Fu Dong's hidden weapon was ready. As long as she made a move, the tightly closed door would be blasted open by the hidden weapon.

By then, these dozen Xichen secret guards would be exposed to Emperor Beiling. Not only would they be unable to protect themselves, but they would also implicate Jun Li.

"Everyone, think clearly. This is Bei Ling's territory. No matter how high your martial arts skills are, you have no chance of winning against Bei Ling's tens of thousands of soldiers. By then, not only you, but your master will also die."

Jiang Xue's words made the leader of the secret guards' heart tremble. He stared at her for a moment, and after confirming that what she said was true, he raised his hand to signal his men to put away their weapons.

For some reason, the words, expression and unrivaled aura of this seemingly weak woman in front of him were like invisible pressure, making him dare not act rashly.

"Wu Meifeng, you are so anxious to get this hairpin, it seems that this hairpin hides a lot of secrets." Jiang Xue touched the hairpin lightly with her fingers and found that there was a mechanism on the top of the hairpin. With a light press, a long and thin bloodworm suddenly jumped out of it.

The bloodworm bit Jiang Xue fiercely and then invaded her body through the wound.

The blood poison in the body was stimulated by the bloodworms, and the heart-wrenching pain instantly swept through the body. Jiang Xue covered her chest and supported herself on the table with her hands, barely keeping herself standing.

Fu Dong and Xiao Chun were shocked and immediately supported Jiang Xue on both sides.

"Hahaha! Jiang Xue, you didn't expect that! You fell into my trap."

Seeing Jiang Xue's face turn pale due to the blood poison, Wu Meifeng laughed wildly and unscrupulously.

She tried to snatch the hairpin from Jiang Xue's hand again, but her hand was cut by the flying knife thrown by Fu Dong.

But this did not stop Wu Meifeng's attack. Seeing this, Fu Dong used his ultimate move and kicked Wu Meifeng's shoulder hard. Wu Meifeng flew backwards, and her head hit the pillar behind her hard, and she fainted immediately.

"Her hand..." Jiang Xue endured the severe pain and glanced at Wu Meifeng's cut hand.

The wound did not bleed like ordinary wounds, but instead oozed out disgusting pus mixed with black and yellow, emitting a foul and foul smell.

The stench quickly spread throughout the house, and even the secret guards with strong endurance couldn't help but feel nauseous.

"What's that sound?" The sound of vomiting by the secret guards aroused Qingfeng's vigilance outside the door. He immediately asked loudly, and everyone's eyes were focused on the door of Wu Meifeng's bedroom.

"Boss, what should I do?"

Seeing that their whereabouts were about to be exposed, a secret guard looked at their leader nervously.

The leader of the secret guards glanced at Jiang Xue, who was weakened by the blood poison, and said harshly, "Catch her."

If he wants to escape from the palace, he can only use this woman as a hostage.

"Tieyi, Qingfeng, break the door open."

There were obvious sounds of fighting coming from the room. Xiao Zhan was worried about Jiang Xue's safety. He disregarded etiquette and gave orders in front of Emperor Beiling to force the door open.

boom.

After a loud bang, the door opened and a group of masked men in black rushed out holding Jiang Xue hostage.

At the same time, an unbearable pungent smell of decay also came to the face.

Xiaochun and Fudong fought with the men in black, trying to rescue Jiang Xue from them, but two fists were no match for four hands. They were trapped by the opponent and could not free themselves to rescue their master.

Fortunately, Qingfeng and Tieyi joined the battle in time and finally stopped the group of people who held Jiang Xue hostage.

When Xiao Zhan saw Jiang Xue frowning as she was being pulled by the black-clothed leader, the anger in his heart erupted like a volcano. He borrowed the sword of the guard, tiptoed, leaped up, pierced the chest of the black-clothed leader with a sword, and then easily hugged Jiang Xue back into his arms.

"Xiaoxue, are you okay?" Looking at Jiang Xue's face pale with pain and feeling her trembling body, Xiao Zhan felt so heartbroken as if being cut by a knife, and he wished he could cut these men in black into pieces.

Jiang Xue gritted her teeth and shook her head, indicating that she was fine: "Catch them."

She whispered weakly in Xiao Zhan's ear: "They are Xichen Secret Guards..."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhan's face became serious, and he immediately ordered: "Qing Feng, Tie Yi, take them all down."

Joining forces with the two maids, the four of them subdued more than a dozen men in black in the short time of an incense stick.

"Princess Qinwen." When Wu Meifeng's maid saw her master fainted on the ground, she ran over in panic and covered her wound with a handkerchief to prevent others from seeing it.

"Who are you to be so bold as to break into the palace, injure concubines, and hold the princess hostage."

After all these people were under control, Emperor Beiling stepped out from under the heavy protection of his guards and stepped forward to question loudly.

The Xichen secret guards exchanged glances with each other, then crushed the poison pill hidden in their teeth, vomited black blood in an instant, and fell to the ground and died.

"This..." Emperor Beiling did not expect that these people would choose to commit suicide by taking poison on the spot. Looking at the falling bodies, he was stunned.

“Your Majesty, the unique patterns on these people’s swords indicate that they belong to a certain organization. Please allow Yun Che to take them back and carefully investigate their origins and identities.” Xiao Zhan said. Although he knew that they were Xichen secret guards, he could not reveal it directly in front of the Beiling Emperor.

The identity of Xichen's secret guards was extremely secretive. If we told the Emperor of Beiling now, he would doubt the source of the information due to his suspicious nature. If we let him find out his true identity, both Linglong Pavilion and Prince Gong's Mansion would face a catastrophe.

"..." Emperor Beiling stared at him for a moment, was silent for a long time, and finally nodded.

Among the princes in the palace now, only Xiao Zhan is capable of completing this task.

"Your Majesty, it is not easy to find out the details of these dozen people. Prince Gong may not be able to handle it alone. Why not let Ning Yuan lend a hand and give him a helping hand. That kid just returned from Yunzhou and has always been eager to serve Your Majesty. After years of training, his abilities have greatly improved. This is a good opportunity for him to show his skills. What do you think?"

Concubine Shu interrupted and pushed Xiao Shen to the forefront.

Ningyuan is Xiao Shen’s pen name.

Seeing Concubine Shu so enthusiastically recommending her son, Emperor Beiling had his own plans in mind.

In the current situation, Xiao Zhan is the only one in the lead, which is not a situation that Emperor Beiling would like to see.

In the past, Xiao Yan, Qian Guo, and Xiao Huan were able to share power with him and check and balance each other, which ensured the stability of Emperor Beiling's throne.

As the three princes lost power one after another, Xiao Zhan's power grew stronger and stronger, posing a huge threat to Emperor Beiling. If allowed to develop, once Xiao Zhan rebelled, the throne would be in jeopardy.

Just when Emperor Beiling was worrying about how to restrain Xiao Zhan, Concubine Shu's suggestion gave him inspiration.

That’s right, it was the Sixth Prince Xiao Shen.

This child is in his prime and has a strong body. More importantly, compared with Xiao Yan, Qian Guo and Xiao Huan before him, he has little ambition for the throne and is clear-headed. For Emperor Beiling, he may be the best candidate to check and balance Xiao Zhan.

Moreover, although the Shufei family is not powerful, they are by no means at the mercy of others.

This is a great help to Xiao Shen.

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