At night.

Dashang Palace, Shouan Hall.

A secret guard appeared and saluted respectfully, "Your Majesty, King Jiuyou is back."

"Oh? Not dead?"

At the table, Emperor Shang raised his head when he heard this and said indifferently, "I thought he was dead."

The secret guard was silent and had no words.

"Where are people now?"

Emperor Shang withdrew his gaze, looked at the chessboard on the table, and asked.

"Just outside the palace."

The secret guard replied, "However, the palace gate is closed, and King Jiuyou cannot enter without His Majesty's holy order."

"If you can't get in, don't get in."

Emperor Shang said while making his move, "Let him wait until dawn."

Hearing this, the secret guard saluted again and immediately retreated into the darkness.

"waste."

Emperor Shang's eyes turned cold and he continued to concentrate on playing chess and ignored his affairs.

Outside the palace.

The Nine Nether King stood quietly, with a hint of urgency in his eyes, and his aura was a bit messy. He was obviously injured.

In the Five Realms, it is not difficult to enter the palace, but King Jiuyou will never dare to enter the palace without being summoned.

Imperial power is the most terrifying thing in the world. Even in the five realms, they have to bow their heads.

In the battle in the north, King Jiuyou faced the sudden attack of the Mobei cavalry and lost all his troops. All the 70,000 black water troops in his hand were damaged. His crime should be executed.

Jiuyou King is alive because he has good personal cultivation. However, after losing the battle and losing many troops, Jiuyou King is only a fifth realm.

Today's big businessmen, in fact, do not lack the five realms.

In the eyes of the Shang Emperor, it had lost its use value.

As for the position of King Wu, a King Wu who can win battles is a King of Wu. A King Wu whose entire army is wiped out has neither soldiers nor horses, and has lost the morale of the army, so what is the use of it?

In front of the palace, King Jiuyou had been waiting anxiously for Emperor Shang's summons. However, after waiting for several hours, no one was seen.

The masters of the forbidden army in the palace have long been aware of King Jiuyou outside the palace gate, but without the holy order, they can just pretend they didn't see it.

In the sky, the bright moon moves westward.

The long night gradually passed.

King Jiuyou waited outside the palace like this all night.

Dawn arrived as scheduled, just like every other day.

The palace door opened, and King Jiuyou immediately walked towards the palace.

In the Shou'an Palace.

The Shang Emperor washed and changed his clothes under the service of his chamberlain.

Not long after, a young eunuch came quickly and saluted respectfully, "Your Majesty, King Jiuyou wishes to see you."

"Let him come in." Emperor Shang said calmly.

"yes!"

The little eunuch took the order and turned around to leave.

Not long after, King Jiuyou hurriedly entered the palace, knelt down and saluted, "Convicted minister, I would like to kowtow to Your Majesty."

"Still alive, not bad."

Emperor Shang glanced at King Jiuyou in front of him and said calmly, "How many people are left?"

King Jiuyou knelt on the ground, his expression changed again and again, and said, "There are less than three hundred left."

"There are 70,000 troops, and there are only 300 people left."

Emperor Shang smiled coldly and said, "King Jiuyou, you really show off the style of my great Shang Wu King."

"I know the crime!"

King Jiuyou's expression changed, and he kowtowed again to apologize.

"Everyone, please step back."

Emperor Shang waved his hand and dismissed those around him, stepped forward and said calmly, "What do you think I should do with you?"

King Jiuyou bowed his head to the ground, his body trembled slightly, and said, "Please, Your Majesty, give me a chance to make meritorious deeds."

"Can."

Emperor Shang said something, looked at the person in front of him, and said coldly, "I will give you a chance to redeem yourself and make meritorious service. There is one thing, as long as you succeed, I will spare your life and let you continue to be in charge of the rebuilt Blackwater."

military."

When King Jiuyou heard this, he looked happy and said, "Please give me your Majesty's instructions."

Emperor Shang looked outside the palace and said, "Come here."

At this moment, in front of Fengtian Palace.

A figure in white came out, bowed respectfully, and said, "Yes!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure in white passed by and rushed towards Shou'an Hall.

After a few breaths, a figure in white appeared in Shou'an Hall, bowed his hands and said, "Your Majesty."

In the palace, King Jiuyou was shocked when he saw the man in white suddenly appearing in front of him.

He didn't even notice when this person appeared.

"Give him the Spring and Autumn Sword." Emperor Shang ordered with an indifferent expression.

"yes!"

Upon hearing Emperor Shang's order, the man in white stepped forward, pointed his Qi, and touched the heart of King Jiuyou.

The next moment, an extremely painful groan sounded from the mouth of the Nine Nether King, and his vitality disappeared rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Spring and Autumn Sword, also known as Dameng Spring and Autumn Sword."

Emperor Shang looked at the painful Jiuyou King in front of him, and said with a cold expression, "It can only be used when you are on the verge of death. A dream of the Spring and Autumn Period, a great dream of the Spring and Autumn Period, I will give you this sword, and I will lend you my life to kill one person.

OK, if that person dies, you can live."

After Emperor Shang finished speaking, the man in white stopped his hand and his aura was gone.

King Jiuyou put his hands on the ground, sweating profusely, and his body was still shaking.

Fear, shock, until today, I have experienced firsthand the terror of the emperor.

"My lord, I obey the order."

King Jiuyou leaned down, kowtowed again, and responded.

"Back off."

Emperor Shang waved his hand and said with an indifferent expression, "When it's your turn to take action, I will send someone to notify you!"

"My lord, please retire."

King Jiuyou responded with a cold sweat on his face, then staggered up and walked away.

The man in white then left without saying anything from beginning to end.

"His Majesty's methods are really impressive."

At this moment, a figure shrouded in black air walked out of the hall and spoke.

Emperor Shang ignored it, walked to the table and sat down, saying, "Without any means, how can I secure the throne and how can I compete with the invincible Confucian leader in the world."

"The Confucian leader is not invincible. At least, he cannot enter this palace." The figure in the black air responded.

"He can't enter the palace, and I can't leave the palace either."

Emperor Shang looked at the chess table in front of him and said coldly, "Unless he is dead."

"Soon."

The figure in the black air responded, "The cold winter is coming, and he, an old man who has lived for more than a thousand years, cannot withstand this disaster."

"Actually, I would like to know if there are any of your people over there in the Western Regions." Emperor Shang said with a cold expression.

"Your Majesty should know that I will not answer this question." The figure in the black air responded.

"That's all, whether you have it or not, it doesn't matter."

Emperor Shang looked outside the palace and said, "You should deliver what I want as soon as possible. My patience is running out."
To be continued...