Phoenix Pavilion.

"Step aside," Phoenix's pretty face was frosted with anger as she shouted.

"Your Highness, please turn back," Bumblebee Captain Gong Zhenhai stepped in to intercept her at the entrance.

Chen Fenglei was in charge of Beehive, which was the most powerful force within the Phoenix Palace.

Even the Imperial Guard was far inferior.

Given such a significant incident had happened inside the Phoenix Palace, it was naturally inseparable from Beehive's involvement.

They were responsible for sealing off news as well as detaining and disposing of certain key individuals.

Like the Princess before them.

"Get out of my way," Phoenix's fury rose as she cursed, "Do you know what you're doing? Imprisoning a key member of the Royal Family is a capital offense..."

Phoenix was very anxious in her heart.

She had no idea what had happened inside the Phoenix Palace.

But when those people dared to surround her own Phoenix Pavilion, she knew the situation was extremely bad.

Beehive was an important institution for guarding the court and supervising both internal and external affairs.

This institution, headed by Chen Fenglei, was accountable only to her father.

It was like the former East Factory or West Factory.

Beehive had surrounded Phoenix Pavilion, not allowing her to leave...

What were they trying to do?

What was Chen Fenglei trying to do?

Was this her father's will, or Chen Fenglei's?

Moreover, she had tried to call her father, only to find the signal jammed; she couldn't even make a single call.

She must get out; she had to see her father.

She knew that something this serious must be targeting her father.

Was someone staging a coup?

Her eldest brother?

Or the Second Prince?

"Your Highness, as you know, we all act on orders..." Gong Zhenhai said with a bitter smile, "If possible, we would not wish to make things difficult for Your Highness... but we have orders from above, and we must obey."

"Whose orders are these? What, if he ordered you to rebel and commit treason, would you do it too?"

"..."

Gong Zhenhai couldn't answer that question.

What they were doing now... wasn't it exactly rebelling and committing treason?

Of course, if it succeeded, that would be the merit of dethroning a tyrant and following the true Dragon...

Every matter has two sides.

Victory makes kings, defeat makes villains.

"So you really won't let me through?"

"Your Highness, I'm sorry, but I cannot comply," Gong Zhenhai said sternly.

He knew he had grievously offended the Princess before him.

But as a core and legitimate successor of Manager Chen, who had given him orders to guard the Phoenix Pavilion, he absolutely could not allow the Princess to leave...

He had to be loyal and carry out his orders.

Snap!

Phoenix drew the Phoenix Whip from her waist and cried out, "Then don't blame me for being ruthless."

Before she had finished speaking, she lashed the whip towards Gong Zhenhai's face.

She decided to carve out a bloody path for herself.

These people were insubordinate and deserved to die.

Gong Zhenhai had the strength to serve as a Bumblebee Captain, and he quickly dodged backward.

He knew the power of the Phoenix Whip all too well; if it hit him, he might be obliterated.

However, if he really had to fight for his life against the Princess, he didn't have the courage.

After all, Manager Chen had only ordered him to guard the Princess, not to kill her...

He couldn't bear the consequences of that crime.

So, he could only fight by retreating and dodging.

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Patricide!

Regicide!

It was utterly crazy and contrary to human nature.

Zhong Tianyi, in order to secure his throne as Emperor and tightly grasp this hard-won opportunity, did not hesitate to pull the trigger in the face of his own biological father.

Because he knew better than anyone that at this point, if his father did not die, he himself would.

Bang!

A gunshot rang out, filling the room with the choking smell of fireworks.

Yes, Zhong Tianyi had used the old-fashioned Desert Eagle.

It was a product from before the great catastrophe, known in that era for being classic, splendid, and ferociously powerful—the king of pistols of its time.

Originally, Zhong Tianyi carried it around just to show off.

You see, after humanity had migrated to New Star and enjoyed a century of peace, an "antique obsession" had become fashionable.

Ancient music, architecture, books, paintings, porcelain, and tobacco and alcohol—such things were deeply cherished by these top-tier individuals; it wasn't necessarily because their quality was higher or their flavors were better than modern products.

The key selling point was having what others did not, and having finer versions of what others did possess.

Everything else was secondary; the swagger had to be maxed out.

Honestly, Zhong Tianyi didn't truly have the opportunity to fire a gun on a regular basis.

If it came to a point where he, the Second Prince, needed to shoot, it meant that all the Imperial Guard members around him had died...

The situation was dire.

This was the first time Zhong Tianyi had fired a gun, the first time he had used the Desert Eagle.

He saved his first for his own father, focusing on the maxim, "Waste not the water on fields of others."

Filial piety taken to the death.

A single shot from the Desert Eagle, and Zhong Tianyi's fragile body couldn't withstand the powerful recoil, causing him to stagger backward and eventually fall to the ground, landing on his rear.

Under the bullet's sheer penetration power, Zhong Tianyi's body was sent flying.

It was clear that the Desert Eagle was indeed a miraculous weapon.

Clang clang clang...

Zhong Tianyi's body kept retreating.

An awkward scene unfolded.

The shooter fell, yet the one who was shot stood firm.

Chen Fenglei's lips twitched.

"This good-for-nothing!"

Zhong Daolong looked down at his chest, where his white palace attire had turned red—a blood stain was spreading.

The red territory grew larger and larger.

Son shooting father...

Zhong Daolong felt utterly hopeless and forlorn.

Along with many other emotions.

A myriad of feelings flooded in.

With this shot, the extent of his injury far surpassed the physical damage of the bullet.

It would have been better not to have had a son at all.

The loudness of the Desert Eagle's gunshot grabbed the attention of the Ruan family's three brothers.

Their main goal was to protect the King, not to kill these rebels.

They wanted to turn back to provide assistance, but how could Tuoba Zhiyin and Xie Pianxian allow them to have their way?

Tuoba Zhiyin used her lute as a weapon, smashing it fiercely at them.

At the same time, she launched another sonic attack:

Roar...

The bodies of the Ruan brothers were once again sent flying by the roar.

Xie Pianxian pushed his swordsmanship to the extreme, seizing the moment when they attempted to turn around, slashing out a hundred and thirty-seven times, creating dozens of cuts on Ah Da's body.

Despite taking a shot, Zhong Daolong was injured but didn't immediately fall to the ground.

This made Zhong Tianyi realize his father must be wearing Genetic Armor.

His father was a cautious man who would wear the armor day and night, even within the confines of Phoenix Palace.

Moreover, Genetic Armor was soft and thin, almost like wearing a comfortable undershirt.

But its defensive capabilities were extremely strong; primitive bullets like that would find it very hard to penetrate through.

Zhong Tianyi looked toward Chen Tianlei, who acted as if he heard nothing, remaining silent and not rushing him.

The sin of regicide could be borne by him alone.

He certainly wouldn't get involved.

Zhong Tianyi understood Chen Fenglei's intent; when it came down to it, he had to rely on himself.

With the first shot fired, the second would be much easier.

He picked himself up from the ground and aimed the gun at Chen Fenglei again.

This time, at the head.

A head couldn't be protected by armor.

Gritting his teeth, just as he was about to pull the trigger, the grand doors of Taiji Palace were forcefully pushed open.

No, smashed open.

Bang!

The doors flew inward, heading straight for his body.

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