Continue forward along the secret passage.
After walking for a while, a glimmer of light finally appeared ahead.
The exit must be right in front of us.
He could smell the scent of grass and mud, and Chen Jin's words about being outside the city were indeed true.
The people sent by the princess to guard the exit all went on alert upon hearing the commotion.
They received news that the Regent's army was attacking the city. By this time, the Empress Dowager had become a fugitive, and the experts around her would definitely fight them to the death.
We must hold off the Empress Dowager!
These were the orders they received.
As soon as the people at the exit stepped onto the ground, in order to seize the initiative, Lu Ming quickly rushed forward with his sword.
Then he was sent flying by Gu Mu's spear.
This attack was purely defensive and not delivered with full force.
Therefore, Lu Ming took a few steps back and barely managed to stand firm.
As Lu Ming steadied himself, a sense of foreboding flashed through his mind: This person reacts so quickly, they are no match for him! The Empress Dowager actually has such a master by her side, I wonder if we can complete the mission.
But she will definitely do her best!
Lu Ming drew his sword, preparing to attack a second time.
Then, she finally saw the person in front of her clearly: "Your Highness?"
The next second, everyone knelt down in unison: "Your Highness, please forgive us!!!"
Their eyes were filled with amazement. They never expected His Highness to act so swiftly, leaving the Empress Dowager no chance to escape the city!
Gu Mu nodded and raised his hand, gesturing for them to stand up.
People then noticed that a head was hanging on the spear.
The Empress Dowager's head!
A chill ran down their spines. They never expected that the Regent would string the Empress Dowager's head like candied hawthorns on a spear.
That's truly brutal and ruthless!
That's ruthless!
—This goes back to about ten minutes ago.
Shen Ling illuminated the Empress Dowager's face with the candlelight, looking at her unseeing eyes in death, and said calmly, "Your Highness, the two armies are still fighting in the capital. Only when they know that the Empress Dowager is dead and that they have lost their mastermind will this war stop."
The Empress Dowager is dead, for whom shall we fight?
For the little emperor who lost his backer and became a complete puppet?
After this coup, no one was able to support the young emperor.
Gu Mu will become the absolute ruler of this dynasty.
After all, they were all sons of the late emperor. As long as some of them chose to surrender, the rest would not be able to cause any trouble.
“Alright, I’ll take her body out…” Gu Mu suddenly narrowed his eyes.
Because just as he was speaking, Shen Ling had already used a thin thread to cut off the Empress Dowager's head.
Even though she moved so quickly, Shen Ling was still very careful in cutting, so that the Empress Dowager's blood would not stain her clothes.
"Your Highness, it's too much trouble to take the whole body out. I've already taken care of it for you." Shen Ling grabbed the Empress Dowager's hair, lifted her head, and revealed a chilling smile.
"..." It's already been cut, there's no way to put it back together, right?
"Thank you for your kindness, my beloved consort," Gu Mu said through gritted teeth.
After all, Shen Ling's expression changed instantly, and she put on a pure and innocent smile. Anyone who saw her would think that she really did it for His Highness's good.
"You're welcome, Your Highness's hands shouldn't get dirty..." Shen Ling smiled and suddenly shoved the Empress Dowager's head through Gu Mu's spear: "That way it won't get dirty."
Shen Ling opened her stunningly beautiful eyes.
She looked at Gu Mu with a pitiful expression, her eyes brimming with innocence.
"This is all I should do for Your Highness." Shen Ling wiped her hands with a clean white handkerchief, held up the candle lantern, and smiled, revealing two mischievous little tiger teeth: "Your Highness, the exit from the secret passage should be just ahead."
The moment the head was impaled on the spear, Gu Mu received a system message.
"Villain Value +5"
Gu Mu thought to himself: I often feel distressed because I am not perverted enough.
I never imagined that the princess would take care of all my worries.
Only then did Gu Mu glance at the system panel. Because he was at the top of the tower, he was killing people to gain points and exchanging them for Resurrection Pills, so his current score was 77.
Two slots in the system shop's inventory are still dimmed.
"Strengthening and Health-Enhancing Pill: Under Upgrade, temporarily unavailable for exchange."
"Primordial Spirit Pill: Upgrading in progress, temporarily unavailable for exchange"
Gu Mu stopped worrying about it, and as for the 5 points given by the princess, he gladly accepted them.
After all, the princess wanted him to be despised by everyone, with no one to defend him.
However, the system's villain value can increase his score.
Gu Mu's goal was simply to improve his strength as quickly as possible!
As for the villains?
He is justice only when everyone who thinks he is the villain is dead.
So he looked at Shen Ling with a forced smile and said, "I appreciate the Princess's kindness."
"As long as Your Highness is happy, everything I have done is worthwhile."
...
Then let's return to the present moment.
In the woods, the princess had sent her men to lie in ambush at the exit of the secret passage, and she had also arranged for several fast horses to facilitate the pursuit.
At this moment, those people quickly prepared a fast horse for Gu Mu.
Gu Mu held the reins in one hand and a long spear with the Empress Dowager's head hanging on it in the other.
They sped towards the capital.
"drive!"
"Whoa!"
At the gates of the capital, Gu Mu swiftly stepped onto the city wall.
His henchmen hung the Empress Dowager's head in the most conspicuous position at the city gate.
He held up the tiger tally, looking down at the troops in battle.
His men immediately shouted, "The Empress Dowager is dead!!!"
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