Chapter 252: Sudden Change in the Imperial Palace!
That night, in a secluded palace room within the Heaven Dou Imperial City.
Even though it was already late at night, the room was pitch black with no lights on.
However, Qin Mu and the others were all fully dressed, sitting around a wooden table.
After a long while, the sound of two people arriving outside the door could be heard.
Immediately after, one of them stepped forward, first knocking lightly once, pausing for a few seconds, then knocking three times in succession, and finally knocking slowly twice.
Only after completing this sequence was the door pushed open with a creak.
After the two entered the room one after the other, they closed the door tightly and bowed toward Qin Mu.
"Subordinate She Long, pays respects to His Majesty the Pope!"
"Subordinate Ci Xue, pays respects to His Majesty the Pope!"
Qin Mu only gave a slight nod to the two of them.
Although it was late at night, everyone present was no ordinary person, so their vision was naturally unaffected by the darkness.
Regarding these two Elders who had always been responsible for protecting Qian Renxue, apart from the six years before Qin Mu went on his travels, there had been much less communication with them afterward.
However, this did not hinder the progress of their plan.
"Have you completed the preparations I asked you to make?"
Hearing this, She Long's expression seemed hesitant, but he ultimately nodded.
"According to Your Majesty the Pope's instructions, everything has been properly arranged."
Qin Mu naturally knew the difficulty these two faced and consoled them.
"Rest assured, you only need to act according to my arrangements."
"Beyond that, you do not need to be overly involved in other matters."
"In this way, Qian Renxue presumably won't make things too difficult for you."
Upon hearing Qin Mu's words, the two felt slightly more at ease and bowed to him.
"We are at Your Majesty the Pope's command."
Qin Mu walked slowly to the door, lightly brushing his hand against it as he looked at the golden full moon in the sky.
"The time is about right..."
"Then... let's begin!"
As Qin Mu's voice fell, Yue Guan immediately stood up and vanished from the room in an instant.
A moment later, a streak of fire soared into the sky in the center of the Heaven Dou Imperial City, resulting in an explosion in the heavens!
Immediately after, the figures of Ling Yuan and Gui Mei disappeared together, leaving only Qin Mu standing before the door.
On the other side, inside the Crown Prince's Mansion.
Although Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, had changed into her nightclothes, she was not resting.
Even though the current plan was facing some mysterious obstacles, it was fortunately still within her control.
Yet, she felt an inexplicable sense of trepidation in her heart.
Pacing back and forth, Qian Renxue eventually straightened her clothes and then spoke softly.
"Uncle She, are you there?"
As her voice fell, She Long, who was usually available at a moment's notice, unexpectedly gave no response this time.
This sudden change immediately caused great suspicion to rise in Qian Renxue's heart.
"Uncle She! Uncle Ci! Where are you?!"
Leaping from the bed, Qian Renxue shouted sternly, but the only response she received was the explosion of that soaring flame.
"This is bad!"
Sensing something was wrong, Qian Renxue casually grabbed her robe, threw it over her shoulders, stepped quickly out the door, and pulled out a signal flare, firing it!
Accompanied by two successive strange sounds, the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace began to lose its peace!
Following Qian Renxue's signal, strangely, the personal experts from Spirit Hall who originally belonged to her did not appear!
While her heart turned ice-cold, Qian Renxue fired another signal flare.
This time, it wasn't long before dozens of Soul Master figures appeared by her side.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince! What on earth is happening? Could it be an enemy attack?!"
One of the Soul Masters from the Crown Prince's Faction, who held a significant position, asked in confusion.
Before Qian Renxue could speak, the gates of the Crown Prince's Mansion were instantly smashed open!
Hundreds of Soul Masters swarmed through the gates in a dense mass, attacking immediately without a word!
Instantly, the Crown Prince's Mansion was plunged into a sea of fire!
"Who is it? Could it be... Qin Mu?!"
"It's likely him! In the entire Spirit Hall, only he could achieve such a thing!"
"But why?!"
Qian Renxue was panting slightly, but her thoughts remained very clear.
The two Titled Douluo, She Long and Ci Xue, had suddenly lost contact, and the Soul Masters belonging to Spirit Hall that she had always managed personally were also all out of contact.
The answer was already obvious: someone had transferred all her subordinates away!
She could think of no one other than Qin Mu who could do this!
At this moment, the entire Imperial Palace had fallen into chaos.
Hundreds of Soul Masters were fighting fiercely in the Crown Prince's Mansion, instantly attracting everyone's attention!
At the same time, hundreds of Soul Masters outside the palace began attacking the Imperial City, making the palace's Imperial Guards feel somewhat overwhelmed.
"Do not panic! Do not be in disarray!"
"Imperial Guards, go and support the Crown Prince!"
"Everyone else, come with me to resist the foreign invaders!"
A soul-stirring voice rang out. Everyone looked toward the source and saw the Heaven Dou Empire's most arrogant Fourth Prince, Xue Beng, now clad in armor and sitting on a warhorse, his sword held high.
No one had expected Xue Beng to possess such boldness at this moment!
The number of Soul Masters surrounding the Crown Prince's Mansion grew, but the number of Heaven Dou Imperial experts coming to protect the Crown Prince's safety also increased.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince! Please move quickly! we can't hold them off much longer!"
A wretched voice came from in front of Qian Renxue. She turned her head and saw that the official who usually supported her the most now had two blade wounds on his body!
Seeing this, Qian Renxue's originally composed and cold face instantly became as frigid as ice.
"Never mind me! Go and mobilize all the personnel in the palace to seal it off! We must catch all these people in one fell swoop!"
Just as she finished speaking, another dozen or so Soul Masters landed in the Crown Prince's Mansion.
Seeing the tragic state of the Crown Prince's Mansion, these people's faces also turned cold.
"Old Chen! Quickly take His Highness the Crown Prince and leave first! We'll hold this place!"
"You must ensure His Highness the Crown Prince's safety!"
The man called Old Chen was precisely the eight-ring Soul Douluo powerhouse Qin Mu had mentioned before, who had once offended a Spirit Hall Cardinal.
He was also the strongest person present, and at this moment, he was pushed forward by the others quite coincidentally.
"Then I shall leave this place to you all!"
Old Chen cupped his hands to the crowd, then grabbed Qian Renxue and sped toward the depths of the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
Old Chen was, after all, an eight-ring Soul Douluo powerhouse. Being held by him, if Qian Renxue wanted to break free, she would inevitably need to reveal her true strength.
But if she revealed her true strength, her real identity would most likely be directly exposed!
"Damn it! Now is not the time to run!"
"But the plan hasn't succeeded yet. If I'm exposed now, I'm afraid twenty years of plotting will be destroyed in a single day!"
"Qin Mu! Just why is this happening?!"
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