Xun Feng drew his sword with a cold expression. "Princess Consort, please leave first. The others will escort you out. I'll cover the rear."
"Cover what rear? Just kill them all."
Su Qiao reached into the cloth bundle over her shoulder and began pulling things out.
"Princess Consort, they outnumber us..."
Before Xun Feng could finish, he saw his Princess Consort suddenly tap the tips of her toes against the ground and leap onto a tree ahead. Then she waved her hand.
White powder scattered through the air like snowflakes.
"Ahhh..."
The vicious Guard Patrol from moments ago was now reduced to clutching their faces and rolling on the ground.
Su Qiao used her Lightness Skill to leap from tree to tree nearby. Wherever she jumped, the powder drifted down like snowflakes.
"Back away and cover your noses. Don't get any on yourselves."
Only after Su Qiao reminded them did Xun Feng and the others react. They hurriedly covered their noses and retreated a long way.
In less than a moment, more than a hundred guards had fallen to the ground, leaving only groans and wails.
"Let's go."
Su Qiao jumped down from the tree, clapped her hands, and walked away without pausing.
Xun Feng and Fifteen exchanged a glance before following woodenly.
"Princess Consort, this is the way out of the Imperial Palace."
When they reached a fork in the road, Xun Feng hurriedly reminded her.
Su Qiao continued toward the Hall of Supreme Harmony. "I know. I'm going to find your Family Head."
"But..."
At such a critical moment, Xun Feng was naturally worried about his master.
Yet he also knew very clearly that the Princess Consort's safety was what mattered most to his master.
Su Qiao did not even turn her head. "No buts. I can't leave