Just a moment before the two people rushed up to Cha Ci, the dancing girl suddenly withdrew her long arm, and the sword was retracted at once.

Everyone was taken aback.

Before they could regain their composure, the dancing girl’s slender waist twisted, and immediately her flowing robe swept across Cha Ci’s face with a waft of enchanting fragrance and warm breath.

"Hmph!"

Cha Ci felt a sudden flutter at heart and instinctively wanted to grab, but the soft sleeve like water suddenly slipped past his fingertips, and the next moment, the dancing girl spun around nimbly like a swallow to the center of the hall, turning her back on them, with a slight turn of her face, she covered her mouth with one hand, facing Cha Ci on the main seat with a gentle laugh.

This soft laugh, coquettish, with a hint of playful reproach.

Immediately, Cha Ci felt a fire rise from his heart, and with a wave of his hand, he pushed away the two Samurai who had rushed to stand in front of him, cursing, "Who told you to come over? Are you blind?!"

The two Samurai exchanged a glance, both showing somewhat embarrassed expressions.

In fact, the moment they rushed up, they had also realized that just before they blocked the dancing girl, she had already retracted the sword in her hand, which meant they were simply being unnecessary; she wasn’t an assassin at all, just—she was toying with Cha Ci through that earlier move.

These actions were tricks used by those dancing girls from the other day, just that those girls used silk ribbons from their attire, flowers in their hands, so there was no notice, but just now, indeed, they were quite overly dramatic, not only that, it dampened Cha Ci’s mood, and made it seem like these Turkic soldiers were so timid, fearing even the slightest movement from a dancing girl.

Thus, the two hurriedly sheathed their swords, bowed their heads in front of Cha Ci, and awkwardly retreated back to their original position, yet Cha Ci, still angry, scolded, "Get a bit further away from me!"

The two had no choice but to step back once more.

As they stepped back, the area around the main seat became completely open!

The dancing girl saw this scene and smiled even sweeter, but in that instant she turned her face away, a fleeting, cold glint flickered in her eyes.

At this moment, the drumbeats from behind the screen began to quicken and intensify, each beat resounding thickly, akin to the soldier’s footsteps charging on the battlefield, heavy yet imbued with a majestic killing aura, and the dancing girl didn’t hesitate, her originally alluring and graceful dance moves became quick and forceful with the dense drumming, her long sword followed her slender arm’s movements with ease, moving like a swimming dragon, point, stab, chop, parry, and amid flashes of cold light, her jade wrist twirled, countless flourishing sword flowers bloomed in her palm, stunningly splendid.

Cha Ci had never seen such a dance, where the long sword evidently carried killing intent, extremely firm, yet accompanied by the woman’s soft and charming posture, exuded an extraordinary allure, he held his breath, his pair of red eyes fixedly staring at the dancing girl, as if wishing to devour her whole!

Just then, the drumbeats suddenly paused.

The dancing girl glided over, her steps as graceful as lotus flowers, and precisely at the moment the drumming ceased, she stopped at the lower right of the main seat.

Her posture apparently tilted slightly, like a winter plum standing by the lake, defying frost and snow, while reflecting flowers in the water, her long arms extending, the sword in her hand gentle and soft, reaching towards Cha Ci on the main seat.

The same move from a moment ago, but this time, no one obstructed it, Cha Ci delightedly reached out a hand and held onto the sword tip.

Just as he grasped it, there was a sudden echo of a drumbeat.

Only a soft laugh was heard, the dancing girl’s charming giggle tugged at Cha Ci’s heartstrings, and in the next moment, he felt his fingertips loosen, and the sword tip was withdrawn again.

"Ah!"

Cha Ci exclaimed urgently, hurriedly wanting to reach out and grab it again, but just as he lifted his arm, the graceful silhouette flickered before his eyes, the dancing girl spun gracefully, and drifted to his side.

Standing to one side, the Samurai saw this scene, frowning slightly, yet under Cha Ci’s impatient glare, they took another step back, thus, the dancing girl slowly moved her lotus steps, the hem of her skirt lightly brushed past Cha Ci’s side, sheathing the sword as she half-kneeled, a jade hand softly climbed onto Cha Ci’s right shoulder: "Master."

"Beauty..."

Cha Ci instantly beamed with joy, reaching out to grab her hand.

But as soon as his left hand stretched out, the dancing girl’s hand suddenly retracted, and Cha Ci’s hand only touched his own shoulder, yet before he could react, another wave of fragrant breeze came from the right, the dancing girl had circled around him from behind, the jade-like hand that had just been like a nimble snake, its fingertips sliding softly on the back of his neck, finally settling on his left shoulder.

