Madam, please listen to my explanation.

Chapter 3 Xu Jin Huan!
Long before the poison needle reached him, Xu Jinhuan had already pushed over the square table and pulled his junior brother to hide behind it.

The next moment, the sound of "du du du" was heard continuously.

"Swallow."

"Um, Master. Senior Brother, what is this!"

"Of course it's the antidote to the incense. Why are you acting like a bitch?"

The angle at which the two people entered was extremely tricky.

All the poison needles seemed to have eyes and flew past the two of them without a single one touching them.

A moment later, hurried footsteps were heard outside the guest room.

"Third brother, are you sure the person is inside?"

"It's absolutely true! Apart from that idiot who's out and hasn't come back yet, the pretty boy and that bitch are both in the room!"

Xu Yiliu: “???”

Click!

The door was violently broken open, and more than a dozen masked men filed in.

The smoke and dust had not yet dissipated, and one could only vaguely see a man and a woman lying on the ground.

The woman's figure seemed a bit stout.
Boss: "Kill the men and take the women away. Be quick!"

"Alright! Hehehehehehehe."

The leader couldn't understand what was wrong with his subordinates today.

Immediately afterwards, he felt that the light in the room was rippling like water, and everything around him seemed to be dyed with pink ripples.

A sudden surge of heat surged through his body, and even his brothers became more handsome.
"Boss, you smell so good."
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"Master, there is a guest outside who wants to see you."

Anlan City, Ma Mansion.

Ma Guocheng had just lit a secret letter in his hand when he heard a servant reporting outside the door.

"It's so late, just say I'm asleep."

As the governor of a state, he was not even interested in asking who the visitor was.

In Kyoto, a massive coup is underway.

Most of those who are qualified enough for him to meet are now in trouble and will not come to his remote place.

"Master, this person claims to be an old friend of yours, and says that when he was a child, he once urinated on your neck."

Ma Guocheng sneered and didn't intend to pay any attention.

The next moment, as if remembering something, he suddenly stood up and kicked the door open.

boom!
The person outside the door staggered with fright.

Ma Guocheng: "What kind of person is he?"

"Uh, sir, I'm of medium build, dressed in rags like a beggar, and I'm neither male nor female."

"Please come quickly!"

Outside the gate of Ma Mansion.

Zhao Ruoxi curled up and squatted on the ground.

In the scorching summer, she felt as if she was in a world of ice and snow, with large clouds of white mist coming out of her breath.

"Prefect Ma has been on good terms with my mother's family for generations. Once we get here, we're basically safe."
Mr. Xu, you have no idea how deeply rooted the royal family is.'

She only had time to see the servant who had just gone to report running over, and then her eyes went dark and she completely lost consciousness.

When I opened my eyes again, the candlelight in the room was dim.

Feeling that she was wrapped in a warm quilt, Zhao Ruoxi finally relaxed a little after being worried for a whole day.

Ma Guocheng was alone, standing in front of the couch, bent over, with a concerned look on his face.

"Your Highness. Your Highness!"

"Uncle Ma"

Ma Guocheng's heart skipped a beat.

It is strange that the other party appears here at this critical juncture.

Now he lowers himself again.
He pretended not to notice anything and just whispered:
"Your Highness, who has murdered you? As long as I am here, I will bring the thief to justice, even to the ends of the earth!"

Zhao Ruoxi's body was sometimes cold and sometimes hot.

Two completely different auras were running rampant in her body, almost draining all her vitality.

It turned out that the man surnamed Xu was not exaggerating.

But now that he has been rescued, this debt must be paid back double!

"Uncle Ma, has there been any unusual news from Kyoto?"

Ma Guocheng’s mind raced.

She really knew something.

Thinking of this, he suddenly looked up to the sky and sighed, tears streaming down his face.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has passed away!
According to rumors, it was the Crown Prince who did it. He has now been taken to the Heavenly Prison, awaiting his fate!"

"How is this possible! Uncle Ma! This..."

Zhao Ruoxi widened her eyes and tried to sit up when she heard that.

conspiracy!

Considering my own situation, this must be a complete conspiracy!

"Your Highness, be careful what you say!"

Ma Guocheng clasped his hands and bowed towards the sky.

"Right and wrong will be determined by justice. I, a mere prefect of a remote area, dare not speak without reason!"

Zhao Ruoxi, however, felt heartbroken.

Father is dead?

That traitor was right.
She didn't know what kind of force was so bold.

But my royal brother must have been wronged. As long as I rush back as soon as possible, maybe there will be a way to remedy the situation!
"Uncle Ma, I want to go back to Kyoto!"

The girl's eyes revealed a determination that could not be refused.

Ma Guocheng sighed and tightened the quilt for the other person.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I will make the arrangements right away."

"The person who harmed me asked Xu Jinhuan to stay at Tongfu Inn."

When I looked up, I found that the daughter of my old friend had fallen into a deep sleep.

The grief on Ma Guocheng's face disappeared in an instant.

He looked coldly at the girl who was sleeping with her eyes closed, with a complicated expression.

