son, don't mess around

Chapter 787 The Sixth Prince’s Confidence
"Really, really?"

Hu Yao was obviously frightened tonight.

At this moment, after being assassinated and finally escaping, Hu Yao was still in shock. When she heard Xu Zhongshan's words, a glimmer of hope gradually emerged in her eyes: "You, you will really protect me?!"

"Of course!"

Xu Zhongshan has now completely immersed himself in the role. He looked at Hu Yao seriously and said, "Don't worry, Miss Hu. No matter what happens, I will definitely protect you and help you through the difficulties."

If it was before, these words might not be enough to convince Hu Yao completely. But tonight, in such a dangerous situation, she was rescued by Xu Zhongshan. In addition, after spending the past few days together, Hu Yao had already let go of most of her guard.

At this moment when facing danger, Xu Zhongshan's words were like timely help and completely won Hu Yao's trust.

How does the saying go? From ancient times to the present, the most clichéd story is the hero saving the beauty, and I don’t know how many times it has been played out.

But it happens to be the most effective!

Hu Yao's expression changed obviously, and his originally uneasy mood gradually stabilized.

"So, what should we do now?"

Hu Yao was a little at a loss. She looked around and saw that the room was dark and silent, with no one around. However, she could vaguely hear noises coming from outside the wall not far away.

"Are they chasing us?"

"Don't worry, they won't be able to find it for a while."

Xu Zhongshan lowered his voice and analyzed in a deep voice: "As long as we hide well, we don't have to worry about our safety tonight."

Now, realizing that this was an opportunity to extract the best information from Hu Yao, Xu Zhongshan's mind quickly became active.

"But we still have to be careful."

As Xu Zhongshan spoke, he turned around and looked at Hu Yao: "Miss Hu, can you tell me what is going on?"

"Who the hell are they?!"

Hu Yao's face changed slightly, and she gritted her teeth: "I, I don't know either..."

"Then why did they want to assassinate you? And why did they break into your house so openly?"

Xu Zhongshan seemed to have thought of something, "Is it related to those two people during the day?!"

Hu Yao's eyes flashed with hesitation and panic: "I, I really don't know..."

"I don't know why they want to kill me!"

Xu Zhongshan naturally didn't believe it. He said in a deep voice: "These people are very skilled in martial arts and definitely have great backgrounds. If they don't succeed tonight, they will definitely not give up. Miss Hu, you will be in great danger."

"You were attacked at home tonight, what about next time?"

"You can't just hide forever, can you?!"

"They failed to kill you, there will definitely be a next time. Miss Hu, can you guarantee that you will be so lucky every time?"

Xu Zhongshan's words made Hu Yao look ashen and pale. She nervously tugged at the corner of Xu Zhongshan's clothes: "Then, what should we do?"

"Miss Hu, you have to tell me what's going on first before I can help you."

Xu Zhongshan concealed the gleam in his eyes: "Why do they want to assassinate you? Do you know some secret? Or do you have something on you?!"

"Only if you tell me this can I help you analyze the situation and protect your safety."

Hu Yao's face became more and more hesitant, as if she was going through some kind of entanglement. Seeing this, Xu Zhongshan struck while the iron was hot: "Miss Hu, don't you still trust me?"

"Don't worry, I have absolutely no other intentions. I will never reveal a single word of what you told me!"

"Really? Really?" Hu Yao stared at Xu Zhongshan in surprise and asked.

"Miss Hu, I am sincere to you. Don't you believe me?" Xu Zhongshan's face was full of sincerity.

At this moment, Hu Yao thought about Xu Zhongshan's behavior towards her in the past few days, and her heart was shaken again.

This is her secret, and she doesn't want to tell it. But right now, it seems that the only person who can help her is Xu Zhongshan!
more importantly……

Who on earth wanted to kill her tonight?
Hu Yao didn't know clearly, but she had already guessed it in her heart.

Who else could it be?

It would be difficult for those two to escape from the Mi Tian Division after being captured. The only person she could rely on now was the Sixth Prince.

However, she had just returned from the Sixth Prince today. In order to get the Sixth Prince's help, she even humiliated herself and used her body to please him.

However, as soon as she returned to the Hu family, she was assassinated and silenced.

Who did it?

Hu Yao already had some guesses in her mind, but she was unwilling to believe it.

But, can she deceive herself? !

Who else could it be but him?

At this moment, Hu Yao's eyes were filled with anger. She gritted her teeth, her eyes full of viciousness. She had given so much, but in the end she was still treated as an abandoned pawn!
Do you really think she is so easy to control?
Since he was the one who was unkind first, don't blame her for being unjust!
Hu Yao took a deep breath and finally made up her mind. She stared at Xu Zhongshan and asked in a deep voice: "Can you really help me?!"

