Both worlds are like dreams

Xue Huang arrived at the east gate and calmly took out a handkerchief from her waist, tore out two pieces of cloth, rolled them up, and stuffed them into her ears.

He pulled two more pairs for Gu Qinglan and asked him to plug his ears and wait at the bottom of the stairs.

Then he slapped open the heavy vermilion riveted wooden door and flew straight in.

At the same time, a melodious flute sound was heard and the air gradually became distorted.

Even if you plug your ears, you can't completely block out the sound of the flute. The reason why Xiao Ling'er's flute is known as the devil's music is that the most terrifying thing is that it can confuse people's minds and bewitch people. Ordinary people will completely lose consciousness before they can finish listening to a song.

At the same time, the charming sound of the flute can dig out the deepest hidden memories of others, and even make people fall into hallucinations and lose themselves.

Xue Huang first plugged her ears with a piece of cloth. Although it couldn't completely block out the sound of the flute, it also didn't immediately make her bewitched by it.

She condensed her sword in mid-air, and the Seven Killing Sword Intent was so cold that it pierced the bones. Without any hesitation, she stabbed directly at the woman in black who was playing the flute.

The Seven Killings Sword Technique's attack was fierce, and combined with Guigu's unique body movement, the sword's momentum was like an arrow shot from a bow. Before most people could react, the sword blade had already reached their throats.

The black-clothed woman's martial arts skills were also top-notch. She immediately used the Xiao as a sword, holding it horizontally in front of her body to block Xue Huang's extremely fast sword.

When she saw Xue Huang's face clearly, she was obviously surprised, "It's you?!"

Xue Huang also recognized the woman in front of her. She was the woman in black who had kindly lent her an umbrella in Jingmeng Garden yesterday.

At that time, I thought she was very skilled in martial arts, but I didn't expect that she was the legendary Demonic Music Ghost Music Xiao Ling'er, one of King Xu's subordinates.

Xue Huang withdrew his sword intent, retreated three feet, watched Xiao Ling'er take out the rag from her ear, and said, "I've heard of your name for a long time."

"You shouldn't come here." Xiao Ling'er's voice was as gentle as water, but with a hint of coldness.

"You shouldn't have come either." Xue Huang replied.

"I have my reasons."

Xue Huang smiled and said, "Of course I have my reasons."

"I won't make things difficult for you, just go." Xiao Ling'er said.

"Have I seen you before?" Xue Huang asked. "Why do I feel that the way you look at me is a little..." Xue Huang was not sure, because she saw a hint of intimacy in Xiao Ling'er's eyes, but she had never seen her before.

"We have never seen it." Xiao Ling'er affirmed.

"In that case, I'm here to save people today. You are no match for me. Get out of the way."

"You really surprised me. But don't even think about leaving today." After saying that, Xiao Ling'er moved the jade flute to her lips, intending to play the ghost music again.

But Xue Huang didn't give her the chance at all, and stepped forward to stop her with her sword.

Then the two men started fighting. Xue Huang's swordsmanship was extremely sophisticated and her moves were extremely fast.

Xiao Ling'er is good at playing the flute, but she had no chance at all at this moment. In close combat, she was no match for Xue Huang and was directly suppressed by the opponent's sword intent.

At this time, the guards who were previously controlled by puppetry began to rush towards Xue Huang. Seeing this, Gu Qinglan, who was outside the door, came to her side with a sword and helped her deal with it.

These guards are now corpses, but they are still able to attack people. Even if these people are knocked down, they can still twist their bodies and stand up staggeringly and continue to pounce on them. The scene is extremely weird for a while.

With these puppets as an obstacle, Xue Huang and Gu Qinglan were evenly matched against Xiao Ling'er. Xue Huang knew that if the stalemate continued, she and Gu Qinglan would suffer.

Because those puppets seemed to be immortal and kept repeating themselves over and over again, and Xiao Ling'er's purpose seemed to be to restrain them.

