Chapter 197: Bad News! I Have the Protection of the Dragon Vein!

From the moment Guo Bujing appeared, Cao Zhengchun's intuition told him he couldn't win.

Thus, he struggled with whether to surrender.

The moment Chu Yang truly attacked.

The shadow of death shrouded Cao Zhengchun.

He no longer had any hesitation and honestly knelt to admit defeat.

What kind of martial arts cultivation could allow a Grandmaster to die without any power to fight back?

Cao Zhengchun didn't know.

But he understood that even a Grandmaster like the Divine Marquis Zhuge couldn't do it.

If the two fought, perhaps Cao Zhengchun would lose or die, but he would never die as stiflingly as an ant.

But facing Chu Yang, he felt like that ant.

The other party could break his Vajra Body Protection with just a finger.

The innate Gang Qi he had practiced for decades as a virgin was as thin as a sheet of paper.

The moment the sword finger was about to hit him, Cao Zhengchun truly felt the vast gap between the two sides.

He understood one thing.

The Emperor couldn't turn the tables...

"Eunuch Cao, I actually underestimated you. You know how to bend and stretch."

Chu Yang patted Cao Zhengchun's head playfully.

"This slave had eyes but failed to recognize the true face of Mount Lu. I ask the Prince to forgive my sins."

Cao Zhengchun bowed honestly to the end, hoping Chu Yang would spare his life.

Before Chu Yang could speak, Yu Huatian had already started cursing.

"Cao Zhengchun, you old dog who betrayed your master, it's a waste that you are still the Director of the Eastern Factory. I am ashamed to be associated with you!"

Yu Huatian was furious, his cloak rustling in the wind.

He never dreamed that Cao Zhengchun, who had been his rival for half his life, would kneel so easily.

He had become a joke along with him!

Compared to killing Chu Yang, Yu Huatian wanted to kill Cao Zhengchun even more at this moment! But he didn't have this opportunity.

Since Cao Zhengchun obediently admitted defeat, Chu Yang's target naturally remained only him.

The move was exactly the same.

Still pointing as a sword.

Yu Huatian faced a great enemy, gripped the precious sword in his hand, and poured all his true essence into it.

A sword with all his might! The fingertip pointed accurately at the broken tip of the sword, and the rain-like sword Qi around Chu Yang all converged into one point, like a brilliant star, shining brightly at the fingertip.

Yu Huatian revealed an expression of disbelief.

What kind of sword art was this? Yu Huatian, who had practiced the sword all his life without slack, considered his sword art not weaker than the likes of Ximen Chuixue and Ye Gucheng. He might not be able to compare to those two in talent, but in effort, absolutely no one could reach him.

Practicing in the bitter cold of winter and the scorching heat of summer, from the moment he held a sword as a child, he had never put it down.

His effort and pride completely became a joke the moment he saw Chu Yang's sword.

It was also at this moment that Yu Huatian understood why Cao Zhengchun would obediently kneel and admit defeat. The gap between him and Chu Yang was like the difference between clouds and mud.

The Virtuous Prince was not a Grandmaster! He was a realm above a Grandmaster! *Bang! * The precious sword in Yu Huatian's hand shattered, and the brilliant starlight became closer and closer in his field of vision. He knew his death was near, so he simply closed his eyes and did not resist.

Dying under such sword art was a kind of honor for a swordsman.

Chu Yang didn't intend to hold back, but the sudden dragon's roar still made him stop his actions.

North of the drill ground, a golden dragon shadow the size of a mountain circled above the Imperial Study. The golden dragon roared in pain, seemingly foreshadowing something.

Just then, the dozen red-robed eunuchs preparing to surround Chu Yang all changed expressions, rushing out of the battle array like madmen, galloping toward the Imperial Study.

Cao Zhengchun didn't know what had happened, but from the reaction of the red-robed eunuchs and the direction they left, his heart couldn't help but be shocked.

