Under the sky

Chapter 266

"I want to see Gulthas." Yang Yan said to the guard, "Please ask Gulthas to come see me."

The guards looked at each other, and one of them said: "We have no control over this matter. It's very chaotic outside, and Gultha has ordered a curfew, so we don't dare to make any mistakes."

"Then I'll go see him." Yang Yan managed to sit up.The guard hurriedly said: "Yang Yanhajin, you can't get up, you can't!" Another guard went to call the doctor.

Yang Yan sat up straight and pulled at the wound, feeling a sharp pain, especially the dull throbbing pain in his body that was particularly unbearable.But Yang Yan didn't care. He stood up and walked towards the door. The guard wanted to stop him, but he went straight ahead. The guard didn't dare to pull him for fear of injuring his wound.Someone shouted: "Go and notify the officiant Hillidegg!"

The news that the Son of God had risen alarmed the neighbors. Many small festivals and school festivals came to watch, but no one knew how to deal with it.The wound was bleeding, but Yang Yan's steps were slow but firm. There were more people gathered around, and Yang Yan found it difficult to breathe and shouted: "Get out of the way!"

A high priest quickly stepped forward and wanted to help Yang Yan, but Yang Yan pushed him away: "I can walk by myself."

The high priest said: "The Son of God is injured, even your god brother Sarhajin will be injured, you can't force it."

"I want to see Gulthas. Where is the Saint's Palace?" Yang Yan asked.

Daji didn't dare not answer, and pointed in the direction: "Son of God, let us escort you there in a sedan chair."

Yang Yan was still shaking his head. Everyone was wondering what to do. Someone asked: "Where is the chief priest Xili Dege?" Someone replied: "I heard that Arien was going to rebel, and he led the priest guard army to stop it."

Damn, is the situation already that serious?
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Gao Leqi's team was confronting the Guards Army. At first, Gao Leqi had the numerical advantage. The Guards Army surrounded both ends of the long street, but they did not dare to take action.This was exactly what Gao Leqi wanted. Wanting to fight against the Guards Army with 300 men was no different from committing suicide. However, it was worth thinking about which one was more elite, the Palace Guards or the Guards Army.

He didn't think for long. With the sound of the horn, more and more Guardsmen came to support them. Before long, the streets and alleys were filled with Guardsmen soldiers.

Gotta grab the space.

"Teams three and four go to the left room! Teams five and six go to the right room! Prepare your bows!" Gao Leqi commanded.A total of 80 people from four teams jumped onto the roofs on the left and right sides respectively, each with their bows and arrows ready.

The young priest from the Guard Guards Army asked, "Chief, are you planning to start a war with the Guard Guards Army?"

Gao Leqi said: "I want you to give way!"

How long will Tucker have?He didn't want to really go to war with the Guards Army.

Another burst of rapid hoofbeats came. If it was the enemy, their number would be several times greater than our own.Fortunately, seven or eight horses came running, and the leader was Tucker.

"What are you going to do to my consul?" Tucker shouted, "You still won't give way!"

The little priest said: "The chief priest Hillidege said..."

"I don't care what Hillidegg says! I'm Arion!" Tucker shouted, "Make way! Now!"

Following his shout, Maier led the Prison Department soldiers and ran from the east. The priests of the Guard Army were surprised to see Arion leading so many soldiers.After weighing the situation, although the sacrificial guard army was not under the jurisdiction of Arien, if they really wanted to go to war with Arien without an order, neither the situation nor the identity would be appropriate. Several of the priests gathered together to discuss, and were undecided. Suddenly, the sound of a horn was heard, and another dozen horses came running from the direction of the priest's courtyard, led by Hillidegg.

Seeing the crowds of people on the streets, mainly Yalian Palace guards and Prison Department soldiers, Hillidegelma snorted, galloped forward, and asked, "What happened?"

"We are going to the Priesthood!" Tucker shouted, "to meet the Son of God!"

Hillidegg said: "The Son of God is seriously injured and needs to recuperate."

Tucker said: "I want to see the Son of God!"

Hillidegg looked at the dark head behind Tucker and shouted loudly: "The Guards Army obeys the order and lines up!"

The team of the sacrificial guards immediately formed a neat square formation.

Hillidegg said: "The team guarding Tak Yarian is heading to the Priest's Court!"

The sacrificial guards in front immediately changed direction to clear the way for Tucker and others, while those in the rear followed closely behind.

that's all?Gao Leqi wondered.Hillidegg, who has always been difficult to deal with, gave way like this?Although everyone could see that escorting was tantamount to surveillance and siege, Hillidegg also gave in too quickly.

If the wolf lay low, it would definitely ambush him.

