After thinking for a moment, Amu said in a deep voice, "Forget it, just to be on the safe side, let's talk to both sides at once!"
We don't need the other party's consent; simply stalling for time is a huge victory.
"That's settled then!"
The group quickly reached a consensus and prepared to implement it.
Just as I was about to leave, I felt a dark shadow drift across the sky. Before I could react, there was a sudden, loud explosion, and the palace gates of the main hall were blown open.
Ahhh!
Screams filled the air. Several elders were unlucky; they were hit by shrapnel at the center of the explosion and collapsed to the ground, lifeless.
But a few were in even worse shape; although they didn't die, their legs were blown off. The excruciating pain was unbearable, and they screamed in agony.
Moshili Chaer's face turned ashen as he roared, "What exactly is going on? Who dares to attempt an assassination in the palace?"
Just as he was about to speak, another dark shadow flashed through the air, followed by a huge black round jar falling in front of him.
"What's this?"
Moshili glanced over instinctively, then saw a tiny spark burning there, and a strong smell wafted into his nose.
It tastes so familiar.
"Oh no, that's the smell of that explosion." His pupils contracted, and he instinctively looked up at the sky.
A huge bamboo basket appeared in the azure sky, and several figures could be vaguely seen moving inside, each holding a round object.
Boom!
With a loud bang, the sweet potato exploded, sending a huge wave of heat and countless iron balls hurtling towards us.
"Protect His Majesty!"
The guards behind him realized something was wrong and quickly blocked his way, but it was too late.
Ahhh!
Moshili let out a hysterical scream, blood seeping from several places on his body, and three fingers on his left hand were broken off, blood gushing out.
Upon witnessing this scene, the guards nearby trembled with fear; the emperor had nearly been killed.
At the same time, they immediately realized that the enemy was coming from the sky, and quickly sent people to pull the wounded into the room to prevent them from being attacked head-on by the enemy.
"Quickly bandage His Majesty, quickly!"
"If His Majesty is in danger, none of you will escape."
"To be assassinated here is a disgrace. If word gets out, what alliances will our Moses Empire have left?"
Elder Amu was furious. He was the one with the fewest injuries among them because he was the slowest and the last to come out.
Even so, he still had a cut on his forehead, which was now burning with pain.
Seeing the emperor bleeding so much, he became anxious. Chaer couldn't die now; if he did, the Moses Empire would be in big trouble.
"Yes, yes!"
The guards nearby didn't dare to delay and quickly went to fetch a doctor, as the finger was probably beyond saving in this condition.
Amu looked up at the hot air balloon in the sky. The balloon was still hovering above them, and they could faintly hear the balloon's laughter, clearly mocking their disheveled state below.
This made Amu's face turn extremely ugly. He gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, so these are assassins from the Great Liang Empire, huh? How dare they be so arrogant?"
This is absolutely outrageous!
Although we don't know how they got into the sky, once they got up there, they would definitely come down.
He roared, "Catch them up! Find out where they came from and where they went! This elder will make sure they die a horrible death!"
A group of assassins are so arrogant, they're practically courting death.
"Yes!"
The guards below dared not delay and immediately began to investigate.
The emperor was injured in front of them today, which is a serious offense and could lead to accountability. Therefore, they must do their best now, otherwise, things will not be easy for them later.
"Hmph, that's all?"
On the hot air balloon, two assassins from the Net organization gleamed with disdain. With such meager strength, how dare they provoke the Great Liang, and even attempt to assassinate their emperor?
"Lord White Tiger, why don't we throw these few down as well?" one of them whispered.
That's right, this person is none other than Luo White Tiger, the Heavenly Assassin of Net, symbolizing the ruthless Luo Xiaohu! He enjoys killing and toying with his enemies, and his whole body is full of evil, hence the name White Tiger.
This person was originally from the Luo Clan, a middle-class family in Great Liang. However, he aspired to become a strongman since childhood, so he followed the Great Liang Empire at a very young age. He followed Wang Yue to learn swordsmanship and eventually became a Great Liang.
Upon hearing his subordinate's words, Luo Xiaohu shook his head.
"The enemy is already prepared, so it's impossible to achieve anything with these two Heaven-Shaking Thunder now. We can't waste them here."
Such an attack might destroy the enemy's palace, but it would be somewhat difficult to inflict further casualties on the enemy.
His gaze fell on the statue not far away, and he sneered, "I've already thought of a better place. Perhaps blowing it up would do them more harm."
The statue is said to be of Kunsi, the wife of Emperor Moses Empire, symbolizing the glory of the Moses Empire, the love and sorrow of Emperor Moses Empire, and the hard-won peace.
Now I've ruined him.
The hot air balloon slowly approached the statue. A hint of regret flashed in Luo Xiaohu's eyes as he sighed, " Kunsi, is it? I'm sorry to have offended you. Blame your man; he overestimated himself and provoked my emperor. This is the price he pays."
"No!!!!"
In the palace, the newly awakened Emperor Moshili, upon seeing this scene, roared furiously.
"How dare you hurt my wife, you bastard!"
Boom!
Two shockingly loud bangs were heard, followed by a crashing sound. The huge statue collapsed, scattering stones all over the ground, and many of the surrounding civilians were crushed to death on the spot.
"You've gone too far, Lin Yi! I will not let this go!"
At that moment, he stopped talking about negotiation. There was no point in negotiating; it was a fight to the death.
If I were to go and try to negotiate with the other party at this point, I'd be laughed at, and that's absolutely unacceptable.
The other side is so ruthless and insane. Not only did they attack the palace and kill so many elders, but now they have even blown up the statue of their own wife. This is simply intolerable.
Amu sighed. Who could have imagined that the other party's retaliation would be so ruthless, almost costing them their lives?
"Your Majesty, this is not the time for sorrow. You must pull yourself together. The Moses Empire cannot do without you," he advised.
Moshili's face stiffened, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "Proceed as planned. We'll leave revenge for later. When that happens, I'll grind Lin Yi to dust."
At this moment, the entire Moses Empire was filled with sorrow; everyone was weeping, and everyone was angrily cursing the enemy.