"Ah! Emperor, be careful!"
The sudden change frightened Xiao Yuzhen.
The moment he saw the dagger, Xiao Yuzhen suddenly had the courage to jump in front of Zhao Zheng, wanting to use his own body to block the dagger for him.
As she was very close to Zhao Zheng, Xiao Yuzhen managed to block Zhao Zheng before the assassin arrived.
At this critical moment, Zhao Zheng's mind was not flustered. Instead, he was surprisingly calm.
It was too late to call Feng Zhong, and he couldn't let the Empress take the blade for him.
After all, the system had given him twenty years of cultivation. In terms of cultivation, Zhao Zheng was not inferior to this palace maid. It was just that he lacked combat experience. Of course, he couldn't kill them, but he could protect himself.
In the next moment.
Zhao Zheng pulled the Empress away with one hand and kicked the assassin at the same time.
Whoosh!
This kick was as fast as thunder, and it actually made a sound of breaking through the air.
The assassin was shocked.
The information she had obtained was that the fatuous ruler did not know martial arts at all. However, the fatuous ruler's attack completely possessed extraordinary strength!
The situation was not good.
Zhao Zheng's attack naturally could not stop the assassin.
To be sent here to ambush and assassinate Zhao Zheng, this palace maid was naturally an expert who risked her life.
The assassin dodged Zhao Zheng's kick with a sway of his body. At the same time, he held a short dagger and quickly slashed at Zhao Zheng's leg.
Zhao Zheng did not expect to defeat the assassin with one kick. He just wanted to force the assassin away.
"Slash!"
Zhao Zheng's pants were torn open, and there was a cut on his leg.
However, Zhao Zheng did not take it to heart. Such a small wound could only be considered a superficial wound.
His kick had successfully bought him some time.
At this moment, Feng Zhong, who had heard the commotion in the room, rushed in.
At this moment, Feng Zhong was furious. His face was as fierce as a ghost as he stared at the assassin with his small eyes.
The Emperor was assassinated?
Feng Zhong, who was in a rage, leaped up without a word and pounced toward the female assassin like a raptor pouncing on a rabbit.
The aura of an expert displayed by Feng Zhong caused the female assassin to turn pale with fright. Her eyes were filled with despair!
However, the female assassin did not want to sit still and wait for death. She gripped her dagger tightly and stabbed at Feng Zhong with all her might.
Unexpectedly, Feng Zhong moved like a ghost and reached out his right hand as fast as lightning. He grabbed the female assassin's wrist and twisted it hard. With a crack, one of the female assassin's arms was crippled.
Facing a super expert like Feng Zhong, the female assassin was completely defeated in just one exchange.
Then, Feng Zhong struck the female assassin's dantian with his palm again, sending her flying and crippling her cultivation.
"Protector beast!"
Feng Zhong shouted angrily, and many experts from the inner court rushed in.
The female assassin could no longer get up. She raised her head and stared at Zhao Zheng with hatred. Suddenly, she revealed a strange smile.
"Foolish ruler, you will die for sure!"
When Feng Zhong heard this, his eyes lit up and he quickly looked at the Emperor.
The wound on Zhao Zheng's leg was black. It was obvious that he had been poisoned.
"Oh no, the dagger is poisoned!"
Feng Zhong's eyes were about to pop out. He was extremely anxious. He strode to the assassin's side, grabbed his hair, and shouted,"Hand over the antidote!"
"Bah!"
The female assassin spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva in reply to Feng Zhong.
Zhao Zheng was slightly stunned, but he was not too worried.
This was because his current constitution was immune to all poisons, and he was the least afraid of poison…
"Big partner, don't worry, zhen is fine!”
Then, Zhao Zheng came in front of the female assassin and said condescendingly,""Do you think you can take my life by smearing some poison on the dagger? I am the Son of Heaven, I must have the protection of the heavens. A mere poison can't hurt me!”
The female assassin only sneered." You are indeed a fatuous ruler. You are fine now, but in half a quarter of an hour, you will die from the poison!”
"Oh? I like to see the enemy's despair. Since that's the case, I'll wait for you for half a quarter of an hour!”
Feng Zhong said worriedly,"Your Majesty, the dragon's body is more important. Why don't we call the imperial physician first?"”
"No need, look after her!"
Although he did not understand where the Emperor's confidence came from, Feng Zhong immediately replied,""Yes, sir!"
It was only at this moment that the Empress, who had just been scared silly, came back to her senses.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
Xiao Yuzhen rushed to Zhao Zheng's side and asked anxiously,""Emperor, are you alright?"
"Don't worry, Yuzhen. I'm fine."
Zhao Zheng was afraid that the Empress would worry, so he comforted her.
In the moment of desperation, Xiao Yuzhen had actually pounced on him and used her weak body to block the knife for Zhao Zheng. It was really silly, and Zhao Zheng was very touched.
Even a man with a heart of stone would be moved if a woman gave up her life for him without hesitation.
If this was on Earth in his previous life, Zhao Zheng wouldn't even dare to think about it.
Xiao Yuzhen blamed herself." Your Majesty, I didn't know how to read people. I actually let assassins lurk in the palace and almost endangered Your Majesty. I deserve to die!"”
At this point, Xiao Yuzhen had already knelt down and cried bitterly.
She was indeed very remorseful. What she said just now was also her true feelings.
Zhao Zheng quickly helped Xiao Yuzhen up and comforted her,"Alright, Yuzhen, I'm fine. You can't be blamed for this.”
Xiao Yuzhen had already calmed down a little. She was smart, and she suddenly realized that what happened today seemed like a coincidence, but it was most likely a deliberate arrangement by the assassin.
"Chunlan, you were originally a palace maid in charge of cleaning up, so you had no chance to get close to the emperor. In order to assassinate the emperor, you got a kitten and deliberately pretended to meet me on the road that I had to pass every day. You heard that I like cats, so you're using this to gain my trust? He took the initiative to take on the responsibility of raising cats! Today, Xiao Mao suddenly ran into my room. I'm afraid that you knew the emperor was here and deliberately let her in, right?”
The female assassin was a little surprised when she heard that. Then, she smiled and said,"Your Majesty the Empress, you're really smart! Unfortunately, it's too late for you to understand now…"
"You!" Xiao Yuzhen looked pained and asked hatefully,""Why did you assassinate the Emperor?"
"A fatuous ruler indiscriminately kills the innocent. Everyone has the right to kill him!”
"Impudent!"
When Feng Zhong heard the assassin scold Zhao Zheng for being an incompetent ruler, he immediately slapped the assassin's cheek.
Pa!
Instantly, the assassin's face turned red and slowly swelled.
Zhao Zheng held Xiao Yuzhen's shoulder and comforted her,"Alright, Yuzhen, I'm fine. You don't have to blame yourself.”
Xiao Yuzhen nodded, but she still felt terrible.
In the blink of an eye, 15 minutes had passed.
When the assassin saw that Zhao Zheng was still standing steadily as if nothing had happened and that the wound on his leg was no longer black, he was instantly dumbfounded.
"How is this possible?"
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The fourth chapter.
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