My family has been wielding knives for generations, but now it's my turn to wield a pen!

"Ah? Weren't those people coming for you, Your Highness?"

Zhang Xinnian was stunned for a moment, his expression full of surprise.

With so many people around, he initially thought it was someone behind the scenes who had gotten angry and that's why they attacked his own son.

Tang Ningshuang's expression also changed.

She also thought the person was from Chongjiang Xiaobai, but now it seems... that's not the case.

"Um."

Jiang Xiaobai nodded: "You came for someone else, like the girl who fell into the water with me?"

"Who is that girl?"

Zhang Xinnian's eyes widened in disbelief: "To think it could attract such a large-scale assassination attempt!"

Those men in black were all highly skilled fighters; even he almost couldn't withstand them.

In addition, he also saw the woman Jiang Xiaobai mentioned when she was in the middle of the lake.

But I didn't see what he looked like.

"I don't know."

Jiang Xiaobai sat on the boat, raising his hand to wring out his soaked sleeves: "She's deaf and mute, you can't get anything out of her."

"Deaf and mute?"

Tang Ningshuang looked at Jiang Xiaobai and frowned slightly.

"Um."

Jiang Xiaobai nodded: "That's what the boss said himself, and when I spoke to that woman, she really didn't react at all."

"Just now on the shore, I tried to explain how I saved her, but after gesturing for a long time, she still didn't understand."

At this point, Jiang Xiaobai looked helpless: "Anyway... it's quite troublesome."

"However, if you want to know this person's identity, you can just ask the boss, but that boss... is incredibly shrewd, so it might be a bit difficult!!"

Tang Ningshuang did not speak again.

But deep down, I always felt that something was wrong.

After Jiang Xiaobai finished speaking, he leaned against the side of the boat and fell into deep thought.

Yes, that woman was clearly deaf and mute, so how could so many people come to assassinate her?

And then there's Liu Guanlan, who looked visibly nervous when he came over; he and that woman didn't seem like ordinary friends.

And those men in black, they were all experts.

This shows that the person behind this is no benevolent individual.

In addition, the woman's demeanor gave him the impression that she was not simple either.

Although he doesn't speak or hear, sitting there always gives people a very noble feeling.

Jiang Xiaobai rubbed his temples.

The more I look at the waters of this capital city, the deeper they seem to get.

Yes, he just went to Lanting Tower, took a stroll around the area, had some tea, and checked on the latest news.

As a result, he was assassinated again, jumped into the lake, and almost died of exhaustion in the lake.

This luck is unbelievable!

"Young Master."

Seeing that Jiang Xiaobai hadn't spoken for a while, Zhang Xinnian couldn't help but ask, "What do we do now?"

"What else can we do?"

Jiang Xiaobai looked up at him and said, "Let's go back to the manor first."

As he spoke, Jiang Xiaobai looked at Tang Ningshuang's arm again: "By the way...band it for Miss Tang."

"Need not."

Tang Ningshuang said calmly.

"use."

Jiang Xiaobai looked at Tang Ningshuang: "If something really happens to you now that you're with me, His Majesty will probably come after me."

"If Uncle Tang finds out, I'm afraid he won't let me off the hook!"

"..."

Tang Ningshuang gave Jiang Xiaobai a cold look and didn't say anything more.

The boat slowly headed towards the opposite bank.

Jiang Xiaobai leaned against the wall, but his mind was still on the woman from earlier.

What exactly is this woman's identity?

……

When Jiang Xiaobai and the others returned to the Marquis's residence, it was already getting dark.

As soon as Jiang Xiaobai got off the carriage, he had his servants bring him some wound ointment.

Not long after, in the room, Jiang Xiaobai held a wound medicine in his hand, looked at the wound on Tang Ningshuang's arm, and frowned slightly.

The injury wasn't too deep, but it was definitely not minor.

At least that bloody gash looked pretty scary.

Moreover, he was also stabbed at the time, but thankfully the soft armor protected him, otherwise he would have also suffered a knife wound on his back.

"Come."

At this moment, Jiang Xiaobai shook the ointment in his hand and said, "Let me apply it for you."

"I don't have many other strengths, but I am very meticulous."

"..."

Tang Ningshuang glared coldly at Jiang Xiaobai, then reached out and took the ointment directly from Jiang Xiaobai's hand.

"I'll do it myself."

After saying that, Tang Ningshuang turned and went into the inner room.

boom!

I closed the door behind me.

Jiang Xiaobai smiled at this situation but didn't say anything more.

Given Tang Ningshuang's personality, it would be quite a rare thing to actually ask him to help apply medicine!

Shaking his head, Jiang Xiaobai sat down outside, but not long after, footsteps sounded outside.

Soon, Jiang Jingcheng and Shen Yun entered with their entourage.

As soon as Shen Yun entered the room, her gaze fell on Jiang Xiaobai.

"noob!"

Shen Yun quickly stepped forward and pulled Jiang Xiaobai up and down, asking, "Are you hurt?"

"Mother, I'm alright."

Jiang Xiaobai smiled and spoke.

Shen Yun clearly didn't believe it. She looked at Jiang Xiaobai's arm and then at his back, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that he was alright.

"It's good that you're alright. You silly child, how could you encounter an assassin just by going out?"

"I heard from Zhang Xinnian that quite a few assassins came down."

Jiang Jingcheng stood to the side, his expression also not very good.

"Um."

Jiang Xiaobai nodded: "However, they're not after me, they're after a woman."

"I've already heard the details from Zhang Xinnian!"

Jiang Jingcheng said, "That Guanlan Tower is not simple to begin with."

"Oh?"

Jiang Xiaobai asked with a puzzled look, "Isn't that just a teahouse?"

"A teahouse?"

Jiang Jingcheng gave a light snort: "During the day it's a teahouse, but at night... it becomes the 'Asking Swords Tower' for martial arts practitioners."

"Asking about the Knife Tower?"

Jiang Xiaobai raised an eyebrow slightly.

The name itself evokes a sense of dread and even a chilling atmosphere.

"That's right."

Jiang Jingcheng said, "People in the martial arts world sometimes meet there to discuss business, pass on information, and settle scores."

"Liu Guanlan is no simple man either; anyone who can sit with him must be of considerable status!"

At this point, Jiang Jingcheng said, "Zhang Xinnian has been in the military the whole time, so he doesn't know much about Liu Guanlan. He accidentally brought you there!"

"I know!"

Jiang Xiaobai nodded slightly.

If Zhang Xinnian knew the truth, he would probably have found him another place.

He had initially thought Guanlanlou was just a high-end teahouse.

I never expected there was such a hidden story behind it.

"Whoever they are, I'll avoid places like this in the future."

Shen Yun listened from the side, her brows furrowing even more.

She didn't want to see anything happen to her son.

"Mother, I just want to go see the Orchid Pavilion."

Jiang Xiaobai looked helpless: "Who knew that even having tea would lead to encountering an assassin?"

"Alright, it's good that you're alright."

Jiang Jingcheng glanced at Jiang Xiaobai, noticing the fatigue on his face, and softened his voice: "I heard you're going to Lanting Tower tomorrow? Get some rest."

"Do your best tomorrow."

After speaking, Jiang Jingcheng hesitated for a moment, looking as if he wanted to say something but ultimately didn't, and turned to walk out.

Shen Yun gave Jiang Xiaobai a few more instructions, telling him to rest early and not to run around anymore, before leaving with him.

Jiang Xiaobai watched the two figures as they walked away, lost in thought.

That's right, he always felt that his father had something to say.