son, don't mess around

Lin Jiangnian just picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Hearing Shen Lingjun in front of him suddenly speak, he paused slightly, put down the teacup, and looked up at her.

There seemed to be a hint of surprise on his face.

"Miss Shen, what does this mean?"

On the opposite side, Shen Lingjun's expression became more complicated.

As if recalling what happened that night, his eyes were evasive.

But in the end, she still chose to face Lin Jiangnian directly, and said in a slightly heavy tone: "I want to apologize to you..."

"Before, it was me who misunderstood you, and it was me... who almost killed you!"

When he said this, Shen Lingjun's tone became heavier.

A look of guilt emerged.

Perhaps that's why she chose to leave without saying goodbye half a year ago.

She didn't know how to face Lin Jiangnian!
After all, what happened that night was closely related to her, and she almost indirectly killed Lin Jiangnian!

This made it difficult for her to face Lin Jiangnian, and also unable to face herself!

For the past six months, she has been living with guilt, feeling conflicted but not knowing what to do.

Previously, she had also secretly inquired and learned that Lin Jiangnian was fine. Shen Lingjun also heard a little about Lin Jiangnian's deeds in Beijing.

When she learned that Lin Jiangnian was fine, she was relieved, but she still felt guilty and wanted to find an opportunity to apologize to Lin Jiangnian.

But she didn't have the face to see him.

until today……

Perhaps it was destined, Shen Lingjun did not expect to meet Lin Jiangnian here.

I thought that the world was so vast that the two of them were destined to never cross paths again, but I didn't expect...

We meet again!
And half a year later, Shen Lingjun finally plucked up the courage to speak out the guilt he had always felt in his heart.

After finishing speaking, Shen Lingjun couldn't help but feel relieved.

Her eyes also became calm.

"sorry!"

She was the one who almost killed him, and she was ready to accept the consequences.

Even if he wanted to take her life, Shen Lingjun would have no regrets.

After all, everything started with her and she had an unshirkable responsibility.

However, after she finished speaking, Lin Jiangnian did not say anything. He just looked at her quietly, scanning her up and down.

Shen Lingjun was fine at first, but after being stared at by Lin Jiangnian for a long time, she finally felt a little uncomfortable.

I feel a little creepy for no reason!

The courage that he had originally mustered up gradually disappeared under Lin Jiangnian's stare.

His eyes began to become unnatural and evasive again.

"you……"

After a while, Shen Lingjun finally spoke again: "Why don't you speak?"

"say what?"

Lin Jiangnian asked back.

Shen Lingjun opened her mouth but couldn't utter a word.

What should he say?
She doesn't know either.

That's right, maybe he doesn't need to say anything, after all...

"It seems that after not seeing you for half a year, this world is almost wearing out Miss Shen's edges?"

At this time, Lin Jiangnian chuckled again: "I didn't expect that such an unruly Miss Shen would take the initiative to apologize to this prince. I am really a little flattered!"

Shen Lingjun remained silent, lowered his head slightly, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, why do you have to mock me?"

"No, I just feel a little emotional."

Shen Lingjun was silent for a moment, then said, "What happened last time was indeed my fault..."

She never denies her mistakes, nor does she try to cover them up.
When she first entered the martial arts world, she had heard of the "bad reputation" of Prince Lin. With this preconceived notion, she naturally had no good impression of Prince Lin.

In addition, her good friend Miss Yingying died in Prince Lin's Mansion, so Shen Lingjun naturally blamed all the faults on Lin Jiangnian.

She wanted to avenge Miss Yingying and seek justice.

I also want to seek justice for the people of Linjiang City who are living in dire straits!
This is the thought that she has been deeply influenced by since she was a child in her master's school!

This was also the reason why she was bewitched by Li Qianlin and used by him to assassinate Lin Jiangnian. She just didn't expect so many things to happen later.

Her assassination plan ultimately failed, and not only that, she herself fell into Lin Jiangnian's clutches.

I thought I was going to die for sure.

But Shen Lingjun didn't expect that Lin Jiangnian didn't kill her.

At first, Shen Lingjun thought that Lin Jiangnian wanted to keep her by his side and humiliate her severely.

She had even prepared for the worst...

But the result was exactly the opposite of what she expected.

Not only did Lin Jiangnian not humiliate her, he even did not restrict her freedom.

During the time when she was "forced" to stay with Lin Jiangnian, Shen Lingjun suddenly discovered that the Prince Lin did not seem to be as "brutal" as rumored by the outside world.

This also made Shen Lingjun begin to doubt his previous understanding!
Especially when Lin Jiangnian mentioned the truth about Yingying's death, even though Shen Lingjun was unwilling to admit it, she actually believed it in her heart...

