However, by this time, the second floor of Zuixian Restaurant had already been turned into a complete mess by the previous battle between the two great masters. There were very few places left to step, and with the crowd swarming in, it had become somewhat cramped.
Prince Qin raised his hand to stop the crowd.
“No need to mind me.”
His voice had turned cold, and a bone-chilling killing intent flashed in his eyes.
“Mere vermin launching a sneak attack. Order the City Defense Force to immediately seal off all city gates. I want them to have the life to come in today but no life to leave!”
Before his voice had even faded, Prince Qin leaped into the air.
His figure was like a bolt of black lightning, heading straight for the distant eaves. For the first time, even his personal saber was truly unsheathed.
When he had fought the young man earlier, he hadn't used a weapon the entire time, which showed exactly how confident he was in his martial arts.
Now, facing this mysterious archer, he had drawn his blade immediately, showing that the opponent had clearly crossed his bottom line.
On a roof in the distance, a figure seemed to have been waiting for a long time. Seeing Prince Qin pursuing her, instead of fleeing, she drew her bow and notched an arrow once more.
Twang!
The bowstring vibrated.
Three arrows left the string almost simultaneously.
The arrows cut through the sky, following extremely bizarre trajectories. They weren't simply shot at Prince Qin; instead, they sealed off several directions he might use to dodge, even predicting his next movement route in advance.
A glimmer of genuine admiration finally flashed in Prince Qin’s eyes.
“Excellent archery! Well done!”
He let out a long roar and, without dodging or avoiding, swung the long saber in his hand with a sudden surge.
A brilliant saber glow soared into the sky.
Clang!
The first arrow was severed mid-air.
Immediately after, Prince Qin’s figure shifted continuously, and the saber light flashed again.
Clang! Clang!
The remaining two arrows were also struck down by him entirely.
This scene left the onlookers in the distance shaken to their souls, and even the Prince's estate guards couldn't help but feel secretly alarmed.
“The Great Zhou’s top expert truly lives up to his reputation. I'll leave you with your little life for today. Until we meet again!”
Just as everyone was marvelling, a crisp and pleasant female voice suddenly drifted from the distant rooftop.
Only then did everyone realize that the mysterious peerless archer was actually a woman.
With a flash of her figure, she drifted across the eaves like a wisp of light smoke, her speed startlingly fast.
Prince Qin chased for a certain distance before finally coming to a stop.
Such Lightwork had reached an extremely high level; even he had to admit that he truly couldn't catch up.
Moreover, he had just gone through two major battles and had his arm grazed by that arrow. At this moment, his Qi and blood were churning within him, making it not the best time to continue the pursuit.
Prince Qin stood on the rooftop with a cold face, his gaze dark as he looked in the direction the woman had vanished.
“Quite the female thief.”
He memorized the opponent's movement technique and also remembered today's debt.
However, when he returned to Zuixian Restaurant, his expression was even worse than before because he had suddenly remembered something.
The Great Restoration Pill!
In his rush to pursue the assassin just now, he had actually left that pill at Zuixian Restaurant. Prince Qin hurried back to the private room, only to see Xie Zhaofan looking at him with a face full of tension.
“Prince, it seems someone picked up your medicine.”
“What?”
Prince Qin’s expression darkened instantly.
Earlier, during the chaos, everyone's attention had been focused on capturing the assassin. He hadn't expected that someone would actually take advantage of the confusion to pick up the Great Restoration Pill.
“When? What did they look like?”
Xie Zhaofan blinked, appearing to recall with great effort.
“I didn't see clearly either. Just now, someone suddenly whizzed over and then whizzed away. They were incredibly fast.”
She spoke vividly, even making a couple of descriptive gestures for effect.
As for that person’s general appearance, she naturally described them using the characteristics of the assassin with the best Lightwork among those who had tried to kill Prince Qin that day.
Anyway, when Prince Qin had discussed the matter with Xie Jinyi previously, she had heard quite clearly that that particular assassin’s Lightwork was extremely impressive and he had never been caught.
Now, wouldn't it be a waste not to use such a perfect scapegoat?
Prince Qin’s face grew increasingly unsightly as expected.
“Damned scoundrel!”
He had never imagined that he would be subjected to two consecutive sneak attacks today.
Even more ridiculous was that after chasing the archer out once, he returned to find that even the Great Restoration Pill bestowed by the Emperor was gone.
He immediately ordered a thorough investigation into the matter and mobilized the City Defense Force to begin a city-wide manhunt.
As for the injury on his arm, it was temporarily pushed to the back of his mind.
Only after Prince Qin hurriedly left with his men did Xie Zhaofan finally breathe a sigh of relief.
She glanced down at Chunxing, who was still unconscious beside her, and the corners of her mouth finally couldn't help but curl up.
“Miss, what happened to me just now?”
Chunxing finally woke up slowly after a long while. Holding the back of her neck, she looked dazed.
She remembered that she had been trying to pull her lady away just now. How did she pass out for no reason?
Xie Zhaofan said with a straight face, “An assassin came to steal medicine just now, and you were knocked unconscious by that person’s internal energy.”
“An assassin?”
Chunxing’s face turned pale instantly as she hurriedly asked, “Then did you get hurt, Miss?”
Xie Zhaofan reached out to pat her small head and said with a smile, “You are quite loyal. My constitution is better than yours, so naturally, I'm fine.”
“Besides, they only came to steal something, not specifically for us. Why would they trouble innocent little girls like us?”
Although Chunxing felt something was slightly off, she couldn't figure out what it was for the moment.
She could only nod obediently.
“Let’s go. Today has been messy enough. We’re going back to the residence.”
Xie Zhaofan said this and prepared to leave with Chunxing.
As for the two injured estate guards, she didn't take them directly but had Zuixian Restaurant find a doctor to treat them first; someone from the Prime Minister's residence would come to take over later.
Once the carriage drove away from Zuixian Restaurant, Xie Zhaofan finally relaxed completely.
She leaned back in the carriage and secretly opened the system panel.
[Host: Xie Zhaofan]
[Lifespan: ∞]
[Strength: 24]
[Agility: 7]
[Constitution: 10]
[Spirit: 7]
[Free Attribute Points: 0]
Looking at that string of brand-new numbers, Xie Zhaofan couldn't suppress the smile on her lips no matter what.
This time, she had truly hit the jackpot.
That Great Restoration Pill, which had made Prince Qin's heart ache so much he almost went on a rampage, had now entered her stomach completely.
In fact, right after Prince Qin left to chase the assassin, she had found an opportunity to secretly knock Chunxing unconscious and then quietly picked up the Great Restoration Pill that had rolled onto the floor.
For others, such a domineering pill might be a lethal poison, but for Xie Zhaofan, who possessed the Eternal System, the issue of being unable to withstand the medicinal power simply didn't exist.
The system could directly convert it into attribute points.
Exploding and dying or having meridians unable to withstand it—none of that existed before the system.
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