I practiced magic in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 54 Head-stealing

Duan Gui drew his sword and stepped forward, his eyes gleaming with ferocity, and cursed fiercely: "What can I say to this ungrateful villain? Wait till I chop off his dog head and let him be his great general in the underworld!"

After saying that, Duan Gui grasped the sword with both hands, raised it high above his head, and then swung a sword towards He Jin.

This sword energy is extremely sharp, and has deeply understood the secret of the combination of mind and intention, intention and energy, and energy and strength.

I never thought that a eunuch like Duan Gui was actually a swordsman who had entered the third realm of martial arts. Although he could not be called a master, he was much stronger than ordinary guards.

However, when the sword energy from Duan Gui fell on He Jin, it only cut through his outer coat, and then was bounced off by an invisible barrier under the coat, without even leaving a trace.

Invisible gas shield, Qianyuan Yiqi treasure armor!
This armor is condensed from the positive energy of Tiangang. It is invisible and intangible, appearing and disappearing from time to time. It is a top-notch precious armor in the world.

Although He Jin was safe and sound, his expression suddenly changed: "Your martial arts skills are not suppressed by the True Dragon Emperor's Qi in the palace?"

Zhang Rang's sinister laughter sounded again: "When the late emperor was alive, he had already predicted that you would be ungrateful and ambitious, so he secretly left us a will, allowing us to cultivate to the fullest within the imperial city without being suppressed by the emperor's aura. All this was just to set up this killing situation today, to take your head!"

After he finished speaking, he pinched his fingers and made a hand seal, reciting the formula: "The sky and the earth are boundless, the wind and thunder are under command, the five mountains are in full bloom, the earth is covered and sealed, capture!"

buzz~
He Jin suddenly felt his body extremely heavy, as if his shoulders and back were carrying five huge mountains, and his feet seemed to be filled with lead, making it difficult for him to move. Even speaking became extremely difficult: "Fangxian Secret Scrolls... Earth Master Dao Law? Zhang Rang... You are actually... a traitor of the Fangxian Dao!"

"So that you can die with peace of mind. In my early years, I was indeed a spy arranged by Fang Xiandao in the palace. Even His Majesty already knew about this. However, His Majesty did not care about this matter. Instead, he trusted me. How can I not repay such a great favor?"

Zhang Rang formed seals again and used the Taoist method recorded in the Fangxian Secret Scroll, chanting the spell quickly: "The sky is boundless, the wind and thunder are under command, the thunder from heaven punishes, the body and soul are annihilated, capture!"

Rumble~
In the originally clear sky, the Yuan Qi of heaven and earth gathered together, and a bolt of lightning really struck down, landing heavily on He Jin.

"what!"

He Jin screamed in agony, and his entire body was smoking from being struck by the thunder. However, the Qianyuan Yiqi armor on his body was still able to block Zhang Rang's thunder attack. However, just standing there and taking the beating was not a solution.

The official aura on his body was suppressed by the true dragon emperor aura in the palace. The power of the armor could not be fully exerted, and it was only a matter of time before the turtle shell was broken.

So if you want to survive you must escape!
He Jin took out five silver bullets from his arms with a distressed look. Each of them was the size of a longan, and contained divine light and precious energy, with faint flashes of lightning.

"go with!"

He Jin just pushed his hand back, and five bullets shot towards Zhang Rang, Duan Gui and others, exploding in the air and turning into five colorful and dazzling thunders.

"Get out of the way! It's the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Thunder!"

The five fierce thunders appeared in black, white, yellow, red and green colors, representing the five elements of Yuanqi thunder, namely Gui Water Divine Thunder, Geng Metal Divine Thunder, Wu Earth Divine Thunder, Bing Fire Divine Thunder and Yi Wood Divine Thunder.

Each divine thunder is equivalent to a full-strength attack from a top Taoist warrior at the level of Xuanzong Five Elephants. It is extremely powerful, enough to destroy cities, capture strongholds, burn mountains and boil seas.