Then, I met him again on the way north to the capital.

Shen Lingjun was just about to follow his uncle to the capital to meet his fellow disciples when he met Lin Jiangnian on the way, and they headed north together.

Next, it was the night before arriving in the capital!
In the small town inn that night!

Lin Jiangnian encountered assassinations from masters of many forces, and the situation was extremely dangerous!
What Shen Lingjun never expected and could not accept was that the uncle she had always trusted the most was actually hiding all the way and preparing to assassinate Lin Jiangnian, the biggest danger!

Shen Lingjun was shocked and couldn't believe it. She wanted to stop it all, but found that she could stop nothing.

Finally, it all happened!
After waking up, Shen Lingjun felt too ashamed to face Lin Jiangnian again, so she left the capital alone.

In the past six months, after leaving the capital, Shen Lingjun returned to Linjiang City again.

She wanted to confirm something.

Confirm whether Miss Yingying had assassinated Lin Jiangnian!

Although the truth was not found out, the various clues and signs left behind confirmed Shen Lingjun's guesses.

Miss Yingying, there is indeed a problem!

This also suddenly caused the idea that Shen Lingjun had always held to collapse.

She is confused!

Until today, I met Lin Jiangnian again.

I thought Lin Jiangnian would be very angry and furious.

But Shen Lingjun still didn't see any emotion in Lin Jiangnian's eyes. It seemed that to him, it was just an insignificant matter.

Thinking of this, Shen Lingjun felt a little nervous for some reason.

"Ms. Shen is wrong. It's not your fault!"

Lin Jiangnian glanced at her and asked, "What have you done wrong?"

"I……"

Shen Lingjun opened his mouth, and after a while, he said silently: "After all, this happened because of me."

"It's not because of you."

Lin Jiangnian shook his head and said calmly: "After all, the one who wanted to kill me was your uncle. Even if you weren't there, he would still kill me!"

"The person who should really apologize should be your uncle."

Listening to Lin Jiangnian's words, Shen Lingjun was stunned: "But..."

If it wasn't for him, how could Lin Jiangnian trust her uncle, and how could she be stabbed in the back by her uncle that night...

Although Lin Jiangnian is safe and sound now, Shen Lingjun still feels guilty and sorry.

"This matter has nothing to do with Miss Shen, Miss Shen, you don't have to care about it."

Lin Jiangnian waved his hand.

Half a year ago, after the assassination outside the capital that night, Lin Jiangnian never blamed Shen Lingjun from beginning to end.

Strictly speaking, she is also a victim.

And that night, she also argued with reason, and stood in front of her uncle-master without fear of life and death, trying to plead for Lin Jiangnian.

Therefore, Lin Jiangnian did not blame her.

But Shen Lingjun couldn't get over it in her heart, so she chose to leave without saying goodbye. After hearing Lin Jiangnian's words, Shen Lingjun was a little dazed.

He doesn't blame her?

For some reason, when Shen Lingjun heard this, he felt a little relieved, as if the emotions that had been hanging in his heart for a long time finally relaxed a little.

But then, a growing feeling of guilt emerged again.

Her eyes became more and more guilty, and she bit her lip: "No matter what, that matter is related to me after all, and I have an unshirkable responsibility..."

She is a little stubborn.

After all, it is related to her uncle-master, so she also has a responsibility.

She would not deny that.

"Since Miss Shen has said so, then fine."

Lin Jiangnian did not insist. Since she insisted that he was responsible, Lin Jiangnian did not argue with her.

He asked back, "What is Miss Shen going to do?"

Shen Lingjun gritted her teeth and looked determined: "I am willing to bear all the consequences!"

"All the consequences?"

"Correct!"

"You're willing to do anything?"

"……right!"

Although she felt that this statement was somewhat ambiguous, Shen Lingjun still nodded.

"Okay, I also have something I want to talk to you about."

Lin Jiangnian nodded, met Shen Lingjun's slightly uneasy gaze, and chuckled: "Where is your uncle-master?"

"Where is he now?"

That night outside the capital, Lin Jiangnian was rescued by the eldest princess.

And the whereabouts of Shen Lingjun's uncle has been unknown since then.

Li Piaomiao never mentioned his whereabouts, nor did he say whether he was alive or dead.

When Shen Lingjun heard Lin Jiangnian's words, something flashed in his eyes: "Your Highness, why are you asking this?"

Lin Jiangnian noticed it sharply: "Do you know his whereabouts?"

Shen Lingjun opened his mouth, then lowered his head, seeming to hesitate for a moment.

Finally, he nodded.

"That's OK!"

Lin Jiangnian asked again: "Where is he now?"

"I want to see him!"

