Chapter 439: Attacking the City, Guarding

the Carriage Baili Yunhe nodded slightly, then stepped down from the carriage.

"Lead the way."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Baili Yunhe personally stepped into the Huayu Building. At this time, the building was already empty. Under the guidance of several subordinates, he walked through the corridor and came to the entrance of an already opened tunnel.

The entrance was very wide, with a built-up staircase extending downward. Many guards were already stationed inside, and the killers hiding inside were all tied up and forced to kneel on the side.

The smell of blood came to his face, and there were many corpses on the ground, some of which were guards and some were killers. It was obvious that a fierce battle had taken place here not long ago.

Jiang Cheng, the commander of the Imperial Guards who led the way, said, "Your Highness, I have sent people to count. A total of 37 people were captured alive in the underground palace, and 132 people were executed on the spot. The underground palace was built at least five years ago. It is definitely the lair of the Thousand Killings Tower!"

Baili Yunhe nodded, standing in the empty underground palace, looking around.

In the underground palace, the huge beams in the middle were carved with dragons and phoenixes, the walls were inlaid with many pearls, and there were also intricate and exquisite murals carved. The murals were lifelike, and the patterns on the paintings looked like the prototypes of beasts in the mountains and seas.

There are many tables and chairs in this underground palace. There are complete sets of tea sets and drinks on the table. Some cups are still steaming. I guess these people were drinking tea here without knowing anything before they were arrested.

In the empty space in the front, there is a bounty list hanging, on which all the tasks and names are written. Not far away, there is a stone platform, on which are placed many task tokens belonging to the Thousand Killings Tower and stacks of books.

Baili Yunhe said: "Bring all the living people to me."

"Yes!"

The little commander waved his hand, and the thirty or so people who were still alive were all brought to the front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and knelt in an orderly manner.

Some of the people in the group had been seriously injured, and the masks and scarves they usually used to conceal their identities had all been torn off.

The killers of the Thousand Killing House looked at Baili Yunhe in horror.

Baili Yunhe asked, "Who are you?"

The middle-aged man in the lead had his Adam's apple rolling and spoke very nervously.

"He is a killer in the Thousand Killings Building."

"How long have you been in the Thousand Killings Building?"

The middle-aged man immediately kowtowed: "Reporting to the lord, I have just joined the Thousand Killings Building for less than a month, and I have not completed a mission. Recently, I received an order from the building owner to gather all the newcomers here, saying that he would assign us a big mission and asked us to wait here. But I have been waiting here for three days, and I haven't even seen the building owner. I haven't killed anyone, please spare my life!"

He finished his words in a panic, and the expressions of the others were the same as his, and they all knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

After listening to Baili Yunhe, he suddenly sneered.

It turns out that this group of people are just abandoned sons arranged by Qiansha Tower.

It seems that the news has been leaked, and the real important figures of Qiansha Tower have already moved to other places.

Baili Yunhe picked up the account book boredly and flipped through it. Those books recorded some irrelevant things, and the truly valuable things were not here.

Baili Yunhe had expected this result.

He swept his eyes over the remaining thirty or so killers of Qiansha Tower, his eyes were calm, and then he spoke lightly.

"Kill."

Since you have chosen to be a killer, no matter whether you accept the task or not, you cannot escape the death penalty.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, Commander Jiang of the Imperial Guard responded immediately, and the rest of his subordinates raised their knives and cut off the throats of the killers, ignoring their cries for mercy.

"Your Highness, it has been confirmed that all these people are dead. What should we do next?"

Upon hearing this, Baili Yunhe suddenly smiled and looked at the young commander in front of him.

This man was the leader of the five thousand Imperial Guards that his father had arranged to be by his side.

"Commander Jiang, tell me, what should I do next?"

The man called Commander Jiang's face changed slightly.

Huayu Tower is in Qianyue City, far away from the imperial city. When they got here, more than five thousand people walked for a day and a night.

There were 30,000 guards stationed in the imperial city. Baili Yunhe took away 5,000 people. Although it would not affect the overall situation, there were still thousands of guards from Beiling Kingdom inside and outside the imperial city.

If there was a riot among them, more guards would be mobilized to defend. At that time, there would not be enough people to protect the imperial palace.

"Congratulations, Your Highness, for successfully destroying the Thousand Killings Tower. This place is empty now. I think those people in the Thousand Killings Tower are already afraid of Your Highness. If they can't make any more trouble, I think Your Highness should immediately lead the troops back to the Imperial City and tell the Emperor the good news. The Emperor will definitely reward Your Highness!"

Baili Yunhe narrowed his eyes and said, "Reward? There are thousands of masters in the Thousand Killings Tower. I heard that all the killers in the Thousand Killings Tower will gather here in the next two days. As a result, I brought five thousand forbidden soldiers back to the Imperial City. The guards came over with great fanfare, but only killed more than a hundred miscellaneous soldiers. Commander Jiang thought, who on earth leaked the news of my action, so that the Qiansha Tower was prepared in advance and arranged such a few shrimp soldiers to bluff me? "

The commander Jiang was stunned and said quickly: "Your Highness, I definitely did not leak a single thing!"

Baili Yunhe chuckled: "Really?"

At this moment, another figure had walked behind Commander Jiang.

This person was Yan Hu, the deputy commander who led the Imperial Guards this time.

The next moment, Yan Hu suddenly raised the long sword in his hand and stabbed it into Commander Jiang's back from behind.

"Hmm"

Commander Jiang widened his eyes, raised his head in disbelief, and looked at Baili Yunhe.

But the injured, pale and weak prince looked at him with a half-smile.

"Prince, you..."

His mind went blank, and the pain of a pierced heart swept over him. Commander Jiang covered the wound and opened his mouth, but he didn't even finish a sentence before he spit out blood and fell to the ground.

Deputy Commander Yan Hu drew out his sword, stared at the leader he had killed with cold eyes, and then bowed to Baili Yunhe.

"Your Highness, Jiang Cheng is dead."

Baili Yunhe nodded.

"Well done. From now on, these five thousand people will be led by you, Yan Hu."

Yan Hu looked serious and glanced at the guards around him.

When these people saw that Commander Jiang was dead, their expressions did not change at all. They came behind Yan Hu and saluted Baili Yunhe to express their loyalty.

"Your Highness, I pay my respects to your Highness the Crown Prince!"

The neat and unified voices echoed in the underground palace, and the sound was mighty.

Baili Yunhe stood up from the chair, without looking at the ground, where Jiang Cheng's blood was about to spread to his feet, and curled his lips and spoke.

"Go out and say that Commander Jiang was killed by an assassin. If you encounter anyone who disobeys orders, execute them directly. Gather all the remaining people and be ready to attack the imperial city to protect the emperor at any time!"

Baili Yunhe's words made the eyes of Yan Hu and others become hot.

Since leaving the imperial city, these five thousand people have been under the control of Baili Yunhe.

Except for Commander Jiang, who is still the emperor's confidant, the other small leaders have already defected to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

As for the five thousand ordinary guards outside, they only need to obey orders.

"I and others are willing to go through fire and water for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and we will never give up even if we die!"