She Is Not a Witch Chapter 23: The Edict of the Phoenix Fire

Despite the hustle and bustle of the outside world, even the humming of horns, the Shenlong Hall is still silent. There are white banners hanging from the ceiling of the empty hall, with silver dragon-shaped patterns on them. Under these hundreds of thousands of long banners, There is an altar with an incense burner on the imperial table, and a huge phoenix painting tens of meters high on the wall facing the main hall. The phoenix in it is brilliant and majestic, giving people a huge and shocking visual impact.

This phoenix is ​​naturally carved according to Caihua, the goddess (witch) of the phoenix in the past, and after the death of that phoenix, it is more often the five phoenixes who are children who receive worship.

Now the sinking whale and dragon candle on the imperial table is still constantly burning, but the few people present look sad, even depressed and speechless.

As the current emperor, the emperor is lying on the white jade dragon bed at the side at the moment, his breathing is weak, almost no, even if the two golden embroidered imperial doctors beside him are doing their best to treat him, under the light of the golden brilliance, he can't breathe. It can only barely keep the emperor from dying immediately.

Besides the two imperial doctors, there are four other people in the hall, one is dressed in a golden dragon brocade robe and has a handsome face, he is the twenty-sixth son of the current emperor, Prince Zhaolong.

On the other side, there is a woman in a black-and-gold embroidered phoenix costume. She looks a little mature. Although her seniority is lower than that of Prince Zhaolong, she is actually older. It is the daughter of the current King Huainan, Xiao Yubing.

It stands to reason that the princess has already reached the age of marriage and should not be here, but she is deeply favored by the queen, so she has stayed in Luojing. This time, she was entrusted by the queen to accompany her The emperor went together.

King Dai and King Huainan are both the Queen's sons, and Prince Zhaolong is the son of Concubine Sirong. In the past ten years, the most favored by the emperor are Concubine Sirong and Concubine Yaoxin.

However, in an accident five years ago, Concubine Yaoxin and her son were bestowed to death by the current emperor, and now Prince Zhaolong is always by the emperor's side.

"Your Majesty's time is running out."

When there was silence in the hall, a minister dressed in white flower and bird prints stepped forward and cupped his hands to remind him in a low voice.

"I know, but..." Prince Zhaolong held the golden imperial scroll in his hand, and he picked it up and put it down from time to time, his expression struggling.

Since the day when the emperor sacrificed to the heaven, he has been dull and reticent, and no one around him dared to speak much. After burning incense and prostrating, the emperor did not announce the end of the ceremony, but knelt down on the imperial platform of the phoenix I can't afford it for a long time.

It wasn't until two days ago that the emperor suddenly summoned his ministers, as well as the prince and princess, and began to prepare the imperial edict, which was the most solemn and formal imperial edict of the Phoenix Fire.

The yellow silk on which the imperial edict was written was woven with nine-refined soft gold thread, and the ink used was the blood of the fire ibis, which was burnt to form the handwriting, which was branded with the emperor's dragon vein, which cannot be imitated by outsiders.

Originally, everyone thought that this was to leave a will to announce the next emperor, that is, the candidate for the prince, to explain the future.

However, what was said in the imperial edict made people shocked and terrified, almost overwhelmed, which is why, after receiving the edict, the few people present were reluctant to leave the hall for a long time.

"If... this edict is made public, the dynasty may collapse in an instant." After a long silence, Prince Zhaolong spoke slowly.

Although he is younger than the two elder brothers, he is also intelligent and outstanding, which is why he is deeply loved by the emperor.

"But, that's what His Majesty meant." On the other side, Xiao Yubing stepped forward slowly, looking at the emperor who was sleeping unconscious and about to die, feeling suspicious in his heart.

This grandpa emperor has always been so majestic, worshiped and feared in her heart since she was a child, but she is already so weak today, and if what is said in the imperial edict is true, then the emperor is responsible for the collapse of the world today cause.

Why the world's dragon veins are in disorder, why Chifeng is reluctant to show up for a long time, why the sects are hesitant, and some even faintly separate from the dynasty, all are the consequences of today's emperor.

After the heaven and earth changed dramatically that year, all the immortals fell to the mortal world, including Chifeng Suqin who lived on Yuzhang Mountain.

No one would have thought that the emperor, who was taught and raised by Chifeng alone, would suddenly ruthlessly imprison Chifeng in the Hall of Ailong, and make people watch him closely day and night, and put a seal on him. The prohibition of the devil, in order to prevent Chifeng from regaining her former strength.

According to the edict, the emperor claimed that he was dizzy and impulsive for a while, and wanted to get rid of Chifeng's shadow for himself and the dynasty, and become truly independent and strong. As for Chifeng, although he imprisoned him, he did not abuse him. Don't let Master Chifeng leave the Hall of Ailong again.

