The Legend of Rebirth of the Demon Empress

Chapter 123 Assassin
Seeing a group of forbidden troops escorting Sun Duzhong and the little eunuch out of Changping Palace, Lin Zisu's heart tightened inexplicably.

The scene of the Kunning Palace in the previous life suddenly appeared in front of my eyes, and the bright blood color, even after a lifetime, is still vivid in my mind.

The night was overwhelming, and the sky was full of stars twinkling in the sky, just like all living beings in this world, some of them flashed in the sky, while others were eternal.

Changping Palace has been uninhabited for many years. After Lin Zisu moved in, he just tidied it up hastily. Except for the main hall and two side halls, the other places are still overgrown with weeds and barren.

The summer night was boring, there was no cool breeze, and the sound of insects sounded everywhere, adding a bit of weirdness to the night.

Lin Zisu only left a dozen guards, and the rest of the imperial guards were assigned to Sun Duzhong.

Liuhuang was busy preparing bath water for Lin Zisu in the house, only Xixiang was by her side in the huge yard, Lin Zisu couldn't help feeling chills, and said to Xixiang, "Let's go inside."

Lin Zisu hadn't turned around when she heard a heavy voice shouting from outside the courtyard: "Miss Lin, something happened! Something happened to Dr. Sun!"

Is it time to come or is it here?Lin Zisu's heart froze, and she rushed towards the gate of the courtyard, only to see a man who looked like a guard was stopped by four guards, and kept yelling towards her.

Lin Zisu caught up and stood at a distance of more than ten feet from the gate of the courtyard.The guard looked familiar, presumably he was one of the guards who accompanied her every day, Lin Zisu shouted: "What's going on!"

Although her voice was low, it was very majestic.The guard looked shy, and said to Lin Zisu through the imperial guard: "Miss Lin, Doctor Sun was assassinated on the way to Qianqing Palace. He stopped."

After listening to the guard's words, Lin Zisu saw that the guard's clothes were torn in several places, and under the light, a lot of blood could be faintly seen.

This time Lin Zisu was a little flustered, and asked in a trembling voice, "Then what happened to my master? Where is he now?"

The guard lowered his head and replied: "Miraculous doctor Sun was seriously injured, but he still has some breath. Right now, he is outside the Changning Palace, and a few brothers are guarding there. Originally, he was going to invite the imperial physician, but Doctor Sun said , he trusted Miss Lin, so he asked the little one to invite you over."

Lin Zisu pursed her lips and stood there for a moment, seeming a little frightened.The guard was a little anxious, and said: "Miss Lin, Dr. Sun's life is at stake, so I will take you there."

The other four imperial guards heard that Sun Duzhong was assassinated, and they were also very anxious. They were ordered by Cao Shouli to ensure the safety of Sun Duzhong's master and apprentice.

Unexpectedly, Sun Duzhong was assassinated under the guard, even if he was not there at the time, he could hardly absolve himself of the blame.Thinking of Cao Shouli's usual tactics, the four of them broke out in cold sweat and said in unison: "If you need it, girl, please show me!"

The four of them had been waiting for Lin Zisu's statement. Lin Zisu was not in a hurry to make a decision, but instead asked, "Where is the most tightly guarded place near Changping Palace?"

A guard thought for a while and replied: "The south of us is the Compassionate Palace, which is now empty. There are not many brothers there, and the north is the Jingyang Palace. It has been a cold palace for generations, and there will be no people there. Son, there are a few teams of brothers in the West Third Institute."

Lin Zisu agreed with the guard's answer. The Xisan Institute is the residence of the princes in the palace. Now that there is no queen mother, apart from the empress, the Xisan Institute is naturally closely guarded.

"Let's go to the West Third Institute first!"

As Lin Zisu said, he said to the leader of the forbidden army: "Deputy Commander Xiong, the situation is urgent, and it's too late to inform Eunuch Cao. Please follow me to the West Third Office."

Several guards were puzzled, and the guard who reported the letter was even more surprised, hesitantly asked: "Miss Lin, the teacher is seriously injured, let's go to Changning Palace as soon as possible."

Lin Zisu said lightly: "My master has good wound medicine on him. If you suffer from trauma, no matter how severe the injury is, you can save your life with his medicine."

The guard looked annoyed, but he didn't dare to argue with Lin Zisu any more.

A team of imperial guards guarded Lin Zisu and hurried westward, and arrived at the West Third Office in a short time.The Deputy Commander of the Forbidden Army guarding the West Third Office recognized this group of people and shouted loudly: "Old Xiong, why are you here so late?"

Deputy Commander Xiong on Lin Zisu's side immediately said: "There are assassins in the palace. The genius doctor Sun, whom Your Majesty invited into the palace, was assassinated on the way to Qianqing Palace. Huang Laoqi, come and talk to Deputy Commander Jiang." Tell me, what is going on!"

Deputy Commander Xiong turned his head, but he didn't see the figure of the guard who reported the letter just now. He thought that the guard was afraid of punishment and ran away secretly, so he couldn't help cursing secretly: "This bastard! It's just this little courage!"

Deputy Commander Jiang still didn't know what happened. When he heard that there was an assassin, he frowned and said, "Since there are assassins, why don't you go to the Qing Palace to protect His Majesty? What are you doing here?"

Deputy Commander Xiong said with a smile: "Brother, it's not that there is not enough manpower. I want to borrow some people from you. We are old friends. You can't refuse."

Lin Zisu was calm on the outside, but anxious in her heart. She stumbled along the way, but she didn't expect that Deputy Commander Jiang would always refuse to let go, always arguing on the grounds that she had not received orders from Shangfeng.

Lin Zisu and Deputy Commander Xiong said: "Master Commander, the situation is very critical now. I suspect that there are assassin's accomplices among your people. We must report to Qianqing Palace as soon as possible."

Deputy Commander Jiang thought that Deputy Commander Xiong was just using the assassin's name to come here to ask for someone, so he didn't take the assassin's matter to heart. Hearing Lin Zisu say this, he was also surprised.

Deputy Commander Xiong heard that there was a traitor among his people, so he hurriedly asked what happened.

Lin Zisu pondered and said: "First, the person who reported the letter just now is extremely suspicious. My master has always pitied me. If he was in danger, he would never let me make the same mistake again. That person kept urging me, but now He disappeared, presumably to lure me in the name of my master."

Seeing the two commanders nodding repeatedly, Lin Zisu said again: "Secondly, if the palace encounters an assassin, it will definitely not be so peaceful. When we came here just now, we didn't hear any warning, presumably the assassin is still hiding in the dark. Waiting for us to mess up and wait for an opportunity to make a move, we have to hurry up and report to Qianqing Palace."

Deputy Commander Jiang expressed hesitation, and said: "Old Xiong, this is your fault. You knew there was an assassin, why didn't you send someone to report to Qianqing Palace first?"

Lin Zisu shook her head, and asked Deputy Commander Jiang, "Master Commander, how do you know if the person you sent to report is the assassin's accomplice?"

(End of this chapter)