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Chapter 271 Who dares to act so presumptuously in the palace?
royal palace.

Palace entrance.

Jinhe's figure appeared in front of the palace gate guards in an instant.

Upon seeing the severely injured palace gate guard, Jin He glared at the four young men on horseback.

where is this place?
It is the inner palace of the imperial palace.

It is the most majestic, sacred, and inviolable place in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty.

No one had ever dared to be so audacious as to storm the palace gates and attack the guards.

Because if you do that, it's a capital offense, a capital offense that will result in the extermination of your entire family.

But now, these four young men on horseback not only attacked the guards at the palace gate, but also directly demanded that His Majesty the Emperor come out to greet them in person.

This goes beyond mere arrogance.

This is courting death, it's doing something stupid.

However, when Jin He saw Zhou Wudao's face, his pupils contracted sharply.

Just like the palace gate captain, Jin He was stunned on the spot.

"His Majesty."

Jin He looked at Zhou Wudao and blurted out.

The palace gate captain, having regained his senses, looked at Zhou Wudao and immediately knelt on the ground in fear; "This humble servant greets Your Majesty."

"This humble servant did not know that it was Your Majesty. I have just offended Your Majesty. Please forgive me."

The palace gate captain pleaded guilty in a panic.

Upon seeing this, the palace guards, who had been on the verge of battle, quickly put away their weapons, knelt down in unison, and said in a panic, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

To brandish a weapon at the emperor is to offend imperial authority, and this is no small offense.

If this were investigated, they would probably all be dragged out of the Meridian Gate and beheaded.

What puzzled the palace guards was that they hadn't known when His Majesty had left the palace.
Only Jin He did not immediately kneel down, but looked at Zhou Wudao with a surprised expression, unable to react for a moment.

His Majesty?

When Zhou Qian saw the palace guards kneeling down before Zhou Wudao and calling him "Your Majesty," he was stunned for a moment.

Immediately, Zhou Qian burst into laughter; "Hahaha... Zhou Wudao, they actually treated you like an emperor and even knelt down to you, it's hilarious!"

“Zhou Wudao, have they mistaken you for someone else, or is what everyone is saying true? Are you really from the secular world, and have you already inherited the position of emperor of this secular world?”

Zhou Qian glanced at Zhou Wudao, his tone full of sarcasm.

The emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, seemingly the supreme ruler, held a highly esteemed position.

But that only applies to ordinary people.

For those of them who were involved in worldly affairs, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the supreme ruler of the throne, was a joke.

If they wanted, they could change emperors with a wave of their hand without lifting a finger. In their eyes, emperors were like slaves and servants, nothing at all.

There are no tigers in the mountains, and the monkeys are kings.

This is how these worldly people understand the emperor in the secular world.

Zhou Wudao gave Zhou Qian a cold look, and Zhou Qian's loud laughter immediately stopped.

However, Zhou Qian's face still subtly revealed a mocking expression.

Zhou Wudao's eyes flickered as he looked at the palace guards kneeling on the ground, his brows furrowing slightly.

Zhou Wudao couldn't understand why these people would mistake him for the emperor of the Great Zhou.

Jin He realized what was happening, looked at Zhou Wudao and the other three, and asked in a low voice, "Who are you people?"

Jinhe's expression was extremely solemn.

Jinhe never imagined that there would be someone in this world who looked exactly like His Majesty.

If Jinhe hadn't witnessed it with his own eyes, he would never have believed it, even if he were beaten to death.

To be honest, if it weren't for Zhou Qian's loud laughter, even Jin He would have almost mistaken Zhou Wudao for His Majesty the Emperor, just like the palace guards.

The young man on horseback, Zhou Wudao, looked remarkably like Zhou Chen, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty; they were practically identical.

If this young man on horseback, Zhou Wudao, were to wear a dragon robe, he would practically be Emperor Zhou Chen of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

However, Jin He knew in his heart that the Zhou Wudao on horseback was not Zhou Chen.

Although the Zhou Wudao on horseback looked exactly like Zhou Chen, they were practically identical.

However, the two have distinct differences in temperament.

The arrogance and gloom of this unruly man on horseback were somewhat evident.

However, the aura exuded by Zhou Chen, the emperor of the Great Zhou, was one of domineering arrogance and self-importance.

This is the only way Jinhe can currently distinguish between Zhou Wudao on horseback and Zhou Chen, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, as two different people.

Jinhe's gaze was mostly fixed on Zhou Wudao.

Jin He had a feeling that Zhou Wudao, who looked exactly like His Majesty, might have some kind of special relationship with His Majesty.

