Shi Si and Hu Mei’Er were both smart people, and quickly detected a hint of conspiracy from Die Wu’s words.

A shadow passed over Shi Si’s eyes. He never expected Chen Mo to be so bold and reckless, daring to target Xiao Yunqi at this moment.

Although they wanted to see Xiao Yunqi fall.

It wasn’t supposed to happen in this manner.

This incident happened so suddenly that they hadn’t had time to prepare for it.

But since things had already happened, they had to get a piece of the action.

Hu Mei’Er said, "We must also dispatch troops to the Witch Mansion, otherwise, when this matter is over, there will be nothing left for us."

Hu Mei’Er’s face turned a bit dark, as Chen Mo’s actions had already disrupted her plans.

In her plan, it was to wait for Xiao Yunqi to cede territory and seek peace, stirring public anger, then with all the heroes rising together to overthrow Xiao Yunqi, they would stand with the forces overthrowing Xiao Yunqi.

Because of being close to the Emperor, they intended to control the Emperor, just as Xiao Yunqi had done, gradually gaining control of the entire Imperial Court. When the time was right, they would change dynasties and restore Nan Zhou.

But now this beautiful vision was shattered by Chen Mo.

Because once Chen Mo succeeded, his power would swell to a peak, and he would become the second Xiao Yunqi...

Shi Si naturally understood and said, "I will arrange it now. But Your Highness, whom should we support?"

"We’ll support whoever is stronger." Hu Mei’Er naturally wouldn’t engage in a losing trade.

"Yes." Shi Si retreated.

Hu Mei’Er then turned her gaze to Die Wu and said, "Send all the Black Shadow’s people to the Xiao Mansion immediately. If Xiao Yunqi, that old fox, is winning, be sure to find a way to rescue the key members of the Xiao Family, especially the old fox’s wife and son."

"Yes." Die Wu also retreated.

Hu Mei’Er slowly approached the chessboard on the desk. Looking at the white pieces that were already besieged, she picked up a black piece, crushed it into powder, and shouted angrily, "Chen Mo..."

...

"Achoo..."

At the Witch Mansion, Chen Mo sneezed inexplicably, but he didn’t care. Instead, he looked at Xiao Yunqi, who was making a last stand, and said, "Lord An Yang, surrender. You’ve lost."

The courtyard was already littered with corpses.

However, most of the dead were Wu Lu’s people and many ministers.

Of the five people Xiao Yunqi brought, two Second-Grade Martial Artists and one First-Grade Martial Artist were dead.

Only Xiao Yunqi, Li Yang, and Xiao Ge were cornered by Chen Mo’s group in the courtyard.

Of course, Chen Mo’s side also had slight injuries.

Li Weiqiu was severely injured and incapacitated, Zhang Lie had his left arm severed by a First-Grade Martial Artist from Xiao Yunqi’s side.

Wu Lu was also severely injured, and Old He was somewhat exhausted.

But dealing with the already at the end of their rope Xiao Yunqi and the other two was not a problem.

"Hmph, wishful thinking." Xiao Yunqi forced himself to stand and shouted, "Once my Tiger Rapid Army arrives, it will be the end for all of you."

"They won’t be coming." Chen Mo was in relatively good shape. The First-Grade Martial Artist from Xiao Yunqi’s side died at his hands.

He held Tianwen and said, "At this point, if they haven’t arrived, don’t you think something has happened?"

"Nonsense, I have 300,000 troops, and the generals are all my confidants, each with leverage in my hands. Do you think they would follow your orders?" Xiao Yunqi sneered.

"Indeed, they are loyal to you, but what I want isn’t their obedience..." Chen Mo’s lips curled into a smile, "I only need to stall them."

"If there were no mistakes, these people are either sleeping soundly in some military tent or blocked on some street in the city."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yunqi’s face changed, "Impossible, that’s absolutely impossible. With Teng around, such a thing would never happen."

"Oh, I almost forgot." Chen Mo suddenly said, "To ensure that Lady Xiao is not frightened, I specially ordered people to protect her at the Xiao Mansion."

"You... dare." Xiao Yunqi’s face sank, "She is Yunxi’s mother."

"Rest assured, not a single person in Xiao Mansion will be harmed. And that includes you, Lord An Yang."

"Aren’t you afraid Yunxi will..."

"Even the Empress Dowager can’t tolerate what you’ve done."

"Nonsense."

"Lord Chen, stop wasting words with him, he’s stalling for time." At this moment, Wu Lu inserted.

If they didn’t control Xiao Yunqi, and he managed to leave the Witch Mansion, things would be hard to manage.

"Hmph, all of you go to hell."

At this moment, Xiao Yunqi’s True Qi suddenly surged, and a small, broken furnace the size of a palm flew out from his sleeve. Under the urging of True Qi, the furnace swelled nearly a hundred times, becoming a large furnace about a yard long.

"Magical Artifact!" Wu Lu’s face changed. During the last coup, he saw Xiao Yunqi use it, directly suppressing the Golden Dragon summoned by Zhao Ji using the Heirloom Seal of the Realm.

With the help of the magical artifact, Xiao Yunqi’s strength would multiply.

A large amount of True Qi was absorbed by the furnace. Xiao Yunqi murmured something, and the next moment, the lid of the furnace was lifted, and two chains of flames swept out from the furnace, lashing towards Chen Mo and Wu Lu respectively.

"Quick, go send a message." Xiao Yunqi took the opportunity to say to Li Yang. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"Old He, stop him." Wu Lu, while dodging, said to Old He.

Old He rushed towards Li Yang.

At this moment, another fire chain swept out from the furnace, aiming at Old He.

The speed of the fire chain was so fast that the current Old He couldn’t dodge it. Just as the fire chain was about to hit him, a beam of golden light shot forth, directly severing the fire chain.

Old He turned his head and his eyes widened because he saw that the golden light had actually shot out from Chen Mo’s eyes.

"Hurry and pursue." Chen Mo squinted slightly, feeling the drain on True Qi from using the Immortal Origin of the Ancient Heavy Pupils.

He wielded Tianwen, slashing out a Sword Qi, and directly used Shifting Form and Position, heading straight for Xiao Yunqi.

Old He didn’t hesitate any longer and hurriedly chased after.

Due to his severe injuries, Wu Lu was struck by a fire chain, nearly losing his life, and after collapsing to the ground, he rolled several times.

"Father."

"Uncle."

Wu Chang’an and Wu Xin’Er, who were observing the situation from the side without joining the direct battle, witnessed this scene and quickly stepped forward to check Wu Lu’s condition, their faces changing.

"Go quickly." Wu Lu waved his hand, telling the two not to come over.

"Die." Xiao Yunqi, not caring who was who, directly controlled the furnace, sending a fire chain towards Wu Chang’an and Wu Xin’Er.

Whoosh...

"Sword One." Chen Mo changed direction, blocking in front of the two, and slashed out with a sword.