Liu Xuande would never be a succubus of the Eastern Han Dynasty!

"Master Bei is joking."

"We have been inseparable from you for the past few years, watching you develop Zhuo County into what it is today... Therefore, we will never abandon you, even if our enemy is the emperor."

For people like them, the lord they serve is the real master, and as for the emperor sitting high in the palace... haha.

"In that case, thank you very much."

Liu Bei bowed in greeting, and the shadows also bowed in return.

"It's us who should be thanking Master Bei. If you hadn't intervened back then, we would have been bullied by the powerful and wealthy families and our families would have been destroyed!"

"Humans are not plants or trees. They have spirits in their hearts. They should pave the way for Master Bei."

After the two shadows finished speaking, they walked away and then arrived at the front of the palace at an extremely fast speed.

"who?"

"There are assassins!"

Seeing him appear so openly in the emperor's residence, the guards at the door could no longer sit still. They immediately closed the door and rushed up with weapons in hand.

At the same time, archers were drawing their bows from high up, and kites were flying up from there, alerting the guards in the palace that there were bad guys.

It seems that even though the world is dark, the defense capabilities of the palace are still very strong.

The two black shadows had no time to sigh, and quickly drew their swords to resist a few attacks, then stepped back a few steps, pretending to be "too strong, I can't beat him, run away."

"Thief, where are you going?"

Dozens of guards rushed out and followed.

But more people stayed where they were, probably because they were afraid of being lured away from the mountain.

Just a pity.

"Hey!"

When the dozen guards and the two black shadows disappeared, two more black shadows walked out from the darkness and looked at them openly.

"..."

"? You come again, you really don't know how to live or die!"

The guards were a little confused, wondering how these two people managed to get rid of the guards in the blink of an eye and reappear here.

But this is not a good time to think, we have to catch the thief first.

The guards rushed forward again, but this time the two figures did the same thing as before, even taking a few steps back from the same position, then turning around and running away.

“…Where are you going, thief?”

The people present were even more confused, but this time they learned their lesson and immediately sent people to search every dark place.

It's just a pity...

"Hey!"

This time, two dark shadows came running from the main road, looking at the guards as if mocking them.

"Is this a ghost?"

"Are you kidding me? This is clearly a trick of the enemy. Stop playing tricks! Shoot now!"

Just as the guards were about to rush forward, a long sword was thrown from nowhere, fell out of its scabbard in mid-air, and then...

It was unknown what material the sword was made of, but as soon as it appeared, it burst out with a strong white light, instantly catching the attention of everyone present.

Immediately afterwards, all the dark shadows who had been prepared also threw their swords forward.

"call out."

Several figures landed on it with one foot, lightly tapped the flying sword, and then exerted force with both feet... the whole person flew away at an extremely fast speed.

They went straight over the platform and then each chose a direction to go.

Chapter 48: The thief went to Queen Song

"I got in smoothly...something's wrong."

But before Liu Bei completely landed on the ground, he saw the arrows coming from nowhere. He immediately exerted force and turned his body to avoid the arrows.

After he landed completely, he looked up and saw a team of imperial guards standing in front of him, all holding bows and arrows, looking at him with burning eyes.

"Who are you to dare to trespass into the palace?"

The defense force at this point is indeed much weaker now.

At a glance, there were only dozens of archers, and even the patrolling imperial guards were not seen.

If this had happened on a normal day, such a loud noise at the palace gate would have been known to others long ago, and the imperial guards would have surrounded the palace long ago.

It’s not like now. Someone had clearly gone to tip off the situation long ago, but the number of troops that arrived in the end was still less than a hundred.

Where are the secret guards? Where are the troops? Where are the experts?

These people seemed to be dead, without making a sound, and had no idea where they were.

However, Liu Bei still had some vague guesses.

"I'm just passing by. Bye."

Liu Bei bowed to the archers, then rolled over to pick up the two swords on the ground. At this time, arrows arrived again.

But unfortunately, both swords were unsheathed.

There are actually only a few people in the world today who are good at using swords. Most people regard it as a symbolic "sword" or use it to embellish their noble status.

After all, the cost-effectiveness of this thing is far inferior to that of a knife.

But Liu Bei was not only good at using the sword, he also knew how to fight with both hands. The two swords in his hands spun wildly at an extremely fast speed, and even faint afterimages were produced.

"call out--"

The swords danced in pairs, and before the arrows could reach a few meters in front of him, they were cut off by the long swords.

“…Hey, sir, we…”

"Keep shooting!"

Fortunately, the officers in the palace were all elite, and the leader quickly reacted: "He's alone. No matter how powerful his swordsmanship is, he will definitely not be able to handle it alone. I want to see how long he can dance with the sword!"

A minute later, the archers were amazed and expressed their appreciation for this man's great endurance.

Two minutes later, the archers looked a little ugly. They felt that the other party was not a human being, but was no different from a beast.

