Mitiansi.
It was evening.
On the streets, rows of hurried figures shuttled back and forth, causing the people around to avoid and talk about it.
"What's going on? What happened?"
"Where are the people from Mi Tiansi going? Why are they in such a hurry?"
"It seems someone was setting off fireworks in the west of the city just now!"
"What are you talking about fireworks? That's Mi Tiansi's distress signal. I'm afraid Mi Tiansi is in trouble!"
"Hiss... Mi Tiansi is asking for help? Who dares to attack someone from Mi Tiansi in the capital?"
“…”
The people in the city were talking and pointing.
Someone who was paying attention just noticed the signal from the west side of the city and couldn't help but sigh.
In the capital, there is actually someone under the emperor's feet who can force the Secret Department to ask for help?
This is interesting!
Normally, the Mi Tiansi was rampant in the capital, and the common people had already suffered terribly. Now, when they heard that something had happened to the Mi Tiansi, they all hoped that something big would happen!
Just as this group of Liemi Tiansi masters rode through the streets, heading towards the west of the city, at the end of the street, a figure sitting on a horse blocked everyone's way.
Mi Tiansi, the leader of the group on horseback, took a look and his gaze suddenly fixed. He reined in his horse and said in a deep voice, "Chen Changqing, why are you here?!"
The person standing in front of them was none other than Chen Changqing, the leader of the Secret Heaven Division.
At this time, Chen Changqing raised his eyes and stared at the leader with an expressionless face.
The man leading the group on horseback was named Liu Chuan, a deacon in the Secret Heaven Division and a close confidant of Chen Feiyang.
This person holds a high position in the Secret Heaven Division. He forms cliques and factions, and relying on the favor of Protector Chen, he doesn't even take the leader Chen Changqing seriously.
Hearing Liu Chuan calling him by his name, Chen Changqing's face showed no expression: "Liu Chuan, what's going on? Where are all of you going? What happened?!"
Liu Chuan said calmly, "Secretary of Secrets just received a distress signal from the west side of the city. The sentry that Guardian Chen had arranged to monitor the Jiang family there has run into trouble, and I've been ordered to go and provide support!"
"Ask for help?!"
Chen Changqing's eyes narrowed slightly: "Why would someone from the Secret Heaven Division suddenly ask for help in the capital?!"
"How should I know?"
Liu Chuan glanced at Chen Changqing and said, "Chen Kuishou, is there anything else? I was just about to go and provide support, but you stopped us. If this delays things, and Protector Chen blames you later, it will be hard for you, Chen Kuishou, to explain!"
Chen Changqing ignored Liu Chuan's slightly sarcastic tone, turned his head to glance at the distance to the west, narrowed his eyes slightly, turned his head to scan the dozen figures in front of him, and said expressionlessly: "Since it is the Secret Heaven Division asking for help, this leader will go with you."
"Since Chen Kuishou wants to go, we naturally dare not have any objections."
Liu Chuan's tone seemed to be fearless, but in fact he sneered softly, with a hint of disdain in his eyes.
He never took Chen Kuishou seriously. In the eyes of others, he was the leader of the Secret Heaven Division, but in Liu Chuan's eyes, he was just a dispensable puppet.
Moreover, he is a puppet who is not liked by Protector Chen.
Sooner or later, the position of the leader of the Secret Heaven Division will belong to Liu Chuan.
Thinking of this, Liu Chuan snorted in his heart, and rode his horse to lead the masters of Mi Tiansi behind him to continue to move westward to provide support.
The group left the city and walked through a quiet street.
Suddenly, a soft sound was heard in the silent night sky.
The flow of the crowd made my whole body numb, and a sense of danger suddenly emerged from the back of my head and hit my heart.
"not good!"
Liu Chuan, who was very vigilant, immediately bent down to avoid the cold arrow that suddenly came from the darkness not far away.
Although he escaped, the horse under him was not so lucky.
After being shot by an arrow, the horse let out a sharp, cold whistle, raised its front hooves high, and then fell down with a loud bang. Liu Chuan was thrown off the horse and fell heavily to the ground.
"There's an ambush?!"
Liu Chuan quickly rolled on the ground, looking horrified and shocked.
At the same time, the sound of cold whooshing sounds piercing the air continued to echo around them, accompanied by screams. The cold arrows from the darkness caught many people off guard, and many people were hit.
When Liu Chuan saw this scene, his heart sank suddenly, and he was shocked and angry.
He never expected that he would be ambushed and attacked on the way!
"Retreat, retreat quickly!"
Perhaps it was because they had lived a comfortable life for too long, and this was the first time in their lives they had encountered such an ambush attack, especially since the enemy had not yet shown up. This inadvertently put a heavy psychological pressure on everyone.
Liu Chuan was extremely panicked.
What is going on?
How could anyone dare to attack the Secret Department in the capital?
