son, don't mess around

After settling Jinxiu down, Lin Jiangnian followed the direction the assassin fled.

The darkness of the night obscured their whereabouts. In addition, these assassins were good at hiding their tracks, which caused a lot of trouble for Lin Jiangnian's pursuit.

When he followed the trail, the assassin was no longer in his sight, and even An Ning was nowhere to be found.

At the same time, in Linjiang City under the cover of night, the city defense troops who had just received the news also began to take action.

With the conflict between the Prince Lin's Mansion and the aristocratic families these days, Linjiang City is full of enemies, and the Prince Lin's Mansion has already deployed a large number of troops for patrols.

The news that Prince Lin was assassinated by the lake quickly spread among the garrison, and the patrolling garrison quickly blocked the road and searched for the assassin. At the same time, the guards of Prince Lin's mansion arrived and quickly began to search for the assassin's whereabouts.

In the pitch-black night, countless figures leaped and flew across the rooftops. The figures gathered together, like weaving an airtight net, quickly surrounding and shrinking the entire city.

While the guards of Prince Lin's Mansion were searching for the whereabouts of the assassin, Lin Jiangnian did not stop at all. He moved nimbly across the rooftops, looking for An Ning's whereabouts.

An Ning's martial arts skills were indeed not weak, but the strength of those assassins should not be underestimated. If she went to hunt them down alone, if she ran into an ambush or was accidentally attacked, she would most likely be defeated.

Fortunately, although the assassins were very good at hiding their whereabouts, they still left clues when they fled. In addition, the search by the city defense army and the guards of the Linwang Palace greatly reduced the area where the assassins could escape.

Soon, Lin Jiangnian found the footprints and traces left by the assassins when they fled. These footprints were messy, and there were traces of fighting along the way, which was enough to show that An Ning might have had a fight with them during the escape.

Thinking of this, Lin Jiangnian became more and more worried. He leaped forward, exerting his internal strength to the extreme. He jumped across the roof like a meteor, following these traces all the way at an extremely fast speed!

Finally, when he arrived at a dark and quiet residential area, Lin Jiangnian stopped suddenly.

There were residual traces of internal energy all around, along with a strong smell of blood.

In the darkness, Lin Jiangnian looked carefully and soon saw the mess all around. It was obvious that this place had just experienced a very brutal fight.

In the sight, there appeared several bodies in black lying on the ground, scattered all around. They were the assassins who had just escaped!
The scene was chaotic at this moment. These black-clad assassins were killed on the spot, and no one survived!

Some of them even had hideous faces and wide-open eyes, and they died with their eyes open!

The air was filled with a strong smell of blood, making the scene seem like hell on earth.

But apart from these corpses in black, there was no other movement around!

An Ning is nowhere to be seen!
"peaceful?!"

Lin Jiangnian quickly looked around and saw that the bodies in black were still hot, which meant that they had died not long ago. This meant that he had probably arrived just as these people had died!
But what about An Ning?

Where has she gone?

What happened?

Lin Jiangnian's heart suddenly sank, "An Ning?!"

He glanced around again and called out. The tragic scene before him made him feel uneasy.

Did something happen to that little girl?
Just as Lin Jiangnian was worried, a cold and somewhat weak voice sounded.

"I, I'm here."

Lin Jiangnian turned his head suddenly and quickly locked the source of the sound to an alley not far away. He quickly flew towards the alley and landed in it.

In the dim alley, a girl in a plain white dress was standing there quietly.

The moment he saw An Ning, Lin Jiangnian breathed a sigh of relief and walked forward quickly: "Why are you..."

Just as he opened his mouth, Lin Jiangnian suddenly realized something. He looked carefully and his expression changed slightly: "An Ning, are you injured?!"

At this moment, in the alley, An Ning, who was wearing a plain white dress, seemed a little dazed.

She stood there in a daze, the silver-white long sword in her hand had not yet been sheathed. Her delicate and fair face looked a little pale, her lips were bloodless, and her beautiful eyes, which used to be lively and clear, were now a little dull.

His originally long black hair was now a little messy, with some beads of sweat wetting his temples. His snow-white neck was faintly visible with a slight redness, and his breathing was rapid and extremely disordered.

An Ning was wearing a plain white long skirt, which was now covered with a lot of dust. The originally intact skirt was now covered with many marks of being cut by sharp weapons, and the fabric was torn into pieces.

Lin Jiangnian's face changed. It was the first time he saw An Ning so weak.

