I'm a villain, not a devil

It was another new round of attack and defense, and the tree people rushed up the city wall again.

It is hard to count how many times this has happened, but now swinging weapons has become an instinct. Even if the energy blade can no longer be activated, the soldiers still use the empty hilt of the knife to stab into the tree man's body.

The towering walls of the imperial capital have been dyed red and black, and an indescribable stench is fermenting everywhere.

This time, the empire held on.

Seeing the tree people who served as meat shields turned into wooden walls on the spot, all the soldiers' tense bodies and spirits finally relaxed a little.

Leaving behind a meat shield to protect the back row and block the view is the signal for the tree people to retreat.

Several generals also breathed a sigh of relief, as their brothers had been almost wiped out, and the reserve forces and militia were all mobilized - the good news was that the tree people's attack this time was shorter than before, the Marshal's plan worked, and the enemy's forces were getting fewer and fewer.

This is pure addition and subtraction on the battlefield, pure exchange of life for life.

After instructing their men to keep an eye on the wooden walls, the generals turned around and prepared to take a rest.

Suddenly, the sharp alarm sounded again.

here we go again? !

Behind the wooden wall, a new group of tree people rushed up again!

These crazy people!

"Go! Go! Go! Kill all these tree people!"

Even so, they rushed forward roaring.

This time, the tree people's continuous attacks were more fierce than before. For a moment, the imperial soldiers who had not yet adapted were caught off guard, and the battle line on the city wall was almost torn open.

Then, the sharp blade burning with black flames swept across, and the voice that had inspired countless soldiers in these days rang out again.

"We have run out of tricks. This is their last remaining strength. Kill them all!" Wu Xiao's eyes were red as he roared, "Then, tell them who sent them to hell!"

"kill!"

Wu Xiao took the lead. Even though the other soldiers were exhausted both physically and mentally, they were filled with passion and roared as they followed the marshal and charged forward.

On the tree people's side, the group of tree people with golden leaves hanging from their ears could no longer sit still, and even the seed master came to the foot of the city wall.

He manipulated a branch to climb up the city wall, and then his arms turned into countless branches, each of which carried a terrifying force that was terrifying and heart-stirring.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" The sound of the impact was almost like an explosion. Lord Seed was actually going to use his branches to directly smash this indestructible city wall!

Death Blade immediately came up with his master, while several other tree people with golden leaves on their ears took root under the city wall. They grew and danced, becoming huge trees, with golden shadows appearing behind them.

Even the evil dome began to retreat, and countless golden lights sprinkled down from the top of the tree shadows, protecting Master Seed.

Wu Xiao held the death blade in his hand and slashed it fiercely. The golden light shield was only slightly dented. The sword and shield were in a stalemate for a moment, and a terrifying shock wave erupted instantly.

No matter whether they were tree people or the imperial army, the shock wave swept across the city wall and knocked countless people away. They fainted in the air and fell from the towering city wall and were smashed into meat paste or fragments.

The seed in the protective cover was not disturbed at all. Countless branches lashed wildly, and the wall in the middle began to shake.

Wu Xiao suddenly shouted: "Once the city is broken, I will kill you first!"

The Second Prince Bai Wen, who had gathered his men and was waiting in the inner city, frowned immediately. He looked to his side and saw a heroic and extraordinary woman putting on armor.

That was his mother, the only female Grand Duchess in the empire: Grand Duchess Yuantie.

"Mother……"

Grand Duke Yuantie shook his head: "I wanted to wait a little longer, but Wu Xiao was so angry that he couldn't bear it even if you were a prince and I was a grand duke." She turned her head and looked at the towering Imperial Mountain and the statue of the founding father that was about to be completed.

A hint of coldness flashed in Grand Duke Yuantie's eyes, but when he turned around and looked at his son, his eyes became gentle again.

"Bai Wen, listen carefully." She smiled slightly.

Bai Wen was a little uncomfortable with this. In the past, Grand Duke Yuantie was also very strict with him and rarely showed such a loving expression.

He bowed slightly: "Mother, Bai Wen is listening."

Grand Duke Yuantie smiled and said, "There is something you should know."

"Mother?" Bai Wen suddenly had a bad feeling.

Grand Duke Yuantie let out a long sigh: "Your father, Bai Wujiu, and I have never had any romantic relationship - in fact, we were not actually husband and wife."

Bai Wen's pupils seemed to have an earthquake.

If they are not actually husband and wife... then wouldn't that mean...

Grand Duke Yuantie smiled and said, "You were born by me, but I am just a reproductive tool implanted with royal genes."

Bai Wen felt like he was struck by lightning.

"I didn't want to have you at first, but after I gave birth to you... I couldn't help but treat you better and better..." The eyes of Grand Duke Yuantie flickered slightly, "And I should have forgotten about the incident... But they underestimated your mother."

Grand Duke Yuantie raised his chin, not hiding his pride: "After all, I am the first female Grand Duke of the Empire. Haha, those rituals with the machine thought they could restore a memory for me, but I still regained my consciousness."

She touched Bai Wen's face and her voice became low and solemn.

"I know a lot, but I dare not say it, I can't say it - I'm worried that my flaws will be discovered in the imperial city, so since you can remember, I have brought you to live outside the imperial city, accumulating power that is not so easy to penetrate by the emperor, and also to protect us mother and son."

"But now... he doesn't care about anything anymore, and we shouldn't wait any longer."

Grand Duke Yuantie's eyes became extremely cold: "Bai Wen, including you, including your brothers and sisters... you are all just test subjects of the Baiyue Royal Family..."

Bai Wen could clearly hear his own pounding heart and could clearly see the hatred and murderous intent on his mother's face that had never appeared before.

"I am a tool... but I will not allow my own flesh and blood to be devoured..." She raised her head, "Everything I have done so far is to make the emperor think that I am a woman fighting for power - only in this way, when we show our urgent desire, it will be reasonable and will not be suspected."

"Bai Wen, remember, leave now—" Grand Duke Yuan Tie stuffed a key-shaped object into his hand, "No matter what you see, don't show up."

Bai Wen was a little panicked: "Mother, I don't understand what you mean..."

Grand Duke Yuantie leaned over and whispered a few words, and the Second Prince immediately widened his eyes in shock.

"Remember?"

"My...mother..."

"Have you remembered?!" Grand Duke Yuantie scolded.

Bai Wen's throat moved a few times, and finally, he gritted his teeth and nodded viciously.

Grand Duke Yuantie smiled with satisfaction: "Very good, this is my son——"

She turned her head and looked towards Huang Shan: "Bai Wujiu, everything you have will be firmly in the hands of 'our' son."