Su Wan said, "Take everyone back to Suiyang and give them a proper burial. Find their families and tell them that the Su family will cover their living expenses from now on."
Lin Qingfeng knelt on one knee, deeply moved, and said, "This subordinate will take the liberty of thanking the mistress on behalf of these deceased. We are willing to go through fire and water for the mistress, even at the cost of our lives."
Su Wan said, "Guard Lin, you don't need to do this. It's what I should do."
Lin Qingfeng stood up and lowered his voice, saying, "Mistress, Guard Zhang was the most skilled in martial arts among these eight. The others all died from multiple stab wounds, but he was the only one who received a fatal blow to the throat. The person who killed him is probably..."
Su Wan asked, "Is the opponent extremely powerful?"
Lin Qingfeng nodded: "I know Zhang's strength, but he couldn't even withstand one of the opponent's blows. If it were me, I probably wouldn't have survived either."
Su Wan asked in surprise, "You're A-Jin's personal bodyguard. Could it be that even you couldn't withstand the opponent?"
Lin Qingfeng lowered his head and said, "Mistress, I am not trying to boost the enemy's morale while diminishing our own. The opponent's martial arts... are obviously very powerful. The person who killed Guard Zhang must be the leader of these attackers."
"Who exactly are they?" Su Wan was increasingly astonished. "Why did they kidnap my brother?"
Lin Qingfeng said, "I dare to guess that they might be assassins sent by the Emperor. They had been trying to take the Lord's life but failed. Now that the Lord is protected by the army, they can't do it, so they changed their target to the Lady's brother. Another possibility is the Fifth Prince. He is about to attack Xiping Pass, so perhaps he sent them."
Lin Qingfeng's guess seemed reasonable to Su Wan as well.
There are many skilled martial artists in the world, but the emperor's personal guards are all masters among masters. Thinking about it this way, it becomes clear that it was either Emperor Kangping or the Fifth Prince; in any case, one of them sent someone to kidnap Su Yuze.
Instead of targeting Wei Jingzhuo himself, they turned their attention to his wife's brother. It's utterly shameless.
Su Wan felt a surge of anger rising within her, and turned to look in the direction of Xiping Pass.
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