Chapter 887 What is the Dragon Cutting Platform?
In the Taiji Hall, Li Erduan sat on a dragon chair in the high hall, with two groups of civil and military officials on both sides below.
It was mid-autumn at that time, at the fifth watch, and the sky was still dark. There were courtiers holding lamps in the palace, and there was light everywhere.
Under the bright light, Li Er glanced across the group of civil servants and generals below, and saw Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Xu Shiji, Xu Jingzong, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Shubao and other civil servants and generals standing in awe, all with majesty and solemnity, but Only Prime Minister Wei Zheng was missing.
Seeing this scene, Li Er's heart skipped a beat. He immediately called a guard next to him and asked in a low voice: "Where is Wei Zheng?"
The guards were elites transferred by Li Er from the Forbidden Army, and were equivalent to the heads of the emperor's secret service.
Hearing Li Er's inquiry, he immediately knelt down and said with cold sweat: "Your Majesty, there was a strange light bursting out in Prime Minister Wei's mansion last night, and there was also the sound of cranes chirping from the sky. The ministers were surprised by this. I didn’t dare to approach the prime minister’s house because of the strange phenomenon, so please forgive me!”
Li Er was startled when he heard this. He didn't care about punishing the guards for their dereliction of duty, and murmured to himself: "A strange light appeared in the sky, and the cranes in the sky...could it be that an envoy from heaven came down to earth to declare an edict, ordering Wei Zheng to kill the old dragon at three o'clock in the afternoon?"
Thinking of this, Li Er felt that he could no longer hesitate, and immediately ordered Wei Zhengxuan to come to see him.
At that time, Wei Zheng was sitting cross-legged in the quiet room of the Prime Minister's Mansion, testing his wisdom sword and using his soul to wait for the right time.
Before he became an official, he also practiced Taoism, so he had some attainments in the way of the soul. Last night, he received the golden edict from heaven. Wei Zheng was happy and worried. He quickly thanked the Jade Emperor for his kindness, then fasted and bathed, waiting for the right time, so he could not Enter the dynasty.
Unexpectedly, before the time came, Li Er's servants came to announce the decree.
Although Wei Zheng was in great awe of the Jade Emperor's golden edict, he was unwilling to disobey the emperor's order, so he had to hurriedly dress and girdle his belt and accept the edict to enter the court.
In front of Li Eryu, Wei Zheng tidied up his appearance, kowtowed solemnly, and apologized to His Majesty.
Li Er smiled slightly, pardoned his innocence, and then ordered his ministers to withdraw from the court, leaving only Wei Zheng alone.
Wei Zheng didn't know the reason, but he couldn't refuse Li Er's request.
Li Er smiled and brought Wei Zheng into the side hall, and first discussed with him the strategies for peace and stability of the country.
Until the sky was high and it was almost noon, Li Er ordered his officials to get the chess pieces and the chessboard, laid out the imperial case, and said with a smile: "When the mood comes, I would like to play a game of chess with Xian Qing. I wonder what Xian Qing wants?"
Wei Zheng glanced at the sky and sighed: "I have my wish, but I don't dare to ask my ears!"
So, the monarch and his ministers sat down and played chess, passing each other one by one, setting up a black and white formation.
At the same time, Empress Changsun held a silver-colored luminous pearl in her hand and sat beside Li Er, watching the chess game quietly without saying a word.
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On the other side, above the Jinghe River, above the clouds.
A dark cloud gathered quickly, carrying a torrent of evil aura and pressing down on it.
In the Jinghe Water Mansion, the Jinghe Dragon King, who had transformed into a human form, seemed to feel something. He immediately looked frightened and couldn't help but cast his eyes on the three people in front of him.
After all, the Dragon King of the West Sea was under the rule of Heavenly Court, and his status was sensitive, so he had long since avoided suspicion and left.
Now, there are only three people left in Jinghe Water Mansion: Bai Lang, Ya Mu and the dragon girl Ao Jie.
Seeing the panic on the face of the Dragon King of Jinghe, Bai Lang said with a smile: "Brother Long, don't panic, it's just a walk on the dragon-slicing platform. We have laid a plan at Emperor Tang's place in advance to ensure that your trip is safe and sound." , safe and sound!"
After hearing these words, the Jinghe Dragon King's face softened a little, and he saluted respectfully: "Please, two worthy brothers!"
The Dragon Girl next to her took a step forward, grabbed the Jinghe Dragon King's arm, and met his eyes with tears in her eyes.
At this moment, a majestic voice came from the horizon, announcing that the Dragon King of Jinghe had violated the laws of heaven and was worthy of death!
Before he finished speaking, golden chains extended from the clouds and instantly locked the Jinghe Dragon King's neck, wrists and ankles, causing him to cry out in pain, and the true body of the black dragon emerged from the white-clothed warrior.
The black dragon has a majestic head and horns, cold scales, and a powerful golden immortal-level dragon power permeating its body.
A black dragon with such strength is already considered the most powerful among the dragon clan today, and its combat power is not inferior to that of the Dragon King of the Four Seas.
But even so, in front of the golden dragon-binding rope protruding from the clouds, the Dragon King of Jinghe was still unable to fight back. He could only show panic and was dragged up to the clouds by the golden chain with his teeth and claws open.
"Husband!"
The dragon girl stretched out her hands to the sky and cried out sadly, then stopped and looked at Bailang and Ya Mu with a pleading look on her face.
Bailang and Yamu looked at each other, jumped up immediately, and followed the Dragon King of Jinghe into the clouds.
