Although this was not Gu Mu's entire force, it was still a formidable force.
Soon, the entire capital was littered with fallen corpses.
Gu Mu's troops continued to attack the Empress Dowager's forces' defenses, converging on the top of the tower.
"Anyone who opposes His Highness shall be executed!"
General Meng roared, as if a divine warrior had descended to earth, and opened a bloody path for his brothers.
Shen Ci then flanked them from the flank.
The two worked together seamlessly, breaking through the Empress Dowager's forces' defenses with minimal casualties.
At this moment, the gates of the capital city opened, and the situation turned around one by one. The one who was now trapped in prison was the Empress Dowager.
The upper and middle ranks of the Empress Dowager's faction were almost completely wiped out by Gu Mu on the tower at night.
What remained were the top-tier experts who stood guard by the Empress Dowager's side to protect her, and some ordinary soldiers destined to become cannon fodder on the battlefield.
The situation is settled.
Gu Mu surveyed the entire capital city, everything was under his control.
Now, we must find the Empress Dowager and eliminate this threat forever.
Where is the Empress Dowager?
Gu Mu narrowed his eyes, gazing at the scene within the imperial palace.
When the prey becomes the hunter, is the Empress Dowager, who orchestrated all of this, already trembling with fear?
The Empress Dowager devoted her entire life to the palace, losing her freedom but also enjoying all the splendor.
The palace was the safest place for her.
Gu Mu bets that the Empress Dowager is still inside the palace at this moment.
He lightly touched the ground with his toes and flew swiftly towards the imperial palace.
From the tower to the palace, one must pass by the royal residence.
The Prince's mansion was quiet at this moment.
The Empress Dowager's faction soldiers who were originally guarding the Prince's Mansion, hoping to capture Gu Mu, should have already been forced to join the battle.
I wonder if Eunuch Cheng is still alive?
Gu Mu instructed him to open the gates of the Prince's Mansion wide and let the Empress Dowager's soldiers in to search, in order to avoid a conflict breaking out in the Prince's Mansion as much as possible and save their lives.
But...who knows?
Gu Mu slowed his pace toward the palace and entered the Prince's Mansion through the main gate.
The Prince's mansion was eerily quiet, as if everyone in the mansion had vanished into thin air in the blink of an eye.
The once bustling palace was now deserted.
With a nervous heart, Gu Mu placed his hand on the main hall door.
A bloody smell entered Gu Mu's nostrils.
This made him feel very uncomfortable.
Perhaps, behind this door lies a pile of corpses, all familiar faces from the Prince's mansion.
With a creak, the door opened.
Surprisingly, the main hall remained empty.
However, the ground was covered with mottled bloodstains.
Gu Mu frowned and gripped the spear in his hand tightly.
At that moment, a force rushed straight towards him.
This posture is just like that of a brown bear that has spotted its prey.
If Gu Mu hadn't been a martial artist and stood very steadily, both of them would have fallen to the ground by now.
Gu Mu instinctively knocked the source of the force to the ground before looking over.
The fierce maidservant from the Prince's mansion pounced on him like a brown bear spotting its prey.
When she saw Gu Mu, her face lit up with joy. She fell to the ground, her hands still waving in the air, too excited to utter a complete sentence.
"I'm asking you, where is the princess? Where are the others?" Gu Mu's expression was not good, almost like ice radiating coldness.
His voice was also cold.
The fierce maid was stunned for a moment, glancing at Gu Mu's blood-red python robe and his spear, which was stained with blood and whose original color was no longer recognizable.
Then he finally uttered a comprehensible sentence: "The princess has gone to the palace."
The princess went to the palace?!
Gu Mu guessed that the Empress Dowager's main base was still in the palace, with at least several top experts protecting the princess's safety.
If the princess is in the palace, then the chances of her survival are slim.
Could it be that the disappearance of everyone in the Prince's Mansion, and the fact that the Princess went to the Imperial Palace, was all orchestrated by the Empress Dowager?
He dared not imagine what would happen if the Empress Dowager used Shen Ling to threaten him.
After all, Shen Ling is dead, and all the system tasks are linked to Shen Ling, so he may not be able to get the rewards.
But, Empress Dowager, you will die today!
Gu Mu did not hesitate and ignored the fierce maid on the ground.
He turned and left the palace, heading towards the imperial palace at full speed.
To his surprise,
The princess stood gracefully at the gate of the palace.
He was holding a white oil-paper umbrella.
It blocked the sunlight during the day, creating a shadow around her.
When she saw Gu Mu arrive, she looked up and smiled, "I know where the Empress Dowager is."
Safe and intact.
His queen seemed to have anticipated his arrival, and stood waiting for him at the city gate.
This was probably the only miscalculation Gu Mu made in this coup.
"You're alright." Gu Mu looked at the princess, and the two exchanged a knowing smile.
This is not a question; it is an affirmative statement.
"Yes, not only is she alright, but she also helped you find out the whereabouts of the Empress Dowager." Shen Ling tilted her head, showing a touch of human warmth, but despite this, she was still as clever as a little devil who had run from the underworld to the human world.
If it weren't for the devil, how could he have survived this coup unscathed?
"How did you do that?" Gu Mu asked in confusion.
Shen Ling spun the umbrella, and Gu Mu looked in the direction it was spinning. In an inconspicuous corner, there was a person huddled up, looking as disheveled as a dog and on the verge of death.
Gu Mu almost didn't recognize him at first glance; this was none other than General Chen Jin, who led the attack on the Prince's Mansion yesterday.
However, the former general's prestige has faded.
Even his human form had vanished; it was truly a fate worse than death.
"Why didn't he commit suicide?" Gu Mu asked curiously.
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