On the blood-red clouds, segments of memory began to play.
They were precisely Jiu Mozhiyan’s memories.
In Jiu Mozhiyan’s memories, everything was exactly as Ling Xiao had said.
That day, Sikong Zun had left the military camp and secretly met Temur Mutu and Jiu Mozhiyan to discuss a good plan to deal with Northern Desert City.
Let alone anything else, just this point alone left the soldiers and civilians of the entire city dumbfounded.
The grand general they trusted had actually been secretly colluding with people from the Black Crow Empire.
These were Jiu Mozhiyan’s memories, even more credible than his words.
In the memories released by the blood mirror, there were not only scenes of Jiu Mozhiyan colluding with Sikong Zun.
There were also scenes of Ling Xiao turning the tide of battle, routing the Black Crow Empire’s army in utter defeat.
And scenes of Ling Xiao calmly responding, scaring off Temur Mutu.
These scenes one after another left everyone in the imperial city boiling with hot blood, their emotions hard to control.
Admiration and reverence for Ling Xiao.
Gratitude and trust towards the Northern Desert Army.
Guilt and regret towards Ji Ning.
Hatred and enmity towards Sikong Zun.
All kinds of emotions intertwined, making it seem as if a terrible volcano was about to erupt in the imperial city.
If Emperor Feng Ming Wuliang could not handle today’s matter properly, the soldiers and civilians of the imperial city might truly rebel.
Ji Ning was loyal to the sovereign and served the country.
Lü Chenglong and the others also fought bravely against the enemy.
Ling Xiao was even more a divine general sent from heaven to the Divine Phoenix Empire!
Such a group of people had actually been branded traitors by Sikong Zun, and they had even believed Sikong Zun’s words, going so far as to insult and humiliate Ji Ning and the others.
All the regret and shame at this moment turned into boundless anger.
Colluding with the Black Crow Empire was already a capital offence!
Framing the loyal and good, moreover, had tortured Ji Ning and the others into cripples, and killed Lü Chenglong.
He even wanted to kill Ling Xiao.
This old dog Sikong Zun, even if he died a thousand times, ten thousand times, could not dispel the hatred in their hearts.
“Please, Your Majesty, give justice to us and severely punish the treacherous official!”
Ling Xiao suddenly cupped his hands and said loudly to Feng Ming Wuliang.
“Please, Your Majesty, give justice and severely punish the treacherous official!”
All the Northern Desert Army soldiers shouted in unison.
“Please, Your Majesty, give justice and severely punish the treacherous official!”
This time, almost all the soldiers and civilians of the entire imperial city roared together.
Even the Divine Phoenix Academy, which had previously been at odds with Qingxu Academy, now stood on Ling Xiao’s side.
After all, the conflict between the two academies was an internal contradiction among the people.
But Sikong Zun’s actions were already betraying the country, how could they tolerate it?
Sikong Zun trembled all over. He had not expected that the trap he had carefully set would ultimately become the stage for Ling Xiao’s counterattack.
If he had known it would be like this, he should have personally intercepted and killed Ling Xiao, and such a huge mistake would not have occurred.
“Your Majesty! This minister believes you will surely enforce the law impartially!”
Ling Xiao kicked this ball to Feng Ming Wuliang.
He wanted to see what choice this Emperor would make.
Feng Ming Wuliang was extremely annoyed in his heart.
But there was nothing he could do.
To be honest, everything Sikong Zun had done was actually directed by him in secret, so he absolutely could not kill Sikong Zun.
But if he did not handle this matter well today, once it sparked a civilian uprising, his position as Emperor would be over.
He had worked so hard on so many things, not to lose his throne.
He wanted to be the eternal emperor of the Divine Phoenix Empire.
He was annoyed at Sikong Zun’s uselessness, and equally annoyed at Ling Xiao’s cunning.
This scene today was entirely orchestrated by Ling Xiao, effectively putting him on the fire to roast.
What could he do?
Feng Ming Wuliang took a deep breath and said, “Ling Xiao, rest assured, Sikong Zun has committed such heinous crimes, I will never forgive him no matter what, but the country has its laws, what punishment to impose on him still needs to be handed over to the Law Division for trial, what do you think?”
“Your Majesty, this minister has no problem with that, but you should ask whether the soldiers and civilians of the Divine Phoenix Empire agree!”
Ling Xiao naturally would not give them the chance for a trial, because he knew Feng Ming Wuliang wanted to shield Sikong Zun.
Once time was delayed, Sikong Zun might take the opportunity to escape.
“Roar, kill Sikong Zun! Kill Sikong Zun!”
A thunderous roar shook the entire imperial city, and Feng Ming Wuliang’s face became even uglier.
Now Ling Xiao was effectively standing on the side of the soldiers and civilians of the Divine Phoenix Empire. If he did not agree to Ling Xiao’s request, he would truly be making enemies of the tens of millions of soldiers and civilians in this imperial city.
“Your Majesty, Sikong Zun was originally the Electric Light Demon King of the True Demon Empire. This person once infiltrated the Holy Dynasty of the Tianlong Continent, causing the Holy Dynasty to be ultimately defeated by the True Demon Empire. Do you want the Divine Phoenix Empire to repeat the same mistake?”
Feng Yinshan finally spoke up.
This time, he pointed the spear directly at Sikong Zun.
This was an excellent opportunity to gain public support, and as long as Feng Yinshan was not an idiot, he would do this.
Moreover, he truly wanted to get rid of Sikong Zun.
Sikong Zun was not only a traitor but also Emperor Feng Ming Wuliang’s man. He must be killed!
“Heir Apparent Yinshan!”
“Heir Apparent Yinshan!”
Hearing Feng Yinshan’s words, countless soldiers and civilians shouted his name to support his stance.
At this point, Emperor Feng Ming Wuliang had no room to retreat.
If he really sparked a civilian uprising, Feng Yinshan might ascend the throne right now with the support of these tens of millions of soldiers and civilians.
Sikong Zun was in despair.
He knew clearly that in this situation, even if Feng Ming Wuliang wanted to preserve his life, it was absolutely impossible.
This guy Ling Xiao was too cunning!
“Have you finished your nonsense?”
Just when Sikong Zun had completely fallen into despair and was preparing to accept his tragic fate, the woman from the Zhengqi Alliance spoke.
Everyone was stunned for a moment.
Feng Ming Wuliang, however, revealed a smile.
“This stupid and arrogant woman might become a very good turning point.”
He knew very well that Jia Lin’s wife was a disciple from Changle Immortal Island, with noble status and considerable strength.
And in the eyes of Changle Immortal Island, what were tens of millions of soldiers and civilians? They were nothing at all.
So although this woman was stupid and arrogant, she was absolutely the only existence today who could turn the situation around.
“Madam Jia, do you have something to say?”
Feng Ming Wuliang deliberately asked curiously.
“Of course I have something to say!”
Madam Jia said coldly, “I do not care who is the traitor or who is the hero. None of this has anything to do with me. I only care about who killed my husband and my son today. That person must die!”
These words were domineering and cruel.
The meaning was that no matter what my family did, whoever killed them must die, even if he is a hero of this country.
In Madam Jia’s eyes, there was no country, no people, and no heroes. She only had her own interests.
Being protective of one’s family is sometimes a virtue, but sometimes, it is purely pushing one’s relatives into the fire pit.
If Jia Yun did not have such a mother, he probably would not have been so arrogant, and would not have died so early.
