Chapter 253: Assassination

In the middle of the night, carrier pigeons fluttered their wings and flew over the magnificent high walls of the Weiguo Mansion and stopped in front of the window of an embroidered building in the southwest corner.

The lights in the house have been extinguished, but through the bright moonlight, you can still see the reflection on the window lattice, wandering back and forth.

Hearing the crisp cooing sound outside the window, the figure in the room paused slightly, and then the wooden window was washed open inside.

In the moonlight, Qin Yiqing pounced on the windowsill and grabbed the carrier pigeon in front of the window.

I couldn't wait to take off the bamboo tube tied to the pigeon's leg, and unfolded the letter inside, with only a few words on it - tomorrow afternoon, Tianxianglou.

"Tianxianglou ......" Qin Yiqing muttered in a low voice, clutching the letter in his hand tightly.

The sky was bright, and the Weiguo Mansion, which had been silent all night, was lively again.

After the cold was cured, he resumed his daily routine of going to the horse farm to practice martial arts, and early in the morning, after breakfast, he went out.

Since getting up in the morning, Qin Yiqing has been sitting still, as soon as Wei Xing went out, she couldn't bear it even more, and without waiting for the noon agreed in her heart, she hurried out of the Weiguo Mansion and rushed to Tianxiang Building on Lotus Street in the south of the city.

It was still early, Qin Yiqing ordered tea and snacks, looked at the bustling street downstairs, and waited for the goddess to appear.

In an inconspicuous corner of the lobby, as soon as the man dressed as a runner noticed the brightly dressed Qin Yiqing, he turned around and entered the curtain leading to the backyard of the restaurant, and soon, the man appeared in the grocery store next door.

"Boss Xue, the person you said has arrived." The guy who ran to the counter and whispered in the ear of the man with a lazy face, paying attention to the movements around him.

The man opened a pair of narrow eyes, which were full of essence, and he said unhurriedly: "Don't worry, the goddess is not so light to see, let her wait." โ€

The guy who ran the hall answered, turned around and went back to Tianxiang Building through the secret door of the grocery store.

As soon as the person left, the man behind the counter swept away Fang Cai's laziness and sneered: "Just do such inconsequential things, if it weren't for the sake of holy water, the ghost would take care of you." โ€

After that, the man beckoned the guy who was doing chores in the store and ordered, "Go to the front and see if the young lady is here." โ€

The guy bowed down and hurriedly went out to the door of the store to check.

It wasn't until near noon that Qin Yiqing saw the goddess dressed in white like snow.

Just like when she first saw the goddess four years ago, she floated out of the dust and did not eat the fireworks of the world, but in front of her, the goddess never covered her face, and as the rumors said, the appearance of the goddess was different every time she appeared.

This time, it's an eleven or twelve-year-old girl who is in the middle of cardamom.

Despite the difference in her face, she could still recognize at a glance that the person with an ordinary face in front of her was a goddess, a god she believed in.

Unable to suppress the excitement in her heart, she subconsciously stood up.

The woman in white smiled softly, raised her hand to stop her words that were about to be spoken, and said in a low voice, "It's inconvenient to speak here. โ€

Qin Yiqing was stunned for a moment, only then did she realize her current situation, thinking that she had almost exposed her identity as a goddess in front of people, she hurriedly apologized and said: "The believer was happy for a while, but she lost her temper, and she hoped that the goddess would forgive." โ€

"No problem." The goddess shook her head with a smile, and her smart eyes were inclusive and compassionate, which made Qin Yiqing extremely moved.

"Goddess, please." Inevitably losing his temper again and leaving a bad impression on the goddess, Qin Yiqing restrained his mind and made a gesture of please.

For convenience, she had already booked a secluded private room on the second floor.

She bowed her head respectfully, so that she did not see the contempt and disdain in the eyes of the goddess.

Answered in a low voice, the goddess, it should be said that An Ruoxian is right, and under Qin Yiqing's admiring gaze, she stepped on the stairs.

Pretending to inadvertently brush the human skin mask on her face, An Ruoxian snorted coldly in her heart.

If it weren't for the fact that the matter mentioned by Qin Yiqing in the letter was too urgent, and she didn't worry about letting others pretend to be a goddess to make an appointment, she wouldn't have gone to great lengths to pretend to be a goddess to come to the appointment, you must know that her mother rarely made an appointment for her to travel today.

It's only to blame Qin Yiqing for being too stupid, and nothing can be achieved without her guidance.

