The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

Chapter 268: The Assassin Who Fell from the Sky

On New Year's Eve, Tian Shang did not come to Yaohua Pavilion to watch the singing and dancing, but he heard from Shi Xiaofu that the princess and her husband accompanied the queen mother to Yaohua Pavilion, and the queen mother was very happy all day.

Tian Shang actually developed an inexplicable fondness for the fake princess from the bottom of his heart.

The Queen Mother has never been too close to any prince or princess. Being able to win the Queen Mother's favor is also a skill of the fake princess.

Tian Shang's resentment towards the fake princess completely faded.

After having a reunion dinner with the queen and two daughters, Tian Shang went to the imperial study, which was a habit he had developed since he ascended the throne.

I have to calm down and read the memorials every night before I can sleep well.

But just as Tian Shang walked into the door of the imperial study, a man in black suddenly jumped out from the imperial study. He was as fast as an arrow and rushed into the darkness. He disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Ye Wei, the leader of the Imperial Guard, was horrified and shouted at the top of his lungs.

"There's an assassin! Send someone to protect His Majesty!"

A large group of guards instantly protected Tian Shang in the middle, each of them drew their swords and looked around vigilantly.

Tian Shang didn't even see the face of the man in black clearly. He just felt his scalp tingling and his whole body trembling. He felt like he had survived a disaster.

"Chase! Go chase him!"

Ye Wei hurriedly took a few guards and chased in the direction the man in black fled.

The other guards protected Tian Shang and waited in the imperial study. Their bodies were tense, their eyes were wide open, and they did not dare to slack off for even a moment.

A moment later, Ye Wei hurried back.

Tian Shang poked his head out from the protective circle of the imperial guards.

"Have you found out who it is?"

Ye Wei looked annoyed and reported dejectedly.

"Your Majesty, the man ran too fast and we couldn't catch up."

Before Ye Wei finished speaking, Tian Shang saw a black shadow land in front of the imperial study, but immediately flew up and jumped onto the roof of the palace opposite.

The guards at the door were in chaos and shouted loudly.

"Be on guard! Protect His Majesty!"

Tian Shang had calmed down by now and was very confused about the situation.

"If this was an assassin sent to kill me, why did he run away when he saw me?"

"Your Majesty, is it because the assassin saw so many people protecting Your Majesty and wanted to strike when there were fewer people around?"

Ye Wei analyzed solemnly.

This is really possible, Tian Shang thought. In order to ascend to the throne, he offended many people, and the opponents he eliminated directly or indirectly were countless. In addition, Tian Yuan’s buddies who were in exile were a hidden danger that had not yet been resolved!

I don't know if the shadowy figure and the fleeing man in black are the same person, or if they are accomplices. But judging by the current situation, the defense of his palace is like a sieve, with loopholes everywhere!

The assassin comes and goes as he pleases, how can his safety be guaranteed?!

Tian Shang gave Ye Wei an order fiercely.

"From now on, you will search for me day and night. You must capture this assassin as soon as possible! Otherwise, you will all be beheaded!"

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The assassin was none other than Huang Shuo. In fact, he was not an assassin. He had no interest in Tian Shang, the emperor of Yue.

He just wanted to find his daughter.

Ever since Huang Shuo arrived in Yanzhou City, he learned from the soldiers sent by the Rongdi tribe that the Rongdi King Yingyang was sending people to search for Zhao Xuan's whereabouts, in order to avenge the arrow shot at him that year and to kill Zhao Xuan to vent his anger.

The old father's heart was in his throat.

He first traveled thousands of miles and slept in the open air to reach the Xianwang Mansion, but Zhao Xuan and others had already set off for Yue State, so Huang Shuo rode non-stop all the way to Chuyang.

But why was he jumping around in the Yue Palace?

This has to start with Huang Shuo’s half-life experience.

Huang Shuo was taken to the mountains by his master to learn skills since he was a baby. He studied for eighteen years and never left the mountain. Later, he was driven down the mountain by his master to gain experience in the martial arts world. As soon as he came down the mountain, he met Zhao Xiaoman by chance.

