I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 53: Niulan Street Assassination
Since the beginning of spring, Qing and Northern Qi have been confronting each other on the border. Both sides have deployed large numbers of troops and war is imminent.

This is a war that concerns the fate of the country. Any news that is beneficial to the war will be publicized by both countries to boost morale.

As a result, the capture of Cheng Jushu, an eighth-rank master from Northern Qi, became the focus of recent heated discussions in Kyoto.

That afternoon, Li Chengzong was playing chess with Zhao Huai'en when Fan Wujiu came hurriedly.

"Master, something happened on the pleasure boat."

Ever since the Guo Baokun case happened, Li Chengzong sent people to guard the pleasure boat just in case.

Judging from the current situation, although the relationship between Si Lili and Fan Xian has changed because of him, Si Lili was still abandoned by Northern Qi and used by Li Yunrui as a pawn to assassinate Fan Xian.

"Lin Gong went to the pleasure boat?"

Li Chengzong was thinking about his next move without even raising his head.

"Master, how do you know?"

"you guess."

Having been cheated too many times, Fan Wujiu has learned his lesson. He just shook his head and talked about the situation on the pleasure boat.

Just at noon today, Lin Gong took two maids to the pleasure boat and killed several people on the boat. Fearing that Lin Gong would take action against Si Lili, Fan Wujiu also sneaked onto the pleasure boat.

It was at this time that Fan Wujiu found out that Si Lili was actually a spy from Northern Qi, and the leader of the Northern Qi spies in Kyoto.

Afterwards, because of Ye Ling'er, who was guarding the Ye family in Kyoto, Lin Gong and his group left in a hurry.

"Master, do you know that Miss Si Lili is a spy from Northern Qi?"

"know."

Li Chengzong casually placed a chess piece down, looked at Zhao Huai'en, and asked, "Now that her identity as a Northern Qi spy is about to be exposed, do you think she will ask me for help?"

"In my opinion, the mistress probably won't do that."

As Zhao Huai'en spoke, he also placed a piece.

"In my opinion, Mistress Si... will definitely ask the Patriarch for help, otherwise she will not be able to leave Qing Country alive."

Zhao Huai'en raised his head and said with a smile: "Fan Wujiu, how about we make a bet?"

“I’ve stopped gambling.”

Similarly, no one knew before that Si Lili was a secret agent of Northern Qi. Now one is called Si Lili and the other is still called the mistress.

Sure enough, there is a difference between direct descendants and those who were recruited.

Li Chengzong looked at the situation on the chessboard and immediately resigned himself to defeat. He asked, "The Second Brother sent me an invitation today, saying that he wants to invite me to dinner tomorrow. Do you think he will invite Fan Xian?"

"He has already invited us. This morning, Prince Jing personally went to invite us, and Fan Xian also agreed."

"A storm is coming."

Li Chengzong sighed, put away the chessboard, stood up and patted his butt: "I'm going to the palace."

That night, three figures flew out of the palace walls without anyone in the palace noticing.

An hour later, the Grand Canyon south of Kyoto City began to shake like an earthquake. Earth and rocks were flying in the huge canyon, and dust was everywhere. Many rocks rolled down from the mountain, making a rumbling sound, like thousands of troops galloping.

After two full hours, the violent true qi and unparalleled sword energy in the Grand Canyon gradually stopped, and large cracks spread in all directions like spider webs. Looking around, the whole place was devastated...

Then, three figures flew away from the Grand Canyon and returned to the palace.

When he came out of the palace again, it was already noon the next day.

Li Chengzong first went back to the palace to put the imperial edict away and changed his clothes, then he slowly went to Zuixianju for the banquet.

When he arrived, Lao Er and Fan Xian had not arrived yet, so he went to the pleasure boat.

Si Lili was forced by Lin Gong to hand over the command token of the Northern Qi secret agent yesterday. She has been uneasy and thinking about how to escape.

Li Chengzong noticed Si Lili's abnormality, but didn't pay much attention to it. Si Lili would be caught in the end anyway, so he kept thinking about last night's battle in his mind.

