"Oh right..."
The woman in red stared at Lin Jiangnian and wanted to say something, but when the words came to her lips, she suddenly stopped.
"Forget it, just wait a little longer..."
She muttered to herself.
Lin Jiangnian looked at her inexplicably.
"By the way, I found out something."
The woman in red glanced at Lin Jiangnian again, narrowed her eyes slightly, and said seriously, "It's about the Third Prince."
"What is it?"
Lin Jiangnian perked up a little: "What did you find out?"
"The attack on Prince Lin this time is indeed related to him!"
The woman in red spoke softly.
"He's the mastermind?"
"Probably not."
The woman in red shook her head slightly. "Although he wasn't the mastermind, he was involved. I found out that he had been exchanging letters with certain people in Linjiang City for the past few months... He was already aware of the assassination of Prince Lin."
"But he is definitely not the mastermind!"
"Why are you so sure?"
"He doesn't have that ability!"
The woman in red said calmly, "He's just a prince. He may have some influence in the capital, but he's not qualified to assassinate the Prince of Lin in Linzhou!"
Lin Jiangnian was stunned, and it made sense.
"Then why did he want to assassinate Prince Lin?"
Lin Jiangnian thought thoughtfully: "Does he have a grudge against Prince Lin?"
"I'm not quite sure about this..."
The woman in red shook her head slightly, a look of doubt on her face. This was also something he didn't understand.
Logically speaking, the Third Prince should have no connection with Prince Lin, so why did they become enemies?
What's more, even if the imperial court wanted to reduce the power of the princes, he was just a prince and was under the pressure of the crown prince.
Why is he involved in this?
"The truth will eventually come out."
The woman in red glanced at Lin Jiangnian and said with a half-smile: "They will continue to assassinate."
Looking at her eyes, Lin Jiangnian felt a little chill in his heart.
Will the assassination continue?
Wasn't he the one who did the assassination?
"Will they come to Linzhou to assassinate me again?"
"That's not necessarily true!"
The woman in red shook her head slightly: "After the last experience, the Lin Palace will not let down its guard again. At least within the territory of Linzhou, you should not be in any danger anymore."
Lin Jiangnian was silent.
He doesn't agree with this.
"So, what you need to do now is to stay here peacefully and be a good prince of the Lin Prince. In the Lin Prince's Mansion and Linjiang City, you are at least safe."
"That……"
Lin Jiangnian thought for a moment, then looked at her again: "What is your purpose in asking me to impersonate the Prince of Lin?"
"What do you want me to do for you?"
The woman in red glanced at him and said, "Let's talk about it after you get the Xuanyang Heart Method."
Lin Jiangnian was startled: "Is it related to the Xuanyang Heart Technique?"
"I guess so..."
The woman in red nodded slightly: "I need to confirm some things first."
Lin Jiangnian was silent.
She really came here for the Xuanyang Heart Method?
"Then I'll try my best..."
“…”
The oil lamp on the table gradually dimmed and it was getting dark outside the window.
The two people at the table also looked a little more tired.
Aside from the few days she was away, the woman in red would appear in Lin Jiangnian's room every night, either reminding him of something or simply sitting quietly for a while, occasionally chatting with him about random things.
It seems that she is also quite boring?
At this moment, she was like an ordinary woman, without any trace of aloofness or unapproachable aura. She was like two different people from the woman in red whom she had first met that night in the temple under the heavy rain...
Even now, Lin Jiangnian still didn't know what her purpose was. Impersonating the Prince of Lin and sneaking into the Prince of Lin's mansion...what was she trying to achieve?
This woman in red is still a mystery, beautiful and mysterious!
"It's getting late, I should go!"
The woman in red stood up and stretched. Her movements were lazy and a little graceful, and her delicate body was faintly visible under her red skirt.
"Oh, there's one more thing."
Before leaving, the woman in red seemed to remember something. She stared at Lin Jiangnian for a while before speaking: "That night..."
