Zhu Yuejian stared incredulously at the person in front of him, taking several steps back as immense fear surged within him!

The nine eunuchs around Zhu Yuejian were also trembling, but they could only force themselves to stay alert and stare intently at the person opposite them!

Zhu Yuejian gritted her teeth and said coldly, "How dare you! Zhao Jingwei, you should be forty years old this year, and you should already be a half-step Foundation Establishment cultivator! How did you openly deceive all the organizations and elders and sneak into Spirit Turtle Island?!"

Zhao Jingwei curled his lips into a cold smile and slowly extended his hand.

His fingers were delicate and pale!

He said with a sneer, "Your Majesty, do you know how much suffering I have endured for this day?"

"To reverse bone age, for the past three years, I've been soaking in a bathtub made of children's blood and potent medicinal herbs every day, slowly eroding the growth rings on my bones!"

"Originally, I only planned to enter Spirit Turtle Island this year and collect this once-in-fifty-years spiritual spring! But who knew that you would come along too! This is truly a double blessing!"

"Since we've met here, why don't you hand over the throne to me and all the Zhu family's wealth? I might spare your lives. What do you say, Your Majesty?"

Zhu Yuejian's face turned pale. He snorted coldly and said, "Shut your mouth! If you want to fight, then fight! Why all the nonsense!"

"No!" Zhao Jingwei shook his head, and said smugly, "Your Majesty, I truly care about you and want to spare your life! It's also for the sake of all the people!"

"Think about it, our Zhao family's goal is nothing more than to obtain the throne! If you hand over the throne to me, you will live, and the Ming Dynasty will belong to our Zhao family. We will naturally govern it wholeheartedly! At that time, our Zhao family will also do our best to resist the iron cavalry of the Manchu Kingdom. Wouldn't that be a good thing for the common people?"

"On the contrary, if you continue to cling to the throne and refuse to hand it over, you will surely die today! After you leave, our Prime Minister's Mansion will still collude with the Great Manchu Kingdom to obtain the throne and use their power to overthrow your Zhu family's imperial family!"

"When the iron cavalry marches south, it will be the people of our Great Ming Dynasty who suffer!"

"As the young master of the Zhao family, I, Zhao Jingwei, keep my word! As long as you hand over the throne and the Zhu family's assets to me, everything is negotiable, and no one will die in bloodshed!"

After hearing these words, Zhu Yuejian actually had a slight thought of agreeing and really wanted to agree!

The nine eunuchs glanced at Zhu Yuejian from time to time, waiting for his reaction!

Across from him, Zhao Jingwei crossed his arms, a mocking sneer on his lips, and quietly awaited Zhu Yuejian's reply.

This is a psychological war!

He knew that he had seized the absolute initiative!

Zhu Yuejian was just a 23-year-old young man, easy to deal with.

Just then.

Suddenly, a discordant voice rang out: "Hey, you kid in the back! You're from Wanxing Academy, right? I'm asking you about someone. Isn't Ma Xinran with you guys?"

The one speaking was naturally Chen Yang!

He sat on the stretcher, pointed at a student behind Zhao Jingwei, and asked directly!

Zhao Liang, a student from Wanxing Academy, was startled by Chen Yang's question. He then pointed at Chen Yang and exclaimed excitedly, "Young Master! It's him! It's Chen Yang!"

Zhao Jingwei was already furious because Chen Yang had interrupted him, and now that he heard this guy was Chen Yang, he couldn't help but sneer: "You're the guy who killed Zhao Jianping's son? And you're the one who brought the Qingtie ore and caused trouble for our Prime Minister's Mansion?"

"Looks like today is truly a triple celebration! Killing you, you little bastard, will surely make my father smile!"

Chen Yang curled his lip, too lazy to pay attention to Zhao Jingwei, and said to Zhao Liang behind him, "You bastard, say something! Where did Ma Xinran go? I've looked all over and can't find her!"

Zhao Liang gritted his teeth in anger, pointing at Chen Yang and saying, "What's it to you! It's none of your business where Junior Sister Ma is! You bastard, just wait to die!"

Although Zhao Liang is a student of Wanxing Academy, he is also a disciple of Zhao Jianping and is related to the Zhao family, making him a member of a collateral branch of the Zhao family!

Although Wanxing Academy is a comprehensive academy that recruits students from all over the country, the dean, Zhao Jianping, is a member of the Zhao family. Therefore, many students in the academy have been secretly recruited by the Zhao family to join their ranks!

The four students from Wanxing Academy have been hanging out with Zhao Jingwei ever since they entered Linggui Island, clearly becoming lackeys of the Prime Minister's mansion!

At this moment, Zhu Yuejian, who was standing to the side, finally realized what was happening!

He suddenly burst into laughter, his expression becoming incredibly resolute. Pointing at Zhao Jingwei, he said, "Good! Good for you, Zhao Jingwei! I must say, your psychological tactics are indeed very strong; you almost made me believe you!"

"Your Zhao family and my Zhu family are now sworn enemies! Furthermore, you used despicable means to infiltrate Spirit Turtle Island; if word gets out, you're doomed! So how could you possibly let us live?"

