Just as Chen Shaobai was about to leave, An Zhan shouted at his back, ""What if in the future, you and I are going to face off against each other?""

Chen Shaobai paused for a moment, then turned his head and smiled at An Zhan. ""In the end, you still have to remember one thing … If I"m here, others can"t kill you. No one can, you can"t even die if you want to.""

""If one day you and I stand opposite each other and no one is allowed to kill you, I will kill you.""

An Zhan looked at him and said, ""Perhaps you and I will eventually reach that step.""

Chen Shaobai said, ""Why are you worrying so much about the future at such a young age?""

If you have the time, why don"t you cultivate more? What you should consider right now is … Even if it"s a genius in the eyes of many people, the gap between you and me still won"t be able to make up for it.

No matter what happens, I can only kill you.

""Therefore, if you have the time to think about this, you might as well become stronger. Don"t let me kill you too easily.""

""Take care, I won"t send you off.""

Ann made an inviting gesture.

Chen Shaobai shrugged his shoulders. ""You heartless man.""

After saying that, he jumped out of the window. Before he left, he turned around and smiled. ""How is it?""

An Xuan frowned. ""What do you think?""

Chen Shaobai: ""People always say that a smile is the most attractive. How about it?""

""Scram …""

After Chen Shaobai left, only then did An Zhe remember those questions that he should have asked the most.

Chen Shaobai was very mysterious. At the very least, there was a very large force supporting him from behind.

And this power was most likely the demon race that had disappeared for many years in the martial arts world.

Old Huo said that the war launched by the demons back then was a calamity.

There was indeed something on Chen Shaobai that was unable to distinguish between good and evil, so he could only be fond of evil.

While lying in bed, An Zeng thought about his plan. As long as there were no problems, he should be able to stall for some time.

At the same time, Mu Changyan"s rage had almost ignited the roof of his room.

""One by one, how can you let me be so carefree as to hand over the important matters to you?""

He looked coldly at the row of young men in front of him, ""I told you guys clearly that no matter what happens, you have to protect Chen Zaiyan and the others well. But what about you guys?""

One of them, who looked to be a young man in his mid-twenties, said with his head bowed, ""Your Majesty … we are only worried about your safety.""

Mu Changyan said coldly, ""I don"t need you to worry, what are your responsibilities?""

However, you all actually forgot about your own mission. Even if you all were truly worried about me, you all still failed in your duty.

If there weren"t any conflicts today, there wouldn"t be a single soldier left.

""What so many of you failed to do, what An Zhe did alone!""

Everyone lowered their heads, but in their hearts, they weren"t convinced.

Mu Changyan pointed to the young man who had just spoken and said, ""Duan Ren, from today onwards, you will no longer be the commander of the Black Tortoise Camp. You will become the deputy commander and take on the role of the commander.""

""After the new commander takes charge, everyone in the Black Tortoise Camp will be under his command.""

A hint of displeasure flashed across the young man called Duan Ren"s eyes, but he concealed it well. ""This subject knows his mistake.""

Mu Changyan looked at An Chengli and said, ""Send more people to check on An Zhan"s injuries. Let him go to the Black Tortoise Camp when he can move.""

""If I don"t hand the Black Turtle Camp over to someone who can rest easy, it will eventually ruin the hard work I"ve put in for the past few years!""

Hearing that King Yan intended to make An Zeng the new commander of the Black Tortoise Camp, Duan Ren lowered his head and didn"t raise his head. However, his eyes were filled with rage when he looked at the ground.

What right did An Zuoshi have to be the commander of the Black Tortoise Camp?

For the past few years, the Black Tortoise Camp had always been under his control.

Although on the surface, the Black Tortoise Camp was under An Chengli"s control, in reality, An Chengli didn"t have the time to care about them.

From finding out what kind of talent he could use to recruiting this person into their team, training, and arranging quests, which one wasn"t done by him, Duan Ren?

