above the galaxy

Chapter 440 Alive!

Listen to me and thank you.

Because of you, I am notorious.

With Lu Yu's shrewdness, how could he not understand the deeper meaning behind Tang Fei's actions?
No matter what, Zhong Daolong is Fenghuang's father.

Pushing your girlfriend's biological father out to block the gun, this kind of thing
Can do, can't say.

He still had feelings for that girl, so naturally he didn't want to make the relationship so stiff.

That would be a dead end that could not be solved.

Therefore, the old man became the best scapegoat.

Look at it, look at it, this is exactly what that sinister and cunning old man would do.

I am pure and innocent little white flower
How could one come up with such a vicious idea?
I understand it, but I still have to take the blame.

The old man nodded and said to Yan Jingnian, "Do as he says."

"." Tang Bandit.

The old man has no good intentions.

How can I ask you to do as I say?

I clearly did what you said. This was your idea. What does it have to do with me, Tang. Pure White Innocent. Fei?
Yan Jingnian glanced at Tang Fei with disdain, then turned and left.

She was not stupid, so she naturally knew whose idea it was.

Dare to do it but not to admit it.

However, this way of breaking the impasse is really shameless.

Shen Xinglan stood at the main entrance of Phoenix City, accompanied by the Vulcan Corps Commander Chen Shenzhong and a group of generals and staff officers.

Although Chen Shenzhong was the highest-ranking official at the scene, he placed himself in a very "correct" position.

Everything revolves around the young lady of the Shen family. She does what she says and when she says it will be done.

The order issued by the military minister was to let Shen Xinglan lead the Vulcan Corps to capture the Phoenix Palace, instead of letting Chen Shenzhong lead the Vulcan Corps to capture the Phoenix Palace.

It is obvious that the Military Prime Minister wants to train his own grandson.

If I could achieve merit in such a crucial battle, wouldn't my position in the family be more secure in the future?
Not only that, with the Shen family's current momentum, if they really support a puppet leader, then what is the difference between the head of the Shen family and the emperor behind the scenes?
In time, when the Shen family clears the barriers and takes over everything, Shen Xinglan may become the emperor.

Chen Shenzhong thinks more long-term.

Therefore, he must hold this thick leg tightly and firmly.

"Young Master, from which direction do you think we should launch the attack?" Chen Shenzhong asked respectfully, like a fledgling captain.

Shen Xinglan gazed at the towering palace in front of him, feeling filled with emotion.

He had been walking in the palace since he was a child and was very familiar with every tree and blade of grass in the Phoenix Palace.

I never expected that one day it would be destroyed by my own hands.

Things never stop happening.

"Let's attack from the main gate." Shen Xinglan hid his frustration and said, "Surround three gates and attack one. Gather all our strength and rush into the Phoenix Palace in one go."

"Yes, I'll listen to you, young master." Chen Shen nodded and immediately issued an order to the deputy general beside him: "Attack the main gate, surround three and attack one."

"The young master said, gather your strength and rush into the Phoenix Palace in one go. The first one to enter the palace will be rewarded heavily."

"Yes, Commander." The deputy general responded and began to mobilize troops and generals.

Soon, the deputy general came to report: "Commander, everything is ready. We can launch an attack at any time."

"Young Master?" Chen turned carefully and looked at Shen Xinglan, waiting for his instructions.

Such an important matter must be handled by Shen Xinglan in person.

"Let's start." Shen Xinglan nodded.

Although he didn't like being an official, the feeling of commanding thousands of troops to work for him and die for them was really good.

A man should be like this!
"Yes, prepare to attack the city."

At this moment, a flying car slowly rose from the inside of the main gate of Phoenix Palace.

On the black flying car stood two extremely dazzling men.

The reason why it is so dazzling is due to its image and temperament, and also because of its special identity.

The first was Zhong Daolong, who was wearing a white court suit inlaid with gold thread. In order to highlight his status as the king, he was specially dressed up before being "invited" to board the flying car.

It is the same outfit worn during the annual ancestor worship and National Day ceremonies.

Zhong Daolong was dressed very decently, but he felt very depressed inside.

As the leader of a country, he had never done such a shameful thing in his life.

He would rather they cut him to pieces, or even die at the hands of his own son.
Don't let him do such a stupid thing.

Killing can only be done with a nod of the head.

This behavior is indeed.
Despicable and shameless!
The image of an emperor was ruined in an instant.

He also refused. He would rather die than do such a thing.

However, they injected 'zombie' potion into his body.

Except for the brain, the body can't move at all.

Just like a zombie, being manipulated by others.

It was already early winter, and the sky above the Phoenix Palace was a bit cold.

But what was even colder was his heart.

His heart.

He would rather it died.

When you die, you won’t feel cold or pain.

The other one was Xie Pianxian, a handsome young man in white clothes. He was assigned the "beautiful" task of taking Zhong Daolong to heaven.

After all, Zhong Daolong's status is important, and Tang Fei and his men are worried that someone outside might try to snatch him away.

There is a young master guarding nearby who can deal with various emergencies.

But, because he is so handsome.

