monopolize my master

Chapter 31

The sound of horseshoes was getting closer, and Ling Xiao's hand gripping the long knife trembled a little.He stared at the masked man warily.Beads of sweat were unknowingly covered on his forehead.

If the person he wanted to kill was Ling Yun or Su Huang, he would risk his life to let this person's blood splatter on the spot.

The sound of horseshoes got closer, and a carriage slowly came into Ling Xiao's sight.The carriage was extremely ornately decorated, and there were about thirty guards on the left and right of the carriage.Ling Xiao took a closer look, and found that the guards had tight muscles and a strong figure, so they must be masters.

Ling Xiao held his breath nervously.When those people got closer, he breathed a sigh of relief.

In this team, there was a figure he recognized.It was the brash man who had contested with him in the Jinping arena that day.Oh no, it's Prince Dawu.

"Are you going to shoot the mission?" Ling Xiao asked the masked man beside him in a cold voice, "You are really courageous."

"Thanks for the compliment." The masked man replied without turning his head, his eyes never leaving the sedan chair.

"What exactly are you going to do? Start a war between the two countries?" Ling Xiao said sharply, "Do you know what will happen if you shoot this arrow?"

"We don't need you, a little brat, to intervene in our affairs." The masked man ignored Ling Xiao.He whistled at the crowd, signaling them to be vigilant and follow his instructions to launch a surprise attack at any time.

Ling Xiao clenched the dagger at his waist.He looked at the scholar beside him, but seeing that his brows were still furrowed, Ling Xiao secretly sighed.

The envoys of the State of Wu were intercepted and killed in Dayin, especially the prince of the State of Wu among them.Judging from the appearance of the people in Xuanyi, they already knew their identities and wanted to annihilate them in one fell swoop.

Dayin and Wu State had frequent conflicts on the border, and the relationship has never been very good.Although this visit to Beijing may not be well-intentioned, if the news of the prince's death in Dayin reaches the Wu Kingdom, it will inevitably be a war of swords and soldiers.

What is the intention of their master?Could it be that it is to provoke a war between the two countries?

If that's the case...

Cold sweat broke out on Ling Xiao's forehead.

The convoy was getting closer and closer to them.A killing intent flashed in the masked man's eyes, and just as he was about to blow his whistle again, a cold dagger was already on his lower abdomen.

"Cancel the operation." Ling Xiao whispered.

The masked man sneered, and simply replied with two words.

"Delusional."

"You can think clearly, how many people will be killed by your order! Don't you feel any guilt in your heart?" Ling Xiao's dagger was a little bit stronger because of anger, and the masked man frowned in pain, but quickly regained his composure .

"For the righteousness of my lord." Seeing that he was about to miss the best opportunity to ambush, the man in Xuanyi suddenly straightened up.He glanced at Ling Xiao extremely coldly, a sneer appeared on the corner of his lips, and then --- opened his lips slightly ---

Ling Xiao was a little panicked, he didn't think much about it, the sharp dagger had already pierced into the lower abdomen of the man in black clothes, Ling Xiao reached out to stop the man's mouth, but it was too late

This person is extremely loyal to his master, and he has the belief that he must die from the beginning.

The man in the black robe endured the pain and ordered with all his might ------

"Everyone --- shoot arrows!"

"You!" Ling Xiao was furious, and the sharp dagger had already sunk into the lower abdomen of the man in Xuanyi.The painful veins of the man in black bulged, and cold sweat poured down from his forehead.He stared at Ling Xiao firmly, but in his angry pupils, for some reason, Ling Xiao saw an inexplicable joy in them.

"Ling Xiao, you...you killed him?" The scholar looked a little flustered, looking around, the black-clothed dead men were all going down to perform tasks, and no one noticed that the masked man was held hostage by Ling Xiao.

"Let's take this opportunity and run away," the scholar urged.

"Don't even think about it... let's go..." The man in Xuanyi was almost unable to hold on anymore, his hands trembling, he reluctantly pulled out the knife, tremblingly, pointed the blade at Ling Xiao.

"For... my lord... I will never let you go..." He gritted his teeth and slashed towards Ling Xiao, but Ling Xiao easily avoided it.The man in Xuan Yi refused to give up, and tried his best to slash at Ling Xiao several times, but Ling Xiao dodged them one by one.

"You... can't escape..."

After a few moves, the man in Xuanyi couldn't hold on.Blood slowly flowed out from the corner of his mouth, and then fell heavily on the ground, breathing weakly.

"Let's go quickly." The scholar urged, "He is probably dead. You are really there, Ling Xiao."

There was the sound of fierce fighting on the road.The Dawu mission is struggling to resist the assassination of the dead.After several waves of dense arrow rain, almost all the guards of the mission were seriously injured.Xuanji Pavilion has always been ruthless in its actions, and they have quenched their guns on the arrows early in the morning.With their last breath, the guards of the mission desperately protected the prince behind them, like a meat shield, resisting the dense attack of mysterious dead soldiers.

"It's too late." Ling Xiao frowned, "Scholar, let's leave here first."

There was a rustling sound from above, and suddenly several cold knives were on the necks of Ling Xiao and the others.

"The second protector is really good at predicting things. Put down your weapons, and you will not die." The man in black threatened.

