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Under the overwhelming pressure of the Holy King, Lu Chen felt like he was carrying a huge mountain on his back, and every bone and joint in his body was making frightening sounds.
At the same time, bursts of extremely intense pain were transmitted from all sides of his body into his mind, constantly torturing his will and spirit.
However, even so, Lu Chen still gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and tried his best to hold on.
Snapped!
The floor beneath his feet cracked suddenly under the raging force, and the powerful force continued to scatter, causing the cracks under Lu Chen's feet to spread rapidly around him.
Seeing this scene, Li Zheng and others all sneered.
Ever since Lu Chen first stood up to speak out for the empress, they had disliked him.
We all spent more than ten years studying hard and studying hard. When we were high-spirited scholars in high school, we also had the world in mind, devoted ourselves to the people, and were loyal to the king and the country.
However, after many years of ups and downs in officialdom, the ideals once were shattered by the cruel reality, and he had to drift with the tide, and then joined forces with others to form cliques for personal gain.
Seeing Lu Chen, they felt like they saw their past selves, and saw the long-abandoned ideals and conscience that they didn't want to see.
It's like looking into a demon mirror.
No one wants to face their extremely ugly self, and Lu Chen's existence seems to remind them of how shameful it is to forget their original intentions and abandon the original lofty ideals of cultivators.
Therefore, even if Lu Chen did nothing, they still hated Lu Chen.
Li Zheng snorted lightly.
"Stubborn, His Highness the Holy King is the one who is about to create a prosperous age in Central Continent. It's just that this guy doesn't want to follow His Highness the Holy King. He actually tries to block the flow of the prosperous age. Such a foolish person can actually be ranked in the court. As expected, the current imperial court It’s no longer worth serving for people with lofty ideals like us.”
"Who says it isn't?"
Xie Hongyun stroked his beard with one hand and said leisurely: "The Demon Queen has been in chaos for six years, and has already exhausted the national destiny of Great Xia. The "Book of Changes" says: 'If you are poor, you will change, if you change, you will be open, and if you are open, you will be long.' Since the Qi of Great Xia is strong, It’s over, so there’s no need to dwell on the past anymore. Now is the time to welcome the new dynasty and help His Majesty the Holy King create an unprecedented new pattern. Anyone who tries to stand in the way will be crushed by the torrent of the new era. Gotta smash it.”
"The world is divided and reunited, and dynasties are changing. This is destiny. How can it be changed by human power?"
Others also spoke in agreement.
"Lu Huaiyu dared to try to prevent the change of the number of days and defy the destiny of heaven. This is an unforgivable crime for nine calamities. Death is not a pity."
"There are such ignorant people in the world!"
"This beast should be a shame to our monks!"
"Yes, yes, yes."
"Please, the Holy King, please don't show mercy. This crime of the beast cannot be punished. If it is not eliminated, it will not be able to calm the hearts of cultivators in the world. His Highness, the Holy King, kills this beast and removes his fame. This is to do justice for heaven..."
"..."
A group of courtiers who were the first to express their intention to follow the Holy King Cangming waved their flags and shouted in an attempt to put a layer of justice on Jiang Chengdao's move.
At the same time, I also put a fig leaf on myself.
What Lu Chen said and did was completely opposite to what they were doing at this time.
As long as Lu Chen is denied, his loyalty to the empress is denied, all his actions are denied, and the world thinks he is wrong, then the actions of those who stand opposite him will be right.
They have long been familiar with this practice of negating others to gain recognition for themselves.
Same now.
Victory is justice.
As long as the Holy King wins and becomes the victor sitting on the dragon throne, everything will naturally go as they wish.
Who told them to represent the interests and position of the Holy King now...
Lu Chen's ears were buzzing, the scene in front of him gradually blurred, and even his consciousness became heavier and heavier, but he could still barely hear the shouts of Li Zheng and others.
Hearing what they said, although Lu Chen was physically tortured, his heart was filled with ecstasy.
Yes, yes, that's what you should say.
I am the remnant of the old era, and there is no ship that can carry me in the new world...ah! The new dynasty will never tolerate diehard loyalists like me from the previous dynasty.
What was the name of the old man who yelled the loudest? Oh, Li Zheng, the young minister of Dali Temple!
Good people, with talented people like you here, why should I, Lu Chen, worry that my path to immortality is blocked?
When I become the Immortal King, I will definitely "beat you up" for your kindness today!
However, he was so excited that he did not notice that after hearing the words of Li Zheng and others, the eyes of the empress behind him and the Holy King Cangming in front of him had a frightening cold light.
puff!
Lu Chen spat out a mouthful of blood from the corner of his mouth, his face became as pale as paper to the naked eye, and his determined eyes also showed a hint of abnormal malaise.
Not only that, under the raging power of the Holy King, the skin on his body gradually cracked, and bright red blood seeped out from the wounds. In just a moment, his brand-new official robes were stained with pools of blood, making him look extremely miserable.
However, if there were people here who knew some medical skills, they would be able to see that Lu Chen's body was covered with skin injuries.
Although the pain of the skin and flesh is extremely torturous to the spirit, if the will is not firm, he will faint on the spot in a few moments, but this type of injury can heal itself in a few days even if left alone, and it will not hurt the root at all.
