Traveling through ancient times to escape famine, the prince led me to rebel

Chapter 333 Assassination

After driving for an entire afternoon, Luo Xiaoran entered Qingzhou in the grand imperial carriage.

Tonight, Emperor Tianqi will stay in the palace in Qingzhou and continue his journey early tomorrow morning.

Thanks to Emperor Tianqi, Luo Xiaoran also moved into the most magnificent building in Qingzhou.

Almost every larger prefecture in Daliang has a palace, thanks to the king of the previous dynasty who lost his country. When he ascended the throne, the country was already in turmoil, with internal and external troubles.

But this person not only did not implement any policies that benefited the country and the people, but instead indulged in traveling and building palaces in major cities.

The consequence was that uprisings broke out in various places, and after years of war, the Daliang Dynasty was finally established.

The predecessors planted trees, and the descendants took the shade.

The palace built by the king of the fallen country has now become a place for the royal family of Daliang to rest when they go out.

As the imperial carriage entered the Qingzhou Palace, Zhu Yan quietly released a carrier pigeon, with a hint of hostility flashing in his eyes.

This time we must get rid of Luo Xiaoran!

……

The moonlight was just right, and the Qingzhou Palace was no longer as lively as it was when the emperor checked in in the evening. Apart from the chirping of night insects and the sound of patrolling guards walking, there was no other sound.

Zhu Yan had already informed the killers of the patrol patterns of the guards. Taking advantage of a gap, a dozen killers entered the palace and headed straight for Luo Xiaoran's residence.

The leading killer inserted a thin machete into the crack of the door and pried open the bolt very smoothly, then stepped into the dark room. The masked killer in nightgown behind him also followed him in.

The killers went straight to the bed, but found it empty and immediately thought that something had changed.

Just as I evacuated the house, I found that there were two more people in the yard that was previously empty!

"Commander Huo, if I hadn't been unable to sleep tonight and had gone out for a stroll, and had happened to run into you and been sent back by you, I'm afraid I would have lost my life~~"

Luo Xiaoran was talking to Huo Qingyun, but she was like a hungry wolf seeing its prey, looking coldly at the killer in front of her house.

She currently has no plans to let the secret guards Chen Ji left for her take action. This is the only trump card she has, so it is better not to reveal it right away.

So, she deliberately found Huo Qingyun and asked him to come over to deal with these killers together.

Huo Qingyun smiled gently and looked at the armed killers with cold murderous intent in his eyes.

"They dared to assassinate the emperor on the first night he entered the Qingzhou Palace. The people behind these assassins are really bold and presumptuous!"

Luo Xiaoran and Huo Qingyun both made harsh remarks. The group of killers looked at each other and decided to go for it since the target was right in front of them!

"on!"

Following the leader's order, all the assassins in black rushed towards Luo Xiaoran, and Huo Qingyun beside her immediately drew his sword and rushed forward, his movements so fast that Luo Xiaoran was a little surprised.

She heard Chen Ji talk about Huo Qingyun giving up literature to pursue military career. Chen Ji commented that if Huo Qingyun had not given up the imperial examination, he would have passed the imperial examination.

Not only is he so good at studying, he is also so good at fighting. Huo Qingyun is truly a man of both letters and martial arts!

Luo Xiaoran was originally worried that the two of them could not handle these dozen killers, so she asked Wei An, who was hiding in the dark, to wait for an opportunity to help.

When he looked up, he saw that Huo Qingyun had kicked one killer away, and using the force of the kick, he turned over and chopped down another killer with his knife.

Now, Luo Xiaoran no longer had any worries in her heart.

Seeing Huo Qingyun knock down two killers with one move, Luo Xiaoran also rushed forward and joined the melee.

It has to be said that her training in chopping down scarecrows at home was quite effective. She could clearly feel that she was now much stronger than before, and she could chop people more easily.

The two men quickly knocked the killers to the ground. Except for one who ran fast and escaped, the others were curled up on the ground.

Some of these killers were hacked to death by Luo Xiaoran and Huo Qingyun, while some were still alive but immediately committed suicide by taking poison.

Luo Xiaoran didn't care whether there were any survivors on the ground. Her attention was all on the "lucky" killer who escaped.

There was a gleam of light in her eyes, and Luo Xiaoran thought to herself that she hoped she could follow the clues and find Chen Lingyi's spy base in Qingzhou this time.

"We'll have to trouble Commander Huo to send someone to deal with the corpses on this ground."

There were drops of blood on the beautiful girl's face, but she seemed unaware of it and kept talking to him with a smile.

Feeling his heartbeat suddenly quicken, Huo Qingyun lowered his eyelids and avoided Luo Xiaoran's gaze.

Did I act too quickly just now, so... are you tired?

"It's natural."

After a moment, Huo Qingyun's somewhat low voice came, and Luo Xiaoran continued his words with a hint of meaning:

"The person behind this dared to assassinate me here, and the one I killed was a little-known person like me. Commander Huo, what happened tonight was very interesting!"

