C23

"There's no rush." Su Qianhan was very calm from start to finish, as if she wasn't the one suffering from the Bone Corrosion Poison. "Has anything happened over there recently?"

Whirlwind lowered his eyes. He wanted to persuade him, but he knew his master's temper very well. He could only answer honestly, "The Crown Prince's Palace is fine. However, that man last time won't give up so easily."

"However, the following people have come to report that there has been an additional group of soldiers stationed around the crown prince's residence. Although they are not numerous, their origins are still unknown."

Su Qianhan squinted his eyes and raised his head, "Oh?"

"We are still investigating the details. That group of people are very vigilant. They have been watching from a distance without any intention of taking any action."

It was indeed strange. After so many years in court, only Master and the newly appointed Crown Prince had been at each other's throats. Who else would be so interested in Su Tong?

Su Qian Han's eyes flashed, "Investigate secretly, don't alert the snake."

"Yes." The storm continued, "There is one more thing... "Our people just received news that someone wanted to assassinate the third young mistress of the Xiao family. It was the mother of the second young miss, Li Jing."

Logically speaking, this sort of matter shouldn't be managed by them, but recently, this grandpa seemed to be very concerned about this Second Miss, so it was better to tell this grandpa about this news.

A cold glint flashed across Su Qian Han's originally silent eyes. He squinted his eyes dangerously but did not say anything.

Sudden Wind was a little strange. He thought that Su Chen would give orders to protect him. He asked: "Are you going to send our people over?"

Su Qianhan frowned and said in a displeased tone, "Are you trying to test me?"

Suddenly, his body froze. He realized that he was trying to find out the meaning of his question. He knew that his master always hated people. He immediately became frightened and said, "Your subordinate spoke too much."

Su Qian's eyes were cold as he waved his hand.

Sudden Wind was scared to the point that his entire body broke out in cold sweat. He didn't dare to say anything else and immediately retreated respectfully. Just as he was about to reach the door, he suddenly heard orders coming from inside.

"Investigate the real identity of Flower Pavilion's pavilion master and report any movements from the general's residence."

After the gust of wind stood at the door and said yes, it slightly let out a sigh of relief before leaving.

However, he also silently warned himself that when he had news about Xiao Qing Ran in the future, he would have to pay more attention.

On the other side, Xiao Qing Qing did not know that she was being watched and directly returned to the General's Estate after returning from the Flower Pavilion.

She had read through all the basic information about the Zhao Family. There was nothing substantial. All she could find out was some irrelevant things from the past.

However, since Liu Suifeng had already been found, she had made up her mind and returned to the mansion early. She planned to rest early today if there was nothing important to do.

He had been busy the past few days, so he was a little tired.

However, there were some people who didn't appreciate the hardships of others and liked to cause trouble.

Xiao Qing Qing's sleep was very shallow. As long as there was an unfamiliar aura in the room, she would instantly wake up. This was a habit that she had developed since modern times.

The door to the room was opened by a knife that had come in from the outside. A man dressed entirely in black pushed open the door and silently crept towards the bed. A thin piece of bamboo peeked out of his clothes.

It was a small prop used to infuse the room with aphrodisiac. From its preparation, one could tell that he had already prepared everything when he was outside.

The black-clothed man instinctively felt that Xiao Qingyi was still not awake. When she reached the bedside, he pierced through the blanket with the sword in his hand without even looking at it.

The sword in his hand pierced through the quilt, but it did not seem to pierce through the skin at all.

The black-clothed man was shocked. He did not have the time to check under the blanket, and subconsciously gripped the sword in his hand and attacked towards the left rear.

But in the end, his speed was still not as fast as Xiao Qing Qing's.

'Puff! 'a muffled sound was heard, and a small hole that could barely be seen by the naked eye appeared on the man's temple.

Before he could clearly see who it was, he fell backwards and heavily on the ground. He couldn't even close his eyes.

Xiao Qingran's gaze was cold. With a slight turn of her wrist, the thread that carried the silver needle was easily pulled back into her hands.

She stepped forward and pulled off the mask covering the face of the man in black, revealing a scarred and fiendish face. It was someone that Xiao Qingyi did not recognize.

The sounds of fighting came from outside. She knew it was from Ri-er. However, even though she was aware of that girl's martial arts, Xiao Qing Qing was still a little worried as she walked out the door.

Outside in the yard, there were roughly a dozen black-clothed men fighting with Riko while swinging their swords.

Those people were agile, and their moves were fast and accurate. One could tell from one look that they had been specially trained.

Xiao Qing's eyebrows creased. For the time being, she did not have the time to think about the reason behind these people's appearance. She directly joined the circle to help Li Er to share in the number of assassins.

Those people had originally come in accordance with Xiao Qing Ran's orders. They had only killed Riko to silence her. Now that they saw that the main culprit was still alive, they naturally swarmed over him.