Now that the conflict had suddenly broken out, he had forcefully s.n.a.t.c.hed all of the fruits from his hands …

Duan Ren lowered his head, but Mu Changyan couldn"t see his eyes.

Mu Changyan was silent for a moment before saying, ""Previously, the matters with the four Battalions were all on An Chengli"s shoulders. He was too tired.""

From today onwards, the Black Tortoise Camp would report directly to Gu after An Zeng was in charge of it.

""As for the other three battalions, you can keep an eye on An Chengli.""

An Chengli bowed his head. ""Your servant obeys.""

Mu Changyan waved her hands, ""All of you can leave now. You can all stay here, An Chengli.""

Everyone bowed their heads and left the room.

Under An Chengli"s arrangements, they had already taken advantage of the fact that many imperial guards had died today in addition to the chaos to complete their integration into the palace.

However, these people could not be hidden from him. Since Mu Changyan had brought these people to the surface, he was not afraid of them being discovered.

He wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to replace all the guards in Empyrean Terminus Palace.

""How"s Ma Zi Wei doing?""

Mu Changyan asked.

An Chengli said, ""Ma Ziwei has already confessed, but this servant feels that I can"t rely on him alone.""

""The empress dowager"s side could be said to have been framed by Ma Ziwei. It"s really difficult to convict him just because he has confessions and no physical evidence.""

Mu Changyan sighed, ""No one has been willing to help Gu throughout the dynasty …""

An Chengli sighed as well. He tried his best to get the horse out, but there was no meaning to it at all.

Mu Changyan sighed, ""Forget about it. Protect the remaining officers of the Infantry Division. We can protect them for one day.""

""I don"t know how long I can sit on this seat. As long as I remain, I will do my best to let them live, even if they live to the point of bowing, curtseying … and even being wronged.""

At this time, a guard who had just been transferred into Empyrean Terminus Palace walked in quickly from outside, ""My King, there"s a person who went to our Black Turtle Camp"s secret stronghold in the city. He said he was arranged by An Zaihai.""

""Those who have returned from the Eastern Front are the personal soldiers of our general.""

Mu Changyan"s expression changed drastically as she suddenly thought of something, ""Bring him in immediately. Gather everyone"s hands and protect him as he enters the palace safely.""

The guard quickly nodded, bowed and left.

After two hours, Mu Changyan was already pacing back and forth in the room like an ant on a hot pan. Her footsteps were getting faster and faster.

An Chengli stood at the side, his palms full of sweat.

He knew very well that it was impossible for the general to send his confidant back at this time. This was because Fang Zhiyi was not someone who was willing to partic.i.p.ate in the court dispute.

If he wanted to support the Duke of Yan in the imperial court, the empress dowager would have restrained herself.

If there was one more person in the current Great Yan"s court who could control the situation, he could only be a bosom friend of Fang.

At this time, Fang Zhiyi"s janissary returned. Fang Zhiyi was not a clairvoyant, so it was impossible for him to know what had happened in the imperial court.

It had only been a few days since the military officials had been apprehended, and the news would fly to the front lines of the eastern border.

Thus, there was a sense of strangeness to this matter, both inside and out.

However, when An Chengli heard that this was arranged by An Zhe, he had already guessed it.

""My lord …""

An Chengli knew that the King of Swallow would definitely understand the strangeness of this situation, but he had to bring it up, because this was his responsibility.

An Chengli said, ""This Personal Aide, he might be a fake.""

Mu Changyan stopped in his tracks. He looked at An Chengli, and after a moment of silence, he nodded. ""Of course I know it"s fake. It"s not possible, it"s definitely fake.""

At this point, however, it is not easy for Anjou to think of this.

""It"s not just me. Once this person appears in the imperial court, everyone knows he"s a fake … The empress dowager also knows he"s a fake as well. It all depends on what happens to him and how much of a surprise he"ll bring to me.""

