Just as Xiao Xiyou was about to make his move, he heard a whooshing sound.

A hidden weapon grazed past Zhou Zhizhi's ear.

Zhou Zhizhi was not injured. At the last moment, Xiao Xiyou's hand changed direction, from trying to kill Zhou Zhizhi to protecting her from the hidden weapon.

However, Xiao Xiyou's hand was cut.

"Watch out!" Zhou Zhizhi shouted, pulling both of them away from the edge of the cliff.

Only then did the two realize that they were surrounded by countless people.

"Second Brother, it's been a long time! I didn't expect you to have such leisure time watching the sunset with the Imperial Advisor." The Third Prince said loudly to the two of them.

Although Zhou Zhizhi was the best in martial arts in the entire book, she was outnumbered and outmatched. With so many people, she was not confident that she could save her and Xiao Xiyou's lives.

"What does the Third Prince mean by this? To commit violence against his own elder brother and a court official! Aren't you afraid of being condemned by the world if word gets out?!"

The only way to change someone's situation is to threaten the Third Prince with his most cherished reputation.

“This place is deserted, and no one knows where you two are. I am currently in the palace with my mother. How could I be the one who framed my brother and Grand Preceptor Zhou?”

Upon hearing Zhou Zhizhi's words, the Third Prince burst into laughter, as if he had heard something utterly absurd, and responded provocatively.

"Stop struggling, just accept your fate and I might leave you with a whole corpse." The Third Prince was extremely arrogant now, determined to succeed.

The road to the throne is always full of obstacles. The eldest brother is protected by his mother and is very difficult to deal with, so let's start with the second brother.

As long as the emperor has only one son left, he is the only one and the only candidate for the throne!

"Charge! Kill them all!" The Third Prince gave the order to the soldiers around him.

Upon hearing the order, the soldiers mounted their horses, grabbed their weapons, and charged toward the two men.

"System! System!"

Zhou Zhizhi screamed inwardly. She wasn't afraid of fighting, but the problem was that she was bound to the Merit Accumulation System, which prevented her from killing people!

But given the current situation, it seems unlikely that a few people will die.

【Hey there, darling.】 The system has activated the Xiaodu voice pack.

"Don't play dumb with me. What should I do in this situation?"

"If I don't kill them, they will kill me; if I kill them, the system will erase me. Either way, I'm going to die. Isn't there any possibility of survival?"

Zhou Zhizhi was already in tears inside, but on the surface she had to pretend to be calm and unafraid of the opponent's challenge.

Yes, there are some, darling.

[You can surrender to the Third Prince, kneel down and beg for mercy immediately, and maybe you can save your life.] The system kindly offered Zhou Zhizhi a life-saving plan.

"Are you even speaking human language?!"

【I'm not human, darling】

Zhou Zhizhi had no choice but to frantically dodge. Right under Xiao Xiyou's nose, she left him alone in the same spot while she ran away as fast as she could.

That woman! I should have killed her just now, instead of letting her live to plot against me!

In Xiao Xiyou's eyes, this was a trap set by Zhou Zhizhi and the Third Prince to lure him into a snare, and he had foolishly fallen for it!

Although Zhou Zhizhi could not kill, she secretly used hard objects such as stones as projectiles to frantically shoot at the soldiers rushing towards Xiao Xiyou, striking their pressure points and rendering them unable to use their internal energy for a while, thus making them harmless.

But everyone's physical strength is limited, and she couldn't withstand such a relentless battle. She needed to finish the job quickly.

Feeling betrayed, Xiao Xiyou was now in a bloodthirsty rage. He was wielding two swords and cutting down the soldiers who came to their deaths one by one.

Xiao Xiyou didn't quite understand why Zhou Zhizhi, who possessed exceptional combat skills, would hide in the shadows to help him. But seeing the enemy army constantly approaching, he couldn't care less about that now.

At this moment, Xiao Xiyou was surrounded by black energy, and he was unstoppable, killing gods and Buddhas alike!

The Third Prince watched as his forces dwindled day by day, a look of anxiety appearing on his face. Xiao Nan had not expected that Zhou Zhizhi and Xiao Xiyou's strength would be so terrifying.

Seeing Zhou Zhizhi and Xiao Xiyou gradually losing their strength, he decided to personally end their remaining lives.

"Prepare to die!"

Xiao Nangua swung his long sword at Xiao Xiyou.

Xiao Xiyou, on the other hand, was surrounded by four or five people and had no way to spare the attention to defend against the sword.

With a "plop," a hidden weapon pierced straight into the Third Prince's stomach.

"Protect the Third Prince!" The servant beside the Third Prince was terrified and shouted loudly.

At this moment, Zhou Zhizhi turned around and finally used her sword to kill several soldiers surrounding her, but she also had many cuts and wounds on her body.

Zhou Zhizhi didn't even care about anything else and immediately ran to help Xiao Xiyou escape from his predicament. After all, if Xiao Xiyou died, she herself would also lose her life.

Because of the assassination attempt on the Third Prince, many soldiers abandoned their attack on Xiao Xiyou and Zhou Zhizhi and turned back to protect the Third Prince.

Relying on her familiarity with the terrain, Zhou Zhizhi pulled Xiao Xiyou and ran up the mountain.

Xiao Xiyou followed Zhou Zhizhi through many twists and turns, finally shaking off the Third Prince's pursuing troops, and hid in a mountain cave.

"Second Prince, are you alright?" Zhou Zhizhi asked with concern as she looked at Xiao Xiyou lying on the ground, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

"System, system, he's not dead, is he?" Zhou Zhizhi anxiously asked the system.

【Honey, no, that won't happen.】

"He's badly injured. I can provide you with some herbs," the system kindly replied to Zhou Zhizhi.

"The sun must have risen in the west, why would you be so kind?" Zhou Zhizhi asked the system suspiciously.

[It's true that you'll need to pay a price.]

"What price?" Zhou Zhizhi complained inwardly. She knew this broken system was completely useless.

[You need to find the most powerful martial arts manual in this book and master it successfully.] The system truthfully informed him of his requirements.

"Is this something that can be accomplished in a short time? Aren't I already the most powerful character in this book? By the time I find the book and learn it, this little grapefruit will probably be long gone!"

This is three major shocks in a row.

[Dear, you can accept the mission in advance; I will provide a countdown timer for the mission.]

[The task lasts for one month. If you fail to complete it, you will be eliminated, dear.]

The system spoke in the gentlest tone, as calm as death, but the content of its words was anything but gentle.

Zhou Zhizhi was speechless. "Another execution? Can't you come up with a different kind of punishment? Threatening people's lives all the time is so unreasonable!"

[Private Marseille, Zhizhi-chan, there are no other punishments. This punishment is the most effective. No host has ever dared to disobey it.] Now the voice pack of Crayon Shin-chan has been switched to.