In an instant, the bricks and stones flew away. After the void runes, the Anxi Wei Manor's house was automatically dismantled. Layer by layer, they flew into the distance and formed a high wall.
In front of the high wall stood a young man. His entire body was emitting flames that burned fiercely into the sky. The blazing sun in the sky was dyed black, and the sun emitted a black solar prominence as if it was a solar eclipse.
Li Jinglong stopped in the open space and looked at the man. It was the fourth Gu Ape of "Wine, Sex, Wealth, and Qi", Wan Feng.
And on the ground in front of Wan Feng lay the unconscious and stooped Feng Changqing.
"Taking a mortal as a hostage." Li Jinglong said, "Don't you feel ashamed?"
The man said in a low voice, "Cutting him to pieces in front of you is naturally not ashamed if I can avenge my brother's death."
Li Jinglong knew that An Lushan's group already knew what he had done in Luoyang. In other words, the four Gu Apes must have a connection that transcended space.
"News travels quite fast." Li Jinglong said.
"Do you think I will talk nonsense with you before the battle?" Wan Feng drew a sword and said, "Watch carefully, Li Jinglong, today …"
"It was you who specially requested An Lushan … no, Tianma daren." Li Jinglong continued, "You wanted to wait here for me to avenge your two brothers."
"Exactly!" Wan Feng roared and then used his sword to cut Feng Changqing's arm. Blood immediately flowed out. Feng Changqing curled up in pain. It was clear that he had not eaten or drunk anything since Mo Rigen brought him back last night. He had fallen unconscious and was groaning in pain.
Li Jinglong seriously sized up the injured Feng Changqing and said indifferently, "Do you think my relationship with him is that good?"
Wan Feng, "…"
"As you wish." Li Jinglong said again, "Or, should I kill him for you?"
Wan Feng had guessed all the possible scenarios, but he did not expect Li Jinglong to have such an expression. Before he could react, he raised his sword and slashed at Feng Changqing's thigh.
Feng Changqing screamed in pain and moaned, "Kill me … Kill me …"
Li Jinglong's lips curled into a cruel smile. He said to Wan Feng, "Continue, I've wanted to see this scene for a long time.
Wan Feng trembled slightly as he realized something — Feng Changqing's life didn't seem to be a threat to Li Jinglong. Previously, they had forgotten the most important clue. Feng Changqing was Li Jinglong's only relative. According to Mo Rigen, in their limited contact, they all felt that Feng Changqing treated Li Jinglong very harshly.
They took it for granted that since Feng Changqing was Li Jinglong's cousin, then naturally …
Li Jinglong rolled up his sleeves and said in a deep voice, "Old man, it's finally your turn. Do you remember what you said when I wanted to restore the Exorcism Department?"
Feng Changqing's consciousness was blurred. He made a sound in his throat and slowly turned his head to look at Li Jinglong.
Wan Feng was somewhat helpless. Li Jinglong stood quietly and said, "You're not going to make a move? Then I'll say a few words. "
Wan Feng looked at Li Jinglong vigilantly. Li Jinglong said seriously, "I originally wanted to talk to An Lushan today, but I didn't expect it to be you. Forget it, it's the same to tell you."
"Go back and tell your superior that I'm here today to reconcile. I'll give you the hostages. Torture them to death and find a place to bury them. My enemy is Xie Yu, not him. As long as he agrees to my three conditions, the Exorcism Department will have nothing to do with him. "
"First, help me eradicate Xie Yu."
"Second, withdraw from Chang 'an City."
"Third, help me obtain Ye Ming's bones."
Obviously, Li Jinglong's reaction was far beyond Wan Feng's expectations. Wan Feng said angrily, "Li Jinglong! You killed my brother, and you still want to negotiate with us?! "
Li Jinglong frowned and said seriously, "Who did I kill?" As he spoke, he took out a glass bottle containing a black Gu Mother.
Wan Feng was stunned for a moment because Li Jinglong specifically asked the Carp Demon about the origins of the four Gu Apes. The Gu Apes were extremely rare. They were apes in the past. Apes were the closest animals to humans, and they also had spiritual intelligence. The ape demon that was originally cultivating in the deep mountains was unwilling to die after a long time. It dragged its sick body and was bitten by the Gu worms. In the end, the Gu worms parasitized its body, and it obtained its demon body in another way.
"It's the caterpillar fungus." At that time, Li Jinglong said to the Carp Demon.
The Carp Demon thought about it and agreed. Was four caterpillar fungus so scary? But that was just that, the caterpillar fungus should have left some Gu worms with each other to sense each other. That was to say, when the group of Gu worms was destroyed, the other three would most likely sense it.
