Knowing what the people behind the scenes suggested, the next question to think about is who instructed and used the assassins!

Jia Xu judged that the people behind the scenes must be familiar with Xiao Rui and Xiao Yan, otherwise they would not hint through Xiao Yan's mouth, so who would kill Xiao Rui?

It's hard to say, as a prince, you are either a friend or an enemy.

At this moment, Zhang Jinfu, the Marquis of Zhongyong, hurriedly came, as the boss of the patrol battalion, there was such a bad assassination incident in the bustling Dongcheng District, not only his baby daughter, but also the son of Chang Shenghou, and even the two princes, this is definitely a big deal! As for his unsuccessful son, forget it, I don't want to mention him.

"His Royal Highness King Xian, His Royal Highness King Tang, the lowly inspection is not strict, so that the assassins have a chance, and almost made a big mistake, and I ask the two highnesses to punish them. The crime of dereliction of duty will inevitably go directly to Your Majesty, and you will be punished according to the law! Zhang Jinfu bowed and was deeply sorry.

As the commander of the patrol battalion guarding the capital, Zhang Jinfu is indeed to blame this time, he let so many assassins hide in the city, fortunately Xiao Rui and Xiao Yan are fine, otherwise even if he has military merits, he will not be able to escape his crime this time.

Xiao Rui helped him up and said with a smile: "Although the assassin is insidious, the few of us are fortunate to be fine, Master Hou should not blame himself." The top priority is to hunt down the assassins, calm the panic, and appease the people of the capital! ”

"My seventh brother is right!" Xiao Yan said.

Zhang Jinfu said with a smile: "Your Highness, please rest assured, you have done what you said, what Your Highness said is completely consistent with Your Majesty, and I admire it." ”

It turned out that when the incident happened, Zhang Jinfu was in the palace to face the saint.

He continued: "Your Majesty asked the patrol battalion to investigate on the surface, appease the people, and secretly dispatch all the Dongchang and Jinyi guards to thoroughly investigate the capital!" This time the two highnesses were assassinated, His Majesty was furious, and broke the tea cup on the spot, and His Majesty also said that after the two highnesses calmed down, they would enter the palace immediately. ”

Xiao Rui nodded and said, "Okay!" ”

Zhang Jinfu looked at Zhang Ruoxi and saw the purple and blue claw marks on her white neck, and immediately exclaimed in distress: "Ruoxi, does it hurt?" Don't worry, I will definitely catch the murderer and avenge you! ”

Zhang Ruoxi smiled: "It's okay Dad, the murderer has been killed by His Highness." ”

Zhang Lianchuan leaned over and shouted, "Dad, Dad, I'm also injured, this hand hurts." ”

Zhang Jinfu stretched out his hand to push Zhang Lianchuan's face away, walked towards Tian Boguang, and asked, "Are you okay, I almost can't explain to Lao Tian!" ”

Tian Boguang said respectfully: "My nephew is fine, I make my uncle worried." ”

Zhang Jinfu patted him on the shoulder and said, "A man can only grow up if he experiences life and death." ”

"Nephew remembers." Tian Boguang responded, glanced sideways at Zhang Lianchuan, and the guy squatted in the corner with an aggrieved face, drawing circles on the ground with his fingers.

Poor boy.

Zhang Jinfu said a few more words, and then left in a hurry, his affairs had just begun.

Xiao Rui asked Zhang Ruoxi and the three of them to rest in the palace, and he and Xiao Yan entered the palace.

Entering the palace and coming to the front of the Yangxin Palace, a eunuch who followed the hall had been waiting for a long time, and when he saw the two highnesses coming, he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "His Royal Highness King Xian, His Royal Highness King Tang, Your Majesty has ordered that the two highnesses enter the hall directly to face the saint." ”

It seemed that Emperor Xia was very concerned, and the two entered the palace directly.

When they came to the hall, the two bowed their hands and said, "Sons Xiao Rui and Xiao Yan pay tribute to their father!" ”

Emperor Xia snorted and said, "Sit down!" ”

The two of them sat down with gifts, and as soon as Xiao Rui looked up, he saw Yan Xiaoxiao next to the dragon case peeking at him with a worried face, and he didn't dare to look more, so he hurriedly avoided it, thinking that he was playing hide and seek.

