"How dare you! An assassination attempt! Protect His Majesty!"
A guard shouted and charged forward. Zhai Qianqian viciously yanked out her blade and slashed upward. With a slash, another gash opened across Zhao Jingkun's chest, blood spraying high into the air!
At the same time, a piercing signal arrow shrieked outside the hall. A young eunuch cried out, "What's so good about living? And when you die—"
Before he could finish, a charging guard cut him down, blood splattering across the floor.
The aura of Grandmasters spread through the hall as they locked their gazes on Zhai Qianqian. She ran at top speed, feeling as though every vital point on her body was being watched. One careless move, and she would lose her life!
Zhai Qianqian had been gambling all along. First, she gambled that taking Zhao Jingkun hostage would bring reinforcements. Then, she gambled that Zhao Yun would help her when it mattered most.
She used her own life to force Zhao Yun to make his stance clear. Which side was he on? Or was he planning to stand by and watch?
Clang!
The hall blazed with light. The power of ancient mountains and millennial rivers flowed into that sword. Zhai Qianqian gave Zhao Yun no time to deliberate.
With a buzz, spiritual energy erupted as Zhao Yun immediately swung his sword!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A string of lifelike sword shadows shot straight at Shadow, who was lunging at Zhai Qianqian. No matter how formidable he was, even having reached the Grandmaster Realm, he could only abandon his intent to kill Zhai Qianqian before Zhao Yun's full-force strike with the Myriad Ancient Crimson Cloud Mother-Child Sword.
With a sweep of Zhao Yun's sleeve, countless swords shattered. Some blades instantly pierced through the guards in the hall.
Qian Honglie gritted