Chapter 216 The Zheng Family Wiped Out Overnight

Actually, her palms were sweating, afraid that the tiger would suddenly jump up and bite her. But thankfully, she slowly reached out and stroked the tiger's belly. Wow! The touch was amazing! The fur on the tiger's belly was so soft and gentle, not prickly at all.

Liu touched the tiger several times, but it didn't seem to want to attack. She became bolder and sat down next to the tiger, touching it all over, from its belly to its head. She even dared to pry open the tiger's mouth to check if it had all its teeth. Wow, it had all its teeth; it was a fully grown tiger.

The tiger had a mouthful of sharp teeth, gleaming coldly. Oh, and they were quite white. What kind of toothpaste did it use? It didn't even have bad breath. "Big Kitty, do you know I'm your owner?"

Liu Ye thought the tiger wouldn't understand, but to his surprise, the tiger nodded. He exclaimed, "Oh my, you actually understood! Big Mimi, you can understand what I'm saying, right?"

The tiger nodded again. Liu Ye realized this was a problem. Although the tiger couldn't speak, its nodding was enough. That made things easier. "Big Mimi," she said, "I am the master of this space. Will the animals in this mountain attack me?"

The tiger shook its head. When Liu Ye saw that the tiger really shook its head, her heart finally settled down. That was great! She was really afraid that the tiger would nod. Fortunately, just as she guessed, the animals in the mountains wouldn't attack her, their owner. That was good. She still had to ask.

"Big Mimi, will the animals in the mountains come out without my permission?"

The tiger shook its head again. Seeing that everything was alright, Liu Ye felt even more relieved. She stroked the tiger's head and praised it, "Big Mimi, you're really amazing! Are there any other tigers in the mountains?"

The tiger nodded. Liu Ye was taken aback. There were other tigers besides her. Well, this was a mountain, so it was normal for there to be other tigers. As long as they didn't eat her or run around, it was fine.

She stroked the tiger's head, then got up from the ground, flashed back to the Spirit Spring Well, drank a bowl of Spirit Spring water, and then flashed out of the space.

But as soon as she lay down on the bed, she heard strange noises outside. What was that? Could it be that the Sea King had sent assassins? It shouldn't be this fast, the Zhao Kingdom is in the far north.

She quickly got up, quietly opened the door and went outside, her sharp eyes scanning her surroundings. The guards hiding in the shadows felt their hair stand on end under Liu Ye's gaze. They never expected Liu Ye to discover them. They had specially trained in stealth skills, and to be discovered so soon after arriving was incredibly humiliating... (_)

After looking around, Liu Ye had a better idea of ​​what was going on. There were two people hiding on the roof, one standing in the west corner, one hiding on the roof of the east corridor, and one lying on the west wall. She didn't feel any danger, so it seemed that they were people sent by Brother Bai to protect her, not assassins sent by the Sea King. Okay, that's good.

Brother Bai's men are her men, so she naturally can't treat them unfairly. She reached into her sleeve, pulled out a handful of silver notes from her spatial storage, placed them on the windowsill, and whispered, "Thank you for your hard work. Here's some tea for you."

After Liu Ye finished speaking, she closed the door and went back to her room, blew out the candle, and went to bed. The two hidden guards on the roof were named Hei Yi and Hei Er, and the others were named the same way. Bai Zilin gave them these names to save trouble.

Hei Yi and Bai Zilin were not present. He was the second-in-command of this group of guards. Da Long, Xiao Hu, and He Tao were not among them. They were in charge of another group of guards and were responsible for other matters. Hei Yi was the second-in-command, so his martial arts skills were naturally the highest among them. He whispered, "This was a reward from the princess. Go and fetch it."

Hei Er nodded, and like a nimble cat, he retrieved the silver note in a swift motion. Hei Yi waved to his brothers in the shadows, and the others flew onto the roof, forming a circle of five.

Hei Er counted the silver notes in his hand and couldn't help but whisper happily, "The princess is so generous! She gave us ten thousand taels in one go. That's two thousand taels for each of us five. We're rich, brothers. Xiao Liu and the others will definitely be jealous of us when they find out."

Hei Yi took the silver notes from his hand and gave each of the four men two thousand taels. The remaining two thousand taels were his, which he carefully tucked into his pocket. Then he looked at the four men and whispered, "Don't tell them, or they'll definitely want to trade with us."

The four nodded vigorously upon hearing this. They were not going to switch places. Hei Yi waved to the other three, and Hei San, Hei Si, and Hei Wu went back to where they had been hiding.

At midnight, in a dilapidated temple in the capital city, two groups of men in black met quietly, reached an agreement on some kind of cooperation, and then quietly parted ways. Who were these two groups of men in black? One group was Bai Zilin, with his men, and the other group was Prince Qing, with his men.

Prince Qing and his men secretly infiltrated the Zheng family's residence, while Bai Zilin and his men secretly infiltrated the palace, heading straight for the Empress Dowager's bedroom. The palace maids and eunuchs at the entrance of the Empress Dowager's bedroom were silently slit in the throat by Bai Zilin's men, and the palace maids guarding the night inside were not spared either.

Having dealt with the people inside and outside the house, Bai Zilin walked to the Empress Dowager's bedside with a dagger in his hand. Just as he was about to use the dagger to pry open the shaman in front of the bed, two men in black suddenly rushed out from the bed and attacked Bai Zilin.

Bai Zilin suddenly dodged to the side and stabbed at one of the black men, but the man in black skillfully dodged it. His men also rushed forward and engaged the man in black in a fierce battle. The two men in black were quite skilled. Bai Zilin brought ten men, and after fighting the two men in black for a long time, they still couldn't gain any advantage.

Bai Zilin leaped out of the battle circle, intending to take the opportunity to assassinate the Empress Dowager on the bed. However, when he pushed aside the shaman on the bed, he found that the bed was empty. Damn it, where is the Empress Dowager?

Just then, someone outside the palace shouted loudly, "Help! There's an assassin! Help! Someone is trying to assassinate the Empress Dowager!"

Bai Zilin realized something was wrong; they had to leave quickly, or they'd be surrounded: "Retreat!"

He led the remaining five men out of the window, leaped into the night, and disappeared in the blink of an eye. The two men in black in the Empress Dowager's palace also quickly hid again.

Just then, a loud cracking sound rang out, and the bed was pushed open from the inside. The Empress Dowager, dressed in her undergarments and pale-faced, crawled out, clearly terrified. She quickly put the bed back in its original position, grabbed a quilt, and covered herself with it. "Damn it, who dared to try to assassinate me!" she cried.

No, that retreat sounded so familiar... it sounded a bit like...? General Bai's voice. Could it be that the Emperor sent him to assassinate her? No, no, absolutely not. The Emperor is her own son; he would never kill her.