"you……"
Shen Lingjun looked angry, but soon became speechless.
yes!
This bastard prince really has no obligation to explain these things to her!
But……
Why does his expression look so unpleasant?
Shen Lingjun gritted her teeth and said, "Calm down, stay calm."
If you want to deal with this bastard, you can't be impulsive.
After repeating this in her mind several times, she gradually calmed down: "Since you said Miss Yingying assassinated you, there must be evidence, right?"
Lin Jiangnian raised his eyebrows: "Of course!"
"Where's the evidence?"
"No."
Shen Lingjun was startled, then seemed to realize something, and immediately glared: "Are you kidding me?"
"This prince wants to play with you, why bother with so much trouble?"
Lin Jiangnian glanced at her and said, "If you want to know the truth, you should go check Chen Yingying. Why bother asking me?"
Shen Lingjun's voice was deep, with a hint of sadness and anger in her tone: "Miss Yingying has been murdered and silenced by you, how can I investigate?"
"This is not something I should be concerned about. Also... I've already said that I didn't kill Chen Yingying. She committed suicide out of fear of punishment. This has nothing to do with me!"
Shen Lingjun gritted her teeth and looked at him coldly: "Is there any difference?"
"Of course."
Lin Jiangnian sneered: "Instead of brainlessly trying to cause trouble for me, why not use your pig brain and think about it..."
"She, Chen Yingying, is just a prostitute in a brothel. Why would this prince want to kill her? Is he bored?"
Hearing Lin Jiangnian calling her a pig-brained person, Shen Lingjun was furious and furious: "Of course it was you, this bastard prince, who coveted Miss Yingying's beauty. When Miss Yingying refused to comply, you killed her..."
"It's true that you have a pig's brain!"
Lin Jiangnian sighed, and under Shen Lingjun's almost cannibalistic gaze, he sneered: "If this prince wants, there is no woman he can't get. Why would he covet a prostitute like her?"
Shen Lingjun subconsciously wanted to refute, but soon froze.
This bastard prince, what he said seems to make some sense?
She suddenly thought of Xiao Zhu. Even her personal maid was so stunningly beautiful. How could this bastard prince be short of beautiful women?
This reason is indeed somewhat untenable.
"Even if I really had feelings for her, why would I kill her?"
Lin Jiangnian found it inexplicably funny: "Just because she doesn't obey me?"
"Isn't it?" Shen Lingjun gritted his teeth.
By this time, she had realized something was wrong, but she couldn't put her finger on it. She didn't want to believe it, but she had to admit she had been persuaded.
"Oh……"
Lin Jiangnian looked at him as if he were a mentally retarded child: "Does it take so much trouble for this prince to get her?"
"Take a few steps back. Even if it's true as you say, I can still use force, coercion, bribery, and if that doesn't work, I can drug her, even if it means house arrest and training... I have a thousand ways to make her obey and submit, so why would I have to kill her?"
"Will killing her bring any benefit to this prince?"
At this point, Lin Jiangnian couldn't help but feel a little confused. Rumors in Linjiang City had previously spread that the Prince of Lin had spent a fortune on Chen Yingying, acting like a true admirer.
But if you think about it carefully, would the dignified Prince Lin really fall in love with a prostitute?
He had met Chen Yingying once. Although she was exquisite and beautiful, she was by no means stunningly beautiful. How could such a beauty have captivated the former Prince Lin?
It doesn't make sense!
"mean!"
Hearing Lin Jiangnian say such a series of obscene words, Shen Lingjun's face turned slightly red, and she spat in shame and disgust.
But when she heard the following words, she was obviously stunned again.
When she learned that Miss Yingying had died in Prince Lin's mansion, she had been furious and only wanted to kill that bastard prince to avenge Miss Yingying, without giving it much thought. Now, after hearing Lin Jiangnian's analysis, her expression gradually became stunned.
