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Chapter 1156 The Betrayed Prince
The only ones who could appear in the East Palace at this time and become the last line of defense were the grand masters.

This is because Taoist Zhang Tianshi has not arrived yet, so there are only two rooms.

Unlike other people who were so nervous, Wu Lingyao was very calm. Although it was late at night, she had no intention of resting. Instead, she sat in the yard.

There were some refreshing snacks on the stone table in front of him, and two cups were placed on the left and right sides respectively.

Wu Lingyao was sitting at this end, while the other end was empty.

She is waiting for someone.

And the only people who can be treated like this by a grandmaster must be people of the same level.

As the moon in the sky shifted a little, a powerful sound of footsteps came closer and closer. After hearing the movement, Wu Lingyao slowly opened her eyes and saw a tall and burly middle-aged man with loose hair appearing in the small courtyard.

The tough facial features that seemed to be carved by a knife and an axe made everyone who saw this face think of this person as being extremely tough.

"Tuoba Yuanshan, how long have we not seen each other?"

Wu Lingyao said slowly: "You look a lot older than before."

"old?"

Tuoba Yuanshan, who was revered as the God of War by countless people in Daning, came to the stone table and sat down. He looked at the wine glass in front of him and said, "I am indeed old. By the time November comes, I will be exactly 100 years old."

A grandmaster is someone who has surpassed the limits of martial artists, and living to be a hundred or even two hundred years old is not a big problem.

Logically speaking, he should still be in his prime.

But when a person's heart is old, then he is really old.

"Don't you want to drink?"

Seeing that he was staring at the wine glass but not raising it, Wu Lingyao couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and asked, "Are you afraid that I will poison you?"

"I'm afraid there is nothing in the world that can poison me to death."

Tuoba Yuanshan sneered, then retracted his gaze: "I have been in charge of the northern border for more than 40 years for Daning, and no barbarian has ever dared to cross the line. But do you know how many men died in the wilderness behind this? Now, just for a ridiculous assassin, I have to rush back to Kyoto overnight!? What do those people in the court do for a living!"

"You shouldn't have said that to me."

Wu Lingyao was still unhurried, "Besides, that assassin is not funny. You will understand when you meet him."

"Even you are not my opponent?"

Tuoba Yuanshan became interested and drank the wine in front of him. "This wine is too sweet and greasy. I can't get used to it."

"You are a wild boar and cannot eat fine bran."

Wu Lingyao rolled her eyes at him and continued, "We'll only know if he's an opponent after a real fight. We were just testing him before, but I suspect he's already taken that step."

That step?!

Tuoba Yuanshan's expression froze and he suddenly fell silent.

His experience was different from that of ordinary people in the martial arts world. He practiced the military's art of killing. Logically speaking, this extreme method that only focused on killing but not on nourishing the body was a chronic poison to the practitioner.

But this person managed to take a different path from the ordinary martial arts.

He tempered his body with the murderous aura of the battlefield, supplemented by various natural treasures, and eventually developed an indestructible physique and reached the realm of a grandmaster.

But everything has an end. If Wu Lingyao just couldn't see the road, then Tuoba Yuanshan had already walked to the end of the road. What stood in front of him was a wall that could never be broken.

After all, people have their limits.

"Haha, that's really good to see."

After a long time, he suddenly smiled.

Wu Lingyao was about to speak when her expression suddenly changed and she turned her head to look above the courtyard. Tuoba Yuanshan was a little slower and it took several breaths for him to sense something was wrong.

As the two of them watched, a figure appeared on the roof at some point.

Just like last time, the appearance could not be seen clearly with the naked eye, and all that could be seen was a distorted mass of darkness.

"Is it ahead of schedule?"

Wu Lingyao slowly stood up, with an irrepressible excitement on her face: "This is good, so I don't have to wait any longer."

"In advance? No, I just came to take a look and say hello to you guys."

Amber looked at the two famous grandmasters in the martial arts world and said, "Is this the Tuoba Military God? He is really handsome."

The tone of voice, like that of old friends meeting each other, made the two people below a little confused.

But they were also extraordinary people. Although they were surprised, they did not lose their identity.

"You are the one who threatened to kill the prince?"

Tuoba Yuanshan said in a serious tone: "Are you a traitor? But now the country of Daning is peaceful and the people are safe. Even if there are some evil people, they are just clowns. I have never heard of any of them becoming a big shot. Or do you have a grudge against the prince? If it is a personal grudge, I can take charge and give you his head."

Amber was a little surprised by what he said, but Wu Lingyao on the side didn't look surprised at all.

"The emperor has long been dissatisfied with the prince. Even if you don't kill him, he may not live long."

Tuoba Yuanshan took the initiative to explain: "There are very few people in the world who can become a grandmaster. As long as you are not targeting the royal family or Daning, everything will be fine."

"You are right. I do have some personal grudges against the prince, including that Prince Fu."

Amber's tone was somewhat amused: "But, can you really make the decision?"

"Of course I can. To be honest, I have already met the emperor before I returned to Beijing. He asked me to convey those words just now."

Tuoba Yuanshan spoke bluntly, and his expression showed no respect or loyalty to the emperor at all.

He is now fighting for the tens of millions of people in Daning, and it has nothing to do with anyone else.

"Hahaha, then I really underestimated your emperor."

Amber said slowly: "Don't worry, once we deal with the crown prince, the matter will end here. As long as the royal family doesn't do something that makes me unhappy, I don't care whether they live or die."

"Not happy?"

Tuoba Yuanshan thought for a moment, but couldn't figure it out, so he asked directly: "Can you tell me your identity?"

"No."

Amber shook her head: "Let the emperor guess."

Having said that, the matter concerning the prince has been settled.

I'm afraid even he himself could not have imagined that he, the second most noble person in the world, would be sent away so easily.

"Are you done?"

At this moment, Wu Lingyao suddenly said: "It's my turn now!"

"Oh? What do you want?"

Amber looked at her face and asked knowingly.

"The last fight isn't over yet."

Wu Lingyao stared at the figure on the roof, the energy in her body began to surge, and she seemed to have turned into an extremely sharp sword that could cut through everything.

(End of this chapter)