The Ascension of Ghosts

Xie Rong suddenly raised her hand to cover her neck, and when she moved her hand away, the red marks had disappeared without a trace.

Lu Sheng tremblingly said: "Thank you, Xie Rong, what happened..."

Xie Rong laughed at herself and said, "I underestimated the enemy."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a whistling sound from far and near, as if countless rocks were smashing against the roof, door and wall, accompanied by crackling sounds, and the scorching smoke of burning wood scattered in all directions.

This was an enemy attack, not a ghost. Naturally, Lu Sheng had no fear at all, so he should be quick. He raised his skirt and rushed towards the outside of the auditorium. The arrows of fire pierced through the window paper and were deeply nailed into the wooden tables and desks. The cloth strips wrapped around the arrow body were soaked in kerosene and started to burn.The heat waves in the outer room were bursting, and the smoke was overwhelming.

Lu Sheng immediately kicked over the round table, using it as a shield, bent forward, rolled the round table to block the two women, took the hanging pot from Zi Ruoxia's hand, and said: "Go in quickly, take care of your young master."

Ruoxia was still a little calm, she nodded slightly, and with the help of the round table, she dragged Ruodie, who was almost immobile, into the auditorium.

A burst of fiery arrow rain fell again, Lu Sheng pulled out the hanging pot, his whole body changed suddenly, the tip of the sword flickered, turned into countless starbursts, and shot down all the rockets attacking in front of him.

Then he dodged to the window where the arrows rained the most, and shouted loudly: "Cao Lusheng, the commander of the Qingming Department of the Northern Twelfth Battalion of the Habayashi Army, is here, who is actually committing murder at the feet of the emperor?!"

Ten feet away from the small courtyard, the guards of the palace were surrounded. The two teams of guards took turns to draw their bows, commanded by a general in pitch-black armor. The general shouted shortly, "Fire the arrow!"

All the guards let go, and in an instant, flaming meteors flew all over the sky, shooting into the courtyard one after another.

Fortunately, the houses in that courtyard were made of wood and stone, and mainly bricks and stones, so the burning was not very vigorous, but if things went on like this, the people in that courtyard would surely be buried in the sea of ​​flames, with nowhere to escape.

King Chuyu sat still in Buyu, his eyes were indifferent and gloomy, looking at the flames rising in the small courtyard, he was no longer as patient and humble as when he met Xie Rong and Lu Sheng.

Surrounded by guards, a Taoist stood next to Buyu, wearing a Taoist robe covered with wild cursive characters, with gray hair scattered on his shoulders, and a long gray beard fluttering down his chest.Holding the wooden box with red lacquer and gold foil in his hand, he was chanting, and as he chanted in a low voice, faint green lights lit up in eight directions around the small courtyard, floating in the air, winding like leaf veins, gradually showing The trend of enveloping the small courtyard.

When the firelight shines, the green light turns from weak to strong, as if absorbing energy from it, it spreads faster and faster.

Seeing that the green light was about to close over the small courtyard, King Chu Yu's expression became more solemn, but there was a sudden noise from afar.

Liu Fu whispered in King Chuyu's ear, "My lord, you are the princess."

King Chuyu frowned slightly, but still got up from Buyu, walked through the heavy guards, and came to the outside of the encirclement.

It was Sima Qian who took the lead, and Wen Xiu led a group of palace guards to guard closely behind him, confronting the surrounding guards.

Seeing King Chuyu appearing, Sima Qian hurried forward and said, "Grandfather, these slaves are really bold, they dare to stop the princess."

All the guards of the palace were from good families. When they heard the word slave, they all changed their faces and glared at Sima Qian, but Sima Qian didn't take it seriously at all. She just stared at King Chuyu and said word by word: "Grandfather, Xie Rong is the eldest son of the Marquis of Weinan after the Xie family in Chenjun."

King Chuyu said, "Qian'er, did your father wake up today?"

Immediately, Sima Qian let out [-]% of her aura, lowered her eyes and lowered her head, and said hesitantly: "No, never..."

King Chuyu sighed: "The fate of my Prince Chuyu's mansion for a hundred years depends on this. Qian'er, step back, so that I can accompany your mother and guard your father. If this goes well, your father will be able to wake up tonight."

