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Upon hearing that assassins had surrounded the palace, Emperor Xia Ming's face changed drastically.

"What's going on? Where's Prince Rong? Where's Chi Guang? Where are they?"

The eunuch who came to report said, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Rong and Commander Chi are leading the imperial guards to fight the assassins. This group of assassins is large in number and there are many martial arts experts among them. They have been hiding in the valley and waited for Your Majesty to go to the Xianyi Pavilion. Then they rushed out and killed them. Judging from their attire, we have preliminarily determined that they are from the Karen Kingdom."

"Karen Nation?"

The Queen said, "Your Majesty, the people of Karen have a strong hatred for Daxia. This assassination in the palace must have been premeditated. What should we do?"

Speaking of the Karen Kingdom, Feng Qingluan had some impression of it.

It is said that when the Karen Kingdom provoked a border war, Xie Jin personally led his troops there, attacked two of the enemy's cities in succession, and almost reached their imperial capital.

However, Feng Qingluan was surprised that Xie Jin was in charge of the palace's security. With his ability and judgment, it was impossible for such a big mistake to occur and go unnoticed by a group of Karen assassins hiding in the mountains.

Emperor Xia Ming's face was solemn: "Prince Rong is my Great Xia's God of War. With him here, I believe he can quickly control this attack."

Others thought so too.

However, just as Emperor Xia Ming finished his words, a sharp arrow shot up from the steps below, breaking through the air.

"Father, be careful!"

Xie Heng and Xie Yan rushed out from both sides and stood in front of Emperor Xia Ming.

After this arrow was fired, countless arrows shot up towards Xianyi Pavilion from below, indiscriminately shooting at the concubines and officials who were still in surprise.

"It's a rain of arrows, Your Majesty, get out of the way!"

Someone shouted in panic.

"Father, Mother, please come into the palace!"

Xie Heng grabbed a sharp arrow and used it to block other arrows, protecting Emperor Xia Ming and the Queen behind him.

Xie Yan also drew out Liu Qi's sword, and while blocking the rain of arrows he protected them as they retreated into Xianyi Pavilion.

The lively banquet turned into a massacre in a hail of arrows. Some people were shot by sharp arrows and screamed miserably. Soon, the ground was covered with countless corpses.

Feng Qingluan followed the concubines and retreated into the pavilion, while keeping an eye on the Qionghua Terrace and the assassins who were rushing up to the attic.

"They are coming, protect His Majesty!"

A small group of imperial guards were standing on the Xianyi Pavilion, raising their swords to chop down at the head of an assassin, while a scimitar flew up from below and cut his throat.

A group of assassins wearing exotic costumes and holding scimitars came up first.

The leader was named Wei You. When he saw Emperor Xia Ming retreating to the attic, he shouted provocatively:

"Old Emperor, aren't you very powerful? Why are you running for your life like a turtle at this time? No matter where you run to, today is the day you die. I will bring your head back to be buried with our city lord! Brothers, kill!"

Wei You raised his sword and swung it, and all the other assassins who were killing the imperial guards dropped their weapons and rushed towards Xie Heng, Xie Yan and others who were protecting the retreat in the rear.

Xie Heng and Xie Yan's martial arts skills are among the best among the princes, but it is obvious that the assassins who broke through the layers of imperial guards and attacked Xianyi Pavilion are no ordinary people. They are highly skilled in martial arts and have great strength, and the imperial guards are no match for them.

Xie Heng is the crown prince and nothing can happen to him. His personal bodyguard Ye Feng fights with the assassin while protecting him.

Liu Qi was stabbed by Xie Yan this morning. Although he still has fighting ability, it is greatly reduced. There are many assassins on the other side, and more people are rushing up one after another. It is a bit difficult for them and the imperial guards on the attic to resist.

Several assassins held back Xie Heng and Xie Yan, while Wei You crossed the last line of defense and headed straight for Emperor Xia Ming, who was only a few meters away from retreating into the palace.

"Old Emperor, give me your life!"

"Father!"

Xie Yan shouted loudly, and ignoring the enemies around him, he threw his sword towards Wei You.

"boom!"

The weapons clashed and Wei You's scimitar was intercepted.

Xie Yan no longer had the sword in his hand, and the assassin's knife slashed at his back.

Liu Qi said in surprise: "My Lord, be careful!"

He rushed forward without hesitation and pushed Xie Yan away. In the critical moment, he used his sword to block the opponent's scimitar.

With Xie Yan's obstruction, Emperor Xia Ming retreated back to the palace safely. At the last moment before closing the door, Feng Qingluan looked outside and Xie Yan also looked at them.

He saw Feng Qingluan in the crowd at a glance.

When their eyes met, Feng Qingluan's expression was cold, and she didn't show any panic at all because of the critical situation.

Seeing her like this, Xie Yan remembered how she easily defeated four secret guards in the palace.

Feng Qingluan knows martial arts, so protecting herself should not be a problem.

At this moment, Xie Yan didn't even realize that a trace of worry about Feng Qingluan flashed through his mind. He picked up a long sword on the ground and killed the assassins.

The people who retreated into the hall listened to the fighting outside in fear and panic.

Concubine Ru was extremely anxious. "What happened to Prince Rong? The assassins have come to Xianyi Pavilion. Isn't he responsible for the safety of the banquet? Why hasn't he shown up yet? Your Majesty, I am so worried about Prince Chu. It is too dangerous for him to stay outside and fight for us."

She was extremely anxious because she only had this one son. What would she do if Xie Yan got hurt or something happened to him?

"Father, the Crown Prince is also outside, and I am very worried about him." Princess Qingyang Xie Ning also said.

The queen was still calm. Listening to the sound of weapons coming from outside, she clenched her hands tightly and prayed in her heart that nothing would happen to the prince.

Hearing them all talking about their sons and brothers, Xipin glanced at King Jing. Fortunately, her son was not good at martial arts and did not have to fight outside, but she was also frightened and cried:

"Your Majesty, is there anyone coming to save us? The Crown Prince and the King of Chu can't hold on for much longer. Where on earth is His Royal Highness Prince Rong? If he doesn't come to save us, I'm so worried."

The other concubines and noble ladies had never seen such a large-scale assassination and were all frightened and cried out.

Court officials were also talking about it, making the already chaotic scene even more noisy and panic-stricken.

Emperor Xia Ming was annoyed by their quarrel and said angrily:

"Shut up, everyone! Prince Rong is my brother. I believe he will come. If he didn't show up, he must have been entangled in other things."

Emperor Xia Ming became angry and the scene became quiet.

Feng Qingluan has been paying attention to the situation outside.

Concubine Xi blamed Xie Jin, which was indeed unusual considering the current situation.

Not to mention that Xie Jin did not notice the assassin at the first time, even if the assassin appeared, the first thing he should have done was to come to Xianyi Pavilion to protect Emperor Xia Ming closely and command the battle.

Unexpectedly, the assassins had already come to the emperor, but he still hadn't appeared. Where had he gone? Was he injured? Or had he been killed?

Feng Qingluan was thinking, and suddenly, a dazzling fireball gradually enlarged in her pupils. Feng Qingluan said in surprise: "There are rockets, everyone quickly find cover!"

She pushed the people behind her away, and the rocket quickly pierced through the window and shot into the curtain behind them.

"boom!"

The veil was set on fire.

Then countless flaming arrows shot through the windows and doors from the front of the hall and shot into various places inside the hall, quickly starting a fire inside the hall.