Rise in the glory of the king system

Chapter 721 Lost
Holding the bright pearl in her hand, Qiao Ying rushed to the gate of the city according to the guidance of the bright pearl, followed by Sun Ce and a group of highly skilled attendants.The shining pearl in the dark night trembled slightly in Qiao Ying's palm, and she also stopped walking.

In the silence of the night, in front of you is the majestic and tall city gate, and behind you is the bustling and prosperous territory of the Wu Kingdom, so the clues and guidance are interrupted.

Qiao Ying lowered her eyes slightly, and a vague aura of demonic power floated in the air. Qiao Ying suddenly looked up, and with a muffled sound, the bodies of the soldiers standing on the city gate collapsed, and they all fell with their heads down.

The soldiers under the city looked in panic, and quickly lined up their camp.

A burst of magical brilliance appeared in the night sky, and a group of old men with gray beards in long gowns appeared on the city wall.The person in the lead held a strangely shaped wooden staff in one hand, and Qiao Wan was bound by the fettered chains in the other hand.

Soldiers swarmed up on both sides of the city wall, but Sun Ce's order came from below: "Don't even come forward——!"

The leader of the elders had tired eyebrows and a vicissitudes of appearance. When he saw Qiao Ying, evil and hatred burst out from his dirty eyes.

Qiao Ying frowned slightly, and whispered, "Elder..."

Recalling the past, they spread rumors that the twins were unlucky and sent Qiao Wan away, and when Qiao Ying grew up, they ridiculed her for being talented and stupid.All these piles are inseparable from these elders.

Qiao Ying's nails, which were hidden under her sleeves, were embedded in her skin, and her blue eyes were full of coldness and vigilance.

"Qiao Ying, you are an ungrateful traitor and a scum of the Qiao family, you still have the nerve to live in this world!" The elder's voice was like a bell, and he spoke with unpleasant insults, which made Sun Ce frown and look at Qiao Ying. also become heavy.

"Qiao Ying doesn't know what it means to be ungrateful, and I hope the elders can teach me a thing or two."

The girl's azure eyes pierced the night, and there was a trace of sharpness hidden in them. When she spoke, her cold voice carried inherent nobility and arrogance.

"The Qiao family gave birth to you and raised you. Jiangdong is your homeland, yet you became a traitor and brought enemies into your own country. You are unkind, unrighteous, and unfilial!"

"The monarch of Jiangdong is absurd in his government, and the people are complaining. The seemingly glamorous Qiao family is playing the loudest wishful thinking in Jiangdong. To you, Qiao Ying is just a bargaining chip to win over the emperor. The elders despise me and use me. Now I am just a Helping the people of Jiangdong to be relieved, the defeat of the Qiao family was caused by you, how could I have become an unkind, unrighteous and unfilial person?"

The elder gritted his teeth, his face flushed, obviously out of breath.With his palms retracted, Qiao Wan burst into tears from the pain, and stared at Qiao Ying below, sobbing and speechless.

Zhou Yu had already arrived at this time, and was shocked to see the scene of fear and worry.

"Qiao Ying, if you want to change Qiao Wan, you will come up and suffer death." Another elder said so.

The soldiers under the city wall drew their bows and arrows, pointing directly at the elders. The atmosphere was heavy and tense.

Qiao Ying stared at the people on the city wall for a long time, and finally said, "Okay."

Sun Ce hurriedly grabbed Qiao Ying's arm: "Miss Qiao..."

Qiao Ying shook her head to Sun Ce, gestured to her with her eyes, and finally walked up the city wall under the protection of the soldiers.Standing opposite the group of people, Qiao Ying's eyes fell on Qiao Wan: "Let Wan'er go."

The restraints on Qiao Wan's body were loosened a little bit, Qiao Ying's eyes sank, and a tumbling tide rose behind the group of people. The huge momentum made all the elders behind them stagger and find it difficult to stabilize themselves. Taking advantage of this panic, Qiao Ying flew up and Qiao Wan also cleverly broke free from the shackles.

