No Matter Their Schemes, I Shall Cut Them Down with One Sword!

"Grass!"

Hearing Xiao Chenyu's words, Zhou Chen couldn't help but speak.

You're asking me what to do? How should I know?

Of course, this is something that can't be said aloud. As someone in a position of authority, one must always project an image of complete control and expertise.

Therefore, Zhou Chen did not answer immediately. Instead, he took a small sip of red wine, took a deep breath, and smiled, "Don't rush. Anyway, Hilo and the others are already dead, and the dead can't speak. No one will know that you did it."

As he spoke, Zhou Chen turned around and glanced at Xiao Chenyu: "If I'm not mistaken, Emperor Xue Ye will soon mobilize the army and high-level Soul Master to search the entire palace. Dugu Bo's hasty departure from the banquet just now was probably because he was invited by Xue Ye."

"At that time, the Tian Ji Guard probably won't be able to hide. If they are discovered by the royal family, it will be quite embarrassing."

"So, what does the Palace Master mean...?"

Xiao Chenyu asked for instructions.

Zhou Chen frowned and said calmly, "Is that even a question? Of course, we should evacuate the palace as soon as possible!"

"Yes, sir!"

Xiao Chenyu cupped his hands in a fist salute, stood up, and was about to leave when he suddenly asked, "Palace Master, will His Majesty Lin Yang also retreat with us?"

"Something big is probably going to happen tonight. Let him stay here and guard this Golden Palace to protect Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling," Zhou Chen said in a deep voice.

"Well, His Majesty Lin Yang can't turn invisible, and he doesn't have an invitation to this banquet. There are also many high-level Soul Master inside and outside this palace, so he can't get in..." Xiao Chenyu said cautiously.

"Where is he now?"

Zhou Chen glanced at Xiao Chenyu quietly.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chenyu pointed to the sky, "In the sky, right above this palace."

"Oh?"

Zhou Chen raised an eyebrow, activated his Heavenly Vision Technique, and looked up at the sky above him. Sure enough, he spotted Lin Yang's figure several thousand meters above the ground.

Above, seeing Zhou Chen looking at him, Lin Yang bowed to the ground and used his Soul Power to condense his voice into a line, transmitting it thousands of meters to Zhou Chen's ears. "Your subordinate is in the air, ready to give orders at any time, Palace Master."

"Good."

Zhou Chen nodded and drank the red wine in the bottle in one gulp.

By the time he put down his wine glass, Xiao Chenyu had already tactfully left.

At this moment, a faint trace of melancholy appeared on Zhou Chen's handsome, jade-like face.

He just wanted to have a good time at a banquet, so why did people always have to cause him trouble? Why was he always dragged into one unfathomable vortex after another?

Is it just because he's too handsome?

Or is it because he is a time traveler, the protagonist of this world, and therefore naturally possesses an aura that attracts enemies?

"Why..."

Zhou Chen sighed, and gently raised the wine bottle towards the bright moon hanging high in the night sky.

Raising a cup to invite the bright moon, he and his shadow make three. Although he has been in the Douluo Plane for more than ten years, he still feels a sense of loneliness.

Only when he was with Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan could Zhou Chen feel happy and warm.

This might be why he has so many girlfriends; he's just so starved for love, so lacking in the joys and sorrows that humans should experience.

At a young age, he built the Purple Micro Palace from scratch, competing with the top figures of the Douluo Continent. More than one Title Douluo died at his hands, and Heaven Dou Emperor dared not offend him...

This looks impressive and powerful, but behind this invincible and confident image, Zhou Chen puts himself under a false mask every day; he stays up all night thinking about how to expand his power and how to plot; it is what he has earned through desperate fighting and bloody battles!

Zhou Chen also wanted to win without lifting a finger, to be at max level from the start, and to not have to use his brain, but the System he was bound to was too terrible and he simply couldn't do it!

However, even so, it's only a matter of time before the Douluo Plane falls into his hands.

Because he is Zhou Chen, a handsome, pure, cautious, decisive, intelligent, powerful, incredibly lucky, and cunning transmigrator!

"Click-clack..."

Zhou Chen was lost in thought when the golden embossed gate behind him was slowly pushed open. Yu Tianmeng, dressed in a silver dress, walked over slowly.

She had a head of satin-black hair, a string of gemstones on her long, snow-white neck, a glass of red wine in her hand, and her silver dress swayed gently in the evening breeze.

She slowly approached Zhou Chen and smiled, "Why don't you go back to the palace and enjoy the breeze on this terrace?"

Zhou Chen shook his head, swirling the wine bottle in his hand. "Annoyed."

"I can tell you're in a bad mood..."

Yu Tianmeng gently placed the wine glass in her hand on the railing of the terrace, then stood behind Zhou Chen, stretched out her slender white fingers, and gently pressed and rotated them on both sides of Zhou Chen's temples.

"Don't overthink it, you're already good enough."

Hearing Yu Tianmeng's gentle words, Zhou Chen smiled and was about to say something teasing when Yu Tianmeng's face darkened and she said in a low voice, "I... just saw Xiao Chenyu."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chen immediately turned around and looked at Yu Tianmeng.

Yu Tianmeng's pretty face turned serious as she explained, "My eyes, like the Silver Dragon King's, are the Eye of Truth. They can see through all hidden objects and illusions. Xiao Chenyu's little tricks can't fool me."

After a pause, Yu Tianmeng said somewhat angrily, "You bad guy, you always keep things to yourself. Don't you trust me? We're both transmigrators, and I'm your woman. Would I ever harm you?"

"Or do you think I'm useless and can't help you?"

As she spoke, Yu Tianmeng looked into Zhou Chen's eyes and said in a deep voice, "Tell me, did you send Xiao Chenyu's Tian Ji Guard to kill that Hilo?"

Zhou Chen knew he couldn't hide it any longer, so he gave an awkward smile, put his arm around Yu Tianmeng's slender waist, and admitted, "That's right, I ordered him to kill Hilo, and Hilo has already been dealt with."

"But something must have happened, otherwise Xiao Chenyu wouldn't have come back to find you so anxiously!"

Yu Tianmeng asked the truly worrying question, "Is there someone by Hilo's side?"

"Not bad, you're quite the clever one."

Zhou Chen reached out and flicked Yu Tianmeng's smooth forehead, then said, "Hilo actually hid more than fifty Soul Master guards in the palace. If Lin Yang hadn't intervened, the Tian Ji Guard alone wouldn't have been able to take them down."

"Guards are not allowed in the palace. It seems that Hilo's purpose in entering the palace today is not simple. He might be planning a palace coup or assassinating someone. He definitely has accomplices in the palace!"

Yu Tianmeng analyzed the situation logically, fully demonstrating her ability as a virtuous wife.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chen nodded in agreement. After a moment, he sighed deeply and said, "I just wonder who his accomplices are. Could it be Qian Renxue, who is impersonating the Crown Prince? Or Salas or Kundera?"

"If you can't figure it out, then don't think about it! If they dare to provoke us, we'll wipe them out! Let them try their schemes and tricks, I'll cut them down with a single sword strike!"