"Since we're going to die anyway, we might as well take a few of them down with us!"

The nine eunuchs in front of him instantly rallied, and three of them turned to Zhu Yuejian and said, "Your Majesty! You escape first! We will fight to the death to hold them off!"

Zhao Jingwei burst into laughter and said, "Escape? Where can you escape to?"

"Now that you know this is our Zhao family's magical war fog disk, you should understand that within this hundred-meter radius, no one else can get in, and you can't get out!"

The three eunuchs gritted their teeth, sneered, and said, "Attack together! We might not lose!"

Then, three eunuchs rushed towards Zhao Jingwei, while the other six charged towards the remaining thirteen Zhao family guards!

Both sides instantly entered a fierce battle!

Zhu Yuejian knew that he could no longer stay out of it. With a wave of his hand, a gleaming high-grade spiritual weapon appeared in his hand—the Emperor's Sword!

Just as Zhu Yuejian was about to make his move.

Three loud "bangs" were heard!

The three eunuchs who were besieging Zhao Jingwei were sent flying by him with a single move!

"Pfft pfft pfft!"

The three eunuchs, while still in mid-air, simultaneously coughed up blood. Upon landing on the ground, they were found to be severely injured and unable to move, clearly crippled!

Zhu Yuejian stood frozen in place, staring at Zhao Jingwei in disbelief, and said in horror, "You...you're not only a half-step Foundation Establishment cultivator, but you've actually consumed at least two Foundation Establishment Pills?"

Zhao Jingwei laughed wildly: "Two pills? You're wrong! I've already taken my third Foundation Establishment Pill! For me, breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm could happen at any moment! You, a mere ant, dare to resist? How laughable!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuejian was utterly devastated!

Just then.

Chen Yang, who was on the stretcher, suddenly moved!

He leaped forward, wielding the Thundercloud Sword, and unleashed the Shadowless Windfall Step, instantly charging towards Zhao Jingwei!

At the same time, Chen Yang waved his hand, and five puppets landed around Zhao Jingwei with a "whoosh"!

Zhao Jingwei sneered, holding the top-grade spiritual weapon Red Moon Thorn, and looked at Chen Yang with disdain!

He didn't take Chen Yang seriously at all.

After all, twenty years ago, he was already a cultivator at the ninth level of the Golden Body Realm, the most outstanding disciple of the Zhao family of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Zhao Qiankun's most beloved youngest son!

After reaching the Great Perfection of the Golden Body Realm, he gained countless resources!

For others, obtaining a Foundation Establishment Pill is an incredible stroke of luck, but for Zhao Jingwei, obtaining a Foundation Establishment Pill is effortless!

However, despite looking down on Chen Yang, Zhao Jingwei was a genius after all, and he never underestimated his opponents, much less put himself in danger!

Holding the Crimson Moon Dagger, he saw that Chen Yang was moving extremely fast, and immediately shouted, ready to make a move!

But the next moment.

The puppet threw out the Five Elements Universe Ring, which instantly fell and enveloped Zhao Jingwei!

Zhao Jingwei sneered, raised the high-grade spiritual weapon in his hand, and smashed it fiercely towards the Five Elements Universe Ring!

To his surprise, these five Five Elements Universe Rings were extremely flexible!

Under the manipulation of five puppeteers, the Five Elements Universe Ring rapidly changed direction, dodging Zhao Jingwei's attack!

The next moment, the other four Five Elements Universe Rings, with a "whoosh," were directly placed around Zhao Jingwei's neck, legs, and shoulders!

Zhao Jingwei was shocked and thrust the Crimson Moon Dagger in his hand towards the Qiankun Ring on his body!

Just then, the fifth Qiankun Ring instantly locked onto his chest!

The next moment, all five Qiankun Rings emitted a dazzling light!

With a "whoosh" sound!

In an instant, Zhao Jingwei was locked in place!

Zhao Jingwei's Crimson Moon Dagger struck the Qiankun Ring, but it had absolutely no effect!

He tried to break free, but he couldn't budge an inch!

Zhao Jingwei was utterly shocked: he couldn't understand how the Five Elements Universe Ring could have such a strong binding force? He was already at the half-step Foundation Establishment Realm, yet he couldn't escape at all!

Zhao Jingwei immediately shouted, "Quick! Help...!"

He wanted someone nearby to come and save him!

But the next moment, Chen Yang had already rushed in front of him!

With a "whoosh"!

The Thundercloud Sword flashed past in an instant!

Zhao Jingwei clutched his neck as his head fell to the ground!

The whole process took less than a second!

Chen Yang looked at the head on the ground, then at the Thundercloud Sword in his hand, and couldn't help but mutter, "Damn! Is it really that weak? I thought there would be a big battle!"

Everyone in the arena was stunned by Chen Yang's attack!

The thirteen subordinates of the Prime Minister's mansion stood there dumbfounded for a moment, forgetting to run away!

Chen Yang rubbed his nose and said, "Damn it, what are you all standing there for? Kill them!"

Then, Chen Yang and the five puppets rushed forward instantly!

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