Qiao Ying hugged Qiao Wan and turned around to protect her behind her. She fell to the ground in embarrassment. Before she could raise her hand to react, a spell was about to hit her body.

"Miss Qiao—!"

The spell approached Qiao Ying's body, and it was reflected back like a mortal encountering a ghost, knocking the elder to the ground.A red halo glowed around Qiao Ying's body, and a cluster of karmic fire rose from her feet, quickly climbed up the bodies of the group of people, devouring everything frantically.

Qiao Ying was a little distracted, and looked down at the red line on her wrist, which was flickering fiercely - it was the protection of the gods.

A group of elders were badly injured by the karmic fire, and they could only crawl on the ground dying, and there was a burning smell in the air.

The farce finally came to an end, Qiao Ying comforted Qiao Wan in her arms, her expression dark and dignified.Sun Ce and Zhou Yu rushed to the tower, and Qiao Ying entrusted Qiao Wanyuan to Zhou Yu.

"Miss Qiao, these people..."

Qiao Ying said after a while, "Let them go."

"This..." Sun Ce showed doubts in his eyes, but he just ordered the soldiers to detain him first.

Qiao Ying stood still for a while, then suddenly raised her head to look at the sky in panic, lifted her skirt and ran down the city wall.

"Miss Qiao—!"

"Sister, where are you going—!"

Qiao Ying paused and glanced back hastily. There was no time to explain, and the figure left in the night.

After such a commotion just now, Qiao Ying didn't need to think too much to know that almost an hour had passed, what if the fairy servant sent by Han Xin to pick her up couldn't find her.

Qiao Ying hurried back to the General's Mansion and returned to her dormitory, only to find that the fire spirit beads on the dressing table used for sound transmission had dimmed.Her heart was empty, and she hurried to the yard again, looking at the sky and frowning, her chest rose and fell to calm her disordered breathing.

……

At the same time, the brightly lit Feiheng Temple was full of guests, drinking and drinking, and laughing together.

But the fiery red and gorgeous throne was empty, and the Feiheng Mountain God who should have been sitting on it was now in the apse.

There was a strong smell of blood in the apse, and the temperature was as high as a house burning with charcoal. Han Xin sat cross-legged on the couch, and Zhuge Liang behind him continuously sent pure spiritual energy to him.

It wasn't until the sweat on Han Xin's forehead condensed into bean-sized water droplets that slid down his cheeks that a black demonic energy was forced out of his body. Zhuge Liang's eyes quickly caught the powerful and evil radiance, and he raised his feather fan, almost A crystal shot quickly, dispelling the demonic energy.

Han Xin spat out a mouthful of black blood, slowly opened his eyes, and the slack pupils gathered light again.He raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his lips, his eyes were cold and sharp.

Zhuge Liang breathed a sigh of relief, and said anxiously, "Han Xin, what's going on?"

"I went to the devil world."

Zhuge Liang frowned deeply: "You are crazy, the celestial clan is incompatible in the demon world, the breath there is filthy, and it is most likely to hurt the soul of the god of the celestial clan, what are you going to do?"

"I was investigating the frequent occurrence of demon seeds recently, but I noticed the aura of gods in the borderlands of Tang Dynasty. After searching for it, I found a lotus petal."

"Lotus?" Zhuge Liang pondered, "You mean the lotus next to Ming Shiyin?"

"Yes. Ming Shiyin left a trail of clues for me to find the Demon Realm. I wanted to stop there, but I was pulled by some kind of force. I struggled so hard that I didn't enter the endless hell. But a black shadow He came suddenly, and I fought fiercely with him for a long time. Except for Nuwa, who makes me afraid, I have never met an equal opponent in thousands of years..."

But the demon world is too turbid, and Han Xin has no help, and he is determined to escape from the demon world, so he is plotted by the black shadow.The filthy devilish energy washed away in his body, making Han Xin feel that his internal organs were about to be disturbed.

