Chapter 242 Who is it?
It was silent all around.
Pei Jingxu became alert instantly.
She took two quick steps forward to create some distance between herself and the person behind her, then turned around and looked towards the person who was coming!
Hongyao was seen standing behind Pei Jingxu with her eyes wide open, looking nervous and flustered.
"Hongyao!?" Pei Jingxu widened his eyes and exclaimed.
But she hurriedly stopped him. Hongyao hurried forward a few steps and grabbed Pei Jingxu's wrist: "Girl, go!"
Pei Jingxu's eyes widened when he heard this, full of confusion: "Leave? Where to? Where did you go today? Why didn't you come back with Xiaofeng?"
Hongyao's face looked a little pale. She clutched Pei Jingxu's hand tightly, still trembling. "Young lady, when I went to deliver lunch to the young master today, I saw that he...he was exchanging letters with Bai Shutong!"
Pei Jingxu frowned slightly when he heard this, and looked at Hongyao with shock and astonishment in his eyes.
She opened her mouth and it took a long time for her to hear her own voice: "Hong, Hongyao, stop joking."
"It's a real girl!" Hongyao hurriedly pulled out a crumpled letter from her sleeve and showed it to Pei Jingxu. "This servant found this in the young master's room while he wasn't paying attention!"
"The young master is in private school, and it seems he and Bai Shutong are often exchanging letters!"
Pei Jingxu moved his eyes slowly, opened the letter, and saw the contents of the letter.
[Pei is a well-behaved person with no intention of returning to the capital, so he can be killed.]
The night wind blew up Pei Jingxu's thin robe. She ran out to look for Hongyao without even having time to put on thick clothes.
The handwriting is Pei Huaifeng's, Pei Jingxu will not make a mistake.
Slowly raising his eyes, Pei Jingxu's eyes were full of confusion and shock.
"Miss, I didn't return to the mansion tonight because I wanted you to leave the house so that I could get rid of the young master and leave Luzhou!"
Hongyao pushed Pei Jingxu towards the city gate, "Girl, hurry up! Let's go!"
Pei Jingxu opened her mouth, looked at Hongyao, and then looked at the letter with familiar handwriting. She wanted to say something.
But when the words came to his lips, it was as if he had swallowed a few pieces of cold, hard stones, and he couldn't utter a single word.
No, no...
Impossible...
Xiaofeng is her biological brother and he will never betray her.
Xiaofeng said he would never betray her.
It felt like swallowing countless silver needles, causing severe pain in the chest.
Pei Jingxu held the letter in her hand, her nails digging into her palm and bleeding, but she was completely unaware.
The corners of Hongyao's eyes flushed red. "Girl! Don't hesitate. It's still before curfew, so you can still leave the city. If the city gates are closed by then, it will be too late!"
As she spoke, Hongyao pulled Pei Jingxu and ran to the bottom of the city wall.
There is a curfew in Luzhou, but it is still early, and there should be quite a few people entering and leaving the city gate. However, Luzhou City is eerily quiet today.
Hongyao pulled Pei Jingxu and ran out of the capital, and then they heard hurried and numerous footsteps coming from afar!
Pei Jingxu frowned and looked back, only to see more than a dozen assassins in night clothes holding long swords. The moment they saw Pei Jingxu, they stabbed at her!
"Go!"
Pei Jingxu came back to his senses, grabbed Hongyao with his backhand, and ran out of the city gate without hesitation!
"The master has ordered that Pei be killed!"
The assassin's icy and bone-chilling voice came from behind him. Pei Jingxu didn't dare to look back, nor did he dare to let go of Hongyao, and ran into the night!
After all, they were two women. No matter how fast they ran, they could not outrun a group of well-trained assassins.
Pei Jingxu didn't want to drag Hongyao down, so he chose the right moment and pushed Hongyao into the haystack beside him. He then changed direction and led away the group of assassins!
The dozen or so assassins behind him were getting closer and closer!
Until the end, seven or eight assassins flashed and appeared in front of Pei Jingxu!
When she turned around to leave, the remaining assassins blocked her retreat and surrounded her with swords in hand.
There is no way to retreat.
Pei Jingxu frowned, his face pale, and he looked at the leading assassin with pretended calmness.
"Who sent you?"
The leading assassin said nothing, but stepped forward with his sword. A cold light flashed across Pei Jingxu's eyebrows, revealing the panic hidden in her eyes.
Pei Jingxu pursed his lips and continued to try to negotiate: "No matter who sent you here, no matter how much they offer, I will offer double, even five times, or ten times."
The leading assassin covered his mouth and nose, leaving only a pair of murderous eyes exposed, but for some reason, Pei Jingxu always felt that he had seen those eyes somewhere.
The man in black lowered his voice and said in a murderous tone: "Pei Jingxu, go to hell!"
As he said that, the assassin raised his sword and stabbed at her!
"laugh--"
The sword was raised high and did not fall.
Pei Jingxu heard the sound of a sharp weapon piercing through flesh and passing through bones and blood.
Even with her eyes closed, Pei Jingxu could feel something warm and sticky splashing on her fair face.
The next second, the man in front of him moved his eyes, grasped the long sword, and fell straight in front of Pei Jingxu!
The rest of the assassins finally reacted, but before they could react, several arrows attacked again, accurately hitting several of them in the eyebrows, killing them on the spot!
Finally, the remaining assassins reacted and no longer cared about Pei Jingxu. They whispered, "Not good, retreat quickly!"
In an instant, a group of assassins ran away!
There seemed to be the sound of horse hooves hitting the ground, vast and mighty, shaking the heavens and the earth.
The group of assassins ran quickly in the opposite direction of the city gate, thinking that they could escape the range of those arrows and survive!
But the sound of horse hooves in the distance became louder and closer.
"The Prime Minister has ordered that the remaining members of the Third Prince be killed without mercy!"
The voice is familiar.
Pei Jingxu had a premonition in his heart.
She looked towards the distance following the sound, and saw Jiang Hui, dressed in armor and riding a warhorse, leading his army galloping towards the group of assassins!
Blessings come to the mind.
Pei Jingxu turned his head stiffly and slowly, looking towards the city gate, towards the direction where the arrow had just been shot.
Someone in a black and gold robe, with fluttering sleeves, walked towards her.
A huge sense of fear spread from my heart. That fear, which came with surviving a disaster, made me feel even more anxious and uneasy.
Seeing themselves attacked from all sides, the remaining assassins finally shouted, "Capture Pei first! They must be here to protect her!"
As soon as these words were spoken, seven or eight assassins flashed and retreated to attack Pei Jingxu again!
And behind Pei Jingxu, there was only one man.
He drew his sword from his waist.
The wide sleeves of his robe did not hinder his movements at all. His long sword easily cut the throats of several assassins, leaving a trail of bright red blood.
The man had an indifferent expression, his eyes like cold ponds. Even though those people fell at his feet one after another, he did not show any change of emotion.
Like the coldest handful of frost and snow on the top of a snow-capped mountain that never melts all year round, blood splashed on his clothes and face. His dark eyes were motionless, and the long sword in his hand was like his incarnation, and every move was deadly.
Until the last assassin fell at his feet.
The man raised his chin slightly, gripped the hilt of the sword with both hands, and stabbed it straight into the man's chest.
The assassin died silently without even a whimper.
All was silent.
The moonlight shone on the man's body, giving him a hazy bloody color.
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