#975 - Clouds cover the sun and swallows return to their nests (Part 3)

"In a hurry?"

Clearly, the shop assistant didn't know what Wei Changtian was in a hurry to do, only that he was afraid of not being able to return before the street was cleared.

But in the end, he couldn't resist the temptation of five taels of silver, and after struggling for a while, he gritted his teeth and agreed.

"Sir, please wait! I'll be right back!"

With that, he carefully put away the silver ingot and hurried out of the teahouse through the back door.

The shop assistant ran off to buy mung bean cakes, while Wei Changtian watched him leave, and then, like all the other tea drinkers, turned his head to look at the towering Meridian Gate.

The city wall was already densely packed with imperial guards, their spear tips forming a forest, their golden armor dazzling. A rough count put them at about several hundred.

Even more imperial guards were running along the surrounding streets, driving away the few pedestrians still lingering on the streets.

Clearing the streets. This was consistent with Wei Changtian's previous expectations.

Since Jing Guoqing had decided to hold a "public speech" to boost morale, it was naturally impossible to completely clear the area, otherwise the move would be meaningless.

But considering the safety issue, he couldn't allow the public to gather either.

After all, there was no way to conduct a thorough search in such a short period of time, and it would be easy for assassins to hide.

Therefore, "clearing the streets" was a compromise.

Only the streets were cleared, but people could still remain inside the buildings along the road.

In this way, the people could both catch a glimpse of his "holy majesty" and greatly increase the difficulty of any possible assassination attempts.

Because if someone really intended to assassinate him, no matter how strong the assassin was or what methods they used, they would have to get close to the Meridian Gate first.

And as long as the assassin appeared on the empty street, they would undoubtedly be discovered immediately, thus giving Jing Guoqing plenty of time to respond, so he wouldn't be caught off guard.

Of course, for Wei Changtian, dealing with these imperial guards was not difficult, and clearing the streets would not have much of an impact.

However, he was very clear in his heart that Jing Guoqing's "security measures" were definitely not just this.

Since the latter was so cautious that he had even canceled the morning court, there was no way he would take this public appearance lightly. He would definitely make it watertight.

Therefore, the imperial guards were only the visible part.

So, if he wanted to kill Jing Guoqing in broad daylight, giving the Dayan court the heaviest blow, he would first have to pass the imperial guards, reach the foot of the Meridian Gate, and then quickly break the formations and climb the city wall.

And then...

Wei Changtian narrowed his eyes. He didn't know how many experts of the upper three ranks were on the city wall at the moment, but according to some previous information, he could roughly estimate that there were at least two digits.

More than ten experts of the upper three ranks. This power was not weak.

However, Wei Changtian was not afraid of these people.

He had the Myriad Blades Attraction, the Starry Sky Saber Sheath, plus several treasured swords and the Qi Luck Yellow Dragon. He was already extremely good at fighting multiple opponents.

This could be seen from the "one against thirteen" under Fengyuan City before.

What's more, compared to that time, he now had the Zhulong and Gu Diao, two Qi Luck Divine Beasts that could directly participate in the battle, as well as the Golden Lotus Leaf that could replenish internal energy at any time.

You should know that Wei Changtian brought a full hundred lotus petals with him this time, enough for him to squander his internal energy for several hours without restraint.

No CD ultimate, unlimited mana, who the hell can withstand this?

So, unless Jing Guoqing had a first-rank or quasi-first-rank expert on his side, Wei Changtian was not worried that he would not be able to win later.

He was just a little worried that he would not be able to kill Jing Guoqing quickly.

Like Ning Yongnian, Yan Huanwen, Lu Hongji, and others, Jing Guoqing also had cultivation.

Although it was only the third rank, and his combat power could be ignored, the realm of the upper three ranks made it impossible for him to be trapped by the "Dragon Lock".

And once he fell into a "chase" game of cat and mouse, then the situation might become complicated.

After all, even Dahui had the "National Protection Dragon Vein", and Dayan, with its stronger national power, had no reason not to have any trump cards.

If he waited until Jing Guoqing had exhausted all his means, whether he could kill him or not would really become an unknown.

In summary, if analyzed rationally, Wei Changtian's best choice today was not to "kill by force", but to use the "Avoidance Talisman" to sneak quietly near the Meridian Gate, attach a "Thousand Miles of Misty Waves" to Jing Guoqing, and then find an opportunity to "assassinate" him when the latter was not paying attention.

From the perspective of "killing people", this success rate was undoubtedly the highest.

But Wei Changtian did not intend to do this.

Because "killing people" was only a means, and "destroying the heart" was the purpose.

The Jing family did not only have one Jing Guoqing, so Jing Guoqing's mere death could not reverse the battle situation, nor could it cause the so-called righteous army, whose morale had been shaken, to attack the Dayan capital.

