Chapter 8: Murder and Silencing

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  In the next room, Su Jing and Xie Pei Rong, who suddenly heard Miss Xie's drink, rushed out of the room and saw Xie Nu holding a court official hostage.

  "Sister, what's going on? Why are you holding onto Zhou Cishi?! If there's something to talk about, don't be impulsive, Su Gongzi is right beside us!" Xie Peirong worried.

  He Yihan's face was flushed, and he cupped his hands together in greeting: "Governor Zhang, Prefect Cui, and Boss Qian, it's been a long time! How have you all been lately?" From this, it could be seen that He had indeed gotten drunk, and there was still a look of intoxication on his face.

  Magistrate Wang Ling-song saw this scene and shouted: "Xie Pei-shan, you have a big nerve, daring to hold the imperial officer hostage! Don't you fear being sentenced?! If you dare to hurt Governor Shi, I will put you in jail!"

  "Do you think that just because your father is here, you can do whatever you want in Jianye City?! This is the territory under the jurisdiction of the King of Zhen Nan, how far do you think the Xie family can go?! Zhou Wen was not afraid, instead he glared back angrily. Xie Pei Shan was now in a difficult situation."

  "Miss Xie, what exactly happened that caused such a misunderstanding between you two? Why must it come to blows?"

  Xie Peishan's face was anxious, "Su Gongzi, just now you didn't hear what those three beasts were saying in the house, they were discussing harming someone to death! After I heard it, they wanted to catch me and silence me."

  "Don't talk nonsense!"

  "Blood on his head!"

  Qianlai and Wang Lingsong cursed.

  Zhou Wen's expression turned unusually calm, "Oh, Miss Xie is so certain, could it be that you have evidence? The three of us can assure ourselves that we haven't done anything unjust or evil, a clear conscience fears no shadows!"

  "You! Let's go, we'll go to the Town South Wang Fu to reason with him!" Xie Pei Shan knew that he couldn't reason with these three men alone, so he wanted to bring out the Town South Wang to put pressure on the three old cunning villains.

  Su Jing was somewhat perplexed, these three people were either high-ranking officials or wealthy tycoons, what kind of person would they need to conspire against? However, looking at them, the Prefect and Old Man Qian seemed tense, whereas Zhou Wen, who had been taken hostage, appeared calm and composed.

  "I'm telling you, Xie's ancestor was wrongly accused and sentenced to death by the imperial court! You can't just play around like this!" The foolish bookworm said with a bitter smile.

  Miss Xie wanted to explain, but there was no evidence in her hands, so she could only remain silent.

  "Three seniors, I apologize, it's my younger sister who had too much to drink and was rude. Please forgive her." Xie Peirong apologized profusely, "Younger sister, still not stopping! Are you really trying to provoke the three seniors into anger?!"

  Xie Peishan looked around at the crowd in embarrassment, had no choice but to put away his sword and ran out in a huff.

  Zhou Wen and others did not intend to continue arresting her on the spot, and the crowd dispersed without a word. In the end, no one was injured in this farce.

  "Your sister is really something special, whoever offends her will not get a good outcome! Our family's silly bookworm is the same." Su Jing glanced at Lin Yun, who was rubbing his butt.

  He Yihan didn't show too much excitement, "This is normal, Pei Shan has always been like this. Completely opposite of Pei Rong,"

  Xie Peirong nodded, her face still showing a hint of worry. Su Jing's mind was racing with thoughts - this second young lady of the Xie family had suddenly stirred up such a big deal, and she even claimed that Shi Zhouwen, Wang Lingsong, and Qian Lei were going to partner up with someone? This matter did seem somewhat suspicious.

  "Lin Yun, come here, I have something to entrust you with." Su Jing instructed.

  Lin Yun's face turned difficult after listening to Su Jing's confession. Seeing him wanting to retreat, Su Jing threatened: "What? Do you want me to deduct your wages?"

  Upon hearing the three words "deduct wages", Lin Yun gritted her teeth and said with great righteousness: "I'll go! I'd rather die, for that hundred taels at the end of the month!" After speaking, she rushed out of the Tai Bai Building without any hesitation.

  The night wind was slightly cold, Lin Yun followed Xie Peishan's shadow to the side of the Xuanyuan Lake, the lake water reflecting the moonlight shone brightly, casting a glow on Xie Peishan's beautiful face.