"So it was arranged early in the morning? Your second protector is really loyal." Ling Xiao's lips curled up, "You came out as soon as the first protector died. Ling is really unlucky. Let me guess, If I don't take action today, the death of this Great Guardian will be inevitable, right?"

"Hahahahaha, Mr. Ling's eyes are as bright as a torch, I admire you." A man's grinning laughter came from the dense forest.Ling Xiao looked towards the dense forest, but saw a man in Tsing Yi slowly walking out of it, his face was still covered by a mask, and it was difficult to recognize his true face.

"Guess it right?" Ling Xiao sneered, "For so long in Xuanji Pavilion, the Second Guardian always used the heavy troops as an excuse to retreat, so he was planning such a good show." Ling Xiao sneered, "Mantis catching cicadas , the oriole is behind. Congratulations to the second protector, who is going to be promoted to an official position."

"It seems that this battle is coming to an end." The man in Tsing Yi looked relaxed and happy. "This is a rare opportunity. I have a question I want to ask my son. You are a smart man, so you have to think carefully before answering?"

The man in Tsing Yi still had a playful tone.

"That sounds good. It's much more interesting than the one who defended the Lord until death." Ling Xiao suppressed the disgust in his heart, and smiled, "Let's hear it."

"Mr. Ling, would you like to help me?" The man looked at the big protector lying in a pool of blood, squinted his eyes and smiled, "Mr. Ling's hostility is too strong, today the protector is inseparable from you..."

"... I would like to help the Dharma protector." Ling Xiao bowed calmly, "Scholar, how about you?"

"I..." The scholar hesitated, finally made up his mind, and gritted his teeth.

"I'm the same as Ling Xiao."

"Mr. Ling is really a person with a big picture." The man in Tsing Yi smiled, "But just in case, I still have to tie you up and take him back, so I can accompany you first."

The man winked.The man in black tied Ling Xiao and the scholar tightly with a rope, and threw them on the horse's back.

"Go back to the pavilion." The man in Tsing Yi jumped on his horse and sped away, "Go back and tell the brothers in the pavilion that the Great Protector unfortunately died in battle, and the hostages Ling Xiao and Guan Suhe died suddenly."

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Xuanfeng Pavilion.

Ling Xiao and the scholar were locked in the room.The man in Tsing Yi only left a few confidantes guarding outside the door.The sound of fighting came from the courtyard.

Ling Xiao understood that it was the confidant left behind by the man in Tsing Yi when he was purging the Great Guardian.

"I knew there was such a contradiction between the first guardian and the second guardian, so I shouldn't have taken his life so hastily." The scholar whispered, "But Ling Xiao, why did you suddenly kill the guardian at that time? ?”

"What they were going to kill that day was Dawu's mission." Ling Xiao frowned.

"The Dawu Mission?" The scholar asked in surprise, "What exactly do they want to do? How important is it to assassinate the mission? Is the emperor planning to send troops to Dawu?"

"Scholar." Ling Xiao's expression suddenly became serious, "I took a wrong step."

"What?" the scholar asked suspiciously, "Are you talking about killing the number one masked man?"

"I was dazzled by the crazy behavior of this group of people at the time. I only thought about the consequences of provoking a war between the two countries after the mission was killed. I never thought that the mastermind of this incident was the emperor himself." Ling Xiao murmured He said to himself, "The border of Dayin has been unstable all these years, and the border defense is far from invincible... As the king of a country, he chooses to launch a mutiny at this time, what is he thinking..."

"Hmph, this old emperor has always been vicious in his thoughts, maybe there is something hidden." The scholar snorted coldly, "What are you going to do about the surrender of the two guardians?"

"I don't know. Just wait and see if it gets better." Ling Xiao sighed, "These two guardians are acting weirdly, and they are not as foolish and loyal as the chief guardian. They may not obey orders and save our lives. So it is just a stopgap measure That's all."

"Scholar," Ling Xiao frowned, "I always have a premonition that the emperor must make some big moves next."

Three days later, Jinping Mansion.

"Reporting to His Royal Highness, there is a secret edict from Donghui Imperial City."

"Submit it quickly."

Su Huang put down his pen and opened the secret edict.

"The Dawu Mission was assassinated in Jinping, the border was unstable, Jinghe and the Emperor's Uncle personally went to conquer."

"The Dawu mission was assassinated?" Su Huang frowned, "But the father is in such a hurry to send troops, it must be that they have gone too far on the border. But the father actually sent Jing and the emperor's uncle to go there in person, it is really true Rare."

"Master Ling is asking to see you outside."

"Please come in." Su Huang took a deep breath.

"His Royal Highness, I have found where Ling Xiao is." Ling Yun ran in panting from the outside, his joy was beyond words, "I found the signal left by Ling Xiao. Please give me a team of troops, Your Highness. Now go to the thief's den, try to sneak into the interior, and get in touch with Ling Xiao."

"Great." Su Huang also stood up excitedly, "After searching for these days, I finally have a clue. I will write a letter and tell the prefect of Jinping to give you the military talisman."

"Thank you for your help, Your Highness." Ling Yun saluted.

"By the way, where did your lord find Ling Xiao's trace?" Su Huang asked.

"At the place where the Dawu Mission was assassinated a few days ago." Ling Yun replied, "Do you have any questions, Your Highness?"

The pen in Su Huang's hand paused.

"Ling Xiao, why did you appear there?"