Realizing that the voice of the person he wanted to kill came from inside, it was already impossible for Cui Qizhou to retract his sword at this moment.
Just at the critical moment, suddenly a hidden weapon appeared from the side. Before anyone could react, the sword in Cui Qizhou's hand flew out and then stuck into a tree trunk not far away.
And Shi Muyuan, due to inertia, fell into the arms of the national teacher.
Suddenly, her nose was filled with a pleasant smell.
The next moment, the man's face immediately darkened. He picked up the woman and flew to the side.
With a "bang", a shiny sword was stabbed into the place where they had just stood.
Cui Qizhou reached out and undid Shi Muyuan's dumb acupoint. "I said that Her Majesty the Empress Dowager must have something to tell me. It seems that it should be related to this matter."
Shi Muyuan took a deep breath and told him the information she had just obtained.
"Concubine Xiao led the two of us out separately just to use your hand to kill me, then cause turmoil in the court and make the Shi family hunt you down."
It should have been earth - shattering news, but the man seemed to have already expected it.
There was no ripple on his face. "Her Majesty the Empress Dowager is now out of danger, so her plan has come to naught."
"But there should be more than just the three of us here. There is still someone secretly helping Xiao Yue. We are caught between two fires. It won't be so easy for us to get out today. Maybe Xiao Yue's plan will succeed."
She looked anxious, her little face flushed. She didn't even have the mood to take care of the hair that had been messed up during the hijacking.
This scene made the man can't help but laugh.
"Your Majesty the Empress Dowager doesn't need to be so panicked. If that person really helped Xiao Yue, he wouldn't have interrupted the sword in my hand to save you."
It seemed that this was really the case. Shi Muyuan remembered that the person just now only interrupted the sword the man had stabbed. Could it be that this person was a friend?
While she was still wondering, a figure walked out of the woods.
"Has Your Majesty the Empress Dowager always been so stupid? Or did you become stupid after I left the palace? Why can't you even guess such a simple thing?"
Following the voice, Shi Muyuan saw a familiar person.
Her mouth opened so wide that an egg could fit in it.
"Why is Concubine Mo here? According to the situation, shouldn't you be in your own yard?"
"It's all your fault. I knew that your coming this time would never be a good thing. I didn't expect that on the very first day, you would force some people to show their true colors."
She meant something, and everyone understood.
Since Concubine Xiao knew that the matter couldn't be hidden anyway, she simply walked out of the carriage.
"Why is Concubine Mo so meddlesome all of a sudden? Have you forgotten who drove you out of the palace back then? Don't you blame this woman at all?"
Actually, Shi Muyuan still felt a little guilty about this matter and had never found a chance to tell Concubine Mo.
However, the person involved didn't seem to take this matter to heart at all.
"Humph, instead of wasting your breath on me, you'd better worry about yourself. Now you're up against three of us. Have you thought about how you're going to die?"
"Arrogant!"
This time, Concubine Xiao was completely enraged. She took out her sword and started fighting with the two of them.
Since Shi Muyuan was useless in a fight, she ran behind a big tree to hide and stay away from the battlefield.
To be honest, no one knew where Concubine Mo had learned her martial arts, but she was actually able to fight on par with Concubine Xiao.
As for Cui Qizhou, he seemed to be just a standby. He just needed to step in when Concubine Mo got tired.
Before long, Concubine Xiao was defeated. She was extremely anxious. She mustn't die like this. She wanted to summon the poisonous insects.
Suddenly, a ball of fire was thrown straight at her, hitting the corner of her clothes.
Concubine Xiao had never seen such a scene before. She quickly let out a scream.
However, this fire was not so easy to put out. Coupled with the fact that there were some insects on her body, which became flammable objects, in front of the three of them, Concubine Xiao turned into ashes.
Watching the pile of ashes on the ground being carried away by the wind, Shi Muyuan pursed her lips. She still felt a bit dreamy that such a big villain had just disappeared.
However, this was not the most important thing at the moment.
"Concubine Mo should explain to us what exactly is going on. Why did you suddenly appear here? And your martial arts. I remember you didn't know any martial arts when you came to Baotuo Temple last time."
Since the matter couldn't be hidden anymore, Concubine Mo didn't intend to continue hiding it.
She casually stroked her hair.
"I really didn't know any martial arts before, but later I discovered Concubine Xiao's secret, so I took the initiative to learn martial arts from the person sent by the late emperor to protect me."
"What's the secret you're talking about?"
Concubine Mo rolled her eyes, thinking this question was a bit boring.
"Didn't you two already see it? What's the point of asking now?"
That was true, but then Shi Muyuan thought that this explanation seemed a bit too perfunctory.
She frowned. "When did you discover that Concubine Xiao was planning a rebellion?"
Concubine Mo walked back with the two of them, and she also began to recall.
When she first arrived at Baotuo Temple, Concubine Mo only knew how to cause trouble every day.
She originally thought that if she caused more trouble for these people, the late emperor would take her back to the palace.
But no matter how big a mistake she made each time, no one would blame her. Gradually, Concubine Mo got used to this kind of life.
One day, she accidentally wandered into Concubine Xiao's yard.
At first, she didn't think there was anything wrong. Instead, she was going to turn back, but suddenly she heard screams coming from inside. That kind of sound seemed to be the kind that only a dead person could make. Out of curiosity, Concubine Mo quietly sneaked in.
And that time was probably the only time Concubine Xiao took action without any cover.
No one knew where this scheming concubine had found a man, and then she killed him when no one was paying attention.
When Concubine Mo saw this, she felt scared. As a long - favored concubine in the harem, she had never really seen a killing scene before.
She wanted to run, but her legs were weak. She had no choice but to stand still and quietly continue to spy.
Just like this, Concubine Mo witnessed the whole process of Concubine Xiao's action, including her using poisonous insects to control the corpse.
At first, she thought it was just Concubine Xiao's special hobby. She didn't expect that Concubine Xiao's elder brother would come later and reveal all the plans.