The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

The emperor looked grim and had long since retreated to the palace gate, fearing that the fierce battle would affect him.

He gritted his teeth, not daring to reply directly to Ye Xiaohan, fearing he might inhale the poison powder. He could only harbor resentment in his heart. He was determined to kill Ye Xiaohan and Yun Mujiu today!

A large number of imperial guards had fallen, but they were using sheer numbers, while Ye Xiaohan and his group had limited numbers, resulting in a stalemate.

In fact, Ye Xiaohan's faction was small, and there were reasons for this.

Firstly, the inner palace is unlike other places; access is strictly controlled. Even the regent cannot bring a large number of personal guards into the palace. Therefore, Ye Xiaohan only had a small group of people with him.

Secondly, Ye Xiaohan intentionally delayed the arrival of his reinforcements, hoping that the Emperor would escalate the situation further so that he, as a prince, could more easily mobilize his troops.

After all, the emperor is the sovereign, while the prince is the subject. He cannot directly attack the emperor; the best course of action is to wait for the optimal moment.

He wouldn't be in a hurry anyway, so why not wait patiently until the emperor has made it known to everyone that he wants to kill a loyal minister? Then it would be reasonable for him to take action, in line with the general trend of the world, and in the hearts of the people.

The guards surged in like a tidal wave, and a large number of high-level martial artists surrounded Ye Xiaohan. Among them were many martial kings and two old martial artists at the Martial Emperor level.

Emperor Wu is the guardian treasure of Bei Han, Xi Yi, Nan Tai, and Zhong Yue. Normally, he cannot be mobilized unless there is a major event. However, now, Emperor Hao Lian has mobilized even Emperor Wu, Zhong Yue's treasure, for his own selfish reasons, all in order to capture Zhong Yue's War God Prince.

Ye Xiaohan's side was temporarily held back, while Yun Mujiu was facing off against another group of highly skilled martial artists. Yun Mujiu had just broken through to the first level of Martial King, and the ancient martial arts techniques she had learned in the past six months were still relatively shallow. Compared to these ancient people who had practiced martial arts for decades, she was still somewhat inexperienced.

However, Yun Mujiu still has advantages. She is agile in combat, familiar with various close combat techniques of modern armies, has medical system supplies, and has hidden countless hidden weapons on her body.

For a time, no one could do anything to her.

She smiled slightly and continued her fight.

Ye Xiaohan turned around and saw the girl smiling adorably, and the corners of his own lips couldn't help but curve into a smile.

The emperor felt uneasy, realizing he had only mobilized 20,000 elite troops. He then sent a message to the military camp outside the city, indicating that he wanted to use a contingent of troops that he had not originally planned to deploy.

He had ordered 10,000 imperial guards to be on standby in advance, just in case, but he never expected that he would actually need to mobilize troops.

In addition, the Emperor also sent a message to Biluo Xue Sha, instructing the assassins outside the city to prepare to enter the palace. This time, he had already negotiated a cooperation with Biluo Xue Sha, aiming to once again jointly besiege Ye Xiao Han.

Biluo Blood Kill has lost to Ye Xiaohan every time. People including Special Envoy Xue no longer dare to offend Ye Xiaohan. Not to mention that the recent batch of reinforcements transferred from the main family in Japan died inexplicably, and it is very likely that Ye Xiaohan was the one who attacked their main family's reinforcements.

In short, Biluo Xue Sha no longer dared to face Ye Xiao Han.

But Emperor Zhongyue persuaded them, "This is the only and last chance to eliminate the Night King. You will surely succeed. Don't you want to avenge your family and prevent future troubles?"

Envoy Xue gritted his teeth and managed to get through it.

At this very moment, outside the city, a group of imperial guards and assassins from Biluo Blood Killing were lying in ambush in the suburbs.

The emperor thought to himself, "There are 20,000 men in the palace, plus 10,000 men outside the city, making a total of 30,000 men. Why should we worry about not being able to defeat the God of War, Prince?"

The battle inside the hall was raging fiercely. The Night King's side was outnumbered, but their strength was formidable.

