Chapter 325: Fighting

The stone bridge in front of them is extremely narrow, and there is a river blocking the way. It can only allow one group of soldiers to pass through. It is an excellent place to set up an ambush. Anyone who has led troops can see that something is wrong here. Once they cross the stone bridge, the soldiers will be like turtles in a jar, and it will be difficult to escape at that time.

But if you want to attack the palace on a large scale, this is the only way to go.

In the eyes of Xu Kui and others, the fate of the State of Chen was already determined. Even if there was an ambush here, what would it matter? The imperial palace was only half the size of a county town. What was there to be afraid of?

As for Ye Shuo standing aside, he was thinking more than them, and a certain idea suddenly flashed through his mind.

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Death warrior.

As the emperor, Ye Shuo now almost knows all the secrets of the imperial family. Naturally, he knows how powerful the secret guards under the emperor are. Especially when the country is destroyed and the family is ruined, this group of people will give up everything, even their lives, to retaliate against the enemy, and they will tear a piece of flesh from the enemy even if it means destroying themselves together.

Under such circumstances, even if there are only a few hundred people in total, the damage that can be caused cannot be underestimated.

Ye Shuo couldn’t help but think of his cheap master Wu Yi. Although Wu Yi didn’t say it explicitly, Ye Shuo estimated that with the other party’s martial arts, it would not be a difficult task for him to fight his way in and out of a small or medium-sized army, and there might be such a person in the Chen Kingdom.

The closer it gets to this time, the more we must not be careless and the more careful we must be.

Completely unaware of the emperor’s worries, Xu Kui and General Wei volunteered to go to the front to investigate the situation.

It’s not that they are bold and arrogant, but they have to enter the Palace of Prince Chen. Xu Kui and General Wei are ministers, so they naturally don’t understand the royal family’s trump card. Not to mention them, even Prince Ding, who failed to ascend to the throne, only has a vague understanding of the abilities of the secret guards.

Outsiders only know that the secret guards are powerful, but they don’t know why they are powerful and to what extent.

When Xu Kui spoke to General Wei, Ye Shuo did not nod.

“Wait a minute.”

Ye Shuo raised his hand and pointed at the corpses of the eunuchs and palace servants on the other side of the stone bridge: “Carry a few of them over here for me to see.”

Although Xu Kui and General Wei were puzzled, they subconsciously chose to obey the order.

Both Xu Kui and General Wei have family backgrounds in martial arts, and their skills are considered good even in the martial arts world. Even Ye Shuo’s cheap master Wu Yi finds it difficult to defeat the enemy with one move. Without the burden of ordinary soldiers, the two of them will be able to exert their maximum strength once they encounter danger.

It only took the two of them a few blinks of an eye from stealing the corpse to dragging it in front of Ye Shuo. Ye Shuo was distracted and paid attention to the palace gate, but sure enough, no one showed up. It seemed that the bait was too small, or the other party’s ambition was too big.

When the body was brought in front of him, Prince Ding caught a glimpse of black blood oozing from the palace maid’s mouth, nose, eyes, and ears. He subconsciously glanced at his brother and saw him nod. Prince Ding raised his crutch and saw that the palace maid’s neck was bent in an extremely unnatural posture.

Such a neat method shows that the person who did it is very experienced and must have done this many times before. Prince Ding was not stupid either. He understood in an instant what was waiting for them in the palace. He also understood why his brother was still reluctant to let people cross the bridge even though they had clearly surrounded the imperial city.

“Secret guards and assassins…” Prince Ding knew something about them, but seeing his brother’s current attitude, he felt that he might still have underestimated their abilities.

“Is it difficult to deal with?” Prince Ding asked in a low voice.

At this point, Ye Shuo did not hide anything and said, “These people followed the orders of Emperor Chen and came here only for revenge. They must have stored a lot of food and weapons long before. The palace covers a very large area, and the secret passages are winding. There are only three to five hundred people, and these three to five hundred people have undergone special training. It should not be a problem for them to hide in there for three to five months.”

