Assassination of the King

Chapter 97 Assassination of the King

Snap—

Li Huanhuan's phone fell to the ground, startling her. She couldn't remember how the phone had fallen.

She picked up her phone, looked at the lunch that had turned into a clump in front of her, and was somewhat puzzled.

I shouldn't have been eating for that long.

She tried to check the time on her phone, but it showed that it was out of battery.

"Huh..."

"I remember, I seemed to hear Wu An's words just now..."

She remembered that she was supposed to confirm with Mu Ming, but when she came to her senses, it felt like a long time had passed.

A sense of terror welled up inside me.

Something's not right, something's not right!

But she couldn't explain it.

She quickly got up, her heart pounding wildly.

Li Huanhuan wanted to charge her phone, but the phone suddenly ran out of power, which made her stop in her tracks. There might be something wrong with the phone. Her immediate priority was to find Jin Yu, even though she didn't quite understand what Wu An meant by "witch".

She wasn't even sure if those words came from Wu Pei.

But when you're unsure of the situation, seeking out the most reliable person is undoubtedly a good approach.

Now that Mu Ming is no longer in Changming City, the person Li Huanhuan can rely on the most is naturally Jin Yu, who is in charge.

With this thought in mind, she immediately transformed and was about to teleport to the direction of the Bureau of Control.

With a flash of silver light, Yin Xi had already stood in front of the Bureau of Statistics building. Just as she was about to enter, she saw the promotional sign at the entrance.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the reconstruction of the Changming City Library will be held...

[Ms. Jin was specially invited as a guest to attend and deliver a speech...]

Yinxi remembered that Muming had mentioned before that Jinyu was always slacking off at work, participating in this activity or that activity.

They wouldn't lift a finger unless an A-level calamity beast appeared.

"The ribbon-cutting ceremony is today, at..."

Yinxi looked up and saw a large clock above the Bureau of Statistics indicating the time.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony is about to begin in two minutes.

"Muming's strange mother should already be here and ready."

As a resident of the old city center, Yinxi naturally knew the location of the municipal library.

There's more than one person I need to be wary of. First, there's Qiluo... and then there are everyone who's had contact with Qiluo, but I don't know any of them, and it's too late to get to know them now... I guess I'll have to leave it to Jinyu after all.

While pondering, Yin Xi arrived at the municipal library and saw a large crowd of onlookers, making a great commotion. Among them were some magical girls. After all, Changming City had been relatively peaceful recently and had not experienced any major disturbances despite Wu An's departure.

Yinxi stood at the back of the crowd and could see Jinyu sitting in her seat from afar. She was wearing a white veil wide-brimmed hat and lace-trimmed gloves, looking just like a noblewoman.

When Yinxi looked at her, Jinyu also looked at her as if she had sensed something, obviously recognized by the other party. Jinyu then smiled and nodded.

"It seems there's no problem."

Yin Xi muttered something to herself and gradually moved closer to the crowd.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony is about to begin; it's not appropriate to speak with Jin Yu now.

But given the urgency of the situation, I should at least pass on the information I have to her and give Jin Yu a heads-up.

"oops-

'

Whether she was overthinking or simply didn't notice while squeezed in the crowd, Yin Xi bumped into someone.

She stumbled back a few steps and saw that the person who came was a magical girl with braided blue pigtails.

"I'm sorry," Yin Xi apologized softly.

He wanted to leave, but the magical girl's face turned pale, and she looked restless. She seemed not to hear Yin Xi's apology at all. She just grabbed her arm with one hand, bit her fingertips with her teeth, and stared at her surroundings like she was guarding against a thief.

Yin Xi noticed a small name tag on her chest, identifying her as Qing Xia, a magical girl from the Bureau of General Affairs responsible for maintaining order at the scene.

"What's wrong with you?"

Yinxi grabbed her arm and asked.

"ah-"

Qingxia bristled like a startled hamster, almost letting out a scream.

If Yin Xi hadn't been quick-witted and covered her mouth, they would have become the target of everyone's criticism.

"What's wrong?" Yinxi asked in a low voice. "You look terrible. Should I take you to the infirmary?"

"No...no." Qingxia quickly shook her head, her gaze darting around anxiously as if searching for something. "You...you seem to be Miss Wu'an's partner, right?"

Qingxia had previously investigated Wu'an's identity, and since Yinxi and Wu'an had performed exceptionally well on the night the calamity beasts attacked the city, she naturally remembered Yinxi.

"Hmm," Yin Xi responded, gently patting her back to comfort her, then asked softly, "Is there something that's frightening you?"

It took more than ten seconds for Qingxia's trembling to finally stop.

"I feel..." She opened her mouth, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke her intuition: "Something terrible is about to happen."

"Something terrifying?" Yin Xi's heart sank. She had come with suspicion to begin with, and suddenly someone said something bad, which immediately raised her bad expectations.

"How terrifying is it?"

"I don't know either, it's just a really scary thing!"

"What's the basis for that?" Yinxi asked quickly.

