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Chapter 492 Lin Chong: A person must rely on themselves! [3rd update, please vote!]

Behind them were all the Imperial Guards who were present when Fang Tianding was assassinated.

At this moment, the Imperial Guards stared wide-eyed at Lin Chong, whispering amongst themselves as they did so.
"A leopard's head and piercing eyes! Although he was masked that day, I remember his leopard's head and piercing eyes!"

"And his robust physique and superb martial arts skills, Marshal, it's him, it's him, it's definitely him!"

"Who else but him could wield the eighteen-foot spear with such mastery?"

"I'd recognize him even if he turned into ashes!"

It's quite a coincidence that Lin Chong, Wang Yin, and Du Xue all look like Zhang Fei.

Lin Chong is the most similar, with a leopard's head, piercing eyes, a swallow's chin, and tiger's whiskers.

Wang Yin and Du Xue each resemble half of each other.

Wang Yin had delicate eyebrows and eyes, and a swallow's chin and tiger's whiskers.

Du Xue had a leopard-like head, piercing eyes, and a goatee.

Du Xue was masked that day, only revealing his leopard head and piercing eyes.

Therefore, after looking at the situation closely, the Imperial Guards concluded that Lin Chong was the leader of the assassins who attempted to kill Fang Tianding.

Everyone says that, Zheng Biao glanced at Shi Bao: What do you say now?
Shi Bao was speechless.

"Take this scoundrel down first, then we'll go and argue with King Qi!"

As the Grand Commandant of the Palace Guard, Zheng Biao was the highest-ranking official present, and he immediately issued orders:
"General Pang, it's up to you now!"

Pang Wanchun believed that Cai Fu would not send someone to assassinate Fang Tianding, but so many witnesses identified Lin Chong...

Left with no other choice, Pang Wanchun drew his bow and aimed an arrow at Lin Chong's leg.

Since the goal is to capture Lin Chong and confront Cai Fu, the obvious choice is to capture him alive.

However, Lin Chong was engaged in hand-to-hand combat with Guan Sheng on foot. Firstly, the agility of foot combat was unmatched by mounted combat, and secondly, the three of them being entangled in a fight hindered aiming...

Pang Wanchun's eyes, sharp as an eagle's, were fixed on Lin Chong. He released his grip, and the bowstring twanged.

"Boom-"

As luck would have it, Guan Sheng swung his sword at Lin Chong, who quickly dodged!

Whether it was a "tradition from their ancestors" or not, "whoosh," the arrow struck Guan Sheng's left arm!

"hiss--"

Guan Sheng couldn't help but gasp, his right hand holding a knife to block Qin Ming's spiked club, and he shouted sharply:

"How shameless! How despicable!"
"Two of them fighting me is one thing, but they even resorted to underhanded tactics!"

"Ah this..."

Lin Chong and Qin Ming were speechless and embarrassed by Guan Sheng's scathing remarks. They could only pretend to be stupid and continue fighting Guan Sheng.

They didn't know if it was Song Jiang's arrangement, but Guan Sheng had already been shot by an arrow, so why not take advantage of his weakness and kill him?

With his left hand unable to exert any strength, how could Guan Sheng possibly stand a chance against Lin Chong and Qin Ming when wielding a knife with only one hand?

Just as Guan Sheng was being driven back by Lin Chong and Qin Ming, there was suddenly another "whoosh"!
"Pfft!"

This time it was finally Lin Chong's turn; a hidden arrow pierced right through his calf!

Lin Chong grunted and knelt down on one knee!
Qin Ming suddenly realized what was happening and pointed at Guan Sheng with righteous indignation, shouting:

"So it was you, you red-faced thief, who orchestrated this ambush, and now you're even framing us?"

At this moment, Song Jiang understood and pointed to the nearby grove of trees, shouting:

"There's an ambush in the woods!"

"I'll get him!"

Zheng Biao muttered to himself, "Blah blah blah... Hurry!"

Suddenly, a thick black mist billowed out from their grove, spreading outwards in a vast, overwhelming manner!

