Chapter 192 Where are the people?
After the last failure, the demons and monsters have become much smarter.

This time, the operation was carried out ten or a hundred times more cautiously than the last time, and only a few demons and monsters involved in the matter knew about it.

Their most important goal is to assassinate the new emperor of Daning. According to the information received from various sources during this period, these demons and monsters already know that the matter of the Exorcism Order is related to the new emperor.

As long as the new emperor is killed, the Demon-Extermination Order will most likely collapse on its own, and the demons and monsters in Daning will no longer be hunted down. Maybe we can return to the time when the peace faction was in power.

The losses during this period were too great, even the demons and monsters could not stand it anymore, especially after the Yellow Sand Dragon King and the three women were captured one after another, which made the remaining demons and monsters panic.

Although the Yellow Sand Dragon King and the Three-mouthed Woman are not demigods, they are far more difficult to deal with than most demigods. One is a overlord of the water, and the other is even more skilled in the art of earth escape. In the end, they were still captured by the experts sent by Emperor Daning.

Although according to the information revealed by Emperor Daning, all this was done by his senior brother, there is a very likely an extremely powerful force hidden behind him.

This was also what Lu Changjing did intentionally to hide himself and to find a background for himself, so that he could reveal some of his true strength later on and push the blame onto the fictitious master behind him, so as to prevent his true strength from being exposed.

At the same time, it can also scare away demons and monsters and the surrounding forces controlled by gods and demons. For example, at this moment, it makes the demons and monsters that sneaked into the palace feel uneasy.

"Do we really want to kill Ning Zhongyu? There is a high probability that there are gods and demons behind him, otherwise the Yellow Sand Dragon King and the three women would not be captured so easily. If we kill him, the gods and demons behind him are likely to attack us."

"Even if we don't kill him, do you think Ning Zhongyu will let us go? The demon-killing order he issued has clearly told us that he will not let go of any demons or monsters in the territory, so we have already been in a life-and-death relationship."

"The Yellow Sand Dragon King is dead, and the three women are missing. They are probably dead too. What are you waiting for? Ning Zhongyu won't give us a chance to live, so why should we give him a chance? If we are really scared, we can just kill him and leave Daning. But before that, I have to vent my anger."

"So many descendants have died. No matter what, Ning Zhongyu must die tonight. No one can stop him."

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After finalizing the plan to kill Ning Zhongyu, several level 20 monsters and demons did not stop and coordinated with each other, using magic talismans, innate secret techniques, special combat skills... hiding themselves from the wind and rain, and soon arrived near the imperial study.

At this moment, Lu Changjing was practicing in a secret room deep in the imperial study. The stone door was closed and no one could break it, so when several demons and monsters came near the secret room, they were also helpless.

Looking at the tightly closed stone chamber, the eight level 20 monsters and demons looked at each other, and there was silence for a while.

"What should we do now? Break it open by force and capture Ning Zhongyu inside?"

"If I'm not mistaken, this retreat chamber is made entirely of divine stones. Not to mention us, even if real gods and demons come, they can't break through here."

"Who was responsible for gathering intelligence? Didn't they consider this at the time? What should we do now?"

"What else can we do? We can only guard the door. As soon as Ning Zhongyu comes out, we will kill him immediately."

"According to the information we have gathered, Ning Zhongyu gets up around 1 a.m. every day to review memorials, so he won't have to wait long."

...So the eight level 20 monsters and demons each found a suitable position and guarded the door of the retreat stone chamber, waiting for the moment when Lu Changjing opened the door of the stone chamber and then launched a surprise attack on him.

Lu Changjing was very busy in the stone chamber. He practiced the Five Elements Golden Body Technique, the Imperial Supreme World-shaking Technique, the Imperial Supreme Dragon Soul Sutra, the Cang Yang Technique, the Dragon and Phoenix Secret Technique... Everything was orderly and dazzling, and he had almost no free time.

Except for a short rest of nearly half an hour after midnight, he spent the rest of the time practicing.

As Lu Changjing took one magical pill after another, his cultivation level increased rapidly, and he did not stop practicing various combat skills and secret arts.

Although he is a bit philanthropic, Lu Changjing has never been vague about serious matters. Dating is dating, and ambiguity is ambiguity, but he will never fall behind in the practice he needs to complete.

Self-discipline, self-reliance, self-confidence...but practicing is often boring, and it is impossible to focus on this all the time, and sometimes some adjustment is needed.

Lu Changjing did not notice that there were monsters and demons guarding outside. On the one hand, the stone chamber made of magic stone blocked his perception, and Lu Changjing did not activate the corresponding mechanism to observe specifically.

On the other hand, these eight demons and monsters cooperated with each other, complementing each other's strengths and weaknesses, and their hiding effect was amazing. Although they were not as good as Ning Zhongyu's intermediate artifacts, intermediate talismans and god-level secret techniques, they also had some effects.

It is normal that no one could find it since Lu Changjing did not deliberately investigate.

Moreover, the danger perception feature did not give any warning, which seemed to indicate there was something else going on.

Soon the Zi hour passed, the Chou hour passed, the Yin hour passed... and it was already the Mao hour.

However, there was still no movement in the retreat stone chamber, and there was no sign of anyone leaving.

Some demons and ghosts looked at the one-eyed monster and said, "Master Qingfang, didn't you say that Ning Zhongyu would come out at Mao time? It's already Mao time, why is there still no movement?"

"Let's wait a little longer. Maybe he slept a little longer today." Qingfangzhu guessed, making the other demons and monsters silent.

Now we can only wait a little longer, so the Mao hour passed quickly...

The voices of the Jinwu Guards, Yulin Guards, eunuchs, palace maids... could be heard outside, and the sky began to brighten.

The eyes of several demons and monsters fell on the one-eyed monster. After planning for so long, you finally managed to sneak into the imperial study successfully, but this is how your intelligence turned out. Can it be more accurate?

Qingfangzhu was also a little panicked at this moment, his face turned a little ugly: "This... This shouldn't be the case. According to the information I have found out, Ning Zhongyu basically won't sleep for such a long time. At most, he will get up a little after the morning hour. Could something have happened?"

Just as Qingfangzhu guessed, Lu Changjing, who originally wanted to come out after a little while after the Mao hour, did have some problems. However, it was not a bad thing, but rather he had some insights in the practice of the Dragon and Phoenix Secret Art.

So he stayed for a while longer, practicing the Dragon and Phoenix Secret Art in one breath, until a little after noon, and then he walked out of the retreat room with a smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)