son, don't mess around

On the carriage.

Lin Jiangnian lifted the curtain and looked outside the carriage.

On the official road not far ahead, five or six black shadows appeared at some point. They were wearing linen clothes and had swords on their waists. They were stopping the carriage of the eldest princess and her entourage.

Lin Jiangnian glanced at these figures and frowned slightly: "What are their origins?"

"I don't know."

Lin Qingqing's expression was slightly solemn. She shook her head slightly, staring at the figures in front of her, and slowly placed her right hand on the hilt of the sword placed beside her.

Trouble comes earlier than expected!
After changing from the small road to the official road, I had expected to encounter some unknown troubles and dangers. But I didn't expect that after such a short time, I would already be targeted? !
"My subordinates will handle it."

Lin Qingqing was about to stand up when Lin Jiangnian stopped her again.

"These people are quite skilled in martial arts. You may not be their opponents alone."

Lin Jiangnian shook his head. He vaguely saw some clues from the dark shadows in front of him.

Judging from the aura of these people, they should not be powerful masters, but they are not weak either. It is not easy for Lin Qingqing to deal with them alone.

"I can handle it."

Lin Qingqing's tone was slightly tense, and her expression was slightly worried. This time when he went south, His Highness had only her as his guard.

His Highness stopped her. Was he planning to take action himself?

As His Highness's guard, how could she let His Highness take risks?

"Not urgent."

Lin Jiang laughed young, his eyes fixed on the carriage in front, "It's not like we don't have experts here... it would be a waste if we don't use them."

Lin Qingqing was stunned for a moment, then she realized something... Is His Highness setting his sights on the eldest princess?

That’s right, with the eldest princess here, these people in front of us are naturally nothing to be afraid of.

But, will the eldest princess be willing to take action?
Lin Qingqing looked puzzled.

……

At the same time, on the official road.

The carriage in front slowly stopped. An Ning, who was outside the carriage, raised her eyes and looked expressionlessly at the six malicious black shadows that appeared around her.

These dark shadows were approaching step by step, looking at us hungrily.

The leader was a man about thirty years old, with a weathered face and a sharp gaze.

"what happened?"

At the same time, behind An Ning, the curtain of the car was lifted, Jinxiu stuck her head out and saw the scene in front of her.

I immediately understood what was going on.

"dangerous?!"

Jinxiu blinked, her face showing no unexpected worry, and even a hint of joy. It seemed that it was a rare opportunity to encounter some fun on this boring journey.

"Looks pretty impressive?"

Jinxiu took a few looks and saw that these people were quite skilled in martial arts. They seemed to be talking to themselves, or reporting to the princess in the carriage.

An Ning, who was standing aside, said nothing and grabbed the sword beside him.

"Can you handle it?"

Jinxiu began to doubt her.

An Ning ignored her and slowly stood up from the carriage.

on the official road.

The leading man raised his eyes slightly, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

I didn't expect to meet such a beautiful woman in such a place.

They are actually a pair of stunning beauties? !

The thought came to his mind and his heart moved slightly.

But then, he felt an inexplicable chill from the light-clothed girl who stood up.

The leading man collected his thoughts and immediately became alert.

A man who makes a living by wandering around the world is certainly not the kind of person who can't walk when he sees a woman. The leading man immediately became alert when he realized the danger.

He drew the long sword from his waist, pointed the sharp blade at the light-dressed girl in the carriage.

"If you don't want to die, get down here!"

The leading man did not forget his target, which was not the two beautiful girls in front of him, but the person sitting in the carriage.

As soon as he finished speaking, several people beside him drew their swords and approached step by step.

An Ning, wearing a light-colored dress, stood on the carriage. Her dress was neat and elegant.

A face that always remained cold stared at the uninvited guests in front of it.

A very beautiful and cold little girl!

Quite elegant.

But that beautiful face made her cold aura less intimidating.

Like an introverted girl next door, she poses no threat at all.

"My beauty, come down quickly..."

Beside the carriage, a dark shadow was slowly approaching, with a few malicious smiles on his face.

An Ning's eyes moved slightly, then lowered with a cold look, and her right hand slowly fell on the sword that she almost never left.

"call out!"

As the sword slowly appeared, a subtle and crisp sword sound suddenly rang out.

Accompanied by a flash of cold light.

"what!"

Suddenly, a sharp scream suddenly rang out.

Everyone present was almost stunned, not knowing what was going on. Then they saw the approaching black shadow with a terrified look on his face, clutching his neck tightly.

Blood was flowing out from his palms and neck uncontrollably.

"boom!"