According to the emperor's idea, he should be in charge of the world by himself, gradually replace Chifeng's role in the world with the dynasty government, and then release Chifeng when everything is a foregone conclusion and the general trend is complete , Let her recognize herself, she is no longer the child who needs the elder to take care of everything.

In the past ten years, that is, the ten years before Lorraine Hill climbed the mountain, this emperor has done well. Although there are minor problems in the states of the world, they are still under his control, and they have been strengthened step by step. Among the officials of the four seasons, many witches and dragon patrols have also been cultivated to stabilize and stabilize the dragon veins in various places.

The only thing that surprised him was the starfall that appeared in the mountains at sunset, and what it meant, a new goddess was born in the dynasty.

He was very happy about this matter. Of course, as an emperor, this emperor would not reveal it easily, but entered the Ailong Hall and talked about it with Chifeng.

That day Chifeng was sitting in the palace, and when he heard the name of the girl that the emperor said, he just laughed without saying a word. The emperor was puzzled and asked why, but Chifeng still didn't answer.

In this regard, the emperor hesitated again in his attitude towards this 'goddess'.

According to his original plan, this 'goddess' should be included in the palace as a righteous daughter and be named a princess, so that she can gradually be included in the royal family system. You can rely on this to mend and maintain.

But Chifeng's attitude made him cautious again. In the end, he only named the "goddess" as a canary maiden, and did not add the title of princess, because at that time it was not only this girl, but also the Chilou Sword Fighter. Among them, a special "goddess" also appeared, which made the emperor have to think carefully whether there is a connection between the goddesses, and if the negotiations are too deep, will he expose his house arrest of Chifeng.

Therefore, the emperor did not stop Lorraine Hill from traveling far away.

However, the development of the matter is like two parallel lines deflecting a little bit. At first, the slit was invisible, but as time went on, the crack became bigger and bigger.

In order to prevent the news of Chifeng's imprisonment from leaking out, the emperor had no choice but to silence the numerous fire feather maids on Yuzhang Mountain. Moreover, the top Chique Dragonrider in the dynasty was also treated indifferently by the emperor, and he devoted himself to supporting the strongholds directly belonging to the royal family. The Dragon Gold Armor Army, and the Four Seasons Officials' subordinate agencies are fully urged to develop new firearms.

After telling a lie, countless lies are needed to complete it.

In the past, he thought he could do it, until that day when his most beloved young son accidentally broke into the Hall of Ailong.

The prince is not afraid of being too pampered, even the blades of the Shuolong guards. He knows that these people dare not kill him, so he rushed in, just to satisfy his curiosity. .

The seal in the Hall of Ailong was broken. In order to prevent Chifeng from leaving, the two masters who stayed behind had no choice but to attack. In the chaos, Chifeng died. The emperor first complained, saying that he was frightened.

Unfortunately, what he faced this time was no longer the kind and tolerant emperor, but the indifferent and ruthless king who even laughed back in anger. The prince was also secretly cut in half.

After Chifeng was gone, the dragon veins in the world quickly became disordered. Only then did the emperor know that even if he was imprisoned by him, Chifeng had always maintained the stability of the dragon veins. After losing this Phoenix, he All means began to fail.

In the blink of an eye, five years have passed, and even if the emperor tried to suppress and cover up, he gradually reached the point where he couldn't help himself.

The disaster of dragon veins is imminent, and people from all over the world come to ask again and again, asking about Chifeng's whereabouts, and the root of the current dragon vein problem.

Faced with this unsolvable situation, he climbed the mountain again with his weakened body, meditating and prostrating in the Shenlong Hall.

An edict of guilt, a letter of confession.

In the edict, the emperor pleaded guilty, the king lost his way, the dynasty fell, and the artifact changed hands.

At this point, the emperor abdicated, re-divided the five phoenix kingdoms, cut off the dragon veins, and the dynasty came to an end.

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Currently, only a few people in Shenlong Palace in the dynasty know the content of the edict, but they have different ideas about whether it should be made public.

"His Royal Highness Zhaolong, absolutely not. If this edict is proclaimed, the world will collapse in an instant, and His Highness, as a royal family, will immediately become a criminal and suffer humiliation. He will never be able to recover." A woman wearing a blue square hat He is the **** Si Yin in the palace, and he is also the person closest to the emperor on weekdays.

"But, if I don't announce it, how can I deal with this situation." Prince Zhaolong sighed and shook his head, then looked down.

"Your Highness, chaos in the world is inevitable. It is useless to announce or not to announce it. The key lies in how to calm the world again."

"The only way so far is to go back to the ancient times and cut off the dragon's veins so that it can be broken step by step, so that the witch priests can control it."

"As for the matter of Chifeng... Now we can only push it to the natural disaster, saying that Chifeng has been sick for many years and has passed away now, there is nothing to do."

