stonecrandall Chapter 882 Gao Yao left a backup plan in advance!
Chapter 882 Gao Yao left a backup plan in advance!
She stood up suddenly and looked towards the closed palace door in horror.
Almost at the same time, there was a loud bang, and the palace door was violently smashed open from the outside! The maid who had just left returned, but in an extremely tragic way - she was covered in blood, her palace dress was torn, her face was as pale as paper, and she stumbled into the palace, fell heavily to the smooth ground, struggled to raise her head, and with the last bit of strength she had, she screamed:
"Madam! Run! There are assassins! There are... a lot of them... Run... Run quickly..."
Before she could finish her words, she suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, her body twitched violently, and then she completely collapsed, without any movement, and her life or death was unknown.
The tragic scene before her eyes and the increasingly close sounds of fighting were like a drenching cold water, jarring Lü Zhi out of her initial shock! Danger! Fatal danger was imminent! This wasn't a riot, this wasn't an accident; this was a targeted assassination, aimed directly at her life!
The instinct for survival instantly overwhelmed everything! Her face paled, her heart pounding like it was about to burst out of her chest. Almost subconsciously, she suddenly reached out and grabbed the most important documents on the table—there were defense maps and personnel lists there, and they must not be taken by the assassin! She shoved them into her sleeve, turned around, and ran towards the small door on the side of the hall, trying to escape.
However, it was too late!
"boom!"
The palace door was kicked open, its heavy wooden door slamming against the wall with a resounding reverberation. Black figures, like bloodthirsty wolves, wielded longswords gleaming with cold light, surged in! In an instant, a cold murderous intent filled the entire space, shattering all previous tranquility and contemplation.
The assassins' eyes were like those of hawks, quickly sweeping across the empty hall, and instantly locked onto the only person standing in the hall, who was dressed luxuriously and was about to escape. Her identity was self-evident!
Frightened by the scene, Lü Zhi stumbled backward, her heel caught on her skirt, and she nearly fell. She reached out in vain, as if trying to grasp something for support, but found nothing. Facing these clearly rigorously trained and ruthless desperadoes, all the political calculations and court etiquette she had learned throughout her life were rendered useless. A monstrous fear gripped her, chilling her whole body, her hands and feet freezing, her mind blank, only a primal panic. She had never faced the threat of death so directly!
The assassins confirmed their target and, without hesitation, shouted as several longswords lunged at her simultaneously! The blades were sharp, and the wind they created was piercing and piercing.
There was no way to retreat, no way to avoid it! As the gleaming sword tip pierced her body, Lü Zhi closed her eyes in despair, her thick eyelashes trembling violently with utter terror. Countless thoughts raced through her mind, but ultimately only one remained: This was it! She was going to die here! All her ambitions, all her calculations, all her hopes for the future, would vanish in an instant!
However, the expected severe pain did not come.
At the critical moment!
From the dark corners of the hall, behind the beams and pillars, in the shadows of the heavy curtains, several green figures shot out silently like ghosts! Their movements were so fast that they were beyond the reach of the naked eye, as if they were part of the darkness, suddenly converging into shape!
The cold light appears!
That light was colder, faster, and more cunning than the assassin's sword! It was the kiss of death sent by the specially crafted short blade and dagger piercing the air!
These blue-clad figures might not have seemed outnumbered, but their appearance was sudden, their movements uncanny, and their attacks ruthlessly precise! Silent and unwavering, they were like the most efficient killing machines, each strike aiming for vital points without any unnecessary flourishes. To quickly neutralize the threat, they even used their bodies to deflect the incoming weapons, using only minor physical pain to instantly secure their opponents' lives!
Snap! Puff!
The crisp sound of broken bones, the muffled sound of a sharp blade cutting the throat, the assassin's unbelievable groan...all kinds of sounds intertwined together, forming a short and cruel death melody in the spacious hall.
In the blink of an eye, the dozen or so assassins who had just rushed into the hall with such momentum were reduced to corpses on the ground before they could even fully understand what had happened! Blood quickly spread from beneath them, soaking the luxurious carpet. The thick smell of blood instantly filled the air, making people sick.
Everything happened so fast, from the assassins breaking in to being completely annihilated, it was just a matter of lightning.
Lu Zhi did not wait for the expected death for a long time. She only heard a burst of rapid fighting of weapons and the dull sound of bodies falling to the ground around her, and then everything came to an abrupt end.
She trembled and opened her eyes cautiously.
What caught her eye was a mess of corpses scattered across the ground, and several men in blue standing silently among them, holding blood-drenched short blades. They wore uniform, dark blue-gray uniforms, and their faces were ordinary, almost unimpressive. But their eyes were eerily calm, devoid of any emotion, as if what had just taken place wasn't a bloody massacre, but a trivial matter. Their positions formed a faint protective circle, shielding her in the center.
Lü Zhi was still in shock, one hand clutching her chest tightly, panting violently, and staring at the reversal in disbelief. The huge fear had not yet completely subsided, and was replaced by a strong shock.
Who are these people...?
She was certain she had never seen them in the palace, nor had she realized that there were so many people hiding in the hall besides her and the maid she had seen before! They were like geckos lurking in the shadows, blending perfectly into the environment until the most dangerous moment.
But the next moment, a name flashed through her mind like lightning.
Gaoyao!
That's right! Who else could have quietly planted such a mysterious and terrifying force in the Xianyang Palace, around her, without anyone noticing? Who else could have been so "concerned" about her whereabouts and safety, yet so completely unnoticed? These people weren't so much protecting her as they were carrying out Gao Yao's orders, monitoring her and ensuring that this crucial chess piece he had arranged wouldn't be accidentally eliminated while he was away.
At this thought, a complex mix of emotions washed over Lü Zhi: a mixture of relief at having survived, awe at Gao Yao's unfathomable methods, and an indescribable sense of being firmly controlled. She looked at the silent men in green; they didn't even spare her a glance, as if she were merely an important item that needed to be kept safe for the time being.