Chu Yixuan coldly snorted: "Thinking of escaping? Without my permission, no one dares to escape from this place."

  Nangong Hong turned around with a calm face and said provocatively: "This young master has never thought of escaping!"

  Yan Xikun looked at Chu Yixuan with concern, and didn't have time to think about why he was here. Seeing his gloomy face, which seemed even more frightening than before, she worriedly said to Nan Gonghong: "You'd better leave quickly, if you're caught by him, your life won't be guaranteed."

  Tonight she has defaulted Nan Gong Hong as her friend, friends are in trouble and can't just stand by and do nothing!

  This is Chu Yixuan's territory, and Nan Gonghong is not his opponent no matter what. With just one person's strength, it's hard to kill Chu Yixuan, let alone the imperial palace's inner courtyard is full of guards and forbidden troops everywhere.

  "Jun Er, don't worry, I have my own measure in mind." Nangong Hong smiled and comforted, it seems that Jun Er was indeed concerned about him, and tonight's risk of sneaking into the palace was not in vain.

  "Hubby?!" Chu Yixuan was immediately enraged upon hearing this term of endearment. How dare he be so intimate with his empress?! "What a shameless pair of adulterers, daring to do such immoral things behind my back! Tonight, I will not forgive you!"

  "Your Majesty, please speak with more discretion. What adulterer and licentious queen? Don't say such unpleasant things. I have not done anything to wrong you." Yan Xikun was furious, she was too arbitrary, slapping labels on people without distinguishing right from wrong, the situation wasn't as he saw it, he completely misunderstood.

  "You scoundrel, how dare you still try to talk your way out of this? I'll deal with that thief first and then come back to punish you."

  "How dare you insult my son, you're not worthy! I'll kill you this very night, this dog emperor, to avenge the people of the world." With that, Nangong Hong quickly drew out the precious sword from behind his back and flew towards Chu Yixuan, swinging his sword.

  "Hey," Yan Xijun shouted anxiously, but it was too late to stop him. She had not expected Nan Gonghong to be so impulsive, daring to rush forward without considering the consequences, although he had just defended her, how could he be so muddled in his actions?

  "Hmph, you think you can kill me? Dream on!" Chu Yixuan saw the sword coming at him and lightly dodged to the side, avoiding the cold blade by a hair's breadth.

  Nangong Hong saw that his sword had not hit its mark, so he turned his hand and stabbed out with another sword, which was just about to pierce Chu Yixuan.

  "Your Majesty, be careful!" Luo Zhong saw that his master had no weapon in hand, and hastily jumped forward to block the way, using his internal energy to wield the duster with great force, wrapping it around Han Jian's sword and deflecting the sharp blade to one side.

  Nangong Hongqi was furious, and with a reverse stroke of the hand holding the treasured sword, "swish swish swish", he launched three successive swords at Chu Yixuan.

  "Your Majesty, quickly get out of the way!" Luo Zhong saw that these three sword moves were both fast and viciously toxic. He had already prepared a move to counter them, but he was also afraid that it wouldn't be enough to stop these few swords. For the safety of his master, he still spoke up to remind the Emperor behind him.

  "Lu Zhong, step down and let me exchange a few blows with him. Tonight, I will personally behead this traitor!"

  Lu Zhong only felt a slight movement in his hand, and the duster he was holding had been taken away by the Emperor. He secretly cursed to himself, the Emperor's martial arts skills seemed to have improved again.

  "Your Majesty, be careful!" Although he knew that the Emperor's martial arts had improved a lot, Luo Zhong was still very worried and anxiously said.

  "Don't worry, I can handle this thief alone!" Chu Yixuan said, and with a light wave of his sleeve, the feather duster in his hand shot out a ray of light, meeting the flying sword.

  Nan Gong Hong saw that Chu Yixuan was not paying attention to the sword energy, and instead welcomed it with open arms. As a result, the precious sword in his hand swung even more vigorously, swift and vigorous. Chu Yixuan was not willing to show weakness either, using his internal strength to shake off the dust, making it seem like a white snake. For a moment, the two were entangled together, each move fatal, with no mercy shown.

