Chapter 52: The Harem Sends an Urgent Message 2

  In the imperial palace of Luo Tian, apart from Nan Gong Jin's bedroom and the Empress Dowager's bedroom, the best one was Nalan Yanran's former bedroom, Liuli Palace. The decorations inside and outside Liuli Palace were all made of crystal, sparkling and dazzling.

  It was once given to Nalan Rongruo, because the Empress Dowager highly valued this daughter-in-law. First of all, Nan Gongyu welcomed her with 'Golden House Hidden Beauty', she is the first concubine to enjoy 'Golden House Hidden Beauty'.

  So everyone mistakenly thought that Nangong Jin liked her more, but unexpectedly, after sending her back, Nangong Jin did not return to the palace for a long time. Of course, no one knew that Nangong Jin used such a big fanfare just to attract everyone's attention to his marriage to Nan Lan and ignore the fact that someone was still staying in Fengyun Country.

  While everyone was focused on the happy event, he was fighting for his life in a treacherous forest to save his sister and fell in love with a woman who fought alongside him.

  And that woman, just a year later, was welcomed into the palace on the top-level welcoming ceremony 'Yu Shen Long Jia' of Luo Tian and lived in the third largest palace of the Luo Tian Imperial Palace, the Luli Palace.

  Nalan Xixi stood at the entrance of the Liuli Palace, and the slaves of the Liuli Palace all knelt down to pay their respects. They had long heard that the king would return triumphantly and hold a grand ceremony to welcome the future empress into the palace. When they heard that the new master they were going to serve was the empress, they were all extremely excited.

  But when they saw Nalan Xixi's face, they still found it hard to believe.

  Nalan Xixi looked at their astonished and bewildered expressions, yet they had to obey, with a cold smile in her heart. She didn't let them get up, but walked straight into the Liuli Palace.

  At this time, a palace maid began to kowtow incessantly. "Your Highness, Your Highness, please, we beg of you, save our master!"

  The other palace maids also responded in kind, following her lead in continuously kowtowing and begging for help.

  Their master? As far as Nalan Xianyu knew, this Luliu Palace had only been inhabited by Nalan Yanran alone. The master they spoke of should be her, right? Hmph, unexpectedly, this Nalan Yanran really has a way with people. After being implicated by her and locked up in the imperial prison by the Empress Dowager, these palace maids still miss her and even beg for mercy on her behalf.

  Nalan Xixi sneered coldly in her heart, but her face was perfectly composed. "Oh? Your master?"

  The palace maids were delighted to see Nalan Xianyu respond. "Our former master was the princess of Fei Yun State, Noble Consort Nalan. Some time ago, a younger brother of the emperor came to visit her, but it's not clear what that prince did wrong. Not long after, Noble Consort was implicated and thrown into prison."

  What did I do wrong? Ah, yes. No matter how much she does for Luo Tian, no one will know it's her doing it, and no one will care; they only care about themselves.

  They don't care who is right or wrong, they only know who is the master and who is being manipulated.

  Nalan Xixi coldly said: "What does this have to do with me?"

  "Your Ladyship, please save Consort Nalan! She has always been kind to us, and all the palace maids respect her. You are our new mistress and future empress, and both the Empress Dowager and the Emperor favor you, so your words carry the most weight. Please, we beg of you, save her!! If you can save Consort Nalan, I am willing to serve you with utmost loyalty!!"

  The other palace servants and slaves all responded, saying they were willing to work hard.

  Nalan Xixi let out a cold snort. "Are you saying that if I don't save her, you won't work for me? Or are you saying that not only will you not work for me, but you'll also think of ways to harm me? Are you threatening me?"

  Although I knew they didn't mean it that way, but since she wanted to be an ordinary woman, this was the kind of reaction an ordinary woman would have. The most important thing is that the so-called Gui Fei wasn't Nalan Yanran at all.

  Her identity is also highly suspicious, and she has a talent for captivating people's hearts. She must have had other motives. Now that I've finally taken advantage of this opportunity to get rid of her through the Empress Dowager's hands, how could I possibly go back on my word and rescue her again?

  This time I'll save you, but next time I'll have to think of another way to deal with you.

  The palace maids looked at each other in dismay, realizing that this was not a kind master, and hastily began to plead for mercy.

  "This slave deserves death, begging milady to pardon the crime, begging milady to pardon the crime!"

  Nalan Xixi let out a cold hum and asked, "Where is she being held?"

  Several palace maids were delighted by her question and hastily replied: "In the Heavenly Prison within the Imperial Palace! I'll take you there!"

  Nalan Xixi nodded, and the palace maid quickly got up to lead the way. They thought that Nalan Xixi was just a sharp-tongued but soft-hearted person, who although didn't agree verbally, had actually made up her mind to save them.

  But they were wrong. On the contrary, Nalan Xixi wanted to know her current situation and then go kill her.

  This Empress Dowager is too unpredictable, and can't be relied upon to get things done. While Nalan Xiangyan has such good relationships with people in the palace, if she doesn't help today, it's possible that someone else will intercede on her behalf tomorrow.

  Moreover, now Nan Gong Yan must be deeply resentful of her, and someone in the harem is needed to restrain her. Isn't Nalan Yanran the best candidate? Most importantly, that woman must have an unknown motive, she must be killed.

