Lu Ming drew his sword and slashed it across Ma Shishi's neck.
but……
The white, chalky substance on Ma Shishi's face was of unknown origin, and even Lu Ming's superior martial arts skills could not break through it.
Not even a single knife mark was left.
“This…” Lu Ming’s expression changed, and he took the sword and stabbed it toward Ma Shishi’s heart.
The sword was pressed into a semi-circular arc, as if it were piercing a hard stone.
It didn't harm Ma Shishi in the slightest.
These lime-like substances acted like a hard armor, protecting Ma Shishi from harm.
"Hehehehe...hehehehe..." Ma Shishi suddenly laughed, the deep sound seeming to come from her chest, making it particularly terrifying.
"Just you wait... you..."
"You've all done this to me, and you won't get away with it either..."
Ma Shishi ignored everything and kept walking forward.
Her face still bore an expression of despair, but the sound she made was laughter.
"Quick! Stop her! Kill her!" This was because the princess had previously ordered the killing of Ma Shishi.
At this moment, Lu Ming failed to kill Ma Shishi with his two attacks, so he spoke to the others.
Soon, all the martial arts practitioners in the Prince's mansion came out, trying to leave wounds on Ma Shishi. However, no swords, blades, or even fire could harm Ma Shishi in the slightest.
"Tie her up!!! Don't let her leave the palace!!!" Lu Ming quickly issued another order.
Soon, some more guards came over with many iron chains. Since Ma Shishi was invulnerable to swords and spears, they would restrict her freedom.
Imprison her
This ensures she will never have the chance to harm the princess.
However, the chains haven't been put on yet...
A group of masked men in black appeared outside the Prince's Mansion. They kept throwing smoke bombs at the mansion, and soon the mansion was covered in white mist.
Meanwhile, the guards who were originally there to arrest Ma Shishi began to shout in disarray: "Ma Shishi isn't there!!!"
"I clearly remember her standing there, and I was about to grab the chains to tie her up, but she was gone!!!"
"She must have been rescued! Those men in black outside the Prince's mansion must be here to save Ma Shishi!!!"
"Who on earth could mobilize so many men in black in the capital to arrive at the gates of the Prince's mansion so quietly?"
For a moment, all sorts of voices mingled together.
Inside the house, Gu Mu gleaned the following information: Ma Shishi had been rescued.
His senses were sharp, but outside there was a cloud of white smoke, and the guards and men in black were mixed together in large numbers.
Clearly, the fact that those men in black were able to approach the Prince's Mansion silently and rescue Ma Shishi shows that they were not incompetent fools.
Even if they were to rescue Ma Shishi, they would have to split up and act in multiple directions.
Gu Mu could sense where people were, but he couldn't pinpoint exactly who was who.
If Gu Mu chases them out of the palace, he can indeed catch up with these people, but... he can't guarantee which group of men in black Ma Shishi is with or which direction she is fleeing in.
Moreover, the men in black have already appeared at the Prince's residence and have begun to openly kidnap people. If Gu Mu chases after them, he may fall into a trap to lure them away from their base.
After all, the princess in the palace is more important.
She is the key to triggering mission rewards.
"Follow them and send word if there's any news," Gu Mu ordered the assassin.
These assassins are devoid of emotion and can remain hidden from detection.
No matter which direction those masked men flee in, they will eventually converge at their destination.
Gu Mu neither had the time nor the patience to waste time with them.
But suicide squads can.
As long as the assassins wait until they all gather at their lair, and then send a message to Gu Mu via carrier pigeon, Gu Mu can then attack. It will be the same.
On the bed,
Shen Ling's complexion gradually regained its color, and her stunningly beautiful face returned to life.
"Your Highness, the deal is done, and the voice of the parchment scroll in my mind has disappeared," Shen Ling said, raising her eyes to Gu Mu.
I don't know why...
She was clearly bewitched by the parchment scrolls; she should have suffered quite a bit.
But the little green tea ended up in a pretty bad situation; she actually fulfilled her obsession.
Think about it carefully...
The reason why the little green tea could act so arrogantly in front of her in her previous life was because she relied on the power of the prince.
In this life, she resolved the influence of the parchment scroll on her and eliminated her obsession with the scheming girl, all because of His Highness…
It's just that the person His Highness is protecting has changed.
So her and the green tea girl's situation changed.
But why is Your Highness protecting her?
Do you like it?
I've never seen His Highness come to Xueluo Courtyard before?
Shen Ling scrutinized Gu Mu carefully, a hint of doubt in her eyes: "Your Highness, this deal with the parchment scroll must be executed, just like the rules of heaven, which cannot be violated."
"Are you also going to find someone to sacrifice the parchment?" Shen Ling's eyes showed some worry: "But next time, we have to be more careful. The changes brought about by the parchment eating one person are not significant, but if it eats many people, no one knows what kind of impact it will have."
Since this rule is unavoidable, a sacrifice must be made, otherwise the mind will continue to be affected by the parchment scroll.
But these parchment scrolls can appear on them on their own, making them impossible to guard against.
Moreover, they still don't know the selection criteria for the parchment scroll.
...
Gu Mu remained silent. Since the temptation of the parchment scroll could be resolved by making a deal, he could find a heinous death row inmate to sacrifice for the parchment scroll, and then imprison it in the Hidden City.
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