After rebirth, I seduced the abstinent Marquis and became the white moonlight

Chapter 62 Killing someone with a borrowed knife

After being shocked, Shen Ning finally found his voice. He stood up and backed away, screaming, "Ah!"

Si Yan, who was waiting not far away, ran over immediately after hearing the noise. He met Shen Ning who was hastily fleeing the scene. Shen Ning almost jumped into Si Yan's arms and pointed behind him in a panic: "There is a body, there is a body."

Si Yan glanced into the distance, put one hand around Shen Ning's waist, drew the sword from his waist with the other hand, and shouted angrily towards the camp: "Someone come."

When the soldiers came over after hearing the noise, Si Yan pushed Shen Ning and said in a deep voice: "You go back with Ling Feng first, I'll take people over to take a look."

Shen Ning's legs were still weak from fear, and he held on to his arm tightly and refused to let go.

Si Yan coughed lightly, looked around, tore off his cloak and put it on Shen Ning. After wrapping her tightly, he took her hand and took her away.

After sending Shen Ning to the carriage, Si Yan saw that her eyes were red and she looked like she was about to cry. He felt an inexplicable irritation in his heart. He took out a handkerchief and handed it to Shen Ning.

Shen Ning took the handkerchief, looked over, sniffed and said, "When will you come back?"

Although she didn't mean it, her tone gave people a pitiful feeling for some reason.

Si Yan's Adam's apple rolled twice, and he opened his thin lips slightly: "Very soon."

*
After investigation, it was found that there was more than one body by the river. The upper reaches of the river was Xiangyang County. Combined with the recent rumors from Xiangyang, Si Yan had a hunch that what lay ahead must be complicated.

Seeing his serious expression, Zhao Qingxun walked over and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "What's the problem?"

Although the two of them didn't have a good relationship, from the perspective of this trip, they were like grasshoppers on the same rope. Si Yan didn't need to hide it from him, and replied directly: "Your Highness, don't you think that the journey from the capital was too smooth?"

Zhao Qingxun looked into the distance, spitting out Si Yan's words, and said in a light tone: "You mean, someone is holding back a big move."

Si Yan glanced at him and said meaningfully, "Your Highness should know better."

What he meant was that Zhao Qingxun had so many enemies, and he should know better who wanted to kill him.

Zhao Qingxun chuckled after hearing this and joked, "Since the general knew that this journey was dangerous, why did he still come? Could it be that he really loves his wife so much that he came for your wife?"

When Si Yan heard him mention Shen Ning, his expression immediately turned unhappy, and he was too lazy to beat around the bush or play word games with him.

He said simply, "Who knows if other options might be more dangerous."

After saying this, he turned and left, not wanting to talk any more with Zhao Qingxun.

Regardless of whether the corpse that suddenly appeared was what Si Yan expected, they certainly could not move forward as loosely as before.

Their numbers are not large to begin with, and they lack soldiers who have actually fought in the battlefield. If they really encounter an ambush, the consequences will be disastrous.

To be on the safe side, Si Yan readjusted the formation and advanced along the original route.

The Third Prince and his entourage dressed up in disguise, and split into two groups with Si Yan's troops. They took the country road to the east gate of Xiangyang City and entered the city with the villagers.

Si Yan had to consider the overall situation and definitely could not bring Shen Ning with her, leaving Ling Feng and a few guards with her.

After setting off, Shen Ning wondered if Si Yan was overthinking it. Xiangyang was just ahead, and the bandits would not ambush at this time.

But in fact, there is a reason why Si Yan could become a general.

The assassins' ambush positions were almost exactly what he expected. The enemy was outnumbered and suddenly appeared at a narrow pass. Fortunately, Si Yan was well prepared, and everyone remained alert and quickly fought back.

Shen Ning sat in the carriage at the back, and Ling Feng and his men were protecting her, so she wasn't too worried.

But after a while, Luo Baizhi suddenly approached Shen Ning's carriage, came to Ling Feng and said, "You go to Senior Brother, I'm here."

Ling Feng, who had always been by Shen Ning's side but cared about Si Yan all the time, felt a moment of excitement.

Ling Feng has been with Si Yan for many years, and he and Ling Xiao have always been his right-hand men. In fact, he has never wanted to be by Shen Ning's side, but there is no way, this is all Si Yan's arrangement.

What Luo Baizhi said hit the nail on the head. To protect one person, you don't need so many people, but...

Seeing him hesitate, Luo Baizhi suddenly had an idea and pointed in Si Yan's direction and said, "Oh, the enemy has hidden weapons, go and help. You know my martial arts, don't you trust me?"

Ling Feng was worried about Si Yan's safety. After Luo Baizhi's repeated instigation, he finally made up his mind. Before leaving, he reminded her: "Then you must take good care of the lady."

Luo Baizhi raised the sword in her hand and said with a smile, "Of course."

After Ling Feng left, Luo Baizhi used the same rhetoric to send away several other people.

They didn't know what happened between Luo Baizhi and Shen Ning, they just regarded her as Si Yan's trusted junior sister.

*
Shen Ning had been hiding in the carriage. When he heard it suddenly become quiet outside, he lifted the curtain to look. He saw that Luo Baizhi was the only one around, and he suddenly had a bad feeling.

Luo Baizhi approached her and sneered, "I underestimated you. You are more capable than I thought. Si Yan is like this, but he still likes you."

That night, Si Yan came back drunk from Zuo Yi's house. Luo Baizhi wanted to get close to him to see if she could take advantage of him while he was unconscious, but unexpectedly, Si Yan went directly to Shen Ning's house.

She hid under the window, listening to the two people arguing, and thought they would part ways unhappily, but later.

The only sound in her ears was Si Yan's low moans.

She didn't expect that Si Yan, who looked abstinent and dull on weekdays, was actually no different from an ordinary man at that time.

Shen Ning retreated defensively. He didn't believe that Luo Baizhi would do anything at this critical moment. "I warn you not to do anything rash, or Si Yan won't let you go. He's just a man, not your life. Do you have to be so deliberate?"

Luo Baizhi shook her head and said, "You are wrong. This is indeed a matter of life and death."

She seemed to have made up her mind, staring at Shen Ning with eyes like a venomous snake, and said to herself: "Since there is no progress in the mission and the male protagonist cannot be dealt with, I can only deal with you first."

The system stipulates that she is not allowed to kill anyone, so she can kill someone with someone else's knife, right?

Shen Ning knew that Luo Baizhi was full of ill will towards her, but she didn't expect that she would do something under Si Yan's nose. She tried to stay calm and said, "Whatever you want to do, Si Yan will not let you go."

Luo Baizhi smiled, with a mocking arc at the corner of her lips: "There are assassins all around me now, what can I do?"

As she spoke, Luo Baizhi walked away, as if she could no longer see Shen Ning.

Shen Ning's heart sank to the bottom. She really didn't have to do anything. All the people nearby had been sent away by her. She just had to wait for the assassin to make his move.

Shen Ning, who was alone, was like a little lamb entering a wolf's den. Two men in black came over immediately when they saw that there was no one guarding this place. One of them lifted the curtain and took a closer look, then shouted to his accomplice: "There's a woman here."

Another person came over, took a look at the battle in front of him, and waved his hand: "Take him away first."