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Chapter 318 Lin Feng is dead?

Seeing this scene, Lin Feng's pupils suddenly shrank.

Almost instantly, he understood everything: "This is your real purpose—"

But before he could finish his words, he saw Qin Han's wife, who had originally lowered her head and looked sad, suddenly turned her wrist, and a short blade slipped out from her loose sleeve. She opened her palm and easily caught the short blade, and then... she stabbed at Lin Feng without any warning and without giving anyone a chance to react!
The whole action was smooth and flowing, without any hesitation, and the speed was so fast that it exceeded everyone's expectations.

"not good!"

"Father, be careful!"

Zhao Shiwu and Zhao Xieyang were the most skilled in martial arts and were the first to react. They rushed towards Lin Feng, but they were in the room, too far away from Lin Feng, and could not stop Qin Han's wife at all.

The yamen runners and guards near Lin Feng just reacted and wanted to protect Lin Feng, but were stopped by the servants of the Qin Mansion.

These servants actually used their bodies to hold tightly onto the guards and yamen runners. Even though they were stabbed by swords and covered in blood, they still grinned grimly and refused to let go.

And this... directly resulted in the guards and yamen runners closest to Lin Feng being unable to take action in time, so that at this time, no one could protect Lin Feng.

"How could this happen? Are they all crazy!?"

Han Keji couldn't help but exclaim when he saw the servants in the Qin Mansion using their bodies to frantically stop the guards and yamen runners.

"It's over!" Li Haomiao's face turned pale instantly, and despair appeared in his eyes.

Although he didn't know too many inside stories, the scene before him still made Li Haomiao understand instantly... There was something wrong with everyone in the Qin Mansion!
Today's case involving Xiao Yu was not aimed at Xiao Yu at all. The person they were really targeting was... Lin Feng!

They specifically used Xiao Yu's case to lure Lin Feng here, and used a weak woman to make everyone lose their vigilance. They... wanted to kill Lin Feng!

And now, no one can save Lin Feng in time...

"It's over, it's really over."

call out!
But at this moment, just as Li Haomiao showed despair, and just as the short blade in Qin Han’s wife’s hand stabbed Lin Feng... Lin Feng moved.

Lin Feng looked coldly at Qin Han's wife who was stabbing at him. He suddenly raised his hand, clenched his fist, and pointed his sleeves directly at Qin Han's wife. Then... a short arrow flew out directly from Lin Feng's sleeve!

puff!
An arrow shot directly through the heart of Qin Han's wife.

Qin Han’s wife was seriously injured and her movement towards Lin Feng suddenly stopped.

She subconsciously lowered her head and saw that only the tail of the arrow was left at her chest.

This scene came even more suddenly, so much so that before the despair on Li Haomiao's face faded away, he was suddenly overjoyed.

"Yes! How could I forget that my godfather has a life-saving crossbow on him!"

Zhao Shiwu, who was rushing towards Lin Feng, saw this scene and his eyes suddenly lit up.

Xiao Yu was worried that Lin Feng would be in danger, so he asked the Ministry of Industry to make a small crossbow for Lin Feng to use for self-defense in critical moments. Since this crossbow came into Lin Feng's possession, it was only used once by Lin Feng in Half Moon Temple. It had been so long since he had used it that Zhao Shiwu even forgot about its existence.

Seeing Lin Feng using a crossbow to seriously injure Qin Han's wife, Zhao Shiwu subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

But who would have thought that before Zhao Shiwu could even breathe a sigh of relief, his eyes suddenly widened and his expression changed drastically.

Qin Han's wife was bleeding profusely from her chest, but she only glanced at the wound, then raised her head again with a twisted smile: "You must die!!"

She ignored the pain in her body and continued to stab forward with the short blade.

Lin Feng reacted quickly and stepped back to prevent Qin Han's wife from stabbing his heart.

At the same time, he raised his arm again. His crossbow had three arrows in total, which could be fired continuously. He had just fired one, and there were still two left...

But who would have thought that this time, even though he kept turning on the switch, the second arrow was still not shot out.

"Oops!"

Lin Feng's expression changed. He didn't expect that the life-saving mechanism would malfunction at this time.

At the same time, Qin Han's other concubines, like Qin Han's wife, took out short blades from their sleeves and stabbed Lin Feng from all directions.

