Indeed, with 50,000 against 100,000, the odds of winning are too slim.

To avoid an irreversible defeat, Chu Yuan decided to make a small sacrifice.

As he walked forward, he couldn't help but glance up in the direction of the palace, praying in his heart, "Dugu Jue, hold on, you must hold on until reinforcements arrive!"

Chu Yuan held a small red pill in her palm, like a red thorn seed growing in the mountains.

Shen Youan didn't see anything special and reached out to take it, but Chu Yuan clenched her fist and pulled it back. "Go catch a chicken, and I'll show you."

That's right, the Red Pill is the new system item that Chu Yuan used before—[Thunderbolt Bomb]

A weapon for murder and robbery.

With just one small weapon, no matter if you are a fierce general, a martial arts master, or as strong as an ox, if you are hit, you will all die without a burial place!

A short while later, Shen Youan caught a chicken.

The teahouse was planning to slaughter it and make it for their dinner.

Seeing that Chu Yuan did nothing but slap the blood-red bean in her hand onto the chicken, the chicken broke free of her grip and fell to the ground. Before it could take even half a step, the chicken's head hit the ground, its legs kicked violently, and then it was still.

Shen Youan was horrified. She stepped forward to check and found that the body was already dead!

She suddenly looked up. "Auntie, how...how did you do that?"

Chu Yuan said, "Don't ask, because I don't know either. I got it by chance and didn't dare to use it casually. I only use it to save my life when I have no other choice."

Do you remember that time we were attacked in the mountains? The reason I was able to fight back against the assassin was because of this!

"We are currently outnumbered and outgunned, and I fear that delay could lead to unforeseen circumstances. Therefore, can you persuade General Shen to use this strategy?"

It took Shen Youan a few moments to process Chu Yuan's words.

He didn't ask any more questions, but simply nodded, while also asking, "How many of these things does Auntie have in total?"

Chu Yuan did some calculations. The Thunderclap Bombs were all in the system shop, with no quantity or purchase limit. What she needed to calculate was how many points she was willing to spend to buy them, and how many were needed for this battle.

After a while, he said a number, "Is 30,000 enough?"

Fortunately, this thing isn't expensive, only 30,000. It requires a total of 60,000 points. After spending the 50,000 points from the exclusive item given by the system, I only need to add a little more myself.

Otherwise, wouldn't we be at a huge loss?

Fortunately, the mission to restore the country will reward 200,000 points, so it's not too bad.

Shen Youan was thrilled upon hearing this. Thirty thousand, each one dead, this was even more effective than thirty thousand soldiers!

He jumped eight zhang high in the air, "Alright! I'll go tell my godfather that with this, we'll definitely win this battle for the palace!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Yuan clenched her fist. Yes, what she wanted was to win!

Otherwise, she would have used Thunderbolts to deal with the assassins in the palace. Now that she thinks about it, it's a good thing she didn't act rashly. At that time, only she and Dugu Jue were free. With four hands, how could the two of them defeat more than 100,000 rebel soldiers even with Thunderbolts?

...

An hour ago, inside the Wenyuan Pavilion.

Led by Dugu Xuancheng, a group of ministers who were loyal to him, and Xiao Jing and his son stood behind him.

Opposite them were the emperor and the rest of the people.

The two sides were locked in a tense standoff, ready to draw their swords.

Dugu Xuancheng held a knife to the Empress Dowager's neck, his eyes filled with murderous intent. "Dugu Tianxiong, are you going to write the abdication edict or not? Are you testing my patience, or is it that the old woman is too old and has lost her usefulness, so you don't care whether she lives or dies?"

As he spoke, he pressed down lightly on the blade, and a bead of blood oozed out from the edge.