At that moment, an imperial guard outside the palace urgently reported: "Something terrible has happened! A large number of imperial guards and Jinxiang guards have appeared outside the palace and are fighting with our guards at the palace gate!"

The Emperor was shocked: "The Night King's army has arrived so quickly!" He turned his head and glared at Ye Xiaohan with hatred. It seemed that his good younger brother had already secretly mobilized troops.

The Emperor asked, "How many troops do they have?"

The Imperial Guard lowered his head: "At least several thousand." It's important to understand that the Golden Guard is exceptionally strong; one Golden Guard soldier is worth ten ordinary elite soldiers. And those generals who originally left the Golden Guard, though they were just scattered troops, would be in a different situation once they fell into the Night King's hands. In other words, even if the Night King only has a thousand Golden Guard soldiers now, their strength is extraordinary.

The Emperor roared, "Tell them to guard this place to the death! Do not let any traitors in!"

Outside the palace gates, the sounds of fighting erupted. Zhou Lie, the commander of Ye Xiaohan's personal guards, was leading Ye Xiaohan's soldiers stationed outside the city and was about to break into the palace.

In fact, before the farewell banquet, Ye Xiaohan had already instructed Commander Zhou to secretly deploy troops into the city.

As for Zhou Jie, the junior commander of the Imperial Guards who reported on the matter of the Night King's dragon robe in the main hall today, he had already died at the hands of his own people. He ambushed the Cold Shadow Guards, and when Shadow Six killed the other Imperial Guards, his comrade used him as a shield.

When Zhou Jie, the junior commander of the Imperial Guards, died, the Emperor didn't even glance at him.

The Emperor thought quickly, planning to capture Ye Xiaohan before his personal guards broke into the palace. He couldn't wait any longer.

"Men, charge forward!"

As a new batch of guards went up to fight, he then gave the order: "Burn down the main hall!"

Someone couldn't help but speak up: "Your Majesty, there are still our people inside."

Some might object, whether to those who burned themselves alive or to the Regent's faction—it was far too cruel. In truth, the Regent didn't deserve to die; after all, he was Zhongyue's War God Prince…

But the emperor didn't care what his subordinates thought. He stabbed the guard who had spoken earlier to death with a single sword stroke, saying, "Those who disobey orders shall die!"

He led his men to retreat outside the main hall, and then had the prepared ointment poured around the perimeter of the main hall.

Meanwhile, Ye Chufeng and the others hid in the side hall, listening to the various sounds coming from outside. Everyone was also in a panic.

Ye Chufeng, Ye Chuhe, and Meng Ninglang comforted the frightened guests.

Ye Chufeng and Meng Ninglang learned of the impending coup at the Night King's mansion beforehand. They offered to participate and help the Night King, but were firmly refused. The Night King and Mu Jiu forbade them from interfering, which was probably a great protection for them.

At this point, even if they wanted to leave, it would be highly unlikely. There were many innocent people inside the hall, and they couldn't just leave recklessly without regard for those inside. Moreover, there were guards protecting the outside of the hall, making it impossible for them to get out.

The ministers looked grave, while the women were terrified. The Empress, the Crown Prince, Prince Di, the Fourth Prince, the Eighth Prince, and the concubines also wore complex expressions, silently praying that nothing bad would happen to the Emperor.

Ye Chufeng reassured everyone, "The side hall will be fine, everyone can relax."

The fire was burning the main hall, and he believed that Uncle Ye and Yun Mujiu would come out safely.

In the main hall of Biquan Garden, Ye Xiaohan severely injured two Martial Gods in one fell swoop, and then led Yun Mujiu and her group out through the side door.

The square outside the main hall was deserted. The emperor and his entourage were nowhere to be seen, and even the guards who had lit the fire earlier were gone.

Ye Xiaohan shielded Yun Mujiu behind him, then called out loudly to the people in the side hall in the distance, "It's dangerous outside, there's no need to go out."

He turned around, scanned his surroundings, and realized that danger lurked behind the high courtyard walls.

"Mu Jiu, the rain of arrows is coming."