Chapter 70: Stolen from the Imperial Palace

The palace in the dark was silent, only the wind passed by from afar, rustling the flowers and plants in the courtyard.

Luo Dacheng carried Concubine Li Chen on his back and sneaked in the palace, running in the bushes like lightning, carefully avoiding the patrol soldiers.

After entering the palace, Luo Dacheng ignored the urgent desire of Concubine Li Chen to see her son, and strongly asked her to take her to the pharmacy first, knocking the eunuch inside unconscious, and with the guidance of Concubine Li Chen, he took out all the most precious medicinal herbs secretly kept in the palace, wrapped it into a large package, and slapped it across his shoulder.

After years of loneliness and suffering, Concubine Li has become a little disorganized. Although she is still fine when treating others, she is extremely sad when talking about her children, and she is confused and crying and hurting.

But she was not completely schizophrenia after all, and she was somewhat afraid of a strong man like Luo Dacheng who was murderous. Although she was anxious and sobbing, she still did not dare to point him the wrong way. She finally waited for him to plunder all the medicinal herbs before begging him to take him to see his son.

Since Luo Dacheng had obtained the precious medicinal herbs to save his wife and was in a good mood, he couldn't bear to refuse the old woman's plea and took her into the night to find Zhao Zhen.

It was getting late at this time. If Zhao Zhen had not gone to bed, he would have been learning to review memorials in his study.

Concubine Li Chen lived in the palace for many years. Although she could not see Zhao Zhen, she still knew his usual living time, so she guided Luo Dacheng to quietly go to the study where Zhao Zhen was.

The night is dark, and thick clouds float by in the sky, covering the waning moon. It is a dark and windy night, suitable for sneaking late at night.

In the palace, teams of guards patrolled everywhere, stepping on the ground, making heavy sounds.

Luo Dacheng hid in the dark and carefully avoided them. His running speed was very fast. When the guards turned around, they would run out of their hiding place like lightning, running forward, and quickly hide in another hidden position. Even if the guards occasionally felt something, when they turned around, their speed of turning back could not be as fast as the speed of his running and hiding.

Soon, he was already carrying Concubine Li Chen and a large bag of precious medicinal herbs, and approached the study.

Zhao Zhendi's study was surrounded by trees, and guards were guarding nearby. With the help of the six senses, Luo Dacheng tried hard to distinguish, and gradually he could realize that there were strong guards in the dark, with a large number of people, and the strength of most people was not under Fang Tao, who was killed by himself.

Luo Dacheng was invisible in the bushes, and he was anxious about how to sneak into the study and avoid the eyes of the guards, but he couldn't think of a good idea for a while.

Concubine Li Chen was lurking in the bushes with him, looking at the lights in the study room ahead from afar. She felt pain in her heart, but she could only endure it. Tears were filled with wrinkles flowing down her face, gently sprinkling on the ground.

The door of the study suddenly opened. A group of people came out from inside. Among them was an old woman with pearls and jade heads and a boy about seventeen or eighteen years old, walking on the road in the palace with a crowd.

Luo Dacheng immediately guessed in his heart that the young man wearing emperor's clothes was Song Renzong Zhao Zhen, and the old woman was the cruel Empress Dowager Liu.

From a distance, Zhao Zhen has a pretty and elegant appearance, a weak temperament, a little childish look on his face, and looks like a good child. He obediently followed Empress Dowager Liu, lowered his head and smiled, humbly accepted Empress Dowager Liu's teachings, and his attachment to his mother. Even outsiders, Luo Dacheng, can easily see it.

Luo Dacheng sighed secretly. He regarded his adoptive mother as his own mother and served his adoptive mother for his entire life. Song Renzong was the first. In history, he only heard about his life story from the King of Yan for a long time after Empress Dowager Liu passed away. He knew that his biological mother had passed away for a long time and could not recognize his mother.

At that time, Zhao Zhen cried loudly, and was so sad that he could not take the court to rule for several days. He also issued an edict to denounce himself unfilial, posthumously honoring Concubine Li Chen as the empress dowager and posthumously named Empress Zhuangyi. Although he had never seen his biological mother, his attachment to his biological mother did not decrease because of this.

