The cell door was opened, and Qin E ran in with her skirt in hand, knelt beside Qin Shenghan, reached out to support him and asked with concern: "Father! Are you okay?"
Qin Shenghan looked at her in confusion, and then at the guards lined up in the corridor. He seemed to understand something. He covered his aching neck, waved his hand to Qin E and said, "It's okay to be a father. Niao Niao, you Go and help Master Qi quickly."
Qin E was worried, so she stroked his violently heaving back and whispered, "Is my daughter here to accompany her father?"
Qin Shenghan pushed her away and said, "Go ahead. Being a father is not that fragile."
After saying this, Qin E made up her mind not to stay any longer, got up and walked out of the prison.
At this moment, the assassin who wanted to kill Qin Shenghan in prison resisted and fought all the way. He broke through the formation of the soldiers of the Ministry of Justice alone and came to the second door at the south end of the official residence.
Qi Yue arrived with a sword in hand, wearing a neat Xuanmo robe and fluttering in front of the formation, shouting: "Let's capture you without mercy! You can't escape today!"
The assassin who was surrounded by the crowd covered his face with a black scarf, leaving only a pair of cold eyes, staring at Lang Jun in front of everyone, deliberately suppressing his voice, destroying the original tone, and mockingly said: "Is it life or death?" ! It’s not you who has the final say!”
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and threw countless darts from his hidden sleeves, causing the soldiers to retreat step by step.
As soon as he said it, Qi Yue stepped forward and stabbed him with his sword, fighting and entangled with the man. Qin E came after him and saw the dangerous scene in front of him, so he ordered the crossbowmen guarding the Yazhong to be called in and fired hundreds of arrows at the assassin.
Qi Yue caught a glimpse from the corner of her eye, and in compliance with Qin E's order, she stepped aside at the right time, trapping the assassin in the arrow array.
Countless long sharp arrows were shot at the man, who was in a critical situation, but there was no fear in the assassin's cold and gloomy eyes. His movements were ghostly and invisible, making it difficult for people to see his moves.
Seeing this, Qi Yue knew that the arrow array could not trap him, so he jumped up and attacked again, unwilling to leave any room for this man.
Qin E also ordered someone to stop the arrow, but the assassin's martial arts was at its peak, and Qi Yue was no match for him.
The soldiers of the government office stepped forward with the intention of forcibly detaining this man. Unexpectedly, the assassin shrank back, took advantage of everyone's panic, jumped towards the wall of the second gate, and disappeared in the dark night in the blink of an eye.
He escaped. He escaped under the joint efforts of dozens of people from the Criminal Department to arrest him.
The brutality of his martial arts made Qin E dumbfounded and speechless. Qi Yue stood firm on the ground, sheathed her long sword and stood with her hands behind her back, looking at the direction where the assassin was escaping, with deep eyes: "Who is this person?"
Qin E trotted over and saw his face covered with blood, and asked eagerly: "You are not injured, are you?"
Qi Yue shook her head, patted her shoulder gently and said, "I'm fine. This blood belongs to the assassin. He was hit by two arrows in his shoulder."
The government official on the side bowed forward and said, "Sir... shouldn't we chase you?"
Qi Yue frowned and said, "I won't pursue him anymore. This man is really strong in martial arts and has profound attainments in Qinggong. Even if we pursue him, there may not be any results. Send someone to notify the Imperial Army and the patrol camp, blockade the capital, and conduct house-to-house searches."
Qin E's face was pale and she looked lost: "After several days of planning, we were defeated by force. If we can't find this person... the princess's strategy will be in vain."
Qi Yue turned to look at her and whispered softly: "The mastermind behind this is inherently cunning. Now it seems that having such a master at his disposal must be quite powerful, and it also gives us a certain range."
Late at night the dew freezes.
Xiao Yuehuai waited anxiously in the side room. Hearing the sound of fighting in the government office, she couldn't help but open the door to see what was going on. She sneaked to the scene of the roundup and saw the assassin in night clothes through the gaps between people.