If you think about it carefully, what this dog prince said seems to make sense?
Although what this bastard prince said was vulgar, wasn't it the truth?
If he wanted to get Miss Yingying's words, why did he want to kill her?
As the prince of Lin Wang, how easy is it for him to get a top courtesan?
There was really no need for him to kill Miss Yingying.
But……
Shen Lingjun was stunned, and the firm idea in his mind seemed to be gradually disintegrating.
Lin Jiangnian didn't expect that his words would make the female hero Shen in front of him start to doubt herself. When he noticed Shen Lingjun's slightly confused eyes, he figured something out.
He immediately understood and decided to add fuel to the fire.
"Let me ask you, besides the reason of Chen Yingying, why do you still want to kill me?"
Lin Jiangnian looked at her and asked, "Is it because of the negative rumors about me in Linjiang City?"
Shen Lingjun stared at him without saying anything.
"Have you ever seen it yourself?"
"Have you personally witnessed this prince bullying men and women? Have you personally witnessed this prince bullying the common people, killing people and hiring assassins... Have you ever personally witnessed this prince do any of the negative rumors people have about him?"
Shen Lingjun became increasingly silent.
She wanted to say something in rebuttal, but sadly found that... she couldn't refute it.
She had indeed never seen it.
She didn't know Lin Jiangnian before. All her knowledge of Lin Jiangnian came from folk legends among the people of Linjiang City and... from Li Qianlin.
It was Li Qianlin who told her about Lin Jiangnian's various misdeeds, and she also learned about them from the common people. Therefore, she concluded that Prince Lin was a playboy full of evil. In addition, the murder of Miss Yingying made her even more determined to eliminate the evil for the people and enforce justice.
But now, she suddenly began to doubt herself.
It seemed that she had never witnessed the evil deeds of this bastard prince with her own eyes!
"So, you should use your brain and think carefully, don't let others use you as a tool all the time!"
"You are the one with a pig brain!" Shen Lingjun glared at him.
Only this time, the tone was not as aggressive as before.
"besides……"
Lin Jiangnian glanced at her one last time and said calmly, "You've tried to assassinate me time and again. If I'm really as cruel and inhumane as the rumors say... do you think you can still be alive now?"
The light tone made Shen Lingjun tremble slightly.
Completely stunned on the spot.
…
Night falls.
Shen Lingjun returned to the inn in a daze, sat in the room, and stared out the window in a daze.
My mind is in a mess!
All kinds of thoughts and ideas came to her mind, making her completely confused.
“So annoying!”
She scratched her hair in annoyance, then slumped over the table, her face blank and at a loss.
"What Prince Gou said seems to make sense. Could it be... did I really misunderstand?"
Shen Lingjun recalled what Lin Jiangnian had said in her mind. Even though she was unwilling to admit it, she had to admit that what he said made sense.
It is well-founded and difficult to refute.
Shen Lingjun wanted to find a flaw in his words to refute, but the more she thought about it, the more she felt that what the dog prince said was right...
So much so that she was a little panicked.
I feel inexplicably anxious.
If Prince Gou was really as evil as the rumors said, how could she still be alive when she fell into his hands last time?
But he didn't kill himself...
I didn’t kill him last time, and I didn’t kill him this time either.
Shen Lingjun lowered her eyes, remained silent, and her breathing became slightly rapid.
A thought emerged that she didn't want to believe, but had to believe.
Although Shen Lingjun was impulsive, occasionally dull, and easily led astray by others, she was by no means incapable of distinguishing right from wrong. Thinking of this, she naturally realized that there were many doubts about this matter.
But, if this is true, doesn't it mean that Miss Yingying...
At this moment, Shen Lingjun felt that some of the ideas she had held for many years were collapsing.
…
After resting for two days in Luma Town, Lin Jiangnian and his party were ready to set off again.
Several horse-drawn carriages were traveling on a deserted official road, moving forward neither slowly nor slowly, and there was silence all around.
