Empress in her second playthrough: Something's not right with this plot!

Upon hearing Liu Quan's shout, four or five burly men rushed over.

Li Yunsheng had regained his composure and said calmly.

"It's alright, you can go out now."

"Prime Minister!"

Liu Quan was still a little uneasy, but Wei Xiang glanced at him.

The four or five burly men immediately lost some of their momentum.

Anyone who's stayed in the Li family mansion for a while knows that this young lady is a ruthless killer.

Don't let her thin figure and seemingly weak appearance fool you.

Even if they all attacked together, they couldn't defeat her alone; she was truly a force to be reckoned with, capable of uprooting mountains and possessing unparalleled strength.

In fact, when Li Yunsheng blocked that knife with both hands, he already realized that Wei Xiang hadn't really intended to kill him.

Otherwise, with his strength, he simply wouldn't have been able to stop them.

"go out."

"Yes."

The group quickly left, but Liu Quan stayed behind and stood guard at the door.

Li Yunsheng asked.

Why has my reaction time suddenly improved so much?

Wei Xiang continued to shake her head.

"do not know."

Li Yunsheng looked down at the dagger thrusting towards him.

"If someone really attacked me like that, how should I respond?"

Wei Xiang handed over the dagger, clearly intending to demonstrate.

Li Yunsheng, having taken the dagger, showed no mercy and thrust it fiercely towards Wei Xiang's chest.

boom.

Li Yunsheng collapsed to the ground, his face flushed, coughing violently.

That was too fast; Wei Xiang's actions were executed flawlessly in one go.

If his dynamic vision hadn't improved, he wouldn't have been able to see how his opponent made their move before he fell to the ground.

Li Yunsheng silently memorized Wei Xiang's actions, got up, and continued.

"Again."

There was excitement in his eyes; he couldn't wait to put what he had learned to use.

When Wei Xiang thrust at him again, Li Yunsheng immediately took a step back.

At this moment, due to inertia, Wei Xiang leaned forward.

The dagger, which was originally aimed at the chest, was now positioned lower.

Seizing the opportunity, Li Yunsheng immediately grabbed Wei Xiang's wrists with both hands.

With a twist of his wrist, Wei Xiang cried out in pain, and the dagger fell from her hand.

At the same time, Li Yunsheng thrust his right hand out forcefully.

call.

Wei Xiang's robes fluttered gently in the breeze, and a hand landed on her throat.

Just now, Li Yunsheng was knocked to the ground by this move.

The throat is a very vulnerable area; a heavy blow to it can instantly render a person incapacitated.

Of course, he knew that Wei Xiang was cooperating with him.

If it were someone else, they might indeed be subdued by this move.

However, Wei Xiang was too strong. Faced with absolute power, all her moves seemed fancy.

Generally speaking, people with great strength tend to be less agile.

But Wei Xiang is a freak; not only is he incredibly strong, but he is also incredibly agile, a combination of assassin and warrior.

However, this time he felt more clearly that his power had also increased.

In other words, one's body is improved in all aspects.

He didn't know if it was because of the white mist inside his body or because of the increase in his physical strength.

When he first arrived at Weiyang Palace, his physical strength was 0, but his body had already begun to change.

On the way back, after his physique improved, his body became even stronger.

Although the improvement is not particularly obvious and is not easily noticed in normal times.

But when facing life and death, those subtle differences become immediately apparent.

While he was distracted, Wei Xiang tapped the dagger with his left foot.

With a whoosh.

The dagger bounced off the ground and landed in her hand.

Before Li Yunsheng could react, he heard a metallic scraping sound.

stab.

A large tear was cut open at the abdomen of his robe, revealing the soft gold-threaded armor underneath.

Wei Xiang only said two words.

"Great nails!"

Li Yunsheng: ...

……

Weiyang Palace.

The empress was holding a rag doll and was hitting it hard.

Inside the doll, she had just stuffed a wooden plaque.

The wooden sign reads: "Li the Thief".

aside.

Shangguan Xuanran lowered his head, seemingly lost in thought.

Jiang Qingying didn't know whether she was talking to herself or to someone else.

"Tell me, he was so dedicated to helping me win the crown prince position, why has it turned out like this?"

Another fist landed on the doll's head.

"hateful!"

Shangguan Xuanran stepped forward a few steps and whispered.

"Your Majesty, I can assassinate him."

"Huh?" Jiang Qingying was stunned for a moment before immediately realizing, "You mean Li Yunsheng?"

Shangguan Xuanran nodded, awaiting the Empress's instructions.

She didn't want to see the Empress suffer because of Li Yunsheng anymore, and all she could do was assassinate him.

Now, Li Yunsheng's power is growing, and the Imperial Guards are being gradually infiltrated by him.

If no action is taken soon, the Empress will truly become nothing more than a puppet emperor.

Jiang Qingying glanced around with her phoenix eyes to make sure no one was eavesdropping.

"You're not allowed to go!"

In her previous life, she had considered assassinating Li the Traitor.

He even put it into action, carrying out multiple assassinations.

However, all of them ended in failure.

On the surface, the Li family doesn't have many guards, but one Wei Xiang is worth more than a whole group of guards.

The assassins she sent were all her secret henchmen, whom she had trained for a long time, but none of them returned.

Until that day, she saw Wei Xiang standing behind Li Yunsheng with her own eyes.

Eight elite Imperial Guards rushed forward, but they were no match for Wei Xiang.

From that moment on, she completely gave up the idea of ​​assassinating Li Yunsheng.

That incident also served as a warning from Li Yunsheng to her after her repeated assassination attempts.

That time, all eight Imperial Guards soldiers died.

Wei Xiang only said one sentence: "Swords have no eyes."

Shangguan Xuanran's strength is indeed considerable, but she didn't want him to take any risks.

In his previous life, Shangguan Xuanran had fought against Wei Xiang.

Afterwards, Shangguan Xuanran told her personally: "If you can hold your own for a hundred moves, Wei Xiang will definitely win after a hundred moves."

To assassinate someone at the Li residence would be tantamount to going to Wei Xiang's territory, which is tantamount to suicide.

Shangguan Xuanran was one of the few people she could trust.

She was truly afraid, afraid that Shangguan Xuanran would never return.

Shangguan Xuanran thought the Empress was worried that she might leave some leverage that Li Yunsheng could use against her.

"I am confident that I can get out unscathed."

Jiang Qingying shook her head.