"What's even more outrageous is that they not only scam people out of food and drink, but also out of resources."

When Quan Ji said these words, a beautiful light flashed in her eyes, sending a shiver down one's spine.

Quan Qingchi didn't quite understand what Quan Ji meant, so he tilted his head and asked her.

What do you mean by that?

Quan Ji smiled and said, "It's nothing, just enjoy the show."

Quan Qingchi's small head was filled with big questions.

So what exactly is her sister thinking?

He really couldn't connect with his sister.

His sister is too smart, unlike him who is so stupid.

The road ahead is long and arduous; he still has a long way to go and much to learn.

Quan Ji then released her barrier, and a stunning golden light flashed in her eyes, shimmering and dazzling.

Quan Qingchi knew that Quan Ji was using her special ability.

But...where is the person she's using her powers on? Why can't she see anyone else?

In that instant, a man dressed entirely in black jumped out and threw a silver dagger toward Quan Ji.

Quan Ji took a slight step back and dodged it.

She shouted, "Assassin! Catch the assassin!"

As soon as the word was spoken, everyone sprang into action in a panic.

In an instant, all sorts of voices rang out.

"Young Miss, be careful! We're on our way!!"

"There's an assassin there! Arrest the assassin immediately!"

"That despicable Qingquan Empire has actually laid an ambush on us!"

...

The Holy Glory Army soldiers, talking one after another, completely shattered the originally quiet night, stirring up panic among the people.

If the city lord could not care about anything else, he would rush towards Quan Ji's residence.

Quan Ji stood there calmly, seemingly unaffected, and even took a sip of tea.

Quan Qingchi hurriedly tried to pull her away, saying, "Sister, step behind me, I'll protect you!"

Quan Ji smiled and shook her head.

Sensing everything around him with his mental power, he whispered, "It seems the time is almost up."

As soon as she finished speaking, Quan Ji scratched a small cut on her arm with her fingernail, grabbed the arm with her other hand, and shouted loudly.

"All Holy Light Army lurking agents, come out now..."

She hadn't finished speaking.

Bang--

The door was pushed open roughly, and outside stood the city lord of Ruocheng, who was panting heavily.

"slow!!!"

He looked at Quan Ji, his heart pounding with nervousness.

He knew that the Holy Glory Empire couldn't have sent only such a small number of people to Ruocheng; there were indeed spies among them!

Thank goodness... thank goodness he arrived in time, otherwise Ruocheng would be gone!

He suddenly felt very fortunate that he had the foresight to serve all the people of the Holy Glory Empire well, otherwise the assassination attempt today would have been hard to explain.

After all, they did arrange some people to monitor them, fearing that the Holy Glory Empire might have some conspiracy to overthrow them.

Quan Ji's gaze fell on the city lord of Ruocheng, then looked at the dagger she had just dodged: "Your Majesty, what do you think of my assassination attempt today?"

Her voice was clear and cold, as if it soaked the whole body in ice, and the chill permeated the whole body through the pores, making people shiver involuntarily and try to get away with it.

If the city lord could clearly sense that Quan Ji's unfriendly tone indicated she was about to demand an explanation.

He said, "I... I beg you, Miss, to investigate thoroughly! The people of Ruocheng would never do such a thing! The Holy Glory Empire is so powerful, we dare not offend it!"

What he said is true.

I dare not offend them.

But there are also fakes—it's absolutely impossible for someone to do such a thing.

Because he wasn't sure either.

After all, he did arrange for a team to monitor the people of the Holy Glory Empire, and to eliminate them if any trouble arose.

However, at that moment, Quan Ji placed the dagger on the ground in front of the Lord of Ruocheng.

She scoffed, "Impossible? If it's impossible, why is the character 'Ruo' written on this dagger? It's clearly the mark of the City Lord's Mansion!"

Yes, the person Quan Ji manipulated to assassinate her was someone planted by the Lord of Ruocheng to monitor them.

Anyway, if the city lord has no idea what the truth is, isn't this a perfectly reasonable way to deceive him?

If the city lord's expression changed, he quickly took the dagger and examined it closely.

"No...impossible. Ruocheng would never dare to have any disloyalty to the Holy Glory Empire. We sincerely want to reconcile with the Holy Glory Empire. There must be someone else trying to sow discord between our two countries and stealing our city lord's dagger to attack you!"

He felt incredibly guilty.

But these kinds of polite words have to be said.

But what if it really was their people who did it—how is he going to explain that to the Holy Glory Empire?

They had initially only suspected that there were spies within the Holy Empire, but they panicked.

Now that they've confirmed the Holy Empire definitely has a lot of spies who could wipe out Ruocheng in no time, they're even more panicked!

However, at that moment, a soldier from the Holy Empire walked in.

He brought over a man dressed entirely in black.

"Young Miss, the murderer has been caught. What should we do with him?"

Quan Ji's eyes narrowed slightly, and she chuckled softly, "How should we handle this?"

Her gaze fell on the city lord of Ruocheng, who had just sworn that it wasn't his family who had done it.

The city lord instantly felt a strong sense of pressure... The strength of the girl in front of him was truly terrifying.

Quan Ji said, "Let's find out where they're from first. After all... murderers usually work for others, so we need to know who's behind it all."

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