Two minds with but a single thought

  The pond was bubbling with bubbles, and the white goose was startled to run around in all directions, leaving a few pure white feathers floating on the surface of the lake. Suddenly, " splash" sound, a figure emerged from the pond, his limbs twitching strangely, his face ferocious looking at the sky, his open mouth had no teeth, and blood water kept gushing out.

  Several passersby shouted and ran away, but in a moment, the struggling figure suddenly stopped moving and slowly sank to the bottom of the lake.

  Yan San's face was solemn as he jumped down from the tree, using his lightness skill to land on the water, and at the last moment grabbed the man's waistband, pulling him to the edge of the pond.

  Another one died.

  These assassins who came to kill were real dead men, and Yan Sanbai had never caught a live one. This time he was very careful, and had his teeth knocked out in advance to prevent him from biting the poison hidden in his teeth or biting his tongue to commit suicide, but Yan Sanbai still underestimated the other's determination to die.

  Yan Sanbai squatted down to take a look, his face becoming even more solemn.

  The vital energy has been severely damaged, the meridians are severed, and this person's internal body has become a mess of residual wind and defeated qi. Adding to that the injuries he previously sustained, it is enough to torment him to death. This kind of suffering is unbearable for ordinary people.

  At this time, there were two more loud noises, and two corpses were thrown beside the assassin. The cause of death was obvious - they had bitten their poison pills to commit suicide.

  Yan Sanbai turned his head, and saw that Li Yan's expression was not good. His black attire made him look sharp and menacing. But when he saw that Yan Sanbai was unharmed, the intimidating gaze in Li Yan's eyes softened slightly. "Are all these people here for you?"

  Yan Sanbai nodded slightly, "I've caused trouble for Master Wang."

  Li Yan smiled lightly, "They are looking for trouble themselves."

  At this time, Yan Sanbai saw Ah Meng coming. He stood on the rooftop where Li Ye had just stood and bowed to them from a distance. Behind him were some people who should also be underlings of the Wang Fu, quickly clearing the battlefield. Those were civilian homes, damaged, naturally they would have to be compensated.

  Amon turned back and said something to them, then turned around and left again, coming and going like the wind. Yan Sanbai carefully observed his movements, this one's martial arts were not simple either.

  But what's he in such a hurry to go and do?

  Yan Sanbai suddenly remembered what Ah Mon had just said about the Wang Mansion having cockroaches, and he understood in his heart - probably for the next few hours, Luoyang City would not be too peaceful.

  Of course, all this must be secretly, and the surface will come sooner or later.

  Jia Qing and the Prefect of Luoyang, as well as the city guards, arrived one after another, each running faster than the last. The King of Luoyang was being stalked by assassins within the city walls, a scenario more terrifying than listening to ghost stories at night. Everyone knew how much the Emperor in Chang'an doted on his nephew, and those in Luoyang were even more aware of Li Yan's temperament.

  The place where the incident occurred was Li Yan's favorite wine house, inside which were the common people of Luoyang City. Just thinking about it made Jia Qing and others involuntarily wipe away cold sweat.

  Yan Sanbai looked at their hurried appearance of confessing their crimes and felt a pang of guilt - these assassins were actually after him.

  But Jia Qing and others did not quite understand the apologetic look on Yan Sanbai's face, Yan Sanbai gave them an apologetic glance, they also gave him an apologetic glance, both sides awkwardly smiled.

  Li Yan raised an eyebrow. "Apologize? What's the point of apologizing? Are the assassins in the city not going to be caught, and instead gathering here waiting for me to invite you all to dinner?"

  "Yes, yes, yes! I'll go catch the assassin right away!" The captain of the city guard ran the fastest, as catching assassins was his responsibility.

  The rest of the people also dispersed quickly, only Jia Qing led his men to stay behind, fearing that someone would cause more trouble, and it was better to witness it with their own eyes than to know about it afterwards.

  Li Yan didn't bother to chase him away, he followed Yan Sanbai into the Yanglou building, and the people inside were not seriously injured, fortunately, Jia Qing was arranging for all the guests to leave.

  These trivial matters naturally couldn't bother Li Yan, he looked around and picked up the wine jar from the broken table and chairs, opened the lid, and the fragrance of wine filled his nostrils, making him feel refreshed all over. So he simply sat down in this grand hall full of flying feathers and hidden weapons, swept away the dust on the table with his hand, poured a cup of wine, and let out a mouthful of turbid air.

  This elegance is naturally intoxicating to behold, especially in those young ladies among the departing diners.

  Li Yan turned his head and saw Yan Sanbai pinching a piece of Fei Lian embedded in the pillar with his fingers, and carefully examining it in front of his eyes. "What did you find?"

  "It's like a peacock feather, but not quite. It's non-toxic." As he spoke, Yan Sanbai glanced up at the building again, "The person who attacked me just now used a divine crossbow."

  "What about the Divine Crossbow?" Li Yan put down his wine cup, his brow furrowed. The Peacock Plume was one thing, but the Divine Crossbow was a crucial military necessity that civilians were not allowed to privately forge, and there weren't even any blueprints for it. What kind of background did Yan Sanbai's enemy have, to be able to get their hands on something like the Divine Crossbow?

  "As for the military, I must intervene in this matter." Li Yan said seriously.

  Yan Sanbai didn't say anything opposing this time, "However, according to their habits, after this wave of assassins dies, they will wait for a period of time before making another move, so it's possible that they won't appear again in the short term."

  "They just kill you, hasn't anyone ever contacted you?"

