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Chapter 12 Kill without mercy
Upon hearing Lü Bu's words, the carefree king's face turned extremely ugly.

He anticipated that the emperor would issue an edict to them, but he did not expect that the emperor had even taken these things into account.

“Commander Lü, the Emperor is our brother. I do not believe that the Emperor would treat us like this, showing no regard for our brotherhood at all,” said Prince Zhou Qian in a deep voice.

Lu Bu shook his head; "Your Highness, why deceive yourself? Do you think I would dare to say such a thing without the Emperor's decree?"

As soon as these words came out.

The carefree King Zhou Qian fell silent.

Yes!

Without the approval of that person in the palace, even a lowly commander of the Imperial Guards, if he were the emperor's confidant, would not dare to utter the words "kill without mercy" to their prince.

"I want to see the Emperor," said Zhou Qian, the Prince of Xiaoyao, suddenly.

"To see the Emperor?" Lü Bu frowned. "The Emperor is extremely busy with state affairs and has just recovered from a serious illness. I'm afraid he won't have time to see you."

"Your Highness, let's not waste any more time! Hurry up and prepare! This humble general is waiting to return and report to the Emperor!" Lü Bu urged.

After a moment of silence, Prince Zhou Qian coughed and said, "As I said, I have been feeling unwell recently and cannot travel far. I wish to see the Emperor and request permission in person."

"So, Your Highness intends to defy the imperial decree?" Lu Bu's expression hardened as he stared directly at the Prince of Xiaoyao.

Prince Zhou Qian shook his head; "I am not disobeying the imperial decree, but requesting it."

A cold glint flashed across Lü Bu's face.

"It seems Your Highness is determined to refuse a polite toast and then suffer the consequences. In that case, don't blame this humble general for being impolite."

Lu Bu waved his hand.

"Someone is coming."

"Please, Your Highnesses, leave the residence."

"presumptuous."

When Prince Zhou Qian saw that Lü Bu actually dared to make a move, his face turned ashen. "Lü Bu, you need to know your place. This is the Prince Zhou's residence, not a place where you can run wild."

"I am warning you, no matter what, I am still a noble prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the fourth son of the late emperor, and the fourth brother of the current emperor. I am not someone that anyone can mess with."

The carefree King Zhou Qian glared angrily at Lü Bu.

They seemed poised to confront each other at the slightest disagreement.

"Protect the prince."

"Your Highness, rest assured, with us here, no one can harm a single hair on your head."

“That’s right, we don’t believe that anyone would be so audacious as to attack the two princes.”

"Damn Lü Bu, don't think that just because you're the emperor's personal guard commander and his confidant you can act with impunity. You're nothing but a watchdog for the emperor, while the two princes are his brothers. Who do you think the emperor will side with?"

The guards of the Prince's mansion immediately stepped forward and stood in front of Prince Zhou Qian, shouting at Lü Bu. As guards of the Prince's mansion, they were used to being arrogant and had never been attacked like this before.
"Lu Bu, is it! Take your men and get out of the palace right now. This is not a place for you to run wild. Otherwise, don't blame us for being ruthless if something happens later."

The guards of the Prince's Palace spoke threateningly and stared at Lü Bu with ill intent.

Their ability to serve as guards of the Prince's Palace was undoubtedly exceptional; none of them were inferior to the Imperial Guards of the palace. In fact, some of their leaders were among the most formidable commanders of the Imperial Guards.

They didn't forcibly stop him just now because Lü Bu brought an imperial decree, allowing him to barge into the palace with only a few dozen imperial guards.

But now, Lü Bu actually dares to act insolently towards the two princes in the palace.

Then the guards of the royal palace would have nothing to worry about.

"It seems you really want to die."

Lu Bu coldly glanced at the clamoring guards of the royal palace, then looked at Prince Xiaoyao and Prince Kang, a hint of murderous intent appearing on his face.

He would carry out Zhou Chen's instructions meticulously.

Zhou Chen said that anyone who disobeyed his orders would be killed without mercy. Therefore, Lu Bu would mercilessly kill anyone who dared to defy Zhou Chen's orders.

