I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

As Duanmu Yuanchen stepped into the bedroom gate, he saw Empress Dowager Ning sitting at the table.

"Yuanchen pays his respects to the Queen Mother."

Duanmu Yuanchen lowered his head slightly. If it weren't for the rules in the palace, Duanmu Yuanchen would not have wanted to say such polite words. After all, his biological mother had passed away.

"Your Majesty is too polite. We don't need to stick to conventional etiquette today." Empress Dowager Ning slowly stood up.

As soon as the two of them sat down, the maid beside them immediately poured tea for them. Duanmu Yuanchen took a small sip, which didn't even wet his lips, and then put the teacup down.

"Your Majesty, although Yuanji is still young, I hope Your Majesty can enfeoff him in advance." Queen Dowager Ning said softly.

Duanmu Yuanchen glanced at the baby in Empress Dowager Ning's arms and said, "I don't think we should be so anxious about this matter. Yuanji is still young after all. Even if he is granted a fiefdom, he won't be able to govern."

"Your Majesty, Yuanji is still young, so I don't want him to stay in this cold and deserted palace in the future." Empress Dowager Ning sighed, her tone seemed a little excited.

Just as Duanmu Yuanchen was about to say something, footsteps suddenly sounded behind him.

"Who let you in?" Chen Liu asked coldly, looking at the guard in front of him.

The guard said nothing, but his footsteps had already stopped: "Your Majesty, General Chen."

"I ask you, who let you in!" Chen Liu couldn't help but get furious. A mere guard actually dared to come in alone without being asked. This was simply lawless!

The guard glanced at Chen Liu indifferently, and then disappeared instantly. He went straight towards Duanmu Yuanchen.

At this moment, Duanmu Yuanchen wanted to call for protection, but for some reason, the guard was so fast that he arrived beside Duanmu Yuanchen in the blink of an eye.

"Ahhh!"

Chen Liu roared angrily, and moved his body one meter to stand in front of Duanmu Yuanchen. He clenched his fists and rushed towards the guard without thinking.

boom!

After a loud bang, the guard stood in place, his body only shaking slightly, but Cheng Chenliu was flung away like a cannonball, and together with Duanmu Yuanchen behind him, they rolled on the ground for more than ten meters and hit the wall hard.

"Ugh!" Chen Liu forced himself to swallow a mouthful of blood. His long hair fell over his shoulders. He struggled to stand up and stared at the guard in front of him with a distorted face.

"who are you?!"

"When did a master like you appear in this world?"

"Queen Dowager Ning, you colluded with evil people and attempted to kill the king. Do you know that this is a capital crime?"

Empress Dowager Ning said nothing, but just sat quietly at the table. Several guards rushed in from outside and stood behind her.

Seeing this scene, Chen Liu and Duanmu Yuanchen felt their hearts sink.

It seems that the entire bedroom has been occupied by these guys.

But what Chen Liu couldn't understand the most was the guy in front of him. He could do this to him with just a casual palm. No matter how weak he, Chen Liu, was, he was still a real strong man at the peak of the fifth realm.

In the whole world, there are only six realms that can make him do this!

As the thoughts came to his mind, Chen Liu looked at the guard in front of him in surprise and doubt.

The Sixth Realm?

When did another sixth-level master appear in the world?

Could it be that person?

But this is impossible. The spy sent a message a while ago saying that Ning Fei was in the army. He couldn't be here.

"Chenliu, you are old, and the world is no longer yours." The guard pressed forward while speaking.

Seeing this, Chen Liu made up his mind: "Even if you are a sixth-level expert, you can't succeed so easily! I will fight you to the death!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of white light suddenly erupted from around Chen Liu, which was a manifestation of the internal energy operating to its limit.

"I told you! You can't!" The guard shouted and rushed forward, and the two of them immediately started fighting.

However, it didn't last long, as Chen Liu was unexpectedly punched in the chest and slammed against the wall again. He was no longer able to get up and fight again.

Chen Liu was holding a piece of human skin mask tightly in his hand. If he hadn't wanted to take it off, he wouldn't be in such a mess.

"Ning Fei!!"

Chen Liu roared angrily, staggered to his feet, coughing up blood, but his eyes were still filled with rage.

He never thought that Ning Fei, who was guarding the border, would appear here.

When Ning Fei saw the human skin mask being taken off, he did not try to hide it and said directly: "Yes, it is this general."

"But since you knew it was me, why did you dare to stand in my way? Do you really think I can't kill you?"

"You treacherous villain!" Chen Liu leaned against the wall, breathing heavily, with Duanmu Yuanchen who had already fainted behind him.

"Ning Fei, the late emperor treated you well, allowing you to command an army of 200,000 without questioning it. Are you doing this to the late emperor?"

Ning Fei's expression turned cold. "The late emperor treated me well indeed, but I was guarding the border for the Great Tuan, and what did you do?"

"You've driven my Ning family out of the imperial court and driven our Ning family head crazy. Isn't that enough?"

"Do I have to wait until you put a knife to my neck before I resist?"

"Haha!" Chen Liu sneered twice and said with all his might, "Stop talking nonsense. The Ning family is forming a clique for personal gain. Your Majesty is merciful by not executing the entire family."

"Alright, stop wasting time with me!"

Ning Fei disdainfully spoke, and drew the long sword from his waist with his backhand: "There is no reason, and no need for any excuse."

"In a word, I have a weapon, and I am full of murderous intent!"

In an instant, Ning Fei rushed towards Chen Liu with a long knife in his hand.

I just need to kill this guy in front of me, and no one can stop me!

Chen Liu couldn't help but grit his teeth. He had no way to avoid this knife, but he couldn't avoid it either, because Duanmu Yuanchen was behind him.

However, at this moment, a black figure rushed over like a ghost, and at this critical moment, stood in front of Chen Liu and knocked the long sword in Ning Fei's hand away with one knife.

"Get back!"

"Where are the Black Guards?"

A loud shout was heard, and several loud noises suddenly erupted above the heads of several people. One after another, guys wearing black armor and masks fell from the sky.

"The Black Guard is here!"

"The villains are trying to kill the king. Black Guards, listen to my orders! Anyone who causes trouble will be killed without mercy!"

"Dragon Guards! Kill!" Ning Fei shouted angrily. He was about to get rid of Chen Liu, but he was still a step too slow!

As the leaders of the two factions gave their orders, the sound of swords clashing could be heard inside and outside the palace.

Chen Liu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and helped Duanmu Yuanchen up from the ground: "Old Black, you are finally here. If you were a step later, you would have been the only one to collect my corpse."

However, as he spoke, Chen Liu's expression suddenly changed.

Lao Hei turned his back to Ning Fei's other hand and kept making quick walking movements towards Chen Liu. It was not difficult to see from behind that Lao Hei was in a state of slight trembling.

It is not difficult to guess that it was not easy for him to take Ning Fei's attack just now.

"I leave this place to you. I'll take His Majesty away first!" Chen Liu gritted his teeth, put Duanmu Yuanchen on his back and was about to leave.

"Another one has come. So what? Chen Liu, do you think you can get away?"

Ning Fei's voice was heard again. There was no panic on his face, and he was terrifyingly calm.

"Black Guards? I knew you would take action, so what? You're going to die anyway!"