Mortal Mage

If he told Qing Ling that besides Shi Manman as his Taoist partner, he also had two other wives, Hua Yu and Xi Yun, he would probably be beaten to death with one punch.

Therefore, he had to wait until the Sixth Revolution Rejuvenating Pill restored Qing Ling's body, giving him room to escape and hide, before he could tell the truth.

If I tell Qing Ling now that you, the princess of the Western Dynasty, can only be my fourth wife...

"cough cough"

Zhang Mingxuan thought of this and coughed lightly. He didn't want to die too miserably.

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Canglang Continent, two hundred miles west of Taihe City, the capital military guard camp.

"General Diao, the Governor's Office has issued an order to mobilize the troops immediately."

A foot soldier rushed into the camp and knelt on one knee to report.

"Hahahaha!"

Diao Yun slapped his thigh fiercely and laughed joyfully at Diao Feng who was sitting in the middle. "Brother, from now on, we don't have to put up with the bullying of the six ministries, the Feathered Guards, and the Attendant Bureau."

"Well, the country cannot be without a ruler for a day. The six ministries, the Feathered Guards, and the Attendant Bureau have monopolized the government, implemented bad policies, and brought disaster to the country and the people. Now that Zhang Mingxuan has gone to the upper realm, it is time to appoint a new ruler."

Diao Feng stood up bravely, walked to Lan Qi's side, grabbed the crescent-shaped sword, held it in his hand, and strode out of the tent.

Inside the tent, a group of generals and captains followed closely behind.

"Order, Nan Jinping and his 80,000 infantrymen to immediately reunite and march to the north gate of Taihe City."

"Decree"

"Order, Xie Tunan, 50,000 light cavalry will immediately occupy the east gate of Taihe City."

"Decree"

"Order, Qiancheng and Sijin, order your 100,000 infantrymen to rush to support Xie Tunan's left and right wings and occupy the palace gate."

"Decree"

"Diao Yun, take the remaining 80,000 troops and follow me through the straight road to occupy the Taihe Palace."

"Brothers! Follow Yulong, eradicate bad politics, eliminate corrupt officials, resist violence and revitalize the people, and restore the country to heaven!"

Diao Feng roared to the army, "Clear the emperor's entourage, seize power, the time has come, follow me and charge into Taihe City!"

"Clear the emperor's side, seize power and rebel!"

"Clear the emperor's side, seize power and rebel!"

"Clear the emperor's side, seize power and rebel!"

The generals received the order and mounted their horses, running in all directions to pass on the message.

The area around Taihe City was two hundred miles in radius. The army had flags flying, and there were light cavalry, heavy cavalry, swords, spears, crossbows, and all kinds of soldiers, numbering in the thousands. They were like a swarm of carp crossing the river, and it was hard to cope with them. They all rushed towards Taihe City to kill.

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Taihe City, the sleeping palace.

"kill!"

Yulong suddenly shouted a military order, and his subordinates around him immediately shouted, "Shoot!"

"Shh!"

A rain of arrows like hair fell towards Hua Yu who was sitting on the roof.

"Clear the emperor's side, seize power and rebel!"

The soldiers in the palace shouted and suddenly attacked Shi Manman with a knife while she was looking through the documents.

Hua Yu reacted suddenly and subconsciously jumped up on the sword.

But the arrows flew in the blink of an eye. The sound of arrows whizzing past her ears, and before she could react, thousands of arrows flew towards her again. She immediately began to circulate spiritual energy, and a wave of air burst out from her body, shaking away the arrows. Then she immediately grabbed the flying sword and fled out of the city.

The arrows and crossbows may look like ordinary objects, but they are extremely powerful. The way she resisted them this time has almost drained all her spiritual energy. If there is another wave, even if she is in the middle stage of foundation building, she will definitely be seriously injured.

At the same time, hundreds of infantrymen around Shi Manman were fearless and stabbed at her with guns.

She reacted at the same time, and a flying sword immediately appeared in her hand. With a "whoosh" sound, she swept out with the sword light, accompanied by the "puff puff puff" sound of cracking. Nearly a hundred soldiers were cut in half. Blood spurted out all over the sky and earth, and fell like a heavy rain, soaking Shi Manman.

Shi Manman held the sword in one hand and grabbed Lao Shitou's collar with the other hand. Her eyes were sharp and she bit out a word in a cold voice: "Speak!"

"My God, I don't know. I am from the Feather Guards. These are the Prince's personal soldiers, the surrendered soldiers from Tianze, and the veteran infantry. I really don't know why they took action."

"Who is their leader!"

"Jade Dragon!"

Old Shitou turned his head and saw that Yulong had already left the yard when he shot the arrow.

Shi Manman slapped down with her palm, and with a "bang", Lao Shitou's head exploded with blood like the broken tofu brain in the bowl, and he fell to the ground tragically.

She leaped up on her sword and flew up. Then she heard people roaring and shouting "Release!"