It was the Emperor! Li Chengliang and the Imperial Guards were also scared silly by the golden dragon in the sky, and the life-and-death battle between the two sides stopped inexplicably.

For some reason, as everyone listened to the golden dragon's roar, their hearts suddenly became very uncomfortable.

It seemed that it was something closely related to them.

Chu Yang sighed, ignoring the begging Cao Zhengchun and the Yu Huatian who was seeking death, and walked out of the battle array step by step.

This time, no one dared to stop him.

"Prince, where are you going?"

"To see the Imperial Brother."

"Prince, can you please spare His Majesty?"

"Commander Guo, he is already dead."

Guo Bujing looked straight at Chu Yang, his expression extremely ugly, "How could..."

Chu Yang shook his head, "Let's go, Commander Guo, maybe there's still a chance to send him off."

And Lu Xiaofeng, who was in another part of the Imperial Palace, also saw the golden dragon phantom, his heart filled with mixed feelings. He guessed what this thing meant.

He originally had a chance to stop it, but he gave up that opportunity.

A sense of guilt spontaneously arose in Lu Xiaofeng's heart.

Inside the Imperial Study.

"The commotion is too big. What should we do now?"

The Heir of the Pingnan Prince, wearing the dragon robe, watched the golden dragon fly into the sky and suddenly became headless.

"Don't panic! You are the Emperor now. Show some imperial demeanor!"

Ye Gucheng's scolding made the Heir of the Pingnan Prince regain his reason.

"Someone should be coming soon. You guys hurry up and prepare. Pretend to be like it!"

Chief Eunuch Wang hurriedly reminded them.

As soon as the words fell, more than a dozen red figures broke through the Imperial Study door one after another. Some landed beside the Heir of the Pingnan Prince, while others killed directly toward Ye Gucheng and Chief Eunuch Wang.

Chief Eunuch Wang knew the origin of these people and hurriedly shouted: "We are here to protect the Emperor! The thieves have already been executed. His Majesty is fine!"

The Heir of the Pingnan Prince followed and shouted: "Yes, these two are here to protect the Emperor!"

The red-robed eunuchs stopped their actions one after another, knelt toward the Heir of the Pingnan Prince, and said in unison: "This slave was late to save the Emperor. I ask His Majesty to forgive my sins."

The shouts of "Your Majesty" made the Heir's heart bloom with joy.

Ye Gucheng breathed a sigh of relief. He had almost fought with these red-robed eunuchs.

Don't look at these red-robed eunuchs; none were Grandmasters, but each possessed secret techniques and were ruthless people who would trade their lives for lives. If they really fought, even a Grandmaster would have to avoid their edge.

Chief Eunuch Wang pointed to a disfigured corpse on the ground and said: "The assassin's corpse is here. I trouble you all to drag it down and deal with it."

The red-robed eunuchs looked at the Heir, and the latter nodded and said: "Do as Eunuch Wang says."

Having received the order, the red-robed eunuchs walked toward the corpse, preparing to carry it out to feed the dogs.

A sword Qi broke through the window and pierced the knees of two red-robed eunuchs, and wails immediately rang out in the room.

"All of you, stop!"

Guo Bujing appeared at the door of the Imperial Study, stopping the eunuchs' actions.

"What does Commander Guo mean by this?"

The Heir, who had grasped the essence of acting, looked at Guo Bujing indifferently. He had memorized the information of most high-ranking officials in the court and was not afraid of being exposed.

"I advise you not to use the Emperor's tone to speak to me."

Murderous intent appeared in Guo Bujing's eyes for the first time.

The Heir's expression changed, subconsciously looking at Ye Gucheng and Chief Eunuch Wang.

Chief Eunuch Wang said angrily: "Guo Bujing, are you rebelling?"

Guo Bujing did not answer and retreated to the side. Chu Yang's figure slowly appeared.

He ignored everyone present and walked silently to the corpse, a smile appearing on his face.

"Imperial Brother, why did you die?"

