Chapter 65: Putting an end to the chaos
Duan Chengtian walked hurriedly, escorting the Jinwu Guard officer down the city wall, then mounted his horse and began to gallop towards the palace.

The soldier was terrified. He turned around and saw that the Zuoye Gate had begun to open and people were gathering outside and rolling in.

Several of Duan Chengtian's men also rode on horses and followed behind.

At this point, he knew there was no turning back, so he gritted his teeth and asked, "May I ask the messenger, now that Situ is outside the city, what are we going to do now?"

"Go to Yingtian Gate."

The soldier's face trembled violently again.

Yingtian Gate is the southern gate of the palace, controlling the wall defense of the entire imperial palace, with gate towers, Duo Towers, and East and West Que Towers. It can be said that even if the mutinous army entered the Zuoye Gate, they would definitely not be able to take the palace in a short time.

But even if these people were lucky enough to get onto the city wall, what could they do?

The soldier rolled his eyes and looked back at the five cavalrymen following behind him.

If he reveals their identities later, maybe he can redeem himself? By then, the imperial guards of Yingtian Gate will be dozens of times more powerful than Duan Chengtian and his men. I'm afraid they won't be able to escape even if they have wings!
The sound of horse hooves was rapid, and before he could think about it, they had already galloped to the outside of Yingtian Gate.

The entire section of the Yingtian Gate towers were arranged in the shape of an "concave" character. In addition to the main gate tower, the east and west towers, which were more than ten feet high, also crushed them, enveloping their ant-like bodies.

Several torches instantly lit up on the gate tower, revealing dozens of human figures.

Then, a voice came from far away.

"Who is riding a horse under the palace city?!"

"The Jinwu Guards are reporting that there are rebellious soldiers looting outside the Imperial City. Please let us enter the city immediately and report to His Majesty!"

"Where are the rebels?" The general on the tower tried his best to look out, but he could not see any movement in the snowy night, so he said: "It is so late at night, no outsiders are allowed to enter the palace. Let's wait until dawn."

"If the rebels enter the imperial city, can the general bear the responsibility?" Duan Chengtian controlled his horse to turn back and forth, and pointed at the military officer beside him and said, "I am the military officer Cao of the Left Jinwu Guards, how can it be false? If the general does not want to let us enter the city, I hope you can quickly report to His Majesty that the Xuanming Sect is plotting a rebellion and may attack the imperial city!"

The general on the gate tower was a little stunned.

"The Xuanming Cult is plotting rebellion?"

His eyes suddenly became sharp and he locked onto the battlements of the city wall.

A deputy general came closer and whispered, "General, the Hades Emperor and the Ghost King have not left the palace after the night banquet..."

The general frowned, but finally stopped thinking about it.

"Put down the hanging basket and take them into the palace."

Immediately, two large hanging baskets were lowered by ropes. Duan Chengtian dismounted and was pulled up with the soldier on his left and right.

The soldier touched the city wall and looked up, and saw nearly fifty imperial guards on the gate tower, so he felt relieved.

Moreover, Duan Chengtian was one step faster than him and had already climbed over the wall.

He didn't dare to delay and immediately pointed at Duan Chengtian and shouted.

"This man is a rebel, General, please capture him quickly!"

With this shout, even the soldiers who were pulling the ropes were stunned for a moment, causing the basket to fall slightly.

Although the soldier was startled by the fall, he was impatient, the veins on his neck bulged, and he shouted repeatedly: "The rebel army has entered the Zuoye Gate, General, believe me!"

Because his vision was blocked, he looked up and kept shouting.

But suddenly, he saw a figure swaying between the layers of tiles on the roof of the city wall.

He was startled and saw their attire clearly.

He wore a black robe and red armor, and a fanged ghost mask on his face.

He is a ghost from the Xuanming Sect.

The thoughts in his mind suddenly became clear, as if an electric current instantly penetrated his doubts.

However, he no longer had the chance to warn others as several ghosts jumped down and landed on the city wall.

The general just reacted, but before he could draw his sword, Duan Chengtian suddenly flashed and slapped him on the chest.

