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Yan Xiaoxi held her breath as she looked below with rapt attention.

Inside the house, there were two men. One of them was dressed in black and wore a hat, so it was impossible to see his appearance. As for the other man, Yan Xiaoxi recognized him. It was that annoying Nangong Zhen.

What was he planning? He definitely wanted to harm Linlin.

"Crown Prince, you only need to cooperate with this old man. The man in black said.

"Alright, since it's like this … If you stand on this prince's side, we are like grasshoppers on a string. " Yan Xiaoxi didn't hear the word 'middle' clearly.

"This time, I will definitely make Yan Xiaoxi and Nangong Lin pay with their blood." Man in Black gritted his teeth as he spoke, as if he had a huge grudge against the two of them.

On the roof, Yan Xiaoxi frowned. She couldn't figure out what this had to do with her.

He thought about how kind she was and how she treated people with friendliness. She would never have any enmity with anyone, so why would anyone want to plot against her?

Of course, with the exception of Nangong Zhen and Liu Zhixue, she did not want to offend them. It was all Nangong Lin's fault.

The scorching heat was precisely the time when the insects were densely packed. Yan Xiaoxi could always hear the buzzing sounds, and occasionally, a few flies and a few mosquitoes would fly past in front of her eyes.

Suddenly, a mosquito that was unafraid of death landed on Yan Xiaoxi's nose.

For fear of alarming Nangong Zhen, Yan Xiaoxi only used the blowing method to chase away the mosquito. However, the mosquito seemed to be very hungry, and no matter how Yan Xiaoxi blew, it remained indifferent, making Yan Xiaoxi completely stupefied.

Without a care in the world, he struck out with his palm.

"I want you to suck my blood." Yan Xiaoxi clapped her hands and removed the mosquito's body from her palm.

"Who?" Her actions also happened to alarm the two people in the room.

Not good, Yan Xiaoxi exclaimed. How could she have forgotten her current situation? If she was caught by Nangong Zhen, it would be a disaster.

Before he could notify Linlin, he would be tortured or even killed by Nangong Zhen.

At the thought of this, Yan Xiaoxi's mood turned sour, and she immediately ran off.

When Nangong Zhen came out of the room, he could no longer see Yan Xiaoxi's figure. He gave Man in Black a look and Wu Tie disappeared from the room after a short while.

At this moment, Nangong Zhen suddenly shouted: "Assassins are here!"

In a split-second, the patrolling guards immediately rushed over. They clasped their hands together and half-knelt on the ground, asking, "Crown Prince, what happened?"

"There's an assassin. Immediately send someone to look for him. Even if you have to search the entire palace, you have to find him." Of course, Nangong Zhen couldn't let him go, because the person might have heard his secret.

"Yes." With the order given, the guards immediately took action. They started searching the palace in batches, searching everywhere, not missing a single place.

Yan Xiaoxi used her movement technique to travel back and forth without any obstruction. She originally wanted to return to her room, since Nangong Zhen didn't know it was her, he definitely wouldn't do anything to her.

However, the surrounding of Nangong Lin's palace was filled with guards, it was so airtight that probably not even a fly could fly past them. Yan Xiaoxi felt unsure about it, so she avoided the eyes of others and returned to her room smoothly.

She had no choice but to give up this idea. Then, she thought that returning to her room was no good, so she might as well leave the palace.

Furthermore, she had not expected that there would be even more guards waiting at the entrance of the palace.

Yan Xiaoxi was wearing night clothes. If someone saw her, it would be hard to explain. She would not sleep in the middle of the night after taking off her night clothes. People would not doubt her as she wandered around the palace.

Right now, she was in a difficult situation.

Just as Yan Xiaoxi was hesitating, a sharp-eyed guard spotted her lurking on the rooftop. He immediately shouted, "The assassin is over there."

Soon, the people below started to move, all of them moving towards Yan Xiaoxi's direction.

Seeing this, Yan Xiaoxi continued to dodge. Just as she got rid of the group of assassins at the entrance, she encountered another wave of assassins. After getting rid of them, she immediately encountered a third group of assassins.

After a few turns, Yan Xiaoxi found that she had actually managed to return to her original spot.

The most dangerous place would be the safest place, Yan Xiaoxi thought. It was finally time to rest.

However, how could she know that Nangong Zhen had always stayed here and never left.

"Who are you?" Immediately, Nangong Zhen found traces of Yan Xiaoxi.

Yan Xiaoxi was shocked and wanted to run away again. She didn't even look at Nangong Zhen and used her Qing Gong to fly away. The moment she leaped, countless nets surrounded her like a rain. Yan Xiaoxi fell to the ground.

She struggled, only to find herself covered by several nets, as if tied up by several ropes, completely trapping her within them.

Nangong Zhen walked over to Yan Xiaoxi. Because Yan Xiaoxi was wearing a veil, he did not notice her identity at the moment.

"All of you can leave. This assassin is going to be personally interrogated by this crown prince."

"Yes." The guards immediately left.

Nangong Zhen was getting closer and closer to Yan Xiaoxi.

Yan Xiaoxi laid on the ground and tried to untie the big net. Seeing that Nangong Zhen was about to reach her side, she was helpless. The ropes were glued to her body like glue.

"Speak, who sent you?" Nangong Zhen squatted down and was about to take off the veil covering Yan Xiaoxi's face.

Yan Xiaoxi turned her face away and kept silent in order to conceal her identity.

Nangong Zhen smiled mockingly and said, "This prince will let you have a taste of what it means to live rather than die."

With that, Nangong Zhen once again reached out his evil hand towards the veil on Yan Xiaoxi's hand. He was prepared to use his other hand to control her movements, so she couldn't move.

Yan Xiaoxi was completely stupefied. She was extremely anxious and didn't know how she could escape from this place.

Nangong Zhen's hand had already grasped her black veil. As long as he took it off, he would be able to see her face.

At this crucial moment, Yan Xiaoxi only felt herself being hugged by a strong arm. Nangong Zhen was hit by the person who came and pulled up the big net on Yan Xiaoxi's body. Yan Xiaoxi leaped up and disappeared into the night sky.

The mysterious man carried Yan Xiaoxi to a safe place before he put her down.

After Yan Xiaoxi stood firmly, she took off the veil covering her face and jumped into the man's warm embrace. She then shouted, "Linlin."

From the moment they came into contact, Yan Xiaoxi had already smelled the faint musk on Nangong Lin's body. It was a scent unique to him that made her immediately confirm his identity.

In Nanshui Kingdom, other than Nangong Lin, she did not know anyone else.

Presumably, no one would risk their life and save her from offending Nangong Zhen.

"Women are really disobedient." When Nangong Lin woke up in the middle of the night, he realized that the person beside him was not here. He immediately thought that this disobedient woman must have gone to the treasury.

When he rushed to the treasury, he did not find any trace of Yan Xiaoxi. At this moment, he noticed the guards' movements and guessed that she might have been discovered.

He truly did not know the heights of heaven and earth. In the future, what kind of place was the palace in Nanshui Kingdom?

"Thank you, Linlin." Yan Xiaoxi pouted her red lips, her face full of grievance.