Xiao Yan sat next to Xiao Rui, and also noticed Yan Xiaoxiao's gaze, and then became excited, and hurriedly whispered to Xiao Rui: "Seventh brother, she is looking at me!" Look at me! ”

"You still want to drink her?" Xiao Rui couldn't help but vomit.

Xiao Yan: ??

"What are you two brothers talking about?" Emperor Xia stopped reading the folds, and Yan Xiaoxiao, who was serving on the side, hurriedly took the brush.

Xiao Rui and Xiao Yan immediately resumed their seats, and Xiao Rui said, "Erchen and Tang Wang discussed the origin of the assassin. ”

Emperor Xia said in a deep voice: "The assassin is from the Great Zhao Kingdom, it is the Cao family of the Zhao Kingdom, Rui'er killed Cao Lu, Cao Lu has a very high status in the Cao family, he is the younger brother of the head of the Cao family, and he naturally wants to take revenge if he dies in the Great Xia Kingdom." However, the Cao family assassin alone can't assassinate him, someone must give him advice, and it's in this capital! I have already asked Dongchang and Jinyiwei to investigate thoroughly, and dare to touch my son and die! ”

Xiao Rui and Xiao Yan hurriedly got up: "Your Majesty Xie cares!" ”

Emperor Xia nodded, and continued: "In the next few days, I will send forbidden troops to strictly guard your palace, live in the palace with peace of mind, and don't walk around!" ”

"Father, can the sons and daughters be in the Seventh Brother's house?" Xiao Yan asked.

Emperor Xia smiled: "You two have a deep brotherly relationship, naturally you can, as long as your seventh brother agrees, you don't need to ask me." ”

Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Rui.

Xiao Rui ignored him and said, "Father, before I came, King Tang told his son that he had more than 100 ways to kill his son, so he was very afraid and didn't dare to ask King Tang to stay in the mansion temporarily. ”

If this guy lives in the Xianwang Mansion, then he will be able to pay it back, wouldn't he have to pester himself all day long, if he hadn't said that he liked Yan Xiaoxiao, he would really have to doubt his orientation.

"I'll go!" Xiao Yanluo stood up and hurriedly said: "Father, don't listen to my seventh brother's nonsense, I'm joking, Erchen's brain can think of ten ways to reach the sky, how can there be more than a hundred." ”

Emperor Xia nodded in approval and said, "That's right, King Tang's IQ really can't think of that much!" ”

Xiao Yan was speechless, full of resentment.

Xia Huang left the two to have dinner, and after eating, Hai Dafu returned from Dongchang.

"Your Majesty, the men and horses of the Cao family's caravan have been controlled, and the eight warriors who resisted stubbornly were also killed on the spot, and it can be determined that these eight people are the assassins who released arrows. As for the others being interrogated! Hai Dafu replied: "This caravan often travels back and forth between Great Xia and Great Zhao Kingdom, and the customs clearance documents are complete, so after entering the capital, Dongchang failed to discover their conspiracy, which caused this incident, and please punish Your Majesty!" ”

Emperor Xia nodded and said, "This time, the Cao family is a big deal, and they did not hesitate to cover up and cost the entire caravan to successfully conceal the eyeliner of Dongchang and Jinyiwei. ”

There were more than 100 people in the entire Cao family's caravan, except for those killers, the others probably didn't know, and they thought that they were seriously coming to the Great Xia Kingdom to do business.

This time it's over, and no one wants to go back.

Xiao Rui was a little puzzled and asked, "Father, since the Cao family wants to take revenge, why don't you send a fifth-grade or even sixth-grade master?" ”

Emperor Xia smiled: "The Cao family doesn't dare, so they can only send the Cao family to assassinate them." If he bribed or sent other killers, it would not be a personal grudge, I would have reason to suspect that the Great Zhao State was making an obstruction, so I could send troops to the Great Zhao State, and the Cao family was worried that they would not be able to explain to the royal family of the Zhao State, so he did not dare to send a master. Now only send the Cao family, that is the behavior of the Cao family, I can't send troops to fight, after all, I also need a reason to send troops. ”

"And sending one fourth-grade martial artist and four third-grade peak martial artists, plus eight second-grade martial artists, this force is not small, if you are not lucky, will you be able to survive this time?"

