The summer sun was intense and blinding. In the instant its cold light flashed, Chen Zhiyi's heart suddenly raced, as if it would leap out of her throat...

But the next second,

She suppressed her emotions and, in the instant she rolled up her sleeves,

A hidden arrow flew out!

With a "whoosh,"

It was incredibly fast, striking the man squarely between the eyebrows!

His pupils dilated suddenly, his eyes filled with disbelief, and the sword in his hand slipped from his grasp, falling onto the carriage. Chen Zhiyi picked it up immediately, and just as another person swung their sword, he suddenly raised his hand—

It pierced the man's arm!

"You bitch!" the man cried, clutching his arm.

"As servants of the Dali Temple, how dare you attempt to assassinate the Regent's Consort? Don't you want to live?" Shen Zhiyi forced herself to calm down.

"Princess? The Regent is about to die, what kind of princess are you!"

“Miss Shen, please don’t blame us brothers. We’re just doing our job because we’re paid to do something.”

Shen Zhiyi gripped the sword tightly. "Who is your master? I'm about to die, and I don't want to die a confused ghost."

The group exchanged glances and burst out laughing. "Our master is of unparalleled nobility; you are not worthy to know!"

"Extremely distinguished? Is she a noble person from the palace?"

Besides the ones mentioned above,

Shen Zhi couldn't fathom who would dare to touch her in broad daylight.

The men, probably thinking she was doomed to die today, sneered, "So what if she is!"

"You today..."

"Death!"

When one of them swung his sword at Chen Zhiyi again, she instinctively raised her sword to block, but she was too weak. The moment the swords clashed, her sword was knocked from her hand.

In the instant her wrist throbbed with pain, the sword was already swinging towards her, and Shen Zhiyi's breath caught in her throat...

Could it be that...

Am I going to die here?

Just as the sword was about to fall, the sound of arrows flapping in the wind could be heard.

The next moment,

Shen Zhiyi saw an arrow pierce through the yamen runner's palm, and the moment the sword fell, she bent down and picked it up.

Raise your hand,

Swing your sword!

It pierced his chest directly.

Blood splattered onto her face and clothes. At this moment, only two constables remained. They turned around and saw a group of people riding up on horseback.

The leader,

They knew,

It was Shen Muzhi!

Shen Muzhi was known for being rather dim-witted, yet possessed unparalleled bravery, which frightened the two of them so much that they turned around and tried to run away.

Shen Muzhi, who was riding on horseback, had already nocked an arrow and drawn his bow. The moment the arrow flew, it hit the legs of both men, who fell to the ground. They then tried to get up again.

result……

Shen Muzhi suddenly spurred his horse on, and the horse's hooves landed directly on the backs of the two men.

The kick sent the two men flying several meters.

The pain was so intense that she fainted.

"Arrest them!" At Shen Muzhi's command, the guards from the Duke's mansion who were accompanying him had already bound and arrested the two unconscious people. To prevent them from committing suicide, they even checked their bodies and actually found a poison pill hidden under their tongues.

"Zhiyi, how are you? Are you injured?" Shen Mu dismounted and ran to his sister's side. Seeing her covered in blood, he was filled with worry.

"Second brother, I'm fine, this isn't my blood."

Shen Zhiyi casually wiped her face before putting down the sword in her hand.

"Why are you here?"

“Father was afraid something would happen to you, so he specially sent me to pick you up.” Shen Muzhi felt a lingering fear. “I never imagined that someone would actually dare to lay a hand on you in broad daylight.”

"Let's go home and find our father!"

"I'm not going home, I'm going to the palace." A cold glint flashed in Shen Zhiyi's eyes.

"Zhiyi?"

"Second brother, send me to the palace!"

Although Shen Muzhi did not understand, he did as he was told, but he also sent someone back to the mansion to inform his parents.

The carriage was damaged and could no longer be used. When Shen Muzhi helped his younger sister onto the horse, he couldn't help but glance at her a few more times.

"Why are you looking at me like that, Second Brother? Is there blood on my face?"

"no."

Shen Muzhi simply smiled.

Little sister...

It seems like a lot has changed!

When he first went to the battlefield to kill, he felt weak in the knees and hands. The smell of blood kept him awake for days. Although his younger sister was not timid, she felt bloody even when she saw chickens being killed. How could she dare to take up a knife and kill someone?

At that moment, he only regretted not having a smart brain.

I just can't figure it out.

Having arrived at the palace gates, she did not go in directly, but instead struck the Dengwen Drum.

“Miss Shen?” The Dengwen Drum is guarded by special personnel.

Once this drum is struck, the Emperor will personally adjudicate the injustice. However, fearing that someone might deliberately cause trouble by striking the drum, not just anyone can approach it. No matter who strikes it, he will stop them and question them.

and,

To prevent troublemakers from causing problems.

Anyone who beats the drum must first be punished with thirty strokes of the cane, in order to deter malicious petitioners.

However, since Shen Zhiyi is still a princess, the guards dare not punish her with a cane and can only offer kind words of advice.

"If you have been wronged, you can report it to the authorities first."

"This matter concerns the royal family and can only be handled by His Majesty."

"Can……"

When the guard tried to stop him again, Shen Muzhi drew his sword and held it to his neck, scaring him so much that his face turned pale. "Second Young Master Shen, in the heart of the capital, you are so reckless with your sword, allowing your sister to act so recklessly. If the Emperor blames you, the entire Duke's Mansion will be implicated."

"His Majesty's wrath? That's for later, now..."

"Anyone who stands in my way will be killed!"

Shen Muzhi is known to be impulsive.

The bystanders dared not stop them any longer.

The Dengwen Drum had not been sounded for more than ten years. When it was struck, the sound was deafening, startling people inside and outside the imperial city.

Gao Daban personally went out of the palace and saw that it was Shen Zhiyi. He frowned and saw that she was covered in blood. He hurriedly said, "Your Highness, please stop knocking. His Majesty already knows that someone is knocking on the Dengwen Drum and has specially ordered this servant to invite you into the palace."

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