In addition to Lin Jiangnian and others, Shen Lingjun and her uncle-master also followed behind.
Shen Lingjun was on her way to the capital with her uncle-master to visit her fellow disciples. When Lin Jiangnian set out, Shen Lingjun followed him.
What a coincidence!
Of course, it's not a coincidence.
In the carriage, Lin Jiangnian was wrapped in a soft blanket, holding the sweet and soft body of the little maid in his arms, with his eyes half closed.
Xiao Zhu was held in His Highness's arms obediently, but she seemed a little nervous. She couldn't help but glance outside the carriage and said worriedly, "Your Highness..."
"how?"
"Don't, don't do this... What if Sister Zhiyuan sees it..."
Xiao Zhu's pretty little face was full of fear.
His Highness had been touching her in the carriage today. If Sister Zhiyuan saw this... the little maid turned pale.
"She won't see it." Lin Jiangnian was not worried and pinched her smooth little face.
"But, but..." Xiao Zhu was still worried, with a nervous look on his face.
"Don't worry, Zhiyuan has gone on an important mission. Now it's just you and me here."
Lin Jiangnian looked down at the pitiful appearance of the little maid in his arms, and his heart was moved. He had been busy accompanying Zhiyuan recently and had neglected this little maid.
Looking at the little maid's mouth-watering, delicate and soft body, Lin Jiangnian's hands began to become restless.
"Come, let me check your body..."
The inside of the carriage was a disgrace to the sight.
Outside the carriage, the cold wind was raging.
Several horses followed the carriage. On the horse's back, Shen Lingjun was wrapped tightly. She looked forward with a complicated expression in her eyes, and then she turned her head.
"Miss Zhiyuan, is this really possible?"
Next to Shen Lingjun, Zhiyuan, dressed in a white dress, walked side by side with her. The cold wind blew, and the black hair under the bamboo hat fluttered in the wind, which made Shen Lingjun a little surprised and envious.
Zhiyuan's gaze fell on the row of carriages in front. After staring for a long time, he slowly retracted his gaze and nodded slightly.
"That……"
Shen Lingjun opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but when his eyes fell on the front, he hesitated.
She thought of what Lin Jiangnian said and looked dazed.
In the past, she would have tried every possible way to join forces with Miss Zhiyuan to kill this bastard prince.
But now...
"how?"
Zhiyuan asked calmly.
"without……"
Shen Lingjun shook her head in panic and remained silent.
Zhiyuan, who was standing by, seemed to notice something. He glanced at her casually a few times and said nothing.
…
The carriage was in a mess.
Xiao Zhu's clothes were disheveled and she collapsed limply into Lin Jiangnian's arms.
When she came to her senses, her pretty face flushed and she shyly snuggled into Lin Jiangnian's arms, not daring to lift her head.
When the dust settled, Lin Jiangnian slightly lifted the curtain on the side of the car, letting the cold wind blow in and dispel the ambiguous atmosphere in the room.
Xiao Zhu gradually recovered, put on his clothes, wrapped himself in the quilt, took a look outside the car curtain, and quickly hid his head. His little face was slightly red. After a while, he seemed to think of something.
"By the way, Your Highness..."
"Why, why do we have to pretend that we don't know Sister Zhiyuan?"
Lin Jiangnian glanced behind the curtain and vaguely saw two familiar figures standing side by side on horseback not far behind the carriage.
It was natural for him to let Shen Lingjun follow behind. As for the kite, it was a surprise he prepared for the female hero Shen.
It depends on whether she falls into the trap or not!
Lin Jiangnian raised the corner of his mouth slightly, turned his head and looked at the little maid hiding in the quilt, with only a small head and a pair of black, puzzled eyes showing, and touched her little head again.
"Don't ask so many questions, kid!"
"oh!"
Someone else might have objected, but the little maid seemed used to accepting things and didn't ask any further questions.
