Huanzhu Time Travel: Yan Luo's Unbreakable Love in the Yong Dynasty

Little Swallow clenched her fists, standing resolutely in the courtyard of Shufangzhai. Liu Qing and Liu Hong watched from the side, their eyes full of admiration.

"Princess, you've made great progress these past few days!" Liu Qing said with a smile.

Little Swallow raised her head, her eyes sparkling: "Of course! I want to grow up quickly so I can protect my sister and Father Emperor!"

Liu Hong walked over and gently patted the little girl's shoulder: "It's good that you have this intention, but practicing martial arts is not something that can be done overnight. You have to take it slowly."

"I'm not afraid! No matter how hard or tiring it is, I will persevere!" Little Swallow said firmly.

Just then, Lin Yuxuan came skipping over: "Sister, I heard you were practicing martial arts, so I came too!"

Little Swallow smiled happily: "Okay, Brother Lin Yuxuan, let's practice together!"

Just as the group was about to begin, Xiao Dengzi and Xiao Zhuozi rushed in.

"Princess, something terrible has happened!" Little Dengzi said breathlessly.

Little Swallow frowned: "What's wrong? Little Dengzi, don't panic, tell me slowly."

Xiao Zhuozi continued, "We've heard that some forces outside are stirring up trouble, which could be detrimental to the palace!"

Little Swallow's eyes suddenly turned serious: "I knew it! Those bad guys wouldn't let us go so easily. I must speed up my martial arts training!"

Lin Yuxuan said with some worry, "Sister, this is no joke. You're still young, what if there's danger..."

Little Swallow interrupted him, "Brother Lin Yuxuan, I'm not little anymore! I can't always rely on my sister and Father Emperor to protect me, I want to protect them too!"

Looking at Little Swallow, Liu Qing thought to herself, "Princess's courage is truly admirable. However, we still need to proceed with caution."

Liu Hong nodded: "Yes, we will always be by your side, Gege, to protect your safety."

The little swallow looked at them and said with emotion, "Thank you. With you here, I have more confidence!"

Meanwhile, in the palace study, Hongli and Xiaoyanzi were discussing countermeasures.

"Your Majesty, the situation is becoming increasingly tense, and we must find a way to deal with it," Xiao Yanzi said with a worried expression.

Hongli frowned slightly: "I have already increased manpower to strengthen patrols, but these mysterious forces are very well hidden and it is difficult to find out their background."

Little Swallow bit her lip: "What exactly do they want? Why are they always targeting us?"

Hongli gently held Xiaoyanzi's hand: "What they want is probably the secret of the Shadow Pavilion murals. As long as this secret remains, we will never have a moment's peace."

"What should we do then?" Little Swallow asked anxiously.

Hongli pondered for a moment: "We must take the initiative and find their weaknesses. However, we must be careful in everything we do, and we must not let Little Swallow get hurt in any way."

Little Swallow nodded: "I understand, Your Majesty. Little Swallow is much more sensible now and is working hard to learn skills."

"This child is both heartbreaking and heartwarming," Hongli said with a smile.

Even in the cold palace, the concubine was still plotting.

"Granny, is there really no other way?" the concubine said angrily.

Rong Momo lowered her head and said, "Your Highness, it is indeed difficult to find an opportunity now. However, I will continue to think of ways."

Consort Na sneered, "Hmph! I refuse to believe I can't turn things around! As long as I can leave this cold palace, I will make Xiao Yanzi and Hongli pay the price!"

A glint of ruthlessness flashed in Rong Momo's eyes: "Your Majesty, rest assured, this servant will do everything in my power."

As the days went by, Little Swallow's martial arts skills and knowledge of military strategy improved greatly.

On this day, Lin Yuxuan came to teach Little Swallow military strategy as usual.

"Brother Lin Yuxuan, what do you think we should do if the enemy uses tricks?" Little Swallow asked.

Lin Yuxuan thought for a moment and said, "Then we must remain calm, see through their tricks, and then turn the tables on them."