It was not until four minutes later that the archers numbly reached for their arrows, only to find that their quivers were empty.

The palace guards were very particular. The arrows their archers were equipped with every day were recorded in detail, and they would be checked for any missing arrows at the end of the day. Therefore, most people chose to bring one to two bundles.

They were good at archery and they forced themselves to draw their bows and shoot arrows for four minutes. Not only were their quivers empty, but even their arms were dislocated and weak.

But the thief in front of him was still dancing with the sword as if nothing had happened!

unbelievable.

The archer captain was so angry that his teeth were itching. Just as he was about to change his bow into a sword and fight to the death, he didn't expect that the black shadow had already walked in front of them.

"Okay, warm-up is over. I don't have time to mess around with you anymore..."

As soon as Liu Bei said this, everyone present couldn't help but hold their breath and stare at him without blinking, for fear that this guy would use a big move and they wouldn't have time to dodge.

But Liu Bei suddenly put away his sword, raised his hand... and slowly pulled down the bronze mask on his face, covering the lower half of his face, leaving only his forehead and eyes exposed, and then... he winked at the archers.

This is the decisive blow.

"..."

Even though only a pair of eyes were revealed, there was a special kind of magic. Everyone who looked at it at the scene opened their mouths wide, with empty heads and dull eyes, unable to extricate themselves.

When they finally came back to their senses, they found that the black shadow had disappeared from the spot.

For some reason, they always feel empty inside, as if they have lost someone they love deeply.

-

When Jian Siyuan took action and Liu Bei broke into the palace, a good show was also being staged in the side hall.

"Such a big commotion, what happened outside?"

"Reporting to the Grand Chamberlain, it seems that a thief has broken into the palace..."

"Oh? How many people are there?"

"About six or seven, but only one came to the inner hall."

"One... Heh, send the palace guards to catch him."

"As you command," the servant nodded, but then continued, "There's one more thing... Dozens of strong men are coming this way from the dense forest... They also said..."

"say what?"

"He said he wanted to defeat the rebels and consolidate his power for His Majesty!"

"Who is the leader?"

"Jian family, Jian Siyuan."

When Da Changqiu heard this name, his eyes almost burst into flames:

"A bunch of cowards, a bunch of cowards! The Jian family is truly a bunch of cowards with no strategy... Humph, do they think that just because Your Majesty is unconscious, they can do whatever they want? What a joke! He's the Emperor. The fragments of the current 'Red Sky' are all within him. Who would dare to harbor any other thoughts?"

"...Forget it, just follow me."

The Grand Chamberlain also knew that this was not a good time to get angry, so he quickly ordered the servants in the palace who were still able to move to gather together. When he was about to go to the palace to express his loyalty to the emperor, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a dark shadow from the corner of his eye.

"Where did you come from, thief? Bring me my bow."

"only."

The Grand Chamberlain took the bow and arrow from the servant, stepped lightly onto the roof, then closed his eyes and shot an arrow forward...

"Well, I seem to be lost."

After Liu Bei escaped from danger, he stood on the palace and was about to look for signs of fighting when he saw a figure suddenly flash in front of him.

"call out--"

An arrow flew through the air and almost hit Liu Bei's scalp.

"Such a strong force... We're in trouble."

It was not until this time that the real master finally showed up.

However, that figure had no intention of chatting at all, and his attack was a killing move.

Seeing that the arrow missed, the Grand Chamberlain snorted coldly, tapped the ground with both feet, and appeared behind Liu Bei the next second.

"Suffer to death."

The palm turned into a fist, coming with a sound of breaking through the air. Liu Bei quickly raised his hands to protect himself, but he did not expect the force to be so strong, and was forcibly knocked back several steps.

"With this kind of strength...you're not even human."

"..."

The other party did not respond at all, and there was a flash of surprise in his eyes, as if he had never expected that he could actually dodge this punch.

He shook his robe, and Liu Bei vaguely saw a flash of cold light from his sleeves, like...'iron'.

"You hid the iron in your sleeve. Are you planning to play some dirty tricks?"

"..."

The opponent still said nothing, but rushed forward again and punched him in the face twice.

At the critical moment, a red light seemed to flash in Liu Bei's peach blossom eyes, and then he perfectly avoided the two punches at an incredible angle.

"Oh?"

The visitor seemed to have noticed something and finally said in surprise: "Since you are a descendant of our great-grandfather, why did you break into the palace?"

No, how did you figure that out?

According to the Master, the 'Chixiao fragments' in his body were only a small part, which could only strengthen his body. If he wanted to go further, he could only devour more fragments.

Since the opponent has such strength, could it be that he also possesses the fragments... No, judging from his androgynous duck voice, he is obviously an old eunuch. Only the Liu family can possess the Chixiao fragments. How could the Liu family lower themselves to enter the palace and serve others?