"Who are you? Come out!" Ling Xiang shouted at the open window.
Judging from the direction the dagger was thrown in, he was absolutely sure that the person just now wanted to kill her and kill her. He couldn't believe that if he wasn't by her side, she would have died. At the thought of this possibility, he couldn't help but tighten his grip around her shoulders.
Suddenly, a figure flashed out of the window. He was wearing a black night-traveling suit, and a handkerchief covered most of his face, leaving only a pair of resentful eyes.
"Why did you assassinate him?" His sharp eyes seemed to pierce through the man in black.
"There's no need to say anything more." The man in black drew his sword and pointed it at them.
He glared at the man in black and then tilted his head to say to her.
"Stay here and don't move, lest I hurt you.”He turned her body around to face him and placed his hands on her shoulders as he spoke to her gently.
"Yes." She nodded blankly.
After he finished speaking, he began to fight with the black-clothed man bare-handed. With a roundhouse sweep, the black-clothed man easily jumped up and began to attack him fiercely with his sword. Each move was ruthless and aimed at his vital points.
Perhaps the sounds of fighting had spread outside, but Ming De, Jin Xiu, and Ruyi didn't knock on the door and directly rushed in.
"Protect the Empress!" Ling Xiang saw from the corner of his eye that Ming De was about to step forward to help. He stopped Ming De in time.
"…" Although Ming De hesitated for a moment, he still walked in front of her and protected her.
"Empress, are you injured?" Jin Xiu stared at her anxiously.
"I'm fine." Silver Frost smiled and comforted them.
" Then…" Do you need help? Ruyi said to her with her eyes.
She shook her head and raised her index finger to her lips, signaling them not to act rashly.
She watched nervously as he dodged each and every one of the fierce attacks, and found that he was doing it with ease.
Suddenly, the man in black was about to strike him with a single palm, but he did not dodge. Instead, he quickly walked in front of the man in black. It seemed to have happened in an instant. His figure flashed and he disappeared.
Then, the man in black fell straight forward, and he stood behind him. There was a faint smile on his lips, but the viciousness in his eyes was obvious.
"Who sent you?" He walked up to the man in black and asked again with raised eyebrows.
"..." The man in black gritted his teeth and insisted on not saying a word.
"Are you going to tell me?" Ming De walked forward and drew out the sword at his waist. He then hung the sword across his neck and pressed the sword against his throat, approaching him threateningly.
"..." The man in black looked at him fearlessly.
"You're quite stubborn. I wonder how long you can last when you're tortured.”Ling Xiang's sharp gaze shot towards the man in black.
"Take him to the dungeon and guard him strictly." he ordered coldly.
"Yes." Ming De cupped his fists and accepted the order. Then, he dragged the black-robed man away.
Ling Xiang turned to look at her. He thought he would see a panicked expression, but when he met her clear eyes, he knew that he had miscalculated. There was not a trace of movement on her face, as if she was already used to it. For the first time, he felt that he could not guess what she was thinking.
"I can't accompany you tonight." he said apologetically.
"It's alright." She stared at him expressionlessly and replied.
She could hear the strong probing tone in his words, so she immediately put away all the expressions on her face and looked at him boldly.
"Then I'll be leaving." He couldn't help but praise her intelligence in his heart.
She knew that he was asking in a roundabout way," Would she complain to the Empress Dowager? She answered with a double meaning. Their eyes met in the air, adding something called 'trust' to each other.
"Take good care of the Empress." he said loudly to the two maidservants behind her.
"Yes, sir!" Jin Xiu and Ruyi didn't dare to hesitate, bowing respectfully.
After he left, Silver Frost approached the table and sat weakly on the chair. He hurriedly poured himself a cup of cold tea and drank it all in one gulp. Then, he slammed the cup on the table.
"Who do you think sent these people?”She lowered her head and asked softly, but her hand under the table had already clenched into a fist and was beginning to turn white.
She didn't understand why those people still wouldn't let her go even though she had already left her hometown. Wasn't she giving up enough? Wasn't her sacrifice enough to protect her kind mother?
"Don't let your imagination run wild. It's not those people.”Jin Xiu approached her and placed her hand on her trembling shoulder.
"Are they blaming me for not carrying out the mission? That's why he sent someone to threaten me." She looked up at Jin Xiu, her eyes full of anxiety.
"No, those people can't raise someone with such a backbone.”Ruyi thought for a while and then said with certainty.
"..." Her anxious mood calmed down after hearing her words.
"How many people have Mother arranged around her?”She grabbed Ruyi's arm and asked.
"Two Bright Guards, two Line Guards, and six Dark Guards.”Jin Xiu answered succinctly.
"Yes." After hearing her words, Silver Frost secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
She would rather bear everything herself than let her mother suffer any harm.
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