Huangji Palace is majestic, tall and solemn. It is a symbol of the supreme power of the emperor.
To kill it is to kill Su Hanlin.
To kill it would be to kill Su Hanlin's imperial power and country.
These three swords are Ye Cang'an's response to Su Hanlin's challenge to the saint's authority.
He will neither become a vassal nor leave the territory of Dasu.
If you want to fight, then fight.
Everyone thought so after seeing these three swords.
So Gu Tongtian didn't wait for Ye Cang'an's three swords to fall, and left in a hurry with his people, because these three swords were the signal to start the war.
Su Hanlin thought so too.
Of course, this is the fact.
It's just that there are some other misunderstandings mixed in.
Ye Cang'an mistakenly thought that Su Hanlin had destroyed his spiritual consciousness, but he didn't know that Su Hanlin was just a theatergoer.
Poor Su Hanlin didn't even understand what was going on, so he took the blame for no reason.
Three rays of sword energy reached the sky above the imperial capital in the blink of an eye.
The suffocating pressure caused the entire Imperial City to become silent instantly. The people in the streets and alleys looked up at the sky and couldn't help but kneel down to worship.
Suddenly, Su Hanlin's figure appeared in their field of vision, blocking the three sword energy, and then punched out.
boom!
The sword energy and the fist collided, but there was no violent collision as everyone imagined, because Ye Cang'an's three sword energy were almost like paper, and were shattered by Su Hanlin's fist with devastating force.
This overwhelming scene made many experts in the imperial city suddenly frightened, and they all speculated whether Su Hanlin had taken the last step and reached the top of heaven?
Su Hanlin stood in the air, looking towards the direction of Divine Sword City with stern eyes. His hands behind his back clenched into fists several times, but finally he let them go.
He wanted to immediately issue an order and send millions of cavalry to attack and level the Excalibur City, but the time was not yet ripe.
He still needs some time.
In addition, he is still short of money.
The four-party disaster relief and Su Hui's army's southern expedition consumed countless amounts of money, money and materials. Not only did the national treasury be emptied, but half of Wang Yuanming's treasures were also taken away.
And this is just the beginning.
Next, he still had a series of decrees to implement, and wars to be fought in the East China Sea and the Western Regions. The amount of money and materials needed was a terrifying figure that he did not dare to think about.
So he is really poor and short of money.
So how can you let a profiteer like that who has opened a shop in the imperial capital for hundreds of years but never paid a penny in taxes so easily let them leave?
Gu Tongtian and the people from Wanjiange ran away from the emperor and were stopped when they were not far away.
The people who blocked the road did not catch up from behind, but seemed to have known that they would escape from the imperial capital, so they waited here for them to fall into the trap.
Although there were only nine people blocking the road, Gu Tongtian's expression became solemn.
Six doors, kill the door.
Su Hanlin's most mysterious and powerful killing weapon.
The black skull mask, black brocade clothes, and even the knife in his hand are all black. The sinister aura exuding from his body is like a life-seeking evil ghost walking in the day and night.
Nine people from the Gu Tongtian Dynasty bowed their hands and asked, "I wonder why you sirs blocked our way?"
"Your Majesty said that Wanjiange has opened a shop in the imperial capital for hundreds of years, and it's not okay to run away without paying a penny in taxes." The leader of the man in black replied without any emotion in his voice.
"Haha, your majesty is so majestic that you want to collect taxes from the previous dynasty as well?" Xiao Zhu, the second deacon, sneered.
Although Gu Tongtian also frowned, he felt slightly relieved, because as long as it didn't cost his life, everything else was easy to discuss.
The leader of the men in black did not respond to Xiao Zhuan's ridicule, but said directly: "Your Majesty said that the tax should be paid on a per capita basis, and each head would be charged five million taels. If you can't pay it, then stay and don't leave. Male
Send them to do coolies, and send the women to the Department of Education, and let them go when they make enough money."
"Bold!" When Gu Tongtian heard the words "Jiaofangsi", his anger suddenly surged up and he shouted angrily.
As for the tax of five million taels per head, he simply ignored it.
Counting the sword slaves behind him, there are more than 260 people. Each head is 5 million taels, which is not 1.3 billion taels. Don't say he doesn't have it, even if he has it, he won't hand it over.
Not to mention Gu Tongtian, Xiao Zhuan, Gu Jinyu and other cadres couldn't stand this anger, and even the sword slave was angry.
