The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

Cao Ang's words comforted Li Chaohui and relieved her anxiety.

She knew how capable Wang Yunzhi was, otherwise she would not have been so humble in front of him.

Because she was also clear about one thing, that is, if she left Wang Yunzhi, her most powerful assist, her dream of becoming emperor would never come true.

What Li Chaohui didn't expect was that Wang Yunzhi's power had become so powerful that she couldn't even imagine it.

Being able to mobilize the guards of the imperial city is something that even Wang Zongyuan from the Xishan camp cannot do.

But Wang Yunzhi did it easily and in a very short time, which was simply unbelievable.

Li Chaohui is now more determined about one thing, that is, as long as she maintains a good relationship with Wang Yunzhi and does not offend Wang Yunzhi, then she will be able to sit securely on the throne of emperor.

The clever Li Chaohui thought of everything, but she just didn't expect that the emptiness of the imperial city today was just a trick to lure her into a dead end.

Li Zhaohui, no longer suspicious, got off the carriage and asked someone to help him mount the horse.

The way she swayed as she rode on the horse made people feel uneasy, for fear that she would accidentally fall off the horse.

Seeing that Li Chaohui had taken the bait, Cao Ang mounted his horse without hesitation and followed Li Chaohui into the imperial city.

The sound of horse hooves hitting the bluestone bricks of the corridor echoed around for a long time, giving people an inexplicable feeling of panic.

Behind Li Chaohui and Cao Ang were the less than 10,000 soldiers and horses that Li Chaohui had hidden in the homes of his cronies and served as servants, as well as the 10,000 soldiers and horses that Yan Yu had replaced with his own men.

In the long line, there was only the sound of horses' hooves and soldiers' footsteps, no other sound.

This uniform and slightly monotonous sound crowded in the corridor, giving people a very depressing feeling.

The corridor leading to the imperial city and the palace is very long, so long that it makes people feel despair that they will never reach the end.

Seeing that they were about to reach the city wall, Cao Ang suddenly pulled the reins in his hand to stop his horse, then he raised his hand to signal the soldiers following him to stop.

The footsteps stopped instantly, leaving only the sound of Li Zhaohui's horse hooves riding forward.

Li Zhaohui, who sensed something was wrong, also pulled the reins and stopped her horse. She looked back at Cao Ang and asked, "Why did you stop?"

Cao Ang no longer had the humility and gentleness he had just shown. He looked at Li Zhaohui with disdain and said, "Someone wants to see Your Highness. After Your Highness sees him, he can decide whether to enter the palace or not."

Li Zhaohui's heart suddenly started to ring with alarm bells, and she suddenly realized that she might have been cheated.

She glanced at Cao Ang, then turned around, sat on the horse, and asked with forced calmness, "Who wants to see me?"

"It's me who wants to see you."

Shen Tianjiao, who had been waiting impatiently on the city wall, finally showed up. She stood on the city wall, looking down at Li Chaohui and the soldiers behind him.

Although Li Chaohui had never seen Shen Tianjiao, it was not difficult for her to guess who was standing on the city wall and talking to her.

Looking across the entire Yunli, there is no other woman except Shen Tianjiao who can have such momentum and appear on the city wall of the imperial city.

Li Chaohui narrowed his eyes and looked at Shen Tianjiao. Even as an enemy, Li Chaohui had to admit one thing, that is, Shen Tianjiao was indeed a stunning beauty.

Her aura is so powerful that anyone who sees her will unconsciously feel awe.

Looking at his young and powerful opponent, Li Zhaohui, who has been confident in his life and never thought that anyone could surpass him, couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.

Shen Tianjiao was indeed too dazzling, and she radiated a light that could not be ignored.

Compared to herself, Shen Tianjiao is more imposing and majestic.

Li Zhaohui, who had already lost a lot in terms of image and momentum, turned around and looked at Cao Ang and said indignantly: "Cao Ang, you are so bold! You actually dared to betray me."

"If Wang Yunzhi knew about this, would he kill you and your entire family?"

