Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

Turning around, Ning Fan slashed an assassin on the neck with a knife, and the assassin showed an expression of disbelief.

Ning Fan's skills were not bad, but he performed abnormally at first because he was too nervous. At this time, his heart had cooled down. Facing the assassin who wanted his life, Ning Fan would not show mercy.

When he came to the next room, Ning Fan was completely shocked. The room was in a mess, there was a pool of blood on the ground, and Xiao Lingxi had long since disappeared.

This discovery immediately stunned Ning Fan. He stood there and stared blankly at the empty house, feeling like he wanted to cry without tears.

At this time, shouts of killing came from outside the courtyard, and the entire courtyard wall was knocked down. Then Ning Fan saw a large number of Jinyi guards rushing up.

A fierce battle broke out between the two sides again. This group of black-clothed assassins also had strong mobility and stronger hands-on skills. They flew up the wall along the rope, and then quickly disappeared into the night, leaving behind a piece of ground. ruins.

While Ning Fan was in a daze, someone exclaimed. At this time, Ning Fan also smelled a burning smell. He was pulled into the yard and found that the roof had been poured with kerosene and it was already burning. Fire.

"Find someone quickly! Help me find Xiao Lingxi. If he disappears, all of you will be buried with him."

Ning Fan really lost his composure. At this moment, he just hoped that Xiao Lingxi was safe and sound.

Among the guards around them, all of them had drooped heads. Only Chen Daniu quickly ran out of the room.

Soon, Chen Daniu found a string of jade beads under a big tree outside the courtyard wall.

Ning Fan took it into his hand and understood immediately that it was Xiao Lingxi's item.

"Your Majesty, perhaps these assassins did not attack Miss Xiao Lingxi, otherwise his things would not have fallen outside the courtyard."

Chen Daniu analyzed it carefully, but was slapped hard on the face.

As Ning Fan's bodyguard commander, Chen Daniu's performance made Ning Fan extremely disappointed. Not only did he let the assassin into the courtyard, but these guards were usually well-trained, but they were slow to react at this time.

If Ning Fan hadn't reacted quickly, these assassins might have succeeded, and Xiao Lingxi's disappearance made Ning Fan extremely painful.

"My lord, Fan Mingtao, help is late."

Fan Mingtao walked in from the outside, covered in blood, and knelt in front of Ning Fan with a plop.

Ning Fan stared and tried to calm down. He looked at Fan Mingtao and said, "If you can't find Miss Xiao Lingxi before sunrise tomorrow, you don't have to come back."

Fan Mingtao kowtowed deeply to Ning Fan, turned around and walked into the night. The large number of royal guards he brought also quickly disappeared into the night, leaving only a few hundred people surrounding the entire courtyard.

The yard was already burning with raging fire. Naturally, Ning Fan could no longer live here. Ning Fan, who was in a bad mood, was transferred to Pingzhou Yamen.

Xiao Lingxi was suddenly kidnapped by these assassins, which made Ning Fan scratch his heart and had no intention of sleeping. He stood and walked back and forth in the room, occasionally taking out the saber from his waist and slashing hard on the table.

The guards outside the courtyard were too frightened by Ning Fan's actions to say a word. At this time, the emperor was in a rage, and any small mood swing might kill them.

Chen Daniu, in particular, was so frightened that his face turned pale. He had really neglected his duty this time. He originally thought that he would have a bright future as a close guard commander by Ning Fan's side, but his mistake this time directly ruined his career. future.

"Your Majesty, judging from the situation at the scene, these assassins all have lotus tattoos on their arms, so I speculate that these people should be from the White Lotus Sect."

Chen Daniu bravely walked into Ning Fan's room, knelt on the ground and reported the situation to Ning Fan.

The White Lotus Sect is a local sect that has existed in all dynasties. Whenever a dynasty is in decline, the White Lotus Sect will take advantage of the situation and rise up to cause trouble in the world.

Therefore, successive dynasties have never stopped attacking the White Lotus Sect. However, Ning Fan did not expect that the turmoil in the northwest would give the White Lotus Sect a vague tendency to start a prairie fire.

What made Ning Fan even more unbearable was that this group of assassins turned out to be from the White Lotus Sect, and they almost succeeded in the assassination.

In fact, Ning Fan knew very well that it was impossible to find Xiao Lingxi before dawn. However, these White Lotus sect believers should not escape from the city so quickly. I believe Fan Mingtao would quickly seal the city gate and conduct a large-scale manhunt throughout the city.

Sure enough, when the sky turned white, Ning Fan still didn't wait for the good news. When the sky was completely bright, Fan Mingtao finally appeared in the yard, his head drooped and his face full of dejection.

"Have you found the person?"

Ning Fan hurriedly walked up and looked at Fan Mingtao expectantly.

Although Ning Fan actually knew in his heart that it was not that simple to find adjacent scenes, but at this time all his hopes were placed on Fan Mingtao. His personal guard commander Chen Daniu could not use the strength at all, and together with Fan Mingtao Bi is almost like a piece of trash.

"I tried my best last night, but I was only able to find some clues about Miss Xiao Lingxi, but what is certain is that her life is not in any danger."

Fan Mingtao waved his hand, and someone brought a tray. On the tray was a white boot with several plum blossoms embroidered on it. It was the boots Xiao Lingxi usually wore.

"Where did you find these boots?"

Ning Fan took Xiao Lingxi's boots off the tray. Although there was hope in his eyes, there was also disappointment.

"The boots were found in the silversmith shop in Dongcheng. I have caught the owner of the silversmith shop for having an affair with the White Lotus Sect. I am now interrogating the owner of the silversmith shop. I believe there will be results soon."

Fan Mingtao failed to complete the task given by Ning Fan, so logically speaking, he should be dismissed at this time. But Ning Fan glanced at Fan Mingtao and said with a slight sigh: "I never dreamed that the power of the White Lotus Sect would be so powerful. In just a few months, it was able to assassinate the emperor, and it had already penetrated into the civilian world. It’s Nanguan.”

"Your Majesty, these damn demon cult disciples are extremely hateful! They are not human at all and have lost their humanity."

Fan Mingtao gritted his teeth with hatred and punched the ground, causing dust to fly.

"These White Lotus Sect assassins did not hurt Miss Xiao Lingxi. I suspect they must have some conditions. Please pay attention to the news outside. If you have any news, report to me at any time."

Ning Fan had completely calmed down at this time. No matter what this group of White Lotus sect members wanted to do, for the sake of Xiao Lingxi's safety, Ning Fan did not dare to act rashly.