Ming Dynasty: pacifying the rebellion and defending the border, dominating the world

Chapter 516 Liquidation, the End of the Prince's Mansion
Those who collude with the enemy and betray their country will have their entire family implicated.

Before those who had betrayed the information could even celebrate, the secret guards' swords and the Cangyun Army had already blocked the door.

Those who betray their country, break faith, act unjustly, or harm the people out of personal desire will all be the targets of Cangyun's blade.

Colluding with Japan and betraying their own people is something Cangyun would never tolerate.

"What are you doing? I am the commander, how dare you... Ah!"

"No, why kill us? What did we do wrong?"

"It wasn't us, we didn't do it. It was all Lord Yang's doing; we weren't involved..."

"I am the Director of the Ministry of Works, directly under His Majesty's command... Without His Majesty's decree, you have dared to trespass... uh..."

Whether it's begging for mercy or threatening, it doesn't matter.

The Cangyun Army and the Secret Guards ignored them and continued to wield their swords relentlessly.

Commander of a thousand-household garrison? Commander of a garrison?
The Ministry of Works?

Local powerful figures?

What does it even amount to?
The secret guards acted on the emperor's orders. They would kill not only the governors and viceroys, but also members of the imperial family.

……

Prince Taiping's Mansion.

This century-old royal palace, which has existed since the Yongle Emperor's rebellion and was a colossal structure that no official or noble of the Ming Dynasty dared to disrespect, is celebrating its final glory tonight.

Blood shrouded the entire palace.

choke!
A sword beam, high-pitched like a dragon's roar, pierced the long night. The sword light, like a rainbow piercing the sun, transformed in an instant. The sword light exploded and instantly turned into hundreds of sword energies that swept towards the dozen or so figures in front of it, slaughtering the entire royal palace.

After forcing those figures back, Gong Jiu raised the Moonwater Sword, pointing it at the distance, and asked, "Why?"

"The secret guards are under the command of His Majesty the present. What wrong has my Taiping Prince's Mansion done to deserve such a massacre of my family, disregarding kinship among the imperial clan?"

Gong Jiu was filled with a terrifying, chilling sword intent and killing intent, and his eyes were filled with unyielding doubt, pain, and anger.

Although everyone in front of him concealed their identities, even with Gong Jiu's extraordinary talent, he couldn't see through their martial arts styles. However, their strength was too great and unsolvable. Two terrestrial immortals were stationed in the distance, and five celestial grandmasters led the slaughter.

The rest all refer to masters of the profound realm.

Throughout the Ming Dynasty, Gong Jiu couldn't think of many organizations capable of sending such experts. Apart from the Azure Dragon Society, which had been swiftly wiped out by the Secret Guard, and the former Demonic Sect, only the Xuanjia Secret Guard remained.

"Since the young master dares to do it, why bother with the pretense?" The head guard, sword in hand, stared coldly at Gong Jiu: "Or do you really think that your little tricks can fool His Majesty?"

The Taiping King and his wife trembled violently, looking at their son in disbelief.

"I want to know, what mistake has my son made?"

"Did His Majesty really provoke such a ruthless act as killing him?"

The Prince of Taiping, half-supporting himself, coughed up blood and asked unwillingly.

He could not die in peace if he could not resolve the doubts in his heart.

Upon hearing this, Ye Guhong fell silent. A figure, like a ghost, pierced through the void and stood in front of them. Staring at Gong Jiu, whose face was gloomy, he sneered, "Colluding with Japan and betraying the intelligence of the Ming Dynasty, almost caused the Ming army that was conquering Japan to perish in the vast sea."

"This is Gong Jiu's unforgivable crime!"

Colluding with Japan to betray the Ming Dynasty?

The Prince of Taiping trembled violently and spat out a mouthful of blood. He stared at Gong Jiu's back with disappointment and disbelief, his body trembling. He knew that his son was eccentric, ruthless, and crazy, but he never expected that he would be so audacious.

The current emperor is not the same as the Zhengde Emperor of the past.

After Zhu Jinzhen ascended the throne, who did not know how terrifying this former Prince Su was?
In particular, the fact that the Secret Guards wield the Spirit Mirror, which is said to be able to reveal all secrets, makes all forces in the world extremely wary of them, and no one dares to step forward and provoke them at this time.