His movements were as fierce as any other warrior's.

They all have martial arts skills!

Lin Feng's face changed slightly. As he retreated, his eyes quickly scanned the surroundings, looking for a way to escape.

At this moment, footsteps finally came from behind him.

"Lin Shaoqing, we are here to help you!"

Lin Feng glanced over and saw several yamen runners from Wannian County finally hacked to death the Qin mansion servants who tried to stop them, and then quickly ran towards Lin Feng.

"Yes! Go and protect Lin Shaoqing!"

Kong Feng saw this scene and shouted: "Don't let anything happen to Lin Shaoqing!"

The yamen runners rushed forward, shouting "yes" loudly.

When Qin Han's wives and concubines saw this scene, their faces suddenly changed. Qin Han's wife gritted her teeth and yelled, "Don't give Lin Feng a chance!"

But these yamen runners were not far away from Lin Feng. After getting rid of the Qin mansion servants who were trying to stop them at the risk of their lives, they had already rushed behind Lin Feng.

They shouted to Lin Feng, "Shaoqing Lin, please leave. Leave this to us."

Lin Feng heard the movement behind him and was about to nod and retreat——

"Godfather! Watch your back!"

"Be careful!!"

Unexpectedly, what he heard was Zhao Shiwu's voice which was even more frightened and anxious than before!

Behind you?

Lin Feng was stunned for a moment and subconsciously turned around to look.

puff!puff!
But what awaited him was a long blade that would pierce directly into his back.

His pupils suddenly dilated, and his body staggered forward a few steps as he was stabbed by the long blades. The short blade in Qin Han's wife's hand pierced Lin Feng's heart completely.

But Lin Feng did not look at Qin Han’s wife, but turned his head and looked back… Then he discovered that the ones who attacked him were actually the yamen runners who came to support him.

Blood dripped from the wound, soon dyeing the ground under Lin Feng's feet red.

Looking at the bailiffs with triumphant smiles on their faces, Lin Feng coughed painfully: "So that's how it is... The case was to lure me in, and Qin Han's wife and concubine were to attract my attention... All of this is a preparation for you to gain my trust and approach me from behind."

"The real killer move is not Qin Han's wives and concubines, but you, the accomplices who seem to be here to support me... Is this the final killing plan that your Four Symbols Organization has spent three days preparing for me?"

Listening to Lin Feng's words and looking at his pale face, the leading yamen runner laughed: "Lin Feng, you really deserve to be called a detective. You figured out everything so quickly... But unfortunately, it's too late!"

"Our swords are poisoned, and we have pierced your heart... Even gods can't save you."

As they were talking, Zhao Shiwu and Zhao Xieyang had already rushed over.

"Damn it! You all deserve to die!!"

Zhao Shiwu was like a madman, with veins exposed on his arms. He held the knife in both hands and madly chopped at a yamen runner.

Then there was a "puff" sound.

He actually chopped the yamen runner's head diagonally downwards, splitting it in half.

But when these yamen runners saw this, they did not panic at all, and they did not even intend to resist.

They all grinned with a smug look on their faces: "If we can kill Lin Feng, we will die with honor. If Lin Feng dies, our mission will be accomplished... For the great cause of Xinggong, what's the harm in dying!"

As they spoke, they pulled their weapons out of Lin Feng's body one after another, and then looked at Zhao Shiwu and the others with pride.

"Don't try to capture us alive!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he actually slashed his own neck with a knife.

There were only bang sounds, and their bodies fell to the ground one after another, splashing dust all over the ground.

Even Qin Han's wives and concubines looked at Lin Feng, laughed, stabbed their hearts with short blades, and fell to the ground.

Dozens of people in the Qin Mansion, as well as these yamen runners, committed suicide without any hesitation!

Looking at the corpses on the ground, Kong Feng and others couldn't help but feel their scalps tingling.

It all happened so fast that even the county lieutenant Kong Feng hadn't reacted to what was happening before Lin Feng was ambushed by the yamen runners from Wannian County. He didn't even have a chance to question the runners as they just killed him.

As a result, the turmoil just now was quelled in an instant.

It happened and ended in almost the blink of an eye.

If there weren't so many corpses lying in a pool of blood, Kong Feng would really doubt whether this was a dream.

"Father!!!"

At this time, Zhao Shiwu's cry of pain rang out.

