Chapter 128 Surrounded by Perils (1/2)

Mrs. Zhong must have entered a state of shock after witnessing such a bloody scene.

Lin Mengya knew that she had to reassure and soothe Mrs. Zhong before she would be able to get anything out of her about what happened.

Perhaps it was Lin Mengya's tender voice or her gentle touch that brought Mrs. Zhong back to reality from her daze.

While keeping her eyes on the beautiful Princess Yu, who was smiling gently and harmlessly, Mrs. Zhong began narrating the frightening incident with a trembling voice.

”My husband and I were chatting casually in the carriage when suddenly his eyes were opened so wide, and the next moment, I saw blood oozing out of his neck. Thereafter, he ended up like what you saw.”

The situation was so bizarre.

Otherwise, Mrs. Zhong would not be trembling fearfully up until this moment.

Lin Mengya gently patted Mrs. Zhong's shoulder, took over a warm blanket from a maid of the Zhong family and put it around Mrs. Zhong.

”Do you have another horse carriage? Please bring one here so your mistress can ride in it.”

By now, the entire Zhong Family was in a frenzied state. Not long after Lin Mengya gave the instructions, a quick-witted servant returned with a decorated horse carriage.

Although this horse carriage was not as spacious as the one they were riding earlier, it was better than nothing.

”Please continue to comfort your mistress. As for your master's body, transport it back to the capital city first, then you can make arrangements for his burial.”

The people nodded profusely in agreement. They were agreeable and thankful that Princess Yu had come to help make the necessary arrangements.

”Alright, we should take our leave.”

Baisu held on to Lin Mengya as they jumped down from the Zhong's horse carriage. Stealing a glance at Lord Zhong's body, Lin Mengya shook her head secretly.

When they returned to their own horse carriage, the three maidservants immediately drew close to them.

”Master, what exactly happened to Lord Zhong's family?”

Baizhi asked, shrugging her shoulders. To her, it was extremely brutal to behead someone.

”Come over here, Baisu. Look, what's this?”

Instead of responding to Baizhi's question, Lin Mengya opened her right fist which she kept tightly closed all this time.

In her palm was a bunch of very thin spider-web like threads.

”This--- this must be the very strong and elastic Ice Silk Thread, which is extremely valuable.”

Baisu took over the silk threads from Lin Mengya's hand. They felt delicate and soft and as she rubbed them between her finger, the silk threads did not feel like they were even there.

”Elastic and strong? If one were to tighten this around someone's neck, could it sever the head in an instant?”

Suddenly, Lin Mengya recalled that she had heard news about such things happening in modern times.

It was about a biker who was riding pass a taut fishing line and his head was instantly severed.

Could Lord Zhong have died in the same way?

”Possibly. Nevertheless, the killer must have a wealth of inner strength to do that. But wasn't Mrs. Zhang the only other person with Lord Zhang in the horse carriage at that time? Unless you're suspecting---”

Baisu opened her eyes wide in disbelief. How could such a demure and delicate looking Mrs. Zhong be capable of being the murderer?

”It's not her. On the contrary, that killer must have used a method which we are unaware of. I am going to do a thorough investigation of this matter when we get back. I have a feeling this had to do with Peach Blossom Dock.”

Everything that happened smelt fishy and seemed to be part of an evil scheme.

Although they were getting further and further away from Mount Lingju, Lin Mengya could not feel any relief in her heart.

Qinghu had mentioned to her that the killers of Peach Blossom Dock were capable of a kind of invisible skill.

Even if it was not that, given the state of chaos, nobody would really pinpoint or recognize any strange-looking person even if they were to come across one.

”Baiji, can you tell the guards to forbid any strange-looking person from approaching our horse carriage? If there's any message from anyone, the guards can pass the message to us. If any of you come across a strange guard, you have to find out his identity and get someone you know to confirm the identity.”

They had to resort to such extreme measures at extreme times.

It was enough for them to reach the capital city safely. Once they enter the city, they would have the resources to preserve their lives.

Baiji took a moment to go out to pass the instruction down before returning to the horse carriage.

Nevertheless, her brows were locked into a deep frown and there was fear in her eyes.

”I heard from the people outside that apart from Lord Zhong, a few other ministers had died unnatural deaths one after another.”

”What?”

What on earth was happening? Lin Mengya shuddered in fear as she came to a realization.

What really happened was those killers surrounding the guards at the campground were the real trick to the eyes.

They had used the tactic of distraction that led the imperial guards and the other guards in the other direction. After achieving that, the killers started the assassination of their real targets.

”Perk up, lest we fall into the snare of our enemies.”

Lin Mengya and her four maidservants gathered close together. Her four maidservants were about the only ones she could trust at this moment.

They headed towards the capital city with fear and trembling.

Along the way, they caught sight of families who had lost their family head to the assassination and had stopped by the roadside, wailing and grieving for their loss.

Taking in the sight, Lin Mengya could only sympathize and grieve in her heart with them.

This was not the time to be overcome by sympathy or to stand on ceremony and be punctilious.

It was not possible for one person to be the killer of all the dead.

These terrifying killers could possibly be watching Lin Mengya and waiting for her to emerge from her horse carriage, so they could take her life as well.