"With her, with her is Chu... Chu Kuangren!!"
The Imperial Guard stammered, terror spilling into his eyes despite himself as he spoke Chu Kuangren's name.
The elder, who had been toying with a piece of jade beside him without taking Gu Linglong seriously, stiffened as well. The jade slipped unwittingly from his hand and hit the floor with a crack, shattering into several pieces.
"Chu Kuangren is here?! Why would he come?"
The white-haired elder and Yun Changfeng began to panic.
The Imperial Guard beside them could not help muttering inwardly, You seized his wife's family home. How could he not come to demand justice?
"Right, hurry! Bring Gu Qing and the others out!"
Yun Changfeng seemed to think of something and hurriedly gave the order.
Gu Qing was Gu Linglong's father.
After occupying the Qingyun Dynasty, Yun Changfeng had not killed Gu Qing and the others. Instead, he had made them take a certain secret medicine, stripping them of their fighting strength before imprisoning them, thinking they might prove useful someday.
He had never expected that day to come so soon.
"There's no need to worry, Elder. Chu Kuangren is under the Heavenly Punishment Seal and poses no threat. We only need to deal with Gu Linglong."
Yun Changfeng spoke to the elder beside him.
Hearing this, the elder gradually calmed down and forced a smile. "That's right. Chu Kuangren is no longer anything to fear."
Despite his words, he still felt somewhat uneasy.
After all, that was Chu Kuangren!
Inside the royal palace, tens of thousands of soldiers of the Imperial Guards Army stood surrounding three people-Chu Kuangren and his two companions.
Chu Kuangren walked at the very front.
Dressed in robes as white as snow, with an ornate sword hanging at his waist, he walked toward the