Jiang Feisheng nodded and said, "You're absolutely right."
What's the purpose of defending this Imperial Palace, if not to protect their Emperor? And now that their Emperor is in such a state, the only option left is to fight Xiyun head-on. Otherwise, they can only watch as their Emperor dies.
Watch their Emperor die? That's something they simply cannot do.
"There's no time to waste. Pass down my order: leave five thousand soldiers to protect the Emperor, and have the rest follow me out of the palace. We must capture that army doctor alive to detoxify the Emperor."
"Yes, Great General!" The Deputy General immediately hurried to carry out the command.
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Two hours later, the gates of Chilin Imperial Palace opened in all directions, and the soldiers of Chilin inside the palace charged out.