The envoys of the Western countries have been staying in Dahan for more than a month, and they have already visited everything that can be seen in the palace, and these curious Westerners have begun to think about running outside the palace. The emperor was too busy with political affairs to always have fun with them, so he sent a team of guards to escort them to some scenic spots in the city.

The two counts and ladies visited the major temples and Taoist temples in Yong'an City with great interest, and Prince Patrick was also very interested in the religious culture of various countries, and they wanted to compare the differences with Western churches by visiting the Buddhist and Taoist holy places in Dahan, and then study the differences between different religious cultures.

"Oh! Alice, look! How magnificent is the Xiangguo Temple in Dahan! Its magnificence is comparable to that of our country's cathedrals. Dephael took off her hat and worshipped the gilded Buddha statue with her hands folded, as she did as pilgrims did. The reddish-brown curls that Defer wore down attracted a lot of strange glances around her, and this gaze made everyone a little uncomfortable.

"Defer, put your hat on, everyone is looking at us strangely!" Their hair color and eye color are very different from those of the Orientals, so when they arrive in Dahan, Alice always braid her hair and wear a lace hat that covers a large area. Although it is against Western etiquette to wear a hat when visiting the shrine, after all, if you are in a foreign country, some polite actions here will invite unnecessary trouble.

"Alas, there are always so many people in the capital. It's really annoying to be watched everywhere you go! Prince Padraic lowered the brim of his hat a little more.

"Do you think there's anything to do outside the city? There shouldn't be so many people outside the city, and we can be more comfortable. Defer came up with an idea, and everyone thought it worked.

"By the way, I went to see Rachel a few days ago, and she also heard from the concubines in the palace that Xianglu Mountain outside the city is picturesque in autumn, and there is a white cloud view on the top of the mountain, which is said to be particularly aura! Why don't princes and ladies go there and have a look? The maid Lucy suggested.

"Great idea! Let's go to Xianglu Mountain! Padraic snapped his fingers and made a decision.

However, the accompanying palace guards did not agree, although Xianglu Mountain was not far from the imperial city, it would take at least two hours to come and go. In addition, these distinguished guests have to stay and play in the mountains, and it must be late when they go down the mountain, and it will be difficult to explain if there is a situation on the way back.

The prince did not listen to the dissuasion, but said confidently: "Don't ruin your fun! There will be no danger, we have brought our own guards, and we have a secret weapon, absolutely nothing will happen! The guards had no choice but to escort the Western guests to Xianglu Mountain.

"The cold stream is white and the stone is out, and the weather is cold and the red leaves are sparse. There is no rain on the mountain road, and the empty green is wet. [Adapted from Wang Wei's "In the Mountains"]"These four poems are perfect to describe Xianglu Mountain in the current season.

The group had a lot of fun on Xianglu Mountain, and the only regret was that they found that the gate of Baiyun Temple was closed after reaching the top. Knocking on the door, a small Taoist boy told everyone that the master of the Guanchen Dao had gone out of the mountains last year and had not returned, so it was inconvenient to invite them in, and everyone had to return in a huff.

The journey was smooth, but the return was not very peaceful. They stayed on the mountain longer than expected, and it was completely dark after descending the mountain. The suburban roads are difficult to travel, and the driver is cautious and does not dare to go fast, so the delay is getting late.

Just as the team reached the edge of a forest, dozens of black-clothed masked men suddenly fell from the sky, all holding long swords with fierce eyes, and rushed straight to kill the chariot and horse.

"There are assassins, protect the prince!" The guards shouted warning and waved their weapons.

The people who came moved quickly and agilely, and all of them were as light as swallows, making them handsome kung fu. Between the sword light, several Dahan guards guarding the periphery had their throats cut. Blood splattered in an instant, and some of it even sprayed on the faces of his companions! Fortunately, the elite guards who had been on the scene for a long time were not in danger, and quickly prepared for it and counterattacked.

There were a large number of assassins and all of them had extraordinary martial arts, and more than a dozen palace guards fought with them and were finally outnumbered and defeated. An assassin caught a gap and flew up to Prince Padraic and stabbed with his sword!

"Damn it!" Padraic cursed, only to see him quickly pull out a short metal weapon and let out two loud "bangs" on the Assassin's chest, and the Assassin instantly fell to the ground motionless like a kite with a broken string.

Seeing that the threat in front of him was temporarily lifted, Padraic shouted and gave the order: "Prepare the convoy, take out your muskets and annihilate the enemy!" As soon as this order was issued, the members of the Western Guardian showed the same thing as the prince just now, a musket, and aimed at the man in black. Although the musket is small, it is extremely powerful, and if it is hit, it will definitely die!

"Everyone, be careful! Don't be hit by the guy in the hands of foreigners! The leader of the Assassins reminded his comrades that it was still a woman. In just a few moments before she could speak, two more assassins were killed, and the menacing assassins who had just come down instantly fell behind.