What's more, when the five divine thunders are activated together, the five elements' primordial Qi complement and restrain each other, forming a five-element formation, which makes the power even greater.

Even with the suppression of the True Dragon Emperor's aura within the Imperial Palace, even if its power was only one tenth of what it was, it was definitely not something a mortal could withstand.

He Jin, who had used up this trump card, felt his heart bleeding at this moment. Even he could not come up with a second set of such treasures at the moment, so it was not a matter of money.

Not to mention that the materials for refining the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Thunder are precious, the key is that only a strong man at the level of the Five Elephants of Xuanzong can hope to refine it successfully, and this alone is not something that money can solve.

But in order to save his life, He Jin had to do so.

Boom boom boom boom~
Wherever the lightning passed, bricks and stones were shattered, wood chips flew everywhere, and the entire Quefei Palace was instantly razed to the ground. Black smoke billowed out from the scene, and raging fires burned.

He Jin took the opportunity to turn his feet into afterimages and instantly disappeared in front of Zhang Rang and others, leaving only faint traces of Taoism.

"It's Kunyuan Yiqi combat boots!"

"Damn it! Wasn't this thing lost a long time ago? How did it fall into He Jin's hands?!"

The Qianyuan Yiqi Armor and the Kunyuan Yiqi Boots are the same set of equipment, which were treasures bestowed by King Wu of Zhou to Jiang Ziya, the Grand Tutor of the Zhou Dynasty, when he conquered King Zhou of Zhou.

As long as the Qianyuan Yiqi Armor has an endless supply of Yuan Qi, it can dissolve all attacks and is invulnerable to swords and spears, and immune to all kinds of attacks.

The Kunyuan Yiqi combat boots can perform the secret art of shrinking the earth into an inch, and the wearer can easily travel through thousands of mountains and rivers and enter and exit the battlefield freely.

After collecting the two pieces of equipment, the two energies of heaven and earth blend with each other endlessly, and the effectiveness of the magic weapon is enhanced several times.

But now that things have come to this, the arrow has been on the string and must be shot. How could Zhang Rang let He Jin escape?

"Chase! I have ordered people to seal the palace gates. Even if He Jin can shrink the ground into an inch, he can't escape from the palace. If he doesn't die today, I will die without a burial place!"

"Yes, chase him and kill this bastard!"

Bi Lan responded angrily and then raised his right arm. On his right wrist was a strange mechanical device that completely covered his palm, forming a strange boxing glove. The back of his hand was inlaid with seven spiritual jades that shone brightly and made a clicking sound as the gears turned.

Then, a black and green stone lion leaped up from the ruins of Quefei Temple. It made a loud bang when it landed on the ground. Its huge body weighing tens of thousands of pounds smashed the stone slabs on the ground, causing them to crack and leaving four deep footprints.

roar~
As soon as the Mo Lion, one of the five mechanical beasts of the Mohist school, landed on the ground, it let out a thunderous roar, and the gears in its body began to clatter, exuding a sacred and majestic aura.

Although Bi Lan had read many Mohist classics in the royal collection, he was not an orthodox descendant of the Mohist school after all, and he did not have the order of Ju Zi, so he was not recognized by the Mohist Lion at all. Therefore, he could only rely on consuming a large amount of spiritual jade to barely drive the Mohist Lion to obey his orders, and every breath was burning money.

If hunting down He Jin was not extremely important, Bi Lan would not be willing to use this extremely precious Mohist mechanical device.

As the highest technological achievement of Mohist mechanical arts, the Mo Lion was named a divine beast and naturally had intelligence. Although it was dissatisfied with Bi Lan, its temporary master, it still obeyed Bi Lan's orders faithfully and soon found He Jin's position along the traces of Taoism left by He Jin when he performed the skill of shrinking the earth into an inch.

roar~
After roaring toward the sky, the black lion turned around and flew towards the direction of the Guardian Hall.

