"Ying Yuan, you can't kill me! I am the prince of Xiliang Kingdom. If you kill me, Xiliang Kingdom will fight to the death with Daqin!" Bai Dizi shouted in a stern but cowardly manner.

Ying Yuan sneered: "Xiliang? It's just a tiny country, how dare you threaten me? I will destroy Xiliang today, and see who dares not to obey!"

Before he finished speaking, Ying Yuan swung his sword again, and an even more terrifying sword light cut through the night sky, completely devouring the White Emperor's son.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the figure of Bai Dizi turned into powder and disappeared between heaven and earth.

Ying Yuan stood with a sword on his back, his eyes still full of murderous intent. He looked around and saw that the Xiliang soldiers had been frightened out of their wits and were kneeling on the ground begging for mercy.

"Your Majesty, spare your life! Your Majesty, spare your life!"

Ying Yuan snorted coldly: "The day of Xiliang's demise is today!"

After saying that, he flashed and rushed into the Xiliang army like a ghost, starting a one-sided massacre. Every time the Sky-Breaking Sword was swung, dozens of lives were taken. Blood dyed the earth red, and screams resounded through the night sky.

Ying Yuan was like a god of death, unstoppable. He killed people all the way until he reached the capital of Xiliang.

In the capital of Xiliang, the king of Xiliang was terrified when he heard the news. He quickly summoned all the generals to discuss countermeasures.

"Your Majesty, the Qin Emperor Ying Yuan is unstoppable. How should we respond?" a general asked in horror.

The King of Xiliang turned pale, his lips trembling: "I... I don't know either..."

At this moment, a eunuch ran into the hall in a panic: "Your Majesty, it's bad! The Emperor of Qin is coming to the city!"

"What?!" The King of Xiliang collapsed to the ground in fear, his eyes filled with despair.

Ying Yuan's figure appeared at the door of the hall, with the Sky-Breaking Sword in his hand dripping with blood, like a Shura from hell.

"Lord Xiliang, come out and die!"

The King of Xiliang was trembling with fear. He knew that he was finished.

……

Three days later, the Western Liang Kingdom was destroyed, and the whole country was shocked.

Ying Yuan stood on the wall of the capital of Xiliang State, looking down at everything below, with a cold light flashing in his eyes. He slowly raised the Sky-Breaking Sword in his hand and pointed it into the distance: "Who's next?"

At this moment, a figure appeared silently behind Ying Yuan, with a dagger in his hand flashing coldly...

Ying Yuan's Sky-Breaking Sword was dripping with blood, and the tip of the sword pointed straight into the distance. Xiliang had been destroyed, and wherever he looked, everyone surrendered. But Ying Yuan felt no joy in his heart, only endless emptiness. Being invincible, how lonely it is.

Suddenly, the air behind him fluctuated. Ying Yuan sneered without even turning his head: "How dare you, a cunning person, play tricks in front of me?"

Before he finished speaking, a flash of cold light passed by. Ying Yuan instinctively turned sideways, and the dagger passed by his cheek, cutting off a few strands of hair.

Ying Yuan turned around and saw a masked man in black standing behind him, with a dagger in his hand still dripping with blood.

"Interesting." Ying Yuan looked at the man in black with interest. "How dare you assassinate me? Do you know how to write the word death?"

The man in black didn't say anything and attacked again. The dagger was as fast as lightning and every move was deadly.

Ying Yuan did not dodge or evade, allowing the dagger to pierce him. When the dagger was about to touch his body, a layer of golden body-protecting Qi suddenly appeared and bounced the dagger away.

"It's just a trifle." Ying Yuan curled his lips in disdain, "With just this little skill, you want to kill me?"

The man in black seemed to realize that he could not hurt Ying Yuan, so he suddenly stopped attacking and turned around to flee.

"Want to leave? Not that easy!" Ying Yuan snorted coldly, his figure flashed, and he instantly appeared in front of the man in black and kicked him away.

The man in black fell heavily to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood. He struggled to get up, but found that his bones were all broken and he could not move.

Ying Yuan walked up to the man in black and looked down at him: "Tell me, who sent you here?"

The man in black didn't say anything, but just stared at Ying Yuan with resentful eyes.

Ying Yuan sneered: "You won't tell me? Then don't blame me for being rude!"

He raised the Sky-Breaking Sword and was about to kill the man in black.

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded: "Stop!"

A woman in white fell from the sky and landed between Ying Yuan and the man in black. She was extremely beautiful and had a cool temperament, like a fairy from heaven descending to earth.

Ying Yuan was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "Why, the fairy also wants to assassinate me?"

The woman in white looked at Ying Yuan coldly: "Ying Yuan, you have killed innocent people indiscriminately and committed a grave sin. Today I will enforce justice on behalf of the heavens and take your life!"

