The Yulin Guards posted at the palace gates initially paid no mind to the approaching patrol. Only when the patrol drew nearer did the guards grow vigilant.
One of them shouted a warning.
"Unauthorized personnel are forbidden from approaching the palace gates! Violators will be executed without mercy!"
The instant the words left his mouth, the patrolmen struck. Their blades sliced through the night as they charged the Yulin Guards.
The four Yulin Guards collapsed in pools of their own blood before they could even cry out.
The palace gates were bolted from the inside and could not be pushed open from the outside.
The Flying Dragon Cavalry, disguised as patrolmen, took out the oil they had prepared and splashed it directly onto the palace gates.
They tossed a fire lighter at it, and the oil instantly burst into flames.
The blaze shot high into the air, engulfing the entire set of gates in an instant.
The same thing was happening at the other palace gates.
