That earth-shattering strike was blocked by Sun Lang.
The shockwaves slowly dissipated, and the sand and stones that were stirred up fell to the ground. Everything fell into silence again. Sun Lang stood with his hands behind his back. His expression was calm.
Qi Guanyan's murderous eyes finally moved away from his face.
On the other hand, Madam Wang seemed to have recovered from her shock. In just a few breaths, she had made a round in front of the King of Hell's palace and finally realized what had just happened.
The woman took a step back and almost fell to the ground. She looked at her husband in disbelief. Two to four hours ago, they were still whispering to each other, but now …
Before she could say anything, tears fell from her eyes. She said with a trembling voice, "You … you want to kill me …"
The Imperial Army in Qi Guanyan's hands buzzed. He said coldly, "What? Am I supposed to forgive you?"
Madam Wang smiled sadly and said in a low voice, "So that's how it is. Good, good, good …"
She took a deep breath, took two steps forward, and stood up straight. She wiped away the tears at the corner of her eyes and hid her sorrowful expression. She seemed to have become the smart and capable housekeeper of the General's Residence again.
Madam Wang clenched her teeth and looked at her husband who was full of murderous intent. She said calmly, "Since the grudge is irreconcilable and we hate each other, I don't need to pretend to be a young woman and cry and beg for mercy.
Since you have been wronged and can't control your anger, today is a good time in the wilderness. There's no one around, so there's no need to expose your family's dirty linen. You can settle your grudges as you please. "
Qi Guanyan's anger rose again after being stopped by Sun Lang. He was so angry that he laughed. "You were the one who was cruel and had bad intentions first. You're about to die, but you still don't know how to repent!"
Madam Wang said coldly, "So what if I repent? Will you forgive me?"
Qi Guanyan was so angry that his entire body trembled, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets.
However, before he could say anything, Blazing Angel, who had been thrown away, rushed over and shouted at Qi Guanyan, "If you hadn't been nominally attached to Heavenly Policy Palace all these years, yet you've been refusing to follow Master's orders, picking and choosing, and never submitting wholeheartedly, why would Master have the desire to kill you?
You used to be a stubborn and low ranking military official who didn't know how to behave. You want to become a Great General with your own ability? Don't even think about it in a thousand years! "
Its visor shone with a terrifying crimson light as it stared fearlessly at Qi Guanyan and said sternly, "What, are you not convinced?
You were able to become the Great General of Mingzhou because of my master's support and Tensei Province's assistance. Also, your wife has been advising you for more than ten years. What's wrong? Do you regret it?
Are you going back on your word?! "
Qi Guanyan's killing intent grew even stronger. His gaze was cold, but he had no interest in arguing with the Blazing Angel. At this point, it was pointless to waste words. The Great General's eyes were full of killing intent and hatred. He looked at his wife who had supported him for more than ten years without saying a word.
Madam Wang also looked back at him stubbornly. She clenched her fists tightly and trembled slightly.
The two stared at each other for a long time, but the killing intent in Qi Guanyan's eyes never subsided. He opened his cracked lips and said in a voice as cold as a piece of iron, "… Scram."
Everyone present was startled.
Qi Guanyan tightly gripped his weapon, his tone unwavering, "These ten years of being an extremely high official, enjoying great wealth and glory, although it wasn't what I wanted, it was still used by me. This is my karma, this is my retribution … Seeing that you've worked hard these ten years, seeing that the Empress Concubine has supported me for these ten years, this time, I won't kill you.
He looked up at the sky and repeated, "Scram. Scram far, far away. Scram back to the imperial capital and never appear in front of me again. You won't be so lucky next time!"
The Blazing Angel seemed to be relieved. It seemed like he wanted to say something and then run away.
However, Madam Wang spoke first, "Tonight is your last chance … Killing you is my mission and the Blazing Angel's order. Even if you let me go today, we won't return to the imperial capital immediately because this means that the plan has failed.
Even if you let me go today, I will still stay here and be your enemy. Are you sure you want to do this?
The next time we meet, I won't be waiting for you to kill me! "
Qi Guanyan closed his eyes and said calmly, "I told you, you won't be so lucky next time."
Madam Wang looked at her husband with a complicated expression and nodded. "Okay, okay, okay. You will regret this … Qi Guanyan, you will regret this."
The Blazing Angel didn't seem to want to complicate matters. He pulled Madam Wang over and the ejector roared.
