Female martial arts fanatics only love to fight, while men fight for their lives.

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It was almost midnight when the Queen was about to go to bed.

Without the company of any noble man, sleeping alone may be lonely, but it is safe.

Lou Xiao is guarding the Queen tonight.

She sat cross-legged on the wall, supporting her head with one hand and looking at the darkness, always thinking of Tang Wang and her master.

She listened to her master and did not enter the martial arts world, but her senior sister pulled her into the court, and later she had to help her senior sister and go to the martial arts world.

Although it hasn't been explained yet...but who could be more suitable than her?

And whether the wound on Xiao Zhengze's body was poisonous...

The palace was exceptionally quiet at night. From where she sat, she could take in the surrounding scenery. The dim light of the palace lanterns flickered in the darkness.

Occasionally, a patrolling guard would pass by. When they saw her, they would bow quietly and salute her before continuing on their way.

She was a little bored, and said to the night, "Come out."

Yet there was no reaction.

She changed her hand that was supporting her head and spoke to herself, "If His Majesty asks, just say that I asked you to show up, and I will forgive you."

A gust of cold night wind blew by, and from the shadow of the inconspicuous palace eaves, a black figure flew out like a giant bird.

It was impossible to tell his gender, he was of medium build and well-trained. He landed not far from her but remained hidden in the darkness, bowing his head to signal her.

Lou Xiao looked him up and down and asked curiously, "Why is it you?"

She was familiar with the secret guards around the Queen, and the one protecting Her Majesty today should be the strongest one... but he...

"I am incompetent and have disappointed Lord Zhenguo." The surprise in her eyes was easy to read; she was not very happy with his appearance.

Lou Xiao was embarrassed to come, "I don't mean to look down on you, what about her? Protecting His Majesty has always been her top priority. I'm just a little uncomfortable with you suddenly taking over today."

The tightly wrapped secret guard hesitated for a moment, but still replied, "If you are injured, I will take over."

Injured? What did you do?

Lou Xiao said "Oh" and didn't ask any more questions, but if she hadn't appeared, it would be hard to say whether the secret guards could have stopped the Thousand Silk Rain, and it was foreseeable that they would be punished.

Lou Xiao has no control over the internal management of the Secret Guard.

She changed her posture on the palace wall, with her legs dangling in the air and shaking gently. She felt much more relaxed next to the Queen's secret guards. She finally had the chance to let go of her airs and clear her mind.

The little secret guard hid in the shadows. If she didn't tell him to leave, he would just wait for her to speak.

Lou Xiao had seen many cold faces of the secret guards, and he couldn't joke with that "her", but he always wanted to tickle the secret guards' beards.

To put it bluntly, I am just a bad-mouthed person and always want to tease them.

As she saw that nothing would happen tonight, the little secret guard who was on guard like her could naturally help her to entertain herself. It was really fun to tease the serious secret guard.

"How's your swordsmanship going? I remember that you were able to hold out for a stick of incense under my command before."

She and the Queen's secret guards became acquainted with each other through fighting. When she didn't know her senior sister's identity yet, she was perceptive enough to notice the martial artist who was following her senior sister secretly, and she attacked him immediately without saying hello.

At that time, she thought he was someone who was harmful to her. Only after her senior sister explained that he was a guard did she reluctantly stop.

Later, she went to Beijing and saw them again. She recognized the number one secret guard who had fought with her and felt very familiar with him.

The little secret guard raised his head and glanced at her. "I have made some progress. If you have time, I hope the Duke of Zhenguo can teach me."

He paused for a moment and asked hesitantly, "...How did you recognize your subordinates...?"

He always wrapped himself in black, concealing any identifiable special features of himself, and was no different from all the secret guards; even his voice was disguised.

The royal secret guards are all good at hiding and never show their true faces. Even if they have fought with her, it is difficult to tell them apart, but she can always recognize people in silence.

Somewhat frustrating.

"I can't tell you this." Lou Xiao stood up and loosened her wrist. "Since you've made progress, I came to check it out. It's dark at night and no one is paying attention, so I can exercise."

As she spoke, she rushed over with empty hands, and the little dark guard was horrified and refused.

"No adults!"

However, Lou Xiao had already grabbed his mask with one hand. He quickly retreated with his eyes wide open under his thick black eyebrows, bent over and turned over to escape.

Lou Xiao didn't really want to attack him, so she chased him with a little strength.

The two of them chased and fled silently on the palace wall. Soon they were pinned down by Lou Xiao and made to lie on the roof. The little secret guard didn't dare to move, for fear of alarming others.

After the exercise, the whole body felt relaxed. Lou Xiao let go of the little dark guard and was about to get up and hide, but Lou Xiao stopped him with a word.

"Well, sit down and talk."

She didn't care whether he listened or not, and vented the depression in her heart for the whole day, "The pressure is really great──"

When she arrived in the capital, she felt somewhat overwhelmed. She had never learned how to survive in such an environment. She was a little tired of maintaining the dignity that Her Majesty the Queen had been trying to save for her.

It's only been a few days──

It would be easy for her to be a secret guard protecting the queen, but investigating cases is not her forte.

If the little secret guard heard this, he might just say that she was ungrateful for what she had. They were people who were always on the verge of death, and no one knew if they would die at the next moment. How could they compare to her, a favorite minister, who had a good life?

There was a secret guard who was serious and would not communicate with anyone outside. Lou Xiao was not afraid that he would tell others.

She chattered to herself, but her eyes were fixed on the surroundings of His Majesty's bedroom, and she did not let her guard down because of this venting chase.

"Being a Duke of Zhenguo doesn't mean much," she said after talking for many hours and finally came to this conclusion. "Everyone sees me because of the title. All the flattery, fawning or intimacy,

It's not for me, but for the three words "Duke of Zhenguo".

I can’t see real smiles or hear true words. Maybe I’m not suitable to live in such an environment.”

The little dark guard listened for a long time like a statue, and finally retorted weakly, "That's not the case. His Majesty really treats you well."

Lou Xiao looked up at the sky with her profile hidden by the shadow and sighed, "Yeah──"

She was silent for a while, then said compassionately, "Go away. Just treat me as hysterical and embarrass you."

The little secret guard bowed to her and quickly disappeared into the shadows. In the darkness, he turned around to look at Lou Xiao who was sitting alone on the roof of the palace. A voice came to his ears,

"Abandoning your post without permission, go and receive your punishment."

"Yes."

He withdrew his gaze and became a featureless and emotionless secret guard again.

It is really ridiculous to see a rich and powerful Duke who has everything, and a secret guard who has nothing and lives in darkness complaining about life.

But he was the only one who came out at the risk of being punished because of her words.

Isn't he ridiculous?

Whipped, blood seeped through his black clothes. The face of the little secret guard under the mask laughed at himself, saying he overestimated his own abilities.