He stepped forward quickly, "How is the injury? Is it serious? Let me take a look!"

At this moment, An Ning, who was still a little daydreaming, finally came back to his senses. His cold eyes fell on Lin Jiangnian. When he saw that Lin Jiangnian's face was full of anxiety and worry, and he was looking at him with concern, some emotions seemed to emerge in An Ning's eyes.

Her delicate body trembled slightly and she looked away slightly!

"I'm not, I'm fine..."

She spoke in a cold tone, as if trying to maintain a cold demeanor.

But there was a hint of hoarseness in the tone.

Lin Jiangnian could tell at a glance that An Ning was not in a good condition!
Her breathing was disordered and the internal energy in her body was running rampant. It was obvious that she had suffered a severe blow.

and……

Lin Jiangnian soon smelled a hint of blood!
"You are hurt?!"

Lin Jiangnian's face changed slightly, and he looked An Ning up and down. He soon noticed that there was a little blood on the snow-white clothes under An Ning's right sleeve.

An Ning subconsciously hid her right arm behind her back, but before she could hide it, Lin Jiangnian grabbed her right hand and pulled it over without saying a word.

An Ning's body trembled slightly, and she subconsciously struggled to pull it out. But as soon as she moved, she felt pain in the wound on her right arm.

She frowned slightly.

I hadn't felt it before, but now the slight pain surged into my heart.

However, she said nothing.

"Don't move, be careful not to tear the wound!"

Lin Jiangnian's serious voice came to her ears, which made An Ning's delicate body tremble slightly again.

She bit her lower lip lightly, looking a little stubborn. But before she could react, the silver-white sword in her hand was taken away and thrown aside.

An Ning's eyes suddenly focused: "Sword..."

"Why would you care about the sword when you're already injured?!"

Before An Ning could cast a spell, Lin Jiangnian interrupted her. He held An Ning's right hand tightly with one hand, and carefully lifted her sleeve with the other hand, revealing a small, snow-white arm.

The arm is white, smooth like jade, and looks slender and delicate. Who would have thought that such a small hand could contain such great power?

The sleeve was lifted halfway, but soon it couldn't be lifted up anymore. Seeing this, Lin Jiangnian exerted a little force with his fingers, and with a "ripping" sound, the sleeve was torn open.

And when An Ning heard this voice, her expression became even more unnatural!

She bit her lower lip tightly, her expression was extremely stubborn, and her eyes were icy as she stared at Lin Jiangnian.

But Lin Jiangnian didn't even look at her, his attention was all on her arm. He looked serious, worried and cautious.

Seeing this scene, An Ning was stunned again. She stared at the scene blankly, with an indescribable feeling in her heart.

As the sleeve was torn open, the wound on the arm was soon exposed. On the girl's jade-white arm, there was a shallow scratch, as if she was injured by sword energy. The wound was not deep, but it was bleeding. The bright red blood formed a sharp contrast with the white skin. "Does it hurt?"

Seeing that the delicate little arm was injured, Lin Jiangnian couldn't help but ask.

It looks painful.

An Ning looked dazed and did not answer.

Lin Jiangnian carefully wiped the blood off her arm, and then tore off a piece of cloth from his body to help her bandage the wound.

Then he instructed: "Go back to the palace first, your wound needs to be treated again."

"You also suffered internal injuries. You need to recuperate properly, otherwise you may suffer from sequelae."

When holding An Ning's little hand, Lin Jiangnian could feel that her breath was disordered and her body was obviously injured, as if she had been severely hit by someone else's powerful internal force!
Lin Jiangnian was a little confused, as the strength of those assassins just now was obviously not that high.

However, he didn't think too much about it at the moment. Fortunately, An Ning's injury was not serious, but she still needed to rest and recuperate.

After Lin Jiangnian finished speaking, he saw An Ning was still in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking about.

"Are you stupid?"

Lin Jiangnian stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her eyes. An Ning seemed to come back to her senses and quickly lowered her head. When her eyes fell on her bandaged wound, she was dazed again.

"gone!"

Lin Jiangnian picked up the sword that had just been thrown on the ground, sheathed it, and seeing An Ning still standing there in a daze, he walked up to her and took her hand.

"Don't just stand there, go back to the palace first!"

Having said that, Lin Jiangnian pulled An Ning, who was still in a daze, back without saying anything.

When her hand was held, An Ning's body trembled noticeably. Her expression changed, and a look of panic flashed across her dazed eyes.

disturbed!

What to do!

And nervous...

