As the fully armed soldiers entered the grand hall.
The Crown Prince's personal guard of thirty also unfolded their ranks, forming a battle formation to meet the enemy.
At this moment, the princess was full of confidence, believing that everything was under her control.
Only.
If she knew that her own soldiers had betrayed her, what kind of emotion would she feel at that time?
Sensing the mutiny.
The Crown Prince's guards immediately rushed to the temple for support.
But they were stopped by the princess's guards who were waiting for them.
For a moment.
Both sides were at a standoff.
But it was obvious.
The princess's guards had the upper hand.
Inside the grand hall.
The Crown Prince finally understood something, he looked at the princess incredulously.
The princess, however, had a frosty expression.
At this time.
Lu Tong, the Grand General of the Jinwu Guard, stood up from beside the Crown Prince.
He sternly rebuked Wei Zhong:
“I, the Grand General, am here, how dare you rebel?!”
Wei Zhong scoffed, "You know Lu Tong is formidable, but there's no need for me to deal with you."
As soon as he finished speaking.
A mechanical sound came from the reclining Buddha beside the grand hall.
Not long after.
A secret passage appeared below the reclining Buddha.
Seeing this.
The princess was also startled.
“What's going on?”
“Protect the Crown Prince!”
Then, from the secret passage, thick white smoke spewed out.
Immediately after.
Several demonic figures wearing devil masks flew out.
Surrounded by the demons.
A man in a crimson robe, with a grotesque devil face, slowly stepped out with a celestial stride. He held a staff, which thudded heavily on the ground.
The unexpected development beyond expectation.
Caused the princess to hurriedly call out Cen Zhi's name.
Cen Zhi quickly stepped forward, blocking the princess and cautiously guarding her:
“Princess, don't panic, everything is under control.”
However.
The slap in the face came quickly.
Seeing that Wei Zhong, the leader of the princess's guards who were surrounding the grand hall, knelt before the man in the crimson robe:
“Greetings, Foster Father!”
The man in the crimson robe appeared very pleased:
“Today, it is my son's time to make his mark!”
Wei Zhong:
“Foster Father, rest assured! Not one shall escape!”
Seeing that there was a traitor among his own people.
The situation, like sand that cannot be grasped, quickly slipped out of control.
The princess questioned Cen Zhi:
“Who is he?”
Cen Zhi stammered:
“This subordinate, also, doesn't know……”
“Where are your men?” The princess became even more panicked.
However, it was the man in the crimson robe who responded to the princess:
“His men? Jiejiejiejiejie! My countless demonic troops are on their way, starting with the Temple of the Buddha, they will slaughter throughout Chang'an!”
“Cen Zhi, what exactly is going on?” The princess questioned.
Seeing that the situation was at a stalemate.
Su Wu Ming, the Assistant Minister of the Dali Temple who had been hiding aside, stood up:
“Your Highness, let me explain!”
So.
Su Wu Ming, in front of everyone.
Revealed that Cen Zhi had used the Temple of the Buddha, transforming his men into monks, hoarding them here. It wasn't until there were constant cases of fighting between the monks and the people that Abbot Guang Xiao ordered them to be expelled.
However, by this time.
These people had already repaired the Buddha's mechanism.
And using the mechanism, they had all hidden away into the Ghost Market.
Cen Zhi, using Bi Cheng Ye, the owner of the Xiaoyue Tower, to recruit soldiers and buy horses, also hid all his men in the Ghost Market, leading to a period of prosperity for the Ghost Market.
Unfortunately.
The key figure, Bi Cheng Ye, betrayed and defected.
Leading to his hoarded troops, all turning into demonic troops.
Under the princess's reprimand.
Cen Zhi felt that he had made a grave mistake, so he intended to fight the traitor Wei Zhong to the death.
His originally flawless plan, due to these two key figures, had completely fallen apart!!
He hated it.
He was furious.
However.
Once he really started fighting Wei Zhong.
Although Cen Zhi could defeat Wei Zhong, he was unable to withstand the help of the demonic troops under the man in the crimson robe. Soon, a chaotic battle ensued in the grand hall.
Amidst the chaos.
Wei Zhong found an opportunity and rushed towards the princess:
“Foster Father, I'll go for the first kill.”
Having said that.
He leaped up and slashed at the princess's head.
The princess was immediately terrified: "Where is Wang Lin?"
At this time.
Wang Lin charged out from the side.
His sword cleaved directly at Wei Zhong's face.
Facing the current Wang Lin.
Wei Zhong was simply no match for him.
In just a few breaths.
Wei Zhong was chopped to the ground.
This shocked many people, how could it be? When did the Son of the Kirin become both civil and martial?!
And how could he be so powerful??
With Grand General Lu Tong also joining the battle.
Soon.
The demonic troops retreated.
Cen Zhi, in a state of disarray, came before the princess:
“Princess! Cen Zhi begs for death as atonement!”
Prime Minister Cui stopped him from beside her: “Save yourself, you are still needed to protect the princess.”
At this time, the man in the crimson robe's angry roar of “Kill!!!” reverberated throughout the grand hall.
Then, from the underground secret passage.