At first, this was only Li Jinglong's guess, but when he held the glass bottle with two fingers, he already knew.
"I'll return this to you first. As for the other one, exchange it with Ye Ming's bones."
The glass bottle drew an arc in the air, and Wan Feng immediately reached out to catch it. However, he missed by just a little bit, and the bottle fell to the ground and shattered. The Gu Mother flew up with a "buzz". Wan Feng shouted, "Big Brother!"
Wan Feng stepped forward and stepped on the glass powder. The moment he reached out to hold the Gu Mother —
— Li Jinglong's eyebrows raised imperceptibly.
In an instant, the glass powder scattered like stars. Before Wan Feng could come back to his senses, Li Jinglong made a gesture. The glass fragments rose up and spun rapidly around Wan Feng!
At the same time, Li Jinglong mocked, "You're too stupid."
The Gu Mother flew away. Immediately after, Wan Feng roared and turned into a black group of Gu worms to escape. Li Jinglong quickly stepped forward, made a gesture with his hands, and pushed forward.
Instantly, a strong light burst out from his hands. When Wan Feng turned into a group of Gu worms and flew up, the broken glass powder mixed with the group of Gu worms. Immediately after, Li Jinglong shot out a strong light from the heart lamp from his fingers. As soon as it shot into the glass fragments, it began to refract rapidly. From afar, the group of Gu worms seemed to be sealed in a huge light ball.
The Gu worms were extremely afraid of the burning light of the heart lamp. Now that they were locked in a light cage, it was difficult for them to escape. Li Jinglong gathered the light of the heart lamp and suddenly shouted, "Execute!" There was a second explosion!
Countless glass shards floated in the air. When they exploded, it was as if a ring of light had burst out from the ground. With a massive boom, the venomous insects were incinerated. With a final howl, Wan Feng's Devilish Qi exploded out, clashing with Li Jinglong. Li Jinglong was caught off guard and was sent flying by the Devil Qi. He spun around in the air and landed on the ground with both feet, sliding three meters away.
The Gu Mother exploded into a ball of mist. Li Jinglong quickly rushed forward. Without saying anything, he tore off his robe and took out medicine to quickly apply to Feng Changqing's wounds.
"Cousin!" Li Jinglong anxiously said.
Feng Changqing's face was like paper. Li Jinglong immediately carried him on his back and made a gesture with his hands, leaving Anxi Wei Manor.
"Long live — long live — long live —"
Li Longji was already dizzy and hallucinating because of the sun. He had to admit that he was already old. His body was weaker than in previous years. The powder on his face could hide his age spots, but it could not hide his tired expression.
Yang Yuhuan was also about to die from the heat. There was still at least an hour before the pilgrimage. Compared to herself, she was more worried about Li Longji receiving the envoys and comforting the foreign officials. He only slept for four to six hours every day. She was afraid that he would faint from heatstroke.
It was unknown how many of the people below the stage were thirsty, hungry, and exhausted, but they still forced themselves to be spirited and shouted, "Long live Your Majesty!" Being the Emperor was not easy. Although he had the shelter of an umbrella, he had to sit motionless under the noon sun for more than four hours.
Only half of the pilgrimage crowd had passed. Yang Yuhuan's neck was itchy, but she could not reach out to scratch it. The smile on her face had long since frozen. In her mind, she could not help but count the people below. She was dizzy and on the verge of collapse …
"The Hu Merchant greets the Holy Son of the Tang Dynasty — Imperial Consort —"
The ceremonial officer sang.
Qiu Yongsi took out a box and opened the golden buckle.
Hongjun squatted at the highest point of the main hall of the Great Mercy Temple. He hid behind a pearl and held a pair of throwing knives in his hands. He waved them gently, and the refracted sunlight swept toward the east and west rafters. Li Bai leaned in front of the rafters and gently tilted the sword in his hand as a response. Li Guinian plucked the strings of his zither and sang in a low voice.
It was only a single note, but Yang Guozhong's ears twitched. He frowned slightly.
"Holy Son of Heaven, bless our Tang Dynasty. Ten thousand countries will come to pay homage to us, and we will be famous everywhere —" The representative of the Hu Merchant held a silk scroll in his hand and recited seriously. Suddenly, an unforeseen event occurred. A gust of wind blew, and the sand and stones on the ground flew. Everyone tilted their heads to avoid the wind. A sound reverberated in the sky, shaking Chang 'an!
"My people of the Tang Dynasty —"
It was the voice of an old woman with a stern tone!
