"The Banquet that Shook the Nation", a historical puzzle that has puzzled historians for generations.
Issue One: In the history of the Kingdom of Hua Na Bang, King De Ye and Prime Minister Hu Yi were considered wise rulers and capable ministers. Why did they conspire together to frame the renowned general of the nation, Si Da Ke, who was known for his military prowess, and thus destroy the barrier that had protected the kingdom for 1800 years, even though some of them regretted it for the rest of their lives?
Issue Two: At that banquet, which was clearly a fabrication, why did General Han Luo, the supreme commander of the three armies, admit to it voluntarily? And then cause a family to fall into exile and lose everything?
Regardless of how later generations judge the famous historical event of "The Banquet that Shook the Nation".
At that time, the people involved each had their own thoughts.
As King De Ye looked at the letters, Ya Xu had already written the words "acknowledge, deny, escape" in Han Luo's hand, and Han Luo nodded in understanding.
At the same time, Ya Fen also followed Ya Xu's instructions and passed on these three words to his father and brothers.
The family communicated with each other through eye contact, already looking for an opportunity to escape.
Finally, after King De Ye finished reading the letters, his face turned pale with anger, and he shouted, "Han Luo, do you have anything to say?"
Han Luo suddenly knelt down and exclaimed, "I, your humble servant, plead guilty. The child was instructed by your humble servant to sell intelligence to the Long Family of the Tai Long Empire, because your humble servant owed them ten Kingdom coins."
After later generations of historians recorded Han Luo's words, it became known as the "Ten Kingdom Coin Treason Incident", leaving the Kingdom of Hua Na Bang with a lasting joke for eternity.
But at that time, it was not funny at all. Although Han Luo's words were absurd, King De Ye and Hu Yi couldn't laugh. They never imagined that Han Luo would so easily confess to the crime of treason, no matter how ludicrous it sounded, but she had admitted it after all.
Just as Duke Han Luo and his companions Ho Yi were caught off guard, it was also the long-awaited opportunity for the Stark family. At the same time, several sounds of "Armor Transformation" rang out.
Han Luo, Yu Lai, Ya Hua, Ya Xu, and Ya Ruo, the five of them, in an instant, all put on their beast illusion armors.
Ya Ruo, who was the fastest, grabbed Ya Fang under his arm. The six of them, five figures, in half a second, all crossed the crowd, broke through the window, and fled along the route that Ya Fang had pointed out.
Duke Han Luo and Ho Yi were momentarily stunned, watching Han Luo and the others escape through the broken window.
A few seconds later, Duke Han Luo angrily exclaimed, "Capture them for me, dead or alive, Xu!"
Ho Yi leapt into the air and chased after Han Luo and the others' escape route.
Finally, after escaping from the Right Minister's Mansion with great difficulty, Han Luo noticed a blood-red ball of light the size of a washbasin coming towards him. Without hesitation, he shouted, "Light Arrow!"
A fifty-centimeter-long white light shot out from Han Luo's right hand, colliding with the unknown ball of light, emitting a dazzling brightness.
The tremendous impact caused Han Luo and the others to pause involuntarily in their desperate escape. It was only then that they realized that they had already been surrounded without knowing when.
Han Luo quickly counted roughly, there were about thirty of them, and he shouted, "Who are you? I am Duke Han Luo. Who ordered you to block my way?"
In front of him, a middle-aged man with a gloomy face stepped out of the encirclement and stopped five steps in front of Han Luo.
He laughed loudly, "Duke Han Luo, long time no see. Do you still remember old acquaintances?"
Han Luo looked carefully and exclaimed, "Blood Devourer Wei Nuo, weren't you already... ten years ago..."
Wei Nuo, known as a rare martial genius in the kingdom for a hundred years, everyone believed that one day he would be able to rival the top ten masters in the continent. Ten years ago, he participated in the rebellion against the court and was captured by Han Luo. According to common sense, he should have been executed long ago. How could he appear here?
But undeniable, Wei Nuo's appearance made Han Luo feel half chilled.
Wei Nuo grinned, "Ten years ago, I was a criminal in the court, captured by you. Do you know that during these ten years, I wanted to find you every day? If it weren't for His Majesty's prohibition, Han Luo, you would have been dead ten years ago."
