Chapter 54 Something is wrong
In the princess's mansion, Murong Heli heard the news that Yue Xing had inquired about and was so angry that he smashed a teacup.
"Are the secret guards and maids around her all useless? They can't even protect one person? How can Qi Junqi be the emperor? The secret guards assigned to her are such useless people!"
"Have you found out what the assassin looks like?"
Yue Xing replied: "It is said that he was dressed in black..."
Murong Heli shot him a cold look, "Nonsense, which assassin doesn't wear black when performing an assassination?"
Yue Xing shrank his neck and answered cautiously: "Your Highness, I said that the man was not only dressed in black, but also wore black gloves on his hands. It seems...it seems...probably..."
Murong Heli's face was gloomy and his cold voice echoed in the room.
"What is it?"
Yue Xing swallowed and continued, "If my guess is correct, the assassin may be the number one assassin in Li State - Lin Xu."
"No one except him would deliberately wear a pair of gloves on his hands, not to mention it's almost the dog days of summer."
He thought about it, and then hurriedly added: "But it is also possible that someone deliberately imitated Lin Xu to guide us to focus our attention on Lin Xu so that we can take the princess away more smoothly!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yue Xing immediately felt that he had talked a lot of nonsense and that it was so outlandish.
It’s not that there were people who had deliberately imitated Lin Xu before, but they almost all died within three days, all of them died tragically at the hands of Lin Xu’s sword.
Lin Xu is a man of great martial arts and swordsmanship, and his inner strength is unfathomable. Most importantly, he is very vengeful and will never let go of any grudge.
Yue Xing immediately comforted Murong Heli and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. If Lin Xu wanted to kill the princess, she would have died last night. But since Lin Xu only took the princess away, he must have accepted a living order, so the princess is safe for the time being."
"And Lin Xu has never been interested in women. He wears gloves because he cannot have close skin contact with others."
Murong Heli's expression relaxed a little, but his brows were still furrowed.
"Send a secret letter back immediately and ask your aunt to find out who sent Lin Xu to arrest her. If Lin Xu returns to the territory of Li, you must do everything you can to rescue him!"
Yue Xing touched his nose with a guilty conscience, "Yes, Your Highness..."
A letter was just sent back to Li Kingdom by carrier pigeon three days ago. Even if one rides at full speed, it will still take more than ten days to travel from Li Kingdom to Kyoto.
This Lin Xu shouldn't have been sent by Concubine Yue...
Murong Heli looked at his little action, slammed the table, and asked sternly: "Are you hiding something from me?"
Yue Xing knelt down in panic: "Your Highness... I have not lied..."
She stared at him for a long while with her peach blossom eyes half-closed before she said faintly, "It's better not to."
Yue Xing felt his palms were sweating, and he suppressed his inner panic.
"Your Highness, I will send a letter by carrier pigeon first."
When Yue Xing saw him waving his hand, he quickly left the room.
Worried about Qi Yue's safety, Murong Heli almost stayed awake all night.
He has no martial arts skills and does not have many manpower in Kyoto. If he leaves the princess's mansion easily, he will definitely be caught by Qi Junqi.
On the other hand, Yi Bai got Qi Junqi's permission and followed An Yue, setting off overnight...
When Qi Yue woke up again, Lin Xu still had his eyes closed and stood still like a clock.
She looked at her hand that was still held in his palm, raised her lips, and scratched his palm with her fingertips.
Without the protection of gloves, he felt a tingling sensation in his palms, causing his eyelashes to tremble unconsciously.
Qi Yue pinched his chin with her other hand and threatened: "If you don't open your eyes, I'll kiss you!"
Hearing this, Lin Xu's heartbeat seemed to speed up by two points, and his eyelashes trembled slightly again, but he still did not open his eyes.
Qi Yue sneered, released his chin, and then deliberately poked it with his fingertips, causing that cold and handsome face to tilt slightly upwards.
"You acted like a pure and passionate man last night, how come you changed so much overnight? And you even pretended not to hear anything? You are such a scheming man, you have no shame!"
Lin Xu couldn't help it, he opened his eyes and looked at her, his tone was cold enough to freeze someone to death, "If you keep talking so recklessly, don't blame me for being rude to you!"
"Oh? You're welcome?" Qi Yue raised an eyebrow, pulled his hand back from the palm, and patted his cheek. "How can you be rude? You stinky man."
Lin Xu was obviously not satisfied with the name she gave him, and he frowned and corrected her: "Not a stinky man, call me Lin Xu."
Qi Yue: "Okay, stinky man."
Lin Xu: "It's Lin Xu."
Qi Yue: "I know, you stinky man."
Lin Xu: “It’s Lin Xu!”
Qi Yue: "No need to keep reminding me, you stinky man."
Rinsu: ...
I really want to shut that mouth!
He took a deep breath and pressed the bulging veins on his forehead.
Qi Yue added fuel to the fire and said, "Your body is too hard. It hurts me. As compensation, massage my shoulders and back."
"Control the strength, not too light or too heavy!"
After saying that, she turned around in his arms, leaving her back to him.
Lin Xu had never seen such a bold person in her life. How dare she order him to give her a back massage?
Still a woman!
He couldn't help but ask, "Do you know who I am?"
Qi Yue: "I know, you are the stinky man who kidnapped me, played with me, and touched me!"
The coachman who was driving outside the carriage and eavesdropping: This is too exciting!
Then he suddenly became worried about his own life, wondering if he would be silenced.
Or you can just pretend to be deaf for a while.
Lin Xu: “You!”
He sneered, suddenly pinched her chin from behind, and said in a cold tone, "You don't seem to realize your situation at all. Do you really think I'm a kind person who won't do anything to you?"
"My goal is to bring you back alive. As for the rest, they are out of my scope. If you are really not afraid, I don't mind letting you have a taste of my methods!"
Her jaw ached, and tears welled up in Qi Yue's eyes. "It hurts..."
Hearing her cry of pain, Lin Xu's heart ached and he quickly let go of her hand.
Unfortunately, two slightly deep red marks were left on the fair and delicate chin.
Qi Yue turned her head, looked at him with tears in her eyes, biting her lip with a look of grievance.
She snorted, turned around and lay down on the cushion she was leaning on before, and ignored him.
For some reason, that glance made Lin Xu feel extremely uncomfortable, as if he had committed a huge mistake.
This was the first time in his twenty-six years of life that he had felt this way.
Ever since he met this woman, something has been very wrong with his body.
Always doing things that are unreasonable.
He seriously suspected that the muscle-softening powder she gave him last night had been mixed with other medicines.
Lin Xu simply closed his eyes and silently recited the mantra in his mind, not thinking about anything else.
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