The court lackeys of the eight-hour workday

Chapter 224 Breaking in
"Can't wait any longer."

Wu Zhiheng gritted his teeth.

He was one of the eight celestial beings who chased Emperor Jianwen last night. He was guilty and had just received punishment.

The emperor's order was "to kill as many Xiaoling guards as possible before he arrives."

But the sun had already set, and the emperor estimated that they would arrive within an hour at the latest. However, he had only killed some ordinary soldiers of the Xiaoling Guard and failed to kill even a single immortal of the Xiaoling Guard.

Such a result obviously could not satisfy the emperor.

The emperor clearly distinguishes between rewards and punishments, and those who make mistakes must be punished.

They may not be able to withstand the next penalty.

"Everyone!"

He roared, stepped forward, and got into Zhu Shoujing's arms, trying to avoid the blade and fight at close range. However, Zhu Shoujing's left-handed knife appeared on his chest at some point. If he continued to get closer, his heart would hit the blade.

In desperation, he suddenly raised his elbow to smash Zhu Shoujing's "black knife", but was forced back dozens of steps by the "white knife".

Taking advantage of this brief opportunity, he suddenly spat out the second half of the sentence that Zhu Shoujing had just forced him to swallow.

"Everyone - we have to fight to the death!"

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Before he finished speaking, a white mist suddenly rose up around Wu Zhiheng, hiding his figure.

Zhu Shoujing's eyes focused and he slashed through the air with a knife.

The rooster sings and the world is white!

The sharp and powerful true energy was like a reef splitting the sea, suddenly separating the mist.

Wu Zhiheng's figure appeared.

Zhu Shoujing frowned.

Wu Zhiheng's appearance has changed.

He looked to be in his thirties just now, but now there are a few wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and his hair is a little gray. He looks like he has aged ten years in an instant.

"ten years……"

He spoke slowly, looking up at Zhu Shoujing.

"ten years!"

"This time, I have lost at least ten years of my life!"

"Come die!"

Bang!
Zhu Shoujing's eyes blurred and Wu Zhiheng appeared in front of him.

Bang!
Wu Zhiheng suddenly stepped on the ground with his right foot and assumed a "marching punch" stance.

Zhu Shoujing's pupils suddenly shrank.

He read through all the martial arts secrets collected by Xiaolingwei, covering all kinds of martial arts, and recognized this style of boxing in an instant.

Horizontal! Vertical! Fist!
Zhu Shoujing suddenly raised both swords and crossed them in front of him to protect himself.

clang!!!!

With a loud bang, Zhu Shoujing suddenly retreated.

However, he repeated the fate of the priest who had just been chopped away by his sword, and retreated several feet before releasing the force.

Looking at his hands again, he saw blood coming out of them.

He suddenly looked up at Wu Zhiheng.

Just by looking at Wu Zhiheng's appearance, he had already guessed it.

He knew the ways the imperial court controlled the worshippers. As these celestial worshippers completed more and more "errands", their "Five Decays of Celestial Beings" would gradually progress.

Their aging appearance on a daily basis was just a side effect of the secret technique. Their appearance after the secret technique was lifted was a true reflection of their lifespan.

After the worshippers lifted the secret spell, they still looked old, which meant that their "Five Signs of Decay" were about to erupt and their lifespan was about to end.

Judging from Wu Zhiheng's appearance, this should be another use of this secret method - actively advancing the process of "Five Degenerations of Heaven and Man" in exchange for strength and true energy that are closer to his own peak!
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Zhu Shoujing suddenly looked around.

The ten priests of the imperial court were all enveloped in white smoke.

"Tsk!"

Zhu Shoujing gritted his teeth and looked at Emperor Jianwen.

Swish!
He took the initiative to plunge into the illusion of Emperor Jianwen. This was another wonderful use of "Silent Illumination", which was to pull the friendly party into the illusion, consume their mind, and exchange it for a much longer time in the illusion than in the outside world, so as to communicate with the enemy without being observed.