If it were before, Cao Zhengchun and others would have thought the Virtuous Prince had gone crazy again when they saw Chu Yang calling the corpse on the ground "Imperial Brother."

But today is different from the past.

Chu Yang's attitude could change many people's thoughts.

Thus, everyone looked at the disfigured corpse and actually felt a sense of familiarity. However...

The Emperor was standing right in front of them.

If that corpse was the Emperor, then who was standing before them?

The Imperial Study suddenly fell into silence, with only Guo Bujing staring at Ye Gucheng and the three with burning anger.

Cold sweat covered Chief Eunuch Wang's forehead, and his wrinkled old face squeezed out a smile: "Your Highness the Virtuous Prince, His Majesty is right here. Why are you talking nonsense to an assassin's corpse?"

"This old slave knows you have a grudge against His Majesty, but you shouldn't speak like this."

Chu Yang ignored him, silently watching the corpse on the ground, feeling a bit regretful: "You liked to play with others in the palm of your hand, but in the end, you were played by others when death was near. In the next life, just be an honest person."

"But having said that, the Old Zhu family didn't leave anything good. As the dignified Supreme Ruler, you couldn't even save your own life. Imperial Brother, you are truly disappointing."

"Your head should have been left for me to take."

Looking at the muttering Chu Yang, Chief Eunuch Wang panicked and shouted at the red-robed eunuchs: "Didn't you hear the Virtuous Prince's rebellious words? Hurry up and solve this rebellious subject!"

The Heir of the Pingnan Prince, who was disguised as the Emperor, also sensed something was wrong and followed up: "Hurry up and execute the rebel."

Hearing the imperial decree, the red-robed eunuchs did not hesitate, strange black flames appearing on their bodies, and each rushed toward Chu Yang without fear of death.

They had already seen Chu Yang's methods before, so they used their life-risking skills as soon as the battle started.

Anyway, they felt their lives belonged to the Emperor, and it didn't matter how they returned them to the other party.

"Prince, be careful."

Guo Bujing was preparing to take action when he suddenly saw Chu Yang, who was standing with his back to him, wave his hand.

Chu Yang looked at these foolishly loyal eunuchs indifferently, stretched out his finger and drew a line in the void, and a cold voice rang out at the same time.

"Slash!"

The bodies of the dozen red-robed eunuchs were hit by Sukuna's slashing technique at the same time.

Head and body separated.

A dozen heads flew high into the air.

Blood flowed like a river in the Imperial Study.

A chill rushed straight to the top of everyone's heads in the room.

Destroying the dry and pulling the rotten!

Ye Gucheng widened his eyes, revealing an expression of disbelief.

What kind of martial art is this? Sword Qi?

Blade technique? As one of the few peaks in the entire martial arts world, Ye Gucheng was considered well-informed, but this was the first time he had seen such a bizarre martial art.

Ye Gucheng was like this, and the others were even worse.

Director Cao of the Eastern Factory knelt on the ground honestly again, lowering his head in fear and anxiety. It was just that this time, Yu Huatian also knelt willingly.

With this kneel of theirs, a large group of people knelt one after another behind them.

Of course, Chu Yang didn't care whether they knelt or not.

His gaze first measured the Heir of the Pingnan Prince, who was extremely similar to the Emperor, and then stopped on Ye Gucheng.

"You should have died at the peak of the Forbidden City."

"Ye Gucheng."

There was regret in Chu Yang's eyes, as if looking at an old friend who had failed to maintain his integrity.

"Perhaps..."

Things had reached this point, and any further explanation was nonsense in Ye Gucheng's view. He was just puzzled why Chu Yang could see at a glance that the corpse lying on the ground was the Emperor.

Shouldn't these two brothers be at odds? The death of the red-robed eunuchs gave Chief Eunuch Wang a great shock. After a while, he remembered to call for help: "Someone, hurry up and save the Emperor! Cao Zhengchun, Yu Huatian, what are you two pieces of trash doing? Hurry up and come over to save the Emperor!"