At this time, Sun Lang turned around and said with a smile, "Did I say you can leave?"
The Blazing Angel's heart trembled. Just Qi Guanyan alone was difficult to deal with. Just now, the other party's terrifying halberd had revealed its sharpness. Even though he hadn't faced it directly, he was still forced to retreat by its momentum. Such a terrifying attack had actually been received by this Sun Lang bare-handed. This person's martial arts were truly unimaginable. It seemed that he hadn't used his full strength in the short confrontation at the General's Residence.
Too many accidents had happened tonight. He didn't want to fight with Sun Lang at all. Thus, the Blazing Angel shouted at Qi Guanyan, "General Qi, is this your plan?"
Qi Guanyan said coldly, "Let them go."
Sun Lang rolled his eyes. "The three of you together can't beat me. Why should I listen to you?"
Qi Guanyan repeated. His tone was as cold as steel, but there was a trace of weakness and sadness. He said softly, "Let them go."
Sun Lang still wanted to say something, but Qi Guanyan's body swayed and he spat out a large mouthful of blood.
Wang Shi's expression changed slightly. She subconsciously said, "Ma …"
However, she didn't say it in the end. This was because Qi Guanyan's cold gaze shot over. It was so cold and heartless that she directly swallowed the word back into her throat.
The Blazing Angel saw the situation extremely quickly. He immediately judged the situation. Even if Qi Guanyan was injured and vomiting blood, he had no confidence in beating Sun Lang. It was better not to complicate matters. He grabbed Wang Shi and didn't forget to take the royal seal with him. He soared into the sky amidst the surging waves of heat from the ejector and charged towards the south.
Sun Lang glanced at him but didn't chase after him in the end.
Once the Blazing Angel and Wang Shi were far away, Qi Guanyan finally couldn't hold on any longer. The Imperial Army in his hands dissipated into starlight. His body seemed to have lost all support. His face was pale as he fell to the ground.
Sun Lang reached out and pressed down on his wrist. A moment later, he shook his head. "Why bother?"
Qi Guanyan didn't say anything. He simply lay on his back and looked at the night sky. Tears flowed out of the corners of his eyes.
"Your emotions were agitated, and your internal breath was shaken. This violated the taboo of your cultivation technique in the first place. You also forced yourself to attack. Your meridians and organs have been injured. Your strength has been greatly reduced."
Sun Lang stood up and looked down at him. "If that Blazing Angel comes again, I'm afraid that you won't be able to resist him. The advantages of the Blazing Angel Armor are its high endurance, high explosive power, and various combat methods. It can appear and disappear unpredictably. Moreover, there's someone who knows you better than anyone else and is advising behind the scenes."
His thoughts were directly exposed. Qi Guanyan closed his eyes in pain.
"Moreover, after this matter is exposed, with Empress's personality, she definitely won't let you go. Just because you're not dead, you're going to rely on her enemy to deal with her … She won't let you go just because of this possibility."
Sun Lang added, "You've worked for her for more than ten years. She has a lot of materials that can be used against you."
Qi Guanyan closed his eyes and said in a flat tone, "Are you trying to rope me in to join you again?"
"Why not?
This is called timely help. It's mutually beneficial. "Sun Lang said with a smile," If your former backer wants to deal with you, how can you resist?
Someone has to help you.
Let alone Empress, I think you won't be able to pass the Blazing Angel's test.
What, have you given up hope and are waiting to be killed? "
Qi Guanyan sighed and said, "I'm already tired … I've already prepared for the worst. All this glory, all this power, they're all like clouds in the sky. If they're gone, then they're gone."
Sun Lang squatted down and pointed at Qi Guanyan's heart. "Then doesn't it hurt here?
Don't you hate?
The person who made you hide in your bones, the person who made you abandon your father's teachings and the beliefs in your heart, the person who made you slowly change, the person who made you waste more than ten years, the person who lied to you, the person who wanted to kill you, the person who made you enemies, the person who lied to you for more than ten years, the person who manipulated all this behind the scenes … Don't you hate? "
Qi Guanyan clenched his fists.
He couldn't say that he didn't hate.
That halberd strike just now was filled with hatred and full of strength. How happy, how tyrannical. His beloved wife of more than ten years, at the moment when the truth was revealed and engraved in his heart, his heart was driven by the desire to kill. He stabbed furiously, and the anger condensed at the tip of the halberd couldn't be extinguished even with all the water in the three rivers and five lakes.