There was no winner between him and Emperor Qing. With their current nearly perfect life forms, it would not be possible to decide the winner in just one or two hours, but there was no point in fighting any further.

Both of them knew that even if they continued to fight, it would be a draw. If they really had to decide the winner, both of them would die.

In the battle last night, Li Chengzong also understood what Ye Liuyun meant when he said in the TV series that the other three grand masters might not be human.

There wasn't a trace of emotion in his eyes, giving people the feeling that he was a god who was high above and looking down on all living things, indifferent to everything.

"What are you thinking about so intently?"

Si Lili's voice brought Li Chengzong back to his senses. He shook his head and said, "Nothing."

Si Lili did not ask further questions, pretending to be indifferent and said: "The Second Prince just sent someone to tell you to come to the banquet."

"Fan Xian is here?"

"I didn't say it."

Si Lili panicked and asked, "Do you care about Fan Xian a lot?"

Li Chengzong smiled and said, "It's not that I care about him, but his identity is not simple. If anything happens to him, this capital will probably be in turmoil."

"Whether he is simple or not has nothing to do with me. Hurry up and go to the banquet."

Si Lili pulled Li Chengzong up and pushed him out of the pleasure boat. When she turned around, she suddenly said, "By the way, remember to come over tonight. I have something to tell you."

Just as Li Chengzong left the painted boat, Fan Xian and Teng Zijing calculated the time and rushed to Zuixianju. But when they passed Niulan Street, something unexpected happened and they were attacked by assassins. First, there were two female assassins whose martial arts were not very high. Teng Zijing and Fan Xian had no trouble defeating them. Then they met a more powerful master.

Cheng Jushu, an eighth-rank horizontal training expert from Northern Qi.

Fan Xian and Teng Zijing are not weak in strength, and they can easily join forces to fight against an eighth-rank master.

But Cheng Jushu is quite special. He is an eighth-grade master of horizontal training. He has thick skin and flesh, and has infinite strength. He can withstand more attacks than the average eighth-grade master.

In addition, Fan Xian was hit by Cheng Jushu's hidden crossbow and was injured before the fight even started. So even though the two of them tried their best, they were still no match for Cheng Jushu, who had amazing defense and strength.

The two of them attacking Cheng Jushu and Cheng Jushu attacking them are completely different concepts.

In a short time, both of them were seriously injured by Cheng Jushu. They both wanted the other to leave first, but neither of them was willing to leave the other behind, so naturally they stayed together and fought to the death with Cheng Jushu.

After all, Teng Zijing was not as strong as Fan Xian, and after a short while, he was beaten by Cheng Jushu and was in critical condition.

Just when Cheng Jushu was about to give him a fatal blow, a figure suddenly jumped out and attacked Cheng Jushu like an eagle, forcing Cheng Jushu to give up Teng Zijing in his hand to deal with it.

The man did not fight with Cheng Jushu, because he knocked him away with one punch, and he crashed through the thick wall and finally fell on Niulan Street, his life or death unknown.

Seeing this, Fan Xian, who was already seriously injured, relaxed and fainted.

When Fan Xian woke up from his coma, he saw Wang Qinian squatting next to him. Without saying anything, he struggled to come to Teng Zijing to check on his injuries.

"Sir, Teng Zijing's meridians are damaged and his internal organs are severely damaged. I'm afraid..."

Wang Qinian didn't have the heart to continue.

As the saying goes, medicine and poison are inseparable. Fan Xian is a master in using poison, so his medical skills are naturally quite impressive as well.

Teng Zijing's pulse was extremely weak and he could die at any time. There was no way he could save him and he was almost sentenced to death.

Fan Xian grabbed Wang Qinian as if he was grabbing a life-saving straw, looked at him with hope, and said anxiously: "Wang Qinian, you are familiar with Kyoto, tell me who has the best medical skills in Kyoto, and invite him here immediately."

"Sir..." Wang Qinian sighed, unable to utter the following words.