Speaking of which, the emperor was also a pitiful person. Everything was like a puppet, and was manipulated by his adoptive mother. He was still extremely attached to his adoptive mother. He thought she was his biological mother and was a good child. He never wanted to compete for power with her. Therefore, during the lifetime of Empress Dowager Liu, he had a very harmonious relationship with him, and was much more intimate than ordinary biological mothers and sons.

But she was cruel and ruthless. If it weren't for her own rescue, Concubine Li Chen would have died at her hands. Maybe she would have to find a substitute with a similar appearance to Concubine Li Chen. One day, she would be put into a coffin and buried as if Concubine Li Chen herself. A few years later, even if Renzong opened the coffin and saw his mother, he could only see her burying her biological mother. How could he tell whether the mother in the coffin was true or false?

He looked at Empress Dowager Liu in the distance, but saw that she was old and looked fifty or sixty years old. Her expression was majestic and loving. Because she had been holding the authority of the Song Dynasty for too long, she had her own majesty, which made the palace servants around her dare not look directly at her.

At this time, the night was already dark, but it was Empress Dowager Liu instructed Zhao Zhen in the study to review the memorials. She only went back to rest now. Speaking of which, she was exhausted for state affairs. She treated Zhao Zhen like her own child, just to preserve the relationship between mother and son. Even if she personally ordered the killing of his biological mother, she would do whatever she could.

A filial child like Zhao Zhen respectfully sent her out, and walked dozens of steps, but still couldn't bear to let her mother leave. It was not until Empress Dowager Liu scolded him in a gentle voice that he stood reluctantly and watched her lead a large number of palace maids towards her own bedroom.

But he didn't know that his biological mother was hiding in the bushes not far away, looking at his slender and weak figure with tears in her eyes, crying in tears.

Luo Dacheng heard her crying sound in his ear, and he was about to reach out to cover her mouth, but suddenly a gust of wind came from behind. He was not good at crying, so he immediately turned around and slashed it with a knife. He heard a loud sound, and the swords intersected, and the qi burst into a violent shooting, so that the two of them had a sore and numb arms.

The person who rushed towards him was a middle-aged man wearing a guard costume. His qi suddenly rose up, and his bellows flashed, covering his body. He held a long sword in his hand. The sword's body was very powerful. It was almost the same as Xiao Dalie.

The shock immediately alarmed all the guards, and they all shot their eyes toward this side, shouting loudly: "There is an assassin!"

But in the blink of an eye, a large number of guards ran out of secretly, holding swords and rushing towards Luo Dacheng, trying to gather him around and capture him together. A large number of soldiers in sharp clothes and armor appeared in the distance. Under the stern command of the officer, they rushed towards him quickly.

For a moment, the originally peaceful and peaceful palace suddenly became dangerous, and the air seemed to be full of murderous intent. It could explode at any time.

Luo Dacheng's thoughts turned, his body quickly retreated, passing through the dark night like lightning, turning around in the air, lifting a breath, running wildly, running straight towards Empress Liu!

In an instant, his tall and strong body burst out with a very strong and amazing momentum. In this dark night, he was like a cheetah running, and his whole body was filled with domineering power. Such a dangerous and bloodthirsty feeling made everyone present very frightened.

The guards screamed in panic or roared violently, and rushed towards him, intending to block the assassin who was trying to assassin the emperor; while the weak palace maids shouted in a slight voice. They widened their eyes and looked at the tall man who suddenly appeared with sharp blades, their hearts were beating, and their hands and feet were sore that they could not move their steps.

The young emperor, who was only seventeen years old, also stared at Luo Dacheng with a hint of curiosity and anger. This palace was originally his home, and he issued orders to control the entire Song Dynasty. He actually allowed the assassin to sneak into the palace. It was obviously the front office of the palace, and the guards' personal army were in a loss of duty. He would definitely order a thorough investigation and convict all the dereliction of duty!

