It's late at night and everyone is asleep.
The small town located at the border of Yanzhou and Linzhou has long fallen asleep.
Outside the inn, there are plainclothes guards on patrol, and inside the town there are also secret sentries hidden in the darkness, monitoring every move of the entire town.
Any wind blowing through the grass will immediately alert them.
This time when they came to the capital, the safety of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was their most important responsibility. Now that they had left Linzhou, they had to act with caution just in case.
Lin Qingqing patrolled and checked as usual, and after confirming that there was nothing unusual inside or outside the inn, she returned to her room.
Until the dead of night, when the entire inn was silent, a strange figure suddenly appeared at the inn's staircase, stepping lightly on the wooden floor without making any sound.
The dark shadow took advantage of the faint moonlight coming in from the corridor window and skillfully touched the door of Lin Jiangnian's room.
There were plainclothes guards patrolling outside the inn, but outside Lin Jiangnian's room was empty, with no guards guarding it.
As early as leaving the city, Lin Qingqing was worried about His Highness's safety and did intend to send someone to protect His Highness for twelve hours. However, His Highness ruthlessly rejected this plan and drove away all the guards outside the door, saying that someone outside would disturb his sleep.
As for the real reason, it goes without saying!
Lin Jiangnian was exhausted from the journey and kept the little maid Xiaozhu by his side. Naturally, he didn't want anyone to eavesdrop outside the door at night.
This greatly affects his performance!
Therefore, although there were patrolling guards outside the inn, there was no one outside the corridor inside the inn.
The figure successfully groped his way to the door of Lin Jiangnian's room, took out a dagger from under his wide sleeves, slowly inserted the dagger into the crack of the door, and then skillfully and lightly lifted the bolt.
From beginning to end, not a sound was made.
It's easy to do!
The door opened, and the dark shadow slowly walked into the room, holding his breath, holding the dagger in his hand, and walked one step, two steps, behind the screen.
Go through the screen and approach the bed.
From a distance, I saw a person lying on the bed!
A vague and hazy figure.
At this moment, a gleam of light flashed in the black shadow's eyes!
A fierce murderous intent emerged.
The next second, she suddenly appeared beside the bed, holding the dagger in her hand, and stabbed fiercely at the 'figure' on the bed.
The movements were extremely ferocious, fast and fierce, as if they had been practiced hundreds or thousands of times and were extremely familiar.
As the dagger fell, it did not feel like piercing flesh as imagined, but instead felt more like... piercing cotton?
this……
The shadow's pupils suddenly shrank, and she looked carefully, then suddenly lifted the quilt on the bed. When she saw the pillow under the quilt, her pupils suddenly shrank!
Fell into a trap?!
A chill instantly surged from her back, and her whole body suddenly tensed up.
How, how is this possible?
Why isn't that dog prince here?!
He, hasn't he already...
Where is he?!
At this moment, she was shocked and angry. She suddenly looked up and looked around, but saw that the dark room was empty.
Where are the people?
"You little bastard, get out here?!"
A low voice, accompanied by gnashing of teeth.
No one in the bed?!
Clearly, there's a problem.
Next second!
"Bang!"
There was a dull sound, and the door behind him suddenly closed.
She turned around suddenly and finally saw a figure appear at the door. Even though it was just a dark figure, she still recognized it at a glance... It was the Lin Wang dog prince!
Lin Jiangnian!
"You dog prince, prepare to die!"
Gripping the dagger tightly in her hand, her figure suddenly disappeared from where she was and she rushed towards Lin Jiangnian at the door.
However, just after taking a few steps, she suddenly felt dizzy, her head felt dizzy, her whole body felt heavy, and her strength seemed to disappear rapidly.
This, this is...? !
A look of horror immediately appeared on her face. What, what was going on?!
She was terrified and realized that something was wrong!
It’s a great plan!
He didn't care about the life of that bastard anymore and turned to the window to escape.
But after turning around and running a few steps...
“Plop!”
His figure staggered, his legs went weak and he fell to the ground, unable to muster any strength.
She looked terrified and her pupils shrank.
It’s over!
At this moment, the room suddenly lit up. As all the oil lamps were lit, the room was brightly lit again, illuminating the "female assassin" lying on the ground, and also illuminating the handsome face of Lin Jiangnian not far away.
After blowing out the fire stick in his hand, Lin Jiangnian turned around and looked at the "female assassin" lying powerlessly on the ground not far away.
"Dengdengdeng!"
