At this moment, Xiaoyao said, "Oh, you're leaving? Then goodbye! Don't play any tricks - if you're going, just go. Don't leave us any troublesome problems!"
"Xiaoyao, what do you mean by that? Do you think they can get away?" Hearing the meaning in Xiaoyao's words, Ning Zhiyuan could clearly sense what he was implying.
"Do you think with such thorough arrangements, how could they not have an escape route? What's scary is that they might not only have an escape route, but also a way to continue attacking!" Xiaoyao said. "Also, absolutely don't push them too hard - they'll drag us all down with them!"
"Haha, Xiaoyao, you're very smart. That's right, we've left behind a weapon here that can completely eliminate all of you. We'll give you a few minutes to escape, just like us! Withdraw!!" Sister Hong said. Then they all got onto a large mechanical device, and then—
"Bang!"
The mechanism shot toward the sky, and then, when it reached its highest point, it ejected those Demon Cult members. At that height, no one could reach them with human power alone, and without anything else, falling down would mean certain death.
This result definitely wouldn't be certain death. Each of them carried a mechanical item that spread wings in the air and flew away, easily leaving the imperial palace.
Up in the sky, who could prevent them or make them stay!!
...
"Interesting, very interesting mechanism. I just don't understand how you allowed this mechanism to be brought in?" Xiaoyao seemed to be asking himself while looking at the sky, but to Ning Zhiyuan's ears, it sounded different.
This was either a security loophole, or there were Demon Cult spies among his subordinates!!
"Xiaoyao, we'll meet again!" Hei Xue's voice came from the sky, making Xiaoyao feel very helpless. It seemed he had already become a key target of the Demon Cult.
"Don't think of me like that! I'm just a little servant!!" Xiaoyao sighed toward the sky.
"Yes, you are a little servant, but a very special little servant, and a very detestable one!" the Young Miss said at this moment. "You actually dare to steal my Hei Xue!!"
"..."
"Young Miss, what you're saying - I really have no relationship with that Hei Xue at all. If you want to pursue her, continue pursuing!"
"No need to explain. I can tell that Hei Xue is very interested in you!"
"She's interested in capturing me for interrogation and torture! No way. From now on, I need to stay with my boss. Boss will protect me - she's much more reliable than you!!"
"You..."
At this moment, Ning Zhiyuan also spoke, "Xiaoyao, this time it was all thanks to you. I'll assign people to protect you and won't let the Demon Cult capture you! Now, can you help us detoxify?"
"If I help you detoxify, then no one will dismantle that device!" Xiaoyao pointed at the fallen mechanism. Although it was in pieces, the core seemed intact.
"That can be dealt with later!" Ning Zhiyuan replied indifferently. That thing was already destroyed - what was there to dismantle?
"Later? Unless you don't want your lives. That thing will explode!" Xiaoyao said nonchalantly.
Ning Zhiyuan was stunned, then immediately said, "What do you mean it will explode? What are you still standing here for? Go dismantle it quickly!"
"I'm thinking whether I should take this risk. It will explode, you know. What if I can't dismantle it and end up dead? It's better if everyone evacuates the palace!" Xiaoyao said very seriously.
"..."
Ning Zhiyuan and the others fell silent. If Xiaoyao said this, it meant he wasn't completely confident. This was a matter of life and death!
"Let's evacuate!"
There was no need to risk lives for one device. Ning Zhiyuan felt this way!
"If we evacuate, what if we can't make it in time? Everyone here has been affected by Qilin Smoke," Xiaoyao said again. "If one person carries another, some people still won't be able to leave!"
"Then what are we waiting for? I'll carry one person and we'll go!" The prince from earlier immediately said, then helped up his consort and ran off. His consort seemed to have taken Xiaoyao's detoxification pills, so she wouldn't have any problems either.
Ning Zhiyuan's face immediately darkened as he was about to explode!
"Your Majesty, don't get angry. This situation isn't suitable for that. Those of you who can carry people, each take one person and go. I'll go see what structure that device has and whether I can dismantle it!" Xiaoyao said with a smile.
In the sky above, Hei Xue and Sister Hong flew side by side. At this moment, Sister Hong asked, "Hei Xue, do you think that kid can dismantle that device? That thing made with the highest-level mechanism arts - there aren't many people in the world who can dismantle it!"