Hearing this, Xu Zhongshan was overjoyed, but his face remained indifferent. He patted his chest and promised solemnly: "Don't worry, Miss Hu. Even if I risk my life, I will definitely protect Miss Hu!"

For some reason, Xu Zhongshan felt like a heartless man who was good at sweet talk.

Could he really say that?

Such words were so confident that he didn't really mean to deceive the other party. Although he knew that all of this was false... But it was precisely because of this that Xu Zhongshan felt that it was extremely hypocritical.

But when he thought about the fact that this matter concerned the safety of His Highness, Xu Zhongshan quickly put the idea out of his mind.

Hu Yao took a deep breath and said in a low voice: "This matter is of great importance... If you are involved, you may not even be able to escape... Aren't you afraid of death?!"

Hu Yao stared at him intently, and Xu Zhongshan's heart skipped a beat.

Life in danger?

Who is behind her? What secrets does she have?!

At this moment, Xu Zhongshan realized that he was getting closer and closer to the truth, and his expression became more determined.

"Not afraid!"

Xu Zhongshan shook his head, his eyes firm: "What's the harm in death? As long as I can save Miss Hu, I am not afraid of any danger!"

Hearing Xu Zhongshan's firm answer, the last bit of doubt in Hu Yao's heart disappeared. She took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "The person who assassinated me tonight... is most likely the Sixth Prince!"

"Sixth Prince?!"

Xu Zhongshan frowned slightly, a hint of suspicion emerged in his eyes, and he felt extremely unfamiliar with this title.

Obviously, it is rarely heard in daily life.

What is the origin of this Sixth Prince?
Xu Zhongshan searched his mind quickly and finally thought of something. Could the Sixth Prince mentioned by Hu Yao be the Sixth Prince from before?

As a result, a figure gradually emerged in Xu Zhongshan's mind.

Six princes?
This is a prince who has almost been forgotten. Although he is a prince, he has no sense of presence in the capital. Even the late emperor dislikes him.

There are many reasons. Rumor has it that it is related to the Sixth Prince's congenital disability and personality. As for more, it involves the secrets of the royal family and there is no way to know.

Hu Yao, when did you come into contact with the Sixth Prince?

Could it be that the person behind all this is the Sixth Prince?
Facing Xu Zhongshan's questioning, Hu Yao's eyes showed anger. She gritted her teeth, her expression was both terrified and indignant.

She was never one to sit and wait for death, even if she humbled herself to the Sixth Prince, it was only to gain benefits. To some extent, she and the Sixth Prince were just exchanging interests.

But now the Sixth Prince has turned against her and tried to silence her, so she can't be blamed.

Hu Yao raised her eyes and looked at Xu Zhongshan, with a gleam in her eyes: "Yes, it's him!"

"All of this was planned by the Sixth Prince behind the scenes, and he was the one who ordered it..."

"From the beginning to the end, we were just pawns used by him... Now, he wants to silence me and cover up the truth, but I won't let him succeed!"

"Since he is so unkind, don't blame me for being unjust!" The flames of hatred flashed and burned fiercely in Hu Yao's eyes.

……

The capital city was not peaceful that night.

The Hu family was attacked by a group of mysterious black-clad assassins. The eldest daughter of the Hu family was frightened and her whereabouts were unknown. This incident caused quite a stir.

Not long after the incident, patrol soldiers in the city arrived and clashed with the black-clad assassins. However, the black-clad assassins were very skilled in martial arts, and the patrol soldiers were no match for them.

By the time the masters of the Mi Tiansi arrived, they had already fled the Hu Mansion and their whereabouts were unknown.

Immediately afterwards, Mi Tiansi began searching the city for the whereabouts of the assassins overnight. At the same time, the head of the Hu family was shocked and angry.

The sudden appearance of the assassin in the middle of the night caused panic among the people in the Hu family, and the whereabouts of the eldest daughter of the Hu family was unknown, which made everyone even more uneasy. The guards and servants of the mansion went out overnight to look for the whereabouts of the daughter.

However, to no avail.

It was as if my young lady had disappeared out of thin air, without a trace.

At the same time, Mi Tiansi was chasing and capturing several black-clad assassins, but soon the captured black-clad assassin committed suicide by taking poison, and Mi Tiansi failed to obtain any useful information.

Nothing!
The turmoil caused that night quickly spread throughout the capital.

