Zhutian: From Douluo, the illusion becomes real

Chapter 680, Section 679: The Great Shark's Rash Action (Part Four)

Madam Mingzhu did not know Jingni.

I only recognize the red lotus.

Whether she recognizes Jing Ni or not is unimportant, because very few people in this world know Jing Ni, and even fewer have seen and remembered her face. Therefore, she only needs to recognize the sword in Jing Ni's hand. Judging a person by their sword is the norm in this world.

Therefore, upon first seeing the Jingni Sword...

Madam Mingzhu's first thought was that she was seeing things.

The Shocking Sausage Sword.

One of the Eight Swords of the King of Yue.

It is also a notorious murder weapon of the Luo Wang organization.

As the saying goes, a person may die, but a sword must never be lost.

Generally speaking, there are only two ways to place this sword.

The first method is to leave the item hanging in a cabinet because the user cannot be found.

The second way is for it to be held in the hands of the current generation's Jingni Sword Master.

To be honest, Madam Mingzhu would rather see the first scenario than encounter the second, because the second scenario meant that a grandmaster was sitting in front of her, and her life or death was in the hands of that grandmaster.

Therefore, Madam Mingzhu desperately hoped that she was seeing things.

Although blurred vision is common among the elderly.

But acknowledging that you are the boss is better than facing death.

Unfortunately, under the bright lights, she couldn't possibly be mistaken.

Therefore, she instinctively touched the back door.

Then they realized that the back door had been closed without their knowledge.

This discovery startled Madam Mingzhu.

I instinctively turned around and looked behind me.

After all, things have come to this point. Whether she turns back or not, to the Jingni sitting opposite her, it's just a matter of one easy sword strike to end her life. Rather than being coy, she might as well be open and honest. Anyway, she has no way out. There's no other way but to win favor. Although she can surrender, the premise of surrender is that the other party is willing to accept it. If the other party chooses not to accept it, she might as well save some face for herself and not let others look down on her.

A scholar can be killed but not humiliated.

Lady Mingzhu, who came from an aristocratic family, naturally had this basic awareness.

But that doesn't mean Honglian has the patience.

It's not a case of someone borrowing someone else's power.

It's not a case of a dog relying on its master's power.

But he did ask arrogantly, "What do you want to do to me?"

Upon hearing this, Madam Mingzhu was taken aback.

That seems to be my line, right?

What do I want to do for you?
Why don't you ask me what I can do for you?

But when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Even though Honglian's question was strange, Madam Mingzhu could only suppress her anger and speechlessness after her eyes twitched slightly for a couple of seconds. She chuckled lightly and pretended to be nonchalant, saying, "I just heard some noise from your side and thought it was a mistake by the palace guards, which allowed some petty thieves to sneak in. I was afraid something might happen, so I came to visit you late at night. Does Your Highness still have any doubts?"

"I think it's more than that, isn't it?"

Honglian sneered.

If it comes to fighting, even ten of her wouldn't be able to defeat Madam Mingzhu.

To say that some crooked and unethical methods are used.

The result is the same.

After all, she really wasn't good at these things.

But to say that someone is being unreasonable and illogical, including their verbal skills...

She dared not claim to be the best in the world.

But when you have the advantage.

Suppressing Madam Mingzhu is still achievable.

Therefore, after a cold laugh, Honglian didn't give Madam Mingzhu a chance to explain, or even a moment to speak. She crossed her arms, supporting the not-so-large heart, and continued her attack: "How come I didn't know that Madam Mingzhu possessed such superb martial arts skills before? They are even no less than Sister Jingni's. It has truly broadened my horizons. Madam Mingzhu, don't you want to explain? Or do you think there's no need to explain?"

Now that things have come to this, Madam Mingzhu understands perfectly well.

There's no point in continuing to play dumb.

Although she did not give up the idea of ​​escaping.

But one must find a good opportunity to escape.

She was well aware of the Grandmaster's abilities. Her aunt had personally demonstrated them to her back then. With just a glance, the Grandmaster had left her in a daze. If her aunt hadn't had no intention of harming her, she would have been dead long ago. In that state, even if she were a Xiantian martial artist, she would still be someone an ordinary person could kill with a sword.

When people are killed, they die.

This law will not change.

Although my aunt also said that the charm technique she used had a far greater impact on the mind than others, and that ordinary grandmasters could not reach her level, she could usually control innate martial artists for a period of time. As long as the innate martial artist did not collapse, he would naturally adapt and regain his mobility.