Leaning down to look, she saw that the palace with the golden tile roof was filled with a sea of ​​crossbowmen and archers. Then, the sound of the wind blew against her face, and the sky full of arrows rushed towards her like a huge wave.

Shi Manman got the flying sword under her feet and was about to perform the Xianlan Sword Dance, but she suddenly realized that all her skills were useless and only her cultivation was left. She could only send out a blast of spiritual power from her body to shake off the rain of arrows.

But obviously, this rain of arrows was not only extremely accurate, but also leveraged the power of the bowstring. Its speed and power were extremely strong. Even with her cultivation level at the Jindan stage, she could hardly resist the ferocious crossbow arrows that fell like waves.

In an instant, seeing that he could no longer resist, he stepped on his sword and flew up again, but the arrows in the sky covered him from top to bottom, leaving him with no escape.

The first rain of arrows was deflected by the wave of spiritual energy she suppressed, and the second rain of arrows followed.

She immediately grabbed the arrow in her hand and fled out of the city, but in the end, three piercing sounds of "puff puff puff" were heard, and she was hit by a sword in the hip, waist and shoulder each.

"This arrow is extremely poisonous!"

Shi Manman gasped and was so frightened that sweat broke out on her forehead. She exerted force on the flying sword in her hand again and fled quickly out of the city.

(The current fighting style is based on the "Investiture of the Gods". A cultivator who has not passed the tribulation is not considered a true immortal.)

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Taihe Palace Tower.

More than 30,000 soldiers defending the city and thousands of Feathered Guards were guarding the city towers.

"Deputy Commander, Yulong has rebelled!"

On the city wall, a small flagman reported to Wang Han.

"Quickly close the city gates and kill the rebels!"

Wang Han has worked in Lingyu Guard for more than a year. At this moment, there is a more majestic aura in his eyes and his tone is firm.

"There are still 300,000 troops outside Cheng, including the surrendered troops of Tianze and many old soldiers."

Xiaoqi reminded Wang Han in a cautious tone.

There is no emperor in the palace now, and Yulong's ascension to the throne is what everyone wants. If it weren't for Wang Mingde, Dang Nanzhi, Wang Han and others, this would have happened long ago.

He couldn't understand what these people were obsessed with.

"I said, close the city gates immediately and kill the rebels. Do you want to disobey me?"

Wang Han turned sideways and stared at the small flag.

"...Yes, I will pass the order right away."

Just as Xiaoqi finished his words, with a "puff" sound, a sharp broadsword was inserted into his abdomen, and behind him was another middle-aged captain of the Feather Guard.

The captain drew out his sword with a "snap", held it in front of Wang Han, and said angrily, "Brother Han, you have been kind to me, but there is no emperor in the court right now. The six ministries have monopolized power, and the whole Taicang has been filled with all kinds of bad policies, making it a mess. Today, General Yulong has taken the throne as he has the right time, place and people. You also saw that the two immortals were simply shot away by three waves of arrows, that's all."

"Brother Han, surrender. If Zhang Mingxuan could come back, he wouldn't let the two women come here."

"Brother Han, I have a wife and children at home. General Yulong's heavenly soldiers are not something we can stop."

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On the outer city street, a group of leather-armored soldiers holding sabers surrounded Guo Zhuoran who was standing on his horse.

Guo Zhuoran was dressed in a red official uniform, glaring at the soldiers around him, and shouting, "What do you want to do!"

"Brother Guo, follow us into the palace, capture Wang Mingde alive, and help Yulong ascend the throne."

"Your Majesty is not dead yet!"

"Your Majesty is as good as dead."

"Aren't you afraid that His Majesty will come back and hold you accountable?"

"Brother Guo, you also saw that the flying immortal in the sky was scared away by just three waves of arrow rain. Do you think that Zhang Mingxuan can defeat the 300,000 heavenly troops under Yulong's command after he comes back? What's more, Yulong has the help of Tianze's army."

"Brother Guo, you haven't married or had children yet. If you surrender with your brothers, you can still keep your official position. Why die in vain?"

"The brothers don't want you to die, so they advised you."

Guo Zhuoran closed his eyes and listened quietly to the advice of the soldiers around him, remaining silent.

"Let's go, brothers, clear out the emperor's entourage and seize power!"

Seeing that Guo Zhuoran did not resist, the Feathered Guards ignored him and the huge crowd rushed into the city with swords in hand.

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Outside the bedroom, a dozen lightly-armored soldiers under Yulong put their steel swords on Dang Nanzhi's neck.

"Commander-in-Chief Zuo, I give you two choices. One, let your people surrender and go home. Two, I will count to three, and the six thousand feather guards in the palace will be beheaded immediately."

A jade-faced general stood proudly in front of Dang Nanzhi, uttering every word solemnly and clearly; "One."

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Tianze City, Tianze Palace, the Emperor’s bedroom.

"Your Majesty, it's too chaotic."

