I made the villain right.

The next day, the sun was warm in the morning.

Shi Jin was just about to go out to look for Fan Hua. When she reached the gate of the mansion, suddenly a figure rushed up to her and knelt down in front of her, which scared her.

The maid said in a hurry, "Miss, this morning when I went out shopping with Zhilu, someone came out of nowhere and took Zhilu away. She told me to tell her that if she wanted to save Zhilu, she should go to the Lanzhu Shop on Hua Street in the east of the city."

Shi Jin was shocked and immediately walked towards the mansion. She didn't know how many people were on the other side, so she had to take Lin Yang with her. She thought as she walked.

She thought Zhilu should be in no danger for the time being. The ultimate goal of those people in capturing Zhilu was her, otherwise they would not have sent someone to pass the message to her.

After Shi Jin arrived at Lin Yang's house, she told Lin Yang what had happened as they walked. The two of them galloped on their horses, heading straight towards the east city's flower street.

With the help of the two of them riding at full speed, they arrived at the Flower Street in the east of the city after a few quarters of an hour.

The Flower Street in the east of the city is sparsely populated and there are relatively few people on the street.

Shi Jin and Lin Yang stopped their horses at the street corner and dismounted. She and Lin Yang separated to look for the location of Lanzhu Shop.

Not long after, they found the Lanzhu shop in a remote corner. The shop was closed, along with several nearby shops. The surroundings were unusually quiet, with a strange atmosphere. Shi Jin immediately became cautious.

She kicked the door open, strode in, glanced around the room, and found that it was empty.

At this time, the person hiding in the dark heard the noise and came out.

Xu Wuchen carried a pot of tea, walked slowly to the coffee table beside him, sat down, and calmly poured himself a cup of tea.

When Shi Jin saw Xu Wuchen, her eyes turned cold, as if ice, and the atmosphere around them instantly became gloomy. She said coldly: "My Zhilu is fine. Your Highness, what is the matter that you took so much trouble to bring me here? I am already here, you can tell me clearly."

Xu Wuchen took a sip of tea, curled his lips slightly, and said slowly: "Jin'er, I haven't seen you for a long time. You are still so arrogant. Miss Zhilu is fine. I just invited her to be my guest."

When Shi Jin heard Xu Wuchen calling her so intimately, she felt very uncomfortable and a feeling of nausea came over her.

Shi Jin's eyebrows were filled with disgust. She said sternly, "Zhilu is mine. If Your Highness wants to invite her as a guest, you must get my permission. Also, Your Highness should not call her Jin'er. It smells so bad that it disgusts people."

Xu Wuchen was exceptionally calm today and was not angered by Shi Jin's words.

Xu Wuchen sneered and suddenly said: "You will get used to it slowly after hearing it many times. After all, we will become husband and wife in the future."

Bah, go and dream on, you are not worthy of it.

Shi Jin glared at Xu Wuchen, not wanting to deal with him, and said bluntly: "I am not here to listen to your highness talking in his sleep, where is Zhilu? Let her go quickly."

Xu Wuchen snapped his fingers, and Dacheng came out from the darkness. He put the sword against Zhilu's neck and pressed her forward. Zhilu looked scared and moved forward passively.

Zhilu looked at Shi Jin with eyes filled with emotion and longing. She was moved that Shi Jin did not give up on her and came here to find her, and she longed for Shi Jin to come and save her.

Zhilu's eyes were filled with tears, and she said in a trembling voice: "Miss, you are here"

Shi Jin looked at the sword with deep eyes, then moved her gaze away and moved it up to Dacheng's face. Her eyes were as cold as the moonlight. She said calmly, "Hold your sword steady, don't hurt anyone."

She walked over to Xu Wuchen and sat directly opposite him, with a particularly wild posture. She looked at Xu Wuchen coldly and said, "Your Highness, you didn't call me here just to drink tea, did you?"

Xu Wuchen said softly: "Don't panic, Jin'er, as long as you accompany me to finish this pot of tea, I will release Miss Zhilu safely."

