The curtain of night gently enveloped the entire city of Chang 'an. Little Li Jinglong held Little Hongjun's hand as they passed through the abandoned alleys and came to a door. There was a lock on the door. Little Li Jinglong picked up a brick and smashed the rusty lock before bringing Little Hongjun in.
"Where is this?" Little Hongjun asked.
"This is the place where the demonic seed in your body awakened in the past." Little Li Jinglong said, "Follow me."
"Demonic seed." Little Hongjun's breathing suddenly became rapid.
They came to the hall and faced Di Renjie's portrait. Little Li Jinglong knelt down in front of the portrait.
Di Renjie's portrait shone with golden light.
"It's not time yet." A low voice said, "Li Jinglong."
Little Hongjun was startled by the voice and kept retreating. Little Li Jinglong turned to look at him with pleading eyes. Little Hongjun understood. The look in his eyes meant: Trust me.
Little Hongjun slowly walked towards the mural and asked timidly, "Who are you?"
"Mahamayuri." The voice said, "You don't recognize me anymore, but I still recognize you …"
"I'm not Mahamayuri." Little Hongjun answered, "My father is."
"A thousand years of reincarnation and reincarnation." The voice said, "Your father has already escaped from this endless reincarnation and fate. Now that the demonic seed is in your body, the power of Mahamayuri will also be transferred to your body. It's ridiculous that he thought he broke free from fate, but didn't he enter another circle of karma? "
Little Li Jinglong immediately shook and panted, "I was wrong, Immovable Wisdom King, I want to redeem … the mistakes I made …"
Hongjun carried Chen Feng and galloped on the horse, approaching the Exorcism Division amidst the bumps.
The earth kept shaking, but the people of the Exorcism Division were drinking tea in the hall. Yang Guozhong said solemnly, "The time has come. Are you still not going to fight?"
"It's up to us to decide whether or not to fight," Mo Rigen said. "It's not up to you to decide."
Yang Guozhong: "…"
Qiu Yongsi said, "You're my prisoner, you'd better stay put."
No matter how Yang Guozhong planned, he never expected that he would be tricked by this group of children. He, who had always been astute and astute, suddenly panicked and said in a trembling voice, "What are you waiting for?"
Lu Xu replied, "What right do you have to ask?"
Yang Guozhong scanned the people in the room. Finally, his eyes fell on Li Jinglong and said, "Are you waiting for him to wake up?"
"No." Qiu Yongsi said innocently, "But I don't want to tell you. It's up to us to decide when to fight."
"You …" Yang Guozhong began to struggle and said angrily, "Let me go!"
At this moment, the door of the Exorcism Division opened and Hongjun rushed in on a horse.
"Hongjun!" Everyone hurriedly stood up. Hongjun carried Chen Feng in. Lu Xu asked, "Who is this?"
"The owner of the Mind's Lamp." Hongjun panted. "Chen Zi 'ang's descendant."
Chen Feng looked terrified as he scanned the people in the hall. When he saw Yang Guozhong, he immediately said, "Treacherous minister!" He stepped forward and spat.
"Where's his family?" Mo Rigen knew that there was such a family. Li Jinglong had also told Mo Rigen to visit them often when he was not in Chang 'an. However, Mo Rigen always left after putting down the money. Now that he did not see Madam Duan, he immediately guessed that something bad might have happened to her.
Hongjun did not answer. Chen Feng thought of his dead mother and immediately began to cry again. Mo Rigen waved at him and said, "Come here."
Chen Feng was very scared. Trandol reached out and pulled him over. Chen Feng still wanted to struggle, but Trandol had just given birth and naturally had the smell of a mother and breastfeeding, which made Chen Feng feel more at ease.
Hongjun glanced at Yang Guozhong and walked in front of him.
Lu Xu gave Hongjun a look, telling him to follow him to the corridor and whisper in his ear. Hongjun's eyes widened as he stared in disbelief at Yang Guozhong's back in the hall.
"No." Hongjun immediately said, "I won't accept his conditions …"
Lu Xu took Hongjun a few steps to the side and silently watched Hongjun.
Hongjun said in a low voice, "The demonic seed is in my body. This is my innate responsibility. My father's mission was to live with the demonic seed and eventually become Tianma. Then, the Immovable Wisdom King would appear and purify the Tianma. He avoided this mission. Now it's my turn. I can't run away again. "
Lu Xu murmured, "But, Hongjun, this time, the one I want to die is not you."
Hongjun immediately frowned. Lu Xu said again, "Do you believe that from the day you met in the Exorcism Division, the destiny that was already decided in the past has already changed?"
"What do you mean?" Hongjun was confused and replied, "I don't understand."
Lu Xu said, "Kun Shen sent Elder Shi back to the past."
Hongjun, "…"
"He sent back a past that you once knew." Lu Xu said slowly, "Let him complete the reincarnation of this time."
In the dream, little Li Jinglong climbed over the wall and whispered, "Silk Star!"