  "Not a single person believes me! Do you want to see an innocent person suffer? I don't care, let that innocent person die then! Let the bad people get away with it forever!" Xie Peishan muttered to herself as she cut down the branches of the weeping willow tree one by one with her sword.

  Lin Yun hid behind a tree and watched most clearly, whispering: "This second ancestor is indeed terrifyingly irritable."

  Xie Peishan's eyes suddenly turned cold, and she swiftly turned her head. Her long sword reflected the chill of the air: "Who is hiding in the shadows? Come out quickly, there's no need to sneak around!"

  Lin Yun's heart skipped a beat as he thought to himself: "Could it be that this little demoness has discovered me? Is she going to kick me into the Black Turtle Lake again?"

  But the scene in front of him proved that the foolish bookworm was wrong, because three black-clad masked men suddenly appeared in the dark night! Lin Yun was so frightened that he bit his own fingers, and the three black-clad men were full of murderous aura, one look and you could tell they were killers.

  "Su Jing, no, it's the boss. How did he know that Xie family's second miss would be in danger? Can he predict the future?!" After being shocked, Lin Yun somewhat admired Su Jing.

  "Are you the three bastards' assassins?" Xie Peishan's expression turned serious, already prepared to fight to the death. "I knew those three bastards would stop at nothing to shut me up!"

  The man in black at the front said professionally, "We are assassins, we never ask our employer for reasons, nor will we ever reveal our employer's identity! We just kill you! Brothers, let's go!"

  The boss finished speaking, and the three of them swung their big knives to chop. Xie Peishan, despite his high martial arts skills, was also somewhat struggling against the attack of the three burly men. Meanwhile, Lin Yun, who was secretly observing from behind a tree, was extremely anxious in her heart, but she was so scared that her legs went soft just by watching, and she didn't dare to come forward to help.

  One of the men in black swung his long knife down, a bleak light flashed across Xie Peixuan's cheek, and the icy killing intent made Xie Xiaonu unable to dodge at all, staring wide-eyed as the blade chopped down.

  Just as the man was about to kill Xie Peishan, a man wearing a white mask appeared out of nowhere and kicked him flying. He then proceeded to take down the other two men with incredible bravery. Seizing the opportunity while the three assassins were catching their breath, he grabbed Xie Peishan's hand and handed her over to Lin Yun, who was standing by in a daze.

  "Quickly take her away from here, I'll deal with these three small roles!" The white-clothed knight said.

  Lin Yun responded with a sound, completely instinctively pulling over Xie Peishan's hand and fleeing wildly! However, Xie Peishan had just taken a close look at the man, his face covered with a veil embroidered with a strange purple lotus flower! And the musk on the man's body was also remembered in Xie Peishan's mind.

  "Great hero, thank you for saving my life. If I have the chance to see you again, I will definitely..."

  "Oh no, what are you still mumbling about? Stop looking back, or we'll both be done for!" Lin Yun shouted hysterically.

  Before long, they arrived at Kangcheng Street and temporarily escaped the danger. Lin Yun said with a lingering fear: "Why did that group of people come to kill you? Is it really because you knew the secrets of the two masters and Boss Qian that you were being pursued?"

  Xie Peishan nodded and didn't look too flustered, instead she calmly started to tidy up her disheveled hair.

  "Ah, definitely! Tomorrow I'll go to Zhen Nan Fu to report them! See how long they can be arrogant! But now I have to go back for a while."

  Lin Yun couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time, "My eldest sister, it's already midnight! Are you still going to go to those three places where killers are lurking? Weren't you just scared silly?"

  Xie Peishan looked at Lin Yun with some disdain: "If it weren't for your ugly face pulling me here all the time, I would have gone to eliminate the bad guys with that heroic savior who rescued me! Who's like you, hiding aside in fear?"

  "Fine, fine! It's really 'a dog biting Lu Dongbin, not knowing the kindness of others!' I've served you poorly as your second-generation ancestor. You can go if you want to, or stay home quietly if you don't. I won't accompany you on this adventure anymore. Farewell!" Lin Yun bid farewell and left unsteadily.

  Xie Peishan's determination only grew stronger, for that man had indeed captivated her with his resolute gaze, enchanting fragrance, and the purple lotus flower...

  But when she went back, there was only some blood on the ground, but no one was seen. The disappointed Xie Peishan could only blame Lin Yun with a bitter face, and then returned to the Xie Mansion. In the Xie Mansion, waiting for her was the flustered and exasperated Old Master Xie Lingshen!