Bored on the way, Lin Jiangnian took the little maid into his arms again. Just as he was about to be affectionate with her again, he heard a noise outside the carriage.
The little maidservant struggled to break free from Lin Jiangnian's arms in a panic, straightened her clothes, and sat up straight.
The look of panic and nervousness in trying to cover up one's situation is hilarious.
"Your Highness?"
Lin Qingqing's voice came from outside the carriage.
"What is it?"
"Your Highness, I have found Wang Changjin!"
Hearing this, Lin Jiangnian, who had been nonchalant, suddenly became serious, stood up and lifted the curtain of the car.
"Where is he?"
"It's in a dilapidated temple not far ahead..."
Lin Qingqing began to explain, her eyes inadvertently sweeping through the carriage. When she saw that there was only Xiaozhu in the carriage, and Xiaozhu's face was slightly red, and she looked restless, nervous and guilty, she instantly realized something and immediately turned her head away, not looking away.
"A ruined temple?"
Lin Jiangnian nodded slightly; "Let's go and take a look!"
“…”
In front of the official road, on a thorny path, there is a temple.
The temple is not big. It used to be a place where villagers from several nearby villages offered incense. With the demise of the nearby villages, the temple fell into dust. After years of wind and rain, it gradually became what it is today.
Apart from the occasional passing merchants who stop by to rest, this dilapidated temple is deserted.
At this moment, outside the ruined temple, several guards were lurking and surrounding the area. Not far away, Lin Jiangnian and Lin Qingqing were slowly approaching.
"How did you find him?" Lin Jiangnian asked.
Lin Qingqing shook her head and explained, "It wasn't my subordinates who found him. Was it Wang Changjin who took the initiative to contact my subordinates?"
"Um?"
Lin Jiangnian seemed a little surprised.
"Wang Changjin said he wanted to see you, Your Highness." Lin Qingqing leaned closer and said something.
When Lin Jiangnian heard this, his eyes looked a little amused.
"I see."
Arriving in front of the dilapidated temple, Lin Jiangnian looked up.
"Wang Changjin is in this temple, he's the only one..."
Lin Qingqing whispered, "I wanted to take him down, but he claimed that he had something that Your Highness was interested in. I didn't dare to act rashly..."
"You did a great job."
Lin Jiangnian nodded: "I will go and take a look."
"Your Highness, this is not appropriate..." Lin Qingqing shook her head. Although Wang Changjin was alone, she realized that the other party's martial arts skills were not weak. It was not safe to let Your Highness go in alone.
"No problem!"
Lin Jiang laughed young: "Since he dares to come to see me, if I am timid, won't I look like a coward?"
After saying that, Lin Jiangnian stepped into the dilapidated temple.
Lin Qingqing was still worried and subconsciously looked back not far away. When she saw the white-clothed figure on the horse not far away was indifferent, she breathed a sigh of relief.
at the same time.
"What is this son of a bitch doing?"
Shen Lingjun looked up ahead and saw a lot of people gathered around the dilapidated temple, while Lin Jiangnian walked into the temple alone, feeling a little puzzled.
What tricks is this bastard playing again?
Zhiyuan, who was riding on horseback, was also looking at the ruined temple in front of him, as if thinking about something.
…
In the dim and dilapidated temple.
A musty smell filled the air.
Lin Jiangnian stepped on the ground, and the rotten wooden board made a crisp cracking sound.
The dilapidated temple was not big, and in the dim light, Lin Jiangnian quickly saw a figure sitting in the corner in front.
Wang Changjin!
Although the other party was disguised, Lin Jiangnian recognized him at a glance.
However, compared to the first time they met, Wang Changjin now likes eating fish a little less.
He looked much older, his hair turning white, and he looked like an old man, his spirit and energy gone. His appearance was even more disheveled. Apart from his still sharp eyes, he no longer had any life in him.
Lin Jiangnian was not surprised by this.