Little Hongjun looked up and saw Li Jinglong riding on the wall. Little Li Jinglong put down the ladder and he climbed over.
"Why are you looking for me again?" Little Hongjun obviously didn't mean what he said. Seeing that little Li Jinglong's hands were empty, he asked, "Where's the food?"
Little Li Jinglong handed him a box of food. The two of them sat under the starry night. Hongjun only cared about eating while Li Jinglong watched from the side. Hongjun ate too much at night and really couldn't eat anymore, but he still forced himself to stuff food into his mouth.
Little Li Jinglong was a little distressed. Little Hongjun finally finished the box of snacks and said, "What's wrong with you? You look a little strange today. "
"I …" Little Li Jinglong frowned and said, "I don't know what to do."
Little Hongjun, "???"
Little Li Jinglong said, "I can't find my magic treasure. It seems to have been lost, but it also seems to still be there. It's faintly discernible, and it doesn't want to come out to see me."
Little Hongjun was puzzled and asked, "Where did you lose it?"
"It's in my body." Little Li Jinglong held little Hongjun's hand and pressed it against his chest as he answered.
Little Hongjun reached out and touched little Li Jinglong's chest.
Under the dusky sky, the ground in the distance was shaking.
"This is impossible …" Hongjun said, "He went back to the past?"
"Yes." Lu Xu said, "Kun Shen used Zhuang Zhou's Dream Butterfly Technique to make him return to the past."
Hongjun panted violently as he stared into Lu Xu's eyes.
"He returned to the time before everything was decided." Lu Xu said, "Once the past is changed, the present will also change. If he can succeed, everything will be solved."
"Will Tianma disappear?" Hongjun frowned.
"I don't know." Lu Xu shook his head and said, "That's why everyone is guarding him now, waiting for him to wake up. The Mind's Lamp has already returned, but Kun Shen said that the most important step has not been revealed yet."
The tremors were getting closer and closer, and the ground rumbled like thunder. Hongjun looked back at the sleeping Li Jinglong.
"It's too late." Hongjun originally only wanted to send Chen Feng to the Exorcism Division, but he didn't expect to hear this. He said, "I'll escort the Emperor out of the city."
"I'll go with you, Hongjun." Qiu Yongsi walked out and said to Hongjun.
Hongjun wanted to decline, but Mo Rigen said, "The situation outside is unclear, and I'm afraid it's dangerous. It's better to have more people to take care of each other."
Hongjun was about to leave with Qiu Yongsi when Yang Guozhong said, "Hongjun, I have a few words to say to you."
"We'll talk about it when you come back." Hongjun replied. "Don't you care about your sister?"
"She's still alive?" Yang Guozhong suddenly asked.
Hongjun, "You …"
Suddenly, Yang Guozhong laughed loudly and said, "The end is near. Bring her back, or kill her personally on behalf of Wu Qiyu."
"Don't waste words with him." Qiu Yongsi said, "He's crazy."
Yang Guozhong looked at Hongjun and Qiu Yongsi, his gaze seemingly deep.
Qiu Yongsi went to get the horse, and Hongjun quickly entered the room. He knelt in front of the sleeping Li Jinglong, tilted his head, and kissed him deeply on the lips.
"Wait for me to come back." Hongjun stroked the messy hair on Li Jinglong's forehead and turned to leave.
Outside the western gate, the Earth Swallowing Beasts lined up and roared in unison. In less than a day, the ice wall built by Xuanming had already melted and disintegrated under the torrential rain. The ground rose up, forming a slope that gradually reached the level of the city gate tower.
Countless demon soldiers used this slope to charge up the city gate tower, into Chang 'an, and across the streets. The six armies fought to the death. Hu Sheng led his men to guard the Chang' an main gate, while Chen Xuanli led his men to block the demon soldiers' attacks on the streets.
"The enemy has entered the city!" a soldier roared.
"Where are the exorcists?!" someone shouted.
Chen Xuanli turned and yelled, "Change the city gate! Go to the northern gate! We can't stop them here —! "
In an instant, there was a whistle, and Hongjun flew over the roofs. His four flying daggers merged into one, and he slashed with the Mo Sword. With a loud noise, an arc of light swept across the street, and the demon soldiers in black armor were all cut in half at the waist!
Qiu Yongsi ran over from the other side of the street and waved his Mountain River Brush. In an instant, the sculptures and murals in the distant Xingqing Palace all flew out, transforming into a flood of monsters that charged toward the demon soldiers!
Hongjun roared, "Chen Xuanli! Follow behind me! Let's go! "
Qiu Yongsi said, "I really don't know how they fought at Tong Pass, to be able to fight so pathetically."
Hongjun laughed. "We can't do it without you!"
In the Exorcism Division, Li Jinglong, Mo Rigen, Lu Xu, and Ashina Chong's skills were extremely suited for one-on-one battles, but they were not strong enough to face an army of thousands. The ones who were truly suited for battle were Atay and Qiu Yongsi.
