Kill the Crown Prince, Shock the World

"Zixiu, what urgent matter brought you into the palace in the dead of night?" The Crown Prince raised his gaze and stared at Qiu Zixiu.

Qiu Zixiu had risen to fame in his youth, entered officialdom in one stroke, and climbed four ranks in two years. Naturally, he was one of the outstanding young talents.

Outstanding young talents had busy, fulfilling nights, so he had never once entered the palace late at night.

His sudden midnight arrival today clearly meant there was something urgent.

Hopefully, it was good news.

They truly could not withstand any more bad news now.

A smile appeared on Qiu Zixiu's face.

The moment that smile appeared, the Crown Prince's heart blossomed with joy. Good news! It was practically certain to be good news!

Qiu Zixiu spoke. "Congratulations, Your Highness!"

"Where does this joy come from?" The Crown Prince's heartbeat accelerated...

Qiu Zixiu stepped forward, his lips slowly drawing close to the Crown Prince's ear...

Then he uttered a single sentence. "Congratulations to the Crown Prince for entering the Realm of Freedom from Worry!"

The Crown Prince froze abruptly...

A streak of sword light suddenly shot from Qiu Zixiu's hand, aimed straight at the Crown Prince's glabella, his vital point...

With a hiss, the fingernail of the maid beside the Crown Prince suddenly transformed into a sword, stabbing directly toward Qiu Zixiu's glabella...

At the same time, golden light rose from the Crown Prince's body, and the treasure seal tore through the air...

Though the assassination had happened in a flash of lightning and flint, though it had been utterly beyond the Crown Prince's expectations, his treasure seal and his personal maid could still dismantle an assassination under any circumstances.

Qiu Zixiu...

No, he was naturally not Qiu Zixiu. He was Lin Su!

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