The Imperial Guards all turned to look at Cao Qi, who was rushing over with the imperial edict held high. Behind him was a large army, including the capital's reserve forces and the three main armies, as well as other troops in uniforms they couldn't recognize. Clearly, there were other troops as well.
Most importantly, the First Prince, Second Prince, and Third Prince were all being held captive, clearly subdued, and subdued by the commanders of the three armies, including their Commander Jin.
What exactly happened?
Weren't General Cao and the three commanders supposed to be helping the three princes to stop the Holy King?
How come the Holy King entered the capital and palace so easily, while the three princes were subdued by the three commanders? Did General Cao and the three commanders surrender to the Holy King?
But the Holy King is plotting a rebellion! Wouldn't General Cao and the three commanders be aiding and abetting the rebellion?
Seeing that the Imperial Guards were still standing there dumbfounded, Jin Lu raised his voice and said, "His Majesty has already issued an imperial edict to General Cao and the Commander of the Three Armies. As long as the Holy King enters the capital, the Capital Reserve Army and the Three Armies must obey the Holy King. They can even disobey the Emperor's orders. This is His Majesty's previous decree. Imperial Guards, obey! From now on, you only have one master, and that is the Holy King, not the Emperor!"
The Imperial Guards were instantly stunned, never expecting that the Emperor had issued such an imperial edict.
General Cao looked at the Emperor, whose eyes were lifeless and who was thin and bony, and felt a pang of heartache: "The Emperor has been put into a puppet state by the Third Prince. Now, none of the Emperor's orders are his own thoughts. Therefore, we can ignore the Emperor's orders. Everyone should listen to the Holy King!"
When Xuanyuan Yu, who was being held captive by Jinlu, saw Long Jiaojiao, his eyes lit up as if he had seen a savior.
When the Imperial Guards saw the imperial edict in General Cao's hand, they finally believed him and stopped their attack on the Holy King, gradually dispersing.
"Your Highness!" Mu Lingchen and the others rushed to Xuan Yuanzhan's side, looking at him with concern: "Are you alright?"
Xuanyuan Zhan shook his head and glanced at Tuoba Xiong, who was surrounded by soldiers.
Fortunately, Tuoba Xiong did not run away.
Mu Lingchen breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Su Yun'an safely by Su Xuening's side.
"Oh dear, that really scared me to death! I'm so glad you're alright, I'm so glad you're alright!"
He was really scared to death just now, and he rushed to the palace to tell Xuan Yuanzhan about Su Yun'an being kidnapped by Long Jiaojiao.
Thankfully, they rescued Su Yun'an. If anything had happened to his little cousin, he would have been truly held responsible!
Xuan Yuanzhan glared at him: "You still have the nerve to say that? I asked you to guard Yun'an, and what have you done!"
Thankfully, Yun'an is alright, otherwise how would he explain it to Ning'er?
He had sworn that nothing would happen to Yun'an if she came out with him, but something almost did happen!
Mu Lingchen apologized with shame: "It's my fault, it's my fault. I didn't expect that woman Long Jiaojiao would wake up and suddenly kidnap Yun An. I was confused for a moment. Fortunately, I'm alright now."
He was truly terrified.
Xuanyuan Zhan himself was also negligent. As soon as he saw Ning'er enter the palace, he immediately followed her in without paying any attention to Long Jiaojiao.
Well, now that Yun'an is alright, he doesn't want to pursue the matter any further.
Seeing that the Imperial Guards had all retreated and no one dared to step forward to capture Xuan Yuanzhan, Long Jiaojiao became enraged again and activated the Mother Gu within her body once more.
Xuanyuan Peng, who had been frozen in place for a long time, spoke again: "How dare you! You don't even obey my orders? Do you all want your entire families executed?"
Seeing Xuanyuan Peng in this state was heartbreaking for everyone.
Enraged, Xuan Yuanzhan attacked Long Jiaojiao again.
Long Jiaojiao showed no fear of Xuan Yuanzhan. She smiled wickedly and said, "Want to kill this Holy Maiden? Dream on!"
Long Jiaojiao used her mind again, and in an instant, green light bloomed within her body.
