son, don't mess around

The night fell in silence.

Yue Qing approached slowly with a spear in hand, the sharp edge of the spear exuding murderous intent.

He stared at the Prince Lin in front of him with gloomy eyes.

Tonight, he is here for revenge!
Revenge for my second uncle!

A year ago, his second uncle died at the hands of Prince Lin.

He has been waiting for an opportunity all year!
Finally, I waited for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity tonight.

Right now, due to the tight net set up tonight, the Prince of Lin has been forced into a desperate situation.

He must die!
Yue Qing approached slowly, his figure shrouded in darkness, creating an extremely terrifying aura of pressure on Lin Jiangnian.

Lin Jiangnian leaned against a tree with a calm look, ready to die.

"You guys really went to great lengths to kill me. I deserve to die in your hands."

No matter how hard we tried, we still couldn't prevent this step.

Lin Jiangnian spoke calmly with a slightly wry smile.

However, while speaking, Lin Jiangnian was secretly and quickly gathering the little internal energy left in his body!

Waiting to die?

Waiting for death is not his character!

Even at the last moment, he had to give it a try.

Right now, this is his last chance.

In terms of martial arts, he is not as good as Yue Qing in front of him. Even in his peak state, it is unlikely that he will win.

Therefore, Lin Jiangnian had to wait for a suitable opportunity.

He only has one chance!
Whether you can survive depends on this.

The expression on his face was still nonchalant, but his body was constantly recovering his internal strength.

He needs time!
After he solidifies the true energy in his body, he will have another chance.

At this time, Yue Qing was almost approaching.

At this moment, a rustling sound was heard in the night again.

Yue Qing suddenly looked up and saw several figures walking out from the woods not far away.

The black assassin!

At the same time, a familiar figure appeared.

"Duan Tiande!"

The moment he saw Duan Tiande appear, Lin Jiangnian's heart sank suddenly.

It's over!

The pursuers are here.

Even if he could get rid of Yue Qing, he probably wouldn't be able to escape Duan Tiande's hands.

Tonight is really a dead end!

Yue Qing raised his eyes and looked at Duan Tiande, his gaze calm.

"You can't kill him."

Duan Tiande suddenly spoke.

Yue Qing's eyes fixed and stared at him coldly.

"he's mine."

Duan Tiande's eyes fell on Lin Jiangnian: "His life is my glory and wealth!"

A hint of coldness flashed across Yue Qing's eyes: "I will take his life myself!"

"He killed my second uncle. Only I can take his life."

Duan Tiande didn't say anything, just looked at him calmly.

Yue Qing said in a deep voice: "I won't steal the credit from you. His life is yours, but... I have to do it myself."

Duan Tiande was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, it's a deal."

In the dark night, the two of them quickly reached a kind of tacit cooperation.

Seeing this scene, Lin Jiangnian sneered: "You two are trying to divide up the credit of this prince?"

Duan Tiande's eyes fell on Lin Jiangnian: "Your Highness, your death is imminent, and you still have time to joke?"

"You are about to die. If you don't laugh now, you may not have a chance anymore!"

Lin Jiangnian raised his lips slightly: "I didn't expect that after a year, the people who finally assassinated this prince are still you."

"That's sloppy!"

"If I had known this a year ago, I shouldn't have been soft-hearted. I should have uprooted all nine of your clans and eliminated them all."

"Then I really have to thank His Royal Highness for not killing me!"

Duan Tiande's eyes remained calm, without any annoyance: "Perhaps, this is fate. It was destined from the beginning that His Royal Highness would eventually die in our hands."

"So, what benefits did Xu Hong give you?"

Lin Jiangnian sneered: "How could you assassinate this prince so recklessly?"

"Your Highness, there is no need to ask any more questions. We won't say anything."

"hehe!"

Lin Jiangnian sneered, leaning against a tree, and said weakly: "Xu Hong, this is really a good trick!"

"In order to get rid of this prince, you are willing to sacrifice even your own daughter."

"Before I die, I can take his daughter with me, which is considered a win."

Duan Tiande's gaze fell on Lin Jiangnian, who had lost consciousness and whose life or death was unknown. A hint of trance and pity flashed in his eyes.

However, it then disappeared.

He looked at Lin Jiangnian who was sighing under the tree and said softly, "Your Highness, are you trying to delay time?"

Lin Jiangnian raised his eyes to look at him: "You found out all this?"

"Your Highness, there is no need to struggle!"

Duan Tiande shook his head: "Your people will indeed be here soon, but it's too late..."