This was his beloved wife of more than ten years.
His heart was still filled with such anger.
And the person who plotted, manipulated, and manipulated all this behind the scenes, the high and mighty mastermind who treated everyone as a chess piece, how could he — escape!
He suddenly opened his eyes, and a fierce murderous intent appeared in his eyes.
Sun Lang said indifferently, "Good, this is the look in your eyes. Instead of having a dead heart and being mediocre and cowardly, why don't you set a fire? You don't want to be an official anymore, and you don't want to live anymore. You have no desires, so you have no scruples. You have no regrets, so you have nothing to fear. Since it's already like this, why not do something earth-shattering?
First of all, the person who harmed you to this point can't be let off easily. "
Qi Guanyan slowly sat up, and then stood up. His face was still somewhat weak, and he looked at Sun Lang. After a moment, he suddenly said, "You also have hatred in your heart."
Sun Lang nodded calmly. "Yes, and it's much deeper than yours. The flames of anger have never stopped burning. In the bottom of my heart, I can feel its heat, roar, and roar, just like …"
He lowered his head slightly, and the shadow blocked his vision. "Just like the breath from hell."
Qi Guanyan asked, "Is it directed at Empress?"
Sun Lang didn't answer. He took two steps, looked at the deep night sky, and said indifferently, "When will revenge end? Hatred will devour people, and the feeling of successful revenge is empty. Requiting evil with good, giving up the butcher's knife and becoming a Buddha … I don't believe in any of these. I don't know who said these words, and I don't know if they have experienced hatred, but I have, so I don't believe in it. I only believe in one thing …"
He turned around and looked at Qi Guanyan. "I only believe that good and evil will be rewarded. Whoever does something bad will be punished. If a person does something bad, then that person will bear the consequences. If an entire country does something bad, then that country will bear the consequences!
This isn't a fairytale world. This world is real and cruel, so cruel that you have to admit that sometimes forgiveness is the greatest sin, because … "
"Some people just have to be hacked to death!" He laughed. "Why not do it?
Your sadness, your anger, your difficulties, no one will understand, no one will speak for you, no one will protect you. If that's the case, then we can only pay an eye for an eye, blood for blood. Is there a better way? "
Although his tone was calm and not agitated, Qi Guanyan could feel a bone-piercing chill. Under the calm exterior of the person in front of him, there was an unknown amount of blazing flames. It was as if if he was careless, he would be burned to ashes.
For some reason, he blurted out, "In this world, there are things that can surpass hatred."
As soon as he said this, he secretly regretted it in his heart. He didn't expect Sun Lang to look thoughtful. In the end, he even nodded and said softly, "Perhaps. I have indeed met a few … but everyone is different."
People were different, their experiences were different, and so was their hatred.
The two were speechless for a moment.
But soon, Sun Lang laughed. "Alright, let's not talk about these annoying things.
Forget about her, live a good life with me … Bah, live a good life with me.
What do you plan to do now? "
Hearing this, Qi Guanyan's face fell. He was completely at a loss.
"You're injured. Take care of your wounds first." Sun Lang waved his hand. "Let's go. We're going to Ming Province."
Qi Guanyan let out an "ah". "Ming Province?
Why are we going there?
It's not far from Hucheng … "
Sun Lang rolled his eyes and said, "You let the Blazing Angel go. What if it attacks my house?
I don't have time to waste here with you. Let's go. "
Qi Guanyan hesitated. "Then let's part ways here …"
Sun Lang grinned hideously. "Follow me back through the night and climb over the wall into Ming Province before the city gate is opened. You will still be knocked out by me, and when the city gate is opened in the morning, I will drag you into the city under the watchful eyes of the people of Ming Province. You can choose one of the two options."
Qi Guanyan said angrily, "… You're so unreasonable!
My subordinates are still looking for me!
And … and in the residence … "
"You don't even want to be an official anymore. Why are you going back to Hucheng? Their lives have nothing to do with you … Alright, stop glaring. We're going to Hucheng now. I'll give you two hours to settle your affairs. Then we'll leave."
"What, not enough time?
Then one hour should be enough, right?
If it's not enough, then we'll wait for another moment … "
"Damn, you have so many problems."
Just like that, the General who was in a weakened state due to emotional trauma was temporarily subdued by the Master Ball.
Temporarily.