They already knew the answer in their hearts, but they just didn't want to believe it.
When faced with fear, people's first reaction is to escape, rather than to acknowledge and accept their fate.
“Tell me who ordered you to kill me, and I may spare your lives.”
Xiao Yu pointed his spear at the leader of the men in black and asked in a cold voice.
"Heh, did we say we'd still live?"
One of the men in black, who was holding a knife, asked in a cold voice.
"If I talk, I'll be useless to them. Talking means death, not talking means death too, so I might as well fight!"
"The other man in black, who was holding a knife, said through gritted teeth."
"I said I wouldn't kill you, and I won't kill you."
Xiao Yu's voice was devoid of emotion as he calmly stated, "I, Xiao Yu, keep my word and always keep my promises!"
If you don't believe me, you can go ask Liu Quan... I'll send you to hell to ask him!
"Haha, what a fine example of keeping one's word!"
The leader of the men in black laughed loudly a few times, then suddenly his tone turned ferocious as he said, "You keep your word, but do we have no integrity? Brothers, we'd rather die today, I admit defeat, but we will never betray our master!"
After saying that, he rushed towards Xiao Yu first.
"puff!!"
The man had barely taken a step when his throat was pierced by a spear.
Xiao Yu shot and killed the leader of the men in black with one shot, then put his spear away...
Blood gushed out, the leader of the men in black shuddered, stared wide-eyed at Xiao Yu, and then fell straight down.
The manner of his death was similar to that of Wu Youcai earlier.
"Boss!!"
The other two men in black, each wielding a knife, shouted. They exchanged a glance, gripped their knives tightly, and lunged at Xiao Yu simultaneously.
Even if they were certain to die, they were not afraid.
"They're truly suicide soldiers! In this era, human life is really no different from that of grass!"
Xiao Yu frowned slightly, but showed no mercy. With a flick of his wrist, the spear tip pierced the throats of the two men in black with two sharp "thuds."
Like the leader of the men in black, they fell straight down, their eyes wide open in death.
In less than two minutes since they surrounded Xiao Yu, three men in black have already been killed.
Only the severely injured fourth brother remained, and Xiao Yu spared his life.
"Do you choose to end up like them, or continue living..."
Xiao Yu did not kill him immediately, but instead asked him a question.
Only one person needs to be left alive. Those three men in black were all determined to die, so asking them is pointless.
However, this seriously injured man in black didn't say anything about his heroic sacrifice from beginning to end; perhaps we could ask him...
"The victor is king, the loser is villain; there's nothing more to say!"
The man in black laughed a few times, then his body suddenly shuddered, he spat out a mouthful of blood, and then he died.
He bit through the poison hidden in his teeth.
"Are they all this tough?"
Xiao Yu couldn't help but frown. Although he wouldn't let them go, he still felt that these assassins were somewhat tragic... At least, they should leave some message before they died!
"Your Highness, you killed them all?"
After a long while, Su Yun finally dared to move quickly and slowly to Xiao Yu's side, her voice trembling as she spoke.
She was really terrified just now.
He was even more afraid than when he was imprisoned by Duke Liu... After all, he didn't know his life was in danger at the time, and even when the corpses were dug up, he was only filled with lingering fear.
But just now, Su Yun truly felt as if she had walked through the gates of hell.
"I only killed three; the last one committed suicide."
Xiao Yu spoke up, indicating that he was not such a bloodthirsty person.
"Who sent them?"
Su Yun asked timidly.
"I have a general idea in mind, but no evidence."
Xiao Yu said.
He only had a few enemies. When Wu Shoucai came to see Su Yun the day before yesterday, he didn't have any ill intentions... He might have had ill intentions towards Su Yun, but not towards Xiao Yu.
Therefore, Wu Shoucai was only recently bribed and lured here.
Recently... I crippled Bai Can's arms. With the medical technology of this era, his arms are beyond repair.
As Xiao Yu thought to himself, his eyes instantly turned cold.
Since the other party dared to send assassins, I cannot be polite to the Bai family. In terms of strength and background, the Bai family is no match for my Xiao Wang Mansion.
A chilling glint flashed in Xiao Yu's eyes, then quickly disappeared. He said to Su Yun, "Go back to the Prince's mansion and call a few guards over. Take these four corpses away and investigate them."
"Um."
Su Yun nodded.
She didn't leave immediately, but looked at Xiao Yu with a hesitant expression, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.
"Is there anything else?"
Xiao Yu asked, puzzled.
"Your Highness..."
Su Yun bit her lip, and after a fierce internal struggle, she finally mustered the courage to speak: "Your Highness, you have saved me many times, and I have no way to repay you... If you don't mind, I will serve you like a slave from now on, and I will do whatever you say, including..."
She didn't finish her sentence because her face was so red it looked like it was about to bleed.
For a gentle and beautiful woman to dare to say such things is already incredibly audacious.
"???"
Xiao Yu was also somewhat surprised, not expecting Su Yun to suddenly do something like this.
To be honest, this woman is quite beautiful. She has a pretty and charming face, and a tall and graceful figure. Even if she were to be placed in Baoyue Tower, she would be considered a top courtesan.
If she didn't have this kind of beauty, she wouldn't have been imprisoned and kept in the mansion of Duke Liu.
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