Inside the study.
Li Guxian sat limply in her chair, her face gloomy. She stared coldly out the window, her mind unable to settle.
Before long.
Hurried footsteps entered the study. A servant drenched in sweat hastily reported, "Your Highness, Princess, just as you expected, Wolf Marquis did not come alone."
"The people from the Zhao Xing Office and the Imperial Guards hiding in the dark have completely surrounded the Princess's Estate."
Li Guxian's heart sank at his words. She did not answer, but slowly closed her eyes in thought while waiting for the effects of Carefree Powder to fade.
After roughly two hours, the effects of Carefree Powder gradually weakened. Although Li Guxian still could not move, she could speak normally again.
After regaining a little strength, she immediately ordered, "Notify Water Wraith. Begin the evacuation at once."
The servant hurriedly said, "But, Your Highness... the entire estate has been surrounded. How are we supposed to get out?"
What the servant meant was that perhaps there was still a glimmer of hope if they hid inside the Princess's Estate. After all, the estate possessed a defensive array constructed by the Celestial Mystery Pavilion.
"You don't know how much weight you carry in the hearts of Chu's people." Nie Shang answered frankly. "But the person surrounding the Princess's Estate is Meng Qinxian. You know she... won't easily let you die."
"Witch, what are you doing here!"
Huh?
Xing Sixian did not want to speak with a servant whose intelligence was clearly lacking, so she went straight to ordering Dao Child Yao Qian to come see her.
Leaning against the corner of the wall, Nie Shang was covered in blood, yet a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Xing Sixian actually wanted Nie Shang to think of a