After taking a look at the three dazzling gold-plated characters "Lizhou City" on the black flag on the city wall, Luo Ling pulled the reins, turned his horse's head and looked at his soldiers. He put on the helmet meticulously, tied the two ropes on the helmet under his chin, his face serious and his eyes cold.

Luo Ling held his head high, drew his sword, pointed it toward the sky, and shouted, "Soldiers, victory or defeat depends on this. Follow me and charge into the imperial city!"

Before he finished speaking, Luo Ling had already turned his horse around and rushed into Lizhou City.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!" Luo Jun followed closely behind Luo Ling, his shouts deafening! The sound of horse hooves and footsteps mixed together, and the ground was shaking. That unstoppable momentum seemed to shake even the heavens and the earth!

The black flag on the city wall fell down with a loud bang, and was replaced by a black and white military flag. On it was a large black and white "Luo" character that looked like a giant dragon soaring in the sky.

The Luo army quickly occupied the entire imperial city and surrounded the palace, making it tightly encircled.

Lizhou Palace.

Those officials who were deliberately released from the palace by Ji Jiangshen stood at the palace gate, looking at the huge army in front of them, feeling the cold gaze of the man in armor sitting on the tall horse, and were frightened so much that their faces turned pale and their bodies trembled.

The women were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, crying their eyes out.

The officials were filled with fear and astonishment, forgetting even to beg for mercy. They were puzzled. Wasn't General Ling engaged in a bloody battle with the Luo army at the city gates at this very moment? Why were Prince Luo and his army present at the palace gates? Had General Ling died in battle?

But, taking a look at the Luo army's ranks, they were neatly organized. The soldiers looked energetic, neatly dressed, and there was not a single wounded soldier. It didn't look like they had just fought a battle. Could it be that General Ling had surrendered?

After thinking about it carefully, I felt that it was impossible. When the emperor sent someone to invite General Ling to return to the imperial city, General Ling said, "I swear to live and die with Lizhou."

But... the Luo army has indeed entered the city, and General Ling has disappeared. General Ling has really surrendered, right?

Thinking of this, everyone knelt down and begged for mercy almost at the same time.

Luo Ling glanced at the man who was lying on the ground and barking, even worse than a dog, stretched out his hand and made a gesture to move forward.

The Luo army occupied the palace at lightning speed, but after searching every corner of the palace, they didn't see a single person, not even a mosquito was left for them.

"No one?" Luo Ling frowned when he heard his subordinate's report, then suddenly looked at the group of people who were still kneeling on the ground and trembling.

Luo Ling dismounted with swift movements, strode over to the group of officials, and asked in a cold voice, "Where are the others?"

"In... in Zhaosheng Palace..." a girl who was no more than fifteen years old answered.

Hearing this, Luo Ling turned his gaze to the subordinate beside him who had reported to him that there was no one in the palace, his eyes full of inquiry.

The subordinate, feeling questioned, quickly knelt on one knee and said, "Your Highness, we have searched the entire palace, and nothing is missing!"

Then, Luo Ling turned his gaze to the woman who had just answered him.

The woman seemed to be irritated by Luo Ling's cold eyes, and she shrank back and hid in the arms of a woman next to her.

The woman frowned in displeasure, then stood up and stared at Luo Ling, saying word by word, "They are indeed in Zhaosheng Palace. We just came out of Fengling Palace. Even if they were escaping, they couldn't have gotten away so quickly, not to mention there are thousands of servants in this palace. This means they must still be in the palace."

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