"When I came here, I heard that the intruder was only discovered in the inner palace. Even the emperor was shocked. First, split into a few groups and chase after this person and his companions. I will first go to the inner palace to take a look in case someone tries to harm the emperor. "The blue haired, purple bearded man was naturally the Gold Spirit Guest, Qiu Longzi. At this moment, he spoke in a deep voice.
"Yes, I will do it right away." The Qi Practitioner guard immediately replied and passed down the order.
At this time, the other Gold Spirit Guests also split into groups and chased out of the palace.
Qiu Longzhi gave a few orders to another person in a low voice before turning around and bringing a few of his trusted cultivators towards the inner palace.
Not long after, he passed through a few heavily guarded sentries and finally arrived in front of a small palace that was abnormally exquisite. He saw that the interior was brightly lit and outside stood a hundred or so murderous silver armored guards. Each of them wore armor and carried blades. They were split into several rows and blocked the entrance of the palace. They had no intentions of giving way to Qiu Longzhi!
"Qiu Longzhi pays his respects to your majesty! Is your majesty's body alright? " Qiu Longzhi stopped in front of the guards and his eyes flashed as he cupped his hands towards the direction of the palace.
"Commander Qiu, I am fine. I was only shocked by that intruder. I will be fine after a bit of rest. Did you capture the thief who broke into the palace? "A weak man's voice came from the main hall.
"As long as your majesty is fine. That intruder was about to be captured, but unfortunately, there was someone else who helped her escape from the palace. However, don't worry your majesty, I have already sent people to lock down the four doors and have sent more people to chase after her. I believe that there will be news soon. Also, does your majesty know the intruder's true appearance and purpose in entering the palace? "Qiu Longzhi asked calmly.
"No. I suddenly bumped into her and she was wearing a mask the entire time. How could I have seen her true appearance? Hmph, could it be that you suspect me? "The voice in the palace suddenly became serious.
"I don't dare. I am only worried that the intruder entered the palace with an ulterior motive. I am worried that there are other people hiding in the palace. "Although the large man said that he was guilty, he couldn't help but look at the palace with a trace of suspicion.
If he didn't hear wrongly, the voice in the hall sounded a little weak.
But this Emperor Xuan Zhi was also a practitioner, if it was just a little "shock", he wouldn't be like this.
It was obvious that the emperor was hiding something and did not tell the truth to the Gold Spirit Guest Commander.
"Oh, so it turns out that Commander Qiu has a loving heart. Then the ignorant can't be blamed! However, this thief is extremely daring. He actually dared to enter the palace and disturb us. You must capture this person for me, dead or alive! Go and take care of this matter immediately. "The voice of the man in the hall slowed down a bit before he spoke through gritted teeth.
"Yes, your subject obeys! However, just in case, I will leave these subordinates here to strengthen the defense of this place. "Qiu Longzhi agreed, but after rolling his eyes a few times, he spoke in this manner.
"There's no need. I have already sent people to gather the Gold Spirit Guests under Commander Lu. Commander Qiu, you only need to focus on capturing this intruder. "Emperor Xuan Zhi said in a low voice.
"So it's like that, then your subject can be at ease." Hearing this, Qiu Longzhi was a bit surprised at first, but immediately displayed a look of obedience.
Then, he left with a few of his trusted subordinates.
"Boss Qiu, something isn't right. I have already asked around. One of the palace attendants heard the emperor's scream before seeing the intruder rush out of the emperor's residence. Moreover, the intruder's sword was covered in fresh blood. Also, the palace was in such a mess, but the other commanders in seclusion didn't care at all and didn't seem to have any intentions of coming out. And the emperor didn't seem to have any intentions of punishing them. This is too strange. "A skinny old man with triangular eyes walked in front of Qiu Longzhi and said in a low voice.
"Of course I can see that something is wrong, but we can't just barge into the emperor's residence. How about this, I will first take some people to chase after the intruder. You secretly send a few brothers to keep an eye on the inner palace. If anything happens, immediately report back to me. "Qiu Longzhi ordered with a gloomy face.
"Boss Qiu, don't worry, I know what to do." The triangular eyed old man understood and nodded his head.
After a while, the group of people once again arrived at the high walls of the palace.
Qiu Longzhi's gaze swept over the black blood on the ground. He immediately waved his hand and called over a nearby guard. After asking a few questions, a trace of joy appeared on his face.
He shook his sleeve and a fist sized golden colored dog flew out. Then, he formed a hand sign with one hand and said something in a low voice. Immediately, the golden colored dog circled around the black blood a few times and deeply sniffed it a few times. Then, with a leap, it flew off in a certain direction.
