The ground was littered with severed limbs, and the Eighth Princess’s guards had dwindled drastically, leaving only two still alive up to this point! But even these two were in a pitiful, wretched state.
One had a broken arm, and the other had lost an ear and was seriously injured both inside and out.
As for the Eighth Princess herself... Well, with the People in Black focusing their firepower on her, she naturally didn’t escape unscathed.
"Damn it!!"
The Eighth Princess was furious beyond asure. She glanced at the cliff behind her and, after so struggles and hesitation, made a bold decision.
She took a gamble!
A gamble with her life!
Whether it would be life or death, it all depended on the outco!
The Eighth Princess jumped off the cliff with a leap.
No one knew what lay at the bottom of the cliff, but at least from above, those People in Black were watching her like prey, and they wouldn’t give up until they took her life.
The Eighth Princess had practiced martial arts from a young age and possessed Inner Strength. As she fell down the cliff, she lightly tapped the steep rock face with her toes to ease the force.
At the sa ti, she tore off her belt and used it as a rope.
So plants grew on the cliff’s rock face, with crooked old trees and long vines covered in thorns.
The Eighth Princess slid down the rock face with her back against it. Eventually, the belt caught on an old tree!
Her fall was slightly halted, but the tree trunk imdiately snapped, and she fell once more.
This process was utterly perilous!
She tried her best to avoid injuring her vital parts, but when she finally landed on the ground, she still heard a crackling sound. Several of her bones were fractured.
Fortunately, she still clung to life.
But even though her life was preserved, in her current state, she was barely hanging on. However, it was still better than being killed by those People in Black with a single stab!
The Eighth Princess lay on the ground, her breath heavy.
If she could make it back alive, she would certainly find out who sent those People in Black! She would chop the mastermind into pieces!!
When the guards stationed in Nanling City ca rushing to the rescue, they found the cliff already in a state of chaos, and the People in Black had long retreated.
Soone discovered that Bai Xian was still alive, albeit barely hanging on as well.
Searching all over the scene, Bai Xian was the only one found alive.
As for the Eighth Princess, her fate was unknown, and her whereabouts were unclear!
...
Huang Qi secretly followed the guards dispatched to rescue the Eighth Princess. Upon seeing the tragic scene on the cliff, she imdiately returned to Nanling City with the news.
After eting with the Great Commander, Huang Qi reported all she had witnessed in detail.
The Great Commander raised an eyebrow and clapped his hands, laughing, "Well, it seems that soone in the Capital couldn’t resist taking action. This looks like an act of rebellion!!"
Though he spoke of ’rebellion,’ the Great Commander’s face was filled with joy.
Rebellion? Against the Eighth Princess?
Not to ntion, the Eighth Princess hadn’t ascended the throne yet. Though she held power and was called the King without Crown, that power wasn’t entirely legitimate. And even if the Eighth Princess truly ascended to the throne, so what? It would only be a usurped position!
Therefore, this so-called ’rebellion’ was sothing the Great Commander was more than happy to see.
The Great Commander quickly figured it out in his mind. This must have been orchestrated by the ambitious Pri Minister!
Dog eat dog, this could only bring joy, right?
Presently, the Great Commander remarked, "They say good people don’t live long, while misfortunes linger for thousands of years. If the Eighth Princess is dead, the Pri Minister has done a good deed; but if she’s alive, well, then we have a good show to watch in the future..."
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