Chapter 697 - Chapter 697: The Dust Has Settled (3)

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The emperor was furious. ‘You!”

“Your Majesty is already speechless. Commander Lin, hurry up and go!”

“Yes, go quickly.”

The other ministers echoed.

Lin Mu took the cloth from his subordinate in a daze. By the time he reacted,

he had already personally tied the emperor up and thrown him to the ground.

Meeting the emperor’s scarlet eyes, Lin Mu’s heart skipped a beat. “Elder Zhao is right. His Majesty is indeed crazy.”

Elder Zhao was speechless.

The morals of the world were declining day by day. People’s hearts were no longer the same as before.

Seeing more and more imperial guards fall, Shen Yijia frowned and exchanged glances with Song Jingchen. The two of them tacitly gave up on the rebels beside them and went straight for Shangguan Yu.

The principle of capturing the leader first was never wrong.

Shangguan Yu pierced through an imperial guard with his sword. Sensing something, he quickly pulled out his sword and kicked the imperial guard’s corpse to the right to block Song Jingchen’s sword before flying up.

A slap sounded loudly.

The whip struck the spot where he had been standing just now.

Shen Yijia gritted her teeth. She hated flying enemies the most.

The whip swung out again, bringing with it the sound of air being torn apart. It swept towards Shangguan Yu’s legs with an unstoppable force.

Shangguan Yu frowned. Just as he avoided it, Song Jingchen’s offensive also came close. He could only devote part of his focus to dealing with Song Jingchen.

He could fight Song Jingchen to a draw. However, coupled with the troublesome Shen Yijia, it wasn’t long before his white clothes were dyed red with blood.

Caught off guard, his left shoulder was hit by Song Jingchen’s attack. He was overturned and slammed into the wall.

He choked.

He spat out a mouthful of blood and looked up at the two people standing side by side not far away. He suddenly smiled.

He was handsome and harmless to begin with. His smile was better than thousands of flowers blooming, making people feel protective towards him.

Shen Yijia blinked and looked at Song Jingchen silently.

Very good. Even if her beautiful husband didn’t smile, he was still better-looking than him.

When she faced Shangguan Yu’s face again, she could put on a serious expression.

Shangguan Yu inexplicably understood what she meant. He chuckled and stood up with his sword.

“Come on, there has to be an end.” He pointed the tip of his sword at Song Jingchen.

Song Jingchen pursed his lips and tightened his grip on his sword.

At this moment.

Tap, tap, tap. Uniform footsteps sounded.

Shangguan Yu raised his eyebrows. “Do you think it’s one of yours or mine?”

Without waiting for Song Jingchen to speak, he continued, “Let me guess. It should be Ah Han.”

‘You clearly know that I raised soldiers in private. Once I attack, countless citizens in the capital will definitely die. However, you still entered the palace alone to expose me. This means that you’re not worried that I’ll start a mutiny and cause the citizens to fall into the flames of war.”

He coughed up a mouthful of blood.

“But the city guards have long been drugged by my people. It’s impossible for them to come. You can only mobilize the private army in your hands.”

“Am I right?” he asked.

Song Jingchen didn’t answer because he didn’t need to.

A group of armored soldiers rushed in and surrounded the rebels. At the front was Shangguan Han.

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In the past, Shen Yijia only saw him as a “child” who loved to cry. However, at this moment, she saw an authoritative aura in him.

With a wave of his hand, the soldiers immediately stepped forward and took down the rebels.

The outcome of this battle became clear when Shangguan Han appeared with the army. No one struggled uselessly.

Shangguan Han pursed his lips and walked to Song Jingchen’s side. “Cousin.”

Song Jingchen nodded. “You’ve worked hard.”

Shangguan Han smiled bitterly and shook his head. “It’s always been my cousin who faces danger alone. How can it be difficult for me?”

Song Jingchen patted his shoulder and didn’t say anything else.

Shangguan Han greeted his sister-in-law first before looking at Shangguan

Yu.

As soon as he said the words “Second Brother”, his eyes immediately turned red.

Shen Yijia held her forehead. So he was just pretending to be stoic earlier.

Shangguan Yu lowered his eyes and tightened his grip on his sword. “I’m not your second brother.”

“I know.” Shangguan Han wiped his face with his sleeve and sniffed. “That’s why I want to ask you. Where did you hide my second brother?”

He took out a box from his pocket, took out the brush inside, and handed it over. “As long as you return my second brother to me, I won’t kill you.”

When Eldest Brother and Fourth Brother bullied him, his Second Brother would always stand in front of him to protect him.

He said that he wanted to become a general to protect Great Xia for him when he grew up.

Could he return his brother to him?

Shangguan Yu closed his eyes. When he opened them again, there was only a cold glint.

He suddenly attacked.

Shen Yijia was shocked. She was about to move when Song Jingchen grabbed her wrist.

With a whoosh, the brush in Shangguan Han’s hand, which he treated as a treasure, instantly broke in half.

It fell to the ground with a thud.

“I told you, I’m not your second brother. Your mother killed my mother, and I killed your grandfather and uncle. We’re enemies.” He gritted his teeth and said, “If you don’t kill me today, sooner or later, I’ll snatch everything you have.”

“Your empire, your mother’s life, everything you care about!” he thought..