Chapter 259 King Wu Ling’s Gift
She just killed Qin Qingyao, an insignificant and lowly maid, but that bitch killed her four most trusted subordinates!
"Qin Qingyao, I, Lin Xiafeng, will never forgive you for this!"
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Lin Xiafeng was very meticulous. When he saw Wu Gang and the others chasing after him in the wooden house that day, he knew there must be marks on the way here, and they might even bring reinforcements.
So she made a prompt decision and turned around and ran as soon as the two sides started fighting. Not long after she ran, the wooden house collapsed.
Wu Gang wanted to save Qin Qingyao, and Wu Yu and his men were outnumbered three to four, so no one had time to spare, and no one noticed when she ran away or where she ran.
She did not return the same way, so she did not meet Caiwei who was crying so hard that she was about to die on the mountain road.
After returning to the city, she did not go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, but went to the courtyard where Mo Dacheng and He Xiang lived in a disheveled manner.
Her body was covered with dead branches, leaves, and cobwebs, her clothes were torn by branches, her hair was messy, and her face was covered with dust and scratches from branches. Mo Dacheng was furious when he saw her, and He Xiang's eyes turned red with heartache.
"Miss, what's wrong with you?"
Lin Xiafeng was panting and drank half a pot of water in a row. His hands holding the cup were shaking.
"Sister, didn't you go to burn incense with Princess Wu Ling? How did it end up like this? Are you in danger?"
Lin Xiafeng put down the teacup, her face stubborn and cold, but tears were streaming down her face. She was really panicked, really sad, and really angry at this moment, and she didn't even need any acting skills.
"Sister, don't cry. Tell me who bullied you. I will definitely help you get revenge!"
"Revenge?" Lin Xiafeng suddenly sneered, then shook his head, "Forget it, we can't afford to offend them. I'll just be careful next time."
Mo Dacheng was scratching his head anxiously, "Sister, don't be like this. Who wants to hurt you? Just tell me, even if I can't do it myself, can't the entire Cangshan Sword Sect do it?"
Lin Xiafeng looked at Mo Dacheng in shock, his face full of disbelief, and then shook his head, "No!"
"I know you never want to have anything to do with those people. Jianghu people fight and kill all day long, and the grudges are piled up like a mountain. If a child like you really gets involved with them, how can you live a peaceful life in the future?"
"I'm not a child anymore. I don't need you to always put yourself in my shoes. I can protect you. I'm not afraid of anything. Just tell me!"
Lin Xiafeng took a deep breath and seemed to be about to speak, but suddenly his face changed into a look of self-pity and sorrow, "Forget it, I..."
"Sister! If you don't tell me, I'll check it myself!"
"No! Actually, I just feel that no one would believe me even if I told them this."
"I believe in you. The person I trust most in the world is you, my sister!"
He Xiang, who was almost dying of anxiety, kept encouraging her, "Yes, Miss, even if the whole world doesn't believe you, we will definitely believe in you!"
Lin Xiafeng nodded and spoke hesitantly and with difficulty, "It was Princess Wu Ling. She was the one who wanted to kill me."
Mo Dacheng was stunned with his mouth slightly open, while He Xiang's face was full of resentment, with an expression that said "I knew it".
"But sister...why would the princess want to kill you?"
"Oh, how would I know that? I thought she invited me to go up the mountain to worship together because she finally realized that I was the future Crown Prince's concubine and would not pose any threat to her."
"But who would have known that when we were going down the mountain, she actually sent four of her masters to disguise themselves as bandits and kidnap her and me."
"I thought we were truly encountering bandits and was willing to risk my life to protect her. But who would have thought that after we were taken to a small cabin deep in the mountains, she would reveal her true colors and try to kill me."
"If I hadn't been lucky enough to fall into a mountain stream and hide in the deep forest, I'm afraid even my body would have been eaten by wild beasts!"
Lin Xiafeng said this with a clear conscience. Qin Qingyao had found the person, and the abduction was all planned by Qin Qingyao. She had not wronged anyone! She just omitted some of the details.
"Thank goodness, God has mercy on me and allowed me to escape, but I'm now worried that Princess Wu Ling will kill those four guards to eliminate the evidence..."
He Xiang was furious when she heard this. "Miss! It's already this late, and you're still being kind to those people who want to kill you?"
"I just feel that... no matter what, their deaths are related to me..."
Sometimes, He Xiang really can't stand Lin Xiafeng's excessive kindness!
"What are you talking about? Are you saying that you're going to sacrifice your life just for the four of them to complete their mission?"
"But think about it, even if they really killed you, would Qin Qingyao let them go?"
"No, in order to keep the secret, she will even kill to silence the witnesses. Then, who knows, she might even be given the reputation of exterminating the bandits and avenging you!"
