Book with Emperor

Chapter 178 Searching for the Assassin
The night was thick, Yue Wentian jumped over the palace wall, and was about to return to the banquet, when suddenly a strong wind hit his back, and he subconsciously dodged.

Between lightning and flint, a burst of gangster energy cut through the cinnabar on the palace wall like a knife, scraping off a layer of skin.

Yue Wentian's heart was ringing with alarm, and when he turned around, he had already torn off the corner of his clothes and covered his face, and then looked up.

The moonlight was cold, and Binghe was dressed in gray clothes on the upper floor of the palace wall, standing there with a long sword in his hand, looking down at the people below with cold eyes.

"This is near the Taiqing Palace dinner party. You are wearing brocade clothes. You must have entered through the Zhengyang Gate, but you have to secretly meet with the emperor, and you have to cover your face."

He slowly pointed his sword at Yue Wentian, his tone was slow and cold, "Who are you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yue Wentian turned around and ran to the front of Taiqing Hall.

Lou Binghe narrowed his eyes slightly, turned into a black shadow and followed up, piercing Yuewen Tianhou's heart with a sword.

Yue Wentian evaded sideways, his feet were already slow, and he simply pulled out the dagger from his waist and stabbed in the past.

Lou Binghe dodged sideways, the sword in his hand was already around his waist.Yue Wentian tapped his toes, jumped up, and rolled over behind him.

Lou Binghe snorted softly, turned his head and thrust out a sword, as fast as lightning.

The moment Yue Wentian hit the ground, he turned around to dodge the sword, and quickly stepped forward to stab him in the lower abdomen.

Lou Binghe was slightly startled, looking at the masked man in front of him, his eyes suddenly turned cold, and then he quickly pulled the corner of his mouth, and when he was about to be serious for a few minutes, a shout suddenly sounded behind him.

"Come on!"

As soon as he was distracted, the sword in his hand slowed down for a moment, Yue Wentian immediately seized the opportunity and ran away.

"..."

Lou Binghe saw the figure of the other party disappear, then turned around, looked down the wall with a faint gaze, "Qin Guanyue, you'd better give me a reasonable explanation."

Qin Guanyue dragged her luxurious bright yellow dress and walked slowly to the palace wall, "Didn't General Lou find the assassin, I'm calling for someone for you."

"that's it?"

"Of course, I'm also very scared. After all, I don't have martial arts, and I can't be like you, General Lou..."

Her half-smile eyes fell on the sword in his hand, "Bring the sword into the palace at will."

"I brought the sword into the palace with His Majesty's permission."

Lou Binghe jumped off the palace wall and walked up to her step by step, with a cold expression on his face, "My lord, I doubt that you just deliberately disturbed my mind and let the assassin go."

Qin Guanyue smiled, "Does the general have evidence?"

"It wasn't originally, but since you helped, the identity of the assassin is obvious."

Lou Binghe slowly raised the corners of his mouth, "Yue Wentian."

Qin Guanyue's heart skipped a beat, but there was a smile on her face, "Is the general joking?"

Lou Binghe stared at her silently for a long time, until the nearby Ouchi guards arrived, then he slowly put away his sword.

"An assassin sneaked into the guests of the Taiqing Palace with weapons, and immediately sent people to search the entire banquet."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Qin Guanyue, raised his brows slightly, "In addition, our Master Emperor was frightened, so we sent a few people to protect him."

"I think it's safest to stay with General Lou," Qin Guanyue continued.

The guards in the palace were already panicked, His Majesty was in the Taiqing Palace, if they tried to break into the assassins, their lives would be lost!

The guard at the head asked, "General, do you want to send the Imperial Army to block the palace?"

"Need not."

Lou Binghe looked at Qin Guanyue jokingly, "If he can't get out of the Taiqing Palace, I will kill him."

The guard was taken aback for a moment, but still obeyed the order to transfer someone.

As soon as the guards left, Lou Binghe turned and left, Qin Guanyue immediately followed.

The night was getting dark, and the dinner in front of the Taiqing Hall was coming to an end, Qin Guanyue followed Lou Binghe to the banquet room, her forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat.

Worry was part of it, and there was also a reason why Lou Binghe walked so fast, but it was impossible for Yue Wentian to be prepared for a cup of tea.

Ouchi's guards quickly surrounded the place, and everyone who was talking just now became nervous.

