There is a god in the sky

Chapter 307 Hunting Time

"What, what are you going to do?" Madam Xu asked in terror.

Her hand quietly slipped under the pillow, but Shen Lan saw right through it. With a gentle slash of the blade, blood gushed out.

Madam Xu's face changed, and she pleaded, "Miss, please have mercy!"

Shen Lan rolled her eyes: "When you were hurting me last night, why didn't you think about this day coming?"

Madam Xu said pitifully, "If I hadn't shown you mercy, how could you have come back today? There are plenty of men in this brothel who want you."

Where are you going to take me?

Madam Xu hesitated and refused to say, "In short, I won't take your life."

Shen Lan remained noncommittal, "Who exactly are you people? What do you want to do? And who are you on orders?"

"Does this young lady want to join us by asking so many questions?"

Of course, Madam Xu knew it was impossible. These people were either orphans or people who had nowhere else to turn and were taken in, while Shen Lan was clearly not one of those people.

Shen Lan put away the razor blade, noticed that Madam Xu's collar was stained with blood, and tossed her a handkerchief.

"Tell me your plans against the Crown Prince, and I might be able to help you."

Madam Xu covered the wound on her neck with a handkerchief and found that the bleeding had stopped and the wound was very shallow.

The girl actually went easy on him.

Shen Lan moved a chair and sat on the edge of the bed, making it clear that she wouldn't leave until the other party cooperated.

"Do you have a grudge against the Crown Prince?"

"That's it."

"Then I'll tell you. Our target is Zhou Ru, the Crown Prince's bodyguard. He's extremely skilled in martial arts."

Shen Lan pondered this matter deeply, concluding that Li Ye's infiltration of the Crown Prince's residence was likely for this very reason.

Killing Zhou Ru is something that should be carefully planned; there's absolutely no chance of winning in a face-to-face fight.

"When to make the move? Where to make the move?"

Madam Xu shook her head, "We don't know about that. We weren't the ones who did it; it was someone else."

Shen Lan suddenly stood up. She had already guessed where Li Ye was going to make his move. She jumped out of the window and disappeared at the end of the street in the blink of an eye.

Madam Xu ran to the window and peeked out, but Shen Lan was no longer in sight. She muttered to herself, "Could this girl be one of our own? We've made a mistake."

Shen Lan ran quickly to the City God Temple.

There weren't as many people on the street as on the day of the temple fair. The City God Temple was open, but there were only a few worshippers.

Shen Lan was panting heavily from running.

She went inside, spent three coins to buy three sticks of incense, and offered them to the City God.

The worshippers in the temple all glanced at her, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Especially when she was about to put the incense sticks into the incense burner, she could even feel their burning gazes.

Is there something wrong with this incense?

No, perhaps there's something wrong with the incense burner.

A Taoist priest knocked the incense out of her hand and said in a sanctimonious manner, "Young lady, the City God does not receive female guests today. You should leave now."

I saw the Taoist priest in the City God Temple at the Shenlan Temple Fair, but he wasn't the one in front of me.

She tossed the incense sticks into the incense burner and arrogantly asked, "Is there a distinction between men and women when worshipping the City God? And what gives you the right to represent the City God?"

"Young lady, please don't cause trouble," the Taoist priest said patiently.

Just as Shen Lan was about to continue her outburst, she saw Li Ye and a middle-aged man walk in.

Their eyes met, and Li Ye was startled. He quickly looked away and continued talking to Zhou Ru.

"Since this trip is to offer incense on behalf of the Crown Prince, Brother Zhou, please follow the rules of the City God Temple."

Zhou Ru was a burly man with a serious demeanor. He retorted, "You sent me here to fulfill a vow for the Crown Prince, but you brought me to the City God Temple. What, when did monks and Taoist priests become one family?"

"Amitabha Buddha, this humble monk is from no sect or school. I am performing exorcisms for Your Highness to protect the country and its people. No matter which deity you are, I can help you overcome the misfortune that befalls you."