Outside the room, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps. Then, Lin Qingqing appeared outside the door, her tone anxious: "Your Highness?!"
Obviously, Lin Qingqing noticed something was wrong.
At that moment, she heard some movement in the Crown Prince's room and immediately rushed over to check.
"I'm fine!"
Lin Jiangnian said calmly: "This prince has captured a female assassin!"
Hearing that His Highness had encountered an assassin, Lin Qingqing outside the door immediately became anxious. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Lin Jiangnian's nonchalant voice, "Stand back. This prince has already captured the assassin. Don't worry."
There was silence outside the door.
After a while, he said, "Then, if Your Highness has any instructions, please inform me at any time."
Despite this, Lin Qingqing did not go far away, obviously still worried about Lin Jiangnian in the room.
This inn is heavily guarded, how did the assassin get in?
Thinking of this, Lin Qingqing's face turned extremely ugly. She was responsible for protecting His Highness's safety, and now the assassin actually broke into His Highness's room in a brazen manner... Isn't this a slap in her face?
Lin Jiangnian didn't care about Lin Qingqing's thoughts outside the door. He slowly walked to the "female assassin" on the ground and his eyes fell on her.
Dressed in black, the standard assassin's night-attack uniform, and with a fairly pretty face... Isn't this the daughter of the innkeeper?
"Is it you?"
Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes. There were guards guarding the door, so the assassin could not get in. However, he did not expect that the assassin was already in this inn.
This is still a shady shop?!
The 'female assassin' lying limply on the ground was staring at Lin Jiangnian with a fierce and cold gaze.
For some reason, this fierce and cold look seemed familiar to Lin Jiangnian.
Like... somewhere have I seen it before?
Lin Jiangnian stared at her face for a moment, then suddenly realized something and reached out closer.
"You, what are you doing?!"
The female assassin saw Lin Jiangnian suddenly reaching out to touch her, and immediately glared at him with a fierce look in her eyes: "Stop..."
She wanted to struggle, but she felt weak all over and her head was dizzy, so she couldn't muster any strength.
It's clear that he was drugged...
Unexpectedly, she would be tricked here!
Lin Jiangnian successfully reached out and touched the face of the female assassin in front of him. He touched it gently and soon found something wrong on her thin and white neck.
After gently kneading it, I saw a thin film adhering to my neck.
Disguise!
The 'female assassin' seemed to realize something and immediately struggled and said angrily: "You, let me go..."
“Shh!”
Lin Jiangnian tore off the film on his neck. As the thin silk masks were torn off one by one, the true face of the "female assassin" was revealed.
Delicate facial features, exquisite and small, willow-shaped eyebrows, narrow eyes, red lips, a very beautiful and extremely pretty face.
At this moment, he was staring at Lin Jiangnian with an indescribable look of resentment and shame.
When Lin Jiangnian saw this face.
"It's you?!"
After a brief moment of confusion, Lin Jiangnian quickly recognized the other party's identity
Isn't this the same female assassin who, over a month ago, posed as an otaku in Yingfeng Garden and tricked Lin Jiangnian into her room with ill intentions?!
It's her again?!
The last time she tried to assassinate Lin Jiangnian in Yingfeng Garden, she was eventually discovered by the well-prepared Lin Jiangnian, and she fled in panic. Since then, the people in the palace have been searching for her whereabouts, but to no avail.
Lin Jiangnian had almost forgotten about her, but he didn't expect her to appear here again?
Lin Jiangnian suddenly realized and seemed to be thinking about something.
No wonder she was able to evade the inn's guards. This female assassin's greatest skill was disguise. Last time she pretended to be an otaku, and this time she was the innkeeper's daughter?!
After Shen Lingjun realized that her identity was exposed, she no longer tried to hide it. She stared at Lin Jiangnian viciously and cursed, "You son of a bitch, you deserve to die!"
"Despicable and shameless!"
"mean?"
Lin Jiangnian looked at her: "When has this prince ever been mean?"
"You actually drugged me?!"
Shen Lingjun stared at him intently, feeling extremely angry.
The last time I tried to assassinate him, I almost succeeded!
I finally found an opportunity this time, but I didn't expect to fail...
He was even drugged by the other party and couldn't muster any strength in his body.
How could he be so despicable?!
Lin Jiangnian looked at him jokingly, "You're the only one allowed to give me the medicine, and I'm not allowed to give it to you?"
Shen Lingjun was surprised: "You, you know?"
