Zhiyuan lowered her eyes slightly and remained silent. Her delicate and pale face looked pale and bloodless, which was heartbreaking.
Along with rapid breathing, a few strands of black hair fell down in a messy manner, and a few crystal clear beads of sweat were faintly seen on the white forehead.
She indeed underestimated the other party's strength.
This person's martial arts skills are extremely high, even better than hers.
With such strength, he is definitely not a small figure in the Tianshen Sect.
A trace of regret flashed across her face, and when she was about to look up, she suddenly saw a hand reaching out from the side.
Turning around, Lin Jiangnian handed a pill to her.
"Take the medicine first!"
Zhiyuan paused, then reached out and took the pill without hesitation and swallowed it.
After the pill entered her body, she took a few deep breaths to calm the surging emotions in her body.
After a while, she opened her eyes.
His complexion looked a little better than before.
"You go and rest first, and leave the rest to me."
Lin Jiangnian looked at Zhiyuan's weak appearance and knew that her internal energy had been severely depleted. If she didn't rest well, she would probably suffer from sequelae.
Zhiyuan glanced at him, then glanced outside the inn. This time, she didn't refute anything. She nodded slightly, handed the Qiu Shui sword in her hand to Lin Jiangnian, and turned to go upstairs.
Lin Jiangnian looked down at the Qiu Shui sword in his hand. There was still a faint breath of the girl on the hilt. The sword body was crystal clear, with a hint of cold light shining and lingering around the sword body.
Just now, Zhiyuan relied on this sword to defeat the opponent and forced him to flee in a panic.
Although Zhiyuan was already at the end of his strength, it was undeniable that the sword had significantly improved his martial arts skills. A superior, peerless weapon was indeed extremely important to a master.
This sword fell into Lin Jiangnian's hands, but with his current strength, he was unable to use it.
After a moment's thought, Lin Jiangnian sheathed his sword and looked up into the inn. The lobby was a mess. The clash between Zhiyuan and the other party had left the hall in a state of disarray. Now that the dust had settled, aside from the guards who had gone in pursuit of the other party, the others were cleaning up the scene.
The innkeeper and the waiter hid in the corner, trembling with fear and anxiety. They didn't expect to encounter such an unexpected disaster tonight.
It was not until Lin Jiangnian sent someone to deliver the compensation money to the shopkeeper that the shopkeeper put away the sad expression on his face and smiled happily.
"Your Highness, there were six of them. Except for the one who escaped, the remaining five were all killed."
A guard came forward to report.
"No one alive?"
"The other party was extremely vigilant and resisted fiercely. When he realized there was no way to escape, he chose to commit suicide by taking poison..."
Lin Jiangnian was not surprised by this result. He had heard from Liu Su that the Celestial God Cult was a rather fanatical organization.
You can tell from the name of their organization.
There are many followers in Tianshen religion, and many of their beliefs are extremely extreme, which already falls into the category of cult.
"Your Highness, I have found some information from these people..."
The guard lowered his head and handed over some intelligence: "These people are indeed followers of the Tianshen Sect. They seem to have been ordered by the sect to go to Xunyang City... They also have some secret clues left by Xunyang City for contact..."
Lin Jiangnian looked down at the information in front of him and confirmed his guess.
The extermination of the Wang family was most likely related to them. It was a pity that no one survived, otherwise we might have been able to obtain more intelligence clues.
Lin Jiangnian pondered for a moment, then ordered, "Notify everyone and send someone to Xunyang City to investigate these clues."
Since they have taken action in Xunyang City, they will most likely leave clues. Let's see if we can find something through these clues.
"yes."
The guard nodded and left.
After giving the order, Lin Jiangnian was about to go back to his room to check on the kite when he heard another commotion outside the door.
"stop!"
"Who are you? This is an inn. Why are you not letting me in?"
An angry voice came.
This sound...
Lin Jiangnian stopped and frowned slightly. Sounds familiar?
He turned his head to look outside the inn, and through the lights of the inn, he saw two figures appear outside the inn door.
At the same time, the guards outside the inn blocked the other two people's way, and there seemed to be some conflict.
The two figures were one tall and one short, one old and one young.
A hunchbacked old man, who looked to be in his twilight years, was dressed in a gray robe, carrying a box on his back, and looked old.
Beside the old man stood a tall, graceful woman with delicate features, dressed in a purple robe and long skirt. She was capable and yet had a bit of a heroic and feminine temperament.
At this moment, she was the one who spoke.
She had an angry look on her face and was arguing with the guard at the door.
