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They ran all the way and soon left the inn.

By the time they stopped, they had arrived at a remote alley.

"Thank you all for saving us." Lu Shengyuan looked at the masked men and said gratefully, "May I know your names? We can repay you for saving our lives in the future."

"It doesn't matter who we are." The masked leader looked at him and said, "What matters is that we now have a common enemy. As long as we can defeat that enemy, even if we die, it will be worth it."

"A common enemy?" Lu Shengyuan was stunned for a moment, then he understood. "You mean the emperor?"

"That's right." The masked man nodded and said, "We were also harmed by the emperor. Therefore, we must fight him together and pull him down from the throne!"

"Okay!" Lu Shengyuan agreed immediately after hearing this.

He knew that he was no longer fighting alone.

With the help of these masked men, their chances of winning are much better.

"However, we can't act rashly just yet." The masked man looked at Lu Shengyuan and said, "The emperor's power is enormous. We must plan carefully to have a chance of defeating him."

"That's right." Lu Shengyuan nodded and said, "I wonder what your plans are?"

"We plan to contact other people who are dissatisfied with the emperor first, and then discuss countermeasures together." The masked man looked at him and said, "I wonder if you are interested in joining us?"

"Of course I'm interested!" Lu Shengyuan agreed immediately.

He knew that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

If they could unite with others who were dissatisfied with the emperor, their chances of winning would be even greater.

So, in the following days, Lin Wanqing and Lu Shengyuan began to act together with those masked men.

They first contacted some officials and businessmen who were dissatisfied with the emperor, and then discussed countermeasures together.

They used their wisdom and courage to successfully plan action time and time again.

Their power grew and soon they became a major concern for the emperor.

When the emperor heard the news, he was furious.

He immediately sent people to investigate the identities and whereabouts of these rebels, hoping to catch them all in one fell swoop.

However, he did not expect that these rebels would be so cunning and powerful.

Not only did they successfully evade his pursuit, but they also caused trouble for him time and time again.

The emperor became increasingly uneasy and began to doubt whether he could hold on to the throne.

On this day, Lin Wanqing and Lu Shengyuan finally decided to break into the palace and confront the emperor face to face.

The palace is heavily guarded, with patrolling guards everywhere.

However, Lin Wanqing and Lu Shengyuan were not afraid at all. They passed through many checkpoints and finally arrived at the emperor's study.

"How dare you come here!"

The guards outside the imperial study were horrified and immediately drew their weapons and surrounded them.

"Step aside!"

Lin Wanqing shouted loudly, swung the sword in his hand, and slashed at the guards.

Although those guards were brave, they were no match for Lin Wanqing and Lu Shengyuan.

Their swords flashed, and soon they knocked the guards to the ground.

Then they broke into the imperial study.

At this time, the emperor was sitting in the imperial study reviewing memorials.

He heard some noise outside, looked up, and was shocked to see Lin Wanqing and Lu Shengyuan rushing in.

"You...you actually dare to break in here!" The emperor looked at them and said in a trembling voice.

"Why? Why do you treat us like this?" Lu Shengyuan looked at him and asked with red eyes.

"What's wrong with me?" The emperor looked at them with some guilt and said with forced calmness.

"Why did you send people to hunt us? How did we offend you?" Lu Shengyuan asked loudly.

"I... I received a secret letter saying that you are planning a rebellion!" The emperor looked at him and asked.

"rebellion?"

Hearing this, Lu Shengyuan was stunned for a moment, "How is this possible? I have never thought of this before!"

"You say there's nothing?" The emperor looked at him and sneered, "That secret letter clearly states that you intend to unite with foreign enemies and overthrow my rule!"

"This..." Lu Shengyuan was stunned when he heard this.

He didn't expect that the emperor would actually believe such a lie.

"Who gave you the secret letter?" He took a deep breath and asked the emperor.

"It was a man in black." The emperor looked at him and said, "He was wearing a mask, so I couldn't see his face clearly."

"Man in black?" Lu Shengyuan couldn't help but frown when he heard that.

He knew that someone must be behind this.

"Your Majesty, you have been deceived." He looked at the emperor and said, "We have never thought of rebelling. We just want to seek justice for ourselves."

"Seek justice?" The emperor looked at him and sneered, "What justice can you ask for? I have been merciful enough to you!"

"Mercy?" Lu Shengyuan couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. "You sent people to hunt us down, and you even accused us of treason. Is that what you call mercy?"

"I..." The emperor was speechless and didn't know how to answer.

"Your Majesty, please wake up." Lu Shengyuan looked at him and said, "Don't be blinded by those villains anymore. We are the ones who truly care about you."

"You are being nice to me?" The emperor looked at him and sneered, "You are being nice to me, so you want to overthrow my rule?"

"We never intended to overthrow your rule." Lu Shengyuan looked at him and said seriously, "We just want to seek justice for ourselves and eliminate the treacherous officials around you."

"Traitor?" The emperor was stunned for a moment when he heard this. "Who are you talking about?"

"Those are the people who have been deceiving you and exploiting you." Lu Shengyuan looked at him and said, "They appear loyal to you on the surface, but in reality, they are plotting behind your back, trying to overthrow your rule."

"This..." After hearing his words, the emperor couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

He always thought that everyone around him was loyal to him, but after hearing what Lu Shengyuan said, he began to have some doubts.

"Your Majesty, please wake up." Lu Shengyuan looked at him and continued, "Don't be blinded by those villains anymore. We are the ones who truly care about you."

The emperor listened to his words and was silent for a moment. Then he raised his head, looked at them, and said, "I... I am not a fool. I know who is good to me and who is not. However, I cannot believe you based on your one-sided words."

"Then what does the emperor want us to do?" Lu Shengyuan looked at him and asked.