Han Luo took a deep breath. When did the once arrogant and unruly Wei Nuo start listening to the words of King De Ye, whom he had wished to see in pieces? And he even gave him a sense of loyalty?
Then Wei Nuo continued, "I'm really glad that you have this day too. His Majesty just ordered to capture you, dead or alive. But you guys are really impressive. You actually made His Majesty deploy thirty members of the Black Guard, afraid that you would escape. You are indeed remarkable."
Hearing this, Han Luo felt even more uncomfortable. He had heard of the Black Guard before.
There were two shadowy forces within the kingdom, directly commanded by the Emperor: the "Black Guard" and the "Dark Demons".
The actual situation of these two forces is unclear even to their overall commander. All that is known is that they were selected and brought up in the palace from a young age, where they were controlled by magic and drugs. These children were turned into killing machines who only knew how to practice martial arts, kill enemies, and obey the emperor. The training was said to be extremely strict, with only three out of every hundred people successfully completing it. Therefore, anyone who successfully completed the training could be considered a monster.
Now, there were thirty of these people surrounding them at once, and Han Luo asked casually, "Do you also take drugs?"
It was just a casual question, and he didn't expect Weino to answer. But unexpectedly, Weino replied, "I know what you're asking, but that kind of drug doesn't work on me, nor does it work for my magical beasts. It's just because His Majesty can give me what I want, that's why I obey him."
Han Luo shook his head. Wants and interests were the driving forces behind everything. Suddenly, Han Luo shouted loudly.
He raised both hands, and two balls of white light appeared in his hands. He clasped his hands together, and a glorious and transparent five-foot-long light sword appeared in his right hand - the Glorious Bright Sword.
With a swing of the long sword, he shouted, "Falling Meteor from Heaven."
Countless dazzling meteors fell like rain from the sky, surrounding the people who were encircling them.
Weino shook his head and sighed, "So impulsive."
He remained calm and took a step back, completely ignoring the sword lights formed by the falling meteors.
At this moment, the previously motionless Black Guard team moved.
One of them shouted, "Formation of Ten Absolute Defense."
In an instant, ten out of the thirty people emitted a red light, and one after another, the Bell series of beast phantom armors appeared on their bodies.
The ten people simultaneously summoned a two-and-a-half-meter-long spear from their phantom armors, and shouted at the same time, "Thousand Peaks, Myriad Forests."
They raised the spears in their hands, and following an elusive trajectory, they transformed into millions of spear shadows in an instant, actually resolving Han Luo's Falling Meteor from Heaven.
Han Luo felt shocked in his heart. Although he didn't use his full strength, it was unimaginable that his Falling Meteor from Heaven was so easily resolved.
After a while, Han Luo looked at the movements of the ten people and suddenly realized with a sneer, "So they are using the combined strength of the ten people to crack my move."
Weino shook her head and smiled, "You're right, worthy of being the commander-in-chief of the three armies. You can see through their reality and illusion at once. Although each of them is not as good as you individually, if they join forces, I believe it's impossible for you to defeat them."
Yaruo, who had been holding back his anger since earlier, couldn't help it anymore when he saw Weino's triumphant look. He shouted, "I'll take care of you guys."
As he spoke, Yaruo ignored the warning from Yaruo, extended his right hand, and a part of the beast phantom armor on his arm separated from his right hand armor. Yaruo grabbed the separated part, and the front part immediately extended, transforming into Yaruo's familiar weapon - the Eagle Thunder Sword, and he charged towards the ten people surrounding Han Luo.
However, the ten people remained motionless, and instead, there was a voice from the twenty people outside them saying, "Ten Absolute Formation - Attack Formation."
Another ten people summoned blue thunder leopard series beast phantom armor, and a blue big knife about one meter long appeared in their hands. Without hesitation, they inserted it horizontally to block Yaruo's way.
Yaruo shouted, "Get out of the way!"
Countless purple electric currents shot out from his Eagle Thunder Sword, aimlessly attacking the ten people who were blocking him.
Unexpectedly, the ten people let out a roar like a bull, and they returned the attack with thunder and lightning from their long knives. Caught off guard, Yaruo was forced to take several steps back by the attack.
