Assassination

That night, feeling tired from reading, Gu Qingluan extinguished the light and went to sleep.

Several sneaky figures quietly infiltrated Shallow Cloud Residence.

As Gu Qingluan lay on the bed, she suddenly opened her eyes, alert and vigilan

Someone had triggered the barrier she had set in the courtyard!

Swiftly, she got up, concealing a pillow beneath the covers to create the illusion of a sleeping person. With a nimble leap, she landed on the room's rafters.

A bamboo pipe was inserted into the room, and white smoke billowed in.

After a moment, the door was pried open.

Silently, like ghosts, the black-clad intruders slipped into the room. One of them headed straight for the bed, raising a long sword and thrusting it into the blanket.

As soon as the sword pierced through, the black-clad intruder sensed something was wrong.

And at that moment, a gust of wind swept in.