Even Zhou Chen, the emperor's brother and a prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty, was no exception.

……

"Commander, what should we do? Should we really make a move at the Prince's residence?" A captain of the Imperial Guard who had come with Lü Bu asked tentatively with some concern.

You must know, this is the Prince's Mansion, the residence of the late Emperor's fourth son, and now the Emperor's fourth brother.

Once they take action and unleash a massacre, there will be no turning back.

"What? Do you think the Emperor's decree is a joke?" Lu Bu glanced coldly at the Imperial Guard captain.

If it were the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, they would never ask him such a stupid question.

Unfortunately, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry is too few in number now, as they have all stayed in the palace to protect Zhou Chen. Lü Bu left the palace without taking a single person with him.

"Kill them all! Leave no one alive in the entire Prince's mansion!"

Lu Bu's face turned cold, and he said coldly.

Since you dare to defy the imperial decree, you must be prepared to bear the consequences.

"Kill." "Those who disobey the imperial decree shall be killed without mercy."

The imperial guard captain gritted his teeth, drew his sword, and led dozens of imperial guards to charge towards the palace guards.

The massacre at the Prince's residence made them somewhat hesitant, but they dared not disobey the imperial decree.

The guards of the Prince's mansion looked grim upon seeing this scene. They never expected that Lü Bu would actually dare to make a move in the Prince's mansion.

How can this be?

Wasn't he worried about being punished by the emperor afterward?
however.

Before they could think any further, the Imperial Guards had already charged forward with their swords.

They had no choice but to fight back.

Bang!
Bang! !

Bang! ! !
The sounds of weapons clashing suddenly rang out.

In the blink of an eye, seven or eight guards from the Prince's Palace fell to the ground.

Although these guards of the Prince's Palace were no less powerful than the Imperial Guards, their discipline and teamwork were far inferior.

How could they possibly be a match for the well-trained Imperial Guards?

The battle was almost entirely one-sided.

Seeing that the battle situation was not optimistic, the several skilled guards protecting Prince Zhou Qian rose up and rushed towards the Imperial Guards.

"court death."

Lu Bu swung his halberd.

"puff."

Those skilled guards were instantly killed by Lü Bu in a single move.

One of them was the commander of the guards of the Prince's Palace, who was a half-step Grandmaster.

This scene stunned everyone present, who all knew that Lü Bu, the emperor's personal guard commander, was certainly no weakling.

But I didn't expect it to be this strong.

One move to instantly kill a half-step Grandmaster.

Such strength is at least at the mid-stage of a first-grade Grandmaster.

Even the expressions of Prince Xiaoyao, Zhou Qian, and Prince Kang, Zhou Qi, changed.

It should be noted that there are not many experts above the Grandmaster level in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty.

Not to mention those at the mid-stage or higher Grandmaster level.

Each of these powerful individuals is a giant standing at the top of the pyramid.

The fact that the commander of the imperial guards who suddenly appeared by Lü Bu's side was actually such a powerful figure really gave the two princes a big fright.

"We surrender."

"We surrender."

"We are willing to go to the four northwestern prefectures to assist the Grand Tutor in disaster relief and quell public grievances."

King Kang, Zhou Qi, immediately stood up and shouted, then whispered in King Xiaoyao's ear.

"Fourth brother, when you're under someone's roof, you have no choice but to bow your head."

"Given the current situation, if we brothers continue to persist, we will truly be sentenced to death."

Upon hearing this, Prince Zhou Qian's expression changed. He lost his previous confidence and realized that if he continued to insist, Lü Bu would indeed kill the two princes without any scruples.

Lu Bu looked at the two princes' pale faces and sneered, "So, now you two are afraid?"

"If I had known this would happen, why would I have disobeyed the imperial decree?"

Lu Bu waved his hand.

"All right."

"Everyone stop it."

In an instant, the Imperial Guards retreated behind Lü Bu.

The guards of the Prince's mansion also retreated to the sides of the two princes, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"I suppose the two princes have no preparations."

"This humble general will escort you to the Grand Tutor now."

Lu Bu glanced at the two princes and said calmly.

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(End of this chapter)