Playing the Pig and Eating the Tiger: My Funny System is Too Fierce

Chapter 176 Shocking Conspiracy

"Tell me, who is behind this?" The third young lady's eyes were sharp.

The envoy from the Northern Territory was about to speak when his face suddenly changed drastically. He clutched his chest and fell to the ground!

"Call the imperial physician quickly!" The prime minister's niece responded quickly.

My cousin went to check: "It's too late, he has already..."

The three of them looked at each other in bewilderment. Who was behind such a quick poison?

"Have you searched the area around the yard?" asked the third young lady.

"We've searched, but found no suspicious individuals." The captain of the guards reported.

The three of them carefully recalled the words of the Northern Envoy before his death: "Jade... Jade..."

"Yumen Pass!" The granddaughter's face changed.

Before they could think about it, Xiao Cui came running over: "Miss, I found this in the messenger's room!"

It was a torn map. Although only half of it was left, one could still see the terrain of the Yumen Pass area.

"This mark...seems familiar." The third young lady frowned.

My cousin took a closer look and said, "Isn't this the emblem of the previous dynasty?"

"The emblem of the previous dynasty? Doesn't that mean..." The three of them looked at each other.

At this moment, a guard came in hurriedly: "Report to the three ladies, the body of the messenger is missing!"

"What?!" the three of them exclaimed at the same time.

"You were clearly here just now, how could you..."

"Search quickly!" The third young lady made a prompt decision.

Soon, a secret passage was discovered behind the side hall. There were fresh footprints in the secret passage.

"Follow them!" The three of them immediately led their men there.

However, when they followed the secret passage, the scene before them shocked them.

This is not a simple secret passage, but a huge underground network!

"Look at these bricks..." The niece squatted down to examine them. "They're all new. Obviously, someone has been maintaining them."

"Moreover," the Third Miss pointed at the fork in the road, "these passages lead in all directions, even directly to the core of the Imperial Palace!"

My cousin frowned and said, "To be able to dig such a large project under the palace, it would be impossible without an insider."

"Separate our forces!" The three of them quickly discussed countermeasures.

However, when they reached a fork in the road, they suddenly saw dozens of directions!

"Oh no!" the niece suddenly realized, "We've fallen into a trap!"

"What's the meaning?"

"They deliberately let us discover this tunnel and lure us down..."

Before he finished speaking, a loud noise was heard in the distance!

"Oh no! We've been lured away!" The three of them realized at the same time that something was wrong.

Returning quickly to the ground, the palace was already in chaos.

"Where is His Majesty?" the third lady asked anxiously.

"His Majesty is in the Taiji Hall..."

Without waiting for the guard to finish speaking, the three of them rushed towards the Taiji Hall.

I met Su Qing on the way. She looked serious and said, "The masked assassin has entered the inner palace!"

"It turns out they are coming for His Majesty!" The three of them finally understood.

It turns out that the North's request for peace was just a pretext; their real goal was to assassinate the Emperor!

"Act separately!" The three of them quickly formulated a countermeasure.

The third young lady led troops to guard the important roads, the niece was responsible for evacuating the crowd, and the cousin went to mobilize the imperial guards.

However, before they could take action, they made another surprising discovery.

"My Queen!" Xiao Cui ran over with a pale face. "I found this in the secret passage!"

It was a token with the three characters "Yumen Guard" clearly engraved on it.

"Yumen Guard?" The three were stunned.

Isn't this the secret organization of the previous dynasty that has been destroyed?

"Could it be that..." the niece pondered, "the remnants of the previous dynasty haven't completely disappeared?"

"More than that," the Third Miss analyzed, "they have been secretly accumulating strength!"

"And now..." my cousin continued, "is the moment they are preparing for revenge!"

The three of them did not dare to delay and immediately went their separate ways.

However, the greater shock was yet to come.

When they arrived at the Taiji Hall, they found it in a mess.

A dozen masked men were fighting fiercely with the imperial guards.

But the most shocking thing is that the skills of these assassins are surprisingly consistent!

"This is... the unique martial arts of the Yumen Guards!" the third lady exclaimed in surprise.

As the daughter of a general, she was very familiar with this kind of martial arts.

That is a unique skill that only the Jade Gate Guards can master!

what does that mean?

This means that these assassins are all specially trained killers!

And the people who trained them must be related to the previous dynasty!

"Not good!" The three of them changed color at the same time.

If this is true, then today's assassination is probably just the beginning!

A bigger conspiracy is yet to come!

"Protect His Majesty!" the three shouted at the same time.

However, before they could rush into the hall, another accident happened.

"Be careful!" The granddaughter suddenly pushed the other two away.

With a "whoosh" sound, a hidden arrow passed by!

If this arrow hits, the consequences will be disastrous!

"There's an ambush!" The three of them only then realized the danger around them.

Before I knew it, more than a dozen archers had already ambushed on the roof of the palace!

And judging from their positions, it was obvious that they were waiting for them!

"We've fallen into a trap!" The three of them felt a sinking feeling in their hearts.

It turns out that everything is a chain reaction!

First lead them to discover the secret passage,

Then transfer them out of the palace,

Then he took the opportunity to assassinate

Finally... "Murder and silence!"

This is a complete death trap!

"Retreat!" The third young lady made a prompt decision.

But it was too late.

We are surrounded all around!

And above their heads, more archers were appearing.

This time, they are really in desperate situation!