Chapter 15 (1/2)

Chapter 15: a.s.sa.s.sination

“Does it have to with the crown prince?” Qi Chen guessed as he focused his gaze on Jun Huang.

“The crown prince called for almost a dozen girls last night at Ladies of the Lake, but couldn’t have his way with them. Everyone’s saying now that the crown prince isn’t man enough to do the deed.” Jun Huang poured another cup of tea. “The people are the foundation of the country. Is it not a good thing that the crown prince’s image has plunged in their eyes?”

“The gentleman has good schemes indeed!” Qi Chen instantly reacted.

Jun Huang smiled faintly in response and offered the tea cup to Qi Chen. She enunciated each word clearly, “As long as Your Highness doesn’t treat me as an outsider and trusts me, I will plumb the depths of my abilities to help Your Highness gain the throne!”

“Good, good, very good!” Qi Chen repeated himself. “This gentleman is wise and knowledgeable, and with your help, how will this prince fear not gaining the world? From today forth, you are my brother! You need no longer to call yourself ‘this commoner’, this prince is a few years older than you, so you may call me Brother Qi!”

“Elder brother Qi.” Jun Huang immediately changed her t.i.tle of address.

“Younger brother Feng!” Qi Chen laughed heartily.

In the depths of the foggy night, Jun Huang was reading at a table, a lamp merrily lit in front of her when a thought struck her. She suddenly looked outside. The shadows of the trees thrashed wildly as the branches danced in the night wind beneath the moonlight. She could see nothing out of the ordinary. However, Jun Huang trusted her intuition. She thought for a moment and lightly put down the scroll in her hand. She rose to open the door to take a look for herself.

She’d just cleared the corner when a longsword suddenly whistled through the air. Thankfully, Jun Huang was very alert, deftly dodging the stab by weaving.

“Who are you?” She narrowed her eyes at the a.s.sa.s.sin, her tone cold.

The a.s.sa.s.sin was garbed in black from head to toe, revealing only two eyes. Discovery seemed to only make him more fearless as he raised the longsword in his hand, viciously stabbing towards Jun Huang again.

The look in Jun Huang’s eyes sharpened as she no longer pulled her blows. Although she didn’t have a weapon in hand, she’d practiced martial arts since she was young. Since she was also equipped with poisons, dealing with a mere a.s.sa.s.sin wasn’t a problem for her. Jun Huang quickly restrained him after a few exchanges and threw him up against a wall. She yanked off the cloth covering his face. As she thought, it revealed an unfamiliar face. “Who sent you!”

The a.s.sa.s.sin didn’t respond, but an ominous feeling suddenly welled up in Jun Huang’s heart. Almost subconsciously, she threw herself to the side, barely dodging a couple of silver needles as she did so. Sharp thuds echoed through the room as they buried themselves in the wall in front of her. Jun Huang whipped around just in time to see the a.s.sa.s.sin’s mouth leak a few drops of blood. He wasn’t breathing anymore.

The Prince Nan Manor.

Nan Xun’s face was so dark after hearing his daily report that he almost blended into with the shadows of the room. “You say that Feng Baiyu was attacked tonight?” Absolutely murderous fury uncoiled around every word. It was enough to make listeners shudder at the very sound.

“Yes, master. Sir Feng only suffered some bruises and sc.r.a.pes. She wasn’t seriously injured,” Wuqing responded.