Strongest Guard

Zhang Xiuda, with an unyielding personality and courage, was viewed as the pillar of the Sui Dynasty, the number one general of the Big Sui family.    

    

In 616, Zhang Xuda was defeated by the Wagang army. He died in battle, and was fifty-two years old. When his soldiers heard of his death, they cried for several days.    

    

The legendary Qin Qiong and Cheng Qiujin were both his subordinates during his time in the Qi Province. After he was killed by Li Min's scheme at the Wagang, they finally attached themselves to Li Shimin and helped His Majesty Li Er to create the most powerful dynasty in the history of the Han Dynasty, the Great Tang Dynasty.    

    

According to historical records, Zhang Xuduo was Jack's most trusted person, none of whom he trusted. Because of his constant campaign outside, Yang Guang had specially sent painters to paint his appearance and hang him in the palace, observing his paintings every day, saying that as long as Zhang Xuduo was around, our country's mountains and rivers were made of copper and iron.    

    

The facts proved that when Zhang Xudan's troops died, the Sui Dynasty also collapsed with a loud bang.    

    

Zhang Xiuda, in comparison to the civil and military officials like Ma Tie and the other generals, was qualified to be located on the eighth floor of the Deities Templar.    

    

Furthermore, Lee Nanfang also saw that not only was there Zhang Xiuda's statue on the altar, but there were also four paper men on both sides of the statue.    

    

A paper man.    

    

As Lee Nanfang ascended, his eyes flowed with a strange smile.    

    

After meeting the eyes of one of the paper men, Lee Nanfang's body trembled and all the strength in his body disappeared. Just as he was about to fall off the dragon's back, the Black Dragon let out a clear and melodious roar.    

    

The nine halls resounded and countless golden bells rang out at the same time. They drove away the evil eyes that were locked onto Lee Nanfang.    

    

When Lee Nanfang looked at the paper man again, its eyes were already dark.    

    

They finally reached the ninth floor of the shrine.    

    

Lee Nanfang saw all the paper men and women, old and young, each of them wearing a different set of clothing, including civil and military officials, imperial concubines and eunuchs, and golden armored warriors holding axes.    

    

All the paper men turned to look at the Black Dragon when it suddenly appeared.    

    

Nine, was the largest number of palaces. In China's traditional culture, there was a different meaning. There was a total of nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine palaces in the Forbidden City.    

    

Since Zhang Xiuda and the other civil officials were all in the shrine below, then there could only be one person sitting on this level, and that was Emperor Yang, Yang Guang, who had once developed the Grand Canal and fought for power three times in a row.    

    

Lee Nanfang raised his head and saw an even wider altar table filled with three beasts. These were offerings that only emperors could use.    

    

Without the black spirit tablet, the emperor wouldn't need a spirit tablet.    

    

Lee Nanfang saw a person.    

    

It wasn't Emperor Yang, Yang Guang, but a woman. A very young and beautiful woman wearing gorgeous palace attire was kneeling on the right side of the center of the temple with her hands crossed in front of her stomach. Her eyes were like paint, and her lips were pursed slightly with a faint smile.    

    

This beauty dressed in palace clothing should be Emperor Yang's empress, the famous Empress Xiao in history.    

    

Empress Xiao was also very famous in history, even more famous than many of the famous generals of Sui and Tang Dynasty. First, because of her dignified and beautiful appearance, docile and virtuous personality, she was the only woman in the history of China who could be compared to the eldest grandson of His Majesty Li Er.    

    

Legend has it that Empress Xiao, who was born in the second month of the Lunar New Year, was once seen by an expert when she was young. She was extremely amazed by her natural beauty.    

    

In her lifetime, Empress Xiao had served six emperors. When she was about fifty years old and was sent back from the country by the great Second Emperor Li, she was still mesmerized and was about to be sent to the imperial harem.    

    

Eh, since Empress Xiao's statue is here, why isn't Emperor Yang, Yang Guang here?    

    

Lee Nanfang was a bit confused. Just as he was about to turn around and search for Emperor Yang, his heart started beating crazily again for no reason. Aiya, amidst the screams, dust fell off the back of the Black Dragon.    

    

Just as he was about to look away from Empress Xiao's face, he suddenly realized that her appearance was actually very similar to his, just like this woman, who could mesmerize a man with a single look, was carefully sculpted using Lee Nanfang as a model.    

    

Even though Lee Nanfang wasn't a bit inferior and didn't have Empress Xiao's peerless appearance, he still had this kind of thought. Moreover, he was sure that she was him, or perhaps he was a replica of her.    

    

When he saw her, it was the same as seeing himself.    

    

At that moment, he might have already become Empress Xiao, and Empress Xiao might even have already become him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have such a clear feeling of fear.    

    

Fear!    

    

Never had sweat before appeared on Lee Nanfang's forehead, and in his mind, another scene appeared. It was in the cave under the 800 manger, and in an ancient coffin, he saw a woman who had been dead for who knows how many years but still knew how to cry.    

    

When Lee Nanfang saw that woman, he felt a sense of familiarity.    

    

It was as if she was supposed to be the person closest to him, yet he just couldn't remember who she was.    

    

Now Lee Nanfang suddenly came to his senses. The reason why he looked familiar to the woman in the coffin was because he saw his appearance on her face!    

    

That feeling, should've been like this. The two completely different faces strangely merged into one.    

    

What was going on?    

    

While Lee Nanfang's heart was beating wildly, a man's laughter rang out, causing him to look over subconsciously.    

    

At an unknown moment, a man had appeared beside Empress Xiao.    

