Although the woman behind her was quite...ordinary-looking, her eyes shone brightly, like two dazzling gems.
With such beautiful eyes, the owner must be quite remarkable.
Now, with such an ordinary face, it's likely that he's disguised or wearing a mask.
You were a beautiful woman, but why did you become a thief?
He ultimately didn't voice his inner complaints, but instead asked in confusion, "What do you want to do, heroine?"
Actually, he had already noticed the other person when they approached. He originally thought it was a palace maid who had discovered that her identity was fake and wanted to come and check it out, but who knew that it was not like that at all.
"Heroine?" The Mermaid Queen was slightly taken aback; she had never heard such a novel title before. However, she quickly recovered and snorted coldly, "You don't seem afraid at all?"
She had just left her palace under the cover of night, disguising herself as an ordinary palace maid, and even wore a disguise mask, all to save Princess Peacock.
However, considering the power of the Unruly King and the abundance of experts in the demon envoy, she was at a loss.
Upon arriving at the outskirts of the demon envoy, she encountered a seemingly dim-witted guard. A plan formed in her mind, and she took him hostage.
Zuan: "..."
It seems that after standing at a high position for a long time, I couldn't help but develop an idol complex, and my acting skills were no longer as superb as before.
"I'm afraid, of course I'm afraid. Now my life and death are in the hands of the heroine, so of course I will do my best to cooperate with any request from the heroine." Zu An corrected himself quickly.
The Mermaid Queen's eyes curved into a beautiful smile, but she quickly suppressed it: "Stop being so glib. As expected of the Dragon King's subordinate, you're so afraid of death!"
The mermaid queen's mood worsened at the thought of the Dragon King's weakness towards demons.
Zuan's heart skipped a beat. The Dragon King?
This palace maid... no, this assassin is indeed after the Dragon King.
I wonder which side she belongs to?
Is this situation something that was sent by demons?
But she didn't have any demonic aura about her...
As he was pondering, the palace maid quickly pressed several acupoints on his body before approaching him and saying, "I have sealed your vital points. You'd better know what's good for you, or don't blame me for being merciless."
As he spoke, he brandished the dagger in his hand.
Upon seeing the other party's ordinary face, the Mermaid Queen secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
I don't know why, but when I saw his back just now, it felt so familiar, like a figure from a dream...
However, after looking at the previous part, his doubts were finally dispelled. Surely it wasn't that he was dreaming about this ordinary, cowardly guard all the time?
Thinking about this, she couldn't help but feel her face burning. She really had gone crazy. It was just a character in her dream, yet she had actually taken it seriously.
Zu An smiled slightly: "Don't worry, young lady, I'm always very sensible."
The opponent's acupoint sealing technique was naturally no challenge for him, but he didn't show it at all; instead, he became more and more engrossed in the role.
Having just arrived, I might as well try to glean some special intelligence from this mysterious assassin.
The Mermaid Queen scoffed, "His eyes darted around when he spoke; he's clearly a treacherous and cunning person."
Zuan: "..."
Fortunately, the Mermaid Queen didn't delve into the matter further and instead asked, "How is the defense situation at the Four Directions Palace?"
Zuan was taken aback, thinking, "Why are you asking me this?"
Suddenly it dawned on him that the guard he was impersonating had previously been in a place called Sifang Palace. The other party probably saw his clothes and mistook him for a guard from there.
Thinking of this, he replied, "There was an assassination attempt in the palace tonight, so they've increased the manpower there and are much stricter than usual."
At this point, he feigned sudden realization and looked at her somewhat timidly: "Miss, you wouldn't happen to be that assassin, would you?"
Seeing the other party's frightened appearance, the Mermaid Queen chuckled, thinking to herself, how could there be such a cowardly and stupid guard in the Dragon Palace?
Hmph, with an incompetent leader like the Dragon King around, it's no surprise that those below follow suit.
"What is your password?" The Mermaid Queen composed herself.
The Dragon Palace has many guards, but they don't all know each other. To prevent outsiders from taking advantage of the situation, they need to exchange passwords when they encounter each other during patrols or when changing shifts.
Zu An wondered how he knew the password, but he reacted quickly, recalling the rumors he had overheard along the way, and immediately replied, "The Mermaid Queen is the most beautiful."
Mermaid Queen: "???"
Her pupils dilated upon hearing this, and she subconsciously thought that the other person had seen through her identity.
However, she quickly realized that the disguise on her face was a treasure, and how could a mere guard like him possibly see through it?
But the password was so outrageous that she had to believe it was real.
After all, a normal person would never come up with such an absurd password if they wanted to lie to someone.
Was this password set by the Dragon King?
Thinking of his ardent pursuit over the years, a hint of disgust flashed in her eyes.
"How is your guard's deployment? Where are the weak points?" the Mermaid Queen asked again. Fearing the other party wouldn't answer, she deliberately brandished her dagger at the other party's neck twice. "Answer honestly, and I may let you go; otherwise, you will die."
Because of the previous assassination attempt, the Dragon King takes this matter very seriously and has now increased the number of guards, making it much more difficult for the Dragon King to infiltrate the demon envoy group again.
But Princess Peacock had no choice but to save them. Her only hope was that neither demons nor dragon palace guards would ever imagine that someone would dare to go again tonight.
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