In the dim room, illuminated by candlelight, the air was filled with a strong smell of medicine, mixed with a little bit of blood. A group of soldiers in black were slumped on the ground. Their breath was low, their faces were pale, and they might have a lot of blood on their bodies. Or at least wrap it with gauze.
But even if they are injured, they still exude a fierce and iron-blooded atmosphere, silently licking their wounds like injured wolves.
Suddenly a weird bird call sounded, three long and two short. Several people in the room quickly stood up, looked at each other, and put their fingers to their lips. The same weird bird call sounded at a strange frequency, and it sounded again outside the door. Another bird chirped, and then someone opened the door.
Then, a shadow flashed into the room and the door was closed again. It turned out that he was the secret guard who reported to Emperor Shenwu in the Yangxin Hall.
"General, how are you?" In the corner, a thin man in black clothes asked quickly.
After coming in, he glanced at everyone and found that their injuries had stopped temporarily, and then he said: "Your Majesty is already aware of this matter. There is a reason for it. The responsibility does not entirely lie with us. Your Majesty has not punished us. You can rest assured."
"Huh~ That's good, that's good." Hearing his words, everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief. The secret guards are His Majesty's personal bodyguards. They are authorized by the imperial power and have no taboos. However, as a secret army directly under the emperor, The secrecy and punishment were extremely harsh.
"boom!"
There was a thunderous explosion, and just a moment ago there was a full moon in the sky. In the blink of an eye, dark clouds gathered, lightning flashed, and huge raindrops fell, sweeping away the smell of blood in the air.
Not only this room, but also many black-clad soldiers were lying in other rooms of the entire house, but their injuries were much more serious.
However, in the dark night, groups of black-clad soldiers came out of the rain. They arrived in front of the house and without saying a word, they directly raised their crossbows.
"Boom, boom, boom!" Continuous rain of arrows came through the sky, and powerful crossbows fired!
There was no nonsense, and he didn't care whether there were other people or whether he accidentally killed someone. He just shot with a strong bow!
Naked, cold and tough!
These are the secret guards of Emperor Shenwu. They used to do this to others, but now it's their turn.
In the yard, the guards in black immediately realized something was wrong and sent out a warning signal. However, before they could go out, they were greeted by crossbows and arrows.
The unique armor-piercing crossbows of the Great Zhou Dynasty are specially designed to target armies wearing armor. They have always been their biggest killers, but now they are hurt by their own sharp weapons.
As the crossbow arrows fell, the houses and walls were instantly turned into sieves. The black-clothed soldiers lying in the room recovering from injuries had no time to escape and were instantly turned into hedgehogs.
There was no time to rescue those seriously injured colleagues. These black-clad soldiers who were still able to move took advantage of the terrain to avoid the crossbows. "Brothers, run away! Your Majesty wants to silence you!"
One person yelled angrily. Now that things have come to this, how could they not understand that His Majesty is trying to silence them? But even though they were mentally prepared before joining the secret guards, no one would sit back and wait for death willingly when faced with it. .
After a round of shooting, another group of black-clad soldiers entered the house one after another and started to finish the shots. After a while of fighting, everything became quiet.
"General Qi, a total of one hundred and twenty people have been dealt with!"
"Close the team!"
"yes!"
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They left quickly, leaving only more than a hundred corpses lying in a pool of blood. But the strange thing was that the people living around seemed to be completely invisible and had no feeling at all.
After a while, the fire broke out and swallowed everything up.
Soon, their families will receive extremely generous pensions.
In another street, a middle-aged scholar wearing a blue scholar's uniform looked at the burning scene, shook his head, and then withdrew his gaze.
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Although the old emperor was extremely angry, he still went to court and handled government affairs as usual.
At the court meeting, the ministers continued to present reports and jointly discussed and solved the problem.
Suddenly, the old emperor sitting on the dragon throne yawned.
Your Highness, when Zhang Daozhi, the chief minister of the cabinet, saw this scene, his eyes narrowed, as if he saw something strange. He wiped his eyes without any trace, and took another look inadvertently.
At the same time, the unicorn-like luck on his body formed an umbrella cover. Suddenly, he could see more clearly. There were wrinkles on His Majesty's face, and he was getting older again.
Although it was just a faint touch, Zhang Daozhi still saw it.
After confirming it, he withdrew his gaze and did not dare to look any further. Even though he had countless questions in his heart, he still kept them in his heart and could not see anything strange on the surface.
Not long after, Emperor Shenwu yawned again. This time, he did not look again. The arguing voices of His Highness's courtiers paused for a moment, and then continued.
In the past six months, Emperor Shenwu has been in high spirits and high spirits in the court, and has never shown any signs of fatigue, but something seems different today.
"First Evolution"
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After going to court, Emperor Shenwu returned to the Yangxin Hall, took off his court clothes, and did not correct the memorial. Instead, he took the bronze mirror on the bookshelf in front of him.
The shiny bronze mirror clearly reflected his face, which was still so rosy, healthy and full of vitality. Suddenly, his eyes widened and he touched the corners of his eyes, his eyes full of disbelief.
He put down the bronze mirror, rubbed his face, and then looked in the mirror again. However, the crow's feet were like a thorn piercing his heart.
Suddenly, his hand holding the bronze mirror turned blue and began to tremble, "You all deserve to die!" The deep voice contained a decisive murderous intention, and the air in the hall suddenly became three cents colder.
"Bang!"
The anger in his heart continued to burn, and he threw the bronze mirror to the ground. The round bronze mirror hit the carpet with a dull sound, and then rolled out along with the force until it hit a slender and light foot. Then he stopped.
Then, a white, slender, boneless little hand picked up the bronze mirror, and a young and beautiful face was immediately reflected on the bronze mirror.
She is the beloved daughter of Emperor Shenwu, Princess Yong'an.
"Father, what's wrong with you? Let's calm down first." Seeing her father's expression of worry and anger, she quickly stepped forward and stroked his back, hoping to soothe his mood and calm him down. His rage.
However, Emperor Shenwu was furious at this time. For him, immortality was what he dreamed of. Originally, he was already very old, but as the weight of his luck faded away part of it, his illness disappeared and he returned to his youth.
But now, he is getting older. How can he bear the gap between one and the other?
At this moment, seeing his daughter's charming and young face again deeply hurt his heart.
He pushed Princess Yong'an away and kept yelling: "Get out! Get out of here!"
Facing her furious father, Princess Yongan was so frightened that she quickly left the palace.
Not far from the main hall, she met someone.
