Regardless of the other party’s intentions, Liang Zhu decided to summon his courage and first persuade this crazy woman to submit to the Imperial Court.
Persuading someone to surrender was not an easy task.
Throughout history, countless sages and loyal heroes had died on the path of persuading others to surrender.
Now, Liang Zhu had arrived.
To make the other party submit to the Imperial Court, he first had to find out what she wanted.
The Azure Cloud Sword Saint possessed peerless martial arts, so she obviously could not possibly need gold, silver, power, or status.
Combining this with Chu Xiaoxiang’s performance when she had entered the Imperial Palace earlier, Liang Zhu was certain that her target was Wu Shixiong.
But come to think of it, if Chu Xiaoxiang wanted to kill Wu Shixiong, it should only take a single sword strike. Why go to such trouble?
Liang Zhu asked whenever he did not understand, speaking frankly.
Looking at Liang Zhu’s candid yet shameless face, Chu Xiaoxiang gave a slight smile. She thought that this little eunuch was not only courageous but also rather interesting.
“Wu Shixiong is easy to kill, but difficult to track down,” Chu Xiaoxiang said with a sigh. “The main figures of the Wu Family usually live in seclusion, and their whereabouts are unpredictable. They can only be found at several special times… such as the annual tribute mission to the capital.”
Liang Zhu suddenly understood.
“Perhaps I can help you kill Wu Shixiong!” Liang Zhu said seriously. “As long as you serve the imperial court, I’ll have Your Majesty help you. I’ll find an excuse to have Wu Shixiong chopped to pieces. How does that sound?”
Chu Xiaoxiang stared blankly at Liang Zhu.
Liang Zhu asked curiously, “Have you agreed?”
“Hahahaha…” Chu Xiaoxiang laughed so hard that she bent backward and forward. “You little eunuch are really amusing. Judging from your attire, you’re merely an imperial eunuch. How can you speak with such confidence?”
Liang Zhu was about to speak, but Chu Xiaoxiang had already darkened her expression. “Don’t think you can deceive me with honeyed words! I don’t trust Wu Shixiong, and I trust none of those bastards from the Xiao family!”
As she spoke, Chu Xiaoxiang planted her sword in the ground. “Make another sound and I’ll kill you!”
Liang Zhu helplessly rolled his eyes. Fine, the persuasion had failed…
Fortunately, the System had not imposed a time limit on persuasion. Otherwise, Liang Zhu would have been in serious trouble.
Helpless, Liang Zhu could only quietly wait for an opportunity.
By afternoon, both their stomachs were growling, and their thirst was even more unbearable.
Chu Xiaoxiang found a rope and tied Liang Zhu up inside the room, then went to find food herself.
Before leaving, the woman even found a pair of stinky socks and stuffed them into Liang Zhu’s mouth, making him angrily cry out, “Wuwu!”
Liang Zhu used considerable strength to push the stinky socks out, then threw back his head and shouted at the top of his throat, “Help! Help!”
But the Cold Palace was the Cold Palace. It was extremely remote, and practically no one ever came over.
Therefore, Liang Zhu did not place much hope in his cries.
Yet after shouting more than ten times, someone actually came!
Chuchu, her face covered in tears, rushed into the Cold Palace. She bent down and untied Liang Zhu’s rope. “Master, so it really was you calling for help!”
Liang Zhu was overjoyed. “Chuchu, why have you come?”
Chuchu wiped her tears and said, “The guards in the palace said you had been captured by a bad person. I was terribly worried, but I couldn’t leave the palace, so I had no choice but to search for you everywhere inside… I never expected to actually find you.”
“I really have you to thank this time!” Liang Zhu said happily as he hugged Chuchu. “I’ll take good care of you from now on.”
Chuchu nodded, then asked puzzledly, “Master, who was that bad person? Why was she so bold as to run into the Imperial Palace and cause trouble?”
Liang Zhu looked strangely behind Chuchu. “Ahem, the bad person is right behind you…”
Chuchu hurriedly turned around.
She saw someone wearing a palace maid’s uniform standing behind her.
Unlike ordinary palace maids, the other party was holding a sword.
Chuchu now had the identity of a palace maid and, unlike when she had been a guard, did not carry a weapon with her.
Nevertheless, Chuchu bravely stood in front of Liang Zhu. “Master, run! I’ll hold her off!”
Liang Zhu gave a bitter smile. “Don’t waste your strength. She is a titled sword saint. We can’t defeat her.”
Chuchu shouted tearfully, “Master, run!”
As she spoke, Chuchu went to meet Chu Xiaoxiang.
Chu Xiaoxiang frowned and casually waved her hand. Chuchu’s figure immediately flew into the air.
The girl hit the ground with a bang, looking rather disheveled.
“You bastard!”
Liang Zhu was furious as well. “Why are you picking on a little girl?”
Chu Xiaoxiang let out a cold laugh. “She is a descendant of the Chu Kingdom’s Imperial Family, yet she serves as a dog slave to the Xiao family inside the palace. Shouldn’t she be killed?”
“That wasn’t her choice!” Liang Zhu roared furiously. “Today, I’ll make you pay!”
Liang Zhu knew he could not defeat the Azure Cloud Sword Saint, but today his anger had reached its limit!
No one dared harm his woman in front of him!
Liang Zhu took a deep breath, and the power throughout his body began rapidly increasing.
Though Liang Zhu’s strength was not great, he prepared to stake everything on a single strike and fight a path to survival for himself and Chuchu!
Chu Xiaoxiang watched Liang Zhu coldly, her expression relaxed.
Chu Xiaoxiang could sense a kind of power entirely different from battle qi rising within Liang Zhu. M.
This power was pure and sacred, but there was far too little of it. It was roughly at the level of an intermediate sword master and posed no danger to her whatsoever.
The next second, Liang Zhu finished circulating his energy. With a wave of his right hand, the Heaven Measuring Ruler suddenly appeared.
Under Liang Zhu’s control, the Heaven Measuring Ruler lashed fiercely toward Chu Xiaoxiang!
Because Liang Zhu had poured all his remaining true essence into the Heaven Measuring Ruler, it radiated a heavy, ancient, and dignified majesty!
Chu Xiaoxiang’s eyes suddenly narrowed. A divine artifact!
If Chu Xiaoxiang had guessed correctly, only a divine artifact could release such a solemn and vast aura.
Not daring to be careless, Chu Xiaoxiang swung her sword with all her strength.
The Heaven Measuring Ruler collided with Chu Xiaoxiang’s Azure Cloud Sword. Chu Xiaoxiang stood firmly, while the Heaven Measuring Ruler vanished without a trace.
In terms of power, Chu Xiaoxiang undoubtedly held an absolute advantage!
Although the Heaven Measuring Ruler was formidable, Liang Zhu was a trash who could not bring out its full strength, so the Heaven Measuring Ruler could only return without accomplishing anything.
“Hmph, I never expected you to have a divine artifact!” Chu Xiaoxiang turned and said. “No wonder you dared to act so boldly in front of me… Huh?”
After muttering a few words, Chu Xiaoxiang suddenly froze, then nearly became so angry that her nose twisted!