This had never happened before.
His teeth were chattering.
"Sixteen, let's talk this out. You've betrayed us? Who's your new master? What weapon are you holding?"
"You talk too much!"
Qiu Xu wanted a quick victory.
But unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye,
With a whooshing sound, two more leaders of the assassins appeared in front of them.
Closely following them were their respective henchmen.
Upon their arrival, they all stared in astonishment at the figure on the ground, "My Lord."
And Qiu Xu's action of pointing the gun at Vice Envoy Cheng was almost petrifying.
The Lord is dead?
Their master, who had suppressed them for decades, died mysteriously in his own shadow guard.
Or was he killed by his subordinate, a lowly assassin?
Qiu Xu...didn't you say that the number of assassins is extremely scarce?
He gave Xiaoran a bag of explosives. At this moment, he only carries one bag of explosives with him. Is that enough?
He never imagined that so many assassins would suddenly appear.
Nineteen assassins were officially designated as suicide squad members, while many others were not.
Those assassins who didn't make it into the queue behind them were still undergoing grueling training, a process of natural selection.
Qiu Xu's eyes flickered slightly, he raised the musket, and said in a deep voice:
"This position of lord is for the strong. Now that our lord has died by my hand, I sit in this position. Do any of you have any objections?"
He never imagined he would have a day like this.
He knew full well that the ammunition he carried was his greatest asset.
He wasn't arrogant enough to think he could single-handedly defeat the entire Shadow Division.
"This man killed our lord and avenged him!" The two assassin leaders were completely unable to accept being betrayed by their own insignificant assassins.
To expect them to submit to the Dark Sixteen? That's a joke.
These assassins were the lowest of the low.
The leader was furious.
But unexpectedly, the next moment,
Then there was another bang.
He was also shot in the forehead.
Qiu Xu once again surprised everyone.
Like his lord, the leader died in front of all the warriors.
The deputy envoy, fearing Qiu Xu, took advantage of the chaos to begin moving slowly towards the cave entrance.
However, before he even reached the cave entrance, he was shot in the back and died forever.
Qiu Xu once again pointed his gun at the group of suicide soldiers.
"Those who are not afraid of death, come and fight!"
"Kill!" The remaining leader of the assassins gave another order.
The assassins stared at the dark muzzle of his gun.
Without a second thought, they swarmed forward.
No matter what, the position of the lord should not fall into the hands of a mere assassin.
Both leaders had long coveted the throne, and this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
No, now, there is only one leader left.
They brandished their long swords and resolutely slashed at Qiu Xu's face.
To put it bluntly, even if they saw it with their own eyes, they still didn't believe in Qiu Xu's abilities.
The assassins, expressionless, lunged straight at Qiu Xu.
Qiu Xu thought to himself, these assassins really are as simple-minded as Xiao Ran said.
With all the suicide squad members on the line, he really didn't have enough bullets.
He touched the explosive pack in his hand, which was tucked into his chest.
He didn't want to blow up the Shadow Division unless absolutely necessary.
The reason is that the evidence was not available.
Since things have come to this, let's fight first, and deal with it later if we can't win.
We need to find out who's behind this.
Inside the Shadow Division, a chaotic battle instantly erupted...
From the moment He Jinran heard the first gunshot, his palms began to sweat.
Seeing the stone gate, even the two guards who had remained calm couldn't contain themselves and rushed through the Shadow Division's stone gate. He also charged straight ahead.
As soon as he reached the door, he witnessed a chaotic scene.
Nearly fifty people were simultaneously fighting against Qiu Xu.
He clenched his fist and rushed forward to help...
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At dawn the next day,
When He Lin woke up, he first went towards the East Palace.
Seeing Xuanming and Xuanying personally guarding the gate, he smiled with satisfaction.
When he opened the door to the bedchamber, the bedchamber was empty.
His face immediately darkened, and he turned around to question Xuanming Xuanying.
However, Xuanming and Xuanying both looked completely bewildered.
The two men's surprised, suspicious, and anxious expressions, unable to articulate their thoughts, infuriated He Lin.
The two were directly punished with two hundred lashes each.
He Lin left the palace incognito, and the first place he went, of course, was the General's Mansion.
General's Mansion
Gu Qian and Qiu Yan are also searching for He Jinran at the same time.
Not only He Jinran, but Qiu Xu has also disappeared.
This phenomenon made the couple uneasy.
Not only the couple, but also Qiu Ling'er, Qin Susu, Zhu Juan, and a group of servants, guards, and household servants from the general's mansion searched for them inside and outside.
Unable to find the person at the General's Mansion, Qiu Yan and Gu Qian went to the Prince Yi's Mansion together.
At this moment, the Wing King had just finished his breakfast and was deep in thought in his back garden.
Upon seeing General Gu and his wife arrive at his door, his first words were,
"Just say it, I am not here!"
Seriously, can't people just live in peace and quiet?
Ever since General Gu returned to Tianjin, there has been no peace and quiet at the Prince Yi's residence.
Therefore, He Xuan's mood instantly sours whenever he hears that Gu Qian or His Highness the Crown Prince is visiting.
Gu Qian and Qiu Yan were turned away at the door, so they asked the guards at the Prince of Yi's residence whether His Highness the Crown Prince was there.
Having received a negative response, they were considering searching for the person elsewhere when...
Coincidentally, she bumped into He Lin, who was rushing over.
The three met and briefly explained He Jinran's unexplained disappearance.
The three of them looked increasingly pale.
Qiu Yan and Gu Qian were worried about Qiu Xu, in addition to He Jinran.
Qiu Yan knew her younger brother's personality well; he wasn't the type to cause trouble.
However, when you're with Xiao Ran, you're bound to do some unprecedented things.
He Xuan was reluctant to see He Lin visit, but he had no choice but to open the door to welcome him.
As one might expect, the three visitors did not receive a satisfactory response.
Upon learning of the situation, He Xuan's expression also turned sour.
He recalled what had happened the previous night, and then recounted in detail how He Jinran and Qiu Xu had secretly smuggled the assassins hidden in his Prince Yi's mansion.
"...I think it's very likely that the two of them went to find the hideout of the assassins."
That's not all.
"After the two left last night, my Prince Yi's manor was attacked by another wave of assassinations..."
He Xuan spoke the truth.
He Jinran had put his own robes on the body of a death squad member before he changed into them and left, all because of his mother's instructions.
Therefore, their Prince Yi's residence was attacked one after another.
This is also where He Jinran's intelligence lies.
His goal was to lure out some of the assassins to facilitate his nighttime operations.
He wondered when he could apologize to Uncle Yi in person.
At worst, we'll compensate him for his losses.
The four were extremely anxious and searched for a whole day and night, but they still couldn't find Ying Si's whereabouts.
He Lin was furious. Once he found the person, he would definitely teach him a lesson.
Qiu Yan and Gu Qian were worried, but they knew their younger brother was steady and reliable.
They must have brought plenty of gunpowder before they went.
Another dawn,
What they didn't expect was that after a day and a night...
The despicable Shadow Division has long since changed hands.
As for what kind of heaven and earth...
The last remaining leader of the assassins knelt down before Qiu Xu with a thud.
"My lord, my great lord, your humble servant is willing to follow your lead!"
As he spoke, all the assassins knelt down in unison…
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