As soon as these words came out, Shen Lingjun looked up suddenly: "You, you want to see him?!"

"Isn't it possible?"

"No, it's not..."

Shen Lingjun looked a little worried and uneasy: "Why do you want to see Master Uncle?"

"Of course it's revenge!"

Lin Jiangnian sneered: "He almost took my life last time. Shouldn't I settle this account with him?"

A look of worry suddenly appeared in Shen Lingjun's eyes. She wanted to say something but didn't know how to start.

"Why? Worried that I'll kill him?"

Lin Jiangnian asked.

Shen Lingjun glanced at Lin Jiangnian, lowered her head and shook her head.

She was not worried that Lin Jiangnian would be able to kill her uncle. After all, her uncle's martial arts were unfathomable, even if...

But it is still difficult for Lin Jiangnian to kill his uncle!

What she was worried about was that... her uncle-master would do something bad to Lin Jiangnian!

"Don't worry, I know what's going on."

Lin Jiangnian glanced at her and said, "This prince will never fall in the same place twice. It won't be that easy for your uncle to kill me again."

Shen Lingjun moved his lips, and finally remained silent for a long time before saying, "Uncle Master, I am in Xunyang City now..."

"Xunyang City?"

Lin Jiangnian raised his eyebrows: "That's a coincidence!"

Are you in Xunyang City?
Isn’t this good!
Shen Lingjun remained silent and said nothing.

"As for you..."

At this time, Lin Jiangnian looked at Shen Lingjun quietly for a while, and said: "This is the grudge between me and your uncle, it has nothing to do with you, you don't have to feel sorry for me!"

"On the contrary, I have to thank you!"

"Thank me?"

Shen Lingjun was stunned and raised his head in surprise.

"After all, it's rare to see a pure and absurdly stupid female hero like you!"

Lin Jiangnian sighed: "I have killed so many people that sometimes I can't tell right from wrong. But as long as I see you, it seems that things are not difficult to distinguish."

Shen Lingjun didn't say anything.

I don’t know whether Lin Jiangnian is praising her or scolding her.

If it was before, she might have argued with Lin Jiangnian. But now, after more experiences, she also realized that what Lin Jiangnian said was not wrong.

She is not smart!
Even seems a bit stupid a lot of the time!

We have a sense of justice, but often we use it in the wrong place and are taken advantage of by people with ulterior motives.

When she encounters injustice, the only thing she can do to help is the sword in her hand.

If it was just an ordinary gangster, she could easily deal with him. But once he got involved with local forces and started scheming for profit, she didn't know what to do!

When she first came down the mountain, she thought she could use the sword in her hand to eliminate all injustices in the world.

Now, she suddenly realized that there was very little she could do.

She has no power and influence, and ultimately cannot defeat the local forces!

Even though she was unwilling, she eventually gradually came to recognize herself!
Therefore, she did not refute Lin Jiangnian's teasing.

"I'm not smart."

Shen Lingjun's eyes dimmed a little, and she bit her lower lip: "It's easy to get into trouble, and do bad things with good intentions!"

“Being able to recognize yourself is also a kind of progress.”

Lin Jiangnian said.

"But……"

Shen Lingjun's eyes were a little confused. Although she recognized herself clearly, she also had some doubts and hesitations about herself.

Are the ideals that I have previously upheld right or wrong?
"Actually, I admire you a lot."

Lin Jiangnian sighed: "Ms. Shen has a sense of justice and chivalry. It is rare for her to remain true to herself in today's complicated world..."

"This prince has always admired Miss Shen."

Shen Lingjun was silent: "Your Highness, there is no need to praise me deliberately... I know what I am doing."

“That’s not a deliberate compliment.”

Lin Jiangnian shook his head: "This is a true expression of feelings. In today's Jianghu, people's feelings are true and false. Miss Shen's thoughts and actions are indeed a bit too naive... But why can't it be considered a sincere heart?"

"There are very few people who can maintain the pure morality of the martial arts world like Miss Shen. Miss Shen sees injustice and helps others. She is not afraid of power or the rich, and sticks to her original intention..."

"This kind of behavior really makes this prince admire and respect you..."

Shen Lingjun looked stunned, as if he didn't expect Lin Jiangnian to praise him so much.

When she met Lin Jiangnian's gaze, she saw that he didn't seem to be teasing her on purpose. It seemed like... he was serious?

Is he really bragging about himself?
Do I have so many advantages?
Shen Lingjun was in a daze and was unable to react for a moment.

When Lin Jiangnian finished speaking, he added another sentence.

"certainly……"

"If I were not the powerful nobleman who does all kinds of evil and oppresses the people in the eyes of Miss Shen..."

"That's even better!"

"..." (End of this chapter)