"Let's go, follow the Spirit Dog! The blood on the silk handkerchief was left by the intruder. As long as she is within a hundred miles, she won't be able to escape my Thousand Mile Dog's pursuit. "Qiu Longzhi said with a ferocious face. Then, he brought the others and followed the small dog down.
At the same time, in the inner palace hall that was surrounded by silver armored soldiers.
Xuan Zhi, the master of Xuanjing, sat on a large bed with a pale face. Looking to the side, he saw that one of his arms had disappeared.
Behind him, a pair of slender jade like hands pressed against his back and a light blue spirit power was poured into his body.
The owner of this pair of hands was Empress Dong!
As the amount of blue light poured into Xuan Zhi's body increased, a pained expression appeared on his face. Suddenly, a blue light flashed from his severed arm, and a dense amount of blood vessels interweaved and quickly grew longer. Vaguely, it formed a new arm.
After the time it took for a stick of incense to burn, Xuan Zhi let out a low roar. The new arm suddenly flashed with blue light and completely recovered.
Aside from the skin being a little too white, there was almost no difference from the original arm.
"That's enough. I've already helped you completely dissolve the Spirit Pill and regrow an arm. This way, when you go to court in two days, you won't attract any suspicion. However, how could you be so careless that when you transformed, you were seen by that human cultivator and had one of your arms cut off. "Empress Dong retracted her hands and said with some dissatisfaction.
"How would I know that a cultivator would disguise as a palace maid and sneak into my bedroom. According to the usual practice, after these mortal palace maids saw me transform, I would have personally executed them. However, if it wasn't for the two Sea Race guards that mother sent to protect me, I'm afraid that this time, I wouldn't have been able to escape. "Xuan Zhi's face was unusually dark as he replied.
"Hmph, when I sent the two of them to you in the past, you didn't seem too willing either. Now you know the benefits of them. The two of them have been serving the Dong Clan's clan for a very long time. You are my son, naturally they will be loyal to you without any second thoughts. "Empress Dong glanced at Xuan Zhi and said.
"Mother, don't say anymore. I wasn't sensible before, but now I know that I was wrong. However, although they are strong, that intruder also had someone to help him. There shouldn't be any problems chasing after him alone, right? "Xuan Zhi laughed bitterly and said with some worry.
"Don't worry about this. That intruder had already been hit by their unique Secret Technique, so he was most likely half-dead now. Even if there was someone to help him, they wouldn't be a match for them. However, when this intruder escaped, the method he used was a bit strange. It seemed to be a very orthodox sword cultivator's method, not a normal loose cultivator! Could it be a female cultivator from the Heavenly Moon Sect? "Empress Dong thought for a while and actually guessed Hu Chunniang's true identity.
"What, a cultivator from the Heavenly Moon Sect? Could it be that one of the big Sects found out about us? "Xuan Zhi was shocked when he heard this. His face turned completely pale.
"If the Heavenly Moon Sect and the other five sects heard the news, they would have long sent out Spirit Master level existences to sweep through Xuanjing. Why would they send a Spirit Apostle to alert the enemy? We also can't rule out the possibility that this person accidentally received some sword cultivation inheritance and was able to use sword cultivation techniques. "Empress Dong heard this and shook her head.
"Most likely so. However, mother, we still haven't found out who the supervising disciple of the Heavenly Moon Sect in Xuanjing is. Could she be the one who charged into the palace tonight? "Xuan Zhi let out a long sigh of relief, but then he thought of something and asked with a serious tone.
"The supervising disciple of the Heavenly Moon Sect? Hmm, now that you mention it, it's not impossible. Whatever, no matter where this girl came from, if she's a dead person, then it won't be a big deal. In another half a year, our family's big event will start. At that time, even if the five sects hear the news, they won't have the time to care about us. "Empress Dong nodded her head and laughed coldly.
"I hope we can survive this half a year." Hearing this, Xuan Zhi's face was unsettled but he finally laughed bitterly.
… …
With the young woman in his arms, Liu Ming quickly passed through the quiet alleys. After a short while, he had left the Imperial Palace far away and plunged into a small bamboo forest between two streets.
In the middle of the bamboo forest, there was a small stone pavilion. Other than two small paths, there were no other exits.
He had chosen this place beforehand. Not only was it very secluded, no one would stay here at night.
Once he entered the stone pavilion, he put the young woman on the ground and reached out to take off her mask.
Immediately, a face as white as jade appeared in front of him. It was a twenty something year old beautiful face. However, at this moment, her cheeks were red and her lips were black and cracked.
Liu Ming's heart sank and he pressed his hand against the girl's forehead.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
