The prince is more stable

Chapter 316 High-End Hunter
Before tonight, Niao Niao had actually prepared to die.

She was really tired of the world.

All living beings suffer, but she suffers even more.

What is the joy of life, and what is the sorrow of death?

Inside the carriage, the man was already dead, blood still oozing from his neck, dripping onto the ground through the cracks in the carriage floor.

Niao Niao had no fear at all, and even looked forward to death coming soon.

When a person gives up on living, his mentality often becomes fearless. If she is not afraid of death, what else in the world is worth her fear?
The people outside the carriage were still waiting. After the man got into the carriage, they only heard him and Niao Niao arguing inside the carriage. Finally, there was suddenly no sound, and the silence was a bit weird.

There were quite a few people outside the car, about thirty of them. Most of them were spies planted by the Liao Kingdom in Bianliang, and some of them were idle people active in the streets of Bianliang who were bribed by the Liao Kingdom.

Tonight's operation is very important. The man has gathered almost all the manpower in Bian Jing, just to take away Han Song, the Chief Inspector of Firearms, smoothly.

Dozens of people gathered together on the Imperial Street in Bianjing late at night, which was really suspicious.

There was no movement in the carriage for a long time, and the people outside were getting a little anxious. They could easily attract the attention of the patrolling imperial guards. Once they were interrogated, not only would the operation tonight fail, but they would also fall into the hands of the imperial guards.

After hesitating for a long time, someone finally stood up outside the carriage and tried to urge the man inside.

I had just taken two steps closer when I suddenly heard an inaudible sound of dripping water.

Curiously, he bent down and looked at the bottom of the carriage, and found a pool of black liquid on the ground.

One of them dipped his finger in the liquid, took a look at it closer to the lantern, and was immediately shocked.

"is blood!"

"problem occurs!"

The exclamation outside made Niao Niao unconsciously tighten her grip on the dagger.

She would not surrender herself to death. Even if she died, she would take a few people with her.

At this moment, she was as fearless as a warrior who was willing to die together with the enemy in a desperate situation.

The curtain was roughly pulled open with a hiss, and the dim light of the lantern shone into the carriage. Everyone outside was shocked to find that the man had fallen in a pool of blood, and Niao Niao was holding a dagger in one hand and smiling at them. Her dress and her hands were covered in blood.

This cruel scene made everyone gasp, and then everyone came to their senses and immediately understood what had happened.

"How brave!"

Everyone was shocked and angry, and rushed towards the carriage with their knives.

Niao Niao skillfully held the dagger in her backhand, and with a swish, the first person who rushed onto the carriage was stabbed in the chest, falling to the ground with a scream.

Niao Niao has practiced martial arts since she was a child. Although she looks weak, she is actually a half-master.

The second one, the third one... the people outside rushed into the carriage in frustration.

Niaoniao was covered in blood and fought with these people with gritted teeth.

At the last moment of her life, she still wanted to give a perfect explanation of her life.

But she gradually felt her strength slipping away, and her hands and feet began to go weak.

Killing someone also requires strength, and she is just a woman after all.

When she gradually felt that she could no longer lift her hands, another person rushed out from outside the carriage, stood on the shaft and swung a knife at her.

Niaoniao must die, otherwise none of them will survive.

The man she killed was the leader of the Liao intelligence network lurking in Bian Jing. It was said that he was born into a Liao noble family. He was inexplicably killed by Niao Niao tonight. The spies of the entire intelligence network will be affected. As long as Niao Niao is not dead, they will not be able to explain.

Faced with the swinging knife, Niao Niao finally stopped resisting and dropped her arms weakly.

Well, this is how life is.

Just as she was about to die, she heard a whoosh outside the carriage, and the knife about to strike her neck suddenly stopped. The man standing on the shaft seemed to be frozen in an instant, his eyes wide open in shock. A sharp arrow pierced his chest, the tip still dripping with bright red blood. Finally, he fell straight down and hit the ground hard.

The sudden accident left Niao Niao stunned, staring blankly at the dozens of people outside the car starting to make a commotion.

Then, outside the carriage, there were the sounds of chaotic footsteps, the clashing of armor blades, and the sound of swords being unsheathed from all directions.

The Liao spies outside the carriage were in a panic. Everything tonight was out of control. It was already a surprise that Niao Niao killed her own people, but they did not expect that the Song Dynasty officers and soldiers would suddenly arrive and surround them.

Judging from the situation, this is definitely not a coincidence.

It was obvious that this was the action of the Song Dynasty officers and soldiers closing the net, that is, they had been exposed long ago, and the Song Dynasty had set a trap. The place where the carriage stopped at this moment was in the trap.

Niao Niao in the carriage was also stunned. Like other Liao spies, she had no idea what was going on.

Why did the officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty suddenly appear here?
Surrounding them were the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty, as well as many runners in black robes. There were about several hundred of them, surrounding the carriage like an iron barrel, making it impossible for the carriage to escape even with wings.

Torches from all directions illuminated the night sky. The dense crowd made way for a path. Zhao Xiaoqian, wearing a moon-white Confucian robe, walked out slowly, looking at the dozens of people who were surrounded with a smile.

"Not bad, not bad, a great harvest..." Zhao Xiaoqian nodded approvingly.

The Liao Kingdom's intelligence network lurking in the Song Dynasty's capital, Bianliang, is basically all here.

The trap set tonight has completely wiped out the Liao Kingdom's intelligence network.

Zhao Xiaoqian smiled and looked at Niao Niao, who was covered in blood in the carriage. His pupils couldn't help but shrink slightly.

Everything is under control, but there are some unexpected things.

For example, the scene before us is a bit puzzling.

So, this group of people had already started fighting among themselves before the Imperial City Bureau closed in?

Now was not the time to dwell on the details. Zhao Xiaoqian waved his hand and said, "Capture them all, and try to keep as many alive as possible."

The officers and soldiers around responded in unison and formed a battle formation to advance.

The scene immediately fell into a chaotic fight. After Zhao Xiaoqian ordered to leave some people alive, the Imperial City Officers and the Imperial Guards put away their swords and used sticks to attack the enemy instead, not daring to kill them.

During the fight, they basically avoided the vital parts and only struck at the knee joints of their legs. In short, they first destroyed their ability to escape and then captured them alive.

Zhao Xiaoqian ignored the brutal fighting scene, and looked through the chaotic crowd at Niao Niao who was standing on the shaft of the carriage with a complicated look in his eyes.

Niao Niao also looked at him calmly, their eyes meeting calmly in the chaos, just like a love story in a chaotic era...

However, at this moment, Niao Niao's mood was not as calm as she seemed on the surface. In fact, deep in her heart, there had already been a storm.

She... seemed to have underestimated Zhao Xiaoqian.

Everything that happened tonight was obviously premeditated. If you think about it more deeply, the birthday banquet at Prince Chu's Mansion tonight was probably also part of the plan.

All actions are for this moment.

If nothing unexpected happens, all this must have been arranged by Zhao Xiaoqian.

Niao Niao suddenly felt like laughing.

She had always regarded Zhao Xiaoqian as her prey, and from the moment they met, she had locked onto this prey.

She was well aware of Zhao Xiaoqian's importance in the Song Dynasty, and knew that it was he who invented the Song Dynasty's powerful firearms.

She was willing to sacrifice her beauty and charm just to gain his trust and get the secret of the firearm.

It was not until this moment that Niao Niao finally realized that she was the prey and was ridiculously stupid.

He must have started planning this game tonight a long time ago, right?
And she lived up to expectations and foolishly fell into the trap.

Is this what is called a "high-end hunter"?

(End of this chapter)