Your Majesty, please stop messing around.

"Wow!"

A commotion broke out in the crowd.

The pupils of the dozen guards blocking the path suddenly shrank, and their backs suddenly felt cold.

An invisible cold aura enveloped them.

Their faces changed!

They looked at the scene in disbelief.

In their sight, the prince of Lin, dressed in a brocade robe, still stood there without moving.

But the little girl next to him...

The little girl who had lowered her head from the beginning, timid, and hardly attracted anyone's attention.

In everyone's eyes, she was just the sword-holding maid of the prince of Lin.

Just a beautiful and weak little maid!

But at this moment, this little maid made everyone present feel cold in their hearts and sweat all over.

The long sword that she had always held in her arms was unsheathed at some point, the sword tip was cold, and the cold air was permeating and creeping.

The maid who looked so weak just now had no fear in her eyes, and was replaced by a continuous cold murderous aura.

A corpse fell stiffly on the ground.

Her expression was horrified, her eyes were wide open, and she died with her eyes wide open!

He didn't even see how the maid attacked, and she had already lost her life!

The horse was frightened, let out a roar, and fled in a hurry.

This roar also brought the stunned and horrified people around back to their senses.

The shrouded chill forced their faces to change drastically, and they all drew their swords and stared at the maid in front of them in full battle array.

No one expected that this weak maid would suddenly attack without any signs.

In the blink of an eye, she had killed the most powerful person among them.

Even though this little maid was so sudden, this strength... they were still horrified and fearful in their hearts!

There are indeed masters around the prince of Lin!

Before they could fully recover, An Ning, who had killed a man with ease, slowly raised his head and looked at the next guard on horseback.

That still slightly immature face was full of cold and murderous intent, not concealed at all.

If His Highness asked her to kill someone, she would kill!

Whoever stood in His Highness's way, she would kill!

"Rustle!"

The evening breeze blew around, the branches in the woods swayed, and the leaves rubbed against each other, making a rustling sound, making the weird atmosphere even more oppressive.

A cold light flashed again in the woods.

"Be careful!"

Among the guards, someone reacted and shouted in horror.

And the guard on the horse in front instantly felt the cold light coming towards him.

In the darkness, he seemed to be locked by some icy cold.

His pupils suddenly shrank, and fear instantly appeared on his face. The instinct for survival made him turn over and fall off the horse.

With a roar from the horse, the frightened horse fled in panic, and the guard master fell to the ground in a slightly embarrassed manner. Although it was a bit thrilling, he was a veteran of many battles and had good martial arts skills, so he barely avoided the cold light.

But before he could catch his breath, when he looked up, he saw a cold and tender face staring at him coldly.

Although he was obviously not very old, the cold aura made him shudder instantly, and his pupils shrank. He was horrified, and his breath sank into his Dantian. While retreating, he raised his knife to resist, trying to stop the little girl in front of him.

"Ding!"

The sound of the steel knife breaking sounded, and the strong shock almost numb the whole arm of the guard master. Before he could react, a majestic aura instantly enveloped him.

With a 'boom' sound, he was shaken several feet away, spitting blood, his face was pale, and he fell to the ground seriously injured.

Strong!

Too strong!

The moment he fell to the ground, the guard master's eyes were filled with fear and despair.

This kind of martial arts strength...

Second-grade!

It was almost the strength that only a second-grade Tianxuan master could have!

This little girl, at such a young age, already had the strength of a second-grade? !

He deserved to be defeated.

He attacked in just a moment.

Then another guard master fell under An Ning's sword.

There was no relief on An Ning's face, but her face was slightly wrinkled, as if she regretted not killing this person cleanly.

But the eyes of the remaining guards around them changed completely, and fear spread in their eyes.

Obviously, in this short moment of fighting, they realized that this little girl's martial arts was extremely high!

There was no chance to fight alone, even if they fought together... their eyes were full of fear and fear.

Can there be a chance?

At this moment, these guard masters were already a little confused!

The atmosphere around was weird and dull.

Lin Qingqing and others behind him were also surprised when they saw this scene.

She knew that this girl named An Ning was not simple. As a close maid beside the eldest princess, her martial arts must be strong.

But Lin Qingqing did not expect that this girl named An Ning was a few years younger than her, but her martial arts had far surpassed her.

This made Lin Qingqing envious and surprised, and she had to marvel... She was worthy of being the person beside the eldest princess. The eldest princess was already a martial arts genius, a monster among monsters, and even the maid beside her was also a monster.

