The princess is killing like crazy again

Chapter 73 Knife

"What does *** want?" asked the old sect leader Xie tiredly.

Xiao Yurong said: "I just want the Xie family to do their duty as a subject. Do you need me to teach the Xie family about duty?"

"Ah." She smiled. "Perhaps my uncle and the 20,000 imperial troops stationed outside Chengchuan can make the old patriarch more fearful."

Now that the threat has reached this level, there is no point in saying anything more.

The old patriarch sighed and waved his hand.

All of Xie's private soldiers surrounding the hall put away their weapons and left in an orderly manner.

The elderly man walked down the steps with a cane and came to Xiao Yurong. "I only have one condition."

"Speak." Xiao Yurong stood with his hands behind his back.

"I don't ask for anything else, I just want to be a dutiful subject, so that I can be willing to take action and protect the foundation of the Xie family after the Liu family vents their anger." said the old patriarch.

This request was not very difficult, so Xiao Yurong agreed.

The old patriarch looked aside again, and Xie Deshu stood in front of Xiao Yurong with a gun in hand, expressionless, "Also, since this child follows you, please treat him better. If one day you have to take action against the Xie family, please don't vent your anger on this child. He is just a knife, and knives have no thoughts."

This is also to be prepared in case of any eventuality, leaving the Xie family with a last resort.

"Deshu is my right-hand man, so I will not treat him unfairly." Xiao Yurong agreed to this request.

The old patriarch knelt down in front of Xiao Yurong tremblingly, "Xie, I am willing to accept your orders."

Xiao Yurong curled the corners of his lips in pleasure.

At least before she kills Wu, and before the balance between Liu and Xiao becomes obviously tilted, Xie will understand what she should do.

"Get up." Xiao Yurong gave him a light support.

She looked around at the Xie family members who were not willing to do so but still bowed to show their loyalty, and smiled: "I am a very easy person to talk to, so you don't have to be so polite."

Xiao Yurong had two different faces, and the Xie family didn't want to say anything.

"Shao Yan, don't be so rude. Tell people to put away their weapons." Xiao Yurong turned and said to Li Yaozhi.

Li Yaozhi readily signaled the soldiers to put away their weapons, and he sheathed his sword with a calm expression.

"It was Yaozhi who was rude." Li Yaozhi said.

The Xie family didn't want to say anything anymore. These two people were just putting on a show.

He had the same face from beginning to end, and he was the only one who didn't even stand up and was just eating something annoying.

Add wine, turn on the lights and resume the feast.

When the banquet was over, the old sect leader Xie said that he wanted to let Xiao Yurong and his group stay at the Xie family for one night.

Xiao Yurong was not polite either.

Xiao Yurong returned to his room. Xie Deshu was originally accompanying Xiao Yurong.

When Xiao Yurong wanted to sleep, he stayed outside to wait for her.

After Li Yaozhi finished the matters at hand, he came to find Xiao Yurong. When he saw Xie Deshu guarding the door, he changed his mind temporarily.

After all, after the banquet just ended, Xie Deshu followed Xiao Yurong out.

Many people from the Xie family called him a running dog and a traitor in a voice that was neither light nor heavy.

But Xie Deshu's expression didn't even change.

"Thank you, sir. May I have a word with you?" Li Yaozhi asked with a smile.

"No." Xie Deshu shook his head, "It is my duty to protect the princess. I cannot leave without permission."

Li Yaozhi was helpless, "I think Mr. Yi is inside, so he won't let anyone hurt His Highness."

Xie Deshu still shook his head.

The next moment the door opened and a head appeared.

A pretty face that is easily bored and impatient appears, "Hey, unhappy, our little princess told you to chat with the one with brains."

"Unhappy" Xie Deshu: "..."

The "smart" Li Yaozhi: "..."

Xie Deshu still followed Li Yaozhi.

They didn't walk far before they stopped in a quiet and deserted corner.

Even though Li Yaozhi got straight to the point, he did not seem too aggressive, but rather gentle and polite: "Thank you, sir, for your extraordinary martial arts skills. Do you feel that it is a waste of your talent to stay with Your Highness?"

"The knife only needs to be sharp enough. Who the owner is and what his ability is are not things that a knife can control or guess," Xie Deshu said in a rigid manner.

"Thank you, sir, what you said is really interesting." Li Yaozhi curved his eyes, "It's just that it's easy for a famous weapon to change hands. I have to think more about your Highness."

Xie Deshu finally looked at Li Yaozhi, "What do you mean?"

"I don't mean to criticize you. As a member of a noble family, I naturally understand this. It is always difficult to make a choice between family and God." Li Yao stopped laughing. "Master Xie, will you still waver when facing the Xie family?"