An Chengli sighed in his heart … .It was indeed like that. Now, who could help Duke Yan?

Two hours later, the person entered the East Warming Pavilion.

Another two hours later, Empyrean Termination Palace rang the golden bell that had been silent for many years.

No matter which force it was, after receiving the news, they had no choice but to rush to the Empyrean Terminus Palace.

The ringing of the bell meant that the King of Yan had something of utmost importance to urgently gather with his ministers.

If someone did not show up at this time, then the King of Yan could directly punish them for their crimes.

Very quickly, the carriages outside Empyrean Terminus Palace came to a halt. One by one, the courtiers quickly ran towards the Empyrean Terminus Palace while carrying their clothes.

At the Embroidery Palace, someone immediately reported the news to Empress Dowager Su upon hearing the bell chime. Empress Dowager Su didn"t understand what Mu Changyan was trying to do, so she could only instruct Su Mao, Su Zong, and the others to hurry over.

She had arranged for quite a few Imperial Guards of the Embroidery Palace to accompany her, especially for Su Zong. Nothing must happen to him at this critical juncture.

East Warm Pavilion

Mu Changyan"s face was a little pale, and his lips were very pale. He was very nervous, as he had never been so nervous before.

""Have you settled down?""

Mu Changyan asked.

An Chengli thought to himself, ""What"s wrong with the King of Yan? It"s already the fourth time he"s come to pay his respects.""

""Even if An Zhe were to be severely injured, he shouldn"t be able to make it back even if he rushed over immediately.

""My King … Why must we fight over it?""

Mu Changyan shook her head. There were some things he couldn"t even tell An Chengli.

Today"s battle might be the last. If he lost, he would completely lose the power to resist. This King Yan would then die in his own name.

Therefore, he had to make some sort of statement to the sect, so that the sect could protect Xiao Qidao well.

If something were to happen to him, Xiao Qidao would be the only person in the Mu Clan who could do anything.

Whether the Mu Clan would be able to recapture Great Yan"s Jiang Shan in the future was also up to Xiao Qidao.

If he won, it would be a completely new beginning …

""Your Majesty, An Zeng has already entered Empyrean Terminus Palace.""

A guard came running in and said.

Mu Changyan nodded. ""An Chengli, pa.s.s down the edict … An Zui has done meritorious service in protecting his imperial chariot. He has been promoted to the position of an Imperial Guard official.""

An Chengli reminded him, ""His Majesty has already been vying for the t.i.tle of internal official of the imperial guard.""

Mu Changyan replied, ""That"s just an empty t.i.tle. Now, I"m going to give him a solid imperial bodyguard, the vice commander of the Heavenly Temple"s imperial bodyguard.""

An Anli wanted to remind the Swallow King that the rise of An Zaiyue was coming too fast.

The vice commander of Empyrean Guard was a fourth-grade official, and if he were to release this guard in the future, the starting point would be too high.

An Zeng was only fifteen or sixteen years old. If he stood so high up in the air and fell down, he would be beyond redemption.

An Zhe was already inextricably linked to the King of Swallow. Once he fell, the King of Swallow would be in pain as well.

In the end, An Chengli didn"t say anything. He didn"t want to disturb Mu Changyan at this time.

An dispute was inextricably linked to the King of Swallow, but wasn"t he the same as the King of Swallow?

Ever since he chose to stand on the Yan King"s side, he had no other way out.

If he were to fall, he would be even more miserable than An Zeng.

""Let An Zaiyue stand by Gu"s side in the upper hall for a while.""

Mu Changyan gave the order and then looked at herself in the mirror. He tidied up his clothes and then looked at the person who called himself Fang Zhiyi"s personal guard …

The battle today was all because of this person.

Even if it wasn"t an all-out battle with the empress dowager, it was still a small battle that had to be fought over.

And once he lost the skirmish, he wouldn"t even have the right to partic.i.p.ate in the final battle.