I've announced that I'm destined to have many children, and my father has bestowed upon me

A clear, resonant sword cry rang out.

Li Qingluan had no idea when a three-foot-long sword appeared in her hand.

She stood in mid-air, her clothes fluttering, and a powerful aura far surpassing that of an assassin suddenly erupted!

The aura was peaceful and righteous, yet vast as the sea, carrying a profound Daoist charm that could evolve all things.

"The Great Dao Heavenly Evolution Scripture?"

Zhao Chen'an saw everything clearly from inside the car, and a thought struck him.

She's actually been able to apply her skills in actual combat!

The two assassins, both at the Dao Palace Realm, froze the moment they sensed Li Qingluan's aura.

The intelligence is incorrect!

Wasn't it said that the Sixteenth Prince's Consort was just a martial artist who had just entered the Dao Palace?

This aura clearly indicates that the Dao Palace has reached perfection, and it even faintly touches the threshold of the Four Extremes Realm!

"kill!"

After a brief moment of shock came an even more ruthless killing intent.

The two exchanged a glance, abandoned the other guards, and simultaneously transformed into two black shadows, attacking Li Qingluan from the left and right!

Despite being attacked by two equally powerful individuals, Li Qingluan remained unfazed.

With a flick of her wrist, she twirled her longsword in a flourish.

"Dosheng Yi."

She read it softly.

At the tip of the sword, a burst of sword energy erupted, seemingly ordinary, but it instantly split into two, and then into three.

It eventually evolved into a rain of swords, engulfing the two assassins.

Each sword aura contains a trace of profound truth, mysterious and unfathomable.

The two assassins were terrified and quickly raised their swords to defend themselves.

Ding ding ding!

A dense clang of metal clashing rang out.

They were horrified to discover that their sword strikes were as fragile as paper in the face of the seemingly effortless rain of swords from their opponents, and were easily torn apart!

puff!puff!

Blood splattered.

In a single exchange, the two assassins, both at the Dao Palace Realm, were pierced through the body by sword energy, their bodies covered in blood, and they staggered backward.

Inside the carriage, Zhao Chen'an was so excited that he couldn't help but let out a low shout.

"Azure Phoenix True God General!"

This is the true spirit of a daughter of a military family!

This is the power a Heavenly-grade martial art should have!

Having succeeded in her attack, Li Qingluan did not stop.

She moved swiftly, closing in on one of the assassins with her longsword, which flew like a dragon, aiming straight for the throat of one of them.

The assassin was terrified and raised his knife to parry, but Li Qingluan struck him down with her sword.

He was sent flying, crashing heavily against the wall, spitting blood, and unable to get up again.

The remaining assassin was utterly terrified.

Without a second thought, he turned and ran.

"Trying to leave?"

Li Qingluan snorted coldly and flicked her finger.

A sword aura pierced through the air, precisely striking the assassin's knee.

The assassin screamed and collapsed to the ground.

From the moment Li Qingluan made her move to the moment the battle was resolved, only a dozen or so breaths passed.

On the street, apart from Zhao Chen'an's guards, all the black-clad assassins lay dead on the ground.

There was only one survivor.

Li Qingluan stood holding her sword, her green dress stained with blood, yet this only added to her sharp and beautiful aura.

Just then, a deafening roar came from the street corner.

"You brat! How dare you!"

A burly figure, exuding overwhelming murderous aura, charged forward like a raging lion.

It was none other than Li Qingcang, the God of War of the Great Zhou!

He sensed intense spiritual energy fluctuations outside the mansion and rushed out immediately.

But when he saw the scene before him, he was completely stunned.

His daughter, Li Qingluan, stood in the middle of a pile of corpses, sword in hand.

And those assassins...

Li Qingcang stepped forward and turned over a corpse.

Dao Palace Realm!

They are all experts at the Dao Palace Realm!

He turned around abruptly, staring intently at his daughter, his face filled with shock.

"Qingluan...this...you made this?"

Li Qingluan sheathed her sword and bowed to Li Qingcang.

"Father."

She neither admitted nor denied it.

