son, don't mess around

The night is deep.

In the Yangxin Hall, it rained heavily for most of the night. It finally became lighter and stopped in the second half of the night.

There was a depressing atmosphere in the hall.

The disgusting smell of blood filled the air and wouldn't go away for a long time.

Surrounded by ruins and craters, the once glorious and luxurious palace has become a purgatory on earth.

The remaining imperial guards were cleaning up the battlefield, methodically clearing away the corpses outside the central hall of the courtyard.

In the hall, Li Cunning, dressed in brocade and white robes, was still sitting in front of the soft couch. The flickering lights made his face look even paler.

He looked absently outside the hall, wondering what he was thinking, and there was a bit of worry in his brows.

"Your Highness, my subordinates have captured all the rebels tonight!"

The general in black armor stood respectfully in front of Li Cunning, reporting on the situation tonight.

"The third prince had an affair with the Imperial Guards General Sun Wu at the South Gate. He entered the palace from the South Gate and tried to control the Imperial Guards in the palace. His subordinates waited for a long time and fulfilled their mission to catch them all..."

"The garrison in the city had already evacuated in accordance with His Highness's order. When the rebels broke into the military camp, they fell into a trap... There is no news from the city yet, but I think it's a trap..."

"Together with many rebel ministers including the third prince, we have also captured them. The palace in the capital is safe..."

Li Cijing listened quietly to the reports of his subordinate generals, with no emotion on his face.

This result was already within his expectation.

Or perhaps it could be said that this was originally a game he had set up a long time ago. From the beginning to the end, the third prince had no chance.

Even without Situ Yan, he would have absolutely no chance of success.

"Cough cough!"

Li Cunning coughed twice and looked weaker. He waved his hand: "You guys can go down first."

"Yes!"

After the generals in the palace left, Li Cunning slowly raised his head and looked at the middle-aged man not far away in the room.

"Thanks a lot."

Situ Yan lowered his head and said respectfully: "It is my subordinate's duty to serve His Highness."

Li Cunning smiled and said, "Without you, I don't know how much trouble tonight would have caused."

"You have really worked hard these years!"

Situ Yan said in a deep voice: "Your Highness is wise. His Highness the Third Prince did not listen to dissuasion and insisted on going his own way. His subordinates have tried to dissuade him many times, but His Highness the Third Prince remained unmoved..."

Before making the decision, Situ Yan had also tried to persuade the third prince. However, the third prince obviously couldn't listen.

For Situ Yan, he had anticipated the ending from the beginning. The third prince had no idea what kind of opponent he was facing.

Situ Yan didn't know how many back-ups His Highness the Crown Prince had, but he knew that His Highness the Crown Prince's people were everywhere.

From the beginning, the third prince had no chance of winning!

But he had no choice!

He could only silently follow His Highness the Third Prince and watch him step into the abyss.

Until tonight…

"That's his own choice, Gu has given him many opportunities!"

Li Cunning's eyes were full of disappointment.

"Your Highness..."

Situ Yan seemed to have thought of something and stopped talking.

"Tell me?" Li Cunning glanced at him.

Situ Yan was silent for a moment, then asked: "His Royal Highness, the Third Prince, has committed a heinous crime this time. How do you plan to deal with him, Your Highness?"

Li Cunning did not speak, just raised his head and looked at him quietly.

Situ Yan's heart sank and he said: "The third prince tried to kill his father and brother, and he deserves death... But after all, he is your compatriot, Your Highness. If you kill him, Your Highness, I'm afraid it will leave a bad reputation... "

Li Cunning narrowed his eyes: "You want to plead for him?"

Situ Yan fell to his knees with a plop, sweating profusely: "I don't dare!"

"How to deal with him has to be decided by the father. I have no right to deal with him!"

Li Cunning calmed down his emotions slightly and stared at Situ Yan, who was kneeling on the ground with a pale face.

"You have been with the Third Prince these years, and he has placed great trust in you. Are you aware of all his plans?"

Situ Yan didn't know why His Highness the Crown Prince suddenly asked this, but he still nodded: "Exactly, I have informed His Highness all the purposes and plans of His Highness the Third Prince..."

"is it?"

Li Cunning slowly stood up from the soft couch, dressed in a brocade and white robe, which looked extremely dazzling in the dark night.

