Fu Mengshan smiled bitterly as he looked at Chu Li and then at Xiao Qi.
He sighed and said, "Is this the famous Third Miss Xiao?"
Chu Li smiled. "Although my martial arts have been crippled, my wife's martial arts have not been crippled, so I have nothing to be afraid of."
Xiao Qi gently nodded to hide her shyness.
Fu Mengshan smiled bitterly and sighed repeatedly.
Chu Li smiled. "Commander Fu, it's alright."
"Gu Yu won't forgive you." Fu Mengshan shook his head and smiled bitterly. "He is a person who will seek revenge for the smallest grievance. Furthermore, ever since he became the Deputy Commander, he has been focusing on strengthening the authority of the Secret Guardians. He wants to restore his former prestige. Now that he has been humiliated by you, he will definitely think of ways to kill you."
Chu Li scoffed. "We'll have to see what he's capable of."
"If he brought people to surround the Imperial Residence, what would you do?" Fu Mengshan frowned. "Don't think that he won't do it. He's even more unscrupulous."
Chu Li said, "We'll have to see whether the Imperial Residence's Protectors or the Secret Guardians are stronger."
"You want to start a war with the Secret Guardians Hall?"
"Why not?"
"You sure have guts." Fu Mengshan shook his head and said, "In order to make an example out of you, the Emperor will not let you go. Although he will not do anything to the Imperial Residence of King An, Young Chu, you will not have a good ending."
"I don't care," Chu Li said calmly.
Fu Mengshan frowned. "Actually, Gu Yu has gone too far in this matter. You're at fault too. Now that things have come to this, it's already out of hand!"
Chu Li smiled. "Commander Fu, this is a troublesome place. You should leave first. Leave Fairy's Capital as soon as possible so that you won't be implicated!"
"Alright." Fu Mengshan nodded slowly.
He sighed helplessly and felt that he really did not understand the ways of the world. Chu Li's actions were so extreme and crazy, he really did not know how he was going to end up. In the end, he was afraid that he would end up being sent to prison.
Chu Li sent Fu Mengshan off and turned around to return to the front of the main hall. He nodded at Zhu Tianhua and the others in satisfaction. "Not bad, everyone will be rewarded. Go back to your duties!"
"Yes." Everyone cupped their fists and left.
They were a little excited. After teaching the Secret Guardians a good lesson, they could also calculate the resentment they had been suppressing during this period of time.
Xiao Shi said, "Everyone is happy, but trouble has also come."
Chu Li smiled. "It's all up to Lady Xiao now."
"I'll enter the Imperial House immediately!" Siao Shi scoffed, "I'd like to see how arrogant these people can be!"
She turned around and returned to Tianshu Courtyard to change into her mourning attire. Then, she sat in a carriage and was escorted by Xiao Qi to the Imperial House to look for the Empress.
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Chu Li sat in the Tianshu Courtyard, deep in thought.
The way to break the stalemate was easy. It was to let Siao Shi enter the palace to see the Empress. This was the easiest way to achieve this.
The fickleness of the world and the viciousness of the human heart could be seen clearly at this moment.
Gu Yu was unscrupulous. Once he saw that his martial arts had been crippled and that the Emperor had stripped him of his position as a Secret Guardian, he immediately wanted to use his method to establish his authority. He wanted to take revenge on King An's Imperial Residence.
The previous two Secret Guardians had intentionally provoked him to humiliate him and beat him up. Unfortunately, he had defeated them. If he had failed to defeat the two of them, he would have become the joke of the entire Fairy's Capital. Chu Li's name would have been completely ruined. From then on, Chu Li of the North and Du Feng of the South would no longer exist.
After that, Chen Donghai and the other thirteen Secret Guardians purely wanted to capture him and bring him back to the Secret Guardians Hall for trial. They also wanted to capture some Protectors from King An's Imperial Residence as revenge for the death of the Secret Guardians.
"Zhu Tianhua!" He raised his voice and shouted.
"Here!" Zhu Tianhua's burly body appeared.
Chu Li said, "How's the formation that I wanted you to practice?"
"We're very familiar with it." Zhu Tianhua said in a low voice.
Chu Li nodded.
Zhu Tianhua said, "Head Chief, are we going to go against the Secret Guardians Hall?"
"I don't think so. But we must be prepared." Chu Li shook his head.
If there were no accidents, Siao Shi's plan to go to the Imperial House to cause trouble with the Empress would definitely be fulfilled.
In the end, the Emperor would reprimand the Secret Guardians Hall. No matter what, it was inappropriate for the Secret Guardians Hall to attack the Imperial Residence so soon after King An's death.
Gu Yu only had his eyes on Chu Li and Siao Shi. He did not care about the dead King An and could not figure out the Emperor's thoughts.
If Siao Shi did not get the upper hand this time, the Emperor would be telling everyone that he had given up on the Imperial Residence of King An. After King An's death, as a father, he would not take care of King An's wife and children. How disappointing would that be?
Two hours later, Siao Shi and Siao Qi returned. Siao Shi was all smiles while Siao Qi looked relaxed.
Chu Li smiled. "How was it?"
"The Emperor has reprimanded Gu Yu." Siao Shi scoffed.
Chu Li said, "Only a reprimand?"
If it was just a reprimand, it would be too light. On the contrary, it would show a kind of indulgence.
"Gu Yu will come tomorrow to apologize." Siao Shi said.
Siao Qi said, "Be careful of this person. He's really a despicable person!"
Chu Li nodded.
The next morning, Gu Yu arrived as expected.
The living room of the Imperial Residence of King An was so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.
Gu Yu sat upright on the armchair. He had a strong aura and was holding a cup of tea. He looked at Chu Li as if he was the owner. "Chief Chu, you have some complaints against me, don't you?"
Chu Li said faintly, "Why do you say that, Commander?"
"You must think that we shouldn't take away your position as a secret guardian right after your martial arts were crippled." Gu Yu said, "Sigh, I didn't want to do that."
Chu Li smiled faintly. "When I entered the palace to see the Emperor, I asked him to resign from my position as a secret guardian. After all, my martial arts were crippled. It would be too much for me to occupy the position of a secret guardian. I thank the Emperor for understanding and he agreed."
The Secret Guardians were not people who could be added or removed at will.
A secret guardian for a day was a secret guardian for life. Secret guardians could not be removed because they knew some information that outsiders were not supposed to know.
"Oh?" Gu Yu pretended to be surprised but he was secretly annoyed.
Chu Li's words were too infuriating. It was obvious that he was mocking Gu Yu for not having the right to decide on his matters. It was directly decided by the Emperor. It was obvious that Chu Li did not respect him as a commander!
Chu Li said, "Commander, I believe you received the Emperor's decree?"
"Yes." Gu Yu nodded.
Chu Li said faintly, "Commander Gu, you've been trying to find fault with the Princess to make a name for the Secret Guardians Hall and raise the status of the secret guardians, right?"
"It's not to raise the status of the secret guardians. It's to restore the status of the secret guardians!" Gu Yu waved his hand and said in a low voice, "The Princess is a woman who is not inferior to men. We admire her but for the Secret Guardians Hall, she has gone too far!"
Siao Shi was the biggest headache for him now.
She went to the Empress and used the Empress to pressure the Emperor to force him to apologize. All of his efforts were in vain and he became a laughing stock. It would be difficult for him to raise his head in King An's Imperial Residence again.
Chu Li said, "It's not good for a secret guardian to be too domineering. Commander Gu, you should understand."
Gu Yu sneered and lowered his head to drink his tea.
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