"There is still hope. There must be hope."

Suddenly, Fan Xian was shocked, remembering the situation a few days ago in the lobby of the Kyoto government office when Li Chengzong tried to save Guo Baokun. He immediately said, "Wang Qinian, carry Teng Zijing on your back and go find Li Chengzong. He can save Teng Zijing."

"Can the Third Prince save Teng Zijing?"

Wang Qinian was shocked. He had heard that the third prince was an expert, but in Teng Zijing's situation, it was impossible for him to be a ninth-rank expert, let alone a grandmaster.

"Don't ask anymore. Carry Teng Zijing to the palace first."

Wang Qinian did not ask any more questions and carried Teng Zijing on his back. Then, when he saw Fan Xian picking up the bloody dagger on the ground, he hurriedly said, "Sir, the people from the Supervisory Council will be here soon. Cheng Jushu will die sooner or later. If you kill him now, you won't be able to find out the real culprit behind the scenes."

In fact, Fan Xian simply picked up the dagger, but he didn't expect to hear Wang Qinian say this. He asked in surprise: "He's not dead?"

"No."

"Why didn't the person who rescued us just now kill him, and who was that person?"

"Did someone rescue you just now?" Wang Qinian asked back.

Fan Xian hummed and said nothing more. He also ignored Cheng Jushu who had fainted on the street and staggered with Wang Qinian towards Prince Ding's Mansion.

Just when Wang Qinian left with Teng Zijing and Fan Xian on his back, Li Yi hurried to the pavilion of Zuixianju.

"Master, Fan Xian was assassinated on Niulan Street. Two female assassins died. Fan Xian was seriously injured, and Teng Zijing was on the verge of death."

Li Chengze was shocked and asked, "You said Fan Xian was assassinated?"

"How do you know that Fan Xian was assassinated?" Li Chengzong was also a little confused.

In the Niulan Street assassination case, he did not arrange for anyone to protect him.

In Li Chengzong's opinion, although Teng Zijing's death in the Niulan Street assassination was regrettable, he deserved it.

Fan Xian didn't know Cheng Jushu's identity at first, but Teng Zijing knew it, so he naturally knew that he was no match for Cheng Jushu.

Although Fan Xian was ambushed by Cheng Jushu at that time, if the two of them fought and retreated at the same time, there would be no problem waiting for reinforcements.

As a result, the two men seemed to have their brains stuck in the door and insisted on going up to test the other man's skills. They were beaten so badly that they couldn't run away even if they wanted to.

If Fan Xian hadn't had his final burst of true energy, he would have died.

Of course, he also knew that Fan Xian would have an outburst of true energy, so he did not make any arrangements for the assassination on Niulan Street.

As for Teng Zijing's death, if he had encountered the Niulan Street assassination soon after coming to this world, he would have asked someone to rescue Teng Zijing. Now... Li Chengzong could only say that Teng Zijing was not his man and had nothing to do with him. It was his own fault and he could not blame others for his death.

However, according to the plot, Teng Zijing should have died on the spot, but now he is only dying. This at least shows that Li Yi knew the news earlier than others, so how did he know it?

Li Yi smiled and said, "It's a coincidence. Today, the old lady came to the mansion and asked me to look for the head of the family. When I passed by Niulan Street, I saw Cheng Jushu trying to assassinate Fan Xian. After I injured Cheng Jushu, I came here directly."

Li Chengzong suddenly understood, and then joked to the second brother: "Second brother, the assassination on Niulan Street is bound to cause quite a stir, and you are the biggest suspect."

"Yes, I made an appointment with Fan Xian, so I am the most suspicious."

Li Chengze looked a little solemn, and stood up and said, "Third brother, let's leave it at that for today. I'll go get some information, and I'll host a banquet to thank you another day."

"Second brother, you can go by yourself. My mother is here, and I want to go back to the mansion to see her as well."

Li Chengzong also stood up and asked, "Hongcheng, what do you say?"

"I'll go with my second brother and see if there's anyone I can help with."

(End of this chapter)