Chapter 260 Everyone, I have been waiting for you for a long time
The moon is hidden and the stars are dense.

In Linzi at night, there is no longer the hustle and bustle of the day, but a bit more of the tranquility that belongs to the night. Occasionally, a night watchman walks through the streets knocking on a gong, and his shouts echo in the streets. However, such sounds not only do not break the tranquility of the night, but make Linzi city seem even more peaceful.

If it wasn't extremely quiet, how could a sound appear so clear?

The night watchman walked through the streets. He was on duty so late at night and felt a little sleepy. His steps were inevitably a little unsteady. If it were not for supporting his family, he really would not be willing to do this job.

However, his sleepiness suddenly disappeared, and his staggering steps instantly became agile, and he bounced back into the alley like a rabbit jumping backwards. In the previous moment, he saw a horrifying scene, which was more terrifying than seeing a ghost.

He actually saw a group of soldiers in armor and holding spears, and strong men holding swords. They were lined up in an orderly manner and heading in one direction. They were obviously all strong men, but the sound of their footsteps was very light. Such a group of people were so sneaky in the middle of the night, and they were still fully armed. What was their purpose?
Although the night watchman had lived for a long time and had little education, he had seen a lot of things. On the night when Queen Dowager Jun passed away, such a crowd appeared on the streets of Linzi City.

But there was no queen mother in Qi State now. Who else could be worthy of these people making such a big move in the middle of the night? After a little thought, the night watchman thought of a person, or more accurately, a place.

"This night will not be peaceful. I'm afraid there will be a river of blood." The night watchman couldn't help but tremble all over when he thought of this possibility. Although he didn't want to do this job and his life was a little difficult, he had never thought about dying. But what he just saw was someone who could take his life.

The night watchman, not knowing whether he would attract the attention of those people, no longer cared about anything else and ran deep into the alley. A small man like him could never control his own destiny. Facing danger, escape was their only choice.

The walls of the Qi Palace were sparsely lit on huge bronze lamp stands in various places in the middle of the night, so that the Qi Palace was shrouded in a thin halo even in the dead of night, so that the Qi Palace would not be completely plunged into darkness.

There were soldiers standing guard in front of the palace gate, and royal guards patrolling on the palace walls. In the harem, there were also female officials with swords on their waists patrolling left and right.

The king of any country has many enemies, but no one has ever heard of a king being assassinated, because the palace is the king's greatest guarantee. There are not only thousands of elite guards here, but also many masters unknown to the outside world. Ordinary masters can't even break through the army's defense if they sneak in here.

As for the situation encountered by Han Wangan, since it’s South Korea, it’s better not to mention it.

However, although the royal palace is not afraid of assassins, it is a different situation when facing the army. The royal palace is a palace city, and since it is a city, it is possible to be captured.

There is no city in the world that will never fall.

On the spacious royal road in front of the palace, the soldiers standing guard suddenly groaned, and in the darkness behind them, men in black appeared without knowing when.

The people of Qi were good at fighting skills. Although they were not as fond of practicing military combat as the people of Qin, the trend of practicing martial arts among the people was no weaker than that of Qin. Therefore, when it came to winning in the martial arts world, Qi was far ahead of other countries.

Therefore, among these wealthy families in Linzi, there are many retainers with superb martial arts skills. Now that the families have joined forces, these retainers who were previously used to do shady things have gathered together to form a terrifying force.

Especially in the dark night, the combat power they can display is extraordinary. It can be said that even if all the elites of the Night are here, they will still be defeated by the assassination team composed of many family retainers.

At this moment, they took action and in an instant they dealt with the soldiers standing guard on the imperial road and headed towards the palace wall of the King of Qi's palace.

Ropes were silently hung on the palace wall in the dark night, and then they climbed up the wall like a gecko.