"Hold back the Virtuous Prince and let the Imperial Guards come to encircle and suppress him!"

No one paid attention to him.

Chief Eunuch Wang was like a madman, screaming hysterically.

"Trash!"

Ye Gucheng turned back impatiently and slashed, directly cutting off Chief Eunuch Wang's head.

*Thump, thump, thump. *

The head rolled to the feet of the Heir of the Pingnan Prince, scaring him until he was bloodless.

He suddenly retreated a few steps, distancing himself from Ye Gucheng, and pointed at him with a trembling hand: "Are you crazy?"

Ye Gucheng looked at him with disdain.

Conspiring with these two pieces of trash—if he wasn't crazy, what else could he be? He originally thought the Heir of the Pingnan Prince had the appearance of a hero, but now it seemed he was also a straw bag.

In the end, it was the Pingnan Prince who was ruthless enough, willing to take everyone's life, including his own, to pave the way for his son.

"Your Highness the Heir, the big picture is gone."

"Ye Gucheng, how dare you call me Heir in front of them?!"

"Fool, I'll remind you out of pity. Even if you were the real Emperor, you would still have to die at the hands of the Virtuous Prince today. Does it matter if you are real or fake?"

"I have the Zhu family bloodline. Kill the Emperor, take the founding jade seal, and I am the new Emperor!"

The Heir of the Pingnan Prince laughed loudly: "Why can he move me?"

"I have the protection of the Dragon Vein..."

Sword light rose, silver radiance like a dragon, tearing through the golden dragon Qi the Heir of the Pingnan Prince relied on, beheading him with one sword.

The head fell to the ground.

The unwillingness in his eyes was exactly the same as the previous Emperor's.

"Noisy."

Chu Yang looked at him with pity and sucked the jade seal in his bosom into his hand.

Then, under the shocked gaze of everyone, he crushed it into powder with a look of contempt.

"Useless thing."

Golden light shone in the Imperial Study, and the golden dragon Qi manifested by the Dragon Vein circled above everyone's heads. Greed appeared in the eyes of Cao Zhengchun and others.

The Dragon Vein was connected to the nation's destiny. As long as one took a bite, one could greatly increase their cultivation. Those red-robed eunuchs were all cultivated this way, and after they died, they would naturally return the Dragon Qi to heaven and earth.

Chu Yang spread his palms and did nothing, and the Dragon Qi fell obediently into his palm, turning into a ball of golden light, without needing any jade seal as an aid.

I don't care what kind of national destiny or Dragon Vein you are; if you don't listen, just disappear completely!

Unlike the Emperors who "treated people with courtesy" in the past, Chu Yang was naked murderous intent from the inside out.

The Dragon Vein had spirit and could naturally feel this.

"Cao Zhengchun, you come to collect the Imperial Brother's remains."

"This old slave obeys the decree."

"Eunuch Cao, I am not the Emperor yet."

"Your Majesty, the country cannot go a day without a ruler."

Chu Yang shook his head and laughed. This old dog really had a way of flattering; even he felt a bit comfortable.

"Prince, let me collect His Majesty's corpse."

Guo Bujing was different from Cao Zhengchun; his address to Chu Yang had not changed.

In his view, as long as Chu Yang hadn't officially ascended the throne, he was still the Virtuous Prince.

"Then I trouble Commander Guo."

Chu Yang looked at the Emperor's corpse one last time, then walked out of the Imperial Study, with Cao Zhengchun and Yu Huatian following closely behind.

"May I ask the Prince, how do you intend to deal with me?" Ye Gucheng asked.

"I said it before, you should have died at the peak of the Forbidden City."

Afterward, Ye Gucheng returned to the duel location and dueled with Ximen Chuixue as promised.

The previous farces were no longer important.

In everyone's eyes, only the duel itself remained.

Chu Yang witnessed the entire process of Ye Gucheng's defeat and death, and also saw the peerless "Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens."

The next day.

The news of the Emperor's passing spread throughout the world.

(End of chapter)