"The black shadow you mentioned should be Sima Yi, the Infernal Demon. The two clans have never crossed each other for thousands of years, and have never fought against each other again. I didn't expect him to become so terrifying now."

"This is definitely not a coincidence, it was Ming Shiyin who deliberately lured me into the Demon Realm."

"This matter will be discussed later. Tonight is your birthday party, and the guests outside have arrived..."

Han Xin suddenly remembered something, and looked at Zhuge Liang: "Where is Qiao Ying?"

Zhuge Liang was taken aback: "I have already sent a fairy attendant to pick her up, maybe it was a little troublesome to come up, but it should be here now."

Zhuge Liang's lingering voice had not yet dissipated, but the voice of the immortal attendant he sent had already come from the back door: "Shenjun Feiheng, Xianjun Wuling."

"This subordinate waited for a stick of incense at the place you ordered, but there was no girl with chestnut hair and blue eyes."

As soon as these words came out, a strange atmosphere immediately filled the entire inner hall.

"Zhuge Liang, look into the dust mirror." Han Xin moved his crossed legs off the couch and tidied up his outfit.His complexion is now a little better than before, and his lips have faded a little purple.

Zhuge Liang summoned the looking glass, showing some fragmented pictures.

At this time, in General Sun's mansion, Sun Ce, who saw that he had suffered superficial injuries today, was delivering plasters for Qiao Ying, and the two were talking inside the house.

He saw Qiao Ying pour tea for Sun Ce, he saw Sun Ce's eyes full of worry, and finally he saw Sun Ce unscrew the lid of the medicine as if to pour medicine for Qiao Ying...

It seemed that the undissipated turbidity of the demon world was at work, Han's confidence sank, and the hostility rushed into his meridians, his eyes flickered, and he stretched out his hand to hit the looking mirror mercilessly, thanks to Zhuge Liang's quick eyes and quick hands to snatch back the mirror, the mana finally broke through Leaves a charred hole in the wall.

"Han Xin..."

Han Xin clenched his fists tightly, wishing he had to jump down from the mortal world to catch Qiao Ying right now despite his injuries.But the laughter of the guests outside kept falling into his ears, and he finally chose to stand up to welcome the guests.

Tonight there was singing and dancing, the gods paid their congratulations, and the lanterns were bright, but only the Lord Feiheng on the throne looked black and blue.He would smile when facing guests who were toasting and chatting, but the smile was cold to the bone, polite but extremely distant.

Han Xin's first birthday in 700 years, he thought, was a disappointment.

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Qiao Ying hasn't seen Han Xin since the last accident. She can't stop feeling depressed when she looks at the sound-transmitting Fire Spirit Orb in her spare time every day. She can't explain to him if she doesn't see Han Xin. Han Xin misunderstood her but what to do.

The end of the new year is approaching, and the market in Wu State has already been decorated with lights and festoons, and every corner of the capital is full of joy.There was no snow that night, so General Sun's family came out in groups to choose new year's goods at the market.

At this moment, Qiao Wan and Sun Shangxiang were standing in front of the jewelry store, choosing from the left and right, holding various hairpins of different styles and gesticulating around. The two girls' hairpins were already fully decorated, but they still naughtyly did not take them away. hand.

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, who came out of the teahouse next door, found the three girls. Seeing her brother coming, Sun Shangxiang hurriedly took off the hairpin from her head and coughed unnaturally.

Qiao Wan narrowed her eyes with a smile, trotted up to Zhou Yu with her skirt in hand, and raised a small face to chat with him.

Qiao Ying stood aside, her eyes wandering from the counter, a little distracted.

Sun Ce glanced at Sun Shangxiang helplessly, then walked towards Qiao Ying.

"Miss Joe."

Qiao Ying came back to her senses and said in a low voice, "General Sun."

Sun Ce's eyes lingered on the counter for a while, and his eyes suddenly lit up, and then he ordered the shopkeeper to take down the hairpin on the booth.

"This gentleman has really good eyesight. This is a treasure in our store that ordinary people can't even touch!"