In Wanjiang Pavilion, not even a guard dog has ever suffered such humiliation.
The leader of the men in black spoke again: "Your Majesty also said that as long as the people of Wanjiang Pavilion dare to draw their swords, they will fight to the death. You have ten breaths of time to think about it. Ten - nine -"
After he finished speaking, he started counting down directly. When the count reached "five", the nine people reached out to grab the black knife handles at their waists at the same time, and at the same time released a fierce murderous aura.
"kill!"
Before the men in black could reach the last count, Gu Tongtian drew his sword first and stabbed the leader of the men in black.
This sword was plain and unpretentious, without any brilliance, except for the word "quick", as if he had just drawn the sword and the tip of the sword was pressed against the throat of the man in black.
But the man in black's knife was not slow either, and the tip of the knife was also pressed against Gu Tongtian's throat.
Whoosh whoosh——
The moment the two of them fought, dozens of scalp-numbing sharp sounds suddenly sounded through the air.
On the top of the mountain more than a hundred steps away, dozens of dark and heavy eight-pointed Zhuxian heavy crossbows suddenly revealed their ferocious faces and fired deadly arrows.
The eight-pointed immortal-killing heavy crossbow can shoot down stars at a distance of a hundred paces.
Puff puff--
The sky was stained with blood, and none of the thick crossbow arrows missed. Almost everyone who was targeted was pierced through the chest and died on the spot.
"ah--"
Xiao Zhu screamed. He narrowly avoided the vital point, but was hit by an arrow in his right shoulder. The thick crossbow shot his entire shoulder, and his right arm holding the sword was thrown away.
"ah--"
The third deacon, Zhuang Hongxuan, was more unlucky. He was directly penetrated by a crossbow arrow in the chest. A large blood hole appeared in his chest, and blood flowed out of his internal organs.
His life is fading away quickly.
Suddenly, a man in black appeared in front of him, spread his fingers and clasped his forehead.
"Ah——" The muscles on Zhuang Hongxuan's face instantly twisted, and an inhuman scream came from his mouth.
The space in front of him suddenly distorted, and then a crack opened, and a large number of things fell out from it.
This is his void space, which was opened by the man in black.
Xiao Zhuan's soul was so frightened when he saw this scene that he didn't even bother to pick up his severed arm, so he turned around and ran away.
But before he could even run ten feet away, he was stopped by a man in black wielding a knife.
The black knife was as fast as lightning, slashing dozens of times on Xiao Zhu's body. The last knife broke through his star power defense and directly cut open his chest.
The sudden change made Gu Tongtian's scalp numb, and he regretted why he had drawn the sword impulsively.
He wanted to turn around and run away with Gu Jinyu, but he was already tightly entangled by the leading man in black.
Ding ding ding——
The man in black's knife was really fast, so fast that he couldn't resist it. Creak, creak -
The sound of the Octagonal Zhuxian heavy crossbow tightening after loading the arrows could be heard from the hilltop below.
"Yu'er, run away!"
Gu Tongtian parried the attack of the man in black while anxiously letting Gu Jinyu escape.
"There is no escape."
"But you don't need to worry, we won't kill her, or to be precise, we won't kill them, because their skins can be sold for a lot of money."
The voice of the leading man in black was dull and mechanical, as if he was announcing something that had already become a fact.
"You are looking for death!" Gu Tongtian's eyes widened angrily.
puff!
The man in black's knife broke his sword and opened a bloody gash on his arm.
"You're upset."
"You lost!"
The man in black said.
The purpose of what he just said was to mess up Gu Tongtian's heart. He didn't need Gu Tongtian's heart to be so messed up, as long as there was a slight gap for him to cut the knife in.
The result was just as he wished.
"Grandpa——" Gu Jinyu yelled in panic when she saw Gu Tongtian was injured, but her screams only made Gu Tongtian more worried about her.
boom!
The man in black who was fighting with her slashed her neck with the back of the knife, knocking her unconscious.
"I admit defeat!"
"I am willing to hand over all my belongings!"
When Gu Tongtian saw that Gu Jinyu had been captured, he immediately wanted to make a compromise, but the man in black's sword showed no signs of slowing down.
"late!"
The man in black shook his head and rejected Gu Tongtian's compromise. Just as he said before the war started, he would fight until death with his sword drawn.
"ah--"
A scream rang out not far away. Xiao Zhu's left arm was chopped off at shoulder level by the man in black, and his right leg was missing below the knee.
He completely lost his fighting ability.
