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Chapter 273 Bring them to the Hall of Mental Cultivation

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Upon hearing the report from the eunuchs and guards, Zhou Chen's face turned ashen.

This imperial palace represents the face of the Great Zhou Dynasty and symbolizes the majesty of the emperor.

Those worldly tycoons actually stormed into the palace. What else could this be but a blatant disregard for the Emperor of the Great Zhou?
A cold glint flashed in Zhou Chen's eyes.

More than twenty years ago, the worldly people in this family regarded the Great Zhou Imperial Palace as nothing.

Unexpectedly, more than twenty years have passed, and these worldly people from the main family are still the same, completely disregarding the imperial palace.

To put it more bluntly, they didn't take him, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, seriously and treated them like servants.

However, Zhou Chen is not the former emperor.

The Great Zhou of today is not the Great Zhou of more than 20 years ago.

Zhou Chen sat back on the dragon throne, glanced at Cao Zhengchun, and said, "Cao Zhengchun, go and assist Dian Wei in capturing those trespassers who have broken into the palace."

"Then, bring them to the Hall of Mental Cultivation."

Zhou Chen is not the type to swallow his pride.

He didn't care whether the other party was from the main family or anyone else; if they dared to trespass into the palace, Zhou Chen wouldn't be polite to them.

Zhou Chen wanted to see what qualifications these worldly people from the main family had to make him, the emperor of the Great Zhou, go out to greet them.
"Old slave obeys the order."

Cao Zhengchun bowed to accept the decree and turned to leave the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The host's family?

"Humph."

After Cao Zhengchun left, Zhou Chen let out a heavy, cold snort.

With outstanding figures like Cao Zhengchun around, Zhou Chen had no fear of those so-called masters who had entered the world.

Zhou Chen simply couldn't believe that those worldly people from the main family could compare to the likes of Cao Zhengchun, who were outstanding figures throughout history.

Furthermore, Zhou Chen has cultivated the first level of the 'Emperor's Conferring of Gods Technique,' which allows him to borrow the power of the nation's destiny. His own strength is in no way weaker than those who have entered the mortal world.

……

the other side.

The battleground inside the palace was now surrounded by imperial guards who had surged in from all directions.

Every blind spot was guarded by archers from the Imperial Guard.

Zhou Qian and his two companions, however, paid no attention to the Imperial Guards surrounding them.

In the eyes of Zhou Qian and his two companions, no matter how many ants there were, they could not trap them. What truly concerned them was the ugly man in the air who was fighting Zhou Wudao.

Only that ugly man could pose a threat to them.

Watching the two engaged in aerial combat, Zhou Qian and the other two men's expressions turned serious, their brows furrowing slightly.

They all thought that the ugly man couldn't possibly be a match for Zhou Wudao.

But now, the two have been fighting for dozens of moves, and Zhou Wudao has not only not gained any advantage, but has actually fallen into a disadvantageous position.

This gave Zhou Qian and the other two a bad feeling.

Similarly, Zhou Wudao, who was fighting Dian Wei, had long since abandoned his previous contempt and his expression was extremely solemn.

Dian Wei's unleashed fighting power greatly alarmed Zhou Wudao.

Previously, Zhou Wudao knew that Dian Wei was very strong, but Zhou Wudao believed that no matter how strong Dian Wei was, he could not possibly be his opponent.

But now that they've clashed, Zhou Wudao realizes that he underestimated Dian Wei's strength; Dian Wei is much stronger than he thought.

"boom……"

Dian Wei's short halberd struck Zhou Wudao's precious sword.

Zhou Wudao's arm went numb, almost causing him to drop the sword from his hand.

Before Zhou Wudao could recover from the numbness in his arm, Dian Wei's other short halberd had already pierced towards his chest with unparalleled speed.

Despite the tremor and numbness in his arm, Zhou Wudao drew his sword and held it in front of his chest.

"puff."

The powerful force caused Zhou Wudao's internal organs to ache.

A mouthful of blood spurted out.

Zhou Wudao was sent flying.

After falling to the ground, Zhou Wudao spat out another mouthful of blood.

Without a word, the imperial guards seized the opportunity to step forward, placed their chilling blades against Zhou Wudao's neck, and took him down.

Zhou Wudao stared at Dian Wei in shock; "I've lost. I actually lost to an ugly man from the secular world?"

Zhou Wudao couldn't believe that he had been defeated by such an ugly, worldly man.

However, no matter how incredulous Zhou Wudao was, the truth was the truth.

He was defeated by Dian Wei.

The chilling blade pressed against his neck was the best proof of that.

Similarly, Zhou Qian and his two companions were also shocked.

Seeing Zhou Wudao's defeat, Zhou Qian and the other two were also incredulous.