"For such a reason, all the immortals in the world will not accept it." Xiao Yubing, who was silent for a long time, turned around, and the graceful princess shook her head.

"I have a lot of contacts with those disciples who come to the school, and those people will not believe this kind of explanation."

"Heh, if you don't agree, what can you do? Do you still have to publicly seek rebellion? There are more than one family in the world, and there are always those who are loyal to the dynasty." The minister's voice turned cold, and he said darkly and decisively.

"Nowadays, we don't need to be recognized by everyone, but as long as we have the dynasty's red sparrow dragonriders, just like those hundreds of years ago, we can sweep the world again."

"It's not enough to be afraid of the changes of the sky, and it's not enough to be sympathetic to people's words. In extraordinary times, we should do extraordinary things!"

"His Royal Highness Zhaolong, here is the imperial edict. Seeing the imperial edict is like seeing a king, as if you are in power. It is incomparably noble. If the imperial edict is no longer and the power falls, Your Highness can remember what happened to Prince Ailong."

Prince Ailong, a person three hundred years ago, was passed down by the emperor to his younger brother at that time, and ordered him to hold an imperial edict to lead the army to protect him. After the emperor ascended the throne, after more than three years, he rebelled against Prince Ailong.

If Prince Zhaolong doesn't seize the opportunity here and wait for things to leak out, or if King Dai and King Huainan arrive, then his end may be similar to that of Prince Yulong. This is the metaphor of the minister.

Hearing the minister's words, Xiao Yubing on the side frowned deeply. She is the daughter of King Huainan, so he couldn't say much at the moment, so he had to turn his gaze to Prince Zhaolong on the side again.

Sure enough, the young prince hesitated.

Although he was favored in the past, everyone knew that King Dai or King Huainan would succeed him, so he didn't think too much about it, but the situation is different now. No longer, he lost his royal status and became a sinner, and more importantly, he was suspected by his two elder brothers, and he was directly executed for the crime.

"Zhaolong." Xiao Yubing walked over from the side, and she looked directly at the prince.

Looking at the scorching gaze, Prince Zhaolong subconsciously dodged and took half a step back.

"Do you want to be emperor?" Xiao Yubing asked directly.

"I..." Although he faintly had this thought in his heart, he also knew that his foundation was too weak compared to King Dai and King Huainan.

Taking advantage of the prince's hesitation, Xiao Yubing grabbed the edict and said, "You don't have the stamina to become a king yet."

After finishing speaking, she pulled out the imperial edict from Prince Zhaolong and held it in her hand.

Seeing that the princess was about to walk out of the hall with the imperial edict, the ministers in white clothes and the ministers in square hats beside him were extremely anxious, and hurriedly followed, persuading them all the way.

"His Royal Highness, this matter must not be rushed. The world is chaotic today. Once this edict comes out, it will be even more miserable. Even if it is your father, you don't want to see such a scene."

"You don't need to use my father to suppress me. I have been by Her Majesty's side since I was a child. Even my father would not dare to restrain me too much." Blocked, continue to move forward.

When the **** Si Yin saw it, he immediately jumped forward and hugged the princess' hind legs and sleeves, "Miss Xiao, Princess Ice Picking, I beg you, please do Think twice, if the dynasty is overthrown, I will wait and die immediately!"

His voice was so shrill that the imperial doctor who was still maintaining the emperor's extremely weak body couldn't help but turn his head.

"The Immortal"

Different from the royal family, these eunuchs and palace guards stationed at Yuzhang Mountain and following the emperor will definitely be pursued and questioned after the death of the red phoenix is ​​exposed. .

Maybe the royal family just lost their nobility, but they will lose their lives.

"Get out!"

The eunuch's close minister who grabbed him and refused to let him go~IndoMTL.com~ Xiao Yubing's face turned cold, and he wanted to kick him away, but the other party was not an ordinary person, as a king's close minister, he also had a Sequence 6 Strength, how can it be so easy to get rid of.

The frosty white air quickly spread in the hall, and a sharp ice blade appeared in Xiao Yubing's hand, and then cut it instantly. The **** who was crying and wailing before immediately lost his life and fell to the ground .

At this time, no one in the hall dared to stop the cold and stern princess, and as he approached the door of the hall, there was a burst of fierce fighting sounds.

"Fire!"

Among the loud roaring noise, a dragon-headed cannon spewed out flames, and the gold-colored cannonballs shot directly at the Shenlong Palace with huge force, causing countless fragments to be thrown off the originally incomparably strong Shuolong sword and shield formation.

After the smoke dissipated and the flames gradually extinguished, sergeants in golden armor appeared in front of the Shenlong Hall, and under the command of the lieutenant, dozens of Huoyinlong cannons transported to the top of the mountain were reloaded. The extremely suppressed crimson magic power filled it, and the muzzle of the gun lit up with a faint flame again.