Zhou Ru wanted to say something, but seeing Shen Lan standing in front of the incense burner, she immediately changed the subject.

Although Shen Lan and he had never met formally, they knew each other.

Shen Lan's appearance eased Zhou Ru's tense nerves somewhat.

The Taoist priest gave a wink to the man beside him, then walked towards Zhou Ru and the other man.

"Master Liaochen is back. Are you healed?"

"Yes, it's all healed. I brought Brother Zhou with me to make up for the three incense sticks the Crown Prince offered last time."

"Okay, please come in."

Shen Lan was pulled aside, and she stood quietly without saying a word.

She saw the Taoist priest hand Zhou Ru three sticks of incense, which the latter took with one hand, bowed casually, and then handed back.

The Taoist priest was stunned. "The worshippers must insert the incense into the incense burner themselves."

"What a hassle!" Zhou Ru turned around and inserted the incense sticks into the incense burner.

The atmosphere was a bit strange.

Shen Lan discovered that the worshippers in the City God Temple were distributed around the perimeter, all in important locations, which could prevent anyone from leaving the main hall from any direction.

Although they were doing their own thing and not looking in that direction, Shen Lan had already seen their hands on their waists.

Things change in an instant.

The instant the three incense sticks were inserted into the incense burner, several sharp arrows shot out from the burner and pierced Zhou Ru's face.

He reached out and grabbed several arrows, which were now only a finger's width away from his forehead.

Seeing that the hidden weapon had failed, the people around him all pulled out their own hidden weapons and shot them at Zhou Ru.

Li Ye stepped forward and raised his dagger to stab Zhou Ru in the back.

Zhou Ru snorted coldly, blocked the arrow with her backhand, and then kicked away the hidden weapons with a spinning kick.

Zhou Ru turned around and her gaze fell on Li Ye.

"You plotted against me!?"

Li Ye, abandoning his previous compassionate demeanor, fiercely raised his dagger, shouting, "Leave your life behind!"

"You guys?" Zhou Ru sneered.

Li Ye stepped aside, and the Taoist priest next to him opened his mouth wide and breathed a ball of fire forward.

As Zhou Ru retreated, several iron chains swept towards his lower body.

Zhou Ru tripped, but his lower body was extremely stable. He stepped on an iron chain and used his hands to withstand the attack from several people.

Shen Lan counted carefully; Li Ye had eight people in total. Eight against one, they should have a chance of winning.

Of these eight people, only Li Ye and the Taoist priest clearly had some real skills; the others could only play a supporting role.

Shen Lan went into the side hall, looked around, and took a long spear from the hand of a deity statue.

The statue was taller than a person, and the gun was thick, long, and heavy in the hand of an ordinary person.

Hearing the sounds of fighting next door, Shen Lan gripped her weapon and stood behind the door.

She didn't know why Li Ye wanted to kill the Crown Prince's guards, but now that she did, she couldn't bear to see him get hurt.

It's just that Zhou Ru is indeed highly skilled in martial arts, no wonder they went to great lengths to lure her here.

The chains had already wrapped around Zhou Ru's feet several times. The two injured young men stepped aside, took the candles from the altar, and lit them on the chains.

The flames spread rapidly along the iron chains and soon burned Zhou Ru's body.

Zhou Ru frantically began to put out the fire.

Right now, Shen Lan raised her spear and shouted, "Get out of the way!"

She threw the spear.

Seeing this, Li Ye ignored the flames and held tightly to the iron chain, making Zhou Ru unable to move.

The spear pierced Zhou Ru's back and went through his chest.

He turned around abruptly, his bloodshot eyes staring intently at Shen Lan.

Shen Lan rushed out, grabbed the gun handle, and pulled hard, splattering blood everywhere.

Zhou Ru froze, spitting out a mouthful of blood. The flames on the corner of his clothes were no longer extinguished and began to burn upwards.

Li Ye gripped the dagger and leaped high into the air, then flipped over and plunged the dagger into Zhou Ru's head from above!