"You are not qualified to know who we are."

“Go and tell your emperor that the people from the ‘Tianshan’ family have arrived, and have him come out to greet them.”

Zhou Wudao didn't dwell on why these people mistook him for the emperor of the Great Zhou.

In Zhou Wudao's view, it didn't matter why these people thought he was the emperor of the Great Zhou.

The important thing is that the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was not worth mentioning in his eyes.

Zhou Wudao looked at Jin He and said calmly.

"Bold."

Upon hearing this, Jin He immediately shouted loudly, "Your Majesty is the supreme ruler, and no one under heaven is qualified to be personally welcomed by Your Majesty."

“I don’t care who you are, you attacked the palace gate guards and then offended His Majesty. You are guilty of heinous crimes.”

"Immediately dismount and be restrained."

Jinhe didn't care about the identities of these people, or who the person who looked exactly like His Majesty was.

Just for the fact that they offended His Majesty, that is a serious crime, and Jinhe will certainly not be lenient with them.

"boom……"

The aura of a Grandmaster of the First Rank erupted directly from Jinhe.

Faced with the aura that Jin He unleashed, Zhou Wudao's expression immediately turned cold.

"Humph."

“Those ants dare to threaten us and show us disrespect.”

Without saying a word, Zhou Wudao struck Jinhe with a palm.

Jinhe also stepped forward without hesitation to meet the attack.

"boom……"

After one blow.

Jinhe was knocked back more than ten feet before he regained his footing, a trickle of blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

In contrast, Zhou Wudao on horseback did not move an inch, his face calm and composed.

The palace guards around them realized that the man on horseback who looked exactly like His Majesty was not their emperor at all.

Immediately, the guards inside and outside the palace gates rushed out again, their crossbows nocked and aimed at the four people on horseback.

Zhou Wudao glanced at Jin He with surprise; "Your strength is not bad, being able to block my casual attack."

"However, since you are unwilling to go in and call your emperor out, then we will just go in directly."

With that, Zhou Wudao flicked his whip and charged straight into the palace.

Zhou Qian and the other three youths followed closely behind, galloping towards the palace gate with their horses whipped in hand, completely disregarding the guards at the gate.

These palace gate guards can handle ordinary people, but they're simply not enough to stop them.

"You audacious scoundrel, how dare you storm the palace!"

"Seize these four traitors for me."

At Jinhe's command, all the palace guards attacked the four youths.

At the same time, Jinhe once again leaped up and attacked the four people.

Meanwhile, the guards on the palace walls all pulled the triggers on their crossbows.

A dense rain of arrows, like spring dew, shot towards Zhou Wudao and his three companions who were charging towards them. "You're courting death."

"You ants dare to stop us? You're courting death."

A murderous glint appeared on Zhou Wudao's face. With a casual strike, several palace guards were killed on the ground.

The other three were the same, showing no mercy in their attacks.

It seems that killing these palace gate guards was as insignificant to them as crushing ants, showing no mercy whatsoever.

"roll."

Jinhe was once again sent flying by Zhou Wudao's palm strike.

This time, Jinhe fell directly to the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Zhou Wudao and his three companions spurred their horses and charged into the palace gates, where the guards were no match for them.

The palace gate guards' corpses were left scattered all over the ground.

Jin He saw this and his face turned extremely ugly.

He hadn't expected these four people to be so strong.

In particular, the strength of Zhou Wudao, who looked exactly like His Majesty, shocked Jin He. He, the commander of the Imperial Guards, couldn't even withstand a single move from him.

Jinhe had only ever seen such terrifying strength in Lu Bu and a few others.

"Quickly, order all Imperial Guards to immediately close all four gates if a powerful enemy breaks into the palace."

Jin He left with a single sentence and led a group of palace guards in hot pursuit of Zhou Wudao and his three companions.

Within the imperial palace, there was an imperial guard every few steps, and at regular intervals, there were squads of imperial guards patrolling.

After Zhou Wudao and his three companions rushed into the palace gates, they hadn't gone far when they encountered a large number of imperial guards surging in from all directions.

Their horses had already been shot and lay on the ground.

"These ants are really courting death, they're so annoying."

"It seems we'll have to go on a killing spree today."

Seeing the Imperial Guards rushing in from all directions, Zhou Qian's face revealed a strong killing intent.

"Perfect, we can take this opportunity to establish our authority."

"Otherwise, we won't be able to find a suitable reason to make them obedient!"

The other young man also revealed a cold glint.

Zhou Wudao and the last young man did not speak, but they frowned slightly as they looked at the large number of Imperial Guards attacking from all sides.

