Chapter 16: Knowing there is a tiger in the mountain, we still go there
When "Hong Ling" turned around, she winked at Xi Yan mischievously.
Xiyan looked at her back as she walked away with her slender waist twisted, and secretly worried for her.
Xiyan secretly complained in her heart that Manluo had not changed her dissolute nature and even came up with the idea of killing people with sex.
Although this is a good idea, Xiyan felt a little uneasy in her heart.
For some reason, Crown Prince Helian Feng looked calm and composed, but his dark eyes concealed a myriad of calculations.
Moreover, the Poison King Chu Jin is on good terms with the Crown Prince, so why is he nowhere to be seen at such an important occasion today?
Her intuition told her that tonight would be very dangerous.
However, she had to obey Xiao Nanyue's orders. If she failed to succeed within three days, she and Manluo would never be able to return alive.
Seeing Xu Jingzhen leave, the other officials and attendants accompanying Nanzhao also stood up and bowed to Crown Prince Helian Feng to say goodbye.
Helian Feng nodded and instructed Zou Yi, the steward of the palace, to take a group of people to the inn in the palace to check in. He repeatedly instructed them to make sure everything was arranged properly and not to be negligent in the slightest.
Zou Yi took the order and led the people of Nanzhao to leave in an orderly manner.
After everyone disappeared at the entrance of the hall, Helian Feng's eyes slowly swept across the hall. After a little thought, he turned and left.
After all the guests had left, the maids and attendants shuttled between the tables and chairs, cleaning up the leftovers and the mess on the cups and plates.
Taking advantage of the time when everyone was busy, Xiyan quietly turned sideways and left the hall without a trace.
She hid in a shadow beside the palace, vigilantly observing the surroundings of the Prince's Mansion.
At this moment, the moonlight fell on the bluestone path of the palace, emitting a cold light. Occasionally, patrolling guards passed by, and the sound of their footsteps was particularly clear in the silent night.
She took a deep breath to calm her slightly rapid heartbeat, and recalled what Helian Feng had mentioned during their conversation with Xu Jingzhen, that Dongzhu seemed to be in the Treasure Pavilion.
Calculating the time, Manluo should have accompanied Xu Jingzhen to Xieyuan by now. Whether she succeeds or not, she will be exposed.
If the assassination fails, it means alerting the enemy.
If the assassination is successful, once Xu Jingzhen is discovered to have been assassinated, the entire Prince's Mansion will be on high alert, quickly assembling and strengthening vigilance. It will then be extremely difficult for her to leave.
After thinking about it, she tightened the dagger at her waist, calmed herself down, and then quietly sneaked towards the back garden of the Prince's Mansion.
She had never been to the Prince's Mansion and didn't know where the Treasure Pavilion was.
However, she had just asked a maid and learned that the Treasure Pavilion was in the back garden of the Prince's Mansion, in the tallest three-story building, so it was not difficult to find it.
She walked along a winding gravel road, lined with neatly trimmed bushes on both sides. She was careful to avoid areas exposed to the moonlight and tried to stay in the shadows.
Occasionally, when a patrolling guard passed by, she would quickly hide behind the bushes, hold her breath, and wait until the guard's footsteps faded away before continuing forward.
After many twists and turns, we finally arrived at the back garden of the Prince's Mansion.
Looking up, I saw a towering three-story building standing at the end of the garden.
The building has carved beams and painted rafters, flying eaves and brackets, and the three big characters "Cangzhen Pavilion" are inscribed on it. Under the bright moonlight, it can be seen clearly.
Xiyan's heart tightened. It seemed that this was the Treasure Pavilion!
She jumped onto the pavilion in the garden, bent down, and looked down. There was no one guarding the treasure pavilion.
It seems that Helian Feng was very confident about the traps and ambushes in the building, and he was sure that anyone who entered the building would never be able to leave.
Or maybe he deliberately set up a trap to lure you into it.
However, even though we know there is a tiger in the mountain, we still go there!
Even if it was a trick, she had to give it a try. Otherwise, if she couldn't steal the South China Sea Pearl, she would still be dead.
After thinking about it, Xiyan no longer hesitated. She swung her slender waist and shot towards the Treasure Pavilion like a flash of lightning!
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