This figure was extremely familiar to her. The moment the assassin looked back, her Tianling Gai suddenly went numb and her heart skipped a beat: It was Lu Pingsheng! Did he come in person? !
A suffocating feeling of oppression came towards her, and Xiao Yuehai fled back to the wing in embarrassment from the grass.
Those eyes, that figure, she couldn't forget even if they turned into ashes. At this time, just like when she was frantically trying to escape from Lu Pingsheng's control in her previous life, fear and despair filled her heart again.
She imagined the scene of meeting him countless times in this life, encouraging herself to be brave and never be a lamb to be slaughtered again. But when I really saw him, I felt nothing but endless pain and sadness.
Every moment Lu Pingsheng was around was a nightmare for her.
After a while, the commotion in the mansion quieted down, and Qin E came back angrily.
Xiao Yuehuai saw her at the door, rushed over slightly madly and asked: "How is it? Did you catch him?"
Qin E shook her head with frustration: "Let him run away."
Xiao Yuehuai was shocked: "How could it be possible!!"
Qin E said truthfully: "The assassin possesses superb martial arts, and no one in the mansion can be his opponent."
Xiao Yuehuai's eyes suddenly darkened, annoyance welled up, and she said with extreme resentment: "I have been preparing for so long! I thought everything was perfect! But I still let him escape."
Qin E didn't know why she was suddenly so excited. She could only endure the unwillingness in her heart and reluctantly comforted: "Ah Huai. He is injured. Qi Yue has sent people to notify the Forbidden Army and the patrol camp to search the whole city. We haven't reached it yet. Dead end.”
Xiao Yuehuai was so angry that she fell to the ground with a thump, her eyes lost their luster.
Qin E looked at her at a loss and didn't understand why her reaction was worse than his own.
Xiao Yuehuai sat on the cold brick floor and calmed down for a long time before gradually regaining her senses——
She knew that using Qin Shenghan as bait would definitely attract the Lu family's killers.
The Lu family and his son wanted to harm the whole family of the Qin family. Since they could not frame the Qin family for corruption, they would inevitably use the silver theft case as an entry point. The news that the gangster confessed spread among the people, which was Lu's best chance to kill the case.
In order to die without any evidence, they will definitely silence Qin Shenghan and create the illusion of committing suicide out of fear of crime.
But she didn't expect... the person coming this time was Lu Pingsheng!
Xiao Yuehuai found it strange that Lu Pingsheng was the most cautious and would never be reckless and impulsive, and he would never do such a thing as murder himself. He has always been thorough and thorough, so why did he mess up this time?
Xiao Yuehuai couldn't understand, and her mood became worse and worse.
Seeing that she had been in a daze and didn't speak, Qin E couldn't help but worry: "Ah Huai? Are you okay?"
Xiao Yuehuai came back to her senses, looked at her deeply, gradually smoothed away the disgust in her eyes, and said in a calm tone: "It's okay. Niao Niao, go and accompany Qi Yue. Tonight's search across the city will be another tiring and tiring process. Battle.”
Qin E was silent, always feeling that the girl in front of her was a little weird, but she couldn't tell what was wrong.
Xiao Yuehuai ignored her scrutiny and was buried in her own thoughts, refusing to come out: she wanted to meet Lu Pingsheng in person. This plan has failed, and we must find another way to clear Qin Shenghan's suspicion and restore peace to the Qin family.
For the rest of the night, a miserable wind blew over the wall. The lonely cloud covers the moon, and the city walls are Xiaoxiao and lonely.
A dark shadow crossed the long street, circled the alleys, and stumbled towards Lu Zhai located in Linshui Lane. He entered through the back door, climbed over a low wall, and fell onto a flower bed, covered in mud.
He braced himself and walked towards the short pavilion standing on the lake not far away.
At the end of the water bridge, there was a maid guarding the entrance, covering her mouth and yawning. In the quiet night, I suddenly heard several slight calls: "Jinyi, Jinyi..."