At the same time, Xuanyuan Peng, who had just been frozen in place, suddenly seemed to regain his vitality and attacked Xuanyuan Zhan's back.
"careful!"
"Your Highness, be careful!"
"Xuanyuan Zhan!"
Everyone shouted in unison when they saw Xuanyuan Peng's actions.
Hearing the shouts, Xuanyuan Zhan turned around abruptly and saw Xuanyuan Peng attacking him.
Xuan Yuanzhan was startled and subconsciously raised his hand to block Xuan Yuanpeng's attack, only to find that his arm was stiff as iron. His attack had just left his own arm bruised.
While dealing with Xuan Yuanpeng, Xuan Yuanzhan carefully observed his moves and was surprised to find that they were exactly the same as Long Jiaojiao's.
Damn it, Long Jiaojiao used the Puppet Gu to control Xuanyuan Peng and turn him into another version of himself. Now, Xuanyuan Peng has completely inherited Long Jiaojiao's martial arts style, and he is also an impenetrable fortress, probably invulnerable to swords and spears, and even has no sense of pain.
Xuanyuan Zhan immediately realized the seriousness of the situation. Not to mention that no one dared to fight Xuanyuan Peng, even if they did, apart from him and his three masters, no one else could be Xuanyuan Peng's match. Most importantly, they couldn't actually kill Xuanyuan Peng.
It can be said that Xuanyuan Peng has now become Long Jiaojiao's most solid shield.
"Xuanyuan Peng!" Seeing Xuanyuan Peng disregarding Xuanyuan Zhan and desperately attacking him, Bai felt sorry for both Xuanyuan Peng and Xuanyuan Zhan. She hurriedly called out to Xuanyuan Peng, trying to wake him up.
But how could Xuanyuan Peng, who was completely unconscious at the moment, hear her voice?
"Your Majesty, that's a prince! The prince you've been longing for! How could you kill him?" Zong Jiu cried anxiously beside him.
He wasn't afraid the prince would get hurt; he was afraid the emperor would blame himself after he regained consciousness.
Just as Xuanyuan Peng and Xuanyuan Zhan were locked in combat, Xuanyuan Yu, who was being suppressed by Jin Lu, suddenly went berserk, violently breaking free from Jin Lu's grip and then suddenly attacking Su Xuening.
"Third Prince!" Jin Lu exclaimed in shock and hurriedly chased after Xuan Yuan Yu to stop him.
But as soon as he grabbed Xuan Yuan Yu's arm, Xuan Yuan Yu slapped him hard.
With a loud "boom," Jin Lu was sent flying.
Jin Lu fell to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood. He tried to get up, but couldn't. He could only raise his head and look at Xuan Yuan Yu in horror.
Why did the Third Prince's martial arts suddenly become so powerful and terrifying?
Everyone else was also stunned by Xuan Yuan Yu's sudden action.
After knocking Jin Lu away, Xuan Yuan Yu went towards Su Xue Ning again. His gloomy appearance made it seem as if he wanted to tear Su Xue Ning to pieces.
"Sister!" Su Yun'an quickly pulled Su Xuening behind him, wanting to protect her.
"Ning'er!" Xuan Yuanzhan was also anxious when he saw that Xuan Yuanyu was about to hit Su Xuening. He wanted to go and protect her, but he was entangled by Xuan Yuanpeng and could not get away.
Upon seeing this, Pei Luo and Dao Yi rushed forward to stop Xuan Yuan Yu and engaged him in a fierce battle.
Youyi seemed to have figured out the crux of the problem, and immediately flew over to fight Long Jiaojiao.
Ye Feng, Ye Yun, and the others also quickly flew over to help Youyi fight the dragon.
Su Xuening also felt that Xuan Yuan Yu's current state was very strange, as it was too similar to Xuan Yuan Peng's.
His whole body was stiff, his eyes were lifeless, and even his martial arts moves were surprisingly similar to those of Xuanyuan Peng and Long Jiaojiao.
Su Xuening realized something and frowned, reminding Pei Luo and Dao Yi, "Masters, be careful, he has also been poisoned by Long Jiaojiao's puppet gu!"
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