"Your servant... respectfully requests Mr. Lu to oversee the state!"
This voice was akin to a death knell, causing the entire court to bow like layers of fallen wheat.
Official hats and jade belts clattered softly on the imperial steps.
Amidst the flattering voices of the officials, Lu Jinyun gently caressed the tiger pattern on the gilded token with his fingertips.
He exchanged a glance with his three brothers.
Simultaneously, a knowing smile appeared on four faces—
Just then, the evening drum of Qian Ning City sounded, its waves piercing through the nine layers of palaces.
On the streets of Qian Ning City, a squad of black-armored cavalry was silently taking over the city gates.
This silent coup finally concluded in the most dignified manner.
Outside Qian Ning City, in the official road's post station, the five figures clad in heavy black iron armor glimmered with a dark blue chill under the daylight.