    

Lee Nanfang recognized this man, he was the emperor whom he met twice in his dreams. Wearing a black embroidered dragon robe, with a golden crown on his head, with one hand on his waist, while the other pointed at him, he shouted: "Hey, today, I want to see who can save you! "Come on, take him down for me. I'll skin him alive and eat his flesh!"    

    

As the emperor shouted, countless golden armored warriors carrying axes charged forward.    

    

Empress Xiao's statue moved, bowing and touching the ground, begging in a pitiful voice, "Your Majesty, please let him go! In any case, he is still yours — ah! "    

    

"Bitch, shut up!"    

    

Before Empress Xiao could finish her sentence, the emperor raised his right foot and kicked her in the chest, scolding her harshly, "What the hell is he? It was only Dark Bane from the Reincarnation World! I was fortunate enough to be a martyred paper man, but I stole away the six beauty of my Six Houses without permission. I cannot help but feel angry, when I was muddleheaded and wanted to eat him alive to vent my anger, I was unluckily absorbed by him, and have been plaguing his body for a full twenty-four years! "    

    

"This emperor was almost scared out of his wits and never experienced rebirth. He could only endure the humiliation and bear the hardships of life as he coexisted with this animal and was bullied by it. This Emperor, it is enough! "I've been waiting for this opportunity for far, far too long!"    

    

The emperor roared as he stomped on Empress Xiao's chest, making her unable to utter another word. She glared at the golden armored warrior and shouted, "Why are you so dazed? Do you want to disobey my order?"    

    

The golden armored warriors did not dare to slack off anymore, once again shouting, they rushed forward and grabbed Lee Nanfang, not allowing him to fight back. They dragged him to the altar of the temple and lifted him up in a flurry, someone grabbed his hair, a machete with a ghost head engraved on it, and placed it on his neck.    

    

"Kill! Kill this beast that came from the darkness for me. Cut off his head. Only then can I vent the anger in my heart!"    

    

The emperor raged, cursing at the golden armored warrior.    

    

"Hey!"    

    

The warrior holding the ghost blade let out a breath, raised the blade with both of his hands and viciously slashed towards Lee Nanfang's neck.    

    

Ever since the age of 14, Lee Nanfang had been living in a scum of life or death situation, and he was even beaten by Xie Qingshang, one of the world's top four close-combat experts. After ten years of being oppressed, his reputation as Black Ghost was finally established, and his martial arts prowess was freakishly strong, especially in the face of death, which made Xie Qingshang extremely afraid.    

    

But now, he was powerless.    

    

He could have killed his way out of the encirclement, but he did not have the strength to do so. His dantian's Qi Sea was empty, just like an eighty year old man who, after hugging an eighteen year old Nutmeg girl, would be unable to lift his spear and leap forward.    

    

The Black Dragon was no longer here.    

    

Lee Nanfang suddenly realized why he didn't have any more strength. It was because the Black Dragon that was hidden in his body was no longer there. Now, it had become this monarch.    

    

Without the Black Dragon, Lee Nanfang was rapidly aging at a speed visible to the naked eye.    

    

The reason he could live was because of the Black Dragon in his body.    

    

When the Black Dragon that he had forcefully imprisoned for 24 years left his body, all of his vitality and Essence had also disappeared, leaving him at the mercy of others.    

    

"No, no! I don't want to die, I don't want to die! "    

    

Just as the ghost blade slashed down with an irresistible force, Lee Nanfang could only let out a furious roar.    

    

However, his angry roar was so weak and powerless that it could not prevent the ghost blade from chopping down in the slightest.    

    

"Ha, ha, ha!"    

    

The emperor raised both his hands and laughed madly towards the sky, "It has been twenty-four years, exactly twenty-four years. I have finally regained my freedom, returned to the place I was supposed to come from, and obtained everything that I was supposed to get. No one can deprive me of my freedom and imprison me in the filthy body of Dark Bane. Ha, haha, kill, kill for me! "    

    

Amidst the Emperor's wild laughter, a dazzling white light suddenly lit up the entire hall, even the entire world.    

    

Amidst the white light, a woman in white with disheveled hair and dirty clothes screamed as she shot out from Lee Nanfang's chest towards the emperor: "Yang Guang, you dare to kill my son!?"    

    

The crazed laughter of the emperor abruptly stopped as he was grabbed by the crazed woman by the neck.    

    

The dazzling white light made everyone, including Lee Nanfang and the ghost blade warrior, unable to see anything else. They could only hear the screams of the crazy woman and the angry roars of the emperor.    

    

"Ah!    

    

No one could see what happened to the emperor. He suddenly let out a mournful scream that almost pierced Lee Nanfang's eardrums, causing him to instinctively open his mouth.    

    

A black dragon howled miserably as it shot out with bared fangs and brandished claws from the white light. It darted into Lee Nanfang's mouth and the ghost blade that was already on Lee Nanfang's neck suddenly disappeared.    

    

Everyone, including Empress Xiao, had recovered their status as a statue or a paper man. Only the crazy woman was still standing on the altar, stretching her hands out to the sky and laughing crazily, blood dripping down from the corner of her mouth, "No one can kill my son!"    

    

Amidst the mournful laughter, the woman in white suddenly turned into a white light and shot towards Lee Nanfang's chest. His energy, which had just disappeared, returned with the Black Dragon after falling back into the dantian's Qi Sea.    

    

The black dragon roared and flew left and right, violently slamming into Lee Nanfang's internal organs. Lee Nanfang could not take it anymore and had no choice but to open his mouth and spurt out a mouthful of blood.    

    

"Ah, Dean Lv, Dean Lv, the patient is awake!"    

    

A woman's scream rang in Lee Nanfang's ears, causing him to open his eyes abruptly and see the sun.    

    

The bright sun hung in the sky outside the window, filling the world.