Su Ruojin remained silent, only coldly staring at the Imperial Advisor.

With all his own guards lurking around the Imperial Preceptor's residence, Xiao Yanchu's martial arts skills, combined with his poison, would make it incredibly easy for him to escape.

But she didn't want that to happen either. If she injured the King of Xiaoyue and it triggered a war between the two countries, it would be the ordinary people of both countries and the soldiers who went to the battlefield who would suffer.

Gao Hongyuan could tell that the other party had held back, and Ji Yanzhuo was not injured.

Ji Yanzhuo made the first move, and since others didn't know he was the Emperor of Xiaoyue, they couldn't help but be on guard.

"All of you, step back!" Gao Hongyuan shouted.

The guard immediately sheathed his sword.

Upon seeing this, Ji Yanzhuo rushed to the nearest guard, snatched the guard's sword, and thrust it directly at the guard.

The guard dared not dodge and was stabbed squarely. He clutched his abdomen and fell to the ground, blood flowing from his fingertips!

"Zhuo'er!" Gao Hongyuan grabbed Ji Yanzhuo and shouted, "What are you doing!"

"They dare disobey me! I'll kill them!"

Holding a blood-stained sword, Ji Yanzhuo glared fiercely at Su Ruojin and Xiao Yanchu. Remembering the kick Xiao Yanchu had just given him, he dared not take a step forward.

His intuition told him that the other party wouldn't tolerate him like others would, and if he dared to attack again, the other party would definitely kick him again.

"Butler, see the guests out!" Gao Hongyuan gritted his teeth.

"Grand Preceptor, you can't let them go! Have them all arrested and imprisoned!" Ji Yanzhuo cried out anxiously.

"Butler, see the guests out!" Gao Hongyuan said again.

The steward of the Imperial Preceptor's residence hurriedly stepped forward, "Doctor Ye, this way please."

"No, they can't leave!" Ji Yanzhuo rushed forward to try to grab Su Ruojin, but Gao Hongyuan pulled him back, and no matter how much Su Ruojin struggled and kicked, Gao Hongyuan didn't let go.

After the man left, Gao Hongyuan said coldly, "Prepare the carriage and escort the Emperor back to the palace!"

Upon arriving at the palace, Ji Yanzhuo went straight to Empress Dowager Wu's Ningkang Palace.

"Mother, kill those two people quickly! They kicked me!" Ji Yanzhuo threw himself into Empress Dowager Wu's arms.

Empress Wu was startled when she heard this; someone actually dared to kick Zhuo'er!

She quickly pulled Zhuo'er over and examined her from head to toe, but found nothing wrong. "Someone, quickly summon the imperial physician!"

"No need to send word, he's fine." Gao Hongyuan followed him in.

Empress Dowager Wu saw Gao Hongyuan and hurriedly asked, "What happened? Did someone really kick Zhuo'er? Why didn't you arrest them? This is a serious crime of disobedience! I will exterminate their entire family!"

Gao Hongyuan was slightly angry and showed no mercy to Empress Dowager Wu, saying, "A doting mother spoils her son. If you continue to indulge him like this, are you trying to ruin him?"

Empress Dowager Wu was taken aback. She hadn't expected Gao Hongyuan to say that, and knew something must have happened.

"What exactly happened?"

Gao Hongyuan briefly explained the situation: "I just wanted Ye Zhao to examine Zhuo'er, and he pulled out a dagger to stab her. She didn't even know that Zhuo'er was the emperor. Wasn't she allowed to resist?"

Empress Dowager Wu was furious upon hearing this. "I will have that Ye Zhao brought here immediately! Zhuo'er was showing him respect by inviting him to the palace. Not only did he refuse to come, but he also dared to kick Zhuo'er. I will definitely sentence him to death by a thousand cuts!"

"Yes, Mother, death by a thousand cuts!" Ji Yanzhuo became even bolder when he saw that his mother was backing him up.

Gao Hongyuan felt a headache coming on. "Kill, kill, kill! All you know how to do is kill! How many people does Xiaoyue have that you can kill like this? If you keep killing, aren't you afraid that Zhuo'er's position will be in jeopardy?"

Empress Dowager Wu didn't take it seriously. "The late emperor only had one son, Zhuo'er. What do I have to be afraid of? Just kill anyone who is disobedient."

"Then go ahead and kill them. I don't care anymore. I'm leaving Dragon Cloud City tomorrow." Gao Hongyuan was completely enraged.