"I surrender!"
"I am willing to serve the emperor!"
"Spare my life!"
"ah--"
Xiao Zhu urgently begged for mercy, but the man in black still grabbed his head.
Like Zhuang Hongxuan before, his void space was also opened by the man in black, and all his belongings were poured out.
Then he was killed by a man in black with a knife.
Ding ding ding——
The battle between Gu Tongtian's sword and the sword of the man in black is getting faster and faster. All the gorgeous moves lose their color in front of this fast sword, because before your moves are used, this sword has already penetrated your throat.
.
Suddenly, Gu Tongtian's sword was slightly slower. To be precise, it was not slow, but it failed to keep up with the faster sword of the man in black, allowing the man in black's sword to break through his sword again.
Stab!
The knife broke through his defense and cut a deep wound on his chest that was visible to the bone.
"too slow!"
"Faster!"
The man in black's always calm voice suddenly had a hint of disappointment and disgust, and he urged Gu Tongtian to swing his sword faster.
But this is already the limit of Gu Tongtian.
puff!
This time the knife stabbed directly into Gu Tongtian's chest, piercing him all the way through.
"Who are you?" The sword in Gu Tongtian's hand dropped, and he gave up struggling because the man in black in front of him was far more powerful than him.
"Six doors to kill, kill gods!" the man in black replied, but this was obviously not the answer Gu Tongtian wanted.
The man in black reached out and grabbed Gu Tongtian's forehead.
Gu Tongtian also stretched out his hand and grabbed the mask of the man in black.
The man in black did not dodge, and seemed to want to fulfill Gu Tongtian's last wish.
"Wait a moment."
Suddenly, a voice came from the direction of the imperial capital in the west, and then Butcher Zhang came out of the air, cupped his hands towards the man in black from a distance and said: "Lord Godslayer, for my sake, can you let go of the ancient leader? Your Majesty,
Old man Bian will explain."
The man in black stopped grabbing Gu Tongtian's hand, and at the same time stepped back, and slowly pulled out the knife from Gu Tongtian's chest.
"Don't you dare disobey what the old general says!" The man in black bowed his hands and returned the greeting to Butcher Zhang.
"And that little girl, can you please be generous?" Butcher Zhang pointed at Gu Jinyu.
"But all Gu Tongtian's belongings must be kept," the man in black said.
Wow!
Gu Tongtian did not hesitate, he directly opened the void space and poured out everything inside.
"Mission accomplished, retreat!"
The men in black took away all the property and took away all the women except Gu Jinyu.
"Thank you Brother Zhang for saving your life." After the murderer left, Gu Tongtian expressed gratitude to Butcher Zhang.
Butcher Zhang took out a jar of Jianmei wine from the void space and threw it to Gu Tongtian, saying: "Find a place to live idle for a few years, and don't get involved in the upcoming war. I don't want to meet you on the battlefield."
"Does Your Majesty really want to go to war with Divine Sword City?" Gu Tongtian asked.
Butcher Zhang turned and left, saying as he walked: "In a few years, when the world is at peace, remember to come and have a drink with me, if I am still alive."
"Isn't the world not peaceful now?" Gu Tongtian asked loudly.
There was anger in his voice, because he felt that the world was very peaceful, but it was Su Hanlin who provoked a new war, making the peaceful world unstable.
"Yes, when was Wanjiange not peaceful?" Butcher Zhang waved his hand, then gradually moved away, disappearing from Gu Tongtian's sight.
…
Kakaka——
Deep in the mountains a hundred miles south of the imperial capital, lightning as thick as an arm was striking into a valley.
"Ah - I'm confused!"
Niu Dawa's shrill screams almost drowned out the thunder.
A few hundred steps away, Zhou Jianlai, Zhang Xiaozu and Yuan Taiping were drinking delicious Jianmei wine while admiring Niu Dawa's tribulation.
They hid far away, fearing that Niu Dawa's Lei Jie was as unruly as his people and would attack them randomly.
Suddenly, a red figure broke through the sky from the north, disturbing the three people's interest in drinking.
"They are from Wanjiange Pavilion!" Zhang Xiaozhu became nervous when he saw the totem badge embroidered on the red brocade clothes of the visitor, because Niu Dawa was going through a thunderstorm and could not be disturbed. At this time, people from Wanjiange Pavilion came to kill him.
Good news.
"Wanjiange, Longkui." The visitor seemed to have heard Zhang Xiaopou's muttering and announced his name from a distance.
