The flute music continued, but it seemed to drift from a distant palace.
Anyone unaware might have thought it was a concubine in the inner court playing a jade flute to pass the lonely night.
But Chu Qianli knew this flute music was unusual!
Almost instantly, she thought of that woman.
Feng Ling!
What was she trying to do by playing the flute?
It was at this moment that Chu Qianli truly sobered up.
Looking down, the guards around were not particularly tight, but there were clearly masters in this courtyard.
Feng Ling bringing her here must have had malicious intent.
Without a second thought, Chu Qianli turned to leave.
Unexpectedly, the person in the room below, lying on the bed, suddenly stirred.
They grabbed a long sword and leaped towards the roof.
With a rustling sound, Chu Feiyan's long sword thrust upwards from below, directly at Chu Qianli.
Chu Qianli leaped up, easily dodging the attack.
The girl spun her sword and continued to pounce at her.
Chu Feiyan.
But Chu Qianli quickly realized that Chu Feiyan was very strange tonight.
She attacked Chu Qianli without any defense, as if her only goal was to kill her, regardless of whether she herself got injured.
Chu Qianli casually raised her hand, and a short knife appeared in her hand again.
With a clang, the short knife lightly deflected the long sword.
"Who's there?" Suddenly, a low voice sounded.
In the blink of an eye, a tall man stood before Chu Feiyan.
"Chu Qianli?" The man seemed surprised, not noticing Chu Feiyan's state behind him.
He was still puzzled by Chu Qianli's presence here: "Miss Chu, what are you doing here?"
Chu Qianli remembered this man.
He had accompanied Chu Feiyan when she attended the concubine selection assembly last time.
If she remembered correctly, this man's name was Gui Tong.
Chu Qianli couldn't explain why she was here and was about to say something.
Unexpectedly, Chu Feiyan, standing behind Gui Tong, suddenly leaped up and thrust her sword at Chu Qianli.
Gui Tong was still studying Chu Qianli's expression and hadn't noticed. By the time he wanted to stop her, it was too late.
Chu Qianli waved her short knife again, intending only to deflect Chu Feiyan's long sword.
Chu Feiyan was no match for her, and Chu Qianli hadn't taken her seriously.
However, to everyone's surprise, Chu Feiyan did not dodge Chu Qianli's short knife; instead, she actively met it with her own body.
And her long sword, with its tip turning, continued to stab at Chu Qianli.
This woman was insane!
"County Princess!" Gui Tong exclaimed, immediately pushing out a palm, fearing that Chu Qianli's short knife would truly pierce Chu Feiyan's body.
Chu Qianli's eyes darkened, and she instinctively retreated, withdrawing her short knife, but the blade's force had already been sent out.
With a hiss, the blade's force struck Chu Feiyan's shoulder.
Chu Feiyan cried out in pain and was sent flying back.
Gui Tong spun in mid-air and caught Chu Feiyan steadily, landing her on the ground.
"What assassin dares to injure the County Princess of our Nan Ming!"
A furious roar accompanied a fierce palm strike.
Chu Qianli immediately retreated to evade it. The residual force of the palm strike landed on her face, still stinging painfully.
The person leaped from the courtyard and landed behind her.
More than a dozen dark figures quickly emerged from around the courtyard.
More than ten people surrounded Chu Qianli, completely sealing off all escape routes.
Chu Feiyan had already regained consciousness, clutching her injured shoulder, and screamed, "Brother, Chu Qianli tried to assassinate me, kill her quickly!"