Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress

Ten years... It’s enough time for her to turn the tables!

Bai Qingyu slowly leaned against the palanquin, not bothering to feign illness, with a chilling smile at her lips. She lifted the hem of her robe, crossed her legs, and sat leisurely, her voice carrying undisguised contempt: "Why would I plead for Xiliang? The Emperor of Xiliang has likely forgotten how, three years ago during the battle in the southern borders, my elder sister spoke to Yun Poxing. Three years hence... it’s time for Bai family’s army to exact revenge! Your Majesty must remember today well. Today... the Zhou will annihilate Xiliang, without any concession!"

Li Tianjiao’s pupils suddenly contracted, but before he could react in anger, chilling screams and the clash of armor and swords rang out beyond the empty grand hall.

"Protect His Majesty! Protect His Majesty! Assassins!" shouted the Xiliang Imperial Army outside the hall.

Li Tianjiao turned pale instantly and quickly drew a dagger from his waist, reaching for Bai Qingyu, intending to take her as a hostage.

But before his hand could grasp Bai Qingyu’s shoulder, Bai Qingyu clutched his wrist firmly, her eyes darkening, and forcefully twisted...

"Ah!" Li Tianjiao cried out in agony, kneeling on one knee.

Outside the hall, a man dressed as Li Tianjiao’s Hidden Guard stumbled, slammed the door open, and fell to the ground... his head rolled far away, blood splattering three feet, with thick, scalding blood spraying onto the gleaming bluestone floor.

The palace maids and eunuchs inside the hall screamed and scrambled to hide, not one going to help Li Tianjiao.

"Charge in! Save the Fifth Lord!"

The first wave of Bai family’s army, guided by Xiao Ruohai’s drawn map, had already entered the palace. They were Bai family’s soldiers, they had to protect their commander at all costs!

No matter, even if the Fifth Lord’s orders were to open the city gate and not enter the palace to save him, they couldn’t truly leave the Fifth Lord in the palace alone!

Even if they died, they must rescue their own commander.

Sitting steadily in the palanquin, Bai Qingyu cast his deep, dark eyes on the kneeling Li Tianjiao, devoid of emotion.

The two hall doors swung open, cold wind blew inside, lifting the golden draperies violently. The dim light flickered and swayed fiercely, illuminating Bai Qingyu’s face covered with fiery scars, making him appear as an eerie specter from the underworld.

Li Tianjiao felt as if his wrist caught by Bai Qingyu was about to break. Grinding her teeth, she raised the dagger high and stabbed fiercely at Bai Qingyu. Bai Qingyu’s gaze unmoved, he tilted his head, dodged the dagger, and grabbed the golden drapery, yanking it down swiftly...

Before Li Tianjiao could react, Bai Qingyu had already wrapped the hand holding the dagger inserted into the palanquin with the golden cloud pattern cloth of the drapery. Next, he bound Li Tianjiao’s other hand and neck.

Bai Qingyu’s speed was rapid. Li Tianjiao, having never trained in martial arts, was no match for Bai Qingyu, with her Hidden Guards outside resisting the attacking enemy forces.

"Someone! Protect His Majesty!" Li Tianjiao shouted loudly.

The moment Li Tianjiao spoke, Bai Qingyu tightened the cloth in his hands. Li Tianjiao gasped frantically, her lungs unable to access air.

The man battling Yue Shi outside turned sharply, dodged Yue Shi’s longsword like a phantom, and charged towards the grand hall, shouting: "Send someone to urge reinforcements to guard! Hurry!"

Usually, the Imperial Army would rush in whenever there’s commotion in the hall, but today they were inexplicably slow, only a few had arrived despite the prolonged battle outside.

Face dark as water, Bai Qingyu had just wound Li Tianjiao’s neck with the drapery when a Hidden Guard charged in, bloody longsword gleaming coldly, threatening before reaching.

Bai Qingyu wrapped the cloth around Li Tianjiao several times, pulled it tight, stood up and yanked Li Tianjiao in front to shield herself, tying a dead knot. The Hidden Guard, seeing this, did not retract his sword momentum, forcing Bai Qingyu to endure the pain, rapidly retreating with Li Tianjiao.

Li Tianjiao’s hands and neck were bound tight, Bai Qingyu’s actions gave no mercy, nearly strangling Li Tianjiao unconscious.

The bloodied longsword’s tip pierced the cloud pattern cloth binding Li Tianjiao’s hands, ready to tear open the fabric to free Li Tianjiao, but Bai Qingyu pulled Li Tianjiao back forcefully, tossing her backwards, causing Li Tianjiao to harshly fall onto the high steps, her waist feeling like it snapped, pale with pain, no energy to cry out.

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Bai Qingyu didn’t give the Hidden Guard the chance to tear the cloth, flinging Li Tianjiao’s dagger back at him, swift and fierce. The Hidden Guard tensed his gaze, retreating two steps, hastily blocking it.

Seizing the opening, Bai Qingyu leapt up, grabbed the sword hanging for decoration in the hall, the blade sliding out of the scabbard in a chilling gleam.

Li Tianjiao disregarded everything, trying to pull her hands out of the cloth. But the more she struggled, the tighter her neck was gripped, nearly suffocating her.

The Hidden Guard blocked the dagger, glancing toward his master, recklessly rushing over to grab her. Bai Qingyu’s sword aura had already arrived...

The dark lamp shadows wavered, lighting sparks as sword edges clashed, with the Hidden Guard retreating clumsily protecting Li Tianjiao.

Bai Qingyu... wielded the finest sword.

Holding the longsword, Bai Qingyu exuded a fierce, aloof air, an overwhelming presence sensed by the guard as he swiftly shielded Li Tianjiao behind him.

"Catch him! Alive!" Li Tianjiao commanded loudly.

The Hidden Guard whistled.

Hearing the call, the Hidden Guards outside charged into the hall.

Having ascended the high steps of the grand hall, soaked through, Xiao Rongyan sheathed his sword and raised his head, eyes a bottomless abyss behind the mask dotted with blood mist. He ordered loudly: "Block these Hidden Guards and guards, don’t let a single one inside!"

Yue Shi received the command, seeing Xiliang’s Hidden Guards already charging into the hall to counter them, decisively leading his group to rush into the palace.

After all, this was Xiliang’s Imperial Palace, swarming with Xiliang’s Imperial Army guards and Hidden Guards, despite some guards gripped by abdominal pain... or lethargy, their numbers prevailed. Xiao Rongyan’s men and Bai family’s army, no matter how formidable, faced difficulty against such odds.

The Hidden Guard team in the hall, leading Li Tianjiao, slowed their actions, unable to evade Bai Qingyu’s sword, could only block passively, occasionally deflecting Bai Qingyu’s sword blows with their longswords. Protecting Li Tianjiao had them struck by several of Bai Qingyu’s strikes, spewing blood, nearly staggering.