Chapter 53: The Assassin (2)

  Looking at the person in front of her, the black clothes seemed to blend into the darkness of the night! **The eyes outside the mask were like a thousand-year-old frozen iceberg, and just one glance made Xiaotong feel a chill coming on, and she couldn't help but shudder!

  At this moment, a small change occurred in his unchanged eyes. First, he was taken aback, with a slight astonishment, then furrowed his brow, and an unnatural glint appeared in his icy gaze.

  These subtle expressions, as if they had never been before, were all captured by Xia Tong!

  Hehe, Xia Tong dared to confirm that this person's expression in his life had never been as rich as it is now! However, she felt a chill all over her body!

  "Ah!"

  A loud, shrill voice pierced through the night sky, startling the black-clad, masked man into quickly retracting his sword! Xia Tong lowered her head to look at herself, and in the dim candlelight, dew-like droplets of water clung to her creamy skin, sparkling with a crystalline glow under the candle's illumination. She was standing stark naked in front of an unfamiliar man!

  No time to resist the sword on his throat, he screamed with both hands clutching his chest, quickly plunging his body into the water, then covering his face with both hands and continuing to scream at the top of his lungs!

  Finally, Xia Tong saw no movement, so she secretly opened a slit with her fingers, but saw that the black shadow-like man was still motionless, standing there staring at her, his icy eyes without any emotion.

  Staring at the calm and waveless eyes, Xia Tong put down his hands and wondered: Is there something in this world that can move him? Except for a slight surprise when he first saw her, her shrill screams, panic, he took it all in, but didn't make any expression, just staring at her steadily.

  "Princess... Princess, what's wrong? What's wrong?"

  The anxious voice of Qing Lian grew louder and closer, followed by the door being kicked open with a loud "bang"! She was also stunned when she saw that there was an extra person in the room! "Princess, you..."

  Still soaking in the wooden tub, Xia Tong's face was terrified. Standing in front of her was a black-clothed, masked man holding a sword. Suddenly, Qing Li understood and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Assassin! Catch the assassin!"

  In an instant, there came the sound of noisy footsteps.

  The man in black didn't panic, he glanced at Xia Tong and then walked towards the door with an air of being unruffled by the world.

  The green-faced man's complexion changed greatly, and he slapped him with a palm, but was lightly blocked by his sword, and then forced the green-faced man to retreat. In the meantime, he flashed out and disappeared in an instant without a trace!

  A large number of guards rushed in, Qing Li turned his hand and closed the door, standing at the entrance pointing to the right: "Hurry up and chase him, he went that way!"

  Seeing a large crowd rushing to the right, Qing Li pushed open the door and stepped forward, grabbing Xia Tong who was getting up and dressing: "Princess, are you okay?"

  "It's nothing!" Xia Tong replied faintly, she couldn't believe that Qing Li would have martial arts skills, and his kung fu wasn't weak either!

  He pulled Xia Tong into his arms, her body trembling with fear: "Princess, before the expedition, the Second Prince entrusted you to me and told me to take good care of you. If something happens to you, how can I explain it to the Second Prince?"

  "Am I not in trouble?" Xia Tong couldn't help but feel a little moved, as she had been guarding against her all along, afraid that she would expose her true identity. But instead, she had been protecting her, whether it was because of her promise to the Second Prince or because of her feelings for him, this protection was enough to move Xia Tong!

  Gently pushing her away, looking into her worried eyes, he said softly: "Don't worry, I'm fine, nothing's wrong!"