Chapter 3 The Magistrate's Daughter
On the other side,
Su Yan led Luo Xi back to the direction they had initially fled in, and then they encountered two assassins who were chasing after Luo Xi.
Su Yan shielded Luo Xi behind her, took out a dagger, and fought with the two assassins.
An assassin attempted to ambush her, but Su Yan's eyes turned cold, and she swiftly and cleanly kicked him away.
Just then, she heard a commotion not far away. She stopped fighting them, snatched a sword from one of the assassins, and slit their throats one by one, killing them.
Just as Su Yan killed the two assassins, Magistrate Luo arrived with his guards.
Magistrate Luo hurriedly grabbed Luo Xi's hand and anxiously asked, "Xi'er, are you injured?"
Luo Xi: "Father, don't worry, I'm not hurt."
Magistrate Luo was somewhat skeptical. He was afraid that Luo Xi was not telling the truth because she didn't want him to worry.
So he carefully examined her body and found that there was no blood on her clothes, so he knew that what she said was true.
He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Luo Xi was alright.
He knew that Su Yan knew martial arts.
After all, it was he who spent a lot of money to buy Su Yan and keep her by Luo Xi's side to protect her.
The guards brought by the magistrate of Luo County inspected the clothes on the two assassins.
"My lord, they are assassins sent by the Assassin's Guild."
Magistrate of Luo County: !!!
"What? The Assassin's Guild?"
He certainly knew about the Assassin's Guild.
For a fee, they will provide men to assassinate the people the buyer wants to kill.
Magistrate Luo walked over to the two assassins who were already dead. He immediately noticed the distinctive mark on their necks: a red maple leaf.
This...this is indeed the mark of the Assassin's Guild assassins.
So, who... who hired an assassin to kill his daughter?
Magistrate Luo stood up and said in a deep voice, "Investigate..."
He paused for a moment, then continued, "Pay money to buy information from the assassin's guild."
He dared not investigate the Assassin's Guild; he wasn't at the point of wanting to die. So, he could only send people there to buy information, hoping they could succeed.
"Yes, sir."
After a while, Magistrate Luo remembered something.
He turned to look at Luo Xi beside him and asked, "Oh, by the way, Xi'er, where is Luo Yan?"
Luo Xi: "Father, when we were running away, I got separated from my second sister. She and her maid seemed to have run in another direction."
Upon hearing this, Magistrate Luo ordered some of his guards to escort Luo Xi back first.
As for the rest of the people, he led them to find Luo Yan.
They searched for two days and two nights before finally finding Luo Yan at the bottom of the cliff.
They first found the body of Luo Yan's personal maid, Ju Lan, whose abdomen clearly showed signs of being stabbed with a dagger.
Magistrate Luo believed that Luo Yan was likely in grave danger.
After all, she didn't have a maid with martial arts skills like Su Yan by her side.
Now that Luo Yan's maid is dead, she might...
They searched carefully in the vicinity, and finally, they found Luo Yan in a thicket.
Magistrate Luo recognized Luo Yan based on the clothes she was wearing.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have believed that this was his daughter.
Because her face was now completely disfigured, unrecognizable from her original appearance, her death was extremely gruesome.
The county magistrate was startled.
Luo Yan had a clear stab wound on her chest, as well as on her face. These were definitely not cuts from stones or branches; they were definitely caused by someone using a dagger.
Who has such a deep-seated hatred for his daughter?
Five days later,
We have news from the Assassin's Guild.
Their people revealed that the assassins were bribed by Luo Yan.
The magistrate of Luo County did not believe it.
If Luo Yan bribed her, then why did she die? And why did she die so tragically?
Finally, Magistrate Luo ordered an investigation into Luo Yan.
Finally, it was discovered that the money in Luo Yan's private treasury was indeed missing, and that Luo Yan had also arranged for Xi'er to go to Ninggu Temple to offer incense.
Moreover, according to the surviving guards, they saw that the group of assassins were all heading towards Luo Xi.
As for Luo Yan's death, they had no clue.
It is highly likely that Luo Yan was the one who bribed the assassin.
As for why Luo Yan wanted to kill Luo Xi, it's easy to understand.
Out of jealousy.
Luo Xi was his legitimate daughter and his first child, so he naturally doted on her.
Luo Yan and Luo Xi are about the same age; they are both approaching marriageable age.
Because Luo Xi was his legitimate daughter and also his beloved daughter, he naturally took her marriage very seriously.
As for Luo Yan's marriage, he wasn't that concerned.
Luo Yan must have noticed, so...
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