In the Imperial Palace, numerous Imperial Guards, Imperial Army, Shadow Guards, Martial Artists, and the Sacrificial Institute continued to fight fiercely.
However, Zheng Yi, under the guidance of Xiaochengzi, came to a rockery behind the Jiaotai Hall.
Besides him, there were also three other little eunuchs.
He didn't know why Xiaochengzi came here at this critical moment, but he still waited patiently.
"A rockery? Could there be a hidden chamber? Why doesn't Emperor Zhengyong come here himself?"
Xiaochengzi carefully examined the rockery.
"Godfather said the mechanism is here... where exactly?"
After searching the rockery for a few moments, he finally exclaimed with joy, "Found it!"
With a 'click' sound, the rockery suddenly parted to both sides, soon revealing a secret passage.
"Everyone, come with me, and remember to be careful down there, don't talk carelessly."
"Alright."
The four little eunuchs replied respectfully, then filed into the rockery.
A passageway only wide enough for one person appeared before Zheng Yi, and after walking down for less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, they arrived at a massive hidden chamber.
This chamber was obviously crafted a long time ago, primarily constructed with stone carvings, giving it a very ancient look.
Here, there were several elderly eunuchs attending to things, and when Xiaochengzi showed a token, the lead elder eunuch respectfully said:
"We have guarded here for over fifty years, is it finally time to go out?"
Xiaochengzi said, "By the order of Your Majesty, I'm here to take the Immortal Seed out."
"Immortal Seed..."
The elder eunuch respectfully replied, "Yes."
Then, led by the elder eunuch, they continued forward.
Zheng Yi's expression grew increasingly strange.
Immortal Seed?
What is that?
A Cultivator?
The surroundings became more peculiar, as several rooms, a private school for teaching, and dozens of portraits appeared.
Zheng Yi recognized these portraits as the portraits of the successive emperors of the Great Yu Dynasty!
Until finally, they came across several clothes drying rails, with many clothes and even baby diapers and clothing on them.
Two little girls, about seven or eight years old, were playing at the door.
Seeing the elder eunuch bringing several people over, they immediately ran over.
"Grandpa Chen, what are you going to play with us today?"
The elder eunuch shook his head and said, "Jie'er, Yu'er, Grandpa is here today to find your father."
"Father?"
"Father!"
"Father!"
"Grandpa Chen is looking for you..."
Soon, a young man wearing a scholar robe walked out.
A beautiful woman followed behind him.
He cupped his hands and said, "Elder Chen, you're looking for me? Who are these people..."
The elder eunuch said, "Mr. Dongyun, these are emissaries sent by Your Majesty."
"You... need to accompany them out."
"Your Majesty?!"
The young man, addressed as Mr. Dongyun, brightened up and said, "Is it that Your Majesty needs us, that's great!"
"Jie'er, Yu'er, come quickly, father will take you to see Your Majesty!"
"Are we going to meet Your Majesty? That's wonderful!"
"The old scholars have been teaching us to be loyal to His Majesty, I have only seen His Majesty's portrait, and finally this time I can..."
"No need."
Xiaochengzi quickly interrupted, "His Majesty only needs one person, Mr. Dongyun can accompany."
Mr. Dongyun quickly replied, "Yes!"
"Jie'er, Yu'er be good, just wait here for father to come back."
"No, no, I want to see His Majesty..."
"Mother said when I grow up, I will marry His Majesty, so I want to go too!"
"Me too, me too!"
"Be good~!"
Mr. Dongyun gave a look to the beautiful woman behind him, who promptly went over to coax the two little girls away.
"Let's go."
With Xiaochengzi's command, they quickly led Mr. Dongyun outwards.
"Mr. Dongyun?"
Looking at the young scholar walking in front of him, Zheng Yi was full of doubts.
"Who is this person?"
"Immortal Seed? Is he the Immortal Seed?"
"How can the Great Yu Dynasty have an Immortal Seed..."
"Is this Emperor Zhengyong's backup plan?"
Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Zheng Yi still followed behind him.
Soon they walked out of the Underground Palace, greeted by towering flames and sounds of slaughter from afar.
The rebel army had already reached the Jiaotai Hall!
Zheng Yi and the others arrived at the Jiaotai Hall, and indeed, troops from both sides were fighting in the square outside the Jiaotai Hall.
