How could my childhood sweetheart be the current empress?

It’s strange, why is the usual soft feeling gone, and instead it’s a little bit... flat?

"Who is upset?"

The pretty figure slowly turned around, and it was her!

Chapter 253: Chasing All the Way

This person was none other than the empress herself.

But why would the empress, who was supposed to stay in the palace, appear in such a place?

"Ah, why is it you, Your Majesty?"

Xu Chengling quickly loosened his rude hands. He had pinched them subconsciously a few times just now before he reacted.

The empress slowly turned around, her beautiful face blushed slightly under the moonlight, and said to him:

"How dare you, my dear minister, molest me?"

"I dare not, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Xu Chengling hurriedly bowed and apologized to the empress.

He didn't mean it. It was just that the two sisters looked so much alike that if he turned around and didn't look in front of him, he would have had a hard time recognizing them.

"If apologies are useful, what's the point of having a celestial supervisor?"

Yan Qiaoling couldn't help but pout, with a sly smile on the corner of her mouth.

"What does your Majesty mean?"

"I'm going to pinch you a few times, too."

After saying that, she stretched out her two slender hands and used the Dragon Claw Technique on Xu Chengling's two points.

"Thank you Lord Dragon for catching it."

After capturing him, Xu Chengling had to thank the empress. After all, this was a favor of not killing him.

Yan Qiaoling's idea was very simple. Since he had taken advantage of her, she wanted to take advantage of him in return.

But no matter how she thought about it, it seemed that she was the only one who suffered.

On the contrary, for Xu Chengling, being grabbed by the empress was quite comfortable. This was a bit abnormal for him.

"Your Majesty, why are you here?"

Xu Chengling couldn't help but ask, and took a look at the majestic woman in front of him.

The empress was not wearing the usual dragon robe, but a blue casual dress. It looked very similar to the blue dress Yan Jixue was wearing, which made Xu Chengling make a mistake.

If you think about it carefully, wearing a dragon robe on the street in the middle of the night is too conspicuous. Aren't you afraid of assassins coming to your door?

The capital city is relatively stable at present, but that does not mean it is absolutely safe, especially since many rebels are lurking in the capital city, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

Therefore, the appearance of Yan Qiaoling, the empress, in this place was kept absolutely secret.

"Is it not okay for me to go out and take a walk occasionally to get some fresh air?"

Yan Qiaoling looked at Xu Chengling in front of her with her beautiful eyes and couldn't help but smile.

"Of course there is no problem."

Xu Chengling shook his head and did not continue to ask questions. Instead, he asked another question:

"By the way, has Your Majesty ever met my wife?"

"Sister...ah no, are you talking about my sister?"

"Well, she suddenly left the party just now and then disappeared."

"I haven't seen her. Maybe she has gone back."

Yan Qiaoling shook her head, then looked at Xu Chengling with a smirk and said:

"Tell me the truth, did you make her angry?"

"it seems to be like this."

Xu Chengling scratched his face and replied somewhat embarrassedly.

Yan Qiaoling couldn't help but shrug her shoulders. The only way to make her sister who had such a good temper angry was if he was looking for a woman outside.

"Are you looking for a woman outside?"

She continued to ask and tortured Xu Chengling severely.

"It seems... yes."

"who is it?"

Yan Qiaoling wondered who was so bold as to seduce her man.

If she knew this, she would definitely break the other person's legs.

"I just met Xue Yuan at the banquet, and then I danced with her. Then, Ling'er left."

Xu Chengling confessed honestly that he had no intention of hiding it. So many people present could see it, and it would be useless even if he hid it from the empress.

"Snowy Kite..."

When Yan Qiaoling heard that the person who seduced Xu Chengling was Xue Yuan, she was stunned. Oh my god, the traitor was actually right next to me.

I'll have to deduct a lot of her salary when I go back. If I don't teach her a lesson, she'll learn how to steal men.

"Your Majesty, please do not blame Xue Yuan. I was the one who invited her. It was my fault that I angered the lady and she left. I am looking for her everywhere now."

Xu Chengling said to His Majesty seriously that he did not want to implicate Xue Yuan.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything to her."

Yan Qiaoling raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a devilish smile.

After all, she was not a devil. At most, she would be punished by being made to sweep the toilet for a month, or having her salary deducted for a few months.

"Since Your Majesty has not seen anyone, I will continue to look for him. Your Majesty, please stay safe."

After saying that, Xu Chengling prepared to turn around and leave to continue looking for someone.

And just as he turned around, he suddenly smelled an unusual scent.