Soon, she suddenly realized something and stared at him: "No, why, why are you okay?"
She clearly remembered that she had impersonated the shopkeeper's daughter tonight and had planted drugs in the kitchen. She had also witnessed Lin Jiangnian drinking the tea. After the drug had almost taken effect, she took the opportunity to sneak over, intending to quietly end the life of this bastard prince with a single blow!
Unexpectedly, it still failed!
She didn't understand what went wrong?
This bastard prince clearly drank her drug, so why is he fine?
"Perhaps this prince is a lucky person?"
Lin Jiangnian had no intention of explaining to her.
He practiced the Taigu Heart Method taught to him by Liu Su. Although he has just started learning, his body has already produced antibodies.
When Lin Jiangnian first wanted to learn the Tai Gu technique, he was drawn to its miraculous ability to protect him from all poisons. Now, as a beginner, although he couldn't completely resist the effects of drugs, he could still detect various drugs and poisons.
Earlier in the hall, he had noticed something fishy about the tea. However, he didn't say anything, calmly drinking it as usual. Only after returning to his room did he circulate his inner energy and spit it out.
Then, wait quietly for the fish to bite!
Since someone dared to drug him, there must be a follow-up plan. As expected, when the assassin arrived, he was arrested on the spot by Lin Jiangnian!
"Pooh!"
When Shen Lingjun heard Lin Jiangnian bragging about himself, he sneered: "You son of a bitch, you are full of evil. Everyone has the right to kill you. Sooner or later, you will die a miserable death!"
Lin Jiangnian looked at the female assassin in front of him who wanted to eat him alive and sighed softly: "Can you change the words you use to scold me? It's the same words over and over again. If you are not tired of it, then this prince is tired of hearing it!"
Shen Lingjun was furious, her beautiful eyes wide open, calling him a "bastard prince," and he was actually tired of hearing it?!
"Don't be so arrogant, my dear son! I will kill you sooner or later and make sure you die a miserable death!"
Lin Jiangnian shook his head gently: "I'm afraid you don't have this opportunity... If you fall into my hands, do you still want a chance to seek revenge?"
A trace of horror flashed across Shen Lingjun's eyes. She suddenly realized that she had been drugged by this bastard and had lost her ability to resist.
The assassination attempt failed, and I'm in deep danger. Then, I'm afraid I'm doomed!
Given how cruel this bastard prince is, how could he let her go?
"Kill me if you can!"
Thinking of this, Shen Lingjun closed her eyes, gritted her teeth, and faced death with equanimity: "But don't be complacent. Even if I die, there will still be people who will avenge me. Even if I die, there are still countless people who want your life. Heaven has its own way... You will get your retribution sooner or later! "
Lin Jiangnian looked down at the female assassin in front of him with a tense face, as if she was ready to die heroically, and felt a little dazed.
How come her attitude made him look like a villain who did all kinds of evil?
but……
Lin Jiangnian glanced at her. From the first time he saw her last time, Lin knew that this was probably a woman who liked to meddle in other people's affairs, had a chivalrous heart, but was not very smart.
This is basically the case for those who have just entered the world!
As for where her chivalrous heart came from, Lin Jiangnian didn't care.
"Kill you?"
Lin Jiangnian glanced at her and asked, "Do you really want to die?"
Shen Lingjun's expression was still fierce, and she sneered: "If I fall into the hands of a bastard like you, how can I survive?"
This bastard prince even killed helpless civilians. Is there anything he can't do?
What good will happen if you fall into his hands?
Even before she came here, she had already made up her mind to die if she failed. Even if she died, she would never let him insult her!
"This prince never kills innocent people. If you don't want to die, this prince can give you a way to live!"
Lin Jiangnian looked at me with a playful look: "How about you tell me, who ordered you to assassinate this prince?"
"Or, who is your accomplice? And where is he?"
"As long as you tell me, I will let you live, how about it?"
Last time, the female assassin escaped and the people in the palace searched the whole city but couldn't find the whereabouts of this woman. Lin Jiangnian realized that this female assassin might have accomplices behind her.
To be able to escape the palace’s search, the power behind him must be quite powerful.
Now that she is in Lin Jiangnian's hands, she naturally needs to be interrogated thoroughly.
Shen Lingjun stared at him intently, sneering repeatedly: "This young lady has no accomplices... You, this bastard prince, are full of evil. I am killing you to enforce justice for the people of Linjiang City, to seek justice for Miss Yingying!!"
"You damned son of a bitch!!"
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