14 Consort Shu Assassinates, The Emperor Fed Medicine

Yangxin Palace Hall.

Gao Xuan stood with a few eunuchs in the outer chamber, eagerly looking outside.

Although it had been decided that he would sleep with Consort Wan tonight, he had never seen her before. It was like opening a blind box, and the wait was quite torturous.

However, judging by the Emperor's taste in selecting consorts, Consort Wan's appearance couldn't be lacking.

After about half an hour, the sound of bustling footsteps could be heard in the distance. Gao Xuan immediately perked up—she had arrived!

A few seconds later, led by a eunuch from the Internal Affairs Department, several palace maids carried in a tightly rolled scarlet dragon and phoenix quilt.

As they passed by Gao Xuan, he stole a glance, but he couldn't see anything. He only caught a faint scent of flowers, gentle and refreshing.

After placing the quilt on the bed in the inner chamber, the palace maids let down the thick curtains by the bedside and bowed to the Emperor.

"Your Majesty, Consort Wan has arrived."

"Mm."

The Emperor responded expressionlessly, and then, as before, Ling Shuang looked at Gao Xuan and said, "You stay behind to help the Emperor undress and sleep. Everyone else, leave."

"I will comply with the order."

Amidst the envious expressions of the other eunuchs, Gao Xuan walked into the inner chamber, and all the unrelated people withdrew to the hall.

It was time for the familiar identity-switching process. Gao Xuan was about to step forward to assist the beautiful Emperor in undressing when she coldly glared at him, sending him back with her eyes.

The scene of his previous clumsy behavior was still vivid in her mind. The Emperor didn't want a repeat of that, so she decided to undress herself.

Gao Xuan gave an awkward smile. Since the beautiful Emperor wasn't willing, he let it go, but he couldn't help feeling regretful for missing out on an opportunity to take advantage.

Soon, the Emperor removed the dragon robe, and Gao Xuan quickly removed his own eunuch attire. The two of them exchanged clothes.

When the Emperor put on the eunuch's attire, her gaze unintentionally fell on Gao Xuan's lower body. Her movements froze for a moment, and she sarcastically remarked in a low voice, "You really can't wait."

Although Gao Xuan really wanted to retort the Emperor for dawdling at this point, it was too late and not worth it. He held his tongue.

After changing clothes, before leaving, the Emperor coldly whispered in Gao Xuan's ear, "Be quicker this time! If you dare to keep us waiting as long as before, I'll turn you into a real eunuch!"

"Cough, Your Majesty, rest assured."

Gao Xuan responded in a low voice, then watched as the Emperor departed. After closing the door, he extinguished the candles in the room and went to the bedside, lifting the curtains and leaping onto the bed.

The surroundings were pitch-black, unable to see one's own fingers, but for someone who had already reached the Golden Core realm, this level of darkness was nothing. Everything was clear and visible.

The bundled quilt moved slightly, and then a melodious and slightly trembling voice, like a golden oriole, sounded.

"Your Majesty?"

"Mm, it's me."

Gao Xuan responded vaguely as his hands continued their movements, opening the quilt to prepare for today's crucial task.

As soon as he touched something smooth and slippery, Gao Xuan saw the exquisite and somewhat cute face.

Consort Wan was even more beautiful than he had imagined.

However, in her eyes, he saw a sense of determination and resolution.

"Not good!"

Gao Xuan's heart trembled, and the next moment, a silver hairpin glinting with cold light stabbed viciously toward his chest.

At his current cultivation level, he quickly reached out and grabbed the white wrist holding the hairpin. It was only then that he realized Consort Wan intended to assassinate the Emperor!

Consort Wan hadn't expected her attack to fail. The seemingly weak Emperor turned out to have martial arts skills!

With no time for further consideration, she unleashed all her power without reservation, bursting with true energy. After breaking free from Gao Xuan's grip, she let out a tender cry and launched another attack.

"Die, you dog Emperor!"

Gao Xuan instantly judged that Consort Wan's strength was at the Soul Palace realm. Her seemingly fierce and fierce attacks appeared to be in slow motion in his eyes as he easily dodged them.

The second strike missed, but Consort Wan refused to give up. She reversed her grip and stabbed towards Gao Xuan's neck again, only to be easily evaded.

In the blink of an eye, she launched several consecutive attacks, all of which were skillfully neutralized by Gao Xuan. He even took advantage of her, causing her face to flush red with embarrassment.

By now, even a fool could see that the Emperor's strength far surpassed hers. It was clear that he was toying with her!

However, now that she had made up her mind to strike, she had no retreat.

Just as she held her breath and prepared to make a final all-out attack, she suddenly exclaimed in shock, "You're not the Emperor!"

At the same time, the door to the inner chamber was kicked open, and sensing something amiss, Ling Shuang swiftly approached with her sword poised to strike.

"There's an assassin!"

The booming voice drowned out Consort Wan's exclamation.

In her moment of astonishment, to her surprise, Gao Xuan's face revealed a playful smile. He took the initiative to move closer, and the silver hairpin pierced directly into his chest.

Consort Wan stared wide-eyed, unable to comprehend the meaning of this. Before she could react, Ling Shuang's sword was already upon her, and she could only use the hairpin to defend herself in a panic.

Clang!

A harsh sound of metal clashing resounded as the silver hairpin in Consort Wan's hand was sent flying. Then, she spewed a mouthful of blood, clearly suffering from internal injuries.

She couldn't help but curse inwardly. This cunning dog Emperor even used a substitute when sleeping with the concubines. How shameless!

Seeing that her strength was no match for Ling Shuang's, she conjured a red talisman out of thin air and threw it.

With a loud bang, the room filled with red smoke. However, Consort Wan's figure had already disappeared without a trace, leaving behind no clue of her escape route.

"It's another member of the White Lotus Sect!"

Ling Shuang furrowed her brow slightly. This escape talisman was a unique method used by the White Lotus Sect, and it couldn't be stopped. It could be easily identified.

She hadn't expected that these rebels had infiltrated to such an extent, even the Emperor's consort was one of them!

"Clang, clang, clang! Intruders! Capture the assassin!"

"Protect the Emperor! Protect him quickly!"

Chaos erupted outside the room as the eunuchs banged copper gongs and shouted.

Seeing that someone was about to enter, Ling Shuang immediately blocked the doorway. She casually pointed her sword in a direction and said, "The assassin escaped that way! Go after them!"

This diverted everyone's attention, allowing the Emperor, dressed as a eunuch, to slip into the inner chamber.

As soon as she saw Gao Xuan, her eyebrows furrowed. "Are you injured?"

Gao Xuan, covering his bleeding chest, feigned weakness and forced himself to stand up. "I'm fine, this is just a minor injury. Please change your clothes quickly, Your Majesty, or else you'll be exposed."

The Emperor didn't say much upon seeing this and directly took out a jade box from her belongings. When she opened the lid, pure spiritual energy and the fragrance of herbs wafted out. The emerald-green pill inside clearly wasn't ordinary.

One could see a hint of reluctance in her eyes as she held the item.

"Your Majesty, this is too precious. I can't accept it."

Gao Xuan quickly declined, putting on a pained expression.

"Stop talking nonsense!"

The Emperor reprimanded him and personally took out the pill. She then fed it to Gao Xuan.

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