But Jing Guoqing's death could strike a blow to the confidence of the Dayan court.

Therefore, Wei Changtian had to kill Jing Guoqing in broad daylight, under watertight protection.

Only in this way would the Dayan people feel the most real fear, and then lose the idea of resistance.

The principle is very simple and not difficult to understand.

It's just that the operation is "slightly" difficult...

"His Majesty is here!!!"

"Kneel!!!"

Suddenly, just as Wei Changtian was planning what he was going to do later, accompanied by a long and majestic shout, a figure had already appeared in the very center of the Meridian Gate city wall.

Today, the sun was overhead, and the dragon robe was golden. It was Jing Guoqing.

It was not yet noon at this time, but the latter came out ahead of time.

Truth and falsehood, it is estimated that this is also one of the "security measures".

Of course, now that the emperor had appeared, where would ordinary people have the time to pay attention to the time? All of them crowded by the windows and looked towards the Meridian Gate.

The imperial guards who were on guard along the street all knelt down on one knee. The "crashing" sound of the armor rubbing together was uniform, showing the foundation of Dayan in the extremely magnificent momentum.

"Long live the Emperor! Long live! Long live!!!"

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"Rise!"

After a moment, the deafening cheers subsided, and Jing Guoqing, standing on the city wall, also spoke the first sentence.

With the blessing of internal energy, his full-bodied voice clearly entered everyone's ears, and also added a bit of excitement to the faces of the tea drinkers in the teahouse.

How noble was the supreme of the Ninth Five-Year Plan? Where would they usually have the opportunity to see the dragon's face and hear the holy voice? Therefore, at this moment, most of them did not dare to breathe loudly, for fear of missing a word.

And Jing Guoqing's performance was indeed that of a Son of Heaven. He gently shook his sleeves, took the proclamation handed by the eunuch, and then slowly recited:

"The thunder begins with the shining electricity, and the dispatch of troops precedes the prestige."

"Therefore, watching the electricity, one fears the strength of the thunder; hearing the sound, one fears the power of the army."

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A round of scorching sun was overhead, and the clear sky was cloudless.

At this moment, all noise seemed to have disappeared, and only Jing Guoqing's voice echoed in the air, word by word, straight into the sky.

In order to make the common people understand, this proclamation was not obscure, but it did not lack solemnity and majesty, which was enough to show that the level of the drafter was very high.

However, no matter how well the proclamation was written, there were always some people who didn't care much about these things.

For example, the shop assistant who was just sent by Wei Changtian to buy mung bean cakes, at this moment, had no mood to listen to what Jing Guoqing was saying at all. His mind was full of the four taels and nine qian of silver he had just earned.

"This, this sir."

Panting, he placed the three boxes of pastries stacked together in front of Wei Changtian, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said softly, "The mung bean cakes you wanted..."

"Oh, put them here first."

Wei Changtian finally glanced at Jing Guoqing on the city wall, then slowly stood up and walked towards the entrance of the teahouse.

"I'll come back to get them after I'm done."

"Ah?"

Seeing him walking out, the shop assistant was stunned for a moment, then hurried to catch up and reminded him, "Sir, you must not go out now!"

"Didn't you hear what those soldiers said? Anyone who dares to go out at this time will be regarded as a traitor!"

"It doesn't matter, just remember to keep those three boxes of pastries for me."

Waving his hand, Wei Changtian didn't stop walking, and quickly reached the entrance of the teahouse while speaking.

And his behavior naturally attracted everyone's attention.

The tea drinkers didn't know what courage he had eaten, and they couldn't help but stare at him with a very strange look.

The two imperial guards outside the door had already grabbed the hilts of their swords, and after looking at each other, they wanted to come forward to investigate.

Then, in the next moment, Wei Changtian swaggered across the threshold and stood on the long street where there was no one except the imperial guards.

"Bang! Bang!"

In the end, they couldn't ask a single word, and they didn't even see Wei Changtian's movements clearly. The two imperial guards were blasted into the air like kites with broken strings, and blood gushed from their mouths.

The bright red blood drew an arc in the air, and then fell like rain, smashing two long bloodstains on the ground.

". There's an assassin!!!"

After a moment of silence, the surrounding imperial guards immediately surged towards this place like a tide.

The sound of swords being drawn, shouting, killing, and scolding rose and fell one after another. Golden armored figures rushed to Wei Changtian's vicinity, and then flew back one after another in the splashing blood.

"Bang bang bang!!"

"Clang clang clang!!"

"Ah!!"

"It, it's Wei Yanluo!!!"

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When the three thousand long swords were unsheathed, someone finally recognized Wei Changtian. All kinds of screams of "Wei Yanluo" were filled with unparalleled fear.

And since the "Yanluo" that had previously only existed in the storyteller's mouth finally appeared...

Then the Dayan capital also officially fell into the Shura hell from this moment on.