It just looks miserable.
Jiang Chengwan's little hands under the dragon robe were clenched tightly.
She didn't know how to describe her mood at the moment.
Facing Lu Chen, an unparalleled loyal minister who is rare in this world, looking at his back that would rather die than take a step back, even if he was tortured to the point of being dehumanized, and stood in front of her without giving in, She only felt that she could no longer control the excitement in her chest.
Even when he was in a desperate situation and had to put on a weak mask to pretend to deal with the Queen Mother Zhao every day, his aura, which had never been disturbed, became inexplicably urgent at this time.
The rise and fall of his chest is not as steady as before.
She should have become hard-hearted after six years of hard work, but now she quietly showed a subtle weakness.
Seeing Lu Chen's miserable condition, Li Zheng and others all applauded and even begged Jiang Chengdao to increase their efforts and quickly crush this annoying fool into a pile of pulp.
The words he spoke out became even more unbearable.
And at this moment——
"enough!"
Listening to the increasingly shameless words of Li Zheng and others, the empress finally couldn't help it and scolded them angrily.
At this moment, the terrifying pressure on Lu Chen that gradually suffocated him suddenly disappeared without a trace, as if it had never appeared before. The surrounding air that had been solidified by the power of the Holy King also relaxed in an instant.
Everything is calm again.
"Eh?"
Lu Chen's eyes suddenly widened, full of doubts and uneasiness.
what's going on?
When he heard the empress's angry rebuke, Li Zheng suddenly snorted with disdain.
The wrath of an emperor? joke!
Not to mention that the Holy King now controls Luo Jing, even when Empress Dowager Zhao was in power, they never paid attention to the empress.
It's just a puppet, with fart majesty, you don't need to care about it at all.
However, they did not notice that Lu Chen raised his head in confusion and stared at Jiang Chengdao in astonishment.
At this time, the empress suddenly strode forward, stretched out her hand, pointed her white jade finger at Li Zheng, who was looking at her as if he were laughing, and said to Jiang Chengdao on the horse: "King Cangming, immediately take those few I will capture this barking dog with a broken spine and put it in the sky prison!"
Hearing this, Li Zheng couldn't help laughing.
"Hahaha!"
He laughed wildly and unscrupulously. Although Xie Hongyun and others were a little more restrained than him, they could not help laughing.
It's just a puppet emperor supported by the Queen Mother Zhao for the convenience of control. What? Do you really think that you are the so-called co-owner of the world?
How dare you order Saint King Cangming?
Even the serious Emperor of Great Xia is not qualified to command the legendary strongest man in Central Continent. How can you, a puppet emperor with no majesty, have the courage to point fingers at the Holy King?
Moreover, His Highness the Holy King also intends to dominate the world. You, an eyesore and a stumbling block, don't ask His Highness the Holy King to give you a happy life, but you still give orders to the Holy King without knowing whether to live or die.
Do you think you are not miserable enough?
Ha ha ha ha......
Unfortunately, it seemed too early for them to be happy.
Just as they were laughing wildly, a voice that seemed to them like coming from the Nine Nether Hells suddenly sounded in their ears——
"My lord, I obey the order!"
? ? ?
The arrogant laughter stopped abruptly.
Like Lu Chen, they looked at Jiang Chengdao in astonishment.
The next second, all the courtiers' eyes widened at the same time, their eyes full of horror.
I saw Jiang Chengdao, who was originally arrogant, suddenly arched up, stepped hard on the pedal with his left foot, and quickly broke away from the other pedal with his right foot. He turned over and dismounted with extremely skillful movements, and then bowed to the empress with great respect. present.
Seeing this scene, Li Zheng, Xie Hongyun and others felt an extremely strong sense of something bad at the same time.
Under the cold winter day, they felt a chill that was even colder than the surrounding cold wind suddenly rising from their feet, spreading throughout their bodies in an instant, making them shiver subconsciously.
Courtesy is not something that a person who is about to become emperor can do...
In an instant, when the Holy King of Cangming refused to take the Holy Road to enter the Huangji Gate, an unbelievable possibility emerged in his heart and flashed through his mind.
Then, it occupied the entire mind in an instant.
"Is it...could it be..."
As if to confirm their guesses and ominous premonitions, Jiang Chengdao stood up, waved his hand suddenly, and shouted loudly: "Where is the Xuanwu Guard?!"
Before he finished speaking, a group of Xuanwu guards took a step forward almost instinctively.
"The general is here, please give orders from His Majesty the Holy King!"
Jiang Chengdao turned around, looked at Li Zheng and others as if they were dead people, pointed at them and said loudly:
"Get it for me, the king!"
"promise!"
After the order was given, the Xuanwu Guards took action instantly, and then like a torrent of black armor, they rushed towards the courtiers who had not fully reacted, and captured them all without any effort.
With the empress's first public statement, the situation was completely reversed in just a few breaths.
It wasn't until Li Zheng and others were escorted away by the Xuanwu Guards, wailing incessantly, that Lu Chen finally came to his senses.
Lu Chen couldn't help but twitch at the corners of his eyes when he saw the Xuanwu Guards escorting their "good teammate" away who had been "making great assists" before.
"What the hell? I'm on the wrong team again?"
