As a palace inspector, Yukeduo held considerable authority not only within the imperial palace, but throughout the Royal Court.
Ordinary members of the royal family had to be polite when they saw him.
He also knew where this authority came from—thus, the only price he paid for it was loyalty, absolute loyalty to the Queen.
"By the Queen's verbal decree, Princess Li Guo of Anle is ordered to enter the palace immediately. All operations within Triumphal Palace are to be suspended, and the Jinxiu troops are to withdraw..."
Yukeduo had not brought many people. At most, there was only a twelve-man guard unit—of course, they were all powerful warriors, and their individual combat strength was not much weaker than the elite fighters of the Jinxiu troops.
"Take down this impersonating thug."
Yet before Yukeduo could finish reading Queen Fenghua's verbal decree, Valia had already commanded the Jinxiu troops to strike without hesitation.
Yukeduo had not expected this, nor had the guards... Who would dare openly attack people sent by the Queen?
In a single exchange, seven of the twelve formidable guards were instantly killed. Three were severely wounded and collapsed, unable to rise. The remaining two dodged only by instinct, but were immediately subdued by the second wave of attacks.
In just a few breaths, Yukeduo felt his mind explode. "How dare you! How dare you!!"
He was shocked and enraged, his voice turning shrill... Then his head tilted to one side, and he stopped moving.
The remaining female warriors of the Jinxiu troops directly finished off the guards who were not quite dead yet...
Valia wiped the blood from her blade and said blandly, "Notify the Star Patrol Bureau that a group of thugs attacked Lord Yukeduo's palace inspectorate squad and carried out a brutal massacre. None survived. I