"Bang!"
In the courtyard.
Lin Jiangnian, who tried to escape, was thrown into the yard. He was quickly soaked and covered in mud and blood.
In a miserable state.
A burning pain came over his shoulder, and Lin Jiangnian's body stiffened, his heart filled with shock and anger.
Don’t be fooled by the little girl’s weak appearance, you would have never expected that she is so strong!
What is the origin of this group of people?
The murderer came to silence the witnesses?
At this moment, Lin Jiangnian's head was dizzy, and he was enveloped by confusion and fear. He struggled hard to sit up.
At the same time, a cold voice came from my ears.
"Who are you?"
Lin Jiangnian raised his head slowly and with difficulty, and saw several figures holding torches and umbrellas in his sight. They were wearing the same dark and strangely patterned clothes as the little girl just now, and they were obviously a group of people.
The little girl who had just caught Lin Jiangnian was standing under the eaves nearby, with a smug look on her face.
A woman was walking towards Lin Jiangnian.
A young woman in red!
She was wearing a red long dress and holding a red umbrella. She stood quietly not far in front of Lin Jiangnian with one hand behind her back.
The firelight revealed a stunningly beautiful face.
Very beautiful!
There is a kind of enchanting beauty!
But at this moment, Lin Jiangnian had no intention of appreciating it at all.
Late at night, in a dilapidated temple, a woman in red...
Lin Jiangnian felt uneasy. It was an unfamiliar environment, a group of unfamiliar and dangerous people, and their purpose was unknown!
Although he didn't understand what was going on, Lin Jiangnian subconsciously realized that he might be involved in some terrible conspiracy and murder!
You won’t live long!
"I……"
Just as Lin Jiangnian's face turned pale, thinking about how to escape, he saw the red-dressed woman in front of him suddenly change her expression. As if she had seen something incredible, her expression was moved and she stared at Lin Jiangnian intently.
"Lin Jiangnian?!"
"Dog, Dog Prince? You, you are not dead?!"
Lin Jiangnian was stunned for a moment, looking bewildered. How did she know his name and... the dog prince?
What's the meaning?!
Lin Jiangnian's dazed gaze inadvertently swept across a corpse not far away.
The next second, he stood there in a daze!
It was a body that had already gone completely cold. Judging from the clothes the person was wearing, it was obviously of noble status and he was not an ordinary person.
But that’s not the point.
The point is... this person looks exactly like him?
Lin Jiangnian suddenly turned his head and saw a pale, slightly delicate and familiar face vaguely reflected on the surface of the water beside the yard.
Yes, exactly the same!
Lin Jiangnian looked up in surprise and saw that the woman in red in front of him looked as surprised as he was!
An ominous thought arose.
Could the person lying dead on the ground be the "dog prince" they were talking about just now?
And Lin Jiangnian actually looks exactly like that dog prince?
Even the name is the same?!
…
"What's your name?! Why are you here?! What else do you know?!!"
After a long silence, the woman in red spoke again.
It was obvious that her voice was cold, but it was also faintly mixed with a hint of surprise.
Obviously, she hasn't come to her senses yet!
How could there be such similar people in the world?!
Was it a coincidence, or was the dead man on the ground just a scapegoat, and the person before him was the true Prince Lin?!
She began to doubt Lin Jiangnian's identity.
"I……"
The woman in red in front of him gave Lin Jiangnian a strong sense of pressure. At this moment, his throat was dry: "If I say I'm not some bastard prince... would you believe it?"
The red-dressed woman stared intently at Lin Jiangnian and asked coldly, "Who are you then?!"
The person in front of him looks exactly like the Prince of Lin, and it is indeed hard not to doubt his identity!
Lin Jiangnian's mind was spinning rapidly, and his voice was hoarse: "I come from a small village in the south. My parents died when I was young..."
"I originally planned to go to the capital to seek refuge with relatives, but I had no money and passed through here hoping to stay for a night. Unexpectedly, I ran into a gangster vendetta... I was lucky enough to hide in the temple and survive. I know nothing, and I saw nothing..."
People's physical conditions cannot be generalized. Realizing that he was in an unfamiliar and dangerous situation, Lin Jiangnian remained calm and made up an identity that could not be flawed for the time being.
The way the woman in red looked at him clearly showed her doubt about Lin Jiangnian's identity!
If Lin Jiangnian couldn't answer, and the woman in front of him mistook him for some prince, he would probably die on the spot.
Listening to Lin Jiangnian's flawless answer and his relatively calm expression, he didn't seem to be lying. Looking at his dull expression and blank gaze, he was indeed different from that dog prince.
The doubt and coldness in the eyes of the woman in red dissipated a lot.
Based on her understanding of that dog prince, he didn't have such good disguise skills.
So, is this person in front of me really just an accident?
Did I accidentally bump into that dog prince?
However, she was still suspicious, and just as she was about to continue questioning, a hurried figure approached from outside the door.
"Saint, we don't have much time left. The people from Prince Lin's Palace are coming soon!"
Hearing this, the red-clothed woman's expression changed slightly. Then she thought of something, suddenly turned her head and stared at Lin Jiangnian for a moment, her expression suddenly turning cold.
She stared at him coldly: "Do you want to live?"
Lin Jiangnian was a little stunned, his brain still not reacting for a moment, and he nodded subconsciously: "I want to."
The instinctive desire to survive!
"Open your mouth!"
