"Vile and shameless scoundrel!" Chu Chen clenched his fists, his eyes red, staring intently at Zhao Yunlong.
"Hmph! Chu Chen, you are no longer the heir of the Chu family, and you are a cripple. What do you have to fight against this prince? Don't forget, you are now a stray dog!" Zhao Yunlong sneered, completely unafraid of Chu Chen's anger.
"Is that so?" Chu Chen retorted indifferently.
Chu Chen took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. The haggard face of his father appeared in his mind, and he silently vowed, "I must not let Father worry about me!"
After a moment, Chu Chen regained his composure and said, "Fifth Prince, if I'm not mistaken, your engagement to Chu Yan'er has been canceled."
"What do you mean?" Zhao Yunlong frowned, finding Chu Chen's words inexplicable.
"What do I mean? Heh heh..." Chu Chen sneered, his gaze suddenly sharp, and he said coldly. "Do you think I'm stupid? Chu Yan'er has already married the Crown Prince, how could she possibly marry a scumbag like you?"
"The Crown Prince?" Zhao Yunlong's expression stiffened. He hadn't expected Chu Chen to know such secret matters.
"It seems I guessed correctly. My sister did indeed marry the Crown Prince, but you never calculated that she would betray you, did you?" Chu Chen smiled coldly.
"Nonsense! Yan'er would never betray me. You're trying to sow discord!" Zhao Yunlong's face darkened. He cursed Chu Chen inwardly for being cunning, trying to use a borrowed knife to kill!
Chu Yan'er was Zhao Yunlong's fiancée. They had been childhood sweethearts for many years. Although Zhao Yunlong was incredibly dissolute, Chu Yan'er admired him immensely and had proposed to break off the engagement multiple times. However, Zhao Yunlong refused to do so, so Chu Yan'er secretly got engaged to the Crown Prince. Their wedding date was set for the eighth day of the first lunar month, a grand affair.
"Heh heh, whether I'm sowing discord or not, you'll know soon," Chu Chen said with a faint smile.
"Hmph! Chu Chen, if you're sensible, leave the capital immediately, and I can spare your worthless life. But if you dare to appear before me again, I will kill you!" Zhao Yunlong said coldly.
Hearing Zhao Yunlong's insults, Chu Chen's eyes instantly turned scarlet. A monstrous, fierce killing intent erupted from his body, sweeping through the entire刑堂 (Xing Tang - Punishment Hall).
It was like a biting cold wind swept through, causing the temperature in the Xing Tang to plummet. Sharp killing intents, like tangible entities, assailed them. The guards outside the Xing Tang turned pale, their hearts clenching.
Chu Chen advanced step by step, his icy gaze locked onto Zhao Yunlong, his eyes extremely fierce.
"Kill him!" Zhao Yunlong roared. The guards in the Xing Tang immediately rushed out, but they were met with screams of agony. In the blink of an eye, over a hundred elite guards were annihilated, unable to even retaliate or resist!
"Pfft!" Chu Chen's arm suddenly swung, a dagger slicing through the air. Blood sprayed out, splashing onto Zhao Yunlong. His chest was torn open, bleeding profusely.
"Ah!" A piercing pain shot through him, and Zhao Yunlong couldn't help but cry out.
Chu Chen grabbed Zhao Yunlong, his chilling voice entering Zhao Yunlong's ears: "Tell me, how do you want to die!"
"You dare to injure me? Are you insane!" Zhao Yunlong roared. He was the Fifth Prince of the imperial family; how dare Chu Chen injure him!
"You should be grateful you are of royal blood, otherwise, I would kill you today!" Chu Chen's face was filled with ferocious killing intent, his eyes brimming with savagery and murderous intent.
Zhao Yunlong was terrified by Chu Chen's fearsome gaze. Having been pampered since childhood, he had never witnessed such a scene! He was so scared his soul nearly fled his body, trembling all over, "Don't, don't kill me!"
"Admitting defeat now? Too late!" Chu Chen then turned and walked towards the outside of the Xing Tang, passing through the heavily guarded hall unimpeded. Soldiers were gathered outside the Xing Tang. When they saw Chu Chen emerge unharmed, they were all stunned.
"Chu Chen, why are you out?" someone asked curiously.
Chu Chen said nothing, nor did he pay them any mind. He walked straight out of the Xing Tang, a cold smile on his face, softly murmuring two words: "Revenge..."
Inside the Xing Tang, when Zhao Yunlong heard Chu Chen's words, he shivered violently. He suddenly felt a strong sense of danger.
"All of you, attack! Stop him! Stop him!" Zhao Yunlong yelled hysterically, his face now consumed by terror.
The thirty-odd guards, hearing Zhao Yunlong's command, drew their weapons and simultaneously launched an attack on Chu Chen.
"Swish swish swish..." Sharp weapons unleashed dazzling sword glows, bombarding Chu Chen from all directions, their momentum fierce and soul-stirring.
Facing the combined assault, Chu Chen's face remained etched with a cold smile. His figure dodged with lightning speed, incredibly swift. In a mere moment, he evaded their attacks. Then, using profound footwork, he ghost-like appeared before a guard.
"Crack!" Chu Chen's hand shot out, gripping the guard's throat and twisting forcefully, snapping the guard's neck. The guard's head rolled to the ground, his wide eyes filled with disbelief. He hadn't even had time to react.
"Bang!" Chu Chen struck out with his palm, sending another guard flying, crashing through the wall next to him, his fate unknown. Almost simultaneously, Chu Chen appeared before another guard and smashed down with his fist, crushing the guard's head, scarlet blood splattering everywhere. In the blink of an eye, over a dozen guards lay in a pool of blood.
Watching their comrades fall one by one, the remaining twenty-odd guards became panicked.
"You... don't come any closer!" a guard shouted fearfully, his legs trembling, his face pale. Chu Chen ignored him, slapping him away, sending him flying and knocking him unconscious.
"Bang bang bang..." In the brief exchange, only the last guard remained. He was terrified and resisted with all his might. However, the outcome was predictable. In just two moves, he was killed by Chu Chen!
Chu Chen's expression was blank as he slowly walked out of the Xing Tang. Wherever he passed, the onlookers instinctively moved aside, their faces filled with fear and dread, clearly terrified. At this moment, Chu Chen's eyes were extremely cold, and a terrifying killing intent permeated his body, like a devil from the Nine Netherworld, striking fear into people's hearts.
Chu Chen walked step by step towards the depths of the imperial palace. With every step he took, the ground beneath him seemed to tremble, making the onlookers even more frightened.
"It's over, he's completely angered the Fifth Prince, he's finished!" many people exclaimed, backing away, afraid of being implicated.
"This Chu Chen is simply courting death! He actually dared to attack Zhao Yunlong!" someone sneered. Zhao Yunlong was the Crown Princess's younger brother.