Song Jiang and the others were stunned, watching helplessly as the black mist seemed like a giant black hand reaching out to grab Lin Chong!
Lin Chong's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly tried to escape with a limp, but he was still shrouded in the black mist!
The black fog was so thick you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, and what was even more terrifying was that all you could hear was the howling of ghosts!
Lin Chong was shocked, angry, and helpless. No matter which direction he went, it was pitch black!
Suddenly, a large hand appeared out of nowhere, grabbed him, and dragged him into the darkness...

"Pfft!"

Zheng Biao threw Lin Chong to the ground, and dozens of imperial guards immediately swarmed forward and tied him up. Zheng Biao then handed Lin Chong's eighteen-foot spear to an imperial guard to carry on his back.

"Alright, now that we have the assassin, we can go and confront King Qi!"

"I want to ask him face to face why he wanted to assassinate the Prince of Nan'an!"

Shi Bao and Pang Wanchun were speechless, so the group captured Lin Chong and moved him to the grove...

Song Jiang and Qin Ming were dumbfounded. How could the black mist envelop Lin Chong and then stop moving?
At this moment, Guan Sheng was still retreating, fearing that the black mist would envelop Lin Chong and then envelop him as well.

He was overthinking it; the black mist enveloped Lin Chong and then stopped moving.

Guan Sheng couldn't help but stop and look: What the hell?

The black mist stopped spreading and simply remained there, gradually fading away over time...

When the black mist thinned to the point of being transparent, Song Jiang, Qin Ming, Guan Sheng, and the others all gasped in unison:
"hiss--"

What about Lin Chong?
The black mist vanished, and so did Lin Chong!

It's like they vanished into thin air, leaving not a trace!

"you--"

Song Jiang looked at Guan Sheng with a mixture of surprise and anger, while Guan Sheng looked back at Song Jiang with a completely bewildered expression.

"You have not only hidden archers in the woods, but also mages?"

"But why did they transform Lin Chong away?"

Song Jiang was taken aback: "You didn't hide the monk?"

"nonsense!"

Guan Sheng was also furious: "I am not the kind of person who would use underhanded tactics to harm others!"
"Moreover, Mr. Gongsun is currently in Qingzhou!"

"We didn't hide anyone in the woods!"

Song Jiang suddenly realized a possibility:
“The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!

"This is bad! Someone is trying to sabotage both of our companies at the same time. We must join forces!"

Guan Sheng also considered this possibility.

If he hadn't been hit by the arrow, his pride would have prevented him from cooperating with Song Jiang.

However, he was hit by an arrow, and Guan Sheng had no choice but to stand with Song Jiang temporarily to deal with the "snake that may appear at any time".

However, the "oriole" had already flown away...

……

Zheng Biao and his men led Lin Chong away from the grove and traveled for a whole day, only to miss their lodging.

Left with no other choice, they found an abandoned temple in the wilderness to spend the night.

Lin Chong was tied to a pillar in the main hall, and Li Tianrun whipped him severely with a horsewhip.
"Clap! Clap! Clap..."

Lin Chong was whipped so badly he was nearly dying, and couldn't help but cry out:

"What do you want to know? Go ahead and ask!"

Li Tianrun remained silent and whipped Lin Chong a full hundred times, breaking the whip in the process before stopping.

Just as Zheng Biao was about to question Lin Chong, Shi Bao spoke first:
"Speak! Who sent you to assassinate the Prince of Nan'an?"

Zheng Biao glanced at Shi Bao with displeasure: "Even now, you're still protecting the Prince of Qi?"
People must rely on themselves!
Lin Chong had already decided that, in order to save his life, he would answer whatever Zheng Biao and the others asked truthfully.

As a result, Shi Bao's question stumped him, and Lin Chong asked, looking completely bewildered:
Who is the Prince of Nan'an?

"Oh ho, still gotta be stubborn!"

Li Tianrun snorted coldly, snatched the whip from someone else, and lashed Lin Chong hard:

"Say it or not! Say it or not! Say it or not!"

Lin Chong: "Awooo! Awooo! Awooo!"

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