"In the temple, besides the Lin Wang Mansion and the assassin who assassinated the Lin Wang Prince, there is a third force!"
"A third force?"
Lin Jiangnian was startled, then his eyes fixed: "What do you mean?"
"I don't know." The woman in red shook her head, but her eyes were fixed on Lin Jiangnian.
Lin Jiangnian frowned: "What is the origin of that third force?"
"I don't know."
"Can't find out?"
"Um."
The woman in red stared at Lin Jiangnian for a moment, then finally withdrew her gaze and said calmly, "Whether that third force is a friend or foe, or what its origins are, we still don't know. But..."
"Maybe it has something to do with you!"
Lin Jiangnian's heart suddenly shook.
Is it related to him?
Could it be...
"What does it have to do with me?"
Lin Jiangnian said calmly, a hint of doubt on his face: "I don't know what forces they are."
"That's unknown."
The woman in red shook her head slightly, glanced at Lin Jiangnian again, and reminded him, "However, if I can find out about this, she can also..."
"You better be careful!"
Lin Jiangnian was silent.
The "she" mentioned by the woman in red is naturally the kite.
Zhiyuan can find out about the third force, what can he find out?
Will Lin Jiangnian be implicated?
"I'll find out who they are!"
The woman in red put her hands behind her back, nodded slightly, and glanced at Lin Jiangnian: "But you have to get the Xuanyang Heart Technique as soon as possible."
“…”
The woman in red left.
But the news left behind made Lin Jiangnian feel a little heavy in his heart.
He sat quietly at the table for a long time, until the oil lamp was almost out, and then he lit a new one.
Then, Lin Jiangnian stood up and walked to the door, carefully locked the door, and went to the window and bolted the window. After making sure that everything was correct and no one could break in quietly, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Don't worry.
Then, Lin Jiangnian turned around and walked to the bed behind the screen, lifted the pillow, and found a book quietly placed under the pillow.
"Xuan Yang Heart Technique!"
Four large characters written in a flamboyant style come into view.
The brushwork is sharp, and an invisible momentum comes to the face.
Lin Jiangnian picked up the mental method, turned around, returned to the table and sat down.
Today on the seventh floor, Lin Jiangnian found this Xuanyang Heart Sutra from the desk.
However, when the woman in red asked about it tonight, Lin Jiangnian did not tell the truth.
The reason is self-evident.
Lin Jiangnian didn't know what the red-clothed woman's purpose was. The Xuanyang Heart Technique was too important, and he didn't dare to reveal it easily.
Therefore, Lin Jiangnian chose to conceal it temporarily and act according to circumstances.
And he had also found out something before... The purpose of the woman in red was indeed related to the Xuanyang Heart Method.
So……
Lin Jiangnian's gaze fell on the mental method on the table. Is this Xuanyang mental method really as powerful and magical as she said?
What secrets are hidden in this, and how does it relate to the purpose of the woman in red?
With such doubts in mind, Lin Jiangnian opened the mental method in his hand.
What catches your eye is a line of preface.
"In the thirteenth year of Tianqi, there was a heavy snowfall. I got lost in the Taihang Mountains and strayed into a maze. There, I had a chance to comprehend the mystery and understand the secrets of Xuanyang..."
Lin Jiangnian gradually realized that the Xuanyang Heart Technique in his hand seemed like... a handwritten version?
It seems like it was copied down by someone.
The preface that appears on the homepage of the Heart Method introduces the origin of the Xuanyang Heart Method.
Heavy snow, deep mountains, mazes, chance... Why does this story pattern look so familiar?
As for the thirteenth year of Tianqi, which year is it?
Lin Jiangnian thought carefully for a moment, this doesn't seem to be the reign title of the current emperor of the Daning Dynasty?
Lin Jiangnian didn't hesitate for too long and turned to the next page. The content of Xuanyang Heart Method finally appeared before him.
As the secret formulas of Xuanyang Heart Method and internal strength gradually emerged, a whole new world slowly unfolded before Lin Jiangnian.
…