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After Chen Nan arranged the city gate, he led the others towards the palace gate.

When they arrived outside the palace, they discovered that the two guards who had been stationed there had been replaced by heavily armored soldiers.

Chen Nan snorted coldly, a sneer appearing on his lips, and walked forward without any attempt to conceal his intentions, as if he were about to storm into the palace.

As soon as Chen Nan reached the two men, they both narrowed their eyes and stepped forward to block his way. One of them said, "Halt! This is the imperial palace, and unauthorized personnel are not allowed to enter!"

"Heh!" Chen Nan chuckled.

With a casual wave of his hand, blood trickled from the corner of their eyes.

As the bloodstains appeared, the two hands that should have been intercepting the attack in mid-air froze.

Chen Nan stretched out his right hand and clenched it into a fist.

With this one movement, the two soldiers seemed to sense something terrifying.

The hand that was in mid-air was instantly withdrawn, and the hand that was holding the weapon was also casually thrown to the ground.

He fiddled with the armor on his head with both hands, trying to take it off.

You have to understand, this is heavy armor. It's easy to put it on, but taking it off is not something that can be done in a short time.

In the end, the two soldiers realized that they wouldn't be able to get off anytime soon.

He stopped paying attention to the armor and instead kept choking himself with both hands, leaving only his eyes exposed to the group.

But this part actually started to change color gradually, until the color finally settled on a liver color.

Chen Nan casually waved his hand, and the two soldiers fell to the ground.

Just as the two soldiers fell to the ground, Chen Nan had just taken a step out.

A voice suddenly rang out from mid-air: "Who dares to be so bold as to kill someone on my turf?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Nan sneered, "Tsk tsk, you've only been here a short time, and you've already made this your territory?"

"We've been here for at least a few months already. Even if we're going to change things up, shouldn't it be a matter of first come, first served?"

"Hmph! What nonsense about first come, first served! This city lord only believes in the victor taking all!" As the words fell, the figure in mid-air gradually revealed its true face.

Upon closer inspection, everyone realized that it was none other than Qin Lang, whom Mo Bai had mentioned earlier.

Upon seeing Qin Lang again, Mo Bai roared, "Your Highness, it's him! Wu Zixu died at his hands!"

Chen Nan nodded slightly; he had already heard about this earlier.

Moreover, Qin Lang's current strength is not weak, and he himself may not even be able to defeat him.

Chen Nan took a deep breath and slowly walked into the palace.

Upon seeing this, Qin Lang's expression changed, and he frowned as he said, "I advise you to leave."

"As I just said, this is my territory. Do you know what the consequences will be if you trespass on my land?"

"Consequences? You're talking to me about consequences on Northern Wei territory?" Chen Nan couldn't help but sneer repeatedly.

"Tsk tsk, I made it very clear just now that this place already belongs to me. Since you are still so stubborn, then don't blame me for being ruthless!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Lang stretched out his right hand and sneered, "Boy, do you dare to come up and fight this city lord to the death!"

Chen Nan stepped forward, and the two faced off, but neither of them made the first move.

The people who came with Chen Nan saw him jump up directly.

He couldn't help but worry about them. The next second, Zhao Yun stepped forward: "You must not act rashly. I'll go up and check the situation first!"

Having said that, a silver-white spear suddenly appeared in his hand, and with a swift movement, he instantly appeared behind Chen Nan.

Seeing this, Qin Lang was stunned: "You... how is this possible?"

"You're also a Grandmaster? And at the peak of Grandmaster level?"

Qin Lang was astonished. He really hadn't expected that such a small country could have two peak Grandmasters and one half-step Grandmaster as its protectors.

"Peak Grandmaster?" Zhao Yun was taken aback and replied, "This general doesn't know what you're talking about!"

"Take this!" Zhao Yun said decisively, as if he had no intention of letting his opponent make a move.

He immediately took out his weapon and thrust it at Qin Lang's anus.

Seeing this, Qin Lang quickly retreated, cursing loudly at the same time: "Damn it, you have no sportsmanship! It's one thing to make a move right away, but why are you specifically targeting my groin?"

Zhao Yun remained silent, only relentlessly attacking Qin Lang.

The spear in their hands moved faster and faster, and soon everyone could only see afterimages in front of them, unable to see the exact location of the spear tip.

Faced with this situation, Qin Lang was also drenched in cold sweat, constantly dodging the deadly attacks.

At first, he could still manage to retaliate a couple of times, but later, when Zhao Yun's spear became a blur, even Qin Lang couldn't pinpoint the exact location of the spear tip.

At this moment, Qin Lang was also dumbfounded. Since the truce between their major empires, he had never encountered such a powerful opponent.

Moreover, at the most crucial moment, Chen Nan, who was also at the peak of the Grandmaster level, was watching from the sidelines without making a move.

Qin Lang didn't believe that the other party would simply walk up and watch him get beaten up by Zhao Yun.

Knowing Chen Nan well, Qin Lang not only had to counter Zhao Yun's moves, but also had to guard against Chen Nan's sneak attacks.

Just after Zhao Yun's move landed, Qin Lang instantly retreated several steps, hurriedly extending his hand: "Chen Nan, are you even a strong person? You actually joined forces with your generals to attack me?"

"Are all the people of Northern Wei so shameless?"

When this was mentioned, Qin Lang seemed utterly speechless.

He simply wanted to take over the small Northern Wei state, but from beginning to end, it seemed that only Changsun Du was truly cooperating with him.

Then, when he wanted to challenge Hongming to a duel, Wu Xu interrupted his plans.

Immediately afterward, when he went to the Imperial Hospital to find the Empress Dowager of Northern Wei, he discovered that the Imperial Hospital was actually stationed with a heavily armored force of 700 men.

At first, he thought there were only 700 people, and that with sheer numbers, they could drown the enemy with just a spit from each of them.

But he soon realized he was wrong; his more than 10,000 men couldn't take down a mere 700 men from the Imperial Hospital.

Just as he was about to make a move, he discovered that the general leading those seven hundred soldiers was actually a half-step Grandmaster.

Moreover, with the assistance of seven hundred soldiers, their strength is no less than that of an ordinary grandmaster.

To save his life, Qin Lang naturally wouldn't go forward himself, so he had no choice but to engage in a tug-of-war with the other party.

The so-called tug-of-war was simply a matter of not feeding the other side. He believed that one day, the people in the Imperial Hospital would not be able to take it anymore.

And now, he has run into Chen Nan at the palace gate, along with another Grandmaster-level expert, Zhao Yun.

At this moment, Qin Lang's mental state suffered an immense blow.

At the same time, Zhao Yun roared, "A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix!"