Enemy Attack

Those cultivators with exceptional speed tend to have access to more information.

Kong Ning doesn't need to eavesdrop; His Majesty will provide Kong Ning Kong Ning a lot of information and then put him in charge of communication.

"I have nowhere to go, I don't want to offend you, but I can't cut off my own path in the Sacred Land!"

Kong Ning walked quickly, then whispered a response to Zhang Xuezhou from very close range.

At this moment, she began to regret it, regretting that she shouldn't have discovered and exposed the other person.

If they don't see each other, that's fine, but once they reveal their identities, they'll inevitably have to switch places.

One path to shelter is what we need in the present, the other is how we'll find shelter in the future.

The Kunlun Holy Son will not go to Chang'an City, but as long as the other party informs the Western Sect of the method to circumvent the Demon-Revealing Mirror, it will cut off Kong Ning's future path.

"Once you gain the Demon-Revealing Mirror's approval, even the Xieluosi River Holy Land won't be able to retaliate against you," Zhang Xuezhou warned. "You'd better think carefully about which side you choose!"

"Both Your Excellency and the Daoist Lord are traveling in their Yang Soul form, and are currently riding on the Nine Spirits Primal Sage!"

After a few seconds, Kong Ning reluctantly revealed the information, pointing in the direction, but he did not specify how far away the three Sacred Land lords were.

"What do you want here?" Kong Ning asked in a low voice. "Does Kunlun also want the Nine Dragon Cauldron?"

"Don't ask me questions!"

Zhang Xuezhou waved his hand, indicating that he would not answer Kong Ning's questions, which greatly annoyed Kong Ning, who felt that it would be difficult to gain any advantage over the other party.

"Weren't you put in solitary confinement? How did you get out so quickly?"

Seemingly unable to resist, Kong Ning asked again, and this time Zhang Xuezhou didn't completely refuse.

"Just listen to those polite words; you'd be foolish to actually believe them!"

Zhang Xuezhou casually made a comment, and Kong Ning pursed her lips, feeling that Kunlun's rules didn't really apply to the top level.

Rumor has it that the Kunlun Holy Son committed an unforgivable crime and needs to be confined in seclusion for a hundred years as punishment. Kong Ning thinks that the other party will probably be released in less than a hundred days.

As for why the other party was here, Kong Ning couldn't figure it out. After all, this was a battleground between the three Sacred Land and the Han Kingdom. Even if Kunlun was the most powerful, it was not appropriate to seize it rashly. Moreover, this place was 30,000 miles away from Kunlun, and transporting such a heavy artifact as the Nine Dragon Cauldron there would be an extremely difficult task.

"Go and inform Zhu Jiuyin that we want this cauldron, and have these people put it down and leave," Zhang Xuezhou whispered, "He can disobey Kunlun's orders; we'll see what happens to him later!"

The ambush at Mayi was a complete disaster.

Originally intended as a powerful army to attack an elite unit, it ended up attracting the main force of the Xiong State's cavalry regiment.

Attracting the legion was bad enough, but the cleanup work along the way wasn't done properly, and at this time there were still patrol teams patrolling the border, and the confidentiality of related information was seriously inadequate.

Faced with the changes, those responsible for the ambush strategy failed to adapt in time, and the bait was taken away by the opponent in a straightforward manner.

Zhang Xuezhou found it difficult to criticize this plan, and he could only try his best to keep the Nine Dragon Cauldron. Whether the lords of the Sacred Land like Zhu Jiuyin would listen was another matter entirely.

Zhang Xuezhou patted Kong Ning on the shoulder, signaling him to hurry up and get things done.

"You..."

"Hurry up, don't keep me waiting!"

Zhang Xuezhou whispered a warning, only to see Kong Ning's three-colored divine light sweep behind him, and his body rapidly moving away.

"They're over there!"

It's true that the blame was shifted westward, and it's also true that Zhang Xuezhou used Kong Ning's message to determine the location of the Venerable One and others.

If he were Han Anguo or someone like him, this information would be of great use; but for now, it can only help Zhang Xuezhou and others avoid disaster.

"Kong Ning actually listens to you?"

More than ten years have passed, but Kong Ning's face remains unchanged.