Sitting on the roofless hovercraft is like being a fairy descending to earth, so beautiful and stunning.

Tang Fei always thought Bai Wuxin was good-looking, but compared to Xie Pianxian,
Xie Pianxian is still more feminine.

Xie Pianxian's mood was also complicated.

If possible, he would not want to come up.

However, they insisted that they needed a junior master to lead the team, and then they "threw" themselves out.

He has already broken through the mountain gate and entered the Grandmaster realm, so this little bit of coldness is not a problem for him.

But he was panicking.

He was wearing a communication device on his ear, and he complained in a low voice: "We are flying so high, we are just sitting ducks. What if someone can lock on to us and hit us with one shot?"

One shot and he was done.

No matter how high your martial arts skills are, you are still afraid of artillery.

What's more, the Vulcan Force is well-equipped and is a high-tech combat force.

"Don't worry." Tang Fei said comfortingly.

“They don’t dare to shoot?”

"If they open fire," Tang Fei explained, "there is a king to be buried with you. You won't lose out."

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Listen, do people say it?
I guess I should be proud of this?

As soon as Zhong Daolong and Xie Pianpian appeared in the air, they immediately attracted the attention of countless people.

Everyone just thinks that Xie Pianxian is "a really pretty woman", but Zhong Daolong often appears in official reports and current affairs news in major media.

Every year on New Year’s Eve, a national speech is delivered.

This face is more familiar than the most famous star on Rising Stars.

"Look, that's the king. It's really the king."

"Oh my god, the king is in the air. The king has been kidnapped by them."

"How dare they? It's so despicable. How could they do such a thing?"

"Break into the Phoenix Palace, capture those traitors alive, and avenge the king."
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The army was in uproar.

Be loyal to the king and serve the country.

These words are deeply engraved in the bodies and genes of the soldiers.

Seeing the current ruler being sent into the air like a 'pet' by them, these soldiers were filled with anger and hatred.

The master humiliated the minister and he died
They were filled with righteous indignation and wanted to rush into the Phoenix Palace and kill as much as they could.

When Shen Xinglan saw Zhong Daolong appear in the air, his face was full of surprise.

What is this operation?
What are they doing?
In an instant, Shen Xinglan understood the other party's intention.

They sent the current king high into the sky, and they were about to attack the main gate.
Do you attack or not? If you attack, you might accidentally kill Zhong Daolong.
After all, he is still the emperor of the empire.

Killing him in front of hundreds of millions of soldiers and civilians, even the prosperous Shen family cannot afford such a heavy crime.

If I don't attack, won't my mission fail?
He received a military order from his grandfather.
How can this be good?

Chen Shenzhong also looked shocked, as if he had just eaten a large mouthful of flies. He looked at Shen Xinglan with resentment and asked, "Master, what should we do?"

He was secretly glad in his heart that the military minister gave the command of this battle to Shen Xinglan.

If he were to take the lead and encounter such a situation, what would he do?

If the sky falls, it still needs someone tall and with thick legs to hold it up.

From his perspective, Shen Xinglan is quite suitable.

"Cancel the attack." Shen Xinglan felt mixed emotions and didn't know how to describe his feelings at this moment.

Is there anything that Tang Fei can't do?

That's the current king, Phoenix's father.
Do you really like Phoenix?

Not a son of man!

"Do you want to try other doors?" Chen asked carefully.

Of course he knew that this question was stupid, but at least it proved that he was trying very hard to give advice to the young master.

"No need." Shen Xinglan refused decisively: "Which door do you attack? They will float to that door."

"Then we attack all the gates together?"

"The king is not the only one in the Phoenix Palace." Shen Xinglan sighed.

There are so many royal family members living in the Phoenix Palace, they put one at each door, or in other words, several at each door.
How is this played?
"Forget it." Shen Xinglan waved his hand and said, "I will go back and apologize to the military minister."

"I will go with you, young master. I am not in command, so let you follow me."

Chen Shenzhong took the initiative to take the blame.

No matter how much you pay now, you won’t be able to gain much in the future.

No, it's double.

"No need." Shen Xinglan understood his thoughts and refused: "You stay here and follow the original plan to surround but not attack."

Chen Shenzhong felt very sorry that he could not share the responsibility with the "Prince" of the Shen family, which made him feel that he had lost a God-given opportunity.

"Yes, I will listen to you, young master. I will guard the Phoenix Palace tightly. Without your order, not even a fly can fly out."

Shen Xinglan returned to the Military Commission and told his grandfather what had just happened.

Shen Wuxiang lowered his head and looked at a document on the desk, remaining silent for a long time.

"Grandpa, I'm sorry, I let you down."

Shen Xinglan knew that he had messed up again, so he took the initiative to apologize to Shen Wuxiang.

Shen Wuxiang sighed softly, looked at Shen Xinglan who was standing in front of him with his back straight, and said, "Do you know why they came up with this plan?"

After a moment's thought, Shen Xinglan understood what his grandfather meant and replied, "Because they know that I am the commander of the siege outside."