  Yan Xijun anxiously watched the two people entwined together, one black and one yellow. Their battle was becoming increasingly fierce, but it could still be seen that Chu Yixuan was getting stronger with each fight, steadily gaining the upper hand, while Nan Gonghong's hand wielding the treasure sword seemed somewhat laborious.

  If this continues, Nangong Hong will soon be caught by Chu Yixuan. Not to mention that his martial arts are not as good as Chu Yixuan's, let alone the fact that Chu Yixuan has Luo Gonggong's help and there are many guards and imperial soldiers in the palace.

  Suddenly, she noticed the faint glow of torches approaching from a distance. Yan Xijun felt something was amiss and gazed at the approaching torches with furrowed brows, thinking to herself: This is not good, the commotion here must have attracted the guards.

  "Hey, you'd better escape quickly, the Imperial Guard has arrived. If you don't leave now, you might not have another chance." Yan Xijun shouted loudly to Nan Gonghong, pointing in the direction where torches had appeared.

  "You despicable people, at this time, you're still helping that treacherous husband of yours. Do you think I'm someone to be trifled with? Don't even think about escaping from my grasp!" Chu Yixuan's face turned cold as he heard Yan Xijun's words, his heart burning with anger, and he declared in a chilly tone.

  Nan Gong Hong knew that Yan Xi Jun was thinking of him and also reminded him that the imperial guards had arrived. He had originally planned to take advantage of tonight to kill Chu Yi Xuan, this dog emperor, but unfortunately his martial arts skills were not as good as others, and seeing someone approaching from a distance, he retreated with the intention of leaving something for later, thinking that as long as there is a green mountain, one need not worry about firewood. With this in mind, he stabbed out a virtual sword and then planned to take advantage of the opportunity to escape from the palace.

  The heavens did not accommodate his wishes, and his intentions were still detected by Chu Yixuan. Chu Yixuan let out a loud shout, "You think you can escape? It's not that easy!"

  With a flick of his right sleeve, a small knife suddenly flew out from the cuff and shot straight at Nan Gonghong's right little toe.

  "Ah!" Nangong Hong's right foot was shot, and he immediately squatted down in pain. When he raised his head, a cold and solemn sword was already slanting across his shoulder.

  "Don't move!" Nan Gong Hong was shocked and raised his head, in front of him was a handsome young man holding a treasured sword horizontally across his neck, who coldly shouted. Not far away, more guards came running over one after another.

  "How is it? Can you still escape now?" Chu Yixuan walked over with a cold smile, pushing aside the circle of guards, and gazed coldly at the black-clad man crouching on the ground.

  "Hmph," Nangong Hong let out a cold snort and slowly stood up, glaring at Chu Yixuan. Even if he had lost, he couldn't lose his momentum.

  Yan Xijun saw Nan Gonghong being held at sword point by Wen Han, and his heart skipped a beat. He hastily rushed over, "Wen Shixiang, please spare his life!"

  Wēn Hán raised her eyes to glance at Yán Xī Jūn, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes, then quickly lowered her head again, the treasured sword still motionless pressed against Nángōng Hóng's neck.

  Chu Yixuan saw Yan Xikun rush towards the black-clothed man, his heart burning with anger, and coldly commanded, "You wretch, what else do you want to do? Quickly come over here!"

  Yan Xijun pleaded with Chu Yixuan: "Your Majesty, I beg of you to spare him. He's not a bad person, he's just... my friend!"

  "Friend? Humph, do you think I would believe your excuse? Get out of the way, I'm going to kill him now!" Chu Yixuan had already pulled out a flying knife from his other sleeve and was playing with it in his hand.

  Yan Xijun blocked Nan Gonghong in front of him and stared straight at Chu Yixuan: "If you want to kill him, then kill me first!"

  Chu Yixuan sneered coldly: "You lowly person, don't come and challenge my bottom line!"