Atay's Hurricane Fire was a powerful spell attack, while Qiu Yongsi was proficient in the art of summoning. Every time he summoned a strange creature, it would cause the enemy to suffer a crushing defeat. However, Qiu Yongsi was not present during the Battle of Tong Pass, while Hongjun could fight one-on-one battles and charge into battle formations. Mo Rigen and the others had once made a simple ranking of the exorcists' abilities. Although Hongjun was the youngest, he was undeniably the strongest in battle.
At this moment, the two of them were fresh troops, protecting the six armies as they charged forward to open a path. Immediately, a gap was torn in the battle. West Gate Fei and An Lushan were the main attackers, and the pressure there was gradually lessening. Hongjun slashed open the gate again, and the heavy gate collapsed. The six armies protected the carriages as they charged out of the White Tiger Gate.
"When are we going back?" Qiu Yongsi saw the dark clouds over the Desert Plains dissipating, and the demon soldiers scattering into the battlefield. It was chaos. The enemy's true main force was concentrated at the two gates in the east and south.
"Send them to a safe place!" Hongjun shouted.
Just like that, the six armies charged out of the Chang 'an and charged toward the west. On the plains outside the city, demon soldiers were wandering everywhere. When they saw the Emperor's Army chasing after them, they all rushed forward. Hongjun was just about to ride a horse when Qiu Yongsi whistled. A light flashed across the plains, and a lightning flood dragon emerged from the ground and rose into the air!
When the six armies saw the flood dragon, their expressions changed and they shouted. Hongjun flipped onto the flood dragon's head, and Qiu Yongsi controlled the flood dragon to spew lightning everywhere, sweeping away the demon soldiers and escorting the troops away.
"Why didn't you summon it earlier!" Hongjun said.
"It's very tiring to maintain the barrier!" Qiu Yongsi shouted at Hongjun. After all, to summon this huge creature out of the Dragon Subduing Pagoda, open a passage, and maintain its activities outside the pagoda, it would take a lot of energy.
The flood dragon's strength was much weaker than the Dragon King's strength. It was enough to deal with the demon soldiers, but it couldn't turn the plains into white ground like Ying Huo and Xuan Ming.
"It's done!" Hongjun looked at the distant mountains and said, "We'll be safe once we enter there!"
The western side of the Chang 'an was steep. As long as they charged into the hills, they would be able to successfully escape. Qiu Yongsi pressed a hand on the flood dragon's head and looked at the plains. He suddenly said, "Hongjun."
"Focus." Hongjun said, "Isn't maintaining the barrier very tiring?"
"It's not that tiring." Qiu Yongsi said, "Do you have to be so nervous?"
Hongjun was truly frightened by Li Jinglong. He didn't know who would follow in Li Jinglong's footsteps. Qiu Yongsi said again, "Look below. These demonized soldiers aren't even as strong as mortals."
Hongjun looked down. Qiu Yongsi controlled the Thunder Flood Dragon to get a bit closer and spit out lightning along the ground, turning the demon soldiers into charcoal.
"These people are the mortals under An Lushan's command." Hongjun said, "They've been corrupted by him."
"They've lost their self-awareness." Qiu Yongsi explained, "They don't know how to outflank and encircle. They only know how to charge forward."
"They're not afraid of death. Aren't they strong enough?" Hongjun said.
"At least they don't know how to dodge and cooperate." Qiu Yongsi had the Thunder Flood Dragon soar into the air and then dive down. He shouted, "Go!"
Hongjun and Qiu Yongsi caught up to the thousand demon soldiers. With a slash of their sabers, they immediately slashed down the hills on both sides of them, concealing the pursuing soldiers. They seemed to be easy to deal with. Hongjun also noticed that these demon soldiers weren't very smart. An Lushan was truly a victim of his own cleverness. If it was like the battle of Luoyang, having the mortal rebels take the lead would have been difficult to deal with. Now that he was using his own demonic power to control the mortal army under his command, they had lost their intelligence in battle.
"Chang 'an might still be able to hold on," Qiu Yongsi muttered.
The number of pursuing soldiers decreased, and the pressure on them lessened. The six armies protected Li Longji as they charged through the canyon and arrived at a safe zone.
"Let's go." Qiu Yongsi said, "Return to the city."
"I'll go inform them." Hongjun and Qiu Yongsi jumped off the Flood Dragon's back and quickly caught up to the marching army. Chen Xuanli and the others were resting at the foot of a hill. Hongjun was just about to go inform Yang Guifei when he heard a scream in the distance. The six armies had actually dragged Yang Guifei out of the caravan!
"Stop!" Hongjun was furious. He shook off the flying dagger, and lightning crackled all over his body.
The wasteland was in chaos. The six armies rested on the spot. Li Longji limped out of the formation with Gao Lishi's help.
Hongjun roared, "What are you trying to do?!"
Chen Xuanli never expected that Hongjun would actually do as he said. After leaving Chang 'an, he even chased after them.
"The Crown Prince's decree." Chen Xuanli said, "Execute the adulterous concubine in public. Otherwise, the six armies won't move!"
Hongjun: "…"