"You have a problem?" The Third Prince Zhou Jian was stunned. "You are not a member of the royal family. You are just a guard of Zhou Shuyi!"
"A guard can't have opinions?" Wang Xiaohai asked, "Who made this rule?"
The third prince Zhou Jian was unable to refute it, as the Zhou Kingdom did not have such a rule.
There was a whisper and a few sneers coming from the ancestral hall.
"Someone, take this guy..." The third prince Zhou Jian was unable to argue and could only get angry and prepare to order someone to drag Wang Xiaohai out and behead him.
"You're going to kill me without even asking me what I think?" Wang Xiaohai said, "You'll be accused of brutality if you kill innocent people like this!"
"Do you think I'm afraid? What do you think?" The third prince Zhou Jian snorted.
He thought, "I'll wait until you finish speaking before killing you. It'll only take a few minutes. Let everyone see that I'm still merciful - at least I'll agree to the dead man's last request."
"My surprise is, why don't you have some food around here? Are we going to let everyone starve to offer sacrifices to the Zhou ancestors?" Wang Xiaohai said, "Those present are all pampered princes and princesses. If they faint from hunger, it will damage your reputation."
"Is this your opinion?" said the Third Prince Zhou Jian. "Why didn't you say so earlier? I thought you were against me taking charge of the situation."
The so-called presiding over the overall situation of the Third Prince Zhou Jian implicitly meant presiding over the overall situation of the entire country and becoming the emperor! After all, who doesn't want to be the emperor? Only by becoming the emperor can one control fate and life and death in one's own hands.
"I have no objection to you presiding over the sacrifice and funeral," Wang Xiaohai said, "but since the late emperor has not issued an order, all of his children have a chance, including Princess Shu."
Wang Xiaohai's words were earth-shattering, like a bolt of thunder across the night sky.
There was more discussion in front of the ancestral hall, and no one seemed to be trying to suppress their voices anymore:
"How is this possible? There has never been a queen since the Zhou Kingdom became independent."
"That's right, this is the first time I've heard of it. This guard must be here to cause trouble."
"Who cares? The more chaotic the situation is, the better it is for us."
"If I can only choose between the two, I would rather the Third Prince Zhou Jian ascend the throne than Zhou Shuyi. Because she has no dignity or courage, and she has no brains."
"What are you talking about? This is just her guards spouting nonsense because they feel they are about to be beheaded. You really want to have a serious discussion!"
The Fourth Prince, who was helping Concubine An up the stairs from a distance, jumped up in anger.
The Third Prince Zhou Jian shouted, "Guards, catch this madman!"
The few sword-carrying guards who had not participated in the firefighting in front of the ancestral hall immediately drew their swords and slashed at Wang Xiaohai.
"Be careful!" Princess Shu couldn't help but remind.
She and Wang Xiaohai are now in the same boat. If something happens to Wang Xiaohai, she will also be in danger!
"I know." Wang Xiaohai dodged a knife easily, then grabbed the wrist of a palace guard and threw him over his shoulder, knocking him unconscious.
Wang Xiaohai twisted his body and snatched the guard's knife. He saw the shadow on the ground swinging the knife at him, then turned around and slashed diagonally. The knife flashed, and two arms fell to the ground in pieces, and blood splattered like raindrops.
The knife light turned in the air and slashed towards the third prince Zhou Jian—
"Master, save me!" The third prince was panicked and couldn't help shouting.
A slender soft sword flew out from the ancestral hall, followed by a man. The sword body was like a spirit snake, entwining Wang Xiaohai's long sword. There was a "clang, ding, dang, dang" sound of weapons clashing, and flames flew everywhere. Both of them retracted their weapons at the same time.
"Lan Ze!"
Wang Xiaohai recognized the man wielding the soft sword as Lan Ze, the True God from the Pingting Star Region. He could be said to be the second most powerful True God in the universe, and his strength was not much different from the top Demon Gods. Although his realm was suppressed to that of a mortal, his strength was still top-notch. Even more than 90% of the Plane Gods in the same realm could not defeat him!
"Wang Xiaohai!"
Lan Ze was also surprised. It was true that enemies would meet each other. However, people like them who stood at the pinnacle of the gods would fight between the two palaces. After all, in terms of influence on the Zhou Kingdom, what else could compare to the palace?
"You actually defected to Zhou Fan and became his minion?" Wang Xiaohai's long sword was still pointing forward. He knew that no one in the same realm could be his opponent. He just had this confidence!
"Didn't you also go to Zhou Shuyi?" Lan Ze said, his mind racing, and he immediately realized that Wang Xiaohai was doing the same thing as him - helping someone become the new emperor!
However, he chose the third prince, while Wang Xiaohai chose Princess Shu, so Wang Xiaohai's situation was more difficult and he would get a higher score if he succeeded.
"Master, do you know the princess's guard?" The third prince seemed surprised.
"I know him, an acquaintance." Lan said simply.
"Master, are you sure you can win?" The third prince Zhou Jian looked panicked. He was afraid that if the master was no match for this guard, he would be in real danger - because he had seen with his own eyes that Master Lan Ze defeated his two hundred guards alone. He was extremely powerful and was simply an invincible warrior!
"No." Although Lan Ze was unwilling, he had no choice but to admit it.
"Can you ask another master to come and help?" asked the third prince Zhou Jian.
"I'll give it a try." Lan Ze shouted to the ancestral hall, "A powerful guy has appeared, come out and help!"
Another man rushed out from the ancestral temple, holding a heavy axe in his hand. His steps were steady and made a "dong dong" sound as he walked. It seemed that the axe was extremely heavy.
"Master Lan Ze, who is there that you can't deal with?" the axe-wielding man asked curiously, then walked out of the shadows, stood in front of everyone, and looked at the man opposite Lan Ze!
"Wang Xiaohai!" The man with the axe screamed in horror.
"Tang Ke!" Wang Xiaohai was also surprised. He didn't expect that Tang Ke would join forces with Lan Ze. After all, he had helped him collect information about the gods in the Pingting Star Region in the True God Arena, which also included Lan Ze's information. However, since Ji Ben's information was wrong, Wang Xiaohai no longer needed his remaining information.
Tang Ke and Lan Ze had a bad relationship before, but now they have joined forces; he and Wang Xiaohai were teammates in the same team before, but in the blink of an eye they became enemies. How unpredictable!
"Are you going to go against me too?" Wang Xiaohai said in a voice devoid of emotion, "Master Tang Ke."
"I'm sorry, we can still be good friends after we get out, but here, I can't give up halfway. I need to help the third prince." Tang Ke apologized.
"Wang Xiaohai, don't think you are so powerful. The two of us may not lose to you!" Lan Ze felt relieved when he saw this. He was really afraid that Tang Ke would not dare to go against Wang Xiaohai, so he could only sneak out of the palace and kill any high-ranking official to complete the task.
The three of them stood in silence in front of the Ancestral Hall of the Zhou Imperial Palace. The positions of the three formed an equilateral triangle, which was the position deliberately chosen by Lan Ze and Tang Ke Zhenshen, the best distance for attack and assistance in defense.
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