On the night when the Wang family was exterminated, Wang Changjin did not fall into Yuan Zhongnan's hands and escaped being killed. However, Yuan Zhongnan would not let him go.
Judging from the situation, he must have had a difficult time during this period.
It was already surprising that we were able to escape from Xunyang City.
"Wang Changjin?"
Lin Jiangnian walked closer and looked down at him.
Speaking of which, this was his first formal meeting with Wang Changjin.
Unexpectedly, things and people have changed.
In the corner, Wang Changjin stared at Lin Jiangnian in front of him, his voice hoarse and low, his gaze fixed on this familiar face.
"You are not dead after all!"
The tone was low and contained a hint of regret.
"Yeah, not dead!"
Lin Jiang laughed young: "If this prince dies, won't your Wang family escape this disaster?"
silence.
Wang Changjin closed his eyes.
regret?
But what’s the use of regret?
He clearly saw with his own eyes that Lin Jiangnian was trapped in the secret room by him, and he poisoned him with his own hands. Just in case, he even destroyed the secret room that he had spent many years building, just to bury all the evidence together with the Prince of Lin.
But he never expected that even so, the Prince Lin was still alive!
How did he survive?
Nobody knows.
But, it doesn’t matter anymore!
God has destined the Wang family to have such an end!
When he opened his eyes again, Wang Changjin seemed to have aged ten years in an instant, and his whole body was shrouded in a decadent air.
His voice was hoarse: "This is a disaster for our Wang family. We lost..."
Lost!
A terrible loss!
The price is that the entire Wang family will be buried with him!
"so what?"
Lin Jiangnian ignored him. The Wang family deserved to be exterminated and it had nothing to do with him.
He was more concerned with other things.
"You didn't come to see me today to talk nonsense, did you?"
Wang Changjin was silent for a moment: "Where's Wang Qin?"
"Is he still alive?"
Lin Jiangnian crossed his arms, his eyes playful, "What do you think?"
Wang Changjin looked up and met Shanglin Jiangnian's eyes. After staring at him for a while, he said, "You won't kill him."
Lin Jiangnian seemed a little surprised and chuckled: "Why are you so sure?"
"I have what you want in my hand!"
Wang Changjin said in a deep voice: "You have been waiting for me, right?"
Lin Jiangnian was stunned for a moment. He had to admit that he had underestimated the person in front of him.
"You are much smarter than Wang Shiquan!"
Lin Jiangnian said playfully, "If you were the governor of Xunyang, your Wang family might not have fallen to this point..."
But he quickly shook his head: "Of course not necessarily. It is also possible that the Wang family will die faster in your hands!"
Wang Changjin stared at Lin Jiangnian in front of him with a complicated expression.
Didn't he underestimate the Prince Lin in front of him?
If we had anticipated this, how could we have ended up like this?
But it's all too late!
"In that case, then let's stop talking nonsense... let's make a deal!"
Wang Changjin stared at Lin Jiangnian and said in a deep voice: "Give Qin'er to me, and I will give you what you want!"
Lin Jiangnian's eyes remained unmoved: "How do you know what this prince wants?"
Wang Changjin didn't say anything, but just reached into his arms, took out something and threw it to Lin Jiangnian.
Lin Jiangnian opened it and glanced at it, his eyes lit up slightly.
"I didn't expect that your Wang family is truly so ambitious..."
Lin Jiangnian said with a click of his tongue: "If you give this to me, aren't you afraid that Yuan Zhongnan will kill you at the end of the world?"
"Since our Wang family has no way to survive, I will drag him down with me even if I die!" Wang Changjin's voice was cold.
Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes: "What else?"
"Let Qin'er go, I'll tell you where he is!"
"It seems that you have been prepared for this!"
Lin Jiangnian looked at him with a smile, and then the smile on his face slowly faded away.
"But……"
"What if this prince doesn't let go?"
“…”