Wine-scented Beauty

Chapter 347: Bloodstains permeate the Cold Palace

Chapter 347: Bloodstains Permeate the Cold Palace

The man in black was still wondering what was happening when he was suddenly grabbed by a hand. Before he could react, he tried to reach out with his other hand to hit the man, but it was held tightly. Seeing a large group of women approaching him made him panic. Although he knew martial arts, he was being pulled around by several people. The palace was so large, and he didn't know where he was, so he dared not act recklessly.

If the guards were to be attracted, Princess Xiangping would be fine, but he and his brothers would be implicated. If the outside world knew that Shadow couldn't even handle a mission properly, wouldn't that be a disgrace to the entire gang?

The man in black figured he could only wait it out with the women. When Tian Cuiwei saw that the man had gone inside, she walked out of the Cold Palace again. There were still two men in black in the tree. Tian Cuiwei returned to her original spot, lay down in the grass, and whistled at the man in the tree. At first, the man only glanced at Tian Cuiwei twice and ignored her completely.

But then he suddenly remembered that one of his companions had gone missing after following Tian Cuiwei. Feeling something was wrong, he jumped off the hill. Tian Cuiwei quickly got up and ran towards the Cold Palace. The man in black following behind her was initially suspicious, but when he saw Tian Cuiwei running in a panic, he realized that something was amiss.

He sensed something was wrong and went inside, only to find it pitch black and terrifying. A chilling wind blew down his spine, and he couldn't help but shiver. He continued to relentlessly pursue Tian Cuiwei.

Tian Cuiwei didn't know what to do. She noticed that the people behind her were getting closer and closer. She saw a large group of women in front of her, and a person lying on the ground who seemed to still be alive. The person's face had been scratched beyond recognition, and the clothes on their body were tattered.

"Sisters, the helpers who wanted to kill the Emperor have arrived." As soon as Tian Cuiwei said this, those who were originally looking at the ground all turned to look at Tian Cuiwei. When they saw the people behind her, they stretched out their long fingernails and walked towards Tian Cuiwei, bypassing her and looking at the black-clad men behind her.

The murderous intent in his eyes was undisguised. People from all directions surrounded the man in black. He didn't look at those surrounding him, but at the person lying on the ground. He couldn't speak. He saw his companion's corpse right in front of him. Although he couldn't recognize him, he saw the mark on his neck.

An indescribable rage surged within him. Then, he saw the women, their long fingernails outstretched, grabbing one of them, pulling a short knife from his pocket, and slitting her throat. The woman stared at the man in black in disbelief, probably not expecting to die so quickly. Her eyes were fixed on him, as if trying to see right through him.

The others, upon seeing the man in black, showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, they became even more convinced of Tian Cuiwei's words—that this man had come to kill the Emperor. Thinking that eliminating this man would bring them favor, it seemed everyone shared this belief, and they all moved closer to the man in black.

Some people even used nearby stools and chairs to attack the man in black. The man in black, seeing so many people carrying useless objects, couldn't help but laugh.

Suddenly, a woman lunged at him, and the man in black stabbed her directly with a dagger, piercing her heart. A beautiful smile appeared on the woman's lips, and then she slowly closed her eyes, blood gushing from her chest.

"Ah..." A scream followed, then silence. A woman holding a vase struck the man in black directly on the head, shattering the vase. Blood began to flow from the man's head. He pulled the knife from another woman's chest, turned around, and stood there stunned, seeing the person who had attacked him.

He was about to stab her with the dagger in his hand when his eyes rolled back and he collapsed to the ground, powerless. The woman quickly knelt down, snatched the dagger from the man in black, and cut a gash in his carotid artery, from which blood flowed freely.

After dealing with the second man in black, Tian Cuiwei set her sights on the last one. When she left the Cold Palace, she deliberately smeared some blood on her clothes. This time, she didn't hide in the grass, but in a place close to the Cold Palace where the man in black could see her.

She waved to the man in black. At first, he only glanced at her, not paying any attention. But then he noticed the bloodstains on her and realized his companions were also gone. He figured it must be related to Tian Cuiwei, so he immediately jumped down from the tree and chased after her. Tian Cuiwei immediately ran for her life.

She ran into the Cold Palace and hid in a corner, her heart pounding with anxiety. Turning around, she saw a figure very close to her, but she didn't recognize it. The light was dim, and it took her a while to realize that the person was the last one in black. Tian Cuiwei's heart pounded like a drum, and cold sweat poured down her back.

Tian Cuiwei pretended not to know him and ran away. The man in black immediately chased after her. Not seeing the group of women, he panicked. He could only weakly call out, "Sisters, their accomplices are here." As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp pain shot through his back, and a liquid flowed down his back. He dared not touch it.

She knew it must hurt a lot, but the man in black still wouldn't give up. He left a cut on her neck, and Tian Cuiwei collapsed to her knees. Blood kept flowing from her neck. She felt weak and collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down her face as she thought of Lu Yu on the roof.

Not long after, many women surrounded the man in black. They were puzzled by the sudden appearance of so many people. Suddenly, one of the women found a spear from somewhere and pierced his body. He looked at the spear, fell to the ground, and couldn't believe that he was going to die.

As Tian Cuiwei lay on the ground, she managed a weak smile when she saw the man in black fall to the ground. Her pale lips moved slightly as she murmured, "Brother, this is the last thing I can do..." Before she could finish speaking, she closed her eyes.

Bloodstains were visible in every nook and cranny of the Cold Palace, but it was too dark to see them, and the air was thick with the stench of blood. The women gesticulated wildly and babbled incoherently: "He's dead! Hehe, he's dead... Hahaha... He's dead, I'm the Empress!" one of them exclaimed.

The other women stepped forward and began to fight her, none of them giving an inch. All because of that one sentence: "If favored, you'll enjoy endless wealth and glory; if you rise to power, you'll be the empress." Ambition was born from those two words: "the world."

Lu Yu, on the rooftop, watched the men in black disappear one by one from the trees beside the thatched hut, completely oblivious to Tian Cuiwei. Although he didn't know what method Tian Cuiwei had used to defeat the men, he was pleased with her progress. He was completely unaware that Tian Cuiwei had already become a cold corpse.