Kong Feng was startled and looked over quickly.

Zhao Shiwu was seen hugging Lin Feng, squatting on the ground and crying bitterly. Lin Feng's clothes were stained bright red, and blood was constantly gushing out of his mouth. It was obvious that he was dying.

Kong Feng's heart sank. He knew how high Lin Feng's status was in Li Shimin's heart. And the one who killed Lin Feng was none other than the yamen runner of their Wannian County. If anything really happened to Lin Feng, he would definitely not have a good ending.

He subconsciously wanted to rush over to check on Lin Feng's condition, but before he could move, Li Haomiao and other Dali Temple officials had already rushed over before him.

"Lin Shaoqing, how are you?"

"Imperial doctor! Call the imperial doctor quickly!"

"Lin Shaoqing, you must be fine. You will be fine! Where is the imperial physician? Why hasn't he come yet?"

The officials of Dali Temple were already in a panic.

Zhao Shiwu hugged Lin Feng's body, feeling Lin Feng's increasingly weak breath, tears dripping uncontrollably.

The man who used to be strong and honest, and who never admitted that he was a coward, was now crying like a child.

Lin Feng looked at Zhao Shiwu crying like this and forced a smile with difficulty: "Why are you crying?"

"Father..."

"Listen to me." Lin Feng did not give Zhao Shiwu a chance to speak, and said intermittently: "You must remember what I said to you this morning... Then, send someone to find Dai Gong and let Dai Gong take over my affairs after my death and let Dai Gong clear the injustice for Xiao Gong."

Zhao Shiwu pursed his lips tightly to prevent himself from crying out loud, and nodded heavily.

Lin Feng forced a smile. He raised his head and looked at the blue sky, feeling the vitality passing away. He raised his hand with all his strength, as if he wanted to touch the sky. At this moment, his wound was affected, and Lin Feng gasped in pain.

He closed his eyes, half crying and half laughing, and cursed in a voice that only he could hear: "I shouldn't have listened to him. This is so much more comfortable than dying with a knife, but... I really regret it. I will be a good person in my next life..."

The arms dropped.

Completely out of breath.

"Father!!"

"Lin Shaoqing!!"

The sound of crying and sorrow lingered for a long time.

…………

Royal palace, inside the main hall.

Li Shimin listened to Changsun Ping'an's report with an expressionless face.

There was no fluctuation in his tone, so Changsun Ping'an could not hear Li Shimin's true emotions at all: "So, you are sure that Qin Han was killed by Xiao Yu? Xiao Yu is the real murderer?"

Chang Sun Ping An said quickly, "The case has not been completely concluded yet, so I dare not speak rashly... But judging from the existing evidence, there are both witnesses and evidence, and so many servants in the Qin Mansion saw it with their own eyes, Xiao Siqing is indeed very suspicious."

Li Shimin's eyes were deep and he did not speak.

Chang Sun Ping An lowered his head, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Before I entered the palace, I heard that Dali Temple Lin Shaoqing had received the news and rushed to Qin's residence... I don't doubt that Lin Shaoqing would be partial, but Your Majesty, this case involves the Dali Temple, so the Dali Temple should avoid suspicion. After all, it is easy for outsiders to gossip when their own people investigate their own people."

"Once someone doubts Lin Shaoqing, or even doubts the fairness and justice of our Tang Dynasty, it will be troublesome."

When Li Shimin heard this, he glanced at Changsun Ping'an. Just one glance made Changsun Ping'an break out in a cold sweat, as if all his secrets had been seen through. Changsun Ping'an quickly lowered his head even deeper and dared not say another word.

Li Shimin looked at him coldly for a long while before speaking expressionlessly: "Just tell me what you think."

Chang Sun Ping An did not dare to play tricks in front of Li Shimin, and hurriedly said: "I beg your Majesty to issue an order to let me take full charge of this case, so as to stop the people from talking about Lin Shaoqing and the fairness and justice of our court."

Li Shimin's eyes were deep, like a dark pool that was impenetrable to light, and unfathomable.

He naturally knew how much controversy would be caused by Lin Feng's investigation into Xiao Yu's affairs. He also knew about the feud between Changsun Ping'an and Lin Feng and Xiao Yu. After all, if it weren't for Lin Feng and Xiao Yu, Changsun Ping'an would basically be the new Shaoqing... So Changsun Ping'an was not really selfless and was not considering Lin Feng completely. But what Changsun Ping'an said was not wrong. When it came to the case of the Dali Temple, everyone in the Dali Temple should avoid suspicion.

