Just as Qian Wu finished his sentence, the Bronze Door finally opened completely. Then, a gigantic black shadow peeked out from the Bronze Door.
"Kacha!" A loud sound could be heard.
A huge footprint was left on the floor of the throne room.
…
The night was supposed to be peaceful.
However, tonight was definitely not a peaceful night. The Flame Capital City was brightly lit. Countless citizens were standing on the streets, watching from afar.
Apart from that, there were also countless soldiers in shining armor on the streets. Every single one of them held a spear tightly in their hands as they quickly ran towards the main entrance of the palace from all directions.
"What's going on?"
"Why are all the Palace Guards running towards the palace?"
"Could it be that something big has happened in the palace?"
The citizens were discussing fervently as they witnessed the scene. Their eyes were filled with confusion and shock.
All of this happened too suddenly. After a ray of light appeared in the palace, the atmosphere of the entire Flame Capital City became inexplicably tense.
At the main entrance of the palace, two rows of royal guards dressed in golden armor were waiting in formation. They stared coldly at the soldiers who were rushing out.
"How dare you! Who dares to trespass the palace!" Seeing that the soldiers had surrounded the main entrance of the palace, the royal guards raised their spears and pointed them forward.
"This …" The city guards who were rushing over from all directions hesitated when they saw this scene. None of them dared to step forward.
After all, this was the palace.
Even though they were acting on King Duan's orders, but to actually barge into the Imperial Palace like this, their hearts still trembled.
At this moment, a figure appeared from afar. He dismounted from a tall white horse. His silver-white armor shone faintly under the moonlight. A ferocious beast with fangs was carved on his chest.
"It's King Duan!"
"His Highness is here!"
The moment the Palace Guards saw King Duan, they all took a few steps to the side and opened up a path that could allow three people to pass at the same time.
Very quickly, King Duan passed through the Palace Guards and arrived in front of the royal guards.
When the royal guards saw King Duan appear in front of them, their expressions changed slightly. They subconsciously tightened their grip on their spears.
"What does King Duan mean by this? This is the Royal … "A royal guard walked out from the crowd and blocked King Duan's path.
But he didn't finish his sentence.
Because a cold light shone the moment he opened his mouth.
Then, he felt a slight chill on his neck. He lowered his head, and his eyes instantly widened because he saw a sword.
A sword piercing his throat.
"Ugh, ugh …" The royal guard's mouth was wide open. He wanted to make a sound but blood gushed out of his mouth and he was unable to finish his sentence.
Plop!
The royal guards fell to their knees, their faces filled with disbelief.
No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't understand why King Duan dared to attack him. Furthermore, he did it without hesitation. He didn't even say a word.
It was too sudden.
From the moment King Duan attacked to the moment the royal guards fell, everything happened in the blink of an eye. It was so fast that the royal guards guarding the palace gates couldn't react in time.
The Palace Guards behind King Duan also widened their eyes in disbelief as they stared at the royal guards on the ground.
"King Duan killed someone?!"
"And it was the royal guards!"
"What's going on?"
None of the Palace Guards could understand what was happening. Even though they obeyed military orders, the scene in front of them was clearly a rebellion.
Could it be …
King Duan was leading the Palace Guards in a rebellion?
Going against tens of thousands of royal guards?
How was this possible?
They couldn't believe what was happening in front of them. However, they couldn't open their mouths to ask because they were just ordinary Palace Guards who only had to obey military orders.
Then, how could they dare to ask such a question?
"Kill!" King Duan's voice finally rang out. At the same time, he raised his blood-stained sword high up in the air.
Droplets of blood flowed down from the blade and landed on his armor, dyeing the silver-white armor with a bit of scarlet.
The two rows of royal guards guarding the palace gates and the Palace Guards behind King Duan finally reacted.
This was clearly a war.
A war that didn't require any words.
When one side was guarding the palace gates and the other side was charging towards the palace gates, there was no need for any verbal communication.
Because, they only needed to do one thing.
And that was to kill!
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
Battle cries rang out from the mouths of the city guards. Then, spears were raised in the air. Bright armors clanked against each other as the city guards finally moved.
Step by step, he walked towards the Royal Guards guarding the entrance of the Imperial Palace.
King Duan Lin Xinjue stared coldly at the two rows of Royal Guards. He did not have time to waste at the entrance of the palace.
But …
At this moment, a voice rang out from behind him.
"Aiya, King Duan is killing people! And … wow, it's the royal guards?! Don't tell me that King Duan is plotting a rebellion? "
"Rebellion?!"
The Palace Guards who were about to attack trembled when they heard this word. Rebellion was a crime punishable by the execution of nine generations in the Great Xia Dynasty.
Even though they were following orders.
But this didn't mean that those who participated in the rebellion would have a good ending.
The royal guards heaved a sigh of relief when they saw the Palace Guards stop. However, they didn't relax their grip on the spears in their hands.
The only thought in their minds was to prepare for battle.
"Who dares to say that I am plotting a rebellion?" King Duan Lin Xinjue frowned as he looked at the Palace Guards who had stopped in their tracks. He turned around instinctively.
Then, he saw three figures.
Three figures that he was extremely familiar with.
However, what was different was that the figure in the middle was wearing a brand new robe. On the robe, there was the word "Imperial" embroidered with gold thread.
That was the robe of the Chief Imperial Messenger of the Imperial Academy.
"Fang Zhengzhi?!" King Duan gritted his teeth as he stared at Fang Zhengzhi's court attire. He had an inexplicable urge to rip it off. Or perhaps, he wanted to take advantage of the chaos to kill this guy in front of him.