"That's not my home." Xie Deshu said calmly, "I don't care about the Xie family."

His mother was a noble lady of the Xie family, and his father married into the Xie family. After being convicted, he was forced by his uncle to divorce his mother and leave.

At that time, he couldn't even speak clearly, and the only memory he had left was the back of his father leaving. It was said that he died afterwards.

As for my mother, she died of depression shortly thereafter.

There was no one in the family to discipline him, but he was provided with food, clothing and daily necessities. After he grew up, he was invited to be taught by a teacher because of his talent in martial arts, and then a wise leader was chosen for the family to serve.

It's just a knife, you don't even need your own thoughts.

Xie and Prince Yi were both previous owners of this knife.

And his current master is Xiao Yurong.

Li Yaozhi seemed to understand what he was thinking, and paused, "If one day you change masters again, and this time the master points the sword at your old master, will you still chop down with this sword when facing Your Highness?"

Xie Deshu frowned slightly, as if he was confused or thinking.

He seemed unable to answer the question.

Xiao Yurong...the master is a little different.

Who would let the knife have its own ideas? Only Xiao Yurong understood that she had her own compassion for kittens and puppies.

Then Xie Deshu relaxed his brows and said, "I will not change my master again. You can kill me or let me be damaged in the killing, but I will not change my master again."

Li Yaozhi got an answer that satisfied him.

"Are you willing to protect her?" Li Yaozhi asked.

"I will watch over her and help her through the difficult times, through the dark night before dawn. I don't ask for glory or lordship, I just want to help her with all my heart." Xie Deshu answered earnestly.

Xie Deshu was a rough man who could not understand Xiao Yurong's obscure eyes, nor could he read the vivid sentences in Xiao Yurong's writing.

He only knew that he had to protect his master.

This is his mission.

"That's good." Li Yaozhi smiled.

After the conversation, Xie Deshu wanted to go back and continue guarding.

Li Yaozhi advised considerately: "It is better not to guard tonight. With Mr. Yi accompanying His Highness, it will be fine."

Xie Deshu tilted his head and asked, "What can he protect there?"

"Don't look at anything indecent, don't listen to anything indecent." Li Yaozhi said with a smile.

Xie Deshu was silent for a moment and stood a little further away. "Then I'll guard the yard."

Li Yaozhi didn't try to persuade him any further.

On the other end, Xiao Yurong received a letter from Liu Pinjue.

"Go." Xiao Yurong took the letter and drove the fat pigeon away.

This fat pigeon is easy to get bored with, that's just his taste.

"Why do you dislike it so much?" Yi Yan curled his lips.

Xiao Yurong ignored him and opened the letter.

Liu Pinjue’s reply was not long.

Dear Sirs,

My disciple Yu Rong, I hope you are well.

All these things are so complicated that we have a rift between you and me. Writing is short but words are long. After thinking about it, it is better to talk face to face.

Yunzhou is still in chaos, so I ask the imperial army to garrison Chengchuan and wait for my arrival.

Teacher Liu Pinjue's book

This is a letter with a small note attached.

Xiao Yurong unfolded it and it read:

Someone around you sneaked into Yunzhou at night and got my Liu family's secrets. If it happens again, I will show no mercy.

"Tsk." Xiao Yurong smacked his lips.

The tone and attitude of Liu Pinjue's letter and the note are completely different.

Whether we can have a face-to-face interview or not, that means I will have to stay at Xie’s for a few more days.

Anyway, she has to beat Wu, or she can talk to Liu Pinjue.

As for this night visit to Yunzhou... Xiao Yurong seemed to be thinking about something.

She knew that Yunzhou was Liu Pinjue's territory, and she had stolen Liu's secrets, so it must be guarded by many levels.

Sending the weak would be tantamount to suicide, and sending the strong would be for fear of sacrificing a strong general and dare not act rashly.

So she didn't have such an idea for the time being, and there was no need to steal Liu's secrets at the moment.

Since she didn't send anyone to steal Liu's secrets, who around her would be disobedient and steal without permission?

Disobedient... Xiao Yurong turned his gaze directly to Yi Yan next to him.

When Yi Yan received Xiao Yurong's gaze, he suddenly had a bad feeling.

"What are you doing? Why are you looking at me like that?" Yi Yan took a step back.

Xiao Yurong raised his eyebrows, "Why are you feeling guilty?"

Yi Yan said confidently, "I have no guilty conscience, it's just that your eyes are too creepy!"

This man could lie as easily as drinking water, without blushing or getting nervous, so Xiao Yurong did not trust him at all.

Xiao Yurong sneered, "Liu Pinjue said that someone around me broke into the Liu family at night and stole secrets. Can you guess who this person is?"