From then on, Zhao Xiaoman kept him by her side. He didn't have to worry about anything and didn't pay attention to what was happening outside. He only knew to do things according to Zhao Xiaoman's instructions.

After Zhao Xiaoman got into trouble, he took Zhao Xuan to live in seclusion in Heyan Village. In addition to making a living by forging iron, he raised Zhao Xuan. He went between the blacksmith shop and home every day and rarely communicated with others.

Later, he lived alone in Qingshan Valley. One person's food fed the whole family, and the world's vicissitudes and worldly disputes had nothing to do with him.

This led to Huang Shuo being a complete novice in society, apart from his excellent martial arts and lightness skills. He was even worse than Gu Zhanghua back then, and had no concept of "Honglu Temple" in his head.

He thought that since Zhao Xuan came to Yue Kingdom to congratulate the Yue Emperor on his ascension to the throne, it would be natural for her to live inside the imperial palace.

It was easy to find out where the Yue Kingdom's palace was located, so on the night Huang Shuo arrived in Chuyang, which was New Year's Eve, he jumped onto the palace wall.

When he saw the numerous palaces lined up in front of him, he was dumbfounded.

But Huang Shuo slapped his forehead and immediately came up with a stupid idea, which was to search one palace at a time, and he would definitely be able to find Zhao Xuan's residence.

So Huang Shuo began to fly around on the roofs of various palaces and jump around in the palace.

Moreover, Huang Shuo naturally believed that since Zhao Xuan was the special envoy of Xia State, Yue State would definitely give her excellent treatment. He looked around on the roof and ran towards the brightly lit and luxurious hall.

This hall happened to be the place where Tian Shang handled government affairs, the imperial study.

The imperial study was empty at that time, so where was Zhao Xuan?

Huang Shuo didn't want to stay long, so he flew away while the door was open. He saw a middle-aged man coming in, but what did he have to do with him?

So when Tian Shang and the imperial guards were on high alert, the perpetrator, or the assassin Tian Shang thought he was, had already disappeared.

But Huang Shuo suddenly found himself lost. He jumped through several palaces and came back again. Only then did he realize that he had just been here. He flew away in a hurry and jumped towards the roof of another palace that he seemed to have never been to.

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At this time, in a bathroom of the "Chonghua Palace", the seventeenth princess Tian Xueyan, who was once extremely favored by the late emperor Tian Yi, was taking a bath in a bathtub.

The water was hot, but her heart was as cold as ice. Ever since she saw her ninth brother, the current Emperor of Yue, Tian Shang, murder his father in a horrific manner, Tian Xueyan had nightmares every night.

Past scenes are repeated again and again!

At that time, she saw through the crack in the door that Tian Shang was standing in front of her father's bed, saying something she could not understand.

"Father, I am not here to tend to your illness, but to see you off."

She saw her father look up at Tian Shang in confusion, and suddenly, with trembling hands, he pointed at the sword in Tian Shang's hand.

"you……"

Tian Shang suddenly drew his sword, grabbed his father's collar, and slashed his father's throat with the sword, causing blood to spurt out.

Tian Shang's ferocious face was stained with blood, and he pushed his father onto the bed with a grim smile.

She was completely frightened and couldn't move at all!

Then, she saw Tian Shang lift the hem of his robe to wipe the blood off the sword, and said with a wild laugh to his father who was lying in a pool of blood.

"I don't want to wait as long as Tian Yuan did. The longer the night, the more troubles there are. Father, please rest assured! I promise that I will be more suitable to be the king of Yue than you and anyone else!

The sooner I ascend the throne, the sooner I can fulfill my long-cherished wish of unifying the Qiankun Continent!"

At that time, blood was gushing out of my father's mouth and he could no longer speak.

Finally, he stopped breathing with his eyes wide open.

Tian Xueyan suddenly opened her eyes and trembled all over.

"Ling'er! Ling'er!"

A little palace maid ran in hurriedly.

"Your Highness, what do you want?"

"Give me some more hot water. I'm very cold."

Ling'er put her hand into the wooden barrel in confusion to test the water temperature, but she quickly pulled it back because she was burned.

"Princess, don't add any more hot water. You'll get burned!"