She didn't believe that he called her just to drink tea. Could it be that there was medicine in the tea? She stared at the pot and listened carefully.

Xu Wuchen saw her doubts and said calmly: "There is nothing wrong with this pot of tea."

To reassure her, he even drank in front of her, but Shi Jin was in no mood to drink tea with him.

Xu Wuchen poured her a cup of tea. She took it in her hand, rubbing her fingers back and forth, looking at the tea, but she had no intention of drinking it. No one knew what she was thinking about.

Seeing that Shi Jin was unwilling to cooperate, Xu Wuchen said helplessly: "You don't even want to drink tea, then I will tell you, today you want to choose your maid, or choose someone you like."

Shi Jin frowned, not quite understanding what he wanted to say for a moment, and asked in confusion: "What do you mean?"

"What I mean is that in addition to arresting your maid, I also asked Fan Hua to go to Changlan Street in your name. There are a group of people lying in ambush there to take his life."

Xu Wuchen gave a wicked smile. This was the consequence of angering him. He was going to teach Shi Jin a lesson and let her watch the person she loved die because of her.

This was the plan he had thought of yesterday. Since he could not please Shi Jin, Shi Jin's wishes were no longer important. He only needed to ask the emperor for permission to grant the marriage and get the emperor to agree to the marriage. If she disobeyed, she would be disobeying the emperor's order, and the general's mansion would be implicated. He was not afraid that she would not comply.

As for why he wanted to kill Fan Hua, it had already affected his dignity as a prince. He was the most honorable prince of this dynasty and would be the ruler of a country in the future. However, Shi Jin had embarrassed him time and again for his sake, so how could he spare his life?

The scene of Shi Jin treating him differently emerged in Xu Wuchen's mind, and he felt a surge of anger in his heart.

Shi Jin, the "scumbag", was filled with rage and immediately poured the tea in his hand onto Xu Wuchen's face. It happened too suddenly and he had no time to dodge, so all the tea splashed onto his face.

It was too vicious. He actually threatened her with their lives.

Seeing Shi Jin's rare angry expression, Xu Wuchen wiped the tea off his face, and suddenly smiled softly, with a look of joy between his brows. Suddenly his face darkened and he said, "I like to see you like this, so do you want to save your maid or him?"

Shi Jin's face suddenly darkened, and he was in a desperate situation.

Suddenly, a flying knife flew out of a window and headed straight towards Xu Wuchen. Dacheng was startled and his eyes were instantly drawn to Xu Wuchen.

While Dacheng was unconscious, Shi Jin swung her whip, wrapped it around Dacheng's arm and pulled him forward. He staggered to her side, and when Zhilu saw that she was no longer restrained, she immediately ran away and stood by Shi Jin's side, watching the battle.

Dacheng, who was being pulled, immediately grabbed the whip with his other hand and stood firm. The two of them were suddenly in a stalemate.

Xu Wuchen dodged the flying knife and saw what happened, so he wanted to stop Shi Jin. At this moment, a figure broke in through the window and immediately fought with Xu Wuchen.

When Shi Jin saw Lin Yang coming, he felt more confident.

Suddenly Dacheng wanted to break the stalemate. He rotated the whip a few times with his hand and the length was shortened instantly. Shi Jin was caught off guard and was pulled over by him. Then she turned around and kicked him sideways. He was kicked away instantly, and she successfully pulled back her whip.

Dacheng paused, steadied himself in time, and glared at her with anger in his eyes.

Shi Jin immediately took advantage of the victory and swung the whip in his hand. The sound of the whip as sharp as lightning could be heard. He chopped straight towards Dacheng, and then he used a set of smooth fighting styles. Dacheng could only dodge left and right to avoid his attacks.

Now Zhilu is no longer in their hands, and Fanhua's life or death is uncertain. She has no time to waste here.

She took out two iron balls from her sleeves, and immediately threw the two balls towards Dacheng and Xu Wuchen. In an instant, thick smoke rose and the vision was blurred.

These two iron balls were made according to the iron ball I picked up last time. I thought they would be useful in the future, so I put them to use today.