After all, "silent enlightenment" is a Taoist term. In Buddhism, it is called "hearing others' minds".

"Your Majesty, it can't be stopped! Why don't you take action?!"

In the illusion, Zhu Shoujing spoke anxiously.

"It's not yet time."

Emperor Jianwen said slowly.

"But if I can't stop these worshippers and let them break into the defense line, my subordinates will be useless!"

Zhu Shoujing said anxiously.

"The number of our celestial beings cannot be compared with that of the imperial court. These ten priests are obviously just the vanguard. If the defense line is breached, the soldiers of the Xiaoling Guard will be thrown into chaos by a few celestial beings."

"Without the protection of bows and crossbows, relying on these celestial beings alone, I'm afraid we won't be able to defeat even the worshippers, let alone Emperor Jia Jing!"

He had been dragged into the trap by Ji Tianrui and Emperor Jianwen. The emperor would not listen to his explanation, and the Xiaoling Guard had been forced to stand against the emperor, so he no longer called him "Your Majesty" at this time.

But just when Zhu Shoujing was sweating profusely from anxiety, he heard Emperor Jianwen say.

"If you can't stop it, then you can't stop it."

"what?"

Zhu Shoujing spoke in shock and anger.

You are obviously the rebels. My Xiaoling Guard was fine, but you dragged me into the pirate ship. Why am I the only one who is anxious now, but you are so indifferent! ?

"His Majesty!"

"Go out. If you can't stop them, just let a few in."

Emperor Jianwen said.

"According to the time, he should be here soon."

The illusion suddenly shattered. Zhu Shoujing gritted his teeth and raised his knife to force Wu Zhiheng in front of him to retreat.

After hesitating for a moment, he still shouted angrily.

"Take care of yourself!"

"If you can't stop it, let it go!"

"Yes!"

Although the several celestial beings of Xiaolingwei were puzzled, they did not question Zhu Shoujing's order and responded in unison. The several celestial beings of Mingjiao and Yang family also looked at each other and nodded.

In an instant, the offense and defense changed.

The worshippers consumed their lifespans, their offensive became increasingly fierce, and they attacked in anger. In an instant, the situation was reversed, and Zhu Shoujing and the other celestial beings were overwhelmed and beaten.

However, Zhu Shoujing and others no longer tried to intercept as hard as they did before, but instead adopted a defensive stance.

Wu Zhiheng took advantage of an opening left by Zhu Shoujing and punched Zhu Shoujing back with all his strength. Then he flashed and approached Emperor Jianwen who was at the gate of the imperial mausoleum.

He was not careless. He crossed his left arm to protect his chest and abdomen, and punched out with his right fist in the air!
Shaolin——Hundred-Step Divine Fist!
Swish!
boom!
Wu Zhiheng's pupils suddenly contracted.

This punch actually penetrated the body of Emperor Jianwen and hit the ground behind him, creating a hole several feet square!
"phantom!"

"when!?"

"not good!"

Wu Zhiheng dodged and moved sideways several feet, raised his arms to protect the front of him, and glanced around.

Since he has fallen into the illusion unknowingly, Emperor Jianwen may appear anywhere now!
Maybe he's right behind him!

Whoosh!
He suddenly turned around and punched behind him with his elbow.

This time he used all his strength and moved at such a fast speed that a shrill whistle was torn through the air.

But it missed!

"Not behind me! Where is it!?"

Wu Zhiheng glanced around.

Emperor Jianwen had disappeared.

"gone?"

"No, we can't wait! Now is the perfect opportunity to attack the imperial mausoleum! As long as we tear open an opening and let the imperial guards in, we can tear apart the defenses of the Xiaoling Guards, and then Zhu Shoujing and the other rebels will have nothing to rely on!"

"The Imperial Army will attack the Imperial Mausoleum and surround it from both inside and outside. We will definitely be able to stop these thieves!"

Seeing that Zhu Shoujing had caught up with him, Wu Zhiheng no longer hesitated and flashed into the imperial mausoleum.

(End of this chapter)