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Chapter 55 The farce should come to an end.

After the Tiger Legion was split up, Emperor Xia established the Dragon Guard Army, which was personally commanded by Emperor Xia, with Chen Pengyi merely acting as a general in charge.

Logically speaking, the Dragon Guard Army should be an army with very strict selection criteria, making it difficult for other forces to place their pawns in this army.

However, not long after the team was formed, a ninth-rank spy appeared by Chen Pengyi's side.

Moreover, this ninth-rank spy was actually one of the mysterious prince's men.

This made Mu Changtian curious about the extent to which the mysterious prince had gained control over the Great Xia Dynasty.

After Chen Pengyi fell to the ground, his eyes were fixed on Wei Chao on the roof. He simply couldn't believe that Wei Chao was the one who had betrayed him.

Chen Pengyi's eyes widened to their maximum, his pupils filled with bloodshot veins. With all his might, he shouted in despair, "Wei...Chao!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Pengyi couldn't catch his breath and passed away.

At this moment, a grandmaster from Chen Pengyi's side looked at Wei Chao and said, "Wei Chao, do you know what you're doing! You've disrupted His Majesty's plans, and you and your entire family will pay the price!"

Wei Chao just smiled and didn't say anything.

At that moment, the air seemed to freeze, and the surroundings instantly became quiet.

The sounds of swords clashing in the courtyard had subsided. This wasn't because Chen Pengyi and his men had all died, but for some reason, people suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of oppression.

At that moment, everyone heard a man's voice coming from the courtyard gate.

"The shadow guard is almost here; it's time to end this farce!"

Sensing something was amiss, one of the grandmasters immediately called out in the direction of the voice, "Who goes there!"

No sooner had the grandmaster finished speaking than a cold light flashed, and before he could even react, his head flew into the air.

At this moment, another master reacted and immediately attacked the figure.

However, the next moment, another flash of cold light appeared, and his head flew into the air.

One strike kills a grandmaster!

Everyone present was stunned by what they saw.

As the two Grandmasters' corpses brought by Chen Pengyi slowly fell to the ground, Mu Changtian finally saw what the newcomers looked like.

The newcomer was dressed in red and held a long knife in his hand. After killing two people, there wasn't a trace of blood on his knife. The man simply sheathed the knife.

At this moment, Mu Xingping couldn't help but say, "Grand...Grandmaster?"

Mu Jingwu chimed in, "No... not a Grandmaster. A Grandmaster's aura is even stronger, but his strength is probably already close to that of a Grandmaster!"

As soon as Mu Jingwu finished speaking, the man addressed the air behind him, "Everyone, it's time to clear the area!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several ninth-rank martial artists appeared behind him. However, these ninth-rank martial artists were all very strong, and in a short period of time, they killed all the martial artists brought by Chen Pengyi.

Mu Changtian stood there, motionless, feeling utterly incredulous.

Because he knew the person who came!

This person is actually the owner of the Yuelai Restaurant in Beijing!

Mu Changtian really enjoyed the food at Yuelai Restaurant. Before his daughter married the Ninth Prince, he often went to Yuelai Restaurant for drinks, so he knew the owner of Yuelai Restaurant quite well.

Mu Changtian always believed that Yuelai Restaurant was owned by the Eighth Prince Lu Shuyun, which is why he stopped going to Yuelai Restaurant to drink after Mu Zixuan married the Ninth Prince.

It turns out that the person who came to rescue them today was actually the owner of Yuelai Restaurant?

Moreover, he had no idea that the owner of Yuelai Restaurant was a powerful figure capable of killing two grandmasters in an instant!

Even if he hadn't recovered his strength, he couldn't have killed two grandmasters in an instant, let alone at his peak.

This shows just how skilled the owner of Yuelai Restaurant is at knife work!

No, his skill is not just limited to swordsmanship!

His knife is no ordinary weapon either!

After killing someone, not a single drop of blood was spilled. Mu Changtian had never heard of any kind of knife that could achieve such a feat!

After regaining his senses, Mu Changtian said with a smile, "I didn't expect the Eighth Prince to have such a capable subordinate. Boss Liang, you really are a hidden talent."

"So, the prince you're talking about is the Eighth Prince?"

Although it's somewhat unbelievable, Liang Zong has already appeared here, and he is indeed the owner of a restaurant under the Eighth Prince's name, so he must be one of the Eighth Prince's men.

However, Mu Changtian was even more confused as to why the Eighth Prince would send someone to rescue him.

You have to understand that the Eighth Prince is in the capital. He took such a big risk to save me. Even if he saves me, what use will it be? It seems that the Eighth Prince has no military power.

The Eighth Prince, a prince who had not been enfeoffed, would have at most a thousand personal guards in the capital.

Mu Changtian initially thought that the prince wanted to rebel, which was why he wanted to protect him and then drag him into the rebellion. He never expected that the prince was actually the son of the Xia Emperor.

To be honest, this made Mu Changtian a little unhappy, after all, the other party was the Eighth Prince, who was related to Emperor Xia by blood.

Having been tricked by his father once, how could he so easily trust his son?

Upon hearing Mu Changtian's words, Liang Zong smiled and said, "Eighth Prince? No, no, no, the Eighth Prince is not worthy of my service."

Ok?

Liang Zong's words immediately stunned Mu Changtian.

Not the Eighth Prince?

Liang Zong, the owner of the restaurant under the Eighth Prince's name, is actually not one of the Eighth Prince's men?

Mu Changtian then asked curiously, "So who exactly is this prince you're talking about? Now that things have come to this, surely you can tell us?"

Liang Zong replied, "Duke Mu, don't worry, you will see him soon."

Mu Changtian said with a smile, "Your prince is quite mysterious."

Although we know that Liang Zong's realm has definitely not reached the Grandmaster level, his strength is absolutely infinitely close to that of a Grandmaster. The fact that the mysterious prince was willing to release such a powerful person as an undercover agent proves that he must have many experts under his command.

Mu Changtian now wished he could crack open Liang Zong's head to see which prince possessed so many experts and orchestrated so many things.

At this moment, Liang Zong said, "Duke Mu, from today onwards, the Mu family will cease to exist."

At this point, Liang Zong turned to the Imperial Guards behind him and said:

"Duke Mu was assassinated by bandits on his way to exile. At the critical moment, Duke Mu used the Blood Burning Technique, perishing together with three grandmasters!"

At this point, Liang Zong turned to Mu Changtian and asked, "Duke Mu, what do you think of this outcome?"

Mu Changtian knew, of course, that Liang Zong's intention in making this arrangement was to have them change their appearance and live under new identities in order to avoid being discovered by the Xia Emperor.

Mu Changtian said, "Then I'll have to trouble Boss Liang."

Liang Zong said, "Duke Mu, you are too kind. This is what I should do."

The Imperial Guards then sprang into action and quickly reconstructed the crime scene.

When the Shadow Guards arrived at the inn, the entire inn had been engulfed in flames, leaving only a few soldiers brought by Chen Pengyi lying outside the fire with serious injuries.

(End of this chapter)