"what happened?"

"I do not know……"

It was the first time for the Guozijian students to see this battle, and they couldn't help panicking.

Han Zhengwei was still puzzled when he saw Lou Binghe from a distance, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Qin Guanyue with an expressionless face next to him, and his heart thumped.

He pondered for a moment, glanced at the crowd in front of him, suddenly thought of something, and asked Feng Jinci beside him in a low voice, "Where's Bai Chan?"

Feng Jinci was absent-minded all night because of the gift of marriage, so naturally she didn't notice where Bai Chan went, "I don't know."

The Taiqing Hall was quickly surrounded, and everyone was gathered in the center. The prince looked at Lou Binghe's posture with displeasure, "General Lou, what are you doing?"

"Reporting to the prince, there are assassins who have infiltrated the guests, and I need to find them out."

"Ridiculous, do you know what you're talking about?"

The prince scolded angrily, and raised his finger to the people around him, "Which one of the people present is not a noble person, and which assassin can sneak in?"

"Not necessarily."

Lou Binghe didn't give the dignified prince any face at all, his falcon-like eyes glanced over the crowd one by one, and suddenly stopped at a certain place in the crowd, and then the corners of his mouth raised.

"Shoot Yu Shizi, my subordinates said you went out?"

"good."

Yue Wentian stood in the corner and replied, "I drank more wine, so I went to the nearby garden to relax and get rid of the alcohol."

"So it's to get rid of alcohol."

Lou Binghe stared at him intently, and suddenly pointed to his waist, "How did the prince tear his sleeves?"

Yue Wentian didn't reply for a while.

On the other side, Sun Chu and the Ouchi bodyguards behind him immediately looked terrified, holding the saber around their waists, with a murderous look for a moment, everyone couldn't help feeling cold, and subconsciously moved away from the prince Sheyu.

Qin Guanyue took a step back calmly, and heard someone whisper behind her, "The things have left the palace."

"Ah."

She responded, watching the guards slowly surround Yue Wentian, clenched the hands hidden under the wide sleeves, "Let Xiao Sheng make some movement to suck—"

Before she could finish her sentence, a small trembling voice sounded from the crowd, "I...I did it."

Everyone was shocked, and they all looked at the person who spoke.

Lou Binghe looked at the person who spoke, and frowned slightly, "Princess Shangyang Princess is careful, not everyone can afford the title of assassin."

He Lin's feet were still trembling, but she still walked to Yue Wentian's side in full view, and said in a trembling voice, "His Royal Highness's sleeve... I tore it."

Everyone showed astonished gazes, even Yue Wentian turned to look at her with astonishment and disbelief in his eyes.

"His Highness and I made an appointment in the Imperial Garden to discuss matters. It was dark at night. I accidentally slipped and fell, and subconsciously grabbed Shizi's sleeve, so I tore it."

He Lin gradually gained confidence, and her words became fluent, "Your Majesty is afraid that my reputation will be damaged, so I will keep my mouth shut. Please don't misunderstand me, General!"

Lou Binghe looked at her sternly, "What the princess said is true?"

He Lin bit her lip, not daring to look into her uncle's eyes, "...it's true!"

As soon as these words came out, He Mian was so angry that he threw up his sleeves and wanted to leave, but was stopped by the guards, and he simply turned around and stopped looking at his unfilial niece.

After He Lin said something over there, everyone looked at Shizi Sheyu and the Lord of Shangyang with ambiguous eyes, and wondered why His Majesty wanted to give a marriage, because it was the concubine's wish.

Only Qin Guanyue, who was outside the crowd, watched all this with cold eyes.

As for the assassin, no one took it seriously. Lin Shizi is indeed good at martial arts, and he is even ranked among the top five countries.

However, as the son of Sheyu, or even the future Emperor of Sheyu, he came here for the purpose of forming an alliance, so why did he enter the palace to assassinate him, or after the Son of Heaven sacrificed to rescue him?

However, Lou Binghe did not let the two of them go easily. He then asked He Lin, "Whether the princess has a marriage contract with the prince or has an affair, the possibility of the princess protecting each other cannot be avoided, unless... Proof by a third person."

Ning Si sneered when he heard the words, and said ambiguously, "General Lou, how can there be a third person present in a private meeting between men and women, the general is too embarrassing."

(End of this chapter)