“Without the blueprint, we don’t know how the secret passages are distributed. Unless someone as skilled as Xu Kui or General Wei can put up a good fight, everyone who enters will die.”

Just imagine, a group of ordinary soldiers are searching the palace, and suddenly a few people jump out from nowhere, kill all the soldiers around them, and then jump into a well and disappear before others can react. You don’t even know how to chase them. How should you guard against such a situation?

In such a large army, how many people are there like Xu Kui and General Wei? With the skills and physical strength of the secret guards, how can ordinary soldiers be their opponents?

The moment the voice fell, Prince Ding subconsciously looked at Xiang Ding and others beside him.

As if he could see what his cheap brother was thinking, Ye Shuo sighed and said helplessly: “These people are not omnipotent. They are just ministers. How can they know the distribution of the secret passages in the palace? If they knew such secrets, the Chen Kingdom would have perished long ago and would not have lived to this day.” ℞

“…That’s right.” Prince Ding immediately realised that he was just daydreaming.

Marquis Xiangding and others, who had just awakened from the frenzy, saw Emperor Zhou and Prince Ding looking away, and after a while, they were no longer as nervous as before.

Fortunately, Emperor Zhou did not really want to force them to death. It would be fine outside, but they could not do anything in this old imperial palace.

However, no one had expected that Emperor Zhou was such a sharp-minded person. He could predict the risks in advance with just a little investigation. It was really shocking.

Without paying attention to what the others were thinking, Ye Shuo pondered for a moment and quickly made a decision in his heart.

Now that things have come to this, since we already know that there is a high probability that this is a trick, setting fire to the palace is an excellent option for now.

Ye Shuo felt that he had done all the bad things he could do on this trip. If he were to go by karma, he would probably go to the eighteenth level of hell after his death.

If there really is a King of Hell and a Judge in the underworld.

Although Ye Shuo thought so in his heart, his hands did not hesitate for a moment, and his eyes were cold.



The bowstring made of twisted steel wire was stretched, and when it was pulled to the full moon, Ye Shuo suddenly let go, and the arrow soaked in oil and burning fiercely immediately broke through the air!  

Like the Great Zhou, the old Chen Palace was also built of wood. How could it withstand a raging fire?

As soon as one arrow was shot, thousands of arrows were launched. The arrows wrapped in flames were like meteors. In a short while, the giant beast that had stood for a hundred years in front of them began to burn, and the flames dyed most of the sky red.

Even the surrendered ministers, Xiang Dinghou and others, when they saw this scene, a corner of their hearts completely collapsed, and decades of faith were completely burned away with this fire. Not only them, Ye Shuo also remembered this scene deeply in his heart, not out of guilt, but as a warning.

Today, Zhou is strong and Chen is weak, so the fire will burn the State of Chen. In the future, when Zhou is weak and he is strong, the fire will also burn the Great Zhou.

The fire was blazing and the smoke was billowing. Under such circumstances, no matter how complicated the secret passage in the palace was, the people inside could no longer stay there.

Not to mention the thick and scorching smoke, once the palace becomes a ruin, the people hiding inside will also have nowhere to hide. It would be easier to succeed than to take advantage of the chaos now, with the fire and the fleeing civilians as cover.

Finally, in addition to the panicked eunuchs and palace maids, some agile figures like ghosts gradually emerged.

When seeing this scene, Xu Kui’s admiration for the emperor almost reached its peak.

The emperor had predicted it right again!

Being a subject and following a king who had everything under control was truly the greatest blessing in the world.

Xu Kui rubbed his hands, ready to chop off the heads of these villains in front of him and present them to the emperor as trophies.

Thinking of this, when Xu Kui led his men to rush out, a bright light burst out involuntarily in his eyes.

