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Capital, Imperial Palace
The Great Ming Empire was about to collapse, but the palace was still as usual. The lights were bright, and the imperial guards patrolled as usual.
However, Bai Yifeng was still as though he had entered an uninhabited realm. At this moment, he was following two fake eunuchs all the way to the royal study. These two people were naturally Yuan Chengzhi and Princess Changping, Ah-Jiu.
Bai Yifeng's original intention was to meet the Emperor of Chongzhen, who was about to subjugate the country. Of course, the most important thing was to confirm whether Ah-Jiu was in the palace to ensure her safety. Although he did not owe her anything when he was in Deer Cauldron, since he had come to Great Ming, he would stop the tragedy from happening.
In the royal study, the Grand Eunuch Cao Huachun used the chaos in the palace to report to Chongzhen and summoned martial arts experts to protect him. Chongzhen agreed.
However, in reality, Cao Huachun was plotting a rebellion! He planned to lead a group of martial artists to launch a coup and force him to abdicate, but he was unaware of it.
In the royal study, Chong Zhen was reading memorials while Cao Huachun was serving him. At this moment, a eunuch came in and reported,"
"Reporting to the emperor, His Highness Prince Cheng is outside requesting an audience."
Call him in." Chong Zhen replied without hesitation.
At this moment, a fat man wearing a python robe walked in from outside the hall and secretly exchanged glances with Cao Huachun.
Chongzhen raised his head and said,"Imperial brother wants to see me so late. What is it?"”
King Cheng smiled,"I see that it is very hard for Imperial Brother to revise memorials every day." Thus, she wanted to share the burden with her brother.”
Chong Zhen didn't realize the deeper meaning in his words and said,""There's no need for imperial brother to worry about this. It's okay if I'm tired. It's all for the sake of my Ming Dynasty."
King Cheng laughed out loud and looked at Chong Zhen with a mocking gaze.
"Imperial brother, you've lost your composure. How can you behave like this?" Chongzhen was a little annoyed.
"Imperial Brother, you work so hard every day, yet there are countless people outside scolding you for being a fatuous ruler. Why don't you let me sit on this dragon throne?" King Cheng said indifferently.”
Chongzhen was furious." How dare you! Someone's here! Where are the guards?"
"Do you think there will be any guards at this time?" King Cheng sneered.
Chongzhen wanted to call Cao Huachun to protect the Emperor, but he found that the old eunuch had already left. He heard Prince Cheng call out, and a dozen Jianghu experts disguised as guards rushed in, all armed with weapons. At this time, Chongzhen realized that he was truly alone.
King Cheng laughed and said,"Imperial brother, you should pass the throne to me."”
Chongzhen was furious." Don't even think about it. You traitor, you're a traitor. You'll die a horrible death."
Seeing that he still dared to be stubborn, King Cheng motioned for a few guards to step forward, intending to snatch the jade seal. Seeing that Chongzhen was in danger, Ah-Jiu, who was hiding in the dark, could no longer hold it in. Just as he was about to make a move, there was suddenly a whoosh whoosh whoosh
A white shadow flashed and instantly appeared in front of everyone. The remaining guards subconsciously held their weapons and looked at the person in front of them warily. They saw a handsome and thin white-robed scholar holding a golden fan.
King Cheng was shocked and quickly hid behind the guards.""Who are you?"
Without waiting for Bai Yifeng to reply, two more figures appeared from the dark. Ah-Jiu went up to support Chong Zhen and said,""Imperial Father, are you alright?"
Chongzhen came back to his senses and hurriedly said,"Please help me suppress the rebellion. I will reward you heavily.".
Bai Yifeng looked at him with a sneer. Then, he used his fan to move his sword. In the blink of an eye, his sword Qi swept across the necks of the remaining guards.
King Cheng saw all his men die in front of him and instantly panicked. He looked up and saw the scholar looking at him with a playful smile. He was immediately scared half to death and ran out while shouting,"Cao Huachun, where have you been hiding? Do you think you can still hide now?”
Suddenly, a cold light flashed, and a long sword pierced through King Cheng's neck. King Cheng kept saying 'you…' before he could do anything, he fell to the ground and breathed his last. Cao Huachun's figure also appeared.
Cao Huachun said to Chongzhen,"I have been a slave for decades. Although Your Majesty has given me a lot of power, it's a pity that I'm still a slave.”
He then pointed at King Cheng's corpse on the ground.""This idiot wants to usurp the throne, but he actually didn't make any preparations. He had even found a substitute that looked exactly like him. What a pity."