Li Qingcang took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in his heart, and quickly walked to the only survivor, lifting him up in one swift motion.

"Speak! Who sent you?"

The assassin didn't speak, but just gritted his teeth and stared at Li Qingcang, his eyes filled with death intent!

Seeing this, Li Qingcang grabbed the assassin with one hand and quickly controlled the flow of spiritual energy within his body, not giving him a chance to commit suicide.

She turned around and looked at Zhao Chen'an as he stepped down from the carriage with mixed feelings.

Although he had a thousand doubts in his mind, he also knew that this was not the place to talk.

"Your Highness, please come into the residence first."

The General's Mansion, main hall.

Li Qingcang has handed the assassin over to the people in the manor for guarding and interrogation.

Zhao Chen'an and Li Qingluan stood side by side and gave a standard greeting to Li Qingcang, who was seated above, and the general's wife beside him.

"Your son-in-law greets your father-in-law and mother-in-law."

"This humble servant greets Father and Mother."

Li Qingcang's face was ashen, and he didn't speak, only letting out a heavy snort.

The general's wife quickly smiled and smoothed things over.

"Get up, get up, we're all family, no need for formalities."

She held Li Qingluan's hand, showing concern and care.

After sitting down again, Li Qingcang finally spoke, his voice deep and thunderous.

"Your Highness, who do you think these people are targeting today?"

Before Zhao Chen'an could speak, Li Qingluan spoke first.

"Father!"

She stood up and faced Li Qingcang directly.

"This matter has nothing to do with my husband. Whether it's aimed at our daughter or the entire General's Mansion, we still don't know."

She paused, her tone firm.

"Moreover, my husband treats me extremely well, far beyond what I could have imagined."

Upon hearing this, the entire main hall fell silent.

Li Qingcang stared at his daughter in astonishment.

She's only been married for one night!

The daughter, who was resentful of being betrothed as a concubine, actually took the initiative to speak up and defend the husband she didn't like.

What kind of spell did he cast on her?

"Father-in-law, these people look somewhat familiar."

"They feel like the princes' guards trained within the imperial palace."

"No, these are more like assassins eliminated by the Imperial Guard!"

Upon hearing Zhao Chen'an's guess, Li Qingcang immediately thought of someone.

But just as he was about to speak, he saw Li Qingluan quickly shake her head to stop the two from continuing their conversation.

"Father, husband, this man should not be interrogated any further; let His Majesty handle him!"

After Li Qingluan said this, Zhao Chen'an and Li Qingcang exchanged a glance.

Although they were somewhat unwilling, they nodded at the same time.

Now that things have come to this, they've already guessed who's behind it all.

There's no point in continuing the interrogation and bringing everything to light.

It would be better to pass the blame to Emperor Zhou. As for how Emperor Zhou would handle it, and whether it was reasonable or not, that would be up to him.

……

Meanwhile, deep within the palace, in the imperial study.

Zhao Daoting, dressed in a dragon robe, was preparing to enter the meditation room for seclusion.

An old eunuch, known as Eunuch Wei, hurried in.

"Your Majesty, it's an emergency!"

"explain."

Zhao Daoting stopped in his tracks.

"We just received news that the Sixteenth Prince was assassinated on his way to the General's Mansion. The assassins were all experts at the Dao Palace Realm."

Eunuch Wei paused for a moment, then continued.

"However, His Highness and the Princess Consort are safe and sound. The Princess Consort fought a bloody battle in the long street and left one survivor, who has been taken back to the manor by General Li."

Upon hearing this news, Zhao Daoting showed no surprise or anger whatsoever.

Instead, he smiled slightly, a smile that carried a profound sense of control over everything.

He waved.

"Tell that brute Li Qingcang to stop interrogating me."

"Bring that prisoner alive to the palace, unharmed."

Eunuch Wei felt a chill run down his spine and quickly bowed.

"As you command."

Watching Eunuch Wei leave, Zhao Daoting turned around, stood with his hands behind his back, and looked out at the sea of ​​clouds.

"The show is about to begin."