"You ask me? How should I know? God can be my witness. Day and night, I am either at the princess's mansion or by your side, going to war with you. How can I have the time to go to Yunzhou? Even if I ride at full speed, it will be too late, right?" Yi Yan cried out in injustice.

"You volunteered to monitor Prince Shu, didn't you only go for a period of time? That period of time was enough." Xiao Yurong was not easy to deceive.

Yi Yan said: "I'm not some great immortal. The territory of a person like Liu Pinjue is also a place where secrets are hidden. How can I get in and out unscathed by myself?"

"It is indeed impossible to go in alone and remain unscathed." Xiao Yurong narrowed his eyes.

Observing Xiao Yurong's expression, Yi Yan relaxed his guard a little, "I told you, it's impossible."

"But what if you are injured?" Xiao Yurong stretched out his hand and attacked Yi Yan's waist and abdomen without any warning.

Yi Yan was caught off guard and was hit in the waist and abdomen by Xiao Yurong.

Xiao Yurong showed no mercy at all and dug his nails directly into Yi Yan's unhealed wound.

“Uh…” Yi Yan’s face suddenly turned pale and he was sweating coldly.

He subconsciously reached for the four-sided mace at his waist, but stopped abruptly, forcing a smile, "Really? Little princess, you are so cruel?"

Xiao Yurong snorted coldly and withdrew his hand.

There was a bright red bloodstain on Yi Yan's waist and abdomen. He held on to the table behind him, endured it and took a breath.

"A husband and wife are bound by a hundred days of grace after being married for a day. How heartless! --" Even in this situation, he is still not serious.

Xiao Yurong raised his hand and slapped him, "Shut up."

Yi Yan saw that her face looked really bad, so he shut his mouth.

Xiao Yurong tore open Yi Yan's clothes, exposing his body to the moonlight and candlelight.

"No way?" Yi Yan slightly widened his eyes, "I'm already like this, do you still want it?"

Actually, it's not impossible. Yi Yan's eyes lingered over Xiao Yurong's face.

Xiao Yurong was fond of luxury and would not wear anything other than gold or jade.

But she really suits this. For example, these gold and jade make her look radiant and charming.

Yi Yan swallowed his saliva and raised his hand to touch the corner of Xiao Yurong's eyes.

Xiao Yurong slapped him mercilessly and slapped him again.

"You're just a slut with sex on his brain." Xiao Yurong cursed with a cold face.

Yi Yan withdrew his hand awkwardly.

Xiao Yurong looked at Yi Yan's body.

He had quite a few old wounds on his body, and some of the scars were still pink, probably new wounds that had healed not long ago, and some had just formed scabs.

The wound on his waist and abdomen was the most serious, it looked like it was pierced by a sword, and it has not healed yet. Just now, Xiao Yurong's blow caused new injuries before the old ones healed, adding insult to injury.

It seems that he did not get anything good from breaking into Liu's house at night.

No wonder after he came back from monitoring Prince Shu, his face was much paler and there was a bloody smell on his body.

Xiao Yurong thought that he was exhausted from the long journey and that he met a few people on the road who killed him without blinking an eye.

But that should have been the moment when he was most injured, yet Kui Yiyan was still able to jump up and down and act as King Shu, and was making up something about using the power of thunder to shatter the darkness.

Xiao Yurong's fingertips touched the scabbed scar on Yi Yan's chest and he sneered.

Yi Yan took several steps back and shrank into a corner.

"Why are you hiding?" Xiao Yurong was confused by him.

Xiao Yurong waved at Yi Yan, "Come here."

Yi Yan covered his face, "Don't slap me!"

"I won't slap you, come here." Xiao Yurong was speechless.

Yi Yan then walked up to Xiao Yurong, feeling a little guilty, "I didn't mean to hide my going to Liu's from you."

"Well, it wasn't intentional. I did it on purpose." Xiao Yurong said expressionlessly.

She folded her arms and sat on the bed, "Tell me, why did you go to Liu's?"

Seeing that she didn't seem so angry anymore, Yi Yan covered the bleeding wound on his waist and abdomen with one hand and sat down beside her, "Verify the trajectory of history."

Xiao Yurong raised his hand and patted Yi Yan's hand that was covering the wound. "Have you verified it?"

"Ouch!" Yi Yan cried out in pain.

He looked at Xiao Yurong, "Didn't I just not tell you? Do you have to hold a grudge like that?"

"You are deceiving the emperor. I am merciful not to chop you up and feed you to the dogs." Xiao Yurong smiled.

"Come on, be cruel." Yi Yan hissed softly.

Xiao Yurong pursed his lips and said, "Go on."

"I told you before that later there was a man named Dugu Ying who divided the world with Liu Pinjue." Yi Yan said.