But above the clouds, countless heavenly soldiers and generals were riding auspicious clouds, holding long soldiers, looking down majestically and solemnly.
In the center of them, heavily guarded, was a golden high platform, with a huge guillotine standing on it, and a god general in golden armor standing on the platform, his whole body exuding a majestic divine light.
After the Jinghe Dragon King was captured here, he was locked on the high platform with golden chains.
"This is the dragon cutting platform!"
Bailang stopped, looked at the dragon platform and said, "Do you know why the Dragon Clan is so in awe of Heaven?"
Yamu said thoughtfully: "Is it because of this dragon cutting platform?"
Bai Lang nodded and said: "Yes, when the Heavenly Court deals with death row prisoners, there is actually another execution ground. When they dealt with Sun Wukong back then, they took Sun Wukong to the Demon Slaying Platform for execution. There is also another execution ground for dealing with immortals who have violated Tian's rules. "
"But whether it's a fairy or a monster, the name of the execution ground is normal."
"Only the Dragon Clan's exclusive execution ground is the most special. It is called the Dragon Slaying Platform..."
Ya Mu was startled for a moment, then realized what he was doing and couldn't help but feel horrified.
The so-called "cutting a dragon to cut a dragon" means to kill first and then cut it into pieces!
Heaven treats rebellious demons and illegal gods as if they were dealing with normal criminals, but it only treats dragons as if they are dealing with a precious ingredient.
Yamu still remembered that Nie Changchuan had told them that at the peach festival a few years ago, in addition to various varieties of flat peaches and a bunch of fairy fruits, there were also rare and exotic animals, including dragon liver and phoenix marrow!
Thinking of this, Yamu couldn't help but sigh: "No wonder the dragon clan from all over the world didn't dare to resist when the Heavenly Court was weak. Even a powerful person like the Jinghe Dragon King, a golden immortal, was so frightened in front of the Jade Emperor's edict."
"...This is a fear that has been deeply ingrained in the minds of the dragons for countless thousands of years!"
Thinking of this, Yamu turned his attention to the dragon-slaying platform in front. On the platform under the Jinghe Dragon King, there were faint stains of blood, and a monstrous evil aura emerged from it. It seemed that there were countless wronged souls of real dragons roaring.
At this moment, the golden-armored god general stepped forward, glared at the two men and shouted:
"Who is coming?!"
Bailang was not afraid at all, and stepped forward and said: "I am Bailang, the nuclear power real person under the command of Emperor Zhongtian!"
...Emperor Zhongtian?
The golden-armored god general was startled for a moment, and then his tone softened: "It turns out to be Zhenren Bai. I wonder where the emperor is?"
Bai Lang smiled and said: "The emperor is not here, the two of us just came to Chang'an to visit friends and passed by here."
The golden-armored god general frowned, his body filled with divine power, and he said calmly: "Since the emperor is not here and the real person is empty-handed, I am afraid it will be difficult to escape safely from the forbidden area of the law field, unless..."
"Unless what?"
"Unless a real person holds the Great Emperor's certificate."
Emperor's credentials?
Bailang and Yamu looked at each other.
The latter thought for a moment, turned over his hand and took out the Void Jade Tablet, and said calmly: "Can this be a certificate?"
The golden-armored god general took a closer look, then his expression changed, he calmed down his aura, and said with a smile: "He is indeed under the command of the emperor!"
As he spoke, he cupped his hands and said with a smile: "The law enforcement field is strict and there is no room for sloppiness. You two real men are offended!"
Bailang smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, the general is just doing his duty, that's understandable!"
The golden-armored god general breathed a sigh of relief and said softly: "In that case, I would like to ask the two real people to leave as soon as possible. If the execution time is delayed, I am afraid that it will be difficult for me to sit idly by and ignore..."
Bailang shook his head and said, "That's not possible."
The golden-armored god general frowned and tightened his grip on the spear in his hand.
"Why?"
"Is this what I just said?"
As Bailang spoke, he cast his gaze at the hopeful Jinghe Dragon King on the Dragon Slaying Platform, and said slowly: "The two of us are here to visit an old friend in Chang'an."
The golden armored god followed his gaze and looked behind him, then turned his head and let out a long sigh.
"Excuse me for being stupid, but the two real friends are not the evil dragon behind me, right?"
"Lord General God is really smart!"
Bai Lang smiled and gave a thumbs up to the golden-armored god general.
The golden-armored god general frowned, his body once again filled with the power of the golden immortal stage, and said lightly: "This... I'm afraid it's not good, right?"
"To be honest with you two masters, the Dragon King of Jinghe River has violated the law of heaven by modifying the rainfall time without authorization. He deserves to be sentenced to death. These two masters are under the command of Emperor Zhongtian. Why bother to wade in this muddy water for an evil dragon?"
Bai Lang sighed and said: "There is no way, who told me to let the word out, I have to save him!"
Next to him, Ya Mu's whole body glowed with silver light, and he said calmly: "Master General, the Dragon King of Jinghe just slightly changed the rainfall time. It's not that he is disobeying the decree and being disrespectful. It's just a small punishment or a big commandment from heaven. Why do you have to suffer so much?" What about forcing each other?"
After the words fell, Bai Lang shook his head before the golden armored general could answer.
"Give up. This kind of thing is always big or small. If we really want to be reasonable, we are really unreasonable. Don't waste your breath."
"..." Yamu glanced at him and sighed, "So, it has developed into a tribulation field?"
Bailang smiled slightly: "What is the Tribulation Field? Don't say it so harshly. You and I just met a good player of the same level. We were itchy and wanted to compete with this god general!"