"Humph, she is the daughter of their Xiao family." The King of City said in a deep voice: "It seems that the King was right not to allow her to enter the palace before. Now that she has married into the palace, she is still restless."

"Follow the prince, and don't let him do anything out of line."

"yes."

As the last word fell, the breath disappeared.

Shang Ruoyi sensed a strange aura behind her. It was just following her from a distance and posed no threat. She knew it must be someone her king had sent to protect her.

After walking for a distance, a strange-looking man suddenly appeared not far behind her.

"Princess."

Hearing this familiar voice, Shang Ruoyi hurriedly reined in her horse and looked back.

"I am here to protect the princess on the orders of the prince."

When Shang Ruoyi heard this, a helpless smile flashed across her face.

"Since it's the king's order, you should follow!" She looked at the man, her lips curled slightly: "Ah Heng, Princess, remember this is your name, right?"

“Yes.”

This guard was none other than He Jingheng in disguise.

When he said the first word 놅, Shang Ruoyi recognized it 깊.

Shang Ruoyi looked at the human skin mask on his face and found that there was no flaw at all.

"Princess." The servant of the Seventh Prince's Mansion said, "Princess, can you leave now?"

Shang Ruoyi nodded and waved at He Jingheng, signaling him to follow.

"How did you make the human skin mask on your face?"

He Jingheng smiled and said, "Why, is it extremely realistic?"

Shang Ruoyi's eyes flickered, and a face flashed before her eyes.

"But what secret method do you use?"

He Jingheng nodded: "This is a unique skill of our Dingguo Palace, called Thousand Faces. The human skin mask is as thin as a cicada's wing. If you don't use special potions, you can't tear it off even if you tear it with your hands. There is not a single flaw at all."

"You said this is a unique skill of your Dingwang Palace. Is there anyone else who can do it besides you?"

He Jingheng nodded: "Each branch's legitimate son knows how to do it." He looked at Shang Ruoyi: "Why do you ask this?"

Shang Ruoyi was speechless, recalling the man she saw in Concubine Xiao's palace that day. His voice was exactly the same as He Jinghe's, his expression and movements were somewhat similar to the He Jinghe in her memory, and there was no flaw on his face. The most important thing was that he specifically pointed out the Prince Ding's Palace that day.

After thinking all this through, Shang Ruoyi's heart sank. It seemed that the person was undoubtedly He Jinghe!

However, Concubine Xiao said that he was the leader of some sect and the only descendant of the sect leader. Who was this sect leader? What is this sect that wants to subvert the world?

Seeing that she was worried, He Jingheng whispered, "But what happened?"

"Did you know that there is a Heavenly Master in the royal family of the Western Region?"

He Jingheng nodded: "I heard something about it. I hid in the palace for a few days, but I didn't find any trace of him."

"I've seen him in Concubine Xiao's bedroom before. I don't recognize his face, but I will definitely recognize his voice." She looked at He Jingheng and said in a deep voice, "He is exactly the same as He Jinghe. He hates the Ding Palace very much and instigated the Western Region Emperor to send troops to Tianshun. Perhaps he has some selfish motives and wants to kill everyone in the Ding Palace. I don't believe there would be such a coincidence. All coincidences in this world are arranged with ulterior motives."

"Do you suspect that the Heavenly Master is He Jinghe?"

Shang Ruoyi nodded.

As they were talking, they arrived at the Seventh Prince's Mansion.

At this time, the Seventh Prince was so anxious that he was pacing around his mother's room.

"Send someone to see where the little princess is."

"yes."

Before the guard turned around, he heard a voice from the door: "Your Highness, the little princess is here!"

Upon hearing this, the Seventh Prince was delighted and walked out quickly. He saw a man and a woman walking in. Shang Ruoyi walked in front, and a strange-looking man behind her was only half a step away from her. According to etiquette, he was a little close to her, but at the moment, the Seventh Prince no longer had the energy to pay attention to these things. He walked quickly to Shang Ruoyi, took her wrist without saying anything, and was about to walk towards the inner hall.

He Jingheng saw this and swung his palm out. Fortunately, the Seventh Prince was quick-eyed and quickly let go and stepped back.

"How dare you! You, a guard, should not have saluted His Majesty, but you actually offended His Majesty. Have you had enough of living?" The Seventh Prince said loudly, "Who taught you to do that?"

"Men and women should not touch each other. What does the Seventh Prince want to do to the princess?" Although He Jingheng wore a human skin mask on his face, his eyes did not change. The Seventh Prince clearly felt the murderous aura emanating from his eyes. This was not just a threat above his head. The murderous aura seemed to have condensed into substance. As long as he stretched out his hand again, the guard would really kill him.

Shang Ruoyi couldn't help but laugh. After not seeing her for some time, He Jingheng actually learned to be jealous.

She patted He Jingheng's shoulder, and his tense muscles slowly relaxed.

"You came to me today, but is it because of your mother?"

When the Seventh Prince heard her talking about the matter, he nodded quickly and said, "Since the past few days, I was afraid that my mother would faintly show signs of waking up. I thought she was finally waking up, but I didn't expect that she would suddenly start vomiting blood today, as if, as if she wanted to vomit all the blood in her body."

Shang Ruoyi frowned and walked quickly towards the inner hall.

He Jingheng followed behind her. Seeing this, the Seventh Prince hurriedly said, "My mother is a woman. How could you enter the inner hall?"

"Just wait for me outside." Shang Ruoyi said with a smile, "Seventh Prince, this place is not a den of tigers and wolves, don't worry."

He Jingheng nodded. Seeing this, the Seventh Prince rolled his eyes at him. If it weren't for the sake of his uncle and Ruoyi, he would have dealt with this guard.

He Jingheng saw the deep meaning in his eyes, gave him a blank look, and walked to a pillar beside him to close his eyes and rest.

Watching his movements, the Seventh Prince's eyebrows twitched.

Is this person really a guard? The aura of this person is actually higher than mine.

Shang Ruoyi walked into the room, the bloody smell that hit her face made her feel nauseous. Seeing basins of blood being carried out one after another, Shang Ruoyi's heart skipped a beat.

She hurried to the bed, only to see a haggard woman lying lifelessly on the bed, blood streaming down from the corners of her lips. A maid was wiping her lips with a handkerchief, which was soon stained with blood.

She took the woman's pulse. How could it be?

Shang Ruoyi's heart sank. There was no pulse!

How come there is no pulse?

She tried to calm herself down and put all her energy into her fingertips. At this moment, she could sense any tiny changes in the woman's body.

After a while, she slowly opened her eyes and found 깊.