Half a moment ago, Zhao Yan grabbed Kasili and prepared to escape.
But before he could get off the moon altar, the Zhenwu sword hanging on his waist suddenly rebelled and floated in front of him, blocking the way.
At first, he didn't realize what was going on. When the voice of the woman in the sword came, he realized that he had accidentally destroyed the formation at the most critical moment.
Concubine Zhuang, who originally wanted to escape from the Soul-Residing Pearl and take possession of Kasili's body, not only failed, but was instead absorbed into the body of the Zhenwu Sword.
But because of this, she temporarily had the ability to control Zhenwu Sword.
"Young hero, please stay."
When he heard this sentence, Zhao Yan was completely confused.
I almost thought it was a real sword that had become a spirit.
He had never heard the truth about the whole bead-retrieving ceremony, and now he was even more confused.
But the abnormal performance of Zhenwu Sword still made him stop in his tracks.
"Who are you?"
"Young hero, you don't need to know my identity. All you need to do is wait here for a while. I can guarantee that Your Majesty will never hurt you in the slightest."
I…
Royal woman.
Your Majesty?
Zhao Yan immediately clarified some ideas.
I know that I have probably misunderstood the true purpose of this ceremony.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be an extra Qing palace woman inexplicably.
But at this moment, even if he wanted to leave, it was too late.
Feeling the scorching gaze from Huang Taiji behind him, Zhao Yan simply walked aside and watched the show without saying a word.
So he heard the subsequent conversation and learned the true identity of the woman in the sword from Xiao Qiushui's words.
Concubine Zhuang!
Also known as Queen Xiaozhuangwen!
She also has a folk name, called Dayu'er...
Zhao Yan was very familiar with this name.
A name that is almost unavoidable in The Secret History of the Qing Palace.
It turns out that it took so long not because Huang Taiji wanted this heavenly pearl, but because he wanted to find a suitable body for Concubine Zhuang.
You can understand it if you think about it. After all, Huang Taiji is already so incredibly strong, and there is no point in asking for another pearl of heaven and man.
He glanced at the lost Emperor Xi in the distance and couldn't help but feel a little funny.
After years of painstaking efforts and careful verification, I have never guessed what my grandfather was really thinking.
When we think of the twin statues of the Happy Buddha in Yuhua Pavilion, everything seems to make sense.
Since you have practiced Joyful Zen, how can you not practice Mingfei twice...
"Don't be willful. Being able to leave alive now is the most important thing."
Xiao Qiushui's body was still a little weak, and he was still worried about letting Zhao Yan stay here alone.
"Then you can stay too. I don't think it's a big problem."
"Besides, Huang Taiji is massacring the city, and the dead and injured are all his people of the Qing Dynasty. I will definitely not be on the list."
Zhao Yan understood Xiao Qiushui's worries.
But he also had confidence in Concubine Zhuang.
A woman who could make Huang Taiji spend so much effort to resurrect her must have something unique about her.
What's more, in his impression, Queen Xiaozhuangwen was also an extremely outstanding politician.
I don't think there will be a crazy Huang Taiji left to cause chaos.
"...Since you won't leave, I will stay with you."
Xiao Qiushui sighed helplessly.
After saying that, his shoulders slumped.
The power of a divine palm is really hard to withstand.
But no matter what, he is Xiao Qiushui, and there is no way he can escape alone.
Neither his self-esteem nor his bottom line allowed him to do this.
"Well, let's stay away..."
"……good."
Xiao Qiushui readily agreed to Zhao Yan's suggestion.
Staying and staying, standing around waiting for a powerful enemy to return is not his style.
The two of them took the dazed Kasili away from the Moon Altar and hid in an uninhabited hut not far away.
Zhao Yan poked two holes in the window paper to make it easier to observe the outside.
At this time, the sky still maintained its previous appearance. Except for the Moon Altar, the entire Shengjing was shrouded in darkness.
"Concubine Zhuang is in a divine state. The blazing sun will do great harm to her. Huang Taiji will not dissipate the dark clouds for the time being."
Xiao Qiushui sat aside and explained.
These masters seem to have the ability to see through other people's thoughts.
Zhao Yan already got the answer before he could ask any questions.
"But why can Laodao Zhang wander around in the sky during the day?"
He clearly remembered the time Zhang Sanfeng came to see him. It was obviously a sunny day.
If the blazing sun can harm the soul, why can't this old Taoist priest do it?
"Zhenzhen Zhang's physical body is still there, but what emerged is the Yang God. Concubine Zhuang's physical body has died, and only the Yin God is forced to remain in the world by the Soul Bead. The two are worlds apart, how can they be the same."
"I see...Zhang Laodao can travel to heaven, can you do it?"