But my aunt also said that if a grandmaster uses his best skill, which is the corresponding intent, then innate martial artists will no longer have any means of countering him, unless they are geniuses who have already cultivated intent in the innate realm. Because they lack the accumulation of internal energy, they cannot become grandmasters. As for innate martial artists who have sufficient realm but are stuck at the intent level, no matter how many come, they will all die.

However, considering that she entered the palace.

No one knew what was happening in the palace.

It's possible that there's an old monster hiding within the Korean royal family, suppressing the court—something even King Han himself might not know.

In short, prevention is better than cure.

Her aunt still taught her some tricks.

Perhaps we cannot kill the enemy.

But it can save your life.

Therefore, Madam Mingzhu took off the black veil she was wearing without any hesitation, which startled Honglian, whose face immediately turned red.

But it's in a place where the red lotus can't see.

Some of the medicinal powder had already been spilled.

However, before Madam Mingzhu could elaborate further...

A stray cat suddenly appeared nearby.

The kind with a collar.

It looks like a stray cat, but it is actually a faceless man.

Amidst Madam Mingzhu's astonished and furious gaze, she grabbed the black veil she had thrown on the ground and left, completely ruining her plan to use the mixed poison, which she was unable to activate.

"Stop using your underhanded tactics."

"Don't tell me you can't hide it from them."

"Even if you can fool them, you can't fool me."

Jing Ni calmly added the finishing touch.

Madam Mingzhu almost broke down.

However, over the years in the palace, Lady Mingzhu has cultivated a good mindset. From initially drugging Prince Han with sleeping pills, to later switching to aromatherapy, and even using hallucinogenic drugs, including suppressing other concubines and manipulating Prince Han, she may seem arrogant. But in reality, she wasn't always this arrogant. It was only through repeatedly trampling on imperial power that her mindset changed from fear and apprehension to complete ruthlessness. This is the reason why she dared to control the harem.

Therefore, her mindset wasn't good from the start.

Instead, it has grown.

This kind of growth mindset is the hardest to destroy, because people with this mindset have often experienced the lowest points in life.

Lady Mingzhu was not to that extent.

But I wanted to use this to make her lose her composure.

It's wrong to keep quiet; it's just too presumptuous.

Therefore, after a brief pause, Madam Mingzhu laughed instead.

He probed, "I never expected that Miss Jing Ni, one of the top assassins of the Luo Wang, would actually possess such a skill in beast taming..."

Jingni glanced at Madam Mingzhu.

Silent.

Beast taming techniques?

joke!

If she knew this, her ranking could go even higher.

She has reached her current level as a grandmaster.

I want to take it one step further.

Reaching the realm of celestial beings.

It's safe to say that it's extremely difficult.

The saying goes, "It's always good to have many skills." Since she couldn't explore vertically, she might as well develop horizontally, expanding her influence. But the problem was, she didn't know any beast-taming techniques.

That seemingly clever little cat.

In reality, it is a faceless person.

As a professional assassin and intelligence agent, and the best assassin and intelligence agent, Faceless Man would not sit idly by while Madam Mingzhu makes any underhanded moves. Besides, he is not under Jingni's control.

The Faceless Ones obey only the Mother Nest.

The mother nest obeys Ye Qingcang.

Therefore, Jingni had no idea what the Faceless Man would do.

However, this did save Jingni a lot of trouble.

These are minor details, nothing to worry about.

Honglian offered no explanation.

She's just short-tempered, not stupid.

Faced with Madam Mingzhu's blatant probing, she certainly wouldn't fall for it.

He said in a muffled voice, "Don't try anything funny, I won't say anything!"

Upon hearing this, Madam Mingzhu, unusually, couldn't hold back.

He burst out laughing.

Honglian laughed, completely bewildered.

Unable to contain his anger, he frowned and demanded, "What are you laughing at?"

"I was just amused by what Her Highness said."

"Right now, I'm the one being controlled by others."

"Subject to the control of this Miss Jingni."

"They are also subject to Her Highness the Princess."

"Why does that sound like Your Highness is being controlled by me?"

I won't say anything~

Madam Mingzhu emphasized this point and repeated it.

Honglian immediately puffed out her cheeks in anger.

I didn't feel anything when I said that.

Madam Mingzhu repeated it.

She finally understood.

Isn't this just like what the person who was tortured into confessing said in the novel? Even if you beat me to death, I will never collude with you. Don't even think about getting me to confess anything. I won't say a word. Forget about it!

Thinking about it carefully, it's no wonder Madam Mingzhu laughed.