Zhang Rang and the others saw this and did not hesitate: "Chase!"

At this time, outside the Nangong Jiade Hall, He Jin's figure suddenly appeared. He wanted to go straight into the hall to ask Liu Xie and Wang Yue for help, but was blocked by the Nine Dragon Gate.

Nine dragon-shaped phantoms suddenly roared and knocked He Jin away. If he hadn't been wearing the Qianyuan Yiqi armor, he would have been killed by the Nine Dragons Gate by now.

"Emperor Master, save me!"

He Jin stood outside the door and shouted anxiously for a long time, but there was no response from inside. How could he know that Wang Jing had already arranged for Wang Yue to take Liu Xie secretly out of the city to seek refuge.

Due to this delay, Zhang Rang and others caught up with him and said, "He Jin, today is the day you die!"

The black lion descended from the sky and slapped He Jin to the ground, making him unable to move. Even the earth element Qi around him was completely sealed, making it impossible for him to use the secret technique of shrinking the earth into an inch to escape.

"Thieves, please die!"

Duan Gui attacked angrily, slashing He Jin's neck with his sword.

However, the sword's tip was blocked by Qian Yuan Yi Qi Armor, unable to advance an inch and unable to hurt He Jin at all.

"Damn it, it's a pity that I don't have a snake-slaying sword, otherwise I would have been able to cut through this turtle shell!"

"It doesn't matter. First, take off his Kunyuan Yiqi combat boots. Then the Qianyuan Yiqi armor will be unable to support itself. Once the armor has used up all its accumulated energy, He Jin will also die."

Zhang Rang looked at He Jin, who was pinned to the ground like a dead dog, with a grim smile, and felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart.

Ever since Jian Shuo's death, he has been living in fear, fearing that he would follow in his footsteps. For this reason, he even had to compromise and act like a grandson to others.

Falling from being the emperor's second-father to being his 'grandson', any ordinary person would have gone crazy long ago.

The reason why Zhang Rang didn't go crazy was because of his strong will to survive: "He Jin, you deliberately wanted to kill us, but today you died in our hands. It shows that justice is clear and retribution will come!"

At this moment, He Jin was completely panicked, no longer as majestic and calm as usual: "Zhang Rang, you can't kill me! I am the general, if I die, you will not live!"

Duan Gui sneered maliciously: "If we let you live, can we live? He Jin, you deserve what you have today!"

After saying that, he swung his sword continuously, chopping at the back of He Jin's neck. The others also used their own methods to begin to wear away He Jin's remaining life force one by one.

Feeling the Qi in the armor becoming less and less and thinner, He Jin suddenly fell into despair: "Zhang Rang, you will not die a good death!" Just as Zhang Rang and others were chopping hard, suddenly a red arrow came from the sky against the wind, and shot He Jin's neck with just one shot. His chubby and round head bounced high like a ball, fell to the ground with splattered blood, and blood was spilled on the palace gate.

He Jin, the powerful general who held great power in the court, stared blankly and died with his eyes open.

Duan Gui's face was splattered with blood. His eyes were a little dull. He asked blankly, "What happened? I haven't even started to chop it off yet?"

"Why did He Jin die?"

Zhang Rang and others were also shocked. Who did it?

Three hundred feet away, on top of the arrow tower of Suzaku Gate, Wang Jing slowly put down the Overlord Bow in his hand: "It feels really good to snatch someone's head."

Wang Ling stood aside and witnessed this amazing skill with his own eyes. He immediately revered Wang Jing as a god: "Second brother's archery skills are already superb! He can kill the enemy with one strike from three hundred feet away!"

At a distance of three hundred feet, let alone the head, the whole person would not be bigger than a grain of rice. However, Wang Jing dared to strengthen his body, which had already exceeded the physiological limits of human beings. In his hands, the Overlord Bow became a sniper rifle that never missed a target.

