Dongfang Guanshan is gone!
He walked in a cool and funny way.
On the endless plain official road, after saying goodbye to Lin Jiangnian, Dongfang Guanshan, wearing a tight brocade robe to support his fat body, walked step by step to a horse not far away and climbed onto the horse with difficulty.
The horse neighed and raised its front hooves, clearly bearing a weight too heavy for its life. With a soft "Gee!", the horse, laden with the weight on its back, slowly headed north.
In the distance behind him, there was a row of horse hoof prints left!
Lin Jiangnian stood there quietly, watching Dongfang Guanshan disappear into the distance. He remained silent for a long time. Only when Dongfang Guanshan completely vanished did Lin Jiangnian regain his composure and withdraw his gaze.
Lin Jiangnian also had some knowledge of the four great masters under Lin Hengzhong. These four men were exceptionally capable and held great prestige in the Lin Wang army.
In many cases, the influence of these four people in the army is even greater than that of him, the Prince of Lin!
Of course, this is not surprising!
These four men were generals who had fought alongside Lin Hengzhong in many battles and had made great achievements. They all had their own forces in the Lin Wang Army and had won the trust of the Lin Wang Army with their military achievements.
And what about Lin Jiangnian?
He is just a prince of Lin Wang!
Apart from his identity as Lin Jiangnian, his influence in the Linwang Army is far less than that of the four masters around Lin Hengzhong.
These four masters also have completely different attitudes towards Lin Jiangnian, their future master.
Compared to Zheng Zhiming who was taciturn and not very respectful to Lin Jiangnian, the Prince of Lin, the fat man Dongfang Guanshan was obviously much more enthusiastic and respectful to Lin Jiangnian.
Amidst the respect, there was even a hint of fawning.
but……
Lin Jiangnian doesn't like this person very much!
This fat guy seems to be quite scheming!
The more smiling someone is, the more serious their thoughts are. Dongfang Guanshan is popular with everyone in Lin Wang's army and treats everyone with a cheerful attitude.
But his methods are not much more restrained than others.
Of course, anyone who can sit in this position today is definitely not an ordinary person.
These four masters were loyal to Lin Hengzhong, but not necessarily to him, the Crown Prince of Lin. If Lin Jiangnian wanted to succeed to the throne in the future, whether he could suppress and subdue these people would be a big question!
Lin Jiangnian collected his thoughts and looked into the distance again.
After a while, he also walked away.
The cold wind still howled, covering up the filth and blood between heaven and earth.
After an unknown amount of time, the sound of horse hooves could be heard again not far away.
Not far away, several figures came on horseback.
The man in the black robe at the head of the horse reined in his horse and stopped. When he saw the corpses all over the ground and the blood flowing everywhere, his pupils suddenly shrank.
His face suddenly became extremely gloomy: "What's going on?!"
"Why are they all dead?"
This person is none other than the fourth elder of the Celestial God Sect.
He looked at the people he sent out and saw all of them die here, his face looking extremely ugly.
"With so many people, how come they can't even kill a prince of Lin Wang?"
“They are all trash!”
The fourth elder was furious.
Someone nearby asked cautiously, "Fourth Elder, how could Prince Lin have killed so many of us? Could it be..."
As soon as these words were spoken, the fourth elder's eyes suddenly focused.
He quickly glanced around and soon realized the situation at the crime scene.
It seems... there's more than one person?
Judging from the traces left at the scene, there was definitely more than one person.
Then, the answer is obvious...
Is that really the case?!
"Liu Su?!"
The Fourth Elder's eyes suddenly darkened: "How dare Liu Su attack a fellow disciple?"
"This time, let's see what she will do?!"
“…”
Small town, house, underground stone chamber.
The underground stone chamber is enclosed and dimly lit.
The Celestial God Cult leader was shrouded in darkness, sitting cross-legged in a secret room, motionless. A large black robe completely enveloped him, and the bronze mask on his face made him look even more ferocious.
At this moment, he quietly closed his eyes, as if he had entered a mysterious state! An invisible aura permeated his body, and with his gentle breathing, it slowly swirled around him.
The temperature inside the secret room gradually rises!
After an unknown amount of time, the breathing of the Celestial God Cult leader suddenly became rapid, and the aura around him gradually fluctuated, as if being pulled by something and spinning rapidly.
And then, it disappeared!
It's quiet all around!
What remained was the high temperature that had not yet subsided and the breathing sound that had not calmed down for a long time.
After a while, he suddenly opened his eyes!
There was a flash of fiery energy and a glimmer of surprise in those deep and strange eyes.
"Sure enough, it works..."
His voice was hoarse, yet filled with uncontrollable surprise. He looked down at his palms, which were burning hot.
"Xuan Yang Heart Technique..."
He felt the changes in his body, and gradually, the aura of his whole body changed.
"Xuan Yang Tu, it turns out that I didn't lie to you."
He was filled with excitement and delight, immersed in the changes in his body. He was completely unaware that the scorching Xuan Yang Heart Technique within him had not subsided for a long time.
…
It was evening.
In an inn in the west of Beijing.
backyard.