Sima Qian tremblingly said: "Grandfather, granddaughter doesn't understand..."

King Chuyu's voice suddenly sternly said: "You don't have to understand, Wenxiu, why don't you escort the Princess back to her room?"

Wen Xiu hesitated a little, so she had to bow behind Sima Qian and said, "Princess, please go back to your room."

Sima Qian's face was pale, her chest was heaving and unsteady, and she finally said in a slumped voice, "Yes, grandfather."

King Chuyu saw that the guards had escorted the princess far away, so he turned around and turned back to Buyu, and then he heard a young man's clear voice shouting from the courtyard: "...who is actually committing murder at the feet of the Son of Heaven?!"

The black-armored general immediately raised his hand to stop his subordinates from shooting arrows, and said with a frown, "This kid is Wei Su's disciple?"

King Chuyu asked in a deep voice: "Real Master Yuan, can this person be kept?"

The gray-bearded Taoist stroked his beard slowly, closed his eyes and pinched his fingers, and after doing some calculations, he said: "It's useless to keep it, and it's useless to kill it."

King Chuyu nodded and said: "Wei Su is extremely difficult to deal with, so there is no need to make troubles, let him out."

The black-armored general waved his hand at the soldiers around him. The soldiers understood and raised their voices: "Lu Gongcao, General Lu was ordered to arrest the felon who trespassed in the palace. He has nothing to do with Gongcao. Please leave first. We will wait for you." It doesn't hurt half a point of merit."

Lu Sheng secretly clenched his back molars, but he only felt a blaze of anger burning in his heart.

King Chuyu invited Xie Rong to get rid of the spirit, and specially prepared this small courtyard, but now he sent troops to surround the courtyard, but all of them were set up for Xie Rong, with sinister intentions and vicious methods, but Lu Sheng had never heard of it.

He sneered and said, "If I leave, what will the rest of the people in the courtyard do?"

The soldier said: "Lu Gongcao, don't worry, this matter is under General Lu's control, and the criminals will not be allowed to escape from the palace. Lu Gongcao, the situation is urgent, please come out quickly, so as not to accidentally injure you."

Seeing that the flying arrow had stopped, Lu Sheng cautiously looked out through the scorched paper window. In the dark night, the flames spread little by little. At first glance, there were hundreds of people. Given how he and Xie Rong Can you get out?What's more, Xie Rong seems to have been tricked, and she doesn't know what's going on now.

He couldn't feel his heart becoming more and more angry, if it wasn't for Chu Yu Wang Qiang who invited him into the mansion, why would Xie Rong be implicated by him?Although the prince's purpose is not clear, his determination to put Xie Rong to death is now clear and undisguised.

Lu Sheng raised his voice again: "I entered the palace with Xie Rong, so naturally I have to go together..."

He hadn't finished speaking, but Ruoxia suddenly stopped him, the maid said in a low voice: "Young Master Baoyang, please agree first, my young master has something to discuss with you."

Lu Sheng was taken aback for a moment, and immediately calmed down as if he had found a backbone, and said to the window, "Let me...think about it."

King Chuyu frowned slightly outside the courtyard, but the general in black armor said: "After I respect your benefactor Nai Zhongliang, I will only give you half a stick of incense time. If you persist in your obsession, you will be to blame!"

Immediately, a guard brought a stick of incense and lit it. King Chuyu frowned unconsciously and said, "General Lu, if you delay so much, I'm afraid there will be long nights and dreams."

The black-armored general was majestic and majestic, he thrust a big sword on the ground with his backhand, his face was hidden behind the black mask, and even his voice echoed deeply because of this, he said in a stern voice: "It's just an ordinary boy, he can't turn himself out. Waves come. Master Yuan, what do you think?"

The Taoist closed his eyes and said: "My supernatural power formation is specially set up to intimidate profound scholars. That Habayashiro is just a mortal body, an ordinary man, it doesn't matter if he stays a moment longer or a moment less. General Lu is loyal, let him go The way of life is also to accumulate blessings for the prince."

King Chuyu and these two people also cooperated with each other, although he was unhappy, seeing that the general insisted on doing things, he had no choice but to remain silent.

