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One second to remember [Brushstroke Pavilion] [Free of charge, read the wonderful novel!]

As night fell, the county governor's mansion fell into silence. The black curtain of night shrouded the entire mansion, and the flourishing flowers swayed against the darkness. The whiteness gave off a strange feeling.

It was already close to summer, and the courtyard was filled with the chirping of insects. Tonight, even the sounds of their chirping could not be heard.

Suddenly, a black figure appeared at the edge of the wall. He was thin and wore a black night robe, covering his face with a handkerchief, revealing only a pair of empty and emotionless eyes. He deliberately observed his surroundings, then waved his hand behind him, causing a circle of people to appear on the wall.

Because there weren't many people in the Prefecture Lord's manor, there were many places where lights were not lit at night. This allowed the group to infiltrate even more smoothly, and no one was alerted even when they had surrounded Rui Xi hall.

Within the room, the candle flame flickered, and a bright light burst out. Bai Yu went up to cut off the lamp wick that was too long, and walked over to Shen Ninghua's side and said, "Miss, it's getting late, you should rest. You still have to take care of young master Xuan Lin tomorrow."

"Yes."

Shen Ninghua, who was sitting beside the table, stood up. Her slender shadow fell on the window. She lightly rubbed her shoulders and walked towards the resting cabinet.

The man in black outside the door quietly hid his body until the maid, Bai Yu, came out with a basin of water. Only then did the room become silent. Only then did they slowly move their bodies closer to Ree Hall.

Someone had forced open the door to the room, and someone had opened the window. The dozen or so people had all sorts of methods, sealing the room so tightly that not even a drop of water could trickle through.

Finally, they saw a figure on the bed with his back facing them. Killing intent gushed out of their eyes as the sword in their hands pierced towards the figure.

A cold light flashed, and the astral wind whistled. The sword made a light sound as it stabbed into the bed with a 'pu' sound.

The Death Soldier was shocked and immediately cursed in his heart.

The woman who was lying on the bed jumped up from the bed, avoiding the long sword that was coming at her. However, her hands didn't stop moving. The thin silver needles that were as thin as cow hair shot out towards the Death Soldiers at a speed that couldn't be seen by the naked eye! At such a close distance and with such thin needles, there was no time to dodge at all. Immediately, six people were hit on the ground.

The Cyan Sparrow suddenly landed on the ground and ripped apart the clothes on its body, revealing a clean set of clothing. It then rushed towards the few Death Soldiers.

She was waiting for this moment when she disguised herself as Shen Ninghua. These people actually dared to assassinate the little miss. If they came, then don't even think about leaving!

The Death Soldiers quickly reacted and looked at each other before surrounding the Cyan Sparrow.

The actions of the cyan sparrow were extremely swift and fierce as it exuded a bone-piercing killing intent. It was actually on the same level as those of the deathsworn, and didn't seem to be at a disadvantage at all when facing off against seven or eight enemies.

The leader of the Death Soldiers looked at his comrade who had been stabbed by the silver needles, and his heart sank even more. Just what kind of poison was on that silver needles that caused them to be unable to resist at all?

One had to know that in order to train them into Death Soldiers, they had to consume poison since young. Their goal was to allow their bodies to adapt to the poison, and ordinary poisons were completely useless against them.

The soft sword in the cyan sparrow's hand was rolled into a flower of sword light. The moment the skin of the Death Soldier was scraped, it would fall to the ground with a thump and lose its ability to fight.

The Death Soldier Leader let out a loud hiss and aimed for an empty spot where he could block the sword and mercilessly stabbed at the sparrow's back. Just as the sword was about to pierce the sparrow, he felt his body weaken and he couldn't even hold on to the sword in his hand as he fell to the ground.

The cyan sparrow raised its foot and kicked him. After confirming that he was unable to move, it wiped the software clean and returned it to his waist. Then, it went to the side and opened the door.

"Miss, luckily you have accomplished your mission. Arrest all the Death Soldiers that have entered the room."

Shen Ninghua nodded and turned around to look outside the room.

Hong Ling brought Liu Yun and a few guards to drag the other eight people and threw them on the ground. With a crisp voice, she reported, "Miss, the eight Death Soldiers have all been captured."

Shen Ninghua swept a cold glance at the Death Soldiers on the ground and coldly ordered, "Well done, bring them all to the Hall of Cold Brilliance."

"Yes."

The Death Soldier Leader thought he was dead for sure, but he didn't expect that he would open his eyes again. When he clearly saw his surroundings, his body suddenly stiffened, and he wanted to turn around and sit up.

The room was lit up by candles. The candles were dimmed so it was difficult to see the face of the person sitting in the seat of honor. However, even though it was blurry, one could still feel her beauty.

Shen Ninghua looked at the deathsworn lying on the ground. The cold light in her eyes was like numerous sharp blades, causing people to be fearful of her at first glance.

"You are all Death Soldiers, and I also know some of your rules. To you, once you move, there are two results. You can either complete the mission or die. Your mission of assassinating me has not been completed, so naturally there is only one way. "

No one on the ground uttered a sound. If it weren't for the fact that they were completely powerless, they would have killed themselves by biting the poison sacs in their mouths the moment they were captured.

