After leaving the restaurant, Chen Changan led Mu Yunyao straight toward the palace, under the watchful eyes of everyone.
Seeing this, the people of the Imperial City grew tense.
Although rumors that the Imperial Family had colluded with foreign races were already raging, so far, there was no hard evidence.
"Your Majesty, Chen Changan is heading straight for the palace. What should we do?"
"He's coming?"
"Indeed. He'll be at the palace gates soon."
"Why did he choose today to make his move, of all days?"
"Could it be that he's been waiting for someone else to show up?"
"Is he planning to... wipe us all out in one fell swoop?"
Just as Mu Yunyao had said, Chen Changan was clever, but the others weren't fools either.
Given Chen Changan's conduct and actions, it was easy to figure out his goal.
He had deliberately waited until the Imperial Family had summoned everyone else before making his move.
"Your Majesty, he's so confident. Could there really be a powerful expert secretly following him?"
"Does it matter whether there is?"
"He's already come to our doorstep."
"Give the order. Attack!"
"We're really not going to wait any longer?"
"Wait for what? For him to kill me before you attack?"
By now, everyone knew this battle was unavoidable. If they still refused to act, were they planning to wait for Chen Changan to strike first?
At the same time, King Xiaoyao and the others had begun entering the Imperial City.
"Is that... King Xiaoyao? Why did he suddenly come to the Imperial City?"
"And he brought people with him. Could he have brought all five hundred thousand of his troops?"
"Is he planning a rebellion?"
"Impossible. There's no way he's rebelling. If he cared about that throne, he wouldn't have... Could this be