After Xu Jinhuan used his invisibility ability to cover his long sword, he slashed at the leader of the Wu family's spies.
"Click"
The long sword was extremely sharp; the man didn't even have time to react before his head was severed.
The last image he saw in this world was of his own bloodied body, viewed from a different angle.
"ah!"
The other spies were startled by this sudden scene. How could this person's head just fall off while he was talking?!
Upon seeing the neatly severed cross-section, the spies' expressions instantly changed.
"What's going on? Is there an ambush?"
"Everyone be careful, there might be a master among them!"
The scouts stared nervously at the surrounding woods, but apart from the sound of rain, there was no other noise.
The rain continued to wash away the bloodstains, causing the blood from the dead man's wounds to flow further and further, making the surrounding stench of blood even stronger.
"Has that person left?"
"Should we leave too?"
The spies whispered among themselves.
Leaving? Where else do you want to go? Hurry up and get off at the gates of hell!
Xu Jinhuan made his move again.
She swung the long sword in her hand with force, and with the added strength of Xu Jinhuan, the sword shot towards the spies like an arrow.
By the time the scouts realized the wind was blowing in the wrong direction, the longsword had already pierced through three scouts, like a string of candied hawthorns.
However, because the longsword was still invisible, from the scouts' perspective, it appeared as if the three of them were suddenly bound together and simultaneously had penetrating wounds...
"It's here again, that thing is here again!"
"What should we do? What should we do?"
Even though these spies were all seasoned veterans with a wealth of experience, they had never encountered anything so strange.
Their hearts were beating faster and faster, but their bodies felt colder and colder. They couldn't help but rub their arms together, trying to warm themselves up.
Seeing that something bad was about to happen, a slightly younger scout asked an older person nearby for help.
"Brother Liu, do you think we've encountered a ghost?"
Upon hearing the question from the person next to him, Brother Liu's expression changed instantly, and he shouted loudly.
"Pah, pah, pah! What nonsense are you spouting? Don't you know that the more you mutter something, the more likely it is to happen? You really want to kill everyone!"
Xu Jinhuan walked to the three dead men, slowly drew his long sword, and silently admired the final fear of his enemies.
The old spies from the Wu family are no pushovers; they're not even as good as Lei Tingjun's foolish bodyguards. They don't even have the right to be brainwashed by Xu Jinhuan. It would be easiest to just kill them with one blow.
"Swish"
The long sword was used again, and after a few "cracks," there was no one left alive on the ground except for Xu Jinhuan.
Xu Jinhuan frowned silently as she looked at the blood-stained longsword. Then, she disgustedly wiped the blade with the scout's clothes and rinsed it with rainwater. Only when the blade was restored to its original state did she stop.
Looking at the corpses scattered on the ground, Xu Jinhuan fell into deep thought. Should he leave them here, or take them to the capital and throw them back to their master's family?
"Tsk, killing is indeed the easiest thing, it's the aftermath that's troublesome," Xu Jinhuan thought helplessly.
"Fine, I'll play the good guy this time and send you back to your home so your souls can return to their original place. Don't thank me too much."
After Xu Jinhuan finished speaking, he instructed System Xiao Wang to store the corpses in its system space.
Although Xiao Wang disliked the corpses, it still did as Xu Jinhuan instructed. It first wrapped the corpses together with props to make sure they wouldn't get dirty before throwing them into a corner of the space.
"Xiao Wang, activate teleportation, I'm going to the capital to deliver warmth~" Xu Jinhuan said happily.
Finally, we can use the teleportation array we had before!
[Okay, this will initiate a targeted teleportation for the host. Destination: Beijing. Countdown: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!]
System Xiao Wang dutifully broadcast the announcement.
"Swish"
Xu Jinhuan vanished from the spot in an instant.
The place where the battle had just broken out was left with nothing but a pool of blood that had been washed away.
Before long, the Crown Prince's spies also arrived at the scene.
"Come quickly, there's blood here! I remember the people walking in front of us were from the Wu family and the Fourth Prince. Did something happen to them?"
"With such heavy rain, how could so much blood still flow? How many people must have died?"
"Are you sure it's a dead person? There's not a single hair here, only blood."
The spies chattered amongst themselves, but lacking the most crucial evidence, none of them could convince the other.
Suddenly, someone exclaimed.
"Do you think it's possible that this was all done by the Fifth Prince's secret guards? They didn't want us to spread the news, so they secretly killed off the spies from other families."
Upon hearing this, the others' expressions changed, and they carefully examined their surroundings.
"If that's what you're saying, then we're all going to die too?"
"My goodness, I'm only twenty and not even married yet! I should have known better than to take this mission. Sigh, if it weren't for the reward money, I would have run away too!"
"Who wouldn't? If it weren't for making more money, who would do something that could cost them their head at any moment?"
While crying, the group cautiously surveyed their surroundings, fearing that someone might stab them in the back.
An hour passed in silence before they realized that no one wanted to kill them at all...
Xu Jinhuan, after arriving in the capital, first went to the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace.
Although the man sent this time was passable, he was no good. Xu Jinhuan was prepared to make a good fool of the Crown Prince.
The first step, of course, is to empty the Eastern Palace!
Let's see how he tries to sabotage us behind our backs now that he's broke and out of food!
Xu Jinhuan easily entered the East Palace while remaining hidden, and after several twists and turns along the road, he found a small storeroom.
That seemed to be the Crown Prince's private treasury, filled with silks, satins, corals, agates, jade pendants, and gold and silver jewelry for his daughters.
Rows of them were placed there, looking glittering and jeweled, indicating great wealth.
Xu Jinhuan left him nothing and put everything into her spatial storage.
Anyone who dares to mess with her will pay the price!
Having learned from previous experiences of emptying the warehouse, Xu Jinhuan moved very quickly this time, finishing the move in no time.
Because he disliked the Crown Prince, Xu Jinhuan not only stole the candles from the wall, but also turned the renovated walls and floors back into bare shells.
Its main purpose is to infuriate the crown prince to death!
Looking at the empty and pitted warehouse, Xu Jinhuan nodded in satisfaction.
After leaving the small storeroom, Xu Jinhuan, taking advantage of his invisibility, began to swagger around the Crown Prince's residence.
Wandering around, she actually discovered something new.
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