Who told you to slay demons like this?

In the court hall.

The man in dragon robe, with sinister eyes and a feminine face, listened to the battle reports with a cold gaze and said nothing.

The ministers argued fiercely, accusing the emperor of being incompetent and appointing a waste like Liaobi, which led to the tragedy.

All the officials worked together to ask the emperor to release Lu Lingjue and appoint Lu Lingjue to slay the demons and take back the city.

Unable to withstand the opinions of his ministers, Emperor Zhu Meng, with a stern face, ordered the release of Lu Lingjue and appointed Lu Lingjue as the demon-slaying general, leading the demon-slaying army to recover the lost territories and drive the demons out of the Dashun Dynasty.

When Emperor Zhu Meng returned to his bedroom, he was furious and smashed a bunch of valuable things.

"The Lu family! The Lu family!"

"It's always the Lu family that's putting the pressure on me!"

"Could it be that without Lu Lingjue, the world would not be able to move forward?"

At this time, a woman wearing a pink water cloud satin inlaid dress and with pitiful eyes came over.

"Brother Meng, what happened? Why are you so angry?"

The emperor, who was originally furious, couldn't help but relax his brows after hearing the melodious voice like a lark.

The emperor turned around and looked at his favorite concubine Xin Yu'er, "Yu'er, it's okay."

The emperor was tall and mighty, and the petite and lovely Xin Yuer could only look up with affectionate eyes.

"Brother Meng, if you keep your worries in your heart, you will be unhappy."

"If you have anything that makes you unhappy, you can tell Yu'er~"

When the emperor heard Xin Yuer's gentle voice, he felt like all the bones in his body were softened.

Xin Yuer was only sixteen years old, petite and thin, but extremely graceful, charming and elegant.

Her skin was as smooth as cream and as delicate as a baby's. Her eyes were clear and bright, like a frightened deer, yet she moved people in every detail.

The emperor extended his broad hand and stroked Xin Yuer's forehead. "We suffered a defeat on the front line, and the officials in the court forced me to release Lu Lingjue."

When Xin Yuer heard this, a hint of fear appeared in her eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

"Brother Meng, Yu'er is so scared~"

The girl suddenly threw herself into the emperor's arms, her voice delicate and a little timid, which made the emperor extremely distressed.

At that time, when he was hunting on the outskirts of the city, Xin Yuer appeared in his sight like a frightened deer.

I fell in love with you at first sight.

However, Xin Yuer was too favored, which aroused the jealousy of the concubines in the palace. The Queen even spread rumors to confuse the people, and she added fuel to the fire, which attracted Lu Lingjue.

Instead of suppressing the demon, Lu Lingjue interfered in the affairs of the harem, claiming that Xin Yuer was a seductive woman and was an evil spirit!

He even wanted to kill Xin Yuer in public. If he hadn't fought to the death to protect her, Yuer would have died at the hands of Lu Lingjue long ago.

This group of jealous women in the harem would resort to any despicable means to gain some favor, and even slandered Yu'er as a demon!

As for Lu Lingjue, out of a desire to repay a favor, relying on the great contributions that the Lu family had made to the Dashun Dynasty, he forced the emperor to kill Xin Yuer in public.

The emperor could no longer bear the sight of Yu'er, whose eyes were red and who was crying like a pear blossom in the rain, so he threw Lu Lingjue into jail, deposed the queen, and punished everyone in the harem.

But they never expected that the demon army, which had long since ceased its attacks, would suddenly attack again.

Naturally, the emperor was unwilling to release the arrogant and conceited Lu Lingjue. He just heard a rumor in the court that Young Master Liaobi from the Northern Division of the Demon-Slaying Division was very powerful and handsome, and was not inferior to Lu Lingjue.

The emperor naturally chose Master Liaobi. He wanted to prove that the Dashun Dynasty belonged to his Zhu family, not his Lu family!

Even without Lu Lingjue, there are still capable and ambitious people who can stop the invasion of the demon army.

But as the battle reports came in, the emperor's heart sank completely.

The voices in the court that originally supported Liao Bi turned against him and forced him to release Lu Lingjue.

Some princes and ministers even asked the emperor to go to the Heavenly Prison to plead guilty to Lu Lingjue and ask for his forgiveness.

Naturally, he could not resist the ministers, so he took off his dragon robe, carried a whip on his back, and kowtowed to Lu Lingjue to apologize.

This is a great shame and humiliation!

What's more, once Lu Lingjue recovers the lost territory and returns victorious with his troops, he will definitely ask me to kill Xin Yuer again. What should Yuer do then?

With his thoughts swirling, Emperor Zhu Meng pulled himself out of his memories and felt the soft woman in his arms. Yu'er's body exuded a fragrance that was extremely pleasant to the touch.

"Yu'er, don't be afraid, I will protect you!"

Xin Yuer huddled in the emperor's arms, trembling with fear, but despite this, she still pretended to be calm.

"Brother Meng, wasn't Master Liaobi very powerful? Why did he get defeated?"

The emperor was about to explain, but suddenly he remembered that although there were people in the court who kept praising Mr. Liaobi's great talent and strategy.

But he was not a despotic ruler, and he was not willing to entrust the safety of the people of Dashun to a young man who had no achievements.

It was just because of face issues that he was unwilling to admit defeat to Lu Lingjue.

It was Xin Yuer who convinced herself with a few words, claiming that if Master Liaobi won the battle, Lu Lingjue would definitely not be so ostentatious and exaggerated in the future, and the Lu family would definitely behave itself.

That's why I entrust such an important responsibility to Liaobi.

Thinking of this, Emperor Zhu Meng looked at Xin Yuer with a little more doubt in his eyes.

……

Lu Lingjue's eyes were cold and murderous. She was wearing red-gold armor, holding a red-tasseled spear, and riding a giant tiger with hanging eyes, and was rushing to the battlefield.

What is jaw-dropping is that this huge and brave tiger actually has broad and strong wings, which is extremely ferocious and terrifying.

Following behind him were the children of various branches of the Lu family, ready to go and looking very aggressive.

The court suffered a defeat, and naturally the news spread widely among the people.

Rongnan City was not far from the captured Yingyang Pass, and many fleeing refugees flocked into Rongnan City.

The wars were defeated one after another. The terrifying and cruel demons killed countless demon slayers and committed all kinds of atrocities after entering the city.

Demons are rampant and despair covers the sky.

The city turned into a hell on earth, and the demon army slaughtered innocent lives at will.

Those who reacted quickly fled in time after hearing the news and flocked to other cities in search of ways to survive.

But those who react a little slowly will be eaten by the demon before they can do anything.

Qin Xi was deeply distressed when he learned of this tragic situation.

At the same time, the demon slayer issued an order, and all the demon slayers who had entered the Qi realm and the Dan realm rushed to the front line to support the war.

Qin Xi, Mo Zhanji, Jian Suyu and others were not surprised and also received transfer orders and rushed to the front line that day.

Young Master Liaobi was just talking about military strategy on paper, and countless demon slayers were captured, killed, and now the demon slayer army is small in number and weak in strength.

Even if the emperor could not stand the pressure of the situation and released Lu Lingjue, the Lu family alone would not be able to match the army of demons that were like a swarm of locusts.

Therefore, no matter in the South Division or the North Division, as long as there were masters who had entered the Qi Realm or the Dan Realm, they all rushed to the front line.

After all, this battle is a matter of life and death.