  Wherever there is a royal character, it must be big enough to take several incense sticks of time.

  After circling around various palace gates for a long time and going up the corridor, I still haven't arrived.

  Nalan Xixi could indeed move quickly, but that little palace maid was the fastest. Just as she was getting anxious, Nalan Xixi's footsteps suddenly stopped, and from a nearby thicket, several swift gusts of wind flashed by!

  She agilely dodged the incoming dark arrow, but unfortunately, the palace maid leading the way in front was not so lucky and was pierced straight through the chest by the short arrow, falling to the ground dead.

  At this time, three black-clad men jumped out of the bushes and rushed straight towards Nalan Xianyu. Nalan Xianyu sneered, thinking that Zhao Song was indeed meticulous in finding assassins, but they were too stupid.

  They wore the same attire every time they went out, even the fabric was exactly the same, not a single thread different, making it easy to identify them. It seemed that Zhao Song already knew her true identity, but he didn't have any evidence to expose her.

  She could only rely on assassins to carry out the assassination. These assassins were highly skilled and especially troublesome, and last time in Qilin Mountain, she was slapped by these people and almost lost her life.

  However, her killing skills have fully recovered, and with the energy of her special physique, a few assassins are nothing to be concerned about.

  She was preparing for battle, when a faint sound in the distance turned into a gentle breeze that stealthily slipped among the three men in black. Before Nalan Xian could make a move, the three of them looked at Nalan Xian with wide eyes, shocked and amazed.

  But in an instant, there were only a few 'cracks', and the heads of three men in black fell to the ground, with blood gushing out of their necks.

  Nalan Xixi was slightly surprised, but in her heart she already knew that the only person who could use such a technique was probably the one and only, Suo Ming Wu Chang.

  Nalan Xixiao waited for them to appear, but they were reluctant to come out. Nalan Xixiao felt that they were secretly watching her and had been following her for a long time.

  "Come out." Nalan Xixi said calmly.

  Not far away, on a big tree, the leaves were swaying gently, and a white figure flew down from the tree like a ghost, flashing in front of Nalan Xianyu's eyes, kneeling on one knee to show respect.

  Suddenly, Nalan Xianyu's eyes narrowed. Behind that white figure was a black silhouette, which couldn't be seen from afar, but even up close, it was just a black outline, and no one would have noticed that it was a person.

  Hidden extremely secretly, closely attached to a white figure, inseparable, like one person.

  Nalan Xixi suddenly had a great realization, that life and death are unpredictable, and it's only natural that the two of them, Hei Bai Wu, were meant to be together!

  She didn't realize until today that when she first met them, she defeated the two of them with one move, but never discovered they were two people. She always thought it was just Bai Wuchang alone!

  Then she defeated Dugu Qiu, and all along she didn't know that Hei Bai Wu was Black and White Duo!

  That day, she narrowly won. This life-taking unpredictable martial art was magical, now if she were to face it again, she would truly not be a match!

  "Why are you following me?" Although he had already guessed the answer, Nalan Xianyu still asked.

  His face was as pale as Bai Wuchang's, and his voice was as cold as ice. He spoke in a soft whisper, without using his vocal cords, only exhaling gently. "By the order of Judge Taishi, I will protect the princess for life, even if it means dying ten thousand times."

  Although she didn't know what method Dugu Qiu used to make their martial arts so powerful, the two of them listened to him like this, but she believed in these two people, they were like real ghosts, never refusing, not a single useless word, completely obedient.

  However, these two had also hurt Nan Gong Yan before. If Nan Gong Jin were to find out that the injury was caused by them, she would definitely not let them off. At that time, she would also be unable to persuade anything.

  Nalan Xinxin said softly: "I don't need your protection, you can leave."

  He stopped for a moment, didn't say a word, and suddenly disappeared. However, he returned to the tree, hiding in the dark and watching her without leaving far away. Nalan Xianyu secretly sighed, after all, they were loyal to Dugu Qiu.

  Having accepted this commission, he naturally refused to leave.

  Well, let's just wait and see, Nan Gong Jin may not necessarily be able to kill them.

  However, since they are here, she might as well make good use of them. With their help, she can accomplish quite a few things.

  "Take me to Tianlao." Nalan Xianyu instructed calmly.

  In the dark, that figure led the way in front, Nalan Xianyu relied on their faint footsteps to jump up and follow. They were much faster than the palace maid, and within a cup of tea's time, they brought Nalan Xianyu to the Heavenly Prison.

  In the heavenly prison, the jailers were not as relaxed as those in ordinary prisons, but were very serious about their guard duties. As Nalan Xinnuo walked into the heavenly prison, the jailers saw him and were just about to shout and rush up, however, several swift gusts of wind came from the dark corners, and they all fell unconscious to the ground.

  Nalan Xiner walked to the deepest part of the prison, where the largest and most luxurious cell was located. Nalan Yanran was sitting on the bed, holding a book in her hand, reading carefully under the lamp. The furnishings inside were complete and not inferior to those in the Luli Palace.

  It seems she has even bought off the hearts of the prison guards in this place.

  Hearing someone approaching, Nalan Yanran slowly lifted her head and met Nalan Xianuo's icy gaze. She was startled and quickly got up to kneel down.

  "Princess, you've arrived!"