Lin Jinghan shrugged and threw a bottle to Sikong Zhan. Sikong Zhan took it, put it in his arms and continued eating.
It was already late at night. Lin Jinghan was bent over the table reading a book. She couldn't hold on any longer and yawned, "Your Highness, is anyone else coming? I'm so sleepy..."
Sikong Zhan stopped writing and looked outside with a deep gaze. "Go back to sleep first."
Before Lin Jinghan returned to the bedroom, the sound of swords clashing was heard outside.
At this moment, Lin Jinghan was no longer sleepy and walked quickly towards the outer courtyard - anyone who disturbs others' sleep should be killed.
Just as she reached the place where the battle was taking place, a black token flew straight towards Lin Jinghan!
"Princess, be careful." Tang Xun quickly stood in front of her and drew his sword to cut at the token!
clang——
The token fell to the ground, and Tang Xun's sword broke into two pieces!
"This token is quite sturdy!" Lin Jinghan picked it up and found it was completely intact! On one side was written Shanhailou, and on the other side was Sikong Zhan's name!
"Shanhailou, is that the famous assassin organization?" Lin Jinghan has been learning some information about this world these days, including records about Shanhailou:
Shanhailou, the number one killer organization in the continent, is spread across all countries. Anyone Shanhailou wants to kill will be issued a Shanhai Order. They claim that "once someone enters the Shanhai Order, the King of Hell will come to take your life!" They are arrogant and more capable. Since the establishment of Shanhailou, no one who has entered the Shanhai Order has lived to the end of his life.
It's not that the assassins of Shanhai Tower are invincible, but rather that Shanhai Tower has numerous branches and countless experts. No matter where the people of Shanhai Order flee, they will hunt them down endlessly. No matter how good the martial arts of the people of Shanhai Order are, they will be exhausted just dealing with the people of Shanhai Tower...
"The Shanhai Tower is really brave to issue our prince's Shanhai Order!" Lin Jinghan played with the Shanhai Order in her hand: I wonder how Sikong Zhan will deal with the endless pursuit of the Shanhai Tower?
Tang Xun's mouth twitched. Why was he looking at the princess as if she were gloating over her misfortune? No, no, no, he must have seen it wrong, wrong!
Shanhailou knew Sikong Zhan was not an easy opponent, otherwise they wouldn't have been completely wiped out in the previous operation. This time, Shanhailou sent out the Grand Elder and one hundred top-ranked assassins, all for the sole purpose of taking Sikong Zhan's head!
Countless Shanhai Orders have been issued by Shanhai Tower, but this was the first time someone dared to play with one. The Great Elder was filled with murderous intent, his gaze like a sharp sword piercing Lin Jinghan.
"Anyone who dares to take the Mountain and Sea Order will die!"
In an instant, several assassins from Shanhailou rushed towards Lin Jinghan.
"Huh? I can't take it?" Lin Jinghan acted surprised, and with a wave of her hand, she shot the Shanhai Order towards the nearest killer. Her eyes instantly became sharp, "Then I'll give it back to you!"
puff!
The Shanhai Order sank straight into the killer's heart! The man, his sword still raised in mid-air, stared at the unremarkable woman before him in disbelief, wondering how she could kill him so easily...
Before the killer could react, Lin Jinghan took out the golden needles and without blinking, shot out more than a dozen golden needles in succession, all of which penetrated into the body of the killer who was flying towards her!
Bang bang bang!
The killers who rushed over fell to the ground one after another. The remaining killers were horrified and alerted. More killers rushed towards Lin Jinghan! "Be careful of hidden weapons!"
"Protect the princess!" Tang Xun shouted, and the secret guards of the Jingnan Palace quickly flew towards Lin Jinghan. The two sides engaged in a fierce battle. Tang Xun hurriedly protected Lin Jinghan and retreated. "Leave this to us, princess, I will take you away."
Lin Jinghan didn't refuse Tang Xun's suggestion and retreated to the rear. She knew very well that these assassins were all masters. She had just taken advantage of the sneak attack to kill more than a dozen assassins at once. Now, they were already on guard against her golden needles. With her limited strength, the golden needles probably wouldn't be able to reach the assassins at all.
After retreating outside the battle area, she called Shiqi to take her to the rooftop and watched the battle attentively, commenting from time to time:
"These assassins of Shanhai Tower, apart from anything else, are so reckless and ruthless that they deserve an imperial decree from the Emperor to commend them."
After witnessing Lin Jinghan's clever way of outmaneuvering Baili Zhe and instantly dispatching a dozen assassins, Shiqi grew even more respectful towards her. She began to ponder her words: Is this a reference to Shiqin being named a loyal maid? Is this a warning to us?
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"This Shanhai Tower, with only a hundred people, dares to come to the Jingnan Palace to provoke. Where does this courage come from?! Is there a trick up their sleeve?"
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"Who's the leader? He looks quite powerful. I wonder how he compares to our prince?"
Every time Lin Jinghan asked a question, Tang Xun was about to respond, but Lin Jinghan didn't give him time to speak, and continued to criticize the killer. Tang Xun had a lot of things to say but didn't say them. At this moment, Lin Jinghan finally looked at him, and he answered without thinking:
"How can a mere firefly compete with my prince for glory?"
"That's not right. The enemy leader can't defeat our prince, and they're outnumbered. They're simply throwing themselves into a flame, courting their own destruction. There's no reason for such a huge Shanhai Tower to be so foolish, right?"
"Could it be that they think that the prince was seriously injured and poisoned, and that our palace is vulnerable?" Tang Xun guessed.
Lin Jinghan shook her head. "For a killer organization like Shanhailou to have been able to run rampant for so many years and still stand firm, it shouldn't be this simple..."
Seeing that Tang Xun didn't respond, Shiqi bravely took over the conversation, "Perhaps he's been standing here for so long that he's developed a habit of arrogance."
"Underestimating the enemy is a cardinal sin in military strategy!" Lin Jinghan stood up abruptly. "Follow me to see the prince, and bring a few trusted aides with you!"
The seriously injured and poisoned Sikong Zhan is now the "weakest" existence in the Jingnan Palace. If the other side has any conspiracy, secretly attacking Sikong Zhan while attracting the attention of everyone in the Jingnan Palace is undoubtedly the best choice!
If the other party really had this plan of luring the tiger away from the mountain, Sikong Zhan would not be harmed, but the fact that he was not sick, injured, or poisoned would be impossible to hide. It would be difficult to use this to lure out the person he wanted...
As he walked towards Sikong Zhan's courtyard, he ordered, "The palace has been broken into by assassins. Report to the authorities immediately. Send someone to the palace to ask the emperor for reinforcements. Oh, and don't forget to send a message to my father, Prime Minister Lin, asking him to come and rescue his beloved daughter as soon as possible!"
They could handle these assassins perfectly, so why should they report them to the authorities? Furthermore, if the Emperor knew about the palace's secret guards, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor. Although the prince was not afraid of the emperor, it would still cause trouble for him... Tang Xun hesitated and did not dare to respond.
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