Once the Fierce Feather Divine Arrow is shot, the target will either be death or disability.

After killing He Jin, Wang Jing felt a powerful force surging into his body. If he did not possess the secret technique of "Purple Star Emperor Qi", he would probably have found it difficult to detect.

"Is this luck?"

Wang Jing was extremely surprised. The reason why he shot He Jin was mainly because he disliked Zhang Rang and others for being too slow, and he was afraid that something unexpected would happen and He Jin would be rescued.

But now he discovered that shooting and killing someone in a high position like He Jin could actually increase his own luck, and the meaning was completely different.

For a moment, Wang Jing suddenly became eager to try and wanted to find more valuable targets.

On the other side, He Jin was inexplicably shot to death by someone unknown, and Zhang Rang and others were stunned for a long time.

It was Zhao Zhong who first came to his senses: "Now is not the time to be in a daze. Hurry up and get He Jin's head and get the people outside to retreat!"

"Yes, that's right!"

Duan Gui cut off He Jin's head with a sword and held it in his hand. A group of people immediately ran hurriedly towards the direction of Suzaku Gate.

Yuan Shao had just arrived at the South Gate with his troops. When he saw Wu Kuang, he immediately knew something was wrong: "Where is the general? Why did you let him enter the palace alone?"

Wu Kuang also noticed something was wrong: "The general has been in there for so long, why hasn't he come out yet? Something is wrong!"

So the two of them shouted outside the palace gate: "Hurry up and let the general come out, we have something important to discuss with him!"

However, the palace gates were closed and there was no response from inside.

The power of the legal ban blocked the aftermath of the battle, making it so that people outside the palace had no idea what had happened inside the palace.

The more Yuan Shao thought about it, the more he felt that He Jin would be in danger, so he ordered Wu Kuang: "If the general has not returned safely in another quarter of an hour, we will lead the army to charge in!"

At this time, Zhang Rang and others arrived at the Suzaku Gate and threw He Jin's head over the wall, shouting: "He Jin was conspiring for rebellion and has been executed! You followers, as long as you lay down your weapons, you will be forgiven."

When Yuan Shao saw He Jin's head, he was overjoyed in his heart, but on the surface he pretended to be indignant. He drew his sword in anger in front of the whole army and said: "The eunuch murdered the minister! Those who are involved in the evil party should come to help us!"

When Wu Kuang heard the news of He Jin's death, he set fire outside the Qingsuo Gate in anger.

Yuan Shu also led his troops into the palace and said, "Kill all those with white faces and no beards!"

Within the palace walls, blood flowed like a river, and all eunuchs, regardless of their status, were killed.

Yuan Shao and Cao Cao also led their troops to break through the gates. The sacred Luoyang Imperial Palace was now filled with smoke and the walls were stained with blood.

Cao Cao held the Heavenly Sword in his hand, and sang the sword song without restraint, killing people in a bloody storm. He turned his head and recognized Zhao Zhong, Cheng Kuang, Xia Yun, and Guo Sheng who were hiding in the crowd and trying to escape. He immediately roared: "Where are you escaping, eunuchs? Die!"

Cao Cao was seen charging on horseback, and the guards in front of him were unable to resist at all.

Zhao Zhong and the other three were in a panic and were chased all the way to Cuihua Tower, where they were about to be beheaded by Cao Cao.

Boo~Boom~Boom~Boom~
Four arrows whizzed over and shot Zhao Zhong and others to death in front of Cao Cao.

"Protect the Captain!"

Cao Cao's men were all frightened when they saw this, fearing that something might happen to their leader, so they immediately rushed forward and protected him firmly in the center. At the same time, they glanced around and were on high alert, but they could not find any trace of the person who shot the arrow.

Only Cao Cao used his mind to sense and looked towards the direction of Suzaku Gate, as if he was thinking about something.

The aura on the arrow just now gave him a vague sense of familiarity, and he already had some guesses in his mind.