However, the guard at the door stood in front of the two men with an expressionless face, saying nothing and refusing to let them in.
This made her very angry. When she was about to continue arguing, she suddenly realized that these people in front of her looked familiar, and subconsciously glanced inside the inn.
At a glance, he saw that the inn was in a mess, and there seemed to be many figures cleaning something. It seemed that something had happened?
Jianghu conflict?
Grudges and love?
She soon realized that there was probably something wrong with the inn.
Black shop?
Thinking of this, he remembered the experience he had encountered in a black shop not long ago. He immediately felt a little afraid and his momentum suddenly weakened a lot. When he was thinking about whether to find an inn somewhere else, he caught a glimpse of a figure out of the corner of his eye.
With just this one glance, she was stunned on the spot.
Then, his eyes widened in disbelief.
"Dog, Dog Prince?!"
"You, you're not dead?!"
“…”
Inside the inn, Lin Jiangnian was also a little surprised when he saw the two figures appearing outside the door.
There were two people outside the door, one old and one young.
A strange old man, and the young woman standing next to him... Shen Lingjun!
Ms. Shen!
Isn’t it the Miss Shen who had previously assassinated him in Linjiang City, and then colluded with Li Qianlin in Yanzhou to assassinate him again, but failed and was betrayed?
Lin Jiangnian was kind enough to let her go at that time, but he didn't expect to meet her here again?
"Hey, isn't this Miss Shen? Long time no see!"
Lin Jiangnian raised his eyebrows, not smiling.
Shen Lingjun's eyes widened and she stared at Lin Jiangnian in disbelief.
"You, you're still alive?!"
"Why? You really hope that this prince is dead?"
Shen Lingjun was stunned for a long time, unable to believe his eyes.
But she soon realized something and glared at him fiercely: "I wish you, this bastard, would die a miserable death!"
She hated Lin Jiangnian to the extreme.
If she had only wanted to uphold justice and eliminate this bastard prince for the people before, then after the last incident, the feud between her and Lin Jiangnian had been completely sealed.
This bastard prince used dirty tricks to control her, sealed her martial arts, and wanted her to submit.
She made note of this!
Later, she escaped and almost encountered danger along the way. Fortunately, she met the kind-hearted Sister Zhiyuan, who saved her from danger. She was able to escape and not only recovered her martial arts, but also met her uncle-master in Xunyang City.
When she was in Xunyang City, she heard the news of the death of Prince Lin. Shen Lingjun was shocked and surprised, happy and delighted when she heard the news.
As expected, those who do evil will eventually perish. That bastard prince was finally taken away by heaven!
In order to confirm the truth of this matter, Shen Lingjun went to investigate. Although he did not see the body of the bastard prince with his own eyes, from the Wang family and various clues, he could be sure that Lin Jiangnian was most likely dead!
I was in a pretty good mood!
But now, when she saw the dog prince who should have been dead, he appeared in front of her alive again.
Shen Lingjun was dumbfounded and couldn't believe it.
Not reconciled!
How come this bastard is still alive?
The atmosphere is so tense, how can he still be alive?
In this case, doesn’t it mean that all the previous intelligence information was wrong?
"Sure enough, the disaster has lasted for a thousand years!"
Shen Lingjun was stunned for a moment before finally coming to her senses. She quickly glared at Lin Jiangnian fiercely, "But don't get complacent, you bastard prince! Even if you were lucky enough to survive this time... you won't be so lucky next time."
"Wow, the moment we meet, you start calling me "bastard prince" all the time. Have I ever provoked you in any way?"
"You still dare to say that?"
Shen Lingjun's eyes widened and he asked angrily, "How did you bully me before?"
"Then tell me, how did this prince bully you?"
"you……"
Shen Lingjun was about to speak, but she felt ashamed of her previous experience and found it difficult to talk about it. She could only stare at him with murderous eyes.
Lin Jiangnian's tone was relaxed and playful: "I let you go last time, but I didn't expect you to come to me again today... Can I blame this prince for this?"
When Lin Jiangnian opened his mouth, his eyes inadvertently fell on the old man next to Shen Lingjun.
The old man was hunched over, with a haggard look on his face, like an elderly man in his twilight years.
But for some reason, Lin Jiangnian sensed a sense of difficulty from the old man.
This old man is probably not simple.
Lin Jiangnian became more alert.
"Oh, you brought help with you?"
Lin Jiangnian sneered in a relaxed tone.
Hearing this, Shen Lingjun was furious.
However, after her last experience, she knew that she was no match for this bastard in terms of words, so she immediately turned her head to look at the old man beside her.