Xiao Rui nodded, agreeing very much with Emperor Xia's words.

"Father, the son is still too weak, and he will practice diligently in the future! Only when you become strong can you be truly strong! Xiao Rui sighed.

Xiao Yan nodded again and again: "Father, what my seventh brother said is right!" ”

Xia Huang smiled: "Martial arts are not something that can be achieved overnight, don't put too much pressure on yourself, for you, resourcefulness is far stronger than force!" I will let the Cao family know how serious the consequences of offending the Great Xia royal family are! ”

Speaking of this, Emperor Xia suddenly had an idea and said with a smile: "Are you free to do something for me?" ”

Xiao Rui just wanted to refuse, but who knew that there was a prompt sound from the system.

"Ding-dong... New quests are on! ”

Xiao Rui checked the task first, only to see that the task read: "Take over the task arranged by the Xia Emperor, the advent value is +10, the mission fails and is bitten by a dog, and the current advent value is 20/100." ”

Xiao Rui nodded, just like a good baby nodding, and said, "It is an honor for my son to be able to do things for my father." ”

"Yo? It's not like yours. "Emperor Xia was a little surprised.

Xiao Yan nodded with disdain, and said, "Father is right!" ”

Xiao Rui ignored Xiao Yan, who would only say the right thing, and asked, "Father, what task?" Is it important to be heavy? Do you need Tang Wang to avoid it? ”

Xiao Yan said angrily: "Father, the son also has to do a task!" ”

Emperor Xia was relieved: "Very good, King Tang is also very satisfied, then good, this task will be handed over to the two of you." You go to death row and get one of them out of prison for me! ”

"Who is it? How do you use it? Xiao Rui was a little surprised. The father is the honor of the Ninety-Five, and unless he invites those respected Confucians, he will use such honorifics.

Emperor Xia smiled: "This person's name is Jian Jiuxiao!" At the same age as me, I have been on death row for more than 20 years, and I don't know if I have figured it out or not. ”

Xiao Rui and Xiao Yan glanced at each other, they had been locked up for so long, so naturally they had never heard of it.

"Father, what are you asking him to come out for?" Xiao Yan said curiously.

Emperor Xia said: "Go to the Great Zhao Kingdom, avenge you, and destroy the Cao family!" ”

"Wow!" The two were shocked.

The Cao family is a famous gate valve in Zhao Guoguo, with deep savings and many masters in the house, and it is no less than a daydream to destroy the Cao family.

"Isn't my father crazy?" Xiao Yan asked Xiao Rui secretly.

Xiao Rui glared at Xiao Yan, it was estimated that this guy dared to eliminate his father, and he said in a low voice: "Shut up!" Can you say the same about our father? The father was just whimsical. ”

Xia Huang looked at his two sons whispering, his voice was still so loud, he couldn't help but scold: "Lead the task and get out of here!" ”

Xiao Rui and Xiao Yan said goodbye, and when they left, Xiao Yan was reluctant to look at Yan Xiaoxiao, which made Xiao Rui quite helpless, how can he break up this unrequited love? Waiting online, it's in a hurry.

Back at the palace, Zhang Ruoxi and the others hadn't left yet, and it happened that Marquis Zhongyong was also there, so Xiao Rui asked him: "Master Hou, have you heard the name Jian Jiuxiao?"

"Him?" Marquis Zhongyong was taken aback, and suddenly asked, "Where did Your Highness hear about him?" ”

"Father asked us to ask him to be released from death row!" Xiao Rui explained: "What is the origin of this person? Sounds amazing! ”

Marquis Zhongyong sighed and said, "It's not just amazing! The world divides martial arts into six products, thinking that the six products are ten thousand enemies, naturally not to defeat 10,000 people, but to honorific, which means that hundreds of people are unstoppable and invincible in close combat, but the six products are really the end? This Jian Jiuxiao was once the cousin of the first prince, a genius in swordsmanship, superb swordsmanship, and recognized as the realm above the six grades. It's a pity that the sin is so great that he is willing to go to death row! ”

"Above the six grades?" Xiao Rui's eyes widened and he said in surprise.