only smile helplessly.
"I should have been the first to get involved in a fight, but I didn't expect that you two are more anxious than me now."
When Hongjuan heard what Nangong Yun said, she said a little unconvinced.
"You have just made a breakthrough in cultivation, and your realm is not yet stable. Besides, with me here, it is naturally not your turn to take action."
Nangong Yun was a little confused by Hong Juan's call. He was still a man after all. How could he hide behind his senior sister at this time? Besides, his current cultivation level was indeed the same as her senior sister's. , then he can no longer let his senior sister take risks.
Immediately, Nangong Yun looked serious and said to Hong Juan categorically.
"No matter what, I can't let you take risks this time!"
"Ahem... I mean, can't you two include me?"
At this time, Qingqiu, who was standing aside, looked at the two of them awkwardly and asked.
Because as a bystander, she could see the friendship between the two of them at a glance, but at this time, she felt something strange in her heart.
Therefore, she had to interrupt the conversation between the two.
However, when the two of them heard Qingqiu's inquiry, they immediately turned to look at Qingqiu and said in unison.
"It turns out that you want to be beaten too, Your Highness!"
"Can't you?"
"sure!"
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