However, Lu Sheng had already returned to the auditorium. Seeing Xie Rong sitting under the red silk pillar, his face was pale, as if sculpted from ice and snow, he hurried forward two steps, squatted in front of Xie Rong, grabbed his hand, The tentacles were icy cold, causing him to gasp and say: "Xie Rong, what's going on?"

Ruoxia Ruodee stood by, weeping silently, Ruodie gritted her teeth and said, "The stinky Taoist priest who came from nowhere actually set a trap to kill my young master!"

Lu Sheng said angrily: "That old man is so vicious! Xie Rong, why don't you release that ghost and tell him to settle accounts with King Chu Yu!"

Xie Rong's face was as pale as ice, but suddenly he laughed lightly, "That ghost is mentally incompetent, he can't see other people, and he will only chase after you to get married."

As if responding, Yun Ye roared again in the cage: "Ning Ning! Ning Ning!" Except for the name, he didn't understand the rest of the words.

Lu Sheng's back felt cold, he gritted his teeth and grabbed Xie Rong's hand, and said anxiously: "This...how should I do it?"

Xie Rong said, "Lu Sheng, let's go."

Lu Sheng said angrily, "I won't leave! If I abandon you right now, what kind of man would I be!"

Xie Rong said: "What's the rush...listen to me."

Lu Sheng had no choice but to listen attentively.

Xie Rong asked softly: "Baoyang, are you willing to take a risk for me?"

Lu Sheng's heart moved, he grabbed Xie Rong's hand tightly, and replied in a deep voice: "Ru, Ru, I am naturally willing to go through fire and water, and I will not hesitate!"

Xie Rong suddenly chuckled, closed her eyes and said, "I don't like this word, it sounds harsh."

When Lu Sheng first called him his name, he was also embarrassed for a while, and then said: "I can't just call you Xie Rong over and over again, it's too... too old."

Xie Rong said: "...I heard that my mother called me Ah Rong."

Lu Sheng was puzzled, and subconsciously asked, "I heard?"

Xie Rong said: "My mother has been dead for many years."

When Lu Sheng recalled his parents, he felt sad and kind at the same time, and felt that he and Xie Rong were really destined to meet each other.He whispered: "Ah Rong, just tell me what you want me to do."

The corners of Xie Rong's lips hooked slightly, and then said: "Come here with your ears."

Lu Sheng followed his words, and when he approached, he felt that the nobleman was wearing incense, which was cool and refreshing, and it smelled very good. His breath was crisp and itchy in his ears, but the seriousness of his words made Lu Sheng ignore the ambiguity. Breath, look solemn.

Half a stick of incense was gone in a blink of an eye, and King Chuyu saw the stick of incense burning, and immediately said: "General Lu, the time has come."

General Lu looked at the courtyard where there was no movement, only the flames were burning fiercely. He slowly raised his hand, as if about to wave it, but the door suddenly opened with a creak.

Lu Sheng stood at the door with a sullen face, like a door god, and said shyly, "I'll just...leave."

All the guards' eyes lit up, and they saw a beautiful woman in a costume, holding a sharp sword, stepping out from the blazing fire. She was dressed in red, but her posture was very neat.

Even the soldier asked Ai Ai expectantly: "Come on, is the person here Lu Sheng Lu Gongcao?"

Lu Sheng suffered great changes one after another. How could he still remember his phoenix crown and xiapei, his head full of jewels, and he only said angrily, "Of course it's me!"

The guards didn't dare to speak again, and the guards raised their bows and arrows again, and only waited for General Lu's order, they would light the arrows on the torches and continue to besiege the courtyard.

Remembering Xie Rong's instructions, Lu Sheng held his breath and counted the direction and steps. When he arrived at the position, he suddenly staggered and fell, like pushing a golden mountain topple a jade pillar, which made half of the guards panic and almost couldn't help rushing up to help him.

When he fell, Lu Sheng swung his sword with his backhand, and the seemingly ordinary sword pierced through the bluestone floor in one breath, sinking all of it into it.

Yuan Zhenren suddenly exclaimed: "Not good!"

Before the words fell, there were bursts of crackling sounds coming from around the blade, as if something had been destroyed, and the red light on the hanging pot exploded, like a bright red spider web, quickly eating away at the green light covering the house.