Tonight, these people will sneak into the Palace of King Qi, open the palace gate without being discovered by the palace guards, and let the army composed of private soldiers and slaves of major families break into the Palace of King Qi and capture the family of King Chong of Qi. Of course, while these people are taking action, two other armies are attacking two other places, one going to the south gate of Linzi City, and the other going to the armory of Linzi City.

As the local bosses of Linzi City, these people know very well how to control Linzi City.

However, the most important thing is to take over the royal palace. Although King Chong of Qi is not in the royal palace, his family is here, as well as the various resources that King Chong of Qi has collected from Qi State. The number of resources is definitely not less than the treasures in the armory.

Moreover, the symbolic meaning of the Palace of Prince Qi is too strong. As long as the Palace of Prince Qi is captured, countless people in Linzi City who are watching the situation will completely turn to those who turn against them. The change of people's hearts is sometimes that simple.

Those retainers were indeed carefully selected. They quickly eliminated some of the guards on the palace wall without intentionally doing so. They had already jumped into the palace and entered the city gate. They could open the palace gate by simply turning the turntable behind it.

In the silent black, the turntable carefully made by Mohist school made a slight sound of gears turning, and a crack slowly appeared in the palace gate. The crack grew bigger and bigger, and the smiles on the faces of the people waiting outside the palace gate became deeper and deeper.

This matter has been half successful. If there are no accidents, the other half will also be successful.

"Charge in." A man shouted in the dark, and countless torches were instantly lit in the surrounding darkness, forming a fire dragon that rushed towards the open palace gate.

"Kill!" Amid the shouts of killing, a fire dragon rushed into the King of Qi's palace.

After entering the palace gate is a huge square, which is where court officials pass through to attend court. At the end of the square is the main hall of the Qi Palace, which is also the largest palace in the Qi Palace and also the power center of Qi.

It took some time for the team of nearly a thousand people to rush into the palace, but this period of time was not too long considering the excitement of these people.

The excitement magnified their murderous intent, but also lowered their vigilance, so all of them were laughing and didn't even notice the sound of the palace gate closing behind them.

"If we take over the palace, Qi will belong to us." With a shout, the palace gate was completely closed.

It was at this time that countless lights appeared in the corridors of the hall at the end of the square. These lights were extremely dazzling, illuminating the entire square like daylight.

“How can it be so bright?” The people standing in the front row subconsciously covered their eyes. Could the lights be so bright?

"It's bronze mirrors. Lots of them. Very big ones." Someone has already reacted.

But their shock could not last for a moment, because there was an even greater shock, or more accurately, a greater fear, waiting for them. "Everyone, the king has been waiting for a long time." In the light reflected by the bronze mirror, a person walked out of the hall.

"King Chong of Qi?!" someone exclaimed. Under the light, the man's figure was so clear in their eyes. He was wearing light armor and a green robe, with a golden crown on his hair. He had one hand on the long sword at his waist and the other hand behind his back. They were too familiar with this man.

"Why is Your Majesty here?" someone trembled subconsciously.

The shadow left by Yang Chong on them was too deep. Although they dared to rebel, they did so only when they were sure that Yang Chong was not in Linzi. You have to know that Yang Chong was a person that even the 420,000 Qi troops could not defeat.

Under the control of fear, the rebels subconsciously shouted the words "Your Majesty", which shows their fear of Yang Chong.

“If I were not here, I would have missed a good show. Everyone, stop talking nonsense and get on the road.” Yang Chong waved his hand and summoned countless armored soldiers and crossbowmen from the hall behind him. Although the term "catching a turtle in a jar" has not appeared in this world yet, Yang Chong can do such a thing.

At this time, the Palace of King Qi is the jar, and the enemies on the opposite side are the so-called turtles.

"Kill." Under the shadow of death, the frightened people showed a little more calmness. Now they had no way to retreat and could only fight to the death.

However, since you are trapped in a jar, how can you have a chance to turn things around?

On one side there were hysterical shouts of killing, while on the other side there were just marching forward with guns and shields, and bows and crossbows pressed from behind. This war of mutual calculation was an overwhelming massacre.

