Ning Chen raised his head in surprise. Yesterday, he did not manage to make Mu Chengxue change his mind even after tormenting her for half the night. Today, he had bought her over with just one meal?
Could it be that it was really a matter of taking advantage of others?
"Whatever."
Ning Chen picked up another piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth. Yesterday, he was just joking with Mu Chengxue. Although he was very envious of those who could fly around, it was important to know one's own limits. Mu Chengxue said that he was not cut out for it. This meant that his talent was really not good.
" I can teach you a special mental cultivation method," Mu Chengxue said.
"Is it powerful?" Hearing the word special, Ning Chen became interested again and asked.
"What do you mean?" Mu Chengxue asked.
"Can I beat you after learning it?" Ning Chen said expectantly.
Mu Chengxue shook his head.
" What about Qingning?" Ning Chen lowered his standards.
Mu Chengxue shook his head again.
"Where's the leader of Jinwei who went into the house to arrest people that day?”Ning Chen didn't have much hope left.
Mu Chengxue still shook his head.
"Then why did I learn it?" Ning Chen said with no motivation.
"To strengthen the body"
" Wow, it's so special!" Ning Chen took a bite of the steamed bun and pretended to be surprised.
"Don't regret it," Mu Chengxue said indifferently.
"Hmm?" Ning Chen felt that Mu Chengxue's tone was a little unusual, as if he had missed out on some great opportunity.
"Is this mental cultivation method very special?" Ning Chen asked carefully.
"Yeah."
"What's so special about it?" Ning Chen asked again.
"Precious"
"Why is it precious?" Ning Chen continued to ask.
"Special"
Ning Chen painfully realized that this woman was sent by heaven to punish him. It was fine if she cut him, but she also wanted to torture him mentally.
"I'll learn," Ning Chen said through gritted teeth as he took a bite of the steamed bun.
"Mhm, wait a moment."
"Why?"
Mu Chengxue glanced at Ning Chen and said unhurriedly," I don't have the mental cultivation method with me."
Ah! Ah! Ah!
Ning Chen couldn't take it anymore. He stood up and pointed at Mu Chengxue with trembling fingers. His lips were trembling with anger.
This was too much of a bully!
" But I know where the mental cultivation method is." Ignoring Ning Chen's anger, Mu Chengxue continued.
Before Ning Chen could vent his anger, he sat down weakly. His heart was bleeding. Zhang Wuji's mother was right. The more beautiful a woman was, the more dangerous she was!
Ning Chen decided to calm down, calm down, calm down!
Ka, the chopsticks in Ning Chen's hand broke. Alright, he admitted that he couldn't calm down and couldn't calm down.
" Where?" Ning Chen decided to ask one last time.
"The Xia Emperor's Imperial Study."
"..." Ning Chen gave himself a tight slap.'You have a cheap mouth. Why are you asking?'
"Learn?" Mu Chengxue confirmed with a straight face.
"..." Ning Chen didn't say anything. He buried his head in his food and decided to ignore her.
"Don't regret it."
"..." Ning Chen took a big bite and stuffed his mouth.
" Here, this pill is for you." Mu Chengxue casually threw a small box over.
"What is it for?" Ning Chen couldn't help but reply.
" It's for life-saving purposes," Mu Chengxue said nonchalantly.
"Why are you giving it to me? Don't you need it?”Ning Chen felt very happy in his heart. It seemed that he still had some status in Mu Chengxue's heart.
" You're too weak. You need it more than me," Mu Chengxue said lightly.
"..." Ning Chen's left hand smacked his lips, and his right hand smacked his lips. He called her a b * tch, a b * tch.
After the conversation ended, Mu Chengxue stopped talking and quietly ate his meal. He looked much more pleasing to the eye than a certain someone.
After the meal, Ning Chen hummed a tune and went to the back garden to stroll after delivering the plates. Most of the eunuchs and palace maids were busy at this moment, so there was no one in the back garden. Compared to suffocating in the house, suffocating to death, and being angered to death by Mu Chengxue, he still felt that looking at the flowers was a good choice.
However, he had forgotten that Xiaoning's room was right next to the backyard.
In the room, Qing Ning was about to head out to visit the Empress. Zhangsun was going out of the palace today. She was a palace maid that Zhangsun had personally brought up. Not only was she responsible for the daily arrangements in Weiyang Palace, but she was also responsible for Zhangsun's safety.
Just as she was about to leave the house, she noticed Ning Chen's bored expression and recalled how the latter had snitched on her in front of her eldest grandson last night. She was instantly infuriated.
" Ning Chen!" Qing Ning glared at him and shouted.
"Hmm? "Ah, Sister Xiaoning." Ning Chen immediately ran over to greet her with a smile when he saw that it was her.
" Come with me," said Qing Ning, who had nowhere to vent her anger.
"What?"
"Follow the Empress out of the palace."
Huh? Leave the palace? A certain someone's eyes lit up. However, when he thought of Mu Chengxue's conclusion that Qingning was stronger than Ning Chen by a hundred times, his interest instantly vanished.
" Sister Qingning, can you teach me martial arts?" Ning Chen was eager to get rid of the serious imbalance in his voice.
" What I'm learning isn't suitable for you," Qing Ning said tactfully as she looked at Ning Chen in surprise.
" Why?" Ning Chen asked, unwilling to give up.
" You're not cut out for it," said Qing Ning honestly.
Ning Chen wanted to die.
Ning Chen could not take the opportunity to escape and had to face his eldest grandson. After being forced by Qing Ning to change into his clothes, Ning Chen's mood was clouded. He followed behind her listlessly, like a sapling that had been ravaged by the wind and rain.
