Upon learning from the tailor shop owner who had come to see him off that the Dragon City Imperial Guards had arrested his beloved concubine Su Wan'er in broad daylight, Chen Longxiang, who had just returned from the palace, was completely enraged.
Just as Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huai'an had predicted, his mentally unstable younger brother had completely fallen into the arms of the former dynasty's wicked empress Su Wan'er, who was pregnant with his child.
If simple and brutal methods are used to deal with Su Wan'er at this time, it will definitely provoke strong resistance from Chen Longxiang.
Therefore, although Chen Longxiang came alone, he had already put on his armor and brought out his weapon—a pair of golden drum hammers.
Clearly, Chen Longxiang is here to fight the Dragon City Guards to the death!
On the other hand, after learning Su Wan'er's true identity, Luo Yucheng, the deputy commander of the Longcheng Inner Guard and Marquis of Wuping, knew that Su Wan'er had to be arrested and brought to justice today.
Otherwise, if the news that the former empress dowager was pregnant with the child of the first prince of the Tang Dynasty were to leak out, it would not only damage the emperor's dignity.
From Luo Yucheng onwards, every single member of the Dragon City Guards who participated in this operation today, without exception, will have their entire family and relatives implicated.
Therefore, Luo Yucheng could not possibly listen to Chen Longxiang and let Su Wan'er off the hook.
The two sides immediately became tense, and a conflict was imminent.
Although Luo Yucheng knew very well that neither he nor his Longcheng inner guards could possibly be a match for Prince Chen Longxiang of Jin;
However, the best way to avoid implicating his entire clan was to die in battle under the pair of golden hammers of Prince Chen Longxiang of Jin.
After all, Luo Yucheng must bear full responsibility for the failure to capture the former empress dowager today!
Then, Luo Yucheng drew his ring-pommel sword, pointed the blade at Chen Longxiang on horseback, and said calmly, "Your Highness, it is my duty. Today, I must take this woman with me no matter what."
"If Your Highness wishes to take her away from us since she was a child, you'll have to step over her dead body!"
"Dragon City Guards, listen to my command! Stop the Prince at all costs!"
"Hey you, take this woman away!"
"Your Highness, save me—"
At this moment, Su Wan'er, whose shoulders were being held down by two Dragon City guards, hurriedly and pitifully begged Chen Longxiang on horseback for help.
"Wan'er, don't be afraid, I'm here!"
Chen Longxiang, mounted on horseback, sneered and shouted, "Luo Yucheng, you're courting death!"
drive--
The next moment, Chen Longxiang suddenly made his move, urging his yellow horse to charge at Luo Yucheng like lightning.
Faced with life and death, Luo Yucheng did not back down. He gripped the ring-pommel sword tightly with both hands, lowered his body, and firmly planted himself in a horse stance, raising his sword to meet the attack.
"Kill them!"
Clang—Boom—
In a flash, Chen Longxiang, on horseback, delivered a heavy blow, his right hand wielding the Golden Hammer of the Thunder Drum, which smashed directly towards Luo Yucheng's head.
Luo Yucheng instinctively raised his sword to meet the attack, but how could the ring-pommel dagger in his hand withstand the dragon-elephant power of the Thunder Drum Golden Hammer?
With a sharp crack, Luo Yucheng and his sword were blasted several meters away. His ring-pommel sword was broken into three pieces, and his face was covered in blood. His fate was unknown.
"Kill them!"
Seeing this, the remaining guards of Longcheng had no choice but to bite the bullet and raise their swords in response.
Clang clang clang—
Boom boom boom—
However, these were merely Dragon City guards dressed in flying fish robes; how could they be compared to the heavily armored infantry on the battlefield?
Even the heavily armored infantry on the battlefield couldn't withstand a single blow from Chen Longxiang's hammer. How could the Dragon City Guards, who usually focused on infiltration, intelligence gathering, and interrogation, possibly withstand Chen Longxiang's rage?
After a series of clanging and banging sounds of fighting, the narrow Yangliu Alley was filled with the bodies of the Dragon City guards lying haphazardly, none of them uttering a sound, clearly dead!
With bloodshot eyes, Chen Longxiang's expression was extremely ferocious. He didn't care whether these Dragon City guards were working for his elder brother, Chen Huai'an.
At this moment, Chen Longxiang had only one thought in his mind: to take Su Wan'er and fight his way out of Jinling City.
"Wan'er, mount your horse!"
Finally, Chen Longxiang, who had regained a sliver of consciousness after seeing the corpses scattered all over the ground, rode his horse to the side of the still-shaken Su Wan'er and reached out his hand to her.
Without hesitation, the latter handed his hand directly to Chen Longxiang.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Longxiang, on horseback, exerted a light effort with one arm and swiftly pulled Su Wan'er onto the horse's back.
Then, with his back to Su Wan'er, he said, "Wan'er, no matter what happens later, you must hold me tight, do you hear me?"
"I promised you, I will make sure that you and the child suffer even the slightest harm upon my return to the capital!"
"I, the king, keep my word!"
drive--
Before he finished speaking, Chen Longxiang once again urged his yellow horse to gallop wildly, heading straight for Xuanwu Gate (the north gate) to leave Jinling City.
Along the way, Chen Longxiang, blinded by rage, attacked all the Imperial Guards and soldiers patrolling Jinling City without a word, unleashing a massacre that turned the entire city into chaos and utter devastation.
However, Chen Longxiang on horseback didn't care at all.
Chen Longxiang rode his horse through Jinling City, wreaking havoc. Naturally, he quickly attracted the attention of the Imperial Guards in the city, and a large number of Imperial Guards began to move.
At the same time, the city gates for entering and exiting Jinling City were prepared to be closed under the orders of the commander of the Imperial Guards.
Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up!
When Chen Longxiang led Su Wan'er on horseback at full gallop to the Xuanwu Gate, the north gate of Jinling, they encountered the Imperial Guards on duty preparing to close the city gate.
Those two heavy city gates were only a moment away from being completely closed.
Boom boom boom!
Puff, puff, puff—
In response, Chen Longxiang still used his pair of golden hammers to clear the way, mercilessly smashing the city guards who stood in his way, the muffled sounds of blood spitting out echoing in the air.
drive--
Finally, just before the two gates of Xuanwu Gate closed, Chen Longxiang's yellow horse almost turned into a blur and leaped out of the gate.
After leaving the city, Chen Longxiang continued to gallop towards the Stone City Wharf outside the city.
On the dock, on the super warship "Destroy the Japanese Pirates," there was a squad of naval officers and soldiers on duty. They were all personal guards that Chen Longxiang had brought from the former Prince Jin's Mansion in Longcheng, and they were absolutely loyal to his orders.
Chen Longxiang's rampage through Jinling City, forcefully breaking out of the imperial city, was witnessed by Marco Polo, the special envoy of the Carolingian dynasty of the Charlemagne Empire, who had traveled from afar.
Marco Polo watched Chen Longxiang ride away, then glanced at the devastated Xuanwu Gate of Jinling City, and muttered to himself:
"Your Majesty, the internal strife facing the Tang Dynasty is no less than the threat posed by the Abbasid Caliphate!"
"Will this trip to the Great Tang Dynasty in the East achieve its intended goals?"
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