Lin Xiuyan knew that for true masters, even the softest breathing could reveal their location, so she quickly listened to him and slowed her breathing.
Ye Junfei pulled her into the darkness.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Xiuyan saw the group bypass the defenses and rush directly towards the courtyard.
Those people were all dressed in black, and each of them looked extremely skilled.
They quietly opened the window and slipped inside.
The first person to go in was kicked out with tremendous force, sending him flying to the ground and spitting out blood.
Lin Xiuyan stared wide-eyed at Ye Junfei, who gestured for her to be quiet.
The next moment, she saw a man who looked to be in his forties and was wearing a Taoist robe float out.
With just one glance, she could tell that the Taoist-robed man was extremely skilled in martial arts.
The man said coldly, "Who dares to cause trouble in the Prince of Pingnan's residence!"
After he finished speaking, he flicked his whisk and attacked the group of men in black.
The man in black was already quite skilled individually, but he was still struggling in a group fight against the man in the Taoist robe.
As they started fighting, Ye Junfei whispered in Lin Xiuyan's ear, "Go do what you want to do. I'll handle things here."
After he finished speaking, he stuck out the tip of his tongue and lightly licked her ear.
Lin Xiuyan: "..."
She shuddered pathetically.
How dare he do such a thing at a time like this!
She glared at him, and he smiled slightly, then with a swift movement, lightly leaped onto the attic of the courtyard.
Although Lin Xiuyan's martial arts skills were quite good, she knew clearly in her heart that with her current abilities, she could not leap up silently like him.
She bit her lip lightly, somewhat curious about the group of helpers Ye Junfei had mentioned.
Because she still doesn't understand where Ye Junfei got his helpers from.
This group of people were clearly not Ye Junfei's own guards.
Lin Xiuyan didn't linger. She knew the guards would arrive soon, and there was no point in her staying any longer.
As she ran toward where Granny Xu lived, she encountered several groups of guards on the way, but she reacted quickly and avoided running into them.
Lin Xiuyan noticed that the guards had all been drawn away, leaving the rest of the area deserted.
She felt that it would be a waste of this great opportunity if she didn't take the chance to do something.
The corners of her mouth turned up slightly.
She feared that the residence of the Prince and Princess of Dingbei might still be guarded by experts, but she was certain that the residence of the Night Pearl was not.
So she avoided the spies and went directly to the room of the luminous pearl.
Because of her favor with the emperor, Ye Mingzhu lived in a courtyard that was even better than Ye Junfei's residence.
After entering, Lin Xiuyan knocked out the maid guarding the room of the Night Pearl and made her way to her room.
At this moment, Ye Mingzhu was fast asleep, and Lin Xiuyan had no patience to rummage through drawers and cabinets looking for things.
She picked up the water from the table and poured it into Ye Mingzhu's nose, instantly waking her up.
When Ye Mingzhu woke up, she was startled to see Lin Xiuyan dressed in black.
As a proper playboy, Lin Xiuyan was very skilled at disguise.
Before going out today, she deliberately pulled her double eyelids into single eyelids and lifted the corners of her eyes to avoid being recognized.
Looking only at her eyes, which are visible behind the mask, you would never recognize her.
She had also stuffed a bunch of things into her night clothes, making her look completely different from usual.
When she then changed her voice to a deep, masculine one, she was a complete stranger to Ye Mingzhu.
When Ye Mingzhu opened her eyes, she was startled to see a man in her room.
She opened her mouth to shout, but before she could finish speaking, Lin Xiuyan shoved a rag into her mouth and slapped her face hard several times.
Lin Xiuyan said fiercely, "I came to the Prince's mansion tonight only to ask for money. Give me all your valuables!"
"If you dare to try anything funny, I'll rape you and then kill you!"
The luminous pearl was terrified upon hearing this.
Although she was very cunning and always scheming against this and that.
But in essence, she was just a spoiled young lady from a sheltered family.
Threatened like this by a strange man in the dead of night, she dared not use any of her little schemes.
After all, if the man in front of her were to lay a hand on her, her reputation would be completely ruined!
She obediently took out all her jewelry, banknotes, and other belongings.
Although Lin Xiuyan had already beaten Ye Mingzhu several times, Ye Mingzhu had always been arrogant and haughty.
Seeing Ye Mingzhu's timid and frightened appearance, she found it somewhat amusing, realizing that she still had the potential to play the villain.
After obtaining the item, Lin Xiuyan knocked out the luminous pearl with a single palm strike, stuffed the item into a dark cloth, and then used her lightness skill to escape.
At this moment, the oil lamp in Granny Xu's room had already gone out.
She slowly sat up in bed and took out a white silk ribbon from under her pillow.
Yan Nan had hidden this white silk ribbon at the bottom of the food box when he brought her dinner.
Granny Xu didn't want to die, but Princess Pingnan wanted to use her death to ruin Lin Xiuyan.
Having been humiliated by Lin Xiuyan today, she harbored extreme hatred for Lin Xiuyan and was willing to cooperate with the Princess of Pingnan in carrying out tonight's plan.
Her deep, dark eyes radiated resentment and coldness as she murmured, "Lin Xiuyan, I refuse to believe I can't destroy you this time!"
She knew that if she died, Lin Xiuyan would be branded as the one who drove her to her death.
Even if the Prince and Princess of Pingnan cannot kill Lin Xiuyan now, they can still ruin her reputation!
Once Lin Xiuyan's reputation is ruined, she will no longer be Ye Junfei's help. With the Princess Consort of Pingnan's abilities, she will kill her sooner or later!
When Granny Xu thought of this, a hint of determination appeared in her eyes.
Because she knew that after her death, the Princess Consort of Pingnan would definitely not mistreat her children.
Just as Granny Xu was about to throw the white silk ribbon onto the roof beam, a sharp arrow shot towards her, striking her right in the heart.
Granny Xu stared blankly at the sharp arrow in her chest, completely unable to react.
She was already planning to die, so who went to the trouble of killing her?
She was dying, and during her final moments of lucidity, she was actually more alert than usual.
She looked in the direction the arrow had come from and, through the open window, saw Lin Xiuyan holding a large crossbow.
Granny Xu looked at Lin Xiuyan in utter shock.
Lin Xiuyan glanced at the white silk hanging from the beam and sighed, "The princess really guessed right, she really wants to die!"
After she finished speaking, she quickly put away the white silk. At this moment, Granny Xu had already fallen to the ground, no longer breathing.
Lin Xiuyan didn't waste any time. Just as she was about to go and meet Ye Junfei, she heard panicked shouts all around: "Catch the assassin!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Xiuyan saw several men in black rushing towards her.
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