The Story Of Dusk

"When you will go?" Qianru asked sullenly . She really didn"t want to be left alone in this place, especially the moment like this . She wanted to be selfish and insisted to make Xiao Jun stayed, but she couldn"t bring herself to do that .

Knowing that it needed to be done or else the consequences for them would be dire .

Qianru snuggled closer to him .

"I will leave a week after the birthday banquet . " Xiao Jun replied . "Liu Wei will stay here with you . "Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click www . webnovel . com for visiting .

Qianru raised her head and looked at him . "How about you?" As far as she knew, Liu Wei would always follow him wherever he would go, but for him to leave his guard with her, Qianru afraid it would affect him .

"It is more convenient for me to move alone . " Xiao Jun said casually .

Actually this wasn"t a matter if Liu Wei came with him or not, but Xiao Jun felt a bit more at ease if Liu Wei stayed with Qianru, to protect her and their unborn baby .

"Alright…" Qianru didn"t argue with him about this, she was indeed in needed for extra protection at this moment .
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She couldn"t only think about herself because there was another thing that more important right now, with Xiao Jun was away, having Liu Wei by her side would be necessary .

"The banquet will be hold in three days from now . " Qianru mumbled . If she could, she would choose to not attend such an occasion . "I have a bad feeling about this . "

For the reason that Qianru didn"t know, she felt restless the moment she thought about this birthday banquet .

This occasion was held to celebrate the birthday of the Empress, this event would be one of the most awaited events throughout the year .

As the Empress was well known as a party person, everything that would be presented must pa.s.s her selection first, starting from decoration and food until the entertainment that would impress her guest .

Moreover, at this time, the Emperor of Rockstone, Mo Qian Yuan, had invited the Emperor of Zodasian Kingdom and he would arrive a day before the banquet .

Mo Qian Yuan used this moment to strengthen their alliance to go against Azura . This was also a critical moment where Xiao Jun needed to be extra careful with what he said and what he would do .

He had come up with a reason to leave Rockstone in search for the Elders . Xiao Jun told Mo Qian Yuan and General Meng that he would come with another news about Azura"s scheme, but their trust for this issue was still questionable .

Therefore, with Qianru was being stay at the palace, it was almost like she turned as a leverage for Xiao Jun .

Qianru would be safe as long as Xiao Jun gave them what they wanted and during that period of time, no one would dare to make a move on her .

However, Xiao Jun miscalculated one thing that could bring endless grief for them .

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In the middle of the night, where people were usually sleeping and threading their dreams, one of the princes of Rockstone Kingdom, Mo Xuan Fei, was not an exception .

He was sleeping deeply when subconsciously he felt presence of strangers inside his room . Fortunately, he had a high alertness to be able to sense the unwelcome guest .

He reached a small dagger under his pillow that he always put there for a moment like this, and strengthened his senses at his surroundings .

There were three people inside the room . They were walking quietly, approaching him .

The sound that they produced from their movement was very faint, barely like a breeze of wind . One of them stood beside Mo Xuan Fei"s bed and looked down at him .

A sound of metal was heard when that person drew his sword, even at this moment, Mo Xuan Fei didn"t show any sign that he had been awake since the first time those intruders entered his room .

He was sleeping . At least that was what they believed until sharp pain forced the nearest person from Mo Xuan Fei let out an ear-piercing scream when a dagger was stabbed right on his upper thigh .

The a.s.sa.s.sin bent down his body and gritted his teeth to prevent him from making more noises, however that wasn"t necessary because the next second, Mo Xuan Fei had slit his throat .

A gurgling sound was heard from his mouth while he was coughing fervently, trying to catch a breath thas was too hard with the open wound on his neck, blood spurted and sprayed on the white bed sheet and on Mo Xuan Fei"s sleeping clothes .

Mo Xuan Fei knelt down on his bed with dagger on his right hand, ready to attack and killed the other two intruders while the first one had lied on the floor, died .

The initial a.s.sa.s.sination turned out to be a fierce battle, two against one . Even though Mo Xuan Fei was out of number, he still held the upper hand in this fight .

In a matter of minute, the serene night turned out to be a b.l.o.o.d.y scene inside the room with blood and curses echoed through the wall .

At this state, in spite of blood sprayed on his face and clothes, Mo Xuan Fei was perfectly fine while the two a.s.sa.s.sins had lost a lot of blood and covered with wound from the dagger on the prince"s hand .

"Who sent you here?" Mo Xuan Fei asked in low and cold voice, his eyes were akin like a beast when they looked at his opponent .

"It"s none of your business!!!" One of the a.s.sa.s.sins spat and charged forward, brought his sword closed to Mo Xuan Fei"s neck .

However, before the blade could graze the prince"s skin, he dodged it swiftly, turning his body then stabbed the attacker precisely on the spot between his shoulder blades .

As another ear- piercing screamed was heard, Mo Xuan Fei withdrew his dagger ruthlessly . It would cause unimaginable pain for the a.s.sa.s.sin, but he didn"t care even the slightest, if anything he brought down his dagger right to his left eyes!

There was no chance the a.s.sa.s.sin would survive from this, and even if by miracle he made it, he would be definitely blind for the rest of his life .

The a.s.sa.s.sin"s body fell on the ground limply, blood pooled on the floor while his body was jerk a few time before it stayed still .