Chapter 356 He Wants Xie Guanlan to Die in Jiangnan
Pei Lin pursed his lips tightly.
Wen Xingluo stood up and walked slowly out from behind the screen.
When she passed Pei Lin, she glanced at him with a half-smile, "I am the master, you are the servant, Master Pei has no right to interfere in my private affairs."
Pei Lin met her gaze and said quietly, "You are the monarch, and I am the minister. The monarch's affairs, no matter how big or small, are all state affairs. As a minister, it is natural for me to intervene."
Wen Xingluo chuckled, "But I must go to the appointment tonight. If Master Pei is really worried, then you can come with us. I don't mind, but I'm afraid Master Pei will be unhappy if he sees what happened between Ziheng and me."
As if she was sure that Pei Lin would not follow them, she walked out after she finished speaking.
Pei Lin clenched his hands.
Smelling the faint fragrance lingering in the girl's boudoir, he turned and looked outside the house.
Xie Guanlan appeared under the eaves with his hands behind his back, and the royal girl, who was supposed to be noble and delicate, slipped lightly into his arms like a lively bird.
Look...
It's really an eyesore.
For some unknown reason, Pei Lin actually followed him.
Jiangnan is prosperous in every way.
Wen Xingluo and Xie Guanlan were strolling on the busy street. When they looked up, they saw the towering Buddha of Lamp at the end of the long street.
Holding a rabbit lantern, she explained, "Jiangnan is different from the north. Here, everyone from kings and generals to peddlers believes in Buddhism. Therefore, many Buddhist temples have been built. Even during festivals, people here don't forget to offer sacrifices to the gods and Buddhas, praying for prosperity and well-being in the afterlife."
Xie Guanlan followed her gaze.
The Bodhisattva of Lights stands majestically between heaven and earth, his robes all made up of colorful lotus lanterns. He is holding a flower, smiling, lowering his brows, and looking down at all living beings with compassion.
Xie Guanlan held Wen Xingluo's hand tightly.
He has spent half his life killing people. If there are gods and Buddhas in the world, he doesn't think he can get their favor.
But the little girl in his family has a pure and kind heart and deserves the protection of three thousand gods and Buddhas.
Not far behind the two of them, Pei Lin stood indifferently in the shadows that could not be illuminated by the lanterns.
Jiangnan is his territory, and Lin'an City is full of his spies, while Xie Guanlan is alone, and he knows that Wen Xingluo cannot escape from his control.
But……
He was still worried about the two of them traveling alone.
He had secret and unspeakable feelings towards Wen Xingluo. He always followed her and Xie Guanlan, seeing all their intimacy. Although he obviously didn't like it, he couldn't bear to take his eyes off her. He peeped at her happiness with another man as if it was self-torture.
Pei Lin couldn't help but think that humans are indeed complex creatures. They can actually become addicted to pain...
A dark figure quietly appeared beside Pei Lin and said respectfully, "Master, the trap has been set, waiting for your order."
Pei Lin played with the white jade whisk.
The eyes are fixed on the front.
Xie Guanlan was buying red bean cake for Wen Xingluo.
The girl pinched the brown paper and took a careful bite. She seemed to think it tasted very good, so she smiled and handed the red bean cake to Xie Guanlan's lips.
Xie Guanlan didn't shy away from it and took a bite from the place where she had bitten.
However, he had lived in the southwest for a long time and didn't know that the red bean paste filling in the cakes and pastries in the south of the Yangtze River was very hot when it was freshly baked. He took such a big bite that his face couldn't help but twist for a moment.
But he didn't want to expose his embarrassment in front of his beloved woman.
So he pretended to be reserved and cool, suppressing the pain, turning away his ferocious face and pretending to be calm and composed.
But his subtle patience could not escape the girl's eyes.
Wen Xingluo was a girl with a delicate temperament and keen observation. She immediately bought a cup of osmanthus herbal tea and handed it to Xie Guanlan while holding back her smile.
Even her voice was sweet. "I can't drink anymore. Brother Ziheng, help me drink."
Lanterns are scattered around.
