Jin Fan couldn’t decide, nor did Consort Hua, as it was the first time she’d heard of such a coincidence, several major powers appearing simultaneously at the door, which sounded suspicious no matter how she thought about it.

"When paying the deposit initially, wasn’t there a specific plan? Was it their idea to act last night?"

Just as Consort Hua suspected that her people might have been deceived, a black-clad person appeared at the door and was led inside by a palace maid to report directly.

"This morning, Tangli Palace and Weiyang Palace were simultaneously attacked, the Sixth Prince’s arm was slashed, the Sixth Princess was terrified and fainted right away, and the Emperor is now heading to the two palaces."

Jin Fan looked at Consort Hua with excitement: "Lady, they have acted!"

Yet Consort Hua still felt something was amiss: "So you’re saying they only suffered minor injuries?"

The black-clad person nodded: "Not very serious, but it caused considerable panic, and it’s not yet clear who did it."

Consort Hua sneered, "If those forces were involved, would they have only inflicted minor injuries? Jin Fan, there’s definitely something wrong here; quickly investigate. Clearly, four forces were commissioned, but only one acted, and so weakly at that. This is simply laughable!"

Jin Fan indeed found it strange: "Speaking of these years, the growth of the four major forces has been evident, and they have a good reputation on the street; this time, indeed, their value has dropped a bit. Don’t worry, I will go and inquire about the situation right away."

Meanwhile, in Tangli Palace, the Emperor had just left, and Murong Xue could no longer put on an act, but since her palace was full of gossip, she had to keep up pretenses; though she couldn’t leave the room, it didn’t stop her from lying on the bed and keeping her mouth busy.

Zi Su had already been sent into the palace by Murong Han; she was the person Shui Yixuan selected for her, with excellent martial arts skills. Another called Mai Dong was trained by Murong Han, now an exceptional palace maid by her side. With one literary and one martial maid, they could relay messages between Murong Han and Shui Yixuan at any time, which was very convenient.

When asked about her brother’s injuries, Murong Xue showed concern: "Actually, I could have been hurt too; I blame you all for protecting me too well."

This assassination attempt was real; had Zi Su not blocked it in time, with her added poison advantage, she would be crippled if not dead.

So she was curious about who dared to come and assassinate them; as far as she knew, Shengming belonged to the Shui Clan’s force, and wouldn’t target her. The Shura Sect was established by Murong Han and her future stepfather. The remaining two were Yue Palace and Liuyun Sect. Although she hadn’t met her cousins yet, she sincerely believed they wouldn’t harm them. The only possibility was due to her reincarnation, her family’s previous force had now become the most unreliable, and that was Liuyun Sect, originally Beiming Yi’s force.

"How is my brother?" Mai Dong shook her head: "The Sixth Prince is alright, so don’t worry, Princess. Actually, if it weren’t for the opponent’s unexpected retreat, it likely wouldn’t be so easy for us to escape; with our power, we wouldn’t be able to protect you so thoroughly, which is very strange."

Zi Su echoed: "Yes, I also find it very odd; clearly, the opponent has the strength to crush us, and their initial offensive was very strong. But for some unknown reason, it seemed like they received some signal, retreating instantly and thoroughly!"

Murong Xue speculated that this was undoubtedly the force of Liuyun Sect; why they retreated suddenly was hard to guess, but it inadvertently gave Consort Hua an illusion, at least letting them know that one force indeed took the silver and accomplished something.

"Additionally, Princess, just now my household master sent a message, saying that the Liuyun Sect Master has invited him to Phoenix Building at noon six days later!"

"Liuyun Sect? Who is invited, Holy Water or Shengming?"

Zi Su hesitated: "This, I am not sure, maid isn’t very informed." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

At the same time, Lanyue at Ningfang Pavilion also received identical news.

A man dressed in crescent white long robe, with sharp eyes seemingly capable of seeing through the message in hand, wore a faint smile on his handsome face, causing everyone to involuntarily sigh: "What an Immortal-like man!"

He lounged lazily on the soft couch, quietly watching his subordinates, his thin lips slightly parted.

"Inform the Holy Daughter to handle this, but warn her not to overdo it, or I’ll skin her alive!"