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Chapter 48 Five Hundred Crossbows

Outside the Yangxin Hall.

Zhou Chen laughed loudly.

To be honest, Zhou Chen never expected that beneath Empress Wu Ying's stunning beauty lay the heart of such a vicious woman.

It's such a waste that God gave her such a beautiful appearance.

No matter what, Zhou Chen and she were a married couple who had gone through the wedding ceremony and consummated their marriage.

Even if we don't say we're husband and wife as one, a night of marriage is worth a hundred days of kindness.

It is said that Zhou Chen had kept the harem empty and had never taken in a concubine before, all because of Empress Wu Ying.

Furthermore, it allowed the two emperors to rule in the court, granting Empress Wu Ying supreme power.

It can be said that Zhou Chen granted Empress Wu Ying's every request.

This favor is truly incredible.

But Empress Wu Ying never thought of it.

For the sake of power, he did not hesitate to constantly harm Zhou Chen, which shows his cold-heartedness and lack of loyalty.

This also illustrates that the imperial family is the most ruthless.

After laughing, Zhou Chen glanced disdainfully at the two thousand Imperial Guard rebels and the hundred or so Phoenix Guard experts, then looked at Wu Ying and said, "Wu Ying, you don't actually think that with the people behind you, you can do anything to me, do you?"

"If that's the case, then you're underestimating me too much."

"I never imagined you would be so ruthless in your pursuit of power, even bribing Zhang De, who has served me for over ten years."

“You had Zhang De administer medication to me for several years. Although it wasn’t fatal, it kept me bedridden.”

"You don't want me to die, you just want me to live like this, half-dead, so that you can rule with two emperors in one court."

"Because you know that if I were to die, my brothers would be the most likely to inherit the throne."

“If they inherit the throne, then you, as the empress who has two emperors ruling, will have no reason to continue to hold power.”

"So, you've been scheming against me all along, neither letting me die nor letting me live well."

"You are truly my good empress!"

"But you never expected that the last few doses of medicine Zhang De gave me were poison that would kill me!"

“Someone used you, Wu Ying, and through Zhang De, to kill me.”

You didn't expect that, did you!

Zhou Chen looked at Empress Wu Ying with a mocking expression.

Zhou Chen wanted to clearly tell Empress Wu Ying that although she thought she had everything under her control, some things were beyond her control, and she herself was even tricked by others.

Empress Wu Ying's expression changed three times after hearing Zhou Chen's words, but she quickly regained her composure.

"Your Majesty, it seems you know everything and have rejected my kindness just now."

"I know that your Hall of Mental Cultivation has several hundred elite troops."

"But a mere few hundred men cannot stop the two thousand imperial guards behind me."

Empress Wu Ying's eyes gradually turned cold as she spoke.

Even after Zhou Chen exposed these schemes, Empress Wu Ying's expression did not change much.

If these things had happened before, Empress Wu Ying would indeed have had some reservations, fearing that others would find out.

But now that Empress Wu Ying has led troops to attack the Hall of Mental Cultivation, what else is there to hide?

Even if Zhou Chen finds out about these things, what difference will it make?
As for Zhou Chen's claim that she was manipulated and that Zhang De was used to assassinate the emperor, Empress Wu Ying was not in the mood to think about whether it was true or false.

Empress Wu Ying's most important task now is to take control of the Hall of Mental Cultivation and put Emperor Zhou Chen under her control.

As for the others, it's not too late to deal with them after we take over the Hall of Mental Cultivation and control Emperor Zhou Chen.

"is it?"

A cold smile crept across Zhou Chen's lips.

"Then I'll show you how my few hundred men can stop your two thousand Imperial Guards from rebelling and wipe you all out in one fell swoop." After saying that, Zhou Chen glanced at Lü Bu.

Lu Bu stepped forward and looked at Empress Wu Ying and the others, saying, "You traitors dared to attack the Hall of Mental Cultivation and assassinate the Emperor. Your crimes are unforgivable."

"Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, heed my command!"

"Exterminate these traitors for me, leave no one alive."

Wow...

A series of rumbling sounds came from the stomach.

Five hundred Bingzhou wolf riders rushed out from the left, right, and rear, surrounding Empress Wu Ying and her entourage, along with two thousand imperial guards, in the square of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Each of them held a powerful crossbow, with arrows nocked, and they all aimed at Empress Wu Ying and the others.

Just give an order.

Five hundred crossbows will fire simultaneously.

At that time, a dense rain of crossbow bolts will engulf Empress Wu Ying and all of them, mercilessly turning them into hedgehogs.

Upon seeing five hundred Bingzhou wolf cavalry appear and surround them, each armed with a powerful crossbow, Wan'er, Wei Zhong, the two thousand imperial guards, and the Phoenix Guard all paled.

What is a crossbow?
This is a weapon capable of killing even a grandmaster.

There were also a full five hundred crossbows.

Let alone their mere two thousand or so, even if another two thousand or so came, except for a few experts, they could all be wiped out in an instant.

Even Empress Wu Ying's pupils contracted sharply when she saw five hundred crossbows pointed at them.

She hadn't expected that Zhou Chen had prepared five hundred crossbows to ambush them.

If five hundred crossbows were fired simultaneously, all two thousand of them, except for the two grandmasters and a very few minor grandmasters, would die instantly on the spot.

"shoot."

Before Empress Wu Ying and the others could recover from their shock...

The order rang out in the square outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Five hundred Bingzhou wolf riders simultaneously pulled the triggers on their crossbows, and a powerful rain of chilling arrows immediately shot towards Empress Wu Ying and her entourage from the left, right, and rear.

puff.

puff.

puff.

One after another, figures fell to the ground, their bodies pierced by crossbow bolts. A large number of the two thousand Imperial Guard rebels were killed or wounded in an instant, and even many of the hundreds of Phoenix Guard experts were shot dead.

Empress Wu Ying deflected two crossbow bolts with her sword. Seeing that many of her men had been killed by the bolts, she leaped forward and charged at Zhou Chen, who was on the dragon throne at the entrance of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"The Phoenix Guards will follow me to kill."

"Capture the emperor from the dragon throne."

As the saying goes, to capture the thief first capture the king.

Now, there are crossbows on the left, right, and rear sides. Even if we send a grandmaster to deal with these crossbows, it won't be able to be done in a short time.

Then we can only take down Zhou Chen, who is on the dragon throne in front of us.

Once Zhou Chen on the dragon throne is captured, these crossbows will crumble on their own.

Otherwise, these people would have been wiped out by the five hundred crossbowmen in just a few minutes.

At Empress Wu Ying's command, Wan'er, Wei Zhong, the two Grandmasters of the Phoenix Guard, and the Phoenix Guards who had not yet died from the crossbow bolts all leaped forward and charged toward Zhou Chen on the dragon throne at the entrance of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

They weren't fools; they all understood what Empress Wu Ying meant.

If they can capture Emperor Zhou Chen, then their mission will be considered a success.

Zhou Chen currently has few guards around him, only Zhao Gao and Lü Bu, along with dozens of imperial guards.

With such a small number of guards, they simply couldn't stop these experts.

(End of this chapter)