Fishing in Troubled Waters to Enter the Ancestral Temple

"An assassin! Heading for the Ancestral Temple!"

Cries rang out one after another. Aside from the guards stationed at the palaces of the various consorts, patrolling guards from every corner of the imperial palace rushed toward the Ancestral Temple. Carrying lanterns and wielding sabers, swords, bows, and crossbows, they carefully searched everywhere they passed as they ran, lest they overlook an assassin lying in hiding.

The palace boiled with noise. Since this was the first assassination attempt in the imperial palace in over twenty years, the entire scene was somewhat chaotic. A squad of guards would often split into twos and threes while searching as they ran. Yet because of this, guards gradually appeared along every route from Minghua Hall to the Ancestral Temple. However, as the orders had been brief and to the point, most guards believed the assassins were near the Ancestral Temple. Rather than establishing layer upon layer of tight defenses, they all converged upon the temple instead.

If Shi Xuan and Mo Jingqiu turned back and fled now, they could easily escape unharmed while the rest of the imperial palace was left virtually undefended. But leaving at this moment would be tantamount to handing the Innate Dao Embryo over to Mu Jing's incarnation. Once she gained preliminary control over the Hunyuan Golden Dou, the two of them would face certain death. They would not even have time to flee this world beforehand.

Both had undergone countless dangers. In the flash of their thoughts, they understood their predicament, and without the slightest hesitation, they raced onward, intending to use speed to defeat slowness.

Relying on Mind Reflection, Shi Xuan and Mo Jingqiu weaved through the guards, narrowly and perilously evading their searches. But as the number of guards steadily grew, avoiding them became increasingly difficult, nearly impossible.