"Be careful." Gao Leqi approached Tucker and whispered, "There may be an ambush."

The situation is getting increasingly difficult to deal with.

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The Potu Festival finally arrived in time. Seeing Yang Yan, he hurriedly shouted: "Son of God!"

Yang Yan said: "I want to see Gulthas."

Potu said: "Gulthas is meditating, no one can disturb him."

Yang Yan said: "Who does this include me?"

Potu said: "Son of God..."

Yang Yan emphasized: "I want to see Gulthas!"

The sound of "clang, clang, clang, clang" came, accompanied by a female voice: "The Son of God wants to see Gulthas, but he still can't?"

It's Da Ke.The priest's court was in a hectic state. After hearing the news, Dake was not as steady as the other three Sasi, so he immediately came to see the excitement.

Potu saluted: "Dakosasi. Although Yang Yanhajin is the son of God, he is injured."

Da Ke glanced at Yang Yan and mocked: "You walk very slowly."

Yang Yan said: "I lost too much blood."

Da Ke chuckled and said, "You will die if you don't get to the Holy Temple."

Yang Yan said: "I will not die. I am the son of God, and God the Father will take care of me and let me complete my mission." After saying this, he pushed aside the crowd and walked towards the Holy Master Hall with his head held high.

Da Ke laughed loudly, his voice was sharp, he took a step forward and said to Yang Yan: "I will send you there, but you will die faster, do you want to?"

Yang Yan said: "I'm sorry to trouble you, Dakosasi."

Da Ke strode forward, carried Yang Yan on his back, and walked to the Holy Academy.Her steps were long and her movements were rough. Yang Yan's wound immediately burst open and blood flowed profusely.

Potu opened his mouth wide, as if his jaw was about to dislocate, and shouted: "Dakosas!"

Da Ke held the scimitar in his hand and laughed loudly: "Who wants to resist Da Ke's scimitar?"

No one dares to stop Da Ke from his crazy behavior. Who in the five buses doesn’t know that Da Ke is a madman?She walked all the way to the Holy Master Hall and put Yang Yan down. Yang Yan's clothes and pants were full of blood, staining the hem of Da Ke's shirt.

Da Ke said: "I will keep this clothes. If you die, for the sake of being a warrior, I will burn it and return it to you. If you are really the son of God, this will be my future battle clothes."

Yang Yan said: "Father God will give you the courage to win every battle."

Da Ke smiled mockingly: "God Sa must bless your life first."

Potu followed all the way. At this time, he had no choice but to knock on the door and said respectfully: "Gulsasi, the Son of God wants to see you, and he has already arrived at the door." After a pause, he said, "Dakosas is here too."

"Let him in."

The door opened, Yang Yan walked in, and Botu closed the door.

Yang Yan's face was as pale as paper, there was no blood on his lips, and his steps were swaying.He felt dizzy and might collapse at any time, so he pulled up the only chair in the room and sat in front of Gulthas.

"You should take good care of your injuries. You may die of blood loss at any time." Gulthas said.

"Tell me what will happen next." Yang Yan said.

"Tucker has overstepped his bounds." Gulthas's green pupils were flashing, "Although it is not surprising. He was worried that I planned this assassination and detained you in the priest's house, framing him as the mastermind. He wanted to protect himself. I have to rescue you.”

He explained in great detail and held nothing back.

"I didn't want to hurt him. It's too much to destroy one Arien during one Sasi's term, let alone two. I remember what happened to his grandfather Gulie, so I tolerate his reckless behavior."

"This is also for yourself, you need me." Yang Yan said, "You don't want to destroy the son of Sa Shen who will fall into your hands. Look, it was Da Ke Sa Si who personally escorted me here. How useful I am."

"You are indeed more useful than I thought. I don't know if you know it, but I still want to clarify that today's assassination was not instigated by me."

Yang Yan nodded: "I almost died."

"If Tucker was just clamoring, I would forgive him, but he has recruited soldiers from the Prison Department." Gursasi said, "His power has grown. If I don't take action, he will advance."

"so?"

"He will come to the Priesthood to ask for someone from me, and I will refuse." Gulthas said. "If he dares to attack the Priesthood, I will banish him, just like I banished his grandfather Gulie."

He directly skipped the battle process. Yang Yan believed that Gulthas must be quite sure of victory.

"I want to go back to Arien Palace." Yang Yan said, "You can't stop me. I want to end this meaningless fight." "I can't agree, kid. Tucker has already incorporated the Prison Department, which is not good for me. ."

"You have to agree, because I don't accept threats." Yang Yan said, "Dake is outside, and I will let her escort me out. You want to kill Dake, this is a good opportunity, kill her and take me back, but I promise Da Ke will kill me before he dies, I don’t even need to guarantee that.”