But then, he had no time to think about this question anymore. The man rushed in front of him was as fast as the wind, holding a sharp steel knife in his hand, his body full of blood, violent murderous intent appeared on his face, and the fierce gaze shot at his face made Zhao Zhen stiffen and tremble slightly, and his heart beat violently in an instant, as if he was about to jump out of his mouth.

This was the first time he had faced such a bloody outlaw. He had met the generals from the front, and everyone was killed, but no one could give him such a dangerous feeling. Now he understood that those famous generals were his subordinates, and when he saw him, he could only kneel down and bow to show his loyalty and obedience. However, this handsome assassin came to kill him!

Fierce fear grabbed his heart, and he could no longer scream, his face turned pale, and beads of sweat oozed out of his forehead. As the Emperor of Song, who controlled the world, held the life and death of countless people in his hand, and with just one order, countless front-line soldiers could die in battle, but this was the first time that death was so close to him.

Luo Dacheng, who was rushing wildly, saw the expression on Zhao Zhen's face from afar, and a trace of pleasure surged in his heart. He had been in the cannon fodder camp for so long, and many companions died on the battlefield, and they were always inseparable from the top of the order. Although he did not want to kill him, he could not help but feel a vague pleasure when he saw him so scared.

Being in a siege, only by capturing the emperor as a hostage can he have the chance to escape; Luo Dacheng increased his speed to the extreme and rushed towards Zhao Zhen, but suddenly felt an extremely sharp momentum coming in front of him, causing him to breathe, and a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he knew in his heart that he was about to face a real strong man.

Four middle-aged men in black appeared in front of Zhao Zhen like ghosts, blocking him firmly behind him. Behind Zhao Zhen, two men in black appeared, and more guards rushed towards Zhao Zhen, shouting loudly: "Protect the car, protect the car!"

In an instant, everyone's targets were already concentrated on Zhao Zhen and the assassin's land. The guards were shouting wildly, anxious and running desperately, just trying to rush in front of the assassin and block the assassin's house and not let the assassin hurt the house!

Amid the endless panic sounds of footsteps, the four men in black raised their swords and roared and rushed towards Luo Dacheng. On their bodies, the energy suddenly surged and spread like flames. On the weapons in their hands, the sword and swords were shot out, stabbing Luo Dacheng's face and body.

Behind him, several guards closest to him were shouting desperately, wielding swords and stabbing towards him. In an instant, Luo Dacheng was trapped in a siege and suppressed his momentum by enemies from all directions, like a beast trapped in a cage.

Luo Dacheng roared, and in an instant, the violent momentum surged rapidly, and he used enough strength to move his right arm. He waved the steel knife in his hand, sprinkling a large area of ​​cold light forward, rolling all the four men in black into the sword light.

The sword that had increased its speed to the extreme was shot in the air like lightning, and slashed heavily on the four men in black with a loud bang. The four of them groaned in the same voice, even if the sword and sword aura were like rainbows. If the enemy came first and killed themselves, how could they talk about hurting the enemy?

After taking Zhicao, although Luo Dacheng's power increased sharply, he was unable to exert his mental illness due to the wrong cultivation method. Now, with the guidance of the Princess of the Wei Kingdom, his strength has improved greatly, and his speed and strength have been improved. Especially the increase in strength is the greatest, and one knife can almost achieve the effect of collapse of mountains and cracking stones.

Although the Princess of the Wei Kingdom did not meet the conditions for practicing the thunder magic skill, she had read the original book of this secret book in the palace. She gave Luo Dacheng a little advice and was very beneficial to him. At this time, the sword was slashed out quickly, and the four men in black immediately took a few steps back, and their bodies were in great pain. The protective energy was almost shaken away by his sword, and he could not raise his strength for a while and could no longer attack Luo Dacheng.

Amid the roar, Luo Dacheng turned into a violent demon king, and the steel sword in his hand swept wildly. Several guards who chased him were immediately flew out with swords, blood bursting out on their bodies, and screams quickly trembled in the late night palace.

