bookrebus Chapter 492 Cruel and ruthless
Chapter 492 Cruel and ruthless
"Ajin, how are you?"
Before he could even catch his breath, Di Beizun had already rushed over and asked with concern.
Sikong Jin shook her head and wiped the cold sweat from her forehead. "Thank goodness, what a powerful formation! It even has this kind of curse technique. Xing Qiyu must have gone to great lengths to save my life!"
Di Beizun looked her up and down, and seeing that she was alright, he breathed a sigh of relief. He took her hand in his, and before Sikong Jin could react, she vaguely felt a warm and powerful internal force slowly spreading into her body, quickly replenishing her somewhat depleted internal energy.
That last move almost drained most of her internal energy!
"Owner!"
His subordinates hurriedly came forward to greet him.
After a while, Di Beizun stopped his movements, and Sikong Jin felt much more comfortable.
"Alright, let's keep going. We should be close to the end once we get through this forest!"
Sikong Jin took a breath and said.
"But, Lord Sikong, we can't find our way! Look! It's the same everywhere!"
As soon as Sikong Jin finished speaking, a questioning voice came from her ear. Sikong Jin then subconsciously looked around and realized that every tree around her seemed to be exactly the same!
Sikong Jin raised her eyebrows and couldn't help but touch her nose. After a moment's hesitation, she glanced at Di Beizun beside her. Seeing a hint of deep meaning in his unfathomable eyes, she nodded. Suddenly, the Moon Soul in her hand cleaved out, and a cracking sound was heard. The entire enclosed space seemed to have been suddenly opened, and a gust of wind rushed in, carrying a faint smell of burnt smoke.
Following the flash of sword light, everyone discovered that four winding paths had appeared in the four directions!
Which way to go?
Sikong Jin retrieved the Moon Soul and held it in her hand. Her keen nose could faintly smell the burnt smell, like the smell of burning barbecue.
Is someone having a barbecue above the windy spot?
Sikong Jin sniffed the air and quickly pointed to the path to the north—
"Let's head upwind, this should be it, let's go!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the person had already taken the lead and walked forward.
A look of admiration flashed across Di Beizun's eyes, and he quickly followed in her footsteps.
After taking just a few steps forward, Sikong Jin felt the scent growing stronger. Following the fragrance, she took out the simple compass from her sleeve and found that it was working properly.
"This way!"
Sikong Jin gripped the Moon Soul tightly, held the compass in one hand, and followed the path ahead.
"This road should be due north. Let's go, it's the right one!"
Sikong Jin has a good sense of direction, but she didn't forget to leave some marks on the trees around her from time to time, in case she got lost again like before.
In this vast forest, all the trees seem to look the same, and every path is almost identical. They must have been built to complement this formation, so if you get lost, you probably won't be able to find your way out.
Sikong Jin didn't want to go through that fierce battle again, so she didn't let her guard down.
Is it a northerly wind?
Emperor Beizun, who was standing to the side, also asked in a low voice.
Sikong Jin nodded. "Follow this scent. We're sure to find something ahead. We'll assess the situation before taking action. I reckon there are quite a few people surrounding the detention center. We need to play it by ear."
"Find them as soon as possible. They probably won't last long outside. If Yukichi realizes this in advance, we'll need to put in a lot of effort."
"Hmm, when will your people be able to call over?"
"Feng Yang's army of 100,000, with 30,000 elite cavalry as the vanguard, will arrive tonight. Right now, rescuing people is the most important thing."
"it is good!"
The two talked for a while, and the further they went, the stronger the smell became. Under the bright moonlight, they could vaguely see wisps of smoke.
We walked quite a distance before finally making it through the dense forest, albeit with some close calls.
"Hey, look ahead! It's a small courtyard!"
The group arrived at the edge of the dense forest and saw a small courtyard at the end of the path from afar.
Sikong Jin exchanged a glance with Di Beizun. Sikong Jin took out a telescope from her sleeve and looked at the small courtyard with faint lights in front of her. Sure enough, she could vaguely see many guards guarding the courtyard. Presumably, this was where Ninth Princess Xing Fuhua and Su Yue were being held.
"This is it. Look, there are quite a few people, and dozens of guards outside."
Sikong Jin handed the Thousand-Mile Eye to Di Beizun, but Di Beizun did not take it. Instead, he narrowed his dark eyes slightly and made a gesture to his subordinates behind him. In the blink of an eye, his subordinates had disappeared without a trace.
Sikong Jin casually put away her clairvoyance and kept her eyes fixed on the small courtyard in front of her.
However, at this critical moment for Sikong Jin, the atmosphere inside Chang Le Palace, where a palace banquet was being held, was also tense. The entire palace had been surrounded by the Imperial Guards. The guards of Emperor Dayong rushed into the palace with gleaming swords and surrounded the ministers and their families. Many timid women had already let out terrified screams.
The ministers were also somewhat panicked as they watched the scene before them. The guards had just rushed in, and when someone tried to stop them, they were beheaded with a single stroke. Their round heads fell to the ground with their eyes wide open in death, and blood stained the ground red!
Many ministers were aware that tonight's palace banquet was anything but ordinary and could easily lead to trouble. They never expected such a thing to happen; the Emperor was far too ruthless! Such actions were likely intended to force them to submit!
Not long ago, those ministers who were close to the Ji family, such as Xing Qitian, were suppressed by Xing Qiyu for various reasons and excuses. The court was also reshuffled for a while. Now, apart from those powerful families, almost all those who remain are Xing Qiyu's confidants.
However, even these major families were enough to give Yukichi a headache. After all, these families all controlled military power, so it was very difficult to move against them, and it was even more difficult to get them to hand over their military seals!
These old fogies, now that the Northern Emperor is attacking, they're all hiding like cowards, afraid of being the first to act!
However, judging from the current situation, Xing Qiyu has no chance of survival but to fight desperately. So, no matter what, he will use everything in the entire Dayong Dynasty to fight Di Beizun head-on. Even if it is a desperate struggle, he will make Di Beizun bleed!