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At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly sounded outside the imperial study. Immediately afterwards, a minister in court robes rushed in, tumbling and crawling. His hair was disheveled, his clothes were wrinkled, and his face was full of fear. He even forgot to salute and trembled as he shouted to Emperor Xue Ye:
"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!"
Emperor Xue Ye was startled by him and frowned and scolded:
"What are you panicking about?! How disrespectful! If you have something to say, just tell me slowly!"
The minister swallowed his saliva, his voice still trembling:
"Your Majesty, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's Sword Douluo Chen Xin, Bone Douluo Gu Rong, Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, and the Barak Kingdom's newly promoted Titled Douluo Liu Tianfeng... For some unknown reason, these four of them suddenly stormed into the palace!
The guards at the palace gate tried to stop them, but they were... they were all mercilessly killed!
The four of them have already broken into the palace and are about to reach the imperial study!"
"What?!"
Emperor Xue Ye was struck by lightning. His eyes widened suddenly, his face full of disbelief.
He stumbled back, nearly falling onto the throne, his hands gripping the armrests so tightly that his knuckles turned white from the exertion.
The previous second, he was still feeling lucky that his identity as a secret guard had not been exposed, thinking that he could escape this disaster by luck and not have to provoke the three forces of the Barak Kingdom, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and Dugu Bo at the same time.
But unexpectedly, what you fear will come true, and these four Titled Douluo actually came to your door directly!
"How could...how could they know it was me who did it?"
Emperor Xue Ye muttered to himself, his heart filled with panic.
But he quickly forced himself to calm down - he was the emperor of the Tiandou Empire and could not show panic in front of his subjects, let alone let these four Titled Douluo see his flaws.
Emperor Xue Ye took a deep breath, straightened his robes, and sat back on the throne. He tried to make his expression look calm, but his slightly trembling fingers still revealed his inner nervousness.
"Boom!" With a loud noise, the door of the imperial study was kicked open, and wood chips flew everywhere.
Liu Tianfeng, Dugu Bo, Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong walked in side by side, emitting powerful soul power fluctuations. The pressure of the Titled Douluo enveloped the entire imperial study like a substance, causing the ministers and guards present to tremble in fear and kneel to the ground one after another.
The four of them ignored everyone else and stared at Emperor Xue Ye on the throne with eyes as sharp as swords, their eyes full of cold murderous intent.
Liu Tianfeng took a step forward, and with a tone full of sarcasm, he asked:
"Your Majesty Xue Ye, you are truly courageous! You actually dared to secretly send secret guards to surround and kill the prince of the Barak Kingdom, the young master of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and the granddaughter of Poison Douluo!
Aren't you afraid of causing unrest and offending us?"
Emperor Xue Ye's heart suddenly sank, and fine beads of cold sweat oozed from his forehead.
Xue Ye didn't expect that these four people actually knew the truth!
But at this point, Xue Ye also understood that he could only deny it - he had no evidence, and as long as he didn't admit it, these four people couldn't attack him, the Emperor of Tiandou, for no reason, right?
Emperor Xue Ye pretended to be calm, a puzzled expression on his face, and said to the four people:
"Your Majesties, what are you talking about? I don't understand! You are all pillars of our Tiandou Empire. How could I do such a self-destructive thing? There must be some misunderstanding!"
Xue Ye paused, with a hint of grievance in his tone:
"I know that some forces may have been secretly sowing discord and trying to destroy the relationship between us.
But I have always treated the four of you, the Barak Kingdom, and the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect with sincerity! Please be discerning and don't be blinded by these villains!"
As Emperor Xue Ye spoke, he prayed in his heart—praying that these four people did not have solid evidence, and praying that he could get away with it.
He knew very well that once he admitted this, what awaited him and the Tiandou Empire would be the wrath of the four Titled Douluo, and the consequences would be unimaginable.
Liu Tianfeng looked at Emperor Xue Ye's pretentious appearance, and the mockery in his eyes became even stronger.
He sneered and said to Emperor Xue Ye:
"Misunderstanding? Your Majesty Xue Ye, at this point, you still want to quibble?
Do you think your secret guards are doing a perfect job?
"I'm telling you, we've brought all the bodies of your secret guards! Do you want to take them out now so everyone can see if they're the secret guards you trained?"
When Emperor Xue Ye heard the words "corpse of the secret guard", his face turned pale instantly.
Then Xue Ye saw Liu Tianfeng snorting coldly, raising his hand and waving it, and his soul power wrapped around the corpses of more than a dozen secret guards, and they fell to the open space in the center of the imperial study with a "bang".
The black robe on the corpse had long been torn off, and dried blood still remained on the hideous wounds. It was none other than the elite secret guards that Xue Ye had carefully trained for many years.
Xue Ye's gaze fell on the corpse, his heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, and his breathing instantly became rapid.
Xue Ye looked at those familiar faces - some were soul masters he personally selected, and some were loyal warriors who had followed him for many years. Now they had all turned into cold corpses, lying in front of him in a mess.
"Why, Your Majesty, are you familiar with these people?"
Dugu Bo took a step forward, his tone cold and his eyes full of mockery.
The soul power around him surged slightly, and the purple mist of green phosphorus had quietly condensed in the palm of his hand, ready to erupt at any time.
Xue Ye suppressed the panic and discomfort in his heart, his face pale but he still said stubbornly:
"Your Majesty, I... I have never seen these people before. I don't know what you are talking about."
Xue Ye was still making his last struggle, trying to cover up the truth with lies, betting that these four people would not dare to really take action against him, the Emperor of Tiandou.
"Hmph, you're still trying to make excuses now!"
A cold light flashed in Sword Douluo Chenxin's eyes, and the Seven Killing Sword in his hand was slightly unsheathed. The sharp sword energy instantly cut through the air, and then he spoke:
"We don't have time for nonsense. Either you admit your crime and give us an explanation today, or don't blame us for being rude!"
Xue Ye wanted to say something else, but saw Dugu Bo suddenly raise his hand, and the purple mist in his palm instantly spread out, spreading in the hall like a tide.
The purple poisonous mist carried a pungent stench. Wherever it passed, small holes were instantly corroded on tables and chairs, emitting a suffocating smell.
"Oh no! It's poisonous!"
The guards and ministers in the hall were terrified and ran towards the hall door, trying to escape from the deadly poisonous fog.
But just as they were about to rush out of the hall, Bone Douluo Gu Rong suddenly raised his hand, and a gray soul power barrier instantly enveloped the entire hall, sealing the hall door tightly.
"Want to run? Too late!"
Bone Douluo sneered, his soul barrier was indestructible, no matter how the guards attacked, it remained motionless.