Ying Yuan laughed loudly: "What a big tone! You think you can kill me?"

“You’ll know if you try it!” The woman in white drew out the long sword from her waist, the sword light was as bright as snow, and she rushed straight towards Ying Yuan.

There was a hint of surprise in Ying Yuan's eyes. This woman's swordsmanship was so superb that it actually made him feel a little threatened.

"Interesting, interesting!" Ying Yuan licked his lips excitedly, "It's been a long time since I met such a powerful opponent!"

He brandished the Sky-Breaking Sword and fought with the woman in white. The two fought hard, swords flashing and qi running wild.

Ying Yuan became more and more excited as the fight went on. The woman's swordsmanship was exquisite and it made him feel very refreshed. He hadn't experienced this kind of pleasure in fighting for a long time.

"It's great! It's great!" Ying Yuan laughed, "Come again!"

The woman in white was not to be outdone, her sword moves became more fierce and her attack more violent.

The two men fought from the city wall to the foot of the city, and from the foot of the city to the air. Wherever they passed, houses collapsed, trees broke, and the whole place was in a mess.

The onlookers were already frightened out of their wits and fled the place one after another.

The battle lasted for a whole hour and ended with both sides suffering losses.

Ying Yuan had several more sword wounds on his body, and the woman in white also suffered serious internal injuries.

"You are very strong." Ying Yuan looked at the woman in white with admiration in his eyes, "You are the strongest woman I have ever seen."

The woman in white looked at Ying Yuan coldly: "You are not weak, but you are no match for me after all."

"Really?" Ying Yuan raised his lips with an evil smile, "Then we'll fight again next time!"

After saying that, he disappeared in a flash.

The woman in white looked in the direction where Ying Yuan disappeared, and a complicated look flashed in her eyes.

"Ying Yuan..." She murmured to herself, "Who are you?"

At this time, the man in black who was injured by Ying Yuan struggled to crawl to the side of the woman in white: "Saint, let's... let's go..."

The woman in white helped the man in black up, and in a flash, she disappeared into the night.

After Ying Yuan returned to the palace and finished his government affairs, he went for a walk in the imperial garden.

He strolled among the flowers, and the figure of the woman in white kept appearing in his mind.

"Interesting woman..." Ying Yuan's mouth curled up slightly, "I must get you!"

At this moment, a eunuch ran over in a panic: "Your Majesty, it's bad! The Prime Minister... The Prime Minister..."

"What's wrong with the Prime Minister?" Ying Yuan asked impatiently.

"The Prime Minister... The Prime Minister... was killed!"

"What?!" Ying Yuan's face changed, "Who did it?!" The eunuch trembled and said, "It was... a masked man in black..."

A cold light flashed in Ying Yuan's eyes: "Masked man in black? Another masked man in black..."

He suddenly thought of something, and his face turned gloomy: "Could it be... a plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain?!"

Ying Yuan's face turned pale, his fists clenched, his knuckles cracking. "Lure the tiger away from the mountain! What a good trick! I want to see who is so bold as to play tricks under my nose!"

He swung his sleeves and shouted angrily, "Come here! Pass on my order to seal off the entire city and search every house to find the murderer!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The eunuch was so frightened that he trembled all over and ran to convey the order.

Ying Yuan paced back and forth in the imperial garden, his heart boiling with anger. He had promoted the prime minister, who was loyal and devoted, but now he was assassinated. How could he not be angry?
More importantly, this was clearly aimed at him! The other party first sent someone to assassinate him to attract his attention, and then assassinated the prime minister while he was not in the palace.

This is a provocation, a naked provocation!

A cold light flashed in Ying Yuan's eyes. He wanted to see who had the courage to challenge the majesty of him, the Emperor of Qin!

The entire imperial city was plunged into chaos. The imperial guards came out in full force and searched house by house, causing chaos and panic among the people.

However, after searching all night, no trace of the murderer was found.

The next morning, Ying Yuan sat on the dragon throne with a terribly gloomy face.

"What a bunch of rubbish! You can't even find the murderer!" he roared, scaring the ministers in the court into silence.

"Your Majesty, please calm down," an old minister stepped forward tremblingly, "I think there may be something else going on."

"Oh? What's the secret?" Ying Yuan snorted coldly.

"Your Majesty, as far as I know, the Prime Minister is an upright person who has never had any grudges with anyone. Why was he suddenly assassinated? I dare to guess that this incident was probably deliberately framed by someone."

"Frame-up?" Ying Yuan frowned, "My dear, what you mean is..."

"I dare not speak nonsense, but I feel that this matter is strange. I hope Your Majesty can look into it carefully." After the old minister finished speaking, he bowed and retreated.