"No...no, it's just my gut feeling. I mentioned it to the boss, but she didn't seem to understand either..."

The "boss" naturally refers to Jin Yu. Qing Xia's intuition is usually very accurate, which is related to her innate abilities.

However, she often couldn't articulate her reasons clearly, and with the ribbon-cutting ceremony about to begin, Jin Yu's abrupt departure would cause unnecessary panic.

Furthermore, the entire venue appeared to be perfectly fine, arranged normally, and there were no hostile forces in Changming City who would think of ambushing Jin Yu, nor could anyone have such an ability.

Finally, if there are any serious problems, the magical girl Azure Star, who is in charge of overseeing the city, will give direct instructions.

If Azure Star gives no indication, then there is no major problem.

So Jin Yu told Qing Xia to relax and find a place to rest.

But as time went on, this sense of panic gradually intensified, almost like needles piercing and carving into Qingxia's nerves.

Yin Xi looked at Jin Yu again and found that the other party was not relaxed, and his eyes were secretly observing the surroundings.

It seems she did heed her subordinates' advice.

Yinxi breathed a sigh of relief and helped Qingxia sit on the benches on either side of the crowd, preparing to ask her about "Qiluo".

Surprisingly, I actually got the answer.

Jin Feng is Qing Xia's superior. Qing Xia had previously felt that Jin Feng was a bit strange, but she couldn't figure out what the problem was. So she checked her schedule, which included receiving Qi Luo, a representative from Qishan City.

Even after investigating, Qingxia still couldn't find the problem.

Yin Xi didn't know Qi Luo, but she did know Jin Feng, who was the person in charge of the South District. Logically speaking, it was normal for Jin Feng not to be present at the activities in the Central District.

But better safe than sorry, so let's keep that in mind.

bustling and noisy—

The commotion grew louder, and the librarian bowed to Jin Yu, gesturing for her to enter. The two then slowly walked towards the colorful decorations.

The flash went off.

"Do you know where Miss Jinfeng is?" Yinxi asked, turning to the side.

"I...I don't know."

"Is 'Qiluo' still in Changming City?"

"I don't know either... I'm not in charge of this... The log says she went back." Qingxia replied in frustration.

Yin Xi sighed inwardly, realizing that she had indeed asked the wrong person.

She looked at Jin Yu, who was standing behind the colorful flowers and preparing to cut them. Silver magic created a passage between her and Jin Yu.

The ordinary people present did not notice that Yin Xi was doing something perfectly legitimate, and no magical girl stopped her.

Yin Xi brought her mouth close to the magical bridge and said, "Wu An said that the magical girl named Qi Luo is a witch who has been to Changming City before. If possible, it would be best to keep an eye on Miss Jin Feng as well."

The sound reached Jin Yu's mouth like a whisper.

The ribbon was cut with a snap.

Bang!

Bang!

Several small gift bags popped open.

Jin Yu gave Yin Xi a deep look, then nodded to indicate that she understood.

The ceremony proceeded as planned, and Jin Yu took the microphone, preparing to read her prepared statement.

Upon reaching this point, Yinxi still didn't see anything unusual; everything was proceeding as planned, and the ribbon-cutting ceremony wouldn't last more than half an hour.

There's no problem with Jin Yu leaving immediately after reading the script.

"It seems like nothing's wrong..."

Yin Xi's mood gradually calmed down, and she realized that she had been overreacting.

"ah!"

Qingxia, who was beside her, let out a strange cry, grabbed Yinxi's forearm, and pointed in the direction of Jinyu in a stammering manner.

"There...there! There's something there!"

Yinxi looked in the direction of her fingertip, but couldn't feel anything.

It is invisible to the eye and imperceptible to magic.

But Qingxia's expression, as if she was about to faint from fright, didn't lie.

Yin Xi's eyes widened, and she began to circulate her magic. Even Jin Yu noticed their strange behavior, stopped talking, and looked to her side.

In an instant, all eyes of the crowd were drawn to that spot.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Jin Feng calmly walked towards Jin Yu on the stage, her purple-glowing eyes staring intently at Jin Yu's heart, as she took out an exquisitely crafted purple dagger.

Everyone was looking at her, but their gaze seemed to fall on thin air; they were clearly looking, but they couldn't see what they were looking at at all.

Jin Feng stepped onto the red carpet, just two steps away from Jin Yu.

The veins on his hand bulged as he gripped the dagger tightly, his strength reaching its peak.

puff-

An extremely faint footstep sound rang out, almost inaudible to anyone, except for Yin Xi, who noticed the space trembling because of that sound.

"?!"

There are really people!

Actions preceded thought; at the same moment, the dagger shot out like lightning.

*Pfft*

The sound of the flesh being penetrated was clearly audible.

A flash of silver light appeared on the stage, and Jin Yu was already standing beside Yin Xi. Yin Xi's eyes widened as she clutched her chest, blood flowing out. She staggered back a few steps as frenzied magic raged through her body, cracks and long claws beginning to appear.

"Aaaaaah!!!"

The oppressive atmosphere was completely ignited by a scream.

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