After the emperor left, the eunuch who had brought the tea also withdrew, leaving Zhou Jing'an alone in the hall.
At first, he was able to sit still, but he kept thinking about what the emperor meant by "important matters". He thought for a long time but had no clue and became a little frustrated.
After waiting for about half an hour, the emperor still did not appear, and no one came to announce his arrival. The hall was silent.
Zhou Jing'an looked around and found that the palace door had been closed at some point. He was startled and felt something was wrong. He quickly walked towards the door.
But as soon as they opened the door, they were stopped by two guns.
"What do you mean by this?" Zhou Jing'an frowned and shouted angrily upon seeing this.
"His Majesty requests that His Highness Prince Chen wait here for a moment." After saying this, the guards ignored Zhou Jing'an and remained unmoved and silent no matter how Zhou Jing'an threatened them.
"Damn it! It's a diversionary tactic!" Zhou Jing'an cursed, punching the palace door.
He fell into the trap. The emperor forcibly kept him here, he must have other plans. The so-called "discussion of important matters" probably means that he has something important to do while avoiding Zhou Jing'an.
Aside from the woman in the western mansion, Zhou Jing'an couldn't think of any other reason why the emperor wanted to kill three birds with one stone today. Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth, a surge of hatred flashing in his eyes.
Zhou Jing'an squeezed the knife hidden under his robe and pushed open the palace door again. This time, he stabbed the guard in a vital spot. Another guard tried to stop him but dared not do anything to him.
Want to trap him? No way! The guard's blood splattered on Zhou Jing'an's face, but he seemed oblivious, merely sneering and glaring menacingly into the distance.
Just half an hour earlier, when the eunuch brought in the tea, Zhou Jing'an did not notice that the emperor had secretly given the eunuch a wink.
As Zhou Jingzhi turned to leave, a barely perceptible smile appeared on his face.
As soon as he left the main hall, the emperor went into a side hall next door to change his clothes, put on night clothes, and left the palace.
Outside the palace, Jian Hong and his guards had been waiting for a long time, ready to gallop westward to Zhou Jingzhi as soon as he arrived.
Jian Yang waited for a long time without any news. Just when she thought there would be no plans for today, a wad of paper was thrown in through the crack in the window.
She was startled and immediately opened the paper, only to see a sentence written on it: "Today's Action".
Seeing this, Jian Yang was so excited that tears were about to fall. Finally, she could leave this awful place, she thought to herself.
Although this place is much better than the dungeon, who would want to be locked in a room every day and harassed by a mentally ill person? If she stays with Zhou Jing'an any longer, she'll probably go insane.
Jian Yang hurriedly hid the prepared poison powder in her sleeves, strained her ears to listen to the sounds outside, waiting for Jian Hong to arrive so she could cooperate with them.
The emperor and Jian Hong dared not stop for a moment. He knew that Zhou Jing'an would discover something sooner or later. The guards could not stop him. They had to get there as soon as possible. If Zhou Jing'an found out, they would be in trouble.
There weren't many guards in front of the mansion in the west of the city, just some soldiers dressed as guards. Zhou Jingzhi and Jian Hong decided to launch a direct assault and storm in.
It went more smoothly than expected. Zhou Jingzhi and Jian Hong fought their way to the gate of the courtyard where Jian Yang was being held. The guards here were noticeably more stringent than in other places.
The guards watched the newcomers warily, drawing their swords and pointing them at them.
"Be careful, it might be a trap," Zhou Jingzhi said, exchanging a glance with Jian Hong.
Having learned his lesson from last time, Jian Hong dared not relax for a moment. He would never fall into the same trap twice. This time, he was determined to rescue A Yang.
"Fire!" Jian Hong shouted after looking around to make sure there were no ambushes.
Upon hearing this, the guards raised their crossbows and fired at the guards, instantly killing a large number of people outside the courtyard gate.
The sounds of fighting gradually grew louder in the courtyard. Jian Yang walked to the window, opened it a crack, and stared intently at everything around her.
"Bang!" The courtyard gate was kicked open, and Zhou Jingzhi and Jian Hong led their men inside.
The guards were startled when they saw a large number of secret guards suddenly enter. They drew their swords and watched them warily, completely unaware of the strange occurrence at the window.
Just then, Jian Yang yanked open the window and threw the poison powder at the guards outside.
The guard was caught off guard by Jian Yang's sudden attack and collapsed to the ground with a cry of pain. She then jumped out of the window and waved to Jian Hong.
Seeing this, Jian Hong raised his knife and charged towards them. There were many guards, but the emperor's secret guards were all highly skilled in martial arts, not to mention Jian Hong. They were no match for him.
Zhou Jingzhi and Jian Hong rushed to Jian Yang's side and firmly protected her behind them.
Just as they were about to leave, another group of people ran in from outside the courtyard. It was unclear who had gone to fetch reinforcements. Just how many guards were hidden in this courtyard? Zhou Jingzhi gritted his teeth.
Jian Yang was also startled. Could it be that Zhou Jing'an had another trick up his sleeve?
That's what Jian Yang was thinking. Her mind raced, and she gave Jian Hong a wink, signaling them to bring all the guards over.
Zhou Jingzhi and Jian Hong understood each other perfectly and protected Jian Yang as they continued forward.
As expected, the guards blocked their way at the courtyard gate. Zhou Jingzhi's face darkened. There were too many guards. Even if they were highly skilled in martial arts, he didn't know if they could escape successfully.
"Leave the people here, and I'll spare your lives." It was Wei Cong who spoke.
Ever since he learned that Zhou Jing'an had outwardly handed Jian Yang over in exchange for something, but secretly sent someone to bring the woman back, he had secretly followed him here.
Wei Cong settled down in a nearby house, keeping a close eye on what was happening there, fearing that his master might do something foolish. He never expected that he would encounter such a thing today.
He hurriedly summoned his guards to come over, not wanting them to take Jian Yang away.
"Then go ahead and try." Zhou Jingzhi sneered, drew his sword and slashed at Wei Cong. Seeing this, the guards also joined in, launching a fierce attack on them.
With Zhou Jingzhi protecting her behind her, Jian Yang sprayed the poison powder indiscriminately at the guards.
Watching the guards fall to the ground one by one, Wei Cong felt a chill run down his spine, and his hand gripping the sword trembled slightly. Although this woman was very important to his master, discretion was the better part of valor, and it would be a terrible loss to die here.
Thinking of this, Wei Cong threw the sword in his hand to the ground and ordered, "Stop."
Jian Yang was raising her hand to sprinkle poison on his face when she forgot to put it down. What trick was he going to play now? Jian Yang thought to herself that as long as he dared to make a move, the poison in her hand would make him suffer unbearable pain.
Wei Cong stepped aside to make way for them, indicating that he was letting them leave.
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