The emperor's crown was dazzling, and the emperor's robes covered the sky and earth. The middle-aged Wu Xun's long hair fluttered in the wind as he descended from the sky!
In an instant, all the people in the square were in an uproar. Li Longji was stunned and shouted, "Who are you? Who are you?!"
"You don't even recognize your own ancestors?" Wu Xun said coldly.
The square was silent for a moment. Wu Xun roared, "My unfilial grandson! You have long forgotten the teachings of your ancestors! "
When Li Jinglong saw Wu Xun appear, he almost fainted. There was only one thought in his mind, "It's over …" Yang Guifei almost fainted. She had heard Li Longji mention Wu Xun before, but this time, in front of the people, this old woman descended from the sky. She was the late emperor!
Yang Guozhong shook his sleeve and an hourglass appeared in his hand.
In the middle of the crowd, Qiu Yongsi opened the box with a swish, and a large swarm of blue flying insects that were flashing with electric light immediately rose to the sky!
Wu Xun didn't notice. His long robes fluttered in the wind as he approached the platform. He roared, "Li Longji, my unfilial grandson! Even now, you still don't repent?! Soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, listen to my command! "
Li Longji's face was pale and his eyes were wide open. The heat and fatigue of the past few days made him so angry that he fainted!
"Kill the evil concubine and the evil prime minister!" Wu Xun shouted, "Clean up the emperor's subordinates! Return the land of the Tang Dynasty! "
Immediately, someone in the crowd shouted, "Kill the evil prime minister and the evil concubine!"
The people and the soldiers of the six armies had been dissatisfied with the Yang Family for a long time. The commotion grew bigger and bigger. Yang Yuhuan's beautiful face turned pale. Yang Guozhong shouted, "This is a demon! Not the late emperor! "
However, the six armies had been oppressed by the Yang Family for a long time. Moreover, they were exposed to the scorching sun just to celebrate the birthday of one of their favorite concubines. Their dissatisfaction had accumulated to the extreme. Someone took the lead and shouted, "Kill Yang Guozhong!"
Hu Sheng's face suddenly changed. He shouted, "Are you rebelling?!"
Countless people were inciting the crowd. For a moment, the people were pushing and shoving. The six armies couldn't hold on any longer. In the end, they pushed the people, tore off their helmets, and threw them on the ground. Their hair was disheveled. They were going to drag the Yang Family down and beat them up for revenge!
Wu Xun shouted even more sternly, "This is the decree of the late emperors of the Tang Dynasty. What are you waiting for?!"
The next moment, the young man shouted in a clear voice, "Shameless demon! How dare you impersonate the late emperor?! The Exorcism Division is on official business! Demons, quickly — "
As soon as he finished speaking, the tiles of the Great Mercy Temple rose with a whoosh and shot into the air! Hongjun did a somersault and stepped on the tiles in the air. Like a dragonfly skimming the surface of the water, he stepped on them lightly. Four flying knives gathered and the glazed tiles flew into the air. In an instant, it was like a path to heaven. Hongjun ran on the tiles and shouted,
"— — Disperse!"
At the same time, Li Bai laughed loudly and swept the tiles with his sword. Then, he leaned on the edge of the glazed tiles and slid down with Li Guinian. Li Guinian played the pipa in his hand. The sound shook and turned into a shockwave, knocking the people who rushed forward and sending them flying!
At the same time, Hongjun flew into the air and slashed with his Mo Saber! Wu Xun shouted angrily, "How dare you!"
Wu Xun released his Devil Qi to defend himself, but the Mo Saber easily tore his body into pieces like paper! The people below the stage screamed in panic. Wu Xun suddenly flew up. Hongjun's Mo Saber flew in all directions and turned into flying knives, slashing toward Wu Xun in a crisscross pattern.
Li Bai and Li Guinian had already protected Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan. Li Bai raised his head and drank a mouthful of wine. The sword in his hand trembled, and the blade disappeared, stabbing several people on the spot. The people below the stage immediately cried out in pain. Li Guinian played the pipa, and the music shook. It was actually the Dance of the Rainbow Feathers.
Li Bai was like a banished immortal. He casually waved his sword, which was as bright as a shooting star. In one round, he sent all the soldiers on the stage off the stage. In the end, he shouted, "Go up!"
Then Li Bai raised a tile and sent it into the air.
When Hongjun was falling, the glazed tiles flew over one after another, sending him higher and higher. Hongjun flew in the air, and the flying knives flew out again. In an instant, Wu Xun was no longer given a chance to recover. He cut her into several pieces!