Sun Ce held the hairpin in his hand, and he pursed his lips slightly as if he was struggling with something.Then he raised his eyes, with a trace of embarrassment in his eyes, and handed the hairpin to Qiao Ying.

"Miss Qiao, here it is for you."

Qiao Ying was obviously a little surprised. She looked at the hairpin, a luxurious but unostentatious gold ornament, with orange-red gradient gemstones adorning the hairpin. From a distance, it looked like a pomegranate flower in bud.

She stepped back quickly: "General Sun, you are welcome, Qiao Ying doesn't need these."

Sun Ce was obviously taken aback when he heard the words: "A few days ago, the Jiangdong battle was a great victory, and Sun had no time to thank Ms. Qiao, so let's take this as a thank you gift."

Sun Shangxiang teased with a smile from the side: "Sister Qiao Ying, just accept it!"

Qiao Wan didn't understand the subtlety of the atmosphere, she just thought the hairpin was pretty, and subconsciously let out a soft admiration.

Qiao Ying smiled slightly and wanted to refuse again, but suddenly a light yellow flashed in the corner of her eye.She subconsciously took a closer look, and found that it was probably a woman's figure, wearing a wide goose-yellow cloak, and there seemed to be something hidden under the hood.

Qiao Ying narrowed her pupils slightly, and smiled apologetically at the crowd: "You guys choose first, I'll go back as soon as I go."

After saying that, she reached out and pushed Sun Ce's hand holding the hairpin, and the word "rejection" was clearly written in her rippling eyes.

Qiao Ying quickly followed the figure and followed it to the backyard of the store, only to find that the figure was missing.A gust of breeze suddenly passed over the back of her neck. She held the pearl in the sea warily and turned around to look - it was that woman.

The woman was still holding the dagger in her hand, but stopped halfway.The hood covered most of her face, but she could see a small white chin and a bright red lip.

"Are you Daji...?" Qiao Ying asked tentatively.

The other party was taken aback for a moment, then raised his head, and it was indeed Miss Daji.

"Miss Qiao...?"

Only now did Qiao Ying feel that the cloak was weird. It turned out that there were fox tails and ears hidden in the cloak.

She nodded: "Daji, why are you here?"

If she remembers correctly, Daji is an inner court lady of the Qingqiu royal family and a person close to the Fox Emperor.

Daji smiled and said, "This concubine came out to do some things for His Majesty the Fox Emperor."

Qiao Ying was very sensible and didn't say much, just nodded.But she seemed to remember something again, and asked lately: "Miss Daji, Qiao Ying has something to ask. God Lord Feiheng...he recently..."

Daji covered her lips and smiled lightly: "This concubine did come to the mortal world for this purpose. His Majesty the Fox Emperor sent a beauty to the God of Feiheng and ran away, but I couldn't find it when I searched for Wu..."

Qiao Ying froze in place, turned her head slowly and said, "Give it to Feiheng Mountain God's beauty?"

"Exactly, they are a gift from His Majesty the Fox Emperor to Feiheng Mountain God."

"Feiheng mountain god accepted?" She blurted out before she had time to think.

"Maybe it is." Daji looked at the sky and said with a smile: "Miss Qiao, it's time for me to go back. See you by fate."

Qiao Ying nodded slightly, and did not recover until Daji had left.The bleak cold wind blows on the face, and a trace of indescribable bitterness and sourness spreads from the chest, like nourishment dripping into the apex of the heart, allowing the towering tree called emotion to grow wantonly.

"Miss Qiao!" A familiar voice came, and Qiao Ying was called back to her thoughts.

"Miss Qiao, why don't you look so pretty?" Sun Ce was worried, so he followed out.

Qiao Ying forced a small smile and collected her emotions: "Qiao Ying is not feeling well and wants to go home first."

"Then I'll send someone to take you back."

Qiao Ying glanced at Sun Ce, sighed silently, and lowered her eyes to hide her hurt.

"No need."

(End of this chapter)