Wen Yu Xi looked at the girl’s seemingly sorrowful eyes and said slowly, "A Ning, leave these people to me. You go find her!"
Xue Zi Ning was startled and looked up at Wen Yu Xi. Wen Yu Xi smiled, his handsome face filled with doting. "Leave these killing matters to us professional killers!"
"Thank you!"
Wen Yu Xi did not respond, but instead led the assassins from Qian Jin Lou behind him and charged at those people.
Xue Zi Ning's gaze turned towards the depths of the imperial palace. Xue Chang An, I am coming…
She leaped into the air, and all obstacles along the way were cleared by Wen Yu Xi, allowing her to reach Chang An Palace unimpeded.
A person stood outside the palace. She landed and looked at that person, saying slowly, "It's been such a long time!"
"We meet again."
Xue Zi Ning looked at her faintly and asked, "Why? Why Xue Yun Lan?"
Xue Yun Lan was startled for a moment, then lowered her eyes, "I'm sorry…"
"I don't want to hear 'I'm sorry.' Xue Yun Lan, you stand against me today. Do you know I won't hold back?"
"I know, because neither will I." Xue Yun Lan looked up, her eyes filled with determination.
Xue Zi Ning sighed lightly and asked, "Is it worth it?"
Xue Yun Lan smiled, a smile filled with a沧桑 she couldn't understand. "Perhaps!"
"Since that is the case…" Xue Zi Ning slowly raised her arm, holding her long sword, and said faintly, "Then let's settle this!"
Xue Yun Lan smiled, but her tone was very cold. "Alright. Speaking of which, you are my father's killer. This debt must be repaid."
"In the past, I was too soft-hearted, bringing many hidden dangers upon myself and those around me. This time, it won't happen again." Xue Zi Ning said coldly.
Xue Yun Lan picked up her sword and said, "Father King, Yun Lan will avenge you…"
As she spoke, the two became entangled.
Xue Zi Ning truly did not hold back. After more than ten moves, Xue Yun Lan retreated repeatedly, her eyes showing surprise. "You… your cultivation…"
She stepped forward and struck Xue Yun Lan’s chest with a palm. The force was neither light nor heavy, but it made Xue Yun Lan spit out a mouthful of blood.
Xue Yun Lan tried to get up, but a sword was already at her neck. She looked up and saw the girl in front of her, her eyes sharp and cold.
"I lost. Kill as you please…" Xue Yun Lan closed her eyes.
After a long while, she didn't feel the sword pierce her body. She looked up and saw the girl retracting her long sword.
The girl walked towards the sleeping quarters and said, "Your crimes will be judged. You will receive the punishment you deserve."
Stepping inside, Xue Zi Ning saw a person sitting at the head of the hall. Her appearance was not inferior to her own. It was Xue Chang An.
"You've come…" Xue Chang An looked up at her.
"Yes, I've come."
Xue Chang An stood up and said, "Actually, I've been waiting for this day for a long time."
"Me too."
"I want to kill you…" Xue Chang An glared at her with ferocious eyes.
"I never thought of it, but now I must kill you. You harmed those around me. Xue Chang An, I told you before, don't touch the people around me, or I will kill you…"
"I know, but if I don't act, how can I win this Huang Ze? My dear sister, I am more suited to be emperor than you."
She shook her head. "An emperor is skilled in schemes, but not in slaughtering innocents. Xue Chang An, you were wrong from the very beginning…"
"I am not wrong, I am not…" Xue Chang An shouted.
"Xue Chang An, so many innocent people died under your so-called imperial majesty. If this continues, the land will be devastated. Our ancestors established Huang Ze so that the people could have an eternal kingdom. You have broken this kingdom. The world cannot tolerate you, and neither can I…"
Xue Chang An laughed heartily. "Tolerate me? I don't need it. Do those grand-sounding words help? Truthfully, you only want to seize the throne. Why bother with pretty words?"
"The throne, I will have it!" Xue Zi Ning looked at Xue Chang An coldly.
Xue Chang An sneered, "Then come on. Let me see, my dear sister, how much your cultivation has improved?"
Xue Zi Ning held her long sword and let out a loud shout, charging towards Xue Chang An.
Xue Chang An drew the sword she had prepared to block.
After a few exchanges, Xue Chang An was a little surprised. Her cultivation could recover so quickly in such a short time, which was truly astonishing.
However, Xue Chang An was not someone who could be easily defeated. With Hua Yun Jin and her previous cultivation, she was not easily overcome.
Suddenly, there were footsteps from outside the door. Xue Chang An retreated and sneered, "My dear sister, today ends here. Next year, this day will be your death anniversary."
Xue Zi Ning was startled and turned to see rows of archers with arrows pointed at her.
As soon as the order was given, she would be shot full of holes.
"Xue Chang An, your victory is dishonorable." Xue Zi Ning said coldly.
Xue Chang An laughed heartily. "My dear sister, have you forgotten? Deception is the essence of warfare."
Xue Zi Ning frowned and suddenly leaped into the air. Xue Chang An saw this and shouted, "Fire…"
A volley of arrows flew towards Xue Zi Ning. For a moment, no one could be seen, only arrows falling in one spot, forming a human shape.
Xue Chang An sneered and walked over, looking at the human shape and sighing, "My dear sister, don't blame me. This is your fate."
Suddenly, the human shape moved. Xue Chang An was shocked and was about to retreat, but it was too late. A hand had already grabbed her collar, and then a sword was placed at her neck.
"You…"
The human shape stood up. "Xue Chang An…"
The cloak on her body fell, along with the volleys of arrows.
Xue Chang An trembled, unable to believe it. "How… how is it possible?"
How could the arrows not penetrate her body?
Xue Zi Ning threatened Xue Chang An and gradually walked out, a trace of blood on her lips. "I'm afraid Fan Min never told you that in the Miao border, there is a technique that can manipulate from a distance."
Xue Chang An was stunned, and after a moment, she reacted, gritting her teeth. "This Fan Min, I let him die too easily."
Xue Zi Ning leaned closer and suddenly said, "Fan Min, let me give you a message…"
Xue Chang An frowned. "He is already dead."
"He said he is waiting for you below…"
Xue Chang An sneered. "How can he be waiting for me when he's dead?"
"Make them stop." Xue Zi Ning said coldly.
Xue Chang An laughed and suddenly grabbed her hand. "My dear sister, why don't we go to hell together?"
Xue Zi Ning frowned. "Xue Chang An…"
"Xue Yu, this is the moment…" Xue Chang An suddenly said.
Xue Zi Ning was startled. She felt a gust of wind behind her and instinctively loosened her grip. At that moment, Xue Chang An struck her with a palm.
She dodged, but her shoulder still took a palm strike from Xue Chang An, and she coughed up a mouthful of blood.
The cold wind arrived. She dodged the fierce sword strike, but the wound on her shoulder slowed her movements.
The sword swept past her head, cutting off some of her hair and the red ribbon that bound it. Her hair slanted down, falling loosely behind her.