Until this point, Li Chaohui had not realized that she had been set up and fell into the trap carefully set for her by everyone.

Cao Ang smiled slightly and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern for me. I am only following orders today."

"If Prime Minister Wang knew about this, not only would he not skin me and my family alive, he might even reward me."

Cao Ang has said all this, what else does Li Chaohui not understand?

She was tricked by Shen Tianjiao and Wang Yunzhi, who worked together to set her up.

Li Chaohui's anger was greater than her panic at this moment. She never thought that Wang Yunzhi, who had always obeyed her and protected her for more than ten years, would betray her at such an important moment.

He even personally sent her to Shen Tianjiao and let Shen Tianjiao slaughter her.

"Wang Yunzhi, how could he, how dare he do this?"

Li Zhaohui's already ugly expression became even uglier now. If it wasn't broad daylight, others would have thought that an evil spirit had appeared.

"What can't Prime Minister Wang do? What can't he do?"

Cao Ang, who was standing by, couldn't help but defend Wang Yunzhi.

"Prime Minister Wang is also a prominent figure in Yunli, but he has been blinded by the sand for so many years and has tied himself to you."

"He is extremely infatuated with you, but how do you treat him?"

"You've been playing with him all along. When you need him, he's your guest of honor. When you don't need him, he's a thorn in your side."

"No one's heart is as cruel as yours. He did so many things he shouldn't have done for you, but in the end you insisted on killing him and his wife."

"If Prime Minister Wang doesn't wake up to your sinister intentions, he will truly become Yun Li's eternal sinner."

"You, Li Zhaohui, are lacking in moral integrity and character. You lack the broad-mindedness to tolerate others. Compared to the Empress, you are worlds apart and cannot be compared."

"With someone like you, what qualifications do you have to be the king of Yunli?"

"If you really become the king of Yunli, Yunli will probably be destroyed."

Li Chaohui's head was buzzing after hearing Cao Ang's impassioned accusations. She really wished she had a knife in her hand so that she could chop off Cao Ang's head.

"Shut up, you idiot! I've already told you that I didn't send anyone to assassinate Wang Yunzhi and his wife. That was all done by the Su family. It was that old bastard Su Chang who did this stupid thing on his own!"

"How many times do I have to tell you before you believe me?"

Li Chaohui was so angry that his lungs were about to explode and he had completely lost his mind.

"You idiots are so stupid! You've given up the honor of being a founding hero and are willing to kowtow and serve as a subordinate to others. You're so stupid!"

Facing Li Chaohui's accusations, Cao Ang simply smiled and said nonchalantly, "Being able to follow a wise and holy ruler, to help us expand our territory and protect our people from foreign invasions, is far more honorable than being a so-called founding hero."

"You!" Li Chaohui was directly confronted and lost the ability to organize his words. He didn't know how to respond.

Shen Tianjiao, who was standing on the city wall watching the show at this time, was almost laughing out loud at the situation below.

Cao Ang usually looks silly and doesn't know how to talk much, but who would have thought that he is so powerful when it comes to arguing with others.

Cao Ang is indeed worthy of being Wang Yunzhi's man. A strong general has no weak soldiers under him. Prime Minister Wang's skill in arguing with others is among the best in the entire Yunli.

It seems that Cao Ang has made a lot of progress under Wang Yunzhi's guidance over the years.

"Li Zhaohui, you are now trapped in a jar, with nowhere to escape."

"I advise you to save some dignity and surrender yourself."

"Lest you be accused of treason and made public, you end up with your head and body separated and a miserable death."

Shen Tianjiao looked down at her opponent. Looking at Li Zhaohui, the man in front of her who looked neither human nor ghost, her mood was actually very complicated.

As the eldest princess of Yunli, Li Chaohui should have had a more glorious and happy life than many people.

But it was because of the greed, desire and persistence in his heart that he turned his life upside down and became the miserable state he is in today.

This is really sad. Li Chaohui has already lost the capital to fight against himself.