Suddenly, five or six people surrounded Xiao Qing Qing.

Her movements were very fast, and with her small stature, she was able to pass through these assassins very quickly.

One of them saw that she was only a woman, and a look of disdain appeared in his eyes.

Xiao Qingran saw this opportunity and scurried under his armpits. She conveniently pinched the man's wrist and broke it in an extremely strange manner.

"Ah ~" That person instantly let out a miserable scream and loosened his grip on his sword.

Xiao Qingran used the momentum to grab the weapon before she turned around and slashed at the man's neck.

'Swish! 'The sound of a small sharp weapon slicing through flesh entered their ears. Before they could see her movements clearly, they felt the corner of their eyes heat up, and the black cloth covering their face saw a few drops of dark red.

"Damn it, didn't they say she had no morals or talents? It is only a woman, how can she have such skills? " The other person was shocked and subconsciously took a step back, not daring to continue forward.

Xiao Qingran laughed coldly as she took the sword and leaped to his side. With a cold smile, her sharp eyes flashed: "You should think about this below."

That person's pupils immediately dilated. As a hitman, he instinctively raised the sword in his hand, but all he heard was a crisp sound as the sword in his hand was sliced off by Xiao Qing Qing. Following that, a foreign object entered his chest and the warmth flowed out of his body.

"This is impossible, this is absolutely impossible! These swords were all created together, it's impossible for the one in her hand to be so sharp!" The remaining assassins who saw it with their own eyes panicked.

They had originally thought that the mission this time around would be a piece of cake. However, it had completely surpassed their imaginations.

"What are you panicking for? There are so many of us and we're afraid of a woman. If we all attack together, I don't believe that she can fight one against ten!" A man who looked like the boss ordered.

When the others received the order, they all gathered around Xiao Qing Ran, leaving only one person to slow down Li Er's footsteps.

With so many people surrounding her, it was impossible for Xiao Qing to use a silver needle. She did not have many silver needles on her hands right now, so she would have to reclaim the needles like she did earlier. However, this was too much of a waste of time.

These people had gone through professional training, so it was obvious that their fight would determine the victor in a second.

Xiao Qingyi did not easily use her long weapon. Although the sword in her hand danced in the air, it was not suitable to be used.

Those people seemed to be able to see this point, so they formed a circle surrounding Xiao Qing and planned to use the battle to find an opening.

From start to finish, she had been shocked and composed. Each and every move of hers had been carefully thought through, so even though those people were not weak, they had been unable to harm her in the slightest for such a long period of time.

In fact, the longer it took, the more loopholes Xiao Qing could find. In just the time it took for two cups of tea to boil, three or four people had already fallen. These assassins had already laid down half of their bodies in such a short period of time.

"Damn it, I don't believe it!" Seeing that his brother had sacrificed a lot, the leader could not suppress the anger in his eyes. He took out another blade from his waist and slashed at Xiao Qing Ran's waist.

Xiao Qingran lowered her gaze and borrowed the moonlight to grip the sword in her hand. The reflection of the cold sword just happened to pierce into that person's eyes.

The black clothed man instinctively used his hand to cover himself as Xiao Qing Qing took the opportunity to rush forward.

However, the black-clothed man's reaction was faster than the others. Before she could even get close, he had already dodged her attack. The sword in his left hand unexpectedly swung in a different direction.

Only now did Xiao Qinggran realize that the sword in his hand was actually two-edged.

"Bitch, laozi wants you to die!" The moment the man in black approached her, he quickly took out a powdery substance and threw it towards her, meeting her eyes.

Although her eyesight was poor, the senses of her body were indeed abnormally sensitive. She felt that there was a cold and dark aura behind her, and when she turned her elbow to hit him, the sword in her right hand stabbed past the left and front shoulders.

However, she did not succeed in this maneuver. Her wrists were gripped by a pair of large hands, and even her waist was secured by a pair of powerful arms.

"Bastard!" Xiao Qing Ran cursed silently and was about to get angry.

However, the man's coarse voice, which carried a domineering tone, came from the top of his head. "Don't move."

She blinked and squeezed some of the dirt out of her eyes. She opened her eyes and looked up. "Su Qianhan?"

Why would this man suddenly appear here?

Su Qian Han did not say anything, but lowered his head to look at the person in his embrace.

Because she was blinded, her vision was a little blurry, and her eyes were slightly red. The mist coming from her eyes looked more like they had just been crying.

For some reason, Su Qian's heart sank. He couldn't help but recall the day she was drugged at the crown prince's mansion and accidentally barged into his room. At the same time, he also remembered that beautiful kiss.

The man's adam's apple moved and the arm around her waist tightened. He brought the man closer to himself and said in a deep voice, "Leave this to me."