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Soon, news spread that Xiao Jinzhi had been assassinated and that the witness had been found and confessed.

The assassination of Xiao Jinzhi had already caused an uproar in the court. Now that the news has spread, everyone from the courtiers to the common people are talking about it.

"The discussion was so lively. Regardless of whether the murderer is Marquis Changyuan or not, as long as his ultimate goal is to instigate relations between the two countries, he will probably not rush to take action against Huangfu Mausoleum."

Chu Huanyan supported Xiao Jinzhi and walked slowly in the back garden. Over the past few days, his legs had recovered a lot, but he still couldn't walk much.

Qin Li and the others were not there. Although the two of them spoke not loudly, they did not pay attention to whether there was anyone else around.

"The time for escorting the businessman has been determined. He will set off tomorrow. If this matter is really related to the Changyuan Marquis Mansion, they probably won't let anyone return to the imperial city safely." Xiao Jinzhi said in a tone of voice. Calm, as if he no longer wants to think about anything else and just wants to wait for the next result.

Chu Huanyan nodded, "I asked Shen Chi. Although you can walk around now, you still can't travel long distances. Since Huangfu Mausoleum has already made plans to test it, we will stay in the city lord's mansion to recuperate before then. "

"Okay, it all depends on Yan Yan." Xiao Jinzhi said with a smile.

The atmosphere between the two was relaxed, and it seemed that everything had really cleared up.

By the next day, according to the planned plan, witnesses began to escort them back to Danyue Imperial City.

On the surface, Ling Qi and some guards were escorting him, but secretly, Huangfu Ling and the secret guards also followed.

As they left, the city lord's mansion suddenly became quieter. In the afternoon, Lin Hu came to check on Chu Huanyan and the others, and asked if there was anything he needed help with, and said that Huangfuling had already I've given you instructions. If you have anything to do, you can give me instructions.

After Chu Huanyan and the others thanked him, Lin Hu did not stay long and quickly returned to his residence.

They were all waiting for news from Huangfuling Mausoleum. In the morning of the next day, Chu Huanyan sent someone to ask if there was any news. The answer was that the road was calm and nothing had happened for the time being.

Seeing this, she didn't ask any more questions, but gave Xiao Jinzhi some medicine and walked with him in the back garden to pass the time.

At nightfall, just as they were preparing to go to bed, there was a sudden commotion outside the yard. When they left the room, they saw Wei Yan staggering in with blood on his arms.

"What happened?" Xiao Jinzhi looked at Wei Yan and asked.

The latter covered his arm, "Just now, news came back that the team escorting witnesses was attacked..."

Chu Huanyan and Xiao Jinzhi looked at each other, and then Chu Huanyan turned her head again and asked Wei Yan.

"Then what's going on with you? Who hurt you?"

Wei Yan's eyes turned red, and he said tremblingly: "It's General Lin! He is also from the Changyuan Marquis Mansion, and he wants to kill me to silence me!"

As soon as these words came out, both Chu Huanyan and Xiao Jinzhi were stunned.

But before they could continue asking, Lin Hu's voice suddenly came from outside the door. He directly fought off the guards and rushed in. He also held a big knife in his hand. He stared at the people in the courtyard with scarlet eyes and held the knife tightly. He rushed over directly.

Xiao Jinzhi instantly protected Chu Huanyan behind him, and Qin Li quickly stepped forward to stop Lin Hu.

But Lin Hu was extremely powerful, and he didn't listen to the advice at all. He kept slashing at Qin Li with the big knife in his hand, and the knife rushed to kill him.

Fortunately, Shen Chi, who rushed over after hearing the noise, found an opportunity and shot a silver needle, knocking Lin Hu unconscious.

When Qin Li resisted with his sword just now, the tiger's mouth was numb from the shock of the sword. Now he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Lin Hu fall down.

"What on earth is going on?" He couldn't help but look at Wei Yan.

The latter looked panicked, "I, I just went to see the general. I originally wanted to suggest that the general should strengthen the security of the city lord's mansion in the past few days to prevent anything from going wrong. But as soon as he arrived outside, he unexpectedly heard someone shouting at him. The general reported that the assassins from the Marquis' side had been sent, and they would find ways to kill witnesses. However, just in case, the general was asked to take advantage of the absence of His Highness the Regent to find a way to control Emperor Tianyi and the Queen. , as a hostage.”

Wei Yan swallowed, tried hard to suppress the panic in his heart, and continued to speak.

"I didn't expect that the general was actually Changyuan Hou's internal agent. I was very nervous at the time and wanted to report the news quickly, but I accidentally made a noise and was heard by the general and the people in the house. I ran away at that time. But the person who reported the news still chased me and stabbed me. Just when he was about to kill me, a patrolling guard happened to pass by and bought time, so I ran over quickly."

After Wei Yan finished speaking, several people in the courtyard fell silent.

Qin Li looked at the injured Wei Yan. He was just a scholar and probably had no martial arts skills. He was lucky to escape from the assassin's hands, but...

Qin Li glanced at Lin Hu who fell to the ground again. The opponent's posture just now was merciless and he was really trying to kill people. Thinking about it this way, Wei Yan didn't seem to be lying.

"Your Majesty, what should we do now?" Qin Li looked at Xiao Jinzhi.

The latter thought for a moment and said: "Lin Hu is the general who defends the city after all, and now he is in Zhengzhou City. The people under him may not be subject to our control. You immediately send a message to inform Huangfuling of the situation here, and at the same time give an order Let a small number of troops from the garrison be sent to sneak into the city, but the movement should not be too loud. If others discover it and misunderstand that we want to seize the opportunity to capture Zhengzhou City, we will be in trouble."

"Yes, I understand!" Qin Li quickly accepted the order.

"Wait!" Chu Huanyan called Qin Li and said, "Go and notify the military camp in person, and then lead them to sneak in. After all, they are not familiar with the terrain, so something might go wrong."

It wasn't until he watched Qin Li leave that Wei Yan felt relieved and fell to the ground with a pale face.

Shen Chi checked his arm and handed him a bottle of golden sore medicine. "The situation is not serious, but we still need to take the medicine as soon as possible."

"Thank you, Doctor Shen." Wei Yan took the medicine.

"Do you need my help?" Shen Chi looked at Wei Yan and asked.

The latter shook his head, "I can do it myself, no need to trouble Doctor Shen, but..."

Wei Yan looked at Lin Hu who fell to the ground unconscious, "General Lin has been kind to me, I..."

"It's true that you are grateful for his kindness, but if it hadn't been for your luck just now, I'm afraid your head would be gone by now." Chu Huanyan interrupted Wei Yan.

Or he was silent for a moment, did not continue, covered his arms and stood up with difficulty, thanking Chu Huanyan and the others.

"You're welcome, go down and have a good rest first." Chu Huanyan paused, looked at Wei Yan with deep eyes and said, "After all, you are an important witness now."