Huo Qingyun didn't know that Chen Lingyi was the one who orchestrated the bloody incident at Prince Yan's Mansion. At that time, out of the desire to protect Luo Xiaoran and because Emperor Tianqi ordered him to dispose of An Luhai's body, he went to the Fuyuan County Government with Luo Xiaoran.

Later, Luo Xiaoran went to Prince Yan's Mansion because of the words on the note. Huo Qingyun originally wanted to go with her, but Luo Xiaoran politely declined and asked him to go back early to report to Emperor Tianqi.

Therefore, when it came to tonight’s killer, Huo Qingyun did not think of Chen Lingyi for a moment.

However, this group of killers were able to evade the patrolling guards, most likely because they knew the patrol patterns, so the person behind the scenes must be someone in this palace!

This guess successfully made Huo Qingyun's face darken. He said in a serious and sincere tone:

"Miss Luo, my duty is to protect the safety of the emperor. If there is any danger, you can notify me immediately and I will send the guards over immediately."

Seeing Huo Qingyun's serious face, Luo Xiaoran, having achieved her goal, curled her lips into a smile to ease the heavy atmosphere between them.

"Thank you, Commander Huo!"

Looking at the smiling Luo Xiaoran, Huo Qingyun's eyes flashed, and he recalled the scene when he interrogated her at the Bingmasi.

At that time, Luo Xiaoran was just trying to please the others the whole time and didn't show any martial arts skills.

I guess she was aware of what happened tonight, so she "ran into" me and asked me to take her back so that she could help her drive away these killers.

He really is a guy who likes to...play the pig and eat the tiger!

The guards under Huo Qingyun quickly cleaned up Luo Xiaoran's courtyard. After Luo Xiaoran thanked Huo Qingyun again, she returned to the house to sleep.

Early the next morning, when Luo Xiaoran opened her eyes, she was startled to see Wei An standing at the head of her bed with an excited look on his face.

"Wei An, next time you don't have to stare at my sleeping face like that. I'm afraid my face will get tanned under your eyes that are like two big light bulbs."

When Wei An saw Luo Xiaoran wake up, he immediately closed his bared teeth.

"Princess, what is a 'light bulb'?"

"Like a candle, for lighting."

Wei An: “…”

Luo Xiaoran got up and washed, and Wei An stayed by her side all the time.

Last night, Wei An also wanted to help her deal with those killers. After Luo Xiaoran knew that she was good at martial arts, she gave her the task of tracking the killers.

Wei An was reluctant at first, but when he heard that Luo Xiaoran would bring in Huo Qingyun as a reinforcement, and told her that if the two of them couldn't deal with all the killers, he should let her come out and join the battle.

Wei An then reluctantly hid himself, waited for the only survivor to leave, and then quietly followed him.

Unexpectedly, the killer had no vigilance at all and allowed Wei An to find their lair. He immediately followed Luo Xiaoran's instructions and sent a message to Wei Lin about the location.

Her brother told her that Princess Qingyi had set up a new spy dark network in the northern border, but she had no idea how to investigate it.

Unexpectedly, the princess found one of their strongholds directly with just one move. It was really effortless!

When Wei An returned to the Qingzhou Palace, it was already the late night, but he was so excited about having accomplished this that he could hardly sleep.

She got up at dawn and stayed by Luo Xiaoran's bed, waiting to tell her the good news as soon as she woke up.

"Princess, last night..."

"It's done."

Before Wei An could finish his words, Luo Xiaoran interrupted him with a remark, instantly extinguishing Wei An's excitement.

"Princess, I haven't told you yet, how do you know?"

While Luo Xiaoran was washing up, she replied in a hoarse voice, still half asleep:

"Because those three words are written all over your face!"

Wei An: “…”

"I have already sent a message to my brother about the location of the Qingzhou stronghold. We will decide what to do next after he consults with His Highness."

"Very good, well done!" Luo Xiaoran praised.

Wei An didn't dare to take credit for it. She raised her eyebrows and gave a thumbs up:

"It is thanks to the princess's planning that we can do things so smoothly. The princess is really resourceful and intelligent!"

Luo Xiaoran was amused by her funny actions. How come the girl who seemed so cold at the beginning became more and more lively?

However, this change... is good!

She felt that there was a lively little girl living in every woman's heart, and she would only let the lively little girl out when she was in front of someone she felt was safe.

"It's not that I'm smart, but Chen Lingyi is too anxious. If she doesn't take action, I can't take advantage of her.

I really hope she can mobilize the spies in the strongholds in Ningzhou, Dingzhou or even the capital.

Then we can have a harvest again.”

There was a glimmer of cunning in Luo Xiaoran's eyes. Wei An looked at the smiling Luo Xiaoran and silently felt a chill on his back for Chen Lingyi.