"Pavilion Master, their weapons are so powerful, we can't get close at all! Let's retreat first, or we'll all die here tonight!" Another assassin flew up to the leader's side and said anxiously.

"If you don't kill the prince, you will fail the mission, and you will be punished if you go back! Fight with them! The woman who was called the Pavilion Master looked at her fiercely, and shot a row of throwing knives from her sleeve, nailing the three musketeers. A confrontation between iron and fire, cold and heat is fiercely staged.

"Pavilion Master, be careful!" The man in black who had just proposed to retreat lunged at the leader between the flint stones and pushed her away. However, cold weapons are not as powerful and fast as firearms, and she herself is shot through her left chest by a bullet fired by Padraic.

"Snow!" The leader screamed in pain, and before she could save someone, he was shot in the shoulder blade, and immediately bled profusely. She knew that she would not be able to take advantage of her own side if she continued to entangle herself like this, so she ruthlessly left the corpse of her loyal servant and ordered a retreat.

"Want to run?" Padraic caught up with a few paces and fired a series of shots, but the leader of the Assassins was able to dodge them with dexterity, and even a bullet flew past her ear. Padraic's bullet missed her, but it killed her two closest men. She closed her eyes in pain and fled as fast as she could.

"Alas, let the assassins run away! Prince, are you alright? Count Orlandon, who had just joined the battle, asked worriedly.

"I'm fine, are the two young ladies okay? They're terrified, aren't they? Padraic was a gentleman and cared deeply about the well-being of the two young ladies.

"They're all right, Count Morrist has been protecting them, but Lucy has unfortunately died." Hollandon looked regretful.

"The Lord blessed her with an early ascension to bliss. Quickly count the number of people, and let's leave for the palace as soon as possible! The prince commanded.

In the end, almost all of Dahan's guards were killed, and only two were wounded; Their own convoy suffered fewer casualties, with only three killed and five wounded; The Assassins, on the other hand, suffered heavy casualties, with no less than twenty corpses on the ground alone.

Padraic had an extra heart, and he lifted the veil of assassins one by one, and found that these assassins were all women! It seems that this must be a large-scale organization, and he ordered the bodies of these assassins to be gathered in a carriage and brought back to Dali Temple in order to find out the truth.

The assassination of the prince was soon reported back to the palace, which made Duan Yulin furious! Where did the thief come from, always blocking him at special moments? Those who vainly attempt to sow discord between the two countries and ruin Dahan's reputation, he will not be spared!

At that time, Luo Zhengqian, the secretary of Dali Temple, and Luo Zheng, the young secretary, were ordered to thoroughly investigate the case, and a one-month time limit was set. However, it was obviously much easier to carry out this investigation than the disaster relief robbery of the year, after all, there were too few clues left at the beginning, and this time the body that was returned by Padricla provided very favorable evidence.

Although Xiao Hang, who was transferred to Dali Temple, is still doing an errand, his status has long been different. Luo Zhengqian increasingly discovered that Xiao Hang had extraordinary detective talents, so he allowed him to participate in the detection of various cases, and his contribution was indispensable to the assassination of the envoy.

Xiao Hang carefully examined the twenty corpses, and there was nothing special except that they were all women who had been practicing martial arts for many years. But this alone is already unique, as the members of an Assassin Order are all women, and there are not many such groups in the world. In addition, Xiao Hang also found a more important clue on one of the corpses - the female corpse that was pierced through the left chest by a bullet had a tattoo of a stump wing green feather butterfly under the ribs, and this tattoo was not new to him.

Xiao Hang's original name was Su Qihang, and his grandfather was ostensibly a Jianghu Langzhong when he was young, but in fact he was engaged in the business of buying and selling news, and he also called himself "Jianghu Bai Xiaosheng". When he was a child, Xiao Hang heard his grandfather tell a lot of rumors about the rivers and lakes, and as he grew older, Xiao Hang's interest in these secret things in the rivers and lakes increased, so he has been paying attention to the dynamics of the rivers and lakes.

At that time, there was an all-female gang called "Remnant Feather Pavilion", which originally only sheltered some homeless women who had unfortunate backgrounds or suffered hardships; However, such a group of vulnerable women were inevitably bullied, and later the women in the cabinet gradually began to practice martial arts to protect themselves; Later, as their power grew, they began to do bounty hunter jobs to earn money to maintain the gang; Until six years ago, the position of the head of the "Remnant Feather Pavilion" changed hands, and the new pavilion master was strong in martial arts and ruthless, she renamed the "Remnant Feather Pavilion" to "Tsing Yi Pavilion", and the renamed gang finally became a killer organization. And the only thing that hasn't changed in this organization is their iconic totem - the stump winged green feather butterfly.

In this way, Xiao Hang could conclude that these assassins must be members of the Tsing Yi Pavilion. As soon as this conclusion came out, the military headquarters quickly dispatched men and horses to search for suspects inside and outside the capital, and people were panicked for a while.