An orphan girl in troubled times, living a miserable life

Chapter 356: Removing the Sword and Armor to Introduce a Killing Game
Ji Mo and Li Yaoguang followed that man all the way into the inner city and arrived at the palace gate. When they were about to go forward, the guide suddenly stopped and rode his horse to their carriage.

The carriage came to an abrupt stop. Li Yaoguang and Ji Mo were puzzled inside. Suddenly, a voice was heard outside. Ji Mo opened the door and saw the captain leading the way pointing in the direction of the palace gate with a smile on his face.

"You two, this is a very important place in the palace. No one is allowed to carry weapons except for the imperial guards. If you two carry weapons, please hand them over to the guards for safekeeping. Don't worry, when you come out, your things will be returned to you in the same condition."

Li Yaoguang did not doubt him, but he was not stupid. He took advantage of Ji Mo's body to reach for his sleeve and calmly sent the crossbow arrow on his wrist into the space. Then he pretended to pull out the small dagger from his boot and presented it to him.

It's not her fault for not thinking much about it. After all, that's how it's played out in TV and movies. Isn't it normal that weapons are not allowed in the imperial palace?

Li Yaoguang, who had never expected that someone would take advantage of the palace that had not yet been occupied by the emperor, was particularly cooperative. However, Ji Mo on the side raised his eyebrows intriguingly and pointed at the palace in front of him, downplaying it.

"I'm afraid what this lord said is not right. As far as I know, General Shen has not yet moved into the imperial city and is still living in the Shen Mansion in the west of the capital with his family. At this time, the new emperor has not yet ascended the throne, the new dynasty has not yet been established, and the palace has no master. Why is he keeping such a tight control?"

"Haha, haha, what is that..."

Obviously, the other party did not expect Ji Mo to be so sharp. Upon hearing this, he froze, smiling awkwardly, but his mind was racing. He adjusted his mood in an instant and thought of a response.

"My lord, you may not know that although the new emperor has not yet entered the palace, there was a theft in the palace first, and then the Dragon Throne and the Nine Dragon Platform returned to the palace. In addition, the country has just been settled, and your majesty is about to ascend the throne. For the sake of prudence, it is never too careful, right? This is your duty, so please don't make it difficult for me."

This made sense, and Li Yaoguang was eager to see his uncle, so he didn't think much about it. He hurriedly tugged at Ji Mo's sleeve, winked at him secretly, and made a gesture of grabbing in the air, indicating that he still had weapons hidden, so he was not afraid if anything really happened.

Ji Mo understood, and then he cooperated by taking off the soft sword from his waist and handing it to the other party.

After handing over the weapon, Ji Mo signaled the driver to continue, but he was stopped again before he could finish his words.

Ji Mo raised his eyebrows, "What else?"

The other party laughed again, pointing at their carriage and the ten people behind them, "Excuse me, the palace is a restricted area, carriages from outside are not allowed to enter, and unimportant people are not allowed to enter. Although you two are here to pick someone up, it is not appropriate to intrude without permission. What do you think?"

Well! Judging from their attitude, I'm afraid no one else can get in except the two of them!
Ji Mo even thought, if he hadn't been with the little girl all the time, and hadn't been firm and unyielding, would he not be able to enter?
For no reason, Ji Mo couldn't help but feel strange in his heart again.

Li Yaoguang was eager to receive the person, but he did not expect the other party to be so cruel. However, he thought that since the weapons had been handed over and he was now in Kyoto, and even in the palace, considering Shen Yue's character and his territory, he should not kill people in anger even if he refused, right? It would be the same whether the man brought the weapons or not.

Li Yaoguang, who had no idea that someone had been led away, reached out and tugged at her father and brother's sleeves. Ji Mo knew very well that she cared about her family. Thinking of the letter about Uncle Cheng being injured, he said nothing in the end. He nodded, turned around and whispered a few words to the people he brought with him, asking them to wait outside. Then he protected Li Yaoguang from the carriage, and the two of them followed the leading captain and slowly walked into the palace gate.

