Rebirth of the Female Antagonist: XUANRONG Chapter 128: Loyalty

"Who are you?! Your courage is very big for aiming to assassinate His Majesty inside the Palace!" The head of the imperial guards shouted at the leader of the assassins.
When the leader of the assassins heard the head of the imperial guard's words, he laughed disdainfully.
"You, loyal dogs of the Imperial family can only bark! That person behind you claims to be the beloved son of heaven, the monarch of the country! Bah! A monarch should know how to value the citizens of the country! But that bastard does not care even the commoners suffer! He just let them die! You lot are even the worst! Protecting that kind of man, protecting those evil-natured Imperial Family, you should atone your sins and let us kill you all!"
When the leader of the assassins finished his words, he signaled his companions to move. Without waiting for anything, the leader of the assassins brandished his sword and jumped forward, slashing and hacking every enemy he encountered.
When Xu Ji Mo heard the assassin's words, his facial expression turned sour. He could tell that the assassins were from the group of rebels who were opposing him. He glared at the assassins who were trying to forcefully enter the safety are the imperial guards created.
While everyone was thinking the same with Xu Ji Mo, only one person was silently observing the situation.
It was none other than XuanRong who was being pulled away by the two Chen Furens. She heard the leader of the assassin's words but she felt that something was not right. It was indeed plausible if the assassins were connected to the private group of commoners who hated the Imperial family but based on XuanRong's observation, those assassins who were trying to assassinate Xu Ji Mo were not typical people who only knew a bit qinggong. All of them were trained killers. Their movements were precise and swift. They do not hesitate to strike and kill the opponent in one move.
The rebels opposing the Imperial Family were mostly composed of common people and some high-ranking nobles. If one would think clearly, even if those high ranking nobles get involved, sending their personal guards to do the bidding, the aura of those personal guards were still different from those assassins. People who were trained to protect a noble family were different from those who were raised to kill people. Only those who were raised in the JiangHu would have the ability to give off a chilling air of death. Thus, XuanRong concluded that the imperial family offended someone from the JiangHu.
But… why would the leader of assassins say those words, giving a false impression that they were from the rebel's section?
XuanRong's eyes trailed to the assassins. They were well-coordinated. One by one, the imperial guards started dying. Their skills were above an average qinggong practitioner.
Thinking deeply, XuanRong could not help but compare An Wei and the assassins. Although An Wei was her maternal grandfather's 'personal shadow guard' before he swore his loyalty towards her, she could not help but feel the similarities between him and the assassins in terms of being decisive in killing people. An Wei had been with her for more than five years but she had never seen him without his veil. XuanRong had long guessed his true identity and she could not fathom how a noble person like An Wei became her maternal grandfather's personal shadow guard. What did he experience before he met her that made him similar to the assassins?

XuanRong who was in deep thought was startled when she heard the screams of the place maids and eneuch who were also with the imperial family. She could not help but curse silently when she saw that her maternal grandfather was currently fighting with the assassins in the front line while using a borrowed sword.
When the leader of the assassins successfully entered the protective circle, breaking the formation of the imperial guards, Chen Zi Tao made his way towards Xu Ji Mo.
"Your Majesty, run! Let this subject protect you!"
Chen Zi Tao was still a loyal servant of the throne. Although he was a bit dissatisfied with Xu Ji Mo and the imperial family, still, he could not turn a blind eye and let the assassins kill the Emperor of the country. Once Xu Ji Mo die, Qian Zou would fall into chaos. The other countries would definitely eye the country and would then try to invade Qian Zou, leading to war and endless massacre. He, as one of the citizens of Qian Zou, would not allow it to happen.
XuanRong saw everything. She could not help but clench her hands tightly. She saw that the current situation was unfavorable to the imperial family. As much as she wanted to see Xu Ji Mo and the rest of the imperial family die an ugly death, she could not allow her maternal grandfather to sacrifice himself for the sake of Xu Ji Mo's safety. Thus, even if she wanted the assassins to succeed, she could not.
XuanRong stood up, planning to move towards the center of commotion when her hand was pulled back by Eldest Chen Furen.
"Where are you going ah? Don't leave our side, Rong'er!"
"But---- Grandfather!!!!!!"
XuanRong wanted to say that she could handle it but before she could even speak, she saw that Xu Ji Mo pushed Chen Zi Tao towards the rushing sword.
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