Qu Shuangyue held up a large knife and made a throat-slitting gesture at Zheng Chengzi before reluctantly following Lin Xiuyan away.
After they left, Lord Zheng touched his chest, finally managing to coax them away.
But he felt something was off. Lin Xiuyan was too easy to talk to today, which was different from the one he remembered.
Before he could figure out what was wrong, a knife fell from the sky and stabbed directly at his head.
The constable beside him reacted quickly and pushed him away.
So the knife that was supposed to pierce his head stabbed instead into his thigh.
A scream instantly echoed through the sky.
Lin Xiuyan and Qu Shuangyue exchanged a glance, and the mother and daughter gave each other a high five in perfect unison.
Neither of them turned around, knowing that Lord Zheng had survived this time.
This kind of joint knife-throwing game was Qu Shuangyue and Lin Xiuyan's favorite pastime.
They used specific hand gestures to send the throwing knives flying high into the air, and then they fell in a straight line.
Back when the two were having the most fun, they killed a large number of precious flowers and trees in the Lin family garden.
On one occasion, he almost killed Lin Yunzhi.
They hadn't played for years, so they were a little rusty, but it still felt pretty good.
Lord Zheng was crying uncontrollably. He knew that Lin Xiuyan would not let him off easily!
But no one saw her make a move, and the knife fell from the sky without any markings on it, so they couldn't do anything to make things difficult for her.
Lin Xiuyan turned to look at City Lord Zheng and said, "If you do too many bad things, be careful, there will be retribution!"
City Lord Zheng: "..."
Lin Xiuyan smiled and said, "There will probably be more and more of these kinds of retributions in the future."
City Lord Zheng: "!!!!!!!!!"
Because of her words, Lord Zheng was so frightened that he dared not leave the city lord's mansion for a long time.
Lin Xiuyan knew he was just a dog kept by the Princess of Pingnan. Given his status, killing him in the street was definitely not a wise choice.
Taking this matter to the Prince of Pingnan was of no use, because that old dog had no bottom line.
Besides, someone like him, if used properly, can also become a weapon in her hands. Let's spare his dog's life for now!
Qu Shuangyue asked her, "Yan'er, tell your mother, have you ever encountered similar dangers before?"
Lin Xiuyan saw the tension and worry in her eyes.
She snuggled close to Qu Shuangyue and said coquettishly, "How can this be considered dangerous? It's clearly a lot of fun!"
"I am the Crown Prince's consort. Anyone who dares to be disrespectful to me, I will wipe out their entire family!"
Qu Shuangyue clearly didn't believe her, so she said again, "Mother, don't disbelieve me. Look, I'm perfectly fine in front of you now."
Qu Shuangyue sighed and said, "You silly girl, I don't know when you started having so many ideas."
"I'm your mother! If anyone dares to bully you, just tell me, and I'll chop them up!"
Lin Xiuyan smiled and said, "Actually, when I came to the City Lord's Mansion today, I knew it would turn out this way, and this is the result I wanted."
Qu Shuangyue was somewhat surprised. Lin Xiuyan looked at her and said, "Mother, we're fine now anyway, let's go collect the debts!"
"With this matter in place, we can collect debts with a clear conscience!"
Qu Shuangyue looked at her: "Collecting debts?"
“That’s right!” Lin Xiuyan said cheerfully, “Mother, have you forgotten? The Zhou family still owes our family more than a million taels of silver!”
When Qu Shuangyue first learned that Lin Xiuyan had forged Zhou Lengshan's handwriting to write an IOU for the Lin family, she was slightly embarrassed.
Now that she knows that bastard surnamed Zhou actually dared to assassinate Lin Xiuyan in the street, she feels justified.
As for the reason why the man surnamed Zhou assassinated Lin Xiuyan, that's not important at all. What's important is that the man surnamed Zhou bullied her daughter!
If we catch someone like that, we must beat them to death!
She gripped the knife tighter: "Where does the man surnamed Zhou live?"
The mother and daughter soon arrived at the gate of the Zhou residence. The gate was closed, and the white lanterns hanging above it had not yet been completely taken down.
Qu Shuangyue asked Lin Xiuyan, "Is this where that little bastard surnamed Zhou lives?"
Lin Xiuyan nodded: "Yes, I came here with the young master a few days ago."
Qu Shuangyue glanced at the two large characters "Zhou Mansion" above her head, and then felt relieved after hearing Lin Xiuyan's words. (M.cascoo.net)
She turned to Lin Xiuyan and said, "Stand back a little."
Lin Xiuyan knew how fierce her mother was, so she readily cooperated.
Qu Shuangyue picked up the broadsword in her hand, lightly gripping the hilt with her fingers, trying to find the most suitable angle.
With a serious expression, she took a few steps back, then, with a burst of energy, picked up her broadsword and leaped, reaching a height even higher than the lintel of the Zhou residence.
With a roar, she cleaved the lintel of the Zhou residence in two with a single stroke.
Lin Xiuyan's eyes widened, but Qu Shuangyue was not satisfied with the power of the strike.
She took a few steps back again, jumped up, and stabbed again.
After being slashed five times in succession, the lintel of the Zhou residence, along with the city wall, collapsed with a loud crash, kicking up a cloud of dust.
As the dust settled, the dumbfounded guards of the Zhou family were revealed behind the gate.
When the guards of the Zhou residence saw the mother and daughter at the door, they not only did not stop them, but turned around and ran away, shouting, "Young Master, run!"
Lin Xiuyan gave Qu Shuangyue a thumbs up: "Mother is amazing!"
"Unlike Dad, who only talks all day long."
Qu Shuangyue loved to hear this: "What does your father have to compare with me!"
Lin Xiuyan smiled and said, "Mother, let's go inside, don't let that bastard get away!"
Qu Shuangyue nodded, picked up her knife, and walked inside.
Zhou Shuyi knew he was in trouble when the assassins failed to kill Lin Xiuyan today.
Fearing something might happen, he immediately hid at home when he sensed something was wrong.
His thinking was somewhat naive: as long as he closed the door and had someone prop it shut to prevent Lin Xiuyan from coming in, he would be safe.
Just then, he heard the guard's voice and said coldly, "Why aren't you guarding the gate properly? What are you doing running in here?"
"What do you mean, 'running fast' or 'jogging'? What happened?"
The guard, panting, said, "Lin Xiuyan has broken in!"
Zhou Shuyi's heart tightened: "How many people did she bring to break in?"
The guard replied, "It's her and the woman in red who saved her today."
Zhou Shuyi, who had initially considered escaping, immediately felt much more at ease upon hearing these words.
Even if Lin Xiuyan and her daughter are incredibly powerful, there are only two of them. For them to rush in like this is simply courting death!
Zhou Shuyi said with a stern face, "If we couldn't kill Lin Xiuyan outside today, then let's kill her here in the manor!"
His reaction was quick; he immediately ordered his men to meet the enemy.
He felt that with more people, their chances of winning were extremely high, and that Lin Xiuyan had come to the Zhou residence to die.
As it turns out, ideals are lofty, but reality is harsh.
None of the guards he sent to meet the enemy returned.
He even heard Lin Xiuyan's voice: "Mother, go a little easier, don't kill them all."
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