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Chapter 1074: The changing situation
Faced with the Liao Dynasty’s growing morale.

Li Duanyuan was a little confused. Why did they have to help them conceal the fact when it was obvious that their emperor was killed by their own people?

Gu Qingjue said: "We are not helping them, we are helping ourselves."

"Why are you helping ourselves? Look at how aggressive the Liao Dynasty's counterattack has been in the past few days. We took over Runing City with great difficulty, but now we may not be able to defend it."

"If you can't hold it, then abandon it first and take it back in a few days."

Bai Chengnan snorted, "It's easy to say. In order to capture Runing City, we sacrificed more than 5,000 people. How can we be worthy of the dead soldiers if we just hand over the city so easily?"

Li Duanyuan agreed with Bai Chengnan's opinion, but he just didn't say it.

Bai Chengnan asked Leng Zhongyan: "Tell me, should we abandon the city?"

Leng Zhongyan: "Whether to abandon or defend depends on the actual situation. If the Liao army launches a desperate counterattack tomorrow, we can abandon it."

"You are speaking for Ziyuan. Anyway, I think we should make the truth about the death of the Liao emperor known to the public to destabilize their military. I don't believe they will still have the heart to attack the city."

Leng Zhongyan said: "Have you ever thought about the consequences?"

"What consequences can this have? The consequence is that we can keep Runing City, which we fought so hard to capture."

Leng Zhongyan: "The consequence is that we can save Runing City, but our soldiers know that the Liao Emperor was not killed by our archers. Can they still maintain their current state? Another thing is that we know how the Liao Emperor died, but we have no evidence. Even if we find the person who killed the Liao Emperor and force him to tell the truth, do you think they will believe it? And even if they want to tell it, they can't tell it now."

Li Duanyuan interjected at the right time: "It doesn't matter if they don't believe it. They will definitely believe it after a while."

Gu Qingjue said bluntly: "Naive!"

Li Duanyuan touched his nose and said, "I am telling the truth, how can I be naive?"

Gu Qingjue was too lazy to explain.

It's tiring to deploy the troops and explain so much.

Brothers Bai Chengnan and Li Duanyuan were very depressed. They were good at fighting, but their brains really couldn't keep up with these things.

Ru'ning City was finally defended.

The Liao army retreated and stationed in the next city, which was a day's journey away from Runing City.

Soon after returning to the city, rumors gradually spread among the army, discussing the death of their majesty.

However, when the rumor had just begun to spread on a small scale, it was discovered by the superiors, who arrested the soldiers who spread the rumor and beheaded them in public on the grounds that they had disturbed the morale of the army.

The more this happens, the more suspicious people become.

Could it be that the rumors are true?

Was Your Majesty killed by someone sent by the Queen?

"is this real?"

"That shouldn't be the case. Your Majesty was very kind to the Queen. How could the Queen send someone to kill Your Majesty? And didn't we see with our own eyes that Your Majesty was seriously injured by the archers of the Song Dynasty and died?"

"I heard a piece of news that before your majesty went to war, a court official suggested that your majesty appoint a grandson as the crown prince, but your majesty got furious and refused."

"What does this have to do with the Queen?"

"Think carefully, who else in the court can become the crown prince?"

"Is there any need to think about it? It must be Prince Liang. He is the only legitimate son left by the late crown prince. The other two are just illegitimate sons."

At this point, even the two soldiers in front, no matter how slow they were to react, finally came to their senses.

If His Majesty disagrees with making Prince Liang the Crown Prince, the Empress will definitely be unhappy, and she might...

"Alright, alright, stop talking about this. Discussions on these matters are strictly prohibited in the military. Don't let anyone report you, or your life will be in danger!" They said they wouldn't discuss it, but this was a big matter that concerned the survival of the country, so who could resist not discussing it?

Moreover, the army was able to hold back its anger at the beginning, but it could no longer do so later on. Some people even openly questioned the general and asked him to give a clear explanation of how the emperor died.

At this time, it had been half a month since Yelu Hongji's death.

After the Liao army first learned of the death of His Majesty, their spirits gradually turned into depression, instead of their fearless attitude towards death.

The Song Dynasty took advantage of this opportunity and captured three cities in succession.

The territory of the Liao Dynasty was further reduced. In order to resist the Song Dynasty, the Liao Dynasty constantly recruited soldiers, and the people suffered terribly.

Just at this time, the truth about the death of the Liao emperor was revealed. It turned out that their late emperor was not shot to death by the Song Dynasty, but was killed by the queen and the king's uncle.

The Liao Dynasty suddenly fell apart.

The Song Dynasty was unstoppable and attacked the royal court directly. Xiao Guanyin took the King of Liang and fled in advance.

Although Xiao Guanyin and King Liang were not captured alive, most areas of the Liao Dynasty were already under the control of the Song Dynasty.

It took another two years to conquer the tribes that had risen up in rebellion in various parts of the Liao Dynasty. In 1090 AD, the 28th year of Zhenzhi, Zhao Rui unified the country.

It took another five years to complete the capital relocation.

Moving the capital to Youzhou will make it easier to manage.

At this time, Zhao Rui was 46 years old and the prince was 17 years old. Although it was five years late, Zhao Rui and Gu Yanxiao were relieved to be able to hand over a peaceful and prosperous country to the prince.

However, before the two of them had time to retreat, Gu Qingjue had already escaped with Su Yixin.

After so many years of hard work, I can finally go out and see the world.

The couple first went to the demon world. Luo Wushang and Qin Lian held a grand wedding eight years ago. A year later, they gave birth to a son and named him Luo Fengyi.

The fox demon that previously existed in the secret realm of Cangshan Mountain has also come to the demon world, as well as the peach tree spirit from Wangjia Village. They are all living comfortably in Luo Wushang's palace.

The scenery in the demon world was picturesque, and the couple stayed there for three years before returning to their sect.

After returning to the sect, Gu Yanxiao brought Zhao Rui with him.

"Dad, Mom, you guys ran away too quickly and disappeared without a trace. I can't find you at all."

Su Yixin: "Your father and I have worked hard for most of our lives. We don't want to continue to work like cows and horses and take care of our grandson. The two of you are almost a hundred years old in total. You have to make your own decisions."

Gu Yanxiao: "..."

Okay, my parents have seen through my thoughts.

Su Yixin looked at Zhao Rui and found that she still couldn't see through Zhao Rui's face, but she could indeed feel that he no longer had the aura of a true dragon, but there was still purple aura.

Purple Qi is a type of dragon Qi and will slowly disappear.

So Zhao Rui now tried to gather his energy, and he was actually able to retain some of it in his dantian.

With time, maybe you can practice it.

However, Zhao Rui is the first person in history to start practicing at the age of fifty.

The sect held a sect ranking competition last year. Twenty years have passed and the ranking has undergone new changes.

The changes in the Nine Palaces and Seven Gates are the greatest, and the competition is quite fierce.

But this is a good thing for the sect.

The human world was peaceful, but one day, the situation suddenly changed. On the island where they had trained, a huge vortex appeared in the sky, and it was so dark that it seemed as if the sky was about to fall.