The personal guards of Prince Lin would indeed be arriving soon, but no matter how fast they came, they would not be able to appear immediately.

It was effortless for them to kill Lin Jiangnian, who was already dying. Even if he could resist stubbornly, he wouldn't be able to hold out for long.

It was more than enough to kill Prince Lin before the reinforcements from the Prince's personal guards arrived.

As soon as Duan Tiande finished speaking, Yue Qing approached with a gun in hand.

He had a blank expression on his face and didn't say anything extra.

"One year ago, you killed my second uncle. Today, I avenge my second uncle. It is only right and proper!"

Lin Jiangnian raised his eyes to look at him and sneered, "Your second uncle deserved to die. If he hadn't assassinated this prince, why would he have died?"

"I don't care about your grudges, they have nothing to do with me!"

Yue Qing said coldly: "But you killed my second uncle, you must die!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yue Qing raised his gun and pointed it at Lin Jiangnian. At this moment, a hint of gloom flashed in Lin Jiangnian's eyes.

Fight!

Yue Qing suddenly aimed the spear in his hand at Lin Jiangnian's heart.

"call out!"

In the dark night, a sharp edge pierced the air and landed on the spear in Yue Qing's hand. With a crash, Yue Qing took a step back.

A flying knife fell silently to the ground.

There was a sharp gleam in his eyes!
"Who?!"

Even Duan Tiande's expression changed slightly.

Came so fast?
It shouldn’t be!

"kill him!"

Duan Tiande's tone darkened, something went wrong.

It is important to kill Lin Jiangnian first!
Yue Qing came back to his senses, took another sudden step forward, and stabbed again with the spear in his hand.

At the same time, another flying knife flew out from the darkness and blocked Yue Qing's shot.

This time, Yue Qing finally locked the position of the flying knife.

He suddenly raised his eyes and stared at the darkness ahead, his whole body filled with murderous intent.

In sight, an old man with a hunched figure slowly walked out of the darkness.

He was an old man in ragged clothes and with a haggard look, as if he was in his twilight years.

The old man was carrying a bag on his back, and was slowly approaching everyone's sight. He was wearing a loose gray robe, which made him look like an immortal, but also seemed to be shaky. In the cold night wind, the sleeves of his wide robe were empty.

But the more this happens, the more creepy it feels.

"Mr. Shen?!"

When Duan Tiande's eyes fell on the hunchbacked old man, his pupils suddenly shrank and he said in astonishment: "You are still alive?!"

Mr. Shen?
Lin Jiangnian, who originally thought he was going to die tonight, suddenly raised his head and instantly recognized the other party's identity.

Shen An?

Shen Lingjun’s uncle?

Why is he here?

Tonight this... the same group of people who assassinated him that night a year ago.

All together again?!
At this moment, a hunchbacked old man slowly approached. He walked very slowly, but he gave everyone an oppressive aura.

Yue Qing stared at him intently, feeling numb all over.

Shen An first walked under the tree, came to Lin Jiangnian's side, and glanced at Lin Jiangnian who was sitting under the tree: "Prince Lin, long time no see."

"you……"

At this moment, Lin Jiangnian's eyes were uncertain, and he was stunned and a little confused.

Why is he here?

"Old Shen!"

At this moment, Duan Tiande's expression was unpredictable and he was also very surprised.

The Mr. Shen in front of me is still alive?

That night a year ago, they cooperated to assassinate Prince Lin, but in fact it was to protect the old man Shen in front of them.

He is the real trump card to assassinate Prince Lin!
But that night, no one expected the eldest princess to suddenly appear, causing the assassination to fail.

After that night, Mr. Shen's whereabouts were unknown.

No one knows where he went!
Many people speculated that Mr. Shen had died at the hands of the eldest princess.

After all, there were still surviving assassins that night, and they vaguely saw the princess kill Mr. Shen with one sword.

The sky was filled with blood!
Everyone believed that Mr. Shen was dead!
Unexpectedly, a year later, he suddenly appeared again?

What does he want to do tonight?!

Duan Tiande felt a little depressed.

"They are all familiar faces. Long time no see!"

Mr. Shen seemed a little tired. He took off the bag on his back with difficulty and sighed.

At this time, Duan Tiande noticed the empty left sleeve of Mr. Shen.

"Mr. Shen, your hand..."

"The mistake I made back then, and the price I paid." Mr. Shen answered calmly and frankly.

But Duan Tiande was shocked.

He was almost certain that Mr. Shen's hand must be the masterpiece of the eldest princess.

