The Imperial Guards were stunned to see the Empress completely out of control.

Their duty is to guard the palace and protect the Emperor of Great Xia. However, Wei Maozhen has now ordered the burning of the Golden Palace.

No one dared to speak up to stop it, or rather, no one dared to say anything.

Guo Yuan was so frightened that she backed away repeatedly, but she slipped and fell.

Hearing the noise, the Empress turned around abruptly, "You...you are Guo Wenlong's daughter."

She doesn't remember Guo Yuan's name, or perhaps she has no interest in remembering it at all.

"Hehe, your father is dead, torn to pieces by Lin Mo, hahaha!" She laughed maniacally, "torn to pieces by the Butcher King Lin Mo, hahaha!"

"No, my father won't die, he won't!" Guo Yuan cried out. "Your Majesty, you're lying, you're lying!"

"Lying?" Wei Maozhen chuckled. "I'll send you to the underworld, then you can ask your father yourself and he'll know everything."

As he spoke, Wei Maozhen, gripping a bloodstained dagger, stepped forward menacingly.

"No!" Guo Yuan's mother mustered her courage and stood in front of her. "Yuan'er, go, go quickly!"

"But Mother..."

"No buts, run!"

Women are inherently weak, but become strong when they become mothers.

In an attempt to save Guo Yuan, Guo's mother suddenly unleashed boundless power. She lunged forward, grabbed the dagger in Nv Maozhen's hand, and let her opponent pierce her palm, drawing blood.

"Hurry up and go!" she yelled.

Guo Yuan couldn't bear it and wanted to go forward, but suddenly something moved behind her. A hand suddenly reached out from the darkness, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her into the darkness.

Guo Yuan opened her mouth to shout, but it was covered by another hand, causing her to suffocate.

"Miss Guo, if you want to live, don't make a sound!" The voice was thin and carried a hint of command.

Outside, battering rams were pounding against the gates of the Golden Palace, producing a deafening sound.

In that instant, she saw him, a dark figure with eyes that gleamed in the firelight.

Guo Yuan also noticed that this person's hair was black on one side and white on the other.

The newcomer was none other than He Xiao, the Venerable Master of Xuanhua Palace!

"I was sent by the King of Shu to rescue you." He Xiao released her mouth, allowing her to catch her breath.

"King of Shu? Save me?" Guo Yuan asked in surprise. "Then can you save my mother?"

"Compared to saving your mother, I care more about how to open the gates of the Golden Palace!" He Xiao told her. "The longer this drags on, the more people will die at the hands of this madwoman!"

Now, please come here, come behind me.

For some reason, He Xiao's words seemed to have a magical power, and Guo Yuan subconsciously walked forward, into the darkness.

“Yes, that’s it. I will protect you!” He Xiao’s voice came again. “Now, please wait here for a moment, Miss Guo.”

Then, He Xiao emerged from the darkness, moving as swiftly as a monkey, brandishing his short sword and creating a blurry trail of light and shadow.

The Imperial Guards screamed, "Your Majesty!"

Wei Maozhen suddenly looked up, and upon realizing the danger, immediately abandoned Guo's mother.

"Protect the Emperor! Protect the Emperor!" she cried out in terror.

At the critical moment, a member of the Imperial Guard stood in front of him, using his own body to block He Xiao.

However, He Xiao's purpose was not this; he wanted to open the gates of the Golden Palace, not engage in meaningless entanglement.

Therefore, he brandished his short sword and forced the Imperial Guards to retreat.

The Imperial Guards pressed on relentlessly, roaring and howling.

They had no words, only howled like wild beasts; that night, too many people were turned into beasts.

He Xiao's retreat seemed to turn into a rout. The Imperial Guards passed by his chest, arms, and head, but they just couldn't touch him.

The others inside the Golden Palace screamed in alarm, while He Xiao gracefully retreated, crashing towards the Golden Palace gate.

Suddenly, someone bumped into He Xiao's back. The Imperial Guards caught up and slashed downwards with all their might, but He Xiao easily dodged to the side, while the unfortunate eunuch was not fast enough.

He reached out to protect his face, but the Imperial Guard's sword slashed between his shoulder and elbow.

"Ah..." the Imperial Guard roared, "Die!"

He drew his sword, and blood spurted from the eunuch's upper head.

The next second, the Imperial Guard found that his chest had been pierced by a short sword.

He Xiao straightened up, holding his sword in one hand and pulling on the bolt of the Golden Palace gate with the other.

At this moment, all the Imperial Guards surrounded them, holding long swords and looking menacing.

Upon seeing this, He Xiao smiled faintly.

He skillfully pulled open the door bolt while fighting with his sword in one hand.

With each step, he thrust; with each slash, he parried; with each step, he sliced; with each strike, he cut down enemies one by one, felling them to the ground.

The Imperial Guards were completely panicked. "Just what kind of expert is this? How can he single-handedly fight against dozens of Imperial Guards..."

Not long after, the bolt was removed.

He Xiao reached for the heavy iron ring on the wooden door of the Golden Palace, pulled hard, and the door resisted for a while before slowly opening inward with a frighteningly loud creak.

The gate opened, and seven or eight soldiers, fully encased in black armor and wearing full-face helmets, entered.

Behind them stood dozens of elegantly dressed "Imperial Guards".

Upon seeing this, Wei Maozhen and the remaining Imperial Guards trembled.

"I... have lost!" Wei Maozhen exclaimed.

"Kill! Kill all the rebels!" one of the Imperial Guards shouted, then raised his longsword and bravely charged forward.

But how could the Imperial Guards possibly contend with the formidable Nightmare Cavalry?

After a brief shout of battle, the entire Golden Palace fell into a deathly silence once again.

He stood in place, clad entirely in black armor, seemingly waiting for something.

Wei Maozhen could perhaps feel the chill that accompanied them, but she couldn't hear their voices, not even their breathing...

After a long while, a voice announced, "The King of Shu has arrived!"

Lin Mo's figure slowly emerged from the gate of the Golden Palace.

Dressed in his wedding attire, with a smile on his face—the smile of a victor—he slowly stepped into the Golden Palace.

He Xiao bowed to him, and he calmly returned the bow.

For some reason, Wei Maozhen trembled uncontrollably upon seeing Lin Mo again.

Is it anger? Is it fear? Is it resentment?

She herself didn't know.

As Lin Mo stopped, Wei Maozhen suddenly shouted, "No, don't kill me! Please, please don't kill me!"

Her voice was loud, but no one responded.

After a long while, Lin Mo spoke up, "Lord He, find her a stool."

He Xiao stepped forward, grabbed her wrist, and lifted her off the ground, letting her struggle weakly.

"Sit down!" He Xiao said coldly.

Wei Maozhen dared not resist and obediently sat down.

Then, Lin Mo waved his hand, "Take everyone else away!"

The subordinates immediately obeyed the order and took Guo Wenlong's wife and daughters to a safe place. They then ordered the other female relatives and officials in the palace to leave.

After his subordinates finished their business, he found a chair, sat down, and looked at the mentally unstable Wei Maozhen, saying again, "Your Majesty, shouldn't we settle our accounts properly?"