Before he could finish speaking, the old eunuch suddenly ripped off his mask, revealing his true face.

"Chen...Chen Zhennan! No, General!"

Li Yan's voice trembled, his eyes were filled with terror, his face turned pale instantly, and his body involuntarily shrank back.

Chen Zhennan's appearance was like a bolt from the blue, completely shattering Li Yan's psychological defenses.

He originally thought that by betraying Chen Zhennan and siding with Song Xuan, he would be safe and sound. Little did he know that true fear would only descend at this moment.

"General, I...I was wrong, please spare my life..."

Chen Zhennan slowly put down the imperial edict in his hand, a mocking smile on his lips, but his eyes burned with the flames of revenge.

With a flick of his sleeve, he pulled out a small and exquisite pistol and pointed it at Li Yan's forehead.

"Put down your weapons! Protect the Prime Minister!"

With shouts, a group of guards rushed over, their swords, spears, and halberds all aimed at Chen Zhennan.

"Whoever touches him dies!"

Chen Zhennan shouted and fired a shot into Li Yan's leg, blood gushing out instantly from the wound.

"Li Yan, do you know why we chose noon? That's an auspicious time for beheading. Today, I'm following tradition too. Now, I'll send you to the Western Paradise!"

Li Yan collapsed to the ground, his whole body trembling uncontrollably.

"No, no! Commander, Commander, please spare me! I'll do anything for you, anything you ask, I'll guarantee it..."

"Bang!"

A gunshot rang out, and a bloody hole instantly appeared on Li Yan's forehead, blood and brain matter mixed together. His body leaned backward and slowly fell to the ground.

After putting down his gun, Chen Zhennan turned around and saw that the mansion was full of high-ranking officials from the imperial court, all of whom had come to congratulate Li Yan.

"I, Chen Zhennan, am here today to stir things up. These are all high-ranking officials of the imperial court. Perfect, I'm warning you all, watch out! If anyone dares to oppress the people, today's Li Yan will be tomorrow's you!"

After saying that, Chen Zhennan slowly pulled a grenade from his waist...