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"Why? Don't you see that he doesn't have any strength left to fight back?" When the Violet Garden saw the arrogant look in Murong Xiu's eyes, she instantly became furious. If she didn't act now, then when?

"Have you forgotten the skill that Murong Xiu used to increase his internal energy?"

"You can only use it once, right?" When the Violet Garden, which was being dragged by Helian, heard this, she was also stunned. Soon after, she looked at Helian Lie and asked somewhat unwillingly.

"Who says we can only use it once? It's just that if we use it a few more times, we won't need to fight him anymore and we'll die. Murong Xiu will probably be able to use it once more, or he'll die by his own hands." Helian Lie's eyes narrowed as he spoke, and Murong Xiu gradually disappeared from their sight.

"Are you afraid that he will use that method against us again? Then wouldn't he himself die even faster! " Zi Yuan's eyes turned cold.

Did you not see that the reason why he dared to fight us head on is because he is confident that I will not kill him? Otherwise, why would she use such a Qi Method against us last time? He felt even more helpless than the Violet Garden. If Murong Xiu were to use that skill, one of them would definitely die. This was something that no one could accept. Thinking of this, Helian Lie's heart tightened.

"I know, I can only wait for the next time." At this moment, Zi Yuan also knew of Helian's suffering. Thinking of this, his soft right hand unconsciously clenched Helian's hand.

"Hehe, it is already bad enough that you and I were able to heavily injure him. Next time, we will definitely not let him escape." Helian could also feel the gentleness of the Violet Garden at this moment. He smiled and looked forward with his arm around the Violet Garden. At this moment, those Death Soldiers on the battlefield had been completely beheaded. In this battle, they had won quite beautifully, so it was good that they were able to make Murong Xiu suffer such a loss.

"Marshal, the northern city is already guarded by many men. I'm afraid it won't be easy to break through." Li Zhen looked at the heavy soldiers guarding the city gate tower and said worriedly. After all, he did not have a lot of men with him.

"I'm afraid these people are just bluffing. There shouldn't be too many soldiers inside." Lan Cang said with a heavy tone.

"Why?" Li Zhen said with doubt.

"Think about it. Right now, West Li and the North Yue are fighting a great battle, and Murong Xiu has already mobilized all of his troops. If there were still tens of thousands of people here, I'd think it would be strange." He had already broken through two cities, and right now, this was the final barrier.

"I can't believe there's someone with such a plan. Who could it be?" Li Zhen also felt that what Lan Cang said made sense.

"Hmph, the Prime Minister must have moved himself. Otherwise, if Murong Xiu wasn't here, this Ximen Li would just be an empty shell." Although this was what Lan Cang said, he was still a bit anxious. This city was not that easy to break through. He could no longer directly charge through like he did the other two times. He did not have enough men to do so.

"General, we still have thirty thousand men, and the maximum number we can get into is around the same as ours. Why don't you charge in?" Li Zhen continued.

Right now, I think we should be receiving the signal from Murong Xiu right now. Think about it, we've only attacked two enemy cities for two days, and we haven't rested for a long time, so they need two days to ride on horseback. Right now, I'm afraid that Murong Xiu should be receiving the signal from here. Lan Cang was also somewhat nervous as he spoke.

"Since that's the case, we should rush in faster and break through this place in one fell swoop."

"Oh, Li Zhen, we have lost for sure when we are reckless. We have attacked two cities consecutively on our way here in just two days, but think about it, why is it that there are only heavy soldiers guarding two cities, one brothel city, and one Congee City? Why don't we have so many troops in one Congee City?" Lan Cang didn't answer directly.

"Marshal, do you mean to say that they know they can only defend and not attack? Their goal is to wait for Murong Xiu's return?" Li Zhen said with uncertainty.

"Half of what I said is correct. Right now, they are also worried about our people, and I'm not sure if Murong Xiu is holding back or not, so I don't dare to charge in. Right now, we can only wait until tonight to see if they surrender." Lan Cang helplessly said. Before this, he had also sent an invitation to the Western Li Imperial Palace.

At the moment, Xiwen wasn't even here at the Imperial Palace, and Eunuch Huang had already been killed by Helian Lie in Murong Xiu's army camp. At the moment, all of the officials in the imperial court were terrified, because their hometown had been beaten up by people to this place, so how could these people be able to sit here peacefully? At this moment, Zuo Qian had become the talk of the town, but now that he was in a position where he could decide everything by himself, Zuo Qian felt that everything was very difficult.

In fact, Zuo Dong was the one who had led the troops for the past two days. He was also the one who had prevented Lan Cang from breaking through the formation. Looking at the chattering officials, Zuo Dong was annoyed.

"Silence! "Why are you making such a ruckus."

After hearing Zuo Qian's words, all the other ministers quieted down. After a while, one of the ministers cautiously looked at him and asked.

"Honorable Prime Minister, right now, the people outside are being surrounded by the northern troop. I wonder what the Prime Minister is going to do?"

"Hmph, those people still don't dare to attack us. My imperial guards aren't weak either, what's there to be afraid of?" The Minister also knew that these imperial guards were only there to protect the safety of the imperial palace. If they were to fight, it would be useless to watch. At this moment, the crowd of officials was getting more and more anxious.

"Why don't we surrender?" One of the ministers standing at the back said in a low, quivering voice. Upon hearing these words, all the ministers started boiling with excitement.