Are you rebelling?!
But Liu Chuan couldn't care less at this time. In this encounter, five or six masters of the Mi Tiansi fell from the hidden arrows. The dense cold arrows flying around him made him feel terrified.
Liu Chuan turned around without any hesitation and ran towards the houses on both sides of the street.
"Help, help quickly!"
"We are short of manpower. Quickly summon our Secret Division experts for support. We are under attack from a powerful enemy!"
"call out!"
In the panic, another firework signal from Mi Tiansi for help exploded in the air.
Liu Chuan hurriedly dived into the alley next to him and was about to escape when he suddenly felt a chill behind him.
He was horrified and rolled forward on the ground desperately to avoid it, but he still felt a piercing pain in his back.
"hiss!"
Liu Chuan took a breath and felt a chill on his back. He touched it subconsciously and saw red blood.
"who?!"
Liu Chuan stretched out his hand to draw the sword from his waist. Just when he had drawn half of the sword out, a foot kicked the hilt directly, kicking the sword back into the scabbard.
The next second, Liu Chuan suddenly felt a pain in his chest!
He looked down and saw an arrow stuck in his chest!
A cold arrow pierced his heart and exited from behind.
Liu Chuan's eyes were dull, and he seemed to have not yet reacted to what had happened.
He fell to the ground and looked up with difficulty. In the darkness, he could only vaguely see a figure.
The night light slowly fell on the figure, and Liu Chuan's vision gradually blurred. An expression of disbelief and shock gradually appeared on his face.
"Chen, Chen Chang..."
“You…you?!”
Liu Chuan couldn't believe it. He never thought that the person who killed him would be...
Chen Changqing?!
"Liu Chuan, you have committed many evil deeds. Today is the day you die!"
Chen Changqing stood in the alley, looking at him expressionlessly.
"You, you dare to kill me... Chen, Guardian Chen, will not let you go..."
Liu Chuan stared at him with vicious and unforgivable anger.
Chen Changqing's face was expressionless: "If he can still survive tonight, we'll talk about it later."
The expression on Liu Chuan's face suddenly changed again, as if he realized something.
"You, you're crazy... You, you even... Guardian Chen..."
Liu Chuan's eyes widened and the color on his face gradually disappeared.
He knew that he was doomed to die, and stared at Chen Changqing with resentment: "You said I did a lot of evil, you, you are not much better, you, you..."
In the end, Liu Chuan was unable to open his mouth again. His whole body was cold and in severe pain, and he slowly stopped breathing.
Die with eyes open.
Chen Changqing stood there, watching the scene expressionlessly.
He raised his head and glanced towards the west. After a while, he muttered to himself with an expressionless face.
"I have also committed many evil deeds, and I indeed deserve to die..."
"But before I die, I will let you stay with me."
“…”
Jiang Mansion.
The lights are still on.
In the small courtyard.
Lin Qingqing slowly supported Lin Jiangnian back to the courtyard.
In the courtyard, Xiao Zhu heard footsteps behind him and turned around in surprise: "Your Highness, you...what's wrong with you?!"
When Xiao Zhu saw the prince in a dishevel, with a pale face and blood stains on his robes, he was so frightened that his face turned pale.
It was the first time she saw His Highness like this, and she was immediately frightened.
"I'm fine."
Lin Jiangnian saw Xiao Zhu and shook his head gently: "Go get some hot water."
Seeing this, Xiaozhu's face was full of worry, but she forced herself to suppress it and went to prepare hot water for His Highness.
Lin Qingqing helped Lin Jiangnian back to the room and sat down.
Lin Jiangnian waved his hand: "Qingqing, you can go down first, I'm fine."
Lin Qingqing looked a little worried, but nodded.
"Then I will go and take care of the aftermath first?"
Lin Jiangnian nodded slightly: "The people from the Secret Heaven Division will be here soon. You should know what to do next, right?"
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I know what's going on."
Lin Qingqing nodded. The assassination of Chen Feiyang in the street tonight could not be concealed. Mi Tiansi was the emperor's private guard. Assassinating the emperor's private guard in the street was a serious crime.
Starting tomorrow, there will inevitably be great turmoil in the capital.
"Go ahead."
Lin Jiangnian waved his hand, and after Lin Qingqing left, he sat cross-legged on the ground and began to practice qigong and regulate his breathing.
He hadn't suffered any serious injuries in today's battle, but his internal energy had been significantly depleted. Furthermore, he had been too careless earlier, and Chen Feiyang's blade had dispersed his internal energy, causing him to feel somewhat uncomfortable.
Today's fight had indeed been of considerable help to Lin Jiangnian. Only when facing an enemy could one truly discern the difference between fighting with the guards and on a daily basis.
Both the mentality and all aspects are almost completely different, and Lin Jiangnian has benefited a lot.
