The Second Prince watched the two coldly, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes.
Clearly, the girl had no interest in talking more, yet his elder brother was still eagerly approaching. It was truly embarrassing.
As for Cheng Linyin, the Heavenly Proud Daughter praised by everyone in The Imperial City, Xuantian Ce had always despised her.
She was merely the daughter of a subordinate, and yet she managed to gain more favor in front of their father than he did.
Gu Shengyin was just about to find an excuse to leave when suddenly, she tensed up.
Her movements were swift; in an instant, she flashed behind the Crown Prince, her sleeve flickered with a green light, and the Sword Within the Flute shot out, severing a sword that stabbed from an angle.
"Protect the Crown Prince!" the surrounding guests cried out in alarm.
The assassin, seeing that his strike had missed and knew he had no further chance, didn't linger in battle and exploded back, attempting to flee.