Then, the figure fell straight down.

His eyes were wide open and he died with his eyes open.

This scene made everyone else present feel a chill in their hearts.

The leading man was even more frightened, as he expected that the strength of the girl in front of him should not be underestimated.

But I never expected...it to be so terrifying?
He didn't even see how the other party attacked, but he lost one of his men?
What is the origin of this little girl?
so smart? !
A chill instantly spread throughout his body, but now he had no way out.

"Go together!"

"..."

In the carriage behind.

Xu Lan and Xiao Lu curiously poked their heads out and looked ahead quietly.

When they saw An Ning kill the black shadow with one sword, the master and servant opened their eyes wide in shock. Then, they closed their eyes in fear at the bloody scene and retreated back into the carriage.

"She, she is so powerful?!"

Xu Lan's chest was pounding, his face was slightly pale, and he looked a little stunned.

I never expected that the seemingly weak little girl could have such terrifying martial arts skills?!

For a moment, Xu Lan suddenly felt fortunate that she had not offended her at the inn before.

otherwise……

Xu Lan subconsciously shrank her neck, feeling inexplicably cold.

As expected of someone close to the eldest princess, even a maid is so capable.

Xu Lan couldn't help but feel a little envious and a little disappointed, and couldn't help but look at Xiaolu next to her.

Xiaolu beside him seemed to realize what his mistress meant and blinked innocently: "Miss, don't look at me like that, I don't know martial arts..."

"..."

And outside the carriage.

"so smart?!"

When Lin Qingqing saw An Ning's move, her eyes narrowed slightly and she took a breath of cold air. There was actually such a master hidden by the eldest princess' side?
Lin Jiangnian half-closed his eyes, looked forward, and asked: "What do you think of her strength?"

He had long known that the martial arts skills of this little girl named An Ning should not be underestimated, but he had never seen her take action, so Lin Jiangnian had no idea what level An Ning was at.

After Lin Qingqing carefully stared at it for a while, she thought for a moment and said, "At least above the third rank... maybe it has already touched the edge of the second rank, but I'm not sure..."

"Above the third rank?"

Lin Jiangnian nodded thoughtfully, it was almost what he guessed.

This little An Ning seems to be very quiet, but he is always timid and scared every time he sees Lin Jiangnian. Last time, he was even scared by Lin Jiangnian and fell into the lake. Who would have thought that he is actually a hidden little master?

interesting!
Just as Lin Jiangnian was sighing, the fighting on the official road ahead gradually stopped.

It started quickly and ended quickly.

After one of his subordinates was killed, the leading man led the remaining subordinates to quickly besiege An Ning.

But it was obvious that he still underestimated An Ning's strength.

This seemingly weak little girl displayed extremely terrifying strength. The cold sword in her hand was sharp and she showed no mercy when it fell.

The sword energy was everywhere and the cold light was raging.

The dark shadows attacked from all sides, and some people didn't even see how the light-dressed girl in front of them made her move, and they lost their lives in confusion.

The scene was bloody and cruel!

In a moment, five more corpses appeared on the official road, lying in a pool of blood, with their eyes open.

Next to the carriage, a girl in light clothes with a cold temperament and expressionless face looked indifferent, as if everything that had just happened had nothing to do with her.

She had a beautiful face that looked harmless, but it gave people an indescribable chill. She slowly raised her head, raised her sword, and stared expressionlessly at the only person left in her sight.

At this moment, the leading man was almost frightened out of his wits, his face was pale, and he looked at the scene in disbelief.

He knew that he had hit a wall today!
All his men died, but he still hadn't even seen the real boss.

It seems like he has offended some powerful person? !

Thinking of this, he no longer had any other thoughts.

"Girl, please spare me, I have something to say..."

The leading man showed a flattering smile on his face and spoke.

However, An Ning just stared at him coldly, raised his sword, and drew it.

This extremely simple move made the leading man's face change drastically, and he quickly raised his knife to block.

"Ding!"

The sound of swords clashing was heard, followed by a crisp cracking sound. The long sword in the leading man's hand suddenly broke. The huge impact made him step back several steps. His palms trembled and a sharp pain emerged.

Before he could react, An Ning approached again, with the cold sword in his hand against his neck.

The murderous aura came instantly.

"Girl, spare your life!"

The leading man was completely frightened, his face was horrified, and he no longer cared about anything else and fell to his knees with a thud.

"Do not kill me!"

The most important thing in life is to be able to bend and stretch. Compared with life, dignity is worthless.

An Ning's eyes were still cold. Just as he was about to kill the man, Lin Jiangnian's voice came from not far behind him.

