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Upon hearing Qin Tian’s words, Zhao Lanjin was suddenly enlightened.

”Collect their corpses properly; this is our military achievement.”

Qin Tian shrugged his nose. Since Wu Wang ruthlessly sent these two useless men to their deaths, Qin Tian would accept them as they were.

Without Yong’an Hou and Yongle Hou, the two forces that were not strong in combat were instantly leaderless. Some died, some fled, and the remaining seventy thousand surrendered directly to Qin Tian.

Qin Tian stood at the West Gate entrance and shouted to the garrison commander, ”I am Qin Tian, open the gate!”

By this time, the Great Governor of the West Gate had already been killed by Wu Wang’s men. The two generals who recognized Qin Tian, the former Great Governor of the East Gate, ordered the gate to be opened as soon as they saw Qin Tian’s silhouette from afar.

The massive army of over a hundred thousand people, led by Qin Tian, headed straight towards the Imperial Palace.

”Boss, what do you think the situation in the Imperial Palace is now?” Zhou Yang asked on the road.

Qin Tian replied, ”Wu Wang absolutely cannot penetrate the Imperial Palace. His dream of usurping the throne to become Emperor is nothing but foolish talk. Hmph, this cunning old fox, there’s always someone scheming against him while he plots against others.”

Zhou Yang nodded, ”I also think Wu Wang won’t be able to defeat the Ice Emperor, not to mention that besides the Ice Emperor, the Ninth Prince and the Crown Prince’s array of war generals and advisors are not easy to deal with.”

The army continued eastward, traveling over a hundred kilometers, when they saw the distant Imperial Palace, where cries of battle and flames were shooting into the sky.

”Judging by the situation, the Imperial Palace is unharmed. Let’s hurry and set another great merit.”

Seeing the situation from afar, Qin Tian immediately spurred his horse and instructed Zhao Lanjin to select ten thousand Flying Beast Soldiers to head directly to the Imperial Palace.

According to the rules of the Tianyuan Dynasty, Flying Beast Soldiers flying over the Imperial City required approval from the Ministry of War. However, given the urgent circumstances, Qin Tian led his men towards the Imperial Palace directly.

Due to ancient powerful restrictions above the Imperial Palace, flying was not possible. Hence, upon nearing the palace, Qin Tian ordered his troops to bypass the airspace above the palace and head straight to the battlefield in the eastern part of the palace.

...

”Your Highness, we have failed. Let’s leave! As long as Qing Mountain is preserved, we don’t lack firewood to burn.”

On a Flying Dragon Beast, Mr. Wu shouted to Wu Wang.

At this moment, Wu Wang looked haggard and gritted his teeth, saying, ”Just a little bit more, truly just a little bit more. I didn’t expect Xue Mingwu to... I misplaced my trust in him!”

Mr. Wu said, ”Your Highness, I now see clearly. We underestimated the issue of overthrowing the Ice Emperor; we oversimplified things. The smooth progress lulled us into letting our guard down... Xue Mingwu was initially raised by the Ice Emperor to the position of head of the Imperial Guards. We presumed that after offering countless benefits, he would lean towards us, but unexpectedly, he was also an Ice Emperor’s pawn... These twenty thousand strong Forbidden Army soldiers sealed our fate; Your Highness, we must leave quickly, or we’ll die here today!”

”I’m not willing!”

Wu Wang looked to the west, saying, ”Yong’an Hou and Yongle Hou still have a hundred thousand men; if only their hundred thousand can break through the West Gate, we will have the power to attack the Imperial Palace once more, Mr. Wu, we still have a chance!”

Upon hearing this, Mr. Wu shook his head hopelessly, ”Your Highness, considering the current situation, Yong’an Hou and Yongle Hou won’t be able to... If they truly had the capability to attack the West Gate, they would have done so by now... Since they haven’t appeared, either they’re incapable or something has happened.”

The two exchanged glances, Wu Wang feeling a jolt of unease in his heart.

Mr. Wu said, ”Lately, things have indeed been strange. First, my people discovered that Qin Tian’s mansion has been empty; then, they noted that my senior, Mr. Li, and the Ninth Prince have been acting suspiciously, not present in the Imperial City for days... Haha, my senior has always been cautious and suspicious; it’s possible our plan was known to him long ago...”

”In hindsight, even if we could capture the Imperial Palace, Your Highness, it would be too difficult for you to ascend the throne. The Ninth Prince controls an army of over forty thousand outside, and the Crown Prince controls over fifty thousand troops stationed externally. Our forces, barely fifty thousand, are on the frontier and won’t reinforce the Imperial City in time...”

”The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Perhaps the Ninth Prince and Crown Prince knew our intention to kill the Ice Emperor all along, yet they chose to turn a blind eye.”

Mr. Wu’s words stunned Wu Wang, who asked in surprise, ”They actually pretended not to see? Why?”

Mr. Wu said, ”Perhaps the Ninth Prince and Crown Prince have always harbored ambitions to overthrow the Ice Emperor’s rule, but being his direct sons, they couldn’t act against him. So, what we did aligned perfectly with their desires, causing them to turn a blind eye, waiting for us to seize the Imperial Palace successfully. Then they would enter the scene with their armies and snatch our success...”

Upon careful thought, Wu Wang nodded, ”I knew it! The Ninth Prince and Crown Prince have suddenly become so respectful towards me this past month, haha, it’s to inflate my ego, so I’d kill the Ice Emperor for them! They are truly the Ice Emperor’s good sons, haha!”

”To persuade the Demon Clan, Barbarian Clan, and Dragon Clan to send troops, I drained my wealth. Now, Mr. Wu, reaching this point is because I was too eager and overconfident! Heaven has forsaken me!”

Wu Wang grew increasingly agitated as he spoke, raising his head to lament to the sky.

Mr. Wu pulled him, saying, ”Your Highness, it’s too soon to say we’ve utterly failed. We still have fifty thousand troops outside, don’t we? Let’s hurry to West State to control the military there, establish alliances with the Demon Clan, and partition West State, waiting for an opportunity to strike back at the Imperial City! Your Highness, as long as we live, there’s hope!”

Mr. Wu’s words seemed to awaken Wu Wang, who nodded, ”Yes, I still have West State; I still have fifty thousand troops; I have hope, let’s go!”

Wu Wang and Mr. Wu fled westward with a large group of Flying Dragon Beast Soldiers, while Xue Mingwu, leading elite Forbidden Army forces and experts coordinating with Soul Suppressing Hall, pursued them relentlessly.

By this time, the battlefield surrounding the Imperial Palace had quieted, the Forbidden Army began cleaning up the battlefield, executing Wu Wang’s men without exception.

When Qin Tian’s army arrived before the Imperial Palace, the battle had already ended.

”Who goes there!”

At this time, more than ten thousand Forbidden Army soldiers and Tian Yuan Guards stood ready in front of the Imperial Palace, mistaking Qin Tian for Wu Wang’s men.

”Your Majesty, I am Qin Tian, here to rescue the throne!”

Qin Tian shouted, dismounting from the Flying Beast, advancing two steps before the palace, and kneeling.

A gray-robed figure emerged, looking down at Qin Tian, saying, ”I heard the West Gate was attacked by the traitors Yong’an Hou and Yongle Hou. Qin Tian, did you come from the West Gate?”

Upon hearing the voice, Qin Tian was taken aback; this gray-robed figure was Sima Tianchen, the State Preceptor of the Tianyuan Dynasty!

The only person in Tianyuan Dynasty whose power could match Wu Wang’s!