Most people would laugh if they saw a girl like this.

This has nothing to do with being stupid or not.

That's pure naiveté.

It could also be described as a lack of social experience.

There is a difference between being foolish and being naive. Being foolish means making the same mistake again after you know it, tripping over the same stone twice. Being naive means having no experience, and after suffering a loss once, you won't make the same mistake again.

Therefore, Lady Mingzhu was immediately reminded of some memories by Honglian.

Deja vu.

You could say that he saw a reflection of his past self in Honglian.

However, they wanted to use this to sway her.

It's still a little bit off.

"All right."

"Don't talk nonsense."

"You're probably not going to be leaving tonight!"

"From now on, you probably won't be able to leave!"

"It's better to surrender and suffer less."

"We will choose to fight to the bitter end."

"The ending won't change."

"It's time for you to make a choice, you Tide Fairy and Lady Pearl!"

Jingni put down the cloth in her hand.

He casually flicked his sword.

It shines brightly under the lights.

It's obvious that they need to take action to resolve the issue.

It is also clear that Lady Mingzhu, who is also the Tide Demoness, will not surrender easily.

However, this perception is not wrong.

Lady Mingzhu certainly wouldn't surrender easily.

However, before taking action and starting a fight, it's important to make things clear.

"I have no intention of being an enemy of Her Highness the Princess."

"And there is no doubt that we will be enemies with this Miss Jingni."

"I won't hide it from you two."

"The reason I returned so late is that I went to discuss countermeasures with General Ji Wuye, Emerald Tiger, the Straw-Clothed Man, and my cousin Blood-Clothed Marquis. That is, to target the Quicksand organization where Her Highness the Princess is, and to target the Ninth Prince. But please allow me to keep the specifics of how to target him a secret as the price for the negotiations to come."

"In short, Your Highness, all you need to know is that if I die here tonight, or am imprisoned or suppressed here, by tomorrow night, Ji Wuye, Emerald Tiger, and my cousin will know that something has changed in the palace if they can't see me. At that time, it won't be a good thing for me, nor for you, nor for the Quicksand where Ninth Prince is or for Nightfall where I belong."

"One move affects the whole body."

"You two should think this through."

"Madam Mingzhu threatened calmly."

Whether it's retreating to advance or advancing to retreat, it's all good.

These are all ways to escape.

Under the watchful eye of a grandmaster, Madam Mingzhu wouldn't be so confident as to flee, especially since her methods had been seen through. Although she couldn't see the numerical values, she could sense that Honglian and Jingni were on high alert. If she dared to do anything out of line again, she would likely face a thunderous attack from Jingni, who would definitely not give her a chance to escape smoothly.

Therefore, resorting to underhanded tactics is absolutely unacceptable.

That won't work, at least not right now.

But unlike subtle maneuvers, threats are very effective.

Therefore, while Honglian pondered, Madam Mingzhu added, "Believe me, although this Miss Jingni can kill me, or even capture me alive, it would only take a few more moves. However, it is absolutely impossible for Miss Jingni to accomplish these things silently. I possess a killing intent within me, a protective talisman left to me by a grandmaster. Facing a grandmaster like Miss Jingni, I am certainly insignificant. To use this to contend with Miss Jingni, I know it is impossible without anyone telling me. But I am confident in making a little noise. Do you two dare to give it a try?"

"try what?"

An unfamiliar voice came from behind Madam Mingzhu.

Lady Mingzhu's heart skipped a beat in fright.

Like a cat whose tail has been stepped on.

It darted forward in an instant.

But I'm also afraid of disturbing Jingni.

So much so that they had to stop.

Still shaken, he looked behind him.

"ah?"

"Why are you here?"

Surprised, Honglian also noticed her disheveled appearance. Blushing, she pulled the blanket over herself to cover her body, which was covered by her undergarments. In fact, it was almost like wearing pajamas. It wasn't exactly revealing, but it was definitely different from her formal attire. Especially in front of Ye Qingcang, Honglian was very conscious of her image, so she was naturally shy and even a little embarrassed.

Ye Qingcang, on the other hand, did not have these psychological burdens.

The startled eagle was half-armored.

The gauntlets and other armor were removed.

However, the soft armor on the torso was retained.

Honglian wrapped herself in the quilt.

There's nothing to hide.

In contrast, the woman who lost her black veil and still couldn't figure out how to escape was none other than Lady Mingzhu, or, to borrow a nickname from netizens, the trendy woman known as the Great Shark. She was undoubtedly more intriguing and attracted more attention.

(End of this chapter)