The huge Nine Treasure Lotus Lantern stands in the center of the city, tightly shrouded in a transparent birdcage. This mascot, which was originally regarded as a symbol of Lan Yin, seems to indicate some kind of change that is not so reassuring.
The thorn paper clothes blew out white warm mist in the winter night wind. She stood at the top of the crowd, and calm orders came out of her mouth, which were executed accurately by the men in black. The panicked crowd was here He gradually calmed down under the comfort of the city lord's daughter, and evacuated this crowded and dangerous center in an orderly manner.
Ji Zhiyi never thought that she would enter this job so quickly that she was far from ready for, but that didn't mean that she would back down.
"Hey." There was a sudden cry. Ji Zhiyi turned around, only to see a man he was very familiar with walking towards here against the flow of people. Ge Lian had a vague anxiety on his face and looked at this exquisitely dressed man. Girl: "We want to know, what happened tonight? Where is the Lord of the City?"
Ji Zhiyi knew what he meant by us, but she couldn't answer his question. She shook her head lonely and smiled slightly: "I want to say, in fact, I probably don't know anything, but I just want to Do what I can do now.”
"But inform the head of the Ge family for me." Ji Zhiyi knew that her identity at the moment was not the pale city lord's daughter.
When her father was still there and his life and death were uncertain, she actually wanted to be the real owner of this city lord, so facing this familiar friend, her tone came from a city lord: "If possible, inform the family owner to evacuate this city first." The city, if it is convenient, provide me with a sufficiently elite guard force."
Ge Lian looked at this friend who was completely different from what he remembered. He didn't know what made her change like this, but he couldn't help but answer.
"clear."
At this moment, a dazzling white light suddenly burst out from the high platform, as if someone had lit the grandest fireworks there.
An extremely strong pressure spread from the high platform to the surroundings, and it was an extremely awe-inspiring aura.
Almost regal.
The originally noisy square instantly fell silent. The breath oppressed Ji Zhiyi's chest, which was so heavy that she almost suffocated. She almost fell to her knees uncontrollably. She suddenly raised her right hand, and her teeth bit down on her wrist.
Bright red drops of blood flowed from the corners of her mouth, and she relied on the pain to maintain her clarity of mind, because she knew that there was no winner or loser on that high platform at this time.
Because she no longer wants to bend the knee to others casually.
Ge Lian fell to his knees under the first wave of coercion. He looked around and saw that the people he saw were kneeling together in darkness, like a black ocean, while the familiar girl stood alone among the crowd. , particularly conspicuous.
At this time, the white light on the high platform was distorted and instantly formed a white figure several feet tall. Ge Lian looked intently and saw that it was a vaguely young girl with long hair reaching her ankles. She spoke calmly, her voice was clear but clear. Full of stern majesty.
"Hello, my people, I am Ye Qing, your ninth princess."
Her voice was so quiet, but it spread to every corner of the city without any hindrance.
"The changes just now came from the conspiracy of the empire's enemies, but at this moment, the empire's power has retaken the city."
"But this battle is far from over. This city is about to become a battlefield. Ye Qing begs you to leave this city as soon as possible. I know this is your home, and the pain of leaving home is something that every Lanye citizen does not want. I’m willing to bear the pain.”
"But, I hope you can do this for the time being."
"Nine days, please give me nine days. After nine days, I will return this city to you."
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Ge Sheng stood in front of the window and stared at the huge white shadow in silence. Although the shadow was not Ye Qing's true appearance, he was the closest spectator to all the changes on the high platform before that.
The black-haired boy looked at Ye Qing standing there not far away, Xiao Jiu, whom he once called his sister, feeling strange and distant to an unimaginable degree.
"It's really amazing," he said, his tone as bitter as sand soaked in bile.
The mage in black stood quietly beside him. The almost desperate situation only lasted for a moment, but it seemed to have lasted a thousand years. However, after she recovered, nothing seemed to have happened. She stood there quietly. Opening:
"do not Cry."
"It turns out that I want to cry." Ge Sheng raised his head and bit his lips gently: "No wonder it feels so uncomfortable."
The boy spoke softly, his voice tired:
"Hey, I want to go home. Can you take me back?"
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After Ye Qing revealed his identity, the Thirteenth Elder could no longer maintain his strength. Princess Lanye's presence in this city meant that the empire would mobilize the most powerful military at all costs, which was far beyond the limit. initial estimate, so he had no choice but to compromise.
At this moment, at the gate of Lanyin City, the lights were brightly lit, and the grease-burning fire pillars made a crackling sound, illuminating half of the city wall like daylight.
Under the guard of groups of heavily armed soldiers, a long queue is slowly leaving the city. They are the lowest level civilians in the city. Under the premise that Ji Li guarantees to maintain the safety of their residence and property, each person will receive ten silver horns. Temporary resettlement fee, the destination is the nearest Zhiye City.
After all, this is a huge main city with a permanent population of 200,000. It is impossible to evacuate overnight. Moreover, they have to leave their hometown overnight. Under the premise that the danger is not yet clear, not many people are willing to try, and there is only a small amount of real estate. Only the civilians and even the merchants and refugees living here would respond to the city lord's call - and this was only under the premise that the princess showed up.
"You really don't want to leave?" Aoxuehua stood at the city gate and looked at the green-haired middle-aged man in front of him, the somewhat respectable Lord of Lanyin City: "Before noon tomorrow, the Lanye Royal Family will move in. , the academy’s actions will not be too slow. No matter what Dark Star’s intentions are at that time, this place is no longer something you can control.”
Ji Li smiled and looked back at the city that was still shrouded in lights but was a bit gloomy: "Your Highness, you should know that I have spent fifty years in this city, so long that I have already I forgot how to go to a new city and how to leave everything familiar and start a new life.”
"I really don't know what will happen to this city after tonight. I have almost done something wrong, but at this moment, I think it is my responsibility to look at this city."
He looked at the princess of Aos: "After all, I am the master of this city, and no father leaves his children."
Ye Qing was silent and then said, "So, what else do you want to ask for?"
Ji Li scratched his head and said with a smile: "I may not really die here, princess, don't talk like that." Then he paused and said seriously: "If possible, please guarantee the princess and let Yi'er take my place. .”
