The King of Chu Falls

The Chu Imperial Capital was the political center of the Chu Kingdom and Chu Kingdom largest city. It is also one of the nine ancient ruins.

For five thousand years, through the unremitting efforts of successive Chu Kingdom kings, the Chu Imperial Capital has become the most prosperous city on the entire Azure Dragon Continent.

Moreover, King Chu Heng frequently organized various events, such as state banquets, birthday banquets, and wedding banquets, totaling dozens of kinds. Whenever he held such banquets King Chu Heng liked to share the joy with the people, not only granting amnesty to the world but also bestowing generous rewards upon them.

As the capital city under the king's feet, it naturally became the most direct beneficiary. It was precisely because of this that the Chu Imperial Capital became the city with the largest population concentration in the entire Azure Dragon Continent.

The people here come from all corners of the world, bringing with them different customs and traditions, and they have settled directly in the capital. It is also because of them that the capital has the fastest information transmission speed in the entire Azure Dragon Continent.

However, the capital has been quite turbulent lately, with undercurrents surging. This is because King Chu Heng has recently become irritable and unpredictable. During court assemblies, ministers are often dismissed or even executed. Especially at night, concubines in the harem are also caught in the crossfire, dying one after another. Whenever King Chu Heng spends the night in the palace of a concubine, news of that concubine's tragic death will inevitably spread the next day.

For a time, everyone in the palace was on edge, and the tense atmosphere emanated from the palace and spread throughout the entire capital.

Therefore, the most discussed topic among the people of the capital recently is why King Chu Heng suddenly changed his temperament.

This applies not only to ordinary people but also to officials in the capital.

Chen Chong was the gatekeeper of the north gate of the palace. Although his official rank was not high, he was responsible for a great deal. He was not only responsible for the security of the north gate, but also for patrolling the distance from the north gate to the inner city of the palace.

Today is destined to be an unforgettable day for Chen Chong, because not long ago, he received a mission that would affect his entire life.

"General, Consort Zhen is heading towards the north gate." On the city tower, Chen Chong was looking at the scenery outside the palace when a taxi driver in armor ran up to report.

Upon hearing this, Chen Chong sighed. Consort Zhen was one of the concubines who was to serve the King Chu Heng that night.

She was also the sixth concubine to try to escape.

"Please invite Consort Zhen back," Chen Chong said calmly.

"Yes, sir!" the soldier replied and left.

Chen Chong looked up at the sky, his eyes filled with desolation.

Unlike those outside the palace, Chen Chong knew very well why King Chu Heng's personality had changed so drastically; the root cause was that King Chu Heng had gone mad.

Since the state banquet in May, King Chu Heng has been acting strangely. After the return of the Saint Chu, King Chu Heng has become the way he is now.

Therefore, the undercurrents within the palace were actually far more exaggerated than the outside world speculated.

These signs from King Chu Heng of King Chu Heng basically confirmed that he wouldn't live much longer, which was incredibly good news for his sons.

King Chu Heng reigned for far too long, over three hundred years. His princes waited so long their hair turned white...

The First Prince, in particular, is over two hundred years old this year, yet his cultivation level is two major levels lower than his father's. If he were to rely solely on outliving his father to ascend to the throne, he might never have any hope in this lifetime.

Now that his own father has finally gone mad, he is naturally overjoyed.

The remaining princes were the same; each of them began to ponder how to defeat their brothers and successfully ascend the throne. Not one of them cared about why King Chu Heng had gone mad.

"Sigh..." Thinking of this, Chen Chong couldn't help but sigh.

"Thump, thump, thump..." Another hurried sound rang out as a soldier ran up the city wall and reported, "General, Consort Zhen is dead!"

"What!" Chen Chong exclaimed in shock, his voice sharp, "Weren't you ordered to invite the Imperial Concubine back? Who gave you permission to take action?"

The King Chu Heng killing his concubines was a family matter, but if Chen Chong were to kill the Imperial Concubine, it would be a funeral. Wouldn't that be setting him up for failure?