"That's right, Prime Minister. Why don't we surrender first?" Now, even the Emperor has been robbed. "

"Yeah, the Teng Qingshan that was left behind is not afraid of the lack of firewood."

"Men! Drag these two men out and behead them!" Since Murong Xiu wasn't here, then it was basically him and the Prime Minister who were in charge. Now that he heard these people were being so outrageous, Murong Bo Wen felt a chill run down his spine. Before the fight even started outside, it was already chaotic inside.

"Hmph. Lord Murong is right. Men, drag these two out." The Prime Minister, Zuo Qian, also looked at the two of them coldly. Soon after, the imperial guards rushed in as well, forcefully dragging the two of them outside.

"Prime Minister, please spare my life."

"Please spare my life, my lord. This official knows that I was wrong. Please give me a chance."

"Humph, I don't have a chance to say it. Drag him out and execute him!" Murong Bowen absolutely wouldn't allow anyone to cause a ruckus within the hall at this moment. The two of them were only killing chickens for the monkeys to see. Indeed, after the two of them were dragged out, the inside of the hall immediately became much quieter.

"If you don't have a family, then your heart will be in disarray. If the country doesn't have a right, then the astral winds will not be right. Who else wants to rebel then jump out to talk to me." At this moment, Murong Bo Wen was also looking at the subjects below as he said coldly.

Since you've already killed the chicken for the monkeys to see, why are we still willing to be the chicken? Since we're all going to die anyway, it's better to die a little later than later. All of the ministers were under the aegis of Murong Bowen and the Prime Minister, so they didn't dare to say anything for a while. After that, the Prime Minister, Zuo Qian, also gave Murong Bowen a look.

"Everyone disperse. Don't go out at this moment and rest in the imperial garden. I believe the regent, Lord Murong Xiu, will be back soon. We can all wait in the imperial garden in peace." After the Prime Minister finished speaking, he walked towards the inner hall. Murong Bo Wen coldly looked at the other officials and followed after him.

"Lord Murong, what do you think we should do now?" At this moment, Murong Bo Wen, who had been watching Zuo Dong, walked in with a worried look on his face. He had also let go of his serious face, but he didn't expect Murong Bo Wen to also let out a long sigh.

"Sigh, the Regent isn't here. I don't know what to do either. I'm afraid we can only wait for the Lord to return."

"At this moment, Lan Cang is leading an army and approaching us from below. The reason why they don't dare to enter is because they don't know how many troops we have left. If they were to charge in recklessly, what would they do?" Zuo Qianshou also said the same thing, but before Murong Buwen could reply, he continued.

"At this moment, that Lan Cang has already sent his invitation. We won't be late for tonight. If we don't give them an official letter by tonight, I'm afraid that …" Zuo Qian said this and didn't want to continue.

"Hmph. The northern army is too arrogant. They actually chose to attack us from the west and leave the inner reaches." Murong Buwen also angrily said. He paused for a moment before continuing.

Just as what the Prime Minister has said, it must be because the people here do not know what is going on, so they do not dare to charge in. However, from a different perspective, they do not have a lot of troops, otherwise, if Lan Cang led his troops here, Helian would have already lost. When Zuo Wuji thought of this, his heart felt a little more relaxed.

"I think so too, but it looks like there are only two scenarios left. If Lord Murong Xiu had obtained the upper hand, then these people wouldn't have sent their troops here right now. The other scenario …"

"I'm afraid that you've already lost on the other side, and even got pummeled on both sides by him." Mu Rong Bo Wen continued with Zuo Wuji's words, but Zuo Wuji didn't say anything and lowered his head. No one knew what he was thinking about.

"Honorable Prime Minister, you must know that if we were to part ways within the palace and Lord Murong Xiu is not here, then Xi Li would be finished." Mu Rong Bo Wen said coldly as he looked at Zuo Qian's dejected appearance.

"Ah! Lord Murong, don't worry. I still understand this principle." He had been working with Murong Bowen ever since he stopped fighting with Murong Xiu and also knew how powerful Murong Bowen was. For this, he knew that Murong Xiu was getting more and more afraid to start a fight with him, but now that the northern army had already reached the city gates, he couldn't help but be suspicious whether his decision from the beginning was the right one or the wrong one.

"In that case, the only thing we can do now is to sign the written challenge!" Zuo Qing said with a cold expression.

"What?" "Why did you send the written challenge?" Murong Bo felt as if he had heard wrong.

"That's right, the choice between the real and the fake depends on how they choose. Think about it, our place is already an empty shell, and since Lord Murong Xiu cannot return in such a short period of time, we can only rely on our feats to make him feel confident. Naturally, they won't dare to rush here, so we'll have time to drag Lord Murong Xiu back."

"Looks like this is the only way." Murong Bowen also felt that it was feasible. Right now, he could only use the thought of moving to the left.

"Alright, since that's the case, I'll go and issue the written challenge now. If we delay any longer, I'm afraid that Lan Cang will suspect something." Zuo Zi thought about it and decided to do it.

"No, wait a minute." Murong Bowen suddenly said.

"We'll give it to them at sunset tonight. If we send the written challenge right now, they might start to suspect us. However, if we give them a written challenge at that time, even if they want to fight, we can still delay them a little."

"That's fine too! "Then let's just wait for the sunset." Zuo Wuji let out a long sigh and didn't say anything else. He just stood by the side and looked out of the window. It was unknown what he was thinking about.