The Killer's Cleansing Manual

Chapter 134 The truth often exists among a minority of people

These words did not give Chang Lingyue any face at all. Chang Lingyue made a fool of himself in front of everyone, but he did not dare to blame Ye Xi. He only took his anger out on Lin Shanjuan.

"Okay, Lin Si is used to hiding behind women!"

Lin Shanjuan was amused: "It's better than hiding behind an incompetent man like Captain Chang."

Chang Lingyue's face turned pale, and he left with a cold snort.

He couldn't swallow this humiliation, so he rushed out with a sullen face. He saw Ye Lang's deputy general Li Chou looking at the door, so he hurried forward.

"Li Chou! What are you doing here?"

The voice was so loud that even Ye Xi could hear it in the general's mansion, let alone she was here.

Li Chou's face changed, and he quickly pulled Chang Lingyue to a secluded place to talk. When he turned around, he heard Ye Xi's cold tone.

"Li Chou, if you dare to do these little tricks again, no matter who you obey, this princess will not let you off easily."

Ye Xi's influence in the army far exceeds Ye Lang's, and his majesty naturally overshadows Ye Lang. All the Qingcang soldiers treat Ye Xi as an old general.

Li Chou froze for only half a second before quickly turning around and kneeling on one knee to apologize: "I admit my mistake!"

Ye Xi's expression was indistinguishable from his joy or anger: "Go back home and receive twenty military sticks."

Li Chou didn't hesitate at all: "I obey your command!"

Ye Xi glanced at him, then rode away with Lin Shanjuan without saying anything more.

Li Chou didn't stand up until everyone had left.

Chang Lingyue also saw Ye Xi using military law for the first time. Only then did he dare to speak, apologetically saying, "...I'm sorry for you, being ordered around like this by her."

Li Chou glanced at him sharply: "I did something wrong first, and the princess is doing this to correct my mistake, so it's not bitter."

After all, he was a deputy general and not as noble as the only son of Duke Sui, so his tone could not be too harsh.

Chang Lingyue rolled his eyes in his heart, but he didn't argue with him on the surface: "Take me to find Brother Ye Lang, I have something important to tell him!"

The two men rushed out of the city, and Ye Lang happened to be riding back and met them head-on. Chang Lingyue directly pulled him to a tea stall outside the city to chat.

"Brother Lang, the more I think about it, the more I feel something is amiss! That Lin Shanjuan is definitely not an ordinary person. How could she have so precisely known that the person I had arranged was behind the plaque? Did she have spies around us and knew of my actions long ago?"

Ye Lang was extremely shocked when he heard this and patted his head: "Are you stupid? Everyone in the capital knows that you and Sun Yuze are not on good terms. It's okay to argue a few times, but now you dare to shoot an arrow and hurt him? No matter what, he is..."

"Oh, Brother Lang, think about it! Lin Shanjuan! She is the most important!"

Ye Lang paused, thought for a few seconds, and then denied his statement: "She has only been in Beijing for more than a year. How can she have so many connections to place people in? The people in your house are all old people, and the people in mine are all soldiers from the army. Even if she wanted to infiltrate, she would have nowhere to start."

"Then how did she know?"

Ye Lang suddenly remembered the skills that Lin Shanjuan had demonstrated, and a more convincing guess flashed through his mind -

"Perhaps she is also a killer, so she is particularly sensitive to this kind of position."

Chang Lingyue was unconvinced: "Her? Look at how fragile she is. She just hides behind women. She's just a bit sharp-tongued..."

"No." Ye Lang interrupted him, "I've fought with her before. Her moves are tricky and strange. I've never seen anything like that before. She must be a killer too! And not Jingguo's killer!"

No!

She is lurking around Zhao'er, she must have bad intentions, I must find a way to remind her!

On the other side, Lin Shanjuan and his companions lost interest in drinking after witnessing the assassination. They walked and strolled until they came to a deserted suburb.

Ye Xi looked at the empty grassland and suddenly sighed: "Sometimes, places with a lot of people really make people feel breathless."

Maybe she was inspired by the fact that she had just caught Li Chou following her?

Lin Shanjuan didn't know the inside story, so he could only comfort her: "There aren't many people there, Qi Zhaomian is busy in the palace all day, and the Qingzheng Division doesn't have many cases. If you're bored, you can find me anywhere."

Ye Xi smiled and said, "To be honest, my father has been telling me lately that as a younger sister, I should advise and support my brother. But my brother is so stubborn that I can't persuade him. And... he has been ignoring military affairs for a long time, and I can't persuade him."

Lin Shanjuan pondered for a long time, then suddenly looked up at Ye Xi: "Ye Xi, I know you are broad-minded, but the army is not just one or two people, it is hundreds of thousands, or even millions of people. The life and death of these people must be entrusted to capable hands, otherwise it will be innocent bloodshed and death."

Ye Xi was stunned. "To be honest, I always hear different ideas from you."

What she said was different, but what was the same was probably that no matter how talented she was, she had to assist Ye Lang and be a law-abiding princess, right?

Lin Shan smiled wearily, "There's a saying back home: 'Truth often resides in a minority.' Sometimes, your status shouldn't be a constraint on your ability to display your talents; it should be a driving force."

Ye Xi was silent for a long time, and then nodded heavily: "I understand what you mean, don't worry!"

The two men's wine jugs collided, and the spicy wine slid down their throats. Thinking of what had just happened, Ye Xi turned to Lin Shanjuan:

"Who do you think would be so bold as to assassinate someone in this place?"

Lin Shanjuan sneered, "Sometimes, the bigger the courage, the smaller the brain."

"Huh? What person is smaller?"

Lin Shanjuan: ...The generation gap really exists all the time.

"It's just the brain. The head is empty."

Ye Xi thought for a few seconds and looked at her in surprise: "Could it be... Chang Lingyue? The two of them are indeed enemies, and he is indeed very courageous and empty-headed."

Lin Shanjuan took a sip of wine and sneered, "Just wait and see, Sun Yuze is bound to get hurt again."

Ye Xi frowned: "But they have had conflicts for so many years, why do they seem to have made up their minds to kill him now? What is Chang Lingyue thinking?"

Lin Shanjuan was also thinking about this matter. As the two of them were the princes of the Duwei Mansion, they should not do it so obviously.

After thinking about it, she suddenly remembered that she had given the Landlord card map to Sun Yuze, and in recent days, there were obviously more people in Sun Yuze's casino.

"Perhaps, they were trying to steal business, or perhaps, they completely fell out over business."

Seeing Ye Xi confused, she explained more clearly:

"For him to kill Sun Yuze despite the Duke of Xingguo's wrath must mean he's in even bigger trouble. For example, his business has been taken away, leaving him with ongoing losses. Only by getting rid of Sun Yuze can he get his business back."

Ye Xi also suddenly realized: "Dou Dizhu?"

Lin Shanjuan: ...Why do these three words suddenly pop up at such a serious moment? It's a bit...

What about the play?