A city-wide manhunt ensued, throwing the capital into chaos, all for the sake of capturing the Regent.
The people, who were seeing this scene for the first time, hid in their homes, closed their doors, and dared not come out.
One of the families, hearing the orderly footsteps of soldiers passing by outside, sighed and said to the woman in the house, "If you ask me, this regent is a good prince. It's a pity, with this kind of situation, he probably won't be able to escape."
His wife said, "Our relatives in Jiangnan have all benefited from his kindness, alas..."
He shook his head: "Stop talking nonsense. From now on, it will be the Empress Dowager's world. It's just that His Highness died young..."
They both shook their heads.
This scene was repeated in other people's homes as well. Whether they were hoping for the regent to step down and the young emperor to take power, or hoping for the regent to seize power, they all felt that he could not escape this calamity and was doomed to die.
But they don't understand.
The best hunters often appear as prey.
A long spear, a blood-red python robe.
Gu Mu glanced at the palace city, littered with corpses.
In this world, who can rival us!
He walked along the path under the eaves, each step signifying that a new world was one inch closer.
By the next day... all the chaos will be over.
There will never be another Empress Dowager.
People will remember that there was a man who single-handedly fought against the Empress Dowager's faction, which had surrounded the entire capital.
After completely shaking off the Empress Dowager's pursuers, Gu Mu, the "prey," lightly touched the rooftops and climbed up to sit atop the highest tower in the capital.
From this vantage point, you can overlook the entire capital city.
Not only in the palace city, but also outside the palace city, there were soldiers of the Empress Dowager's faction everywhere.
They knocked on the doors of ordinary people's homes, searching house to house, even digging three feet into the ground, determined to find Gu Mu.
But what they didn't know was that Gu Mu, the "prey," was in the perspective of a "hunter."
They looked down at them like lambs to the slaughter.
They never imagined that, despite being surrounded by layers upon layers of defenses, with both close and long-range attacks meticulously planned, Gu Mu would still manage to break out of the city single-handedly.
He even remotely blew the head off Liu, the Empress Dowager's confidant.
All of this was completely unexpected for them.
However, they were confident that the entire capital was now under the control of the Empress Dowager, with the city gates sealed and the defenses tight, so that not even a fly could escape the city.
The regent is fighting a desperate battle in the capital; he will be defeated sooner or later.
Gu Mu opened his hand, and six pills appeared in his palm.
Points -180.
Having spent such a large amount of points, Gu Mu now only has 50 points left.
He believed that as long as he killed the enemy before the enemy could kill him, the enemy could never kill him.
Of course, it's still good to keep a life-saving pill in case of emergency.
These six pills are three strengthening pills and three spirit pills.
Gu Mu tossed one into his mouth like a candy, chewed it, swallowed it, and then tossed another one in.
To Gu Mu's surprise, when he ate the fifth one—
"It's not working anymore?" Originally, the efficacy of this pill was gradually weakening.
But, the fifth one is already ineffective, that's just too... few...
Aside from providing Gu Mu with significant improvements the first time, the effects of this medicine afterward were negligible.
But something is better than nothing, but this makes it completely ineffective?
Gu Mu cursed inwardly as he opened the system panel. He saw that the "Strengthening Body Pill" and "Primordial Spirit Pill" sections in the shop were both darkened, with a line of small text displaying: "Considering that this item has lost its effectiveness for the host, it is currently upgrading the item. Upgrade time: uncertain. Please wait patiently."
In other words, it will no longer be possible to redeem it.
Gu Mu glanced at the single Yuan Shen Pill remaining in his hand.
He had a slight suspicion that these were counterfeit or substandard products sold by the system.
This Primordial Spirit Pill, also the fifth one, is completely ineffective, just like the Body Strengthening Pill he just swallowed. Swallowing it will have no effect whatsoever.
That's thirty points!!!
Gu Mu looked at the Yuan Shen Pill in his hand with a pained expression. After thinking for a moment, he stuffed it into the mouth of an unseen assassin.
I wonder what will happen to the assassins created by the system after they consume the Yuan Shen Pill created by the system?
The assassin swallowed it expressionlessly.
I burped.
Gu Mu stuffed the food in too quickly, and he choked.
Gu Mu looked at the assassins.
The assassin looked at Gu Mu.
The two stared at each other, wide-eyed.
"Can you feel it?" This was the first time Gu Mu had taken this kind of pill, and his entire body had been transformed.
But these assassins didn't seem to react at all.
However, assassins are inherently emotionless, so it's understandable that he remained calm.
So Gu Mu finally couldn't help but ask.
"Yes." The assassin nodded honestly.
Gu Mu breathed a sigh of relief, then asked again, "How did it feel?"
"I choked and wanted to burp," the assassin answered honestly.
"..."
Those thirty points were ultimately wasted.
Gu Mu was heartbroken. He looked up at the sky and sighed deeply.
The assassin looked at his master, not understanding why his master hadn't shown this expression when he was being chased, but now looked pained because of his answer.
Adhering to the principle of pleasing his master, the assassin quietly added, "It's quite delicious."
"..."
The assassin now realized that his master's expression wasn't one of deep sorrow, but rather one of wanting to strangle him, so he obediently shut his mouth.
Being a person is so hard!
Gu Mu sat on the top of the tower for an entire afternoon, until finally a master of light-footed skills who could fly that high discovered him.
The expert saw that Gu Mu was sitting alone, but his blood-red python robe reminded him that Gu Mu was not someone to be trifled with.
Therefore, the expert did not immediately attack Gu Mu, but instead took out a signal flare and launched it into the air.
In an instant, purple fireworks burst open in the sky.
“Even if you kill me now, they’ll know you’re here!” the expert said smugly, feeling very clever.
Gu Mu doubted that he had heard correctly.
Anyone who can fly to the top of this tower must be a master.
He gripped his spear and asked uncertainly, "Do you think I can kill you instantly? Are you proud of that?"
"..." Expert: I just realized something seems off.
Gu Mu's spear moved like a dragon. At the top of the tower, his spear thrust was unstoppable, piercing through the expert's throat in an instant.
"..." The expert, on his deathbed, thought: There's nothing to be proud of. My instincts told me I was going to be killed instantly, but I didn't think of running away immediately...
After all, Gu Mu was capable of fighting his way out of the palace despite being surrounded.
In a one-on-one fight, he could instantly kill a master.
Basic operations, don't be afraid of 6.
However, as soon as the expert fired the signal flare, all the Empress Dowager Party members in the city who were good at light footwork moved towards the top of the tower.
They were brimming with confidence: "Regent, the palace may not stop you, but at the top of the tower, we'll make sure your blood is spilled!"
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