Chapter 230 Goodbye Mu Yao
"What happened?" The Queen Mother frowned and scolded.
However, the crying outside did not stop.
"Her Majesty, do not move. I will go and take a look."
Shen Ning directly picked up the wooden tray beside her and walked towards the palace door. Inside the palace door, several eunuchs and palace maids looked at the palace door trembling with fear as it was banging against the door.
Shen Ning walked to the side and opened a window, and saw that the guards outside were also in chaos. Some of them were waving their swords to drive away the bats that were hitting the palace door, while others were on full alert facing the courtyard wall outside.
Beneath the courtyard wall, a patch of white and green ghostly lights flickered...
The eunuchs and palace servants who were on night watch in the corridor were huddled together, shouting, "There's a ghost."
"That's not a ghost!"
Chen Ning shouted to the head guard, "That's phosphorus fire. Pour a bucket of water over it and it will go out. Don't panic..."
The head guard saw the opportunity quickly and immediately went to the water tank in the yard with someone else. The two of them lifted the water tank and poured it towards the ghost fire.
With a splash, a large amount of water immediately extinguished the "ghost fire".
The head guard shouted, "Don't shout! There's no will-o'-the-wisp. It's arson."
However, the will-o'-the-wisp fire had no one to ignite it on their own, and those palace people had seen it. The pale green flames suddenly appeared without any warning, and there were also these bats...
Shen Ning said to the head guard who reacted quickly, "Someone must have smeared something on the palace door. Just flush it. Don't panic. Stay alert to prevent someone from taking advantage of the chaos to cause trouble."
The guard had just put out the ghost fire in a hurry as instructed, and now he was even more convinced by Shen Ning's words. He directly lifted the water tank with the water lilies planted next to him and walked towards the palace door. But at this moment, a light laugh was heard.
It’s not big, but inexplicably clear, and it looks even more eerie in the chaotic night.
Shen Ning's scalp was numb, and she slammed the window shut and took a few steps back to the Queen Mother. She pulled the old lady to hide behind her: "Queen Mother, there is an assassin."
Those will-o'-the-wisp bats and the eerie cries and laughter are all pretexts to cause chaos. The real danger is the assassin.
The Queen Mother staggered but cooperated very well and moved backwards according to Chen Ning's force, and was supported by Aunt Gui from the side.
The Queen was also anxious, and screamed repeatedly. She was helped by her personal maid to catch up with the Queen Mother and hide inside. At this moment, the palace door was blown away and crashed to the ground with a bang.
The dark bats at the door suddenly lost their target and flew away in chaos. But when the dense bats dispersed, several black cloaks were lifted in the night, and it seemed that black-clad assassins appeared out of thin air and attacked the hall with swords in their hands.
The guards outside shouted and waved their swords to stop them, and the two sides immediately engaged in a fight.
The entire palace was in chaos at this moment... Ghostly cries and laughter could be heard everywhere, and white ghost fires were everywhere, making the whole place a mess.
But at this moment, a ferocious cry was heard. The guards who were chasing away the "ghosts" looked up and saw a huge black shadow swooping down, with its wings spread out as long as ten feet.
The black shadow rushed towards the big tree, and in an instant picked up a strange bird whose appearance could not be seen clearly from the treetop and swallowed it in one gulp.
Crunch, crunch...
Immediately afterwards, several strange birds in the treetops flapped their wings and tried to escape, but their wings seemed to be broken and they could not fly. The guards discovered that the eerie and terrifying crying and laughing sounds before were actually made by these strange birds.
At this moment, these screaming strange birds were seen being swallowed up one by one by the huge golden eagle, just like snacks.
The chaotic noises suddenly became quiet, and the guards were finally able to hear the order from their superiors:
Be on alert everywhere. No one is allowed to go out after entering the palace, otherwise they will be killed without mercy!
In this way, all the assassins outside were exposed.
After Xiao Nanchen gave the order, he saw the golden eagle flapping its wings and flying back to where the Queen Mother's palace was. He immediately followed it.
At the same time, several bodies were lying outside the Queen Mother's palace, including guards and assassins.
The Queen Mother's personal guards were indeed extraordinary. Even though several of them fell, they still fought desperately to prevent the assassins from rushing into the hall.
But at this moment, Shen Ning discovered that poisonous snakes, insects and ants began to crawl in from the doors and windows of the palace.
The maids surrounding the Queen Mother cried out in surprise, and the Queen Mother immediately ordered: "No more chaos!"
Shen Ning hurriedly said: “Pick up the things next to you as weapons, don’t mess around, don’t run.”
The hall is relatively peaceful at the moment. As long as there is no commotion, nothing will happen for the time being. Besides, the commotion here is so loud that someone will definitely come as long as we hold on for a while.
But almost the next moment, Shen Ning saw that a young eunuch not far from the Queen Mother suddenly pulled out a hidden dagger and rushed towards the Queen Mother without any warning.
Nanny Gui screamed, closed her eyes and stood in front of the Queen Mother... Shen Ning kicked forward and kicked the little eunuch out.
Before she turned around, she heard the Queen Mother shout "Be careful!" She pulled out a thick silver needle from her hair, turned around and pierced the throat of the palace maid who was waving a knife at her.