Surprised, Yaruo said, "Water attribute - Thunder Leopard?"
Weino shook her head again and said, "Really, I didn't expect all of you to be so impatient. I haven't finished speaking, and you're already eager to fight. Look! Look! Here comes another one!"
Yahua and Yaxu on the side had the same idea of ending the battle quickly. They attacked the twenty people surrounding Han Luo and Yaruo separately, trying to rescue Han Luo and Yaruo from the encirclement.
Weino sighed, "You guys are too naive. Don't forget that I still have ten people!"
As she spoke, the remaining ten people said in unison, "Ten Absolute Formation - Illusion Formation."
The ten people simultaneously summoned green monkey series beast phantom armor, and in their hands were also two-meter-long long sticks. They quickly surrounded Yahua and Yaxu.
Yulai and Yawen said in unison, "Yaxu, the target on your right front."
As soon as Yaxu heard this, he reacted quickly, waved his hand, and a bright blue light shot out from his hand towards the person on his right front. It turned out to be his weapon - the Wind Fox Mad Knife.
With Yaxu's interference, the Illusion Formation formed by the ten people suddenly paused, giving Yaxu a good opportunity to break out of the encirclement and return to Yulai and Yawen's side.
When he came back, he saw that Yahua was surrounded in the formation because he didn't manage to escape in time, just like Han Luo and Yaruo. They were all locked in place by the killing intent of the formation and dared not move freely.
In this family, three people were trapped in a desperate situation. The situation was extremely dire. Just as they were delayed, they heard a voice saying, "I'm glad my esteemed guests are still here. Let me fulfill my responsibilities as a host!" They turned their heads and saw that Hu Yi had caught up with them.
Weino, who was standing on the side, ignored Hu Yi's arrival and stared at Ya Fang with suspicion. He suddenly asked, "Kid, are you Ya Fang, the youngest son of the Stadak family, the useless one?"
Ya Fang glared fiercely at Weino and said, "Yes, I am. Why do you ask?"
Weino looked at Ya Fang thoughtfully. Just now, Ya Fang and Yu Lai both realized that although the Ten Absolute Array was formed by ten people working together and exerting their integrated strength to attack, there was still one person who was the leader. However, it was difficult for ordinary people to discern who the leader was and who were being led.
Based on his rich experience, profound cultivation, and the advantage of being a bystander, Yu Lai had noticed that it was not uncommon for there to be a leader in the Ten Absolute Array. But how could a sixteen-year-old, not even an adult, like Ya Fang, be able to discern the leader of the Ten Absolute Array at the same time as Yu Lai?
Could it be that the person who had long been mocked as the most useless member of the Stadak family was actually a hidden trump card of the Stadak family?
At this moment, Weino couldn't help but feel a strong killing intent towards Ya Fang.
In fact, Yu Lai didn't know how Ya Fang had also realized who the leader of the battle formation was. But he had long known that Ya Fang had extraordinary intelligence, so he wasn't so surprised. Now, his full attention was focused on the enigmatic and powerful Hu Yi.
As for Ya Fang, he had deduced from the battle between Ya Hua and Ya Ruo, which he later named "Divine Demon Eye," a special observation method, that one person among the ten always moved slightly faster than the other nine. That's how he could determine who the leader of the battle formation was, and that's how he could alert his second brother, Ya Xu.
However, he didn't expect this would attract Weino's murderous intent.
Hu Yi didn't pay attention to Yu Lai and instead focused his gaze on Han Luo, who was trapped in the Ten Absolute Array and unable to move. He said to Weino, "Weino, can you let me have Han Luo?"
Although the words sounded like a negotiation with Weino, his tone was demanding and didn't allow Weino to refuse.
Weino, of course, knew about the conflict between Hu Yi and Han Luo and was happy to comply with his request. Moreover, he still had a trump card that he hadn't used yet, so he wasn't afraid of Han Luo escaping.
With a wave of Weino's hand, he exclaimed, "Ten Absolute Unions."
As soon as the words fell, the thirty black guards who were originally standing still began to exert the original power of the Ten Absolute Formation under Weino's command.
The three groups of people, which were originally divided into three clusters, started to move in a strange and special rhythm, revolving around the three individuals at the center.