It was useless for him to believe in Lin Feng. If people all over the world did not believe him, then the prestige of the Dali Temple would be damaged, and even the image of the Tang Dynasty court would be damaged.

But would Xiao Yu kill someone?
Would this person who dares to quarrel with me for the sake of legal principles kill people?
Li Shimin didn't believe it.

But Chang Sun Ping An said that there was sufficient evidence, and that so many of the Qin family's servants had seen it with their own eyes...

If Xiao Yu was really framed, could Changsun Ping'an give Xiao Yu justice?
Li Shimin did not doubt that Chang Sun Ping'an had the courage to frame a wrongful case, but he doubted Chang Sun Ping'an's ability. For such a difficult case, only Lin Feng could make him feel at ease.

But Lin Feng is the Shaoqing of Dali Temple and has a very good relationship with Xiao Yu, so he is indeed not suitable to be involved in this case.

At this moment, even Emperor Li Shimin felt a headache.

Seeing that Li Shimin was silent for a long while, Changsun Ping'an said, "Your Majesty, the majesty of the laws of the Tang Dynasty must not be lost. If the people think that we are protecting each other, and then lose trust in the laws, it will be a disaster for the foundation of our Tang Dynasty!"

"Therefore, I once again beg Your Majesty to let Lin Shaoqing and his men return and hand over this case to me. I will do my best to find out the truth and will never let Your Majesty down!"

When Li Shimin heard the words that threatened the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, his eyes suddenly became stern.

He stared at Changsun Ping'an with cold eyes, which made Changsun Ping'an feel uneasy. Changsun Ping'an gritted his teeth and controlled himself not to lose his composure. For him, such a big case might not happen many times in his lifetime, so if he did, he would definitely catch the criminal. This might be an opportunity that would go down in history... Not to mention that the case was very clear, with sufficient evidence, witnesses and physical evidence, which was almost a sure thing. Naturally, he was even more reluctant to give it up.

Li Shimin remained silent for a long time, until Changsun Ping'an was soaked in cold sweat. Then he sighed and said, "Forget it, let's do as you say. However, I will ask the Ministry of Justice and the Censorate to investigate the case together. We must not let this case go wrong!"

Chang Sun Ping'an's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "Then... Lin Shaoqing?"

Li Shimin snorted coldly, "I will let him go back, but I will only give you seven days. If you can't find out the truth within seven days, I will let Lin Feng take over. By then, no one can object!"

Chang Sun Ping'an's face changed slightly. He understood that this was a warning from Li Shimin. However, he thought that he was 80% sure now and it would take less than seven days. In other words, Lin Feng had no chance to steal the credit...

Thinking of this, he was completely relieved and bowed, saying: "Your Majesty, I—"

"Report!!!"

At this moment, before Changsun Ping'an finished his words of thanks, suddenly, an extremely panicked shout came from outside the hall.

"Your Majesty! It's not good!"

"Lin Shaoqing was assassinated!"

"The murder case of Xiao Siqing was a conspiracy set up by the thieves. The Qin family is full of traitors. They used the case of Xiao Siqing to lure Lin Shaoqing to the Qin family with the purpose of assassinating Lin Shaoqing..."

"And Lin Shaoqing... was attacked from behind by Wannian County Yamen officers. He was stabbed several times and died on the spot!"

what! ?

The Qin family is a traitor?
Was Xiao Siqing’s murder a conspiracy?

Lin Feng was attacked from behind by Wannian County Yamen officers... and died! ! ?
Wannian County Yamen Runner! ?

Chang Sun Ping'an's eyes suddenly widened, and his whole face turned pale as if he was struck by lightning.

"How could this happen? How could this happen..."

He subconsciously looked at Li Shimin, and then his whole body was stunned.

Li Shimin, who was originally sitting high on the dragon throne, stood up without anyone knowing when.

Li Shimin's originally unfathomable face was now filled with a complex expression of anger, surprise, and sadness. He stared blankly outside the hall, as if motionless as a stone. When had Changsun Ping'an ever seen such an uncalm expression and such abnormal behavior?
And the next moment... Li Shimin suddenly walked out without any warning.