"I can't do it, and no one in Qixia Town can do it. This should only be mastered after entering the realm of land gods."
Xiao Qiushui said calmly.
But this answer made Zhao Yan suddenly think that there were nine elders in the Immortal Society.
Huang Taiji is still ranked sixth, but he has already become a heavenly being on land...
Then aren't the five in front of him stronger?
"Where does Huang Taiji's strength rank among the Immortal Society?"
"Um?"
Xiao Qiushui glanced at Zhao Yan in surprise, and then said with laughter.
"Don't worry, the Immortal Society doesn't have as many terrestrial beings as you think."
"At least the three elders from Xixia, Dali, and Tubo are not. In addition, the two elders from Mongolia, Yuan and Han are also very likely to have not yet reached the realm of heaven and man."
Zhao Yan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
If you remove five like this, it's only half...
It’s still very strong!
Those were five giant land monsters.
What's more, the mysterious Emperor Zun.
He originally had some confidence in defeating the Immortal Society, but after uncovering the tip of the iceberg, he was helpless to find that his confidence was gone.
If I had known that the Immortal Society would be so terrifying, why would I have tried to dissuade Zhang Laodao from transporting troops to retreat?
"What are you talking about? When can you take me to find my sister?"
Kasili suddenly listened to the two talking for a while with big eyes, but she really couldn't understand, so she had to ask.
The two of them looked at each other, and Xiao Qiushui turned his head sharply with erratic eyes, meaning that this was not my business.
Zhao Yan had no choice but to show the most amiable smile and said:
"Kasili, be good, we will go find Sister Qingtong when it gets dark."
"Yeah! Pull the hook!"
Unexpectedly, this trick was extremely effective for her. She smiled and stretched out her hand to pull the hook to seal the agreement.
Zhao Yan had no choice but to reach out and hook her and press the seal.
After comforting the cute girl, he patted Xiao Qiushui on the shoulder and said solemnly:
"Something doesn't seem right..."
He glanced sideways at Kasili, who was sitting obediently aside.
To be honest, although this woman looks like an adult beauty, in terms of language and movements, she looks like a little girl who has not grown up.
Isn't he a mentally retarded child?
"It's normal. She was suppressed by the memories of heaven and humans, and it is difficult for her to grow psychologically. In addition, she was controlled by those onmyoji's spells and fell into a coma for two years. Now she is probably thinking like a seven or eight-year-old child."
Xiao Qiushui glanced at Kasili with pity, and the latter smiled sweetly when she saw him.
"I see...those Onmyojis are all from Qin?"
Zhao Yan was still very curious about the Onmyoji when he thought about the formations they had used before.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, hundreds of schools of thought contended, and the Yin and Yang family was already a considerable force at that time.
A hundred years later, his theory was carried forward in Kyushu.
The core ideology of any sect is still the policy policy of the governments of various countries.
Many of them have the theory of yin and yang cooperating with each other.
The Yin Yang family was a very prominent sect in the Qin State.
He is the absolute leader in the secret arts of yin and yang and the five elements.
Although he came from Taoism, he had the power to completely suppress Taoism in Qin State.
"Of course, besides Da Qin, where else can we train Onmyoji who can perform the soul-transferring technique?"
"Sixteen human lives in exchange for a chance to transfer souls...is it really worth it?"
"Oh, just like those monsters you mentioned in "Journey to the West", humans are just food in their eyes. Do you care about the life of food?"
Xiao Qiushui was speechless at Zhao Yan's boring sympathy. He sneered and turned away silently.
Zhao Yan also understood that he had unnecessary empathy.
After all, in this era, the strong are respected.
Few people can empathize with the people.
In the eyes of Huang Taiji and Emperor Zun, these onmyojis are just useful tools.
However, after talking for a while, he learned more about the Immortality Society.
Xiao Qiushui didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but she didn't keep anything secret from him.
Unlike Old Man Tianji, who guarded him life and death to prevent him from knowing more.
After this topic, the three fell into silence for a while.
But after a while, the sky outside suddenly lit up.
Zhao Yan hurriedly turned his head to the window paper and looked out.
I saw that the dark clouds that had blocked the sun began to slowly disperse, and the sunlight quickly occupied the dark area again.
"Concubine Zhuang is dead..."
"nonsense!"
Xiao Qiushui said angrily, and then he poked two holes in the window paper.
Seeing the two men's actions, Kasili found it quite amusing, so she also came over and poked two holes for herself.
The three of them sat in a row and looked at the location of the Moon Altar.
Huang Taiji jumped back from a distance with Zhenwu Sword in hand and walked towards Emperor Xi.
"Is he going to kill Emperor Xi?"