Unknowingly, the three groups got closer and closer, and some of them even began to intersect with each other.
Yaxu and Yulei's eyes flashed with light as they realized that the black guards intended to merge the three formations into one, which would undoubtedly increase the power of the formation. Worried about the safety of the three individuals in the formation, Yaxu and Yulei didn't hesitate and simultaneously shouted. They leapt forward, with Yulei wielding a yellow spear called the "Spear of Overwhelming Power," and Yaxu brandishing his "Wind Fox Frenzied Blade" that emitted yellow and cyan light, both attacking the formation.
However, Weino laughed and said, "It's too late!"
Under the onslaught of Yulei and Yaxu, the formation quickly scattered outward at a rapid speed, and before Hanluo and the others could react, the Defensive, Offensive, and Deceptive Formations had once again merged, forming a formation of thirty people, the true Ten Absolute Formation.
At the same time, Hanluo realized that he was already outside the formation. Of course, he didn't expect to escape solely by his own efforts. With the power of the Ten Absolute Formation, they must have deliberately let him go.
Sure enough, Huyi laughed loudly when he saw Hanluo leaving the formation and said, "Thank you, Weino. I owe you a favor."
After speaking, Huyi shouted, "White Water, suit up."
An immediate white light covered Huyi's entire body.
Yawen's eyes flashed with golden and silver light, and with his Demon Eyes, he clearly saw that when Huyi gave the command, unlike his father and brothers who transformed their entire bodies at once when putting on their armor, Huyi had a white light pearl about ten centimeters in diameter appearing in front of his chest. Then, five smaller white pearls emerged from the pearl, dispersing to various parts of his head, hands, and feet. Along with the pearl on his chest, a set of magical beast armor emerged from under his clothes, connecting with the white light and forming a set of armor that covered only about fifty percent of his body, including the vital parts of his head, chest, hands, and feet, unlike the usual beast illusion armor that covered one hundred percent of the body.
After putting on the magical beast armor called "White Water," Huyi extended his right hand forward, and the magic crystal in his hand emitted a flash of light, with a white light sphere about thirty centimeters in diameter hovering in his palm.
He laughed madly at Hanluo and said, "Hanluo, let me see how powerful you, the glorious Tiger King, really are, and how you compare to fifty years ago."
Speaking, the light ball in his hand transformed into a small white dragon measuring five meters in length under the control of Hu Yi's power.
"The Dragon of the Deep Sea," a small dragon with a length of only five meters, had doubled in size by the time it leapt horizontally for ten meters and arrived in front of Han Luo.
Han Luo knew that he could not be entangled by Hu Yi's move, the Dragon of the Deep Sea. Otherwise, he would only be left as fish meat.
So Han Luo swung the glorious Ming Knife in his hand, using the move "Star Shifts and Constellations Move." Countless knife shadows scattered from the Ming Knife, transforming into bursts of star-like light, attacking Hu Yi's Dragon of the Deep Sea from all directions.
The collision between Star Shifts and Constellations Move and the Dragon of the Deep Sea resulted in both of them retreating five or six steps, confirming once again that the person in front of them was their greatest rival in their lifetime.
While Han Luo and Hu Yi confronted each other, Yulai, Yahua, Yaxu, and Yaruo, who were trapped in the Ten Extremes Array, faced a great crisis.
As they were trapped in the array, the four of them tried their best to break out of the array, but every time they focused their attack on one person in the array, they saw the array guards waving their long spears casually, and a strange light flashed. Not only did they fail to touch the person in the array, but even the strength of their attack disappeared without a trace, as if hitting a stone wall and achieving nothing. This illusion of pushing against a wall and wasting their efforts made Yulai and the others very uncomfortable.
Moreover, when they refrained from attacking, the attackers in the array, who were originally wielding long knives, would come at them instead. It was difficult for them to fend off the attacks of the skilled array defenders, and they had to be constantly on guard against the long poles of the unpredictable array.
A series of designs left Yulai and the others exhausted, unable to break the array together, and even gave them the illusion that only he was trapped in the array and had to face thirty highly skilled opponents alone.
At this moment, outside the array, Yawen was also facing a life and death challenge, as Weino approached him with a ferocious smile.