Further in the distance, four Grandmaster Realm Martial Artists confronted each other, even collapsing many palace buildings.
Xiaochengzi quickly went over, "Your Majesty, Mr. Dongyun has been brought!"
"Hmm, well done."
"This humble servant Dongyun Feng, greets Your Majesty! I wish Your Majesty great longevity, health, and a life as long as the heavens!"
Dongyun Feng, filled with excitement, performed a grand ceremonial bow with an incomparably fervent tone.
Over twenty years of indoctrination had long turned him into a Death Warrior solely loyal to Emperor Zhengyong!
"Dongyun Feng, soon we'll be relying on you."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Dongyun Feng, excitedly stood up, and standing not far behind him, Zheng Yi became even more puzzled.
Relying on him?
An ordinary person?
How could he change the situation?
In the distance, Yang Xugan coldly watched Emperor Zhengyong in front of the Jiaotai Hall, eyes full of ambition.
"It's finally time... Once we capture Emperor Zhengyong, the entire Great Yu will be ours!"
"Elder Xuan Ming!"
At the command, two elderly men with white hair and evil glances stepped forward.
"Leave Emperor Zhengyong to you, capture him!"
"Hehehe... I hope Prime Minister Yang keeps our emperor's pact."
"Rest assured."
Prime Minister Yang said, "I, Yang, will keep my word, as long as you two can capture Emperor Zhengyong, I will cede Binzhou!"
"Hahaha, good...!"
The two laughed loudly, immediately moving swiftly towards Emperor Zhengyong.
Yang Kang came closer, "Father, do we really need to cede Binzhou to Wu Country? Such a significant matter, the court officials surely won't agree..."
"It's just a temporary measure." Prime Minister Yang laughed lightly, "I have received intelligence that Xu Mujun is not in Datong Prefecture, it's highly likely he's in the Imperial Palace!"
"Imperial Palace...!"
Yang Kang inhaled sharply, "Then why does Father still want to..."
"Emperor Zhengyong is fishing, and how am I not also fishing?"
Prime Minister Yang confidently said, "Xu Mujun may be someone I've already planned for. As long as we capture Emperor Zhengyong today and kill Xu Mujun, the Great Yu Dynasty will be stable!"
"Xu Mujun...!"
Yang Kang worriedly looked toward the battlefield, only to see Elder Xuan Ming swooping into the battlefield like two powerful eagles.
The two stepped quickly over soldiers' shoulders and heads, and when they were not far from the Jiaotai Hall, suddenly landed, one striking with the left hand, the other with the right, slapping fiercely together.
At the same time, their other two hands swung out together.
"Cold Ice Poison Palm!"
"Cold Ice Poison Palm!"
"Chi!"
In an instant, a torrent of inner strength filled with cold energy surged out, and any soldier standing in its path let out a scream, shivering and collapsing weakly to the ground.
The two surged toward Emperor Zhengyong like ancient behemoths.
The soldiers and Gold and Silver Medal Tributors from the Sacrificial Institute standing in their way, none could match them!
The duo combined could contend with Grandmaster Realm Martial Artists.
With Zhao Suling and Prince Xian absent, no one was their match.
Seeing the distance to Emperor Zhengyong shrink to less than a hundred meters, they laughed wildly:
"Emperor Zhengyong! Our emperor has ordered, please visit our Wu Country!"
"Indeed, indeed!"
Emperor Zhengyong, however, still watched them coldly, as if looking at two corpses.
At this moment, a burly middle-aged man's figure suddenly walked out from within the Jiaotai Hall.
His gaze merely flickered, and a surge of killing intent erupted.
With one step forward, a gust of air even stirred around him, causing the surrounding people's hair and beards to scatter.
"An expert?"
"A Grandmaster Martial Artist?"
Elder Xuan Ming was greatly shaken, instinctively turning back.
Only to see the newcomer reach out and grab a regular Yanling Saber, casually slashing toward Elder Xuan Ming!
In an instant, a violent blood-colored sword qi surged like a tsunami, and within moments it struck Elder Xuan Ming's eldest body.
"Pfft!"
With one slash, Elder Xuan Ming's eldest was immediately decapitated, killed instantly!
"Hundred Battle Blood Slaughter Saber!"
"Xu Mujun!"