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Dongfang Yi's eyes flashed with a cold killing intent, "Today's pain, in the future, I will definitely return it to Xiao Ruo Ao for you!"

Just as he was about to make his arrangements, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside of Yongde Palace. Soon after, a team of trained and fully armed Yulin Army rushed in, with a rough look, there were more than a hundred of them, all of them had solemn expressions, holding onto the left hilt of their blades. If Mu Qianxue and the rest made any unusual movements, their steel sabers would immediately be drawn out of their sheaths.

After encircling Mu Qianxue and the others, the imperial guards quickly opened up a path. A figure slowly walked over from the end of the path. It was Xiao Ruo Ao.

"Woo woo!" When Madame Cao, who was tied to the tree, saw Xiao Ruo Ao, her eyes lit up. She tried her best to make a sound, reminding him to save her and the gunpowder that was carefully buried under the tree. Unfortunately, her mouth was blocked, so she couldn't say a complete word.

Xiao Ruo Ao didn't know about this matter regarding the gunpowder. He coldly stared at Mu Qianxue and said: "Your death is near at hand and you still dare to cause trouble. Why haven't you released him immediately!"

When the palace maid came to report to Wan Xiang Palace, the Imperial guards had just discovered that someone had knocked out the door guards and barged into the palace. After a moment of confirmation, they guessed that these people were the ones who helped Mu Qianxue abduct the Cao family.

However, he couldn't understand. In these four years, he had been sending people to closely monitor Mu Qianxue and had a thorough understanding of her every move, but he had never heard of her secretly cultivating any kind of power behind her back. After the destruction of Nan Zhao, Mu Linfeng was like a stray dog hiding in the northern Zhou Empire, not daring to show her face.

Although they had gone to the Southern Wasteland to propose to each other, due to the different times when they entered the city, they were split into several groups and arranged to go together.

Mu Qianxue's flawlessly beautiful eyes curved slightly as they released a trace of charm that was as cold as the edge of a blade. "She is my talisman for saving lives, how can I let her go so easily?"

"No matter what you do, it's just a last ditch effort. You can't escape me, give up!" He was extremely shrewd, even though he was concerned about the Cao family, he did not reveal it to the public.

"So, you do not plan on taking the treasures and Cao family's life?" It was only now that Xiao Ruo Ao realized that she was holding a small and exquisite dagger in her hand. Without waiting for him to say anything, Mu Qianxue had already leisurely moved to the side of Mistress Cao, who was firmly tied to the tree trunk. The ice-cold dagger danced around her neck, causing the latter to be terrified, and she had nowhere to hide.

"Since we have nothing to talk about, there's no need for me to spare her life!" Mu Qianxue's eyes turned sharp as she exerted a little strength in her hand. The sharp dagger immediately pierced the Cao family's tender skin, and dark-red warm blood flowed down the blade, shocking everyone who looked at it.

Xiao Ruo Ao didn't expect Mu Qianxue to make a move just because she said so. Although his heart was cold and hard, he had some feelings for the childhood sweetheart Cao. He couldn't bear to see her lose her life in front of him so he hastily shouted: "Wait!"

Mu Qianxue stopped what she was doing and asked with raised eyes, "How is it?"

The muscles on Xiao Ruo Ao's face tightened, and said coldly: "Nan Zhao really has a treasure left behind?"

"A hundred years ago, in order to protect the future of South Zhao, our ancestors buried a large amount of treasure. Other than royal father and mother, only Third Brother and I know of this matter; as long as you let me leave, I will tell you the location of the treasure. With South Zhao and this treasure, Xi Chu will soon become the same existence as Northern Zhou."

"Xiao Ruo Ao, you have already slaughtered Nan Zhao. I no longer have any relatives in this world. Even if I were to live, I wouldn't pose any threat to you!"

Xiao Ruo Ao's eyes became dark and gloomy, she stared at her and said: "If the matter of the treasure deposit is true, I can let you off, but ? "Why should I believe your words?"

Mu Qianxue said with a sneer, "I'm not you. You've broken your promise!"

Her words caused Xiao Ruo Ao's face to darken. After thinking for a while, she said in a low voice: "Alright, I promise you that if you dare to lie to me even half a sentence, even if you escape to the ends of the earth, I will take your life!"

"It's a deal. Here, I'll return it to you!" Mu Qianxue kept her word as well. After she finished speaking, she withdrew her dagger. Seeing this scene, Xiao Ruo Ao inwardly heaved a sigh of relief. She quickly walked under the joyous tree, and after she untied the rope of the sweating Cao family, she sternly shouted with a gloomy expression: "Capture Mu Qianxue and the rest, don't even dare run away!"

Hearing these words, Mu Qianxue's gaze suddenly turned cold as she coldly spoke, "Xiao Ruo Ao, you really went back on your word again?" After saying so, she silently took two steps back and quietly left the range of the acacia tree.

Xiao Ruo Ao didn't notice her actions and threw the untied rope onto the ground, and said without a shred of emotion: "Let alone there being no treasure, even if there was, it wouldn't be enough to exchange for your life. Mu Qianxue, I said before, you can't escape my palm!"

He was very clear on the energy contained within this seemingly weak woman's body. Although Nan Zhao had already been destroyed, Northern Zhou, Qi Kingdom, Eastern Ling and the rest of the countries still existed, so once any one of them obtained Mu Qianxue, they would pose a great threat to him. What they had just said was just a feint to save the Cao family; from the very beginning, he had never intended to let Mu Qianxue go.

"Is that so?" Following these two words, the smile on Mu Qianxue's lips gradually widened. By the time Xiao Ruo Ao sensed that something was amiss, it was already too late. His voice, which was as cold as new snow, pierced into his ears, "If he dares to move, immediately shoot!"

It was only at this moment that the crowd discovered that on the glazed roof of Yongde Palace's main hall, a grey figure was crouching there. At this moment, the longbow in that person's hand was already fully drawn, and the bowstring that was nocked was a flaming arrow.

Xiao Ruo Ao didn't expect Mu Qianxue to have such an arrangement, and her face became terrifyingly gloomy for a moment, but he wasn't worried, "You think a mere rocket can scare me? "What a joke!"

At this time, the Cao family had already ripped off the cloth in their mouth, tightly grabbing onto Xiao Ruo Ao's arm, their faces filled with panic as they said: "Your Majesty, not only the rocket, she buried gunpowder here. Once the rocket comes and ignites the lead, we ? We'll be blown up alive! "

Hearing this, Xiao Ruo Ao immediately said: "Impossible, where did the Yongde Palace get gunpowder from?!"

Mu Qianxue extended sher hand to catch a apricot flower that was as thin as a piece of silk and held it under her nose to smell it. She said unhurriedly, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten what you said on New Year's Eve so quickly? When he returned from his victory, he would light up the two boxes of fireworks to celebrate. Although it was not the Yan Kingdom that died, these fireworks ? I will still prepare it for you, your majesty! "

"Your Majesty, when chenqie stepped into Yongde Palace, she indeed smelled an extremely strong scent of gunpowder. Also, look ?" Madame Cao tremblingly pointed to the lead line on the ground, which was mixed with the spring mud and was not the least bit inconspicuous, but was enough to take their lives.

He understood that Mu Qianxue had long since known that she wouldn't believe in the theory of treasures, so from the very beginning, her goal was to lure him to the Cao family and use the gunpowder buried under the ground to coerce him.

This slut could not be allowed to live!