He calmly looked at Situ Yan who was kneeling on the ground, and suddenly said: "Then, why didn't you inform me in advance about the rebellion in the north?!"

As soon as these words came out, Situ Yan trembled suddenly and his eyes widened in shock.

……

Night, in the imperial city.

There was light rain floating in the sky, pattering.

Inside and outside the brightly lit palace, rapid footsteps came and went.

In the deep alley, rows of heavily armed imperial guards were escorting the surviving rebels to the prison.

This rebellion was eventually put down. Most of the people who participated in the rebellion died, and the few remaining survivors were taken to the sky prison.

The fate that awaits them is self-evident.

Guaranteed fun for all nine tribes!
There was a heavy atmosphere in the air. Occasionally, you can still hear the screams and wails of the escorted rebels, as well as the desperate sounds of painful cries.

The rebellion failed!

This is the end!
Among the crowd, the third prince, with disheveled hair, disheveled appearance, and absent-minded eyes, was being escorted by dozens of fully armed imperial guards to the heavenly prison!

Just behind these dozens of imperial guards, a figure followed quietly.

In the darkness, she hid her figure and approached slowly.

Approaching!

Just as dozens of imperial guards were walking through an alley in the palace, she quietly took action.

A cold light flashed in his hand, the sword was unsheathed, and his figure turned into an afterimage, rushing straight into the crowd.

Extremely fast, like a shooting star!
In an instant, the two closest guards had their throats cut easily by this cold light before they could even react.

Died tragically on the spot!

"Is there an assassin?!"

As soon as this movement came out, it immediately aroused the vigilance of the other imperial guards.

No one expected that at this time, someone would dare to assassinate? !
"Protect the third prince and stop the assassin!"

The next moment, the rest of the Imperial Guards present drew their swords and lined up around the third prince, watching everywhere with vigilance.

The third prince, whose eyes were originally dull, raised his head slightly blankly.

assassin?

Where did the assassin come from? !

In the darkness, the black shadow that was sure to kill with one strike quickly retreated and hid in the darkness. When the imperial guards were in formation before her, she launched another sneak attack.

"call out!"

The sharp sound of sword flowers pierced the air, sweeping towards the third prince who was in the crowd.

"Stop her!"

A sharp shout sounded, and the imperial guards all stood in front of the black figure, trying to stop him.

But as soon as they met, these imperial guards felt a sharp cold wind whistling in, instantly knocking them away.

"Bang!" The black shadow held a sword and rushed into the crowd like a meteor.

These imperial guards, who were extremely skilled in martial arts, fell to the ground without even being able to see the opponent's appearance clearly under the impact of the black shadow.

Wherever that sharp cold light reaches, no one can stop it!

"There are experts!"

The Imperial Guards quickly realized something was wrong!
This assassin's martial arts skills are very high!
But by the time they reacted, it was already too late.

The imperial guards in formation were torn open in an instant. The black shadow rushed into the formation, as if strolling in a deserted place.

A cold light flashed across his hand, and no one dared to approach.

The black shadow showed no inclination to fight, and fought its way towards the third prince in the crowd.

"Stop her!!"

A sharp shout of surprise sounded.

This would definitely not allow her to rescue the third prince!

At this moment, the third prince finally came to his senses. He raised his head and looked at the person in front of him who rushed into the crowd and cut a bloody path towards him.

This, who is this?
Is it...

Are you here to save him? !

As if realizing something, the third prince's eyes suddenly lit up.

Sure enough, he knew that they would not go back on their word!

Still, there is hope!

At this moment, the third prince, who was already in despair, seemed to have grasped the last straw, and hope was rekindled in his eyes!
"Come and save..."

The third prince tried to speak with a hoarse throat.

But before he finished speaking, he seemed to be cut off abruptly.

In his sight, he saw the dark, masked figure in front of him, walking quickly towards him.

Judging from the body shape and temperament, it seems to be a woman!
But that's not important. What's important is...

The look in this woman’s eyes!

When the third prince looked into the eyes of this masked shadow, his heart suddenly trembled!
He looked at each other with a pair of cold eyes filled with murderous intent, cold and determined!

It was so cold that the third prince shuddered in this winter and suddenly reacted!

wrong!

This is not to save him!
But to... kill him! !
Silence? !
The third prince was startled. He suddenly thought of some terrible thought and his face turned pale again.

Do they want to silence him? !
At this moment, the third prince said in horror: "Quick, stop her, she wants to kill me!"