But why would the princess let Mr. Shen go?
"Mr. Shen, then you will..."

Duan Tiande's eyes fell on Lin Jiangnian next to him: "Mr. Shen, a year ago, you and I teamed up to kill Prince Lin, but he luckily escaped!"

"Tonight is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and a chance to get revenge!"

"It's time to avenge your injury."

Duan Tiande spoke in a deep voice.

However, there was no ripple on Elder Shen's face. He shook his head gently: "I am not here tonight to kill Prince Lin."

After hearing these words, Duan Tiande's heart sank suddenly.

really!

"Then Mr. Shen, you..."

Shen An sighed lightly, his eyes cloudy and dazed: "When will the cycle of revenge end? No matter how many grudges there are, they will eventually become a thing of the past."

As he spoke, Shen An lowered his head and gently wiped the dust off his bag with his sleeve: "I came here tonight in the hope that you would give me some face."

"Let Prince Lin go!"

As soon as these words came out, Duan Tiande's face changed suddenly.

"This……"

"Mr. Shen, you..."

Duan Tiande spoke in a low voice, feeling shocked, angry and surprised. What was going on?

Why did the person who was working with them to assassinate Prince Lin a year ago suddenly turn against them tonight?
Not only don't kill, but even protect.

"Mr. Shen, are you confused?"

Duan Tiande said anxiously: "We must not let this boy go. Have you forgotten the revenge of Elder Shen's broken arm? If we don't kill him, when he recovers, how could he let us go?"

Shen An sighed softly: "I have no grudge against Prince Lin. I assassinated him a year ago just because I owed him a favor and accepted his request!"

"After the assassination attempt failed, I was lucky enough to survive, and then I came to my senses."

Shen An seemed to be a little emotional: "After living for so many years, I realized that I am just a knife in the hands of others."

"Master Duan, why do you have to be so stubborn and become someone else's stepping stone?"

Duan Tiande's eyes were gloomy: "I have no choice!"

"If he doesn't die, many people will die!"

"For the Duan family and for the future, he must die tonight!"

At this point, Duan Tiande said in a deep voice: "Since Mr. Shen is no longer involved in the assassination of Prince Lin, please consider our past relationship and don't get involved in this matter."

Shen An's eyes were cloudy, and he sighed, "A year ago, I owed them a favor and killed Prince Lin for them."

"Now, one year later, I owe Prince Lin another favor. Therefore, I cannot let you kill him!"

After these words were spoken, Duan Tiande's face became completely gloomy.

He knew that things might not go well tonight.

"Mr. Shen, do you really want to do this?!"

Shen An said calmly: "Mr. Duan wants to kill Prince Lin, please step over my body."

"Mr. Shen, don't force me!"

Duan Tiande's eyes were filled with murderous intent. Lin Jiangnian must die tonight and no one could stop him.

Whoever stops it will die.

Just as he finished speaking, Yue Qing next to him had already taken action.

He held the spear in his hand and took a step forward. The spear, wrapped in tremendous internal force, stabbed towards Shen An under the tree.

The speed is so fast that a normal person has no time to react.

But Shen An stood where he was, facing the sudden shot. He waved his only remaining right hand and burst out with tremendous internal energy, blocking the power of the spear.

Yue Qing's face darkened, he gritted his teeth, took another difficult step, and was determined to stab the target.

Shen An remained silent, but a gleam of light flashed in his cloudy eyes, and his aura was as powerful as a rainbow.

His dry grass-like hair fell apart, and his gray robe was lifted up, as if filled with gas, blocking Yue Qing's shot.

"on!"

In the dark night, Duan Tiande suddenly gave the black-clad assassin an order to assassinate.

The appearance of Shen An disrupted their plans.

Right now, we must act quickly and decisively and not delay any longer.

As soon as he finished speaking, seven or eight black-clad assassins suddenly launched an attack from all directions.

While Shen An was blocking Yue Qing's spear attack, he stepped hard on the bag beside him when other black-clad assassins approached.

"Shhhhh!"

Several knives flew out of the bag, forcing back several black-clad assassins.

Then, the door of the bag suddenly opened, and a long knife emitting silver light popped out from the bag.

Shen An held a long knife in his hand, and faced with Yue Qing's approaching spear, he slashed down with the knife.

"Boom!"

The sound of violent Qi collision was heard.

As the knife fell, a strong wind suddenly arose all around, and an invisible sword energy moved mountains and filled the sea, forcing Yue Qing to retreat.

A solemn look finally appeared on Yue Qing's calm face. (End of this chapter)