Baiyang replied respectfully, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Xiao Xun looked into the distance, his hands behind his back, "If I am not present before you, but wish for you to appear before me immediately, is there any way to achieve this?"
Baiyang thought for a moment, "Yes, as long as I open a spatial portal, they will arrive by your side as quickly as possible."
Xiao Xun turned to face Baiyang, his expression solemn, "Can your spatial magic kill people?"
"If operated correctly, it can."
Hearing Baiyang's words, he immediately thought of spatial distortion, how terribly that person had died, a chilling thought.
"Tell the other eleven people that no matter when, no matter what kind of enemy they face, without my permission, they are not to harm life."
In response to Xiao Xun's warning, Baiyang simply replied, "Yes!"
Baiyang used spatial magic to bring Xiao Xun back to the castle.
Back in the bedroom, Xiao Xun shivered again, instinctively burrowing into Mu Jiahe's embrace.
"Can you have a little more backbone?"
Then he hugged Xiao Xun tightly, his eyes suggestive, "You're not doing this on purpose, are you?"
Xiao Xun swallowed, "No, Your Majesty. I'm genuinely cold! How can it be so cold in Shengti Luoman just as autumn arrives? What will winter be like."
Mu Jiahe's chest was very warm, much like her magic, "Actually, the other rooms are fine, it's just this bedroom that's a bit cold."
Xiao Xun dared not move recklessly and asked curiously, "Why is that?"
Mu Jiahe shrugged, "I don't know, perhaps because too many people have died in this room, making the Yin energy heavy!"
Xiao Xun shivered again, like a frightened rabbit, he curled up in Mu Jiahe's arms, but with his back to her.
Just as the two were about to fall asleep, the ground suddenly began to tremble again, and the sky in the far distance lit up as if it were daytime.
The two quickly changed their clothes and went outside.
At this moment, the distant bell also rang. Xiao Xun didn't know what the bell signified, but he knew that something major had definitely happened in the city.
The Guard Captain rushed over and said to Saila Peisi, "Your Majesty, Duke Horton has led the Phoenix Army in a surprise night attack on the capital, and is currently attacking the east gate. The defending guards are rushing to support the east gate. However, Duke Horton's Phoenix Army is too numerous and has begun to surround the city."
Xiao Xun slapped his armrest and said to Saila Peisi, "I knew that fellow was no good."
Saila Peisi's face darkened, "What's the use of saying this now? Come, go with me to the east gate and see what the situation is."
The two took a carriage to the east gate. As soon as they got out of the carriage, Xiao Xun said to Baiyang, who was following him, "Call the other eleven here. It seems this battle is unavoidable."
Baiyang crossed his hands, said, "Yes," opened the barrier, a hexagram appeared, and he vanished from the spot.
Duke Horton sent people to shout surrender policies in front of the city gate, starting with the fact that Saila Peisi was a woman, and then promising preferential treatment after opening the gates.
At this time, Shengti Luoman's capital was not only populated by locals, but also by many talented individuals from various countries who had come to participate in the "Number One Under Heaven" competition and had not yet left.
Hearing that the capital was surrounded, they all rushed to the city walls at the first opportunity and vied to go down and fight Horton, to display their country's prestige, and mainly to showcase their own strength to gain the Empress's favor, but Saila Peisi refused them all.
She looked at the dense Phoenix Army, her heart full of curiosity. She knew Horton had long coveted the throne, but why would he choose such a critical moment to defect? It puzzled her.
Xiao Xun looked at the Phoenix Army not far away and thought, "These people are really fast, I wonder where Aaron is now?"
Saila Peisi had someone prepare a loudspeaker, and holding a microphone herself, said, "I am your Empress, Saila Peisi. Is Horton there?"
The opposing camp also brought out a large loudspeaker. A person wearing a red cape stood behind the loudspeaker, holding a microphone, "I am here. Cousin, I advise you to open the city gates and let my army into the city. Then you abdicate to me, and I promise not to harm you."
Saila Peisi suppressed her anger, "Horton, we are both members of the Guangyan family. You know, although my throne is inherited, this country has reached its current state under my leadership, not yours. Shengti Luoman was plagued by war and suffering in the past, and it was I who, step by step, carried out reforms to make the country the wealthiest on this continent, not you."
Horton said directly, "Everything you've said is the merit of the High Priest and Gelia, not yours. You only have the advantage of being an heir. In terms of ability, in terms of strategy, in what aspect are you my opponent? I am the one who should be the ruler of this country."
Saila Peisi shouted, "Since that's the case, what else is there to say? If you have the guts, break in!" With that, she threw the microphone aside.
Horton, holding the microphone, shouted, "I will! Soldiers, charge!"
Before the battle, Horton had made thorough preparations and made post-war promises to all the legion commanders of the Phoenix Army.
Therefore, under the leadership of these legion commanders, Horton's men began to charge desperately.
He had originally intended to launch a surprise attack, using his magic cannons to instantly break down the gates, and then rush in as a torrent.
But he never expected that the ground would suddenly tremble for some unknown reason. By the time his magic cannons were ready to fire, the enemy had already taken precautions and directly activated a magic barrier, intercepting the energy of the magic cannons from the outside. A huge white light body flashed, but it caused no actual damage to the city gate.
Duke Horton thought, this is the only chance, even if it means sacrificing lives, the army must be pushed inside the city walls today.
Although the Phoenix Army was several times larger than the defending army, the defending army had high combat effectiveness, and moreover, they were defending the city. For a while, they couldn't even reach the bottom of the city walls.
The east and west gates were the main city gates, and it was normal for them to be heavily guarded. However, the north and south city gates were also guarded by a large number of Royal Guards, which made the legion commanders below curious: where did the enemy get so many Royal Guard soldiers?
In reality, there weren't that many soldiers; it was all illusion. Taking advantage of the darkness, they were trying to bluff. If the sun rose, the deception would be immediately exposed.
Saila Peisi had long known of Horton's disloyal intentions. Therefore, by letting him preside over the funeral, she intended to have the Phoenix Army mobilized, and then find a way to eliminate him, bringing the military power into her own hands.
To be safe, she had even dispatched two legions to strengthen the Royal Guards, just in case.
However, after all her calculations, she never expected that the opponent's troop deployment capability would be so strong. In such a short period, they had managed to assemble their troops silently, and their numbers were more than three times what she had known.
She had to admire Duke Horton's ruthlessness and scheming.
Xiao Xun assigned combat missions. The most important task at hand was to hold the city until Aaron's reinforcements arrived, and absolutely not to let Saila Peisi suffer any harm.
He went to Saila Peisi's side, "Your Majesty, does Horton know we have dragons?"
Saila Peisi suddenly realized, "Yes, perhaps the disappearance of the two dragons is related to him."
Xiao Xun scoffed, "I don't think it's related to him, I think he did it himself."