C101

The next day at dawn, the emperor's carriage set out from the imperial palace for the Grand Temple. The Great Temple was ten miles west of the city. With the grand ceremony, the team set out for the west side of the city.

Duke Xuan, King Ding, and Prince Rong were trapped within the palace.

The sky just started to brighten.

Shang Yiqing stood up and saw that Fang Zinan had woken up as well. She asked, "What are we going to do today?"

"Now is not the time. Wait a little longer." Xiao Tianyuan should have already finished preparing everything last night, but now, he had to wait for Xiao Tianyuan to come and receive him. After that, he would rush out of the Rong King Manor and go with Xiao Tianyi to save the emperor.

Shang Yiqing did not know about the agreement between Fang Zinan and Xiao Tianyuan. She thought that Fang Zinan was determined to stay in the residence and let Xiao Tianyuan handle the situation, so she was extremely anxious. Time passed minute by minute, but Fang Zinan still didn't move. He just changed his court uniform and stood in the middle of the yard, looking at the western horizon.

The emperor's imperial carriage quickly arrived at the Grand Temple.

Everyone got down from the imperial carriage and kowtowed. "We pay our respects to the Emperor."

"Rise." The emperor looked around and saw Ning Wang by the side with his hands hanging by his sides. He felt unhappy and asked unhappily, "Why haven't I seen the other princes yet?"

The near eunuch Li replied, "Reporting to your majesty, this servant will send someone to urge him. "Someone, come …"

When Ning Wang saw this, he hurriedly stepped forward. "Your majesty, if they really took the matter of the emperor's Ancestor to heart, they would've arrived long ago." As he spoke, he glanced at the skies. "Your majesty, the time has come. Why don't we begin now?"

Upon hearing Prince Ning's words, the Emperor was displeased. Seeing that the time had indeed come, he said to Eunuch Li, "Little Li."

"The ancestral worship ceremony has begun."

Some people blew their horns, and after the horn sounded, others began to beat their drums. Then, Taoist-leaders began to arrive one after another to carry out their training.

At this moment, a firework finally appeared in the western sky. Fang Zinan's calm face finally revealed a hint of a smile, then he turned to Shang Yiqing: "Take your treasured sword, we will rush out now."

"You mean, we're going to rush out now?" Shang Yiqing looked at Fang Zinan in surprise. She had no idea what he was thinking. Didn't he tell Xiao Tianyuan to protect the emperor? She didn't say that she was going, so how could this be a problem?

Fang Zinan didn't pay any attention to Shang Yiqing. With his sword in hand, he took it out with a "whoosh". The sword light made the morning cold, reflecting on Fang Zinan's face. Fang Zinan's face was as white as jade, but his expression was extremely serious. He went back to his horse and ordered some men to open the back door. He took the lead and rushed out.

Although she didn't understand what Fang Zinan meant, seeing him charge out, Shang Yiqing also followed closely behind.

When Ning Wang's men saw Fang Zinan on his horse and holding his sword, they knew that he wanted to charge out. They gave the order to trap him, but Fang Zinan had already prepared his sword to fight his way out. Shang Yiqing did not want to be outdone and followed suit.

The two of them rode their horses and held the advantage. Even though they had the upper hand for Ning Wang's men, Fang Zinan's kung fu was really good. He quickly finished off a few of the soldiers surrounding him. At the same time, Shang Yiqing noticed that someone was rushing in as well. It seemed like they were working with Fang Zinan from the inside to kill the enemy.

Shang Yiqing suddenly became excited. She had never seen Fang Zinan act so bravely before. With Fang Zinan's treasured sword in his hand, blood spurted everywhere. Anyone who met him would be dead or injured. However, Fang Zinan didn't want to keep fighting. He just wanted to get out.

Soon, she broke through the enemy's defense line. When Shang Yiqing saw that it was Xiao Tianyuan rushing towards her, she was extremely excited and shouted at Xiao Tianyuan, "Brother Xiao!"

Fang Zinan, who was leading the way, heard Shang Yiqing's cheers and turned to look at her coldly before charging out.

When Xiao Tian Yuan saw Fang Zi Nan rush out, he nodded his head: "I have settled this matter. We should rush out and protect the Emperor."

"Alright!" Fang Zinan led the charge with his horse.

At this moment, the three of them had already broken through the defense line and were on the main street. With Fang Zinan in the lead, they ran towards the west side of the city where the temple was located. Shang Yiqing rushed out after her. In the past, when she was watching TV, she had seen people rushing out of the army during battles, and she had never imagined that she would be able to pull such a stunt today. She was so happy and proud that she didn't put any dangers in her heart, and only felt extremely satisfied!

The horses that Fang Zinan and the others were riding were all outstanding talents. Very quickly, they shook off the enemies and galloped. After an hour, they arrived near the temple.

Xiao Tianyuan glanced at Fang Zinan. "They should be in the training hall now. I'm afraid that Ning Wang will take advantage of this time to take action."

"Let's hurry and charge in." Fang Zinan's heart was burning with anxiety. Although on the surface, he looked calm and collected, but in fact, his heart was like a raging storm.

The training hall was in full swing as the Daoist priests quickly formed a circle and began chanting. A Daoist priest wielded a peach wood sword with yellow talismans strung around the sword's tip. He took a sip of wine and aimed at the sword's tip and spat out a ball of fire.

The emperor concentrated on his breathing and sincerely kowtowed.

At this moment, the Daoist shouted, "Swift!", and the peach wood sword shot towards the Emperor with a fireball.

The Emperor turned pale with fright. Everyone was stunned, while Ning Wang's face was filled with joy. If this attack succeeded, the Emperor would die on the spot, and his Emperor's dream would arrive early.

The peach wood sword was only three feet away from the emperor. How far would three feet be?

Seeing that the emperor was about to be injured by the peach wood sword, he suddenly saw someone coming towards him from the air. The person holding a long spear was pointed at the sword tip, and as the two weapons intersected, the fireball actually split the person's sword into two. At the same time, Fang Zinan and Shang Yuqing also arrived, rushing forward, "Your majesty."

Eunuch Li said in a low voice, "Esteemed wangfei, please protect her."

Fang Zinan and Shang Yuqing protected the Emperor.

On the other hand, Xiao Tian Yuan was fighting with that group of Daoists. Those people were originally Ning Wang's men. Xiao Tian Yuan was able to handle these ten-odd people single-handedly, so he was not flustered. His spear shot out like the wind, moving like the mountains shaking. His valiant and valiant demeanor made him seem like a tiger in the sunlight!

Shang Yiqing liked the look of it even more. She saw Xiao Tianyuan's spear head shining red as he swept away all the Daoists surrounding him with one move. After that, Xiao Tianyuan's body sprung up into the air with a "pa pa pa pa" sound. Very soon, those people were hit and fell to the ground.