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Chapter 45 The Lord has given the order: Act immediately!

"The Lord has ordered that the operation commence, and any obstruction be met with 'no mercy'."

In a separate courtyard within Qingfeng Palace, hundreds of people gathered.

These people include men and women, and people of different heights.

They were all Phoenix Guard experts that Wan'er brought in from outside the palace.

Each of them exuded a remarkable martial arts aura, with the first few being masters at the Grandmaster level.

Wan'er stood at the front, glanced at everyone, and gave the order directly.

Upon hearing Wan'er's order, the hundreds of Phoenix Guard experts immediately set off and rushed out of Qingfeng Palace without saying a word.

They were heading towards the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

They had all somehow gotten their weapons into their hands, which looked rather dazzling in the sunlight.

The imperial guards who were sealing off Qingfeng Palace did not stop the hundreds of armed figures rushing out of the palace. Instead, they followed closely behind the hundreds of figures and headed towards Yangxin Hall.

"what!"

"Who are you?"

After running for some distance, the hundreds of figures encountered several eunuchs and palace maids.

"puff."

The sword flashed.

Several eunuchs and palace maids were beheaded.

These hundreds of figures did not stop for a moment, and continued to rush towards the Hall of Mental Cultivation without looking back.

……

"The Lord of Wei has ordered us to act immediately and at all costs to storm the Hall of Mental Cultivation."

In an inconspicuous courtyard of the palace, dozens of figures gathered together.

They each had different identities, but they were all members of the Phoenix Guard hidden within the palace.

Led by a leader, they all drew their pre-prepared weapons, rushed out of the courtyard, and charged towards the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"who?"

"There are assassins."

These dozens of figures had barely rushed out of the courtyard when they encountered a patrolling squad of five imperial guards.

"kill."

These dozens of Phoenix Guard experts charged directly at the patrolling Imperial Guard squad of five.

boom.

boom.

boom.

After a few sounds of gunfire, dozens of Phoenix Guard experts continued their attack towards the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

What they left behind were five corpses and a pungent smell of blood.

……

"The Lord has ordered us to act immediately, with the target being the Hall of Mental Cultivation."

Dozens more figures rushed out of a courtyard and headed towards the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

……

"Her Majesty has decreed that soldiers are raised for a thousand days to be used for one hour. From the moment you joined Her Majesty's ranks, you have already been branded with Her Majesty's mark."

"You must have personally experienced what has happened in the palace over the past two weeks. If you don't want to die, today is your chance to break free from your fate."

"Take down the Hall of Mental Cultivation at all costs."

"It's done. Everyone can survive."

"If we lose, we will all die."

"action."

……

A series of figures rushed out from all around the palace, in more than a dozen places.

They all share the same goal.

That is the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Wherever they went, they left behind a trail of blood and corpses of varying sizes.

In an instant, the entire palace was shrouded in layers of shadow.

Despite their careful and swift actions, everyone who encountered and discovered them turned into corpses; not a single person survived.

However, the noise they made and the screams of the victims before their deaths still alerted the people around them.

The news gradually spread.
It spread throughout the entire palace.

……

The Hall of Mental Cultivation. Squads of imperial guards patrolled the outermost perimeter.

Guarding the Yangxin Hall were five hundred Bingzhou wolf riders, the result of Zhou Chen's check-in efforts over the past half month.

In the past two weeks, Zhou Chen has not only signed in and gained more than 300 Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, but also more than 100 Factory Guards.

This brought the number of Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry to five hundred, and the number of Factory Guards to two hundred.

Inside the palace were dozens of eunuchs and guards.

It can be said that the number of guards at the Hall of Mental Cultivation is now more than double what it was before.

On the Dragon Throne.

Zhou Chen stared at the list in his hand, lost in thought.

This list contains the names of many civil and military officials from the Empress Wu Ying's family and faction.

They all belonged to the Empress Wu Ying's maternal relatives' faction.

Several names were even highlighted.

The names of people like the Minister of Personnel and the Minister of Rites were all drawn.

Clearly, the names that were specifically highlighted belong to key figures in the maternal relatives' faction.

"I wonder how things are outside, whether things are going smoothly?" Zhou Chen thought absentmindedly.

Although Zhou Chen was looking at the list in his hand, his thoughts were no longer on the list, but had flown outside the palace.

Don't be fooled by his seemingly confident and composed demeanor.

That's just on the surface.

Zhou Chen was also feeling uneasy at this moment.

He was somewhat worried about whether Cao Zhengchun's operation outside the palace would go smoothly, and whether any unexpected events might occur.
After all, this matter concerns his future.

If everything goes smoothly, that's fine.

However, if any unexpected changes occur, it could become quite troublesome.

Currently, the only top fighters Zhou Chen can muster are Cao Zhengchun and Lü Bu.

Lu Bu was tasked with protecting Zhou Chen's safety.

If something unexpected happens to Cao Zhengchun, even if Zhou Chen wanted to send experts to provide support, there wouldn't be anyone available.

"I hope nothing unexpected happens," Zhou Chen sighed inwardly.

Although Zhou Chen had great confidence in Cao Zhengchun, he knew that even a half-step Celestial was not invincible.

With enough skilled fighters and an elite army, even a half-step Celestial Being could be trapped.

This is also why Zhou Chen didn't dare to make a move easily even with Lu Bu, a half-step Celestial Being, by his side.

at this time.

Lü Bu strode in.

"Your Majesty, something seems amiss outside," Lü Bu said solemnly as he entered.

"Something's wrong?"

Zhou Chen was taken aback and looked at Lü Bu.

"what happened?"

"What happened?"

Lu Bu immediately said, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Guards patrolling the surrounding area have been mostly replaced, leaving only two squads of Imperial Guards outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation."

"and."

“There are quite a few auras coming from all directions toward the Hall of Mental Cultivation. They seem to be coming with ill intentions.”

As a powerful being at the half-step Celestial Realm, Lü Bu possessed incredibly keen senses.

Once you get close enough, you can't escape Lu Bu's perception range.

"Oh!"

"is it?"

A glint of light flashed in Zhou Chen's eyes.

"It seems that the one from Qingfeng Palace doesn't want to sit idly by and wait for death, and wants to strike first."

"Unfortunately, she miscalculated, and I'm afraid she'll be disappointed."

Zhou Chen wasn't surprised at all.

How could he not guess what Empress Wu Ying was thinking?

They really have a clever plan to take advantage of the palace's vulnerability to strike at him.

Unfortunately, Zhou Chen had already anticipated this.

With Lü Bu and five hundred Bingzhou wolf cavalry guarding the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Zhou Chen was not worried about his safety at all.

(End of this chapter)