The unexpected shout completely shattered the atmosphere Li Chen had carefully created in Xizheng Hall.Liu Sichun seemed to have received a pardon, she darted away like a rabbit, keeping a safe distan...Chapter 1345: This Palace Has Thought It Over

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The two words that popped into his mind subconsciously when he looked at Li Chen were: "What a dragon."

Having served in the military for decades, He Long had seen countless battles, taken lives, and even cheated death on numerous occasions, emerging alive from the midst of corpses.

His ruthless, cunning, and intelligent nature combined to make him the governor of Shaanxi.

For decades, He Long had never been this afraid.

He truly felt death closing in.

After swallowing nervously, He Long said with difficulty, "Your Highness, please forgive my incompetence. Those generals dared to offend Your Highness, they truly deserve death."

This sentence made the generals and soldiers who followed He Long's lead feel a chill in their hearts.

But Li Chen laughed instead.

"Is this just about not being strict with subordinates

He Longtou's skin felt numb. Even now, he still couldn't believe that Li Chen dared to kill him, the Commander of the Gansu and Shaanxi Regions.

After all, he held the military power of this important town in northwest China, Ganshan. The implications and influence involved were too great to be easily tampered with.

Thinking about this, He Long's mind calmed slightly. He replied, "Your Highness, it is late now and the dew is heavy. Even though I have committed a crime, Your Highness should not be exposed to the cold outside the city. It would be better to return to the city first. I will definitely plead guilty with humility."

"Hi."

Li Chen chuckled softly and said, "If this palace were to punish you here"

Neither the hard nor the soft.

Now He Long is truly in a precarious situation.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Your Highness, please reconsider."

At this moment, He Long deeply regretted his impulsive actions. He shouldn't have angered the Prince. After all, it was just a matter of feigning obedience while secretly defying him. He could have given the Prince face and endured some light punishment for his troops' lackluster performance at Yueya Pass. Perhaps then, the matter would have been over.

He is now so sick that he feels like throwing up.

Li Chen closed his eyes slightly, falling silent...one, two, three breaths.

When he opened his eyes again, Li Chen said, "This palace has thought it over."

He Long was stunned, just about to speak, when suddenly his body trembled.

He lowered his head with difficulty, watching the blade protruding from his chest, dripping with thick blood. Countless thoughts flashed through his mind like lightning, and finally, he raised his head again. By now, a trail of blood, like broken beads, hung from the corner of his mouth.

His heart was pierced in an instant, arterial blood spreading throughout his chest cavity and gushing out of his mouth through his windpipe and esophagus. With every drop of blood that spilled, He Long edged closer to death.

He slowly raised his head to look at Li Chen, reaching out a hand to grab him, his mouth slightly open as if he wanted to say something, but the scarlet blood gushing forth blocked his throat.

Finally, with a dull thud, He Long fell backward, landing heavily in front of Li Chen.

At the same time, He Long's back also revealed Xu Wei who was standing behind him and had done it himself.

"Disrespect toward your Highness is punishable by death."

Xu Wei finished coldly, then turned to face the hundreds of elite soldiers.

The death of He Long once again aroused the restlessness of the soldiers.

They are not sadness, but fear.

They were afraid that the prince, in a fit of anger, would have them all killed.

No one is afraid of death.

Under the threat of death, normal people will lose their reason, and those who have lost their reason can do anything.

Therefore, Xu Wei did not hesitate and loudly shouted, "Prepare for battle!"

A warning cry echoed, and all the Jinyi Guards simultaneously stepped forward, their weapons trained on those soldiers.

The soldiers, seeing this, became even more afraid.

They thought this was the Crown Prince trying to have them killed.

Just at this critical juncture, a deafening roar of rage echoed out.

"Stop! All of you, stop! Drop your weapons!"ood seeping from the gap between his mouth and the sole of Li Chen's shoe, and letting out a muffled roar like a beast, everyone's eyes turned to Li Chen filled with fear.No one could have imagined th...