Ye Shuo looked at it and couldn’t help laughing when he thought of General Xu who was stationed outside the city. Every time he faced Xu Kui, he was so fierce. I guess the old general must have been troubled for a long time…

As more and more ghostly figures appeared around, the soldiers surrounded Emperor Ye Shuo, just as they had done countless times before.

However, this time was very different from the past. Although Xu Kui and General Wei were brave, the martial arts of the soldiers under his command were only mediocre. Even though Ye Shuo had anticipated this and assigned elite soldiers to the two of them, they were still no match for the old Chen secret guards.

Soldiers are only used on the battlefield and win by numbers, but the secret guards only care about killing people. Their agility alone is enough to crush these so-called elite troops in front of them. When this group of secret guards go deep into the team led by Xu Kui and General Wei, it is like entering an empty space. Not to mention that the streets in the city are narrow and there are many obstacles, making it easy for the secret guards to hide their bodies. The soldiers led by the two are no match for them.

In a blink of an eye, a large number of people from the special team that Ye Shuo had trained with great effort fell.

Seeing this scene, Ye Shuo’s hands holding the reins suddenly tightened.

Prince Ding, who was standing by, felt nervous when he saw this, and couldn’t help but stop him, saying, “Your Majesty’s body is precious, you must not put yourself in danger.”

Prince Ding has been fighting with his younger brother for such a long time that he already knows that his martial arts are by no means ordinary. But the situation now is unusual. Faced with so many secret guards with high martial arts skills, Prince Ding just feels his scalp tingling. He knows that this is not the time for him to show off his strength. He just needs to wait patiently and wait until these three to five hundred secret guards are exhausted, then he can drag them all to death.

Ye Shuo also knew the situation in his heart and suppressed it with great effort. But soon, a sword light flashed, and Ye Shuo and Prince Ding’s hearts skipped a beat almost at the same time.

Luanqing Sword!

“It’s Sword Saint Guo Tong!”

The person who came was none other than the master of swordsmanship who took Huo Rong’s life in the battle of Huandu.

I thought the other party must have fled with Emperor Chen. After all, the other party’s martial arts were so strong. How could Emperor Chen let such a guard go under the fierce pursuit of the Great Zhou? Who would have thought that Emperor Chen would leave the other party behind and not take him away at all? It seems that Emperor Chen must have a thief’s heart and is not thinking of using a small force to fight a big force.

Noticing the regret and hatred in Guo Tong’s eyes, Ye Shuo immediately understood who the other party’s target was.

As long as Emperor Zhou is killed, Emperor Chen may still have a chance to restore his country.

Seeing this man suddenly appearing without fear of life or death, with his sword pointed directly at the emperor who was surrounded by everyone, Xu Kui and General Wei almost instantly abandoned their original goals and tried to stop this figure.

But Ye Shuo had said before that with Wu Yi’s martial arts skills, it would not be a problem for him to fight his way in and out of a medium-sized army if he had sufficient physical strength. Guo Tong, who now has the title of Sword Saint, is probably only stronger than weaker. For such a master, it is basically impossible to win by numbers in such a narrow and complex terrain.

Seeing that Xu Kui and his cousin were about to die at the hands of Guo Tong’s sword, Ye Shuo no longer cared about protecting himself and immediately flew over as fast as he could.

“Clang!”

When he heard the sound of a longsword being unsheathed, Prince Ding subconsciously wanted to grab it, but he couldn’t even touch the corner of his brother’s clothes.



For a moment, Xu Kui and General Wei thought they were going to die. All they could see before them was the sky full of sword lights. At the last moment, the same thought came to their minds –

So this is the power of the Sword Saint, it really is like a god descending from heaven.

Then the two men reacted and realised that except for the long sword in their hands that was broken into two, they didn’t seem to feel any pain on their bodies.

Xu Kui and General Wei realised later that someone must have helped them block the sword move. However, when Xu Kui saw the dark suit with dragon patterns embroidered on it, his jaw almost dropped to the ground.

The one fighting with Guo Tong at this moment was actually… His Majesty?