Chapter 447: Sword, Grain

Two imperial guard experts supported Tang Lanzhou, blocked the bullets attacking from both sides with shields, rushed into a civilian house by the street, rushed to the backyard through the back door, and then climbed into another street from the backyard.

There were shouts of killing chasing from behind.

The two didn't dare to delay; one blocked the bullets attacking from behind, and one carried Tang Lanzhou to rush out of the city gate, about to head toward the Divine Machine Camp's station, but heard Tang Lanzhou say weakly.

"Turn around, go to the Three Thousand Camp."

The imperial guard expert's footsteps paused.

"But—"

Tang Lanzhou supported himself and spat out a paragraph.

"Just now, I deliberately shouted to bluff them."

"Whether the Divine Machine Camp has been completely mastered or not, we cannot go there rashly... The Three Thousand Camp is a naturalized alien cavalry, not understanding Han language; Liu Jin is least likely to master it... Cavalry is swift; to quickly rush to the Divine Machine Camp to suppress, only the Three Thousand Camp... Go, go to the Three Thousand Camp!"

The imperial guard expert nodded, turned his direction, and ran toward the Three Thousand Camp's station.

At the same time, outside the capital city.

An Ziyang frowned and looked at the Gu insect in his hand. A few breaths ago, it was still raising its head to indicate the direction, but now they all lowered their heads, crawling around in his palm.

"Liu Jin."

An Ziyang gritted his teeth.

Liu Jin cut off the connection between the Gu insects. He was a person by the Emperor's side; he also knew the Emperor's Gu arts, so it was not surprising that he could do this.

An Ziyang lost the means to track those Ordinary Jianghu people.

At the same time, the loud noise of Heaven-Man fighting in the distance gradually ceased. Two eunuchs flew over and threw a human head to the ground.

"Battalion Commander An, just now we found a stronghold of Ordinary Jianghu people; just as we were about to act, this person suddenly came out to cover for them... We killed him, but those Ordinary Jianghu people scattered like birds and beasts, and are no longer in sight."

An Ziyang looked closely.

"Qingluan Sect, Gao Ming."

That human head with ordinary features and disheveled hair was Gao Ming.

Thus, the three Ordinary Jianghu Heaven-Men who came to the capital to fight for the Xuanlan cultivation method were all dead.

But An Ziyang's brow furrowed even tighter.

"What bargaining chip did Liu Jin take out to exchange for Gao Ming's willingness to cover for them... What do they want to do with these Ordinary Jianghu people, worth a Heaven-Man covering for them!"

"If there is time to track slowly, we will definitely be able to find their whereabouts... but now without the guidance of Gu insects, it will be difficult to catch up with them in a short while."

An Ziyang clenched his fists and walked toward the place where the two eunuchs and Gao Ming fought, wanting to see if he could find any clues.

Just walked a few steps, but felt his palm numb and itchy.

Looking again, those Gu insects raised their heads again, all pointing in the same direction.

"This!"

An Ziyang's eyes opened slightly.

"It's effective again, no, Liu Jin's work can't be so rough... Could it be the wrong direction, also no, this is the Gu insect cultivated by Xiaosi himself, Liu Jin can't crack it in a short time... No, Liu Jin can't do it, there is someone who can do it."

"Ji Tianrui."

"But she has effectively broken with Yingzhou and the Eastern Depot, killing several Yingzhou Heaven-Men and Yan Song; is she helping Liu Jin crack the Gu insect to mislead me, or cracking Liu Jin's means of hiding his tracks to remind me? What does she want to do, is she an enemy or a friend to the Commander?"

Between thoughts racing, he looked in the direction indicated by the Gu insects.

Looking at this, he was shocked.

"Imperial Palace!"

Mei Qinghe beside him also had a cold face.

"Brother An, the direction indicated by the Gu insects is the palace city."

"Yes."

An Ziyang nodded with a dark face.

"But I don't know if it's a misdirection..."

Mei Qinghe interrupted.

"Regardless, as long as the Commander is fine, everything can still be turned around; if the Commander has an accident, then everything is over. So, whether it's a misdirection or not, we must return to the palace!"

An Ziyang let out a long breath.

"That's right, Sister Mei, I thought too much." He looked at the direction indicated by the Gu insects and waved his hand.

"Go! Return to the palace!"

After speaking, the group leaped onto the roof and chased in the direction indicated by the Gu insects.

