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Enduring the severe pain from his shoulder, Qian Mingduo took off the coat that was soaked in blood and wiped the wound with clean water.

Today is the tenth day of the lunar month, the day to meet Miss Tian. I just went to Miss Tian's place the day before yesterday, but Qian Ming wanted to go again today.

After fastening the Browning to his waist, Qian Mingduo hung the bag of jewelry Zheng Dan gave him around his waist. He sniffed the food Xiao Wuzi brought back for him yesterday, which was a little rotten, and his stomach was rumbling.

"Let's go to the street and get something to eat!" Qian Mingduo walked out.

When they arrived outside Zheng Dan's palace, Qian Mingduo asked a maid to invite Zheng Dan out.

"Is your injury better, sir?" Zheng Dan asked through the gauze curtain at the entrance of the palace.

"It's all right." Qian Mingduo bowed slightly, "Ling Fei, thank you for the medicine, Madam."

"Why is there still blood flowing from the wound?" Zheng Dan ordered someone to lift the veil, "Why is no one bandaging you? You risked your life for Sister Xi Shi and got injured. If it were me... I would definitely take care of you personally."

"Damn! Are you kidding me, Madam?" Qian Mingduo winked and said, "Miss Xishi is the king's woman, and she takes care of me personally... Can we stop talking nonsense?"

Zheng Dan smiled calmly and said, "So what if she is the king's woman? If you hadn't taken good care of her, the king wouldn't have this woman. So what's the harm in taking care of her? She is just afraid of the king's blame and cherishes her life."

"Xiao Cui, get some water and a scarf." Zheng Dan turned around and ordered, "Although you didn't risk your life for me, I will serve you."

"If someone around you reports this to the king," Qian Mingduo turned his head and whispered to Zheng Dan who was carefully bandaging him, "he will probably kill both of us."

"Then our souls will turn into a pair of swans." Zheng Dan lowered her voice and winked at Qian Mingduo. "Wouldn't it be better if we could live together and fly together?"

"You are so bold and daring, Madam." Qian Mingduo said jokingly, "I am not as good as you."

"Alright." Zheng Dan slowly pulled down Qian Mingduo's sleeves and said softly, "Don't let the wound get wet in the next few days. Remember that."

"OK." Qian Mingduo looked around and said softly, "Which village in Yue State is your family from?"

Zheng Dan opened his eyes wide and asked in surprise, "Are you going back to Yue?"

Qian Mingduo quickly covered Zheng Dan's mouth, shook his head, and whispered: "I can't go back to Yue for the time being, but I found a very reliable person who can bring the things you gave me to your family."

"Zhuji...at the foot of Zhuluo Mountain...Heron Bay Village" Zheng Dan looked at the misty white clouds in the distance, her eyes revealing infinite attachment and yearning.

When she mentioned the name of her hometown, the extremely familiar beautiful scenery of her hometown, the loving smiles of her parents, and the laughter of her brothers and sisters were all the most precious memories in her heart.

"I remember that." Qian Mingduo looked at Zheng Dan and slowly backed away. He didn't turn around and leave until he reached the steps.

But he hadn't walked a few steps when he saw Xue Siren and two eunuchs entering the courtyard. "It seems that as soon as I entered the courtyard, these two damn eunuchs went to report to Xue Siren."

"I wonder why Ling Gongzheng came to Empress Zheng's palace..." Xue Siren said sarcastically, "I remember that this is not the Guanwa Palace where Gongzheng is guarding, right?"

"You know this isn't Guanwa Palace!" Qian Ming hated this kind of people, and hated this kind of people saying this kind of thing even more. He put his hands in his pockets, squinted at Xue Si Ren, and said, "Does Xue Si Ren know how many guards there are in Guanwa Palace? And do you know how many sentries there are?"

"This..." Xue Siren was unable to answer for a moment. He said angrily, "What does this have to do with your visit to Madam Zheng?"

"Why are you so anxious?" Qian Mingduo said with a serious expression, "I can let you know that there are eleven open guard posts and eleven secret guard posts in Guanwa Palace, and each shift is managed by two palace guards. There are also thirty-three guards on the palace walls, five eunuchs, and a dozen maids."

"Why do I know all this?" Xue Siren was confused, but he felt that there must be a reason why Qian Mingduo told him such secrets of palace defense.

"With all the defense, the assassin was only half a step away from Empress Xishi." Qian Mingduo's eyes widened with anger. "She was nearly injured by the assassin. And Empress Zheng was also the target of the assassination. But Empress Zheng has only a few weak maids and three or two weak eunuchs outside the palace gate... Who else can protect Empress Zheng's safety?"

"Although Ling Fei is the guard of Guanwa Palace," Qian Mingduo said pretentiously, "I am under the order of Lord Zhou, the chief of the palace guards, and I am also responsible for the safety of Empress Zheng... Why do you think I am here?"

At this time, Xiao Wuzi and a guard walked into the palace gate. Seeing Qian Mingduo in the courtyard, he hurried forward and bowed: "Master Zhou has ordered you to rest for a few days. Madam Zheng is here and I will be guarding her. You should rest for a few days and don't worry about being tired."

"Although we have captured the assassin who assassinated Empress Xi Shi." Qian Mingduo was talking to Xiao Wuzi, but his eyes were fixed on Xue Siren: "But there was someone else who assassinated Empress Zheng. Although I was wounded by the sword, I dare not slack off in the slightest."

"Since you two are here to serve as guards, I will go to another place to take charge of the duty." Qian Mingduo gave a piece of candy to Xue Siren, and he clasped his fists and bowed to Xue Siren, "Xue Siren, Ling Fei takes his leave!"

"Lord Ling was wounded by a sword, you must take good care of yourself." Xue Siren also bowed and said, "Lord Ling not only captured the assassin alive, but also made the assassin confess without imposing a severe punishment. Lord Ling's contribution is very great!"

"You are too kind, eunuch." Qian Mingduo bowed again and turned away.

Xue Siren watched Qian Mingduo walk out of the palace gate, then turned to Xiao Wuzi and the other two and said, "Your Ling Fei, the palace official, is very sharp in his words. His behavior is unruly, but he is not very annoying."

"Master Xue, you don't know this." Xiao Wuzi bowed and said, "The two assassins last night were both from Madam Xue's school."

"Madam Xue?" Xue eunuch asked, "Is she the Madam Xue of Chu, who is known as the best swordsman in the world?"

"Yes, it is Madam Xue who is known as the best swordsman in the world." Another guard also bowed and replied.

"It is a great honor for our Xue family to have such a person," said Xue Siren proudly.

"The two assassins were both Madam Xue's disciples." Xiao Wuzi said, "The assassin outside Guanwa Palace killed two of my palace guards in a row, and he was also wounded by several swords. There were more than a dozen of us but we were unable to capture him alive, so we could only kill him."

Xiao Wuzi's eyes were filled with admiration: "And the assassin in Guanwa Palace is the sister of the assassin outside the palace, and her swordsmanship is even better than that of the assassin outside the palace. And Lord Ling captured her alive by himself, which shows how high Lord Ling's martial arts skills are."