Chapter 352 Unfounded Crime
"Demon God Body", the legendary demon fairy clan originating from the upper world, is an extremely rare physique.
People with "demon body" are often physically strong and capable of carrying cauldrons. When the bloodline is fully activated, it can even become invulnerable and can regenerate severed limbs.
Since Dahuang’s cultivation system focuses on tempering yin energy and strengthening true essence, there are very few methods that specifically target the physical body. Before the monks become saints, their physical fitness is basically the same as that of ordinary people.
There are even some people who are even weaker than ordinary people because they have been eroded by evil spirits all year round.
Things are rare and valuable.
In an environment where monks generally valued the true essence and ignored the physical body, Shi Xiaohan's "demon body" undoubtedly attracted the attention of the Ghost King of Mangshan.
As a serious "collector addict", it has been committed to turning practitioners with different talents and proficiency in different spells into its own "ghost attendants" - sword cultivators, knife cultivators, stick cultivators, Gu cultivators... ...have all been captured by it, but it still lacks someone with strong physical strength.
Therefore, when Xiaohan appeared in its field of vision, it kept sending Hu Yun to keep an eye on her.
Since Shi Xiaohan's bloodline was still in a dormant state and her power had not yet been revealed, she also asked Hu Yun to teach her sword skills and let her practice the basic moves over and over again every day until she was exhausted. To activate the potential in her body - her increasing terrifying appetite is a manifestation of the gradual awakening of the "demon body" bloodline.
According to the Mangshan Ghost King's original idea, after the "Tianlong Formation" was destroyed and Luojing City fell into chaos, Hu Yun could bring her into the formation and make her his new minion.
It’s a pity——
Thinking that his plan was ruined by Gu Xu and Zhao Yan, the Mangshan Ghost King couldn’t help but gnashed his teeth in anger.
It thought it was merciful and let these two young men go, but it did not expect that they actually broke the space restriction in the royal family's inner treasury, appeared in Renfang in Luojing, and destroyed the transformation palace. formation, and beat Hu Yun to the point of dying.
Then the sudden arrival of Xu Man, the master of Jiange Pavilion, cut off the connection between it and Hu Yun.
It can be said that if you steal a chicken, you will lose a lot of rice. If you lose your wife, you will lose the army.
“I promised Zhao Changying and Luo Chuan not to do anything to you this time,” it thought angrily, “but I won’t show mercy to you next time I meet you.”
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In Luojing City.
Gu Xu followed Wang Guanyu, the commander of the imperial guards, and walked along the wide Tianjie in the direction of Zichen Palace.
Monks wearing silver armor and holding swords surrounded him, exuding a majestic and solemn aura.
Gu Xu was not wearing shackles.
But when the silver-armored monks all pointed their weapons at him, he felt an immense pressure - not only did they seal his true energy, preventing him from casting any spells, but also Fa took out any items from Xianyun's residence and restricted his movements within a certain range. He was unable to escape in other directions and could only follow Commander Wang to the imperial city.
Gu Xu knows that this is the "Liuhe Immortal Formation" specially used to deal with practitioners - the power it relies on the "Tianlong Formation" must be obtained by the Imperial Guard monks in Luojing City. It can only be used under the conditions authorized by the emperor.
But somehow, perhaps because of his higher rank, he realized that his "time" and "world" were not sealed by the "Liuhe Immortal Formation". If he wanted to, he could still use it.
Of course, Gu Xu did not act rashly.
Because he knew that once he chose to break the formation and escape, he would be completely on the opposite side of the Qi court, and there would be no room for maneuver.
Daqi occupies the vastest and richest territory in the wilderness, and has rich cultivation resources, a large number of practitioners, and powerful military power.
If we become an enemy, not only will the subsequent path of cultivation become confusing due to the loss of resource support, but it will also be difficult to find a place in the entire wilderness.
If possible, Gu Xu still wants to try to resolve the misunderstanding and clear the grievances. "Master Wang, can I ask," Gu Xu asked Wang Guanyu as he walked, "on what charge did the emperor order my arrest?"
"Treason," Wang Guanyu replied coldly, "colluding with ghosts and intending to commit rebellion."
"But Lord Wang, since the ghosts broke into the city, I have been Do your best to slay demons," Gu Xu showed an innocent expression. "Not only did he eliminate Hu Yun, Wu Danggui and others who were lurking in the capital and were turned into 'ghost attendants' by the ghost king of Mangshan, but also I also killed dozens of ghosts of the 'Wandering Soul' and 'Wild Ghost' level.
"Pavilion Master Xu of the Sword Pavilion can vouch for me.
“If I really are an accomplice with the ghost, then if I do this, wouldn’t I be backstabbing my teammates?”
Wang Guanyu remained silent and ignored him.
But Gu Xu could sense that Commander Wang's mood was definitely not as calm as it seemed.
So he continued: "Master Wang, do you know who reported me to the Emperor? Does he have conclusive evidence in his hand?
"I am very worried that the Emperor has been Some people with evil intentions deceived you——"
"——No one reported you," Wang Guanyu turned his head and looked at him with some irritability and said, "This is the emperor's visit to Qianyang Palace after he finished his retreat. The first order issued here. ”
"In other words, there is actually no evidence for this matter?" Gu Xu narrowed his eyes slightly.
Wang Guanyu thought for a long time and replied: "Maybe there is one in the emperor's place."
Hearing his words, Gu Xu understood instantly: It turned out that the person who was on my head was a The "unfounded" charge; it turned out that there was no "treason" at all, it was just that Emperor Tianxing wanted me to die.
He deeply realized that feudal dynasties under the rule of imperial power, especially feudal dynasties where the monarch himself had extremely strong personal strength, were often governed by the rule of man rather than the rule of law.
If the emperor wants to punish a person's crime, he does not need to base it on facts and use the law as the criterion.
Instead, it all depends on the emperor's golden words, and life and death are unpredictable.
Gu Xu didn’t know how he offended Emperor Tianxing.
But since the emperor wanted to punish him for no reason, there would no longer be a place for him in the huge Daqi Dynasty.
Unconsciously, he thought of the desolate scene in Qingzhou Luzhai, the four words "Be careful of Tianxing" written by Kong Xuan Sanren, and the mother of Zhao Yan, Mrs. Qu, who was assassinated in the capital. ...
It is better to run away than to wait for death.
He nodded to Commander Wang and stopped talking.
At this moment, his eyes turned into a deep indigo blue.
All the sounds in Luojing City, people's voices, sobs, shouts, the sound of horse hooves, footsteps, the sound of metal collision, and the sound of wheels running over the bluestone pavement, were all dragged out for a long time. The rhythm becomes slower and slower, then gradually falls into silence.
The dust flying in the air is frozen in the sun, shining faintly.
The front legs of the silver-armored monks were hanging in the air, and Commander Wang had not had time to twist his head back... Then they all became motionless like sculptures.
The power of "time" is activated.
(End of this chapter)