I'm truly impressed by my older brother, the sixth brother!

How did he manage to launch such an accurate and indiscriminate attack?!

The entire baby, Chiu Chiu, flew into a rage.

The Empress spotted Princess Funing, who had been handed to the assassin, in the crowd. Terrified, she abandoned her imperial demeanor and struggled to save the princess.

"Fu Ning!"

"My son!"

Emperor Jingming reacted swiftly, grabbing the Empress and pulling her to his side. "Liu Debao, quickly send someone to rescue the princess!"

Liu Debao's legs trembled. At this point, he had no choice but to take a gamble. "Your Majesty, rest assured, this old servant will risk my life to protect Princess Funing!"

"Princess! Your old servant has arrived!"

Chiu Chiu knew she wouldn't be involved in saving the emperor. The female assassin had been kicked badly by her older brother, who was now entangled with other assassins, so she had to learn how to save herself!

Chirp doesn't have any great abilities, it's just a tiger.

She crawled to the female assassin's side and, while the woman was still spitting blood, slapped her twice.

The female assassin was stunned after being hit twice and failed to subdue Qiuqiu immediately. This gave Qiuqiu the opportunity to "counterattack".

Once it realized what was happening, it used the hardest part of its body—its big head—to smash it forcefully onto the female assassin's head.

Chiu Chiu felt like she was surrounded by tiny stars, and the female assassin wasn't much better off than her.

She's now questioning the meaning of life. She's diligently practiced martial arts for years, only to be kicked away with a single kick, and now she's being beaten by a baby only a few months old—it's an utter disgrace!

Forces are reciprocal, and she also felt her vision darken. The female assassin, who was performing the dance tonight, had dressed up, adorned with many hairpins. When she forcefully slammed her head against the ground, unfortunately, a gold hairpin pierced the back of her head.

Dark red blood flowed out, and the female assassin stared wide-eyed at the sky, unable to die in peace.

She was just killed like that?

Liu Debao overcame numerous dangers and finally arrived in front of Princess Funing and Qiuqiu, naturally not missing the final scene of the female assassin falling.

"He...he's dead?"

Chiu Chiu rubbed her forehead, which was already bright red. It hurt so much, but she had to hold it in.

Even the spirited Princess Fu Ning looked somewhat petite next to Qiu Qiu at this moment.

Liu Debao didn't care about anything else, grabbing Qiuqiu and Princess Funing and running away. Even as he ran, he didn't forget to flatter her, "As expected of a child of the Marquis of Wenyang, Miss Qiuqiu is truly amazing!"

Just as she was about to cry, Chiu-Chiu quickly held back her tears.

Don't cry, or your crown will fall!

But it hurts so much!

Just as Su Jinze had dealt with an assassin near Qiuqiu, he stumbled and almost bumped into someone's knife.

He snatched the soft sword with his bare hands and charged into the group of assassins, hacking and slashing his way through them. He was afraid that laughing out loud now would make him seem extremely suspicious!

Emperor Jingming and the others also witnessed Qiuqiu's heroic act and fell silent.

This usually adorable and soft girl is surprisingly fierce.

Yun Jinglan, who was protected by the guards, finally saw Qiujiu's figure. She excitedly rushed over, hugged Qiujiu, and kissed her repeatedly.

This is her treasure that she lost and found again!

"I was so scared! Chirp chirp, these assassins are too dangerous!"

The Emperor and Empress, who witnessed everything, twitched at the corners of their mouths. It seemed that the most dangerous one was Qiuqiu!

The little orange cat that knocked down the female assassin also squeezed into the protective circle.

After the female assassin in charge died, the remaining assassins were leaderless and scattered like a pile of loose sand.

Under the cover of General Yun and a group of military officers, Su Jinze and Yun Shuyue arrived at Emperor Jingming's side. "Your Majesty, these assassins are suicide squads. They won't leave until they achieve their goal. We'll escort you away from Wanyue Tower first. Princess Jingning left a mark before she came, and her palace maids will soon bring reinforcements!"

"Okay! I'll do whatever Su Qing says!"

Su Jinze led the way, with Yun Shuyue bringing up the rear. The zither player, seeing the group preparing to leave, immediately waved for his men to rush over, shouting, "The dog emperor is leaving! Cut off his head, and the master will reward you handsomely!"

Su Jinze's knife strike was swift, killing the victim with a single blow!

"Is Your Majesty injured?"

"No! Su Qing, get out of here quickly! Someone, save the Emperor! Save the Emperor!"

Emperor Jingming held the Empress with one hand and Princess Funing in his other arm. The pitiful little girl was held in Yun Jinglan's arms, and behind them were a group of empresses who were still in shock.

Just as they were about to leave Wanyue Tower, the flickering torches and deafening cries of "Save the Emperor!" reached their ears. Hope was within reach, but a young eunuch who had been terrified like a frightened bird suddenly revealed a fierce glint in his eyes. He pulled out a dagger from his robes and stabbed at Emperor Jingming, who was closest to him.

The target location is—the heart!

"Your Majesty, be careful!"

The Queen pounced, and just as the dagger was about to fall, Chiu Chiu waved her little hand, and the little orange cat, who had been hiding, skillfully leaped up and pounced again!

"Meow!"

Look at the claws!

An orange cat paw slammed into the head of the assassin disguised as a eunuch. Before the assassin could react, Yun Shuyue had already slit his throat with her sword.

Blood spurted out, and Yun Jinglan instinctively covered Qiuqiu's eyes, trying hard to suppress the urge to scream.

The spies planted around Emperor Jingming have been dealt with, and the remaining assassins have either been killed or captured.

The assassination attempt was over in less than half an hour.

The concubines were escorted back to the Empress's palace, and Emperor Jingming was left to handle the remaining matters.

Emperor Jingming was filled with raging anger as he glanced at the Imperial Guards kneeling before him.

"Feng Lin! Is this the Imperial Guard you lead?"

"The assassins easily transferred them away under the pretense of an imperial edict. If it weren't for General Yun and his family, I and all the civil and military officials would have been caught like turtles in a jar and slaughtered!"

"What use are you to me!"

Commander Feng Lin of the Imperial Guard knelt there, not daring to move a hair.

His deputy was tricked by an assassin disguised as a palace maid and didn't even realize his token had been stolen. Seeing the token and the fake imperial edict, the patrolmen were all distracted. Luckily, His Majesty was unharmed; otherwise, his entire clan wouldn't be enough to warrant execution!

"Your Majesty deserves to die! Your Majesty deserves to die!"

Emperor Jingming sneered: "Die? You all deserve to die!"

"Fifty-six assassins, including dancers, musicians, eunuchs, palace maids, and a bribed guard. Very well! You all deserve to die!"

Su Jinze, who had been silent all along, stepped forward and knelt respectfully before Emperor Jingming. "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

Emperor Jingming suppressed some of his anger towards Su Jinze, but his voice remained cold: "What is it?"

"I just fought with the assassins and found their martial arts style to be very strange. I urge Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly."

"Martial arts style? What do you mean?"

"Their skills are extraordinary, and their moves are identical; it must be... Your Majesty!"

Before Su Jinze could finish speaking, Emperor Jingming in front of him collapsed straight down.

He blocked the view of the people behind him, and when he saw Emperor Jingming's dark purple lips, he knew that something terrible was about to happen.

He didn't dare to announce that Emperor Jingming was poisoned. He embraced Emperor Jingming and winked at Eunuch Liu: "Oh no, His Majesty has fainted from anger!"