The Killer's Cleansing Manual

Chapter 133 Restaurant Assassination

After Chu Kuo's case was solved and those officials were exiled one by one, Qi Zhaomian and Qi Yili had been discussing new candidates for official positions.

Lin Shanjuan was alone in the house all day with nothing to do, so he thought of looking for Ye Xi to pass the time.

The last experience of going to the general's mansion was still vivid in Ye Xi's mind. Ye Lang was a narrow-minded person, and if he saw her, he would inevitably find fault again, and Ye Xi would inevitably feel embarrassed.

Lin Shanjuan just sent a servant over, but when the servant arrived at the general's mansion, Ye Lang happened to be going out, and Ye Xi came to the door to see him off.

"Are you a servant in the princess's mansion?"

The servant nodded repeatedly. Seeing this, Ye Xi quickly stopped him and asked, "What are you doing here?"

The servant didn't dare to meet Ye Lang's frightening gaze, and handed her the small note written by Lin Shanjuan: "My Lady, I'm here... to deliver a letter."

After he finished speaking, he didn't bother to wait for any reply and ran away like a puff of smoke.

Ye Xi unfolded the note, which contained only a few words:

[Come to my house and hang out with me.]

This writing style is so good that you can tell it's Lin Shanjuan's work even without looking at the font.

Ye Xi smiled slightly and was about to go back to change clothes when Ye Lang called her: "Is it from Lin Shanjuan?"

Ye Xi was stunned: "Yes."

Ye Lang snorted coldly: "It's better to avoid associating with people like this in the future. Didn't my father say yesterday that this person is ruthless and might be harmful to us?"

Ye Xi frowned, not liking his description. "Lin Shanjuan is devoted to His Majesty, and so are we. How could she plot against us?"

Ye Lang was so stunned by her words that he couldn't answer. He pulled the reins hard and left with his deputy general Li Chou without looking back.

Ye Xi watched them turn the corner, sighed helplessly, and turned back home to change clothes.

Ye Lang reined in his horse and said, "Follow her and see where they go. If Zhao'er goes with them, send someone to report back to me."

Li Chou hesitated for a few seconds after hearing this, but turned his horse around and waited for Ye Xi to come out.

Lin Shanjuan was in the mansion listening to the servant breathlessly describing Ye Lang's horrified expression. The next second, a horse neighed and Ye Xi arrived at the door.

"Shan Juan!" She waved and dismounted, then walked a few steps to Lin Shan Juan and asked, "Where do you want to go?"

Lin Shanjuan patted the servant's shoulder and told him to go back first. "I just didn't know where to go, so I asked you to come over. It's been so boring since the case was over. Bai Shu and the others are busy too, and there's no one to play cards with me anymore."

Ye Xi smiled when he heard this: "These past few days have been really boring. The autumn hunt will be fun in a few days. With your archery skills, wouldn't it be fun for us to hunt together then?"

Lin Shanjuan seemed to have heard Qi Zhaomian mention this as well, and his eyes lit up: "How long will it take?"

Ye Xi calculated the days: "About half a month left, the Ministry of Rites is already preparing. Why don't we go for a walk? There's a new restaurant, it would be nice to have a drink."

Lin Shanjuan nodded, stood up and mounted his horse: "Let's go!"

The two chatted as they walked, and soon they arrived at the restaurant. They chose a seat in the lobby and ordered a few side dishes.

The dancers on the stage danced gracefully, their movements soft and graceful, their waists slender and stretched, which looked quite charming.

Lin Shanjuan's fingers beat the rhythm to the music. Sun Yuze approached from afar, followed by several servants, carrying a few delicious dishes. He walked closer and bowed to the two of them with a smile:

"These are gifts from me for your visit today. Please enjoy the food and drinks. The dancers here are all trained at great expense. Just tell the waiter what you want to see!"

He was polite, and Lin Shanjuan returned the gift. Ye Xi only accepted the dishes and still refused the question about the dancer.

