Chapter 411: Catching a Turtle in a Jar
Xiao Xixi ate all the food at the temple fair.
At this time, the number of people at the temple fair reached its peak, with people running around everywhere and some people setting off firecrackers.
Gunpowder had not been invented in those days, and the so-called firecrackers were just bamboo that made crackling sounds when burned. They were not dangerous and even children could play with them.
Xiao Xixi thought it was quite interesting, so she ran to the stall selling firecrackers, intending to buy one to play with.
She asked how much the firecrackers were.
The stall owner said: "One cent a stick, buy three and get one free."
Xiao Xixi lowered her head and took money out of her purse.
Just at this moment, a person suddenly rushed out from the side and snatched her purse!
The man ran forward with the purse in his hand like the wind!
Xiao Xixi reacted very quickly.
She simply picked up a bamboo stick nearby and threw it at the thief.
The bamboo kept spinning in the air and finally hit the thief's back of the head accurately!
The thief was knocked to the ground, and felt severe pain in the back of his head.
He cursed, then quickly got up and continued to run away.
However, by this time Xiao Xixi had already caught up.
She grabbed the thief by the back of his collar.
"If you have the guts to rob me of my money, then don't run away!"
It was only at this time that Luo Yechen came back to his senses from his shock. He shouted angrily: "That's my money! How dare you steal my money? Are you tired of living?!"
Luo Qinghan noticed that there were people approaching this side.
He raised his hand, grabbed Luo Yechen's arm, and threw it to the side with force.
Luo Yechen was originally using a crutch, and when he was suddenly swung like that, his whole body lost balance. After staggering two steps, he fell on his butt, grimacing in pain.
Just as he was about to curse, he saw four people suddenly rushing up from the side!
The four men all had knives in their hands.
They originally wanted to attack Luo Yechen, but Luo Yechen was pushed away by someone, so they could only change direction temporarily and attack Luo Qinghan who was closest to them.
Seeing that Luo Qinghan was surrounded by four people and was likely to die by the sword, Luo Yechen shouted with bloodshot eyes.
"Be careful, third brother!"
Luo Qinghan calmly raised his right hand, revealing a miniature crossbow hidden in his sleeve, and fired four arrows in succession.
Because the four killers were too close and were still rushing forward, he had no time to dodge and was hit by arrows one after another.
Two were shot in the fatal area and died on the spot.
Two others managed to avoid fatal shots but were shot in other parts of the body and were seriously injured.
When they saw Luo Qinghan pointing the crossbow at them again, they were frightened and turned pale. They retreated in a hurry, trying to get out of the range of the crossbow.
Luo Qinghan did not chase after him.
In fact, his pocket crossbow could only shoot four arrows at most, and now there were no arrows in his crossbow.
Unfortunately, the two killers didn't know this and thought Luo Qinghan could continue shooting arrows.
They knew that the assassination attempt was bound to fail.
They decided to leave here first.
The two men deliberately went to crowded places to cover their whereabouts.
At the same time, the thief who stole the purse saw that the situation was not good and wanted to run, but Xiao Xixi held his collar tightly from behind.
He couldn't escape, and with a fierce light flashing in his eyes, he suddenly pulled out a sharp dagger from his sleeve and stabbed it towards Xiao Xixi's abdomen behind him!
Xiao Xixi dodged the knife by leaning sideways, then grabbed the wrist holding the knife, and kicked hard at his knee!
The thief was kicked to his knees on one knee.
Even though I was wearing warm clothes that day, my knees still hurt a lot from hitting the ground so hard.
Xiao Xixi took the opportunity to twist his arms behind his back and pressed her knees on his back, forcing him to bend over.
He raised his other hand and tried to nudge the woman behind him with his elbow.
Xiao Xixi let go of the back of his collar and grabbed his arm.
He was so angry that he yelled, "You stinky bitch, let me go!"
Xiao Xixi increased the strength in her hands and directly dislocated his right arm.
He screamed in pain.
Now he didn't even have the energy to curse.
Luo Qinghan walked over and was relieved to see that Xiao Xixi was safe and sound.
Xiao Xixi glanced at the two assassins lying in a pool of blood and asked, "What about the two who got away?"
Luo Qinghan said calmly: "They can't run away."
Xiao Xixi was quite curious. The temple fair was full of people, and the two killers had already blended into the crowd, making them difficult to find. She didn't know how the prince could catch them.
The next moment, she heard someone shouting in the crowd.
"The assassin is here!"
The people who were originally performing the dragon and lion dance suddenly stopped, threw away the dragon lanterns and lion heads, and ran towards the direction where the sound came from.
The vendors who were still selling things suddenly looked stern, drew their swords from various places, and ran in that direction.
Even the onlookers who were originally watching the excitement stopped watching the fun, rolled up their sleeves, and rushed towards the same direction with ferocious looks.
Xiao Xixi was simply stunned.
Not only her, but also the two killers who had been hiding in the crowd and thought no one could find them were also stunned.
By the time they reacted, they had been caught and tied up, with even their mouths blocked by something. They could not make any sound, nor could they bite the poison sac to commit suicide.
The temple fair, which was extremely lively just now, was now silent.
Zhao Xian and Xiao Lingfeng each carried a killer, walked in front of the prince, and saluted with their fists clasped.
"Your Highness, the assassin has been captured alive!"
At this time, both of them were still wearing lion dance costumes.
It turned out that the people who performed the lion dance just now were actually the two of them in disguise.
Xiao Xixi turned her head and looked at the prince, her eyes full of curiosity.
Luo Qinghan explained calmly, "I had expected that there would be a second group of assassins, so I had people prepare for this temple fair in advance. I took you out to visit the temple fair specifically to lure the snake out of its hole, and then catch the turtle in the jar."
Xiao Xixi was still puzzled: "How did you know there would be a second group of killers?"
"According to the rules of Blood Rain Tower, if the assassination fails, either the money must be doubled back, or a new group of more powerful assassins must be sent. According to the confessions of the fake nuns, the price offered by the person behind the scenes is very high. Blood Rain Tower is definitely unwilling to pay the money, so the only choice is to send another group of assassins to assassinate the eldest prince."
Luo Yechen had already climbed up with the help of others.
When he heard this, he immediately became angry.
"Since you knew there was an assassin trying to kill me, why didn't you tell me? And why did you bring me to the temple fair? You are sending me into danger!"
Luo Qinghan looked at him coldly and asked, "Didn't you insist on coming to the temple fair with me?
Luo Yechen was choked.
(End of this chapter)
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