Little Swallow's eyes lit up: "A counter-strategy? Great idea! Brother Lin Yuxuan, please teach me more of these methods!"

Lin Yuxuan smiled and nodded: "Okay, but you must remember that the most important thing about military strategy is to apply it flexibly, not to apply it rigidly."

"I've got it!" Little Swallow said earnestly.

At this moment, Consort Ling sent someone to deliver some snacks.

"Sister, let's eat the snacks that Consort Ling sent!" Little Swallow said happily.

Little Swallow walked over and patted the little head: "Consort Ling is always so thoughtful."

The group was eating snacks when suddenly a commotion broke out outside.

"What's going on?" Little Swallow stood up alertly.

Little Dengzi ran in: "Princess, it seems an assassin has broken into the palace!"

There was no fear in Little Swallow's eyes: "Let's go, let's go take a look!"

Little Swallow quickly stopped her: "No, Little Swallow, it's too dangerous, you stay here!"

"Sister, I'm not afraid! I want to face this with you!" Little Swallow said firmly.

Lin Yuxuan also said, "Little sister, let Xiaoxiaoyanzi stay here. We'll guard this place, nothing will happen."

Little Swallow looked at Little Swallow and nodded helplessly: "Then you must be careful and don't run around."

"I understand, sister!" Little Swallow said obediently.

Xiao Yanzi and Lin Yuxuan quickly left Shuzhai and joined the operation to deal with the assassins.

The little swallow was extremely anxious in her room. She looked out the window at the commotion outside.

"I must become stronger quickly so that I can truly be of help!" Little Swallow clenched her fist.

Meanwhile, in another corner of the palace, the mysterious forces' subordinates were secretly observing everything.

"The leader has ordered that we must create enough chaos this time to find clues about the Shadow Pavilion murals," a subordinate whispered.

Another subordinate nodded: "Don't worry, we've already made the arrangements. As long as we can lure out the Emperor and Little Swallow, we'll have a chance."

Amid the chaos, Hongli was leading his guards in a fierce battle against the assassins.

"We must capture all the assassins!" Hongli shouted.

Little Swallow was not to be outdone; she used her original martial arts skills to fight off the assassins.

"Who exactly ordered these assassins?" Little Swallow wondered as she fought.

Suddenly, an assassin attacked Xiao Yanzi. Xiao Yanzi dodged to the side and then quickly counterattacked.

Just then, Lin Yuxuan spotted a suspicious figure and gave chase.

"Stop! Who are you?" Lin Yuxuan shouted.

The man didn't answer, but instead quickened his pace. Lin Yuxuan chased after him relentlessly, finally stopping him in a secluded corner.

"Speak! Who sent you?" Lin Yuxuan glared angrily.

The man sneered, "Hmph, what do you think you can get out of me?"

Lin Yuxuan stepped forward: "If you won't talk, I have plenty of ways to make you talk!"

Meanwhile, Little Swallow couldn't sit still in Shufangzhai.

"I can't just sit here and wait, I have to go help!" Little Swallow said, and then secretly slipped out of the room.

She walked cautiously toward the battlefield, seeing many wounded guards along the way.

"These bad people are awful!" Little Swallow said angrily.

Suddenly, she heard an argument.

"We can't wait any longer, we must act immediately!"

"However, the palace is heavily guarded now, making it difficult for us to make a move."

The little swallow quietly approached and discovered that it was two henchmen of a mysterious force talking.

"They must know something!" Little Swallow thought to herself.

She held her breath and continued listening.

"The leader said that as long as we can obtain the secret of the Shadow Pavilion murals, we will have accomplished our mission."

"So what do we do?"

Upon hearing this, Little Swallow's heart stirred: "The murals of the Shadow Pavilion? What secrets do they hold? Why do they want them so much?"

Just then, one of them seemed to notice something and turned around abruptly: "Who's there?"

The little swallow was startled and turned to run away.

"Stop! Don't run!" The man chased after him.

