"Yes, Your Majesty!" Chen Guo hurriedly pushed the door open and entered from the outside. He didn't know why, but he had actually dozed off at the door and fallen asleep. It was only the Seventeenth Master's second call that woke him up.
"Go and see if Duolong has had dinner yet. If not, invite him to have dinner with me," Seventeen instructed Chen Guo.
After Chen Guo agreed and left, Seventeen went to the study, picked up a book from the bookshelf, and sat down behind the desk to read.
"Your Highness, Lord Duolong is not in his room, and this servant does not know where he went. Your dinner has already been brought over!" Chen Guo returned and stood at the door of the study, saying.
"Bring it in and use it!" Seventeen said, engrossed in his book.
So Chen Guo then had a servant bring in the Seventeenth Prince's food and place it on the desk. Chen Guo then stood by.
After a while, the Seventeenth Prince, Yunli, was still sitting upright at his desk, engrossed in his book, only occasionally picking up a piece of food with his chopsticks. Chen Guo stood beside him, holding a covered bowl, her eyelids still drooping, forcing her eyes open to look at the Seventeenth Prince, hoping that her master would finish his meal soon.
Seeing that the Seventeenth Master was still engrossed in his book, Chen Guo had no choice but to force himself to stand by and watch.
A breeze picked up, causing the elm branches in the courtyard to sway and rustle, and the candlelight to flicker, dimming the light inside the room.
Chen Guo immediately went to close the window, when suddenly he felt a dark shadow flash across the opposite roof. He was startled and looked closely. Under the clear moonlight, only the branches and leaves of the ancient tree were swaying, and there was not a single person in sight. He thought he was just sleepy and seeing things. He relaxed, but then sleepiness came over him again. He was about to close the window and urge his host to have his meal quickly.
As soon as Chen Guo's outstretched hand touched the window, almost instinctively, he sensed something amiss outside. After all, he had served in the imperial palace for many years, and his reaction was beyond that of ordinary people. He quickly dodged to the side, and a faint silver light brushed past his ear.
Swish~~
A gleaming dagger was embedded in the Seventeenth Prince's desk. From the moment Chen Guo sensed something was amiss to the appearance of the dagger on the Seventeenth Prince's desk, it was at most a second. Upon seeing the dagger gleaming with a cold, sinister light on the desk, the Seventeenth Prince, Yunli, was stunned.
Upon hearing Chen Guo's trembling voice shouting for the assassin, Seventeenth Master leaped up, drew the Qingfeng Sword from his belt, and soared into the air from the desk.
It turns out that the Seventeenth Master was extremely skilled in martial arts; he had loved practicing martial arts since he was a child.
Seventeenth Master pushed aside Chen Guo, whose face was filled with terror, and looked outside. He saw a figure flash past the eaves of the opposite house. He then jumped out of the window and into the courtyard outside.
Chen Guo rushed to the door and shouted, "Assassin! There's an assassin! Protect the master! Catch the assassin!"
But apart from his echo, none of the guards protecting the Seventeenth Master appeared, and the courtyard was quiet except for the wind.
Seventeenth Master looked around with the Green Peak Sword and realized that the courtyard was full of strange things.
"Where are they? There's no one here. Chen Guo, go see if they're all in their rooms!" Seventeenth Master shouted to Chen Guo, who was equally dumbfounded. It turned out that the guards who followed Seventeenth Master all lived in the courtyard. They were all handpicked by Fourth Master, and unless there were special circumstances, they would never have been so silent.
Before Seventeen could react, two figures suddenly jumped down from the roof. They were both dressed in black night clothes and were wielding long swords, aiming to stab Seventeen in the face.
Seventeenth Master brandished his Green Peak Sword and began to fight the two men. The only sound in the quiet courtyard was the clanging and clattering of cold metal.
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