"No, General," the soldier knelt on one knee and replied, "His Your Majesty killed him with his own hands! His Your Majesty has arrived!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Chong's expression stiffened, and he sighed inwardly: I didn't expect them to arrive so soon.

Chen Chong kicked the soldier aside and strode down the city wall.

Ten miles east of the North Gate, a group of soldiers knelt on the ground. Not far from them, a middle-aged man in a golden dragon robe held a heavy longsword with blood dripping from its tip. At his feet lay the corpses of two women, Consort Zhen and her personal maid.

This is the current ruler of the Great Chu, King Chu Heng.

"He fled without permission, he deserves to die!" King Chu Heng stared coldly at the corpse on the ground, his face grim, his hair disheveled, making him look somewhat frightening.

"Da da da~"

Chen Chong arrived with his soldiers, knelt down a hundred meters from King Chu Heng, and said, "This humble general has arrived late to rescue Your Majesty, and has caused Your Majesty distress."

At this point, it's definitely not appropriate to mention Consort Zhen's unauthorized escape from the palace. Instead, she must be accused of assassinating the emperor to prevent King Chu Heng from being implicated.

King Chu Heng turned around and looked at Chen Chong, who was a hundred meters away, and said in a deep voice, "Why are you kneeling so far away? Move forward."

Cold sweat poured down Chen Chong's forehead, and even his hands, which possessed the cultivation of Spirit Venerable, began to tremble uncontrollably.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Chen Chong had no choice but to agree, but he was also cunning. Instead of standing up and running over, he knelt on the ground and shuffled over step by step.

King Chu Heng frowned, clearly displeased with Chen Chong's actions. His tone was sinister as he said, "You're very afraid of me..."

"This humble general dares not." Now that things had come to this, Chen Chong had no other choice. He steeled his heart, stood up, and strode towards King Chu Heng.

At the same time, the Spiritual Power within Chen Chong's body also began to circulate. Although King Chu Heng possessed the cultivation of the Spirit Emperor realm, if he were to truly kill him, Chen Chong would have no choice but to resist; loyalty and courage were not in his nature.

The atmosphere was oppressive. Apart from the howling of the cold wind, the only sound in the vast square was the thud of Chen Chong's footsteps on the stone bricks.

King Chu Heng watched Chen Chong walk towards him, a wicked smirk playing on his lips.

"As the gatekeeper, you dared to allow my concubines to escape the palace without permission. What is your punishment?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Chong's heart sank. He immediately knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "This humble general did not allow any of the ladies to leave the north gate. I beg Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly."

"Still dare to argue? You deserve to die too!" King Chu Heng was furious. He raised his heavy sword and thrust it at Chen Chong, who was kneeling on the ground.

Chen Chong was shocked. He hadn't expected that King Chu Heng would be so decisive in wanting to kill him. In a panic, he instinctively drew his long sword to defend himself.

"Clang~"

A crisp sound stirred up waves in the hearts of countless people.

The taxi drivers, palace maids, and eunuchs kneeling around Chen Chong looked at Chen Chong in disbelief, their eyes conveying a clear message: How dare he block King Chu Heng's sword!

King Chu Heng was forced back a step by the force of Lin Chong's subconscious resistance, and the heavy sword in his hand almost slipped from his grasp.

Chen Chong looked at the long sword in his hand with a puzzled expression, somewhat unable to believe that he had actually blocked King Chu Heng's sword.

"Traitorous ministers should be killed!" King Chu Heng was also furious that someone would dare to defy him. He raised his sword and thrust it at Chen Chong again.

Faced with King Chu Heng's attack, Chen Chong was reminded of his mission and was caught in an internal struggle.

Lost in thought, Chen Chong saw King Chu Heng thrust at him again. Not daring to be reckless, he channeled eight-tenths of his Spiritual Power into a single strike to meet the attack, using the remaining two-tenths to prepare for a chance to escape the palace if he was forced back.

"Clang~"

Another crisp sound rang out, but this time, there were two different sounds as well.

"Boom~"

"Pfft~"