"You really look like your mother." He reached out his hand and gently stroked that delicate face.

"hiss!"

hot!
He withdrew his hand abruptly as if he had been electrocuted.

When I just covered him with the quilt, I could clearly feel that he was icy cold all over.

Why does this face look as hot as a red-hot iron?

Ma Guocheng's face turned pale, he snorted coldly, shook his head and walked out of the side hall.

"Call two clean-handed men over here."

"Yes! Master!"
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"Brother, how did you know in advance that someone would come to assassinate you?"

"Of course I saw him on the way back."

The moon is bright in the sky and the shadows of the trees are swaying.

Xu Jinhuan and Xu Yiliu hid on top of a three-story house, watching the direction of the prefect's residence from afar.

Thanks to the group of assassins, both of them had changed into night clothes.

Xu Yiliu hesitated to speak, muttering softly:

"But I think these people look very familiar, like..."

"You must be joking. You must have seen it wrong. Don't say anything that will affect the friendship between fellow disciples."

"???"

Xu Jinhuan casually responded to Xu Yilu and pushed him hard.

"Look, someone's coming out."

It was late at night.

Two carriages drove out of the main gate one after another.

Because he had added ingredients to the blood poison in advance, he could easily tell which car his target was in.

He immediately pulled his stupid junior brother and followed far behind.

Before leaving the city, Xu Yilu took a last look at the other carriage.

That is exactly the direction of Tongfu Inn.
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"We're already twenty miles out of the city, is that all?"

"Good brother, don't worry. Hehehe."

Outside the city, in the dense forest.

Zhao Ruoxi woke up slowly and looked at the man in front of her with a smirk on his face. She couldn't help but doubt her life.

How could this happen?

"My two young men, I am the prefect's guest."

puff
The man in front, with a long sword hanging from his waist and fair skin, laughed out loud when he heard this.

"Hey, Ma Chao, she said she's the prefect's guest of honor."

Behind him, the man who was making a fire raised his head, and the flesh on his face trembled with the movement.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Kill him and burn him clean.
No, why are you taking off your clothes? I didn't realize you have a homosexual habit?"

Zhao Ruoxi couldn't help but shrink back.

Fortunately, just earlier today, I was the apple of the eye of the most powerful man in this land.

Why did it end up like this in the blink of an eye?

There was no need to ask any more questions, as she had already seen clearly that what the two men were wearing were clearly the clothes of the Ma Mansion guards.

歘.
The fair-skinned man thrust the long sword at his waist into the soil and said with a smile:
"Open your eyes and take a good look, this is clearly a charming little beauty.
Not to mention this Anlan City, it is rare to see one even in Kyoto!
Wouldn't it be a pity to just kill him directly?"

The bonfire was lit.

The flickering firelight made the man in front of him look even more hideous.

Zhao Ruoxi moved her body desperately, trying to retreat.

But if I move the slightest, it feels like thousands of needles are pricking my body, causing severe pain, but how can I escape?
"do not come"

"How much money do you receive every month?
I have quite a fortune in Beijing. Send me back to Beijing and I promise you will enjoy endless wealth and glory."

Not only the fair-skinned man, but also the man called Ma Chao followed.

He opened his mouth, revealing a mouthful of black and yellow teeth:
"Hehehe, she's really a little girl. Look at that white part of her calf.
Girl, Kyoto is too far away, and my brother and I are not destined to be rich.

But before I die, I can let you taste the feeling of a man first."

At this moment, Zhao Ruoxi felt hopeless.

She closed her eyes, and the disgusting face in Changsheng Thatched Cottage inexplicably appeared in front of her.

Xu Jinhuan.
Everything happened because of meeting that man.
If you are lucky enough to escape.
Zhao Ruoxi clenched her teeth.

Because he used too much force, blood was already seeping out from the corner of his mouth.

The footsteps are getting closer.

This feeling of gradually approaching the prey seemed to give them a certain degree of pleasure.

Suddenly, she opened her eyes, as if an electric current passed through her mind.

"If he really could predict the future, would his escape be within the other party's expectations?"

'What is his purpose?'

"Little girl, retreat, why don't you retreat?"

Zhao Ruoxi turned a deaf ear.

She seemed to see a pair of cynical eyes looking at her in the pitch-black forest!

"My father and brother are dead. Someone is rebelling. If I could really ascend the throne."

'How could he just watch me die?!'

Looking at those two disgusting faces, Zhao Ruoxi, for some unknown reason, used up all her strength and shouted to the sky:
"Xu. Have fun!!!"

The girl's cry was particularly clear in the silent night sky.

Because he was using too much force, the sound that was as beautiful as a clear spring seemed hoarse.

"Hey, you two, let me pass for a moment."

"who!"

Ma Chao and the other man had already taken off most of their clothes and suddenly turned around.

A tall man appeared behind him like a ghost, with a smile on his face.

The man walked towards this place as if strolling in the garden, pointing his finger at Zhao Ruoxi in front of him:
"Someone is calling me."

"Are you deaf?"

(End of this chapter)