Chapter 674

Shen Xian was truly fuming, smoke pouring from his seven orifices; if it weren't that he had no grudge against this old eunuch, he.............

At this moment, being mocked again by Xu Jie, Shen Xian really could hardly restrain himself.

However, at the same time, a voice full of deep resentment also arrived just in time.

"Xu Lang, you deceived me............"

"Huh???"

Looking toward the sound, he saw that the Empress Dowager was gazing at Xu Jie with a resentful expression.

Besides, the Empress Dowager of Dayuan has decent looks, shows no sign of old age, and moreover exudes a mature charm.

At this moment, those big, watery eyes were staring at Xu Jie with a pitiful gaze, as if looking at an unfaithful man.

Xu Jie, who had been smiling, heard these words; his smile instantly froze, and his complexion visibly turned red.

"What are you butting in for? Don't speak."

"Ah, Xu Jie, this is your fault; as the saying goes, a day as husband and wife brings a hundred days of kindness—how can you act like this?"

Shen Xian would not let this chance pass; he immediately launched a counterattack, this time making Xu Jie grit his teeth.

Fortunately, Zhao Zhengping hurriedly spoke up.

"Let's attend to the matter at hand first."

Now is no time for frivolity; the Emperor of Dayuan has been captured, and the strongmen of the Dayuan capital cannot break through the blockade of Qi Xiong and the others.

Moreover, the enemy has His Majesty in hand, so everyone is hesitant to act, fearing to hurt the hostage.

With no other choice, they finally had to accept the proposal of the Dao Yi Sect members and sit down to talk.

Inside the Huánggōng hall, the Dayuan representatives, led by the imperial elder ancestor, gathered together with Qi Xiong and his group.

Seeing the Dayuan emperor held in the hands of Xu Jie and the others, the Dayuan people all gritted their teeth.

What's worse, at this moment Ye Zhangqing was still eyeing the Dayuan emperor with curiosity.

"I say he won't die, will he?"

"Don't worry, missing a kidney is no big problem."

One can clearly see a huge bloody hole in the Dayuan emperor's waist, inside which lies a kidney shattered to pieces by an explosion.

"Really okay?"

"It's fine; a Heavenly Human realm cultivator couldn't possibly die so easily."

"That's true as well."

"Enough."

Ye Zhangqing and the others were still speaking when, not far away, the Dayuan elder ancestor suddenly let out a deep roar, then icy-coldly gazed at Yu Mo and the others.

"Release the hostages first, then we can talk."

He was worried the Dayuan emperor couldn't hold on; this sight truly looks rather miserable.

As for that, Yu Mo gave a cold smile and said.

"You probably haven't figured out the current situation."

What do you mean?

What are you talking about releasing people? You're all prisoners now.

Ha, my Great Yuan has a million troops; the entire palace and capital are now surrounded by my army. Do you really think you can overturn the situation?

And what of it? Can they even get in? Or can you hold out until they arrive?

Huh?

As they spoke, Yu Mo, Qi Xiong, and the others acted, sealing off the hall's space.

Breaking the spatial seal cast by the eleven venerable sages is definitely not easy.

You're lying to me?

We were talking about negotiations, but now they've all become prisoners.

Even with many Great Yuan troops outside, what good is that? Whether they can get in or not aside, they definitely won't hold out until then.

His face was grim and icy, but the royal elder still grasped the situation, gritting his teeth as he asked.

State your terms.

First, withdraw the troops.

You came for Great Wu?

Or not?

Then what?

Go on.

You...

The emperor, empress dowager, and all civil and military officials have been captured in one fell swoop; faced with the Dao Yi Sect's demands, the Great Yuan side dare not refuse.

Despite his inner fury, the royal elder produced the projection array disk and contacted the frontline commanders.

The formation linked up quickly, and a burly middle-aged man appeared in the light curtain.

What's wrong?

Withdraw the troops.

The royal elder said coldly, and the person on the other end was taken aback.

Withdraw the troops? We're about to take the border city; now you say withdraw?

After such a fierce assault, Great Wu is about to collapse; withdrawing troops now? You've got a screw loose.

He immediately refused, dissatisfied, and the royal elder likewise replied in an unfriendly tone.

"What's the point of clutching a worthless border town when the Huánggōng has already been taken by them?"

???

Upon hearing this, the Great Abyss commander was completely stunned—what's the situation?

Until Qi Xiong stepped forward, took the Formation, and threatened the Great Abyss emperor, the entire court's civil and military officials, and even their families, did this commander finally stare dumbfounded and hang up the Formation.

Outside the border city, in the Great Abyss army camp, the Formation had been cut off, and the many commanders nearby all had complex expressions.

They had heard every word of that conversation clearly.

On the front lines they had been fighting for almost a month, casualties countless, and they were about to successfully take the border city and then march straight into the heart of Great Martial.

But damn, who could have imagined, their home was stolen.

"General, what should we do now?"

Someone asked in a low voice, with the court's civil and military officials and the Emperor in the enemy's hands, if we refuse, the outcome is easy to imagine.

By then, even if we capture Great Martial, what good would it do?

Inside the main tent fell into a long silence; after a while, this commander finally gritted his teeth and said.

"Retreat."

They had no choice but to retreat; they simply had no opportunity to choose.

The Great Abyss reluctantly withdrew its troops, while inside the border city, the Great Martial commanders were worried sick, and they could barely hold on any longer.

Moreover, there were no reinforcements domestically; if this continued, the city's fall was only a matter of time.

"General, we've retreated, we've retreated........."

Just when everyone was at a loss, a soldier came running in excitedly, shouting loudly.

"What retreat?"

"The Great Abyss, the Great Abyss has withdrawn its troops."

"Huh? Really?"

"They're already breaking camp."

"I, the commander, will go see for myself."

Soon, the Great Martial commanders climbed onto the city wall, and indeed could see that the Great Abyss had already begun breaking camp and withdrawing.

"This couldn't be some plot, could it?"

"It's unlikely; having fought to this point, the Great Abyss has no need for any scheming— a straightforward battle they could win outright— why go through all this trouble?"

"Then it must be the Upper Sect they........."

"Hmm."

The Great Abyss withdrew its troops; the only reason anyone could think of was that Qi Xiong and his group had truly succeeded.

Thinking of this, the commanders felt a mix of emotions; they really, damn, succeeded— just a few hundred men actually forced the Great Abyss's hundreds of thousands of troops to retreat?

At the same time the Great Abyss withdrew its troops, as an old-power of Zhongzhou, inside the Heavenly Feather Imperial Dynasty.

A streak of blood-light shot swiftly across the sky and quickly disappeared deep into the Huánggōng.

Inside a deep, dim hall, a beautiful woman in imperial robes slowly opened her eyes.

"A group of mysterious powerhouses?"

The woman's face was absolutely stunning, yet her bearing was extremely imposing, her aura unmatched— far beyond what the Great Abyss emperor and Lin's army could compare to.

It seemed as if only she was the true human sovereign, qualified to rule over all under heaven.