A beam of Sword Qi broke through the Dragon Qi protecting the Palace and rushed out of the Xuanwu Gate.
Princess Pingyang raised her hand, and a power of the same origin as the Houtu Sword appeared. The Sword Qi immediately sensed it and changed direction in midair, shooting toward the Princess.
"This must be a message from Master!"
The Princess smiled reassuringly.
In this dangerous situation, the only person they could rely on had not abandoned them.
Everyone was moved, and even the dejected Empress turned around. The specters of the Sky Demon were hovering over the capital, and warriors of the Imperial Army were being possessed every moment. The elites of the upper class of the Empire gathered in the capital were about to be wiped out. At this most dangerous moment, even Empress Tensei had to admit that Sun Lang was their last hope.
The dazzling sword light slowed down and descended toward Princess Pingyang.
Under everyone's eager gazes, the Sword Qi that had broken out of the palace turned into a hand and fiercely flicked Princess Pingyang's forehead.
The Princess let out an aggrieved cry of pain, and a red mark appeared on her smooth forehead. She held her forehead and looked at the ground. After the Sword Qi had carried out its punishment, it immediately scattered into countless tiny Sword Qi and fell to the ground like a waterfall, forming lines of words.
Everyone gathered around.
The first line of words was written in bold and flamboyant strokes.
"Just you wait!"
Yinluo and Miss Zhao stuck out their tongues.
Then came the second paragraph.
"I shot the Sword Qi in the direction of the Xuanwu Gate and told Chao Po-tao to flee if something unexpected happened. Since you were able to stop me, it means that you are running around again, and it also means that Houtu is not destined to die yet … Forget it, regardless of whether Houtu is destined to die or not, Pangji and the others are in the palace. If I leave now, they will definitely be harmed by the Sky Demon. I must stay and deal with The Devil.
"Pingyang, the way to deal with the Sword Spirit of the Houtu Sword lies in the Sword Mark of the Houtu Sword. This is what your Imperial Father said. Although I don't know about the Sword Mark, since your Imperial Father said so, he definitely has his reasons. I can only guess that you know because back in the palace, it was your Imperial Father who took the initiative to send you to my side. If this is a backup plan he left behind, everything seems to make sense."
"If you don't know what the Sword Seal is, then don't mention it. Immediately think of a way to get out of the capital and head north until you reach Mingzhou. I will meet you there, and then we will slowly plan.
"If you know what the Sword Seal is, then discuss with your sister and think of a way to kill The Devil. If the Sword Seal is with you, then it will be best. If not, if you need to fight …
"Then let's go fight."
"Although I hope that you don't get involved in this mess, you must have your own ideas and ideas. Although I don't have a good impression of this country, if I just leave, you will be very disappointed.
"So, go all out, but you must protect yourselves. You are the most important.
"By the way, tell your sister that if you are hurt, even if she saves this country in the end, it will be useless.
"The writing ends here.
Everyone stared at the lines of words for a long time without saying anything.
As a foreign friend, Courrier was the first to exclaim in surprise. Mao Mei muttered, "… So many words, how did he do it?"
No one responded to her. Only a place like Li Huo, which was poor in martial arts, would have such a boring question. Everyone present knew that those who were strong in martial arts could do whatever they wanted.
They only cared about the meaning contained in the lines of words.
This was undoubtedly a letter, and the recipient was Princess Pingyang. Sun Lang's tone in the letter was only for Princess Pingyang. Even though he knew that Yinluo and the others were beside her, he didn't say a word to these girls.
It was not that he didn't care, but that he cared too much, and even … was a little scared.
It was because he knew what kind of danger and battle everyone was about to face. This time, he was trapped in the palace and couldn't protect everyone in all aspects. Instead, he had to let everyone charge and break through the enemy lines. For the slim hope of victory, they had to go through fire and water.
But he couldn't just walk away.
He couldn't just kill his way out of the palace and take everyone away by force. He also couldn't agree to negotiate with The Devil. The Devil's reputation aside, if they really reached this deal, how would Yinluo and the others view him?
He also knew that at this critical moment, Yinluo and the others wouldn't run away. Even Chao Po-tao, who had always followed him, would have objections. After all, they were people of the Empire. They were loyal and loved this country. The will to fight against the Sky Demon and protect the country had been integrated into the blood and spirit of these generations of Empire people. How could they abandon the fallen capital?
Especially when there was a glimmer of hope.
He could only let go and agree to let everyone give it their all.
Even though he couldn't stop worrying, he still made this decision.
Everyone fell into silence, each with their own thoughts.
After a while, Empress broke the silence. She looked at Princess Pingyang and asked directly, "The Houtu Sacred Sword … does it have a sword seal?"
Princess Pingyang was in a daze. She was clearly thinking hard. Hearing this, she said blankly, "I don't know."
