Walking by the Abyss on Thin Ice

Chapter 246 – Demon God

The turmoil started from the bottom of the East Capital City, with a few arguments among some people. One said, "Do you dare to go to the imperial palace to root out traitors and revive the royal family?"

The other said, "I dare!"

So they called their friends and headed towards the imperial palace in high spirits... In fact, most of these people were arranged by Ling Shi to incite public opinion. Who arranged it, no one knew.

But once public opinion was incited and their blood was boiling, they didn't care about much else.

When the torrent of the Qing Jun faction reached the fourth level of the East Capital, it was already unstoppable and headed straight for the imperial palace with an overwhelming force.

The East Capital was originally dominated by powerful clans. Qiu Shuijing's reform touched the interests of these clans, and many of them had already been unable to sit still. Naturally, they had to join in secretly and strengthen the momentum.

After all, the East Capital was the capital of Yuan Shuo, with tight defenses. Originally, both the Southern and Northern armies were supposed to be mobilized to suppress the rebellion, and the Jingzhao Yin and others were supposed to mobilize the city defenses, and the unrest could have been easily quelled.

However, at this time, there were also internal conflicts within the Southern and Northern armies.

In order to control the Southern and Northern armies of Yuan Shuo, Qiu Shuijing had arranged many people in both armies. As the Tai Chang, who controlled the Tian Dao Yuan, many scholars in the Tian Dao Yuan were his students and respected him greatly.

Qiu Shuijing had many talented people under his command, but at the outbreak of this upheaval, assassinations against these reformists in the army began!

Some people managed to escape the assassinations and immediately reorganized their soldiers, trying to break out of the encirclement.

For a while, there was chaos within both armies.

Meanwhile, outside, the surging crowd took advantage of this opportunity and continued to rush towards the imperial palace at the top of Mount Yuhuang, along the way, supporters of the reform were rushed into their mansions and burned, killed and looted.

Most of these officials who supported the reform were aware that the survival of their country was at stake. If they didn't change, they would only be conquered by foreign powers, and Yuan Shuo would perish. Therefore, they supported Qiu Shuijing's reform.

However, they were dragged out of their homes by angry people and beaten to death in public.

These officials were powerful, but unfortunately, there were even more powerful beings in the crowd who directly controlled them, leaving them no room to resist.

Qiu Shuijing, who had returned from studying abroad, had accumulated many contacts in the court and suffered a loss of nearly half of them this time!

Qiu Shuijing held two positions, Imperial Censor and Tai Chang of the Tian Dao Yuan. Both positions had many officials like a small court under them. The officials under the Tai Chang included Tai Shi, Tai Yue, Tai Zhu, Tai Zai, Tai Bu, Tai Yi, and other positions, which were directly held by the Western teachers of the Tian Dao Yuan.

With Di Ping's support, Qiu Shuijing promoted his reforms by using his own officials. When the turmoil spread to Mount Yuhuang, the surviving officials under his command immediately mobilized troops to guard the mountain pass.

"Protect Mr. Shuijing and the Emperor!" someone shouted.But gradually, no one continued to shout like this, because they found that they could not enter the inner city and could not mobilize the Forbidden Army.

The imperial city is divided into the inner city and the outer city. At this moment, the Forbidden Army guards the inner city, urging the Emperor's Lingbing of the Four Holy Emperors, guarding the four gates of the inner city, and strictly prohibiting anyone from entering.

These reformist officials are sandwiched between the inner and outer cities. When angry people rush over, they are afraid that there is no way out!

If the Forbidden Army also comes to kill them, there is no hope!

And from the current situation, there is indeed such a possibility!

They are likely to be betrayed by the emperor and ministers in the inner city!

In the inner city, Qiu Shuijing walked into the Jinyuan Palace and faced the courtiers of civil and military officials in the palace. These civil and military officials came from various major families as if they had expected this scene and came to the Jinyuan Palace early.

They not only want to see Qiu Shuijing being executed, but also want to see the emperor being forced into the palace and the power of reform being returned to the major families!

Qiu Shuijing ignored everyone's gaze and went straight to the palace, bowing and saluting, "Your Majesty, the West Master of the Tian Dao Academy is responsible for teaching the students of the Tian Dao Academy. If the officials under the Taichang are finished, then the Tian Dao Academy is finished."

Emperor Di Ping sat on the Jinyuan Palace and said, "What does Qiu Aiqing think?"

Qiu Shuijing said, "Please mobilize the Forbidden Army, sacrifice the Holy Treasure, quell the chaos among the people, and then find out the person who incited the chaos this time and deal with them according to law."

As soon as he finished speaking, the civil and military officials on both sides shouted angrily, "Qiu Shuijing, you are the one who caused this chaos!"

"You, Qiu Yushi, are the culprit!"

"It's you who went against the will of heaven and insisted on changing the ancestral law, arousing public anger and causing this turmoil!"

"If someone needs to be punished, it should be you!"

"Your Majesty, please decree to execute Qiu, sacrifice Qiu's head to the sky, and quell the chaos among the people!"

...

Qiu Shuijing's face was calm, letting them clamor, just looking calmly at Emperor Di Ping. Emperor Di Ping on the throne had a smile on his face, looking at the civil and military officials below who were attacking Qiu Shuijing.

"With one decree from Your Majesty, this chaos can be quelled."

Qiu Shuijing bowed again and said, "Please make a decision, Your Majesty."

Just at this moment, the commander of the Jinwu Guards led many Jinwu Guards to rush into the Jinyuan Palace, setting up a formation to lock the palace gate, and urging the Lingbing to enter the formation.

