Chapter 264 (1/2)

Duan Ren and An Ying got onto a carriage. It was the Heavenly Ascension Sect's carriage.

After a moment of silence, Duan Ren asked, ””What are your countermeasures?””

You're not really going to give Xiao Qidao to the King, are you?

””I only just learned about Xiao Qidao, and this matter has yet to spread, but I guess … If the King isn't the King, or if there's something wrong with the King, it must be that the Palace of Embroidery did something, so Xiao Qidao's matter is no longer a secret.””

An Zhan shook his head. ””Of course not.””

Duan Ren said, ””There's something you have to be careful of. Right now, the power that the King still hasn't moved is probably part of the Black Tortoise Camp and the Green Dragon Camp that has been hidden even deeper.””

If you don't hand over Xiao Qidao, the King won't let you go.

The first thing to do is to declare you as a traitor and implicate the entire Heavenly Enlightenment Sect.

””Secondly, if the one controlling the king is really the brocade palace, then she will use this opportunity to wipe out the power in the king's hands, and your Heavenly Ascension Sect, in one fell swoop.””

An Zhan nodded, ””Thank you.””

Duan Ren glanced at An Zhe, ””I know you're wary of me, and it would be the same for me.””

I knew myself well enough that I had followed the king not only for the sake of the high officials and the high officials, but also to prove myself.

I have always been thinking, the Yan Kingdom is currently in such a rotten situation, if the future is changed by me personally, then how should I be proud of it?

But last time when the Gao Family attacked Heavenly Temple, I came to realize that I wasn't such a great person. I didn't have that kind of firm belief and courage to die.

””So … I still have to leave.””

He sighed. ””I can't change this country. I have to change myself.””

””Where to?””

Duan Ren shook his head, ””I don't know. After we get to the Heavenly Enlightenment Sect, you can think of a way to send Little Seventh Boss away. After that, you can arrange for your men to disperse as soon as possible.””

An Zhan said, ””Remember, the first time I saw you, I should be removing that female disciple of Zhuge Liuyun's … I have a question. Do you know that young eunuch who invited me to the Heavenly Enlightenment Sect just now?””

””So I guess you are responsible for monitoring Zhuge Liuyun, right?””

Duan Ren said, ””I've never seen this person before, but I feel that there's something familiar about his hand.””

After thinking for a while, he said, ””It's the smell …””

An Zaixian nodded, ””I also felt it, if this person is from Zhuge Liuyun's people?””

Duan Ren's expression changed, ””Your Majesty has no secrets from the start!””

An Zhan sighed, ””That's right, the King has no secrets from the beginning.””

The empress dowager had been playing with the emperor like a puppet, so all his struggles were meaningless.

On the surface, the men of the army were the king's men, but Chen was also loyal to the king.

However, in reality, the Infantry Division did not have much power.

The capital's garrison was only 11,000 soldiers, and less than half of them dared to fight to the death with w.a.n.g KaiTai and Fang Dao.

Five or six thousand soldiers had no effect on the situation. ””

””What's more …””

An Zhe thought of the news he had before he killed Li Changlu.

Li Changlu said that the reason why the empress dowager never stopped repairing and expanding the brocade palace was not only because she cared about her reputation, but also because there was an army hidden underneath the brocade palace.

Almost six years had pa.s.sed since the death of the Swallow King. Six years was enough time for the empress dowager to secretly gather up an army.

The empress dowager had been letting off smoke and bullets, making everyone think that she had been defeated everywhere, but in truth, it was precisely because of this that her opponents all relaxed their vigilance.

Think about it, how many times on the surface did he seem defeated, and what did she lose?

An Zhe's heart began to feel cold … he'd underestimated Empress Dowager Su from the start.

Losing Li Changlu?

Was this a loss to the Empress Dowager?

Lost the Gao Family?

The Empress Dowager might have long been eager to get rid of the Gao Family.

The majority of the forces that had used the Gao Clan to hide the King of Swallow had been wiped out.

Now, with the help of Xiao Qidao, he could use the remnants of King Yan's strength to fight against the Heavenly Awakening Sect.

From beginning to end, Empress Dowager Su hadn't lost anything.

She didn't want to kill Mu Changyan, she wanted to control it.

The empress dowager must already know about Xiao Qidao's situation.

An Zaiyun quickly calculated the situation in her mind … If the King Yan and the King Yan had changed again, and the new eunuch who had just entered the palace was Zhuge Liuyun's man, it meant that the person controlling the King Yan had changed.

He had previously judged it to be Zhen Dao, but now it seemed that Zhen Dao was dead.

The empress dowager would never allow Xiao Qidao to live. The Duke of Yan's side was merely trying to probe him.

He turned around to look at Duan Ren. ””There's a small alley at the intersection ahead. There's an abandoned courtyard there for a long time. Get off from there.””

Duan Ren was silent for a moment before asking, ””Do you need my help …””

An Zhan shook his head, ””I don't have anything that I need your help with. It's a fierce battle.””

Do your best to let the Black Tortoise Camp escape as much as they can.

””They are all cannon fodder.””

Duan Ying nodded his head without saying another word. The moment the horse carriage turned around the alley, he jumped down from the horse carriage and rolled on the ground. Then, he entered the abandoned house through a hole in the wall.

Duan Ren laid at the entrance of the cave and watched the wheels of the horse carriage gradually disappear.

””Maybe you're the one who changed the world.””

Duan Ren muttered to himself in a low voice as he entered the house to wait for nightfall.

After returning to the Heavenly Awakening Sect, An Zeng quickly walked in. ””Now that something urgent has happened, I ask Gu Zhaogong to come over and discuss it with Mr. Gu.””

Lan Jing, lead a team to the Military Department and ask the Military Minister Chen Zaiyan and the other lords to come here.

””If they refuse, General w.a.n.g Kai-tai and General Fang Daozhong can escort them and say that I have just returned from Empyrean Terminus Palace and that I have something of the utmost importance to attend to.””

””Fatty, make a trip to the Gathering Shang Academy and ask the big sir to bring along all the experts and the most precious items. Be quick.””

””They might not be able to keep the courtyard safe any longer. If Empress Dowager Su makes a move, she'll get rid of our allies first.””