Chapter 0910 Changes in the Imperial Capital

The imperial capital has returned to its original state. It should be said that it has become more magnificent. The pavilions are higher, the city walls are thicker, the streets are cleaner, the trees are more lush, and even the wind has become softer, neither cold nor hot. There are people everywhere, everyone With expressions of contentment, the strangers smiled and nodded to each other, and the acquaintances chatted affectionately. The short road took a long time, but no one was anxious.

There are almost no traces of talismans in the city. Most of the original talismans were drained of mana by the light beam. Now what supports the entire imperial capital is a more powerful, broader and more hidden spell. Looking from a distance, mortals can see it. The quiet light was like a light in the dark or the greenery in the desert, but what the monk saw was an exciting and colorful light, like a flame that attracts insects.

Shen Hao's magic power was weaker and he couldn't frequently use the teleportation technique. It took him a day and a night to bring Xin Youtao and Xiao Qingtao back to the imperial capital. He didn't make any stops along the way, so he didn't quite understand what happened here. What.

Previously, in order to protect themselves, the imperial capital set up talismans hundreds of miles away and prohibited flying within a hundred miles of the city. Now these measures and prohibitions have been lifted, and the sky is full of talisman masters and monks flying around. , covered with travel and dust, it seems that they all came from thousands of miles away, and those from further away are still on the way.

The practitioners all had solemn expressions on their faces like pilgrims. They were humble to each other in the air, but rarely talked to each other. It seemed that everything was tacit and the secrets would be revealed as soon as they spoke.

"Come with us to the palace." Entering the sky above the imperial capital, Xin Youtao extended the invitation, but he was actually a little reluctant. He and Shen Hao used to be enemies, and they also used to be very good friends, but now one is a Taoist priest and the other is a layman. The two great talisman masters cannot be said to have parted ways. The distance between them is indeed getting farther and farther.

Shen Hao shook his head, pointed to a nine-story tower floating in the sky in the northeast corner of the city, and said, "Where is the Dao Tong? I want to... take a look."

Xin Youtao just thought that the tower was very special, but did not notice the existence of Taoism, so he nodded and was about to leave when Xiao Qingtao suddenly said: "Shen Hao, do you believe Mu Xingqiu?"

Shen Hao was speechless for a moment. They had never talked about this issue along the way. It was very simple, but it was a big problem in determining the fundamental position. "The question now is...should we believe in ourselves or not.

Shen Hao flew away.

Xin Youtao stared at his back blankly and whispered: "Does the Taoist priest have to talk like this? What does he mean?"

"If Kun Chao is really as powerful as Demon Soul says, then all the decisions we make may be affected by him." Xiao Qingtao explained.

"Well, if you stay in Taoism, you will definitely become a Taoist priest earlier than Shen Hao." Xin Youtao said with half admiration and half flattery.

Xiao Qingtao smiled slightly. This used to be her biggest dream. Ever since she decided to quit Taoism, the dream has become a distant memory. Suddenly, she understood why Kun Chaos insisted on creating a new demon clan: the dream will never die. , just turned into ashes, once it has the corresponding strength, it will be rekindled again, even burning more fiercely.

Xiao Qingtao's heart trembled and she hurriedly got rid of this thought, "Don't pay too much attention to it. Any spell requires mana. Kun Chaos will not cast illusions without limit. Look, he rebuilt the imperial capital to comfort mortals and cast light to attract monks. This shows that He is weakening the influence of illusion, and our decision is still our own for the time being."

The two flew towards the palace. Some people on the ground recognized them and waved enthusiastically, but they were not as ecstatic as usual. Children no longer ran with them. The sky was full of flyers. The chief talisman master and Pei He doesn't look particularly handsome anymore.

When they were almost over the palace, Xin Youtao said, "Let's make an agreement."

"Um?"

"From now on, whatever thoughts you and I have in our hearts - no matter what thoughts - we will tell each other to the other party, and we will judge each other whether the other party... has been affected or changed."

"Okay, you come first." Xiao Qingtao said with a smile, thinking that this was Xin Youtao's idea.

"To be honest, I think this Taoist priest has stolen our limelight. I miss the feeling of being admired by everyone in the past."

"Haha...well, you are not affected.

After all, the palace is a palace, and there is a circle of guards around it to prevent irrelevant people from flying in or out. Most of them are monks who have not lost much mana in the previous battle. They respectfully saluted Commander Pei and the Great Talisman Master without any notification. Put the two people in.

"This is really a scene of peace in the world. The imperial capital is so lax that it seems that it will never fight." Xin Youtao whispered. After entering the palace, the two of them walked to the ground to show respect.

Groups of eunuchs and guards quickly came forward. Although they wanted to see Empress Xun immediately, they were invited to see Emperor Ci first.

Emperor Ci summoned the two of them in his study, looking radiant, completely different from the gloomy look he had before, filled with doubts.

"The queen and I were worried about your safety, but you came back. As soon as I received the notification, I said, 'No need to invite, they will definitely come to the palace first.'" The last time Emperor Ci was so kind and easy-going was before and after the Battle of Wangshan Later, he was gradually influenced by the demon seed, and his temper became suspicious. "Nightmare, this is really a nightmare. I slept for more than ten years and finally woke up. Who would have thought that the demon seed could hide in the dark and control the world? Alas. , even I couldn’t resist it. Fortunately, Queen Xun and two important ministers of the country are still awake..."

