With his new mission in hand, Di Hong quietly slipped back into Heaven Dou City. As for those thirty thousand Imperial Guards, Ning Fengzhi and Xue Ye would naturally handle them.
He only needed to cooperate with the two of them to seize the South Gate. Of course, he also had to find a way to protect the family members inside the Imperial Palace.
After sneaking back into Heaven Dou City, he found the Crown Princess Consort and told her about Ning Fengzhi's plan.
After hearing the plan, the Crown Princess Consort frowned slightly.
"We have fewer than a thousand men. The South Gate is the city gate farthest from here, and rebel forces are everywhere outside. How difficult would it be to fight our way to the South Gate and seize it?"
Di Hong was the strongest person here, yet his Soul Power Level was only seventy. The rebels had several Soul Saints, and as a heavily defended city gate, it was impossible for the South Gate not to have Soul Saint-level Soul Masters stationed there.
Once they were held up, Xue Yu could mobilize even more troops to reinforce the South Gate, then send powerful Soul Masters—perhaps even Soul Douluo-level Soul Masters.
Di Hong shook his head. "There's no other way. We have to do this. Crown Princess Consort, please rest assured. With me here, taking the South Gate won't be a problem."
"But taking it will be easy. Holding it will be very difficult."
"We must hold out until His Highness the Crown Prince and the others arrive."
After thinking for a moment, the Crown Princess Consort picked up the longsword beside her.
"Fine. If that's the case, then we'll attack the South Gate and take it."
"You're going too?" Di Hong was stunned. This Crown Princess