Wei Dongling offered a polite smile but remained silent.
They soon arrived at the Fengyi Palace. Two young eunuchs opened the door and blocked their way. In a low voice, one of them said, "Her Majesty the Queen has only invited this young lady to receive the reward. Aunt from the Yongxuan Palace, please stay here."
The personal maid of Concubine Xue was taken aback and was about to say something when she heard Wei Dongling softly say, "Please wait for me here, sister. It's no trouble."
The maid nodded and said nothing more. She watched as Wei Dongling followed the eunuchs inside.
"This way, please." The young eunuch led Wei Dongling to the door of a small room. There stood a steward nanny at the door. She waved at the eunuch, who then left.
The nanny was dressed in luxurious clothes and had a straight posture. Her fingers, holding a string of green Buddhist beads, were strong - jointed. Her sharp eyes sized up Wei Dongling from head to toe without any politeness and asked, "You're the servant from General Qi's mansion?"
Wei Dongling felt a bit scared under her cold gaze. She swallowed hard and replied, "Yes, I am."
The nanny narrowed her eyes. "Her Majesty the Queen is currently very busy. She has instructed this old servant to reward you on her behalf."
Wei Dongling lowered her head and quickly said, "Thank you, Nanny."
The nanny said in a proper tone, "Her Majesty the Queen said that she rarely sees someone as loyal and self - sacrificing as you. Thanks to your rescue, the dignity of the royal family was preserved."
Wei Dongling said, "Thank you for Her Majesty the Queen's over - praise."
The nanny pushed open the door behind her. On the table in the small room, there was a box of shiny silver ingots, which made the whole room bright. The nanny made a gesture of invitation and said to Wei Dongling, "One thousand taels of silver as a reward. Please receive it, young lady."
"Thank Her Majesty the Queen. Thank you, Nanny." Wei Dongling was panicked inside. While bowing her head, she quickly scanned the surroundings of the small room. It was a windowless dark room, and the only entrance was the door in front of her. But the nanny standing at the door clearly had extremely high martial arts skills.
Although Wei Dongling was greedy for money, she could tell at a glance that this was a dead - end situation. What was the use of money if she didn't have a life to spend it?
Despite her strong resistance inside, she still had to step into the room. Wei Dongling secretly groaned in pain and walked in carefully.
As soon as she stepped in, the door slammed shut. Wei Dongling stood close to the door and quickly took out an iron hairpin hidden in her hair and held it in her palm. Through the light coming in from the crack of the wooden door, she saw figures standing on both sides of the small room.
As soon as the door closed, four black - clothed secret guards with knives rushed towards her.
Wei Dongling was quick - witted. She slipped over, picked up the box of silver on the table, and hid under the table.
The four secret guards missed their target. Obviously, they were startled by her reaction speed. They waved their knives and cut towards the bottom of the table. Their movements were in perfect unison. When the four knives collided, there was a spark. The table legs were instantly cut off, and the tabletop collapsed.
When the four of them took a closer look, there was no one under the table. They looked around, but the girl had disappeared. There was no fifth person in the room.
Seeing someone so elusive, doubt showed in their eyes, and they were also greatly shocked. This time, the situation seemed quite tricky.
Then they heard a loud noise directly above them. The glazed tiles fell down. Before they could react, that slender figure jumped out of the roof in an instant.
Wei Dongling held the money box in one hand and the iron hairpin in the other. She stepped steadily on the eaves and ran away at full speed.
The four people behind quickly jumped out and chased after her closely. But soon they found that they couldn't keep up with her speed at all! The woman in front seemed to be walking normally, but her moving speed was quite strange. After a few jumps, she left them far behind!
One of the black - clothed men showed a look of astonishment in his eyes. "This seems to be... the descendant of the Ghost Seven Gate!"
Everyone was stunned. The Ghost Seven Gate had been disbanded for many years, and its light - body kung fu had been lost for a long time. How could there be someone in the palace who knew such a terrifying movement technique?
Wei Dongling's steps were steady, but she was sweating profusely from anxiety. Seeing that the four people couldn't keep up, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But when she looked back, on the eaves of the main hall of the Fengyi Palace in front of her, stood that nanny just now! She blocked Wei Dongling's way exactly.
Wei Dongling quickly turned and ran towards the other side. The nanny reacted extremely quickly. She swung her hand and shot a Buddhist bead over, hitting Wei Dongling's ankle.
Wei Dongling winced in pain. She staggered and almost fell, but still hugged the box of silver tightly in her arms and refused to let go.
The nanny sneered and stepped closer. In a sinister tone, she said, "You've received the reward, young lady. You haven't thanked Her Majesty yet."
Seeing the four people behind were coming towards them, Wei Dongling endured the severe pain and ran as fast as she could. She also shouted, "This humble one is panicked. I'll take my leave now! When I see Her Majesty the Queen next time, I'll surely thank her properly!"
How could the nanny allow her to escape? She jumped forward and slapped Wei Dongling hard on the back. With a contemptuous smile, she said, "There's no need for the next time. Just kneel down properly now."
Seeing this palm coming down, Wei Dongling waved her hand back. The iron hairpin in her hand scratched across the nanny's face. At the same time, Wei Dongling was shaken to the core of her internal organs and saw stars in her eyes.
The nanny didn't expect Wei Dongling to react so quickly. She dodged to the side, but it was still half a beat too late. A cut was made on her left cheek by the iron hairpin.
The nanny was in pain and furious. She waved her hand and slapped again, knocking Wei Dongling off the eaves. She fell face - first into the courtyard. The box in her arms rolled out, and the silver ingots scattered all over the ground.
The four secret guards were secretly shocked to see the nanny's face injured. This personal nanny beside Her Majesty the Queen had extremely high martial arts skills, and they had never seen her suffer a loss. But today, she was scratched on the face by a young girl, and the bleeding was so horrible that it was hard to look at.
The four quickly jumped over and pointed their knives at Wei Dongling's neck.
Wei Dongling looked at the silver ingots scattered all over the ground. She felt so heart - broken that it seemed as if her heart was bleeding.
The nanny covered the wound on her face with a handkerchief. Seeing that Wei Dongling still cared about the silver at this moment, she sneered coldly, "I thought you were so powerful. It seems you're just so - so." Then she waved at the four secret guards, instructing them to execute her on the spot.
The four secret guards received the order and were about to swing their knives down. But the woman casually grabbed some dust and threw it into the air. Then she turned around and ran away.
The dust flew into their faces. In a hurry, the four of them covered their eyes. When they looked again, the woman had already climbed onto the high wall!
The nanny quickly shouted, "Chase after her quickly!" The four of them quickly flew after her.
Wei Dongling endured the severe pain and climbed onto the wall in a flash. Her eyes still stared at the silver ingots on the ground, and she let out a silent wail in her heart!
Why the hell couldn't you just give me a silver note?
This was so bad! The situation was so urgent that there wasn't even time to pick up the silver!
Wei Dongling climbed over the high wall of the Fengyi Palace and ran away at full speed with hot tears in her eyes.
The nanny opened the main door of the Fengyi Palace and waved at the guards outside. "Chase and kill that woman. Those who kill her on the spot will be handsomely rewarded!"