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"Ling'er, you don't seem to be very familiar with Uncle Yongwang, do you? Now it seems you're quite satisfied with this arranged marriage?"
Ye Ling'er exaggeratedly covered her face and said, "Where... is there!"
I'm clearly very angry, okay?!
Lin Wan'er was so angry she laughed. "Look at yourself in the mirror. Do you look angry?"
Ye Ling'er retorted, "I just learned of this news, and I'm furious too!"
"But after calming down and thinking about it, Prince Yong is both a scholar and a warrior, and seems to have no flaws."
"How many noble ladies in the capital dream of marrying Prince Yong!"
As Ye Ling'er was talking, she suddenly turned into a lovesick fool, which made Lin Wan'er grit her teeth in annoyance.
Ye Ling'er was completely unaware and continued, "His Highness Prince Yong is going on a western expedition with my father. If I marry His Highness Prince Yong, it will bring them closer together."
"After all, when commanding troops in the field, the generals and commanders must be of one mind, so my marriage to Prince Yong can be considered as contributing to the country!"
"After thinking it all through, I gradually stopped being angry and even thought that this arranged marriage wasn't so bad."
"The only downside is that I'm not familiar with Prince Yong at all."
"She's getting married right away, having her wedding night right away, how shameful..."
Lin Wan'er really wanted to beat Ye Ling'er up to vent her anger. "So, from the time you heard the news until you calmed down, how long were you angry?"
Ye Ling'er blinked her big eyes and said confidently, "There should be at least a quarter of an hour!"
Lin Wan'er was already rolling her eyes. Ye Ling'er wasn't here to complain at all; she was here to show off!
"Hmph! You're getting married, so you've come to brag to me!"
Ye Ling'er, who has always been fond of martial arts, is now showing the demeanor of a little girl in every way.
"Wan'er, don't misunderstand. You are my best friend. Why would I want to show off to you? I'm here to share my joy with you."
Ye Ling'er, a woman with such a blunt and unremarkable personality, naturally didn't notice that Lin Wan'er's gaze already held a knife.
"Wan'er, I'm afraid that in a few days, you'll have to change how you address me..."
Lin Wan'er was somewhat taken aback when she saw Ye Ling'er's shy demeanor.
"Why?"
Ye Ling'er's face flushed slightly, as if she was quite embarrassed.
"Although you are a princess, you still need to respect your elders. You should call me aunt."
Upon hearing this, Lin Wan'er, who could no longer contain herself, instantly erupted!
She used the Lingbo Weibu technique and her Tianshan Zhemei Hand directly struck Ye Ling'er's chest.
"Ye Ling'er! I'll beat you to death, you shameless bastard! Who would call you 'aunt' like that!"
Caught off guard, Ye Ling'er was instantly taken control by Lin Wan'er.
She cried out in alarm, "Wan'er, let go! Let go now! You're going to crush it! Ah!"
Lin Wan'er sneered, "It's good that you crushed it! If I crush it, Li Chang'an won't have anything left to crush!"
A few days later, late at night.
On a mountaintop on the outskirts of Beijing, two ghostly figures are talking.
A short man wearing a tattered straw hat and a worn-out raincoat.
The man was carrying an ordinary sword, and no one would have guessed that he was the famous Si Gu Jian.
The other, tall and clad in a black cloak, was Ku He, who had recovered from his injuries.
"Ye Liuyun is too concerned about the younger generation. I have advised him many times to kill Emperor Qing, but he just won't."
Si Gu Jian complained, but Ku He didn't respond.
"Who exactly possesses the divine weapon that wounded Ye Liuyun?"
Si Gu Jian replied, "I can't find anything. It could be either Li Chang'an's or Miss Ye's son."
Ku He nodded and said, "That makes sense. So if we enter the city from this direction, we can avoid the Dragon Guard Manor and the Fan Mansion. It should be foolproof."
Si Gu Jian frowned and said, "Two grandmasters, yet they act so furtively."
Thinking about the two serious injuries he had sustained in the past year, Ku He became cautious again.