The little swallow ran as fast as she could, knowing she couldn't be caught.

"Sister, Father Emperor, where are you?" Little Swallow cried out in her heart.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of her, and Little Swallow couldn't brake in time and crashed into it.

"Little Swallow, what are you doing here?" It turned out to be Lin Yuhang.

Little Swallow gasped for breath: "Brother Lin Yuhang, I...I overheard their conversation. It seems they're searching for the secret of the Shadow Pavilion murals."

Lin Yuhang's expression changed: "What did you hear? Tell me quickly!"

Little Swallow told Lin Yuhang everything she had heard.

Lin Yuhang frowned: "It seems this secret is really important. We need to tell the Emperor and Xiao Yanzi this news as soon as possible."

"Okay!" Little Swallow nodded vigorously.

The two hurriedly walked towards Hongli and Xiaoyanzi.

Meanwhile, Hongli and Xiaoyanzi had already repelled most of the assassins, but some still managed to escape into the palace.

"Your Majesty, we must find these escapees as soon as possible and prevent them from causing any more trouble," said Xiao Yanzi.

Hongli nodded: "I have already sent people to search. But what secrets do these murals in the Shadow Pavilion hold?"

Just then, Lin Yuhang and Xiao Xiaoyanzi arrived.

"Your Majesty, my sister, we have important news!" Lin Yuhang said.

Hongli and Xiaoyanzi turned around and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Xiaoyanzi was safe and sound.

"Little Swallow, I'm so glad you're alright. You said you had important news, what is it?" Little Swallow asked.

Little Swallow recounted the story she had heard about the secrets of the Shadow Pavilion murals.

Hongli's expression turned serious: "It seems we need to be even more careful. We must not let them succeed in keeping this secret."

Little Swallow looked at Little Swallow with both worry and relief: "Little Swallow, you took too much of a risk this time. You can't do that again."

Little Swallow lowered her head: "Sister, I know I was wrong. I just wanted to help."

Hongli patted Little Swallow's head: "It's good that you have this intention, but you must protect yourself first in the future."

“I understand, Father Emperor!” Little Swallow said.

At this moment, Su Peisheng rushed over: "Your Majesty, several assassins have been captured and are being interrogated."

A cold glint flashed in Hongli's eyes: "Let's go, let's take a look! We must find out the truth about these people!"

The group followed Su Peisheng to the place where the assassin was being interrogated.

"Speak! Who exactly is in charge of you? How much do you know about the secrets of the Shadow Pavilion murals?" Hongli asked loudly.

The assassins lowered their heads and remained silent.

"Hmph! Do you think I can't do anything to you if you don't talk?" Hongli said angrily.

Just then, one of the assassins suddenly raised his head: "You think we'd talk? Dream on! We'd rather die than betray our leader!"

Little Swallow sneered, "You think this will protect your leader? Your actions have already hurt many people!"

The assassins remained tight-lipped, refusing to reveal any information.

"Your Majesty, it seems they are determined not to say anything more," Lin Yuhang said.

Hongli pondered for a moment: "Lock them up first. I refuse to believe that we can't get them to talk!"

"Yes!" The guards obeyed and took the assassins away.

Back at Shufangzhai, Little Swallow was still thinking about what had just happened.

"Sister, Father Emperor, I think we must unravel the secrets of the Shadow Pavilion murals as soon as possible so that we can completely defeat those bad guys," Little Swallow said.

Hongli nodded: "Little Swallow is right. We need to speed up the investigation."

Little Swallow looked at Little Swallow and said, "Little Swallow, the most important thing for you now is to protect yourself and learn your skills. Leave everything else to your older sister and Father Emperor."

"I understand, sister. I will try my best!" Little Swallow said firmly.

However, the mysterious forces will not give up so easily. They are plotting an even greater conspiracy in the shadows. How will Hongli, Xiaoyanzi, and Xiaoxiaoyanzi cope with the ensuing crises? End of this chapter. Stay tuned for the next chapter.