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After Zhao Dehai returned to the palace, he immediately reported to the emperor that Yun Zihuang had been taken away by King Jingyuan.

Actually, the emperor had already received the news long before Zhao Dehai had returned to the palace. He waved for him to withdraw, then leaned back in his chair with his eyes closed, not saying a word.

He's back!

He came back alive!

The emperor smiled bitterly and clenched his fists. He already knew that Feng Qingxiao had returned to the capital, but since Feng Qingxiao was not in the public, he pretended that he hadn't. All the sneak attacks and assassinations that had been arranged for the Prince of War only caused him to lose some of his iron guards and receive serious injuries. In the end, he still didn't leave behind King Jingyuan's life or let the Prince of War live and return to the capital.

Last time, he'd arranged for another assassination from the Dragon Guards, but it had resulted in disastrous losses!

All the imperial dragon guards that tried to assassinate Feng Qingxiao were killed. The biggest loss was the loss of four Silver rank experts!

This was unbearable for the emperor because several sneak attacks and assassinations were arranged for King Jingyuan on his way back to the capital. These assassinations had all been done from the Dragon Guards. They thought that after using so much strength and doing things in such a secretive manner, as long as they could cause Feng Qingxiao to die on the way back to the capital, they could tell others that King Jingyuan had died from his injuries.

Right now, King Jingyuan had returned to the capital right under his nose!

However, he could do nothing about it. It was not only because King Jingyuan had publicly returned to the capital. If something were to happen, he would be in trouble. This was also because the Dragon Guards were now at a point where no one could use them!

"Feng Qingxiao!"

The emperor ruthlessly squeezed out the name from between his teeth!

After many generations of nurturing the Dragon Guards and getting crippled by the Prince of War, even if he wanted to do something now, he couldn't use the remaining Dragon Guards. This was because this last bit of Dragon Guard would be used to ensure his safety, especially after the Battle God King had returned to the capital alive.

"Feng Qingxiao, your life is really big. However, how much longer can you live after being hit by the Soul Devouring Crossbow?"

The emperor muttered these words to himself, then coldly laughed, "Presumably, you now understand what it means to live rather than die, unable to beg for death!"

At this moment, the Emperor regretted that he had not acted on impulse. The last time he had received news of Feng Qingxiao's return to the capital, he should not have sent assassins from the Dragon Guards. He knew that Feng Qingxiao had been struck by the Soul Devouring Crossbow, so he didn't have much time left. He should have endured it until Feng Qingxiao was tortured to death by the Soul Devouring Crossbow. However, there was no medicine for regret in this world. He could only endure the consequences brought about by his impulsive actions.

Even though he knew that Feng Qingxiao had been hit by the Soul Devouring Crossbow, he was still very upset.

"You must die, you must die!"

The Emperor spoke coldly as he slowly paced around the room with a sinister expression on his face. It wasn't just the Dragon Guards that were being used. As the War God returned to the capital, there were also people from the northern region who tried to assassinate him!

He stood there, staring at the window. If Feng Qingxiao were to find out that he, the ruler of a nation, had colluded with a foreign enemy and even used the Dragon Guards to assassinate the war god king, would he still be able to hold onto his throne?

The War God King definitely wouldn't tolerate this!

With his heart in chaos, the emperor creased his eyebrows. Why was Feng Qingxiao unwilling to happily die?

Too many things had happened recently, causing the emperor to be worried and feel powerless. Ever since Feng Qingxiao had secretly returned to the capital, he had been planning on how to kill the War God King in one hit. But now that he had failed, he had no choice but to consider the consequences that followed. If Feng Qingxiao were to raise his arms to revolt...

This was a consequence that the Emperor couldn't afford!

Military authority, Generals...

The emperor's eyes flashed with a deep cold light. There were still the imperial guards in the capital now, so if Yun Fei was perfectly fine, he could naturally command the imperial guards to protect the imperial city. But now …

The empress had also received news that Yun Zihuang had been brought back to the Duke's Mansion after being heavily injured by Prince Jing Yuan.

The empress was also deep in thought, thinking about many things. If it were any other court official doing this, she would have sent someone to lead the imperial palace's imperial decree, directly bringing Yun Zi Huang into the palace. However, the other party was King Jingyuan, and he also had the excuse that his life was at stake. Although she was the noble empress, she could only bear with it.

"What's going on with the Emperor?"

"Replying to the Empress, the Emperor rested."

The empress gave a cold laugh. It was impossible for the emperor to sleep at a time like this. It was just that the current emperor had no mood to bother with a princess of Pingping.

"Has there been any news from the Marquis Mansion?"

"Reporting to the Empress, there has been no news."

The empress closed her eyes. Of course, there was no news of them. Ever since she heard of Princess Taiping's order to seal the house of the marquis, there had been no more valuable news. Right now, the Marquis' Mansion was like a tightly guarded iron bucket. No one could go in and investigate, nor could any news come out from the manor!

Even if Yun Feifeng was truly dead, the news could still be sealed.

The next morning, the Emperor ordered Tie Gang Ying to temporarily take over the post of commander of the imperial guards.

The imperial edict gave rise to a great stir in the capital. At this time, all the officials of the imperial court knew that Prince Jingyuan was in critical condition and had already returned to the capital to invite Princess Taiping to the palace for treatment. Some of them caught a whiff of danger. As soon as King Jingyuan returned to the capital, the emperor suddenly gave the order for Tie Gang Ying to replace the position of commander in chief of the imperial guards. He wanted to hold the authority of the imperial guards in his hands.

The Emperor's actions were obviously done in fear of King Jingyuan, who had returned to the capital!

As for the War God, why was he injured? To what extent? Many people didn't know.

There were some officials who were more or less clear on the situation, but who would dare to say it out loud?

From the looks of it, the relationship between the Emperor and King Jingyuan had reached the point of being like fire and water!

The Emperor ordered that Tie Gang be ordered to go to the Marquis Mansion and obtain the military talisman. He would temporarily lead the imperial guards and protect the Imperial City. He then ordered all of the imperial doctors to immediately go to the Duke's Mansion to treat King Jingyuan and bestow him with many rare and precious medicinal herbs.

After two orders, some of the court officials who did not understand understood something and could not help but panic. The news that the crown prince had been seriously ill had made his heart unsettled. Of course, relatively speaking, the news of the Thirteenth Prince suffering from wind chill and being bedridden had been completely ignored by everyone.

Very quickly, the imperial physicians who had been sent to Prince Jingyuan's residence all ran back. This was because right now, the mansion's doors were also tightly shut, not allowing anyone to enter. Even if the imperial physicians were to go, they would not be able to enter the gates of the Jingyuan Mansion, and could only report back. After receiving this news, the Emperor's face became incomparably gloomy, and he angrily scolded the imperial doctors. He had wanted to use this opportunity to let the imperial physicians see just how severe the War God King's wounds were. However, nothing had been obtained.

Tie Gang Ying paced back and forth on the street, his heart at a loss. He had been ordered to replace the position of commander in chief of the imperial guards on the peak of Yunfei to retrieve military tokens from Hou Mansion. However, a few days ago, he had made a vow in front of Princess Taiping. His words were still ringing in his ears. How could he possibly do something like repaying kindness with enmity?