Ling'er, dressed in tight clothes, was standing under the windowsill with her face propped up, looking out the window bored.
"Saint, where have you been again?"
Ling'er sighed. Ever since she followed the Saint to the capital, her life has become very boring.
It was better when I was in Linzhou before. I followed the Saint Lady to travel all over the country. Wherever I went, everyone was afraid of the reputation of their Tianshen Sect!
"well……"
Ling'er sighed deeply again. At this moment, she caught a glimpse of a red figure appearing from the corner of her eye. Ling'er stood up in surprise: "Saint?!"
In the backyard of the inn, on the eaves.
Liu Su, dressed in a red long dress, nimbly descended from the eaves into the yard, looking light and graceful.
heroic and dashing.
Ling'er ran out of the room and ran quickly to Liu Su: "Saint, where have you been?"
"I went out to do something."
"oh oh!"
Ling'er nodded, and when she was about to speak, she found that her saint's expression seemed a little wrong.
It seems... not very good looking?
"Saint, what's wrong with you?"
Ling'er looked at it carefully and asked.
"fine!"
Liu Su spoke expressionlessly, walked straight to the eaves and entered the room.
Close the door.
All in one go!
Ling'er stood at the door, blinking blankly.
Saint...how can you look like everything is fine?
Who has offended the saint again?
That's not right!
Who dares to offend the saint?
With the Saint's temper, wouldn't she just tear that person to pieces?
Ling'er pondered over it, and finally a light bulb suddenly flashed in her mind. She gradually opened her eyes wide: "Could it be..."
“…”
In the room, Liu Su walked to the table in the middle of the house, sat down, poured a cup of hot tea and drank it.
I didn’t feel satisfied yet, so I poured another cup!
Pour another glass!
at last……
"snort!"
"I won't care about him anymore next time. Let him die!"
Liu Su gritted her teeth and spoke angrily.
That beautiful face was full of anger.
Thinking of that bastard's attitude and expression, she felt an indescribable anger in her heart.
Why be soft-hearted?
Why bother about his life or death?
He is the prince of Lin Wang and a sworn enemy of the Tianshen Sect.
What's more, this bastard bullied and molested her... Killing him would be just revenge!
Thinking so hatefully, Liu Su couldn't help but clench the teacup in her hand.
"Snap!"
A crack gradually appeared on the teacup that was tightly grasped by the delicate hands.
It was enough to see how drastically she reacted at the moment.
Then, Liu Su looked into the room with cold eyes, gradually becoming lost in thought.
After a while, a deep sigh was heard in the room.
Liu Su's eyes were confused, and there was an indescribable weirdness in her eyes.
There seemed to be some conflicting emotions on that beautiful face.
She lowered her eyes slightly and murmured to herself: "This guy is the real prince of Lin Wang, and will inherit the throne of Lin Wang vassal king in the future..."
"That……"
I don’t know what she was thinking about, but a hint of gloom appeared in Liu Su’s beautiful eyes.
Just then, Ling'er's voice suddenly sounded outside the door.
"Saintess, Saintess, the Fourth, the Fourth Elder is here!"
The fourth elder?
Liu Su's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.
Isn’t the Fourth Elder in the small town outside the city?
Why did you suddenly come to the capital?
What is he doing here again?!
Thinking of this, Liu Su suppressed the emotions on her face, stood up, walked to the door, pushed it open and walked out.
Not far away in the courtyard, a group of people were walking quickly towards them.
The person in the lead is none other than the Fourth Elder!
"Liu Su!"
Seeing Liu Su, the Fourth Elder's eyes suddenly fixed, and then he said in a cold voice: "How dare you! The Sect Leader has repeatedly warned us not to harm our fellow disciples during internal fighting, and you dare to disobey the Sect Leader's orders?!"
Hearing this, Liu Su's heart skipped a beat. Her first reaction was that the fact that she had killed the Great Elder had been leaked?
But then I thought again it was impossible!
The Great Elder died in a small wood on the official road of Yanzhou. The area was burned clean by the raging fire, leaving no evidence.
The only people who knew about this were Ling'er and her two close confidants.
How did the Fourth Elder know this?
Facing the Fourth Elder's questioning, Liu Su looked at him coldly with a calm expression: "Fourth Elder, you said that this Saint Girl murdered my fellow disciples. Do you have any evidence?"
The fourth elder sneered, "Just a few hours ago, several members of my Tianshen Sect were killed on the official road outside the capital. That official road happened to be the route you took back to the capital. No one else showed up today. Who else could it be but you?!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Liu Su's expression changed drastically.
Official road?
Murdered?
What's going on?
Could it be...
Liu Su stared coldly at the Fourth Elder: "How could there be someone from the Heavenly God Sect on the official road... How dare the Fourth Elder say that it was this Saint Girl who murdered my fellow disciples?!"
The Fourth Elder had never expected that the Saint Lady before him would not show the slightest sign of guilt. Instead, she questioned him fiercely. He could not help but angrily exclaim, "There was no one else on that official road. Several of our Heavenly God Sect's followers have died, including a fourth-rank master... Who else could it be besides you?!"