These imperial guards were like ants in their eyes, utterly beneath their notice.

But the sheer number of these Imperial Guards was overwhelming!

If they were to start a massacre, the Imperial Guards would likely be constantly pouring into the palace.

They can't keep killing forever!
Besides, they didn't have the time to get entangled with these imperial guards.

Zhou Wudao glanced at Zhou Qian and the young man who had spoken; "We don't have time to get entangled with these ants, let's go."

After saying that, Zhou Wudao casually knocked away the imperial guards who were charging towards him, then leaped over their heads and continued running towards the palace.

Zhou Qian and the other two young men exchanged a glance and followed closely behind.

Zhou Qian originally wanted to go on a killing spree, but since Zhou Wudao had spoken, Zhou Qian had no choice but to temporarily give up.

Who told Zhou Wudao to be the leader of the four of them!

They are even stronger than them.

Although Zhou Qian disagreed with Zhou Wudao, he did not dare to openly disobey Zhou Wudao's wishes.

"You audacious scoundrel, how dare you force your way into the palace! You shall die!"

At this moment, Jin He and the imperial guards who were stationed at the palace gates caught up with them.

Without saying a word, Jin He brandished his iron-ringed broadsword and attacked the four men from behind.

At the same time, many experts from the Imperial Guards surged in from all directions, leaping up and attacking Zhou Wudao and his group of four, directly dashing their hopes of escaping the Imperial Guards' entanglement.

"Since you insist on seeking death, then I will grant your wish."

With a casual strike, Zhou Wudao caused all the Imperial Guards attacking from all sides to explode, spraying blood everywhere.

"die."

Zhou Wudao turned around and swept his sleeve towards Jinhe again.

"puff."

A mouthful of blood spurted out.

Jinhe's figure fell to the ground like a kite with a broken string, creating a large crater.

This time, Zhou Wudao's aura exploded completely.

Half-step Celestial Being?

The golden crane, which had fallen to the ground, stared at Zhou Wudao with its pupils shrinking.

Just now, when Zhou Wudao made his move, Jin He hadn't yet sensed Zhou Wudao's strength, only knowing that Zhou Wudao's strength was somewhat terrifying.

But now, Jin He could feel the overwhelming aura that Zhou Wudao was unleashing.

This is the aura of a half-step celestial being.

Jin He never expected that this young man who looked just like His Majesty was actually a half-step Celestial Realm expert.

But there are only a handful of half-step Celestials in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Where did this young man who looks just like His Majesty come from?

Not only Zhou Wudao, but also Zhou Qian and the other three completely unleashed terrifying auras.

Zhou Qian, in particular, possessed an aura that was almost as strong as Zhou Wudao's.

With the four of them unleashing their full power, in the blink of an eye, a large number of Imperial Guard corpses fell to the ground.

Jinhe tried to stand up, but unfortunately, he struggled several times and was unable to get up again.

Zhou Wudao's figure instantly appeared in front of Jinhe. He looked coldly at Jinhe, who was still hanging on the ground, and without saying a word, he raised his foot to stomp on him.

The golden crane was completely defeated.

at this time.

A deafening shout came from inside the palace.

"Who dares to act so presumptuously within the palace?"

This loud shout caused Zhou Wudao's expression to change.

Judging from the force of that voice, this person is extremely powerful.

Before Zhou Wudao could even stomp down, a short halberd shot out from afar, striking Zhou Wudao with incredible speed.

Feeling the terrifying aura shooting towards him, Zhou Wudao's expression changed again.

Zhou Wudao immediately unleashed his full power, casually waving his hand to send out streaks of golden light, which met the incoming short halberd.

"boom……"

After a loud noise.

Zhou Wudao's figure was sent flying.

After somersaulting several times, Zhou Wudao landed on the ground and took more than ten steps back before regaining his balance.

The short halberd that shot towards him landed right in front of Jinhe.

Jinhe looked at the short halberd that had fallen beside him, his face filled with excitement.

Because Jinhe knew whose weapon this short halberd was.

Who else could it be but Dian Wei, the other commander of the Imperial Guards who has always been by His Majesty's side?
Jin He never expected that Zhou Wudao, with his terrifying strength, would still be defeated by Dian Wei with a single short halberd.

Dian Wei's arrival was truly timely.

Otherwise, Jin He would really be meeting the King of Hell today.

Zhou Wudao never expected that in this mortal world, someone could actually defeat him with a short halberd.

Zhou Wudao looked up.

A burly, ugly man clad in armor strode towards them from afar.

In just a moment, they were in front of them.

(End of this chapter)