Chapter 274: Threat from the Empress Dowager

She stared toward the courtyard entrance, deep in thought, no, peering into the darkness for a familiar silhouette…

Thump thump thump!

A sound came from the entrance as if stones were being thrown.

"Jing Xin?" Qu Tan'er wasn't suspicious, thinking it was Jing Xin coming over again.

But outside, no one responded.

Thump thump!

When the second sound rang out, Qu Tan'er felt something was amiss and rose from her chair to walk toward the door.

Suddenly, a shadow flashed across the door at a stunningly fast speed.

"Who?" Qu Tan'er was startled and didn't move any closer, cautiously watching the doorway.

She still vividly remembered the last assassin!

"Want to know who I am? Just follow me and you'll find out," the shadow outside said and in the next moment, darted away.

"Who are you?"

"Heh heh." The response she got was just a sinister, cold laugh, a bit hoarse and heavy, as if deliberately concealed.