Chapter 1017
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When the assassin heard the words "the dagger will be revealed," his eyes widened and his expression became ferocious.
He immediately drew his sharp blade and pounced on Jiang Pengji. The snow-white blade drew a white light in the air.
They were less than five steps apart. If he could seize the opportunity to kill this person, it would be worth it even if he had to sacrifice his life.
However, Jiang Pengji was not a weakling. She would not be chased around the tent and run for her life.
She kicked the table in front of her away. The small table flew towards the assassin.
The assassin did not dodge. He pounced on Jiang Pengji and let the table fall on him.
He knew that he only had one chance. If he missed it, he would not have another chance to kill Jiang Pengji.
Moreover, it was just a table. How painful could it be if it fell on him?
If not for Jiang Pengji, the assassin's judgment would not have been wrong. He could even be considered decisive.
Unfortunately, the assassin's target was Jiang Pengji. She could not be measured by common sense.
A ceremonial tablet in her hands could become a weapon that could dismember a corpse. How could a table be less lethal than a ceremonial tablet in her hands?
The assassin only had his target in his eyes. The dagger in his hand was already aimed at Jiang Pengji's chest.
At the same time, the table flew over and accurately hit the assassin's chest.
In the next moment, the table made a cracking sound. The table's legs were split into pieces. Wood chips flew everywhere.
The assassin felt that he had not been hit by a table. He had clearly been hit by a small mountain. Several of his sternum had been broken in an instant.
Because of the huge force of the attack, he was sent flying backward for more than ten feet. He fell to the ground like a rag doll.
His internal organs were shattered. Sticky blood gushed up his throat and filled his mouth. Half of his face was a bloody mess.
Jiang Pengji stood up leisurely. Her expression was calm as usual.
The strategist in the tent was speechless.
Everything had ended before it had even begun.
Feng Zhen maintained his posture of pouncing forward. His expression was frozen in an awkward angle. He looked comical and awkward.
Although Wei Ci's expression was not as exaggerated, the nervousness and worry on his face were not fake. His pale and pretty lips were stained with a layer of white.
"My … my lord …"
Feng Zhen looked at the sawdust on the ground in disbelief. He couldn't believe his eyes.
This table was not made of wood. It was clearly made of pure gold and silver. Otherwise, how could it have such destructive power?
Jiang Pengji's eyes were cold. She looked at the assassin without any warmth.
The assassin was hit head-on by the table, and his entire body was sent flying for more than ten feet. His sternum was almost completely shattered, and his internal organs were pierced through by the shattered sternum. It seemed that he would not survive for long. "What are you shouting for? Call someone over to clean up his body. I'll have nightmares if I leave it here. "
Feng Zhen, "…"
Nightmare?
My lord, are you serious?
Feng Zhen came back to his senses. He realized that he was so scared that he was breaking out in a cold sweat. The front and back of his shirt were already soaked.
The scene just now was too thrilling. The distance between the Lord and the assassin was less than five steps. It was a real life and death moment.
If Jiang Pengji was killed, the great undertaking that had just begun would be forced to stop.
The three armies were like a group of dragons without a leader, allowing the Northern Borderline to take advantage of them.
The guards outside heard the commotion and rushed into the tent. They saw the paralyzed assassin on the ground and hurriedly half-knelt to ask for forgiveness.
Jiang Pengji's expression softened slightly. She said, "It's okay. You just have to drag this person away. Wait, leave this map behind."
She picked up the map of the interior of the royal city. Four guards each grabbed one of the assassin's limbs and carried him out.
If it wasn't for the large pool of undried blood on the ground, who would have guessed that an assassination had happened in the tent?
The guards went out. Wei Ci stepped forward to ask for forgiveness.
No matter what, he was the one who brought the assassin to Jiang Pengji.
He had failed to identify the assassin. He was guilty of negligence.
Jiang Pengji raised her eyebrows. "This is not Zixiao's fault. Even if there were a hundred assassins, they wouldn't be able to hurt me, let alone one."
Feng Zhen, who was beside her, also tried to persuade her. "The Northern Borderline refuses to give up. I thought that they were an arrow at the end of its flight. I didn't expect them to still have the strength to resist. Although Zixiao is at fault, it wasn't the main cause. Since my lord has already forgiven him, Zixiao shouldn't be too concerned. "
Jiang Pengji couldn't change Wei Ci's mind. She could only symbolically forfeit his salary for three months. Wei Ci felt that the punishment was too light and tried to make her make it more severe.
"The most important thing now isn't to pursue your crimes. The Northern Borderline is the main culprit." Jiang Pengji frowned "impatiently." Her tone was slightly "nasty." If Zixiao really feels that he has made a mistake, I'll settle it with you in the future. As for now … there's no hurry … "
The news of Jiang Pengji's assassination quickly reached Sun Wen and Qiguan Rang's ears.
The two of them rushed over and found that the main tent was neatly arranged. It was not as chaotic as they had imagined.
"I heard that my lord was attacked by an assassin. Are you alright?"
Qiguan Rang's expression was still calm, but his clothes were a little crooked. It was obvious that he had rushed over in a hurry. His breathing was also a little hurried.
Jiang Pengji mocked him mercilessly. "No. If assassins are all at this level, it'd be strange if they could hurt me."
Hearing this, Sun Wen decisively swallowed his questions.
Needless to say, his lord was definitely not the one who was at a disadvantage.
"Zaidao, look at this map of the royal city …"
Jiang Pengji handed the map that the assassin had brought over to Sun Wen. Sun Wen took a few glances at it and could roughly determine its authenticity.
"I'm at least 80% sure that the map is real. In order to assassinate my lord, the Northern Borderline has put in a lot of effort. They actually used a real map as bait. "
Sun Wen mumbled. Jiang Pengji responded with a cold smile.
"What do you mean by putting in a lot of effort? If that's the case, the Right Chief Minister is really pitiful."
Sun Wen frowned. "The assassin used the Right Chief Minister of the Northern Borderline as an excuse?"
The Northern Borderline had always looked down on the Han family of the Central Plains. They were very hostile toward them. The Right Chief Minister of the Northern Borderline was a typical example.
I forgot to mention that the Left Chief Minister of the Northern Borderline was Wu Liba.
Unlike the Central Plains, where the right was respected, the Northern Borderline had always respected the left.
"That's not all …" Jiang Pengji said with certainty, "In my opinion, the Right Chief Minister most likely sincerely wanted to defect, so the map he brought was also real. But he never expected that the messenger he sent would be intercepted halfway and replaced …"
Jiang Pengji became vigilant when she saw the assassin.
This was because the assassin had developed a murderous intent towards her. If it was someone who truly defected, that person might have evil intentions, but he would never dare to have murderous intent.
Jiang Pengji also discovered that the assassin's clothes did not fit him very well. They looked wrinkled and wrinkled. Others would think that they were wrinkled from squatting, so they looked messy. However, Jiang Pengji had a good grasp of the measurements. She knew in her heart whether the clothes were not neatly dressed or not fitting.
The assassin's clothes were very likely not his own!
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