Nothing in the world can compare to this one glance. The two may not have expected it, but today's deep and emotional gaze has become a farewell glance. In the future, this scene will be someone's memory.

  Chu Yixuan finally understood what was going on. He coldly gazed at Yan Xijun and calmly said, "Just now you were deceiving me all along. You fooled me."

  "Yes. I was deceiving you. I never wanted to enter the palace in the first place. Why did you insist on making me enter the palace? Let me tell you, now that I've finally escaped from the imperial palace, I will absolutely not go back."

  Yan Xijun was not afraid of his tiger-like prestige, and looked him straight in the eye as she spoke without reserve.

  "Qīn ér, don't talk to him anymore. Wait for me to deal with him and then you can leave this place." Chu Cheng Ming had already swung his sword over.

  Chu Yixuan hugged Yan Xijun and dodged nimbly to one side. He looked at him and said, "It's not that easy to kill me. If you don't want to hurt her, just swing your sword over."

  Chu Cheng held the precious sword in his hand and glanced at Yan Xijun, with a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

  "Chu Yixuan, put me down." Yan Xijun naturally knew his hesitation. It was the fear of hurting himself for her. She struggled to command Chu Yixuan.

  "I won't let you go. How about it."

  "You're holding me and can't even move your limbs freely. Why won't you put me down first? If you want to duel, I won't interfere."

  Chu Yixuan thought so too. Holding her made it hard to swing his fists and feet. And today he had to kill Chu Chengming himself, to eliminate future troubles. As long as he was dead, everything would be easy to handle.

  After considering the matter roughly, Chu Yixuan let her go and put her on horseback, threatening: "You stay here quietly, don't think about going anywhere. If you run away, I will not forgive him."

  Yan Xijun nodded slightly. In fact, there was no need for him to threaten her. She wouldn't go anywhere else anyway. She would wait here for Meng. Wait for him to take her away and drift aimlessly around the world.

  Chu Yixuan finally turned around with a sigh of relief, drew out the sharp sword from his waist and looked at Chu Chengming coldly: "Chengming, today we two uncles and nephews will settle our life-and-death struggle here. For over ten years, I know you have been displeased with me. The grudges between us should be ended."

  "It should have ended long ago. If you weren't always being protected by others, I would have taken your life a long time ago."

  Chu Cheng Ming also looked at him coldly and said, "The emperor in front of me is the one who killed my father. If I don't avenge my father's death, then I'm not worthy to be called his son."

  "Understand now why I spared your life back then?" Chu Yixuan looked at him and saw his puzzled expression, then explained: "At that time, I regarded you as my younger self, so I couldn't bear to kill you. Who would have thought that you would forget the kindness and turn against me after growing up."

  "Hmph, what's this about ingratitude? Chu Cheng Meng sneered coldly: "Shouldn't the one who's ungrateful be you instead? In the past, my emperor father treated you and Jing Wang with great kindness, like brothers. But in the end, you launched a coup, killing my emperor father, empress, brothers, sisters, and even took over my emperor father's throne. Tell me, who exactly is the one who's ungrateful?"

  "Descend into darkness. Do you think your father emperor is really a good emperor? You should have known clearly when you were young. Your father emperor indulges in 'wine and lust', neglecting the country and its people. What's the use of such an emperor?"

  "If we continue to let him be the emperor, our Chu family will be ruined by his hands. If your father were not the eldest son of the previous emperor, this throne would not have fallen to him."

  "Although the Emperor Father did many foolish things at that time, but not to the point of death. The Emperor Father is incompetent, but it does not mean I am also incompetent. If you do not launch a coup, this throne and imperial position will be mine in the future."

  "You're strange, I've taken your throne and territory."

  "Not bad. If it weren't for your existence, this world would be mine already. And Jun'er would also be mine."

  Yan Xijun remained silent on horseback, listening to their conversation. She knew that the two of them had a lot of grievances between them. It was just that she hadn't expected their grievances to be so complicated.

  Chu Yixuan burst out laughing after hearing Chu Chengming's words, his laughter filled with disdain. "Chengming, you don't have to be so resentful," he said. "This is your fate - to be my opponent. You will never win."

  "Now let's see who wins! I'll show you!" Chu Cheng Ming gritted his teeth and swung his sword to strike.

  The two men's speeds were entwined together. Both were masters of swordsmanship. Masters exchanging moves. It was impossible to see how they made their moves and swung their swords.

  Yan Xijun watched with bated breath on horseback, fearing that Chu Chengming would get hurt or lose the fight. She couldn't understand their moves and couldn't tell who was stronger. It all seemed like a blur to her eyes.

  Those two were fighting fiercely on one side, swinging their swords and making moves, neither of them showing any mercy.

  Just then, Yan Xijun heard Luo Gonggong's exclamation: "The Emperor is over there, go and protect him."

  She turned around and saw Luo Zhong leading a dozen or so royal guards armed with swords riding over on horseback.

  Luo Zhong was taken aback when he saw her, but soon became engrossed in the fight on that side. He hastily instructed the guards behind him: "The Emperor is in danger, quickly go and protect the Emperor."

  Looking at those guards rushing towards the two who were fighting, the scene before his eyes was clearly unfavorable to Ming.

  Chu Yixuan was delighted to see so many 'guards' arriving. He thought that this would help him capture Chu Chengming even faster. He turned his head and ordered Luo Zhong, "Luo Zhong, go protect Yan Cairen and don't let her escape."

  "Yes, Your Majesty." Luo Zhong walked up to Yan Xishen and bowed: "Yan Cairen is safe."

  Yan Xijun didn't have the heart to bother with his words. She dismounted from her horse and anxiously looked in that direction.

  Chu Cheng Ming was completely unable to cope with the numerous "guards" attacking him. He became somewhat flustered and his body had already been injured.

  "My lord, your subordinate has arrived late to rescue you."

  Just then, Yan Xijun heard the sound of rescue and looked up to see Chu Chengming's two subordinates, Qing and Lan, joining the battle with their swords drawn.

  With them by her side, Yan Xijun felt at ease. At least she didn't have to worry about the safety of Ming's life anymore.

  Chu Cheng Ming saw two reinforcements running over, and he was also very happy. Taking advantage of Qing being by his side, he gave a low command: "You quickly take Yan Niang away from here."

  "Master. And you?" Qing asked.

  "I won't get in the way, you take her and go first, we'll follow soon." Chu Chengming swung his sword to cut down a 'guard' in front of him, then pushed Qing out with one palm.

  "It's not that easy to leave." Chu Yixuan took a step back, coldly shouting at the guards: "I order you to kill them without mercy. Whoever kills the opponent will be rewarded with 100 taels of gold and promoted one rank."

  Hearing the emperor's declaration of reward, all the guards went crazy with excitement. Then, like madmen, they thrust their swords at the enemy.

  Yan Xijun looked at the group of crazy 'guards', seeing them recklessly swinging their knives and swords, and didn't know who stabbed Ming, only to see Ming slowly falling backwards.