Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

Attracted this fierce tiger from the north!

That half of the cold blue phoenix pupil, now in his arms, was as hot as a branding iron. It was not a secret, but the horn of war!

"No time! Yueli!"

Chang Baishan growled, his voice trembling slightly with nervousness and urgency.

"Quick! Secret compartment!"

Liu Yueli had already rushed to the smoke-blackened pillar, her cold fingers groping rapidly between the bricks. She ignored the tearing sensation on her arm.

Relying on the instinct developed from countless dives and investigations, he pressed hard on an extremely inconspicuous depression somewhere.

There was a soft click.

A blue brick about a foot square sank in response and twisted inward, revealing a small stone niche.

Inside lay a talisman the size of half a palm, as dark as black jade, yet imbued with a strange green glow! Its shape and pattern matched the half in their hands perfectly!

The only thing left is the "eyes" inlaid on it.

There was only one blue bird pupil, and the other was empty. It happened to be the missing half in their hands!

"found it!"

Liu Yueli's eyes flashed with ecstasy, and she grabbed the black jade talisman.

The touch was cold, but the blue eyes seemed to be gazing at them quietly.

Boom!

At that moment, a deafening roar erupted from the north gate of the fortress! Immediately following, there was a more brutal and intense clash of weapons, the neighing of war horses, and a unique, furious war cry, characteristic of the northern barbarians charging! That roar ripped through the thick smoke like countless evil spirits pouring out of their den!

"The north gate's been breached!" a guard watching from high up on the ancestral hall's rooftop cried out in shock. "It's the Northern Sage King's royal flag! The Canglang Flag! And... and the Icefield Heavy Armored Cavalry! Oh my god! Too many to count!"

The voice was filled with despair.

The ground shook more and more violently, like dense drumbeats beating on everyone's heart.

The resistance of Zhujiabao was already at its end in front of the elite cavalry of the Northern Wise King that suddenly appeared like a divine soldier sent from heaven. At this moment, it was easily torn apart like thin paper.

The clatter of horse hooves and the measured, heavy footsteps of heavily armored infantrymen, like a tide of destruction, surged over the fortress walls at an alarming speed, surging toward the core area! The goal was crystal clear.

Ancestral hall!

"This is what they want!"

Chang Baishan snatched the black jade talisman that Liu Yueli had just taken out and combined it with the half in his arms!

Buzz... As the two broken talismans approached each other, they produced an extremely slight resonance. The complete pattern of the blue phoenix's pupils instantly shone brightly under the firelight, as if it had come alive.

An ancient and vicissitudes of life filled the air! This is the key!

The key to unlock some mysterious authority in the North, or at least the certificate for mobilizing troops!

"General! They! They're coming towards the ancestral hall!"

Another guard pointed in the direction of the smoke-filled street through the gap in the collapsed courtyard wall.

One could clearly see a group of giant axe infantrymen as majestic as iron towers and wearing heavy armor, surrounded by several generals riding tall horses and wearing gorgeous wolf-skin cloaks.

It was crushing all obstacles along the way with unstoppable force and heading straight for the gate of the ancestral hall!

The fluttering black wolf flag on the leading warhorse looked ferocious and ready to pounce in the firelight.

They are the most elite "Canglang Guards" under the command of King Beixian!

They obviously obtained extremely accurate intelligence!

That old thief Zhu Tao actually sent out the information about his hiding place in advance! Chang Baishan and the others almost bumped into this elite group that came to receive the "token"!

"Retreat! Go up to the second floor!"

Chang Baishan made a prompt decision.

The main entrance on the first floor of the ancestral hall was too wide to withstand the heavy armored charge. The five of them rushed up the partially burned staircase to the main hall on the second floor of the ancestral hall like lightning.

The space here is relatively narrow, filled with ancestral tablets and burning beams.

boom! ! !

Just as they stepped onto the crumbling floor of the second floor, the heavy vermilion door of the ancestral hall inlaid with copper nails was smashed to pieces by an unmatched force!

The violent airflow carrying wood chips, smoke, dust and cold murderous aura rushed straight in!

Several giant axe warriors of the Canglang Guard rushed in first, their cold iron armor reflected the firelight, and fresh blood was dripping from the axe blade.

Following closely behind, a burly general wearing black scale armor, a huge silver-white snow wolf skin on his shoulders, his face shrouded in the shadow of a ferocious wolf helmet, rode his horse slowly into the ancestral hall where the fire was flickering.

His gaze was like a solid ice cone, piercing through the dense smoke and dust, and instantly locked onto the edge of the second-floor platform, where Chang Baishan was holding a complete Qingluantong Talisman!

A cold, deep voice, filled with undeniable pressure, like a chill wind blowing from the far north, instantly filled the noisy ancestral hall.

"Hand over the Azure Luan Pupil. I will spare your life."

Chang Baishan clenched the jade talisman in his hand, which had just been put together and seemed to have come to life. The black jade was warm and his blue eyes were cold.

Looking at the murderous Canglang Guard heavy armored soldiers rushing in instantly, as well as the Northern Territory general who looked like a demon god descending, he knew that the battle for the "key" had just begun.

The land beneath our feet is groaning under the iron hoof of the Northern Wise King.

He drew his sword in front of him, a storm in his eyes rising again. He met that cold gaze with an equally decisive voice:

"This matter concerns the lives of millions of people. I'm sorry, I can't obey your order!"

Before he finished speaking, he kicked over the rosewood altar in front of him, and the huge table top roared and smashed towards the Canglang Guard general below!

At the same time, the crossbows of Liu Yueli and her three personal guards had already been released, with a sharp sound of breaking through the air, heading straight for the opponent's vital points!

Above the ancestral hall, a decisive battle broke out!

Sparks, broken wood, cold arrowheads, and a raging murderous aura instantly intertwined into a brutal scene. Farther away, the Northern Sage King's iron hooves were sweeping across Zhujiabao.

They even headed towards the heart of Hedong where the plague first broke out!

The Qingluantong in Chang Baishan's hand became the only light in the center of the storm.

The red sandalwood altar table kicked by Chang Baishan flew towards the Canglang Guard general with a strong wind, but was shattered by the opponent's giant axe in mid-air! Amidst the flying wood chips, Liu Yueli's crossbow arrows arrived.

"Ding!"

A cold light flashed beneath the general's wolf helmet, and he used his arm armor to accurately deflect three arrows, sending sparks flying like dancing red snakes. His horse neighed and stood still, its front hooves crushing the blue bricks, sending gravel flying like arrows!

"act recklessly!"

The general roared angrily and threw the giant axe with his backhand.

The axe blade rotated like a blood-red wind wheel, chopping directly at Chang Baishan's face!

Chang Baishan blocked with his spear and sword, and the sound of metal clashing caused his tiger's mouth to crack.

The remaining force of the giant axe had not yet dissipated, and it embedded itself into the beam behind him with a loud bang. The entire ancestral hall shook violently, and the burning rafters fell to the ground.

The three bodyguards took the opportunity to launch a surprise attack, cutting the horses' legs and abdomen with their long swords.