Hurt but not kill.
"Who's Luan 'er?"
That's not the point!
Ji Yunshu pursed her lips and looked at the black-clothed men around her. "Luan 'er is my lover. If I die, she will definitely follow me."
Lovers?
Jing Rong's expression darkened.
The surrounding black-clothed men saw the two of them talking to each other. The leader of the black-clothed men raised his sword and took two steps forward.
"Master has said that whoever takes their heads will be heavily rewarded."
"Kill!"
The black-clothed men surrounded him, each with scarlet eyes and ferocious eyes. They were determined to get their hands on the two heads.
As the black-clothed men approached, Jing Rong pulled Ji Yunshu and spun around in a circle. Using the sword in his hand, he pinned the edges of the black-clothed men's swords together, forming the shape of a flower bud.
Just as Jing Rong was about to fend off the swords, Ji Yunshu pulled down an embroidered pouch hanging from her waist.
"Close your eyes." She immediately told Jing Rong.
Although Jing Rong did not understand, he still closed his eyes.
In the next moment, she scattered the white powder from her embroidered pouch.
When the black-clothed men's eyes came into contact with the powder, they immediately felt pain. The swords in their hands all fell to the ground as they covered their eyes and retreated. Some of them even rolled on the ground.
A series of mournful cries rang out!
When Jing Rong opened his eyes, he was greeted by such a tragic sight.
Ji Yunshu immediately pulled on his sleeve.
"Let's hurry up and leave. That thing hasn't been used for a long time. I don't know how long it can last."
Jing Rong nodded, pulled her hand, and hurriedly left.
He circled around two streets and only stopped when he was sure that the men in black would not chase after him.
Ji Yunshu was gasping for breath. She turned her head to look at him several times before she relaxed.
"What did you scatter?" Jing Rong sternly asked.
"It's lime powder and reef juice. If it touches your eyes, even if you don't go blind, you'll still be disabled."
"I didn't expect you to be so ruthless."
Ruthless?
She glanced at the sword in Jing Rong's hand and said, "I only hurt people, I don't kill them. Your Highness's sword is stained with blood."
At this moment, Jing Rong's hand was still gripping the sword that was about to stab him. His eyes suddenly flashed with an extremely cold light.
"If I didn't kill, this sword would have stabbed you and me instead."
"…"
Ji Yunshu was speechless. At this moment, she felt that he was right.
Murder! It was not necessarily a sinful thought.
It was just like how Suyun and the old housekeeper wanted to kill the young miss of the Zhou family. Without enduring and suffering, they wouldn't have taken that step.
Ji Yunshu's expression gradually faded. She furrowed her brows, lowered her head, and walked forward.
Jing Rong noticed her expression and immediately used his robe to wipe the blood off his sword. He threw it onto a pile of junk and chased after her.
"Frightened?" he asked her.
She shook her head. "No."
She suddenly stopped and turned sideways to face Jing Rong. She raised her hand and opened it to reveal a round jade pendant in her palm.
"I casually took this from a man in black. Doesn't it look familiar?" Ji Yunshu asked.
Jing Rong picked up the jade and frowned. "This …"
"This jade pendant is the same as the one worn by the men in black who tried to assassinate you at the memorial hall. But since they are the same group of people, the one they wanted to assassinate should be you. But today, they also want to take my head. Don't you think it's strange?"
Jing Rong carefully rubbed the jade pendant with his fingertips while his heart started to ponder.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Ji Yunshu continued, "Lang Po must have told you about this jade pendant and the shiban poison. If we can find out the origin of the jade pendant and the shiban poison, we should be able to find out who the mastermind is. But there is one thing I don't understand. Why do they want to kill me? If it's because I was present during the assassination, then they want to silence me to prevent future troubles. But it's too risky and too public. If that's not the reason, then what is it? "
The more accurate her analysis was, the clearer the answer in Jing Rong's heart became.
He clenched the jade pendant tightly. His eyes were filled with a dangerous aura.
He looked at Ji Yunshu and said, "This Prince will naturally deal with the people behind this."
"So, Your Highness … knows who it is?" A woman's intuition!
Jing Rong frowned and restored his calm expression. He said, "Teacher Ji, you mustn't tell anyone about what happened just now. In short, this Prince has already made up his mind."
"En." She nodded.
Jing Rong didn't deny or admit his words.
He was still trying to figure out who the mastermind was.
"Alright, this Prince will send you back."
"There's no need. I'll be there after turning a corner. Those men in black shouldn't be chasing us anymore. Your Highness should hurry back to the Grand Canal Manor. If something happens to you, this humble one won't be able to bear the consequences."
Hearing her words, Jing Rong's originally restrained peach blossom expression suddenly burst forth.
Intentionally or unintentionally, he moved closer to Ji Yunshu and asked in a low voice, "Are you worried about this Prince?"
"…"
"Am I?" His tone was gentle.
His body moved closer and closer to Ji Yunshu.
Ji Yunshu's cold nose warmed when she felt the man's breath. She immediately retreated two steps and buried her head even lower.
"This humble one still has to investigate the yin yang corpse case tomorrow, so I'll go back first."
Finished speaking, she turned around and quickly left, not waiting for Jing Rong to catch up to her.
Looking at her figure, Jing Rong's playful smile was tinged with a bit of worry.
If the five charred corpses and the two assassination attempts were related to the Lin Capital case, then who was stopping him from returning to the capital? Stopping him … from bringing Ji Yunshu back to the capital to investigate the case?
Could it really be him?
…
After returning to the Ji residence, Ji Yunshu's mind was in a daze.
Life is life, death is death!
These six words kept reverberating in her mind.
After entering the room, she sat down and didn't regain her composure for a long time.
However, when Luan 'er saw her, she jumped in fright.
There were bloodstains and white powder on Ji Yunshu's clothes.
"Miss, what's wrong? Are you hurt somewhere? Did the wound on your back split open again? Don't scare this servant. Let me take a look. "
Luan 'er was about to examine Ji Yunshu's condition.
Ji Yunshu coldly looked at her and said, "I'm fine. This blood is from the yamen's corpses."
"Really?" Luan 'er wiped away her tears.
"Why would I lie to you? Hurry up and get some water for me to wash up. "
Luan 'er nodded. Her nose twitched and she quickly went to get some water.
That night, Ji Yunshu couldn't sleep peacefully. She tossed and turned in bed for a long time, sighing.
She thought about the assassination attempt and Jing Rong's words.
It disturbed her mind and made her feel very uncomfortable.
At dawn, she got out of bed with dark circles under her eyes. After tidying up, she ate some pastries and hurried to the yamen.
As soon as she arrived, she said to the magistrate, "Lord Liu, I'm going to examine the skeleton again, but I also need you to help me investigate someone."
The magistrate asked, "Who?"
"Madame Jiang's younger brother. The more details, the better."
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