Reborn, meet you again!

As the hall door opened, cold wind blew in and the candlelight inside began to shake violently.

King Huai paused and turned around, only to see Jun Jiuchen appear at the entrance of the palace. His black python robe was stained with blood, and his stern face looked particularly cold under the flickering candlelight.

King Huai's eyebrows twitched slightly when he saw this.

Jun Jiuchen?

How could he appear here.

"You..." King Huai seemed to want to say something, but the next moment, he saw Xing Tianming's figure appear beside Jun Jiuchen.

In his hand, he held the head of He Qi, the commander of the Imperial Guards...

King Huai paused, then looked at Xing Tianming and Jun Jiuchen, bowed respectfully, and spoke.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Guards have surrendered."

King Huai's voice seemed to be cut off, and the blood color on his face faded in an instant.

Jun Jiuchen is not dead.

But Xing Tianming appeared in front of him like this.

What does this represent.

He understood without having to think.

However, he thought he had always been cautious in his actions, and he had not even told Wei Zhixing the whole plan this time.

Tonight, he was the only one staying in the palace with him.

But he never thought that Xing Tianming would betray him...

How could a person who is willing to sacrifice his life to repay a favor betray him!

Thinking of this, King Huai's heart was in turmoil. He hurriedly picked up Su Jinyue, who was lying indifferent on the ground, and suddenly drew the dagger from his sleeve and pressed it against her neck.

She stared at Xing Tianming intently.

"Xing Tianming, what benefit did he give you to make you betray me?"

"Have you forgotten who promoted you to this position step by step?"

"You changed sides at the last minute. Do you think he will really trust you?"

Xing Tianming simply threw the head in his hand forward, letting it roll to the feet of King Huai, and met King Huai's gaze without fear.

However, his eyes were filled with surging hatred that King Huai had never seen on his face before.

"It is true that King Huai promoted me."

"But doesn't King Huai want to know what I did before I joined your camp?"

King Huai naturally knew about it before today.

He was originally just a refugee who had lost his home. Because he had great strength, he had to become a bandit in order to survive.

However, because he was unwilling to rob ordinary people, he was finally accepted by him after many twists and turns and was discovered by him.

He was impressed by his loyalty and his willingness to repay favors, which not only helped him conceal his past as a bandit, but also promoted him step by step to his current position.

But today, listening to his question, he suddenly realized that everything he knew, perhaps...

Not really.

Is it...

Could it be that he was just a chess piece placed next to him from the very beginning?

Who is it? Jun Jiuchen?

It's impossible. Xing Tianming had been with him for more than ten years. At that time, Jun Jiuchen was just a little kid and would not know that his mother's death was related to him.

Could it be that...

Is it Song Yi?

It's impossible...

If Song Yi had started to guard against him ten years ago, how could he have let his precious daughter marry into Prince Huai's mansion?

At this time, Xing Tianming had already taken a step forward and walked into the hall.

He looked at King Huai and spoke word by word.

"Does Prince Huai still remember... the Duke of Zhenguo?"

The three words "Duke of Zhenguo" were like a thunderclap that suddenly struck King Huai's head, and a figure that he had forgotten for a long time suddenly flashed through his mind.

At this moment, Xing Tianming's voice rang in his ears again, but there was a hint of sadness in his voice.

"Twenty-one years ago, you led troops alongside the Duke to suppress the unrest in Southern Xinjiang. However, in order to claim credit for the victory, you deliberately delayed the rescue, leading to the Duke's tragic death."

"Of the three thousand Southern Guards who followed the Duke in the raid, not a single one survived..."

"This blood debt... King Huai will not forget it!"

King Huai was horrified when he heard what Xing Tianming said.

"You...are the Duke of Zhenguo's man..."

"That's right!" Xing Tianming took another step forward and approached King Huai.

"I am one of the 3,000 Southern Guards who luckily survived..."

"The Duke of Zhenguo has been so kind to me that I wanted to sneak back to the capital and expose your crimes to the world, but the Princess stopped me!"

