Daji instinctively tried to dodge, but unfortunately, she was only at the mid-stage of the fifth rank and could not possibly avoid the attack of a half-step grandmaster.
Zhu Xie Chixin suddenly grabbed her shoulder, but seeing her delicate brows furrow slightly, he worried that he might hurt her, so he subconsciously reduced the pressure.
"Miss, I'm sorry!" But he still didn't forget his duty, and reached out to pour his energy into her body to seal her meridians.
Suddenly, a flash of white light appeared, and the stunningly beautiful woman vanished instantly.
Zhu Xie Chixin: "???"
He turned around with difficulty and looked at his men: "Was there a woman here just now?"
It's no wonder he asked such a brainless question. You have to understand that with his cultivation level, once he subdued Yun Jianyue, even she wouldn't be able to escape easily.
As a result, a mere fifth-rank cultivation level simply vanished into thin air?
Could it be that she awakened the legendary and extremely rare spatial ability? But even if it is a spatial ability, she shouldn't be able to escape so easily after he grabbed her shoulder acupoint. Does he not follow the rules?
The other embroidered-robed envoys also subconsciously rubbed their eyes, exchanging bewildered glances:
"It seems there really is a woman."
"She's a very beautiful woman."
"She is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life."
...
The people started talking all at once, but the more they talked, the less confident they became, because in front of so many people, the woman just vanished into thin air!
Could it be a ghost?
These people were so insecure because of this supernatural event that Zu'an breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he was able to summon Daji back at the crucial moment. He was worried that he wouldn't be able to recall her at the critical time, but the system proved to be reliable.
In the blink of an eye, the two had been led away from the area by the Embroidered-Robed Envoy. Zu An knew that the time was almost up. He, who had been slumped over and needed to be supported, suddenly made a move and directly struck the two Embroidered-Robed Envoys next to him. The two Embroidered-Robed Envoys did not expect such a change and fell to the ground unconscious on the spot.
The other two embroidered-robed messengers were shocked to see this and immediately drew their swords to attack.
Zu An moved even faster, directly pressing the two men's knives back down. At this moment, the two embroidered-robed envoys realized that this person's cultivation was extraordinary and that they could not deal with him. They immediately reached for their waist tokens, preparing to warn the others.
But halfway through their outstretched hands, the two of them suddenly collapsed to the ground.
Zu An looked up and saw the Crown Princess with a smug expression on her face.
"Hmph, my cultivation is not weak either." The Crown Princess snorted, her eyes sparkling.
Zu An was about to say something when his expression suddenly changed. He squatted down to examine the two embroidered-robed messengers: "You killed them?"
The Crown Princess looked at him with some surprise: "Why keep him alive for the New Year?"
As he spoke, he picked up the waist knife beside him and killed the two embroidered envoys who had been knocked unconscious by Zuan earlier.
Zuan's breathing quickened suddenly: "We had no choice before, but they are all innocent now. We could have just knocked them out and left, so why take their lives?"
Firstly, he was now also a member of the Embroidered Robe Envoys, and he didn't want to harm his colleagues; secondly, he believed in not killing if possible, since everyone was an ordinary person and life wasn't easy. It would have been fine if the guards had been killed because they were clearly framed, but these Embroidered Robe Envoys obviously hadn't participated in the frame-up, and their deaths were truly unjust.
"Innocent? I'm innocent! Who will stand up for me?" The Crown Princess's expression also turned cold. "If we spare their lives, anyone who asks afterward will immediately know that it was us who did it, and Zhu Xie Chixin will definitely suspect our identities."
“Kill them, and Zhu Xie Chixin will at least not know how they died. Maybe they'll just think they were silenced by a passing expert, or maybe we were even captured by an expert... All sorts of possibilities can mislead their judgment. Wouldn't that be better?”
Zuan knew that there was some truth to what she said, but he still couldn't accept her treating human life like dirt.
Seeing his displeasure, the Crown Princess suddenly softened her tone: "Actually, I had no choice but to do this. You should know that if this matter is exposed, we will both be doomed, and not only us personally, but even our families will face annihilation. I'm sure you wouldn't want to implicate the Chu family and Miss Chu, would you?"
Zuan said expressionlessly, "Alright, alright, no need to lecture me with these grand principles. We're out of danger now, so let's part ways here and go home to our own families."
After saying that, he turned and left. The Crown Princess behind him rolled her eyes and immediately ran over to tug at his sleeve.
"What are you doing?" Zu'an frowned as he looked at her.
The Crown Princess looked aggrieved: "The palace is in chaos right now, with guards everywhere searching for suspicious individuals. How can I show myself in this state? Could you please take me back to the East Palace?"
She's still wearing Chu Chuyan's clothes. If someone finds out she went out and changed her clothes, all sorts of scandalous rumors will spread, and she still won't be able to get through this difficult time.
He had just been led by Zu An, and along the way he always seemed to anticipate danger and accurately avoid being captured. Although she didn't know how he did it, she already knew that this man was very reliable. With him protecting her, the chances of her returning safely to the East Palace would greatly increase.
Zu'an knew the gravity of the situation and sighed deeply, "Alright, I'll escort you back to the East Palace and leave immediately afterward."
Now that the other person was dressed, there was no need to hold them anymore. He went over and took their hand, while secretly using the power of the jade cong to mobilize the surrounding small animals to form a radar map and observe the surrounding dangers.
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