19 City Hall

Currently, there is commotion at the palace of the Lord of Central City with the arrival of the Minister of Ceremonies to this place.

The king, accompanied by the Lord of the city, appears to be listening to the explanation from the Minister of Ceremonies.

"So, according to your words, Minister Chen and his son have rebelled and deposed me from my throne? Is that correct?" the king asked, glancing at one of his officers standing to the left of the city lord's chamber.

An officer stepped out of the ranks and pointed directly at the Ceremonial Minister. "You must be lying! It's impossible for my mute younger brother, who cannot cultivate, to defeat so many people. Even killing the powerful royal teacher and elevating my father to the throne. That doesn't make sense!"

The ceremony minister glanced at the officer. "Officer Chen, it did happen. And I'm sure you already know that. I'm sure you have a plan to deal with the king here while your younger brother is rebelling in the Royal City. Right?"

"This is completely false! This is impossible. I must go to the Royal City to prove it to His Majesty," said the officer, who turned out to be Chen Hoklong, Chen Long's older brother.

"But before that, I suggest that the king immediately order the arrest of Officer Chen!" The ceremonial minister pointed at Chen Hoklong.

The king seemed to agree with the Ceremonial Minister's suggestion, so he immediately asked his commander to arrest Chen Hoklong.

Chen Hoklong was very curious, but there was nothing he could do because there were so many soldiers surrounding him. Therefore, without resistance, he was forced to allow himself to be shackled by his own men.

"Let him go! Let my brother go!" a voice echoed in the ears of everyone in the city lord's hall.

"A powerful man is coming. I will protect you, Your Majesty," said a 70-year-old bald man. And at that moment, an extremely powerful force emanated from his hands.

The bald old man looked very alert. He looked around and then his eyes focused on one point. A point outside that was currently walking casually towards the city lord's hall.

Seeing the bald old man's movements, the king asked, "Who is he? Who is coming?"

"I don't know. He is still young. But his power is very great. It was proven when he sent his voice from such a distance. He must be in the Body Strengthening Realm like me." The bald man replied, his eyes still staring outside.

A few moments later, everyone's gaze grew more anxious as the person who had come was now getting closer.

On the contrary, the bald man's face no longer looked worried when he saw a young man approaching the City Lord's Hall.

Seeing the young man, Chen Hoklong immediately shouted, "Chen Long, what are you doing here? Go away! It's very dangerous for you here!"

"I came here to see you, my brother. Why are you chasing me away?" Chen Long said with a smile to his brother.

"You can really speak now?" Chen Hoklong was very surprised to see his younger brother, who had been unable to speak until now, suddenly able to speak fluently, just as the Ceremony Minister had mentioned earlier.

"Of course I can speak. I even helped our father become the king of this country. So, I came to fetch you to take you to the royal city, so you can help our father, and when he grows old, you can become his successor to lead this country and bring prosperity to its people," Chen Long explained at length.

"So, Father has truly become king?" asked Chen Hoklong.

Before this, he had not believed the story brought by the ceremony minister, but hearing it from Chen Long's own mouth, he began to believe it.

"Of course it's true. Our father is someone who truly cares about the welfare of the people, so he must be the king so that the people can prosper. We must not trust that old fool over there. He only thinks about himself, his concubines, and his family, and continues to oppress the people!" Chen Long pointed at the king and mocked him without any fear at all.

Chen Hoklong furrowed his brow. He was still confused about what was happening. He still couldn't believe that the words of the Minister of Ceremonies were true.

The king became angry upon hearing Chen Long's words, so he immediately ordered his subordinates to arrest Chen Long

But when they attacked, they were all thrown back by Chen Long's blows.

Meanwhile, the bald man said to the king, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. This man is only at the fourth level of physical purification. He is no match for me."

The Minister of Ceremonies immediately said, "Don't underestimate him. He is the one who defeated the royal teacher. I saw it myself from afar."

The bald man nodded while holding his beard. "Perhaps at that time he was helped by someone from behind. Because I am sure, with his level, he is no match for my fellow disciple. Let alone me."

The king was very pleased to hear this. "You are the royal teacher's fellow disciple. You can definitely handle him, right?"

"Of course I can handle him!" The bald man, who turned out to be the royal teacher's fellow disciple, approached Chen Long and immediately unleashed all his power to face Chen Long.

Hearing about the death of his fellow disciple, he knew that this was serious. Even if the young man in front of him was not the actual killer of his fellow disciple, there was a possibility that the person who helped the young man in front of him kill his fellow disciple was also here.

Therefore, the bald man immediately attacked Chen Long. He was currently at the ninth level of physical enhancement, and he was confident that he could kill Chen Long while also being on guard in case Chen Long had someone powerful behind him.

Seeing the attack coming towards him from the bald man, Chen Long did not want to take this attack lightly.

Therefore, he immediately took out the green Phoenix sword from his storage ring.

Zhengggg

A very loud buzzing sound was heard when Chen Long took out the sword and swung it directly forward.

The bald man hurriedly stepped back after sensing the overwhelming aura of the attack emanating from the sword in Chen Long's hand.

"Fine sword. That is a very fine sword. Young man, give me that sword."

But at that moment, the king and several of his ministers changed their expressions after seeing the object. "That is the Green Phoenix Sword. That is my royal sword. How did it end up in your hands?"