Can't a girl be a traitor like Cao Cao?

He often said to those around him, "Having obtained Consort Yu is like obtaining a priceless treasure."

After Consort Yu gained favor, Jiang Hao even stopped favoring the Empress, whom he had once loved.

It's no exaggeration to say that "among three thousand beauties in the imperial harem, all the emperor's favor was bestowed upon one person."

As a notorious womanizer in the martial arts world, how could Young Master Liu possibly not have any desire for the stunningly beautiful imperial concubine?

At this moment, he sighed and said, "If I could spend a night with Consort Yu, it would be worth dying for."

Upon hearing Young Master Liu's words, the men present couldn't help but show expressions of agreement.

Only Bai Sha, being a woman, showed a jealous expression at this moment.

Suddenly she chuckled again, her eyes filled with allure as she said to Ding Xia, "I had no idea how beautiful Consort Yu was. But even the most charming woman from afar can't compare to someone close to you."

"Little Ding Xia, if you're willing, I'll give you a try, and I'll show you what it means to be alluring and carefree!"

Upon hearing Bai Sha's words, Hei Sha's face turned green.

However, Ding Xia just gave an awkward smile but didn't say anything.

He completely despised this promiscuous, yellow-faced woman.

With his limited perspective, let alone beauties like Princess Jiang Qianju or his own master's wife Tong Yan, he was quite discerning.

Even Chi Junlin, who dislikes makeup and goes out with a bare face, possesses natural beauty that surpasses even Bai Sha's likeness.

Seeing that the group's idle chatter was going too far off course, Chen Tailai couldn't help but show his annoyance and immediately stopped them, saying, "Alright, we have important business to attend to this time, not to go on a night out and chat!"

The most important thing is to find out where the emperor is.

"We can look for Huachun Palace later. Anyway, Jiang Wanqian isn't here. Isn't this palace just a back garden that we can come and go as we please?"

Of the four people present, Chen Tailai was the most skilled in martial arts. Since he spoke at this moment, the others naturally obeyed.

At this moment, Young Master Liu said, "It's not that we don't want to look, but we don't have a single clue in such a large palace."

Finding an emperor in this place is like looking for a needle in a haystack, isn't it?

Upon hearing this, Hei Sha, with a fiery temper, retorted, "Why don't we just arrest any patrolling soldier and torture them thoroughly? That way we won't be able to find out the emperor's location."

At this moment, Chen Tailai waved his hand and said, "There's no need to go to such trouble. Not only would arresting the soldiers alert the enemy, but ordinary soldiers might not even know where the emperor is."

"What should we do?"

After a moment's thought, Chen Tailai continued, "Logically speaking, although there are many patrol teams in this palace, not every place needs to be patrolled."

If there is one thing that needs the most attention in the palace, it is none other than the safety of the emperor himself.

The most heavily guarded place must be the palace where the dog emperor resides.

Upon hearing this, the group all agreed that it made sense.

They then split up and carefully observed from a high vantage point, confirming the palace area where patrolling guards frequently appeared.

Ding Xia then pointed to a spot and said, "Brother Chen, I see many flames over there, but there's a quiet little building, undisturbed. Do you think that could be the emperor's residence?"

Chen Tailai thought about it and felt that Ding Xia's words made a lot of sense.

Even if the palace was not the emperor's residence, it was very likely the residence of an important figure in the court.

Go and investigate; it will definitely be worth the trip.

Upon seeing this, the group used their lightness skills to leap in that direction.

At this moment, Ding Xia asked Chen Tailai, "Brother Chen, what should we do if we really find the emperor's location over there?"

Chen Tailai pondered for a moment.

Bai Sha immediately said, "Everyone has the right to kill that dog emperor! If we really find him, we can finish him off with just one stroke, and we will have done a great service!"

The others remained silent.

Ding Xia was startled at that moment.

When he and several others came to the palace earlier, he only heard Chen Tai say that he was ordered to investigate the layout of the palace for future use.

But it didn't mention that the ultimate goal was to kill the dog emperor.

If the emperor were killed, wouldn't that throw the country into chaos?

Ding Xia felt a little flustered, as if he had been drawn into some unknown conspiracy.

In that moment of distraction, Ding Xia slipped and almost fell off the roof.

The group had just arrived near the quiet little building.

He fell several steps behind them and ended up behind the others.

Chen Tailai frowned and looked back, then couldn't help but say to Ding Xia, "Brother, be careful in your actions, don't let the news leak out and put us in danger."

Young Master Liu also laughed and said, "Brother Ding Xia, are you perhaps weak in the knees? Or are you also a weak-legged shrimp in bed?"

But at this moment, Ding Xia felt his heart pounding rapidly.

It felt as if something terrifying and eerie was slowly approaching.

He squatted on the eaves without moving, only looking down at the area of ​​tiles he had just stepped on.

Then they saw that after the tile fell, it didn't make any sound. Instead, it made a dull thud, like when it hit a human body.

In the darkness, several pairs of fierce eyes were staring intently at him with murderous intent.

"Ah! A ghost! A ghost!"

Ding Xia couldn't help but take a few steps back with a panicked expression.

Chen Tailai and the others were stunned for a moment, and were about to warn Ding Xia not to shout.

But then he suddenly realized that the ground was really quiet.

It doesn't resemble a heavily guarded imperial palace at all.

Chen Tailai's heart pounded with alarm bells, and he couldn't help but shout, "Oh no! An ambush!"

Zheng Gaoda, who was hiding in the palace corridor, saw that the enemy had discovered the ambush, so he stopped hiding.

He immediately gave the order, "Fire!"

With a continuous "whoosh" sound, countless arrows flew swiftly towards the intruders on the roof!

Chapter 17 Let's invite the Imperial Concubine over.

