Chapter 53 I'm only worth five thousand taels? So little?
Tianyi watched the two men stagger away, his face full of confusion. He couldn't help but ask, "Miss Lan, they wanted to kill you, why did you let them go?"
Lan Xiyue smiled gently, her eyes deep, "Do you know that sometimes, you have to play the long game to catch the big fish?"
She turned to look at Mo Liyuan, "Your Majesty, you are the regent. Taking down a small assassin's nest shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Mo Liyuan raised his eyebrows slightly, a hint of teasing flashing in his eyes: "Oh? Why should I wipe out the assassins' den? They didn't offend me at all."
Lan Xiyue frowned slightly, "Your Highness, the capital is under the Emperor's feet. These assassins are like a ticking time bomb. Your Highness is so brave and valiant. It is only natural for you to eliminate this evil for the people."
As soon as she finished speaking, Lan Xiyue saw that the person had already left.
Mo Liyuan didn't even turn around, his voice cold and powerful: "Why don't you follow me? Don't you want to wipe out the killer's nest?"
Lan Xiyue raised a sly smile and immediately chased after him happily.
They followed the two killers all the way back to the capital and finally came to a remote place in the west of the city.
After walking through an alley, I saw two people enter a shop called "Night Jasmine".
"Night-blooming jasmine? They really know how to come up with names." Lan Xiyue muttered softly, "Is this night-blooming jasmine the assassin's lair?"
At this time, inside the shop, a fat and cunning shopkeeper was watching the return of the two hammers and the axe.
Seeing the two of them with bruised faces, the shopkeeper's expression instantly darkened. "What's going on? She's just a woman with no martial arts skills. Don't tell me you didn't complete the mission?"
Two Hammers smiled bitterly, their voices filled with helplessness and fear. "Boss, we were about to succeed when two men suddenly appeared. One man is very skilled in martial arts and we are no match for him. The other one is even more unfathomable and seems extremely dangerous."
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper frowned, a fierce look flashing in his eyes: "Then how did you escape back?"
The two hammers and the axe exchanged a look of surprise. "It wasn't someone who escaped back. It was that Lan Xiyue. She...she let us go."
The shopkeeper was shocked when he heard this, but even more angry: "Let you go? Idiots, why don't you go and close the door."
Liang Hammer scratched his head, turned around quickly and closed the shop door.
Axe: "Boss, is there something wrong?"
The shopkeeper sneered, "Humph! You killed her, but she let you go? Do you think that's right?"
Axe was stunned. He also felt a little strange at the time. "Boss, we were very careful when we came back. We made sure we were not followed."
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper shook the account book in his hand violently, and ink splashed onto the rice paper, making a blur.
The shopkeeper sneered, "Humph! You tried to kill her, but she let you go? Do you think that's right? She's really kind!"
As soon as Liang Hammer came back from closing the door, he heard the shopkeeper's words. He explained in a trembling voice: "Shopkeeper, we were very careful when we came back, so we shouldn't have been followed by them."
The shopkeeper slapped him hard in the face, the sound was crisp and loud.
"Xiao Sanzi, notify the others immediately and leave through the back door."
At this moment, Tian Yi kicked the door open, sending wood chips and dust flying everywhere.
The shopkeeper looked at the three people who had suddenly appeared, and a flash of panic flashed in his eyes, but he quickly calmed down. "Who are you? What do you want?"
Lan Xiyue wore a faint smile on her face. "Are you so forgetful, boss? I was the one being hunted by your people. How are you going to compensate me for my broken heart?"
The two hammers and the axe looked at them, and their bodies flashed in an instant. They were actually being followed without noticing at all.
The shopkeeper's eyes suddenly became sharp. He glared fiercely at the two hammers and the axe, and the anger in his heart erupted like a volcano.
"Two idiots, they didn't even know they were being followed, and they swore they weren't being followed!"
The shopkeeper gave the order: "Come here!"
In an instant, ten people appeared in the lobby like ghosts. They were dressed in black, with stern faces, and each of their eyes was filled with murderous intent.
Seeing this, Lan Xiyue put on a sly smile and hid behind Mo Liyuan, "Your Highness, I'm so scared!"
Mo Liyuan raised his eyebrows and looked at her sideways, his deep eyes flashing with a playful light.
"Why do I feel that you are very excited?" His voice was low and magnetic, as if it could penetrate people's hearts.
Lan Xiyue blinked and said in a wronged tone, "Your Highness, you are wrong. I am obviously afraid!"
This woman never spoke a word of truth. She was obviously quite skilled, but she pretended to be weak and helpless in front of him.
Mo Liyuan sneered in his heart. He didn't believe a word of it.
Lan Xiyue looked at Tianyi and said, "Go up, Tianyi, it's time to show them what you can do. Let them see how powerful you are."
Tianyi looked back at his master, but he didn't move when he saw that his master didn't say anything.
Lan Xiyue curled her lips, feeling a little embarrassed that she couldn't shout.
The shopkeeper waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, kill them and let them know what it means to go but never return."
Immediately afterwards, ten men in black attacked them with long swords flashing coldly in their hands.
Tianyi was quick and immediately drew out the long sword from his waist, tapped the ground with the tip of the sword, and instantly engaged in a fight with the man in black.
The sword lights were like weaving threads, and the sound of metal clashing was endless.
"Your Highness," Lan Xiyue turned to the leisurely Mo Liyuan, "Is your guard capable? He might not be able to handle so many people alone."
Mo Liyuan raised his eyebrows slightly, "Oh? How about Miss Lan help my guards?" After saying that, he gently raised his eyelids and looked at her, with a hint of teasing in his eyes.
Lan Xiyue waved her hand, "No, the prince is here, there's no need for a weak woman like me to take action!"
"Weak woman? Miss Lan, do you have any misunderstanding about the term weak woman?" Mo Liyuan slowly walked to a chair beside him and sat down.
The fight in the hall became more and more intense, with sword shadows interweaving and the sounds of weapons interweaving.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the shopkeeper tried to escape in the chaos.
Mo Liyuan grabbed a chair beside him and threw it over casually.
The shopkeeper was unable to dodge and was knocked to the ground by the chair, groaning in pain.
Lan Xiyue's mouth twitched, she walked to the counter, glanced around, and finally looked at the account book on the counter.
She flipped through the pages quickly and finally found her name.
Lan Xiyue was furious. "Damn it! I'm only worth five thousand taels? That little?"
The shopkeeper fell to the ground, trembling all over, begging for mercy: "Auntie, five thousand taels is not a small amount, otherwise, I would not have accepted this order!"
Mo Liyuan looked over and saw Lan Xiyue with an angry look on her face, with a hint of resentment between her brows. He felt a little moved in his heart. This woman was indeed interesting.
She was hired to kill someone, but she was not angry because of it. Instead, she was angry because her life was only worth 5,000 taels of silver in the eyes of others. She felt that she was being despised.
Mo Liyuan raised the corner of his mouth, "Miss Lan, how much silver is your life worth to satisfy you?"
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