Everyone at the banquet hesitated and looked at the pool of blood in the hall, not daring to act rashly.

Deng Qing was at a loss and didn't know how to persuade the people in the hall. Zhou Qi walked forward slowly and comforted the guests in the banquet hall, "You can go to the wing room to rest with confidence. The General of the Protector is already covered with guards in front of the guest room where you live, and will never give the assassin a chance to take advantage of it."

The leaders of the border alien race among the VIPs were used to fighting, and their shock reactions were far less than those of the civil servants in the Beidi County City. Hearing Zhou Qi's words, they clasped their fists and bowed to Deng Qing, "Since the general of the Protectorate is determined, it is not convenient for you to disturb him here, so they will leave first."

The leader who was talking was the first to follow the Deng family's small manager out of the banquet hall. Seeing someone leaving here first, everyone who was still hesitant in the banquet also moved their steps, and they rushed into three troughs from the front yard, back yard, and corridors to leave the banquet hall.

The dancers who danced for Shao Yan were frightened. Several girls had collapsed on the ground, their bodies were soft and weak, staring at the bloody half of the arm in the hall in horror.

The musicians kneeling on the front also hugged each other and shivered.

The girl in red who was assassinated in court was hiding behind Deng Qing at this moment, without saying a word. Shao Qian stood beside her, seeing her calm expression and always lowering her eyes, as if she was not scared, so she secretly felt relieved and freed up her mind to observe the current situation.

The scene in front of her was very different from what he dreamed of. Shao Yan was not seriously injured and died. Deng Qing's rescue allowed her to avoid difficulties.

A strange feeling surged in Shao Qian's heart. He underestimated Deng Qing's attention to Shao Yan. When this man rushed up in panic, he clearly saw the same nervousness as himself in his eyes. But no matter what, it was Deng Qing who protected Shao Yan in time. Even if he minded Deng Qing's concern for Shao Yan, he was still a little grateful to him in his heart.

After this incident, the direction of the nightmare has been changed by him. This also made Shao Qian even more convinced that the dreams he had recently had are all things that would happen in the future in reality.

In order to strictly examine the female assassin, Deng Qing cleared the banquet hall. The musician and dancer who came with Shao Yan were all taken away by the guards outside. Even Shao Qian was forcibly driven out by him.

Deng Qing originally wanted to keep Shao Yan, but Zhou Qi stood up and stopped him, "General Protector, Miss Shao Yan has just experienced a nightmare of life and death, so she must be very scared. You might as well put her back and rest."

Deng Qing turned his head and looked at Shao Yan who was hiding behind him and was still moving. He hesitated for a moment and nodded at Zhou Qi in agreement.

He turned around, gently held the girl's thin shoulder with both hands, and said gently, "Miss Shao Yan, I will definitely find out what happened today for you. You can go down and rest first."

Shao Yan looked up at him, and the water was filled with water in his eyes, looking very pitiful.

She knew that since Zhou Qi was willing to drive her away, if she forced herself to stay, it would probably arouse Deng Qing's suspicion, so she pretended to be sad and aggrieved and said, "Okay, I'll take my leave now."

Shao Yan was very well-behaved and followed Deng Qing's close servant to leave the banquet hall and headed towards the corridor on the side.

At this time, only Deng Qing, Zhou Qi, female assassin and three powerful guards left in the banquet hall.

After Shao Yan's figure completely disappeared into the curtain, Deng Qing asked Zhou Qi: "People have been driven away as you ask. Zhou Qi, say, what do you want to say to me?"

Zhou Qi was not embarrassed when he saw Deng Qing expose his thoughts: "The general is indeed worthy of being a general. I know my intention so quickly."

When Deng Qing saw him slapping, he couldn't help but snorted coldly, and said impatiently: "If you have something to say, please say it."

Zhou Qi walked to the female assassin who was firmly suppressed by the guards and asked in a cold voice: "How do the general plan to interrogate this female assassin?"

Deng Qing glanced at him and said indifferently: "How can I interrogate? This person is stubborn and I am afraid that he will not be able to interrogate anything. If he drags on, he will torture him overnight. If it is useless, he can just kill him."

Zhou Qi raised his eyebrows: "Didn't the general still promise in front of Miss Shao Yan that he would find out the truth?"

Deng Qing said coldly: "If Mr. Zhou can't even hear polite words, it will be a waste of my expectations for you."

Zhou Qi chuckled: "General, my subordinates are just joking with you. Why are you taking it seriously?"

Deng Qing's eyes were frosty, staring at him gloomyly, and suddenly asked, "Do you know what the assassination tonight is? Or is this your idea?"

Zhou Qi was not afraid of his stare and curled his lips casually and said, "The general said this really hurt his subordinates' heart..."

He didn't finish his words, he paused clearly, then looked up and looked at Deng Qing with a smile.

Deng Qing frowned and waited silently for him to continue talking.

