Dragon's Origin

For a moment, the Emperor was truly tempted. A formidable expert who could rival the combined might of the Three Grand Guardians! If he could be brought into the fold, the high-level power under the control of the royal family would double!

He was on the verge of speaking when the third bowstring sang.

This time, the heavy arrow's target was, once again, the wounded eye of the Old Guardian.

Already injured in the face and suffering internal wounds from the Three Grand Guardians' joint attack, the Old Guardian could no longer withstand this heavy arrow.

The arrow mercilessly pierced through the Old Guardian's eye socket, shattered his skull, and plunged into his brain. Immediately afterward, the array inscribed on the heavy arrow was triggered. Bang! A violent explosion erupted.

In truth, the Old Guardian had already lost his life the instant the arrow entered his brain. His entire spiritual energy suddenly lacked a master. The heavy arrow detonated with a deafening blast, obliterating the Old Guardian's head.

The Three Grand Guardians, who had been launching a fierce attack, suddenly met no resistance, and their attacks landed squarely on the Old Guardian's body.

Boom! The Old Guardian, who had just been displaying extraordinary power by fighting three opponents single-handedly, was instantly torn apart by the Three Grand Guardians' formidable spiritual energy. In an instant, the Old Guardian's body was blasted into the finest dust. A cloud of blood filled the air, but the Old Guardian had vanished without a trace.

The three Old Guardians reacted swiftly. Faced with this situation, they disappeared like phantoms without a word. Immediately afterward, a series of screams rang out.

By the time the screams subsided, the Second Prince and the others discovered that the guards who had been standing beside them were now lying dead on the ground.

Even after three days and three nights of continuous spiritual energy clashes, the Three Grand Guardians' combat prowess remained capable of instantly killing these Seventh and Eighth Stage guards.

The Second Prince and his fellow conspirators were dumbfounded. The situation had suddenly reversed, and they had become lambs to the slaughter. The only reason they hadn't died immediately was that the Supreme One in the main hall hadn't given the order. Nothing more.

The two old Grand Uncles from the Court of the Imperial Clan were kneeling there, completely stunned. They couldn't fathom why Wang Sheng, with whom they had no grievances, would cut off their path so decisively. But now, it was all pointless. With the death of the Old Guardian, the Court of the Imperial Clan no longer possessed any power to restrain the Emperor and was utterly vulnerable.

In truth, if it weren't for the fact that they two controlled this ultra-powerful Old Guardian, they would not have been able to flaunt their power in such a way. Although their seniority was high enough, at least two generations higher than the Emperor, so what? The Emperor was the head of the royal family and could directly command the Court of the Imperial Clan. Without high-end martial power to restrain him, the Court of the Imperial Clan no longer had any power over the Emperor.

In short, they were doomed!

The ministers who had conspired with the Second Prince and the two Grand Uncles from the Court of the Imperial Clan were completely dumbfounded. How could the originally favorable situation suddenly take a sharp turn for the worse and become like this?

Some with quick minds quickly knelt on the ground to beg for forgiveness. Some were still stunned in place, not knowing what to do. Finally, seeing the movements around them and seeing their colleagues kneeling on the ground, they suddenly came to their senses and hurriedly followed suit, kowtowing to the Emperor in the main hall and constantly begging for forgiveness.

The situation was over, that was the thought in everyone's mind. What they had committed was the crime of treason! Would kowtowing work?

The Second Prince was even more dazed than the ministers. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. However, the three gloomy-faced old eunuchs standing neatly at the entrance of the main hall were an undeniable fact, which meant that their coup had failed beyond repair!

Where exactly had they failed? Insufficient assessment of the Three Grand Guardians' martial power, insufficient preparation for the Emperor's recent defenses, and although they had bribed a guard commander of the outer city of the imperial city, they couldn't bring in a large number of experts, all of these were possible.

In addition, the lack of preparation caused by the hasty uprising was also a major reason. But there was no way around it. If they didn't rise up now, then once the Emperor's recent arrangements were completed, there would be absolutely no chance.

Did the Second Prince really not understand? He understood better than anyone else. The royal family had been educating them on these matters since childhood. The Emperor's arrangements were so targeted that anyone with sufficient political acumen, after understanding the Emperor's overall deployment trends, would definitely understand the Emperor's intentions.

If they didn't act now, there would be no chance! The result of the hasty uprising was that the Old Guardian and the Three Grand Guardians were deadlocked. Even at this point, the Second Prince and his men still had a great chance. Because the people in the main hall had also reached their limit, the formation would soon be unable to hold on. In at most one or two hours, before dawn, their formation would lose its spiritual energy support and dissipate. At that time, the Second Prince's side would still have seven or eight guards, which would be the decisive force.

Unfortunately, who would have thought that Changsheng Marquis Wang Sheng would suddenly appear. Just kidding, didn't he go to Lao Jun Temple, come back, and then return to the pile of beauties? How could he suddenly appear? How did he know?

When the Three Grand Guardians completely controlled the situation, the formation in the main hall also quickly dissipated. Just as the Second Prince had predicted, the people inside couldn't hold on for too long, just a little bit short!

"You rebellious son, why don't you kneel?" The Emperor's voice came from the main hall, carrying a deep sense of fatigue, and roared at the Second Prince, "Surrender?"

"You can't catch me!" The Second Prince didn't care about anything else now and shouted at the Three Grand Guardians, who were suppressing him with their gazes, "You can't kill me either! The Empress is in my hands. If you dare to touch me, my people will kill the Empress!"

The Second Prince's eyes were bloodshot at this moment. He had been up for three days and three nights, and his tense nerves suddenly relaxed due to the complete failure. The whole person became crazy. The way he roared was like a madman.

The Three Grand Guardians didn't dare to act rashly at this moment. If the Second Prince had threatened the Emperor with the Empress before, the Emperor could have painfully abandoned the Empress, that was because of the situation, he had to make that painful decision. However, now that they had completely gained the upper hand, if the Empress were to be harmed again, then the three of them would be beyond redemption.

The Emperor in the main hall also fell silent. This rebellious son actually dared to threaten him with the Empress, he deserved to die! However, the Empress was in his hands, which was a concern that had to be considered, what should he do now?

"The Empress is a guest in my Marquis's mansion." Wang Sheng's voice came from the darkness again, completely burying all of the Second Prince's hopes: "I'm sleepy, I'm going back to sleep, goodbye!"