"Better safe than sorry. We must kill Emperor Qing this time and we cannot afford any accidents."
"When the time comes, I'll keep Hong Sixiang occupied, and you can seize the opportunity to assassinate Emperor Qing!"
"Even if two grandmasters join forces, they may not be able to kill a grandmaster."
But killing a ninth-rank emperor like Emperor Qing shouldn't be a problem for you, right?
Si Gu Jiandao said, "Stop talking nonsense. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Let's go."
Without another word, the two lightly touched the ground with their toes and instantly arrived in the capital city, a hundred feet away.
The guards on the city wall didn't detect a single trace of their presence.
The two entered the Southern Qing Imperial Palace, and Si Gu Jian easily found the location of the Imperial Study.
As an assassin who had repeatedly attempted to assassinate the palace, Si Gu Jian was extremely familiar with the Qing Palace.
Ku He also sensed a powerful aura emanating from the Imperial Study—it belonged to a Grandmaster!
Just as the two reached the rooftop outside the Imperial Study, the door to the Imperial Study suddenly opened.
Hong Sixiang walked out with his back bent. "All of you, get out. Tonight, no matter what happens, you are not allowed to approach the Imperial Study."
Li Chengru, who had just arrived near the Imperial Study, cupped his hands and asked, "Eunuch Hong, the Imperial Guards are responsible for protecting His Majesty, and guarding the Imperial Study is their duty."
At this moment, Emperor Qing's languid voice came from the Imperial Study.
“Boss, you’re new to the palace and don’t know the rules.”
"I'm telling you now, what Eunuch Hong says is what I say."
Li Chengru then realized that the unassuming Hong Sixiang in front of him was actually a legendary grandmaster!
"My son, take your orders!"
After speaking, Li Chengru led the Imperial Guards away from the Imperial Study.
After everyone left, Hong Sixiang's domineering true energy suddenly erupted.
This true energy was transferred to him by Emperor Qing through the door.
Hong Sixiang said to the roof of the opposite building, "Master Kuhe is here for the first time. Why is he always hiding his face like that idiot?"
Ku He said in a deep voice, "You're the one who's been hiding your true colors!"
"Of the four great masters in the world, both of us have met Ye Liuyun several times."
"You alone, Hong Sixiang, hide your true colors and act like a slave, completely lacking the integrity of a grandmaster!"
Hong Sixiang suddenly stood up straight, and his tone became much firmer.
"Master is too kind. Without His Majesty, I would not be where I am today."
"It was precisely because I became a servant of the royal family that I was able to save my life and become a Grandmaster."
"As human beings, we should always be grateful and repay kindness. Even a grandmaster is still a human being, isn't he?"
As Hong Sixiang spoke, Ku He stepped into the air and unleashed a huge handprint!
Si Gu Jian's footwork was as ghostly as a sword qi slashing out from the air!
Just then, a thunderclap suddenly sounded over the palace!
"Boom!"
Upon hearing this, Ku He and Si Gu Jian exchanged a glance, both of them seeing fear in their eyes!
Could that loud noise be the divine weapon that struck Ye Liuyun?
Both of them heard the source of the sound and dodged away as quickly as possible.
It's also because neither of these two grandmasters had ever seen a Barrett and didn't know that Barrett's bullets were faster than sound.
By the time you hear the sound and try to hide, it will be too late.
Because they lacked sustained true energy, the sword energy and palm prints of the two were dispersed by Hong Sixiang's palm strike!
However, the collision of the three grandmasters' true energy instantly blew up the luxurious balcony of the imperial study!
The three nearby library palaces were also affected by the true energy, causing them to collapse and their beams to buckle!
Si Gu Jian thought he had dodged the so-called divine weapon, but suddenly felt a powerful true energy attacking from his side.
Before he could react, a burst of internal energy from his fingertip had already struck his right arm!
"Clang!"
An ordinary sword fell onto an ordinary stone slab. Si Gujian's right arm was torn open, and blood was flowing freely!
"Damn it, Ye Liuyun is nearby!"
Si Gu Jian cursed viciously, having already recognized Ye Liuyun's scattered internal energy.