Fortunately, acting is just a piece of cake for her, and the identity of a goddess gives her a good feeling, which finally makes her feel more comfortable.

After entering the private room, An Ruoxian sat down by herself, and Qin Yiqing was busy diligently, pouring tea and water for her.

Seeing Qin Yiqing, who had always inadvertently put Qiao on the shelf in front of him in the past, was so groveling, An Ruoxian's heart swelled with happiness, and her sense of superiority almost exploded.

But now she is a goddess, a good and merciful God, who will be merciful and considerate of her followers.

Raising her hand to stop the busy Qin Yiqing, An Ruoxian smiled faintly: "Don't be so restrained, sit down." โ€

Qin was agitated, and the gentleness and kindness of the goddess made her cheeks blush, and she carefully sat down on the opposite side.

Holding back her laughter, An Ruoxian pretended to be holy and asked indifferently: "What you mentioned in your letter that the person you like may marry another woman because of rumors, is it true?" โ€

Thinking of the purpose of her coming here today, Qin Yiqing immediately came back to her senses from the excitement of seeing the goddess, she burst into tears, and she couldn't care about how sacred the person in front of her was, she grabbed the hand of the goddess, prostrate at the feet of the goddess, sobbed and begged: "Ask the goddess for salvation, the believer really doesn't want to lose her beloved." โ€

She looked up to the holy goddess with trust and dependence, as if she had pinned all her hopes on the goddess.

Such a look made An Ruoxian feel a sense of pride and mission.

"Get up, I can understand your feelings." Raising her hand to help Qin Yiqing up, An Ruoxian stroked the top of her head, and said in a deep and mysterious manner: "The so-called cause of the past life, the fruit of this life, their marriage in the previous life is not over, and the future will naturally continue in this life, but this brings endless misery, if you really don't want your loved one to fall into the place of no return again, you can only cut off the evil relationship between them." โ€

"But what should I do...... Qin Yiqing sobbed blankly, leaning on her lap, feeling her gentle touch, and a circle of holy white light seemed to light up in front of her, warming her lonely and scarred heart.

Looking down at Qin Yiqing on her lap, An Ruoxian's eyes narrowed slightly, and the gloom flashed under her eyes, but her tone became softer and softer, with a hint of bewilderment, and said: "Haven't you thought about why the rumors didn't mention the third person at all, and there were three people present at the time, didn't you?" But one person has been hidden, only your lover has been pushed out, and only he has to be responsible for it. โ€

"What do you mean......" Under her guidance, something flashed through Qin Yiqing's mind.

"From your memory, I can understand that he has feelings for you, but he is a responsible man, and he can marry a woman he doesn't love for the sake of responsibility." An Ruoxian closed her eyes serenely, as if she was caught in a memory.

"And that woman, most likely, is the one who designed this qiฤ“, and she is forcing her cousin to marry her!" Qin Yiqing took her words, and Qingli's face was distorted with hatred.

An Ruoxian slightly hooked the corners of her lips, and her voice was still soft: "You have to save him, your loved one." โ€

Qin Yiqing's expression was stunned, tears welled up in his eyes, and he whispered in despair: "I want to save my cousin, but I can't ...... it."

"Don't worry." An Ruoxian stroked the top of her head, "He is a person who values love and righteousness, and will repay kindness, as long as you are kind to him, coupled with your sincerity, he will definitely not be able to give you up, you can get him earlier than that woman, you are by his side, you have an advantage." โ€

"But what's the difference between this and An Ruolan, I really like my cousin, I don't want to force him to ......" Hearing this, Qin Yiqing cried louder.

An Ruoxian's eyes flashed with gloom, she frowned without a trace, and said compassionately: "Do you want to watch him fall into the sea of suffering?" โ€

Qin Yiqing's body stiffened and fell into silence.

Her eyes flashed with fierce struggle, and finally she went crazy.

The room was silent, An Ruoxian knew that she had figured it out, so she let go of her, got up and said, "I should go back." โ€

Qin Yiqing prostrated on the ground and kowtowed sincerely: "Thank you to the goddess for your guidance." โ€

The goddess smiled and floated out of the private room.

Qin Yiqing immediately chased out, but there was no goddess in the corridor. Tightly clutching the hands that had touched the goddess, Qin Yiqing was unprecedentedly firm.