But Gong Jiu, refusing to believe it, jumped out to provoke the Ming Dynasty. "Pfft!"

"No wonder, no wonder His Majesty is so heartless, it turns out it's this rebellious son... Pfft!"

Before the Prince of Taiping could finish his sentence, his already injured body was overwhelmed by the blood rushing to his head, and he was so angry that he spat out another mouthful of blood. His eyes widened as he stared at Gong Jiu's back and collapsed to the ground.

The secret guards massacred the royal palace; the Prince of Taiping considered many possibilities.

Some even suspected that Zhu Jinzhen couldn't tolerate the Ming imperial relatives or wanted to settle old scores, which led to the massacre of the Taiping Prince's Mansion. But they never imagined that the truth would be so ridiculous.

There is no way for blessings and misfortunes, but people call it upon themselves.

This calamity that wiped out his entire family was actually brought about by his son, Gong Jiu!
"Your Majesty!!"

Princess Taiping cried out in anguish and embraced the body of Prince Taiping, weeping uncontrollably.

Gong Jiu glanced back at the unseeing eyes of the Prince of Taiping, and a moment of grief flashed through his heart, but he quickly severed the familial ties that were affecting him. He looked at the secret guards in front of him with confusion: "I did not personally intervene in this matter. I believe I have done everything perfectly. How did you find out?"

Why should the dead know so much?

Without further ado, the secret guard at the Land Immortal Realm waved his hand, and the secret guards behind him sprang up and attacked Gong Jiu.

A magnificent blade of light, carrying the power to cleave mountains and shatter peaks, slashed down upon Gong Jiu.

"Divine Blade Slash?"

Gong Jiu was horrified and hastily parried with his sword.

"clang!"

In a single exchange, amidst the clanging of metal against metal, Gong Jiu was forced to retreat uncontrollably by the earth-shattering blade light. Four sword lights and blade lights rose simultaneously from his left, right, front, and back, slashing towards his vital points.

Click! Click!

After dissipating the remaining force, Gong Jiu swiftly blocked the sword strike from the left that seemed to descend from the heavens. He then countered with a backhand strike, breaking through the sharp blade light that pierced the night. However, he was too late to defend against the other two sword energies.

"Not good!" Gong Jiu's heart pounded wildly, but it was too late to turn back his sword. The sword light on both sides of him was extremely brilliant and dazzling. No one could describe the speed of this sword. It was no longer just a sword, but the wrath of the Thunder God and a strike of lightning.

Two celestial beings descending from the heavens?!
A sense of despair rose in Gong Jiu's heart.

Although the person who drew the sword was not as skilled as Ye Gucheng, the Lord of Baiyun City, in the art of flying immortals from beyond the heavens, he was still better than ninety percent of the swordsmen of the time. He had already grasped the essence of flying immortals from beyond the heavens. In such a flash, he had no way to avoid it.

*Sizzle!*

Crimson blood spurted out.

Three fingers flew up simultaneously in the darkness, accompanied by Gong Jiu's uncontrollable screams.

At the critical moment, Gong Jiu managed to dodge the two incredibly fierce attacks from the heavens. But before he could even feel relieved, two more sword lights pierced the night and followed closely behind.

"Pfft!"

Gong Jiu looked down in despair at his pierced body, two jets of blood spurting out along with the sword that had pierced through him.

"The Seven Realms of Zhenwu are one, forming a unified whole, with the power of the Black Tortoise."

"Celestial Immortal, Celestial Meteor Sword Technique".

"Overlord Blade, Ruthless Slash!"

Gong Jiu coughed up blood continuously, ignoring the loss of his life force, and recounted the anomalies he hadn't noticed when he was attacked. At the same time, the people in front of him landed completely, each taking their positions in the True Martial Seven Intercepts Formation, and coldly stared at him.

Both "Meteor from Beyond the Heavens" and "Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens" are top-tier sword techniques of their time, and the power they wielded in the hands of a few secret guards was no less than that of their creators.

Gong Jiu's heart and soul were pierced simultaneously, and even a celestial being could not save him.

Not to mention Gong Jiu, a mere swordsman who had just entered the realm of the Celestial Phenomenon Grandmaster.

He's dead!
(End of this chapter)