Lin Jiangnian stood in place, his expression was calm, and he calmly looked at the guards who were still blocking the path in front of him.

But at this moment, they had lost half of their momentum just now. An Ning alone crushed all their arrogance.

An Ning still stood beside Lin Jiangnian, expressionless, silent, looking up at the next person.

At this moment, a deep voice sounded.

"Everyone retreat!"

A low voice sounded, neither cold nor indifferent.

As soon as these words came out, the guards who had been confused for a long time seemed to have finally found the backbone, and they felt relieved. After looking at each other, they quickly retreated.

Not long after, the roadside that was originally blocking the path became empty and unobstructed.

Lin Jiangnian looked back and could vaguely see a figure in the woods not far behind him.

He smiled at that side.

When he turned around, the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

Became solemn.

This old fox, after all, did not fall for it!

Lin Jiangnian had already given this old fox a chance... Tonight in the wilderness, Chen Hongsheng came prepared, this is the best time for him to attack Lin Jiangnian!

But this old fox seemed to have noticed something and did not take the bait!

Even though his son fell into Lin Jiangnian's hands and the situation was extremely bad for him, the old fox still did not move.

He was too patient!

Did he notice something?

Or, did he have other plans?

Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes slightly. The Chen family was more difficult to deal with than he thought.

He had been trying to force the old fox to lose his mind and judgment tonight and force him to take action.

As long as Chen Hongsheng couldn't hold back, Lin Jiangnian could take the opportunity to settle accounts with the Chen family.

But unfortunately, the old fox was too smart!

Faced with such a straightforward provocation from Lin Jiangnian, he remained indifferent. In this way, it was not good news for Lin Jiangnian.

However...

Lin Jiangnian's eyes were calm.

He was not in a hurry!

Now, Chen Junru was in his hands, and the evidence was conclusive.

After all, he was the one who should be anxious.

Lin Jiangnian came back to his senses, lowered his eyes and looked back, and saw An Ning beside him looking at him.

When their eyes met, there seemed to be some doubt in the little girl's eyes.

As if asking why these people suddenly withdrew?

She was ready to kill them all!

"It's okay!"

Lin Jiangnian smiled at her: "Put away the sword, we're going home."

An Ning was silent.

Although she didn't know what was going on, she nodded, sheathed the sword, and carefully wiped the plain sword that was not stained with any dust or blood.

Then she lowered her head again with the sword in her arms, and returned to the appearance of the weak and timid little girl before, following Lin Jiangnian, one step behind but following him step by step, like a completely invisible person who didn't attract any attention.

"Let's go, go home."

Lin Jiangnian shouted to the guards behind him, took the lead in getting on the horse, and led everyone away from the path, gradually going away.

...

It was late at night.

On the path.

Chen Hongsheng sat on the horse and looked ahead.

In the distance, the figures of Lin Jiangnian and others leaving could be vaguely seen, gradually going away.

He looked at the scene expressionlessly, his eyes were cold and frightening.

Behind him were the remaining guards and masters, as well as many shadow masters hiding in the dark.

Lurking in the woods!

"Master, are you just going to let them go?"

There were several voices of confusion next to him.

Tonight, the master had set up a net and made sufficient preparations, why did he let the Prince of Lin go?

"The sword-holding maid next to the Prince of Lin is a little better in martial arts, but no matter how powerful she is, how many people can she beat?!"

"We are fully prepared today, and we may not be afraid of the Prince of Lin. Why did the master let them go so easily?!"

Some guards did not understand.

Didn't they come here tonight just to rescue the young master?

It was obvious that they had the advantage tonight. If the Prince of Lin did not cooperate, they could directly capture the Prince of Lin and rescue the young master.

They could even use the Prince of Lin to negotiate with the Prince of Lin's mansion.

But why did the master still let the Prince of Lin go?

Facing the confusion of his subordinates, Chen Hongsheng looked forward expressionlessly with a gloomy look.

He did not explain.

But, didn't he want to keep the Prince of Lin? !

If possible, he even wanted to control the Prince of Lin in his own hands.

But...

Would it really be that simple?

Chen Hongsheng looked far ahead, his expression becoming more serious.

He, after all, didn't dare to gamble!

That was the Prince of Lin's Mansion after all!

He, Chen Hongsheng, didn't want to be the first to come out.

