Watching the handgun being thrown out of the window, Lin Yi quickly opened the big door of the bullet-proof chamber and lunged toward the window.

The old eunuch was right outside. If he picked up the handgun, the young Emperor's life would be in great danger.

As the handgun hit the ground with a clattering sound at the feet of the patrolling Imperial Guards, they were just about to pick it up.

In the next second, they were startled by the sudden appearance of Lin Yi.

"Lord Lin, what is this?"

Lin Yi's unique appearance: a wrinkly, transparent long gown, and a cap that let no air through.

But Lin Yi had no time to pay attention to them; he quickly picked up the handgun from the ground.

'Got it, finally got it!'

Lin Yi heaved a sigh of relief, thankful that the handgun had not fallen into the hands of the old eunuch.

And just as he was about to stand up, he saw through the dense cluster of boots belonging to the Imperial Guards and felt a murderous intent approaching him.

Feeling the familiar footsteps, Lin Yi knew the eunuch was coming.

He quickly stood up and yelled, "There's a situation on the right, go check it out!"

"Understood!"

The Imperial Guards obeyed Lin Yi's command and quickly headed toward the direction of the eunuch.

The old eunuch, afraid his deceptive act would be exposed, had no choice but to temporarily hide.

And Lin Yi too took advantage of the brief moment while the old eunuch was hiding to swiftly return to the Qiankun Palace the same way he came.

Watching Lin Yi's disappearing back, the old eunuch was so angry that his nose was crooked.

"Hmph, let's see how longer you can be so smug. Once you fall into my senior brother's hands, I'll be there to collect your corpse."

On the other side, when Lin Yi returned to the Qiankun Palace, he discovered that Judge Zhong was no longer in the bullet-proof chamber.

The worst had still happened. Lin Yi's mind was preoccupied with making sure the handgun did not end up in the hands of the old eunuch.

So much that he forgot to instruct Judge Zhong to close the door of the bullet-proof chamber before he left.

Now, without a sign of Judge Zhong, it was more likely bad news than good.

"Little Zhong, Little Zhong!"

Lin Yi yelled loudly, but only his echo answered him in the empty Qiankun Palace.

This made Lin Yi even more anxious; perhaps Judge Zhong had already encountered misfortune.

With that thought, his heart turned cold.

"Gongsun senior! Gongsun senior!" Seeing no response from Judge Zhong, Lin Yi called out loudly for Gongsun Mo.

Still no response, Lin Yi felt a bad premonition; he hadn't even provided Judge Zhong with a proper weapon earlier.

'Alas, I was careless, thought I could handle everything with advanced weaponry.'

Lin Yi fell into deep self-reproach. He slowed his pace, searching step-by-step for Gongsun Mo's trace.

But as Lin Yi approached the Political Discussion Room, he suddenly saw Judge Zhong's figure swaying gently from side to side.

Lin Yi was horrified, guessing that at this moment, Judge Zhong must be an empty shell gutted by Gongsun Mo, void and drifting with the wind.

Not wanting to startle Gongsun Mo hiding in the shadows, Lin Yi intended to carefully bypass the Political Discussion Room and continue searching for Gongsun Mo.

'Hmph, Gongsun Mo, I didn't want to kill you, but since you dared to harm Little Zhong, I won't be merciful.'

Learning from the past experience of losing the gun, Lin Yi held a gun in each hand this time, fingers firmly on the triggers, vigilantly scanning his surroundings.

He had made up his mind; once he encountered Gongsun Mo, aside from avoiding lethal shots, to leave him with a thread of life, he was going to make him beg for mercy.

However, as he reached the corner of the Political Discussion Room, his waist was suddenly blocked by something.

That thing was invisible, but the closer Lin Yi tried to advance, the more tightly he was blocked.

Moreover, Lin Yi could feel that the force exerted by that thing was very concentrated, as if it were only a few strands of thread.

"Not right, there's a problem!"

Lin Yi couldn't help but take a half step back, clad all over in a Bullet-Proof Suit, naturally prepared against all sharp objects.

With this in mind, Lin Yi took out a silver note from his bosom, intending to test if the thing blocking his path was the invisible lethal weapon—the silver threads.

But to Lin Yi's surprise, as soon as he reached out his hand, his finger was sliced open with a deep cut!

It turned out that there were several razor-sharp silver threads around his waist.

"Damn it, taking advantage of my carelessness."

Lin Yi hurriedly withdrew his hand, quickly bandaged it, and put his Bullet-Proof Gloves back on.

Since eliminating these Hidden Weapons was not an option, and he couldn't locate Gongsun Mo, it was time to call in some high-tech assistance.

[Beep beep beep, host has successfully purchased a Laser Cutting Gun, 2 million Heavenly Bead Coins deducted.]

Lin Yi firmly grasped the Laser Gun and immediately entered the fingerprint password lock.

With the experience just now, Lin Yi was well aware that such high-tech weaponry absolutely couldn't fall into anyone's hands but his own.

Otherwise, it would bring about catastrophic disasters.

Subsequently, Lin Yi started scanning and shooting from the ground up, and when the dazzling red beam hit the floor, it was instantly cut open.

With the path cleared by the Laser Cutting Gun, Lin Yi walked with much more ease.

However, as the laser touched different places, chairs, beams, and pillars were all damaged to varying degrees.

Listening to the cracking and snapping sounds of breaking wood, Gongsun Mo, who hid inside the Political Discussion Room, finally couldn't help but show himself.

"Stop! You're tearing down the palace here!"

Gongsun Mo swooshed out in front of Lin Yi, sliding on a board.

Finally forcing Gongsun Mo to show himself, Lin Yi became excited and pointed the Laser Gun directly at Gongsun Mo. Luckily, Gongsun Mo was prepared and dodged in time.

But he was still a step late, as his half-coiled hair was sheared off and fell to the ground without him noticing.

Amazed by the power of the weapon in Lin Yi's hand, Gongsun Mo shouted: "Put that thing away! If you use it recklessly again, these beams and pillars will collapse!"

Seeing that Gongsun Mo finally yielded, Lin Yi also tactfully retracted the Laser Cutting Gun. Looking at the floor he had cut to shreds, Lin Yi didn't feel guilty at all.

'Hmph, this palace is going to be demolished sooner or later, I'll build a new Qiankun Palace for the Emperor later.'

"Speak up, what have you done to Judge Zhong? I've always respected you as a senior. Even though you were hired to take my life, Judge Zhong is innocent."

Lin Yi knew that Gongsun Mo had now succumbed to the power of the Laser Cutting Gun, so he boldly put forward his demand.

Gongsun Mo remained silent, his gaze fixated on the Laser Cutting Gun in Lin Yi's hand, and looking at the damaged palace floor, his heart filled with myriad emotions.

And so, the two of them stared at each other for several long minutes.

At last, Gongsun Mo slowly said: "Judge Zhong, you come out now."

Squeak—

Accompanied by the sound of a chair moving, Judge Zhong slowly walked out from the Political Discussion Room.

"Lord Lin, I've kept you waiting."

Seeing that Judge Zhong was unharmed, Lin Yi's jaw dropped in astonishment. He had just seen a swaying figure and thought Judge Zhong had met with disaster.

"How, how can this be? Judge Zhong is actually alright?"

… End of chapter …

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