The sudden life and death crisis caused the third prince's instinctive desire to survive to emerge.

But at this moment, Liu Su was already approaching.

With an expressionless face, she broke through the obstruction of the imperial guards with one sword and one sword, and forced herself to the third prince.

Seeing the third prince in front of him, who was in a state of embarrassment and looked horrified, living up to his graceful image in the past, he was looking at her in horror, and subconsciously wanted to retreat and escape.

But at this moment, there is no retreat!

The Imperial Guards around him had no time to save her.

Liu Su had no expression on his face and raised the sword in his hand. Her mission goal tonight is to kill the person in front of her.

Liu Su raised his sword and raised it with his hand. The cold light passed by and hit the third prince's throat.

She always kills people neatly and neatly.

"Ding!"

The expected scene of the third prince's head falling to the ground did not appear.

Liu Su's eyes suddenly condensed.

The moment she drew her sword, a thin figure appeared in front of the third prince.

This was a short, skinny man, like a skinny monkey, wearing a pair of gloves made of special material in his hands, which blocked Liu Su's sword.

The sword blades collided, and the cold swords collided on the gloves, making a crisp and sweet sound.

The thin-faced monkey seemed to have suffered a big impact and suddenly took a few big steps back. His face was pale and his teeth were bared.

His eyes were horrified!

"What an amazing woman!"

"You almost ruined something big!"

The thin-faced monkey's face changed slightly, as if he didn't expect this woman's martial arts to be so powerful!

Liu Su stared at this person coldly and frowned suddenly. This person seemed familiar.

However, she didn't hesitate at all and approached again with her sword. Her target is the third prince, kill him first!

"Third Prince, be careful and leave quickly!"

The thin-faced monkey's expression changed. He didn't expect this woman's methods to be so straightforward. He only wanted to kill the third prince and did not give him any chance to delay.

The third prince survived with his life, just like the rest of his life after a disaster. He looked at the thin-faced monkey standing in front of him with doubts in his eyes. However, his survival instinct made him roll and crawl back in embarrassment.

At the same time, Liu Su's sword edge came again.

The thin-faced monkey's face was also pale. He gritted his teeth suddenly and waved his fists to try to stop her.

"Ding!"

There was another crisp collision sound.

The thin-faced monkey was knocked out by the huge internal force and fell heavily to the ground, vomiting blood and shaking all over.

He struggled hard to get up. When he looked down, he saw that his hands were covered in blood, and the gloves in his hands that were supposed to be invulnerable were now in pieces.

His hands were shaking, his whole body was numb from the pain, and his hands briefly lost strength.

"Too cruel!"

The thin-faced monkey's face turned pale, the opponent's martial arts was too high!
He couldn't bear it at all and almost risked his life here. Seeing Liu Su approaching again, the thin-faced monkey turned around, got up and ran away without any hesitation!
He has tried his best!

Who would have thought that a top expert who was at least a second-level master would appear here? !

No one told him beforehand? !
If he hadn't improved his martial arts a while ago and had such a rare pair of gloves to protect him, both hands would have been cut off just now.

If you don't run, you will die here!

The thin-faced monkey was extremely agile and disappeared into the darkness in a flash.

Although he failed to stop Liu Su, he succeeded in delaying time. When Liu Su wanted to chase the third prince again, the third prince had successfully hidden behind the imperial guard.

At the same time, bursts of rapid footsteps sounded outside the alley. Apparently the fight just now attracted the attention of the guards outside.

At the same time, several internal masters with strong auras were converging in the darkness.

Liu Su's face changed slightly.

Under the original sneak attack, no one could stop her. After she killed the third prince with one blow, she retreated completely, and no one could stop her.

Unexpectedly, the thin-faced monkey suddenly appeared and disrupted her plan.

At present, the imperial guards in the palace have surrounded him, and there are many masters among them. If I'm delayed, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave tonight.

No matter how confident she is, she doesn't dare to say that she can fight against the worship masters in the entire palace.

But now, the other party is on guard, and it is impossible to kill the third prince.

Thinking of this, Liu Su turned around and retreated without any hesitation.

"The assassin has escaped!"

"Catch her, don't let her escape!"

"Emergency alert... There are assassins in the palace, so be careful. Seal the palace gates and no one is allowed to get out!"

"..." (End of this chapter)