Chapter 63
“I know you are a veteran of the City Lord’s Mansion, so I will be honest with you. This is merely a decoy to lure the assassin here, so we can capture him alive.”
Lin Wanqiu slowly explained.
“I see, I was foolish!”
General Li suddenly understood, but the next moment, he hesitated and asked:
“Miss, the senior who appeared outside the city today is incredibly powerful. Why didn’t he directly capture the assassin?”
Lin Wanqiu sighed softly, a trace of sorrow evident in her eyes.
“Her Highness’s injuries are too severe. She needs the Revival Pill to heal, but this medicine is only available in the capital. Eunuch Wang rushed back to the capital overnight to fetch the medicine. He should be back by tomorrow morning.”
Hearing this, General Li paused for a moment, then smiled with relief.
“With Eunuch Wang’s help, Her Highness’s injuries should be no cause for concern.”
“Of course, Her Highness is blessed by heaven. What can such petty villains do?”
Lin Wanqiu snorted coldly, her eyes filled with disdain, and continued,
“This time, I will definitely capture the assassin alive and eliminate this threat to Her Highness!”
After saying this, she once again reminded him, speaking each word with utmost seriousness,
“General Li, you must heavily guard Her Highness’s quarters. Not the slightest mistake can be allowed, or I will hold you accountable!”
General Li’s expression turned solemn as he replied firmly,
“Miss, rest assured. Tonight, not even a fly will enter Her Highness’s quarters!”
Satisfied with his response, Lin Wanqiu nodded and turned to walk back into the room.
As her graceful figure disappeared from sight, a strange smile flickered across General Li’s lips before he turned and left.
Inside the room.
Lin Wanqiu closed the door, tightly gripping the dragon-patterned sword in her hand, and closed her eyes in deep thought.
…
That night.
The moon was obscured by dark clouds, and the night was pitch black.
Within the city lord’s mansion, a shadowy figure leaped across the rooftops.
The figure moved with incredible speed, stepping on the tiles as lightly as a dragonfly skimming water, yet not making a single sound.
Moments later, the figure arrived at a pavilion, lifted a tile, glanced inside, and then replaced it before slipping into the building. The entire process was smooth and flawless, with no unnecessary movements, clearly the work of someone highly skilled and experienced.
Once inside, the figure’s steps became even lighter, moving with extreme caution, not making the slightest noise.
The figure passed several screens and finally reached the deepest part of the pavilion, where a person lay quietly on the bed.
A cold glint flashed in the figure’s hand as they moved, closing the distance to the bed in an instant.
A chilling light flickered as a sharp dagger, infused with violent spiritual energy, unleashed a terrifying killing intent, aimed directly at the figure on the bed.
But.
At that very moment.
The figure on the bed moved.
A golden light flashed, and a brilliant sword shadow instantly coalesced, clashing fiercely with the cold glint.
The cold glint and the sword shadow collided, but the former lasted less than a moment before being overwhelmed. The sharp dagger, covered in cracks, shattered under the relentless disturbance of the violent spiritual energy.
Boom!
With a loud crash, the shadowy figure was sent flying, crashing through several screens before slamming heavily into the balcony railing, blood spurting from their mouth as their aura rapidly weakened.
At this moment.
The figure on the bed stood up, revealing Lin Wanqiu’s face. She held the dragon-patterned sword, a faint smile on her lips.
“Just as Her Highness predicted, this person isn’t foolish enough to believe everything I said.”
As she spoke, she walked onto the balcony, where she could see another shadowy figure leaping into Xiao Minghuang’s courtyard.
Meanwhile.
In Xiao Minghuang’s courtyard.
After tending to Xiao Minghuang and ensuring she was resting, Ye Ruoshui slumped by the bedside. Having endured a tumultuous day, her mind and body were utterly exhausted. Unable to resist the fatigue any longer, she fell into a deep sleep right there.
Not long after.
A shadowy figure swiftly flipped onto the balcony, moving with incredible speed. Approaching the bed, a dagger gleamed in their hand, its cold light flashing as it thrust toward Xiao Minghuang’s heart!
But at that very moment.
Xiao Minghuang, who should have been gravely injured and on the brink of death, suddenly opened her eyes. Within them, it was as if a starry sky shimmered, countless stars radiating a dazzling brilliance. A golden light shot forth, piercing the shadow’s shoulder before the dagger could strike.
“Damn it!”
The sudden turn of events shocked the shadowy figure. They quickly retreated, attempting to flee.
But.
A pair of dark, massive hands materialized behind them, firmly gripping their neck.
The shadow’s burly frame was hoisted into the air, struggling as the mask covering their face slipped to the ground.
This revealed their true identity.
At that moment.
Lin Wanqiu leaped onto the balcony, and upon seeing the shadow’s face, a complex expression crossed her features.
“General Li, so it really is you.”
As the mask fell, the shadow’s face was exposed to all.
It was none other than General Li, the captain of the City Lord’s guards.
Now strangled, his hands clawed at the dark hand gripping his neck, trying to pry it loose, but the hand remained immovable. His face turned red, as if he was on the verge of suffocation.
Xiao Minghuang rose from the bed but did not step down. Instead, she sat gracefully and spoke in a calm voice:
“That’s enough, Eunuch Wang. Let him down.”
At her words.
Eunuch Wang’s figure emerged from the void. With a wave of his hand, the dark hand vanished, replaced by a spiritual rope that tightly bound General Li.
General Li’s body thudded heavily to the ground, the impact loud enough to startle the sleeping Ye Ruoshui awake.
The young girl trembled, her head snapping up to see her mistress awake and unharmed, sitting serenely on the bed.
Overjoyed, Ye Ruoshui immediately called out:
“Your Highness, you’re awake!”
Noticing Ye Ruoshui’s reaction, Xiao Minghuang gently stroked the girl’s soft hair, pulling her into her embrace as she spoke tenderly:
“Ruoshui, be good. Your sister is handling some important matters. I’ll talk to you later.”
“Mm!”
Ye Ruoshui responded sweetly, her head resting against Xiao Minghuang’s chest. She closed her eyes slightly, a smile gracing her delicate face as she fell silent.
Xiao Minghuang’s gaze shifted, and when her eyes returned to General Li, all warmth vanished from her pupils.
Her eyes now held a cold indifference, like the eternal stars in the vast cosmos, unmoved by the countless insignificant lives that resembled mere specks of dust.
Xiao Minghuang asked in a calm voice:
“Speak. Who sent you?”
Hearing this.
General Li snorted, his heart filled with resentment. As a cultivator at the seventh level of the Sping Realm, his strength far surpassed Xiao Minghuang’s. This assassination attempt should have been a sure success, yet he had still fallen into a trap.
“Hmph! You cunning little brat, you lied about Wang Jin returning to the capital to lure me in. Now that it’s come to this, there’s nothing more to say. Just kill me!”
Unfazed by his words, Xiao Minghuang turned to Wang Jin and instructed:
“Eunuch Wang, I know that as the chief eunuch of the Imperial Palace, you must have many skilled individuals under your command who are adept at interrogation and extracting confessions. I entrust this villain to you. Make sure to extract some useful information from his mouth.”
Upon hearing this, Wang Jin respectfully replied:
“As you command!”
Translator: Glariosa
Editor: Ruu
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