Zuan was very familiar with this dark light. He had encountered many such things on his way from Mingyue City to the capital. The crossbows used for assassination were much faster than ordinary arrows, and they had almost instantly covered the distance of more than half a room.
The eunuch Lü, who had been hiding in the shadows and had no presence, moved. He stood directly in front of the beaded curtain, and with a turn of his wide sleeves, the arrows, which were powerful enough to split stone tablets, were pulverized by the strange, gentle force hidden in his sleeves.
Without pausing, he dashed out like lightning, clearly intending to quickly eliminate the assassins outside.
In his view, this was now the inner palace, and there wouldn't be many assassins. He could quell the riot immediately by suppressing it with swift and decisive measures.
Unfortunately, he realized he was wrong when he rushed out. The area outside was swarming with assassins, who were engaged in a fierce battle with the guards of Kunning Palace.
"How is this possible?" Eunuch Lü was extremely shocked. He even wondered if the King of Qi had rebelled and led his army in.
However, he was quick and decisively snapped the two assassins who approached him. He was about to retreat when his priority was to protect the Empress.
Unfortunately, there was no going back. Suddenly, one of the black-clad assassins rushed towards him, and the two exchanged three blows in an instant.
Eunuch Lü's heart skipped a beat. Ninth rank!
He dared not be careless. These assassins could not be judged by normal ranks. They had been walking on the edge of life and death for a long time, and their combat skills were too strong. They could often assassinate people of higher ranks.
He quickly regained his composure. After the initial panic, he realized that the assassins in front of him were not soldiers, nor were they the King of Qi rebelling.
Judging from their tactics, these people must be assassins from the Shadow Pavilion. Hmph, the Shadow Pavilion really values money over life; they even dare to assassinate the Empress!
He knew that as long as he could hold off the enemy for a while, the palace guards and troops would react and surround them, and these assassins would surely die.
Zuan was incredibly frustrated. How could he keep running into such things everywhere he went? Being assassinated in the Empress's palace? Would anyone believe it if word got out?
But the fierce fighting and screams outside, along with the bloodstains spraying onto the windows from time to time, reminded everyone that it was all real.
He couldn't help but turn around and look at the Empress behind the beaded curtain. He found her sitting there expressionless, her face only slightly pale, but she was much better off than the people next to her, who were trembling like leaves.
He glanced at Xiao Zhuozi and Xiao Guizi, but they weren't among them. Instead, they were huddled in a corner of the hall, trembling. Clearly, their rank wasn't high enough to be as close to the Empress.
Just then, with a few loud bangs, the doors and windows were smashed open, and several palace guards, covered in blood, tumbled in.
Several assassins dressed in black rushed in and began slashing wildly at them.
Xiao Zhuozi: "..."
Xiao Guizi: "..."
They started shaking even more violently.
The black-clad assassins ignored them, glanced at the Empress behind the beaded curtain, and then charged towards her, brandishing their swords.
Eunuch Lü had been watching the situation closely. Upon seeing this, he flicked his sleeve, and the swords and knives scattered on the ground flashed like lightning, instantly piercing the backs of the assassins rushing towards the Empress, pinning them to the ground.
Zu An felt a chill run down his spine. A ninth-rank master could communicate with the power of heaven and earth, and the power and speed of a casual strike were indeed beyond the reach of ordinary people.
You know, those assassins who just rushed in were also highly skilled, yet they were instantly killed from such a distance?
Zuan had to be thankful that if he hadn't had the amazing "Sunflower Illusion" movement technique to avoid head-on collisions, plus a whole bunch of trump cards and cheat codes, he probably would have died a hundred times over on the way to the capital.
Just then, a muffled groan came from outside. Clearly, he was distracted by the assassins on this side, but his own opponent would not let such a good opportunity pass by and delivered a vicious blow to him.
Eunuch Lü was immediately in a sorry state. He barely managed to stabilize the situation, but he clearly had no energy left to attend to the situation inside the hall.
At that moment, another group of assassins rushed in, expressionless, and charged toward the Empress's position.
Zu An sighed. He couldn't just stand by and do nothing. Firstly, he was now an official of the imperial court, and secondly, he was also an embroidered-robed envoy. If he didn't help, he would definitely be held accountable later.
Of course, he wouldn't rush to save her with his life in a moment of passion. He had no connection with the Empress, and besides, he didn't believe that the Empress was without any means of dealing with people.
This is a world of cultivation, where one's status is often determined by their cultivation level. Although after staying in this world for a while, I've gradually come to understand that this rule isn't so strict. Many powerful families can still place mediocre members in government positions to loaf around and do nothing. However, overall, the rule of matching strength with status still applies. The emperor is the strongest in the world, and while the empress may not be the second strongest, she should still be a top expert.
So he casually stopped two assassins. Well, one was a fifth-rank and the other a sixth-rank. Even if someone asked him about it later, he could explain it. After all, in most people's eyes, he was just a fifth-rank assassin. Stopping both of them at the same time was already a huge risk to his life.
Guards from Kunning Palace rushed in to help, but they were immediately stopped by other assassins and could only watch helplessly as the assassins charged toward the Empress.
Zaun's eyelids twitched. Whose territory was this anyway? Why were there assassins everywhere, while the armored warriors were outnumbered?
While she was still in a daze, the four assassins had already rushed up to the empress.
The maids and eunuchs around the empress mustered their courage to protect her, after all, they were her close confidants, and if anything happened to the empress, they would also face the calamity of having their families wiped out.
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