20: Xu Qingluan comes to the rescue

Chapter 20: Xu Qingluan Rescues the Emperor

Seeing this person lunging forward.

Zheng Yi took a deep breath, his eyes exceptionally bright, and the Internal Energy within his body surged like the Yangtze River.

With his vision, he could already clearly see that the assassin lunging over was an elderly man with gloomy eyes and bone-chilling Killing Intent.

The elder struck out straight with his right palm, biting coldness surging upon it.

At the critical moment, the Internal Energy within Zheng Yi surged wildly, instantly breaking free from the elder's Qi lock.

Then he reached out with his right hand, grabbed the side of the sedan chair, violently flipped and leaped down, and sprinted wildly in the direction of Xianfu Palace.

"Murder!"

"There's an assassin!"

"Save the Emperor! Quick, save the Emperor!!!"

With his hope for eternal life within reach, only someone out of their mind would risk their life fighting an assassin.

These two elderly assassins looked like bad news; it was better to leave them to the Imperial Guards to handle.

With a bang, just as Zheng Yi escaped, Xuanming Elder struck the sedan chair with a single palm strike.

In an instant, the entire sedan chair was shattered into pieces, and the eight eunuchs carrying the sedan let out a miserable scream before collapsing to the ground.

The elder was stunned for a moment, instinctively turning his head back. How could this emperor run for his life so fast?!

"Protect the Emperor! Quickly protect the Emperor!"

"There's an assassin!"

At this time, the Imperial Guards within the imperial palace also discovered the assassins and rushed toward this side one after another.

The elder's figure leaped up again, shouting loudly, "Second Brother, entangle the old eunuch, I am going to kill the dog emperor!"

"Got it, Boss!"

The first elder let out an explosive shout, twisting his body to pounce forward. His double palms turned into a blur, completely sealing off Wang Zhongyi's figure.

"Quickly save Your Majesty!"

Wang Zhongyi shouted loudly, having no choice but to turn around to deal with the first assassin.

At this moment, the second assassin had already rushed out, and the surrounding Imperial Guards let out miserable screams one after another, knocked to the ground by the elder's palms.

As long as they were struck by the elder's palm wind, a wave of chill would immediately rise on their bodies, enveloping them entirely as they fell to the ground screaming.

Zheng Yi, running wildly, felt his mind greatly shaken; this assassin's strength was definitely above the First Rank.

"Where do you think you're running!"

The elder behind him lunged over, and Zheng Yi quickly made a turn to dodge a pounce.

Snake-like maneuvering!

Although this elder's lightness skill was fast, he could only move straight up and down and could not turn corners in mid-air.

While running wildly and maneuvering in a snake-like pattern, Zheng Yi dodged the assassin's three fatal moves.

"Dammit! Where are the Imperial Guards!"

"Quickly save the Emperor!"

"Could Emperor Zhengyong be trying to take this opportunity to finish me off..."

Zheng Yi was overthinking it. Just as he sprinted out of the Imperial Garden palaces, a team of Imperial Guards immediately rushed out.

"Your Majesty!"

"Protect the Emperor! Quickly protect the Emperor!"

Several young eunuchs rushed out first, reaching out to draw soft swords from their waists and guarding behind Zheng Yi.

Young eunuchs!

Death-defying guards trained by Wang Zhongyi!

"Get out of my way!"

"Frigid Ice Poison Palm!"

"Pfft!"

"Ah...!"

Hearing the sound of blades piercing through the air and the screams from behind, Zheng Yi still had no intention of turning back, continuing his wild run along multiple paths.

Right at this moment, there was another bout of chaos around them. Some Imperial Guards suddenly turned their weapons and struck, dealing fatal blows to their former colleagues.

Assassins!

Assassins again!

"Ah!"

"Quickly catch the assassins!"

"Protect Your Majesty!"

A blood-soaked young eunuch rushed to Zheng Yi's side and shouted, "Your Majesty! Hurry to Jiaotai Hall!"

"Go to hell with Jiaotai Hall!" Zheng Yi shouted, "Escort me to Xianfu Palace! Quick!"

He wanted to go to Xianfu Palace not purely because of the distance.

Most importantly, there were arrow towers, trained palace maids, and Consort Duan Xu Qingluan there!

"Kill!"

"Kill the dog emperor!"

"Avenge our brothers!"

Shouts rang out continuously as teams of assassins and Imperial Guards fought each other.

But Zheng Yi completely ignored them, and under the escort of the young eunuchs and several Imperial Guards, he rushed straight to the entrance of Xianfu Palace in one breath.

