The red candles and palace lanterns in the room were already bright enough, but at this moment, they were overshadowed by the sword gleam. The bright sword gleam filled the entire room, as if a bright moon had risen in the room.
Previously, when Murong Jingyue's Divine Blade Slash, a full moon's gleam would also appear. However, that full moon was demonic, cold, and filled with the aura of death and destruction. This bright moon was much more gentle and beautiful, white and tranquil.
However, in the eyes of an expert like Song Qingshu, he clearly knew that although this bright moon looked beautiful, every inch of its light represented a trace of killing intent. If one's cultivation was not high enough, it was very likely that they would be pierced by thousands of swords before they could even react. After all, moonlight was the same as sunlight; it shone on everything and was everywhere.
At this moment, Zhao Min also reacted, but all she could see was the vast expanse of white moonlight. She could not see anything clearly at all. Even if she wanted to fight back normally, she would not be able to do so, not to mention now that her vital points were under attack and her entire body was limp.
Fortunately, she had Song QingShu by her side. Even though he was ambushed in his most relaxed state, with his cultivation, he naturally wouldn't be stumped by the sword light that filled the sky. In the nick of time, he raised his hand and caught the opponent's sword. The moonlight that filled the sky also gradually dissipated, revealing the assassin's full appearance.
Although the assassin was dressed in black, it still could not hide her tall and slender figure. Her face was covered, but those bright and starry eyes that were like gems still showed that she was definitely a one-in-a-million beauty. Zhao Min suddenly felt a surge of sourness in her heart. She forcefully pinched the man on top of her: "Which girl that you have slept with and then abandoned has turned into hatred because of love?"
Actually, as someone who was born in the royal family, she was not easily jealous, but today was a special day … No matter which woman encountered such a thing, they would feel depressed.
Being suddenly pinched by her, Song Qingshu shivered all over and almost lost his grip on the opponent's sword. He hurriedly explained: "It's not what you think, she is not looking for me …"
Before he could finish speaking, he heard the woman's surprised and uncertain voice: "Song Qingshu?"
"Isn't she looking for you?" Zhao Min laughed coldly as she pulled the blanket over her body.
Song Qingshu also felt a burning pain on his face. Turning to look at the assassin, he loosened his grip on the sword and smiled bitterly: "Nanxian ~" In fact, he had already recognized the assassin from the start, so he only clamped the opponent's sword but did not retaliate. After all, Yelu Nanxian's Sun-Moon Divine Sword was so unique, he was the one who gave it its name.
However, he had no intention of lying to Zhao Min. After all, from Yelu Nanxian's words just now, she was most likely here for Yelu Hongji to avenge her father's death, not him.
"Why are you here?" Yelu Nanxian was a little confused by the situation in front of her. At this point, there was no need for her to cover her face. As she sheathed her sword, she also took off the black veil covering her face, revealing her beautiful face. However, her brows were a little more haggard than before. In this period of time, first her brother died, then her father, who was at the peak of his power, suddenly died, and her entire family was branded with the crime of treason. As strong as she was, facing one bad news after another, she could not hold on.
"Uh …" Song Qingshu was at a loss for words, not knowing how to explain himself.
"Where is Yelu Hongji?" Yelu Nanxian finally remembered why she came here, looking around.
"He … he's not here." Song Qingshu said awkwardly.
"Not here?" Yelu Nanxian's face was full of doubt. This time, they came to the palace with the determination to die. In order to avenge her father, she had made ample preparations. After all, her father had once held great power in the court, and she had been a princess for a long time, so she always had channels to gather useful information.
Today, she received accurate information that the Emperor was staying the night in this palace, that's why she rushed here. But in the end, he wasn't here?
She couldn't believe that the information she worked so hard to obtain was wrong. Instinctively, she began to look around. Suddenly, her eyes narrowed, because she saw the dragon robe scattered on the ground!
"The dragon robe is here, that means Yelu Hongji must be nearby!" Yelu Nanxian hurriedly looked around. She did not suspect Song Qingshu, after all, impersonating the Emperor in disguise was beyond the imagination of this world's people.
Song QingShu shrugged helplessly at Zhao Min, but Zhao Min turned her head away. It was obvious that she had been provoked by the sudden "fright", and her heart was filled with resentment towards him.
"Why can't I find him? Where is the dog Emperor? " Yelu Nanxian muttered to herself as she rummaged through the room, her mind in a daze. After all, she had given up everything for this attack, now that it was about to fail, how could she not be anxious?
Song Qingshu opened his mouth, not knowing what to say to her. Yelu Nanxian suddenly reacted, turning her head to stare at him, "Big brother Song, why are you in the Emperor's palace, did you hide the dog Emperor?"
Before Song QingShu could say anything, Zhao Min, who was at the side, took pleasure in Song QingShu's misfortune and spoke first, "Silly girl, don't you know that the dog emperor you're looking for is right in front of you?"
Seeing her look as if she wanted the world to be in chaos, Song Qingshu was depressed, knowing that she was frightened at the critical moment and was venting her anger on him.
"Princess Shao Min?" Yelu Nanxian had seen the situation in the room earlier, but because she saw Song Qingshu, she instinctively avoided looking at the woman under the blanket. Only now did she recognize her. The two women were both princesses and often traveled the Central Plains, naturally they had seen each other before.
Yelu Nanxian looked at Zhao Min, then looked at Song Qingshu, her tone was a little strange as she said: "The two of you actually came to the Emperor's palace to steal … … cough cough, I don't know if I should praise the two of you for your good mood, or admire the two of you for your audacity."
Noticing the other's eyes on her, Zhao Min couldn't help but blush, feeling a little guilty, she pulled the blanket up to cover her exposed shoulder: "What are you looking at me for, aren't you looking for the dog Emperor? Here, that's him."
"Him?" Noticing that Zhao Min pursed her lips at Song Qingshu, Yelu Nanxian was surprised at first, but she was an intelligent person, thinking about the information she received and the yellow robes scattered on the floor, she finally understood what Zhao Min meant when she said "far in the horizon, right in front of you".
"You are Yelu Hongji?" Yelu Nanxian raised the sword in her hand again, pointing it at Song Qingshu, her voice trembling. At this moment, her mind was a blank, unable to function normally.
Now that things had come to this, there was no need for Song Qingshu to hide it anymore, not to mention that he had been sending people to look for Yelu Nanxian recently, "Eh, of course not before, but now Yelu Hongji is indeed me."
"Then you were the one who killed my father?" Yelu Nanxian's voice suddenly became low, as if she was talking to herself in her sleep, "This time when I entered the palace to assassinate you, I thought I would definitely die, so before I left, I wanted to see you one last time. Unfortunately, when I went to your previous residence, I couldn't find you, I even waited for you there for three days, but you still didn't come back. I knew I couldn't wait any longer, so tonight I entered the palace to assassinate you, but I didn't expect things to turn out like this … … I must avenge my father!"
Her voice was suddenly filled with determination as she suddenly thrust her sword towards Song QingShu.
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