Joy of Life: Starting from Teacher Fan Xian

Chapter 30: Alley Assassin

Liu's surname is Liu and her given name is Ruyu. She is as beautiful as her name.

Such a person is certainly not a vicious fool. As for why he would resort to such a stupid trick to kill someone, we can only say that there was a big misunderstanding.

Anyone who listened to Butler Zhou’s speech would have had this concern, let alone the shrewd Liu Ruyu.

The farce ended with Liu's servility. Countless people lamented that Lord Si Nanbo's masculine charm could actually fascinate a woman like this.

On the carriage back home, Liu Ruyu smiled widely: "That... was really not intentional."

"Second Madam, let's not talk about the past anymore." Lin Ruo reminded again. He knew that Liu Ruyu wanted to ease the relationship between them. Knowing that Fan Xian's identity was not simple, the most beneficial thing to do was to no longer have any estrangement or conflict with him.

"Then sir, how can I ask for your advice?"

"Just live your life the same way the Second Madam lived before, and don't do anything unnecessary."

Lin Ruo made a very straightforward statement, that Fan Xian was not a fish in a pond, and in the future he would not engage in any family feuds to fight for that insignificant property.

Liu Ruyu felt relieved and amazed at the young man in front of her. He was so powerful that he could scare her with just a few words. Perhaps it was the result of his anxiety and loss of mood in recent months.

But this steady and capable demeanor did not seem to be fake. After hearing his assurance, Liu Ruyu understood how she would live in the future.

"Where is Wang Qinian?" Lin Ruo looked outside the curtain.

Teng Zijing whispered, "He ran away. He said he had a huge sum of money and was afraid that criminals would steal it, so he had to go home quickly."

Lin Ruo stroked his chin and sat back in the carriage. A beam of sunlight shone in through the gap in the roof, making the atmosphere in the carriage somewhat awkward.

After a moment, Lin Ruo stuck his head out again and asked Teng Zijing: "This is not the right way to come."

"Sir, based on the route we took, it will be difficult for us to get back to the Fan Mansion before the sun sets. We can only find a quick way through the streets and alleys."

Thinking of the streets, Lin Ruo had a different idea in his mind. The assassination in the streets of Danzhou and the attack on Niulan Street twelve years later, it is always easy for some restless people to emerge in the streets.

Thinking of this, Lin Ruo opened his eyes and carefully observed the surrounding situation. He found that many people were moving, and it was normal to see people coming and going in the streets, but there were always some unusual points.

"Ma'am, please go back first. I may have something to take care of."

Lin Ruo remained expressionless, got out of the car, and repeated the same words to Teng Zijing.

Teng Zijing was worried, but compared to Lin Ruo's safety, protecting the second lady back home was his main task.

Watching the carriage slowly driving away, Lin Ruo stood motionless in this wide alley. This alley was called Tsu Street, located in the southeast of Kyoto. It was larger than ordinary alleys, but had fewer people.

The reason is that this alley has a long history and is a bit old.

Occasionally, a few people from this alley would walk by in front and behind him, but Lin Ruo didn't take any special glances. He was always observing what was going on in a corner.

As the carriage was about to drive out of the alley, the person in the corner seemed to be anxious and finally moved, starting to chase the carriage in another direction.

Lin Ruo moved at the sound and rushed out of the alley. There was a thick alley wall between the two of them, and he could see the man's steps clearly. Lin Ruo was careful to keep at least two meters away from the assassin horizontally.

The assassin was also moving towards the edge of the wall, trying to shake off the oncoming person.

Lin Ruo could clearly see that it was a masked female assassin, holding a bow and arrow, with a quiver full of arrows on her back. "What do you want to do?"

After running for a distance, the two stopped at almost the same moment. The assassin seemed to realize that it would be difficult for her to attack the carriage in front without first dealing with the man on the other side of the wall.

But if we take action, our tracks will be exposed, and it will be much more troublesome to take action again then.

From the perspective of the other side of the wall, the assassin made up his mind and finally pulled out the first arrow.

Lin Ruo took out the small knife hidden in his shoes and boots and prepared himself for battle. He was prepared and had been preparing for a long time.

Buzz!
The assassin suddenly climbed onto another wall. He pulled his arm violently, causing the bowstring to vibrate rapidly. The arrow shot out like lightning, leaving a trail of afterimage, pointing directly at the face of the young man across the wall in the distance.

Lin Ruo had already concentrated all his attention very early on. Even though the distance was so far, when the arrow shot towards him, Lin Ruo did not make any unnecessary movements. He did not even take a second look at it, and his body twisted slightly.

With a muffled groan, the long arrow pierced into the ground without any effect.

As an archer, every missed arrow is a huge failure, let alone a sudden attack.

The female assassin couldn't think of how the boy dodged the attack, unless he was a ninth-grade master who could always detect people's positions. Although the boy's actions just now were very similar to this characteristic, it was obviously impossible.

call out!
After the first arrow missed, the female assassin quickly shot the second arrow without stopping, and then the third arrow, in an attempt to block the boy's dodging position.

There was no order in which the two arrows were shot, and their speed only got faster and never slower. Lin Ruo's mind moved, and he finally tested the assassin's level. He was undoubtedly a seventh-grade master.

He looked subconsciously and saw two long arrows falling into his sight. In this extremely short moment, Lin Ruo turned sideways and the first arrow flew past his face.

The other arrow broke the knife in his hand. As the resistance decreased, Lin Ruo reacted quickly, opened his hand and grasped the arrow.

The blood flowing from the palm of her hand flowed down the arrow. The female assassin looked at it with an extremely incredible look. It took her a lot of energy to shoot two arrows in the same time, but it was far from achieving the desired goal.

At this moment of caution, the arrow came back and was thrown out by Lin Ruo with a huge airway, which condensed a lot of true energy and emitted a heart-pounding roar.

Lin Ruo concluded that the female assassin did not have his omnipotent reaction speed, so it would not be easy for her to dodge the arrow.

Sure enough, the arrow shot out strangely and arrived in an instant, piercing through the female assassin's clothes and sinking into her chest.

With a scream, the female assassin seemed to have suffered a violent collision and was forced back. Her chest felt hot and she spat out a mouthful of hot blood before falling into the alley.

The arrow was not fatal, but it was enough to incapacitate the assassin, and such an assassin would be doomed to death.

Lin Ruo picked up the knife on the ground again, staring at the assassin who was trying to escape by leaning against the wall with his exhausted body, thinking deeply. There were some things he finally had to do.

The carriage that was moving forward did not notice the silent duel happening far behind. Teng Zijing was still looking at the road until Lin Ruo got on the carriage as if nothing had happened.

Teng Zijing asked casually, "What did you do that took you so long?"

"I didn't do anything, just watched some good stuff."

In the carriage, Liu Ruyu still found something unexpected and opened her mouth: "How did your hand get hurt?"

Lin Ruo smiled peacefully, "Don't worry, Madam. She was just cut by a rather annoying strange woman, but she has already paid for it."

(End of this chapter)