Under the eaves, there was a dark mass of armored guards; they had clearly not appeared suddenly.

Zheng Gaoda, the leader of Chi Junlin's personal guards, had previously followed Chi Junlin's orders to lie in ambush inside the palace, waiting for those in the court who were loyal to Jiang Hao to take the bait.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Hao's loyal ministers were not captured, but Ding Xia and several rebels walked right into the trap.

But the leader of the team, Gao Da, didn't care who the newcomers were.

Since a fish had taken the bait, the order to kill it was given immediately.

The armored soldiers hidden beneath the palace immediately unleashed a hail of arrows at the men on the rooftop.

In the blink of an eye, the Black and White Duo and Young Master Liu were riddled with arrows from powerful crossbows.

This group of notorious bandits, though they had spent many years navigating the world of martial arts and honed their skills in light-footed martial arts, were still formidable figures.

However, compared to the most elite troops of the Great Zheng Dynasty, they were still too weak.

How can human beings withstand powerful arrows that can easily pierce through houses and armor?

Even with his exceptional internal strength honed through rigorous training, Jiang Wanqian was destined to perish under the volley of archers' arrows.

Moreover, the Black and White Duo, whose strength was far inferior to Jiang Wanqian's, were also far superior.

However, Ding Xia was lucky enough, or perhaps it was the blessing of fate, that he fell a few steps behind before ascending the palace, thus avoiding the direct firing range of the large number of archers.

If he had been just a little faster, and had stepped onto the glazed tile roof of the small building ahead, he would have met the same fate as Young Master Liu and the others.

Chen Tailai, nicknamed "Thunder Kick," truly lives up to his reputation as a formidable villain who has roamed the underworld for many years.

The moment he realized there was an ambush beneath the small building, he immediately used his lightness skill, abandoning the three people behind him, and retreated directly in the direction he had come from.

Even so, he was still hit by several arrows.

At this moment, Ding Xia was in a panic. Seeing arrows flying in front of him, Chen Tailai was about to escape as he passed by him.

Ding Xia immediately cried out to Chen Tailai, "Brother Chen, save me!"

Chen Tailai has always been selfish and self-serving, only thinking of himself in his actions. Otherwise, he would not have been able to survive several life-or-death battles in the martial arts world.

Normally, he wouldn't even glance at someone, let alone a scoundrel like Ding Xia, or even a stunning beauty pleading for his help.

But for some reason, when he saw Ding Xia calling for help today, he felt a pang of pity.

Then, as if possessed, he appeared before Ding Xia, grabbed him, and ran wildly back the way he came.

Zheng Gaoda narrowed his eyes and realized that the other party was trying to escape.

He immediately took the ram's horn longbow from his personal guard and drew the bow to shoot towards Chen Tailai!

Chen Tailai protected Ding Xia, the sound of the string rang out, and his figure stopped abruptly.

He only let out a muffled groan.

He knew that stopping now would mean certain death, so he risked his life and fled into the vast night with Ding Xia.

Zheng Gaoda was a veteran in the military, and his eyesight was excellent even at night.

Knowing that the arrow had just hit its mark, the opponent was surely doomed.

He even recognized the boy who had just walked on the palace as Ding Xia.

However, Zheng Gaoda was also a little puzzled as to who that bald monk was to Ding Xia.

Why risk your life to protect the other person from leaving?

But these things were outside Zheng Gaoda's scope of consideration.

Having made some progress, he checked the identities of the three martial arts masters who had been shot dead.

Then he went outside the Jiaofang Palace and reported the situation to Chi Junlin.

At this moment, Chi Junlin, dressed in a brocade robe, was leaning against a windowsill in the Jiaofang Palace, slowly sipping wine.

Because she was pampered and exhausted after a long day, Yang Yuru had fallen into a deep sleep not long ago.

Jiang Qianju eventually got tired and was unwilling to cooperate with her anymore.

Chi Junlin then summoned a palace maid, poured out the imperial wine treasured in the palace, and fed it to Jiang Qianju to relieve her fatigue.

When Chi Jun sat on the windowsill, Jiang Qianju leaned affectionately against her leg, looking somewhat drowsy.

The view from here is also excellent, with all the palaces and pavilions within the imperial palace within Chi Junlin's sight.

All the commotion that had just occurred high up in the palace was also seen by Chi Junlin.

At this moment, Zheng Gaoda returned with his orders and reported what had just happened to Chi Junlin through a wall.

Chi Junlin had anticipated that Ding Xia was very likely to appear here.

But unexpectedly, even in the face of such a tight net, this guy still managed to escape.

That bastard is so hard to kill!

However, what Chi Junlin found even more interesting was the identity of the martial arts figure who was shot to death.

He couldn't help but laugh and shake his head, saying, "I didn't catch any big fish, but I caught a few small ones."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Qianju showed a curious expression and asked Chi Junlin, "Who were those people who were shot? How dare they break into the Forbidden City? Were they the legendary notorious bandits?"

Chi Junlin laughed and said, "Just a petty thief. He's nothing special."

After saying that, he turned to Zheng Gaoda and said, "Order the kitchen to prepare some soup and send it to the soldiers. It's cold, and they've been on guard duty for most of the night. Let them have some soup to warm themselves up."

"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Qianju also felt hungry, so she said to Chi Junlin, "I want some too."

Chi Junlin then playfully pinched her nose and said to Gao Da, "Send a portion to Jiao Fang as well."

"Here!"

After Zheng Gaoda went to reward the guards, Chi Junlin picked up Jiang Qianju and drank the imperial wine with her.

Jiang Qianju was not a good drinker and soon became drunk. Her cheeks turned as red as the sunset, and she hugged Chi Junlin and chuckled.