Yangxin Palace Hall.
The candlelight lingered, and the faint scent of sandalwood pervaded the air.
Zhu Di lay on his side on the dragon bed, covered with a small quilt, and picked up a book to read.
After a long time, the candle flame on the table was suddenly blown by the wind.
A purple-robed man slowly walked out from behind the screen.
Zhu Di raised his eyebrows." Solved?”
The purple-robed man knelt on one knee and said in a hoarse voice,""All three assassins have been killed, but…"
Hearing the first half of the sentence, Zhu Di's expression was calm and not surprised at all.
When he noticed Zhu Gaoxu's little movements, he sent the purple-robed man to find the assassin's position and arranged for people to guard him.
Apart from that, Zhu Di himself was also wearing an invulnerable golden silk armor.
It could be said that no matter what Zhu Gaoxu wanted to do, Zhu Di had a way to deal with it.
Zhu Di twirled his fingers, flipped a page, and asked casually,""But what?"
The purple-robed man's breathing slightly constricted, and he said in a deep voice,""However, there are two people that we didn't kill!”
"Hmm?"
Zhu Di's action of flipping through the book paused." There are other people?”
"I saw one of the assassins killed by a woman with my own eyes," the purple-robed man answered truthfully.”
"That woman is extremely beautiful and rarely seen in the world. The weapon she uses is a thin sword.”
"After killing the people, she blended into the crowd.”
"The other assassin was nailed between his eyebrows with a date seed. When he was found, he was already dead.”
Zhu Di put down the book and stroked his beard."There's actually such a thing?"
"Ordinary martial artists can't kill people with date seeds.”
"To be able to kill him in one blow, it shows that the other party has extremely deep internal strength.”
"I speculate that this person either has an extremely powerful finger technique or has extremely deep internal strength. He's probably not inferior to me!”
"What?" Zhu Di was shocked. He was clear about the purple-robed man's ability.
For so many years, it had been Zhu Di's last barrier.
He wanted Zhu Di to sit on the throne of the emperor in the Ming Country.
This was the first time the purple-robed man had made such an evaluation.
"Could it be a Buddhist expert?" Zhu Di had heard Yao Guangxiao mention that there was an extremely powerful finger technique in Buddhism.
When cultivated to a certain level, one could kill with a stone.
It wasn't far from this mysterious person's ability to flick dates.
"What about the woman? Can you tell where they came from?"
The purple-robed man shook his head." She only used one sword attack. I can't see much of the mystery behind it."”
"However, looking at the wound on the assassin's chest, it reminds me of an organization, the Network!”
"Last time, some Embroidered Uniform Guards died in the same way. They were killed with a single sword, and the sword was not stained with blood.”
"If you don't look carefully, you won't even be able to find where the victim's wound is.”
Zhu Di became even more solemn when he heard the word 'trap'.
Ever since the last incident, the Network had disappeared without a trace. He did not expect it to appear here again.
Moreover, the purple-robed man did not notice that the people from the Network had snuck into the banquet.
At this moment.
The eunuch's snot-nosed voice suddenly sounded from outside the hall.
"Emperor, General Fan has sent a secret letter, the military order is urgent!”
Urgent military order?
Zhu Di's heart tightened when he heard that.
He put on a cotton coat and signaled the purple-robed man to retreat, allowing Little Snot to enter the inner hall.
Little Snot was holding a secret letter in her hand and handed it to Zhu Di with small steps.
The urgent military order was a way of sending messages that was even more urgent than the 800-mile express.
It would not be used unless it was a critical moment.
Zhu Di couldn't wait to take the secret letter and tear it open.
He found two items inside.
A memorial and a broken black flag.
Zhu Di looked at the flag and found the word " Ying " written on it.
The brush was sharp, like a knife.
"Shadow?"
Zhu Di frowned slightly. He could not figure out what was going on, so he immediately opened the memorial to take a look.
After a few breaths, Zhu Di's expression changed and he quickly said,""Pass on my orders, Zhu Neng will lead the army and all the soldiers left in the West Camp will be mobilized to set up defenses at the city gate!”
This was the first time Little Snot saw Zhu Di so flustered, so she did not dare to delay and quickly went down to deliver the decree.
The purple-robed man walked out from behind the screen.
Zhu Di handed the secret letter over." Take a look."”
The purple-robed man took the letter and glanced at it. His breathing suddenly stopped, and even his loose robe trembled.
"All 100,000 rebels were wiped out?”
The letter stated that the rebel army had been wiped out by a mysterious force called Shadow. It was estimated that there were at least 400,000 of them. Fan Zhong ordered the vanguard to send a message back to the city. He led the army back to guard against an ambush. He was currently on his way back to the city.
"Have you heard of this shadow before?" Zhu Di placed his hands on his hips and asked in a deep voice.
The purple-robed man slowly shook his head." I've never heard of it.”
"But 400,000 people, isn't that too shocking?”
"An army of 400,000 people active around the capital can't be without a trace.”
"Perhaps, this group of people doesn't have 400,000 people, but the quality of their individual soldiers is very high!”
Zhu Di took a deep breath.
The purple-robed man's thoughts were also his.
Regardless of whether the enemy had a high quality of soldiers or a large number of people, it was undeniable that this was an extremely terrifying force!
It was enough to threaten the safety of the Imperial City!
"There's no point in guessing now. We can only deal with it first," Zhu Di said in a deep voice.”
"I didn't expect that after a trap, another shadow would come. What an eventful autumn."
Obviously, the pressure this " Shadow " gave Zhu Di far exceeded that of the Network!
Although the net was strong, Zhu Di had the purple-robed man protecting him, so he was not very afraid.
However, this sudden appearance of Ying made Zhu Di feel an unprecedented pressure!
This pressure was even greater than facing a million Tartar barbarians!
Zhu Di gestured for the purple-robed man to leave and summoned the eunuch in front of the hall. He ordered in a deep voice,""Summon Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, and Yang Pu into the hall for a meeting!”
"Yes, sir!"
The young eunuch kept his head lowered. Even if he did not see Zhu Di's expression, he could hear the unprecedented seriousness in his words.
He did not dare to delay and immediately ran to deliver the decree.
That night, the originally calm Ying Tian Prefecture became nervous again.
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