Seeing that his threats were ineffective, Murong Yunqian flew into a rage. He stepped forward himself and gave Wei Dongling a hard kick.
Caught off guard, Wei Dongling fell again, face - first onto the ground. Her nose was almost broken from the impact, and the pain made tears stream down her face. She gritted her teeth desperately, trying not to cry out.
Seeing this, Uncle Li was so angry that his eyes turned red. He gritted his teeth secretly, wishing he could rush up and snap Murong Yunqian's neck on the spot.
At this moment, there was a commotion from the west gate. Everyone looked over and saw General Qi leading a group of soldiers surrounding them. They completely blocked off most of the open space on the west side of the Taiji Palace.
Facing the imposing General Qi, Murong Yunqian gritted his teeth in hatred. With a dark face, he roared, "What! Is General Qi determined to rebel?"
General Qi's face was ashen, and he glared angrily at Murong Yunqian, his eyes almost spitting fire. His Qi Mansion had been raided and sealed on a trumped - up charge. All his family members had been imprisoned. When the second master of the Qi family and his wife had protected him while he was trying to escape, they had been brutally stabbed to death by the swords. Thinking of this, General Qi's heart bled. He wished he could rush up and twist off Murong Yunqian's head.
Facing the two armies advancing into the imperial city, Murong Yunqian's face was as cold as ice. He coldly questioned, "You are all the most heroic soldiers of our Great Heavenly Dynasty. How could you all return to the imperial city at the moment of the late emperor's passing? Are you worthy of the common people? Are you worthy of your parents?"
General Qi was furious. He roared, "I, Qi, have guarded the border for many years, protecting the country and the people, even the late emperor respected me. Now that you are the regent, you raided my mansion at will. My whole family is so innocent! Murong Yunqian, aren't you afraid of chilling the hearts of all the officials?"
Uncle Li sneered and shouted, "This guy ignores the late emperor's edict and wants to usurp the throne. How could he care about chilling people's hearts?"
Ignoring Uncle Li's sarcasm, Murong Yunqian pointed to a high platform in the distance and coldly said, "Then, General Qi, go and say goodbye to your relatives properly!"
Only then did everyone notice that on the palace wall, there were a large number of city - guarding soldiers lying in ambush. They held crossbows and were quietly waiting for the order from the tenth prince. Below them, all the relatives of the Qi Mansion were kneeling neatly. Men, women, the old and the young were all tied up, with cloths in their mouths. Their eyes were full of tears as they looked at their master, General Qi.
General Qi's face darkened. He angrily scolded, "Murong Yunqian! You are shameless! Prince Rui! Are you just going to watch this villain act recklessly?"
Prince Rui covered his lips and smiled lightly. "General Qi, it's you who is acting recklessly and leading an army to rebel!"
General Qi almost gritted his silver teeth to pieces. Looking at the familiar faces among the Qi family members, his heart was bleeding.
Murong Yunqian was extremely frustrated. The secret agents of the Zhao family were becoming more and more useless. He had sent people to find out the whereabouts of Miss Qi of the Qi family, who had been robbed on her wedding day. Two hours had passed, and there was still no news!
If that young lady were here, General Qi should, out of consideration for his only daughter, obediently surrender. He wondered if just these other family members of the Qi Mansion could threaten General Qi.
Suddenly, a large group of Xiliang soldiers rushed in from the north gate, densely surrounding the already small open space in front of the Taiji Palace. Everyone turned their heads and saw Prince Li Mingyang of Xiliang leading his subordinates in.
Prince Rui quickly stepped forward to greet him. With a beaming smile on his face, he bowed and said, "Prince Mingyang has come from afar. We failed to greet you properly. I hope the prince won't take offense!"
Murong Yunqian quickly led Eunuch Cao to greet him. There was a civil strife in the Heavenly Dynasty, and several forces were vying for the imperial power. Now that Prince Xiliang had led an army here, it was just like sending charcoal in the snow!
Li Mingyang raised his eyes and scanned everyone present. When he saw Uncle Li and the "ninth prince", he couldn't help but smile. "Oh, I've caught up with a good show, haven't I?"
Wei Dongling had been kicked to the ground and was still lying there with tears streaming down her face, so Li Mingyang didn't see her face at all.
Murong Yunqian stepped forward and explained the current situation.
Li Mingyang's eyes swept over General Qi and his men. There was a faint sneer in his eyes as he coldly said, "Although General Qi is well - known, we don't take him seriously. Your Highness the tenth prince, just attack if you want!"
Seeing General Qi's face change suddenly, Murong Yunqian sneered coldly. "I advise the general to put down your weapons obediently. If you surrender and submit to me, you will still be the great general of the Qi Mansion, and your subordinates will still be the valiant warriors of our Great Heavenly Dynasty. If you fight, I can guarantee that your Qi family will be exterminated today! It's up to you, General, to decide whether to fight or surrender."
Looking at the members of the Qi family kneeling in the distance with sad expressions, General Qi looked a little hesitant.
The sky had completely darkened. Uncle Li looked worriedly at Wei Dongling, who was still lying on the ground. He was a bit at a loss. He wanted to step forward to save her, but he was afraid that he would make things worse for Miss Wei and the others.
At this moment, Wu Zhuangyuan Yu Mo, who was standing beside Wei Dongling, suddenly noticed a figure flashing behind the pillar.
"Who?" He let out a cold shout and quickly chased after it. The person behind the pillar was very fast and ran towards the corridor in a few steps. Yu Mo gritted his teeth, jumped forward, and grabbed the person's shoulder. He pushed the dagger in his hand towards the person's chin.
Just as the dagger was about to stab into the person's throat, Yu Mo looked up and saw the person's face. He was so scared that he quickly stopped. The person was actually the young prince Murong Xuan?
"Y - young prince? What are you doing here?" Yu Mo quickly retracted his dagger and stammered. The situation was so chaotic at the moment. Why didn't the third young master of Prince Rui's family leave the palace during the chaos but still stay in the palace?
Murong Xuan patted Yu Mo's shoulder and whispered, "Yu Mo, I have something to discuss with you."
Yu Mo looked at him suspiciously. "What is it?"
Murong Xuan pressed Yu Mo's shoulder and whispered, "I have feelings for that woman. You mustn't make things difficult for her."
Yu Mo was shocked. He quickly turned his head to look. He saw a black - clothed woman floating down from the eaves. She kicked away the executioner behind Luo Xunlong with one foot, and with a swipe of her dagger, the "ninth prince" instantly broke free from the ropes.
"Quick! Stop him!" Yu Mo quickly shouted to remind a group of black - clothed secret agents not far away. Then he turned his head and was about to run towards Luo Xunlong.
Murong Xuan kicked out, and Yu Mo staggered a few steps and almost fell face - first. Seeing that Murong Xuan blocked his way, Yu Mo shouted anxiously, "Prince Xuan! Do you know what you're doing?"
Murong Xuan remained unmoved. He knew he was no match for Yu Mo, but at the moment, he could only delay for a while.
"I'm sorry!" Seeing that Murong Xuan was advancing instead of retreating, Yu Mo punched him continuously. While Murong Xuan was dodging, Yu Mo quickly ran towards the "ninth prince".
Murong Xuan chased after him at full speed.