They never expected that Zhou Wudao, the genius among them, who was invincible even among those of the same level in the 'Tianshan' region, would actually be defeated.

He was defeated by an ugly man from the secular world.

How can this be?

moment.

Zhou Wudao finally recovered.

Feeling the chilling aura emanating from the blade pressed against his neck, Zhou Wudao's face turned extremely grim.

To think that he, a man who transcended worldly affairs and was involved in worldly matters, was defeated by an ugly man from the secular world and became a prisoner.

What a humiliation this is!

However, faced with the chilling aura emanating from his neck, Zhou Wudao, despite feeling humiliated, dared not move rashly.

After capturing Zhou Wudao, Dian Wei didn't look at Zhou Wudao again, but instead looked at Zhou Qian and the other two.

"Do it."

Zhou Qian and the other two had also realized what was happening by this time.

After exchanging a glance, the three of them attacked Dian Wei simultaneously without any hesitation.

At this point, the three of them no longer cared about being shocked by Zhou Wudao's defeat by Dian Wei.

With Zhou Wudao defeated, the three of them had no choice but to take immediate action.

Otherwise, if a vulgar, worldly man were to flaunt his power and prestige in front of them, what would become of their dignity as worldly people?
"Humph."

Dian Wei didn't hesitate. He snorted coldly and went straight to meet Zhou Qian and the other two.

Although Zhou Qian and the other two were very strong, they were still somewhat inferior to Zhou Wudao.

In Dian Wei's hands, Zhou Qian and the other two were defeated in just a few minutes.

He was knocked away by Dian Wei and fell to the ground in defeat.

Seeing this, the imperial guards stepped forward again and held their blades to the necks of Zhou Qian and the other two, capturing them.

From then on, all four men, including Zhou Wudao, who had stormed into the palace, were captured by Dian Wei and became prisoners.

"damn it."

Do you know who we are?

“We are from the ‘Tianshan’ family. How dare you treat us like this? Do you want to die?”

"Even your emperor wouldn't dare treat us like this. Release us immediately."

After being captured by the Imperial Guards and with blades held to their necks, the three young men, including Zhou Qian, all looked extremely grim.

Zhou Qian then started shouting directly.

Who are they?

They are the masters of the house from the 'Tianshan Mountains'.

These lowly ants of the world dare to treat their masters like this.

How dareful!

"Snapped."

No sooner had Zhou Qian’s shouts ended than a slap landed on his face.

"Shut up, or I'll chop you up if you say another word."

A captain of the Imperial Guard stepped forward and slapped Zhou Qian, speaking menacingly.

These four damned thieves killed many of their Imperial Guards; the ground was covered with the corpses of their brothers.

Even their commander, Jin He, was barely clinging to life, having nearly died at the hands of these four. Had Dian Wei not given the order, they would have long ago skinned these four traitors alive to avenge their fallen Imperial Guard brothers.

They didn't care that these people came from some damned 'Tianshan' family.

"you……"

After being slapped, Zhou Qian's face turned extremely gloomy.

To think that he, a dignified person who transcended worldly affairs and was involved in worldly matters, would be slapped in the face by a mere ant-like imperial guard.

This was an unprecedented humiliation for Zhou Qian.

"You are dead."

"You ant dared to slap me, I will definitely kill you."

Zhou Qian gritted his teeth as he glared at the Imperial Guard captain.

The Imperial Guard captain prepared to slap Zhou Qian again.

But at that moment, a soft, feminine voice came from afar.

"It seems that I'm a bit late."

"Commander Dian has captured the thief who trespassed into the palace."

As the voice came, Cao Zhengchun's figure appeared in front of everyone.

Cao Zhengchun glanced at Zhou Qian and the other three who had been captured and said.

However, when Cao Zhengchun saw Zhou Wudao's face, he was clearly stunned for a moment.

Just like Dian Wei and Jin He had just reacted, Cao Zhengchun was also surprised that the captured young man looked exactly like His Majesty.

If Cao Zhengchun hadn't just come from the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he would have even thought that the captured young man was His Majesty.

"Eunuch Cao."

Dian Wei greeted Cao Zhengchun.

Cao Zhengchun then came to his senses, raised an eyebrow at Zhou Wudao, and said to Dian Wei, "Commander Dian, His Majesty has sent me to assist you with those thieves who have trespassed into the palace."

"But now it seems that there is no need for the miscellaneous experts to take action at all; Commander Dian alone is enough."

"His Majesty decreed that after capturing the thief who trespassed into the palace, he should be taken directly to the Hall of Mental Cultivation."

Cao Zhengchun relayed Zhou Chen's message to Dian Wei.

Upon hearing this, Dian Wei immediately nodded.