"Master, it's him. He bullied me last time..."
"He's the wicked prince of Linzhou. He exploits the people, bullies women, and commits all sorts of evil... Uncle Master, please kill him quickly and rid the people of this evil!"
Shen Lingjun spoke angrily.
"Uncle Master?"
Hearing this, Lin Jiangnian squinted his eyes and looked at the old man.
Is he Shen Lingjun's uncle?
I had heard some information from Shen Lingjun before. This female hero came from a small and unknown sect in the martial arts world. The sect has been disbanded, and the brothers in the sect have also dispersed.
Unexpectedly, this female hero even called on her uncle to support her?
However, Lin Jiangnian quickly sneered again: "I didn't expect you to call for help..."
"However, can you, an uncle-master like you, kill this prince?"
Shen Lingjun sneered: "Don't be complacent, you son of a bitch. My uncle is a master of martial arts, and he is more than capable of killing you!"
"oh?"
Lin Jiangnian's eyes were still nonchalant, but he was already alert in his heart. He looked at the old man in front of him and asked, "How powerful is your uncle-master?"
The fact that he couldn't see through the old man meant that his martial arts skills were probably quite good indeed.
At the same time, the guard who was originally standing behind Lin Jiangnian slightly sideways and approached Lin Jiangnian, as if ready to attack at any time.
Shen Lingjun sneered and was about to speak when she heard a dull voice from the side: "Lingjun, don't be rude!"
Hearing this, Shen Lingjun's smile froze, and he quickly turned his head away and lowered his head: "Yes, Uncle Master!"
The old man slowly raised his head and looked at Lin Jiangnian. His face was calm and his eyes were unperturbed. "You are the Prince of Lin?"
Lin Jiangnian looked at him and chuckled, "It's me, the prince!"
"His Royal Highness has an extraordinary temperament and excellent martial arts foundation... This is inconsistent with the rumors in the outside world. It seems that the rumors in the outside world are not credible."
The old man seemed a little surprised. After looking up and down a few times, he suddenly sighed softly.
The smile on Shen Lingjun's face froze.
Something is wrong!
Uncle, why do you seem to be praising him?
Why are you praising this bastard prince?
You are my uncle!
Even Lin Jiangnian was a little surprised. This old man actually praised him?
"Senior, what you said is absolutely right. The outside world is just slander by some people with ulterior motives, slandering and slandering this prince out of jealousy!"
Lin Jiangnian spoke in the same nonchalant manner and glanced at Shen Lingjun.
Shen Lingjun stared at him angrily... What does this bastard prince mean?
Click her?
"Uncle Master, don't be fooled by him. This son of a bitch is not a good person..."
Shen Lingjun spoke up immediately, trying to make his uncle see the true face of this bastard, but his uncle waved his hand.
He looked up at Lin Jiangnian and sighed, "It seems that Lingjun and His Royal Highness have some misunderstandings?"
Lin Jiangnian looked at Shen Lingjun with a half-smile: "Miss Shen does have some misunderstandings about this prince!"
Shen Lingjun became anxious.
Where does the misunderstanding come from?
It's clearly...
"Uncle Master, please don't be fooled by him..."
"Lingjun!" The old man turned around and glanced at her, his face calm: "Don't be rude."
Shen Lingjun then reluctantly shut up, gritted her teeth, and saw Lin Jiangnian's playful smile, and became furious.
Is he still showing off?
"Your Highness, Lingjun and you did have some conflicts before... If I have offended you in any way, I hope you will forgive me!"
At this point, the old man sighed softly: "Lingjun lost her parents when she was young, and her master also passed away early. She ventured into the martial arts world alone, and her personality is a bit reckless. If she has offended me in any way, please, Your Highness, for my sake, don't bother with her..."
"Master?!!"
Shen Lingjun was completely anxious.
Uncle Master, what happened to you?
And you still want to apologize to this bastard?
Don’t worry about it?
Aren't you just trying to make others look good?
Lin Jiangnian was also a little surprised. He thought that Shen Lingjun came with helpers to settle accounts with him and seek revenge.
I didn't expect that you came to apologize?
It was truly unexpected.
"Senior, you are too polite. It is true that there are some conflicts between this prince and Miss Shen. However, this prince does not take it to heart. As long as Miss Shen does not cause trouble for this prince, this prince will naturally not bother with her."
As he said this, he glanced at Shen Lingjun again, and his eyes seemed to be saying.
Look, see how reasonable your uncle is?
But in Shen Lingjun's view, it was a naked provocation.
Shen Lingjun was furious!
Angry and anxious!