Chapter 53 She finally escaped!
In order to prevent Shen Qingtang from escaping tonight, Shen Tianming specially arranged heavy guards at the gate of the imperial city.
Anyone who is suspicious should not even think about leaving the imperial city, especially at night.
However, Shen Tianming never expected that Shen Qingtang would dare to go out of the gate of the imperial city in broad daylight.
"Stop, what are you doing?"
The silver moon was covered by gray clouds. An androgynous young man in black showed the general's token in his hand under the gaze of several guards.
"Everyone, I am ordered by General Lu to go out of the city to do business." Shen Qingtang changed his voice and used the voice of a young man.
Due to years of malnutrition, Shen Qingtang's breasts are not particularly developed. Wearing this smart and slim guard uniform, coupled with her indifferent and cold expression, she looks like a cold-blooded killer.
"General Lu?" The guard looked suspicious.
"That's right." Shen Qingtang remained calm.
They looked at the general's token in Shen Qingtang's hand and were slightly shocked. This general's token was actually real!
Lu Jiuan has great magical powers. Unless he does it voluntarily, no one can snatch the general's token from him.
But when they thought of the emperor's order, they still asked a few more questions for safety reasons.
The captain of the guard looked Shen Qingtang up and down.
"General Lu would send you, who is only in the late stage of Qi training, to go out of the city to do something?"
And this kid looks so young, he can also go out to carry out the mission?
"Don't you know that there are elixirs in this world that can hide cultivation?" Shen Qingtang looked at him speechlessly.
"Do you remember the last time General Lu was punished because the fourth princess was caught by an assassin?"
"Yes, I remember." Everyone nodded.
Of course they remembered that General Lu even stayed in the mansion to recuperate for several days because of this.
"After the last incident, the Emperor specifically instructed General Lu to protect the Fourth Princess while investigating the whereabouts of the remaining assassins."
"Not long ago, General Lu found out that there was another assassin in the palace, and there was also someone outside the city to contact him."
"General Lu has arranged people outside the city. As long as I go out on time, they will immediately take action to arrest the assassin."
"Now I have been talking to you for so long, and I have wasted time."
"If my guess is correct, something has happened in the palace. If you don't believe me, you can send someone to the palace gate to check the situation now."
"If the assassins outside the city receive the news and escape in advance, can you take the responsibility?"
Shen Qingtang's words were well-reasoned and logical, and with the general's token in hand, they had to believe Shen Qingtang's words.
"I didn't expect that you were going to catch the assassin, brother. You must not make any mistakes in this matter."
When they heard that they would be responsible, they were immediately frightened.
"We'll let you out now."
"Thank you." Shen Qingtang nodded slightly.
Shen Qingtang trained in swordsmanship for two months under the guidance of Lu Jiuan. Her posture and demeanor were flawless, and she was obviously a martial artist.
After leaving the city, Shen Qingtang's figure quickly disappeared into the darkness.
She was extremely excited at the moment. The general's token was really useful!
She escaped, she finally escaped!
As soon as she left the sight of the gate guards, Shen Qingtang immediately began to fly with her sword.
The clouds were gently dispersed by the breeze, and the soft moonlight sprinkled down, like a silver-white gauze.
Shen Qingtang flew among the clouds, and the joy in her heart was like a butterfly fluttering, light and free.
She would never have to face that group of stupid relatives again.
In another two years, they will all die tragically.
If they don't die, she will do it herself.
However, with Shen Qingtang's current cultivation level, she can't kill them, so she plans to practice madly in the next two years to maximize her strength.
She did her homework in advance. In the northern part of Fengyin Country, there is a place called Lingquan Town, where there is a Lingquan Mountain with rich spiritual energy. Shen Qingtang plans to practice in Lingquan Mountain.
The Imperial City is located in the southern part of Fengyin Country, and Lingquan Town is located in the northern part of Fengyin Country, one in the south and the other in the north, and they are very far apart.
It won't be long before her father finds out that she has left the Imperial City, and he will definitely send someone to capture her. She must hurry up.
However, she will come back for revenge one day.
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Inside the Imperial Palace.
Six sleeping palaces were burning at the same time, a scene they had never seen before.
It took everyone two hours to put out the fire.
Fortunately, the important items inside were protected by magic weapons, which made Shen Tianming feel a little better.
At this time, Lu Jiuan had already taken the detoxification pill, and knelt in front of Shen Tianming with the other palace maids and guards of the Zhuoyue Palace.
During these hours, Shen Tianming sent people to search the entire palace but could not find any trace of Shen Qingtang and the assassin. He seriously suspected that the assassin had already left the palace with Shen Qingtang.
Leaving the palace doesn't matter, as long as you don't leave the imperial city.
At this time, the captain of the guards who was guarding the gate of the imperial city ran over.
After letting Shen Qingtang out of the city, the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
But he couldn't tell what was wrong.
He simply went straight into the palace and reported the matter to the emperor.
If that person really acted on orders, it would be fine, but if he was deceived, then it would be a disaster.
"Your Majesty, two hours ago, a young man in black came with a general's token, saying that he was ordered by General Lu to go out of the city to capture the assassin, and asked his subordinates to let him go."
Shen Tianming's eyebrows jumped, and he immediately had an ominous premonition.
He turned to look at Lu Jiuan, his face solemn: "On your order? Lu Jiuan, where is your token?"
Lu Jiuan had fainted before, how could he still give orders?
Lu Jiuan suddenly lowered his head to look at his waist, touched his belt twice, and then said in surprise: "I am guilty, my token is missing."
Shen Tianming clenched his fists, his knuckles turned white, and kicked Lu Jiuan on the shoulder.
"What use do I have for you!"
"You can't even protect one person, and you even lost your general token. I think you should stop being the commander of the imperial guards!"
"Useless waste!"
If he hadn't promised Shen Qingtang not to do anything to Lu Jiuan, he would have ordered Lu Jiuan to be beaten eight hundred times!
Not satisfied with kicking Lu Jiuan, Shen Tianming kicked the captain of the guards again.
"You are also a waste!"
"Why didn't you come and tell me earlier? It's been two hours since you came."
"I said before that no one is allowed to leave the city!"
"Don't you understand?"
"Go down and receive the punishment later!"
The captain of the guards answered tremblingly: "Yes, Your Majesty."
After a barrage of curses, Shen Tianming took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.
The most urgent task now is to catch the assassin and rescue Shen Qingtang.
"Lu Jiuan, how did you faint? Did you see the assassin's appearance?"
Lu Jiuan shook his head: "No, the fourth princess asked me to enter the palace at that time, saying that she had something to say to me."
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