Immediately afterwards, Dian Wei and Cao Zhengchun escorted Zhou Wudao, Zhou Qian, and the other three towards the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

……

Cining Palace.

The Empress Dowager sat on the phoenix throne, her brows slightly furrowed, feeling somewhat anxious and uneasy.

To be honest, the Empress Dowager had weathered decades of ups and downs in the palace, and her mindset had become exceptionally refined.

It was difficult for anything to stir up any emotion in the Empress Dowager's mind.

But now, the Empress Dowager's mind is no longer able to remain calm as before.

"Your Majesty, I have found out."

At this moment, the old palace maid who had been sent by the Empress Dowager to inquire about news outside came in.

As soon as the Empress Dowager saw the old palace maid, she immediately asked, "What's the situation? Who were those people who dared to storm into the palace?"

The old palace maid immediately bowed and said, "Reporting to the Empress Dowager, those traitors who broke into the palace have been captured by Commander Dian."

"According to the Imperial Guards, those who stormed into the palace claimed to be from the 'Tianshan' family and demanded that His Majesty personally go out to greet them."

The old palace maid recounted the information she had gathered.

Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager's expression changed instantly.

Are they members of the main family of 'Tianshan'?
The Empress Dowager's heart sank.

They were indeed worldly people.

What you fear most is what happens.

The Empress Dowager knew that anyone who dared to storm the palace was no ordinary person, and she was right.

This is troublesome.

The Empress Dowager did not believe that by taking down these worldly people from the main family who had stormed into the palace, they could contend with the main family.

These worldly people from the main family are just small fish; the main family behind them is the biggest dragon.

If even one celestial being were to be dispatched, it would be beyond the ability of the mortal realm to withstand.

After the Empress Dowager's expression changed, she looked at the old palace maid and said, "Immediately send someone out of the palace to the Imperial Clan Court to inform the Eighth Prince of this matter."

The Empress Dowager knew that, given Zhou Chen's temperament, if those people from the main family dared to storm the palace, Zhou Chen would definitely not let them off the hook.

But killing those people from the main family would bring a terrible disaster to the royal family.

The tragedy of more than 20 years ago will be repeated.

The Great Zhou Dynasty has finally begun to recover, and the Empress Dowager does not want to see it decline further because of this matter.

Therefore, the Empress Dowager had no choice but to immediately send someone out of the palace to the Imperial Clan Court to inform the Eighth Prince of this matter.

The Empress Dowager believed that the Eighth Prince would understand her meaning.

The Empress Dowager was a member of the inner palace and could not interfere too much with the Emperor's wishes.

But the Eighth Prince Zhou Xian was different. As both a prince and a subject, it was perfectly normal for him to advise His Majesty.

This is why the Empress Dowager sent someone out of the palace to the Imperial Clan Court to inform the Eighth Prince, Zhou Xian.

"Yes, Queen Mother."

Without hesitation, the old palace maid turned around and left Cining Palace.

As someone close to the Empress Dowager, the old palace maid didn't need to understand the reasons; she only needed to know that whatever the Empress Dowager said, she should do.

This is the best way to survive as a trusted confidant.

……

Zongren Mansion.

Upon hearing the words of the eunuch before him, the Eighth Prince Zhou Xian's expression changed drastically.

"What did you say?"

"Has someone stormed the palace?"

"Are those people from the main family of 'Tianshan'?"

The Eighth Prince, Zhou Xian, looked at the eunuch before him and asked in shock.

The eunuch nodded; "Yes, Your Highness."

"The Empress Dowager has instructed this old servant to leave the palace and inform the Prince of this matter."

This eunuch was sent out of the palace by an old palace maid who served the Empress Dowager.

Upon hearing this, the Eighth Prince Zhou Xian immediately asked, "What is the situation in the palace now?"

"What about Your Majesty?"

"They didn't do anything to His Majesty, did they?"

The Eighth Prince looked anxiously at the eunuch.

The eunuch shook his head; "Your Highness, rest assured, His Majesty is fine. Those traitors have been captured by Commander Dian, and everything in the palace is safe and sound."

"That's good."

Upon hearing that Zhou Chen was alright and the palace was safe, the Eighth Prince Zhou Xian breathed a sigh of relief.

King Zhou Xian never expected that those worldly people from the main family would actually storm into the palace.

Damn it.

What on earth has gone mad about them?

Do you want to repeat what happened more than 20 years ago?

The Eighth Prince, Zhou Xian, clenched his fist, his expression shifting unpredictably.

After a moment of silence.

Prince Zhou Xian, the Eighth Prince, waved his hand at the eunuch and said, "I know about this matter. You may return to the palace now!"

The Empress Dowager's meaning was already understood by Zhou Xian, the Eighth Prince.

This means he needs to go to the palace!

"Old slave, please retire."