Even if his Chen family was powerful, the Prince of Lin's Mansion was still a palace, Lin Hengzhong was a king of a different surname appointed by the emperor, and Lin Jiangnian was the Prince of Lin... With this relationship, Chen Hongsheng was unwilling to break up with the Lin family unless it was absolutely necessary.

Even if it was absolutely necessary, he had to be cautious.

The charge of treason was not something his Chen family could afford.

More importantly, Lin Jiangnian gave Chen Hongsheng a very wrong feeling tonight!

I can't explain it!

But, Lin Jiangnian gave him a feeling of... being fearless!

This made Chen Hongsheng feel uneasy.

Even though he had pointed out the news that Lin Jiangnian was pretending to be the prince of Lin, this guy was still fearless.

Was he really fearless, or was he pretending to be calm, confident that he had not left any evidence?

Chen Hongsheng didn't know, but it was enough to make him dare not act rashly.

Therefore, he finally did not completely tear his face and let Lin Jiangnian go.

This release also means... Chen Junru is finished!

Chen Hongsheng's eyes flashed with a sharpness. No matter how frivolous Chen Junru was, he was still his son after all, and he couldn't sit idly by.

Now, the situation has not reached the worst point.

He still has a chance!

But if this Lin Jiangnian really doesn't know what's good for him and really forces him into a dead end...

Late at night, Chen Hongsheng's face was as gloomy as ink.

...

After leaving the trail, Lin Jiangnian and his party went straight back to the official road and returned to Linjiang City.

All the way, they were safe and sound.

Lin Qingqing wanted to say something several times but stopped herself, but finally couldn't help asking.

"Your Highness, why did that old thing Chen Hongsheng suddenly let us go?"

Lin Qingqing knew very well that the previous situation was extremely dangerous. She misjudged Chen Hongsheng's determination to protect his son, but she didn't expect Chen Hongsheng to be so well prepared. Lin Qingqing had already noticed that there were many masters watching in secret.

I thought there would be an extremely dangerous battle tonight. If Lin Jiangnian hadn't stopped me before, Lin Qingqing would have been ready to call for support at any time and completely break off relations with the Chen family.

Unexpectedly, Chen Hongsheng suddenly became cowardly!

This puzzled Lin Qingqing!

Not only Lin Qingqing, but even An Ning was very curious.

However, with her personality, she would not ask about it on her own initiative. But when she heard Lin Qingqing asking, she who was following Lin Jiangnian unconsciously pricked up her ears.

Listen carefully.

"He doesn't dare to gamble."

Lin Jiangnian laughed.

"Bet?"

Lin Qingqing seemed to be thinking.

"The reputation of our Lin Wangfu is there. Even if it really comes to this, he dare not gamble with the future and fate of the Chen family."

Lin Jiangnian looked indifferent. He hoped that Chen Hongsheng would gamble.

Unfortunately, this old fox was cowardly.

Lin Qingqing seemed to understand: "So, he is afraid of the reputation of our Lin Wang Mansion?"

"I guess so."

Lin Jiangnian nodded, looked ahead, and could already see the city gate not far away.

"Qingqing, take Chen Junru back later, take good care of him, find a doctor to prevent him from dying, he must live."

"Yes."

Lin Qingqing accepted the order.

...

Silent late at night.

The group returned to the city gate, Lin Qingqing showed the token, and the general guarding the city hurriedly welcomed everyone into the city.

In a place where no one noticed, a figure in white was hidden in the darkness, watching this scene quietly.

Until the carriage entered the city, the figure in white disappeared from the original place.

The world returned to a dark silence, as if it had never appeared.

Linjiang City, Lin Wang Mansion.

Inner courtyard.

Late at night, Jinxiu, who was sitting by the window, suddenly saw a white shadow flashing in the courtyard.

Look carefully.

"Princess, you're back?!"

Jinxiu's eyes suddenly lit up, and she stood up and walked out quickly.

"Princess, where are His Highness and the others?!"

Jinxiu asked as she walked out, her eyes subconsciously looking behind the princess.

Empty.

"I don't know."

In the courtyard, Li Piaomiao's answer was neither cold nor indifferent.

"I don't know?"

Jinxiu was stunned, blinked, and was a little confused.

Princess, she is not...

Just when Jinxiu wanted to ask what time, she heard Li Piaomiao's voice again.

"It's getting late, go to bed early."

After that, the white-clothed figure in the courtyard walked back to the room.

Jinxiu was left standing there, blinking.

Why do I feel... as if something is wrong?

...(End of this chapter)