"Duke Xuanwen is over there! It looks like assassins have ambushed him!"
"Which cowardly vermin would dare try to assassinate the Prime Minister of Liang? Surrender at once!"
"Father, Qia Er is here!"
Yaoshi Yuan sighed. She suddenly rolled forward, picked up the Relying on Heaven Sword that Shang Xuanwen had dropped on the ground, and glanced to the side at Ying Ru Shi, who was still pursuing Shang Xuanwen. "White Fox."
However, Ying Ru Shi ignored Yaoshi Yuan's shout and continued pressing forward. She wielded both swords at once, the Brave General Sword and Returning to Obscurity Sword shrouding Shang Xuanwen's vital points as she tried to find an opening for a lethal strike.
Although both of them wanted to assassinate Shang Xuanwen, Yaoshi Yuan's and Ying Ru Shi's interests were not aligned. In the Central Plains of the present day, Zhou Kingdom occupied a strategically advantageous region of mountains and rivers, Liang Kingdom possessed the fertile Jiangnan plains stretching for thousands of miles, and Qi Kingdom had countless secret realms and the greatest national strength. Thus, although the three kingdoms were constantly embroiled in conflict and the situation was ever-changing, the general pattern still followed "Zhou and Liang resisting Qi."
For Yaoshi Yuan, killing Shang Xuanwen would give her a weaker, more easily controlled ally. Success would be good, while failure would not be much of a loss; the potential gains and losses were both limited. But for Ying Ru Shi, success would eliminate Qi Kingdom's greatest internal threat and plunge the enemy kingdom's court into a power struggle. How could she be willing to miss such a hugely profitable opportunity?
Clang!
Yaoshi Yuan swept out with her broken spear. Even though Qian Gongyu crossed both arms in time to block, she still could not withstand the tremendous