Under the moonlight, the dancers inside the room, like lotus flowers battered by frost, collapsed one by one, powerless and unconscious.
The blush of joy still lingered on their faces, but now they were like withered petals, lifeless.
Xu Yuehuai leaned against the wall, quietly waiting for everything to happen. Her heart was pounding like a drum, but she remained calm and composed on the surface.
"Da da da..."
Just then, a series of heavy footsteps broke the silence of the night.
The door was pushed open, and several dark figures darted in. They held sharp daggers, their faces filled with ruthlessness, as if they wanted to wipe out all life inside.
"Don't blame us, it's all your bad luck," one of them said coldly, his voice filled with disdain and cruelty.
However, just as they were about to make their move, a flash of anger and determination appeared in Xu Yuehuai's eyes. She quickly climbed up from the wall, her movements as agile as a cheetah.
She pulled out her hairpin—her weapon, her only support. She gripped the hairpin tightly, ready for battle!
"If you want to kill them, you'll have to ask me first!"
The men in black were clearly surprised that Xu Yuehuai hadn't been drugged. They were stunned, then roared angrily as they charged toward Xu Yuehuai.
"Damn it! Since you like to stand out so much, you might as well be the first to die!"
"kill!"
However, their anger did not bring them good luck.
Xu Yuehuai's martial arts skills had reached a level of perfection. Her hairpin, like a silver snake, nimbly attacked each of the men in black.
The battle was extremely fierce. Xu Yuehuai's figure flickered in the moonlight, and her hairpin cut through the air with a sharp whistling sound.
Although the men in black were fierce, they were like paper tigers under Xu Yuehuai's attack, falling one by one into pools of blood.
Finally, as the last man in black fell, a look of weariness and heaviness flashed in Xu Yuehuai's eyes.
She knew she had killed these people, but she also knew this was just the beginning.
She immediately went to check the corpses and discovered something particularly strange.
These people are all eunuchs, possibly assassins sent by the palace!
They wanted to kill these dancers, but no one knew why.
Xu Yuehuai took a deep breath, trying to calm herself. She knew this was not the time to celebrate; she had to remain vigilant. She pretended to be unconscious and collapsed to the ground, waiting for the others to come in and deal with the bodies.
After a while, sure enough, someone came in. They looked horrified when they saw the corpses all over the ground and the unconscious dancers.
They were whispering among themselves, seemingly discussing what to do.
Xu Yuehuai lay quietly on the ground, listening intently to every word they uttered.
"What do we do? All these people are dead!" one of them whispered.
“We need to get out of here quickly, or we’ll be in trouble if we get discovered,” the other person replied.
“But what about these dancers? Should we also…” the third person said, making a throat-slitting gesture.
"No! We can't take the risk. We're just here to clean up the scene, not to kill anyone." The first person resolutely refused.
After discussing it for a while, they finally decided to carry the unconscious dancers out and leave them to fend for themselves in the wild.
Hearing this, Xu Yuehuai sneered inwardly: These people are truly cruel and heartless! She decided to secretly follow them, find out the mastermind behind it all, and seek justice for these innocent dancers!
The three men then hoisted all the dancers around them onto their backs, stuffed them into the carriage, and took them to the mass grave behind the palace.
They threw all the dancers into a mass grave and then left.
Xu Yuehuai slowly rose from the mass grave, her face filled with determination and resolve, like a wild rose blooming in adversity. Her clothes were covered with dust and withered leaves, but her bright eyes shone with an indomitable light.
She looked around to make sure the three people had left, then quickly took out a piece of paper from her pocket, hastily wrote a few lines, and carefully placed it on a conspicuous stone.
The handwriting on the note was neat and strong. She warned the dancers to find a way to escape the palace and to stop dreaming of entering the palace during the day.
She knew that these dancers might not all genuinely want to enter the palace, but fate and the helplessness of life often forced them to make choices.
Xu Yuehuai hopes they can see reality clearly and find their own way out.
After arranging everything, Xu Yuehuai began to follow the three people. She stayed close behind them, carefully avoiding the patrolling guards and palace maids. Her heart was racing, but she knew she couldn't give herself away.
After a long and winding journey, the three people finally arrived at a palace. They showed their tokens to the guards and then entered the palace.
This palace is particularly solemn, with a plaque hanging on it that reads "Anshou Palace," which is the palace of the Empress Dowager!
Xu Yuehuai was shocked; she hadn't expected that the Empress Dowager would be the one who wanted to harm the dancer.
What exactly does the Empress Dowager want to do?
Is it because they don't want Bai Yu to have any descendants?
But the Empress Dowager herself had no offspring, and she wouldn't allow the Bai family's royal lineage to reproduce?
Xu Yuehuai decided to secretly sneak into the Empress Dowager's palace. She looked around, searching for an opportunity to infiltrate.
She noticed a sweeping maid bustling about in a corner of the palace, and on a sudden inspiration, she decided to impersonate that maid.
A short while later, she cautiously approached the sweeping maid, knocked her unconscious, and then dragged her to the backyard.
Xu Yuehuai quickly swapped their clothes and hair accessories. Then, she temporarily locked the maid in a storage room.
After she had finished everything, she went to the spot where the sweeping girl had been standing. She picked up the broom and began to imitate the sweeping girl's movements.
Xu Yuehuai's heart pounded like thunder in her chest, but her face remained calm and composed. She swept the floor meticulously, leaving no corner untouched.
Her movements were practiced and rhythmic, as if she had been a janitor for many years. A determination and wisdom shone in her eyes; she knew she had to be careful and not give herself away.
I hope to find an opportunity as soon as possible to investigate these recent events thoroughly.
"Da da da..."
Suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps approached, and Xu Yuehuai's heart tightened. She looked up and saw a palace maid rushing towards her, her face showing anxiety and tension.
Xu Yuehuai quickly lowered her head and continued sweeping, while listening intently to the palace maids' conversation.
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