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At this moment, Shangguan Wuhen, who was chasing from behind, had already reached Baron's side. Upon seeing Baron's expression, he realized that his mission was over. He shook his head and sighed repeatedly, "Ah, I thought I could have a good fight, but he gave up so quickly. It's really boring, just too boring. Since you've already given up, I should head back. You all just need to take him to His Majesty."
After saying this, Shangguan Wuhen turned around. In the instant he turned, he struck like lightning, pointing his Rapier at Baron's lower abdomen. Immediately, Baron felt a heart-wrenching pain in his abdomen and clutched the spot where Shangguan Wuhen had stabbed him with both hands. Sweat poured down from his forehead.
This strike from Shangguan Wuhen hit Baron's core Fighting Qi in his abdomen, shattering it under the influence of Shangguan Wuhen's Fighting Qi. This meant that Baron was now a powerless cripple.
At this moment, Shangguan Wuhen left without any expression or attachment. Following him was a small Earth Dragon wagging its tail.
Shangguan Wuhen's actions did not give anyone time to react; by the time the five Earth Dragon Knights understood what had happened, Shangguan Wuhen had already disappeared at the other end of the alley.
However, the five Earth Dragon Knights still knelt on one knee and bowed towards the direction of Shangguan Wuhen before standing up. Throughout this encounter, none of them showed any emotion on their faces. One of them approached Baron, who was rolling on the ground in agony, reached out with his left hand to pull him up, and then struck him unconscious with his right hand. The group then made their way to the general's residence. By this time, everything inside the general's residence had calmed down; all members of Qin Hongguan's trained Underworld, except for a few who were killed, had been severely injured and captured.
Unbeknownst to him about what was happening in his own home, Qin Hongguan was currently busy fighting against two Ancestors. The three had already exchanged blows for no less than two hundred rounds.
As time passed, Qin Hongguan became increasingly distracted from the fight. His mount, the Tyrannosaurus Rex, was still resting in his garden at Crimson Dragon City. Moreover, the two opponents before him were indeed too formidable: "No, I must find a way to escape from here. Once I get out of the palace, I can definitely leave Dragon Rising City safely with my skills. If I can get out of Dragon Rising City, my life will be saved; I must leave immediately."
Thinking this, Qin Hongguan kept glancing towards the entrance of the great hall. When he saw the entrance, he inwardly cursed himself because he noticed that there were no other officials from Cui Wenwu left in the hall; they had all been taken out by the Imperial Guards. At the entrance stood no less than a thousand Imperial Guards, and in front of them was none other than Mountain Uncle, someone whom Qin Hongguan had never fully understood and dared not act against lightly.
Standing before the dragon throne, Shangguan Ji clearly saw through Qin Hongguan's desire to escape and sneered coldly: "Qin Hongguan, if you want to run away, I advise you to give up. Today you won't be able to fly away."
Upon hearing Shangguan Ji's words, Qin Hongguan gritted his teeth and shot a glance at him. Then he noticed something that pleased him: there were only four soldiers from the Imperial Guards in front of Shangguan Ji, none of whom even reached the level of an Advanced Knight. As the emperor of the Eastern Dragon Empire, Shangguan Ji was extremely busy every day and sometimes barely found time to sleep.
Therefore, in Qin Hongguan's mind, he considered Shangguan Ji to be a good emperor; however, due to his inflated ambitions, he sought rebellion. In Qin Hongguan's impression, there was no way that Shangguan Ji had time to practice martial arts. Realizing this made him think: "This is your misfortune, Shangguan Ji."
Seizing the opportunity, Qin Hongguan suddenly launched a series of fierce attacks in rapid succession. The two brothers, Shangguan Wuhui and Shangguan Wuyuan, were caught off guard by this sudden assault because they knew there were no guards around Shangguan Ji. Unconsciously, they positioned themselves between Shangguan Ji and Qin Hongguan, focusing more on defense during their fight. Now faced with over ten strikes from Qin Hongguan, they found themselves flustered and were forced back three or four steps.
After pushing them back, instead of charging straight at Shangguan Ji, Qin Hongguan directed himself toward the entrance of the great hall since there were still two Divine-Level Experts between him and Shangguan Ji . Once he forced back both men, he propelled himself toward the hall's exit. Once they regained their footing after being pushed back by Qin Hongguan ’s attacks, both Shangguan Wuhui and Shangguan Wuyuan felt furious; if Qin Hongguan truly escaped from their grasp, it would be a significant loss of face for them both.
Two people immediately chased after Qin Hongguan. Although Qin Hongguan appeared to be rushing towards the door, he intentionally slowed down. However, Shangguan Wuhui and his companion did not notice this. In the blink of an eye, they had caught up to Qin Hongguan's back, and both swung their weapons towards him. Hearing the wind behind him, a faint smile appeared on Qin Hongguan's lips. He judged that the sound indicated their weapons were about to strike him, so he quickly ducked down, causing Shangguan Wuhui and Shangguan Wuyuan's weapons to miss.
At this moment, only four Imperial Guards remained between Qin Hongguan and Shangguan Ji. Taking advantage of the momentum from Shangguan Wuhui and his brother's charge, Qin Hongguan leaped back, turned around, and lunged towards Shangguan Ji. The sudden turn caught Shangguan Wuhui and his brother completely off guard; having charged too fiercely just moments before, they could not regain control of their bodies. By the time they reacted, Qin Hongguan was already in front of the dragon throne. At this point, the four Imperial Guards jumped forward. Facing these four opponents, Qin Hongguan felt no pressure at all; he swung his twin blades and swiftly ended their lives.