"We can just do what we want, no need to worry."

Sun Yuze waved his hand and said, "Hey—Second Master Lin and Princess Annan are no different. My humble place is flourishing today. No need to be polite!"

"If that's the case, how come you ignored me even though I came here?"

Several people looked over and sure enough, it was Chang Lingyue, whom they had met once before.

Ye Xi has never liked his flamboyant personality, and her face didn't look very good when she heard that.

Sun Yuze annoyed him even more, and said with a forced smile: "Chang Lingyue, if you don't even have money for a meal, why not let me treat you to a meal?"

Chang Lingyue's face turned serious and he stopped the waiter who was serving the dishes. "Sun Yuze, this captain is now a member of the imperial court. Don't be ungrateful. Otherwise, this captain will treat you as an offense regardless of your family's status!"

Sun Yuze simply sat back on his chair and said even more harshly, "A captain stationed in the suburbs is running to the capital all day, and he's also pretending to be using chicken feathers as a token of authority!"

The two of them argued back and forth, and Lin Shanjuan maintained a smile on his face when he suddenly noticed something was wrong.

Behind the plaque on the top floor directly opposite Sun Yuze's right, there seemed to be someone on the beam.

As a killer herself, she knew best the ambush locations the killer might choose. With this discovery, she couldn't help but look more closely at the plaque hanging on the top floor.

Sure enough! A moment later, a feathered arrow shot out! It was clearly heading straight for Sun Yuze!

And Sun Yuze was sitting there motionless at the moment, so it only took a few seconds to aim.

Sun Yuze is the youngest and most beloved son of Duke Xingguo. If I can save his life, I can also do Duke Xingguo a favor.

"Prince Sun, your money fell under the table!"

Sun Yuze cried out "Ah" and subconsciously crawled under the table to take a look. At the same time, a feather arrow flew through the air and, because of Sun Yuze's change in posture, hit him directly in the shoulder!

It seemed that the original intention was to aim at his temple or neck.

Sun Yuze cried out in pain, and Ye Xi suddenly looked towards that location: "Over there!"

The man on the beam had already retreated after missing the attack, and by the time Ye Xi caught up with him, he had already disappeared.

Sun Yuze covered his bloody arm and looked at Chang Lingyue fiercely: "Damn it, just wait! I won't let you have it easy!"

After saying that, without listening to what Chang Lingyue said, he gave Lin Shanjuan a grateful look.

"I'm sorry for my poor hospitality today and for ruining Mr. Lin's mood. I hope you can come again tomorrow!"

Lin Shanjuan nodded in agreement: "Just take care of your wounds, it's okay."

Sun Yuze was supported by the servants and went to the back hall. Chang Lingyue saw that only Lin Shanjuan and his men were left there, so he did not have so many concerns.

"Did you remind him on purpose?"

Lin Shanjuan pretended not to understand: "What did the captain say?"

Chang Lingyue sneered, his tone aggressive: "Last time you were biased and gave the blueprints to him, and this time you deliberately protected him. Lin Si, you and this Sun Shizi..."

Lin Shanjuan's eyes grew colder. "Captain, I am the consort of His Highness. If you make random assumptions, you will have your tongue ripped out."

Chang Lingyue never took Lin Shanjuan seriously, but he was afraid of Qi Zhaomian. In order to prevent Qi Zhaomian from targeting him, his father deliberately sent him to the southern border to train with Ye Lang for a few years before returning.

"Okay, okay. I remember what happened today."

Lin Shan was so tired and stupid that he didn't even want to look at him: "I advise you, you'd better not remember what happened today."

Chang Lingyue looked at her fiercely: "I don't need you to teach me how to do things!"

Ye Xi had already returned. Seeing this, he slapped Chang Lingyue on the shoulder. The palm, which contained internal energy, knocked him back several steps. If it weren't for his men blocking him, he would have inevitably fallen.

"She is now a Second-Rank Provincial Governor. In terms of rank and ability, she is more than qualified to teach you how to do things."