Everyone who entered the palace together this time was a core figure in Yelü Yixin's faction. Each held an important post and controlled key departments of the court's military and government. Under normal circumstances, getting rid of these people would have been extremely troublesome, but this "palace coup" was a perfect opportunity. After all, regicide was an ominous matter, and with the situation under control, the fewer people who knew the details, the better. Thus, inside the Imperial Study, these powerful figures were actually at their weakest, giving Song Qingshu a chance to cut through the chaos with a swift blade.
Song Qingshu went to the dragon throne and took a facial mold of Yelü Hongji. Before long, he had made a lifelike mask. It was not that his Disguise Art required him to make a mold from the target's face first; this method was simply more convenient and faster.
After finishing the mask, he removed the mask from his own face and put it on Yelü Hongji, then put Yelü Hongji's mask on himself. Immediately afterward, they exchanged clothes.
Seeing the bloody slashes across the dragon robe, Song Qingshu frowned. But they perfectly demonstrated the brutality of the coup. After arranging everything inside, Song Qingshu finally opened the door and staggered out.
Earlier, when Yelü Hongji had shouted for protection, no guards had answered because all the nearby guards had been transferred away by Yelü Chala and Saba. After all, one was the Guard Grand Guardian, while the other was the Close Attendant Chief, making such arrangements quite easy for them.
However, once he left the Imperial Study and went farther out, he could find the Imperial Guards. No matter how powerful Yelü Yixin's faction was, it could not possibly control the entire palace guard.
When the guards saw