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Hongze knelt down, kneeling before Liu Banggua in front of all the officials of Northern Wei.

Liu Banggua stared at Hongze in front of him and laughed wildly, "This is your Northern Wei general? And now he's standing in front of a subject of Western Shu?"

"Chen Nan? The Prince of Zhennan? Nothing special!"

Blood dripped from Hongze's mouth, falling drop by drop onto the floor of the main hall.

The sound wasn't loud, but it struck heavily into the hearts of every official of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Chen Nan glanced at Qingyu and slowly shook his head.

Just then, Liu Banggua lifted his foot again, as if to walk out of the main hall.

Hongze, whose breathing was disordered, suddenly raised his right hand and grabbed Liu Bangua's trouser leg tightly.

Opening his blood-soaked mouth, he said coldly, "I told you, if you want to leave the main hall, you'll have to step over my corpse."

Without hesitation, Liu Banggua raised his leg and kicked.

This time, Hongze didn't even have the strength to kneel on the ground.

With a loud bang.

His body lay there, motionless on the ground.

Liu Bangua's lips curled into a cold smile: "Hongze? Chen Nan? How interesting."

Without any mercy, Liu Banggua raised his foot again, aiming it at Hongze's furiously wide eyes, just as he was about to stomp down.

Chen Nan made a move.

He was incredibly fast, like a phantom, appearing in front of Liu Banggua in just two breaths.

He raised his momentum to the extreme, without uttering a single unnecessary word.

A simple straight punch landed squarely on Liu Banggua's chest.

To everyone else, this seemingly light punch sent Liu Bangua flying backwards, his body bent over.

The flip happened so fast that no one had time to react.

By the time they could see clearly, Liu Banggua was already lying in the center of the main hall.

He used all his strength to lift his head, supporting himself with his arms on the ground, trying his best to remain calm.

But the shock in his eyes betrayed him.

"You're not just an eighth-rank martial artist?"

"You actually broke through to the Grandmaster level?"

Liu's mouth was wide open.

"No, that's impossible. Without their help, we could never break through to the eighth rank of martial arts."

"Chen Nan, who exactly are you? And what kind of power stands behind you?"

At this moment, Liu Banggua was lost in confusion, his previous calm expression and mocking smile gone.

All he felt was shock at Chen Nan's strength and curiosity about his identity.

Chen Nan spoke calmly: "I am who I am, the Prince of Zhennan of Northern Wei, and behind me stands the entire Northern Wei!"

His voice was cold, devoid of any emotion.

Upon hearing the answer, Liu Bangua's eyes turned bloodshot, and he shouted, "No, this is impossible! Without them, how could you possibly break through to the eighth rank?"

"Nothing is impossible, just like them!"

As Chen Nan spoke, he pointed to a group of Northern Wei ministers: "Like them, no one could tell that your Western Shu envoys were actually three generations of a family, right?"

"Is this child your grandson? From Dongqin?"

"Your illusion skills are quite good, but unfortunately, you're still a little lacking!"

As Chen Nan finished speaking, Liu Banggua's already shocked eyes widened even more.

"You...how do you know?"

Chen Nan scoffed at the three of them: "Actually, it's not that hard to guess."

At that moment, Chen Nan understood everything.

Liu Banggua's purpose in coming to the Northern Wei was not as an envoy, or rather, it was not simply as an envoy.

From beginning to end, the three men's idea was to instigate a major war between the two countries.

At the moment Liu Shadan made his move, Chen Nan was still wondering why such extraordinary people, who were only found in Eastern Qin, would appear in Western Shu.

Just as the Empress Dowager fell into a deep sleep, Chen Nan understood everything.

Perhaps Liu Banggua was not entirely from Western Shu.

It could also be said that he has a powerful backer.

Moreover, this person is very likely to be backed by the same forces as Qin Qingmin.

Chen Nan stared coldly at Liu Shadan, his lips slightly parted: "If it weren't for him, perhaps I wouldn't have been able to guess so easily."

"It's a pity, everything is coming to an end."

"The three of you will never be able to leave the territory of my Northern Wei."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Nan's eyes hardened, and he instantly appeared in front of Liu Shadan.

Extend your right hand and easily lift it into the air.

He walked step by step up to Liu Banggua: "I know that you are a person without any feelings."

"But I still want to see what it's like to witness my own grandson's death."

Chen Nan forcefully tossed Liu Shadan into the air, sending him flying.

During that one breath, Chen Nan squinted, constantly watching Liu Banggua's facial expressions.

Although Liu Banggua obeyed the forces behind him, he still could not escape the ties of family.

Just as Liu Shadan was about to crash to the ground, his eyes twitched involuntarily.

Seeing the expression he wanted to see, Chen Nan's lips curled up, and seizing the opportunity, he made his move instantly.

He stretched out his right hand and grabbed Liu Shadan by the neck.

Seeing that his grandson was alright, Liu Banggua breathed a sigh of relief.

After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Chen Nan, you can't kill him. If you kill him, your Empress Dowager will remain trapped in that illusion forever."

"Only if he lives will your Empress Dowager have any hope of survival."

"I'm telling the truth. If you don't believe me, you can try it."

At this moment, Liu Bangua was truly afraid.

He had dedicated his entire life to those behind him, and only had his own grandson when he was over sixty. Naturally, he didn't want to see this scene.

However, the pressure Chen Nan exerted on him was too great, and he couldn't muster even the slightest thought of resistance.

At this moment, Liu Banggua completely lost his fighting spirit. He also knew that what Chen Nan had said before was true.

The three of them, grandfather, grandfather, and grandson, could never truly leave the court of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Fortunately, he completed his mission, and the man survived.

Seeing Liu's expression, Chen Nan hesitated, unsure whether what the other person said was true or false.

But at this point, he could not abandon the entire Northern Wei.

[Ding, the system has detected that the host has completely shattered Liu Banga's will to resist. Mission complete. The host is rewarded with all traditional Chinese medical skills. Please absorb them promptly.]

"The reward has arrived?" Chen Nan was taken aback, a glimmer of hope rising in his heart.

There might be a way to save the Empress Dowager among all the traditional medical techniques of China.

Chen Nan, whose heart was already bursting with joy, still wore a cold expression: "Whatever you say goes."

Liu Bangua smiled bitterly: "What I said is true, and even if my grandson were alive, he would only be keeping your Empress Dowager alive."

"There is no cure for this kind of hallucination; the only way to get through it is for the person to have a strong will."

At this point, Liu Banggua stared at Chen Nan with surprise and suspicion: "Do you know?"

“Just now, when my grandson used the illusion on you, the three of us thought you couldn’t hold on and had completely fallen into the illusion.”

"Who knew you would actually pull through? You're the first person I've ever met who could emerge from such an illusion."

"Seriously, I have to admire you. You, Chen Nan, are fully worthy of being the Prince of Zhennan of Northern Wei!"

Gaining the respect of one's opponent would make anyone happy, but Chen Nan really wasn't in the mood for it at the moment.

He took a breath and stared coldly at Liu Banggua: "I'll tentatively believe you for now."

"Of course, you know your own fate. The day the Empress Dowager wakes up will mean the death of you three."

Chen Nan swiftly crippled Liu Bangua's limbs, and still not satisfied, he severed his meridians.