In the Jinyuan Palace, some civil and military officials looked excited and looked around, some showed doubts, and some showed fearful and uneasy expressions, secretly preparing their magical powers.

"My dear officials."

Emperor Di Ping's voice came from the Jinyuan Palace, clear and bright, echoing in the palace, pulling everyone's attention back to him.

Emperor Di Ping stood up, and behind him appeared the images of the five Holy Emperors. The five Holy Emperors stood tall and magnificent, shining with divine light, holding up the Five Emperors' Lingbing.Di Ping smiled and said, "Do you think that by forcing me to execute the person who can bring me immortality, you have brought me to the point where I am under your control?"

Boom!

He stepped forward and thunderous sounds echoed through the hall. In the next moment, Di Ping appeared in front of Guangluqing and with a single blow, Guangluqing's body exploded into a bloody mess.

Bang!

Di Ping's divine power erupted and the five holy emperors behind him activated their divine power in the form of imperial soldiers, unleashing a massacre.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing?" The cavalryman who had just spoken was crushed into powder by the Nine Ding divine power.

"Your Majesty has gone mad!" The commander of the imperial guards was torn apart by the divine dragon.

The civil and military officials in the hall were all experts, and there were even those who had reached the level of Verification of Saints. At this moment, they all erupted with their own power, and the hall was filled with various divine powers.

However, screams kept coming, and one by one, the nine ministers, such as the Grand Steward, the Minister of Justice, and the Grand Herald, were killed by Di Ping.

"Since I ascended the throne, I have been under your control and have not had a day of true power!"

Di Ping's face was covered in blood. With a crack, he broke the neck of Zuofufeng. His eyes gleamed with excitement and bloodlust. "The Three Dukes want to restrict me, Wen Prime Minister, Xue Qingfu, and you, Qiu Shuijing, all point fingers at me!"

Zuofufeng hid behind a bronze pillar in the hall, his face ashen. He was about to turn around and activate his divine power, but before he could do so, he saw the sun and moon rotating above his head.

Zuofufeng screamed in agony and was instantly melted into spiritual energy, which flowed into the sun and moon.

"Even Emperor Ai had someone to entrust his legacy to!"

Di Ping laughed heartily. "Does that waste deserve to entrust his legacy?"

He punched and shattered the head of the Junior Palace Attendant and stomped on the head of the Armory Chief, saying viciously, "Since succeeding to the throne, I have never had a day of freedom! But heaven has finally given me the chance!"

He grabbed the spine of the Junior Palace Attendant and pulled it out with force.

The Junior Palace Attendant fell to the ground and died a miserable death. His body and spiritual energy quickly decomposed and were absorbed by the five holy emperors behind Di Ping.

The bodies of the five holy emperors became more and more real, having absorbed the flesh and spiritual energy of many civil and military officials. They even grew flesh!

However, unlike the real five holy emperors, the five holy emperors behind Di Ping were like demons!

They did not have skin, only flesh covering their bones, and not even a scalp!

The other officials were terrified and rushed towards the door of the Golden Palace, but it was blocked by the Jinwuwei guards, and there was no way to escape.

"Xue Qingfu wants to become a saint, Wen Guanshan wants to abandon his ancestral legacy and establish a new school, and Qiu Shuijing wants to reform."Di Ping walked step by step towards them, revealing a cruel smile: "Luckily, they showed their flaws. Finally, the fake Wen Guanshan is dead, Xue Qingfu has gone mad, and the real Wen Guanshan will now be my dog! As for Qiu Shuijing, he has been forced to come to me at this moment, with no other choice left... "

Behind him, the towering Five Holy Emperors reached out their skinless hands and grabbed the exhausted civil and military officials who were shouting for help.

"Mr. Shuijing, save us!" they cried out.

However, Qiu Shuijing remained motionless, standing still without lifting a finger.

The civil and military officials screamed in agony as their flesh and blood were rapidly absorbed by the Five Holy Emperors behind Di Ping.

The momentum of the Five Holy Emperors became even stronger, and their demonic energy surged. Their imperial soldiers' illusions seemed to have been transformed into substance, as if they could even crush the heavens and the earth!

In the Golden Luang Hall, only Di Ping, Qiu Shuijing, and Zong Zhengyuan remained.

Zong Zhengyuan's face turned pale as he knelt on the ground, not daring to move.

Di Ping turned around and ignored him, smiling at Qiu Shuijing. "Teacher, I have killed all the masters of these aristocratic families. With a wave of my hand, I can order the second-in-command of each family to become the new master. They must be grateful to me. And as for you..."

The door of the Golden Luang Hall opened.

Di Ping stepped on Zong Zhengyuan's head and exerted force bit by bit, saying coldly, "Teacher, you can stay here and help me complete the unification technique. Or, you can go out and die with your reformist allies!"

Crack!

He stomped on Zong Zhengyuan's head, crushing it!

The Golden Luang Hall was filled with corpses and blood, with blood splattered on the pillars and dragon throne like red plum blossoms.

Qiu Shuijing turned around and looked at Di Ping.

He had crossed the sea to study abroad and returned to teach his skills to this young emperor, hoping that he could revive the nation.

"I am not a good teacher, I did not teach you well," Qiu Shuijing said as he walked past Di Ping. "Today, I will give you a lesson: a gentleman should be magnanimous, shouldering heavy responsibilities even if the road is long and arduous."

He walked out of the Golden Luang Hall and faced the Jinwu Guards and the Imperial Guards. "Death is but the end of life, is it not far away? Tyrant!"