After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

"Besides us, others have come looking for the Peacock King. The Martial Venerable is his attendant; that's interesting."

Enveloped by Zhang Sanfeng's aura, Chen Futu approached the magnificent palace once more. Looking through the window screen, he saw someone announce that the Peacock King, a distinguished guest, was requesting an audience.

The Peacock King, who was having a great time, reluctantly pushed away the beauties in his arms, saying, "My beloved concubines, you may go now. I will reward you properly later."

"Your Majesty, please hurry up, don't keep them waiting."

"Don't worry, my beauty, I'll be there soon."

The Peacock King watched his two beloved concubines depart with reluctance, then ordered his servants to tidy up his robes before summoning his distinguished guests.

The newcomers were the same mysterious couple we had just seen. The young man took off his round hat, revealing a fair and delicate face, even more beautiful than a woman.

The Peacock King looked at him strangely and said, "The distinguished guests from the desert have arrived quite quickly. I wonder if you accept my proposal?"

Sea of ​​sand!

Chen Futu's heart sank. So these two were the Holy Maiden's people!

The young man smiled and said, "Your Majesty the Peacock King, dealing with Brahma Tower is not so easy. I wonder if the royal family has come up with a plan?"

“King Yin has taken advantage of my youth and has repeatedly opposed me. If my friends in the desert can help me eliminate King Yin, I will grant any request you may make.”

The Peacock King dismissed all his servants and gestured for the young man to come closer. "I have heard that the Great Sage Emperor of the Central Plains defeated the powerful warriors of the Brahma Tower and even came to the Western Regions. Is this true?"

"There are indeed rumors that His Majesty intends to join forces with the Great Sage Emperor to deal with the Brahma Tower?"

"King Yin is stubborn and self-willed, and treats the imperial court as nothing. If the Great Sage Emperor can really solve the problem of the Brahma Tower, I will be relieved of my worries."

Clearly, the Peacock King did not rely on others for everything. Rather than having others eliminate the great enemy, he preferred to take matters into his own hands, and thus contacted the Sand Sea.

He then described the royal family's plan: to host a banquet for King Yin, suppress his cultivation with a colorless and odorless poison, and then use the smashing of a cup as a signal to invite the powerful figures from the Sand Sea and the royal palace to join forces in killing him. If King Yin could be eliminated, the royal family would not hesitate to let the Sand Sea replace King Yin's position in Tianque City.

Listening to the two plotting, Chen Futu found it all amusing.

The Brahma Tower is unpopular, so one should not be too arrogant.

Unfortunately, the Brahma Tower could only be destroyed by the Great Xia Dynasty; how could it be allowed to be plucked by others?

Zhang Sanfeng whispered, "Young Master, what should we do next?"

"After they finish their talks, we'll find an opportunity to take down the Peacock King."

Chen Futu planned to create a Peacock King to rule this ancient dynasty, gradually turning it into a puppet of the Great Xia, thus achieving the goal of destroying a country by himself.

However, just as Chen Futu was indulging in his pleasant thoughts, a sudden change occurred in the room.

The young man gave the Peacock King a gloomy smile, "Destroying the Brahma Tower is a piece of cake for the Sand Sea. I have an additional request this time."

"Please speak, Your Excellency. As long as it is within my power, I will grant your request."

The Peacock King was overjoyed, but suddenly, with a soft "plop," a hand silently pierced through his chest. He looked down at his blood-stained chest, feeling as if struck by lightning. He tried to speak but his neck was gripped tightly, like a duck with its neck squeezed, unable to utter a sound.

The young man said with a sinister air, "My request is that Your Majesty die, and then I will impersonate you and seize the Peacock Dynasty. Rest assured, Your Majesty, I will accomplish what you cannot. I will make the Peacock Dynasty's fame resound throughout the entire Western Regions."

"Sand Sea, traitors..."

The Peacock King reluctantly managed to squeeze out a sound, then his neck tilted to the side and he fell silent.

he died.

He died at the hands of the outside help he had hired.

Chen Futu and Zhang Sanfeng, who were watching from the outside, were both numb.

What the hell is going on?!

They were supposed to kill the Peacock King and use the clay to graft the seed after the people from the Sand Sea left, right? How did someone beat them to it!

Under the incredulous gazes of the two men, the young man slowly wiped his hands, looked at the mysterious expert at the door, and the mysterious expert nodded and said to the guards outside, "You may leave first. His Majesty has something to say to my lord alone."

The guards were puzzled, but they left anyway.

After all the guards left, the young man took off his robes to Chen Futu's astonishment, revealing his fair and delicate back. He took a set of Peacock King's clothes and changed into them. About fifteen minutes later, he came out from behind the gauze curtain, already looking like the Peacock King.

Finally, he poured some powder on the corpse, and the Peacock King's body instantly turned into a pool of blood and foam.

"Go and summon the songstress."

He announced it to the outside world, and soon a beautiful songstress from the Western Regions arrived.

The songstress, unaware of the danger, strode into the palace. Before she could even see the blood and scream, the "Peacock King" slit her throat, leaving blood everywhere.

Looking at the woman convulsing at his feet, the Peacock King smiled coldly with his hands behind his back, "Sorry, I'm using your life as a disguise. I will bury you later."

The woman died in despair, and then the mysterious powerful figure avoided the palace. The Peacock King summoned his guards to collect the body.

"Hmph, what a spoilsport! Clean her up right now, she's an eyesore to me."

The Peacock King said unhappily, his voice imitating the voice perfectly.

Little did the guards know that the empire's master was already dead, so they hurriedly cleaned up the bloodstains on the ground, even erasing the Peacock King's traces.

After everything was settled, the Peacock King chuckled to himself in the palace, "I didn't expect it to go so smoothly. Hmph, from now on, the Peacock Kingdom belongs entirely to my Sand Sea."

Chen Futu and Zhang Sanfeng witnessed the whole process and had to admit it was amazing.

That was a brilliant trick of switching the prince with a cat, but his idea of ​​taking over the Mauryan Empire by himself is just wishful thinking. Once he knows this secret, he'll be at their mercy for life!

“Old man, let’s go. Tomorrow we’ll invite this new emperor out for a stroll and discuss state affairs.”

Chen Futu sneered and silently left the palace with Zhang Sanfeng, not forgetting to take the plump falcon carcass with them as a snack before leaving.

The following morning, Chen Futu and his companions enjoyed a delicious meal of falcon meat. Afterward, Chen Futu personally wrote a letter to Xiaobai, asking her and Consort Ge to take it to the palace.

Xiao Bai loved to play, so he grabbed the letter and dragged Ge Fei out of the mansion.

Zhang Sanfeng lowered his eyes and asked, "Aren't you afraid that the false emperor will get angry and attack? That mysterious expert can't beat Xiaobai, and she will destroy the palace."

“The other side is more anxious than us. They finally managed to pull off the switcheroo, so they’re bound to cause trouble. If they can figure out my identity, they can set up a stage and invite all the experts from the Brahma Tower to fight me, saving us the trouble of going to their doorstep.”

Chen Futu lay on a rocking chair, basking in the sun, pondering how to complete the system's mission of destroying a country single-handedly.

Meanwhile, Xiaobai and Consort Ge arrived at the palace gate with the letter.

She put her hands on her hips and shouted, "Make way, let the Peacock King come out to greet Silly Girl."