"Since you asked, that means you also think he might dismantle it. Although you think it's impossible, you have this feeling in your heart, right!" Hei Xue said with a smile. She had the same feeling.
"Mm, I don't know why, but I feel that kid knows everything! Did we not check the almanac today? How did we encounter such a freak? Fortunately, we had no personnel losses, or we'd be in trouble!!" Sister Hong said with some emotion.
...
"Young Miss, you all should stay away from me. This might have accidents!" Xiaoyao said. He was dismantling this device, but the Young Miss and others were staying with him, making him somewhat worried.
Accidents were unpredictable. If he didn't have great confidence, if there weren't so many people here, he wouldn't bother with this matter or take this risk.
"Since you're afraid of accidents, I can save you then. With your poor strength, you definitely can't run as fast as me!!" the Young Miss said indifferently.
At this moment, besides the Young Miss, there were also the two Nangong sisters plus Le Youran. They actually didn't think this would be dangerous - perhaps they trusted Xiaoyao too much.
"Alright, if that's the case, if we die, we die together!" Xiaoyao smiled and began dismantling the device.
...
Today was the last day of the founding celebration - that is to say, today was already the tenth day of the celebration. The entire Great Tang Empire was still in jubilation, including the Great Tang imperial palace.
Regardless of whether today was the last day or what happened on the first day, nothing could affect this atmosphere!!
Moreover, the events of the first day had already been silenced. Except for those present, no one knew what had happened, didn't know the Demon Cult had appeared, and certainly didn't know Ning Zhiyuan had been assassinated again.
This might still be due to face issues. Ning Zhiyuan being assassinated by the Demon Cult, with all of them easily escaping, was very damaging to the Great Tang Empire's prestige, especially during the founding celebration.
As for whether Xiaoyao had successfully dismantled the device afterward, this seemed to have an answer. If he hadn't dismantled it, the commotion would have been known even with the information blockade.
Even if something happened today, the Great Tang imperial palace would still celebrate, because according to tradition, when the founding celebration ended, there would be a large batch of position transfers. Generally, those appearing here were only those being promoted - simply put, today was the day for promotion and ennoblement!!
Not only that, sometimes matters concerning imperial succession - that is, establishing the crown prince - were also announced at this time. Of course, not today!
Beforehand, many people guessed who would be promoted and whether a crown prince would be established. Actually, they basically guessed correctly. However, regarding establishing the crown prince, originally everyone thought it would be announced this year, but unexpectedly it still wasn't.
This might be because Ning Zhiyuan never planned to establish a crown prince so early and wanted to observe for a few more years, or perhaps because he was somewhat disappointed with his original choice, so he suddenly changed his mind and wanted to continue watching!
Whatever the reason, no crown prince was established today. Because of this, today's main event also changed - today's promotion orders became the most important show.
After announcing a large group of civil officials, they began with military officials. There weren't as many military officials as civil ones, because most military officers could be promoted or demoted directly within the army. Except for generals and marshals who required imperial permission, others didn't need to go through the emperor.
Of course, the promotion and demotion of military officers, and their unit positions, assigned regions, etc., were all unrelated to this. These major directions were still decided by the emperor or required imperial approval.
Generally, empire generals would only appear once every many years. Empire generals were controlled within a certain number, because generals were already at the top level of the empire's military. As the top level, naturally there couldn't be too many.
Marshal? That was the top of generals. The entire Great Tang Empire only had one or two - this could only be called the top of the top.
Today was the second general promotion in ten years, and this time it was promoting two generals at once. This situation would naturally become the focus of everyone's attention and the main event!!
At this moment, the two protagonists appeared. If one didn't know the situation beforehand, they would definitely be surprised and shocked, because these two protagonists seemed too unexpected - they were actually two girls just over twenty years old.
Such young women actually became generals of the Great Tang Empire, and two at once - how could this not surprise and shock people?
Those who knew the situation wouldn't doubt this in the slightest, because they all knew that these two deserved to be generals - there was no suspense!!
They were the Great Tang Empire's Twin Female War Gods - Mo Yu and Nangong Suxin!!
After a ceremony, the two Young Misses accepted their new military ranks. They became generals of the Great Tang Empire, and moreover, senior generals, which surprised most people. Even those who knew the situation hadn't expected them to be senior generals.
(End of Chapter)