"The assassins hired by the Luo family are truly stupid as pigs; they don't even know who they're supposed to kill," Ruan Xiyan said with utter contempt.
"You people, with your toad-like hopping movements, dare to call yourselves assassins? And you dare to say you're just like me? How utterly laughable!"
As Ruan Xiyan spoke, yet another assassin who had attacked from behind became a victim of her sword.
In the blink of an eye, all the other assassins around had been wiped out, leaving only the black-clad man at the Great Completion Realm.
Seeing that things were going badly, the man in black turned and tried to run away.
"Can you leave?" Ruan Xiyan suddenly appeared behind him.
The man in black cursed under his breath, "He's really troublesome."
Just how powerful is this woman?! He swung his hand and attacked.
With a flick of her wrist, Ruan Xiyan severed one of the black-clad men's arms.
"Ouch! My arm!"
As the man in black screamed in pain, Ruan Xiyan struck him unconscious with a palm strike.
This guy is important evidence; keeping him will be very useful.
"I've watched enough from the sidelines," Ruan Xiyan said casually, wiping the blood off her dagger.
A head peeked out from the alleyway.
Lin Muze strolled out slowly, chuckled, and seemed embarrassed at being caught red-handed. "What a coincidence, we meet again."
"Well, I didn't mean to follow you. I just saw you were walking in a hurry and I was worried that something might have happened to you, so I followed you to see if there was anything I could do to help."
"Looking at it now, it seems they don't need me." Lin Muze awkwardly touched the tip of his nose.
“You saw the whole thing, aren’t you worried I’ll kill you too?” Ruan Xiyan held the dagger in front of her and gestured.
"I believe you won't kill innocent people indiscriminately," Lin Muze blinked. "Right? Your Highness?"
Ruan Xiyan didn't speak, but she put away the dagger.
Lin Muze kicked the black-clad assassin on the ground. "Your Highness, who have you offended that they would go to such lengths to kill you?"
"Sent by the Luo family."
"The Luo family, the head of the three great families?! It's bad enough that they raised Miss Luo to be an idiot, but now they actually dare to send assassins to kill Her Highness the princess. Are they planning a rebellion?!"
Lin Muze exclaimed excitedly, "I can't believe I've encountered something this exciting! I love it!"
"Your Highness, is there anything I can help you with?" Lin Muze asked with great interest.
"Aren't you afraid of offending the Luo family?"
"What's there to be afraid of? So what if they're the head of the three great families? My Lin family isn't afraid. The Luo family has been bullying us for so many years. If they can rid the capital of this scourge, my father will definitely agree."
"Besides, I'd go to great lengths for my friends!" Lin Muze patted his chest.
"The smell of blood is so strong here, let me help Her Highness clean up first," Lin Muze said eagerly.
"No need." Ruan Xiyan took out a bottle of red powder from her spatial storage.
The powder was poured onto the black-clad assassins, and they instantly turned into pools of blood.
The blood slowly evaporated and disappeared, leaving the ground clean, as if nothing had ever happened.
Corpse-dissolving powder is a great way to destroy evidence of a corpse.
Wow! This thing is really useful.
Seeing the only person left on the ground, Ruan Xiyan put on a burlap sack, picked it up, and prepared to return to the imperial palace.
"This is so heavy, let me help you," Lin Muze said.
Ruan Xiyan dodged his outstretched hand. "I can do it myself. You can go back first."
Then Ruan Xiyan's figure disappeared from sight.
Lin Muze sighed deeply, "Her Highness the Princess is indeed very wary."
He encountered such a difficult person the first time he took the initiative to make friends, but time will tell.
Upon returning to the imperial palace, Ruan Xiyan had Ling Yunchen and the others summoned to her palace.
"Sister, is there something you need that you called us here in such a hurry?" Ling Zhiheng asked, puzzled.
Ruan Xiyan threw a sack in front of them, opened it, and revealed the dying assassin leader inside.
If he hadn't been given a hemostatic pill, he probably would have bled to death by now.
"What is this?" Ling Jingyan circled around the assassin leader. "An assassin!"
"Yan'er, what's going on?" Ling Haoyang asked gently.
“These were assassins sent by the Luo family to kill me. The others have been dealt with. I left this one alive to break the current stalemate.”
"Nonsense! Yan'er, I was worried that the Luo family would resort to desperate measures, which is why I made you stay in the palace. But you went and used yourself as bait. Do you know how dangerous that is?" Ling Yunchen said sternly.
"If something happens to you, how will your father explain it to your mother?"
"Father, I'm fine, and I'm confident I can handle those assassins," Ruan Xiyan said firmly.
"You," Ling Yunchen said helplessly.
I don't know where he got his fearless nature from, but he always puts himself in danger.
"Father, Yan'er is safe and sound, so please don't be upset," Ling Haoyang comforted her.
“That’s right, that’s right,” Ling Jingyan echoed.
Ling Yunchen sighed. How could he bear to be angry with Yan'er? He would rather be angry with himself than with Yan'er.
"Little sister, what are your plans?" Ling Zhiheng asked.
Ruan Xiyan spoke up, "The time is ripe, we can make our move. The Luo family sent assassins to kill the princess, so we can take action against them legitimately without attracting any criticism."
"At that time, I will make this assassin in black take a pill that will make him reveal the truth, and make him say it in front of all the noble families and commoners. If any noble family still wants to stand with the Luo family, then it will be tantamount to treason."
"I'm sure those powerful families will also think it over."
At this moment, Luo Yaoxin rushed into the main hall of the Luo residence, "Father, the assassins I sent to kill Ruan Xiyan have failed."
"What! You hired an assassin to kill Ruan Xiyan! You're out of your mind!" Luo Xiong angrily rebuked. "Although the royal family is secretly suppressing my power, they can't do anything to me in the end."
"Now that you've sent someone to assassinate the royal princess, the balance of power between the two sides is bound to be disrupted. Have you left any evidence against her?"
Luo Yao hesitated and said, "I don't think so. They are professional assassins I hired. They are willing to die for their cause, and they would rather die than betray us."
"That's good."
Luo Yaoxin shook Luo Xiong's arm, "Father, so what if the royal family knows that we were the ones who did it? They keep suppressing our power, it's just too much."
“Father, how can you tolerate this? Why don’t we follow the example of the Green King and let the turmoil of more than ten years ago happen again?”
“The Green King was incompetent back then and his rebellion failed, but my Luo family, as a century-old family, is powerful and will certainly not end up like him.”
"I beg you, Father, to help me kill Ruan Xiyan. I will not have peace of mind as long as Ruan Xiyan is alive!"
A fierce and greedy glint flashed in Luo Xiong's eyes. He really wanted to sit on the throne of the supreme ruler of an empire.
I wonder what it will taste like; it must be absolutely wonderful!
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