Under the strong light, the rebels already had limited vision, and Yang Chong's sudden appearance had taken away half of their courage. Facing the siege of the armored army and the long-range attacks of powerful bows and crossbows, they were immediately killed and wounded.

This is their hell.

That night, all the rebels were killed, but the bloody storm had just begun.

"King Chong of Qi is targeting us. With the armies of Qin, Wei, Chu and Yan approaching, he did not seek a strategy to defeat the enemy but instead plotted against us. How could there be such a person in the world?" In a mansion, the old man no longer had the vigor and vitality he once had. All he had was endless despair.

How could they be more important than the armies of the four countries? What's wrong with King Chong of Qi's head and eyes? Could he be more like a normal person and ignore the armies of several countries just to trick them? Are they really that important?

The old man just felt helpless and aggrieved. How could he be so unlucky to meet such an unreasonable enemy?

But after the grievance, there was more fear. Linzi City was still in Yang Chong's hands, so what was the way out for these people?
Thinking of the battlefields where blood flowed like a river at night, the old man knew very well that he no longer had to choose what fate awaited him. All he could consider now was how to die with dignity, rather than being caught in prison or beheaded for causing trouble.

But can he be respectable now just because he wants to? He was obviously overthinking.

Whether he can be treated respectably depends on Yang Chong.

Just as he was about to commit suicide by taking poison, the Night Killer appeared in front of him.

This is a woman, wearing a tight-sleeved suit. She looks quite heroic, but her eyes are quite charming.

"I heard that there is a force called Night under the command of His Majesty the King of Qi. There are many women with strong martial arts skills in Night. You should be from Night, right?" The old man looked at the woman in front of him. Although she was also a beauty, he did not have the slightest appreciation for her. No matter whether he was an old man or a person who was about to die, they were immune to beauty.

"The king asked me to bring you a message." Caidie said emotionlessly.

These women of Zilanxuan have now found what they can do. Some of them stayed in the palace to become court ladies, some got married, but some also chose another path.

For example, colorful butterflies.

She was originally an intelligence officer trained by Zi Nu. Whether it was martial arts, spying, disguise and other aspects of her abilities as an intelligence officer, she was very good and was not inferior to Luo Wang's elite personnel at all.

In recent years, she has learned the Sun-Covering Sword Intent from the Eight Swords of the King of Yue taught by Yang Chong, and her martial arts have improved by leaps and bounds. Although this skill improved with the help of external forces does not allow her to become a true master like Luowang's first-class killer, she still has no problem against Luowang's first-class killer. According to Ye Mu's combat power standard, Caidie's martial arts at this time are not inferior to Bai Feng.

As an employee, the greater the ability, the more work one has. This is the case for Caidie now. The fight last night has not yet ended, and she has business to do again today.

However, Caidie is very satisfied with such a life. After all, compared with Zilanxuan's former top star status, she is now like a real person, a person who can surpass most men.

"I can choose to refuse. As an old man who is no longer afraid of death, even the king can do nothing about it." After the fear, the old man regained his composure. Death is scary, but when it really comes, it is just like that, a matter of a moment.

"The king said that you must accept the formal trial of the Ministry of Justice and be sentenced according to law." Cai Die said.

"The King of Qi's laws are to restrain the living, not the dead." The old man said indifferently. He was about to lose everything, and the only thing he could hold on to was his dignity. This was his last hold.

"As a condition, the king can spare a bloodline for you." Caidie looked down on the old man's "iron character".

They were just a bunch of rats. Before Yang Chong entered Linzi, if they could mobilize their retainers and private soldiers like they did last night, Caidie might have looked up to them. But now? Forget it.

"Bloodline?" The old man looked shocked. Bloodline had a lofty meaning for people of this era. Although he had calmly accepted death, he dared not even think about the extinction of his clan and could only ignore it deliberately.

But now he sees hope!
(End of this chapter)