Moreover, Ji Xingzhi left Anxiang Tower and walked slowly on the way back to the palace.

Suddenly, Ji Xingzhi saw a group of people running towards him with panicked expressions. Puzzled for a moment, he stopped an elderly man and asked, "Grandpa, why are you all so panicked? What happened up ahead?"

The old man was stopped by Ji Xingzhi. He looked back with some fear and said kindly, "There's a fight going on up ahead. Many people have died. Young man, hurry up and leave!"

When Ji Xingzhi heard this, his expression changed slightly, and he pointed his toes and jumped a long distance in an instant.

The old man looked at Ji Xingzhi who suddenly disappeared in front of him, and suddenly seemed to be frightened by something. He screamed "Ah" and ran away.

At that time, Ji Xingzhi had already arrived at the place where the old man mentioned the fight took place.

Ji Xingzhi watched secretly, and when he saw that Ling Lan was besieged by a group of men in black, Ji Xingzhi's face became more and more gloomy, his fists clenched, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

Almost without thinking, Ji Xingzhi rushed forward with bare hands, snatched the sword of one of the men in black, and easily killed him with a few moves. The strange thing was that after the man in black was stabbed in the vitals, he suddenly turned into a wisp of black smoke and disappeared.

With Ji Xingzhi's help, Ling Lan suddenly became more powerful. Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, the man in black decisively retreated.

Ji Xingzhi's eyes turned cold, and she was about to chase after him, but was stopped by Ling Lan.

"Don't chase him! He has something up his mind." Ling Lan said.

Ji Xingzhi glanced at the direction the man in black retreated. At this time, the man in black had disappeared without a trace, and it was too late to chase him.

Dropping the sword in his hand, Ji Xingzhi glanced at Ling Lan and asked, "Why did they want to assassinate you?"

Ling Lan shook his head and said, "I don't know. It's more like a test than an assassination."

After that, Ling Lan looked at Ji Xingzhi with a puzzled look and said, "You didn't seem surprised at all when you saw the bodies of those assassins vanish into thin air."

When Ji Xingzhi heard this, a murderous look flashed in his eyes: "They killed my friend."

"So that's how it is." Ling Lan said softly.

Ling Lan's tone was very gentle, not as cold and hard as usual, and seemed to contain some comfort.

Ji Xingzhi glanced at the civilians killed by the men in black on the ground. There were about ten of them. Ji Xingzhi slowly turned her gaze to Ling Lan and said, "General Ling, if you have any clues about the men in black, please let me know. I'm usually at the Anxiang Tower, and you can find me there." Glancing at the bodies on the ground, Ji Xingzhi quickly retreated and said, "I'll leave these to General Ling. I'll be leaving first."

After that, he ran away without waiting for Ling Lan to reply. He ran very fast, as if he was afraid of being caught.

Ji Xingzhi was indeed afraid of being caught. The "Emperor" held a banquet at Anxiang Tower and encountered an assassin. General Ling also encountered an assassin, and dozens of civilians lost their lives. The mysterious disappearance of the man in black scared many people. With such a big thing happening, Song Tingwei would definitely come in person. By then, it would be strange if her identity was not exposed.

As expected by Ji Xingzhi, Song Tingwei came hurriedly with his soldiers not long after, carried away the bodies, cleaned up the bloodstains on the road, and invited Ling Lan to go to the Tingwei Mansion to "have a seat".

As soon as Ji Xingzhi returned to the palace, she asked Wu Fang to send someone to find out if Ling Lan had any enemies, but Wu Fang retorted with just one sentence.

When Wu Fang heard Ji Xingzhi ask him to investigate Ling Lan's enemies, his mouth twitched. "Your Majesty, we're short-handed right now. Even if we had someone to investigate General Ling, he's been through hundreds of battles and has killed countless people. He has a ton of enemies. Even if we mobilized everyone in the sect, it would take at least a month to find any useful information."