Seeing no trace of his three wives, Sun Jian was extremely anxious.

At this moment, the entire palace was surrounded by the Second Prince's army.

With the addition of the rebellious Imperial Guards, the Second Prince's army now numbered ten thousand.

He looked at the palace, which he knew very well, with a smug satisfaction.

"Father, do you think I'm not as good as my elder brother now?"

"I know that Father is in a situation that is irreversible. Why don't you come out and see your son?"

The Second Prince's voice echoed throughout the palace, and soon the old emperor slowly walked out.

Seeing his son now leading his army to block the steps below, a trace of sorrow flashed across the old emperor's murky eyes.

They're all your own sons, why make things like this?

Do you really think you've already won?

The old emperor spoke slowly.

"What else can we do? Father, I now command elite troops, but how many soldiers in the palace are still capable of fighting?"

"If you order the execution of Sun Jian and the Crown Prince on charges of treason, you can become the retired emperor."

"Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Upon hearing the Second Prince's words, the old emperor chuckled.

The last vestige of tenderness in his eyes vanished.

"It seems you've already thought it through. What about that old geezer Lin Xuanpu? Without his advice behind the scenes, how could you possibly have come up with such a comprehensive plan?"

"Lin Xuanfu, you have served me for decades, and in the end, are you still afraid to come out of the sword formation?"

As the emperor's voice fell, Lin Xuanfu, with an expressionless face, stepped out from the army.

Standing before the emperor once again, Lin Xuanfu felt a mix of emotions.

He didn't want things to come to this.

However, he and Sun Jian were sworn enemies from the very beginning.

If the Crown Prince really ascends to the throne, then he, as the direct descendant of the Second Prince, will definitely not survive.

It can only be said that striking first gives you the upper hand, while striking later brings disaster.

"Your Majesty, you have been in charge of the government for many years. Surely you can see through this kind of stake? If the Second Prince doesn't take action, then we will be the ones who die."

"Now, Your Highness is giving you one last chance. We can still perfectly resolve the matter of killing Sun Jian and the Crown Prince who are by your side."

At that moment, Sun Jian, who had searched the entire palace, heard Lin Xuanfu's words as soon as he came out.

"Go to hell, you old bastard! Hand over my wife, or I'll shoot you full of thorns later."

His three wives were his Achilles' heel, but he never expected that these people would actually kidnap all of them.

Seeing Sun Jian so angry, Lin Xuanfu was quite pleased. He clapped his hands and pressed Sun Jian's three wives down on top of him.

“Sun Jian, your three wives are quite considerate of you. They wanted to be buried with you when they heard you were dead. But I didn’t expect them to have some tricks up their sleeves. It took quite a bit of effort to capture them.”

"Now you are reunited, and you will have company on the road, so you won't become a lonely ghost."

Seeing that his three wives were safe and sound, Sun Jian felt much more at ease.

"Lin Xuanfu, you better pray that my wife is alright, otherwise, I'll tear you to pieces."

"Hmph, Sun Jian! You're just a poor peasant. If it weren't for various fortuitous events, you would never have met me in your life. And now you dare to spout such nonsense here?"

"Your Highness, I think there's no need to say anything more. Just launch a full-scale attack, and then the world will be ours."

Upon hearing Lin Xuanfu's words, the Second Prince waved his hand and gave the order without saying a word.

"Husband, you must go quickly, the three of us will hold them off for you."

Just then, Zhou Zijian leaped out and swept his sword across.

However, there are many soldiers and experts here. Although Zhou Zijian is powerful, he is far from being an expert.

In a single sweep, the sword pierced his chest.

"No, honey."

Just then, Princess Chang Le and Princess Tai Ping suddenly appeared and dragged away Sun Jian's other two wives, but they themselves were captured.

"Lord Sun, we both like you very much, but it's a pity that we can't be your women in this life. Let's meet again in the next life."

"You scoundrel! We are princesses, you should take us hostage. It would be more useful than them now."

The emperor, however, did not seem alarmed by what he saw.

The second prince noticed the old emperor's expression and his heart skipped a beat.

Could it be that things have already reached this point, yet there are still unexpected changes?

"I had hoped you could turn over a new leaf, but now it seems you have no way back."

The old emperor sighed deeply, then waved his hand, and a number of people suddenly appeared from the palace walls.

These people were all holding Sun Jian's kind of compound in their hands.

A single crossbow bolt can pierce the hearts of three enemies.

From a distance, the palace walls were covered with men dressed in black, each wielding a crossbow.

There must be at least several hundred people.

"Lin Xuanfu, you old bastard, how dare you kidnap my wife! I'll make sure you suffer a fate worse than death!"

"Shoot the arrows!"

At Sun Jian's command, all the men in black attacked, their crossbow bolts whistling as they hurtled towards the group.

Although these rebel soldiers had weapons, their armor made them completely defenseless against these composite crossbows.

In less than a few minutes, thousands of traitors had fallen.

Seeing this situation, the Second Prince's teeth were clenched and his eyes were bloodshot.

"Charge the entire army! Make sure they are captured alive!"

The second prince now understands that unless they capture the emperor and Sun Jian, they have no chance of survival; otherwise, they know they will truly be turned into a pincushion.

"It has been detected that the favorability between Princess Taiping and Princess Changle has reached its peak."

The very next second after the system notification, Sun Jian used the massive amount of points to directly exchange for a powerful weapon.

In the blink of an eye, Sun Jian was in front of Lin Xuanfu.

He grabbed Lin Xuanfu by the neck.

They almost crushed his neck.

"You old bastard, just die!"

As he said this, he snapped Lin Xuanfu's neck with a crack.

At that moment, all the rebels were riddled with bullets.

Only the Second Prince remained.

There were also several hundred loyal soldiers he had brought from the mansion who covered his escape.

Unfortunately, these hundreds of soldiers ultimately died under the crossbow.

Even the second prince fell into a pool of blood.

After clearing out the rebels, Sun Jian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After cleaning up the battlefield, Sun Jian revealed his entire plan.

But that evening, the Crown Prince brought bad news.

The Second Prince's body was never found!

"It seems there's still a lot more to this palace than meets the eye..."

Sun Jian slowly opened his mouth and looked into the distance.