Cihuang talked a lot, including remorse, imagination, and advice. He was as enthusiastic as a teenage boy. There were open books everywhere in the room and piles of memorials on the table. It seemed that Cihuang was really It is necessary to make up for the more than ten years in the "nightmare".

Xin Youtao and Xiao Qingtao listened hummingly. This Cihuang was completely different from him in the past ten years, but he was quite similar to him earlier. So it was hard to say whether he was affected by Kun Chaos or not. .

Xin Youtao finally couldn't help interrupting the Ci Emperor, "Your Majesty, are you very clear about what happened in the past few days? We just came back..."

"Where is Mu Xingqiu? Does Your Majesty know that he has appeared?"

Cihuang's face darkened slightly, "It's really sad. The catechumens once made such great contributions to the Holy Talisman Dynasty, but at the last moment they failed to resist the invasion of the demon species. We all saw it, that light blue woman It was a witch, and the vine in the child's hand was the demon's spear. But this was not entirely Mu Xingqiu's fault. No one except the Patriarch himself dared to boast that he could block the demon. I hope he still has a chance to get rid of the demon species and return to the orthodoxy.”

This is the image of Mu Xingqiu in the world: a tragic hero who, after making so many contributions to the Holy Talisman Dynasty, fell into the devil's path when victory was about to come, and fled with the last bit of the devil's seed.

Cihuang didn't mention the demon soul, and the two of them didn't ask.

Seeing the disappointed expressions on the two people's faces, Cihuang said sternly: "I know that you and Mu Xingqiu are good friends, so there is no need to be too sorry. The contemporary patriarch has boundless magic power and may be able to save Mu Xingqiu from the evil path."

"This new Patriarch...what does Your Majesty know?" Xiao Qingtao asked, always feeling that there had been some fundamental changes in this nagging Emperor.

"The new Patriarch Taikoun Chaos is the second generation disciple of Taoism. In order to completely eliminate the demon species, he endured it for hundreds of thousands of years under the arrangement of the first three ancestors. Once he was born, the demon species disappeared... I don't think much about these things. I understand, you can go ask your friends in the Taoist tradition, the Taoist priests are back, and the Shengfu Dynasty is about to usher in an unprecedented prosperous age. "

Cihuang said a lot more, generally encouraging Xin Youtao and Xiao Qingtao to work hard to rebuild the Longbin Society and the monks.

After finally saying goodbye and leaving the inner study, Xin Youtao breathed a sigh of relief, turned away the eunuch who was seeing him off, and whispered: "Mu Xingqiu has become a great villain, but the Ci Emperor didn't doubt us at all, and didn't ask what happened when we were taken away. What."

"Listen to what Empress Xun has to say." Xiao Qingtao felt panicked because neither she nor Xin Youtao defended Mu Xingqiu. In the face of fierce rumors and powerful spells, simple words were meaningless.

Empress Xun left Zeng Fu by her side and sat lazily on the soft couch, as if she knew they would come back safely and was not worried at all.

"I thought you wouldn't come back for a while." Queen Xun said.

As soon as these words came out, Xin Youtao and Xiao Qingtao knew that Queen Xun still believed in Mu Xingqiu.

Xin Youtao couldn't wait to repeat what Mr. Qin said, "I'm completely confused now. Most of what Mohun said are guesses. Mu Xingqiu and Zuo Liuying believe him, but..." Xin Youtao pointed out the window, "Huang Jing The current situation can be explained in any way. Is it possible that the new ancestor has malicious intentions? "

Xin Youtao turned to Xiao Qingtao, "This is really what I'm saying. It's not affected by any magic. I had this idea before I arrived at Huangjing. As soon as I saw Huangjing, I was thinking: Before there is a clear sign, How can you prove that a person wants to destroy all sentient beings in the world just because he has this ability?"

Xiao Qingtao shook her head, unable to answer Xin Youtao's question.

"Have you met Emperor Ci?" Queen Xun asked suddenly.

The two nodded.

"Do you think he is such a gullible person?" Queen Xun continued to ask, and continued without waiting for the two to answer, "I don't know what the new ancestor's ambitions are, I only know one thing, everything that human beings enjoy now has The cost is that we will have to fight an unprecedented battle with the demon clan, and the casualties will be extremely heavy, but no one seems to care about it. Also, I don’t like the Taoist Tower standing above the Imperial Capital at all.”

"Unless Mu Xingqiu and Zuo Liuying can figure out a way, we...can't do anything." Xin Youtao was a little frustrated. He could still fight the demon species, but he was helpless against Kun Chaos.

Empress Xun smiled and said nothing, but turned to Xiao Qingtao, "A group of monsters were arrested in the imperial capital. You may know some of them. They will be executed in public at noon tomorrow."

"Pei Zihan and Jin Cu!" Xiao Qingtao thought of these two first.

"Well, there is also Mr. Yishi. It is said that he is the leader of the demon clan and is also among those to be executed."