Waiting for Qin Yiqing to leave, An Ruoxian came out of the private room next door, returned to the grocery store through the secret door, she took off the human skin mask in the dark room, and changed back into the clothes she wore when she went out.

As soon as it was taken care of, there was a knock on the door of the dark room, An Ruoxian frowned impatiently, and asked coldly, "Who?" โ€

"It's me, Xian girl, I have something important to discuss with you." Xue San answered outside the door.

Hearing that it was her uncle's voice, An Ruoxian's expression was a little soothed, and she responded, "This is coming out." โ€

Out of the dark room, An Ruoxian followed Xue San into the small hall on the side of the dark room, there was only a set of tables and chairs in it, An Ruoxian sat down at the table by herself, and asked, "Uncle, just say something." โ€

It seemed that he had long been accustomed to her attitude, Xue San smiled and said, "There are not enough goods." โ€

The goods in his mouth refer to the Space Spirit Spring.

Hearing this, An Ruoxian raised her eyebrows, "Didn't I just give you two bottles last month, why are they not enough?" โ€

Xue San didn't move, and said, "How many people do you think want to live a long life and be invincible?" You have to accumulate money and make connections, so where is the holy water not used for this up and down? Otherwise, why do you think we can act so conveniently now? โ€

An Ruoxian couldn't argue, and she muttered for a long time before she reluctantly said: "I will try to give you as much holy water as possible next month, but there is indeed no more this month." โ€

"Okay." Xue San was not forced, and immediately nodded in agreement.

An Ruoxian breathed a sigh of relief, then thought of something, her eyes narrowed slightly, she looked at Xue San coldly, and asked, "Uncle, you won't do anything superfluous, right?" โ€

Xue San was noncommittal, and only smiled: "I thought you wanted to destroy An Ruolan." โ€

Really! An Ruoxian's eyes flashed gloomily, and her voice became colder and colder, "I said not to do superfluous things, not to mention wasting holy water, it may affect my plans!" โ€

"I can't see what you're planning, but the eldest brother has to deal with the Weiguo Mansion, and we can't waste such a good plan in vain." Xue San's eyes turned cold in vain.

"Uncle?!" An Ruoxian exclaimed, she almost forgot about this person.

It has been Xue San who has been in contact with her all these years, Xue Da she has never even seen it, no wonder she will ignore it, carefully calculated, the male protagonist has appeared, inferred from the age of the male protagonist, the plot should be about to enter the stage she is familiar with, so it is likely that Xue Da has been under the villain......

Then the spiritual spring she provided to Xue San, wouldn't it be through Xue Da and in the hands of the villain, providing convenience for the villain?!

This speculation made An Ruoxian panic, and she couldn't help but rush out: "I have to see my uncle!" โ€

If Xue Da really has returned to the villain, she must immediately change her plan, either let Xue Da and them switch to the male lead, or they can only find another partner.

She can't let herself be a stumbling block that hinders the male protagonist!

But the thought of having to give up the results of four years of hard work made her feel a pain in her flesh.

It was she who was careless, if she hadn't ignored Xue Da, maybe there would have been a chance to remedy it, but now she can only take one step at a time.

Xue San's thoughts coincided with her, and said: "The eldest brother has long wanted to see you, I will contact the eldest brother immediately, and you will go back to the Hou Mansion first to wait for news." โ€

An Ruoxian could only nod silently, praying that her momentary negligence did not have too much impact on the male protagonist.

Xue San sent An Ruoxian out, and when she got into the carriage, he suddenly asked, "What has your brother been busy with lately?" Did he take the Jinshi exam and forget about our two uncles? โ€

The tone is not yin and yang.

The corners of An Ruoxian's mouth twitched, and she said, "How do I know?" He has always been close to me. โ€

What she said was the truth, since An Wenjun found out that she and Xue San were trading privately, An Wenjun and Xue Shi have been estranged from her, at first she was happy about it, and felt that she had thrown off two burdens, but as An Wenjun was lifted again and again, she became more and more favored by her grandfather, and she was still only favored in the fifth room, she began to regret it.

She had thought more than once, if An Wenjun was willing to protect her and help her, then how could she be in the Hou Mansion where she is now?

But she won't bow to An Wenjun, An Wenjun was so ruthless and ruthless back then, she didn't want to give in to him.

She guessed that An Wenjun must have been reborn, because she was afraid of being affected by her, so she would alienate her, otherwise according to the relationship between An Wenjun and An Ruoxian in the original text, An Wenjun would not ignore her.

