Outside the Chengwei Gate in the imperial palace, Xi Qingyue was hovering above the city gate with Xi Weilan in her arms. She also used a layer of water mist to conceal their figures.
"Sister, there are so many people here," Xi Weilan pointed at the imperial guards below.
Xi Qingyue didn't take it seriously. She shook her head and smiled lightly. "It's okay. They've just changed the guards. Without any accidents, there won't be other imperial guards coming for the time being. Usually, there are only about a hundred guards at the gate. We're just knocking the guards out and borrowing the palace gate. We're not attacking the imperial city, so there won't be much commotion. Even though there are thousands of imperial guards in the palace, they won't come here for no reason."
"Sister, do we still need the strong wind?" Xi Weilan looked up at her with a small face and asked.
Xi Qingyue thought for a moment, then shook her head and smiled. "No. This time, sister will show you something new."
After saying that, she activated her water - based supernatural power. A fine drizzle began to fall over the entire Chengwei Gate, and the rain was mixed with the hallucinogenic drug effect of the vine juice of the wood - based plants.
Xi Weilan looked at it with a face full of novelty. She even stretched out her hand to touch the drizzle. "Sister, it's so amazing. You can even make it rain."
She was very happy. Although Xi Qingyue had let her play with water before, this was the first time she had seen such a large - scale rainfall.
Xi Qingyue smiled and said, "I can't really make it rain, but for such a small area and just a light drizzle that can make them faint after getting wet, I can still manage it within this short period of time."
While they were talking, the imperial guards at the palace gate were all looking at the rain on their heads in shock. It had been two years since it last rained in the capital city.
They all raised their faces and let the rain fall on their faces, with happy expressions on their faces.
But in an instant, all of them felt a sudden dizziness and staggered and fell to the ground one by one.
On a rooftop in the distance, Lu Qianning and the others saw the imperial guards fainting clearly. Their hearts were filled with shock.
Lu Qianning flew over quickly with the head in her hand. Looking at the happy expressions on the fainted guards' faces, she couldn't help being surprised.
She thought that following Xi Qingyue was really a great advantage.
She was about to tie the head with a rope and hang it above the palace gate when Xi Qingyue stopped her. "Why make it so complicated? Just find a long spear and give it to me."
Lu Qianning was puzzled but still sent someone to get a long spear. She had an inexplicable trust in Xi Qingyue.
Xi Qingyue handed Xi Weilan to her. "Hold her tightly."
Lu Qianning took her with a smile. "Don't worry. Leave it to me."
Xi Qingyue took the long spear and the head and flew out. In an instant, she had reached the position against the wall above the palace gate. She hovered there, tied her hair firmly to the long spear, and then forcefully stabbed it into the wall. The long spear instantly went deep into the wall and was firmly fixed inside. At the tip of the spear was the head of the Fourth Prince.
Luo Ling below was extremely excited. "Oh my god, I wish my light - body skill could be this good. I could stop wherever I want without any support."
Lu Jinshuang also highly praised her. She thought it was really an honor that Xi Qingyue was willing to teach Little Lan'er such amazing skills.
After they finished their work, they quietly returned to the princess mansion in the night, as simple as going out for a late - night snack.
After returning, Xi Qingyue took Xi Weilan to take a shower in the space and then went to sleep.
Lu Jinshuang and Lu Qianning stayed up all night. First, she asked Lu Qianning to tell her everything about Xi Qingyue and her sister.
"I don't know much either. I met them in the mountains. At that time, I hadn't recovered from my old injuries and was hit by Little Lan'er's hidden weapons. Yue was holding a knife against me at that time. Later, I thought that if I had been more arrogant and unreasonable at that time, she might have cut me down with a sword," Lu Qianning said and laughed herself. The more she thought about it, the more she felt it was possible.
Next, she told all the details of meeting them, including Xi Qingyue's ruthlessness and decisiveness in killing people on the way and the way Xi Weilan killed people with hidden weapons as easily as killing chickens.
Lu Jinshuang listened with her mouth wide open. She had no idea that the two sisters she had taken in were like little demons.
Suddenly, she slapped her forehead. "I know. It must have been them who killed those playboys in Zuiyue Tower. They not only killed the people but also threw them into the cesspit."
Hearing this, Lu Qianning twitched the corner of her mouth. This seemed like something those two could do.
Thinking of Xi Qingyue's light - body skill tonight, Lu Jinshuang had a bold guess. "Sister Nine, do you think it was them who cut Father's imperial robe? If so, why did they cut it?"
She couldn't figure this out and suspected that she was overthinking.
But at this time, Lu Qianning slowly said, "Little Lan'er and the others like to eat and play. Didn't all the food in the Imperial Food Bureau disappear on the night when the imperial robe was cut?"
Lu Jinshuang nodded. "It's true, but I still can't figure it out."
"Sister Seven, you don't even think about it. They like to play, but they only stay in other cities for a few days. Why have they stayed in the capital for so long? You think about it. It's not in their style to come to the capital without going to the palace to have fun. Why was the imperial robe cut? It must have been a necessity. Why were the guards in Xuantian Hall knocked out? They must have worn the imperial robe and sat on the dragon throne," Lu Qianning explained.
After hearing Lu Qianning's words, Lu Jinshuang's mouth opened so wide that it could fit an egg. She never thought so much.
She asked uncertainly, "Sister Nine means that they wore the imperial robe and sat on the dragon throne, but the robe was too big, so they cut it smaller and then returned the pieces."
Lu Qianning nodded. "Yes, it should be like this. It's not that we're smart to guess this. It's that they simply don't care. Many things have happened in the capital recently. It is estimated that they are all related to them. Just act as if you don't know."
Lu Jinshuang fell into self - doubt and couldn't sleep for the rest of the night. Early the next morning, she went back to her own mansion with a pair of panda eyes.
During the morning court, when the officials passed by the Chengwei Gate on their way to the court, they were all scared pale by the head hanging above the palace gate.
"Something's wrong! Big trouble!"
"Come on! The Fourth Prince is dead!"
The officials looked at the familiar head above their heads and shouted in panic. Some of them shouted at the gatekeepers to open the door, but there was no response.
The gatekeepers were all in a fainted state. The imperial guards in other places inside the palace gate were a bit far away, and it wasn't time for the shift change yet. Shouting through the thick door had no effect.
The Grand Tutor was so angry that his beard trembled constantly. He pointed at the group of ministers and scolded, "Idiots! Find someone to beat the gong hard. The imperial palace doesn't have only one gate. Go and check other places."
He was extremely angry. His grandson was dead, his grandson - in - law was dead, and his dream was shattered.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Finally, he couldn't catch his breath and fainted. There was another commotion at the palace gate.
The Fourth Prince was dead, and the Grand Tutor fainted. The people in the Fourth Prince's party immediately began to look around furtively, thinking about finding a new master for themselves.
When the Emperor learned that his most beloved Fourth Prince had been killed and his head was hung at the palace gate, he was so angry that he suddenly spat out a large mouthful of blood and fainted again. No one knew how many times he had fainted recently.