When they met Zhangsun, the sedan chair was already prepared and they were ready to set off. Zhangsun was dressed rather plainly today. He did not wear a single phoenix crown or beaded jewelry. His beautiful face was clean and clean without any makeup. He looked less luxurious than usual and more intimate.
" It's all an illusion," Ning Chen warned himself. His preconceived notions made him believe that Zhangsun was a black-bellied woman. All the beautiful appearances were just an illusion to confuse people.
Ning Chen believed in his own judgment, so he tried his best to avoid Zhangsun's gaze.
Zhangsun had already noticed Ning Chen standing behind Xiaoning, but he did not say anything. She could tell that the boy had been avoiding her, as if he was afraid of her, but unlike the people in the palace, he did not seem to be afraid of her. If she had to describe him, he was like a child who had done something wrong and was avoiding his parents 'gaze.
It had to be said that Zhangsun's intuition was terrifyingly accurate. Ning Chen had a lot of secrets on him, so of course, he did not want to see her. Every time they met, his heart would beat wildly. Compared to the kind and simple Qing Ning, Zhangsun was no different from a demon in Ning Chen's eyes.
Fortunately, no matter how smart Zhangsun was, he could not have thought that Ning Chen was a fake eunuch, let alone connect the assassin's matter with him.
When Zhangsun left the palace, he did not bring many guards with him. In this world, there were so many people who wanted to assassinate Emperor Xia that it could scare people to death. They had to queue for ten days to half a month, but there were not many who wanted to harm Zhangsun. Zhangsun was famous for being a virtuous empress. His reputation among the people was dozens of streets above Emperor Xia.
Ning Chen didn't know what Zhangsun was doing out of the palace, so he could only follow behind the sedan chair with an unhappy expression. Along the way, he looked at the bustling streets, and his heart was itching with envy.
As Xiaoning was the closest to the palanquin, Zhangsun could order her to do anything as soon as he lifted the palanquin's curtain. Meanwhile, Ning Chen's position was inconspicuous. Furthermore, he was not wearing palace robes. If one did not pay attention, he would be no different from a passerby.
Ning Chen wanted to run away again and again, but every time he saw Xiaoning's casual gaze, he immediately became obedient.
"Swoosh!"
Ning Chen's pupils contracted as he felt a sudden chill. He saw three arrows flying in a triangular formation towards Zhangsun's sedan chair from different directions. They came without any reason, just like when they had tried to assassinate Emperor Xia, causing people to be unable to react in time.
"Be careful!"
Before he could shout, a beautiful figure flashed past Ning Chen's eyes. As her clothes fluttered, two arrows flew back. However, it was only a short delay. The third arrow was too late to block.
"Uh…"
The blood that splattered onto the ground was the most shocking failure. Unable to block it in time, Qing Ning had already thrown herself horizontally in front of the Zhangsun's palanquin. The arrow pierced through her body, causing blood to spurt out and dye half of the palanquin red.
"Bang!"
The arrow quivered slightly and could no longer pierce through the sedan chair. The arrow's red body trembled continuously, causing blood to splatter everywhere. Qing Ning was forced back two steps by the remaining force of the arrow and vomited a mouthful of red blood again.
"Sister Qingning."
Ning Chen took three steps forward and hugged the falling Xiaoning. At this moment, he was right in front of him, but it seemed so far away.
"Hold on!" Ning Chen felt a sharp pain in his heart. He reached out to cover up Qing Ning's wound, but he could not stop the gushing blood.
In the next moment, dazzling saber lights appeared from all directions. Twelve black-clothed men held back the guards. At the same time, four green-clothed men appeared and slashed down with their scimitars.
Seeing the imminent danger, Qing Ning pulled Ning Chen behind her and endured the severe injury to her chest. She patted the sedan chair and a silver spear flew out. She gripped it tightly and swept the blade in all directions.
"Bang!"
As the two sides clashed, the four green-robed men flew back thirty feet. As soon as they landed, they stepped on the ground and their figures flashed again. Four saber lights cooperated seamlessly, sealing off all paths of retreat.
"Take the Empress away!"
Knowing that she could not escape unscathed, Qing Ning pushed Ning Chen away with a determined look in her eyes.
Due to her severe injuries, Qing Ning's martial arts were limited. When they clashed again, a loud bang was heard and her hand was dyed red again. Blood flowed out of her delicate hand and she almost lost her silver spear.
" Let's go, it'll be too late if we're late." As soon as she finished speaking, Qing Ning tore her clothes apart and wrapped the silver spear around her right hand.
With a solemn look in her eyes and the last bit of determination in her life, she held her spear horizontally in front of the sedan, not allowing anyone to take even half a step forward.
"Niangniang, let's go!"
Ning Chen glanced at Qing Ning, then helped Zhangsun up and ran towards the fleeing crowd.
"You want to leave?
The four green-robed men gave up on Qing Ning and chased after Ning Chen and the other woman.
"Humph!"
With a cold snort, the silver spear in Qing Ning's hand flew back and forth, forcing the four of them to turn around to deal with the attack.
"Today, no one can cross this line."
Although she was severely injured and had almost lost all her blood, it was still difficult to resist her unyielding will. With a spear in hand and covered in blood, she stood alone and protected her eldest grandson regardless of life or death.
"Qingning!"
Zhangsun was dragged forward by Ning Chen. He turned around and looked at each other, tears falling like rain.
"Ning Chen, save her."
The pleading voice could not stop them from moving forward. Ning Chen did not turn back and continued to pull Zhangsun forward. From the beginning to the end, he did not look back at all…
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