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However, Lin Kun's injuries were severe, and he could no longer move. Qin Yu had been waiting for just this moment; with Lin Kun immobilized and almost all the concubines by Emperor Yue's side dead, but with the assassins on the right wing still a threat, and the guards below preoccupied with their own assailants, then...
Qin Yu stepped in, guarding Emperor Yue's right side. Her sword blocked crossbow arrows, and with each one, twenty delicate needle-like projectiles were fired, each one capable of killing a man and leaving no assassin in one piece.
"Retreat!"
Decisively, the assassins began to pull back.
Seeing the assassins from the wings retreat, those below naturally followed suit. But the army below was fierce, blocking their retreat ruthlessly. Together with Qin Yu and the Guards, they fought downwards and ultimately eradicated them all.
