Ye Chutang looked at him frankly.
Well... you really can't tell him, and it will be the same if he asks again.
Unexpectedly, Shen Yanchuan nodded with understanding.
"King Qi is suspicious by nature. The palace is heavily guarded and there are many checkpoints. It is really not easy to keep someone to do things. It is natural for Miss Ye Er to be cautious."
Ye Chutang: "...???"
Did Shen Yanchuan misunderstand something?
Hearing this, he actually thought she had an informant in Prince Qi's Mansion?
...Why does this reason seem to work well?
In this way, all her actions can be directly attributed to the non-existent "informant".
Ye Chutang didn't say anything. In Shen Yanchuan's view, it was acquiescence.
Although she didn't know how Ye Chutang did it, it was not against her will.
As a person like her, as long as she wanted to, there seemed to be nothing she couldn't do.
Shen Yanchuan always knew what was appropriate and did not ask any more questions about these matters.
Ye Chutang also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
It was raining outside, so the cave seemed particularly quiet.
Ye Chutang raised his arm slightly, and the wound on his shoulder was pulled, causing another sharp pain.
She frowned slightly.
"Those people are really persistent. From Jiangling to the capital, they still refused to give up. There were at least five people who attacked you today, right? They all went after you alone. But please slow down - but I have paid attention to His Highness the King's situation. It seems to be okay, everyone says that he is good at both civil and military skills, and if we see him today, he does have some abilities."
Shen Yanchuan tilted his head and looked.
Ye Chutang blinked: "What do you want me to do?"
Shen Yanchuan said: "If you want to ask me anything in the future, just say it."
Hearing this, Ye Chutang raised his eyebrows slightly.
Shen Yanchuan looked at her, his deep black eyes filled with clarity and calmness.
He said——
"These assassins today are indeed sent by Xiao Chengxuan."
…
The rain outside seemed to have become lighter, and Shen Yanchuan's voice was particularly clear during the moment when the wind stopped.
Ye Chutang was really surprised now.
She just wanted to test it out and ask Shen Yanchuan who was the one who secretly killed him.
I thought Shen Yanchuan wouldn't speak, but who knew - he actually admitted it directly like this! ?
Seeing Ye Chutang's expression briefly stunned, and a rare daze appearing in those clear and dark eyes, Shen Yanchuan suddenly felt much happier.
He smiled: "Why, don't believe it?"
Ye Chutang shook his head slowly.
"That's not true, it's just...I thought you wouldn't tell me."
As soon as this sentence came out, it was equivalent to directly exposing the most fatal conflict between him and Xiao Chengxuan.
Shen Yanchuan was thorough and meticulous in his work. Normally, he would never tell others about this matter so easily.
Especially, it was Ye Chutang, a person who had nothing to do with him.
But he just told her so lightly.
Shen Yanchuan nodded: "I thought you wouldn't ask."
After all, she used to be most afraid of being involved in his affairs and would always avoid him.
Ye Chutang: "..."
Why does this sound so weird?
In fact, she really didn't want to ask more, but after having that dream last time, she knew that this trip was necessary.
That dream was definitely related to her.
So she came today anyway.
This also means that she has made up her mind to get involved, so naturally the clearer she knows, the better.
Ye Chutang sighed silently in his heart.
"So he went out of his way to do this today. In fact, he didn't really want to discuss anything with you, but just to take the opportunity to attack you? It would be best if he can deal with you. If not, at least he can clean up the past things. ,Yeah?"
Shen Yanchuan's eyes moved: "Did you hear that?"
"A little bit."
Shen Yanchuan didn't seem to mind and nodded: "He knew I wouldn't agree, so he had other purposes from the beginning."
Ye Chutang felt that he had touched on the crux of the problem.
"Agree to what?"
…
Lian Zhou and his people hurried over. When he saw Yuncheng, he frowned and asked, "Where is the master?"
Yuncheng shook his head: "I haven't found it yet."
Lian Zhou looked around, pulled him aside, lowered his voice and asked urgently: "What's going on? Isn't it all planned? How could it happen like this?"
Yuncheng comforted him and said, "Don't worry, the master will be fine."
Lian Zhou didn't believe it at all: "The situation in this mountain is so complicated. How can it be so easy to find someone? What if the master-"
Yuncheng coughed and whispered.
Lian Zhou didn't hear clearly: "What did you say?"
Yuncheng had no choice but to repeat it again.
"Master and Miss Ye Er fell down together. They should still be together now."
Lian Zhou's originally anxious expression froze for a moment, and then he slowly spoke.
"...Oh, it's okay then."
After he finished speaking, he glanced at Yuncheng again, feeling three parts contempt, three parts admiration, and three parts emotion.
"Tsk, it has to be you. How about you take on the position of chief butler?"
Yuncheng modestly said: "Where. The rain is about to stop, we still have to find the master and Miss Ye Er quickly. By the way, there are also those assassins——"
Lian Zhou raised his chin behind him.
"Don't worry, if you bring someone here this time, you will definitely clean up."
…
Time passed slowly, and in the evening, the pilgrims trapped in the temple were finally let out one after another.
Both the mid-mountain and the foot of the mountain are strictly guarded by guards.
In addition to the people from the Dingbeihou Mansion and the Princess's Mansion, the Jingwei Office also mobilized elite soldiers, some of whom were responsible for guarding and some who began to search the mountain.
Fortunately, the rain finally stopped at this time.
Princess Qinyang's skirt had a lot of dirt on it, but she still insisted on searching with the team.
She followed the position where Ye Chutang and Shen Yanchuan fell, detoured from the side, and went down.
The hillside is steep, and no one knows where the two people are now and whether they are safe.
Princess Qinyang waved her long whip to knock off all the branches and leaves that were in the way, while walking non-stop.
Xiao Chengxuan was also here, but he also had wounds on his body, so he didn't go down.
Seeing Princess Qinyang's figure gradually moving away, Xiao Chengxuan frowned and ordered: "Send more manpower to protect the princess."
"yes!"
The guard responded, and soon a group of people followed.
Someone behind him advised: "Your Highness, you are also injured, why don't you go back and rest first? With so many people here, the Crown Prince and Miss Ye will be found soon."
Xiao Chengxuan waved his hand without looking back.
"The king is waiting here, you don't need to persuade me anymore!"
As he spoke, he looked down at the bottom of the cliff where the branches and leaves were crisscrossed, making it almost impossible to see the bottom, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
…
The sky gradually darkened.
Ye Chutang gradually felt a little chilly, tiredness rising, and his eyelids became heavy.
Finally, she turned her head and fell to the side.
Shen Yanchuan suddenly felt his shoulders sink.