Gurthas listened.

"Gulthas knows more about what happens next than I do. I don't even know what will happen, but I think it must be something that the wise Sarsi doesn't want to see."

Yang Yan really didn't know what would happen, but he believed that Gulthas would be very big, and there was no doubt that Gulthas needed him.

But Gulthas knew that without Yang Yan, the opportunity to peacefully unify the five Batuu would disappear. The worst development would be that Nabu Batu would have to face the encirclement of four Batuu at the same time. Of course, Gulthas would not let it Things have come to this.

Maybe he could give up on Yang Yan. If he were 20 years younger, or even ten years old, he could give up on Yang Yan and wait for the next opportunity to peacefully unify the five Batu.But he is too old, and he has an obsession with the holy mountain. Can he see the holy face of Sri Yanabhata before he dies?

"No matter how much you take risks for Tucker, his failure is a foregone conclusion. You are just delaying time." Gulthas said, "Tucker is not worth it. He will definitely turn against you, and I can give you everything you want."

Is Yang Yan doing it for Tucker?No, he did it for himself. He knew very well that without Arien Palace, he would no longer have any leverage and could only be supported by Gulthas.

He will always remember the oath he made on the day he left the Peng family - Yang Yan will not be like Lin Chong, will never be a dog, will never be tamed, and will never bend the knee!
"You go back." Gursasi said.

"I swear to the Fire God Scroll, this is what you promised me."

"I can't let you die yet, child." Gulthas said, "As long as you start practicing the Vulcan Scroll, all transactions will be meaningless."

Yang Yan stopped bargaining. He even doubted whether he could stand firm.He stood up, saluted respectfully, turned around and walked towards the door. When he left the Holy Temple, he almost fell down.

"Send me to the gate." Yang Yan said to Dake, "I want to go back to Arien Palace."

Da Ke raised his eyebrows, did not refuse, and carried him on his back.

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The team led by Tucker came to the Priest's Court. The horns kept sounding along the way, and more and more priests came to the Priest's Court.

Soon, Gao Leqi discovered that there were heavy soldiers surrounding the priest's courtyard. He could not tell how many ambushes were in the dark alleys or even behind the gate of the priest's courtyard.

Could this be a trap?
"This is a trap," Maier said. "Don't be impulsive."

Gao Leqi nodded, but he was not the leader now, it was Tucker.

"I want to see the Son of God!" Tucker repeated, "Please ask Priest Hillidegg to send someone to tell him that Tucker is here to welcome the Son of God back to Arien Palace!"

Hillidegg sneered: "Open the door!"

The gate of the priest's courtyard opened, and there were countless sacrificial soldiers behind the door. Gao Leqi was surprised, but the sacrificial soldiers were divided into two teams at the moment, as if they were welcoming Tucker.

They were not welcoming Tucker, but seeing off the Son of God.An angry woman with half of her breast missing walked out with Yang Yan on her back.

Gao Leqi noticed that Hillidegg was frowning.

"This is your son of God!" Da Ke laughed loudly, "I hope he can come back alive!"

Yang Yan was already semi-conscious, and his lower body and Da Ke's upper body were dripping with blood. Gao Leqi quickly called someone to prepare the sedan.

Although this conflict has not yet been resolved, it has finally come to an end.

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Yang Yan was sent back to Arien Palace.He is not dead yet, and only has one breath left. The doctor said that these days are very dangerous, and he can only pray for the blessing of God Sa.

Tucker not only welcomed back Yang Yan, but also captured the Prison Department.He ordered that until the real culprit who assassinated the Son of God was found, the Prison Department would be under the jurisdiction of Arien, and the commander-in-chief would be the original Chief Prisoners Sethi and Razormire.

Gao Leqi arranged everything and reported back together with Maier, but did not see Tucker in the room.The two came to the garden and asked the guard before finding Tucker. Tucker was squatting on the ground, holding a cup in his left hand and a bag of wine in his right hand.

For the first time in decades, Arien Palace had the upper hand in the confrontation with Gulthas. This should have been something worth celebrating. With Tucker's character, he would definitely get drunk tonight.But uncharacteristically, Tucker did not look happy, but stared at the ground in a daze.

Gao Leqi knew where this was.

"Excuse me, Arien, the Son of God is resting in the room, and Nadia is taking care of him." Gao Leqi said.

Tucker pointed to his side: "You two get a cup and drink with me." Gao Leqi ordered someone to get the cup and sat down on the floor with Maier next to Tucker.Maier was a taciturn man. He didn't speak and drank in silence.

"Arian misses the late king?" Gao Leqi asked.

