The oppressive aura emanating from the emperor weighed heavily on Anning's frail shoulders, and she nervously clutched the hem of her dress: if the emperor truly wanted her dead, it would only take a single word.

"Your Majesty, it's time to take your medicine." Eunuch Wu came over with a bowl of medicine and carefully reminded him.

The emperor glanced at him.

Eunuch Wu hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten? This is a prescription prepared by Xiao Ningzi. The imperial physicians all think it's feasible. Your Majesty might as well give it a try."

An Ning secretly breathed a sigh of relief: her master had come to save her.

The emperor's face remained expressionless: "Put it down."

"yes."

"You may also step down."

An Ning quickly stood up and left as if fleeing.

Just as the door was closing, a dark shadow flashed across the hall.

"This eunuch is no longer of any use. Let's find a suitable opportunity to kill him."

The emperor picked up the medicine bowl on the table, took a sip, and gave an order to the shadowy figure.

"yes."

In the emperor's eyes, anyone who had been touched by Mu Ange must have a problem. Regardless of whether Anning had now sided with Mu Ange, the emperor would not use him again. However, to avoid suspicion, this eunuch had to die naturally.

"Black Wind, in this palace, you are the only one I can trust."

Black Wind kowtowed to the ground: "This humble servant swears to protect Your Majesty with his life."

Once outside the palace gates, Anning wiped the sweat from her brow: "That scared me to death."

Eunuch Wu, walking ahead, seemed unfazed: "Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger; you'd better serve him well from now on."

An Ning frowned: "Master, do I still have a future?" For some reason, An Ning had a gut feeling that the emperor would take action against her.

Eunuch Wu stood there stunned for a moment, then shook his head slightly: "Being too clever is not a good thing."

However, An Ning did not expect the assassin to arrive so quickly, and that very night they broke into her house.

A gust of cold wind blew by, extinguishing the candlelight. The biting cold seeped into her skin, and even though Anning was wrapped in two blankets, she couldn't stop shivering.

Using the moonlight, Hei Feng leaped in through the window without making a sound, quickly walked to An Ning's side, raised his dagger high, and stabbed her directly.

"Wow, this dagger is so beautiful."

An Ning suddenly opened her eyes, rolled away to dodge the dagger, and scrambled off the bed.

Black Wind was stunned; he never expected to fail.

"Little eunuch, don't make things difficult for me!" Before the words were even finished, Black Wind rushed to An Ning's side and raised his dagger again.

"Ahhh, help! Help!" An Ning cried out in terror, instinctively shouting for help.

"Don't shout! Don't shout!" Black Wind's face turned ashen, and he hurriedly tried to cover An Ning's mouth.

Seeing this, An Ning understood. She chuckled twice, her lips curving slightly, making the person who laughed feel uneasy: "Afraid of being overheard, huh?"

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?"

Just as Black Wind was preparing to launch another attack, he saw the little eunuch pull out a gong from somewhere!

'No way, no way, he's not going to bang a gong, is he?' Black Wind's eyes twitched, and he stood frozen in place, unable to move as if his feet were nailed to the ground.

An Ning held a gong in one hand and a hammer in the other. Just standing there, he swayed violently. Every time An Ning swayed, Hei Feng's heart would tremble.

The emperor said that it had to be done without leaving a trace, so he couldn't let the eunuch make too much noise.

"Brother, let's talk this out. What's with all this fighting and killing?" An Ning said, holding a gong and crossing his legs as he looked at him.

It wasn't that she was too carefree, it's just that her legs were shaking so badly that she had to sit on the ground to cover herself up.

"Okay." Hei Feng agreed as she sat down, but his feet moved two inches closer without him noticing. He turned his body slightly and reached for the hidden crossbow at his waist with his right hand.

"Hey, don't move!" An Ning suddenly called out.

Black Wind was startled, his face filled with disbelief: 'We've been discovered?'

An Ning suddenly stood up, pointing at his waist in astonishment: "A hidden weapon? Is it a hidden weapon?"

Anning has been interested in wooden mechanisms since she was a child, and she studied ancient building restoration in college. Therefore, she is very curious about any wooden mechanisms. Now that she has seen the legendary hidden weapon, she is extremely excited.

Black Wind abruptly pulled his hand back from his waist: "Uh, yes!"

Black Wind looked puzzled: What kind of tricks does this eunuch have?

"Quick, let me see it."

Black Wind frowned even more deeply: "This... I'm afraid this is inappropriate."

Anning glanced at him, not angry, but raised her hand and pretended to strike the gong.

"Okay, okay, here you go."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a hidden crossbow was thrown at An Ning's feet.

An Ning was overjoyed and took it in her hand to examine it carefully.

"Tsk tsk tsk, the workmanship and the mechanism are really good."

Black Wind was about to speak when he watched helplessly as the eunuch gently pressed down, and the crossbow instantly fell apart, turning into a pile of broken wood.

"You? What exactly do you want to do?" This damned eunuch, that was his only hidden crossbow. He originally thought that if he couldn't get close, he would use this hidden crossbow to kill him. He didn't expect that this eunuch would dismantle it so easily.

Anning was having a great time when she suddenly looked up and saw Heifeng staring intently at her, as if he wanted to devour her whole.

"Hey, don't rush. Your crossbow is ingenious, but it's easy for it to jam if you use it too much. Wait a minute, I'll fix it for you."

"Huh?" Even Black Wind, who had seen countless big scenes, finally lost his composure!

"Look, just scrape this spot a little, then carve a groove on the right side. I guarantee it won't break even when you're buried."

After saying that, An Ning raised the crossbow and waved it at Hei Feng.

Black Wind instinctively ducked to the ground to avoid the attack, which only made An Ning cover her mouth and giggle incessantly.

Here, take it.

After laughing, An Ning obediently threw the crossbow at Black Wind's feet.

Black Wind's eyes immediately lit up, and he picked up the hidden crossbow and aimed it at An Ning's head: just one shot and this eunuch would be dead.

"Using the crossbow too much will rub off a layer of skin on your wrist. I'll make you a wrist guard tomorrow."

An Ning tilted her head back and blinked her dark eyes innocently at him, but unexpectedly met his sharp arrow tip. She turned her head slightly, looked through the arrow tip, and clearly saw Hei Feng's cold and icy eyes.

'I'm doomed this time!' An Ning thought to herself.

Black Wind tightened and loosened his grip on the Dark Crossbow, then finally sighed and put it down: "I'll come back in three days."

An Ning's eyes lit up immediately: "Okay, see you there!"

The black wind that leaped out of the window suddenly froze. His "three days later" meant three days to take his life, but this little eunuch's "three days later"... seemed like an agreement between old friends. He probably wanted to give him the wristband in three days.

Thinking of this, a trace of warmth actually emerged from Black Wind's usually cold heart.

Black Wind's upbringing focused on becoming a professional assassin. He had never had friends or family. He only knew which direction to strike and which posture would minimize pain when killing someone. Yet today, he hesitated so much because of a eunuch's words!

"Then... see you there!" Black Wind murmured softly.