Daughter of aristocratic family

Chapter 379 Outside the City
As the night deepened, the torches outside the tent flickered with a faint light, forming a sharp contrast with the surrounding darkness.

Yun Hao knew that Prince Xianli had gone to bed, but he still told his men, "Be sure to guard strictly and never let down your guard."

The reason why he did not enter the city and chose to camp outside the city was to observe whether Prince Xianli had any backup plans. He did not believe that the prince would give in so easily.

In fact, he deliberately did not enter the city, just to see if Prince Xianli had any backup plan. He did not believe that Prince Xianli would just surrender like that.

The night is as dark as water, and all around is quiet and silent.

Suddenly, a slight noise broke the silence of the night, and Yun Hao's eyes immediately opened, flashing with a sharp light.

He quickly stood up, put on his coat, and walked out of the tent steadily.

As soon as he walked out of the tent, he saw several dark shadows floating in the night, as if they were looking for something.

A sharp light flashed in Yun Hao's eyes, and he shouted in a low voice: "Capture them!"

The guards around immediately took action. They surrounded the black shadows silently, moving quickly and orderly.

In the night, the interweaving of firelight and moonlight added a bit of weirdness and tension to this sudden conflict.

The black shadows were very skilled, but they gradually showed signs of defeat when facing the well-trained guards.

Yun Hao could see that these people were not ordinary private soldiers. Their movements revealed an aura of well-trainedness, and they were obviously rigorously trained killers.

At this moment, a black shadow suddenly broke free from the siege and rushed towards Yun Hao.

Yun Hao's eyes flashed, he drew his sword, and rushed forward like the wind.

The figures of the two men intertwined in the firelight, the swords flashed, and the crisp sound of metal collision was heard.

After a fierce fight, Yun Hao finally seized the opponent's weakness and stabbed his sword into the opponent's chest.

The black shadow groaned and fell to the ground.

Seeing this, the other black shadows gave up resistance and were subdued by the guards.

Yun Hao used his sword to lift the mask covering the black shadow's face, and saw a strange face. "Who sent you? What's your purpose?"

The black shadow closed his eyes tightly and clenched his teeth, as if he had made up his mind not to speak.

Yun Hao bent down, reached out, pinched his mouth open, and quickly stuffed a pill in.

The pill melted in his mouth, and the shadow opened his eyes in horror, "What did you give me to eat?"

"I know that you killers would commit suicide by taking poison. I'll feed you a pill to eliminate all poisons so that you will avoid future troubles." Yun Hao said lightly.

"You, you know we are going to assassinate you?" the black shadow asked in surprise.

Yun Hao was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that he could figure out their purpose so easily. Of course he knew. "

He smiled slightly, with a hint of cunning, "Your presence is too obvious. I noticed it when I ordered us to camp here."

The shadow showed a bitter look on his face, "So, you were already prepared.

"Tell me, who sent you here?" Yun Hao's tone was calm and firm. He did not think that all this was done by Prince Xianli.

After all, Prince Xianli would not know in advance that he would come to arrest someone tonight.

The shadow struggled to sit up, "Master Yun should know that even if a killer is caught, he would rather die than betray his employer."

He turned to look at the guards beside him, "Take them away and interrogate them thoroughly. Make sure they talk." The guards responded and were about to take the black-clad assassins away. A voice asked, "Why are you making so much noise?"

The person who spoke was none other than the Xianli County Prince. He walked out of the tent wearing a brocade robe. He looked at Yun Hao with a gleam of inquiry in his eyes: "Lord Yun, what's going on?"

"It's so late, why hasn't the prince rested yet?" Yun Hao asked back.

"I fell asleep, but was woken up again." Prince Xianli turned his gaze to the assassins in black. "Looking at their attire, they look like assassins."

"They are indeed killers." Yun Hao didn't want to hide it.

"Lord Yun is quite good at offending people. People hate you so much that they don't hesitate to hire assassins to kill you." Prince Xianli sneered.

"I have to do my job. The people I arrested were all violators of the law. I don't think I have ever offended them." Yun Hao curled his lips and sneered, "Hearing what the prince said, it seems that I have offended the prince."

"Lord Yun did offend me, but I didn't have time to hire an assassin to kill Lord Yun."

Prince Xianli had no scruples, "I wonder how Lord Yun plans to deal with these assassins?"

"Of course we need to interrogate them strictly and find out their employers before taking any action." Yun Hao told the truth.

Prince Xianli smiled softly, "Lord Yun, I don't understand the rules of the assassin's business, but I know a little bit. Since they dare to come to assassinate, they must be determined to die, so how could they easily betray their employer?"

"The prince is right, but the torture instruments in the prison will make them speak." Yun Hao's tone was firm and left no room for doubt.

Prince Xianli shook his head, his eyes filled with sarcasm, "Lord Yun, you underestimate these killers. Since they have chosen this path, they have already prepared themselves mentally. The torture instruments in the prison are powerful, but they may not be able to make them speak."

"What the prince said makes sense, but I will do my best to make them speak. If torture instruments are ineffective, then I will use other methods." Yun Hao remained calm.

Prince Xianli seemed to be annoyed to see him so confident. He raised his eyebrows slightly, "Oh? Lord Yun, do you have any other ideas?"

Yun Hao did not answer directly, but smiled calmly, "Your Highness, there is no need to ask more questions. I have my own way."

Prince Xianli did not continue to ask. He turned around and was about to leave, but suddenly stopped and said, "Lord Yun, you must be careful. Since these assassins dare to come and assassinate you, they must have something to rely on. Don't be careless and lose your life."

Yun Hao heard this, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes, "Thank you for your reminder, Prince. I know my limits. Since these assassins dare to come, I can make sure they never return."

Prince Xianli turned around, pursed his lips, strode away, returned to the tent, and lay down again with his clothes on. His hatred for Yun Hao in his heart became even stronger. "What a pity."

The night passed quickly, and at daybreak, the city gates opened, the guards packed up their tents, and the group entered the city.

Yun Hao used the excuse of interrogating the killer and did not accompany the Minister of Justice and others to escort Prince Xianli into the palace.

His contribution was great enough, so when he ate the meat, he had to let others have some soup to avoid being envied.

Besides, Prince Xianli and Prince Bao were at odds with each other, which made the emperor very upset, so there was no need for him to get involved.

If it wasn't a matter of food and fodder, and the livelihood of the people in the capital, he would not have interfered.

The Minister of Justice and his men were overjoyed to have received such a great contribution, and they thanked Yun Hao repeatedly, "Lord Yun is young and promising, and has made many outstanding achievements. It is a blessing for our dynasty!"

"Lord Yun is both wise and brave. I admire him very much."

Yun Hao humbly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your praise, my lords. I am ashamed to accept it."

"Lord Yun deserves it, he deserves it." The Minister of Justice and others said happily.

After a few polite words, they took Prince Xianli into the palace, and Yun Hao was sent to the prison.