Lord Li, anxious to redeem himself in the eyes of the Emperor, was the first to lunge at the woman when the matter of the Emperor’s safety arose. Without a shred of mercy, he kicked her aside.
Believing it better to kill a thousand innocent people than to let one guilty person escape, he drew his steel blade, intent on ending her life.
In a flash, Qin Wu, who had been trailing behind, leaped from his horse. He intercepted Lord Li’s fatal strike, saying, "Lord Li, stay your hand!"
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