The more He Xiang thought about it, the more she felt that what she said made sense. She even began to firmly believe that this was Qin Qingyao's original plan. Regardless of whether the four guards could complete the task, Qin Qingyao would take their lives without hesitation!
Mo Dacheng looked at the master and servant talking back and forth, and he was as stunned as a stick, not knowing what to say or what he could say.
It seemed as if his three views had been shattered and had not been rebuilt yet, so he was completely at a loss about what to do in this world!
He Xiang was furious when she saw him in such a daze. "Mo Dacheng, say something! Didn't you just vow to have the Cangshan Sword Sect avenge the young lady?"
"Now that you know who the murderer is, you haven't said a word. Do you regret it? Do you still think everyone in the Qin family is a good person? Are you blind?"
Mo Dacheng was at a loss after being scolded by He Xiang, "I..."
"Okay He Xiang, Dacheng is still a child, don't make things difficult for him!"
"I'm not a child!" Mo Dacheng suddenly shouted, then clenched his fists, as if he had made up his mind, and looked at Lin Xiafeng, "I'm not a child anymore, sister, please don't treat me like one, okay?"
"I'm grown up now. I can protect my sister. I definitely can!"
Lin Xiafeng gave Mo Dacheng a gentle hug with a look of relief, "Sister knows, I know that you have become a man who can stand tall and proud!"
"But King Wu Ling commands a large army, and the world-renowned Yanling Army is his private army. Even if you had the power of the Cangshan Sword Sect, you would not be their opponent!"
"I don't want to see you get hurt, and I won't let you die in vain! So, don't be impulsive. Just follow my instructions, okay?"
Mo Dacheng nodded, "Yeah."
Although he has always hated being treated as a child, deep down, he is still a child who desperately needs care and coaxing.
Faced with Lin Xiafeng's warm hug and soft words that were so considerate of him, how could he not agree and how could he not obey her.
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After Lin Xiafeng returned home, Caiwei had already returned. Seeing that her young lady was safe and sound, she was so happy that she cried and knelt on the ground to thank all the gods and Buddhas.
What Lin Xiafeng told Caiwei about what happened was exactly the same as what she told He Xiang and Mo Dacheng.
The reason why she said with such certainty that Qin Qingyao would kill to silence them was because she knew that Zheng Mingxuan and the other three had been exposed. Even if Qin Qingyao couldn't touch them, Dugu Yu would never allow them to continue living.
But she still had a little hope in her heart. With such highly skilled and loyal subordinates, it would be great if even one of the four could survive!
She waited at home for two days, hoping to see a miracle, but no, none of the four people came back!
Now, she could no longer get any information from the Yanling Army, and naturally she didn't know that Zheng Mingxuan, the only survivor, was also punished by Dugu Yu's military law.
However, she couldn't find out the news herself, so Dugu Yu sent someone to inform her.
He handed the heads of the four men to Lin Xiafeng without missing a single one!
When the eldest lady of the Lin family saw that the Wuling Palace actually sent a large box of gifts to that little bitch Lin Xiafeng, she was so jealous that her mouth was crooked and her eyes were squinting.
I really don't understand what's so good about Lin Xiafeng. I thought King Wu Ling had ignored her, but now he starts sending her gifts again?
Oh, man!
The people who delivered the gift put down the big box and left without saying a word. They ignored Lin Xiafeng's questions.
This doesn't look like someone coming to give gifts, it's more like someone coming to collect debts!
Lin Xiafeng looked at the big box and felt inexplicably frightened.
Caiwei went over to open the box, took a look, screamed, and backed away, sitting down on the ground.
It was so hot in July. After two days, except for Zheng Mingxuan, the other three heads had begun to rot and emitted a foul smell.
As soon as the box was opened, Lin Xiafeng couldn't stay in the hall anymore.
She held her breath, clenched her fists, and took two steps forward. Caiwei wanted to stop her, but she didn't listen.
After watching from a distance, she covered her mouth and retched continuously, until tears streamed down her face.
"Miss, aren't those the four guards King Wu Ling sent you? What's going on?"
Lin Xiafeng shouted sharply, "You ask me, who should I ask?"
She took a long time to catch her breath, closed the box again, and then told Caiwei, "Find someone to deliver this box to Hexiang!"
"ah?"
"Didn't you hear me? Do you still want me to keep these things at home and worship them?"
"Yes! I'll go right away!"
Caiwei was so frightened that her legs went weak and she could hardly stand, but when she saw the box, she felt even more disgusted, so she stumbled out and found two trustworthy guards, who carried the big box to the courtyard where He Xiang and Mo Dacheng lived.
Lin Xiafeng took out a five-hundred-liang silver note and handed it to Caiwei. "Tell Hexiang this is from Princess Wuling. It's inconvenient for me to handle it at home. Ask them to help me bury it with honor!"
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