Zhao Ji had already rushed out, so Tian Zhao and the others naturally followed closely.

Yueying gritted her teeth and killed her enemies while keeping enough men to protect the two corrupt officials.

Zhao Ji discovered that compared to the previous assassins, these men in black who emerged from the woods were obviously more well-trained.

After spending a long time with those soldiers, he felt that some of the boxing techniques of these men in black were similar to military boxing techniques.

The same is true for some formation changes, which are very military-like.

Thinking of this, Zhao Ji deliberately exposed a flaw in the fight and reached out to hold down a man in black.

Taking advantage of the moment of physical contact, Zhao Ji deliberately lied to him: "Are you from the army?"

How does he know?

【Cannot be exposed! 】

The next moment, the man in black suddenly gained great strength. If his previous goal was to kill the two corrupt officials, now his goal was to kill Zhao Ji, the living person.

Zhao Ji was sure of what he was thinking, and his eyes became sharp. It seemed that the people in the court had made great efforts to stop and kill these people of his outside the imperial city.

Zhao Ji used his internal energy to circulate throughout his body, and with a powerful punch, he knocked the man in black away.

Now the main target of these men in black is still the two corrupt officials.

The more they took it seriously, the more Zhao Ji knew that the people implicated by these two corrupt officials must be heavyweights.

"Protect those two corrupt officials. No mistakes can be made!"

Zhao Ji shouted loudly. During this period, the soldiers looked at Zhao Ji with new eyes, and even respected him.

So naturally he obeyed Zhao Ji's advice.

Soon more people gathered around the corrupt official. The blood from the fight splashed on the corrupt official's face, making the two men tremble.

They huddled together in the cage, not daring to look outside.

Now even if they were fools, they all knew that these people's goal was to kill them.

There were more and more people coming, and Zhao Ji's people were getting fewer and fewer. Even Yueying was stabbed in the back.

Suddenly, thick smoke floated over from a distance. Yueying was overjoyed: "Everyone, hold on a little longer. When the defenders of the royal city see the smoke, they will naturally send people to support us!"

Zhao Ji remained silent. He had never expected anything from the city defenders from the beginning.

Everyone gritted their teeth and held on for another quarter of an hour, but even though there was smoke and flickering flames here, there was still no movement coming from the direction of the royal city.

The light in Yueying's eyes gradually faded, and she finally understood what Zhao Ji had said: it is better to rely on yourself for everything.

"Even the Royal City garrison has been infiltrated?"

Yueying muttered to himself, while his men did not stop, defending mechanically.

If this continues, Zhao Ji's side will have fewer and fewer people, and will become more and more passive. By then, I'm afraid they will be exhausted to death here.

Tian Zhao gritted his teeth, and while changing weapons, he shouted to Zhao Ji: "Sir, the two of us will cover you and Chief Yue, you go first!"

The situation was pressing. Zhao Ji gritted his teeth and said nothing more. He found an opportunity and took Yueying out through a small path.

Only if they return to the royal city alive and knock on the gate of the royal city can they find rescuers to save Tian Chao and others.

It was unknown how long the killing lasted, but Zhao Ji only came to his senses when he reached the city wall.

Looking back suddenly, he found that the two corrupt officials were shivering in the cage obediently. Apart from a few scratches on their bodies from the fight, they were not seriously injured.

Perhaps because those men in black vaguely resembled the military, Zhao Ji was not surprised that they did not poison the knives.

All I can say is that he is not a serious assassin and lacks the ruthlessness of using any means necessary.

Zhao Ji and his men had already arrived outside the city wall, and Yueying and his men knocked on the city gate.

However, a long time passed and no one came to open the door.

The look on Yueying's face became increasingly gloomy. Zhao Ji narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly shouted, "Smash the door open! Smash it hard. I'll take responsibility if anything happens!"

That night, the people of the dynasty all vaguely heard a huge noise, which seemed to come from the city gate.

Some people didn't take these things to heart, but some people didn't dare to hide them and eventually opened the door.

After the door opened, Zhao Ji took out his sword and pressed it against the neck of the person who opened the door.

"Take me to see your general!" Zhao Ji said without hesitation.

When he saw the general defending the city, Zhao Ji flashed a cold light in his hand and directly took the general's head.

There were other people around the general, and they didn't expect Zhao Ji to act so decisively. The others didn't react for a while.

He just stared blankly at Zhao Ji holding the general's head in his hand.

Zhao Ji ignored the other little fish and turned to Yueying and said, "Tian Zhao and the others are still struggling. Chief Yue, please take some people to rescue them. As long as someone from your side leaves the city, they will definitely retreat!"

Yueying also knew the urgency of the matter, so she turned around and left.

Zhao Ji carried the head from the city gate to the outside of the imperial city and threw the head directly on the ground at the gate of the imperial city.

At this time, such a big commotion in the city naturally could not be concealed from the emperor.

The emperor had already sent people to greet Zhao Ji outside the gate of the imperial city.

Zhao Ji brought the two corrupt officials into the imperial city.

The palace was brightly lit. The emperor looked at Zhao Ji covered in blood and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Lord Zhao, did you kill the general?"

Although the emperor knew that Zhao Ji had killed someone, he didn't know some of the previous details, so he looked a little doubtful now.

Zhao Ji had been stripped of his weapons when he entered the palace, but with his skills, it would be easy for him to kill the emperor if he really wanted to.

But Zhao Ji doesn't have this plan now.

"I can explain the matter of the generals, but Your Majesty, please arrange more personnel to protect the two corrupt officials in Hua'an County."

Even if the emperor was slow, he finally reacted: "Were you robbed and murdered?"

Zhao Ji nodded, and a plan came to his mind. He pretended to be exhausted and fainted in the hall.

As expected, the emperor's voice was heard: "Lord Zhao, come quickly and find the imperial physician for me..."

After all the trouble, Zhao Ji fell asleep in the side hall.

After all, Zhao Ji also knew that the emperor had not yet figured out the ins and outs of the matter, and even if he had doubts, he would definitely do his best to save himself.

Before falling asleep, Zhao Ji sealed several acupuncture points on his body, creating a state of exhaustion from severe injury and excessive blood loss.

Even if the imperial physician came, he would only diagnose these results.

After a hard fight, Zhao Ji was really tired, so he decided to use this time to regain his focus.