She immediately pulled Zhilu and ran outside. Lin Yang saw the opportunity and immediately followed her to retreat. When Xu Wuchen came out of the fog, Shi Jin and the others had disappeared. Dacheng wanted to chase them out immediately, but was persuaded by Xu Wuchen.

"Don't chase her. It's too late for her to catch up. I'm afraid it will be useless."

This time, he was looking for people from the underworld. Fan Hua, a weak man, would definitely die, and she rushed over just to collect his body.

When he thought of the scene of Shi Jin hugging Fan Hua and crying, he felt very happy.

Shi Jin asked Lin Yang to take Zhilu back home first, and then find someone to come for support, while she went alone to rescue Fanhua.

Shi Jin rode as fast as he could to Changlan Street. He was worried all the way and prayed that Fan Hua was okay.

If Fan Hua died because of her, she would feel guilty for the rest of her life.

A few minutes later, Shi Jin ran around Changlan Street, looking for Fan Hua's trace, and finally smelled a strong smell of blood and signs of a fight in a quiet alley.

She suddenly stopped and her body tensed up. She was very afraid that it was Fan Hua.

She clenched her palms and forced herself to stay calm. She took a deep breath and followed the smell. Soon she saw a dead body. When she found out it was not Fan Hua, she relaxed her tense body.

He quickened his pace and walked into the alley. There were traces of fighting along the way, and bloodstains on the ground. The situation was very intense.

Shi Jin was extremely anxious and shouted, "Fanhua, where are you?" He shouted as he walked, quickly moving through the alleys.

A moment later, she saw Fan Hua's upright back in an empty alley at a corner. He was standing among several corpses. The silence around him seemed particularly hideous. The scene was bloody, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood, which stimulated people's nerves.

Shi Jin's hands were shaking slightly, and she ran over quickly. Hearing the footsteps, Fan Hua's eyes suddenly darkened and emitted a sharp light. He immediately turned around, and after seeing that the person coming was Shi Jin, his eyes rolled back and he regained his calm.

It was a look full of murderous intent. Shi Jin paused and stopped at a distance of half an arm from him. After being stunned for a few seconds, she blinked and asked worriedly, "Are you okay?" Her tone was full of concern.

"It's okay." Fan Hua's voice was flat, without any emotion.

"That's good. I was worried to death." Shi Jin finally felt relieved.

Upon hearing this, Fan Hua was stunned for a moment, and in the blink of an eye his face returned to his usual dull expression.

"Those people invited you here in my name. I'm really sorry for putting you in danger," Shi Jin said guiltily.

"Those people? Miss Shi, do you know where these people came from?" Fan Hua asked, focusing on the key points.

Shi Jin did not hide anything and said bluntly: "It is Xu Wuchen, the second prince of the dynasty."

Fan Hua's eyes darkened.

It's really ridiculous that the Second Prince actually spent so much effort to deal with a commoner like him. I think it's because he failed to pursue Shi Jin, and seeing her lingering around him, he felt that he was a nuisance and that's why he couldn't tolerate him. Even the group of people who came to Fu Mengxuan to cause trouble last time were his doing.

Very good, he kept this grudge in mind, but it was also thanks to him that he found some clues.

He looked up and saw Shi Jin looking guilty, so he comforted her softly, "This is not your fault, and I'm fine now, so you don't have to blame yourself."

When he received the letter in the morning, he knew it was a scroll because he knew her handwriting. He came alone just to see what they were going to do.

Fan Hua's comfort made Shi Jin feel much more at ease. She examined the four corpses around her, her eyes fixed on the weapons they used and the clothes they were wearing. She frowned, and the memory of the group of black-clad men she met in the black market that day suddenly came to her mind.

She discovered that the weapons and clothing used by that group of people were very similar to this group of people, and they should be from the same organization. The mastermind behind this was the person who arranged this drama—Xu Wuchen. What on earth was he planning?

But what made her suspicious now was how a weak man like Fan Hua could escape from these people and kill them all. Could it be that he also knew martial arts?