In the light and shadow, the prosperity faded away, and the night wind lifted the young man's scarlet robe and the girl's blue-gold gauze skirt. The wide sleeves of the robes were layered and intertwined, but it was far less affectionate than the gazes the two people looked at each other. It was an extremely pleasing picture.
Pei Lin followed step by step, looking deeply.
No one knows what the boy is feeling at this moment.
After a long time, he slowly raised his hand.
The next moment, countless assassins fell from the sky!
The snow-white blade reflected a cold light and headed straight for Xie Guanlan!
Pei Lin narrowed his eyes.
Wen Xingluo’s plan is good, but there are too many uncertainties in the future.
He agreed to Wen Xingluo's plan because he wanted Xie Guanlan to die in Jiangnan.
Pei Lin thought in a high-sounding way that as long as Xie Guanlan died, the child in Wen Xingluo's belly would be Xie Guanlan's only bloodline.
All the princes, generals and ministers in the north who are subservient to Xie Guanlan will regard this child as their master. Wouldn't this be more efficient and simple than passively waiting to inherit the territory and the people?
besides……
Pei Lin stood in the shadows, watching the man standing tall and majestic in red clothes and jade belt with malicious intent.
In addition, he darkly and paranoidly believed that as long as Xie Guanlan died, the girl's heart would be empty.
He knew that he would never be able to win her heart in his entire life.
He doesn't want her heart.
But he also wouldn't allow her heart to belong to another man.
There was a fierce look in the boy's eyes.
However, the next moment, more guards in armor and armed with sharp weapons rushed over from all directions.
They seemed to have been prepared and started fighting with the black-clad assassins under his command. For a while, screams of terror were heard one after another on the street, and the people rushed to flee the long street.
"Pei Lin!"
Suddenly someone shouted angrily.
Pei Lin looked in the direction of the voice and saw several princes from Jiangnan.
The leader, King Wu, was trembling all over, his eyes wide with anger. "I heard that my child was not killed by Xie Zhe, but died at your hands?!"
Pei Lin stood there quietly.
The sound of fighting was right next to his ears. Xie Guanlan was worthy of the title of "Southwest Killer God". Even though his assassins were carefully selected, they were still no match for him.
He ignored King Wu and just slowly looked at Wen Xingluo.
Xie Guanlan placed the girl in a relatively safe corner and she was personally guarded by his two trusted confidants, Fushan and Yishui.
Their eyes met.
Pei Lin suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness.
It turns out that she had been plotting against him since she started selecting the emperor's husband.
Under the pretext of doing good for the Great Wei, she lured Xie Guanlan to Jiangnan and handed his leverage over to Xie Guanlan. She wanted all his schemes to come to nothing, and she wanted him to lose all his allies and supporters.
From the beginning to the end, they were not taking the same path at all.
Across the sound of fighting, Pei Lin asked persistently, "Did you tell them?"
Wen Xingluo said "hmm".
Pei Lin stared at her, speaking slowly and seriously, "Everything I did was to restore the Wei Kingdom. You are the princess of Wei, why would you betray me?"
Blood splashed onto the lantern, staining Pei Lin's eyes red.
The cold look in his eyes seemed to be covered with frost flowers of extreme sadness.
Xie Guanlan has already dealt with the group of assassins.
Blood dripped from his narrow knife as he glanced coldly at Pei Lin. "Because she knows better than you that the Wei Dynasty has long since fallen. Spilled water cannot be mended, and a broken mirror cannot be mended. Does Imperial Master Pei really think that by picking up a few pearls and jades left behind by the Wei Dynasty, he can piece together his prosperous homeland? What Imperial Master Pei is doing is like trying to catch the moon in the water or seeing flowers in the fog."
Pei Lin's face was gloomy. "Stop making sarcastic remarks here! Xie Guanlan, you have the same surname as Xie Zhe, and you are just as hateful. You don't understand at all, you don't understand at all..."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly waved his sleeves.
White smoke instantly filled the entire street.
Someone knocked over several lanterns in succession, and flames suddenly rose with the wind. The originally bustling night market was instantly engulfed in flames!
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