  "No." Yan Sanbai shook his head, "After I became the champion of the imperial examination, there were people who came to kill me one after another. However, my whereabouts were unpredictable and they couldn't quite pinpoint me accurately, so in these two or three years... um, roughly about a dozen or so people have come."

  Passersby Zero Ding said: It's just a matter of time before you become like those people who have been hunted for two or three years, how big is your heart?

  "But one thing is certain, they are here for the Yan family. However, the Yan family has many enemies, and when the Yan family was destroyed, I was just a young child with pigtails, and those old affairs have been forgotten. I also went to the Qianwen Pavilion to check the Yan family's records, but unfortunately, I didn't find anything special."

  Every illustrious family with a bright exterior must be hiding stains that cannot be washed away even after many years, and Li Ye was not surprised by this. As the only descendant of Yan Sanbai, being sought for revenge was the most normal thing. It's just that this avenging family is too mysterious and powerful, which makes people feel a little unusual.

  "That's not necessarily the case, some things can't be written in black and white. Alright, I'll ask when I return to the palace." Li Ye said he would ask, of course, it was to ask the current Emperor, secrets that were not in the Thousand Word Pavilion's archives, he might know.

  "But," Li Yan's tone suddenly changed, "those few riddles you exchanged with Qiu Cui earlier, did you think she was related to the person who tried to assassinate you?"

  Yan Sanbai sat down opposite Li Yan, "Doesn't the king think she's suspicious? Everyone in Shallow Crimson House knows she likes you, but these past few days she keeps coming... to talk to me, with words that seem to have a hidden meaning. This makes me feel like she's intentionally getting close to me."

  At this time, Lingding brought the dishes with Xiao Er. Wang Ye said that no matter what time it was, meals were a must. He also couldn't help but praise Yan Sanbai's words - his idol, the great hero, was indeed an honest and kind young man, too truthful in his speech. Fortunately, Wang Ye had no interest in Qiuchan, otherwise he would have to demolish the Yanglou.

  "Oh? When did you find her suspicious?" Li Yan asked.

  "In the beginning."

  Yan Sanbai didn't lie, honest and kind young master wouldn't lie. From the first glance at Qiuchan, he felt that this woman was not simple. In fact, thinking back, it can be found that the first person to mention Donglang was her. But all her words and actions were actually helping Yan Sanbai solve the case, which made Yan Sanbai unclear whether she was an enemy or a friend at first.

  Until Jiale was injured near the Shallow Red Building, he suddenly had an idea - Jiale's injury was completely accidental. The sword was swift and decisive, leaving no room for Jiale to resist, showing that the murderer was a mastermind. But immediately after, someone fed him a medicinal pill, why? Such contradictory actions would not appear on the same person, so there must be a second person present.

  It can be inferred that Jia Le happened to witness the meeting of the two, and he knew both of them or one of them, so he was killed. However, the person with the medicine did not want him to die, what is the purpose of saving his life?

  Jia Le was a trap set by Yan San Bai to force the real culprit to reveal himself. He died, and this trap naturally failed. The person who fed him the medicine obviously did not want to see this situation.

  And near the Shallow Crimson Building, who meets all these conditions?

  A name, without a doubt, appeared in Yan Sanbai's mind, so he immediately invited this person to the Jia Mansion as well and said those words to test her.

  "So, what's the result?" Li Yan asked with interest.

  "Autumn Cicada was very straightforward, or rather she didn't pretend much from the start, she just... " Yan Sanbai paused for a moment, slightly tilting his head, how to describe it?

  "She's watching a play."

  "That's right." It was this kind of feeling. Yan Sanbai said, "She seems to be testing me, exposing herself generously in front of me, just to see if I can see through it."

  Ling Dang couldn't help but interrupt, "If we let her go back like this, won't that be a problem? As soon as she leaves, the assassination will arrive immediately."

  "She dares to do this, it's clear she's not afraid of being discovered by me, so she must have some backing. Therefore, we absolutely cannot force the issue." Yan Sanbai looked at the dishes on the table and couldn't help but pick up a piece of sweet potato with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth, saying: "Before leaving the Jia Mansion, I placed a Golden Thread Wing on her person."

  Ling Ding suddenly realized, "No wonder when she approached Yan Daxia, you didn't use your lightness skill to dodge."

  Yan Sanbai smiled, but suddenly stared at Li Yan, his black eyes shining with a bright light that didn't blink, "But you found out, didn't you? You used the folding fan to separate us, just in time to cover my movements."

  Zero looked at one and then the other, a curious expression on his face - when did these two become so in sync?

  Li Yan seemed to have noticed his confusion, blinked and said: "You can call it 'heart has a spiritual connection'."

  Zero Ting: *silence*

  Yan San Bai: "......"

  Ling Ding muttered a few more curses at the Wang family in his heart, turned around to pour tea for Da Xia, but just as he picked up the teapot, he suddenly remembered something even more important. He abruptly lifted his head and exclaimed, "Could it be that Qiu Chan killed Li Qian and Cheng Rui?!"

  Li Yan covered his ears and stretched out a stool with his foot, "Sit down."

  "Uh?"

  Li Yan pushed a plate of scrambled eggs in front of him, "Eat more eggs to supplement your brain."

  Yan Sanbai, who had just stuffed a mouthful of egg into his mouth, suddenly looked up, his mouth still open in anticipation of the egg. His big round eyes stared at Li Yan without blinking - Are you talking about me?

  The author has something to say: Yan Daxia, who is eating a small steamed bun with cat paws, suddenly raises his head and stares at you with big round eyes that don't blink - where are my collection and comments?

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