And in a house behind them, Ji Tianrui gently placed the Gu insect in her hand on the table, watching the backs of the few people moving away, and laughed lightly.

"Lord Li, are you awake?"

"Owe me these favors, next time we meet, you won't just shout and kill, right?"

While she was speaking, another voice sounded in the room.

"Master of the Sacrifice, the ship is prepared. When will you return to Yingzhou?"

Ji Tianrui laughed lightly and answered in the same language.

"I still have some favors to sell to Lord Li. You all wait for me at the pier; be ready to set sail at any time."

The voice paused.

He didn't understand, wanted to question why she valued a Central Plains person so much, to the point of leaving behind many major events in the country and crossing the ocean to come here just to sell a favor... but the respect and fear for Ji Tianrui were carved into his marrow; he hesitated for a while, only daring to reply respectfully.

"かlこまりまlた (Understood)."

After speaking, the room fell into silence again.

Move time back to the moment Zhu Zai received the news.

After listening to the news reported by the imperial guard, his face flushed red, and he cursed angrily.

"Bastard! Qianji Camp... Good!"

"What Lord Tang said should just be words to confuse the public; he will not go to the Qianji Camp. If I guess correctly, he should be heading toward the Three Thousand Camp."

Zhu Zai reached out and took out an object, summoned a eunuch, and handed it to him.

"Take the tiger tally, catch up with Lord Tang, mobilize the Three Thousand Camp cavalry to encircle and suppress the rebels of the Qianji Camp, no mistakes allowed!"

"Yes!"

The eunuch took the order and flew away.

By this time, Zhu Zai finally had the opportunity to throw himself into the chair, raised his hand to pinch his forehead, his thoughts not stopping for a moment.

"No."

"Not to mention the matter of the Divine Machine Camp, what is Liu Jin's intention in sending civil officials and Ordinary Jianghu people to the Imperial Palace... These people are useful for creating momentum, but now it's the dagger revealed; a bunch of scholars plus a group of grass-roots, how many eunuchs can they trade?"

"Zheng Zheng Anqi's state has not recovered, the Yingzhou Heaven-Men are not all dead; he rushed to the Imperial Palace just to change a place to fight with His Majesty, what is the significance?"

"Strange, still strange."

Zhu Zai rubbed his forehead, only feeling his eyelids jump violently.

Through this period of confrontation, the pieces in the other party's hands were running out; now the other party had pushed all the pieces and was heading toward the Imperial Palace, obviously wanting to fight to the death... but he couldn't even figure out the other party's intention.

Between chaotic thoughts, Zhu Zai suddenly remembered one thing.

Nanjing.

Zheng Zheng Anqi held a ritual in Nanjing, borrowing the minds of the people, preparing to attain the perfect Xuanlan. Where did his method of cultivation come from?

Before rebelling from Yingzhou, Zheng Zheng Anqi should have never stepped out of Yingzhou; he had no channels to obtain other cultivation methods of nature. So this cultivation method was the inheritance of Yingzhou.

That is to say, Zheng Zheng Anqi also knew it.

Civil officials and Ordinary Jianghu people had no value in martial power, yet Liu Jin was willing to use a Heaven-Man to cover for them.

Also, the officials forcing the palace, why did Zheng Zheng Anqi risk directly confronting Li Miao to come personally, just to protect Yan Song?

If killing all Yingzhou Heaven-Men could restore his state, why didn't Zheng Zheng Anqi kill them before? He wouldn't care about any family affection at all!

Like a thunderclap, the electric light connected the clues.

Zhu Zai stood up suddenly.

"No, that day forcing the palace was not to usurp the court, and Zheng Zheng Anqi was not to protect Yan Song... He wanted to borrow the matter of forcing the palace, using the minds of the officials to replace the sacrifice of the Yingzhou Heaven-Men to restore the perfect state, then use the perfect state to control His Majesty, and commit usurpation!"

"It's just that Big Li killed too fast and too decisively, ruining his plan!"

"Now, the last Yingzhou Heaven-Man was taken away by Zhu Shoujing, and Zheng Zheng Anqi planted a nature seed in Big Li, his realm declining; to break the situation, he must restore the perfect state... So those civil officials and Ordinary Jianghu people are not knives, but grain!"

"The grain for Zheng Zheng Anqi to restore his state!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 448 =====