Liu Su's eyes turned cold: "Fourth Elder, are you saying that without any evidence, you are concluding that this Saint Girl was the one who killed the person?"
"Whether it was the Saint Maiden who killed him, she knows for sure. I will report today's incident to the Sect Leader... Liu Su, you murdered your fellow disciples, and the Sect Leader will never let you off lightly!"
The fourth elder sneered and spoke.
Facing the Fourth Elder's aggressiveness, Liu Su's face remained emotionless, her eyes growing colder. "The Fourth Elder has no evidence, yet he's accusing me of murder. I will never let this matter go... If the Fourth Elder wants to complain to the Sect Leader, go ahead!"
Seeing Liu Su so calm and without the slightest fear, the Fourth Elder's expression changed slightly. He stared at Liu Su coldly for a few seconds and sneered, "Well, since you don't know what's good for you, don't blame me for being rude!"
After saying that, the Fourth Elder stared at her coldly for a while, then turned around and left angrily.
The yard soon became quiet.
Ling'er, who was standing by, came forward cautiously and said, "Saintess, what's going on?"
"Is the Fourth Elder going to cause trouble for you?!"
Liu Su's eyes were cold: "He just wants to take advantage of this situation to get rid of me!"
"Then he..."
Ling'er recalled the Fourth Elder's aggressive look and his sudden departure, and couldn't help but ask, "Then why did he leave again?"
"Test!"
Liu Su had no expression on her face.
Ling'er said with some worry: "I thought he was going to attack you, Saint."
Liu Su glanced at her and said lightly: "He doesn't dare."
Ling'er blinked, then quickly smiled triumphantly: "That's right, the Fourth Elder is no match for you, Saint Maiden. If we really fight, we'll only be bringing shame upon ourselves!"
In the Celestial God Sect, the Saint's martial arts skills are extremely high. It is precisely because of this that she has such a high status.
In the entire Tianshen Sect, the only person whose martial arts skills are better than the Saint is the Sect Leader, and the only person who can compete with the Saint is probably the former Great Elder.
It’s a pity that the Great Elder is... dead!
While Ling'er was still feeling happy that the Fourth Elder had run away in disgrace, Liu Su's expression became increasingly solemn.
How did the Fourth Elder know that someone had died on the official road?
How can we be sure that Liu Su was the murderer?
Unless... the person was sent by the Fourth Elder!
And the target person is her?
wrong!
Liu Su's eyes widened, and she suddenly remembered something.
It’s Lin Jiangnian!
The Fourth Elder's men were going after Lin Jiangnian?!
Does this mean that after she left, Lin Jiangnian was attacked by the Fourth Elder's men?
Thinking of this, Liu Su could no longer sit still. Without any hesitation, she turned around, jumped up, jumped onto the eaves, and left the yard.
"Hey, Saint, where are you going?"
…
at the same time.
Jiang Mansion.
It's getting dark.
Lin Jiangnian returned to the outside of the Jiang Mansion, and the servants in the mansion hurried forward to greet him and ushered him into the mansion.
"Your Highness, you are out for a while today, and a young lady came to visit you!"
The servant spoke.
"Miss?"
Lin Jiangnian looked puzzled: "Whose daughter is this?"
"She is the daughter of Prime Minister Zhao, Miss Zhao!"
The servant explained.
Hearing this name, Lin Jiangnian paused and turned around: "Who are you talking about?"
The servant was a little nervous and said cautiously: "Ms. Zhao..."
"Zhao Xi?"
"Exactly, exactly!"
Hearing this name, Lin Jiangnian took a breath.
Why is she here?
"What is she doing here?"
"I don't know."
The servant shook his head: "Miss Zhao heard that Your Highness had gone out, and said she would stay at the mansion and wait for Your Highness to come back..."
"What?!"
Lin Jiangnian shuddered.
Not leaving yet?
Realizing the seriousness of the problem, Lin Jiangnian became even more restless.
Why did she come here?
"Where is she?"
"In the front hall!"
Hearing that it was the front hall, Lin Jiangnian breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was not in his room.
However, Lin Jiangnian still hurried to the front hall.
As soon as I arrived at the front hall, I saw two maids standing under the eaves of the front hall.
Xiaozhu, who was wearing a skirt, was talking to a maid who was about the same age as her. It was Xiaoyue, Zhao Xi's personal maid.
Seeing Lin Jiangnian outside the front hall, Xiao Zhu's face quickly showed surprise: "Your Highness?!"
Xiaoyue blushed slightly and quickly followed suit, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness!"
"No need to be polite!"
Lin Jiangnian waved his hand, his gaze fixed on the front hall behind the two of them: "Xiaoyue, where is your young lady?"
"My young lady..."
Xiaoyue was about to speak when a faint voice came from under the eaves on the left side of the front hall.
"I'm such a living person, can't His Royal Highness see me?"
Lin Jiangnian subconsciously turned around following the voice and met a pair of resentful eyes.
"Your Highness, I have been waiting for you for a long time!"
“…”
