The Emperor Behind the Throne

A sword's edge slashed across a neck. Blood covered the floor of the great hall.

"General!"

Only a few dozen men rushed in from outside the hall. In an instant, they slaughtered all the soldiers surrounding her.

Bai Qi flew into a rage. "Pei Shun! You treacherous bastard!"

"You took my general's military command, and now you've killed her! The Bai family has devoted itself to you, yet you dare call yourself emperor?"

"Insolent commoner! How dare you slander His Majesty with such outrageous words!"

The old eunuch standing beside Pei Shun said, "Your Majesty, we should execute the rest of them at once!"

Pei Shun nodded and was about to speak when a Taoist in black robes entered the great hall from the distance, leading a black horse.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.