"However, I am not stupid. The Imperial Guards in the palace have been transferred away by me. Emperor, let this servant send you on your last journey." After saying that, he laughed out loud, causing the candlestick to tremble.
Bai Yifeng thought to himself,'It's the right decision to come today. This guy's internal energy is almost comparable to Mu Renqing's. If he didn't come, Ah-Jiu might not have survived the night.'
Bai Yifeng sized him up with interest and said,""You emasculated thing, you actually want to ascend to the throne. Interesting."
"Little bastard, you're courting death." The sharp sword immediately attacked.
Bai Yifeng's figure appeared and he dodged the attack. After watching more than ten moves, he realized that this fellow's sword technique was also fast, but it also revealed a hint of ruthlessness.
Seeing that he could not take down the scholar after a long time, he was secretly shocked by the scholar's martial arts. At the same time, he suddenly changed his sword momentum and stabbed at Chongzhen, who was at the side. Ah-Jiu immediately stood up and prepared to block with his body! Even Yuan Chengzhi did not have time to react.
The white shadow arrived in an instant. Two of its fingers caught the sharp sword and broke it. The sword fingers retracted and slashed across Cao Huachun's limbs. Then, it kicked the old eunuch to the wall.
Ah-Jiu looked at Chongzhen, who was scared out of his wits, and said with concern,"Imperial Father, are you alright? Are you injured?"
Bai Yifeng was speechless when he heard that. You didn't even get injured when you blocked the front, and you even injured him first.
"I'm…I'm fine," Chongzhen said slowly.
Bai Yifeng walked to Cao Huachun and said leisurely,""Although it is interesting for eunuchs to want to be the emperor, it is also an insult to the people of the Ming Dynasty, and even more so to the millions of Han people.”
"Who exactly are you?" Cao Huachun asked with difficulty.”
" Scholar's surname is Bai, name is Yi Feng, also known as Ziqing. People in the martial world are used to calling me Master Bai."
"I see…I see. I was defeated by the number one master in the world, Master Bai. It's not unfair."
"Let's go!" As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his folding fan and sent out a streak of sword qi, slashing across Cao Huachun's neck.
Seeing that the crisis was over, Ah-Jiu stepped forward and said,""Why are you in the palace?" Behind him, Chong Zhen looked at Bai Yifeng warily.
"Martial Uncle Bai." Yuan Chengzhi also went up to greet him. However, this guy's expression was a little strange. It was probably because he was taught a lesson by Bai Yifeng in the forest.
Bai Yifeng didn't mind and immediately threw the bag on his back to Yuan Chengzhi.""Inside is the token of the Iron Sword Sect's Sect Leader. Give it to Mu Sang for me and tell him that I've taken care of Yu Zhenzi for him.”
Yuan Chengzhi nodded and put away his bag. He looked at Chongzhen and said,"This commoner Yuan Chengzhi pays his respects to the Emperor. I have a presumptuous request that I implore the Emperor to agree to."
Seeing Yuan Chengzhi kneeling on the ground, Chong Zhen asked in confusion,""What's the matter?"
"This commoner requests Your Majesty to be the overseer of Ji Liao, and for Yuan Chonghuan's family to be vindicated.”
Chong Zhen looked at Yuan Chengzhi and felt that he looked familiar. He said,""And you are?"
"I am Yuan Chonghuan's son, Yuan Chengzhi."
Chongzhen sighed and said,"Yes!"”Then, he looked at Bai Yifeng,"Mister, are you willing to serve me and Ming?"
As he said this, Ah-Jiu wanted to stop him. He had seen this scholar take off Chu Hongliu's head while he was laughing. Now that he thought about it, his heart turned cold.
Bai Yifeng chuckled and shook his head." What a scholar pursues is the supreme martial arts and freedom. Besides, what right do you have? What right do you have to make me, Bai Yifeng, work for you?"
Chong Zhen was furious when he heard this. He even forgot about how terrifying Bai Yifeng was earlier and roared,""Since you call yourself a scholar, where have you read the books of sages? You only know how to show off your courage.”
When these words came out, Ah-Jiu was even more frightened. He stared at Bai Yifeng with a vigilant expression.
Bai Yifeng sneered." Don't you forget that it was this man's bravery that saved your life just now. Moreover, with the scholar's martial arts, it's easy for him to take the life of anyone in the Imperial City." As he spoke, he gave Chongzhen a warning look.
Chong Zhen broke out in a cold sweat and did not dare to speak out in anger. Bai Yifeng sneered and his figure flashed, disappearing from everyone's sight.
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