Wu Xun was furious. He rushed toward Hongjun. Hongjun raised his left hand and blocked Wu Xun. Wu Xun finally couldn't take it anymore. He waved his two sleeves, and a sky full of gold coins flew toward Hongjun!
In an instant, the sky was filled with golden light, and under the light, it was as if it was raining money. Gold leaves, silver pieces, copper coins, jade, pearls, tortoiseshell, and countless jewelry flooded Hongjun.
This was the last one. Li Jinglong and Qiu Yongsi had already discussed a countermeasure. The Four Demons of Wine, Lust, Avarice, and Temper all transformed into spells that took people's "dizziness". If it were other mortals, this sea of money could instantly make them dizzy and confused for a while. However, Hongjun had been playing with pearls and white jade since he was young. When he saw a pile of money rushing toward him, he only felt annoyed. Li Jinglong was aiming at this point.
Hongjun faced the sea of money. He caught the sea of money with his Five-Colored Divine Light and threw it back!
Previously, he didn't know what wine, sex, avarice, and anger were and lost the initiative. Now that he was familiar with the Gu Ape, Li Jinglong had a countermeasure. Hongjun wasn't afraid of this guy at all. The jade and other items scattered among the crowd. The sky full of gold coins was wrapped in the Five-Colored Divine Light and began to fly around Wu Xun at high speed, rolling into a shining golden cage!
A large pile of jewelry fell from the sky. This time, it was really money. The people immediately began to snatch it, no longer paying attention to Yang Guifei on the stage. Yang Guozhong's mouth couldn't stop twitching. He resisted the urge to make a move. He wanted to see how this farce would end. Li Guinian had already flicked his fingers and changed to the "Song of Purity and Peace".
When the "Song of Purity and Peace" was played, it seemed to have the power to hypnotize people. The chaos in the field gradually subsided. The Carp Demon leaped up and stepped on the roof tiles. It passed through the crowd, holding a large bag of Soul Leaving Pollen in its hands and carrying two bags on its back. It scattered in all directions …
… with all its might.
Heavenly Maidens scattered flowers.
"Forgetting everything is empty — —"
"The past is like a dream — —"
The sound of sneezing spread. The people held the jewelry in their hands and looked around in confusion. At this moment, Li Longji suddenly woke up in the "Song of Purity and Peace" and looked at everything in front of him in a daze.
"Your Majesty?!"
"Your Majesty!"
Yang Guifei grabbed Li Longji's hand tightly. Li Longji immediately put his hand on the back of her hand, indicating that she shouldn't panic.
Wu Xun's hair flew in the wind. The face of a ferocious Gu Ape appeared. It bared its sharp teeth and let out a roar. Hongjun stepped on another glazed roof tile and flew into the sky. He put away the four flying knives and shouted angrily, "Break — —!"
He then let go of his hand and the four flying knives flew out with the power of lightning! The Gu Ape Wan Bao saw that it couldn't dodge and its plan had failed. It exploded and turned into a black swarm of Gu Beasts. It wanted to escape.
Qiu Yongsi muttered an incantation. He stood on the ground and raised his hands. He shouted, "Rise!"
The blue swarm of Gu Beasts with the light of lightning flew over from all directions with a "swoosh" and merged with the gold coin cage. Then, there was a huge flash and an explosion.
It was like a lightning explosion in the sky. Hongjun was pushed back by the light and the force of the explosion. Li Bai threw the scabbard into the air and shouted, "Be careful!"
Hongjun flipped in the air, stepped on the scabbard, and jumped towards the high platform where Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan were. The Carp Demon had already rushed up and was about to scatter the Soul Leaving Pollen towards the Imperial Concubine and Li Longji, but it was stopped by Hongjun.
In the sky, the Gu Beasts were charred black by the lightning and scattered in all directions.
Hongjun landed on the ground and bowed towards Li Longji. Li Guinian stopped playing the zither and the whole place was silent.
"Thank you Master Li Guinian and Brother Tai Bai for your performance." Hongjun smiled and turned around. He bowed towards the audience. The three people turned around and bowed towards Yang Guifei at the same time.
Li Bai said, "I wish you a long life of a hundred years."
Li Guinian said, "Every year is like today."
Hongjun smiled and said, "Every year is like today."
Yang Guifei: "… …"
Li Longji: "… …"
Yang Guozhong: "… …"
The three people brought the Carp Demon down the stage quickly. The audience cheered thunderously. Just now, something seemed to have happened. But the scene of Li Guinian's music and Li Bai's sword dance was extremely beautiful. There was also more money and jewelry in his hands. It seemed that this was a special program arranged by the Emperor. Master Li Guinian's zither music was really beautiful. It was simply … … intoxicating.