Gu Lan knelt in front of Ye Yu's bed.

Ye Yu clenched his charred left hand tremblingly, and it seemed that he had exerted great effort before he could barely extend a thumb.

Meaning, well done.

Gu Lan's expression was filled with joy. "Your Majesty, as long as the Jade Dragon succeeds in ascending the throne, the unfair treaty we signed will be abolished, and the many jade slips and treasures looted from the people of Canglang will be sent to Tianze on time."

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Overlooking Taihe City.

The four gates of the square city wall were open in the east, west, south and north. Hundreds of thousands of cavalrymen galloped and infantrymen marched, rumbling into the city like ants.

The earth-shaking sounds of drums interweave.

Although the soldiers frightened the people in the city, they did not harm anyone and went straight to the palace.

Soon, the ant-like infantrymen surrounded the inner city of the palace.

Taihe Palace Square.

A large number of officials from various departments were driven and detained into the center of the square, where they formed a line for the grand court meeting, knelt down, and were humble and pious.

Afterwards, soldiers in various armors, holding weapons, surrounded the officials, looking intimidating.

Above the square, the Jade Dragon sits on a golden jade throne, with a solemn expression and sharp eyes.

"The Imperial Edict"

A young eunuch stood in front of the stage, his face flushed, and he sang loudly.

"Since its founding, our Taicang nation has gone through ups and downs, but in recent years, the government has been neglected, the people have been displaced, and the country is in danger. We, the people, should unite as one and work together for national peace.

The former emperor Zhang Mingxuan was incompetent and lawless, and he lived in complacency, indulged in treacherous officials, ignored the suffering of the people, and caused the country to fall into decline. His actions were extremely sinful and he deserved heaven's punishment.

Today, our loyal ministers gathered together to discuss state affairs. As everyone knows, I had no choice but to follow the will of all parties and decide to ascend the throne as the new king of the country in order to stabilize the political situation and save the people from dire straits.

I will do my best to implement benevolent policies and govern impartially.

Therefore, this decree is issued to warn the world that all the people in the court and the country should work together to overcome the national crisis. This decree is sincere!

This is a special decree. "

After the imperial edict was announced, nearly 10,000 officials and hundreds of thousands of soldiers gathered in the square like a cloud of fog, and began to shout, "Long live the emperor."

Soldiers and officials inside and outside the city began to kneel and worship.

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Taihe Palace, the sleeping palace.

A golden light flashed.

Hao Fen was wearing a white silk dress with a belt tied around her body. She had a slender figure as she flashed over.

She seemed weak and boneless, cool and sweat-free, as she waded out of the house gracefully.

In the bedroom courtyard, the bodies of a hundred or so soldiers who had been cut into two pieces by Shi Manman were lying in a pool of blood, and the stench of blood was overwhelming.

Hao Fen walked out of the courtyard with her bare feet, stepping over the bloody water.

"Shh."

Outside the bedroom, a dozen soldiers and a junior lieutenant general who were holding Dang Nanzhi turned around, tilted their heads, and pointed their swords at Hao Fen.

Hao Fen smiled faintly, as if nothing happened, and walked lightly to the side of a dozen infantrymen.

The dozen or so soldiers seemed to have stood still in time. Their expressions were motionless, but their bodies were uneasy. They didn't know where to put their hands. They only felt that the swords in their hands had contaminated the stunning beauty in front of them. With a few "clangs", the ice blades in their hands fell to the ground, and they dared not move.

Hao Fen brushed past several people.

The dozen or so strong soldiers who smelled the amazing body color and fragrance felt their blood boiling and their faces flushed. They felt that in the eyes of the woman in front of them, they were the dirtiest things in the world.

Hao Fen raised the corners of his lips, looked at Dang Nanzhi, smiled stunningly, and sang a fairy-like song; "Why do they want to kill you?"

Dang Nanzhi took a deep breath and stared blankly; "They are planning a rebellion."

"Oh……"

Huo Feng sang softly, as if remembering something; "Then what should I do?"

"Go to... Taihe Square and let... them disperse..."

Dang Nanzhi used up all his courage in his life, raised his right hand with difficulty, and pointed in the direction of Taihe Square.

"I will remember you. I will praise you in front of the master."

Hao Fen left behind a white fairy shadow and walked towards the direction Dang Nanzhi pointed.

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Taihe Palace, Taihe Square.

"The auspicious time for the coronation ceremony has arrived. I kowtow once and my bloodline will continue forever. May you live forever."

The young eunuch sang in front of the high platform.

"Is there anyone who wants to see what I'm wearing under my silk?"

At some point, Hao Fen, with her stunning and fairy-like figure, stood softly above the eaves of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

"coax"

The officials and soldiers who were crowded in the square raised their hands and looked over.

"Then put down your weapons and I'll take them off for you to see."

The sound of the waves was like a whirlpool in the sky, echoing in the square and making people's hearts jump out of their chests.