On the second night after being occupied by the Qinghe Army, Kaiyuan City had already closed all its gates, and no one was allowed in or out. A black giant eagle hovered hundreds of feet above Kaiyuan City. The Qinghe Army patrolling the city did not notice it. it.
The Qinghe army did not burn, kill, and loot the people of Kaiyuan City like Yulingguan. Unlike Aoba Shinichi, Kucheng Taku issued strict orders not to allow the Qinghe army to invade the people in the city. General Tian's order was ignored by the Qinghe army. If you dare to disobey, the people of Kaiyuan City will temporarily escape disaster.
Even some Qinghe soldiers who had a sense of luck broke into some people's homes, robbed money, and bullied men and women. They were soon discovered and arrested by the Qinghe army. These people were all executed without exception. In the eyes of the Qinghe people, The crime they committed was nothing, but they must die for disobeying General Tian's orders!
Today's Kaiyuan City is very peaceful, the people are all staying behind closed doors, and there are only Qinghe soldiers patrolling the streets at night.
The giant eagle leaned down at the owner's signal and headed straight for Kaiyuan City. The giant eagle was quickly discovered by the Qinghe defenders in the city. Amidst shouts of "enemy attack", countless crossbows fired at the giant eagle. Come.
This eagle was huge, so naturally many arrows hit it, but the giant eagle had a set of strange armor. At this time, the armor changed, covering the giant eagle and the people on it, and those ordinary arrows completely Didn't work.
When the giant eagle descended to a few dozen feet away from Kaiyuan City, the ordinary Qinghe soldiers did not notice that a small black dot jumped off the giant eagle and disappeared into the darkness in the blink of an eye.
When Master Qinghe came after hearing the news, the giant eagle had already flown away from Yuancheng and disappeared.
All the Qinghe people who saw the eagle were a little confused, and many Qinghe generals suspected that someone had taken the opportunity to enter the city. However, after searching the city for a long time, they still found nothing.
The giant eagle covered with strange armor was naturally Gu Xifeng's mount Ye Ye. After entering Kaiyuan City, Gu Xifeng had quietly arrived at an inn in the city.
This inn was not deserted, and there were still many guests living in it. These guests had nowhere to go after such a big change, so they had to discuss with the innkeeper to continue renting. The innkeeper was also a kind person, and not only agreed happily but also did not take the opportunity to make any excuses. High housing prices.
At this time, most of the guests in the inn have gone to bed, and the shopkeeper has returned to his room.
As soon as he entered the room, the shopkeeper found someone in his room. His face immediately darkened. He silently looked at the young man sitting at the table drinking tea. This man looked ordinary but had an extraordinary bearing. He was the man after the disguise. Gu Xifeng.
The shopkeeper quietly put his hand into his sleeve and said nervously, "Who are you? I am a dedicated businessman. Why do you come to my little shop?"
Gu Xifeng took out a token from his arms and threw it to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper caught it with quick hands and eyes. He only glanced at it and immediately saluted respectfully: "Zhao Dong, the manager of the Dark Star Branch of Kaiyuan City, came to pay homage to the deputy commander."
Gu Xifeng said politely: "No need to be polite, I went to the city today to learn about the current situation in Kaiyuan City."
Zhao Donglai handed the token back and said with a solemn expression: "Sir, last night the Qinghe army hiding in Qingyan Hall suddenly launched an attack on the palace. Later, traitors appeared in the Kaiyuan City Guards and released a large number of Qinghe troops into the city. , it is not clear yet in the imperial city, the city guards suffered heavy losses, and even if they were not killed, most of them surrendered to the Qinghe army."
Gu Xifeng nodded. There was not much difference between what Zhao Donglai said and what he knew. He asked again: "What is the strength of the Qinghe army in the city now? Do you have any information from the experts?"
"Sir, according to the information obtained by Dark Star, there are currently more than 30,000 Qinghe troops and thousands of rebel city guards in the city." Zhao Donglai told the strength of the Qinghe troops without thinking, but after finishing speaking, he fell into silence. There was some guilt on his face.
After a moment, he continued: "As for the masters of the Qinghe Army, it is still unknown. The well-known masters of Qingyantang have all gone to the Eastern Xia border. The ones who took action this time should be the masters secretly sent from the Qinghe Kingdom."
Gu Xifeng's face turned ugly when he mentioned the border of Eastern Xia. Although no news had been sent back, it was a foregone conclusion that the Qinghe army had betrayed the alliance. The southern battlefield must have been attacked by the Qinghe army, but he didn't know that under the command of Lin Chuhe, , what are the losses of the Taichu Army, and are their friends okay?
While Gu Xifeng was thinking a lot, Zhao Donglai came out with a heart-stopping news: "Sir, judging from the movement coming from the palace, it is very likely that a battle of saints has occurred, and judging from the current situation, it is Taichu Fang lost."
"What?" Gu Xifeng suddenly stood up with a look of shock on his face.
Zhao Donglai smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, the battle in the palace last night was extremely fierce. The people fighting against were definitely not ordinary master-level experts. However, the spies have limited strength, so we do not rule out the possibility of making mistakes."
Gu Xifeng's expression did not improve. He thought for a long time and then said, "It seems that I have to go to the palace for a visit."
Zhao Donglai quickly waved his hand and said: "Sir, no, the Taichu Palace has now completely fallen into the hands of the Qinghe people. It would be extremely dangerous to enter rashly!"
