Joy of Life: Starting from Teacher Fan Xian

Chapter 76 Assassin
How could Wang Qinian not know the kindness of his master? He thought to himself that being such a person was really tiring, and he couldn't help but feel pity for the poor when he saw them.

A few days ago, Wang Qinian learned from Shadow that the Lord really rescued the death row prisoner. He respected the man in front of him more and more, but he couldn't help wanting to stay away from him.

Following the adults, there will never be peace.

In his early years, before he entered the Censorate, he traveled among the vassal states on the border, doing business of reselling valuable items, and he had seen countless injustices.

If the dean had not appreciated him and recruited him, Wang Qinian thought that he would still be running back and forth between the various vassal states, always being a frivolous person.

Of course, he is not a serious person now, and he still takes advantage of what he should take.

As the sun sets in the west, on the vast grassland that looks like a sea of ​​clouds, the shadows of a team of cavalrymen approach from afar, gradually revealing their clear faces, holding high the flag of Cangzhou City.

This team of cavalry consists of only a dozen people, but they are extremely orderly. This is the execution ability honed through years of fighting on the battlefield.

Seeing the cavalry coming towards Xiao Linzi, Wang Qinian said excitedly: "Sir, it seems that Cangzhou City has already noticed the delegation and sent people to investigate."

"Pack up and get ready to welcome them." Lin Ruo took one last look and walked towards the camp.

The camp was in a peaceful atmosphere, with officials from the Honglu Temple doing their respective jobs. Some went to the river to fetch water, some made a fire on the spot, and looked for dry firewood everywhere. None of the officials had the temper to sit around and do nothing.

Most of the officials of the Inspectorate were on guard duty, so they naturally noticed the presence of the cavalry team. Without waiting for any reminders, spies had gone to investigate.

In less than a moment, the cavalry came to the woods, dismounted from their horses, and the thick armor made strange noises as they moved.

"Are you an envoy heading north?" These soldiers looked at the envoys with a serious and vigilant look. The officials of the envoys had never been looked at like that before, and the usual atmosphere seemed to be suppressed and solidified.

"Yes, that's right." Xin Qiwu took out the documents and showed them to the soldiers.

After confirming their identities, the soldiers' faces changed and they seemed much more normal, but they did not seem to be flattering these court officials.

The soldiers on the border are all wild in nature. They are not honest and upright, but it is common for them to be unwilling to bow their heads or be servile.

"This must be the General Envoy Lin Ruo." The leading soldier stepped forward and simply clasped his fists. Lin Ruo was just seventeen years old, and the young General Envoy was very easy to recognize.

Xin Qiwu felt a sense of anger at being ignored, thinking that these soldiers also liked to do things to curry favor with the powerful, but he quickly suppressed it, because he was the same.

In fact, the soldiers were just greeting the leader of the delegation and did not care too much. The chief envoy was undoubtedly the representative of the delegation.

"It's getting dark, and I'm afraid it's inconvenient to enter the city. I have to ask you to rest here for a night." The soldier stood up straight and said.

There was not much exchange between the two groups. After confirming their identities and exchanging brief greetings, the soldiers remounted their horses and rushed back to the city.

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As night falls, the grassland seems to be covered with silver gauze, making it hard not to take a few glances.

The delegation camped along the river bank. In the distance, six officials were vaguely watching, while the remaining officials from the Honglu Temple gathered around the fire to keep warm.

Some officials also went into the tents, turned off the fire and lights, and went to bed early.

"Sir, is there a problem?" Wang Qinian always easily sees the emotional changes of some people, such as the sir who is in deep thought at this moment.

Lin Ruo thought about what he had seen and heard during the day and replied, "Those people were too wary of us."

"There are many border battles and chaos. It is normal to be vigilant before confirming your identity." Wang Qinian did not find it strange at all. He thought that the adults had not received such gazes in Kyoto, so they might not be used to it.

Lin Ruo shook his head and looked over: "That's not right. The delegation has nearly a hundred people, and they set out from Kyoto with clear banners. It's impossible for someone to impersonate. As a highly qualified frontier army, it should be easy for them to see this."

"Their vigilance is unnecessary. I think they are here to find out the details."

Wang Qinian was startled and asked in surprise, "What do you mean by that, sir?"

"It's meaningless. Maybe I'm overthinking it." Lin Ruo gave up the topic. It was too early to talk about it now.

……

It was late at night, the stars were shining brightly, and the huge camp was shrouded in silence.

In the middle tent, Lin Ruo, who should have been asleep, was wide awake with his eyes open. He sat in the tent, feeling the subtle changes in the aura within five miles.

Because of the weather, Lin Ruo could not see clearly what was happening within his field of vision, but any unusual movement was easy to identify and judge.

Lin Ruo stood up, pushed open the tent and went out.

An officer from the Sixth Division who was good at investigation came over and shook his head, indicating that there was nothing going on.

Lin Ruo didn't respond, but gestured for him to call over several other investigating officers.

"Sir, what are your orders?"

