Chapter 394 (1/2)

Chapter 394 : A Knife Suspended Above the Head

The security at the Royal Gardens was known to be the tightest. What type of person could sneak in and play a song that almost caused everyone to lose their lives?!

If it weren't for Han Shanyue who used his pipa melody to ward off the guqin player, the consequences would have been dire.

Emperor Le Xuan was shocked, so he immediately ordered his personal bodyguards to bring the Imperial Security leader who was on duty that day to him.

A moment had passed and a fierce-looking general came in, wearing a pale expression on his face.

Ning Xuemo's heart skipped a beat, it was Shi Tianlong.

Once he entered, he went down on his knees to beg for forgiveness.

Emperor Le Xuan asked him a few questions regarding the security measures put in place, and he answered them all accordingly. There were absolutely no loopholes to the security and, technically, no one should be able to enter the palace.

Yet, when the guqin was being played, Shi Tianlong who initially thought nothing of it, assumed that it was an entertainment show arranged by the members of the imperial family. By the time he sensed something was amiss, he and his army was already trapped in the melody of the guqin. Only once the duel between the two instrument ended did the the patrolling guards come to their senses.

Subsequently, it seemed that everybody had suffered from a illness as they were unable to walk straight and those who were weaker had already vomited blood.

However, at the time when the guqin was being played, Shi Tianlong happened to be patrolling nearby and caught a glimpse of the one playing the qin.

That man was wearing red at that time, sitting in a small boat with a navy blue guqin on his knees.

There was a fog forming and it made it difficult for one to identify the perpetrator, thus Shi Tianlong could not see anything else other than his black hair and red clothes.

Emperor Le Xuan then ordered everyone who worked in the Le residence to gather for Shi Tianlong to identify.

Shi Tianlong inspected them one by one and shook his head with confidence, ”He's not here!”

Emperor Le Xuan furrowed his brows even more, and he inquired the head of the Le residence if there was a guqin player who visited from outside.

The head was frightened and anxious, and emphasised that the Imperial palace was such an important place that he would not dare to hire anybody with dubious and unknown origins to play the guqin