The Underworld Palace

  Qing was just about to take off his boots and go to bed. He had just finished doing what the master had told him to do. He had also just returned from outside. He hadn't even lain down on the bed yet when the door was kicked open with a "bang".

  Frowning and looking at the person who came, he asked in a bad temper: "Lan, what do you mean by this?"

  Lan didn't even have time to explain to him at this moment. She pointed outside the window at that line of red light and said, "Quickly take a look at the emergency signal flare in the sky. What's going on? Who fired that signal flare?"

  Qingyi heard that something was urgent. He immediately hastily put on his boots and rushed to the window. When he saw the eye-catching red line, he thought about the direction of the other side. His heart skipped a beat. Something's gone terribly wrong. A big deal has happened.

  "What about our master?" A vague thought flashed through Qing's mind. He hastily asked Lan.

  "It's like going to the imperial palace." Lan Dao said. She suddenly thought of something and blurted out: "Oh no, this signal flare came from the direction of the imperial palace. Could it be that our master..."

  "That's right. Can't delay any further. We must hurry into the palace."

  "Yes." Qing and Lan could no longer stay in the Underworld Palace at ease. The two of them used their lightness skill to hurry towards the Imperial Palace.

  Looking at the two men fighting for their lives, Yan Xikun seemed to have returned to the scene not long after entering the palace. It was also such a fierce fight. Only that time it was Nangong Hong and Chu Yixuan's fight. But this time it was replaced by Chu Chengming.

  Same place same scene. Also the same process. Yan Xijun never thought that she would also be hurt in the same way.

  Figures emerged in the distance, flames shot up to the sky. The heavy footsteps and synchronized pace echoed clearly. Yan Xijun knew that Luo Zhong had brought his 'guard'.

  What can be done? If he doesn't leave now, he might really not be able to leave anymore. Yan Xijun couldn't care about anything else and shouted out loud: "Ming, you'd better hurry up and leave! If you don't leave now, once those 'guards' arrive, you won't be able to leave!"

  Chu Cheng gazed at the distant 'guard' with a stern expression, and said stubbornly to Yan Xijun: "Don't worry, I'm leaving tonight, but only after I've killed him."

  The words fell. The sword in his hand shook out several sword "flowers". The sword shadow followed closely. The slanted sword stabbed towards Chu Yixuan.

  Chu Xuan's actions obviously 'enraged' Chu Yi Xuan. He also swung his sword to meet him without courtesy. He coldly sneered: "Since you want my life so much tonight, I'll see if you have the ability to take it. I won't care about your life anymore. I'll fulfill your wish and let you go to hell early to reunite with your father."

  "Hmph. Who knows who will die first." Chu Cheng Ming hummed.

  The two of them got entangled again.

  "Save the emperor, save the emperor." It was Luo Zhong's sharp and thin eunuch voice that sounded right next to his ear. Yan Xijun turned his head to look, and more than a dozen 'attendant' guards had already stepped into the courtyard one after another, led by none other than Luo Zhong and Yi Lingtong.

  Yi Ling stepped into the Ganquan Palace and saw the Emperor fighting with a stranger. Without saying a word, he joined the battle.

  "Your Majesty, I arrived late to save you. Please forgive me." Yi Ling drew out his treasured sword and stabbed at the stranger, while also apologizing to the Emperor.

  "It doesn't matter, take him down for me." Chu Yixuan saw that he had been entangled with him for so long and hadn't even hurt him, and his heart couldn't help but feel annoyed, so he ordered Wen Han to do so.

  "Yes, Your Majesty." Yi Ling saw that the Emperor had already given his orders and did not dare to underestimate him lightly. He said: "Your Majesty, you step down and let your subordinate handle this."

  Chu Yixuan heard Yi Ling say this and immediately jumped out.

  "Quickly escort! Quickly escort!" Luo Zhongchong loudly shouted at those 'guard' attendants.

  The guards didn't dare delay for a moment. They rushed up immediately and joined the battle with their commander.

  Chu Cheng's martial arts skills are formidable, but even he can't defeat four fists with just two hands. Moreover, being surrounded by many 'guardians' makes it difficult for him to use his limbs at the moment.

  Yan Xijun looked anxious and uneasy, but when she spotted Chu Yixuan strolling ahead with his hands behind his back, she rushed over to him and begged: "Your Majesty, I implore you, please spare him."

  "You still have the face to call yourself my concubine? Behind my back, you dare to flirt with other men. If tonight, in your heart, there was even a tiny bit of thought that you are my imperial consort, you wouldn't do such an unseemly thing."

  As the ruler of a country, he does not allow others to betray him, no matter if it is the lowest-ranking palace maid. He absolutely will not let them betray him. Although she was also one of his unwanted concubines, he still had a private heart. What he did not want, others should not even think about getting.

  "I... Yan Xijun thought of what he had done to her before and couldn't help but feel a surge of anger rising from her heart. 'Your Majesty only knows how to scold me, but what about you? Have you ever treated me as your subject or concubine? Every time, you've used me. When I was pregnant with the imperial son, you didn't even ask about my well-being. You allowed those vicious palace women to poison and kill our child in my womb. Is this really right, Your Majesty?"

  "What I'm telling you is a different story, don't change the subject." Chu Yixuan reached out and pinched her chin, glaring at her: "What exactly do you see in Chu Chengming that makes you willing to give up your status as a concubine and follow him out of the palace?"

  "I've got my eyes on all of him." Yan Xijun replied, looking straight at him.

  "You're really a seductress, aren't you? The assassin from that night and the King of Hell tonight. You truly have charm, enough to make them risk their lives to sneak into the palace for a date with you."

  Chu Yixuan's large hand pinched her chin, and Yan Xijun's small face was distorted by his pinch. Although it hurt a lot, she didn't make a sound.

  "You're despicable." Chu Yixuan said coldly, his grip tightening further.

  Yan Xijun was facing the crowd of people fighting. She saw that Chu Chengming was no match for Yi Ling, whose sword was already stabbing towards his chest. And he didn't even notice the danger approaching, only focusing on swinging his sword at another guard.

  Look at this. Yan Xijun's heart was broken. Unknowingly, she found the courage from somewhere and suddenly broke free from Chu Yixuan. She couldn't help but rush to Chu Chengyun.

  "Danger! Get out of the way quickly!" Yan Xijun rushed over, directly shielding Chu Chengming's body and blocking that sword for him.

  Yi Ling never expected her to rush in. Looking at her sudden arrival, the sword in his hand had already been used and wanted to be withdrawn, but it was impossible now, so he could only dodge to the side.

  Yi Ling's treasured sword stabbed into Yan Xiu Jun's shoulder without any hesitation. When he withdrew the sword, a stream of fresh blood flowed out.

  "Your Highness." Yi Ling saw that his treasured sword had stabbed the noble her, and was so frightened that he didn't know how to react. Suddenly such an accident occurred. The other guards also didn't know what to do, and could only stop in their tracks.

  Yan Xijun only felt that her arm had gone numb with pain. Looking at the flowing blood, she had never seen so much blood flow out of her own body before. She was shocked in her heart and her small face turned pale with fright, going limp in Chu Chengming's arms.

  "You silly girl, why did you take this sword for me? Even if you hadn't taken it for me, they wouldn't have been able to hurt me anyway." Chu Chengming said with a mix of emotions, feeling both moved and distressed. This girl had rushed in recklessly, and now seeing her injured for his sake, he couldn't help but feel a deep sense of guilt.