Chapter 269: The Center of the Power Vortex (Part 2)
Although Cui Hejin didn't say anything, Jiang Zhiluo knew that he got along well with the students and cared about them very much.
If he knew that students were injured because he took leave from school that day, he would definitely blame himself.
Jiang Zhiluo could only find a way to persuade Mr. Li to give the students a holiday.
Mr. Li said, "If we call it a day early, it would be fine. The students' parents might not be home and busy with other things. If we call it a day too soon, the parents won't know about it, and the students might not have anywhere to go."
"They're going home now, and maybe no one's home."
"So we let everyone prepare their lessons in the classroom. At least they have a place to stay."
After listening to what Mr. Li said, Jiang Zhiluo understood that Mr. Li would not rashly give the students a holiday.
If she told people about her dream, she would probably be treated as a monster.
She couldn't take the risk. Besides, no one might believe her.
What's more, as a woman, she cannot interfere in school affairs.
If the students' parents knew about this, they would probably be even more unhappy.
Jiang Zhiluo also didn't want to embarrass Mr. Li.
Then, she could only get rid of the killer in advance.
Even if he avoided the assassins today, if they wanted to kill Cui Hejin, they would still find an opportunity.
Thinking of the four killers, a cold light flashed in Jiang Zhiluo's eyes.
After she came out of the school, she temporarily stored the ox cart in the backyard of Xinglin Hall.
Then he found a secluded place, entered the space, changed his clothes, and went to a remote courtyard in the county.
According to the scene seen in the dream, the four killers are temporarily living here.
The four people have already chosen the location and are ready to start in the afternoon.
But according to the time, these four people are still here.
Jiang Zhiluo used her wood-related abilities to conceal her own aura and quietly sneaked into the yard.
This yard is very remote and dilapidated, with few people around, making it a suitable place for killers to hide themselves.
Jiang Zhiluo did not rush to take action, but sneaked in to listen first.
She wondered who had sent them here.
"Boss, when do we start?"
"Wait a moment, you guys prepare yourself first."
"Cui Hejin's meridians have long been destroyed, and his martial arts skills have been completely crippled. What's there to worry about? Just kill him directly."
"Exactly. If you ask me, it would be much easier to just break into their house in the middle of the night and kill them."
The man called the boss was silent for a moment and said, "We can't enter the village. If we cause panic among the villagers, they will all flee. What will happen to the food?"
"The master sent people to rob them after they collected the food."
"We can't do this or that, so are we just going to worry about it?"
The man called the boss said, "Don't act rashly. You must understand the master's intentions and arrangements."
"If we go to the school and kill someone, and there's chaos in the school, people will just think someone is deliberately causing trouble. No one will suspect that we went out specifically to kill Cui Hejin."
"When Cui Hejin dies, the blame will be put on Prince Duan and his gang. The master will then recruit the Yang family under the pretext of avenging Cui Hejin. The Yang family will then be used by the master, making it easier for the master to gather forces in the south."
"But Boss, doesn't Princess Cha Min also want us to kill that Cui Qingci as well?"
The old man said, "Cui Qingci is nothing. As long as Cui Hejin dies, killing the rest of the Cui family will be as easy as crushing an ant. But as long as Cui Hejin is alive, with the help of his maternal grandfather, the Hongnong Yang family, perhaps they will make a comeback."
"The master is more worried that he will become the Prince of Duan's man. I heard that the talent and ability of this young master of the Cui family are not inferior to anyone. Even if he has lost his martial arts skills, the master is still a little afraid of him."
"Since the master is afraid of him, he should have been killed earlier."
"Huh, that's so easy to say. The emperor sent people to keep an eye on this place before. Do you dare to act rashly? If you do, the emperor will also be worried that you want to usurp the throne."
"Indeed, our emperor is in his prime, and his masters are all grown up. He is afraid that the power in his hands will fall into someone else's hands, so he is naturally very suspicious."
"So our master needs to be more secretive when doing things, and try not to let anyone get hold of anything or raise any suspicions. This will also make it easier to secretly gather power."
"Indeed, if we're not careful and let the Second Prince get hold of something, our master's situation will become much more difficult."
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These four people expressed their opinions.
Jiang Zhiluo understood something after hearing these words.
Because Cui Hejin had told her some things about the court before.
Princess Cha Min is the eldest prince's half-sister. She is also the one who tried to win over the Pei family and get Cui Qingci killed.
Pei Nanchen of the Pei family entered the Imperial College and was also the designated prince consort.
The master these four killers were talking about was the eldest prince.
The eldest prince wanted to kill Cui Hejin and put the blame on Prince Duan, so as to win over Cui Hejin's maternal grandfather's family, the Hongnong Yang family.
The Hongnong Yang family is a prominent family in the south with enormous influence.
Although the emperor found charges to punish the Cui family, he did not dare to kill them all.
He was also afraid of angering the Yang family.
Because the Yang family is a big family in the south, if they join forces with local big families to cause chaos, the emperor will be in trouble.
Moreover, the capital is far away in the south, and it is not easy for the emperor to control the southern forces.
And just now they said that someone was staring at Cui Hejin before.
Could it be that Cui Hejin and Old Madam Cui didn't dare to do anything before because they knew someone was watching them in secret?
Have the people in secret withdrawn now?
Was the person in the dark before sent by the emperor?
Jiang Zhiluo's face turned pale when she thought of this.
She suddenly realized that they had always been at the center of the power vortex.
There is no way around it.
She will remember this account with the eldest prince and Princess Chamin first.
When they had almost finished listening, Jiang Zhiluo quickly shot out the silver needle in her hand, taking the lives of the four people!
If these four people want to kill Cui Hejin, then they must die.
“Swoosh…”
A silver needle flashed by.
"careful!"
Two of the killers fell to the ground directly, but the boss and another killer carefully knocked away the silver needle.
“Who is it?”
They quickly became alert.
One of them looked at the two men falling to the ground, and angrily took the spiral knife and attacked in the direction where the hidden weapon was shot.
The spiral knife in his hand was a huge disc with several scimitars on it.
He moved, using his internal energy to drive the knife on the weapon to spin back and forth at an extremely fast speed. If it touched a person's arm, it could twist the arm off.
Because of the internal force vibration, it creates a strong wind.
When he saw Jiang Zhiluo's figure appear, he shouted angrily, "You're looking for death!"
Jiang Zhiluo dodged quickly, spun around, and the silver needle in her hand flew out as fast as flying flowers and falling rain.
Borrowing the power of wood ability, the speed is extremely fast!
“Hmm…”
The killer who had just attacked Jiang Zhiluo was hit by a silver needle no matter how fast he was or how quickly he dodged, and blood was flowing from the corner of his mouth.
"poisonous!"
"Second brother!"
The one called the boss exclaimed and his face changed drastically.
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