Empress's heart sank to the bottom.
Her body swayed. She took two steps back and barely steadied herself.
When she saw Sun Lang's message just now, her despondent self was rekindled with hope. At least Sun Lang gave a solution. At least there was a glimmer of hope to turn the situation around.
But now …
She grabbed Ping Yang's shoulder forcefully and shook her desperately, as if she was a drowning person who had found her last life-saving straw. "It must be on you. Hurry up and think!
Sun Lang wouldn't speak without thinking. His deduction must be correct!
The sword seal must be on you! "
Princess Pingyang looked at her crazy sister. Her heart was filled with fear and heartache. She quickly said, "Sister, calm down first. I will continue to think. Don't be like this, don't be anxious!"
Empress's eyes were wide open. Her eyes were staring straight at her. This kind of gaze was even more terrifying than being crazy. Her reason was gradually collapsing and she lost her usual calm. The blow she had received today was too great.
She was only a mortal after all.
"Hey, don't look at her like that. The sword seal is definitely not on her!"
Young Miss Zhao's voice sounded.
Hearing this, the Empress Concubine suddenly turned her head. Right now, she looked like a vicious beast that was about to devour someone. Her sense of responsibility and frustration were mixed together, tormenting her to the point of insanity.
Young Miss Zhao inconspicuously leaned towards Zhao Yunlong and then glared back, "What are you looking at? She is Sun Lang's disciple and is obedient to her master. If the emperor gives the sword seal to her and tells her that it is the sword seal of the Back Earth Sword, isn't this the same as telling Sun Lang about this?
With Sun Lang's personality, as long as he has the sword seal, he will make the Back Earth Sword explode on the spot. "
This reasoning was very simple. With Empress's intelligence, it was not hard to think of this.
It was just that she was blinded by the situation and had already walked into a dead end.
Empress heard this and her chaotic mind recovered a bit of her ability to think. She judged that Young Miss Zhao's guess was reasonable. It was like she had received a great blow as she muttered, "Then what should I do … … What should I do … …"
Young Miss Zhao stared at Empress.
Back then, in order to protect the family business that her father had left behind, she had relied on the Heavenly Policy Palace under the watchful eyes of many people who harbored ill intentions. At that time, the Heavenly Policy Princess was a high and mighty figure to her. She only knew how to give orders and give her missions that she had to abandon her conscience and go against her conscience to complete. She didn't care whether she could complete them or whether she wanted to do them …
But now, she was able to look at the soul in front of her as an equal.
She even felt pity for her.
Towards Empress, her feelings were very complicated. She even had some daydreams that she would one day trample this woman under her feet. But now, she already did not have this kind of thought.
"Ai … …"
She sighed: "Don't be like this. I once relied on you and Tensei Province always gave me some very difficult missions. It was the kind of mission where the Marquis Jingan fu would lose their nobility or even the entire family would be executed after the incident. I was always on tenterhooks and felt like I was your puppet, a cannon fodder that could be sacrificed at any time. And most of the time, you have only heard of my name … … I once felt that this was very unfair."
"Why is it that we are both people, but you reincarnated so well, so high and mighty, with so many followers at your beck and call, but I have to do bad things in order to protect my family's status. I believe that my intelligence does not lose to yours, so why can you live so comfortably and I can't?"
"That's right, I'm afraid of you, I envy you, I hate you because you are very strong, you are very perfect, you are very powerful, so I want to surpass you, I want to defeat you, I want to prove that if I, Zhao Feihuang, have the resources and power that you have, I can be more outstanding than you, I can do better than you … …"
"I've always thought this way."
"Including this trip to the capital. With the connections and support provided by Sun Lang, I planned to arm wrestle with you. I wanted to prove that if I had the same amount of resources, I could surpass you."
"… … But now, I already don't think this way."
Zhao Feihuang sighed: "Because the person I want to surpass and defeat is the perfect you, the high and mighty you, the incomparably powerful you. Right now, you have already fallen from the clouds to the mortal world, making me feel incomparably disappointed. You have even lost your cool and rationality. You can't even analyze such a simple matter and actually need me to remind you … … Look at your current appearance, a disgrace, just like a dog."
Princess Pingyang was unhappy: "Miss Zhao!"
Zhao Feihuang said indifferently: "With all due respect, Your Highness, in the current state of Her Excellency Empress, even if she knows the mystery of the sword seal, she can't save the world. More likely, she will lose her life in vain. It doesn't matter whether she dies or not, but we can't follow her to die. It's better to escape from the capital and return to Mingzhou as soon as possible."
Miss Zhao's sarcasm was like a breeze in her ears. Empress only heard the most important words.
"The mystery of the sword seal … …" she said in a hoarse voice: "You know?"
Zhao Feihuang rolled his beautiful eyes at her: "Think about it yourself!"