At the same time, flames shot up into the sky in the palace, large wooden buildings were burning in the flames, the palace maids cried and fled, and everyone looked panic-stricken.

Zhang Rang, Duan Gui and Bi Lan took the Queen Mother and Emperor Liu Bian hostage and wanted to leave the city through the back road through the North Palace.

Empress Dowager He was horrified and cried while holding her son Liu Bian, regretting her decision.

If I had listened to Wang Jing and killed the Ten Attendants, how could I have ended up in this situation?
When Shangshu Lu Zhi saw what had happened in the palace, he rushed over in a hurry, even wearing armor and holding a long spear, and stood guard at the lower level of the pavilion.

The north and south palaces are connected by a corridor and are divided into two floors.

Duan Gui led his men to the upper level, just missing Lu Zhi.

When Lu Zhi heard the noise, he looked up and saw Empress Dowager He and the Emperor, who were already in tears. He immediately shouted angrily, "Duan Gui, you traitor! Release the Empress Dowager and His Majesty, or I will not forgive you!"

Duan Gui was already nervous and thought that he was being pursued, so he turned around and ran away in fear.

The Queen Mother was able to jump out of the window, and Lu Zhi quickly rescued her.

However, Liu Bian was grabbed by the arm by Duan Gui's men and could not break free: "Mother, save me! Save me!"

Empress Dowager He cried and begged Lu Zhi to rescue her son, but how could Lu Zhi do it?

Under the suppression of the True Dragon Emperor's aura in the palace, his Confucian magical powers were suppressed and it was difficult for him to display them. Otherwise, he would have flown up and smashed Zhang Rang's head to pieces. Would he need Empress Dowager He to urge him?

The war quickly spread out from the Luoyang Imperial Palace. Wu Kuang led his men into the inner court and met General He Miao who came to rescue him.

Wu Kuang had always resented He Miao for not being on the same page with He Jin, so he took this opportunity to attack He Miao, accusing him of being an accomplice of the Ten Eunuchs, and said to the soldiers behind him, "The general wanted to kill the eunuchs, but the general was unwilling. Now that the general is dead, but the chariots are still there, then the ones who killed the general must be the chariots! Can the soldiers avenge the general?"

When He Jin was alive, he had always been kind to his soldiers, so at this moment, the soldiers were instigated by Wu Kuang and cried out, "We are willing to die for you."

Wu Kuang then swore an oath with his blood, and joined forces with Zhang Zhang and the Imperial Chariot Commander Dong Min. They suddenly launched a fierce attack on He Miao and fought at the foot of Zhuque Gate.

Three against one, with the Xiliang elite led by Dong Min also joining in the fight. He Miao was no match for three people, so he was shocked and angry, and started to scold in front of the battle line: "Wu Kuang, are you guys planning a rebellion?"

"He Miao! I think you are the one who wants to rebel! The general is dead now, and you have committed a grave sin. I will send you down to confess to the general!"

"Comrades, the enemy is right before our eyes. Avenge the general!"

"Revenge! Revenge!"

As the saying goes, an army in despair will surely win. At this moment, Wu Kuang's soldiers were in high spirits. They formed a battle formation and launched the Yulin Duankong Sword tactics, which doubled the power and immediately forced He Miao to retreat step by step.

In fact, the reasons why Wu Kuang accused He Miao of murdering He Jin were ridiculous, but no one present objected!
This shows how bad the reputation of the Ten Attendants was in Luoyang, and how unpopular their actions were. And since He Miao was tied together with the Ten Attendants, he naturally became a treacherous and evil person in the eyes of ordinary soldiers.

He Miao's rebuttal was completely useless, and he was soon hacked to death in the battle. Until his death, he never figured out why he had murdered his brother.

After He Miao was killed, Dong Min took the opportunity to annex the remaining troops under He Miao's command, silently expanding his strength.

(End of this chapter)