Chapter 72: A Perfect Plan
The tyrant's movements were smooth and flowing. Shen Tingyu's eyes suddenly widened, and he grabbed the window with both hands. What a handsome move!
pity……
Xin Hongying glanced at Madam Luo, placed his sword on the man's shoulder, and asked coldly, "Reason?"
He was about to kill someone and take their head with one move. Madam Luo asked with a hint of confusion, "Sir, are you really an official? Why do you think he was the one who wanted to burn down the inn?"
"Of course it's the official."
Xin Hongying slowly moved his sword away and glanced at a spot on his clothes. "The darker part of his clothes is where the oil accidentally stained them."
The man was startled and subconsciously hid his sleeves.
"You actually did it yourself. That's really... too cruel." Madam Luo closed her eyes and took a half step back. Yun'er glared at the man, holding her up in grief and anger, and shouted, "Mother!"
If Madam Luo hadn't saved him, he wouldn't have stopped his sword. Xin Hongying frowned and said with some disappointment: "Is this your reason? You want to let him go?"
"No!" Madam Luo's eyes were red, and she gritted her teeth and said firmly, "I won't let him go, but I must know why he betrayed our relationship."
"In order to kill me! He is willing to take Yun'er's life with him." Madam Luo cried bitterly and her breathing was unstable.
"Speak up! Why are you silent? Over the years, my family has relied on my dowry to survive. I manage the family business, take care of my husband and children, and I've been very good to you. My Luo family has never treated you unfairly, but..."
"Luo family! Luo family! Luo family!"
Seeing that the matter was completely exposed, the man could no longer pretend, and he no longer pretended to be fierce. He stared at Mrs. Luo with a look full of resentment.
"I've had enough! I'm the head of the family, but I have to obey you in everything. Just because your father is a wealthy businessman with money and power, he always puts me above you."
"You haven't even allowed me to take a concubine. Go look around the streets and see which man doesn't have three or four wives. You're so jealous, and you're trying to cut off my family's lineage."
"Tonight was originally a perfect plan. I took advantage of the inn's accidental fire to burn you, and then I rushed into the fire to save Yun'er, taking the opportunity to get rid of suspicion."
Xin Hongying posed a great threat to him. The man always had an ominous premonition that he would not survive.
He was afraid that if he didn't say it now, he would never have the chance to say it again, so he was not afraid of having his face torn and his face becoming hideous.
Madam Luo and Yun'er were both shocked and recognized him clearly for the first time.
"So this is what you think. You have been pretending all along!" Mrs. Luo calmed down and laughed out of anger.
"Before I married you, you knew you could never take a concubine. Now you're blaming me. How could you agree to marry me when you were greedy for my family's money?"
"People's hearts are hidden in their stomachs. I don't know people well enough."
Mrs. Luo narrowed her eyes, and after thinking of something, she trembled with anger.
"This matter is definitely not that simple. Father's health has been deteriorating in recent years. You took advantage of the opportunity to celebrate Father's birthday to attack me. Could it be that... you also want to take this opportunity to harm Father?"
The incident was so shocking that Yun'er didn't know what to say and was shocked and speechless.
The man's eyes flickered as he laughed wildly, "Your father is no good. I really want to kill him. If he weren't there, how could you always suppress me?"
"I just want a son to inherit the family line. What's wrong with me?"
Mrs. Luo's rage grew, and she suddenly slapped him with such force that her long nails scratched his cheek, leaving streaks of blood.
"Shut up! I don't allow you to talk about my father. What a bullshit incense! If I hadn't been busy dealing with your mess back then, how could I have lost the fetus?"
"You killed my son!"
Mrs. Luo even wanted to kill him herself.
He killed my son, wanted to kill himself, wanted to kill Yun'er, and even wanted to kill my father.
He deserves to die!
"Are you done asking?" Xin Hongying held the sword and spoke impatiently. This man hit him on the head with his hand, and in his eyes he was already a dead man.
Madam Luo wiped away the tears from her eyes, her heart gradually growing colder and harder. If it weren't for all the coincidences tonight, she would have died here. She nodded and said, "I don't want to ask anymore."
The sword flashed, and the man fell to the ground without much pain, his eyes open and dying.
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Boom!
Luo Hun pounded his fist on the table. "You useless idiot! You've been searching for so long, but there's no news of His Majesty at all. Keep searching!"
"Yes." The soldier kneeling on the ground crawled out of the tent.
His Majesty has been missing for more than three days, and he hasn't had a good rest for three days. His eyes are dark with fatigue and have heavy dark circles.
Luo Hun felt guilty. If he had not made a bet with His Majesty, His Majesty would not have gone deep into the mountains and forests and encountered the assassin.
The hunting grounds are now in chaos. The imperial guards have surrounded Luxu Mountain and searched everywhere, but there is still no news of His Majesty.
"Report!" A soldier suddenly came to report.
"Go in." Luo Hun rubbed his temples and forced himself to cheer up.
"General, we found a charcoal pile in a cave somewhere in the mountains. We suspect Your Majesty was there before. There are also hoof prints of His Majesty's mount under a nearby tree."
"Let's go! Take this general to have a look." Luo Hun said with some surprise.
When he walked out of the tent, he bumped into someone head-on, knocking the person off balance.
"General, why are you leaving in such a hurry? Is there any news from His Majesty?" The Regent smiled.
Luo Hun narrowed his eyes dangerously, "Why is the Regent here?"
The Regent said: "I happened to be passing by. If you have any news about His Majesty, please let me know. I am as worried about His Majesty's safety as you are."
Luo Hun calmed himself down and said, "Your Majesty is blessed with great fortune. Everything will be fine."
He hurried along, just as he was about to shake off the Regent, but he unexpectedly followed him closely. "General Luo, you are going to the hunting ground again. I will go with you."
"Why are you pretending? You've received the news too." Luo Hun stood still, unleashing the pressure and murderous aura he had radiated from the battlefield. "Let's go together. Stop with this. You're disgusting to this general."
The Regent's face darkened, and he said with a forced smile, "So, the General also knows that this is disgusting!"
There are few useful clues in the cave. Judging from the knife marks on the lost armor, His Majesty suffered serious injuries, but most of them were not fatal.
So His Majesty is still alive, but seriously injured. Luo Hun was anxious and his eyes darkened.
The Regent squatted beside the embers of the fire in the cave, his fingers stained with ashes, feeling the sensation, and snorted coldly, "Your Majesty left the cave three days ago. General Luo's previous search direction was wrong, which delayed the search for Your Majesty for a long time."
Luo Hun stared at the armor in silence.
The Regent clapped his hands, flicking the ashes from his fingers, and asked, "General Luo, have you found the person behind the assassin?"
"Not that I've found him." Luo Hun glanced at him with a half-smile, "The most urgent thing is to find His Majesty first. The assassin is not urgent. We can make any decision after His Majesty returns."
"Given His Majesty's temperament, he will certainly not let you off easily. It would be best for the Regent to focus his energy on finding His Majesty."
The Regent raised his eyebrows, stood up, and walked out of the cave. "My men did capture one of the assassins alive, but he died before we could get any useful clues. What a pity."
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