Although Lin Ruo held no position in the Supervisory Commission, the Commissioner's admiration for this young man was seen by everyone inside and outside the Supervisory Commission, and several officials of the Supervisory Commission obeyed his orders.

"A guest is coming." Looking coldly at the forest in front of him, Lin Ruo said this calmly. When the assassin is exposed in his eyes, he is no longer an assassin, but a prey.

Several officials from the Supervisory Council looked at each other in confusion, wondering how this gentleman could tell that there was an assassin.

They investigated for a long time but never found anything unusual. …

In the shadow belt from the grassland to the forest, the three night walkers hid in the darkness and finally broke into the woods where the delegation was gathered. They ran forward, trying to keep their movements as small as possible.

Suddenly an unusual sound was heard in the dark night. The three Night Walkers stopped at the same time and looked around. They did not dare to be careless and slowly moved together to prevent enemies coming from all directions.

"Nothing happened." After a long silence, a Night Walker spoke.

"Slow down and keep moving forward." Another Night Ranger gave the order, and the three of them separated silently, each of them sticking to the trees and heading towards the tent.

Little did they know that on the tree trunks in the forest, a pair of sharp eyes were watching their every move.

Lin Ruo tapped her toes, and the slight trembling sound of the branches swaying fell in the woods, and fell more clearly into the ears of the three assassins.

Their eyes focused and the three assassins suddenly looked towards the source of the noise. Just as they were about to make a move, several figures fell lightly from the trees behind them.

In a moment, there was a flurry of exchanges of movements, fists and kicks landed, muffled groans were heard, and the three assassins were unable to react in time and cried out in pain.

Secretly occupying the advantageous terrain and launching a surprise attack, the three assassins had almost no energy to resist.

Lin Ruo lit a fire stick, walked up to the assassin, and pulled off his mask as he was pinned to the ground.

"The Overwatch Council is really powerful. They detected us before we even entered their range." The assassin couldn't believe it, but had to admit defeat at this moment.

"Are they here to rob and kill the envoys?"

"No, there are too few of us. We are here to gather intelligence." Lin Ruo looked at the three assassins and asked sternly, "What are you looking for?"

When asking about an assassin, shouldn't the first question be who sent him? Lin Ruo's words seemed to indicate that he already knew who was behind it.

The three assassins kept their mouths shut and refused to obey.

"Did not say?"

The three officials from the Supervisory Yuan habitually dropped many tools used to force confessions from their bodies, including poison, needles, and knives.

This night, someone is destined to howl in agony.

Lin Ruo waved his hand to stop their behavior and said, "Even if you don't tell me, I can guess who is behind this. I know you have no hostility, you just want to find some information, but to be honest, this approach is stupid."

"We are an envoy ordered to go north for negotiations. Now that we have the witnesses, I can accuse you of anything. If you don't want to die and don't want your boss to be implicated, you'd better confess the truth."

"What exactly does the Qin family want to do by sending you here?" Lin Ruo asked expressionlessly, and then observed the assassin's reaction.

The three assassins remained silent, looking ready to die. They did not show any extra thoughts or actions after hearing these two words. However, it was this fact that made Lin Ruo certain of his idea.

Being too clever is like this. Sometimes being too calm is not a good thing, especially when hearing information about yourself.

"Sir, what should we do?" The officials of the Supervisory Office all looked at Lin Ruo. They were not worried about not having a way to force a confession out of him. All they needed was time.

"Let them go." Lin Ruo stood up.

"Tell your master when you go back that if there is anything you want to know, you can ask him in person. There is really no need to do such a shameful thing." Lin Ruo finally explained.

The three assassins looked at this action in surprise. Perhaps they would never have thought in their entire lives that someone would capture them so strangely and then let them go so strangely.

“Sir, are we going to let him go just like that?” The three officials from the Supervisory Council couldn’t understand it even more.

"If you don't let him go, are you going to take him to question the Qin family?" Lin Ruo asked back, and the three were speechless.

"The Qin family has no ill intentions, and someone will come to explain to the delegation tomorrow, so this is not something we should worry about."

If the Qin family really wanted to fight the envoys and His Majesty, and did not want to turn hostility into friendship, they would not have come to explain.

...

Lin Ruo returned to the camp as if nothing had happened. He entered the tent and found that there was an extra person inside for no reason.

Wang Qinian was lying in the middle: "Where is the master?"

"If you do things secretly, you are not called Wang." Wang Qinian expressed his feeling of not being trusted in a resentful tone.

"You are not like the three adults who are still patrolling at night." Lin Ruo simply explained the reason for not calling him.

Wang Qinian had nothing to say and shut his mouth, thinking to himself that he was not an official of the Sixth Department, so why should he do such a painful thing.

"I clearly remember that you were sleeping soundly." Lin Ruo suddenly became curious and asked, "How come you woke up in such a short while?"

"It turns out that you have been to my tent. It seems that you can't bear to disturb me." Wang Qinian was deeply moved and explained the reason to the adults.

"It's urgent, sir."

(End of this chapter)