C350 Those Who Were about to Die
"How dare they!"
Although the Soul Hall was powerful, they only dared to harass small countries at the border. There had never been a time when they openly entered the imperial capital of a large country!
Although He Ji had thought that the Soul Hall might not let this matter rest, he had never thought that they would come back to the Imperial City to take revenge!
He hurriedly rushed to where Lin Ziqi was. Han Shuishi had already stood in front of Lin Ziqi with a solemn expression. The group of officials had frightened expressions on their faces.
"There must be a traitor!" Before He Ji could stand still, he heard Han Shuishi say affirmatively.
It was as if the people from Soul Hall suddenly jumped in front of them, and the large-scale formation on the outer layer didn't detect them at all. This was a premeditated attack.
Lin Ziqi sighed and said, "Emperor Ming has been entrenched for so many years, so naturally he has men with ill intentions. It is extremely difficult to investigate thoroughly. This loss is inevitable."
He Ji never wanted to be entangled in the past. "We should accept the challenge now!"
"That's right." Lin Ziqi said, "We must stand up and protect our people."
Han Shuishi nodded slightly, his expression resolute. At this moment, the will of the three of them was unprecedentedly the same.
But not everyone was like this.
"Your Majesty." Although the ceremony to ascend to the throne had not yet begun, the officials had already regarded Lin Ziqi as the emperor.
They tried their best to persuade him, "Soul Hall is not good. They are cruel and fierce. We should not attack now."
"Your majesty, Soul Hall is coming with a fierce momentum. Countless ships are coming from all directions. The people are anxious. If you go there, you will definitely encounter danger. Your majesty, please think about it."
"It is not that we are afraid of the Soul Hall. It is just that your majesty cannot go out and take risks!"
Seeing that these people were afraid, afraid, and righteously looking like they were doing it for their own good, Lin Ziqi said faintly, "Then I will not go."
The lively dissuasion suddenly quieted down. The officials did not expect Lin Ziqi, who had always been stubborn, to agree so easily.
But they soon cheered and said, "His Majesty is wise! Your Majesty is wise!"
Lin Ziqi showed a sneer. Those who retreated were called wise. Was this praise or ridicule?
He looked at the crowd and asked, "Since I'm not going, who should I send to fight Soul Hall?"
"This..." The officials all rejected him.
"My waist is injured today. The doctor said that I must have a good rest."
"My heart is not good, so I need to rest."
"I am not a civil servant, so I should let the military officials take care of me!"
Han Shuishi's heart was burning with anger when he heard that. He said angrily, "Shut up, a bunch of cowards who are afraid of death!"
Everyone was stunned. When they realized what had happened, they were furious. Even if the Han family was powerful, they could not insult them like this!
Someone sneered and said, "You dare to go against the Soul Hall? You don't know what's good for you! Whoever dares to go against the ___, just go! "
Soul Hall was serious this time. Whoever became the spearhead bird would be beaten to death!
"I dare." Before Han Shuishi could reply, a clear voice came from outside the hall. He said with a mocking expression, "You don't want His Majesty to go, not because you are worried about His Majesty, but because you are afraid of death!"
If Lin Ziqi went, as subjects, they must go together. Only by persuading Lin Ziqi could they keep their lives.
However, this was the unspoken rule of the official field. Everyone understood it, but it was exposed by a young man.
The officials immediately became angry from embarrassment.
"Do you have any evidence for what you said!? "Someone rebuked angrily.
"Evidence?" The young man's mocking expression became even more intense." Do you still need evidence? Do you really think that His Majesty doesn't know? "
"This is slander! Where did this arrogant brat come from? Drag him out!"
"What right do you have to accuse me of being innocent!"
"Your Majesty, this person should be executed to ensure my dignity!"
Lin Ziqi laughed loudly.
The officials looked at the young man with pride. Look, even His Majesty was so angry that he laughed!
"What a joke." Lin Ziqi laughed and said, "Look, Ye Xu, when the people are at the brink of death, they still have the mood to deal with a person who speaks the truth. Because you tore their cover."
All the officials were stunned!
What? That was Ye Xu? Didn't they say that Ye Xu had gone to Ancheng? Even if he came back in time, he wouldn't be able to make it in time!
Furthermore, that young man didn't look like Ye Xu at all!
What the hell was going on!?
"Your Majesty," Seeing the disbelief on everyone's faces, Ye Xu could not help but touch the disguise on his face. He raised his head and said, "You have already filtered out the pests of the nation. This is a joyous occasion."
"That's right. Men, lock up the officials who were afraid of death just now in jail!" Lin Ziqi gave the order, and the armed Soldier Guard was about to take away the officials.
The dumbfounded officials instantly came back to their senses. It turned out that Lin Ziqi had said that he would not accept the challenge because he wanted to filter out those who were afraid of fighting. They were all deceived by Lin Ziqi's kind appearance!
"No, I am not going! I'm an official! "
"Your Majesty, I was wrong! Please spare us once! "
"Your Majesty, you are a benevolent emperor. How can you do such a thing!"
They were high and mighty. They had never been to a prison before. For a moment, they kept begging for mercy.
"What you should do now is to accept the challenge and protect my people." Lin Ziqi strode out of the main hall and welcomed Ye Xu.
He Ji said with emotion, "I have let Ye Xu down that day. If it wasn't for your careful consideration, we wouldn't know what to do today."
That day, he paid a visit to Ye Xu and asked him to lure the people of Soul Hall away. Ye Xu said that the Soul Hall had gone through so much trouble, it was definitely not to take revenge on Jaban State.
They must have a deeper plot.
The reason why there were two Ye Xu was using the secret technique of the martial soul clone, and what they saw was the same.
In the morning and in the morning, it was the main body.
At the entrance of the city, arrogant sneers could be heard. Their words were filthy. The Soul Hall had only sent six ships, but they had already scared the officials out of their wits.
Lin Ziqi's expression was solemn. The civilians in the city had already evacuated, but if Soul Hall broke into the city, it would be the same whether they retreated or not.
If they lost, given the character of the Soul Hall, the flames of war would set the land on fire. Thousands of miles of pagodas, mountains of corpses, seas of blood.
"If you surrender obediently, I promise I won't kill you all!" The people leading the six ships looked greedy. They could be merciful and not kill these people. After all, it was free labor.2
No one below said anything. The soldiers gathered in the city stood still, and there was a trace of panic on their faces.
There were also rogue cultivators in the city who gathered at the side, holding all kinds of weapons in their hands. Their expressions were complicated. Although no one asked them to come, they had to defend their homeland.
Ye Xu raised his head, killing intent flashing in his eyes. He raised the Nine Tribulation Divine Sword, "My sword does not agree!"
Lin Ziqi also drew his sword, "Mine too!"
Under the lead of the two of them, countless Soldier Guard raised their sabers and said brazenly, "Our sabers also do not agree!"
The fear on their faces disappeared in an instant, leaving only anger and killing intent towards the invaders!
"Same here!" The rogue cultivators raised their different weapons and shouted as well. They no longer had complicated expressions on their faces. All they had was an indomitable determination!
The leader of the Soul Hall did not expect Ye Xu's words to disperse the fear he had brought them!
He slightly narrowed his eyes. "I admire you. If you follow me, I will guarantee your wealth and glory. Oh right, my name is..."
He didn't say anything, only saw Ye Xu soaring into the sky, his entire body emitting a towering killing intent.
"Those who are about to die, you don't need to tell me your name!"
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