“A foolish and incompetent crown prince ascending the throne will be no blessing to the country. For the sake of the people, everyone with the ability should do their part.” The woman standing on the willow branch spoke, her voice extremely magnetic, as crisp and melodious as ice colliding, while also possessing the mature and charming allure of a mature woman.
Zu An thought to himself that her voice was quite pleasant, but it was a pity that she almost killed him with a single sword strike.
Shi Miao was taken aback: "You're one of the King of Qi's men?"
After all, the first half of what she said was something that ministers of the Qi King's faction often mentioned, and the second half was actually what those people were thinking, but they generally didn't dare to say it out loud to save face for the emperor.
The woman shook her head slightly: "I am not one of the King of Qi's people; this action is purely out of public interest."
But the more she said that, the more Shi Miao suspected that she was trying to distance herself from the King of Qi and didn't want to implicate him.
He suddenly hesitated. In fact, given his status and position, he was not too willing to get involved in the struggle between the Prince of Qi and the Crown Prince. He originally thought they were just a group of assassins, but who would have thought that he would be in such a dilemma.
Zu An, standing to the side, had a strange expression. Shi Miao thought the woman was Qi Wang's person, but he knew she wasn't.
I just met Qiu Honglei. She's a member of the Demonic Sect. When did the Demonic Sect join forces with Prince Qi?
I just heard her mention her master. Could this woman be her master?
No wonder, only a woman of such unparalleled beauty could teach such a stunningly beautiful disciple.
Although her face was veiled and her features were obscured, her eyes, as beautiful as the moon in the night sky, destined her to be an unparalleled beauty.
Is this the leader of the Demonic Sect? Then why does she intentionally or unintentionally give the impression that she is a descendant of the King of Qi?
etc!
Zu An's heart skipped a beat. He was no longer a political novice and was familiar with some of the underhanded tricks in the court. He quickly figured that it was probably the people from the Demonic Sect who had paid a lot of money to hire the Shadow Pavilion to assassinate the Empress, thus diverting the attention of the main force of the palace guards.
Then they would send their best men to the Eastern Palace to assassinate the Crown Prince, and then frame Prince Qi. At that time, the Emperor would be furious and settle accounts with Prince Qi.
King Qi was innocent and would not sit idly by and wait for his death. In addition, the Qi royal group has always been powerful. If the two sides break off their relationship directly, the world will inevitably be in chaos.
In this way, the Demonic Sect will have the opportunity to seize power.
Zu An swallowed hard. Qiu Honglei's master had quite the grand scheme. So far, the plan was too ingenious and secretive. If he hadn't recognized Qiu Honglei, he would never have guessed the truth.
Realizing he was the only one in the know, he decided it was best to leave first, lest the leader of the demonic sect kill him.
The only thing he finds strange now is where the emperor went from beginning to end.
The Demonic Sect's plan was good, but with the Emperor's power, he could suppress it in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, the woman spoke again: "Lord Shi, this matter has nothing to do with you, please step aside."
Shi Miao became increasingly certain that the assassin knew him and must be someone from the imperial court: "Now that I'm standing here, how can I stand idly by?"
What a joke! If he hadn't come, that would have been fine, but he came and just sat there doing nothing. Isn't that clearly him colluding with Prince Qi? How could the Emperor possibly let him off the hook afterward?
He was filled with regret. He thought it was just an ordinary assassination case that he could easily deal with. He thought that the emperor would see that he had made such a great contribution and, considering that Shi Kun had died unjustly, would probably reward and compensate the Shi family handsomely. But who knew that there would be such a big commotion here? Today, not only the crown prince, but he himself might also fall here.
The woman's voice turned cold: "Since Lord Shi is so stubborn, don't blame me for offending you."
She had barely finished speaking when she appeared in front of Shi Miao. With a wave of her fair hand, a terrifying pressure pressed down on him, clearly intending to kill the prince behind him as soon as possible.
Shi Miao's expression changed drastically. He immediately became extremely alert and a huge tornado formed in front of him, with countless wind blades crashing towards his opponent.
Zuan was dumbfounded. He had seen Shi Kun use a similar move in the secret realm behind the academy, but the tornado Shi Kun used back then was like a small mudfish compared to a giant dragon.
Moreover, the wind blades that are faintly visible within Shi Miao's tornado are all imbued with destructive power; if a person were hit by one, they would likely be instantly reduced to blood and gore.
With such a powerful figure taking action, he became even more determined to leave as soon as possible. In any case, with the Demonic Sect Leader around, Qiu Honglei's safety was no longer a problem.
With a deafening roar, the massive tornado collided with the opponent's slender, pale hand. Instead of pulverizing it, the hand was instead shattered by the opponent's palm.
The scattered force shook the entire East Palace, and the assassins and guards fighting inside fell to the ground.
The power of that single strike was terrifying!
The woman smiled sweetly: "Your cultivation is already slightly inferior to mine, and you also have to spare some attention to protect the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, so you are no match for me."
While regulating the turbulent flow of qi and blood within his body, Shi Miao replied, "Whether I can win or not, we'll only know after we fight. Do you fight with your mouth?"
The woman's eyes flashed coldly: "You're asking for death!"
So he became even more ferocious, each move aimed at the opponent's vital points.
Shi Miao was completely bewildered. "I was just saying it casually, why are you so angry?"
He didn't have time to think and could only quickly make a move to defend.
Only Zu An almost burst out laughing. He was the leader of the Demonic Sect, and he was surrounded by seasoned veterans. It was easy for a woman to make certain connections when she was just talking. The woman probably thought Shi Miao was just teasing her, but he knew that Shi Miao probably didn't mean it that way.
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