Gu Xifeng said with a solemn expression: "No matter how dangerous it is, we still have to investigate. Now that the sect's army is on the way, we must find out the details of the enemy, otherwise the losses will be even greater."
Zhao Donglai was shocked when he heard this: "Did the sect directly send troops?"
"Taichu and the Xinghe Sect have been tied to the same front for a long time. The current situation is that if the Xinghe Sect does not take action, if the Taichu Dynasty is really destroyed, the Xinghe Sect will be in trouble." Gu Xifeng said helplessly.
Zhao Donglai nodded in agreement, and then said solemnly: "In this case, I will immediately summon the secret agents of the Dark Star Branch to enter the palace with you!"
Gu Xifeng waved his hand and said: "No need, the palace is full of dangers, and having too many people is not a good thing. It would be better for me to stay hidden if I go alone."
"But... Sir!" Zhao Donglai was about to say something, but Gu Xifeng said before him: "As the deputy commander of the Seven Kills Battalion, I order you that all Dark Star members continue to lurk and be on standby. I will contact you again after the sect army arrives. , then we will act accordingly.”
Upon hearing this, Zhao Donglai had no choice but to agree, and then he couldn't help but say worriedly: "My lord, please be more careful."
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Gu Xifeng sneaked all the way and quickly arrived outside the Taichu Palace. The palace gate was closed tightly at this time, and a large number of Qinghe troops patrolled inside and outside the palace, guarding the palace like iron barrels.
With Gu Xifeng's skill, how could he be blocked by ordinary soldiers? When a group of night patrol soldiers passed by, he took the opportunity to climb over the wall and enter the palace wall with a few dodgers.
The guards in the palace were even tighter, with three steps, one sentry, five steps and one post. There were Qinghe troops everywhere. However, these Qinghe people did not notice Gu Xifeng sneaking in. The concealment methods learned from Huang Xin were deployed at this time. Great use.
No Habayashi troops were seen in the palace
Soon Gu Xifeng came to the place where Shen Xiliu and Jin Xinglan fought. There used to be many magnificent palaces here. Now, many palaces including the emperor's palace have been razed to the ground. Not even the ruins are left. A huge, devastated pit fell.
Even though a day has passed, there is still a trace of Tao's aura in the pit. Gu Xifeng has been close to the power of Tao since he was a child. Now that he has achieved a small degree of cultivation, he can naturally feel the terrifying power of Tao that permeates the pit.
"Such a strong power of Tao cannot be used by a master-level expert. It is really possible that a battle between saints has occurred here, but I don't know if this saint is still in the palace." Gu Xifeng's eyes flashed with a gleam in his heart. Secret passage.
Gu Xifeng explored the vicinity of the giant pit and then continued towards other palaces.
This time he was more cautious, for fear of meeting the guy who seemed to be a saint.
In Yichun Palace, Emperor Taichu Li Boqian was stripped naked and tied to the pillars of the main hall.
Li Boqian's face was full of anger, and he looked at the scene in front of him with splitting eyes.
More than a dozen of his queens and concubines were all naked at the moment, and a group of Qinghe soldiers were having fun with these women, who were once the most noble women in the beginning. They were crying every day and the earth was not responding, and they could only moan uncontrollably.
There were more than a dozen corpses lying next to the naked men and women. The oldest of these corpses was only more than 20 years old, and the youngest was only a few years old. These were all Li Boqian's son's shrines. The people of Qinghe had already killed the prince in front of him. The princesses were all killed.
Li Boqian roared like a beast: "Zhaoji! You despicable woman, I will definitely kill you! I will slaughter your Qinghe country, kill all the men, and sell all the women to the filthiest brothels! ah!"
Zaoji, who was standing beside Li Boqian with a proud look on his face, smiled and said, "Your Majesty is so majestic. Do you really think you are still the aloof emperor? Stop dreaming!"
When Li Boqian heard this, he was obviously agitated and said nothing for a while. Although he was controlled, he saw the tragic defeat of Jin Xinglan and others. He knew that no one in the palace could save him at this time.
"Zao Ji, I beg you, please kill me!" Li Boqian's tone softened and he begged.
Zaoji covered her mouth and smiled: "It's so easy to die. Wait until you see the Taichu Dynasty completely changing hands before begging me. If I'm in a good mood, I can reward you."
Li Boqian had a sad look on his face, and he murmured to himself: "How should I, Li Boqian, face my ancestors?" As he said that, he was about to hit his head against the stone pillar behind him, and Zao Ji immediately stretched out his fox tail to cushion it. behind him.
Li Boqian still wanted to bite his tongue and commit suicide but could not bring himself to do so. This mediocre emperor did not even have the courage to die, so he could only cry helplessly.
Gu Xifeng watched this scene secretly. Seeing the miserable state of Emperor Taichu, he could not sympathize with him. In order to avoid alerting the enemy, he did nothing and chose to leave.
He quickly left the palace, and no one from Qinghe discovered that anyone had broken in.
Gu Xifeng explored the palace and found many masters, but he found no trace of the saint.
He blew the whistle calling for the night from a tall building in Kaitian City, and the night fell from the sky again. It was extremely fast, and seemed to be in an uninhabited land amidst the shouts and arrows of the Qinghe people, and once again carried Gu Xifeng away. Kaiyuan City.
