Chapter 116 Have you never seen me kill someone?
Xiyan's pupils suddenly shrank, and she saw that the sixteen silver rays were all piercing towards the seats where they were!
In that instant, Han Xiao and Mo Ren unsheathed their swords and deflected the sixteen sleeve arrows one by one.
The music stopped abruptly. The people in the hall never expected that someone would dare to carry out an assassination in this heavily guarded palace. They all screamed and crawled under the table, and the gold-inlaid jade cups rolled all over the floor.
At the same time, thirty-two sleeve arrows wrapped in red silk came through the air again. In front of the scarlet silk, the cold blades were tied, flying like blood butterflies, heading straight for Xiao Nanyue!
"Prince, be careful!"
Han Xiao's sword flowers formed a silver net, protecting Xiao Nanyan in front of him, and Mo Ren spun around to cover the concubine.
At the same time, sixteen dancers dropped their jade hairpins, and three-edged poison needles glowed green under the candlelight as they were all fired.
Suddenly, there was the sound of metal colliding as the poison needles in the hidden arrows were activated.
Xiao Nanyue, however, sat as steady as a bell, staring at the dozen or so female assassins, his fingertips still twirling the mutton-fat jade ring, as if the sleeve arrows flying in front of him were nothing but spring catkins.
Xiyan and Manluo acted like weak women, bending down and hiding behind the table.
At this moment, something unexpected happened. Emperor Helian Cong jumped off the throne and pounced on Concubine Dowager Su Xianrou, protecting her in front of him.
He left his seat so quickly that his dragon robe swept over the cups on the table, which frightened Queen Su Qinyao so much that her face turned pale.
She looked at her husband, who was actually protecting another woman at this critical moment of life and death, and dug her nails deep into her palms.
"Where is the golden-armored warrior?!"
The emperor's shouts were drowned out by the sound of swords and knives.
At the same time, dozens of assassins in black flew into the hall from all directions, with long swords in their hands flashing coldly, rushing towards the people in the hall.
Those palace maids and eunuchs who had nowhere to hide were killed on the spot in just half a moment!
The more than one hundred guards in the hall were either dead or injured, lying on the ground.
Seeing that the assassins were only targeting Xiao Nanyan, Chu Jin wanted to sit back and watch the fight. However, when he saw Helian Cong blocking the Concubine Dowager, he cursed softly and flew in front of Helian Cong, resisting the attack of the black-clad assassins.
At this time, a group of golden-armored warriors rushed in from outside the palace. They came forward with weapons in hand. Some protected the emperor, some protected the queen, and some protected the concubines.
A eunuch ran out of the hall to mobilize the Yulin Army.
Suddenly, the table in front of Xiao Nanyan was overturned by a black-clad killer, and a long sword stabbed towards him. Han Xiao blocked it with his sword.
Xiyan and Manluo were completely exposed at this moment. At this time, a killer came with a long sword and slashed at Xiyan, scaring her so much that she pulled Manluo back repeatedly.
At the critical moment, the killer's body shook violently, spit out blood, and fell to the ground and died.
Xiyan took a look and saw that it was Helian Feng, who had appeared at some point and shot the black-clad killer to death with his palm.
"Are you okay?"
He raised his hand to brush away the silk fragments on her head: "Hide behind me!"
Xiyan raised her eyes and met the tenderness in his eyes that had not faded.
Beside him, Xiao Nanyue, who had always been as steady as a rock, glanced at the scene of Helian Feng and Xiyan interacting, and a chill suddenly rose throughout his body.
Suddenly, he slapped the chair and stood up. His dark figure rushed into the battle group like a sword drawn from its sheath. The wind from his palm brought up a sharp wave of air. In just a few turns, he shattered the heads of more than a dozen killers!
Brain matter mixed with blood splattered on the dragon pillar, scaring the people hiding under the table so much that they almost fainted.
Helian Feng and Chu Jin looked at each other, and even Helian Cong was shocked.
They all looked at the Shura-like figure. Every time he took a step, the killer's throat would burst or his brain would splatter, but there was not a single stain of blood on his body!
At this moment, he suddenly grabbed a dancer by the neck and lifted her into the air, his eyes cold and murderous:
"Tell me! Who sent you to assassinate this king?"
The dancer was shaking like a sieve, and suddenly her whole body was twitching, black blood was flowing from the corner of her lips, her eyes rolled back, and she died.
Xiao Nanyan frowned and swung his sleeves, throwing the corpse towards the palace pillar. Amidst the flying blood, he ordered Han Xiao and Mo Ren:
"Kill them all, leaving no one behind!"
Han Xiao and Ye Ren obeyed the order and no longer had any scruples. As their swords flew, blood and flesh splattered and screams were heard.
Xiao Nanyan put his hands behind his back and turned around. His eyes passed over Xi Yan and landed on Helian Feng's face. He suddenly chuckled:
"Why are you so surprised, Your Highness? Could it be that... you've never seen me kill someone?"
Helian Feng's palm slowly tightened, but when he met Xiao Nanyan's cold gaze, he regained his gentle smile:
"The Regent's martial arts skills are unparalleled, yet they remain hidden. Naturally, I... am truly eye-opening!"
At this time, a thousand imperial guards had arrived and surrounded the hall tightly.
The remaining dancers, seeing that the situation was hopeless, suddenly vomited black blood and fell to the ground dead.
Chu Jin's eyes swept across the corpses on the ground, he bent down to examine them carefully, and then turned to report to Helian Cong:
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, these assassins all have wolf-head marks tattooed on the back of their necks, and judging by their weapons and killing moves, the assassins must be from Northern Cang!"
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