Shen Ninghua did not care about their silence at all. "I won't make things difficult for you, I'm just borrowing some of your things." With that, she gestured to Liu Yun who was beside her.

Liu Yun immediately brought his men to search the bodies of the Death Soldiers. He took off all their weapons, concealed weapons and even their clothes. Every time a set was taken off, a guard would put it on and then stand by the side.

A quarter of an hour later, a group of black clothed guards were standing in the hall. Just from their appearance, they looked no different from the Death Soldiers on the ground.

"Yes, miss."

Liu Yun was the first to leave, leading a group of guards as he disappeared into the night.

Shen Ninghua got up and said, "Bluebird, I'll leave these suicide soldiers to you."

"Yes, miss."

Shen Ninghua started to walk out, but just as she was about to leave, she heard an exceptionally hoarse voice suddenly call out to her, "Princess Zhao Hua!"

Shen Ninghua turned around, her gaze landing on the Death Soldier who had just opened his mouth. He was the leader of the group of Death Soldiers and asked, "What advice do you have for me?"

"I want to know what you asked the guards to do?"

"You're already a dead man, why do you care so much?"

The Death Soldier Leader continued to question her, "Princess, are we going to let those guards pretend to be us to commit evil deeds and blame the Xiao family?"

"You're pretty smart, anyway you're a dead man, so I don't mind telling you, this time Xuan Lin's chicken pox was set up by someone else, I can't find the culprit behind it, so I can only use a stick to beat him up. I don't think tomorrow, people from several large families will have chicken pox, when that time comes, Royal Father will naturally investigate, but as for who it is, I don't care."

"Do you know how dangerous chicken pox is? If one of them is not properly handled, who knows how many people will die in the capital!"

A Death Soldier actually cared about the citizens of the capital? Shen Ninghua couldn't help becoming interested. "You're a Death Soldier. I don't even know how many people have died by your hands. You're still worried about human lives?"

The Death Soldier leader shut his mouth and refused to answer her question.

"If I'm not wrong, I'm afraid that what you care about is not the common people of the capital, but someone or someone …" "Since you are the leader of the Xiao family's Death Soldiers, it means that you are very trustworthy. Or rather, the Xiao family is certain that you will not betray them, so what weakness do you have that will fall to the Xiao family? My words are correct."

The Death Soldier Leader's eyes suddenly quivered. He retracted his gaze extremely quickly, but Shen Ninghua still saw it.

Shen Ninghua's eyes moved, "You were extremely concerned about human life just now. You were worried that I would vent my anger on the Xiao family and cause everyone in the Xiao family to be harmed by chicken pox. In that case, the person you care about is within the Xiao family." It doesn't matter if you don't want to say it. I can find out if I want to, but it's not necessary. In any case, I am already enemies with the Xiao family, and you are someone the Xiao family sent to kill me. As long as the Xiao family is completely wiped out, I can be considered to have avenged myself. "

After saying that, Shen Ninghua turned around and walked out.

"Princess Radiant!" "I'll tell you some useful information. How about you help me save a person from the Xiao family?"

"Are you doing business with me?"

Shen Ninghua's eyelashes trembled as a light flashed in her eyes. "Bluebird, keep this man here."

After exiting the Cold Splendor Hall, Shen Ninghua directly went to the Moon Facing Hall to see that Shen Xuanlin's sweet sleep was not disturbed. Only then did she relax.

Just as she stepped out of Moon Pavilion, she saw Chu Junyi leaning against a pillar in the corridor.

"Bai Yan, you can go back and rest for now."

"Yes, miss." After Bai Yan and his men left, she and Chu Junyi were the only two remaining.

Shen Ninghua walked to a nearby pavilion and sat down. He looked at Chu Junyi who had followed her. "How long have you been here?"

"It's been a long time."

Then he would know what her plan was.

"You won't stop me?" Shen Ninghua raised an eyebrow at him. Her action against the Xiao family had indirectly weakened his backing, and the situation was still unclear. The stronger the power, the more likely it was to win.

Chu Junyi raised her head to look at the moon in the night sky. She spoke with an open-minded tone, "It's hard to have a fish and a bear's paw. If I were to look after the entire Xiao family, I would have to suffer. If I were to follow your lead, I would weaken the Xiao family." Even though he knew that Shen Ninghua's plan would put the Xiao family in a difficult situation, he didn't stop it. He only obeyed his own will.

Every step Ning Hua took was extremely difficult. She never submitted to him, and he didn't want to see her do it. This time, the Xiao family would be hit. It would hurt a lot, but it wouldn't hurt their bones. If Xiao Huan Xi's actions were to succeed, then Ning Hua's life would be lost. That was why he allowed Ning Hua to plan and not interfere.

Shen Ninghua's eyes moved as her heart softened, "After all, the Xiao family raised you. If they don't personally take action, I won't touch the life of a direct descendant of the Xiao family. This is my bottom line!"

Chu Junyi raised her gaze, and a warm glint flashed in her eyes. She made a decision in her heart: It's time to take charge of the Xiao family. This is good for the Xiao family, and even more so for the Xiao family!