Seeing Li Shimin walking away quickly without even looking at him, Changsun Ping'an couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, you——"

"Shut up!!"

Li Shimin suddenly turned his head, and what Changsun Ping'an saw was a pair of cold faces that looked as if they were ready to kill someone at any time. This frightened Changsun Ping'an so much that his hands and feet turned cold and he dared not say another word.

Li Shimin ignored Changsun Ping'an and walked out of the hall quickly.

Then, Changsun Ping'an heard Li Shimin's voice from outside the palace, which he had never heard before: "Take me to see Lin Feng! Quickly..."

…………

Xiao Yu’s residence, side hall.

Holding a scroll in her hand, Xiao Man'er watched her mother walking around anxiously, and softly advised, "Mom, don't worry, Dad will be fine. Lin Shaoqing has already gone to the Qin Mansion. He will definitely be able to clear Dad's name."

When Madam Xiao heard her daughter's words, she couldn't help but say, "Mother also knows Lin Feng's ability, but there has been no news, so mother is still uneasy."

Xiao Maner gently flipped the pages of the book, and said as she read, "Then mother still doesn't trust Lin Shaoqing enough, otherwise mother should be like me, with a peaceful mind."

Madam Xiao looked at Xiao Man'er's calm appearance and couldn't help but said, "I really don't know what kind of magic potion Lin Feng had poured into you. In the past, you relied on your own intelligence to look down on men in the world. But now, you keep mentioning Lin Feng, acting like a little girl. I didn't know why I thought you were married to him."

Xiao Maner didn't blush when she heard her mother's teasing. She had more confidence and ideas than ordinary women of this era.

"Lin Shaoqing is indeed amazing, and doesn't dad praise Lin Shaoqing every day just like his daughter? Can mom find another young man as amazing as Lin Shaoqing?"

"This……"

Mrs. Xiao thought about it and felt that she really couldn't find anyone better than Lin Feng.

She exhaled slowly and said, "Lin Feng is indeed better, and your father always looks like he's afraid someone will snatch his son-in-law from him... Never mind, I won't go against you. As long as Lin Feng can save your father this time, I'll accept him as my son-in-law."

Xiao Maner smiled playfully and said, "Then mother should prepare the dowry now."

"You..." Mrs. Xiao looked helpless, but her daughter's confidence finally calmed her down a little.

She looked outside the room, hoping for good news to come soon.

At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly sounded.

"Someone is coming! Is there any news?"

Madam Xiao looked over quickly.

Then...she saw the housekeeper of the mansion rushing in with a panicked look on his face.

"Madam, Miss, something bad has happened..."

"Lin Shaoqing was assassinated!!!"

"What!? Lin Feng is dead?" Mrs. Xiao only felt a buzzing in her ears and her brain went blank in an instant.

The next moment, she suddenly thought of something and quickly turned to look at her daughter.

Her daughter, who had just been joking with her about reading a book, had dropped the book in her hand to the ground, and her pretty face was instantly filled with tears.

"Man'er, you..." Mrs. Xiao's heart ached.

Then I saw my daughter, who had always been calm and steady since she was a child, slowly stand up. Tears kept flowing in her eyes, but she tried to speak in a tone that would not make her worry: "Mother, I want to go see Lin Lang, is that okay?"

…………

Some underground secret room.

The candlelight flickered, casting two figures on the stone wall.

"Are you sure Lin Feng is really dead?"

"There is no mistake. Lin Feng followed our plan exactly. He was stabbed several times and died on the spot. I also secretly felt his pulse and he was indeed dead."

“Hehehe… I finally died. It wasn’t easy!”

"It's not easy indeed. In order to deal with him, our only family whose entire family is made up of Xinggong members sacrificed themselves."

"But their sacrifice is worth it. Once Lin Feng dies and Xiao Yu is in a coma, the others will not be able to conduct in-depth investigations into us, so they are no longer a threat. We can finally carry out our plan with confidence."

Upon hearing this, the figure on the opposite side of the stone wall hurriedly bowed and asked, "What's next?"

"The biggest threat has been eliminated, everything is going according to plan!"

As the candlelight flickered, the light and shadows slowly swayed on the White Tiger Mask. A cold voice with an unconcealed agitation came from under the mask: "In three days, the blessing ceremony will begin. Begin!"

(End of this chapter)