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Chapter 242 The Massacre That Night

With a wave of his hand, Zhou Yi sent out a dozen or so bullets flying. They exploded on the heads of the soldiers who were besieging the Tiele group. Under the firelight, the smoke that spread out was actually colored. The pale purple smoke emitted by each bullet enveloped dozens of soldiers below.

Then, these soldiers fell to the ground with thuds, like logs.

Tiele caught a whiff of a sweet, metallic scent and immediately felt dizzy. Terrified, he shouted, "Hold your breath! Hold your breath!"

Fortunately, the people he brought into the palace were all martial arts experts. When they saw the large clouds of smoke rising, they all held their breath. It was the inexperienced Tiele who was a little slower.

As for Duanmu Miaomiao, she didn't care at all.

This team of just over two hundred people changed the course of the battle the moment they appeared.

The army besieging Tiele was about three thousand strong. Even Duanmu Miaomiao was helpless in such a formation that included many martial arts masters. Despite killing many, her room for maneuver was getting smaller and smaller. Of course, she could escape and then fight her way back in from the outside. After a few rounds, those three thousand people might not be enough for her to kill.

But what about the Tiele?
If the Tiele cannot break out and cannot survive, what is the point of everything Duanmu Miaomiao has done?
But as soon as Zhou Yi and his men appeared, they caught the garrison off guard and broke through the encirclement in an instant.

Zhou Yi, wielding a flying Emei dagger in each hand, charged straight towards the Tiele.

"Your Highness, here you go!" Zhou Yi took out a handkerchief and handed it to Tiele. "Cover this up. We'll give these bastards a good beating later."

As he spoke, he pulled out a handful of meatballs.

"Who are you?" Tiele asked.

“Of course he’s your friend,” Zhou Yi said with a smile. “Our young master said that since you call him ‘elder cousin,’ he has to help you, at least to prevent you from being harmed by villains!”

"Is that Li Dachui?" Tiele asked incredulously, looking at Zhou Yi who had lifted a corner of his mask to reveal his face: "You're Manager Zhou!"

"I am Zhou Yi, Your Highness. We will protect you and fight our way out. Today, the palace is a den of dragons and tigers. Once we leave the city, the world will be yours!" Zhou Yi said.

Tiele stared with bloodshot eyes at the Xuanwu Gate Square, which was covered in corpses and blood. In less than the time it takes to burn an incense stick, hundreds of people had already died.

Most of them died at the hands of Duanmu Miaomiao, and others fell to Zhou Yi and his men. Of the twenty-odd guards under his command, only half were still standing by his side.

"Granny, go and kill Aktun!" Tiele shouted. "Kill him, and everything can be reversed!"

“Your mother told me to protect your life!” Duanmu Miaomiao said.

"Granny, Father is definitely dead. This matter cannot be resolved until Akdun is dead." Tiele said, "Zhou Yi, can you help me escape?"

"Yes!" Zhou Yi said confidently.

Duanmu Miaomiao sneered: "That kid Li Dachui is full of tricks. He sent people to rescue you, he definitely didn't have good intentions."

"Whatever his intentions, he did help me today. Granny, I beg you!"

Duanmu Miaomiao nodded: "Then be careful."

Turning around, a red line of blood shot straight towards the Hall of Diligent Governance.

Watching Duanmu Miaomiao's retreating figure, Zhou Yi chuckled and with a flick of his wrist, dozens more dumplings flew out.

"Fight your way out! Fight your way out of the palace!" Zhou Yi roared.

Azaxi never expected that a Cheng Yaojin would suddenly appear out of nowhere. Seeing his dense formation instantly shattered by this unexpected force, he had no choice but to reorganize his troops and launch another attack.

It's not difficult for a few dozen people to die in a crowd of several thousand, but it's difficult for hundreds of people to die in a crowd.

What's more, these hundreds of people are like hundreds of hedgehogs.

Just as he was about to regroup his scattered troops and launch another charge, another force emerged from the other side of Xuanwu Gate.

With a similar number of people as the previous group, and equally terrifying combat power, they once again shattered the formation that Azaxi had painstakingly organized.

Azaxi watched helplessly as the Tiele group rushed out of Xuanwu Gate.

"Chase them! We absolutely cannot let them escape the city!" Azaxi was furious. Yeli was just outside the east gate; if the Tiele escaped, Akdun would definitely not let him off the hook.

Several thousand people surrounded and killed a group of dozens of Tiele people, yet they still managed to escape.

More importantly, where did the Tiele rescue force come from?

Why were they in the palace?

It's important to know that he has always been responsible for the palace's security and guard duties.

The thought of so many people infiltrating the organization without anyone knowing sends chills down anyone's spine. Would Aktun really let him go? He might even suspect that he was the one who did something wrong!

Over at the Hall of Diligent Governance, Akodun watched as Duanmu Miaomiao killed people like ghosts, and couldn't help but turn to look at Phagpa beside him.

