Chapter 344 People from Five Immortals Mountain Come to Chang'an
The continuous rain that had lasted for several days finally stopped.
Although the casualties were heavy, the gloom that had been hanging over Jiannan and Longyou finally dissipated.
Living in this world, just maintaining this superficial peace is already exhausting.
Wanting everything to be perfect, wanting peace and tranquility...
Ultimately, they were willing but unable to do so.
" Your His Majesty, Lord You has returned."
The old eunuch tiptoed in and whispered.
The young emperor's spirits lifted, and his eyes lit up instantly. "Summon them immediately!"
Not long after.
Two footsteps sounded.
You Wujiang, dressed in white, looked flustered, and behind him, he was forcibly dragging an old man along.
It was Zhao Zhongliu, the Deputy Commander of the Demon Suppression Bureau.
Zhao Zhongliu looked helpless as You Wujiang half-pushed and half-pulled him into the main hall. He had to force himself to maintain a respectable old face and bow to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, we, your humble servants, pay His Majesty respects."
The emperor paid no attention to these details, leaning forward and urgently asking, "Rise, rise! Where is Guyue? How is she? Is she injured? Where is she now?"
A barrage of questions, spoken at an extremely fast pace.
You Wujiang stiffened slightly and glanced at Zhao Zhongliu.
Although I didn't learn anything else from spending a short time with Jiang Yuechu, my mind definitely started working faster than before.
If I were to report this news alone, I'm afraid I would be severely reprimanded by this protective emperor on the spot.
then.
He subtly moved half a step to the side, revealing Zhao Zhongliu, who had been trying to shrink back.
"Report to Your His Majesty."
You Wujiang lowered his head, his voice slightly weak. "This matter... Deputy Commander Zhao is also aware of it."
Zhao Zhongliu trembled and stared at You Wujiang in disbelief.
That little rascal!
They actually used me as a shield?
But at this moment, under the emperor's burning gaze, even though Zhao Zhongliu cursed You Wujiang a thousand times in his heart, he could only bite the bullet and take a step forward.
" Your His Majesty... Her Highness... has not returned to the capital."
The emperor was taken aback. "Haven't returned to the capital? So he stayed in Yizhou Prefecture to handle the aftermath? That makes sense; Yizhou has just been pacified, and someone certainly needs to be there to oversee things..."
"No..."
Zhao Zhongliu interrupted the emperor, "Your Highness... after leaving Yizhou, you headed west."
"West?"
The emperor frowned, his mind racing.
west...
That is...
boom--
The emperor swayed violently, his face turning deathly pale.
"She went to... the Demon Court?!"
The Western Region Demon Court.
What a dangerous place that is!
now.
Is she alone?
Having just quelled two demonic attacks, and without even catching their breath, they're already charging in again?
"Where... where is she going?!"
The emperor's voice trembled, his eyes bloodshot. "Has she gone mad?!"
You Wujiang shrank back, not daring to say it was about the precious medicine.
Zhao Zhongliu took a deep breath. Even though he himself was unsure, he could only force himself to reassure his father, saying, " Your His Majesty... His Majesty, please calm down. His Highness is not a reckless person. He is not going west alone this time."
A glimmer of hope appeared in the emperor's eyes. "You brought troops?"
"Uh... never."
Zhao Zhongliu coughed lightly. "However... Gu Wanlan, the Right Demon Suppression Envoy, also went with Your Highness."
Upon hearing this name...
The emperor's hopes did not last long.
Gu Wanlan?
In the past, this number one genius of the Great Tang would indeed have given people a bit of peace of mind.
But now...
My sister has already Lamp-Lighting! What can a Mountain-Viewing do!?
Seeing the emperor's increasingly ashen face, Zhao Zhongliu wanted to offer some words of comfort, but the words he wanted to say didn't even convince himself.
Let alone Gu Wanlan.
Even now, in the entire Great Tang, apart from a few Martial Saint the Lamp-Lighting Lamp, there are none.
Who can stop that prince?
But the emperor grew increasingly anxious about how he could help, and felt increasingly powerless to do so.
Send troops?
The Great Tang's military strength is currently stretched thin. The two fronts have just been pacified. If it were to launch another westward expedition, the Great Tang's empire would likely collapse before even reaching the Demon Court.
Send experts to provide support?
Bai Yulou Commander-in-Chief of the Demon Suppression Bureau, is now a cripple.
The available Lamp-Lighting force is almost zero.
Just as the emperor was about to say something more...
Rumble--!!!
A deafening explosion rang out over Chang'an.
Everyone in the hall was taken aback.
His expression immediately changed drastically.
This is...
" Guyue?!"
The emperor suddenly raised his head.
Yes!
It must be the Guyue returning!
Aside from the princess who is now in the Lamp-Lighting, who else in this world could cause such a commotion?
"Quick!"
"Follow me to greet them!"
The emperor, not even bothering to straighten his somewhat disheveled crown, lifted the hem of his bright yellow robe and strode out of the palace.
Zhao Zhongliu and You Wujiang exchanged a glance, both seeing the joy in each other's eyes, and quickly followed suit.
The group rushed out of the main hall.
The emperor looked up at the sky with hopeful anticipation.
However.
The next moment.
The smile on his face froze.
It wasn't just him.
Zhao Zhongliu, You Wujiang, and the assembled officials who had come upon hearing the news felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave, their bodies chilled to the bone.
All that could be seen was the sky above.
Instead of the familiar gold, a rolling red cloud appeared.
Thick, blood-red clouds rolled in, covering the sky and the earth.
It was like an inverted Blood Sea, relentlessly pressing down on Chang'an City.
Two figures stood hidden within the crimson clouds.
His aura was chilling, and he seemed superior.
"This..."
Zhao Zhongliu's pupils contracted sharply, and he instinctively stepped in front of the emperor to protect him.
Such a domineering aura, such unbridled behavior.
They've come with ill intentions!
The emperor stared intently at Hongyun, his heart also burning with rage.
Great Tang...
Has it really come to this?
Demon from the Spirit Mountain have invaded.
Now that the demonic calamity has just been quelled, who knows where these monsters and demons have come from to dare to run wild in the skies above Chang'an City?!
"Who dares to challenge me!"
"How dare you offend the might of my Great Tang!!!"
The commander of the Imperial Guards drew his sword and roared in anger.
Thousands of the Royal Forest Army drew their bows and nocked their arrows, the tips pointing directly at the red cloud.
However.
The person above the red clouds didn't even glance down, continuing to slowly descend.
Right at this moment.
An aura surged into the sky from the depths of the Imperial City.
An elderly man, dressed in an ordinary robe yet exuding an imperial aura, stood against the wind, blocking the view of the red clouds.
The newcomer was none other than the Sea-Stabilizing Needle of the Great Tang Dynasty.
The High Ancestor of the Li family, who was stationed in Chang'an.
High Ancestor stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze fixed intently on the red clouds before him.
Above the crimson clouds stood an old man and a young boy.
The old man looked somewhat familiar, and as for the child... his arrogant and unrestrained aura emanated from him.
High Ancestor took a deep breath, clasped his hands together, and bowed slightly.
"I was unaware of the celestial entourage's arrival from Five Immortals Mountain; I, Li, have failed to greet you properly. However..."
High Ancestor changed the subject, straightening his posture slightly. "This is the Tang Emperor. For you two to trespass so blatantly and recklessly, isn't that... somewhat against the rules?"
The red clouds suddenly stopped.
Above the clouds.
The exquisitely beautiful child finally dared to look up and glance at the old man blocking the way.
"Ha... rules? Why should the Five Immortals Mountain explain its rules to mortals like you?"