Ying Yuan fell into deep thought. What the old minister said made sense. The prime minister had never had any grudges against anyone, so how could he be assassinated suddenly? Could it be that someone had deliberately framed him?

But who would do this? And who has the ability to assassinate the prime minister in the heavily guarded palace?

Ying Yuan was puzzled and felt very upset.

At this moment, a eunuch rushed in and said, "Your Majesty, someone outside the palace wants to see you. He said... he wants to present the assassin's head!"

"What?!" Ying Yuan stood up suddenly, "Bring him in!"

A moment later, a man dressed in black and wearing a conical hat was brought in.

"How dare you, you bold lunatic, trespass into the imperial palace!" Ying Yuan shouted angrily.

The man in black took off his hat calmly, revealing a handsome face.

"Your Majesty, I am not a lunatic, but I am here to share your worries."

"Share my worries? How can you share my worries?" Ying Yuan snorted coldly.

"I have caught the murderer who assassinated the Prime Minister, and I have come to present his head." The man in black said as he took out a package from behind him. When he opened it, he saw a bloody human head inside!
Ying Yuan's face changed, and after a closer look, he found that the head was exactly that of one of the men in black who had assassinated him before!

"How...how did you catch him?" Ying Yuan asked in surprise.

"Your Majesty, I used a little trick to capture him." The man in black said calmly.

Ying Yuan looked at the man in black, his heart full of doubts. What was the origin of this man? Why did he suddenly appear, and why did he help him catch the assassin?
"What's your name?" Ying Yuan asked.

"My surname is Lu, and my given name is Xiaofeng."

"Lu Xiaofeng..." Ying Yuan murmured to himself. He always felt that the name was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it.

"Lu Xiaofeng, why do you want to help me?" Ying Yuan asked.

Lu Xiaofeng smiled slightly: "I just can't stand seeing someone committing crimes under the emperor's feet, so I'm helping. What's more, I also have a favor to ask."

"Oh? What do you want?"

"I would like to ask Your Majesty to hand over the case of the Prime Minister's assassination to me for investigation." Lu Xiaofeng said.

Ying Yuan hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded: "Okay, I will leave this case to you to investigate! If you can find out the truth, I will reward you handsomely!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Lu Xiaofeng said with a bow.

Ying Yuan looked at Lu Xiaofeng's departing back, his heart full of expectations. He hoped that Lu Xiaofeng could find out the truth, give justice to the Prime Minister, and let him know who was behind it!
After leaving the palace, Lu Xiaofeng went straight to a restaurant.

He found a seat by the window, ordered a pot of wine, and slowly tasted it.

His eyes kept scanning the passers-by outside the window, as if he was looking for something.

Suddenly, his eyes stopped on a woman in white.

The woman had a stunning appearance and an extraordinary temperament, like a fairy from heaven descending to earth.

The corners of Lu Xiaofeng's mouth slightly raised, revealing a meaningful smile.

"Finally found you..." he murmured to himself.

He put down his wine glass, stood up and walked towards the woman in white...

Lu Xiaofeng's eyes were fixed on the woman in white. She walked lightly, like a fairy, and exuded a cold and aloof temperament. He quickly stepped forward and stood in front of the woman.

The woman paused, her cold eyes fell on Lu Xiaofeng, with a hint of doubt: "Sir, is there something wrong?"

Lu Xiaofeng smiled slightly, and said with a bow, "Young lady, you are so polite. I am Lu Xiaofeng. May I ask your name?"

The woman frowned slightly, seeming a little unhappy with Lu Xiaofeng's abruptness: "My surname is Hua, and my given name is Wuque."

"Hua Wu Que..." Lu Xiaofeng repeated the name in a low voice, thinking to himself, "It's her!"

"Mr. Lu, you are blocking my way." Hua Wuque said in a cold tone, seeming a little impatient.

"I have no ill intentions, I just want to ask you something." Lu Xiaofeng still kept smiling.

"What's the matter?"

"Do you know a man called 'The Embroidery Thief'?"

Hua Wu Que's expression changed slightly, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes: "You...how did you know?"

"It seems that the girl recognizes him." Lu Xiaofeng's mouth corners slightly raised.

"I don't know him at all, I've only heard of his name." Hua Wuque flatly denied.

"Miss, there is no need to hide it. I have already found out that you are the Embroidery Thief!" Lu Xiaofeng said in a firm tone.

Hua Wu Que's expression changed, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes: "You...you are talking nonsense!"

"Young lady's embroidery skills are unparalleled in the world. The embroidery patterns in the Prime Minister's Mansion are exactly the same as yours. Isn't this enough proof?" Lu Xiaofeng pressed on.

Hua Wuque bit his lip and remained silent.

"Why did the girl want to assassinate the Prime Minister?" Lu Xiaofeng asked. (End of this chapter)