She subconsciously and instinctively wanted to break free, but as soon as she exerted a little force, she felt the hand holding hers was holding it very tightly!
Very tight!
It's so tight that you can't get rid of it!
The hot breath coming from the back and palm of her hands made her feel flustered and at a loss.

She looked increasingly flustered, but for some reason, her body seemed to be out of control and she did not resist. She just let Lin Jiangnian lead her.

She lowered her head, her cold eyes falling on the big hand that was tightly holding hers. She stared blankly without saying a word.

……

Outside the Prince Lin's Mansion, the lights were bright.

When Lin Jiangnian brought An Ning back to the palace, guards and maids had been waiting outside the palace for a long time.

The news that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had been attacked had spread back to Prince Lin's Palace, causing panic and anger among the people in the palace.

At this critical moment, there are still people who dare to assassinate His Highness!

Isn't this a slap in the face of Prince Lin's Mansion?

Soon after the news came back, many guards hurriedly left the mansion. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was assassinated in the city, so the matter naturally had to be thoroughly investigated.

The servants and maids of Prince Lin's Mansion were also waiting outside the door, worried that His Highness might be harmed.

An Ning, who was led all the way back, had been following Lin Jiangnian quietly until she saw many figures at the door, and then she finally wanted to break free in embarrassment.

But Lin Jiangnian did not give her this opportunity. He held her little hand tighter, waved his hand to drive away the guards and maids in the mansion, and dragged An Ning back to the mansion without saying anything.

"Let, let me go..."

At the mansion, An Ning followed behind with her head down, her voice soft and low, yet with a hint of embarrassment.

She tried to break free!
Lin Jiangnian turned a blind eye, as if he didn't hear anything at all.

An Ning was embarrassed and anxious. No one saw her on the way back just now, but when she returned to the palace, the palace was full of servants and maids. She was shy, how could she bear so many eyes staring at her?
But His Highness refused to let go, instead he held her hand even tighter, which made An Ning so ashamed and angry that she almost wanted to find a crack to crawl into.

Just as An Ning lowered her head, almost burying it in her chest like an ostrich, she suddenly felt a familiar breath approaching.

She looked up subconsciously and saw that the princess was standing not far in front of them, looking at them.

At this moment, An Ning's delicate body trembled violently, and her mind went blank in an instant!
The system is down!
At this moment, under the eaves, Li Piaomiao, dressed in a cool white long dress, was standing in front of the two of them. Her cold eyes fell on them, and her peripheral vision inadvertently fell on their clasped hands.

"Princess!"

Lin Jiangnian said calmly: "You are out of quarantine?"

"Ah."

Li Piaomiao nodded slightly, and then she realized that An Ning's expression was not right, and also noticed that An Ning's clothes were messy. Her originally gentle eyes suddenly froze: "What's wrong with you?"

At this moment, An Ning came to her senses and finally struggled to break free from Lin Jiangnian's hand, hiding her hand under her sleeve in embarrassment. She was pale and panicked and couldn't utter a complete sentence.

"Princess, I, I..."

She was extremely anxious but didn't know how to explain. A hint of redness appeared on her pale face.

urgent.

It was Lin Jiangnian who spoke up to help her out and explained, "I was just attacked by a group of assassins in the city. An Ning was injured in order to protect me..."

Then, Lin Jiangnian quickly explained to Li Piaomiao what had just happened.

After listening to this, Li Piaomiao's expression suddenly turned cold.

The aura of the whole body changed!
"An Ning, how are you injured?"

Li Piaomiao appeared in front of An Ning and asked in a cold voice.

"Princess, I, I'm fine..."

An Ning felt a little embarrassed, lowered her head and shook her head.

After confirming that An Ning had only suffered minor injuries, the cold aura on Li Piaomiao weakened a little.

But her eyes were still cold, her tone was filled with murderous intent, and she turned her head to look at Lin Jiangnian beside her: "Who did it?"

An Ning and Li Piaomiao grew up together, and they were as close as sisters. Tonight, An Ning was injured, so Li Piaomiao naturally couldn't just sit there and watch!
"It's not clear yet, we're still investigating!"

Lin Jiangnian shook his head: "However, it should be closely related to those noble families!"

At this critical juncture, not many people would dare to assassinate Lin Jiangnian in public, except for those aristocratic families who have been forced into a desperate situation.

Li Piaomiao listened quietly, glanced at Lin Jiangnian, and after a long silence, he said expressionlessly: "Give me their list!"

"..." (End of this chapter)