"My father is in poor health, but he did not die of illness." Tucker looked at the empty space in front of him. "He has lived in fear his whole life, always afraid of Gulthas. He drinks every day and can only sleep after drinking. He got sleep, and then he became an alcoholic."

Lotharion, Tucker's father, was a heavy drinker in his later years.

"He never cared about us brothers, never taught us anything, and didn't even have any expectations for us. I never felt that he loved us, all he loved was wine. Our brothers, hey, my brothers became The bastard was all because of my father, and later on, I rarely even saw him when he was awake."

Indeed, Tucker's brother is either a bastard or an idiot. Tucker is already the best among them, so Gurthas chose him to be Arion, and who cares about Lot's opinion?
"You all know how my father died." Tucker pointed to the open space in front of him, where a tree was planted.This place used to be a pool. That night Lotarian was so drunk that he lost his footing and fell into the pool.

"I picked him up," Maier said. "I'm sorry I found him too late."

Maier, who was Lot's personal bodyguard at the time, discovered Arion was drowning when it was too late.Tucker patted Maier on the shoulder: "It's not your fault. My father likes to run around when he's drunk." He continued, "My father's last words were not for our brothers. He only said..."

Tucker pointed to the empty space: "Hurry up and fill up this pool."

Fill up the pool quickly, these were Lotarian's last words.

"Later, I became Arien in a daze, and like my father, I lived on the breath of Gulthas. I was always afraid, so I also started drinking. Gollach, do you remember? At that time, I always Very drunk."

Gollach remembers that in the first few years of becoming Arion, Tucker gradually became an alcoholic, but then somehow began to learn moderation.

"I was very drunk that day. When I passed by here, I suddenly understood... It turns out..." Tucker smiled bitterly, "Filling this pool is proof that my father loves me."

"I cried that night, very hard, and I started to control my drinking after that."

Even though he was a friend who grew up together, Gao Leqi didn't know the reason for Tucker's moderation until today.He pinched his slightly sour nose. He couldn't bear this kind of story.

"I must defeat Gurthas! One pool is enough to bury one Arien!" Tucker said, "Golloch, Maier, you are the people I rely on most, you must help me!"

"Take back the power that belongs to Arien!"

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It was lucky that there was no war with the Guards Army. Gao Leqi was able to rest after running around for a day.

The water temperature was very comfortable, like warm milk that was just right for the mouth. He soaked in the large bathtub and buried his neck in the water.

Zhao Ying poured the spices into the pool and stirred with her hand. "Stop being busy, come down and accompany me." Gao Leqi waved.Zhao Ying chuckled, took off her clothes and submerged into the water, swam to his side, and Gao Leqi hugged her.

What to do next?With the Prison Department and the soldiers from the Arien Palace, the Guards Military Station has some scruples. At least Tucker can be kept safe.

The body rested, but the head did not. Zhao Ying saw Gao Leqi's irritability and put her hand into the water.Gao Leqi frowned: "Don't make trouble."

"Master, don't you take a rest?" Zhao Ying teased restlessly.Gao Leqi patted her hand to stop her from being naughty.

The brain doesn’t have to rest, at least the body needs to rest.

Zhao Ying pouted and leaned against Gao Leqi. "Master, have you been to the priesthood today?" she asked, "Have you seen Alexas?"

"How could you ask him?"

"I heard that Alex is the most handsome man in the five cities. Is he really as good-looking as the legend says?" Zhao Ying was curious. "There is also Dakosasi. She is the strongest woman. I heard that her arms are as good as men's thighs." As thick?”

"Then her thighs must not be as thick as my waist?" Gao Leqi replied angrily.

"So your Excellency has not seen either Dakosas or Alexas?"

"I saw Da Kesasi, he is really tough." Gao Leqi suddenly thought, should he ask other people present?All Sasi witnessed the assassination, but it was not easy to meet them. Hillidegg would definitely not introduce him to them. As for Gursasi, well... I really didn't want to see him.Then we can only entrust the Poto Festival.

No, the most troublesome thing was Chongsheng. He might have been discovered by Chongsheng if he made a rash move. He believed that there were many people outside Arien Palace who were spying for information.

Speaking of which, we still have to deal with Hillidger first.

"There are too few think tanks around Arien." Zhao Ying said, "I think you are too tired. You should find more people who are as smart as you to help."

Gao Leqi raised his eyebrows, pinched Zhao Ying's face and said with a smile, "Do you want to help me?"

Zhao Ying was pinched in pain, and she frowned and begged for mercy: "Women can't manage things, and I'm still a servant."

Gao Leqi said with a smile: "Now my head can rest, and my body can work."

He gently pressed Zhao Ying's head into the water...

(End of this chapter)