"Yes, that guy was sure that you wouldn't kill the king in public, so they unscrupulously pushed Zhong Daolong out as a shield."

Shen Xinglan looked ashamed and said, "I know, but even if I were given another chance, I still wouldn't be able to do something like that."

"It's right not to do it. We in the Shen family can't bear the infamy of killing the king in public." Shen Wuxiang nodded in agreement and said, "If you really did it, we would lose the legitimacy of supporting Zhong Tianque to take the throne."

"Great justice, this thing is sometimes not worth mentioning. But at the critical moment, it is priceless."

"I failed to complete the task assigned by grandpa, and I am willing to accept the punishment." Shen Xinglan knew that his grandfather was comforting him.

If other subordinates failed to complete the assigned tasks, they would have probably started cursing long ago.

"You have the demeanor of an ancient gentleman. This is your strength, but also your weakness."

Shen Wuxiang did not respond to Shen Xinglan's topic. He looked at his grandson and taught him: "It is an advantage after the success, and it is a disadvantage before the success."

"To govern a country, one must be kind, righteous, polite, and wise, and one must keep one's word. However, to establish a country, one must use any means necessary, and use every possible means."

"If you can't go against your conscience, be cruel and ruthless, you can't sit in that position."

"Grandpa, I understand." Shen Xinglan accepted the instruction respectfully.

"Well, let's put this matter aside for now."

"Not attacking anymore?" Shen Xinglan asked doubtfully.

"The situation at Luban Mountain has been determined. Before our reinforcements arrived, Qin Jianyi and the Lu family attacked from both sides. The 100,000-strong coalition army suffered heavy losses, and Liu Zhishen and a group of generals were captured alive by them."

Shen Wuxiang's voice was quite heavy.

There's no way, this news is really bad.

The failure of this battle has affected their overall situation.

The Qin and Lu families joined forces to achieve a great victory, and the crisis of Luban Mountain was resolved.

Will other families make moves again?

Will those families or forces that originally wanted to get closer to the Shen family have to re-evaluate the value of both parties?
It’s difficult!

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Shen Xinglan was also in a heavy mood.

He knew that the opportunity to win would be lost in a moment.

If they could capture the Phoenix Palace at the critical moment, then even if the battle at Luban Mountain failed, they would still be able to control the overall situation.

Now Lubanshan has lost, and the Phoenix Palace is still in the hands of the Tang bandits.
'Am I really incompetent? "

Shen Xinglan, who always thought highly of himself and was praised by the outside world as a favored child of heaven, had such doubts in his heart for the first time.

The last time he tried to snipe the Tang bandits, he ended up being defeated by them.

This time, they attacked the Phoenix Palace but were persuaded to retreat by a vicious plot.
It can be said that it was his repeated failures that dragged the Shen family into such a situation.

Originally they had the upper hand in everything.

Whether it is killing the Tang bandits or breaking through the Phoenix Palace, both are means that can help the Shen family consolidate the overall situation.

What a pity, what a pity.

"Don't be angry, the situation is still under our control." Shen Wuxiang understood Shen Xinglan's thoughts.

This child is thoughtful and thoughtful, and the series of failures have seriously dealt a heavy blow to his self-confidence.

This is not what Shen Wuxiang wants to see.

"Next," Shen Xinglan looked at Shen Wuxiang and asked, "What should we do?"

"Wait."

"Wait?"

"Wait for them to come to us to negotiate." Shen Wuxiang said.

"I understand." Shen Xinglan nodded.

"You are tired too, go back and rest for a while." Shen Wuxiang said.

Shen Xinglan nodded and prepared to find a place nearby to rest for a while.

He would only disturb grandpa's work here.

When he reached the door, he suddenly stopped.

He turned around and looked at Shen Wuxiang, and asked, "If, I mean if, Tang Fei encountered such a thing, what choice would he make?"

Shen Wuxiang shook his head and said, "Tang Fei doesn't have to make a choice."

"why?"

"Because you can't do such a thing." Shen Wuxiang said incisively.

If Tang Fei and Shen Xinglan switched positions, would Shen Xinglan be able to do something like pushing Zhong Daolong out as a shield?
Not to mention his personality, he just couldn't get past the Phoenix.

He and Fenghuang grew up together as childhood sweethearts, although their relationship became increasingly distant, and Fenghuang even got together with the boy named Tang.
He can't do it either.

Thinking about it this way, why does he feel that his grandson has some potential to be a bootlicker?
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Shen Xinglan had a dull expression.
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"Are you really retreating?" asked Tang Fei.

"They retreated." Yan Jingnian, who had been monitoring the situation at the scene, said, "The Vulcan Army had already assembled and was preparing to attack from the main gate, but they retreated after seeing Zhong Daolong."

Tang Fei gave the old man a thumbs up and praised him, "This method really works."

“.”Old man.

"."Yan Jingnian.

Tang Fei ignored their strange expressions, looked at the old man and asked, "What should we do next?"

"Now that we have the bargaining chips, we can negotiate with Shen Wuxiang."

“What’s the bottom line?”

"Alive." The old man answered without hesitation.

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(End of this chapter)