The eunuch had just reacted when the gray shadow approached him.

"Your life is forfeit!"

Gongsun Mo struck the eunuch's chest with a direct Black Sand Palm, sending him staggering back into the corner of the room.

"How can it be you?"

The eunuch looked at Gongsun Mo in disbelief; his feet were actually fitted with a pair of prostheses, allowing him to walk with ease.

"Brother, your legs?"

It was a scene the eunuch could never have dreamt of—Gongsun Mo was able to stand up in front of him, and even walk.

It was known that Gongsun Mo's legs were broken by people personally sent by the eunuch!

By now, Gongsun Mo naturally knew of his fellow disciple's hypocritical mask.

"How does it feel, surprised? Thanks to you, I can stand again, and moreover, I've mastered our master's Black Sand Palm."

After speaking, Gongsun Mo delivered another Black Sand Palm to the eunuch.

The eunuch who had always wanted to learn the Black Sand Palm, yet failed to do so since their master died, now saw it mastered by Gongsun Mo and he couldn't accept it.

But injured as he was, he was clearly no match for Gongsun Mo.

"What are you standing around for? Get him, go for the Emperor's life!" The eunuch issued an order—their main objective was the Emperor's life.

Unfortunately, all four group leaders had been dealt with by Bai Lu and had various degrees of muscle damage. Now injured, the more they tried to exert force to stand, the more they couldn't.

"Boss, no, it's not good, I can't stand up!"

Thus, the four group leaders could do nothing but kneel on the ground and attack Ying Qi with hidden weapons.

However, Gongsun Mo didn't give them that chance. He stepped forward and delivered a Black Sand Palm to each, sending them on their way.

"Over my dead body will you hurt my good son-in-law!"

Gongsun Mo's Blade Wheels were coated with a deadly poison—if one's inner strength was insufficient, it would take less than fifteen minutes for the poison to kill.

The eunuch, seeing one of his subordinates falling behind him, scolded furiously, "Utterly useless morons!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the eunuch fired a signal flare towards the Imperial Study Room. The flare broke through the wall and exploded into a fleeting red glow in the sky.

"Very well, daring to call for reinforcements; call them all. I haven't stretched my limbs in nearly twenty years, a few groups of people could give me a good workout."

"Your Majesty, quickly find a safe corner to hide, leave this place to me!"

Watching Your Majesty's retreating figure, Gongsun Mo found himself growing more fond, like a mother-in-law observing her son-in-law, the more she looks, the more she likes.

"Little Brother, it's time for us to settle our score."

Once Ying Qi found a quiet corner to hide, Gongsun Mo confronted the eunuch head-on.

Suddenly, the eunuch threw a handful of powder from behind and blew it towards Gongsun Mo.

Well-prepared, Gongsun Mo turned around effortlessly avoiding the potentially blinding poison.

"Little Brother, after all these years, are you still resorting to such petty tricks? Can't you be a little more ambitious?"

Before Gongsun Mo could finish speaking, a large group of people stormed into the Imperial Study Room.

There were Palace Eunuchs, cooks from the Imperial Kitchen, Palace Maids, Coachmen, guards, and others—all armed and looking fiercely at Ying Qi.

Gongsun Mo had come to a clear understanding—this massive throng was a group of assassins hiding within the Imperial Palace.

"Heh, Little Brother, you really think these few hundred people can take me down?"

In Gongsun Mo's eyes, these few hundred people were like ants, and with just a light pinch, he could crush them all to pieces.

Little did he know, the old eunuch had been delaying time to heal himself with his inner strength. The next second, he suddenly leapt into the air, pointing his sword directly at Gongsun Mo.

"What are you staring for, the life of the Emperor's whelp is right in front of us. Whoever takes the life of the Emperor's child will, once the new Emperor ascends the throne, be able to receive noble titles and high-ranking positions, their descendants enjoying endless glory and riches."

As the rain continued to pour down harder, the fire in the Imperial Study Room was basically extinguished, yet still, no Shadow Guards rushed in to protect the Emperor.

This was because the old and cunning eunuch had already arranged for another group to cause a disturbance outside.

Inside the Imperial Study Room, the assassins who had received the old eunuch's orders were excited as if injected with adrenaline, all of them rushing towards Ying Qi.

"Your Majesty, be careful!"

Gongsun Mo wanted to step forward to help, but was held back by the old eunuch.

Indeed, the old eunuch wanted to hold Gongsun Mo back. He didn't believe that a few hundred assassins he secretly cultivated in the Imperial Palace couldn't handle a powerless Emperor whelp.

Ying Qi felt enormous pressure. As hundreds of people rushed into the Imperial Study Room, the space became cramped. Even if she wanted to escape, there was no space to maneuver.

Ao ao—

Just then, Luoluo, with a long knife in mouth, suddenly charged towards the crowd, aiming straight for the door of the Imperial Study Room.

"Be careful, Luoluo!" Ying Qi, forced to retreat step by step, still kept her eyes on Luoluo, fearing that Luoluo would get injured like Keke.

To avoid the assassins, Ying Yi had no choice but to jump onto the broken rafters, but no matter how they dodged, there were too many assassins to completely avoid.

And the number of assassins that Luoluo could fend off was limited; they had a clear target, aiming only at Ying Qi.

"It's over, the fire has been extinguished, am I going to perish here?"

Ying Qi was unwilling to give up and decided to take a gamble; she was going to break out of the Imperial Study Room to seek help!

Outside the Imperial Study Room, there was already a confrontation, and no one would notice the disturbance inside. When Ying Qi shouted "Assassins!" at the top of her lungs, almost no one could hear her.

Just as she was prepared to die together with these assassins, a familiar figure flew in.

It was Lin Yi!

"Lord Lin!"

Ying Qi, no longer concerned about the Dragon Robe on her, threw herself into Lin Yi's arms. She had been chased by the assassins for quite a while and was utterly exhausted.

Lin Yi, reacting belatedly, protected Ying Qi in his arms while using the Laser Cutting Gun to sweep at the assassins. Before the assassins could understand what was happening, they were either beheaded or maimed.

"Such audacity, you dare to commit regicide. I'll send you all to meet King Yan."

Lin Yi was merciless, taking only half a minute to kill all the assassins in the Imperial Study Room.

With such a fearsome strength, the old eunuch felt a sense of impending doom.

"You all? You're all together?"

Seeing Gongsun Mo taking care of the old eunuch, Lin Yi said with relief: "Brother Gongsun, it seems this prosthetic suits you well. You can take your time settling old scores. I'll go take care of His Majesty now."

Ao ao—

Luoluo ran joyfully to Lin Yi's side, its body still covered with lots of blood.

Ying Qi, lying in Lin Yi's arms, dazedly watched her own hero. At that moment, she felt that fate was looking out for her. If Lin Yi had arrived any later, she would have undoubtedly died.

"Cough, cough. Your Majesty, you rest for a bit."

Speaking of which, Lin Yi felt somewhat guilty. He had been only concerned about taking care of the young Emperor and Ying Yi, and had actually forgotten about Ying Qi, who was impersonating the little Emperor.

...End of Chapter…

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