This villain has become a ghost

As the night deepens, the river lanterns gradually fade away.

After a long time, Qiu Shuangwan and Xia Ruozhi were about to leave, but a murderous intent emerged silently behind them.

A group of men in black appeared at the bridge like ghosts, moving quickly and silently, with black cloth covering their faces, revealing only a pair of cold eyes.

Xia Ruozhi grabbed Qiu Shuangwan's sleeve, slowly approached him, and whispered solemnly in his ear: "There is danger. Later... hide behind me."

Qiu Shuangwan broke out in a cold sweat and nodded imperceptibly.

The men in black exchanged glances with each other, dispersed tacitly, and quietly approached the target from all directions.

They held sharp daggers in their hands, and the cold light flickered in the darkness like the tongue of a poisonous snake.

Suddenly, a man in black jumped out, his dagger cut through the air, and he pounced quickly towards Qiu Shuangwan.

Qiu Shuangwan's heart skipped a beat and his body instinctively tensed up. At the critical moment, Xia Ruzhi quickly turned around and stood in front of him, unsheathing his sword and aiming straight at the black-clad man's vitals.

At the same time, other men in black also launched attacks, and the bridge fell into chaos in an instant.

The sword light and the dagger intertwined, making a harsh sound of metal collision.

The pedestrians on the bridge were frightened by the sudden attack and fled in all directions. Screams and cries for help echoed in the night sky.

Seeing this scene, Nangong Wanqing's pupils constricted, and then she began to deceive the strong man without changing her expression or heartbeat, and said in a deep voice:

"Are these men in black the same ones who destroyed our base?!"

The strong man couldn't be sure. After hesitating for a while, he said, "Maybe... yes?"

But why would they stab someone in the street for no reason?

In the past, destroying the stronghold meant that they and Chi Yu were in a hostile relationship, but now... what about the person who assassinated Daying?

Nangong Wanqing saw his hesitation and knew that he was not completely stupid yet, so she continued:

"No matter whether they are or not, we should just kill them all. Anyway...the ones who died were not from our group."

The strong man was stunned.

The adults are so domineering.

Just as Nangong Wanqing was about to rush to the bridge to save them, a flash of red suddenly appeared, and a spear broke through the air and pierced the chest of one of the killers.

It’s Song Zhiyi.

She was dressed in red, with a cold expression and a heroic demeanor. She held a spear in her hand, the tip of which flashed with cold light and murderous intent.

Qiu Shuangwan was protected by Xia Ruzhi behind him. After seeing the person coming, she felt a little more at ease.

Nangong Wanqing also calmed down and gave up the idea of coming over to rescue people.

Although there are many killers, the two generals are not vegetarians.

The smell of blood filled the air. The moonlight and lights from not far away occasionally shone through the dark clouds, illuminating the bridge and casting a shocking scarlet color.

They killed wave after wave of killers and threw them into the river under the bridge.

Qiu Shuangwan resisted the urge to retch, and tried her best to protect herself and not cause trouble for the two of them.

...If he had known that he would encounter this situation, he should have carried a musket with him, so he wouldn't be in such a mess now.

He looked around, but in the tall pavilion not far away, he caught a glimpse of rows of sharp and bright things.

"Be careful, there's a crossbow in that attic!"

As soon as he finished speaking, countless sharp arrows came like rain!

Nangong Wanqing's breath caught in her throat, and she frowned as she said to the burly man, "Watch this place and wait for the spy who's coming to contact you. I'm going to meet the man in the attic opposite."

The strong man said: "Yes! My lord, please be careful."

Xia Ruozhi and Song Zhiyi's attention was diverted. The two remaining killers looked at each other, threw hidden weapons with a cold glow from their arms, attacked the two of them, and then jumped into the river.

Amidst the flashes of swords and sabers, there was the sound of violent collisions between weapons.

All the arrows have fallen to the ground.

Before Song Zhiyi could dodge, a hidden weapon pierced his shoulder. The weapon had a strange shape and contained a barb that cut deep into his flesh.

On this side, Xia Ruzhi was safe and sound, but his face was pale, his pupils were trembling, and his eyes were red.

In his arms... was the unconscious Qiu Shuangwan.

He couldn't believe it.

Just now... it was Qiu Shuangwan who blocked the hidden weapon for him.

He originally thought that their childhood friendship had faded over time, but he didn't expect...

Qiu Shuangwan will risk her life to save him.

…Time goes back to those few lightning seconds.

Qiu Shuangwan really didn't want to play any clichéd role of blocking knives and swords at all.

But there are arrows in front and hidden weapons behind.

It was impossible for Xia Ruzhi to protect him in all directions without any blind spots.

This guy can block arrows but not hidden weapons.

So, between being riddled with arrows and being poked slightly by a hidden weapon, he chose the latter.

But unexpectedly... Xia Ruzhi, the king of imagination, is quite good at it.

Song Zhiyi was shocked and gritted her teeth, "The Concubine Xian is injured. Hurry and bring her back to the palace and ask the imperial physician to treat her!"

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royal palace.

Shangxian Palace.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.

Song Zhiyi and Qiu Shuangwan, who were wrapped like dumplings, looked at each other in silence.

Actually...their injuries were not very serious.

Doctor Xu is an old gentleman with a simple and honest face. He has a very amiable smile, but somehow he seems to be good at wrapping people up like dumplings.

...Maybe he participated in the making of mummies in his previous life.

After the two of them had tidied their clothes, Nangong Mingzhu, Nangong Qianshang and Xia Ruzhi walked in slowly.

...Don't ask why princes and generals can enter this place even though it is clearly the harem. The reason is because there is an emperor who doesn't care about trivial matters.

Yue Liuyun couldn't help laughing when he saw the two people who looked like dumplings.

Doctor Xu’s technique was indeed well-deserved. He had bandaged Nangong Mingzhu in the same way before.

Nangong Qianshang held Song Zhiyi's hand, full of concern and heartache:

"Zhiyi, does the wound still hurt?"

Xia Ruozhi didn't dare to hold Qiu Shuangwan's hand, but he was full of remorse and emotion:

"Thank you, buddy."

Nangong Mingzhu: “…”

This one two.

So fucking corny.

I feel like vomiting. What's going on?

Yue Liuyun was so captivated by Xia Ruzhi's words "old iron" that she couldn't stop laughing.

Song Zhiyi frowned.

Tsk, she still felt that Xia Ruzhi was a little inappropriate.

The emperor was still alive, but he was actually exchanging glances with the emperor's woman. How outrageous.

...However, the emperor himself didn't seem to care at all, Qiu Shuangwan also looked calm, and even Nangong Qianshang didn't show any strange expression.

Song Zhiyi felt that her own precarious worldview could not keep up with the unique train of thought of these people.

She told the emperor everything that happened tonight, and then left with Nangong Qianshang.

After they left, Xia Ruozhi told the emperor everything that happened tonight that the two of them were not allowed to hear, and then left.

After Xia Ruozhi left, Qiu Shuangwan told the emperor everything that happened tonight that he was not allowed to hear, and then lay down to rest.

Therefore, when it came into the hands of Nangong Mingzhu, it became the most complete and detailed version.

In Qinghe Palace.

Yue Liuyun sorted out the information in his mind and frowned, "The person sent to assassinate Qiu Shuangwan and the others today should not be Wei Yanzhi."

"So, who could it be?"