At the same time, more than a dozen ghost soldiers who descended from the sky swung their long swords and chopped off the heads of an equal number of imperial guards in an instant.

Blood spurted out, and the basket the soldier was sitting in had no human force pulling it, and it suddenly fell straight down.

Fortunately, he still had some strength to rely on, and even though he was nearly ten feet high, he still managed to save half his life. But before he could climb out of the hanging basket, two long knives stabbed heavily into his back and abdomen.

The five bad guys who remained under the city wall raised their heads and saw blood flowing down the battlements.

On the gate tower, Duan Chengtian took the long knife thrown by a ghost soldier, kicked the ground with his toes, and rushed out instantly. Suddenly, there was no sign of the imperial guards standing on the city wall. At this time, the general who was half killed by a palm was limp under the pillar, breathing out more than breathing in.

But he still tried his best to raise his arm and pointed at the ghosts who were covered in blood.

"You are the ones who followed Zhu Hanbin into the palace..."

But no one paid any attention to him. The man dressed as a ghost quickly turned around, walked down the stone steps, and began to open the city gate.

The general coughed up blood and pointed at Duan Chengtian.

"Your Majesty will never let you go..."

The latter was very calm. He swung his knife and cut his neck.

"Trust me, I just wanted to sell tofu honestly."

Duan Chengtian turned back and muttered to himself, "It's a pity that the knife is already stained with too much blood."

He straightened his short and fat figure and looked towards the south.

Then I saw torches stretching out outside Yingtian Gate and on Tianjie Street, illuminating half of the snowy night.

At the front, Xiao Yan, wearing a human skin mask, held the reins with both hands and walked side by side with Sanqianyuan.

Behind them, Li Zhen had been dragged out of the carriage, and was now riding on a horse with a pale face and sweat all over his body. Around him, there were dozens of bad guys guarding him closely.

Later, after seeing the open Yingtian Gate, more than a thousand Jinwu Guards finally began to breathe rapidly.

Tonight, unimpeded flow!
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Inside the palace, someone finally heard the noisy sounds of fighting in the wind and snow.

But immediately, an arrow flew out of the snow and nailed him to the ground.

The palace maid covered her face and screamed in fear.

The overwhelming flames finally burst in.

The outer imperial guards were completely unprepared and were overwhelmed almost instantly. Many of the defeated soldiers were swept into the main army and forced to join the plan of "clearing the emperor's side".

However, more imperial guards were alarmed. Although no one knew what the specific turmoil had caused, a fight was about to break out.

"The running dog of the Hades, shoot arrows!"

As soon as the imperial guards appeared, they were shot to death by arrows.

The Jinwu Guards, who wanted to "clean up the emperor's side", began to break away from the army and break into various halls.

……

Inside the Jixian Hall, Zhu Wen didn't care whether his vitals were frightened or not. He pushed away the equally frightened woman and jumped off the dragon bed with his lower body naked.

A palace maid wanted to help him change his clothes, but he kicked her away, then picked up a robe and walked out.

At this time, he finally reacted and shouted loudly: "Where did this chaotic army come from!"

The eunuchs outside the door were frightened by his angry expression and hurriedly bowed their heads and kowtowed.

"I don't know either!"

"waste!"

Zhu Wen was furious, but the cold wind outside allowed him to clearly hear the three words "clear the court" echoing throughout the palace.

At this time, a general of the imperial guards led his troops and broke in.

"Your Majesty, quickly retreat to Yaoyi City. We can still defend Xuanwu Gate!"

"What's the matter with the chaotic army?" Seeing that there were soldiers and generals, Zhu Wen calmed down, covered his lower body with a long robe, and asked loudly.

The general of the imperial guards felt a little ashamed, and said with his hands folded in shame: "The rebels said that the Dark Emperor wanted to rebel, and they cut off Your Majesty's ears. Under the pretext of clearing the emperor's court, they have somehow managed to break into the palace. Your Majesty, please follow me to avoid disaster first!"

Zhu Wen was surprised at first, then he sneered and strode down the corridor.

"Quickly summon Ghost King Zhu Youwen to my side!"

"I want to quell the rebellion!"

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(End of this chapter)