"Won't…"
This time, Zhao Yan was very sure.
He believed that after Concubine Zhuang's persuasion, Huang Taiji would not take action against Emperor Xi.
It is easy to replace an emperor with his ability, but it is difficult to be as useful as Emperor Xi.
What's more, Zhao Yan had the impression that Concubine Zhuang still loved Emperor Xi very much when she was alive.
And sure enough, as he expected, Huang Taiji just stood quietly in front of Emperor Xi and said something to him, without attacking him.
However, not only Zhao Yan and the others saw this scene.
After the sun came up, the surrounding people also came out of their homes one by one to find out what happened.
So the song "Moon Altar" illuminated by the sun became everyone's destination.
The people in Shengjing all wanted to know what happened to the Moon Altar.
But when they gathered in front of the Moon Altar, what they saw was Emperor Xi, wearing a dragon robe, slumped in front of a young man.
This scene was the first to hit everyone.
No one can figure it out…
Why would someone fall to the ground wearing a dragon robe?
"Old man...that man is wearing a dragon robe...is he the emperor?"
"I don't know either. Although we have lived in Shengjing for decades, we have never seen the emperor."
"It looks a bit like the Temple of Heaven that used to offer sacrifices to heaven. I took a look at it from a distance, but it doesn't seem that old."
Years of plans have failed, and Emperor Xi now looks more than ten years older than before.
Once the energy and spirit are released, a person's aging will be visible to the naked eye.
Even the land gods cannot change this phenomenon.
"If he is the Holy One, then who is this young man opposite him?"
"If you ask me, it must be fake. I was probably frightened by the changes in the sky..."
"Hurry up and find the Royal Guards. There are people who dare to wear dragon robes. They should not be imprisoned in Tianlao!"
"That's right, little boy, run fast and find the Imperial Guard."
There were whispers and loud discussions among the crowd, but most people did not think that the old man on the ground was the emperor.
The people of Shengjing still respected Emperor Xi who could bring them a stable life.
When I see someone wearing a dragon robe, the first thing I think of is to find a soldier to deal with it.
Hearing the discussion nearby, Huang Taiji couldn't help but have a relieved smile on his face.
"Concubine Zhuang said that you can be a wise king and enrich the country and strengthen the people. Now it seems that her vision is always right."
"If you want the country of the Qing Dynasty, I will give it to you."
Emperor Xi raised his head in astonishment and looked at the grandfather who had been weighing on his head for many years.
I still couldn't believe what I heard.
He was even ready to be killed...
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a turn of events.
"The royal family of the Nine Provinces and Ten Kingdoms has always been ruthless. Except for a pair of strange brothers born in the family of the third elder, the rest are all fratricidal."
"I don't blame you for being rebellious, but after all, you acted a little too recklessly. If you want to plan big things in the future, you must not do what you did this time."
Huang Taiji changed his previous appearance and actually began to teach Emperor Xi earnestly.
"Be your emperor of the Qing Dynasty. Don't even think about being the co-lord of the Nine Provinces. You don't have the courage and ability of the First Emperor."
"Don't even think about being an enemy of the Immortal Society, otherwise I won't be able to protect you."
"With that said, from now on, this Qing Dynasty will be yours."
After finishing speaking, Huang Taiji looked deeply at Emperor Xi, turned around, put his feet in the air, and floated out of the Moon Altar. Looking at the direction, it was clearly the hut where Zhao Yan and the others were hiding.
Sure enough, when Zhao Yan realized that the other party was coming towards him, Huang Taiji suddenly swung his sword.
Bah…
The blade of the sword was firmly inserted into the wooden window and fixed, just a hair away from Zhao Yan's quickly retreating cheek.
It can be seen that Huang Taiji has no murderous intention, but just returns the sword.
Xiao Qiushui opened the wooden window and looked out the window, but there was no sign of the other party.
He actually left without leaving a word.
Zhao Yan used sword control to take the Zhenwu sword back into his hand, and then looked at Xiao Qiushui solemnly.
"Did you hear that?"
"What did you hear?"
"The First Emperor, he calls the First Emperor!"
"What's weird about this? Isn't it just..."
Xiao Qiushui suddenly reacted when he was halfway through speaking.
First Emperor…
If the First Emperor is the emperor of the Immortal Society, then there is no reason for him to call him the First Emperor!
It should be called Emperor Zun!
So to say…
The two looked at each other and saw horror in each other's eyes.
"Old man Tianji doesn't know this either?"
"It's impossible...Zhenzhen Zhang personally made a move against Emperor Zun. How could it be possible that Emperor Zun is not the First Emperor!"
Xiao Qiushui couldn't believe it.