Early the next morning, the news reached many people and caused a sensation.

The people in the capital are in a state of panic now. There is war in the north and news of the imperial army's defeat keeps coming in. The capital is under martial law and any disturbance will arouse vigilance.

Such a group of mysterious assassins appeared openly in the Hu family. The Hu family can be regarded as an old family in Beijing. Although it is not as powerful as those big families, it is still well-known. The fact that they were attacked under the feet of the emperor is enough to show how rampant these black-clad assassins are.

The news even reached the palace and the emperor the next day.

"A group of mysterious assassins?"

Inside the Yangxin Palace, Li Ci Ning listened to the report, his eyes thoughtful: "Have we found out the whole story?"

“I heard that there is not yet.”

The chief eunuch leaned over and said, "This group of assassins showed up at the Hu family last night. I heard they wanted to kill the daughter of the head of the Hu family."

"Is there still such a thing?"

Li Ci Ning seemed a little surprised. "What is the origin of the daughter of the Hu family? Why have I never heard of her?"

The chief eunuch explained, "The young lady of the Hu family is named Hu Yao, and she is well-known in the capital. She is quite pretty, but she is very scheming. She usually associates with many of the children of the rich and powerful in the capital..."

"As for why an assassin came to my door this time, I am not too sure about this matter."

Li Ci Ning asked: "Is Hu Yao very good at martial arts?"

"I heard that he doesn't know martial arts."

Li Ci Ning frowned slightly.

The assassin who appeared at the Hu family last night was very skilled in martial arts. Why would such a powerful assassin choose to kill a weak young lady from an aristocratic family?

This is clearly not right.

I'm afraid there is some hidden secret.

"Go check it out, and report back to me when you've found out!"

"Yes."

……

"boom!"

In the quiet and cold room, the atmosphere dropped to freezing point. The chill lingered in the room, chilling one's heart.

Several assassins in black knelt on the ground, knocking their heads against the ground, their bodies trembling slightly, not daring to breathe.

Opposite the black-clad assassin sat a man with a handsome appearance but a cold temperament.

He was half lying on the chair, his eyes full of coldness. After listening to the report from his servants, he slapped the wooden table next to him hard, making a dull sound.

With a cracking sound, the wooden table shattered and fell to the ground with a loud bang.

"I've raised you for so long, and this is how you do things for me?"

"A bunch of trash!"

The Sixth Prince's eyes were cold and without a trace of emotion.

They were asked to kill a powerless woman, but not only did they fail, they even caused such a big fuss.

Are you afraid of being discovered?
The Sixth Prince had a gloomy face. He had kept such a bunch of useless people. Not only did he fail to kill Hu Yao, he even alerted the Secret Heaven Division.

This would make his situation precarious.

Once exposed, the consequences will be disastrous.

"Everyone get out of here!"

The Sixth Prince growled coldly.

Several black-clad assassins in the room stood up and left the room as if relieved.

After several people left, a figure appeared quietly at the side: "Your Majesty, they..."

"It's all solved!"

The Sixth Prince's eyes were calm and his tone was devoid of emotion.

"Yes!"

He never keeps useless people under his command.

What's more, he is a waste of bad things!
"Then, what should we do about Hu Yao?"

The figure asked again.

These words made the Sixth Prince's eyes darken. An unexpected event occurred that was beyond his control!
Hu Yao is still alive!

This woman is indeed a threat.

She knew too many of his secrets, and she must have realized something after the assassination attempt failed last night.

"Your Highness, I'm afraid she already knows that what happened last night is related to you. If she gets desperate and throws herself into a desperate situation, it will be extremely disadvantageous to us."

"She doesn't dare!"

The Sixth Prince's eyes were still cold and expressionless, but there was a hint of confidence in his eyes: "Her life is in my hands, she dare not tell anyone!"

The Sixth Prince was very confident. He knew the woman very well, both her body and her thoughts.

That woman was very scheming, a little clever, and knew how to judge the situation. She was very good at reading people's expressions and acting well, and she was also very good at serving him, which was why he kept her.

But because of this, he knew her very well.

She was vain and cared a lot about her reputation. Not only did he hold her life in his hands, but he also held her most embarrassing secrets.

So, she didn't dare to betray!
Thinking of this, the Sixth Prince's eyes became deep and a sneer gradually appeared on his face.

Just then, there was a sudden noise outside the door.

"Your Majesty, Miss Hu is here and is asking to see you outside the door!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the Sixth Prince looked up suddenly, and a hint of astonishment flashed in his originally deep eyes.

How dare she come to him?!

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(End of this chapter)