More importantly, Lin Jiangnian was certain that he now possessed the strength of a fifth-grade master. He was now capable of fighting against a master like Chen Feiyang.
Of course, there is still a long way to go before becoming a top expert like Zhiyuan...
Just as Lin Jiangnian was thinking, the door was suddenly pushed open.
Lin Jiangnian originally thought that Xiaozhu had prepared hot water and came to inform him, but he suddenly felt a gust of cold wind rushing in from outside the door. He subconsciously raised his eyes and saw a cold figure outside the door.
"Kite?!"
Only then did he see that the person standing at the door was Zhiyuan.
Zhiyuan stood at the door with a cold expression, looking at him expressionlessly.
Lin Jiangnian's face lit up with joy: "Zhiyuan, why are you here?!"
Zhiyuan said nothing, walked into the room, and walked towards Lin Jiangnian. When she was a few steps away from him, she stopped.
Still expressionless.
Lin Jiangnian then realized that Zhiyuan was in a bad mood: "Zhiyuan, what's wrong with you?!"
Zhiyuan stared at Lin Jiangnian with her clear, cold eyes. After a moment, she spoke in a cold voice, "Why didn't you tell me?"
Lin Jiangnian was stunned, and then he realized that he had not yet told Zhiyuan about his plan to kill Chen Feiyang today.
“Isn’t this a small matter?”
Lin Jiangnian got up from the ground, walked over to Zhiyuan, and chuckled: "I just killed Chen Feiyang. I can handle it, so I didn't tell you."
Lin Jiang explained in a young voice and reached out to hug the kite.
Zhi Yuan took a step back, avoiding Lin Jiangnian's hand, and raised her eyes slightly to stare into his eyes. Faintly, one could see some excitement in Zhi Yuan's cold expression.
"smoothly?"
"Then why are you hurt?!"
A cold face, a cold tone, and a questioning tone.
Lin Jiangnian looked down at himself and realized that he was in a mess. It looked like he had indeed suffered... serious injuries.
No wonder Zhiyuan was so excited.
The tone clearly showed that he was worried and blaming Lin Jiangnian for acting on his own and almost losing his life.
"I'm fine."
Lin Jiangnian shook his head and explained softly: "I was just careless, I'm not really hurt..."
He quickly explained to Zhiyuan.
Zhiyuan didn't say anything, staring at Lin Jiangnian with cold eyes for a long time. After confirming that Lin Jiangnian was not seriously injured, the worry in his eyes gradually disappeared.
But her expression became even colder!
Lin Jiangnian tried to reach out to hug her again, but Zhiyuan dodged him again.
"Since Qingqing can solve it, why do you still have to do it yourself?!"
Zhiyuan stared at him and continued to question.
"Isn't this just to test my current strength?"
Lin Jiang said with a smile: "I finally met an opponent who is similar to me, so I want to try it out in real combat..."
"You may not believe this, but even though Chen Feiyang was caught off guard and couldn't bring out his full strength, I'm not weak either. If we really fight, he won't be my match..."
Lin Jiangnian's tone was somewhat excited, and he happily shared his experience with Zhiyuan. Just as he was about to discuss it in detail, he saw Zhiyuan staring at him expressionlessly.
No words either.
This cold gaze made Lin Jiangnian swallow back all the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
"What if something goes wrong?"
Zhiyuan said coldly.
"Well, it's okay..."
Zhiyuan stared at him coldly: "What if Chen Feiyang hides his abilities? What if something unexpected happens..."
"You are the Prince of Lin. How could you put yourself in such a dangerous situation? The future of the entire Lin Palace depends on you... If something happens to you, do you know what the consequences will be?!"
Faced with Zhiyuan's series of cold questions, Lin Jiangnian, who was originally excited, felt as if a basin of cold water was poured over him and he calmed down instantly.
Indeed, he was a little impulsive in what happened today.
He only thought that Chen Feiyang's martial arts skills were not very high, and he was itching to fight, without thinking too much.
Logically speaking, you should at least carry the kite with you to ensure your safety.
yes!
At that time, only Lin Qingqing and Lin Kong were by his side. If something unexpected really happened, it would be very bad.
His behavior today was indeed a bit reckless.
Thinking of this, Lin Jiangnian's tone softened a lot: "I was indeed a little impulsive today. I was wrong. I will definitely not do it again next time!"
Zhiyuan stared at him quietly, and there seemed to be a hint of excitement on her cold and beautiful face, which was rare in normal times.
She took a deep breath, listened to Lin Jiangnian's apologetic words, lowered her eyes slightly, and after a while, she said silently: "You don't need to apologize to me, you are the prince's only child now..."
"I don't want you to end up like him..."
When he said this, Lin Jiangnian could clearly sense that there seemed to be a subtle tremor in Zhiyuan's cold words.
It feels like an inexplicable tension and fear!
Is she scared?!
…