However, he knew that he couldn't do that now.
Because, Fang Zhengzhi still had Ping Yang and Yan Xiu by his side. How could he give the order to kill Fang Zhengzhi now?
"King Duan, are you plotting a rebellion?" Fang Zhengzhi looked at the royal guards on the ground, then at the blood-stained sword in King Duan's hand. His expression was one of extreme shock.
Ping Yang and Yan Xiu also looked at King Duan when they saw the royal guards on the ground. Their eyes were filled with questions.
"Of course, how could I be plotting a rebellion?" King Duan replied without hesitation. Furthermore, he felt that Fang Zhengzhi's question was rather childish.
Rebellion?
Let's not talk about the truth of the matter. Even if he really had the intention of rebelling, would I tell you immediately when you asked?
"Then why did you kill the royal guards?" Fang Zhengzhi did not seem to believe King Duan's words. Instead, he continued to ask.
"What has it got to do with you?" King Duan's tone was cold.
"As a competent official of the Great Xia Dynasty, I have the responsibility to stop and persuade His Highness not to rebel. Am I wrong?" Fang Zhengzhi pointed to his official robes and said with a righteous expression.
"Sixth Brother, why did you kill the royal guards? Furthermore, why did you surround the palace with the Palace Guards? This is a crime of rebellion! "Ping Yang spoke up at this moment. Her expression was also one of shock.
"Sister, don't listen to Fang Zhengzhi's nonsense. The royal guards in the palace are all fake. Sixth Brother brought the Palace Guards to surround the palace to save father!" King Duan gritted his teeth when he heard Ping Yang's words.
"Fake?" Ping Yang's expression was one of shock.
"King Duan, you are saying that the royal guards are fake? I don't believe you. Do you have any proof? "Fang Zhengzhi's expression was one of disbelief.
"I don't have time to waste with you. I am going to charge into the palace to save father. All Palace Guards, listen up. Anyone who dares to stop me …"
"King Duan is plotting a rebellion! King Duan is plotting a rebellion! "
Before King Duan could finish his sentence, Fang Zhengzhi's voice rang out once again. This time, it was extremely loud.
This caused King Duan to swallow the words that were at the tip of his tongue.
A cold glint flashed in his eyes.
As he stared at Fang Zhengzhi, who was still shouting, he tightened his grip on his sword. He wanted to stab this guy to death with his sword.
"How dare you accuse me of plotting a rebellion!" King Duan's heart was filled with hatred. However, he really couldn't kill this guy at this moment.
"Isn't that so?" Fang Zhengzhi looked at the rage in King Duan's eyes. He turned around with a questioning expression.
King Duan really wanted to scold someone.
But in the end, he controlled himself. He looked at the two rows of royal guards that were still guarding the entrance of the palace. His eyes flashed.
He really didn't have time to waste at the entrance of the palace.
Because, tonight was his chance. An opportunity that he couldn't give up no matter what. As long as he charged into the palace now, his position in the court would be unshakable.
"Fang Zhengzhi, I have already said that these people are fake!" King Duan's tone was unusually angry.
"How do you prove it?" Fang Zhengzhi blinked as he asked.
"I don't want to talk nonsense with you. If you don't believe me, follow me into the palace and you will know!" King Duan couldn't be bothered to explain to Fang Zhengzhi.
Of course, the most important thing was that he couldn't explain it.
How did he know that these royal guards were fake? How did he know that there was something strange in the palace? None of this could be explained in a short period of time.
"Alright, Your Highness King Duan, please kill them!" Fang Zhengzhi heard this and nodded. Then, he pointed at the two rows of royal guards that were guarding the entrance of the palace.
The bodies of the two rows of Royal Guards trembled as they looked at the finger pointing at them. Their faces changed and they looked extremely strange.
"Please kill them?" King Duan also didn't know how to react when he heard Fang Zhengzhi's words. After all, this feeling was too strange. Furthermore, it was extremely fishy.
Wasn't this change a little too fast?
A moment ago, he was shouting that King Duan was plotting a rebellion. The next moment, he heard that he wanted to bring him into the palace and immediately asked to kill him.
What the hell?
King Duan was confused. However, he didn't have the time to think about these questions. He didn't have the time to waste at the entrance of the palace.
"Kill!" King Duan pointed his sword.
When the Palace Guards heard King Duan's order and thought about what King Duan said just now, they couldn't be sure.
However, no one dared to disobey.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
Battle cries rang out one after another.
Then, countless Palace Guards moved again. They neatly and quickly pressed towards the royal guards, their spears stabbing forward.
"Kill!"
The royal guards at the entrance of the palace looked at the approaching Palace Guards. Finally, they gritted their teeth and charged towards the Palace Guards.
A massacre was about to unfold.
Fang Zhengzhi, Ping Yang, and Yan Xiu stood quietly at the side. They looked at the two sides fighting at the entrance of the palace like passersby.
"The individual combat ability of the royal guards is strong. However, they can't handle the numbers of the Palace Guards. I think this battle will end soon." Fang Zhengzhi evaluated the outcome of this battle seriously.
"Mm, I think so too." Ping Yang nodded when she heard Fang Zhengzhi's words.
"It should end in 15 minutes." Yan Xiu nodded at this moment.
King Duan, who was riding on a white horse and holding a long sword in his hand, subconsciously twitched his mouth when he heard the discussion.
The Palace Guards and the royal guards were fighting.
However, there were three "passersby" standing at the side.
Moreover, the three of them had a nonchalant expression on their faces. This kind of feeling was extremely uncomfortable no matter how one looked at it.
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