One by one, they are all mercenary guys.

An Ruoxian sneered in her heart.

She didn't want to think about it, it was her own self-centeredness and contempt and indifference that made An Wenjun and Xue's hearts cold.

Xue San knew that their brother and sister had a bad relationship, so he was silent for a while when he heard this, and persuaded with a little concern: "How can you say that you are all brothers and sisters, you should support each other." โ€

was reluctant to deal with it, but hearing the concern in his words, An Ruoxian nodded perfunctorily and said, "Uncle doesn't need to send it, I'll go back." "Let's get into the carriage.

Looking at the carriage slowly driving past the archway at the entrance of Lotus Street, the concern on Xue San's face faded away, and he returned to the store with a cold face.

Xue San secretly contacted Xue Dabu.

Three days later, the Duchess of Wei Guo took the Wei brothers and sisters to Tianyuan Temple to pray for blessings, and Qin Yiqing accompanied her.

The martial arts are imminent, and the Duchess of Wei Guo is a person who is thick and fine, so although she believes that Wei Xing can win the championship, she still wants to go to the temple to help him pray for blessings.

Duchess Wei Guo felt that there were too many people, so she didn't make those pomp, and the group traveled lightly, only a carriage and a horse went on the road, and she didn't even bring a waiting maid and entourage.

The guard rode a horse, and the three women sat in the carriage, and along the way, he was considered a guard, protecting the safety of everyone.

It only took an hour and a half to set off at the time of Chen, and the group rushed to Tianyuan Temple, climbed the stone stairs, and the Duchess of Weiguo took the three juniors to the main hall to make wishes and pray for blessings.

Wei Xing didn't believe this, kneeling on the futon really didn't know what to do, but Wei Shao next to him kept chanting words, he vaguely heard words like Ruolan and good sisters, thinking that she was praying for friendship to last forever.

The bottom of his eyes couldn't help but feel warm, and Xiao Shao finally had a friend who could deliver his true heart.

He deliberately ignored the throbbing in his heart when he heard the man's name.

His eyes moved to Qin Yiqing on the other side, and all he heard was his own name.

"May my cousin win the championship in martial arts and prosper in official fortune."

"May my cousin have a smooth life, peace and joy."

"May my cousin have something to think about and things to come to fruition."

It is false to say that he is not moved, he never knew that everything he thought in Yiqing's heart was his own.

It turns out that she also has feelings for him?

So why does she always ignore him when she is cold and hot?

Just when he doubted his thoughts, Qin Yiqing's voice suddenly became quieter, and he said in a low voice: "I am willing to marry my cousin and grow old together." โ€

Wei Xing turned his head in surprise, just in time to see the red cloud floating on Qin Yiqing's face, but sensing his gaze, Qin Yiqing quickly turned his head, his face was cold and indifferent, but the tips of his ears were still slightly red.

Seeing this, Wei Xing didn't feel that his heart was soft.

At noon, after eating in the temple, the Duchess of Wei Guo went to the meditation room to rest, Wei Shao took Wei Xing to walk around the temple, and the three young people went out of the temple gate and wandered around the mountain.

The mountains on the outskirts of Shengjing are not more majestic than those in the northeast, stretching for thousands of miles, there are many small hills here, and the vegetation is not as rich as in the deep mountains in the northeast, with low shrubs and flowers and plants, and there are no rare and rare medicinal materials.

Seeing that the sun was already setting in the west, Wei Xing said: "It's time to leave for the city in a while, go back." โ€

Wei Shao nodded in disbelief and muttered, "If Ruolan and Mi'er are also together, it will definitely be very interesting." โ€

Hearing this, Wei Xing patted her head comfortingly, but Qin Yiqing said excitedly: "Xiao Shao, don't you know how to cherish the person in front of you?" Miss An, it's true that they are your friends, but how long can they stay with you? It's your brother and me who have been by your side! Do you know how hurtful your words were? โ€

Wei Shao was taken aback by her sudden attack, a little dazed, and it took a long time to react, explaining: "I just want to play with Ruolan and them, and I don't have any other meaning." โ€

She looked anxiously at Wei Xing, hoping that her brother would not misunderstand her.

Wei Xing naturally understood his sister and helped explain: "Xiao Shao rarely makes friends, so it is inevitable to care more about it, so that you don't misunderstand." โ€

Qin Yiqing's eyes flashed with injury, he raised his chin slightly, and said coldly: "In this case, I won't say more." โ€

She turned around and walked forward, looking at her lonely and lonely back, feeling guilty in her heart.

