I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon novel Chapter 1339

Chapter 1339: Chapter 518: Empress: Someone Plans to Rebel, But I Won’t Say Who_2

The protective array instantly shattered, the force of the arrows not diminishing in the slightest as they slammed straight into the Observatory!

Boom—

In that instant, golden light burst forth, rubble exploded in all directions, and the roar of the blast was deafening!

The Observatory had been personally constructed under Master Zou’s supervision, representing the pinnacle of Great Yuan’s artifact craft. Every brick and stone upon it had been reinforced with arrays; even after enduring two earthquakes, it had not wavered in the slightest.

Yet now, before that terrifying power, it was actually broken in half!

Like a giant beast whose spine had been snapped, its colossal body plummeted with unstoppable momentum, crashing down toward the Imperial Palace as if toppling golden mountains and overturning jade pillars!

Sun Senior Palace Lady’s pupils shrank to pinpoints. The Observatory was a hundred zhang tall; once it crashed into the Imperial Palace, the casualties would be beyond counting, and it might even implicate the Inner Court!

"Run!"

"Not good, the tower’s going to collapse!"

Staring at the towering structure bearing down on them, the Palace Attendants were scared out of their wits, screaming as they scattered in all directions.

"All soldiers, hear my command—guard the throne with me!"

With a fierce shout, a dozen figures shot into the air. The leader was none other than Ji Jingyu, Commander of the Divine Strategy Army.

Behind him, a giant Dharma Image manifested, and he spread his arms wide, forcibly propping up the collapsing structure. The others took the opportunity to fly into the tower and carry out the officials who had not managed to escape in time.

Rumble—

Even though Ji Jingyu had done his utmost to slow its fall, the moment that massive building hit the ground it still triggered a thunderous quake!

Fortunately, the direction had been altered, and it did not reach the Imperial Palace.

Seeing the crisis averted, Sun Senior Palace Lady finally let out a breath, lifting a hand to wipe the cold sweat from her forehead.

"This is definitely Consort Yu’s handiwork. Her way of solving problems really is simple and brutal—she nearly smashed the Imperial Palace to pieces... Then again, if more than half the Heavenly Shadow Guards hadn’t been taken away, this protective array wouldn’t have been so fragile..."

As the billowing dust dispersed, the Observatory that had originally risen to fifty-nine floors now had fewer than thirty left.

It was a scene of utter devastation, wreckage everywhere.

Though it had not caused many casualties, the collapse of this high platform that symbolized Da Yuan’s Destiny inevitably filled people with grief. Cries and wails rose one after another, and a bleak mood shrouded the entire Imperial Palace.

"What on earth is going on?"

Lady Jin Yun looked utterly dazed.

Just moments ago everything had been peaceful and serene; how had the Observatory toppled in the blink of an eye?

Could this be the "crisis" the Empress spoke of?!

"Elder Sister..."

She turned her head, only to see the Empress gazing at the remaining half of the high tower, a faint smile curling at the corners of her lips. Her vermilion lips moved slightly as she murmured:

"The stars fall, the terrace decays, the national veins will be severed... Haha, what an excellent omen..."

???

Lady Jin Yun’s expression froze, her mind turning to mush.

The national veins about to be cut off is an auspicious omen?

Could it be that the one plotting rebellion is actually the Empress!

...

...

Qilin Pavilion.

On the top floor, Wei Xuan sat by the window, looking at the swaying, crumbling high platform, his expression still as calm as an unruffled lake.

"The previous Director of the Astronomical Observatory left a prophecy on his deathbed—sixteen characters in all: ’The Heavenly Observatory above, the people’s hearing below; when the high terrace topples, the national fate will end’..."

"Back then, Da Yuan Country was at the height of its national fortune, and no one took it seriously. They all thought it was just the old Director’s dying ravings. Now it seems everything was long ordained in the dark."

"I already tried to overestimate Chen Mo as much as possible, yet he still manages to ’surprise’ me again and again!"

The black-clothed girl beside him lifted the teapot and poured tea into the cup before him, then said, "This should be Consort Yu’s doing, right? What does it have to do with that Chen Mo?"

Wei Xuan tapped his fingers on the table and said, "You have to look past appearances to see the essence of things. Without Chen Mo holding the line, would Yu Youhan dare to act so recklessly? Besides, she’s merely someone with higher cultivation. Chen Mo is different—that brat has the fate of heaven and earth behind him."

The black-clothed girl asked, "Should we do something about it?"

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