Chapter 510 How could the main villain break the rules!
Without hesitation, the woman shoved aside the person next to her and rushed towards Xiao Tang.
"Your Highness, be careful!"
Yan Jiu, who had been following along, let out a soft cry.
Ruyi instinctively stepped in front of Xiao Tang.
The female assassin gripped her knife and thrust it straight at Xiao Tang's chest, towards his heart.
However, Xiao Tang was clearly faster.
She shot out a silver needle from her hand, which pierced the woman's brow.
Blood trickled down the woman's forehead.
The woman's eyes widened as if they were copper bells.
She stared blankly ahead, then collapsed.
Xiao Tang released the silver needles with surprising speed, which shocked all the women present.
Ruyi also noticed that the princess was very skilled, and gently patted her chest.
Yan Jiu looked slightly annoyed and immediately knelt on one knee, "Your Highness, please forgive me, I failed to protect you properly!"
Xiao Tang had just waved her hand, as if to say that she was fine, when suddenly a tall figure approached from behind. Before she could even turn around, she was pulled into the man's arms.
Di Jingling pulled her into his arms. "Drag her away and find out the truth."
His icy voice was like that of the King of Hell.
A guard responded and dragged the person away.
Xiao Tang was forcibly led to a seat by Di Jingling.
"Why did you come here? Don't you know it's dangerous here?"
Di Jingling gripped her waist, forcibly pulling her into his arms, and asked in a cold voice.
Although his voice was cold, his entire speech was filled with tension and worry.
He didn't have time to react, but luckily Xiao Tang was skilled enough to avoid injury!
He didn't know what the consequences would be if he had been a step too late.
Men are always afraid afterward.
Seeing his tightly pursed lips and solemn expression, Xiao Tang said helplessly, "Why are you panicking? Even if that woman really wants my life, she might be after you."
How dangerous could it be?
She didn't forget to quietly add a sentence at the end.
Di Jingling remained silent.
He glared at Xiao Tang, and then gave Yan Jiu, who stood silently to the side, a disapproving look.
Yan Jiu knew he had failed in protecting others, so he could only silently kneel down and accept his punishment.
It's all my fault, no matter what.
Seeing him glaring at Yan Jiu, Xiao Tang gently patted his chest and whispered comfortingly, "Alright, alright, it's not a big deal. Aren't you choosing girls for marriage alliances? How did it go?"
She wasn't surprised at all.
Because of the tasks assigned by the dog system, she hadn't left the palace in the past few days.
Because if that aged face were to actually go out, it certainly wouldn't be recognized.
But it's scary enough.
If she were to die in that street corner, wouldn't that be a tragic end for her?
However, some people still speculate that something might have happened to her, and they might try to use her to threaten the main villain.
There are plenty of people like that.
The main villain has many enemies.
Di Jingling remained silent.
However, the young emperor said weakly, "Uncle, Aunt, we have chosen a woman, the daughter of the Vice Minister of Rites."
He pointed his little finger at a woman.
Xiao Tang followed the finger and looked over.
The woman was dressed simply and without any makeup on her face. Was that intentional?
I had long heard that the emperor of Dongyuan Kingdom was an emperor with many wives and concubines. He had three thousand beauties in his harem and never lacked women.
In addition, every few years, various countries would send their concubines to his harem for marriage alliances, so he was too busy to keep up with all the favors he had.
Seeing this, Xiao Tang felt that all men were the same.
"Hmm, alright, let's go with her."
The woman, still shaken, remained kneeling and kowtowing.
Hearing that the princess had also made the same decision, the woman felt a chill in her heart.
She really didn't want to go.
But now, they dare not disobey the emperor's command.
...
The next day.
While Di Jingling was processing memorials in his study, Yan Jiu entered the study.
"Your Highness, the identity of the woman who attempted to assassinate the Princess yesterday has been confirmed."
Di Jingling paused, her hand holding the brush still.
He gave a soft "hmm": "Who is it?"
“That woman has a pattern like this on her shoulder blade.” He handed her a painting.
He copied the patterns on the woman's back.
This pattern...
Yan Jiu said softly, "They look familiar, like I've seen them somewhere before?"
Xiao Tang happened to enter the study.
"Oh dear, what is it?"
Her arrival was truly opportune; she happened to overhear Yan Jiu reporting the situation and quickly peeked over to take a look.
This is a very strange and awkward pattern that others would certainly not understand. If you look closely, you might think it resembles something mystical.
Xiao Tang immediately frowned.
Yan Jiu looked puzzled: "It is indeed strange. I feel like I've seen this somewhere before."
yes.
Where have I seen you before?
Xiao Tang pinched her chin and told Yan Jiu, "This is the symbol of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave. You probably don't know it."
I've seen it in this book before; it has illustrations.
Thankfully, I still remember.
[These symbols in the Cave of Ten Thousand Demons, with different symbols representing their different identities within the Cave of Ten Thousand Demons.]
"This symbol suggests she's a maidservant of one of the elders of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave. She's probably been ordered to assassinate me for revenge, right?"
To avenge the defeat of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave by the Divine Calculation Mountain last time.
[What a petty sect! It lacks the grandeur of a major sect.]
The more Xiao Tang thought about it, the more outrageous it seemed.
After her reminder, Emperor Jingling realized that the possibility was extremely high. "I have long wanted to raze the Ten Thousand Demon Cave to the ground. This is a good opportunity."
"Huh?" Xiao Tang looked at Di Jingling with great surprise. "You want to eradicate the Ten Thousand Demon Cave? Why?"
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