Chapter 462 - A Murder (1/2)

Chapter 462: A Murder

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Ju Chi was a guard in the royal palace of the Stone Kingdom As a branch descendant of the royal fa, maybe the only one trusted by the latter

Late one night, he remembered what the Emperor had said a fewyou as your king, but as your brother of the sae I need your help You know the royal family is at a critical mouarding the most important person of the royal fadom I hope that you’ll protect the last descendant of the Ju family”

This “most important person” lived in the house behind him

Like the coe in the environment The five countries of Xiaoyao Lake used to be powerful, but that just lasted briefly Soon afterward, other powerhouses cae to coexist But in the end, they were struggling just to survive

To avoid the suspicion frodo armies And finally, they could only recruit Golden Roc Fortto the extreradually influenced the five countries Eventually, they cooverne the five countries At that ti suddenly appeared out of nowhere

Ju Chi was young, in his 20s He hoped that the five countries of Xiaoyao Lake could unite to be independent, even if they could not coer be held back by others

As a descendant of the Stone Kingdodom to be the leader of that unification

Unfortunately, the Stone Kingdo the five of them This made his dream appear to be unrealistic

However, Ju Chi had

on army are invaders He’s even more hawkish than the Golden Roc Fort He’s recruitedmen from the five countries If he fails in the war, the entire Xiaoyao Lake area will be doomed

ain equipped with combat skills For the first time in decades, we have a powerful military force”

Ju Chi always dreamed that the nearly 20,000 soldiers of the five countries would break away froon Army Under the coht the Golden Roc Fort, and gain a reputation a the Norland and the Central Plains

It was a dream that he carefully preserved He never ’s spies were all over Xiaoyao Lake, especially in the royal palace of the Stone Kingdo a son, so he felt that he was one step closer to achieving his drea the five countries, the people in the Stone Kingdo the most because he was the Eon King and the Princess would take the crown Thus, the Dragon King’s control over the Stone Kingdoitimate to soive birth to a boy, his regime would start to crumble He could clutch to the throne, but the people would not support hireat opportunity

Thus, Ju Chi fully understood how important his duty was The silent court dom’s royal family, and even the hope of the entire Xiaoyao Lake

He clenched his sci Fu; however, he had little confidence He had witnessed the Dragon King’s machete skills on a few occasions Since then, he coon King was like a man of steel, and he was just made of flesh and bone

Ju Chi felt deeply honored that the King of the Stone Kingdonant courtit a secret is the best protection If word gets out, I’m afraid that even an entire arone honed to guard the western border

The court maid hid in a remote courtyard The courtyard was shabby because it had been abandoned long ago Only a maid and an elderly woman looked after her

Every 10 days, soarbage In that way, the four of them did not need to leave the courtyard at all

Even with such a daily routine, Ju Chi’s caution did not lax at all Especially over the last few days, he often felt nervous and that so around However, every time he drew the saber, it only proved to be a false alar the three women inside nervous as well And that could hurt the baby He could possibly even kill the last descendant of the King of the Stone Kingdo his saber after that

That was how the iuard Ju Chi felt when the assassin arrived—He needed to both fight the enenant wo out his saber

The assassin was dressed in black and ht, he approached his prey quietly

Ju Chi was one of his prey When he had drawn out half of the saber, the assassin’s saber glided right in front of his face He could al a red curtain of blood Through the curtain, he saord around the assassin’s waist