"What? Xin Su Beifeng? Red, do you have something to do with him?" A beggar dressed as a Taoist sect member asked in surprise.
"Where is Beifeng now!" Li Huowang's tone became more serious, and his purple tassel sword was already pointed at the Taoist sect member's neck.
Seeing this scene, the beggar dressed as a Taoist sect member quickly intervened, "Hey, we're all brothers here, why use a knife? Red, I know. Beifeng and the others should be at the east gate of the imperial city, planning to see what the Emperor of Daliang is doing. And not only Beifeng, but also the other members of the Taoist sects are mostly there."
"The east gate of the palace..." Li Huowang tightened his grip on the sword, and with a slight flick of his wrist, the beggar's body instantly separated from his head.
Li Huowang looked at the last Taoist sect member and said again, word by word, "Tell me again, where is Beifeng now?"
The beggar looked at the lifeless body on the ground, her eyes widened, and tears even welled up in the corners of her eyes. "Red, why did you do this? We... we didn't mean to harm you!"
Seeing her tearful and pitiful appearance, Li Huowang became angry. He kicked her directly, and the sharp blade of the sword sliced open her face from her chin, revealing the twisted flesh and blood underneath.
"Hehe! Playing tricks, huh? Alright! Let's see what tricks you Taoist sects can still play! I'll ask you again, where is Beifeng now!" Li Huowang gritted his teeth and shouted, his hands tightly choking her neck.
"Beifeng and the others... really... went to the east gate of the palace, I..." Lanhua, struggling to breathe, said intermittently.
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As Li Huowang's grip tightened, Lanhua began to struggle, but as she reached her peak, her strength to resist gradually diminished. However, even so, she still didn't beg for mercy.
At the moment of her death, she gently rubbed Li Huowang's hand, which was bulging with veins from choking her, with her decaying flower head. Instead of showing fear and despair before her death, her twisted face revealed a trace of reluctant admiration.
With her last breath, she whispered almost silently, "The mountain has wood... but no branches... my heart is pleased with you... but you don't know..."
After saying these words, Li Huowang saw her body go limp, and the flower on her face gradually withered.
"Hoo... hoo... hoo..." Li Huowang gasped heavily, and Li Sui's tentacles rolled up the clothes from a nearby corpse to wipe the blood off Li Huowang's face.
"These Taoist sects are really annoying. They have to disgust me even before they die, pretending to be so real. It actually made me hesitate!"
After catching his breath, Li Huowang stood up again. He still half-believed the words of the Taoist sect member, but regardless of whether Beifeng was at the east gate of the imperial city or not, he decided to go and see.
The situation outside was getting more chaotic, and he had to hurry. Whether Beifeng was killed or escaped, it was not what he wanted to see.
Li Huowang bent down to pick up the skin from the ground, ready to stick it back on his face.
But just as he was about to do so, he suddenly stopped. "Wait, is it not good to continue wearing this face for a long time?"
Looking around, Li Huowang bent down again and picked up the skin of the Taoist sect member's face, directly sticking it on his own face like a facial mask.
Then, from the torture tools bag, he took out some nails and nailed them to the edges. In an instant, Li Huowang's appearance completely changed into that of another person.
Since he was going to act, he had to act the whole part. Li Huowang quickly burned the red Taoist robe he was wearing and put on the clothes of a dead person nearby.
With a completely new appearance, Li Huowang, carrying six swords he scavenged from other corpses, pushed open the wooden door on the wall.
After briefly determining the direction, Li Huowang directly jumped onto an unowned horse on the street and galloped towards the gate of the imperial city. "The imperial city... since it's where the Emperor of Daliang lives, it should be the most heavily guarded place in Daliang...."
Along the way, in order to confirm the accuracy of the information, Li Huowang deliberately caught two other Taoist sect members, but one remained silent, and the other said they were also at the east gate of the palace.
Just as Li Huowang was about to reach the imperial city, he jumped onto a rooftop and looked towards the direction of the east gate.
It seemed that a fight had already broken out there, and occasionally, people would be knocked down from the sky in the vast white snow.Li Huowang crawled slowly, inching closer. Although the abilities of those engaged in combat were varied and strange, it was clear that the Imperial Guards were inside the palace, while the Taoist sects that deceive beings were outside.
These Taoist sects varied in appearance and attire, making it difficult to identify who was who, and whether Beifeng was among them.
The Taoist sects attempted to sit on the ground and chant something, but an incredibly accurate arrow nailed them directly in the forehead.
Facing the tense situation in the distance, Li Huowang was not in a hurry to take sides. Instead, he quietly began to search among the Taoist sects.
"Is that the person? No, no...." Li Huowang recalled the information he had previously found in the Skywatching Bureau. Beifeng had the ability to swap bodies with others.
With this in mind, Li Huowang shifted his gaze from the Taoist sects to the palace.
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The Imperial Guards were fighting hard, and some people wearing green masks were also resisting the enemy. Everything seemed normal.
As Li Huowang was observing silently, the tightly closed palace gate suddenly opened, and an Imperial Guard with a helmet crawled out from inside, waving his hand vigorously towards the outside.
Seeing the opening, the Taoist sects outside rushed in immediately, causing chaos on the battlefield.
"Is it him? Is he Beifeng?" Li Huowang's heart pounded as he stared intently at the guard who had opened the gate in the distance.
The guard seemed to sense something, glanced in Li Huowang's direction, and then turned and walked back into the city gate.
With a "whoosh", Li Huowang kicked up the snow around him. He instantly became invisible and quickly moved towards the palace, stepping on the tiles.
By the time Li Huowang arrived at the east gate of the palace, it was clear that the Taoist sects had won the small-scale skirmish. The half-open gate, stained with blood, was proof.
The person who might be Beifeng must have gone in! Li Huowang quickened his pace and hurried inside.
Noticing the commotion, it was clear that Li Huowang was not the only one. From time to time, some people quickly rushed in along the bloody path littered with bodies.
As for whether they were from the Taoist sects or the Skywatching Bureau, it was impossible to tell.
Following these people, Li Huowang quickly arrived inside the palace, which was obviously large and confusing.
But Li Huowang didn't need a map. The bloodstains and scattered clues guided his way.
Just like outside the palace, the jujube-red walls were occasionally adorned with giant masks as tall as a person. They seemed to be made of copper, with some areas covered in verdigris.
Their square faces, hollow eyes, triangular noses, and large ears made the entire palace seem extraordinarily solemn under their silent gaze.
As he walked, the bloodstains and footprints became fewer and fewer, and a golden light shone from around the corner ahead.
When Li Huowang carefully reached the corner, he was utterly shocked by the sight before him.
Gold, a large area was all glittering gold. The distant golden hall, the gold bricks on the ground, and even the roof's mythical beasts were all made of gold.