The palace maid covered her throat with a bloody hole and fell backwards with a hoarse cry. Shen Ning took two steps back to the Queen Mother and shouted at the eunuchs and palace maids around to go to the opposite side.
"Apart from Aunt Gui, anyone who comes close to the Queen Mother will be killed without mercy!"
There was a traitor among the eunuchs and palace maids. They already knew that they were doomed. In order to have a chance to seek justice without implicating their families, they almost simultaneously cried and hid to the other side, not daring to get close to the empress dowager.
Shen Ning stretched out her hands to protect the Queen Mother and Aunt Gui behind her. The Queen Mother's lips trembled slightly: "Ning girl..."
July's shouts could be faintly heard outside.
Qi Yue had been called to sleep by Shen Ning before, and rushed over as soon as he was awakened, but he was blocked outside by the assassins and could not rush in.
Shen Ning didn't look outside, nor did she turn back: "Don't worry, Queen Mother, everything will be fine."
She handed the tray next to her to the back: "Take this just in case."
The Queen Mother trembled as she reached out to take the tray and held it tightly in her hand. At this moment, Shen Ning saw a palace maid beside the Queen also slashing at the Queen with a knife.
Fortunately, the queen's personal maid saw the opportunity quickly, picked up a stool and knocked the man to the ground. The queen staggered towards Shen Ning and the queen mother, but was tripped by the hem of her skirt and fell to the ground.
"Chen Ning, pull... pull me up..."
Two palace maids were fighting in the back, and the palace servants hiding nearby did not dare to get close for fear of being mistaken for assassins.
The queen's eyes were filled with panic as she called out to Shen Ning for help, asking her to pull her over. The queen mother hurriedly said, "Bring her here."
Even if they don't like each other, they are still members of the royal family.
However, Shen Ning did not move.
Her face was filled with anxiety and worry, but she remained motionless, not even a step closer to the Queen. "Your Majesty, please come quickly. I will protect you..."
He said he wanted to protect her, but his body didn't move at all, and he even dodged backwards without leaving any trace.
A fierce look flashed in Queen Wei's eyes...
At this moment, Shen Ning heard the previous chuckle again, and then the palace maid behind the queen who was originally protecting the queen suddenly turned around and flew towards her lightly.
She was obviously a delicate palace maid, but she could fly into the air, tear off her long skirt, and reveal a bright red.
The man with flying black hair and gorgeous features reached out to Chen Ning like a ghost, his five fingers forming claws. Chen Ning's pupils suddenly shrank and she almost cried out.
Mu Yao!
He is not dead after all!
The assassin at the last birthday party for Old Lady Xu in the Xu family was him... It turned out to be him!
Chen Ning raised her hand, and the sleeve arrow whizzed towards Mu Yao, emitting a dark green light, obviously poisoned.
“…How cruel.”
Mu Yao curled his lips faintly, turned around and dodged easily, and continued to grab at Chen Ning. The silver needle in Chen Ning's hand stabbed out, and it was also very sharp.
However, her skills may be better than those of ordinary women, but they are no match for Mu Yao.
The silver needle in her hand was easily snatched away, and the next moment, Mu Yao grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his arms.
"Ningning..."
Mu Yao lowered his voice so low that only the two of them could hear it.
He said, “It’s great to see you again.”
Before he could finish his words, an overwhelming chill came from behind him, and a sword beam slashed down on his head.
Xiao Nanchen has arrived.
Mu Yao clicked his tongue, threw Shen Ning away with his backhand, and turned around to face Xiao Nanchen's sword that was falling like thunder.
With a "ding" sound, the sword tip broke through Mu Yao's black iron arm guard, and Mu Yao used the force to fly out like a ghost.
Xiao Nanchen subconsciously wanted to chase after her, but he heard the Queen Mother exclaim, "Ning girl..."
He suddenly turned around and saw behind Shen Ning who was thrown to the ground. His biological mother, Queen Wei, raised her hairpin and stabbed Shen Ning's heart with an expressionless face.
Chengying and the others who followed Xiao Nanchen subconsciously raised their crossbows and pointed them at that place, but when they saw that it was the queen who attacked Chen Ning, they all froze.
Shen Ning also saw the Queen Mother's horrified expression, but it was too late to react.
She didn't know where Mu Yao had touched her, and her whole body felt sore and weak. She could only watch helplessly as the coldness approached from behind.
At this moment, Xiao Nanchen flew over...
The first moment, seeing the Queen stabbing Chen Ning, Xiao Nanchen almost subconsciously wanted to throw the sword in his hand... But the sword was out of control and if he was not careful, he would pierce his biological mother's chest.
The long sword finally failed to escape from his hand, and Xiao Nanchen flew forward... His outstretched arm was just in time to block the hairpin with a cold glow, and the hairpin pierced straight into his arm.
Almost instantly, his arm turned black and blue, and was filled with severe pain and numbness.
In the last moment before his consciousness was devoured by the poison, he raised his hands and slapped a few blood vessels to seal them, and curled his lips at his mother, whose expression was indifferent and almost numb.
From today on, he no longer has a mother...
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