Now, there was only about five meters between Qin Hongguan and Shangguan Ji, with no one left to obstruct him. Terrified, Shangguan Ji hurriedly retreated and sat down on the dragon throne, gripping the armrests tightly with both hands. Looking at Shangguan Ji, Qin Hongguan felt an immense sense of satisfaction: "Shangguan Ji, today is your day too. Come and see me out of the city." After saying this, Qin Hongguan waved his right-hand blade towards Shangguan Ji; his intention was to take Shangguan Ji hostage and escape the palace, so he did not actually strike down with the blade.
Shangguan Ji maintained a look of terror on his face. Just as Qin Hongguan swung his blade, Shangguan Ji grasped the armrest of the dragon throne tightly and immediately shot three arrows from behind it directly at Qin Hongguan's forehead, throat, and heart.
In a flash of cold light, Qin Hongguan realized something was wrong and quickly swung his twin blades to deflect the arrows. Fortunately for him, as a Divine-Level Expert, he managed to deflect all three arrows; had he been an Advanced Knight, he would have likely been hit by at least one.
Just as Qin Hongguan struggled to deflect all three arrows successfully, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen. Looking down, he saw a golden dragon head had struck precisely where his Fighting Qi was concentrated.
This pain indicated that his Fighting Qi had been disrupted. Following this, Qin Hongguan could no longer hold onto his Steel Blade; with two clattering sounds, it fell to the ground. Then he crouched down while clutching his abdomen. At this moment, Shangguan Ji appeared before everyone holding dual staffs topped with golden dragon heads.
The two dragon heads were familiar to Cui Wenwu in attendance because they were identical to those on the armrests of Shangguan Ji's throne. When crafting this throne, Shangguan Ji had secretly placed his weapons in the armrest positions; due to the presence of dragon heads as a disguise, no one realized that the two armrests were actually concealed weapons. This was also why Qin Hongguan fell into a trap today.
Shangguan Ji tucked his dual staffs behind him: "Qin Hongguan, did you really think I would be so easy to deal with?" After saying this, Shangguan Ji stood up and kicked Qin Hongguan several meters away. However, at this point, Qin Hongguan still tightly clutched his abdomen.
"Someone! Bind the traitor Qin Hongguan!"
Thus, under Shangguan Ji's scheme to lure him in deeper, Qin Hongguan was captured and rendered powerless. As a result, everyone he had brought along was also captured—including the powerful Divine Knight Qin Hongguan and his subordinate Baron.
Next, Earth Dragon Knight bound Baron and brought him into the main hall where all of Cui Wenwu returned once more. For Old Chancellor's straightforward advice, Shangguan Ji rewarded him greatly.
After Qin Hongguan's capture, several military officers arrived simultaneously at the barracks of Qianlong City, Crimson Dragon City, and Azure Dragon City. These individuals brought imperial edicts from His Majesty along with Grand Marshal's Appointment Documents to the barracks and quickly coordinated with members of Underworld to seize control of General Gao in each barrack—each one being a trusted subordinate of Qin Hongguan.
After capturing these three individuals, they immediately conducted investigations and eliminated all of Qin Hongguan's trusted aides within each barrack; nearly every deputy general and minor general was included in this sweep. The entire operation took less than half a day. By the time all soldiers understood what had transpired, the highest commander in each barrack had already been replaced.
At noon that day, Liu Guanfeng's last batch of soldiers had arrived at the designated assembly point. Seeing that all the soldiers were present, Liu Guanfeng called over a few captains, and a group of them formed a circle, waiting for Liu Guanfeng to give orders.
Liu Guanfeng looked around and said, "This time we are going to fight against Qin Hongguan's private army, which numbers around sixty to seventy thousand. However, we only have six thousand men. The disparity in numbers is significant, but we must succeed this time; failure is not an option. This will affect the entire Qianlong City and the people within Crimson Dragon City. The operation is scheduled for tomorrow at one o'clock in the morning. Crossbowmen Captain."
"Yes, my lord."
"When the battle begins, divide your men into ten groups. The target is the enemy's exit. Remember to minimize the number of soldiers coming out; regardless of the reason, anyone who comes out must be killed."
It was not that Liu Guanfeng was cruel; he understood that almost all the soldiers they were about to confront had severe addictions to opium. He knew very well what addicted individuals might do. These people could be considered useless, and those who could rush out were mostly hopelessly loyal to Qin Hongguan, so they could not be spared.
After giving the orders, Liu Guanfeng turned his attention to Chonghong beside him: "Chonghong, how are the Fire Oil Bombs I asked you to prepare before I left?"
"Replying to my lord, they are ready. We have prepared a total of one thousand Fire Oil Bombs this time, leaving three hundred at each stronghold and four hundred here."
Liu Guanfeng nodded: "Well done. When the attack begins, take two hundred Fire Oil Bombs with the Thunder Eagle Knights and throw them into Mountain Valley as quickly as possible. Remember to cover as large an area as you can; we need to force them out."
Then Liu Guanfeng called over ten Squad Leaders and instructed each to carry twenty Fire Oil Bombs, telling them to find the strongest individuals during the battle and throw them into the cave.
After arranging everything, Liu Guanfeng instructed everyone below to rest because today might be a tough battle. Although their weapons had an advantage, the enemy's numbers were simply too overwhelming—ten times their own. Liu Guanfeng took advantage of the soldiers' rest time to visit the Hidden Armory. The area outside the Hidden Armory had seen an increase in Sentinels. At this point, Liu Guanfeng had already memorized all the Sentinel positions in his mind. Afterward, he returned to camp for a brief rest.
By midnight, all soldiers were ready. The entire force of over six thousand men made not a sound, which pleased Liu Guanfeng greatly. He then waved his hand: "Move out."
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