"She said, 'I have no evidence in my hands. Even if I reveal everything, no one will believe me, and I can't do anything to you.'"

"So, she forged an identity for me, letting me join your forces, searching for evidence... and waiting for an opportunity to avenge the Duke!"

As Xing Tianming spoke, the hatred in his eyes grew more intense.

"Unfortunately, since then, fearing the late emperor's suspicion, you've curbed your ambitions, surrendered your military power, and become a king who doesn't care about state affairs! I'll never have the chance to find any evidence against you again!"

"I've been waiting for twenty years..."

As Xing Tianming spoke, he had already arrived in front of King Huai, less than a step away.

"Yun Xiao, now is the time for you to pay with your life!"

King Huai looked at Xing Tianming who was already in front of him and the murderous intent in his eyes, and he could not help but grit his teeth and take a few steps back.

The eldest princess...

It turned out to be her.

"Don't move, come over here again or I'll kill her!"

King Huai said this and turned his gaze to Jun Jiuchen again.

"Jun Jiuchen, the families of your Mobei generals are now in my son's hands!"

"If you let him kill me, they will be buried with me!"

Jun Jiuchen's expression remained calm.

"How could Prince Huai think that at this point, I would still care about Su Jinyue's life or death?"

"As for the families of my Mobei generals, Prince Huai, don't forget who told you the news of Yun Zheng's success?"

"The garrison troops that Minister Xing has transferred here are not here to assist Yun Zheng, but to guard the officials and their families in the various prefectures."

"As for Prince Yun... he must be leading the Imperial Guards and being hunted by my Black Armored Guards right now. He's in a difficult situation. Could it be that Prince Huai is still counting on him to come and rescue you?"

When King Huai heard this, a trace of panic finally appeared in his eyes.

The news of Zheng'er's success...

It was passed on to him by Xing Tianming.

only……

"Jun Jiuchen, don't be too happy too soon. I have already ordered the old members of the Zhennan Army to enter the city tonight."

"As long as he joins forces with Zheng'er, how can you resist with just your two thousand black-armored guards?"

Since the garrison dispatched by Xing Tianming was to guard the officials and their families in various prefectures, they naturally could not be moved.

The number of people he mobilized was more than 5,000.

Even if Xing Tianming did not allow people to open the city gate as planned and let people in, how could the guards at the city gate stop his people?

Upon hearing this, Jun Jiuchen just walked slowly to Xing Tianming's side.

"King Huai, have you forgotten that this time when I returned to the capital, I not only brought 2,000 personal soldiers with me, but also established the Five Elements Department."

"There are still nearly 10,000 wounded soldiers from Mobei..."

"They are just injured, not dead!"

Those were soldiers who had just returned from the battlefield in Mobei, and they had the geographical advantage of the city tower. King Huai's old subordinates who had followed him back to the capital for a long time and had dispersed after he handed over the military power wanted to force their way through the city gate.

What a joke!

Upon hearing this, King Huai staggered back a few steps.

And at this moment, there is still something he doesn't understand.

"So... for the past few months, you have been putting on a show in front of me!"

"Of course. After all, for a crime of treason, it's best to catch the perpetrator red-handed."

When King Huai heard this, his heart suddenly turned cold.

The dagger in his hand suddenly fell to the ground.

He naturally knew...

Su Jinyue alone cannot threaten them.

just.

How can it be……

How can it be……

He planned everything carefully.

How could it be destroyed in an instant...

The transition from extreme joy to extreme sorrow made King Huai's blood boil.

Xing Tianming just watched King Huai put down his weapon, but did not move forward.

If he killed him now, he would get away with it.

King Huai's crimes are heinous and he should be judged by the people of the world.

Just when Xing Tianming was about to call people in to capture King Huai, someone suddenly came hurriedly to report.

"Your Majesty, my Lord, this is terrible! Prince Yun has kidnapped Young Master Xing and Miss Fang."

"They have already taken the two hostages into the palace and are rushing here."

Upon hearing this, King Huai, who was feeling disheartened, suddenly had a glimmer of light in his eyes.