A demonic steed, the Qiongqi, leaped out.
Following closely behind.
The demon lord soared out of the secret passage.
Landing steadily on the back of the Qiongqi.
At the first sight of the demon lord.
Everyone was terrified.
Only Wang Lin showed a hint of excitement and eagerness to try.
The reason is simple.
This horse general, being a subject.
Was actually releasing murderous intent towards his master.
This was a heinous crime.
Therefore, the demon lord's evil value was constantly skyrocketing.
Finally.
It reached 50.
【(Gold) Demon Lord of Slaughter: Every time you kill someone, you can plunder a certain attribute from them! Unlimited strengthening!】
【(Gold) Potential Burst: Possesses the destined potential to become a foe to countless!】
【(Gold) Mighty Mo Dao General: You have mastered the combat techniques for using the Mo Dao, and you can quickly master any Mo Dao-related techniques; when holding a Mo Dao, your moves naturally carry a captivating effect, and your combat power increases by +50%!】
【Target Recognition: Demon Lord Bo Xun】
【Evil Value: 50】
【Has reached the minimum standard for punishment of evil!】
Seeing the legendary demon lord in the flesh.
The demonic soldiers were all exhilarated.
While the officials were terrified.
Morale plummeted and rose accordingly. For a moment, there were actually people advising the Crown Prince to escape by jumping out the window.
But it was too late.
The demon lord charged straight at the Crown Prince.
His Mo Dao cleaved through the air, unstoppable like a tidal wave.
Grand General Lu Tong snatched a long spear from the guards around him and attacked the demon lord.
However, in one confrontation.
The mighty and unmatched Grand General Lu Tong was directly sent flying, spitting blood. If he had not used his spear to prop himself up, he would have probably fallen out of the window in disgrace.
“Ah?! Grand General!”
Lu Tong: “With Lu Tong fighting this demon, Your Highness, leave first!”
Having said that.
Lu Tong charged forward again.
But Ma Xiong, after all, was a battlefield general from the borderlands.
Fighting against multiple enemies, he was still able to suppress Lu Tong.
When Lu Tong was sent flying again.
Everyone was shocked: Is this still the mighty Grand General Lu Tong of Chang'an City?
How come he's like a son in front of the demon lord?
No!
It's not that Lu Tong is weak!
It's that the demon lord is too powerful!!!
The man in the crimson robe commanded the demon lord:
“Kill those two with the surname Li first!”
The demon lord roared and charged towards the princess.
At a critical moment.
The spiked barricades that Su Wu Ming had ordered the Dali Temple to prepare in advance came in handy. The Qiongqi did not dare to approach immediately, its forelegs raised high.
Instead, it was finally Lu Ling Feng's chance.
He had been mingling with the demonic troops for a long time.
Waiting for this opportunity.
He leaped high.
Holding his long spear, he smashed it down heavily on the demon lord who had temporarily lost his balance.
Wang Lin also seized the opportunity.
He snatched a long spear from the guards.
Leaping up from the ground.
He and Lu Ling Feng, one from the front and one from the back, attacked the demon lord.
At this time, everyone was astonished again, when did the Son of the Kirin start practicing the spear?
You see, the spear is the king of all weapons, learning the spear is not the same as learning the sword. Unless you have talent or years of honing, it is impossible to master!
One day of learning the sword is completely different from one day of learning the spear!
But Wang Lin's spear techniques were sometimes grand and sweeping, sometimes nimble and tricky, and sometimes like a dragon shooting out.
Working together with Lu Ling Feng.
They actually managed to knock the demon lord off the Qiongqi.
Eliciting cheers from everyone!
Lu Ling Feng glanced at Wang Lin and silently nodded to him, expressing his affirmation amidst his amazement!
The demon lord was unwilling to accept defeat.
Instead, the Qiongqi steed roared and continued to charge towards the princess.
At a critical moment.
Fei Ji Shi arrived.
He poured a basin of sesame oil.
The Qiongqi slipped and fell to the ground.
Everyone worked together to restrain the rampaging Qiongqi, and Fei Ji Shi injected a sedative.
The Qiongqi finally calmed down.
When the mask was removed.
The Qiongqi was actually a chestnut-colored horse.
At this time.
Su Wu Ming used his mouth-skills again.
He pointed out that the demon lord's true identity was Ma Xiong.
He was transporting grain on the border when he was robbed and framed by villains, he was sentenced to death, and had no choice but to come to Chang'an to appeal, but he was controlled by the 'ascetic' and became a demon lord.
However.
The man in the crimson robe laughed loudly.
By this time, Ma Xiong had been completely poisoned into a puppet.
Mouth-skills wouldn't work.
So.
Lu Ling Feng and Wang Lin exchanged glances.
Holding long spears in their left and right hands, they launched an attack on the demon lord.
No matter how powerful the demon lord was.
Under the two-pronged attack of Wang Lin and Lu Ling Feng.
In the end, he could only meet his demise.
Finally.
【Ding, congratulations, host, for killing the 50-evil value demon lord!】
【Ding, congratulations, host, for obtaining 1 directed attribute selection and 3 random attribute selections!】