Since when, the place where they were became silent, even the chirping of summer cicadas disappeared.

"Your Majesty, there is murderous intent!"

Xu Chengling frowned, stood in front of the empress, protected her behind him and said.

Because he inherited the witch's power, he also began to be able to sense the presence of murderous aura.

Suddenly, a black shadow flashed in front of Xu Chengling, followed by a cold light, and then a sharp sword came and went straight to Xu Chengling's chest.

This sword hit two enemies in a row.

At this critical moment, Xu Chengling reacted, hugged Yan Qiaoling's slender waist, and they both fell to the side.

The sneak attack failed, but the black shadow did not intend to let them go and swept towards them again with the sword.

Xu Chengling did not dare to fight, so he picked up Yan Qiaoling's delicate body and ran away, avoiding the pursuit of the men in black.

The opponent's attack was obviously aimed at him, but he didn't expect that the empress was also present, so he killed two birds with one stone.

Although the witch's skills were powerful, Xu Chengling had never practiced martial arts after all, and only knew a few sets of turtle punches. Facing these killers who were on the edge of a knife and licking blood, and they were holding weapons, only a fool would fight him.

But soon, the black shadow caught up and stabbed forward with the sword in its hand, causing a streak of blood on Xu Chengling's shoulder.

"hiss!"

Xu Chengling cried out in pain and used his body as a shield to block the attack from the man in black.

After a while, Xu Chengling's body was pierced with several bloody holes, and the blood stained his clothes red. His movements also slowed down.

"Ah, Cheng Ling, are you okay?"

Seeing Xu Chengling covered in injuries, Yan Qiaoling's face turned pale and she asked with heartache.

"I'm fine. I'll count to three, Your Majesty. Just run forward and don't look back."

Xu Chengling said in a deep voice to Yan Qiaoling in his arms that if he hugged her, neither of them would be able to escape from the killer.

It would be better for him to stay and hold the other side back, giving His Majesty time to escape.

It would have been great if Tongxin was here at this time, but unfortunately she stayed in the mansion and did not come with us.

"What about you?"

Yan Qiaoling's face was full of panic, and she couldn't help but ask him.

"Your Majesty, please believe me, I will not die, but you must go first."

Xu Chengling said to her that the assassin's footsteps were getting closer and closer and he was about to catch up.

"Well, I believe you, don't die!"

Yan Qiaoling knew very well that if she stayed, she would be a burden, so it would be better for her to run away first.

Only after she runs away can you call for help and save her.

"Three, two, one!"

As soon as Xu Chengling shouted, Yan Qiaoling ran away immediately.

As the current empress, although she did not know any martial arts, she had excellent body movements and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

After all, instead of fighting with others, what the empress should do is to save her own life.

The black-clothed man's target was obviously Xu Chengling. After seeing Yan Qiaoling running away, he did not chase after her. Instead, he slowly walked towards Xu Chengling with a sword in hand.

Little did he know that the person he had just let run away was the most important general on the entire chessboard.

Chapter 254 I will never let them go!

Xu Chengling looked at the man in black in front of him. He was wearing a conical hat and a black straw raincoat. Only a pair of emotionless eyes were exposed.

He had no idea of ​​the other party's origins, but as soon as he left Prince Xian's Mansion, the assassin caught up with him.

Moreover, the strength of this assassin is different from the past. He is definitely at the level of a first-class master. His aura is calm, his moves are sharp, and there is no drag at all.

Xu Chengling's chance of winning against him is almost zero.

"Who are you? Who sent you here?"

Xu Chengling retreated while questioning the other party's identity.

However, to the man in black, his behavior was nothing more than the scream of a dying prey.

"Someone wants your life."

The man in black said coldly, the sword in his hand emitting a faint cold light.

"Is it Prince Yu?"

"Prince Jing?"

"Or is it the wise king?"

The moment he read out the word "Wise King", the black-clothed man's eyes changed slightly, but it was quickly covered up.

"The dead don't need to know so much."

The man in black had a cold look in his eyes. He raised his sword and stabbed at Xu Chengling's vital points.

"Do you think I'll let you down?"

Xu Chengling shouted coldly, then dodged to the side, bent down to pick up something, and smashed it on the opponent's head.

His movements were so swift that the man in black obviously didn't have time to react. He suffered a severe blow to the head and his eyes suddenly glowed with golden light.

Xu Chengling was seen holding a broken brick in his hand. Among all the martial arts in the world, only bricks cannot be broken.

It’s a pity that bricks can only be used once and cannot be used after being smashed.