"Miss Xuehuang." Gu Qinglan stood back to back with her to defend against the puppet's sneak attack, and whispered: "We can't waste time any longer."

"Indeed." Xue Huang said. "A quick battle and a quick decision."

"No," Gu Qinglan said, "I think something is wrong. Before I came in just now, the number of imperial guards increased again. These people were mobilized by Shen Congfeng. If all the imperial guards were mobilized here, then the palace..."

Xue Huang immediately understood that not only were all the imperial guards transferred out of the palace, but they were also being held here at the moment. If Phantom was really behind the scenes, then transferring the imperial guards was simply a deliberate attempt to cooperate with Prince Xu.

What's the purpose? To let Prince Xu assassinate Emperor Beiling?

"You've been fooled." Xue Huang said. "You go first and find His Highness."

"Together." Gu Qinglan used a sword to repel the puppet in front of him.

Xue Huang directly used the Seven Killing Sword to force Xiao Ling'er back. Then, cold air grew around her body and ice spread on the ground, instantly freezing all the puppets that pounced on her into ice sculptures. Xiao Ling'er was also forced to retreat several steps by this powerful internal force.

Afterwards, Xue Huang retreated quickly and left the gate of the Prince's Mansion together with Gu Qinglan. Xiao Ling'er had no intention of chasing them and quickly retreated to the rear.

Xue Huang and Gu Qinglan immediately rushed to the South Gate, intending to discuss countermeasures with Mo Ruilin, but he was not at the South Gate.

"Where is His Highness?" Gu Qinglan asked.

Ye Yin replied: "His Highness said that with the help of Mr. Wei and Miss Xue Huang, the Second Prince will be rescued. He will return to the palace to report first." After saying this, he still had an expression of disbelief on his face. He really didn't expect that when the Second Prince's life and death were uncertain and saving him was urgent, Mo Ruilin would be so careless.

He couldn't help but doubt whether Mo Ruilin was really trying to save him. After all, if the Second Prince died, there would be one less competitor for the Crown Prince.

Gu Qinglan and Xue Huang looked at each other. They both knew that Mo Ruilin must have seen through Shen Congfeng's intention to transfer him away from the Imperial Guards, and was probably trying to find a way to stop it.

"Mr. Wei is a top master and will definitely live up to everyone's expectations." Gu Qinglan said.

"How is the battle situation at the East Gate?" Ye Yin asked.

"Xiao Ling'er has retreated." Xue Huang said. "You can attack now."

Ye Yin then led a team of soldiers and headed towards the east gate. At this moment, he could not care too much, as he could not rely on anyone else but himself.

Changfeng and Baiyu led the team to enter from the west gate. Wei Yunzhou had already defeated Luohan Gui and was nowhere to be found at this time.

Xue Huang and Gu Qinglan also hurried to the palace. It was already dusk and the setting sun was blood-red, like an ominous sign.

The two of them galloped all the way and came to a dilapidated palace wall.

"Why did you bring me here?" Xue Huang asked puzzled.

"This is an old palace in Beiyuan. After Beiling conquered Beiyuan, they moved the capital here and built a new palace. The original old palace was preserved as an abandoned cold palace. It is the place with the weakest guards. It is also the only way to sneak into the palace." Gu Qinglan explained.

"So, if Xu Yao wanted to assassinate the emperor, he would most likely pass through here? But what if Shen Congfeng cooperated with him and had already paved the way for him?"

"I don't think Xu Yao is necessarily trying to assassinate His Majesty."

"why?"

"Although the Second Prince is imprisoned at the moment, his influence in the court cannot be underestimated. If His Majesty dies at this moment, the princes will certainly seize power, and Beiling will certainly consume a lot of combat power. Today, Tianqi and Xiyue have been eyeing Beiling covetously. Once Beiling has internal friction, it will inevitably attract the covetousness of foreign enemies. Shen Congfeng and Mo Yunchen cannot afford this consequence."

"You make sense." Xue Huang said. "Let's go in first. No matter what Xu Yao wants to do, stopping him is the most urgent task."