The System Make Me Near With The Emperor
Chapter 7

"Mrs, are you okay?" Wan'er asked worriedly.

Behind him were several dozen soldiers following.

"Where did the killer go?" ask one of the soldiers.

Xie Hongyi felt himself too implicit. He shouldn't have chased that guy.

"I'm fine."

Xie Hongyi decided to return to his residence and told the guards that the person lurking in the temple had already escaped.

Along the way, Xie Hongyi wondered who the woman who had been stalking the temple had been. Was he the same person, having killed Consort Li? Or some other assassin who's after the palace people.

Actually, Xie Hongyi was a little unwilling to get involved with the affairs of those assassins, but what power, he had to obey the system. If he wanted to live well in this world, he had to.

Living in a palace is cruel. If only you had no high position and power, you would only be a messenger. It might even become a scapegoat and eventually die for a mistake he did not commit.

Also, status was still held in high regard in this world. The people he saw in the palace were very respectful towards the Emperor and his officials, but when it was the lady-in-waiting and the eunuch, they were indifferent.

Like politics, no man is black or white, but is gray. They can support you when you have power, but can turn around if you fall.

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[Consideration! The mission has been triggered. Please go to Consort Li's residence to investigate the cause of death.]

Xie Hongyi was upset with the system. Why was this notice announced after he reached the residence, not just after he went after the murderer? It was nothing, but the distance from her residence to Consort Li's residence was further than when she was at the place earlier.

[I am just a system that accomplishes a task. There is no point in being angry with me. Please if you have any complaints, you can report to our center.]

It could be like that. Xie Hongyi was speechless.

After preparing, Xie Hongyi went towards Consort Li's residence.

The residence is deserted. There were no guards on duty and servants pacing around there.

The room was a little chaotic, and there was blood splattered. It seems this is where Consort Li was killed.

Xie Hongyi then went around in the room, looking for something. When he arrived at a painting featuring fallen tree leaves, Xie Hongyi noticed something strange about the painting.

The painting was a little skewed, and if it was due to the murder of Consort Li then it was impossible. The painting is located far away with a chaotic place and splattered with blood.

Xie Hongyi concluded like this. Before Consort Li was killed, he was in front of this painting, either to see or do something else. Then the killer came, and Consort Li worked hard to keep the killer away from the painting, because the only clean, uncluttered place was near the painting.

Xie Hongyi then lifted the painting and found a small secret room behind it.

Xie Hongyi sensed that there was another figure in the room. When a hand stretched out to knock him down, Xie Hongyi dodged so that the person only grabbed empty air.

As they faced off, Xie Hongyi was on guard. It turned out that that person was Dugu An, the secret guard of Huang Long.

They finally dueled.

Xie Hongyi admired the dexterity and speed in every move of Dugu An. It is indeed appropriate for a secret guardian of the king. However, this made him have to withstand all attacks from Dugu An which is certainly not easy.

Xie Hongyi was cornered. Meanwhile Dugu An felt astonished and challenged. So far, he has no opponent who can match him in martial arts. Normally, every opponent he had ever fought with would be knocked down in a few moves. But this fellow, he did not even show a single weakness when cornered. And he also suffered losses because he managed to get some injuries from the attack of the person.

"Wait, do you believe I came here to investigate Consort Li's case?"

Dugu An was surprised, it turned out that the person behind the red veil was a woman.

"He'd be a fool if he believed you,"

Xie Hongyi forgot one thing. The person who had always been followed by Dugu An, now appeared before him.

Huang Long wore a dragon robe that made him look dignified. Under the candlelight, his handsome face seemed to glow.

The look on his face was flat as he looked at Xie Hongyi.