Jiang Lisa welcomed the sword's tip with a straightened back. Her action was too decisive and righteous[1]; it caused even Xuan Li to remain rooted to the ground from shock. The assassin had also not expected that an unknown young girl would suddenly appear. She narrowed her eyes, her action not at all soft-hearted, as she plunged the flexible sword[2] directly into Jiang Lisa 's chest. Just that during the moment of imminent peril, a dagger flew past and deflected the sword away from its original target by just a few degrees. The sword's power was hindered and did not plunge directly into Jiang Lisa 's chest, however, it made a gash from her shoulder to her chest and blood immediately stained her clothes red.
[1] 义无反顾 (yìwú fǎngù): honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); to pursue justice with no second thoughts,
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[2] 软剑 (ruǎn jiàn): a special type of sword used in the past which can bend.
Jiang Lisa fell backwards from the impact, but suddenly her body felt lighter and she fell into a wide and cold embrace. She felt the mfan's breath on her ear, and smelled the fragrant green bamboo scent of his body. Xiao Jungkook protected her in his arms, then easily seized a sword from the hands of another assassin before blocking the pursuit of the current assassin. He told the surprised Empress Dowager Yi De, "It's better not stay here any longer. Empress Dowager, please take your leave first."
Jin Yi and Jin Er suddenly appeared in front of Xiao Jungkook and he entrusted Jiang Lisa to Jin Yi. Then, the two secret guards escorted Jiang Lisa and Empress Dowager Yi De away.
Xuan Li saw everything that had happened. He had intended to save Empress Dowager himself, but because Jiang Lisa rushed over all of a sudden, he was startled. Seeing her wounded and Xiao Jungkook helping her to escape, his heart could not settle as if there was a voice reminding him: No, it's not like this, it shouldn't be happening this way.
While everything that had happened was so bizarre, Xuan Li couldn't figure out the source of his strange feelings. And, what exactly was the meaning behind the smile Jiang Lisa flashed at him when she faced the tip of the sword? It seemed to contain an incomprehensible feeling, making his heart palpitate, yet he had no way to guess at its true meaning.
Xuan Li wasn't the only one to witness the whole thing, there was another spectator inside the great palace hall - Princess He Yi. Throughout the chaos, the imperial bodyguards at her side shielded her, so she was not targeted by an assassin. She was about to search for that person's figure, but upon looking up, she found Xiao Jungkook with Jiang Lisa in his arms. Immediately, her gorgeous small face became distorted.
She knew what kind of person Xiao Jungkook was: extremely detached and usually not close to anyone, let alone an unfamiliar woman. Jiang Lisa was just a court official's daughter. There were so many injured women here, but Xiao Jungkook only saved Jiang Lisa . Besides, Princess He Yi saw the concern in Xiao Jungkook 's eyes clearly; he was clearly worried about Jiang Lisa .
Princess He Yi's face turned ghastly pale. She bit her lower lip firmly. At the beginning, Xiao Jungkook was just an incomparably elegant and sombre young man. Thus she fell in love with him at first sight. Unfortunately, no matter how she expressed her feelings, Xiao Jungkook always remained indifferent, as if he were made of stone. Today Jiang Lisa 's appearance was too magnificent and she even received Empress Dowager Yi De's favour so she was already quite annoyed. Yet, now, when she saw Xiao Jungkook protecting her like that, she felt madly jealous and wished for Jiang Lisa 's death by the sword.
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