"Brother, what's wrong with her today?" Wei Shao pulled his brother's sleeve suspiciously, very puzzled by Qin Yiqing's expression today.

Wei Xing shook his head and said, "Go back quickly." โ€

"Oh." Wei Shao answered and obediently followed behind him.

Tianyuan Temple is at the top of the mountain, the three of them are halfway up the mountain, and when they look up, they can see the corner of the temple exposed between the canopies, and follow the road they walked down the mountain, the three of them walked back silently, because of the contradiction of the party, the atmosphere was silent and terrible.

When he came to a bush, there was a sudden commotion, and the guard vigilantly put on the sword at his waist, but saw a gray rabbit scurrying out of it, jumping up and down, and soon ran away.

"What, I thought it was an assassin, but it turned out to be a hare." Wei Shao complained dissatisfiedly, and stuffed the whip that was already in his hand back into his sleeve.

But the guards did not let their guard down.

There was a sound in the bushes again, this time Wei Shao had not reacted, Wei Xing had already drawn his sword out of its sheath, only to hear a ding-ding sound, and several hidden arrows were knocked to the ground.

"Be careful!" The guard shouted loudly and escorted the two of them back.

"Sneak attack!" Wei Shao glared angrily, took out the whip in his sleeve and waved it vigorously, and the sound of breaking the air resounded through the valley.

The person hiding in the shadows did not appear, and with it, more hidden weapons followed.

Countless hidden weapons are attacking from all directions, Rao is Wei Xing and Wei Shao's martial arts are not low, and they are also a little difficult to parry, and the most important thing is that they also have a Qin Yiqing who does not know martial arts, and they may not even be able to save their lives at the moment, let alone find out the assassins hiding in the shadows.

The sword wind of Wei Xing's dance was impermeable, Wei Shao's whip was thrown vigorously, and the two brothers and sisters protected Qin Yiqing behind them, trying their best to resist the hidden weapons that kept attacking from among the leaves.

Suddenly, Qin Yiqing shouted: "Cousin, be careful!" โ€

Just as Wei Xing was about to react, Qin Yiqing had already pushed him forward from behind, and then there was a cry of pain from behind him.

"Yiqing!" Realizing what was happening, Wei Xing screamed in panic, and hurriedly turned around to support the crumbling Qin Yiqing.

I saw that Qin Yiqing had three sleeve arrows on his shoulders, and the clothes on his shoulders were already wet with blood.

If she hadn't pushed him away, perhaps the three arrows would have pierced his heart.

Thinking of this, Wei Xing's eyes were torn.

"Brother!" Wei Shao quickly moved in front of the two of them, blocking the flying hidden weapon for them, and soon, large and small wounds were also scratched on his body.

Seeing this, Wei Xing hurriedly put aside his children's private affairs, got up and protected Wei Shao behind him, and said calmly while accurately blocking the hidden weapon: "I'll cover you, you leave with Yiqing first, and it's more convenient for one person to act now." โ€

Wei Shao knew that it was useless for him to stay, so he nodded conveniently, picked up Qin Yiqing and planned to leave.

"Cousin!" Qin Yiqing struggled and refused to leave.

Wei Shaocai didn't care about her so much, and forcibly left behind her back.

Qin Yiqing struggled on Wei Shao's back for a while, and when she saw that she could no longer see Wei Shao's figure, a flash of success flashed in her eyes, and she stopped shouting.

Seeing her stop, Wei Shao breathed a sigh of relief, not noticing her abnormality at all.

Wei Shao was very lucky, just when she was running wildly with Qin Yiqing on her back, wanting to hurry back to the mountain to ask for reinforcements, the Duchess of Wei Guo, accompanied by two novices, went down the mountain to find someone, and saw the daughter of the wolf bรจi, the Duchess of Wei Guo rushed over as soon as she drew the soft sword on her waist, and the two novices who knew martial arts also hurried to help.

When the group returned to the place where the three were assassinated, Wei Xing was fighting with a group of black-clothed men, who were fierce, apparently trying to take Wei Xing's life, and Wei Xing's body was already covered with sword wounds and knife wounds.

Seeing this scene, Qin Yiqing, who insisted on coming over, stared in horror, she had clearly ordered that as long as she left, these people would stop, why did they accept the money but not act according to orders? ! R1152