76: Stuff your head into your ass

“You're courting death!”

Xu Sanyan narrowed his eyes. He couldn't understand why there were always such idiots actively seeking death.

Since that's the case, he would grant their wish!

The red-robed young general had just drawn his long saber when the masked man's figure disappeared from his sight, causing a shock in his heart. What fast speed!

By the time he came back to his senses, his vision was already covered by a patch of red. He couldn't help but wonder, this color...

It seemed to be the same color as the cape on his back.

Lord He, standing nearby, watched in stunned silence as General Zhang's head snapped, and scarlet blood sprayed out, splattering all over the masked wack.

Then, the masked wack revealed sharp fingertips and lightly sliced General Zhang's neck. A large head rolled backward and was caught by him.

The severed neck was smooth and still dripping fresh blood. The headless corpse crashed to the ground.

Lord He's pupils sharply contracted, his mind a blank. “You... you killed him?”

Killing an Imperial Guard in the palace was a capital offense!

No matter how great his ability, could he possibly fight his way out of the Imperial City?

At this moment, Lord He's mind contained only two words: lunatic!

The soldiers present were also stunned. They hadn't expected this person to be so ruthless, killing without hesitation, and... this was the Imperial Palace!

Did he not value his Life Qi?

The scene fell into a brief silence. Finally, someone among the soldiers came to their senses and shouted, “Men! Someone is attacking the Imperial Palace! Brothers, kill him!”

“Kill!”

All the soldiers were veterans from the battlefield and did not fear fighting. Moreover, guarding the Imperial City was their duty. If they cowered now, they would not escape death afterward.

“Hmph!”

These soldiers might be brave, but in the face of absolute strength, they had no power to resist. In just a short moment, Little Gourd slaughtered them all.

Lord He, standing nearby, trembled, his legs shaking, as he looked at the bloody mess on the ground. His lips were pale. He couldn't understand why the situation had escalated to this point.

Xu Sanyan controlled Little Gourd, tearing open the red-robed young general's light armor, then picked up the head from the ground and stuffed it into his butt.

He always kept his word when it came to such matters; he never went back on it.

Imperial Guards rushed over from a distance upon hearing the news, only to see bodies scattered everywhere. How could they not understand what had happened? They hadn't expected their comrades to die here at the hands of their own, rather than on the battlefield, and immediately became enraged.

“Kill him! Avenge our brothers!”

“Kill!”

...

Inside the Imperial Palace, the newly enthroned Qi Emperor, dressed in Dragon robes, sat in a quiet room. Before him lay a withered corpse, completely drained of vital essence, with fleshless cheeks, like a skeleton.

However, from his features, one could vaguely discern that this person was none other than Prince Rui's fourth son, Yang Xinli.

Just then, a eunuch outside reported, “Your Majesty, someone is attacking the Imperial City. The Imperial Guards have already gone to apprehend them.”

The Qi Emperor took a deep breath, slowly suppressing the restless magical power within him. His eyes remained closed as he coldly spoke, “Attacking the Imperial City? Who has such audacity?”

The eunuch outside replied, “According to Lord He, who is being held, it is the Imperial Son-in-Law who has arrived. He had a conflict with Imperial Guard Captain Zhang Jingchen and killed him, and also...”

“Xu Sanyan has arrived?” The Qi Emperor finally opened his eyes, hearing the eunuch's hesitation, and pressed, “Continue.”

The eunuch, separated by the wooden door, said, “He also cut off Captain Zhang's head and stuffed it into his butt...”

“Hahaha... Interesting, truly interesting...”

Not only was the Qi Emperor not angry, but he found it quite amusing. He didn't even care about his own son, so why would he care about a mere captain?

But cutting off someone's head and stuffing it into their butt in broad daylight, no matter how he thought about it, it was amusing.

“Pass down my oral decree: Tell Xu Sanyan to wait in the Imperial Study. Do not obstruct him.”

“Yes.”

Just as the eunuch outside was about to leave, he remembered something and spoke again, “There is also another person accompanying the Imperial Son-in-Law. This person's methods are cruel; many Imperial Guards died by his hand.”

“Have him wait as well.”

“Yes.”

...

Outside the Imperial Palace's Zhengyang Gate, countless severed limbs were scattered across the ground. The bluestone-paved floor had been soaked through with blood, making for a very gruesome scene.

Seeing more and more Imperial Guards, Xu Sanyan's eyes turned ruthless. Just as he was about to unleash his blood demon for a quick resolution, he heard a sharp, high-pitched voice shout, “By the Emperor's oral decree, Xu Sanyan is summoned to the Imperial Study for an audience.”

The Imperial Guard commander's face was filled with rage. With countless soldiers under his command dead or wounded, he had to watch him leave, but no matter how unwilling he was, he dared not defy the imperial decree. He could only restrain his soldiers and clear a path.

Xu Sanyan lowered his eyelids slightly, considering the Qi Emperor's decree to be timely. If it had come even a quarter of an hour later, all these people would have died here.

A quarter of an hour was enough time for the blood demon to slaughter these thousands of soldiers.

Xu Sanyan walked towards the Imperial Palace with Little Gourd, his expression calm. His Foundation Establishment mid-stage strength gave him ample confidence. If he wanted to escape, he was absolutely certain he could leave.

Because he still had an unrevealed trump card: the peerless Dao Foundation forged from heaven and earth treasures, the Underworld King Dao Foundation!

Xu Sanyan took off his outer robe and tossed it aside, revealing his muscular upper body.

His clothes were soaked with blood, sticky and uncomfortable. As for whether it was disrespectful to face the Emperor shirtless, that was not within his consideration. He figured the Qi Emperor probably wouldn't care.

The old eunuch leading the way to the side opened and closed his mouth, wanting to speak but hesitating. He wanted to advise him to put on clothes but didn't have the courage to speak, so he swallowed his words back.

This Imperial Son-in-Law had even killed hundreds of Imperial Guards; he probably wouldn't mind one more. If he angered him and got himself taken care of, that would be unfortunate.

After all, he was just a eunuch, so being timid was normal. Thus, he silently lowered his head and led the way.

The Imperial Palace was very large. Along the way, they encountered many young eunuchs scurrying by with quick steps, not daring to look up, fearing they might offend someone and bring disaster upon themselves.

The two entered a study. The old eunuch bowed and said, “Please wait a moment, Imperial Son-in-Law. This old servant will go inform Your Majesty.”

Xu Sanyan nodded and leisurely surveyed the study.

On the wall hung a painting by some unknown master. The mountains didn't look like mountains, and the water didn't look like water. It was full of Concept, but he couldn't understand what it depicted.

Next to the painting was a piece of calligraphy. It looked like... wild cursive?

Xu Sanyan felt it was comparable to Zhu Yong's calligraphy, both on the level of “chickens pecking at scattered rice.”

Not long after, a middle-aged man walked out from outside the Imperial Study. He wore a golden Dragon robe and walked with a steady, unhurried gait, a hint of a smile on his face.

It was Xu Sanyan's nominal father-in-law, the current Qi Emperor.

He seemed unaware of what had happened outside Zhengyang Gate, his expression unchanged, just like when the two of them first met.

Xu Sanyan twitched his nose, frowning slightly. As the Qi Emperor approached, a strong smell of blood Qi followed, no less intense than from Little Gourd, who had just been in a fierce battle.

Xu Sanyan turned sideways, his gaze calmly meeting the Qi Emperor's. Their eyes locked, neither showing any sign of avoidance.