The left hand holding the sword lightly rested on his right shoulder.

Cha Ci quickly turned his head again, only to see the beauty right in front of him, smiling like a blooming flower, her breath like orchids, captivating him, everything about Taihang Grain Road, and Taiyuan’s safety, all thrown to the back of his mind.

At this moment in his eyes, there was only the lush red cherry lips gently parted before him, speaking to him, "Master..."

"Beauty..."

Cha Ci leaned towards the dancing girl, just about to say something when suddenly another series of brisk drumbeats sounded, as dense as a sudden downpour, though earlier accompanied by the dancing girl’s harmonious sword dance sounded quite pleasing, now, with the beauty in front, these pressing drumbeats seemed somewhat untimely.

Consequently, Cha Ci frowned, looking towards the left side of the hall at a few screens, behind which, faintly, silhouettes could be seen moving, it was precisely the musicians who were providing accompaniment for the song and dance.

He impatiently said, "Who is this person, and what music are they playing? So oblivious!"

"This is the Battle Disruption Music."

"Battle Disruption Music?"

These three words surprised Cha Ci somewhat. He hurriedly turned his head, and upon seeing the beautiful and enchanting woman before him, he had no energy left to think about the Battle Disruption Music and teasingly asked her, "Disruption? Disrupt whose formation?"

"Disrupt——"

The beauty slowly leaned closer, her rosy lips approaching his ear, whispering word by word: "The Western Turks’ formation!"

"...!?"

Upon hearing this, Nacha Ci’s face suddenly changed, but before he could react, he felt a chill on his neck. The sword that had been lazily resting on his right shoulder suddenly lifted, turning into a lightning bolt slicing across his throat!

Cha Ci’s eyes widened, unable to utter any cry as his throat was slashed!

His eyes turned blood red, staring at the beauty who had gone from enchanting to suddenly cold and mask-like. He wanted to say something but couldn’t produce a single word, only making a painful, rattling sound from his throat.

And at that moment, he suddenly came to his senses.

This was an assassin!

And he needed to—— 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Just as he was about to act, he felt his hand heavy. It turned out that, in order to embrace the hand of this dancing girl, his left hand had let go of the birdcage hanging at his waist and was placed on his right shoulder. Now, as he attempted to retract his left hand to grab the birdcage, the girl swiftly locked his hand on his shoulder, and with the sword in her other hand, pinned his right arm, trapping him entirely!

Cha Ci, panicked and bloodshot, desperately struggled, letting out one final, piercing scream.

"Ah——!"

This single word seemed to break something. Suddenly, blood spurted from his neck, creating a mist of blood in front of him, and his voice was abruptly cut off by the bloody scene.

At this moment, the two samurai suddenly realized they had been deceived, immediately roaring in anger as they drew their swords and rushed forward.

But the dancing girl didn’t evade; she continued to hold onto Cha Ci’s hand.

Because at this point, Cha Ci wasn’t completely dead. Although his throat was slit and he had lost the ability to resist, he desperately used his last ounce of strength to try to pull back his left hand to smash the birdcage at his waist. She could only tightly grasp Cha Ci’s hand to protect the birdcage.

As the two samurai charged, the one on the left wielded a large sword, viciously aiming for her head.

"Die!"

Just as the blade was about to strike the dancing girl’s head, a powerful force suddenly attacked from behind. The samurai didn’t understand what was happening before he felt his entire body being forcefully restrained at the neck, his feet still pushing forward by inertia, sending him flying horizontally mid-air.

Then, he was violently slammed to the ground!

With a thunderous "boom," the samurai didn’t even have time to scream, his neck forcefully broken on the ground, the powerful impact creating a pit in the floor. His head and body twisted at a grotesque angle, his rolled-up eyes and grim death expression terrifying the guests in the hall into shocking cries.

They immediately screamed and stood up, retreating towards the right side of the hall.

On the left—where the musicians were performing—the screen was forcefully broken when the dancing girl attacked and the two guards charged. A swift and agile figure, like a leopard, rushed out, slamming the samurai pinned on the left to the ground!

At this moment, the person gave another forceful squeeze, and the sound of bones grinding came from his palm as the samurai’s neck was crushed.

Then, he lifted his head—

A cold and stern face appeared in view!

It was Yu Wenye!

And meeting his eyes, the dancing girl still holding onto Cha Ci’s left hand, trying to retract it to smash the birdcage before dying, was Shang Ruyi.

That scene just now might not have frightened her, but it terrified the other samurai who was about to charge, as he saw his companion die so gruesomely. His feet briefly faltered, but the next moment, he clenched his teeth and charged forward with his sword—

"I’ll kill you!"