Fifteen minutes later, Ji Xiaoxiao's throat felt hot and dry.
The blessing was placed in the brazier, the final step was completed. Ji Xiaoxiao asked a palace maid for a cup of water to moisten her throat, and four burly men with black veils descended from the sky.
The assassin, with his feet barely touching the ground, wielded a crescent-shaped blade, and wherever he went, heads fell like ripe apples.
"Protect the Emperor! Protect the Emperor!"
"Ah, help, help..."
"Run! Run! I don't want to die!"
"My child, my child?"
"Mother, where are you? Waaaaah..."
The attack came suddenly, leaving everyone bewildered, helpless, and desperately calling for help.
Meanwhile, four assassins in the shadows swiftly beheaded their victims, gradually closing in on Ji Xiaoxiao. Ji Xiaoxiao calmly hid behind her guards, following them step by step towards safety.
When Ji Xiaoxiao first came to this world, she secretly cultivated the Dao Tian, but she had no spiritual energy to support her. She wanted to settle for the less important Dao Tian and cultivate the long-neglected Bai Lian Sheng Jue, but because the original owner of this body had indulged in sensual pleasures and her body was depleted, Ji Xiaoxiao now found even killing an insect too tiring.
Without the protection of military force, Ji Xiaoxiao rarely leaves the heavily guarded imperial palace. Lu Guiting's ambition to dominate the world is not something that can be achieved overnight; who knows if she might become ill from enduring this for too long and go mad, wanting to assassinate her to end it all.
Humans are a combination of desires; they can endure, they can persevere, but how long can they hold out?
Lu Guiting had indeed found some skilled assassins; these night assassins specialized in dangerous, high-risk jobs, killing as easily as eating. However, even ants can kill an elephant, and the night assassins failed to eliminate Ji Xiaoxiao immediately, being subdued and killed one by one by the arriving patrols and imperial guards.
"Search them for me. Even if you have to skin them alive, I want to know who sent them."
Ji Xiaoxiao angrily ordered a search of the Dark Night Assassin's belongings. Not long after, a soldier knelt before Ji Xiaoxiao, holding a plaque that could prove the mastermind's identity.
She reached out and took the plaque, examining it carefully and repeatedly before passing it on to the other ministers for their perusal.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Lu is loyal to the country. Someone must have framed him, otherwise..." The person pleading for Lu Guiting didn't say it explicitly, but the meaning was clear to everyone.
Those who can serve in the imperial court and remain in power for so many years must all possess exceptional intelligence. Lu Guiting served as an official for twenty-five years, holding a high position as Prime Minister and commanding the Vermilion Bird Camp, one of the four major military camps in the land. Her wisdom was beyond the reach of most. If she truly intended to assassinate Ji Xiaoxiao, how could she have left such an obvious loophole?
In conclusion, someone must be trying to frame Lu Guiting.
When her ministers understood the deeper meaning, how could Ji Xiaoxiao not know? However, this was a golden opportunity to strike at Lu Guiting, and Ji Xiaoxiao would never let it slip by. Coupled with Xue Feishuang's promise, with two approaches working in tandem, like two dragons emerging from the sea, Lu Guiting had no choice but to be defeated.
"Everyone knows how clever Lu Guiting is, how could she have made such a mistake?" Ji Xiaoxiao nodded and said, "However, truth and falsehood are intertwined, who among you can guarantee that this sign wasn't intentionally left behind by Lu Guiting?"
Assassinating the emperor was a serious crime, involving personal interests, so no one dared to plead for Lu Guiting.
"Patrolmen, Imperial Guards, by my decree, arrest Lu Guiting and bring her to justice."
Seeing that everyone had quieted down, Ji Xiaoxiao acted swiftly and decisively, issuing an order to arrest Lu Guiting.
Before the patrolmen and imperial guards could even set off, Lu Guiting arrived with a group of people.
"Your Majesty, I am late in coming to your aid. Please forgive me."
Lu Guiting arrived in a hurry, unaware of the matter concerning the plaque. Seeing Ji Xiaoxiao's dark expression, she assumed it was due to the assassin and didn't suspect her at all.
"Save the Emperor? I think you've come to collect my corpse!"
Ji Xiaoxiao retorted, determined not to give Lu Guiting any chance to turn the tables. Lu Guiting would have to accept the charge of assassinating the monarch, and it would be a sure thing.
Lu Guiting knelt on both knees, her head pressed tightly to the ground, her eyes darting around. Her former close friends and confidantes now avoided her like the plague.
What's going on? Am I wrong for coming to the rescue?
If I had known, I should have inquired about it beforehand.
No one explained things to Lu Guiting clearly, leaving her completely bewildered!
"Your Majesty, my loyalty is as clear as the sun and moon."
Confessing in front of everyone means certain death.
Upon hearing this, Ji Xiaoxiao angrily smashed the sign in her hand onto Lu Guiting's head.
"Guards, seize the traitor Lu Guiting for me."
Lu Guiting suddenly raised her head, her eyes filled with disbelief as she looked at Ji Xiaoxiao. The sign had hit her head, drawing a little blood, but it had blurred her vision.
---Aside---
The last day of July, tomorrow is August.
Xiaoming wants to be on the flower list and the diamond list. Although he doesn't have much of a chance, he just can't help but want to talk about it!
Thank you for the pink votes! Thank you for the five flowers from QQ48b1d7388c22f3!
Thank you for the pink votes! Thank you for the five flowers from QQ48b1d7388c22f3!
Thank you for the pink votes! Thank you for the five flowers from QQ48b1d7388c22f3!
P.S.: Xiaoming is very happy that he is still ranked in the top 100 of the flower rankings. Even if he is one of the last few, he is still very happy!
A new month is coming, a new beginning, new flowers, new diamonds!
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