"Wait, let's save his life first!"

Hearing this, An Ning paused what he was doing.

She looked back and found that Lin Jiangnian had appeared not far behind her at some point.

An Ning didn't say anything, just stared at Lin Jiangnian quietly. After thinking for a while, he obediently put away his sword.

However, he did not leave.

Lin Jiangnian walked forward and stood side by side with An Ning, looking at the man who was kneeling on the ground begging for mercy: "Tell me, what is your name and what is your purpose?"

When the kneeling man saw Lin Jiangnian, his pupils shrank slightly, and he said with a frightened look on his face: "My name is Zhou Zhen, I am the third in command of the Zhoukou Gang around here..."

"Zhoukou Gang?"

Lin Jiangnian thought about it, but had no impression. What was its origin?
He looked back at Lin Qingqing and saw that she was also shaking her head slightly. It was obvious that she had never heard of it either.

"What do you want to do by blocking the road today?"

Lin Jiangnian asked.

Zhou Zhen looked confused and he looked up at Lin Jiangnian cautiously, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

"Ok?"

Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes slightly: "If you want to live, tell the truth!"

Zhou Zhen was so frightened when he heard this that he trembled all over and subconsciously glanced at An Ning beside Lin Jiangnian.

An Ning, with an expressionless face, had sheathed his sword and stood beside Lin Jiangnian again, holding the sword in his arms, staring at him coldly.

It seemed as if he could draw his sword again at any time and send him to the west!

Zhou Zhen then spoke honestly: "Yes, someone asked me to come..."

"A few days ago, someone gave me a portrait and a lot of silver, and told me to bring people to block you along the way..."

"..."

Zhou Zhen seemed to be frightened by An Ning and told her everything honestly.

A few days ago, a mysterious man found him, gave him a sum of money and a portrait of Lin Jiangnian, and asked him to track down Lin Jiangnian.

After Zhou Zhen received the silver, he had been asking around along the official roads and small towns for Lin Jiangnian's whereabouts. When he learned about Lin Jiangnian's whereabouts from the innkeeper in Qiuye Town, he chased him all the way.

Lin Jiangnian and his companions did not move south very fast, so they were soon caught up by them.

Lin Jiangnian stared at him: "Did someone ask you to kill me?"

"No, no..."

Zhou Zhen stammered.

The mysterious man just asked him to find Lin Jiangnian but didn't say what to do!
But when Zhou Zhen saw that the other party gave such a large sum of money, he thought that Lin Jiangnian was the other party's enemy and wanted to stop him and capture Lin Jiangnian.

As a result, before he could even open his mouth, all his men were killed without hesitation...

Even Zhou Zhen, who had been in the underworld for many years, had never expected that this seemingly harmless girl in front of him could be so cruel...

He was already scared out of his wits!
Lin Jiangnian stared at the man. He was pale and didn't look like he was lying.

In this case, this person should be just an insignificant person who was used. Then, what is the purpose of the person behind him doing this?
Lin Jiangnian seemed to be thinking about something, and vaguely guessed something.

There will always be people who suspect that Lin Jiangnian did not go to Jiangnan, so it is not surprising that they would look for people along the way to investigate his whereabouts!

As for the whereabouts of the person they were investigating...

"It seems that someone is targeting Your Highness..."

Lin Qingqing's solemn tone came from the side, her eyes grim: "They really want to harm His Highness."

Lin Jiangnian was not surprised by this.

"I guessed it a long time ago. Let them come."

Lin Jiangnian spoke in a relaxed tone. He turned his head slightly and saw An Ning beside him also staring at him.

"With An Ning here, there's nothing to be afraid of."

Lin Jiangnian blinked at An Ning: "Right?"

Hearing this, An Ning's mind went blank and her body froze in place.

When she looked into Lin Jiangnian's smiling eyes, it seemed as if some emotion spread. Her originally fair and cold face suddenly showed a trace of embarrassment.

She subconsciously turned her head away, not daring to look at Lin Jiangnian again.

My whole body is stiff and tense.

"I……"

An Ning didn't know how to answer. She tried her best to maintain a cold expression, but she didn't dare to look at Lin Jiangnian.

Just at this moment, a figure suddenly intervened and quickly stood between Lin Jiangnian and An Ning.

When Lin Jiangnian raised his eyes, he saw Jinxiu acting as if facing a powerful enemy, protecting An Ning behind him like a child.

Then her beautiful eyes stared at him alertly, angrily and resentfully.

"Your Highness, do not bully An Ning!"

"..." (End of this chapter)