I heard the man in front of me change the tone and say, "But... this matter really has something to do with my subordinates."

Deng Qing's face changed slightly, she narrowed her eyes and looked at him with a sharp look.

Zhou Qi slowly put away his cynical temperament and his face gradually became cold. He walked forward, squatted in front of the female assassin, and suddenly pulled her hair hard, and a chilling smile appeared on the corner of his lips. He said in a sequel: "Miss, you are from the Huns, aren't you?"

The female assassin felt that her entire scalp was about to be removed, and she screamed in pain. After hearing Zhou Qi's questioning, she couldn't help but stare at him with wide eyes and trembling all over.

She seemed not to understand why Zhou Qi asked like this, gritting her teeth and trembling, and still refused to answer anything.

But her attitude has betrayed her.

Deng Qing's face changed drastically, her fists clenched, her veins swelled up, and she said gloomyly: "Are you a Hun? What exactly does Ashanda want to do?"

Zhou Qi stood up gracefully, and without waiting for Deng Qing to continue thinking about the connection, he suddenly pulled out a sharp sword from the guard's waist and wiped it decisively and ruthlessly at the female assassin's neck. With a "sniff", almost no one could react. The female assassin's neck was spurted with blood, and his eyes were full of disbelief. His eyes were nailed to Zhou Qi, his lips squirted twice and then he fell into a pool of blood, swallowing.

Zhou Qi's actions were unexpected.

Deng Qing's pupils shrank, staring at the woman lying on the ground and dying with her eyes open. She was surprised, angry, and confused, and asked in anger: "Zhou Qi! What are you doing? Why did you suddenly kill her?"

Zhou Qi slowly withdrew his long sword, lifted up his robe and wiped the blood on the sword, lowered his eyes and said lightly: "The general himself said everything. This woman can't ask anything. Since that's the case, it's better to solve the problem together."

Deng Qing was furious: "Even so, whether she dies or not should be decided by me. When will it be your turn to make the decision? Zhou Qi, you are too disgusted with me!"

He immediately signaled to the three guards in the court: "You guys, take him down!"

The guard turned around and grabbed Zhou Qi.

However, Zhou Qi did not resist and was firmly suppressed by the three guards, but he still looked smiling and did not panic at all: "What is the general so anxious? I am about to explain the reason for killing her to you."

Seeing that he was very calm, Deng Qing calmed down a little, and looked coldly at him, "I want to see what you say."

Zhou Qi then explained the whole story: "I returned from the Xiongnu tent and was forced to do something by Ashanda. He asked me to assassinate Miss Shao Yan at the autumn banquet held by the general to smash the general's spirit and disrupt the alliance banquet with the leaders of the border and the prefect of the Beidi County. My subordinates said that this matter was not easy and needed to be planned well, so they fooled it.

Unexpectedly, Ashanda sent a prairie master to follow his subordinates to the Protectorate Palace. I'm afraid that tonight, this woman would rush out to assassinate to assassinate to see her subordinates never taking action."

Deng Qing looked at him half-believingly and asked back, "If Ashanda really wants to destroy my banquet, why didn't he assassinate the prefect of Beidi County in court? Instead, he aimed at Shao Yan? Zhou Qi, your reason is really far-fetched."

Zhou Qi looked up at him and sneered, "Don't you know? There is a rumor circulating in the Huns' tent that Miss Shao Yan is your favorite and the most important person in your heart. Even this matter has spread throughout this city. In the northern county town, as long as it is teahouses and taverns, they are talking about this matter."

Deng Qing was slightly stunned, not knowing whether she was crying or laughing, her face turned pale: "So what if there is such a rumor? What does this mean? So what if I regard Shao Yan as a treasure?"

Zhou Qi clasped his fists and said, "Ashanda believed that Miss Shao Yan was your treasure. He thought that killing her would anger you and took this opportunity to provoke the war. General, don't you understand? Ashanda can't wait."

Deng Qing still didn't believe it: "Even though he was impatient, the Canghe River in front of the border gate had not yet reached the dry season. The Huns were not good at water, and even if they wanted to attack the city, they had no choice."

Zhou Qi continued, "General! Everything that his subordinates said is true! Even though the Canghe River has not reached the dry season, the group of military supplies hidden in the border town of the Huns has always been the backing of Ashanda. If they cross the river and attack, rush into the north, and find that group of military supplies, they still have a chance to breathe. This is why Ashanda tried his best to provoke the war."

Deng Qing frowned deeply and gritted her teeth and said, "Ashanda...can't wait?"

Zhou Qi's eyes were clear and he stared at Deng Qing with great sincerity and said, "The Huns are now tolerant, just waiting for the opportunity."

Deng Qing took two steps back and said, "Then what should we do now?"

Zhou Qi advised him: "General, according to his subordinates, since there will be a battle between the border town and the Huns, it is better for us to take the initiative."
Chapter completed!