After passing through the copper-rivet palace wall gate and walking through the not-so-long crimson corridor, the two stepped onto the white marble square where the adults walked when they attended court. The door behind them closed again with a bang. Ji Mo and Li Yaoguang looked back at the same time and saw the closed palace door. Ji Mo frowned and subconsciously took Li Yaoguang's hand, holding it tightly.

Li Yao was puzzled and could not help but slow down his pace, tilted his head and lowered his voice: "Brother, what's the matter?" The captain who was leading the way in front of them may have seen that they had not caught up for a long time, so he turned around and asked with a smile: "Why don't you two leave? Is there something wrong?"

Ji Mo glanced at Li Yaoguang, met his gaze and shook his head calmly, "Nothing."

The captain laughed heartily: "Hahahaha, nothing's wrong, nothing's wrong. Please come this way, I'm sure General Cheng must be waiting anxiously."

Ji Mo nodded, "Okay, please lead the way, sir."

Ji Mo took a calm step forward, and at the same time, he moved closer to Li Yaoguang and lowered his voice to firmly warn him, "Let's go, be careful."

What to be careful about?
Li Yaoguang was startled, but had no chance to ask in detail. He could only follow his father and brother's steps, not too far behind the captain, passing through the deep palace road, entering another palace gate, stepping into the large white marble square, passing through the central walkway, and approaching another palace gate with a gatehouse, when he suddenly heard the sound of the palace gate closing behind him.

Ji Mo couldn't help but look back, his eyes full of solemnity. He subconsciously reached for the weapon at his waist, but then he realized that the weapon had already been taken off, and Ji Mo paused.

Li Yaoguang noticed Ji Mo's abnormality almost immediately and lowered his voice to ask, "Brother, what's wrong?"

Something feels wrong here! It's too quiet!
Ji Mo was reluctant to say this, fearing that it would scare the girl in front of him. He shook his head silently. At this moment, the captain leading the way suddenly accelerated for some reason and leaped into the heavy palace gate in front.

Ji Mo secretly said that something was not right. Immediately afterwards, a surge of people holding sharp blades quickly poured out from the palace gate where the captain had hidden in front of him. Not only that, but more people came from all directions from the palace walls and rushed towards them who were alone in the square. The commotion was huge and there were quite a lot of people.

Ji Mo's expression suddenly changed. When the crowd appeared, he decisively protected Li Yaoguang behind him, his face dark and terribly dark.

"It's a trick! But we're doing it right here, and I don't know whose idea it is?" Does Shen Yue know what happened today?
Or, was it that the person who ordered them to be in this situation? Otherwise, why would they choose to take action here?
Damn Shen Yue!
In a flash of thought, the crowd occupied the entire square in the blink of an eye, surrounding the two of them tightly. Li Yaoguang, who was protected by Ji Mo, could only watch the heavy palace gate that was open just now slam shut. Immediately afterwards, a triangular flag was raised on the top of the palace gate, and the killers who surrounded them with sharp blades in their hands moved and came out in full force.

"kill!"

"Yaoguang, be careful!"

Ji Mo hugged Li Yaoguang's waist and spun around, protecting her while moving forward, trying to snatch the opponent's sword with his bare hands. At the same time, more blades flashing with cold light attacked them from all directions. It can be said that they had just dodged one attack when the continuous attacks came, leaving them no chance to breathe.

There were too many people. They mobilized more than a thousand people just to deal with me? What a big move!
Li Yaoguang sneered in her heart. The battle became increasingly intense. Ji Mo was unable to cope with all the other tasks and was somewhat restrained in protecting her. Li Yaoguang saw that the situation was not good and did not want to become a burden, so she struggled to resist together with him. She felt more and more disgusted with the people and things that had put her in this situation.

Just as she rolled on the ground and picked up the enemy's fallen long sword to resist, there was a hidden arrow behind her, heading straight for her father and brother in the enemy group. Li Yaoguang was shocked and rushed forward without hesitation to remind him, "Brother, be careful of the hidden arrow!"