"Open the door! Open the door quickly!"

"It is Us...!"

"It's Your Majesty! Open the door quickly!"

The eunuchs inside Xianfu Palace also spotted Zheng Yi's figure and immediately prepared to open the main gates.

"Dog emperor! Where do you think you're running...!"

At this moment, the eldest of the Xuanming Elders had already killed his way over.

Covered in blood right now, the Killing Intent in his eyes was even more intense.

Dammit!

For this assassination, they had plotted for a long time.

Not only had they mobilized quite a few experts, but they also had insiders in the court, spending several months investigating the dog emperor's coming and going routes all for a fatal strike.

Who could have expected that this dog emperor would run for his life so fast!

He didn't pause at all for the guards of the Imperial Guards and death-defying guards, but instead sprinted all the way to Xianfu Palace!

Didn't they say this dog emperor spent his days reviewing memorials and tossing about with his concubines until dawn every night? How could his stamina be so good!

"Die for me... Frigid Ice Poison Palm!"

This palm strike was filled with his anger and Killing Intent, with at least seventy percent of his power concentrated upon it.

As long as he was hit, the dog emperor would undoubtedly die!

Yet at that moment, a stream of Saber Qi carrying violence, bloodlust, and Killing Intent suddenly surged out from behind the dog emperor, rushing toward him with unstoppable momentum.

Xuanming Elder's mind shook violently; this saber strike... he simply could not resist it!

At the critical moment, he violently turned his body with a single palm, fiercely striking down upon this Yanling Saber.

Taking advantage of the recoil force of the palm and the saber, he rapidly retreated.

After steadying his mind, he discovered that the one who had just slashed out that saber strike was actually a tall, heroic young woman!

This young woman looked as though she had just woken up, wearing thin clothing, but her eyes were exceptionally sharp.

Their target this time, Emperor Zhengyong, actually ran right behind the young woman in an instant, saying in pleasant surprise, "Luaner, it is so wonderful that you have come..."

"Your Majesty, step back."

Xu Qingluan said earnestly, "This person's strength is at the First Rank realm, Luaner must face him with all her heart."

"Alright, alright, alright..."

Zheng Yi hurriedly retreated and summoned another large batch of Imperial Guards.

Xuanming Elder said, "Hundred Battles Blood Fiend Saber, little girl, what relation is Xu Mujun to you?"

"My father is Xu Mujun!"

"Hahaha... No wonder, this saber strike has already inherited his true teachings." Xuanming Elder said, "However, even if Xu Mujun were here today, he would still die!"

Xu Qingluan had originally planned to stall for some time, but this person simply didn't give her the chance, twisting his body to pounce forward.

Frigid Qi surged from both his hands, immediately enveloping Xu Qingluan within it.

"Kill!"

Xu Qingluan let out an explosive shout, and the Yanling Saber in her hand immediately emitted an aura of bloodlust, slashing toward Xuanming Elder.

Their figures rapidly crossed paths, blade lights and palm shadows intertwining, while the cold air and Killing Intent forced everyone to continuously retreat.

Zheng Yi was anxious on the side, hurriedly patting the young eunuch's shoulder as he said, "Quick! Go up and help Consort Duan!"

The young eunuch said with an ugly expression, "Your Majesty, this servant is only at the Third Rank realm; rushing up rashly would instead harm Consort Duan, unless Old... Father-in-law is here."

"Bastard!"

Zheng Yi cursed in anger. He couldn't bear for Consort Duan to have any accidents, but his own strength was too weak to easily risk himself.

Over these past few months, he engaged in Dual Cultivation with Xu Qingluan every day; his strength had grown, and Xu Qingluan's strength was also continuously growing under the effect of Dual Cultivation.

By this time, Xu Qingluan had also stepped into the First Rank realm.

However... her combat experience was insufficient, and she faced near-death situations several times.

"Bastard! There are actually assassins in the imperial palace, what on earth are the Imperial Guards doing...!"

Right at this moment, another figure appeared in the distance.

The leader was actually an elder wearing a Daoist robe with a complexion like an infant.

With one hand, he made a Daoist obeisance, and with a single foot tapping the ground, his figure immediately drifted over like a phantom.

Extending a single palm, he lightly pressed toward Xuanming Elder.

The speed looked extremely slow, but under the lock of Qi, it caused the leader of the Xuanming Elders to be scared out of his wits.

"Taiyi Sect! Zhao Su Ling!"