After feeling his way around, Xu Ran headed toward the palace where the empress should have been living.
"Who's there?"
At that moment, the Zhu Family's people had not yet fought their way here, but the imperial guards nearby were all terrified, drawing the swords at their waists at the slightest rustle of wind or grass.
Xu Ran casually waved his hand and killed them all.
By now, Xu Ran no longer knew how many people's blood stained his hands. He had long since grown accustomed to the feeling of slaughter.
Xu Ran kicked open the palace doors and walked inside.
"Empress?"
Xu Ran frowned as he walked forward.
He had met Zhu Liya once before, and she undoubtedly had deep feelings for the Zhu Family. If she knew Emperor Dai intended to move against the Zhu Family, Empress Zhu would certainly have stepped forward to stop him. As empress, she could not possibly have been unaware of something so significant.
Besides, judging by how Emperor Dai had led his men to encircle and attack the Zhu Family earlier, he undoubtedly harbored profound resentment toward them. With his grievances having festered for so long while he could not strike at the Zhu Family directly, he had probably vented his anger and resentment on Zhu Liya.
Lifting a thin gauze curtain, Xu Ran's pupils contracted, and he stared in shock at the scene inside.
At that moment, the exquisitely beautiful empress was lying on the bed, her hands and feet fastened to its four posts with thin iron chains, her entire body spread-eagled.
That position could be called exceptionally alluring.
This...
In an instant, Xu Ran's heartbeat quickened considerably.
Although Xu Ran also liked trying a few variations with Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others, when had he ever done