Huo Wu recognized Qin Su immediately. He had fought with her before, and this woman was no ordinary person.
Now that he realized that she was the one who killed Kang Lin, and that if it weren't for her, he wouldn't have followed Xue Huai'an, that indecisive man, he was filled with murderous intent towards Qin Su, and his actions became increasingly swift.
Qin Su wrapped her long whip around his knife, and Huo Wu tried to pull it but it didn't budge. As the two were locked in a stalemate, Qin Su used her other hand to hold a dagger and stabbed it fiercely towards his heart.
How could Huo Wu possibly let Qin Su succeed?
He dodged to the side, but the next second Qin Sufei kicked out, sending Huo Wu flying and crashing hard into the desk, even dropping the knife from his hand.
He struggled to his feet, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and stared at Qin Su with eyes like a wolf.
"I should have killed you a long time ago," he said, his whole body like a hawk, swiftly pouncing on Qin Su. He gripped the hilt of the knife, and the two stepped back.
Unable to dodge in time, Qin Su was kicked in the abdomen.
Huo Wu is a troublesome person, Qin Su has always known that.
This person possesses extremely high martial arts skills, and he doesn't follow the Da'an style. Every move he makes is like a ghost, making it difficult to dodge each time.
It was only thanks to Qin Su's self-taught martial arts skills and her exceptional talent in them that she was able to withstand this person.
"Cough cough cough," she spat out a mouthful of blood and went back into battle.
Huo Wu was determined to kill Qin Su, not only because of Kang Lin, but also because Qin Su must have known something to be able to find this place, so he had to silence her.
Someone outside seemed to have noticed the commotion and asked, "Master Huowu, has something happened?"
Before Huo Wu could answer, a commotion suddenly erupted outside: "Fire! Fire! Help put out the fire!"
Huo Wu stared at Qin Su, his eyes seeming to want to devour her. "You did this?!"
Qin Su shook her arm, which was still sore from the shock of the disaster, and said with a smile, "You only realize this now? Tell me, should I keep you alive or silence you? If I keep you alive, I'll hand you over to His Majesty, so that... it will confirm the fact that Xue Huai'an colluded with the people of Yuehai."
"That depends on whether you have the ability!"
Both sides were filled with murderous intent, and neither held back in any of their moves.
The whip coiled around the long sword again, but this time the sword did not retreat; instead, it used the momentum to slash at Qin Su.
Huo Wu didn't expect her to dodge, since she would definitely be injured if he stabbed her.
But Qin Su didn't dodge; instead, she came straight at him, plunging a dagger into his heart. At the same time, Qin Su's shoulder was also covered in blood.
"Heh." Qin Su sneered at him, then thrust the dagger in a few more inches. "Huo Wu, we're old acquaintances."
That's what she said.
Huo Wu then realized that Qin Su was no ordinary military officer's daughter; she was truly ruthless, capable of directly running into his blade. If he were to strike her, he would definitely cut to the bone.
She...she's really that ruthless?!
"Madman!" Huo Wu cursed, his breath growing weaker and weaker.
Qin Su kicked him away, pressed his acupoints to stop the bleeding, then walked over and stomped on his face. "I've wanted to kill you for a long time. The hatred between us is not just a little bit."
However, Huo Wu didn't even finish listening to her words before he breathed his last.
Huo Wu was a formidable assassin, Qin Su knew that; she had known it in her past life.
This man was Kang Lin's trusted bodyguard, who later followed Xue Huai'an and did many dirty things for him. In her previous life, she was confined to the inner quarters of the household and had almost no time or energy to deal with this man.
Qin Su squatted down and, after confirming that the person was definitely dead, simply bandaged the wound.
How could it not hurt? The pain made her break out in a cold sweat. But Qin Su still went to find the account book.
When Yu Shuo returned, he saw Huo Wu lying in a pool of blood. He glanced at him and quickly went to find Qin Su. When he saw the wound on Qin Su's shoulder, his pupils constricted and his heart ached.
"I'm fine. Come quickly and find the ledger."
Yu Shuo wanted to scold her, feeling both angry and heartbroken, but she continued to search for her wounds despite her own discomfort.
Left with no other option, Yu Shuo had to suppress his anger and follow her to find the account book.
Fortunately, they found it; the ledger was in the hidden compartment.
"Let's go." Qin Su's face was deathly pale. Yu Shuo carried her back, and she almost fainted when they returned to the Prince Chen's residence.
Uncle Liu rushed over upon hearing the news. After examining the wound, he couldn't help but scold, "What happened? How did you get so badly injured?"
Yu Shuo pursed his lips and remained silent.
Qin's mother was crying her eyes out, and even Lian Tao felt extremely guilty.
If she were with the princess, she would never be allowed to get hurt. Even if she was no match for the other party, she would be the first to be attacked.
Qin Su forced herself to say, "I'm fine, I'm just injured, but that person is dead."
"Ziyu." Qin Su looked at Yu Shuo and said to him, "Give Huo Wu's body to the Emperor."
Yu Shuo responded, "I've already sent someone."
With the account book and the assassin Huo Wu from the Yuehai Kingdom, Xue Huai'an could almost certainly be convicted of treason.
"Keep the ledger for now," Qin Su said.
Yu Shuo didn't ask why, he just nodded.
"You don't take care of your body at all. You went to Shacheng right after giving birth, and you've only just recovered a little, and now you've suffered such a serious injury. Why can't you let the people below do it? Why do you have to do it yourself?" Uncle Liu's words seemed harmless, but they were actually a veiled insult.
He was criticizing Yu Shuo for being completely unharmed, while Qin Su was injured.
Qin Su smiled reassuringly at her pale face, "That person's martial arts are too good. No one else can beat him. If he escapes, it will be difficult to find evidence again."
Uncle Liu glared at her. He was a doctor and didn't care about all that nonsense. All he wanted was for his daughter, whom he had watched grow up, to be well.
"Don't let my father know about this," Qin Su said to her mother.
Qin's mother nodded through her tears. Recalling what had happened that morning, she said to Qin Su, "Right after you left, a palace maid from Consort Rong's side came and said she missed you."
Originally, she didn't want to tell Qin Su about how badly she was injured, but she felt that her daughter was doing something important, and that not telling her might delay things, so she honestly told Qin Su what had happened.
Qin Su nodded. She roughly knew that Xue Huai'an had gone to see Tao Rong, so what happened next...?
"Ziyu".
Qin Su called out, and Yu Shuo moved closer.
"Proceed according to the original plan. Have Xieyang deliver a message to Tao Rong." She shouldn't move around right now, but fortunately, Yu Shuo knows the plan, so it's better for him to handle the rest.
"Don't worry, just focus on recovering. Leave the rest to me." Yu Shuo brushed aside her hair, which was damp with cold sweat, and said softly, "I'll handle it."
Qin Su nodded. "I know you can."
Yu Shuo left.
Uncle Liu muttered curses for a long time, and Qin's mother also stayed temporarily at the Prince Chen's residence because of Qin Su, after all, it was necessary to have relatives to take care of the child.
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