Abandon The Palace!

"Your majesty! What do you mean by this!?" The old official asked.

"You heard me right, I've made arrangements with the legendary Legion master, the catalyst that started the age of chaos by wiping out the entire capital of the Song empire with one sword technique.

He'll kill the Grand General of the Immortal empire, before noon" The emperor announced.

"Your majesty, but do you think he can succeed?" An official asked.

"If there's anyone who can deal with that brat, it's probably him. As far as I know, there's no one in the world that can survive the [Vajra Sword Technique] My Grandfather witnessed the skill that wiped out an entire capital eight hundred years ago, from what I've heard, no one can survive that technique" The emperor said confidently.

All the officials nodded their heads, their hearts couldn't stop beating faster. Who knows, maybe today might be their lucky day.

"Back to the map, like I've already said, the elite forces are stationed here, at the southern fortress.

They'll attack the southern boarders of the Immortal empire the moment the news of the Grand General's passing is announced.

At that time the battalion of Purple Qilin Cavalry guarding the boarder moral will be weakened, which would give us the upper hand,

Then from there" The emperor pointed at a location on the map and continued, "our forces would advance deep into enemy territory, sweeping away all resistance and conquering all the Prefectures that stand in our way.

Then we'll stop the march at this city" The emperor pointed at the Hanshu City.

"Your majesty, how sure are you, of the powerhouses of the immortal empire reacting according to your calculation.

"You all might not know, but fighting against that boy for all these years, has helped me gathere the adequate information I need, that's why I dare to make this move after he moved to the capital.

As you all know, that boy wields all military power in that empire. With that power, he has created three powerful armies, all under his direct command.

But don't also forget that, there are other military families in that empire who existed before that young general reformed the army.

Those military families have been very unsatisfied with him for a long time because he's sidelined them and weakened their influence in the army.

The only reason they've been quiet is because, they don't have the power to stand against the Grand General's Three Armies.

But if the Grand General dies, the power landscape in the military would change, this families will move into action and try to gain control of the three armies for their own selfish needs.

Besides let's not forget the aristocrats in the Prefectures, the only reason they've been kept quiet and kept in check, it's because they fear that boy, If he's to die then there'll be nothing holding them back again.

The emperor in the Domain would also try to swallow as much power as he can. You can all imagine the anarchy that will take place" The emperor said with a smile.

"To make sure that they move according to my plan, I've already sent..... let's say, advance news to them. They should be preparing to fight anytime from now, all they await is the news of the Grand General's passing" the emperor continued.

"My plan should be starting right as of now!" The emperor said confidently.

Just then a palace maid announced the arrival of a messenger, "Let him in, he should be bringing us news of the Grand General passing, I presume!"

As they awaited, the emperor glanced at the prime minister, "you dirty old man, I know that you pocket majority of the tax imposed on the commoners, don't get too greedy! A new opportunity awaits, you can swallow as much as you want after we conquer the Immortal empire, but for now leave the commoners alone, and reduce the heavy tax imposed on them!" He warned.

The prime minister bowed his head and accepted, "I'll follow Your Majestie's Command .

"Your majesty, terrible news!!!" A messenger walked in sweating. The emperor frowned, what kind of manners was that? Why was he shouting so loudly in the Dragon's lair.

"What's the meaning of this? Report!"

The messenger knelt on the ground, " Your majesty, the assassin you sent failed!" The messenger reported without wasting anytime.

It was as if the emperor had been struck by lightning, "What did you just say!?"

"Your majesty, the assassin you sent failed! He was killed by the Grand General of the immortal empire and,

M ..m..ore... moreover, the Grand General of the Immortal empire has began a manhunt for the Legion of assassins, his Purple Qilin Cavalry have been deployed already.

They've already destroyed all the secret bases of the legion across the entire realm, and are currently hunting down all the legion spies. They've already killed more than five thousand of them,

What's more any empire that refused to let his Purple Qilin Cavalry enter their boarders for the hunt, have all fallen to the Cavalry " The messenger announced with a trembling voice.

The dragon lair became as silent as a cemetery, what they've all heard was too unbelievable. The Legion of assassins were probably one of the most secretive organizations in the realm, many empires have tried to root them out, but their whereabouts were too secretive to the extent that,you won't even know where to start.

But Gu Shang did this within a span of one night, this was too unbelievable, the craziest thing is that, he didn't even spare the empires that sheltered the assassins.

As they were still in shock, another messenger arrived, he was from the southern fortress.

"Your majesty bad news, the southern fortress has fallen, our elite forces have been routed, the few remaining ones have all surrendered!"

"Whose attacking us, which empire dares!?" The prime minister asked the messenger furiously.

"It's....The Grand General of the Immortal empire, he's personally leading his Dragon Claw guards here!

By now, the Qin and central fortress have probably fallen as well, it won't be long before he reaches Ancestral Capital!" The messenger said in a defeated tone.

No one in the lair knew how to react to this, all the officials were too shocked, too dazed or too afraid to even utter a word.

Some of them had entered the palace with no knowledge of any of this, but suddenly their empire was already under siege and the enemy was swiftly approaching their capital with no resistance at all, how could they not be afraid?

"Your majesty, you must abandon the palace and escape!! If the elite forces have failed to stop them, then it means the Wei empire is totally defenseless against this foe, you must retreat and gather our remaining forces for a counter attack!!!" The Prime Minister immediately suggested as he looked at the defeated face of the emperor who had just fallen on his throne in shock.

"What are you guys waiting for?" The prime minister shouted harshly on the palace servants and maids, who were trembling at the news of war.

"begin eva.."

BOOM!! BOOM!! BOOM!! BOOM!!

The prime minister did not even finish his sentence, when the entire Ancestral Capital began trembling and shaking like there was an earthquake.

All the officials in the dragon lair were knocked down by the trembling ground as buildings collapsed, which rendered them unable to maintain their feet,

The emperor stood up from his throne and gazed into the distance.

"It's too late! There's nowhere to run now!!" The emperor said in a low voice as he continued to gaze in the distance.

Outside the walls of Ancestral Capital, a man in white robes floated above the towering walls of the capital, his silver hair dancing in the wind.