"ah?"
The figure of the woman in red flashed, and the next second she appeared in front of Lin Jiangnian. She grabbed his neck, flicked her wrist lightly, and a pill flew into Lin Jiangnian's throat.
"cough……"
Lin Jiangnian covered his neck and tried to grab his throat, but to no avail.
The pill melts quickly in the throat!
His expression suddenly changed: "What did you give me to eat?"
"poison!"
The woman in red said coldly, "If you want to live, do as I say. Do you understand?"
Lin Jiangnian's face turned pale and he wanted to curse!
What the hell is going on?
Where is this?
What on earth does this woman want to do?
"Do you know who he is?" The woman in red ignored Lin Jiangnian's expression and asked, pointing at the corpse on the ground that looked exactly like Lin Jiangnian.
"Prince Lin?"
Lin Jiangnian thought of their conversation just now, and then looked at the expression of the woman in red in front of him, and had a vague ominous premonition in his heart.
“That’s right!”
The woman in red stared into Lin Jiangnian's eyes, her tone very serious and earnest: "If you want to live, remember every word I say to you next!"
"From now on, you are Lin Jiangnian, the prince of Lin!"
"I want you to pretend to be him and return to Prince Lin's Mansion, hiding it from everyone!"
"ah???"
Lin Jiangnian stood there in a daze.
Looking at the cold and serious expression of the woman in red in front of him, he realized something belatedly.
Impersonating the Prince of Lin?
he?
Lin Jiangnian looked blank, wondering if she was joking.
How is this fake?
Although the two looked the same, how could they imitate their personalities, habits, and temperaments? Moreover, Lin Jiangnian didn't even know this Prince Lin, so he had no idea where to start.
Could it be...pretending to have amnesia?
However, the woman in red remained expressionless: "If you want to live, either obey me or die!"
"You choose!"
Lin Jiangnian: “…”
He finally understood that he had no choice!
"Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
When he realized that both choices were almost certain to lead to death, Lin Jiangnian immediately chose the lesser of two evils, as the latter option at least gave him some room for maneuver.
At the moment, Lin Jiangnian didn’t even know where he was, and he didn’t want to lose his life in a confused state.
The woman in red nodded in satisfaction and said, "Listen carefully, remember every key piece of information I'm going to tell you next..."
"Your name is Lin Jiangnian now. Your father is Lin Hengzhong, one of the only two kings of a different surname in the Daning Dynasty. Your mother is deceased... You have a cold-blooded maid named Zhiyuan by your side, who keeps tabs on you. And you are the most notorious prince of Linzhou, a bully..."
"For now, remember these people I told you about. Memorize them by heart, and you won't reveal any flaws..."
"However, you must be careful not to arouse anyone's abnormal suspicion of you, especially that maid named Kite. Otherwise, you will die miserably!"
The woman in red stared at him with a cold tone!
Lin Jiangnian felt a chill in his heart.
He understood that this was a threat, but also a fact!
"Prince Lin, Lin Jiangnian, Lin Hengzhong, Zhiyuan..."
These names flashed through Lin Jiangnian's mind quickly. He memorized them secretly and took a deep breath.
Fortunately, he has a good memory.
After quickly noting down these clues, Lin Jiangnian looked up at the woman in red.
"Don't worry, I've got it in mind!"
"Very good. And what happened today... You were invited on a trip two weeks ago, and on your way back you were attacked... Your guards were all killed trying to save you... If someone asks you about this, you'll know what to say, right?"
Lin Jiangnian nodded woodenly. He probably understood the meaning... After a person died, it meant that he could act freely?
Just as Lin Jiangnian was about to ask something else, he suddenly felt dizzy, his chest felt stuffy, his vision gradually became blurred, and then the world spun around and everything went black.
“…”
late at night.
The heavy rain gradually stopped.
A woman in a red long dress sat on the horse, looking quietly at the mountain below.
The lights were bright, and several figures poured into the dilapidated temple from all directions. The solemn aura and cold armor illuminated by the firelight seemed particularly cold.
Those were the guards and personal soldiers of Prince Lin’s palace.
"Saint, do you really want to do this?"
The voice of the little girl from before came from the side, with a hint of hesitation and worry on her face: "Is this really possible?"
The woman in red said calmly, "That bastard prince is dead. This is our only solution."
"But……"
The little girl was still very worried. Could it really work to let that guy of unknown origin pretend to be the Dog Prince?
This deviated too much from their plan.
What if the truth comes out?
"But Saint, you put the love poison on him. What if he is not the Prince of Lin? Wouldn't that mean your efforts will be in vain..."
The red-dressed woman looked indifferent: "It would be best if he is the prince of Linwang, but if not..."
She lowered her eyes: "Then we have to give it a try."
She stared silently down the mountain, watching the guards and personal soldiers of Prince Lin's mansion rescue the guy from the ruined temple.
She wasn't entirely sure whether the man just now was the Prince of Lin pretending to be him, or was just a passerby who happened to look similar.
If he were the Prince of Lin, that would be perfect. If he weren't...
A hint of determination flashed in the eyes of the woman in red.
No matter who he is, from tonight onwards, he is the real Prince Lin!
"You should go back and report first. Also, find out who is the mastermind behind this assassination!"
The red-dressed woman's eyes were icy: "I have ruined the great plan of the Celestial God Sect. This vengeance must be avenged!"
“…”