I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

Not long after, a group of pitiful constables returned to the Jingye Division and came to Chen Huaiyuan and the others in grief and indignation.

Just then, Xiao Se and Shang Chang'er were discussing how to investigate matters related to the Demon Emperor's secret treasure by starting with rumors, when they happened to run into these people who came to complain.

When Shang Chang'er heard that it was Lu Ningchuan's men who beat them, and that they had been beaten twice, she immediately became furious.

"Revenge, absolutely revenge!"

She taught a lesson to several of Lu Ningchuan's guards today, and they couldn't do anything to her, allowing her to escape easily. Unexpectedly, she turned around and went to cause trouble for these low-ranking constables. It's simply shameless.

The chivalrous Shang Chang'er couldn't bear it for even a quarter of an hour any longer. With a flick of her sleeve, she was about to go and avenge them.

Xiao Se quickly stopped her, saying, "You don't need to go, I can go. After tonight, I guarantee they won't dare to cause you any more trouble."

She had already decided to use the power of the Prince of Liang to intimidate people.

Since she didn't know when her time would end, she figured she might as well do whatever she could; she wasn't going to keep a low profile anymore.

How can you guarantee that?

"Just because my surname is Xiao."

"So what if my surname is Xiao!"

Shang Chang'er muttered something subconsciously, but then realized, "Holy crap, his surname is Xiao?"

How could such a big fish come from such a remote and impoverished place?

And so, Xiao Se went to the prefectural governor's mansion alone. The assassins would have had opportunities to act along the way, but Lin Yi's orders were to wait until Xiao Se left the mansion.

Not long after Xiao Se entered the prefectural governor's mansion, he came out, looking quite unwell.

She approached Lu Ningchuan as the heir of the Liang King to discuss resolving the conflict between them. However, Lu Ningchuan showed no respect whatsoever. Although he was polite during the conversation, he insisted that he had not sent anyone out to beat people, let alone twice. He even subtly threatened to charge the beaten police officers with defamation.

Xiao Se was furious, but seeing that Lu Ningchuan didn't give her father any face, she could only leave in anger.

She was still not politically astute enough, thinking that the Prince of Liang's influence was effective everywhere, but she didn't know that Lu Ningchuan was appointed by the emperor. He could be polite to any prince, but not the Prince of Liang.

As Xiao Se walked along, pondering how to explain things to his subordinates who had made such boastful promises, he suddenly felt a sense of foreboding. He instinctively turned to the side, and a cold arrow grazed his cheek.

With her mind preoccupied, her senses were dulled, and she hadn't expected the assassination to come so quickly and suddenly. She had thought it would take at least a few more days, since she had only been back in Xingsha for a short time and the Black Demon had just said it was safe. Now the assassination was happening immediately. Wasn't this a slap in the face?

But Xiao Se quickly realized what was going on.

They've already threatened her life, so what they said to her doesn't count. How can you call it a slap in the face?

She had long expected this day to come, but she didn't expect it to come so soon.

Her father was truly impatient.

Having figured all this out, Xiao Se no longer had much of a desire to resist.

When another arrow came flying at her, she neither dodged nor evaded it, nor did she summon any protective talismans.

Lin Yi, who was watching from afar, was immediately furious.

He didn't need to go to such great lengths to save Xiao Se. The reason he went through all this trouble was because he discovered that Xiao Se might have realized that his father wanted to kill him, but he didn't seem to be resisting.

Lin Yi also knew that in such an era, if the emperor wanted to kill his ministers, or the father wanted to kill his sons, there was no way to resist; in terms of thought, they had not been liberated.

If you want to kill me, then I might as well die. There's no way I can resist, not even in this lifetime.

Lin Yi knew all too well that this kind of blind loyalty and filial piety was useless; if he didn't address the root cause of Xiao Se's problems, even stopping a hundred waves of assassins wouldn't help.

At that moment, Xiao Se was only a breath away from being turned into a hedgehog by her own needles. She closed her eyes, but suddenly heard a shrill meow from a cat.

She suddenly opened her eyes and saw that the one who had taken her place, dressed as a hedgehog, was none other than Wuyun.

Its small body was riddled with at least forty arrows, densely packed, with only its head unharmed.

It used magic to transfer all the arrows aimed at Xiao Se onto itself.

"dark clouds!"

Faced with this sudden turn of events, Xiao Se's mind went blank, and his hands and feet turned icy cold.

Knowing she might be attacked at any time, she deliberately didn't bring Wuyun with her, but she didn't expect that Wuyun would secretly follow her all along.

"Your Highness... live on..."

As Wu Yun weakly uttered a few words, Xiao Se immediately broke down, tears streaming down his face.

"You silly cat, why did you come over here!"

"call out!"

"call out!"

"call out!"

Another volley of arrows pierced the air. At this moment, they wouldn't care about martial ethics. If the first wave didn't kill them, they would keep shooting. They wouldn't hold back just because Xiao Se was crying. On the contrary, now was the perfect time to kill.

Lin Yi was now at a loss. If he could avoid showing his face, he would of course try his best to do so, allowing Xiao Se to grow on his own.

