Li Ji ordered Chen Wangbei, who was standing at attention nearby.
"Drag these two women out and have them beaten to death."
At his words, the color drained from the two women's faces.
They scrambled to beg for their lives. "My lord, have mercy!"
Chen Wangbei ordered two of his trusted aides to step forward and seize them.
Seeing that their fate was sealed, the two young women steeled themselves. They whipped out sharp daggers hidden in their sleeves and lunged desperately at Li Ji.
'If we're going to die anyway, we might as well risk it all in one last attempt!'
Even if they couldn't kill Prince Zhao, just injuring him and escalating the situation would mean they had completed the mission their master had given them.
But Li Ji was long prepared.
The moment they moved, he triggered a mechanism on his wheelchair.
WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
Two crossbow bolts shot out from either side of the wheelchair, piercing straight through the young women's chests.
