You, a tyrannical ruler, roam the heavens; you cannot understand my joy.

"The Human Buddha in the Thirteenth Year?"

The general who had just glanced at the man saw that he was fat, like a small mountain, and had a strange face, like the Maitreya Buddha in a temple. His expression changed drastically and he exclaimed in shock!

In this world, a skilled martial artist can influence the outcome of a battle!

It's not that one person can sweep away thousands of troops.

Instead, it can capture the leader of the enemy and severely damage the enemy's morale.

Therefore, military generals are always surrounded by skilled guards, either innate martial artists or acquired martial artists who are proficient in combined attack techniques.

but……

The Imperial Guard was an exception!

His expression changed drastically, and he turned and ran!

"Hehe..."

Li Shisan chuckled, looking like he was reciting Amitabha Buddha.

He lowered his energy, kicked hard with both feet, and his muscles and bones tensed up instantly, like a full-moon bowstring!

Boom!

With a muffled thud, the ground beneath his feet instantly collapsed, creating a huge crater several meters wide and ten meters deep, from which rubble and dust shot into the sky like a fountain.

Whoosh!

A sharp whistling sound suddenly rose into the air, and Li Shisan's body surged with qi, transforming him into a giant crossbow bolt that tore through the dust and shattered the air currents, shooting straight at the general who was trying to escape!

Wherever his figure passed, the armored Imperial Guards blocking his path were all knocked away, scattered and bounced outwards, before crashing heavily to the ground.

The general had only taken a few steps when he felt a chill on his neck, and the scene before his eyes became jumbled and disorienting.

Once the image stabilized, my mind finally came to its senses: "So that's how it is..."

"I'm already dead."

"Kill!"

Shen Junli brandished his longsword, and with the sword, he moved, transforming into a streak of light and rushing into the battle formation.

His movements were elusive, like a wisp of smoke in the wind or a butterfly flitting among flowers, moving with ease between the gaps in the swords and spears.

Its sword techniques are unpredictable, sometimes sweeping horizontally like moonlight pouring down, sometimes thrusting straight like a cold star suddenly appearing, sometimes slicing lightly like a spring breeze cutting leaves, and sometimes striking swiftly like a sudden rain knocking on a window.

Each sword strike was precise and ruthless, targeting the seams of armor, gaps in the eyes, and throats. The sword tip would strike and then retract, leaving a spray of blood quietly blooming between the gaps in the armor.

Under the onslaught of the two masters, the Imperial Guards' formation was already scattered and disorganized. With the addition of Shen Junli and his group of innate masters, it immediately collapsed and fell into a sorry state.

Even the Imperial Guards are human; humans know fear.

Once the number of casualties reaches a certain limit, morale collapses completely, and they only care about retreating and escaping. They have no intention of fighting to the end.

At this moment, flames, shouts of battle, and roars of anger could be heard from all over the palace.

The Shen family of Wuxing has staked everything on this one game!

He used all his hidden power in this palace coup!

The entire palace was transformed into a bloody grinder, filled with the sounds of fighting and roaring. Eunuchs fled in terror, palace maids screamed, and huddled trembling against the palace walls...

A short while later, several forces converged and, with unstoppable momentum, headed straight for the Jiangyun Palace where the emperor was located.

.......

At this moment, on the roof of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Li Cheng'an stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze sharp and cold as he surveyed the palace, his expression devoid of joy or sorrow.

"Reporting to Grandfather Qi."

A guard in black robes landed gracefully, knelt on the golden tiles, and clasped his hands in a fist salute: "Among the ambush troops in the Jingyang, Yonghe, and Wende Palaces, there are Shen family spies who have defected!"

"The ambushes at key points throughout the palace were also disrupted by Shen's spies."

Li Cheng'an's gaze locked onto Zhuge Wuwo and Li Shisan, who were at the forefront of the attack, and asked, "Where is Jiangyun Palace?"

"Everything is as usual."

"Then let's wait a little longer."

"Go down."

"Yes."

The black-clad guard swayed, swooped down, landed on the ground from the palace roof, and then drifted away, disappearing into the night.

"Father-in-law."

Unlike Li Cheng'an's composure, Shi Wenqing leaned closer with a grim expression and said, "Experts above the Innate Realm possess the power to change the course of a battle..."

"If we let them continue their rampage, I fear..."

Before he could finish speaking, a young captain, his armor stained with blood and looking disheveled, wearing the special armor made for the Right Guard Army, ran from a distance.

"Report!"

"Reporting to Eunuch Qi, there is a Shen family spy among the Imperial Guards of Jiangyun Palace who has defected!"

"They've swept through our ranks and killed most of our men!"

Li Chengan's eyes suddenly sharpened, but his expression relaxed: "This should be all of Shen Junli's trump cards."

"Lord Shi, take one hundred Black-Clad Guards and all the elite troops from the Five Cities Garrison who have entered the palace to Jiangyun Palace."

"I'll deal with those two."

As soon as he finished speaking, he shot out like a startled swan, and in an instant, he had swept across several grand halls!

He lightly tapped his left foot on his right foot, and his body rose again, looking down from mid-air at the two masters who were sweeping away all obstacles in their path!

"Follow me!"

Shi Wenqing jumped off the roof of the palace and waved his hand. The hundred black-clad guards and three thousand five-thousand-city soldiers guarding the place immediately followed him with neat and hurried steps, heading straight for Jiangyun Palace.

The Right Guard Captain who came to report smiled, and after the man had gone some distance, he turned and ran off in another direction.

……

"My father-in-law is still the most reliable..."

As Shi Wenqing ran, he muttered to himself, "If it weren't for Eunuch Li's composure, preventing the Shen family's last remaining spy from being exposed, even if Shen Junli were killed tonight, the situation might still turn unfavorable!"

"If the emperor is kidnapped by Shen's spies, they can use him to rally the major families in the city to purge the court of corrupt officials."

"Most of the Imperial Guards and the Five Cities Garrison under my command will also turn against me."

"Um?"

Soon, he arrived at the front of Jiangyun Palace, where he saw corpses lying everywhere, blood flowing like a river, and broken weapons scattered in the pools of blood.

Looking inside, the main hall was pitch black, without a single glimmer of light, and completely silent.

"Oh no!"

"That kid got kidnapped?"

Shi Wenqing's expression changed, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, but he quickly calmed down.

"impossible!"

"No matter how fast the Shen family's agents move, it's impossible for them to do it in such a short time..."

squeak...

A soft sound echoed, and the doors of the Crimson Cloud Palace slowly opened from the inside. A young man, dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, tall and straight as a pine tree, with handsome features, strode out.

He held a long, black sword in his hand, his eyes gleaming with a sharp, piercing light.

"Shi Wenqing, I have been waiting for you here for a long time."