But at this moment, can Xiao Se withstand this barrage of arrows?

Lin Yi formed a sword finger, still preparing to unleash sword energy.

Whether Xiao Sejue awakens or not is not important; what is important is that people cannot die.

And that damn cat, Dark Cloud, can't you just hurry up and finish your lines?!

Chapter 183: Cats May Have Nine Lives

The cat was so engrossed in its role that before it could finish its lines, another wave of arrows came. According to the lines Lin Yi had given it, it was supposed to say, "I like the prince the most, and I hope that the prince will live for himself in the future."

Before he could even open his mouth, a rain of arrows came.

Oh no, the prince is doomed!

Just as the "Hedgehog" cat was about to get up and fight another round, it saw a golden light shield, but the arrows quickly broke through the shield and continued to fall on Xiao Se.

To assassinate cultivators, they certainly wouldn't use ordinary arrow rain; these are all spell-breaking arrows. Pure magic shields cannot withstand such spell-breaking arrows.

At this moment, Lin Yi's sword energy finally arrived.

Having traversed an unknown distance, he shredded all the spell-breaking arrows into pieces with a single sword strike.

The assassins were immediately filled with suspicion and uncertainty; where did this powerful figure come from?

Just then, they suddenly heard the Black Demon's command: "I'll stop that person. You all hurry up and finish this quickly!"

Once the assassins received their orders, they naturally attacked from all directions.

Xiao Se originally did not want to resist, but that sword energy reminded her of Lin Yi.

At this point, Lin Yi would probably be the only one who would lend a helping hand to her.

She knew Lin Yi's strength; having just entered the third rank, how could he possibly be a match for the Black Demon?

Looking at the dying dark cloud on the ground, and thinking of Lin Yi who was in danger, Xiao Se felt a surge of murderous intent in his heart.

If it were just her, she could accept it. Her life was given to her by her father, who had raised her for so many years, allowing her to live a life of luxury. Now that he needed her, it wouldn't hurt to return it to him.

But she only had two people who cared about her in her life. Wu Yun had already fallen, and his fate was unknown. Lin Yi was also in danger; his cultivation was definitely no match for the Black Demon.

The Black Demon at night is almost invincible. Even a first-rank cultivator can be dealt with by him. Lin Yi has only just entered the third rank and is no match for the Black Demon at all.

Seeing the surging assassins, Xiao Se no longer hesitated. He unleashed seven talisman lights, and an array formed beneath his feet, exactly the same as when he dealt with He Dong.

"fire!"

Xiao Se formed a hand seal, and a talisman light shot forward, exploding violently. The assassins rushing towards him were unaware that Xiao Se possessed such power, and many were instantly burned to death.

"Fire arrows!"

Arrows posed a significant threat to Fu Xiu, but Xiao Se managed to locate the archers during two volleys of arrows.

"thunder!"

A golden talisman flew out, then split into more than ten, each accompanied by a descending bolt of lightning.

This is the Fu Xiu, a master of ranged attacks, capable of mowing down enemies with unparalleled skill. Anyone unable to withstand her magical damage is doomed.

Having dealt with the archers who posed the greatest threat, Xiao Se began a barrage of spells. Since there were few people in this ambush area, she wasn't worried about accidentally killing innocent bystanders.

The towering flames and the occasional thunderclaps created a huge commotion.

Lin Yi, estimating that it was about time, shouted from afar, "Retreat!"

The remaining assassins also knew it was futile. A Seven-Rank Celestial Master had prepared a defense. These assassins, who could not fire the magic-breaking arrows, were no different from ordinary people. A single talisman light struck them, and they all died on the spot.

With their leader ordering a retreat, the assassins naturally fled in panic. Xiao Se didn't pursue them, wanting to help Lin Yi, but he didn't know where the battlefield was.

Moreover, the dark clouds still need to be salvaged.

Xiao Se cast a blue rune, intending to heal Wu Yun.

Wu Yun was still on the verge of death, his body riddled with arrows, which made Xiao Se feel heartbroken.

"Dark cloud, does it hurt a lot?"

"Meow."

The clouds decided to continue the performance as originally planned.

"Sir..."

"I'm here."

Xiao Se didn't care about the burial on the ground. He knelt in front of the dark clouds, wanting to touch them, but he didn't know where to start.

The talismanic light remained on the dark cloud, but no changes were observed.

"Don't waste your energy... Young Master, leave this place quickly. With your abilities, you'll definitely find a way to survive. From now on, live for yourself..."

"Dark Cloud, why are you so foolish!"

"Because I like the Crown Prince the most!"

To be honest, although the lines Lin Yi designed for it were cheesy, it didn't feel out of place at all when Wuyun said them.

Before the operation began, Lin Yi discovered the dark cloud that was secretly following Xiao Se. He immediately found it and conspired with it to stage a good show.

A man and a cat, secretly causing trouble behind Xiao Se's back.

However, Wu Yun was unaware that Lin Yi was the leader of this assassination operation. Lin Yi did not flaunt it; the fewer people who knew this secret, the better.