Luo Dacheng ran wildly. In the eyes of everyone, the warrior was like a devil's king and rushed towards Zhao Zhen. The cold light of the steel knife in his hand flashed, and he grabbed his throat!

Amid the terrifying and roaring screams, the black-clothed guards in front of Zhao Zhen immediately attacked with all their might. The light of swords burst out in the sky, and the power surged upwards like a sea of ​​rushing towards him, as if they were about to completely attack Luo Dacheng into powder.

Facing the fierce attack of the rage wave, Luo Dacheng secretly complained in his heart. Although the sharp attack just now repelled four men in black, the power of the protective qi recoil also made his chest qi and blood surging. The vibrations on his arms made his body numb. At this time, how could he resist the angry attacks of so many guards working together?

Seeing Zhao Zhen’s side, there were dense crowds of guards everywhere, and countless guards were rushing towards him with big strides. Luo Dacheng’s thoughts turned and suddenly roared: “The foolish lord died!”

This roar was like a loud thunder, and it was about to strike, roaring and echoing the palace and the walls. Everyone was shocked when they heard the sound, and their minds were even more concentrated on him and the emperor, for fear that the assassin would hurt the emperor and that it would be detrimental to the Song Dynasty. They would also bear the responsibility.

The guards in the distance ran over desperately. A large number of guards appeared from all directions, rushed to this side in panic and angrily, and rushed to save the emperor.

At this moment, Luo Dacheng had become the core of the attention of the entire palace, and countless pairs of eyes were looking at him in anger and fear. He alone had already turned the most sacred power center of the Song Dynasty into a state of upside down!

The panic screams near the study had already alarmed the entire palace. Luo Dacheng's roar, like a dragon roar, was even more shocking. Countless palace people were dressed in their clothes at night and looked at the place where countless torches were reflected in the distance, with great fear and horror; outside the palace city, there were a large number of soldiers and people, who heard the riots in the entire imperial city, and everyone looked at each other in panic. In the panic, endless rumors spread, with strange content and everything. But no one knew that the source of all this turmoil was just Luo Dacheng.

At the center of this extremely violent storm, Luo Dacheng laughed a long time, then retreated, and shot towards the back. Countless powerful black-clothed guards watched him escape, but they could not catch up with him, so they could only watch him running to Empress Dowager Liu not far away!

However, a distance of more than twenty steps for Luo Dacheng was only within breathing. At this time, almost all the guards' minds were concentrated on the official family. Who would have thought that this powerful thief actually gave up the official family and headed straight for the Queen Mother!

In front of Empress Dowager Liu, there were only two or three guards, all of whom were quick-witted. Because they were close, they protected Empress Dowager Liu. Unexpectedly, they saw him turn around and run towards him. They couldn't help but look so scared that their face was pale, their muscles were twisted, and they were extremely frightened and fearful.

A shrill roar burst out from their mouths. The two guards didn't care much and rushed forward, holding the sword in their hands and stabbed Luo Dacheng wildly. The sword aura suddenly rose and turned into a desolate momentum that had always been unprecedented, rolling in, rushing straight towards Luo Dacheng's head and heart.

This place is the tightest defense of the Song Dynasty. Almost all the strongest people were collected to protect the safety of the emperor and the queen mother. Seeing the two guards with strong energy attacking each other, Luo Dacheng laughed and shook his body, like a dragon, and it shook in front of the two guards, instantly turning into afterimages, and bypassed the big circle in the darkness and flashed them behind. In the blink of an eye, his figure suddenly appeared on the side of Empress Liu and rushed towards her quickly!

At this time, there were only a few eunuchs and palace maids, as well as a young guard who was protecting her. The guard was still weak and could not cultivate the body protection energy. Seeing Luo Dacheng squirting quickly, he shouted in despair, and then he raised his steel knife to fight for his life. Suddenly, he flew in the night sky and kicked him hard on the chest, which immediately kicked him into the ribs, and severe pain and chest tightness attacked violently, causing him to squirt blood and flew backwards.
Chapter completed!