Her Majesty the Empress spoke up to this point, a thin smile curling at the corner of her lips.

"Since he refuses to kneel voluntarily, why don’t I give him a hand? Guards! Break his legs for me, and give our resilient Second Commander a warm welcome!!"

Jiang Feng was instantly dumbfounded! "Your Majesty..." He seemed to want to say more, but his mouth was suddenly gagged.

Even before Her Majesty the Empress had Jiang Feng dragged over, the Great Commander had already summoned all the Hidden Guards to this place.

And when Her Majesty the Empress ordered Jiang Feng’s legs to be broken, the Great Commander was carefully observing the expressions and demeanors of these Hidden Guards.

Unfortunately, those who are capable of betrayal usually have excellent composure; moreover, these Hidden Guards had received related training early on. So even though the Great Commander was observing meticulously, he only noticed a few people show brief traces of unusual expressions. As for the others, they were flawless, concealing their emotions very well.

The Great Commander quietly memorized the names of these few people, then made a subtle gesture, prompting several Hidden Guards to step forward immediately.

Today, when Her Majesty the Empress had Jiang Feng brought in, and the Great Commander had summoned all the Hidden Guards here, while they conducted a "public execution" of Jiang Feng, they were also testing the remaining Hidden Guards.

The ranks were no longer pure, with some being loyal and others traitorous. They did not want to punish everyone indiscriminately; otherwise, they could just execute everyone and save themselves the trouble. However, a part of them had protected Her Majesty the Empress for so long. Although those who achieve great things shouldn’t fret over minor details, the Empress was by no means heartless. She didn’t want to wrongly accuse the good ones.

Every move of these Hidden Guards was caught in the eyes of Her Majesty the Empress and the Great Commander.

Jiang Feng was already tightly bound, his arm broken and not yet healed. Seeing those Hidden Guards approaching him, he instinctively wanted to resist. He had already lost one arm and didn’t want to lose both legs!

"Save me!!"

He couldn’t maintain his facade any longer! He had already seen through the intentions of Her Majesty the Empress and the Great Commander; these two simply wanted to cut off his escape route!

As the Empress said, one doesn’t need evidence to kill. If they want to kill, they’ll do it directly! Regardless of whether he maintained his silence, it was difficult to change his final fate!

Jiang Feng glanced outside at the Hidden Guards; there were some he had won over, some he collaborated with. He pinned his hopes on these people. Suddenly, several Hidden Guards sprang into action, charging swiftly toward Jiang Feng to rescue him! 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"Kill without mercy!" The four icy words came from Her Majesty the Empress’s mouth.

The Great Commander immediately leaped forward, drawing the sword from his waist. In a flash, heads rolled and fell to the ground!

The Empress squinted slightly, focusing intently on the Hidden Guards outside who had yet to act.

As those few people moved to rescue Jiang Feng, the Hidden Guards’ ranks began to stir.

Some wanted to charge in, but their purpose wasn’t for Jiang Feng; they aimed to protect the Empress and stop the Hidden Guards attempting the rescue.

And yet some remained motionless in place.

The Empress’s heart quickly brimmed with a cold smile.

With just this move, they had nearly rounded up all the traitorous Hidden Guards.

Today, Jiang Feng was merely the bait; Her Majesty the Empress and the Great Commander were, in fact, deceiving everyone!!