Chen Long frowned as he looked at the people in front of him.
In the centre was a palanquin occupied by a woman in her forties wearing luxurious and beautiful clothes.
Surrounding this woman were dozens of soldiers and two officers in military uniforms that indicated they were from the imperial palace.
One of the two officers stepped forward and looked at Chen Long intently.
"We are from the Huangyang Concubine's palace. We heard that the 10th Prince, the son of the Huangyang Concubine, had gone with you, and then he and his entourage were killed. What happened to the 10th Prince?"
Upon hearing the question, Chen Long snorted and replied calmly, "He tried to kill me in the Eternal Origin Cave. So I killed him in return."
Chen Long's statement shocked everyone. Previously, they had indeed heard that the 10th Prince had taken Chen Long with him, and then Chen Long returned alone without the 10th Prince.
After that, several guards immediately went to the front of the Eternal Origin Cave, where they found the 10th Prince—or at least the remains of the 10th Prince, who had died along with his guards and companions.
They had also heard the news that Chen Long had managed to return to the Royal City safely and soundly, without any harm. They began to accuse Chen Long, and eventually they approached him to ask about it.
Their suspicions indeed pointed towards Chen Long. But they thought Chen Long would evade the question and lie; they did not expect Chen Long to boldly admit that he had killed the 10th prince.
Concubine Huayang was furious. She immediately stood up, pointed at Chen Long, and said, "I want all of you to kill him! Kill him for me!"
Hearing this, Chen Long simply placed both hands behind his back and said, "Kill me? Are you capable of that?"
One of the officers immediately gave the order to the soldiers to attack Chen Long.
These soldiers were composed of those at the first to third levels of the Body Purification Realm.
Seeing that their opponent was only at the second level of the Body Purification Realm, only three of them attempted to attack Chen Long.
But before they could even approach Chen Long's position, their bodies were already flung away, with blood flowing from their eyes, noses, and mouths. One of them was even flung directly towards Concubine Huangyang.
Concubine Huayang's eyes widened in shock, not expecting one of her guards to be heading toward her. Before she could stop him, he had already collided with her body and pinned her down.
One of the officers immediately pulled his soldier, whose body was on top of Concubine Huangyang, and upon inspection, the soldier was already dead.
Huangyang Concubine was helped to her feet by one of her servants. The concubine, who had once been the Emperor's favourite, grew even more enraged at Chen Long. "I want you to kill him! I will give two hectares of farmland to anyone who can kill him! I will add 2,000 silver coins to anyone who can tear his body to pieces!"
"I don't have time to play around with you because I have to save my father and overthrow this dynasty!" said Chen Long as he moved forward.
With every step he took, he delivered blows so powerful that even the force of his strikes could send the soldiers trying to block him flying.
Two officers whose strength had reached the 7th level of the Body Purification Realm were even struck so hard that their heads shattered before they could force Chen Long to make any further movements.
Every strike Chen Long made resulted in one soldier and one officer being killed.
The protective cloak he wore ensured that no enemy attack could harm his body.
His movements were like a demon approaching Lady Huangyang, causing her to become terrified.
Previously, she had been furious with Chen Long because he had caused the death of her son and also because he had caused a guard to fall on her body, but now she was filled with fear.
"I can forget everything. I will no longer seek revenge on you. Please let me go," said Concubine Huangyang, swallowing fearfully with a pale face in front of Chen Long.
But Chen Long could only growl at her, "You once killed your servant just because he served you a drink that was too hot. You once killed a villager just because he accidentally blocked your path. You once killed a child just because he was crying as you passed by with your carriage. Therefore, there is no longer any chance for you to live!"
After saying that, Chen Long immediately slapped Huangyang Concubine's head, killing her instantly.
After that, without delay, Chen Long immediately headed towards the palace.
Chen Long's actions, carried out in broad daylight and in front of a crowd that could be seen by many people, sparked various opinions about him.
Chen Long's act of killing Huangyang Concubine, who was one of the cruel concubines who had caused much suffering to the people, made the people sympathise with Chen Long.
Up until now, they had only been able to hope in their hearts to see Huangyang Concubine's death, but it had never happened. Now that it had happened, they were very grateful to Chen Long.
However, at the same time, they are also certain that Chen Long will soon be arrested for this act. Therefore, although there are approving glances and nods towards Chen Long, viewing him as a new hero for the people, none of them dare to approach him to even exchange greetings.
"Isn't he the foolish son of Minister Chen? Why is he so great now?"
"I don't know. But there's a rumour that he also just killed the Fifth Prince who dared to kidnap his sister. It seems that the palace guards will arrest him soon."
"It's a pity. He's still young and he cares about the people, but it's a pity that he's alone. He's alone. If only there were ten people like him."
The people could only worry about Chen Long's fate as he walked towards the King's City Palace.
Besides the people who sympathised with Chen Long, there were also soldiers who witnessed the death of Concubine Huangyang earlier and were now retreating towards the Palace to inform the Palace officials about what had happened to Concubine Huangyang.
Therefore, as Chen Long's steps drew closer to the Emperor's palace, a force of 1,000 soldiers had been formed and was now emerging from the palace gates, ready to meet Chen Long.
At this moment, Chen Long was already in front of the Eastern Wing of the imperial palace.
The front of the imperial palace in the East Wing is also the centre of power for the East Wing soldiers, who are one of the important pillars of the Emperor's power in the Royal City.
Therefore, when Chen Long arrived there, he was immediately greeted by the East Wing troops, along with the main royal army of 1,000 men who had been ordered to capture and kill Chen Long.