Tie Shengwen's figure was at the end, and his whole body was filled with energy from strong internal force, forming an invisible wall of energy that blocked the unknown Gu insects from behind.
As he slowly retreated, the iron fan in his hand kept beating. The inner force came out of his body and turned into an invisible blade, rushing into the swarm of insects ahead. Wherever he passed, he was turned into a sharp edge by the inner force without any sound.
The Gu insect that the blade brushed was immediately cut in half and fell to the ground.
These poisonous insects are actually not difficult to deal with. Even ordinary soldiers can be killed by slashing them with swords.
It's just that this thing is extremely poisonous, and you will die if you touch it. If a high-level warrior does not have the body-protecting Qi, otherwise an ordinary warrior will be killed in it in the blink of an eye if he goes up to it.
The remaining palace guards, under the protection of Tie Shengwen, finally escaped from Xiyi Palace.
At this moment, Tie Shengwen, who was standing in front of the swarm of insects, suddenly discovered that as soon as the Gu insects emerged from Xiyi Palace, they died immediately, and their bodies fell from the sky like raindrops.
Gu insect corpses were spread all over the ground outside Xiyi Palace.
Tie Shengwen didn't know the reason, but he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
The Gu bugs were not difficult to deal with, but the number was too alarming. If this continued, he would eventually be beaten to death. Even just now, Tie Shengwen had already had the idea of abandoning the guards and leaving alone.
"Mr. Tie, the bug, the bug is dead!" The remaining guards couldn't help but said with joy.
Tie Shengwen frowned, closed the iron fan in his hand, and glanced at the remaining guards with an ugly expression.
Although he had reacted immediately, the Gu insect really caught them off guard. Only half of the five hundred guards who had escaped from Xiyi Palace were left. Each and every one of them had lingering fears and panic on their faces.
How can there be any morale left?
The veins in Tie Shengwen's hand holding the iron fan were exposed, and he gritted his teeth and said:
"Where's Chu Li?"
After hearing this, all the palace guards glanced around, but saw no trace of Chu Li.
"Eunuch Chu said that he was timid and didn't want to see blood, so he didn't follow him into Xiyi Palace just now." Youfu guard said quickly.
Tie Shengwen's heart burst into anger and he said in a hateful voice:
"Okay, so brave..."
Having said this, Tie Shengwen suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind. He was startled and said anxiously:
"No, Grand Master is in danger! Hurry, go to the Xuanzheng Hall!"
Chu Lihua's big thoughts must not be for herself! The real target should be for the grand master who is not being protected by many people at this time!
Having said that, Tie Shengwen no longer cared about causing trouble for Chu Li and ran towards the Xuanzheng Hall without saying a word. Seeing this, all the government guards also followed him.
But as soon as the group of people ran around the corner, Tie Shengwen, the leader, suddenly stopped and looked ahead in disbelief.
Chu Li stood in front with his body bowed, looking at Tie Shengwen with a smile. Standing next to him was Cheng Bushi, holding a sword in his hand and wearing a battle armor.
Behind the two men, the Imperial Guards had their iron shields erected and spears standing out. Later, there were archers with their bows and arrows drawn, aiming at the people in the Grand Master's Mansion.
Tie Shengwen looked at Cheng Bushi and gritted his teeth and said:
"Are you from the Ailao tribe?"
At this time, Tie Shengwen felt extremely regretful. He was quite proud of his unexplored future and showed his prominence in the Forbidden Army, thinking that he had unearthed the talent of a general for Wang Xiao.
Previously, he had deliberately left two captains who were originally under Zhong Li to check and balance Cheng Wushi and prevent the Forbidden Army from falling into the hands of one person again.
But Tie Shengwen never expected that it was precisely because of his regard for Cheng Bushi that the two imperial army captains regarded Cheng Bushi as one of his and did not dare to disobey him.
In addition, these two captains were good at flattering others and being useless, so Cheng Bushi, who had the least qualifications, easily took control of the Imperial Army.
Cheng Bushi had no expression on his face and said in a deep voice:
"I don't know who the Ailao tribe is, I'm just working for Your Majesty! Grand Master Wang Xiao is arrogant and domineering, despises His Majesty, and is treasonous. If Mr. Tie just abandons the dark side and turns to the light, I will not be willing to intercede for you!"
Tie Shengwen's hands trembled slightly, and he smiled angrily and said:
"Little emperor? Hahaha, the little emperor is stupid, but he is a good puppet. Anyone can use his name!"
When Chu Li on the side saw Tie Shengwen's appearance, he knew that he wanted to go all the way. He shook his head and said to Cheng Bushi:
"Captain Cheng, I am weak and I really can't stand the sight of blood. I will leave it to you to deal with it from now on!"
Cheng Bushi sighed softly and said in a deep voice:
"Father-in-law, walk slowly!"
Chu Li turned around and wandered away.
Then I heard Cheng Bushi say in a cold voice behind him:
"Fire the arrow!"
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In Yongxin Hall, everything was ready. Nan Rongshu raised her hand slightly and said coldly:
"Do it!"
"yes!"
A group of Ailao tribesmen, dressed in the costumes of palace attendants, surrounded Nan Rongshu and came out of Yongxin Palace with murderous intent.
But before this momentum could last long, the few people who were opening the way in front froze up and froze on the spot as soon as they opened the door of Yongxin Palace.
Nan Rongshu felt something was wrong and looked up suddenly.
In front of the gate of Yongxin Palace, Xiao Cheng was wearing a gorgeous black uniform. His wide sleeves were rolled up to his elbows. He was not wearing a crown. He was holding a long sword and smiled at the stunned Nan Rongshu.
He waved his hand.
"Zhaoyi, long time no see! You left quietly before, but I have been thinking about it for a long time!" Xiao Cheng said jokingly.
Nan Rongshu's face was stiff, she walked out of the palace gate and glanced around.
At this time, the Yongxin Palace had already been surrounded by a large group of forbidden troops. Each one of them was filled with murderous intent, and they were ready to fight. They seemed to want to kill everyone in front of them on the spot if they disagreed with each other.
"Your Majesty, why don't you pretend today?" Nan Rongshu stared at Xiao Cheng and gritted her teeth.
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he couldn't help but laugh, pursed his lips to his side, and said:
"Hahaha, from now on, I don't have to pretend anymore!"
Wang Xiao stood next to Xiao Cheng with a livid face.
It's ridiculous that Wang Xiao thought that the Ailao tribe was a serious threat, but it wasn't until this moment that he realized. It turned out that both he and the Ailao tribe had been plotted by the little emperor.
The mantis stalks the cicada, with the oriole behind. It's hard to say who is the cicada and who is the mantis, but in short, Xiao Cheng is the last oriole.
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More than a month ago, in the Yangxin Palace.
Looking at Chu Li who was kneeling on the ground, Xiao Cheng said casually:
"Secret passage? The secret passage of the royal family you mentioned refers to the secret passage in Xiyi Palace? Then I already knew it!"
Chu Li heard this and said with a trembling voice:
"Your Majesty, there is not only one secret passage in the palace!"
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he narrowed his eyes, raised his head and said in a deep voice:
"More than one?"
"Yes, there is more than one. The slave's adoptive father was entrusted by the late emperor to dig out the secret tunnel of the palace. In order to prevent his subordinates from leaking it, and to cover up the public's eyes when he fled in the future, he told his subordinates that they were building one secret tunnel. In fact, they built two secret tunnels.
Two. One is in Xiyi Palace and one is in Yongxin Palace."