Kong Ning didn't recognize the new emperor, but the new emperor still remembered Kong Ning's face, and even more so, he remembered that he had almost been killed by Kong Ning. He was quite surprised that Zhang Xuezhou was able to resolve the trouble that Kong Ning had brought.

"Kong Ning's life isn't easy either," Zhang Xuezhou sighed and whispered. "She wanted to use the imperial court's power to evade capture and restraint by the Western Sect, and she's been trying to obtain the power of a Demon-Revealing Mirror. The Western Sect would never have imagined that a demon would hide in the most unlikely place!"

Without contact with Pilan, Zhang Xuezhou could not be certain of the new emperor's attitude towards demons.

However, after repeated encounters, the new emperor's hostility towards demons was not as indiscriminate as one might have imagined; rather, he was able to differentiate between them.

As long as it can be useful or weaken the opponent's strength, the new emperor clearly does not shy away from maintaining a certain degree of friendship with the demons.

"If the Xieluosi River Holy Land removes Kong Ning, it's practically crippling Zhu Jiuyin. Her need for protection won't be a problem," the new emperor said through gritted teeth in a low voice. "I can open the gates of Chang'an City and welcome her in!"

The Xieluosi River Holy Land has three demon kings who are skilled in flying: one is the Feiyu Demon King, another is Kong Ning, and the third is the former Ten Yin Holy Son. Then there are the Golden Toad Dharma King and other demons.

These powerful demons are either dead or imprisoned. If we manage to get one more away, even if His Majesty encounters an emergency, he will have to personally handle everything.

The new emperor clearly understood the key point. He directly agreed in a low voice, mentioning that as long as Kong Ning was willing to sincerely leave the Xieluosi River Holy Land, it was not impossible to prevent the other party from being attacked by the Demon-Revealing Mirror- Revealing Mirror.

"Hey, you guys hurry up and catch up!"

After exchanging a few words, Zhang Xuezhou and the others saw the Bone Lord, who was patrolling ahead, shouting at them from his horse. The two immediately raised their whips.

As the lowest-ranking officers, they were in the first column when the assault troops entered the city, but when they retreated, they were left to sweep up the rear, almost always remaining in the most dangerous areas.

Zhang Xuezhou and the new emperor exchanged a glance. They raised their whips high, but the speed of their horses did not increase. Instead, they slowed down slightly by pulling on the reins.

They failed to rendezvous with the ambush troops and did not want to continue following the assault group back to the main army camp, lest their identities be revealed when rewards were distributed.

They would inevitably break away from the assault team over these dozens of miles.

After galloping more than a hundred meters away, Zhang Xuezhou rolled and landed quickly as he passed through a bend in the road.

"Enemy attack!"

Zhang Xuezhou felt that he had chosen an excellent angle, as it blocked the view in front of him.

When the loud roar rang out from the convoy ahead, he felt that the new emperor had messed things up by breaking away from the group, thus being misjudged by the Xiong State's assault regiment.

He was just about to roll onto his horse to avoid being searched by others when he saw more than a hundred arrows rapidly falling from the sky.

The number of arrows was far less than expected, but the arrowheads gleamed with a cold light, indicating that the archer was clearly no ordinary person.

After much back and forth, the Xiong State's assault regiment was only about twenty miles away from the main army when the elite regiment of the Great Han army finally appeared.

"The arrow came from that direction!"

The terrain in this bend isn't ideal, but it's arguably the best spot along the way to launch a surprise attack, especially since Zhang Xuezhou chose this location to break away from the assault team.

With a quick glance, Zhang Xuezhou had already determined the area where the arrows would be fired.

"It's Li Xi! Why are there so few of them!"

A volley of arrows fell, followed by a second and a third.

Three volleys of arrows left more than ten corpses on the ground, and some more guards were wounded.

But only three volleys of arrows were fired before the sounds of fighting erupted from the ravine, more than two hundred meters above.

The new emperor listened for only two seconds before tearing off his fierce-looking outer garment and throwing his face-covering veil on the ground.

As he leaped forward to rush towards Li Xi and the others, Zhang Xuezhou pulled him back hard, nearly causing him to tumble down.

"Nine Spirits Primal Sage has arrived!"

Before the new emperor could speak, Zhang Xuezhou quickly uttered a sound, followed by a thunderous roar from high above, the sound waves almost making people dizzy.

At the same time, three cold beams of light, like falling starlight, shot in from the west.