"It will be settled by early next year at the latest."

Xiao Pingxin looked at her and said, "When the time comes, it will be better to turn a blind eye to it."

He didn't spend much time with Ruyi.

But after getting to know her, I found that I like her very much. She is smart, gentle, calm and rational. It's a pity that she was born in the Shen family.

Ruyi nodded, "I don't care about the Shen family's affairs anymore. They are evil people and they will get their due retribution. However, the Third Prince didn't find Shen Jiaojiao today. I guess Shen Jiaojiao will make a comeback soon."

"yes."

When Xiao Pingxin said this, he also frowned.

"When I just left the palace, I met the Ninth Prince at the door. The Ninth Prince said that Shen Jiaojiao took the same route that the Third Prince and the Nanchu spy used to communicate, which was very secretive."

"The Third Prince doesn't dare to chase after him."

"If we chase them, the road will be exposed."

“…”

Ruyi had expected this, "But it doesn't matter. I'll go discuss this with my master."

I don't have time today.

The day after tomorrow.

Xiao Pingxin nodded and put down a pile of things, "I'll pick you up tomorrow. These are the clothes I prepared for you."

With a smile on his face, he raised his hand slightly and rubbed Ruyi's head, "Have a good rest tonight, I will come to pick you up in person tomorrow."

"Um."

Ruyi felt warm in her heart.

After sending Xiao Pingxin out, she went back to the room to study the fragments left by Taoist Yu, and read them together with the "Prajna Heart Sutra", and gradually figured out a feasible plan.

The prescription that Taoist Yu used to enhance her power was not unusable. By neutralizing it with the "Prajna Heart Sutra" and assisting with silver needles, she found a dangerous path.

She wanted to give it a try.

In that way, perhaps within a month or two, your internal strength can soar to the level of an ordinary person who has practiced for more than ten years.

Ruyi picked up the pen and wrote down the names of medicines one after another on the paper.

Before I knew it, it was already late at night.

However, no one expected that during the martial law tonight, another assassin would come to the door.

"Who is it?"

First, there was a loud bang from the bell in the backyard, and the four guards started fighting with someone.

"Girl, be careful!"

Han Jiang shouted loudly and rushed out.

"So many people?" Jing San was a little surprised. "Isn't there martial law? Where did these people come from?"

In an instant, there was chaos outside.

Then, a man in black broke into the room and ran straight towards Ruyi, "Ziwei Fuxing?"

He sneered, "Tonight I will turn you into a nemesis!"

Feeling murderous intent, Ruyi immediately sprinkled out a handful of poison, but the man attacked like a reckless bull, chopping her bed in half with one knife, and then rushed towards Ruyi who was hiding in the window.

He kicked the table next to him away.

“…”

Ruyi was really a little angry.

"If you want to kill someone, just kill them. Why destroy their property?" Ruyi took out a silver needle and shot it at him. "I'm telling you, I'm not done with you today."

When she came from the Shen family, she was already extremely poor.

The little official who holds the seal in front of the emperor hasn't even started work yet, but he's already in debt, and now he wants her to compensate for the inn's losses...

The strong man groaned as the silver needle passed by, "What did you do to me?"

With a "clang", the knife in his hand fell to the ground.

He also fell to the ground and couldn't get up.

Ruyi was so angry that she asked, "Tell me, who asked you to come?"

She stepped forward, took off the burly man's mask, and held a silver needle close to his eyeball. "If you don't tell me, I will stab you to death with one needle today!"

Strong man: “…”

He was injured by the silver needle?

He twisted his wrist and tried to use his internal energy, but found that it had already dissipated. It was difficult for him to even get up, let alone escape.

Seeing that he hesitated, a silver needle was inserted into his painful point.

“Ah——”

A scream suddenly tore through the night, and the strong man's face was covered with cold sweat, "Stop, stop, stop!"

He didn't understand why a needle could cause so much damage?

"Who sent you?"

Ruyi narrowed her eyes and spoke again.

The sturdy man's pupils trembled as he stared at her speechlessly. It was obvious that he did not want to betray the master behind him.

"If you don't tell me, I'll tell you."

Ruyi squatted in front of him and said, "If you want Ziwei Fuxing to die, then you want Northern Qi to be in turmoil. You want to create an illusion that the heavens are angry and will no longer protect Northern Qi, causing panic among the people."

"The only people with this motive are the people of Southern Chu, Southern Yan, Western Qin, Eastern Lin, and Northern Mo."

"So, what country are you from?"

"call out!"

Suddenly, a sound of breaking through the air was heard!

Ruyi suddenly turned around and subconsciously dodged to the side.

There was a hole in the window, and a half-feathered arrow came towards her, brushed past her face and penetrated the strong man's throat.

Ruyi was frightened and turned her head to see the burly man looking at her. He suddenly laughed and then fell down with relief.

Ruyi frowned, somewhat puzzled.

Right now the Crown Prince has been assassinated and martial law is in place. Logically speaking, the capital is the most difficult and dangerous place to enter and exit. Why would someone choose to take action at this time?

"withdraw!"

A hoarse voice came from outside.

Then, quiet down.

Jing San came back, frowning, "There are too many people. I don't know where they came from. We are too few and they are too scattered..."

"Are there any survivors?"

Ruyi didn't say much, but judging by the way the person was just silenced, there would most likely be no survivors.

The opponent’s archery skills are too powerful, and most importantly, his judgment is extremely accurate.

Obviously, they have a back-up plan, and not all of them are out to fight.

As she expected, Jing San shook his head, "There are no survivors, and the other side has a master. I can't kill him with one blow. They are definitely not from Northern Qi."

"He is not from Northern Qi, but he appears in Northern Qi at this time. It's interesting." Ruyi narrowed his eyes and thought of Nanyan and Nanchu who were in collusion with the third prince.

Today, the third prince was placed under house arrest.

Cao Ru hurried back in the afternoon, probably because of this matter.

Cao Ru works in the Jingzhao Yin Yamen. There are three groups of people patrolling the streets today.

One wave is the imperial guards, who are directly under the emperor's command.

The rest were the runners of the Jingzhao Yin Yamen and some city defense troops.

So, did Cao Ru let it go?

The Third Prince is under imprisonment and the Fourth Prince is cleaning up the mess, which means that the Third Prince wants to take control before the Fourth Prince returns and the Shen family is destroyed.

He was anxious.

Then, if Ziwei Fuxing was killed, it would be said that the emperor was incompetent and unkind, and a disaster would come from heaven.

Ruyi shuddered!

If the Third Prince is behind these people, then the Third Prince not only wants the Crown Prince and the Second Prince to die, he also wants the Emperor to die!

In this way, once something happens to the second prince, he will directly inherit the throne!

What a cruel heart!

Ruyi felt uneasy and suddenly looked at Jingsan, "I need to go out tonight, either to find my master or to go to the palace. Can you help me?"

Jing San: “…”

It is easy to find the old beggar, but it takes a lot to go to the priest's temple.

It’s not easy to find the emperor, but it’s close.

Finally, he responded, "Okay, I'll be right back. Do you have any more poison?"

Ruyi nodded. Just in case, she had prepared a lot of poisons in the past few days.

Jing San felt a little relieved and went straight to the Ninth Prince's Mansion.

He couldn't think of this solution, so he could only let Rong Yan think of it.

The assassination incident just now also needs to be reported to Rong Yan as soon as possible to see if he has any plans for the next step.

Lingdang and others came in. "The bodies have been collected. There are seven in total. I didn't expect that they actually had city defense army tokens on them. No wonder they were so reckless under martial law."