He thought to himself that he was lucky to have done his homework well over the years and persuaded the person in front of him, otherwise it would have been really difficult to deal with such a killing god.

"Grand Preceptor, this is the Innate Master who was by Tiele's side!"

“I know!” Phagpa coldly stared at the eerie red blood net before him: “The Blood Jade Technique, the fall of the Great Yong Dynasty was not unrelated to this kind of evil and ghostly skill. It is too harmful to people. To reach the Innate Realm, one must have killed countless people and taken countless lives. The purer one's internal energy and the higher one's martial arts cultivation, the greater the help one receives in practicing this evil technique. Back then, the Duanmu clan was the royal family of the world, and the number of martial arts masters who died at their hands was truly countless. And when they finally reached their end, heroes from all over the world rose up against them, precisely because they could not tolerate the existence of this evil technique. I did not expect to see the Blood Jade Technique again today. The Tiele actually dared to harbor such people. For this alone, I cannot tolerate them.”

As the two were talking, the scene suddenly changed. Akodun stared in disbelief as two teams suddenly appeared near Xuanwu Gate, one after the other, and routed the garrison under Azaxi's command.

"What, what's going on? Where did this come from?" Akdun asked in a trembling voice.

Phagpa glanced at Akdun and said indifferently, "The Tiele are indeed not as easy to deal with as you thought. You planned to surround and kill him, but he also laid a trap in the palace. This palace is now like a sieve. If your dead father could see this scene, I wonder what he would think."

Akdun suddenly pointed towards Xuanwu Gate and exclaimed, "Imperial Preceptor, Imperial Preceptor, that witch is coming! She's definitely here to kill me!"

Phagpa sneered and said, "I'm here, she can't kill you. Go down and hide. I'll deal with this witch!"

"Good, good, thank you for your trouble, Grand Preceptor!" Akdun leaped down from the height and, surrounded by several guards, quickly slipped into the main hall.

"Immediately send messengers to mobilize troops and ensure that the Tiele are surrounded and annihilated within Yandu. Order Wutu to defend the East Gate to the death. Send the imperial edict to General Renduo of the Southern Camp and General Xifeng of the Northern Camp, telling them that as long as they support me, they will be granted the title of Iron-Cap Princes after the matter is over, with hereditary succession!"

Akdun was rapidly issuing orders as he retreated into the palace, until a deafening roar interrupted his voice.

A group of people turned around, speechless as they stared at the two people fighting in mid-air.

Each clash was like a thunderclap, and with each sound, the palace below collapsed as if it were made of paper.

A master of innate strength can easily control every bit of their power. However, when two masters of innate strength fight and are evenly matched, the outflow of power is so great that ordinary people can hardly imagine its power.

In the distance, Zhou Yi, who had protected Tiele and helped him escape from Xuanwu Gate, chuckled as he watched the two super masters fighting further and further apart in the sky. With a flick of his wrist, a bamboo tube flew into the air and exploded into countless bright flowers with a snap.

"Zhou Yi, what are you doing now?"

"Your Highness, of course we're notifying our people to prepare so we can cover your escape!" Zhou Yi said. "Even though we've escaped Xuanwu Gate, we're still within Yandu. This place is still Akedun's domain. We absolutely cannot let that bastard Wutu come after us. He's a ninth-rank Xuan Yuan cultivator; none of us here can stand against him. Granny Duanmu can't save us now. Your Highness, you must trust me from now on, so listen to me!"

Tiele sighed: "Was all of this within Li Dachui's expectations? What exactly did he do? He's not a god, he can't predict what will happen. The only explanation is that he was involved in this matter and was able to control the course of events. Zhou Yi, even now, you still won't tell me the truth?"

"Your Highness, I really don't know. I only know that I am following orders!" Zhou Yi shook his head and refused.

"It's better not to talk about it!" Tiele sighed. "No matter what Li Dachui did in this matter, as long as I'm alive, I have to owe him a debt of gratitude, because if it weren't for you guys showing up, I would most likely be dead by now."

"Your Highness, as long as you follow our plan, you will be able to escape Yandu City. Outside the city, you have 25,000 troops, which are battle-hardened and fierce, far superior to the garrison. In the southern border, you also have tens of thousands of soldiers that you can utilize. Your Highness, there is great potential, great potential indeed!"

"Let's go, we'll talk about it later!" Covered in blood, Gao Wuyang rushed over in three strides. "The pursuers are almost here. Headmaster, you take His Highness and go first, the rest of you come with me to draw them away!"

"Thank you for your trouble!" Tiele bowed to Gao Wuyang and then disappeared into the darkness with Zhou Yi.

Inside the palace, in a side room where eunuchs lived not far from the Hall of Diligent Governance, a stone slab on the ground was suddenly lifted up, and He Zheng jumped out of the hole.

(End of this chapter)