Xin Zizhao suddenly flew ahead and grabbed Wei Shuxuan. He whispered to her, "Fly slower. We don't know what's going on in the Cold Palace. Don't just rush in blindly like a headless fly. Make sure you know what you're doing before going in."
"I know. I'm just worried about Wei Wei and Father-in-law Luo. I don't want anything to happen to them. Will you help me, Xin Zizhao?" Wei Shuxuan looked seriously at Xin Zizhao flying beside her.
"Don't worry. They'll be fine."
Although it was just a simple nine - word sentence, it made Wei Shuxuan feel extremely at ease. Her heart immediately settled down.
When they arrived outside the gate of the Cold Palace, the three of them nimbly leaped across the rooftops, carefully observing the situation below. Along the way, there were no signs of fighting. Wei Shuxuan anxiously approached Father - in - law Luo's room and found a group of black - clothed men surrounding Wei Wei and Xin Shang. Father - in - law Luo was being protected behind Wei Wei, preventing the black - clothed men from getting to him.
Xin Zizhao's face turned cold. He flew down and took Father - in - law Luo up to the rooftop in one hand. He asked Wei Shuxuan and another secret guard to protect him so that Wei Wei and the others wouldn't be distracted because they had to protect Father - in - law Luo.
As soon as Wei Shuxuan saw Xin Zizhao bring Father - in - law Luo up, she anxiously checked on him. "Father - in - law Luo, are you okay? I should have left more people here to protect you."
Hearing the self - blame in Wei Shuxuan's tone, Father - in - law Luo smiled. "It's okay, Miss Wei. I've already seen through life and death. I've lived this long. What else can I not understand?"
"Let's go. We'll take Father - in - law Luo back to Fenghe Hall first!"
Wei Shuxuan said to the secret guard. Then she looked at Xin Zizhao and the others fighting below. "Xin Zizhao, I'm going back first! You guys be careful!"
Xin Zizhao turned his head and glanced at her. Wei Shuxuan understood his meaning. She quickly took Father - in - law Luo and left the Cold Palace, flying towards Fenghe Hall.
With Xin Zizhao's help, Wei Wei and Xin Shang quickly dealt with the group of black - clothed men. But there was one exception. Xin Zizhao stabbed a silver needle with paralytic poison into the neck of the black - clothed leader. The leader instantly couldn't move.
"I'm a doctor. I can save lives, but I can also take them. I'm not going to kill you until you've told me everything," Xin Zizhao raised his eyes. The coldness in his eyes made the leader, who could only move his eyes, tremble involuntarily. "I'll torture you slowly with my own methods, making you wish you were dead."
Xin Zizhao stood up straight and looked down at the paralyzed black - clothed leader. "Wei Wei, Xin Shang, take him back to Fenghe Hall. I'm going to interrogate him properly."
"Yes!"
"I'll follow your order, sir!"
Wei Shuxuan took Father - in - law Luo back to Fenghe Hall. She asked Chief Eunuch Li to arrange a place for Father - in - law Luo to stay so that they could protect him conveniently.
"Miss Wei, why did you come here?" Father - in - law Luo didn't know why so many black - clothed men had come to kill him, but there were also people to protect him.
"Father - in - law Luo, didn't I come to ask you about the informant letter today?" Wei Shuxuan thought it was better not to hide this from Father - in - law Luo. "At that time, I found that there should be someone monitoring you outside. He knew that you had told me what you saw about the jade pendant, so he sent people to kill you tonight to silence you, fearing that your testimony would have a bad impact on someone among them."
"So you sent people to protect me earlier?" Father - in - law Luo had lived in the palace for decades, so he understood some things immediately.
"Yes. I was worried that something might happen to you, so I sent my secret guards to protect you. But I didn't expect them to send so many people to kill you. It seems they had already anticipated this move of mine," Wei Shuxuan smiled and looked at Father - in - law Luo. "Just stay at Fenghe Hall at ease. This is the territory of the Fifth Prince Xin Zizhao. No one dares to come here to harass you."
"Thank you, Miss Wei. I can stay here at ease."
"Chief Eunuch Li," Wei Shuxuan called Chief Eunuch Li over. "Have you arranged the room I asked you to?"
"Yes, Miss Wei. I've arranged it properly. For safety's sake, would it be okay if I arrange Father - in - law Luo's side room on the east side?"
The east - side rooms were where she and Xin Zizhao lived. If Father - in - law Luo was arranged to live near them, they would know immediately if something happened to him. This idea seemed quite good.
After considering its feasibility, Wei Shuxuan agreed to Chief Eunuch Li's suggestion. ",,, Okay. Then I'll trouble you, Chief Eunuch Li."
"Shall I take Father - in - law Luo there now?" Chief Eunuch Li leaned down slightly.
"Yeah. Take him to the east - side rooms now," Wei Shuxuan then looked at the secret guard standing on one side. "And you, protect Father - in - law Luo for now. Wait for your master to come back before dealing with other matters."
"Yes, Miss Wei."
Previously, Xin Zizhao had told his secret guards that if Wei Shuxuan asked them to do something within their acceptable range, they should try their best to help her. That's why this secret guard readily agreed to Wei Shuxuan's request.
Not long after Chief Eunuch Li took Father - in - law Luo to the east - side rooms, Xin Zizhao came back. Xin Shang and Wei Wei also brought a man in black. The black - clothed man seemed to be unconscious, but when Wei Shuxuan glanced at him, she saw that his eyeballs could still move, which startled her.
"Wow, I thought he was unconscious. His eyeballs can still move!" Wei Shuxuan looked at him with a trace of fear.
"I just paralyzed his body. His eyes can still move."
"Do you want to spare his life to get information from him?" Wei Shuxuan guessed Xin Zizhao's real intention of sparing the man's life immediately.
"Do you want to help?" Before Wei Shuxuan could answer, Xin Zizhao asked another question. "Where's Father - in - law Luo?"
"I've already asked Chief Eunuch Li to settle Father - in - law Luo down. Don't worry. By the way, I want you to send a few more people to protect Father - in - law Luo comprehensively. Is that okay?"
"Of course it is. Xin Shang, I'll leave this matter to you."
Xin Zizhao looked at Xin Shang behind him. Xin Shang replied, "I'll follow your order, sir."
Then, Xin Zizhao asked Xin Shang and Wei Wei to take the black - clothed man to the underground secret chamber and lock him up. He would come to interrogate him after he got everything ready.