Traveling through the Gaowu Tang Dynasty, Li Kuan and Li Shimin became the second sons of the Prince

His Majesty Li II often feels like there is something stuck in his throat, but there are people who really want to speak out.

“Old Heavenly Master, His Royal Highness the King of Chu is in great danger in Goguryeo. Can we really do nothing?” - In the courtyard of Yushan Villa, Dou Shilun looked at the old Heavenly Master who was sitting cross-legged leisurely by the lotus pond feeding koi, and was extremely worried: “Old Heavenly Master... You know what the old lady entrusted to him before she died, how can I...”

"Not only do you not have to do anything, you also have to write a letter to inform those two reckless men, Yu Zan and Lai Huer, and tell them to stay in the old house in Longyou and not to interfere in this matter. Otherwise, don't blame me for punishing them for disobeying orders!" After the old Taoist priest scattered the fish food, he turned his head and glanced at Dou Shilun, who was hesitant to speak. He thought about it and said his intention: "None of us can follow His Royal Highness the King of Chu for a lifetime. I can't do it, and neither can you."

"But if anything happens to His Highness..." Dou Shilun felt that the old Taoist priest was being a little unreasonable.

"Don't worry, even if something unexpected happens, His Highness the King of Chu can turn the danger into safety." The old Taoist priest said, pointing to the Crane Man standing quietly in the flowers in the distance, "His Highness the King of Chu has great luck. How can a small Goguryeo keep him?"

"Old Heavenly Master, it's not that I don't believe what you say..." Dou Shilun said with some embarrassment: "But please at least tell me the truth..."

"What do you want to reveal?" Hearing this, the old Taoist stroked his beard. "We don't need to go right now, and we shouldn't go. The tyrant Li Shimin has been keeping an eye on us. Xue Yuanjing, the former Jingzhao Yin, has now become the county magistrate of Lantian County. How many levels has he been demoted? Ha... Isn't he just trying to test our reaction? Let's just let him go..."

“Old Heavenly Master, being angry with His Majesty is one thing, but the safety of His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu is another matter…” Dou Shilun was quite conflicted at this moment - although nominally he could command all the Dou family’s retainers, in fact, if it weren’t for the old Heavenly Master supporting him from behind, over the years, especially when His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was still young, there would have been no single voice in the Dou family that wanted to “die for the master of the family”.

“I told you not to worry, so worry about it!” The old Taoist priest may have realized something new after seeing the unreasonableness of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, so his next words left Dou Shilun completely speechless: “If you keep talking nonsense, I will throw you into the lotus pond to pick lotus seeds!”

“…” Yes, Dou Shilun understood this time: “Old Heavenly Master… Shilun will trust you again…”

"Your Highness will be fine." The old Taoist priest heard the worry and helplessness in Dou Shilun's tone, so he revealed a little secret for the first time: "Only if we don't interfere can His Highness the Prince of Chu truly transform. What's more, he is no longer the child who hugged the old lady and acted like a spoiled child in Longyou... nor is he the naughty prince who ran around the pillar with his head in his hands under Li Er's belt. His Highness the Prince of Chu... is going to transform into a dragon..."

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"Your Highness, we have already fought our way to the Central Palace, but we have not seen any sign of Gao Jianwu. Could it be that this grandson has run away?" - When Yuwen Qing was covered in blood and standing at the end of the Royal Road of the Goguryeo Palace, looking at the empty main hall square in front of him, he subconsciously licked his lips, feeling that something seemed to be wrong.

"Run?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu, who had already stepped into the square, turned around and said with a confident smile, "Can he run away?"

Yeah, can you run away?

The hundreds of feet of imperial road behind them were already covered with the bodies of Goguryeo soldiers. The palace gates in the distance had been closed, and a large number of black-clad warriors rushed up the palace walls with powerful crossbows and began to remotely suppress the inner city defenders who came to reinforce after hearing the news.

"Your Highness, we have also taken over the other two gates of the palace, so Gao Jianwu is most likely still in the palace. I think we should intensify the search and find Gao Jianwu as soon as possible." Wang Xuance walked out of the palace alley with a blood-stained sword in his hand and gave a more reliable plan.

"Let's do as you say." His Royal Highness the King of Chu nodded and said, "Of course, if there is a secret passage in this palace that allowed Gao Jianwu to escape this disaster, then it is truly God's will..."

"Your Highness, I don't agree with this!" - Yuwen Qing, who hadn't done anything for a long time, heard His Highness the Prince of Chu say this and immediately said, "In my eyes, Your Highness is God's will!"

"Take people to work..." Because he couldn't personally comfort his younger sister who was sad because she missed him, His Royal Highness the King of Chu was in a bad mood at the moment: "Zhen Xuan, you will go into the palace with me later to search. As for Xuan Ce, you and Jiang Sheng will take people to support the other two palace gates. I estimate that the inner city defenders outside the palace will change the direction of attack soon. As for Yuwen Qing, you will be responsible for taking people to search the palace carefully for Gao Jianwu's whereabouts."

"Yes!" Following the order from His Royal Highness the King of Chu, everyone immediately began to act separately.

"Zhenxuan, let's go." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu and Zhang Zhenxuan, along with a dozen black-clad warriors, crossed the square and came to the hall where Gao Jianwu usually attended the morning court with his ministers.

"Bang!" As the door was kicked open by the black-clad assassin, this building, which symbolized the center of Goguryeo's power, welcomed the biggest uninvited guest in the country's history.

"Swoosh--" Just as the black-clad assassin kicked the palace door open, two figures shot out from the palace: "Thief, prepare to die!"

"Tsk... Are you reciting an opera?" Seeing that the person who attacked was dressed as a eunuch, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu suddenly thought of the old eunuch Hong San, with whom he had a love-hate relationship: "You two... are far inferior to Hong San..."

"Bang!" Just as His Royal Highness the King of Chu was inspired, the black-clad warriors guarding him took action.

One of the black-clad warriors threw the large yellow crossbow in his hand to his companion, then turned into a faster figure and rushed straight towards the two Goguryeo eunuchs.

"Crack!" After the black-clad warrior rushed to the two eunuchs, he suddenly stretched out his palms and hit the enemy's chin and throat in an incredible way.

"Puff..." The person who was hit in the throat was a middle-aged eunuch. The moment his body received the fatal blow, his forward momentum stopped and he stood still. As the blood spurted out, he fell to the ground softly like a torn sack.

"Bang!" The person who was hit on the chin was a slightly younger eunuch. Just as his colleague died, his body flew backwards several feet and fell heavily to the ground.