Shen Tianjiao looked at Li Chaohui at this time, and wanted to let her go, imprison her, and let her spend the rest of her life with her daughter.

However, the prerequisite is that Li Chaohui must voluntarily give up the soldiers under his command and submit to him.

"Humph!" Li Zhaohui sneered, "Shen Tianjiao, do you think there's any way back for me?"

"I've been looking forward to this my whole life, waiting for this my whole life, just to get back what belongs to me. What have I done wrong?"

"Even if I turn back now, will you let me go?"

Li Zhaohui suddenly laughed out loud, looking up to the sky. When she stopped laughing, he looked at Shen Tianjiao and said, "The throne I want to seize will belong to your son in the future."

"Who would tolerate their enemy being alive? Even if you're trying to gain fame and show off your magnanimity, what do you plan to do with me?"

"Like the late emperor and Li Rui did, will you continue to imprison me, depriving me of my freedom, like a hopeless living dead, longing for death every day?"

"I don't want to live like that anymore, even if it means death."

"Shen Tianjiao, have you ever experienced the despair of being imprisoned, not knowing when your life would end, with no hope, no expectations, not knowing when you would die? Would you be willing to go through that?"

Li Zhaohui drew his sword from his waist, pointed it at Shen Tianjiao, and said, "So, Shen Tianjiao, this battle between you and me today is inevitable. It's either you die or I die. There is no other choice."

If Li Chaohui were to go back and live the same life of imprisonment and fear all day long, he would rather die.

Shen Tianjiao sighed. She probably understood Li Chaohui's mood at the moment.

Perhaps dying in this war would be a relief for Li Chaohui. After death, she would be able to let go of her obsession and no longer be trapped by the troubles of this world. She would then be able to gain true freedom.

Shen Tianjiao raised her hand and waved, and many soldiers with bows and arrows immediately appeared on the wall of the corridor.

They raised their bows and arrows and pointed them at Li Zhaohui and her soldiers.

In the current situation, there is actually no need to fight at all. The winner has been decided. If the fight continues, only Li Chaohui will suffer.

At this time, Yan Yu came out and said to the dense crowd below: "Listen up, everyone below. I am General Yan Yu of the Tiger Guards."

"If there are any of you who are willing to lay down your weapons and surrender voluntarily, I promise not to embarrass you and will give you a chance to live."

"But if you insist on going your own way and stubbornly resist, you will be killed without mercy!"

Li Chaohui looked up at Yan Yu standing next to Shen Tianjiao and couldn't help but sneer. She knew that this Yan Yu was Yan Mingde's son.

It was not long ago that he defeated Ainuer Xiong'an's 100,000-strong army and became a young general who became famous in one battle.

Why is this person from Shen Tianjiao's camp instead of someone on her side?

Is it really God's will that she will die? Was she destined from the very beginning to have no chance of becoming an emperor?

Li Chaohui felt depressed at this moment, as if there was a fire pressing on her chest, making her feel extremely uncomfortable.

As soon as Yan Yu finished speaking, the more than 10,000 people who came with Li Zhaohui and were walking at the back retreated in a uniform and orderly manner, keeping a distance from the people in front.

This sudden change made everyone in front dumbfounded. They had no idea what was going on.

It was not until the people behind them drew their knives and pointed them at them that they understood what was happening.

These people are not the ones in their group, they are the Yulin Guards who were replaced.

Li Zhaohui, who had originally planned to give it a try, felt her heart melt when she heard the discussions around her.

Li Chaohui understood that she could no longer give herself the opportunity to hesitate. If she hesitated for a moment longer, not to mention the soldiers who followed her, even she would lose the courage to confront Shen Tianjiao.

"Soldiers, don't listen to Yan Yu's instigation. Those who plot treason will never have a good end. We have no choice but to fight our way out today. There is no turning back."

"Come on, follow me and carve out a way for ourselves to survive."

"Since ancient times, victors have been kings and losers have been bandits. Today, we either live or die. There is no other choice."