Shen Qiyin originally thought that even if Xiao Yan was not the Imperial Concubine's son, he must be related to her.

Who knows——

"I have nothing to do with her," he replied.

“But you look alike.”

"Yeah." Xiao Yan said casually, "But they just look alike."

"Oh."

She thought there was some palace secret.

But then again...

Shen Qiyin raised his eyes to look at the mask on Xiao Yan's face, and asked again: "If it's not because of your relationship with the Imperial Concubine, then why don't you show your true face to others?"

"……got used to."

For some reason, Shen Qiyin felt that his reaction was a little strange.

She had a feeling that he hadn't said all he wanted to say.

So she further asked: "What kind of custom is this?" It's impossible that you are born with a mask on your face, right?

Xiao Yan's pale lips were pursed into a straight line.

After a moment of silence, he lowered his voice and said, "When I was young, every time I went out, there would be a large group of people watching. In order to avoid any accidents, I would always be accompanied by a large group of guards."

"Gradually, I don't like to go out anymore."

"Later, my aunt helped me come up with a solution and told me to wear a mask, and the situation got much better."

In addition, as he grew up, he was no longer as intimidating as he was when he was a child, so no one dared to approach him rashly.

Shen Qiyin was stunned when he heard this.

After a long while, she finally found her voice: "So, you choose to wear a mask to cover your face because you are so beautiful?"

Xiao Yan seemed to find it difficult to speak: "...My aunt said that I was a little cute when I was a child."

Shen Qiyin disagreed: "Not only when she was a child, I think she is cute now too!"

As she spoke, she suddenly reached out and took off the mask on his face. As expected, she saw that his face was red, and the smile in his eyes could not be hidden anymore.

Xiao Yan felt embarrassed by her harsh gaze, so he took the mask and put it on again.

Seeing this, Shen Qiyin covered his lips and laughed out loud.

Before leaving that night, Xiao Yan told her that there would be no curfew on the Lantern Festival and he would pick her up to go to the lantern festival.

During this period, she went to the clinic and the general's mansion as usual.

It is worth mentioning that she has never heard that voice again since the last time she heard it.

She wanted to see Huo Fanshuang again to confirm her guess, but she never met her.

Until the Lantern Festival.

Shen Qiyin was seeing patients in Guangrentang during the day. After she was done, Xiao Yan took her directly to Dongyue Tower, planning to have dinner there before taking her out to play on the street.

Xianglan followed the two of them like a little tail, with an auntie smile on her face.

Xiao Yan was buying lanterns for Shen Qiyin. After she picked one, she suddenly turned around and asked her, "Xianglan, which one do you like?"

"Me?!" Xianglan waved her hands quickly: "I don't need it."

This was the lantern that Lord Xiao bought for her, so how could she dare to take advantage of it so tactlessly.

But Shen Qiyin misunderstood her meaning: "You don't like any of them? Then let's go shopping in the front."

"Uh, no..."

As she spoke, Xianglan carefully glanced at Xiao Yan's expression, and saw that he was only focused on looking at her young lady, and didn't seem to care that a little maid like her was rubbing against him, so she hesitantly stretched out her little paw: "Then, then I'm welcome, okay? I want this."

She picked up a turtle lantern that no one cared about in the corner.

Shen Qiyin was immediately surprised and said, "You are actually like turtles just like Xiao Hanyu!"

Xiao Yan: “…”

Xianglan: “…” Which good person likes a turtle?

She simply hasn't changed her modern thinking. Her best friend's boyfriend bought her some things when he was shopping because he loves her and she loves the things in her. So it would be difficult for her to choose those with special meanings.

After taking a look, she felt that this turtle lantern was the most suitable.

Who knew Xiao Yan's taste was so unique!

They walked and shopped, buying a lot of things, mostly small gadgets.

Xiao Yan would never allow any fish to escape anywhere that Shen Qiyin's sight passed through.

Just when they were enjoying the stroll, Feng Liu suddenly came in in a hurry and whispered something to Xiao Yan.

The latter's eyes instantly turned cold.

Shen Qiyin asked doubtfully: "Something happened?"

"No, don't worry." Xiao Yan did not hide anything: "It was summoned by His Majesty."

"Then go quickly."

"Need not."

Xiao Yan spoke in a casual tone, as if he did not take Emperor Xuanwu's summons seriously at all.

But he had the courage, but Shen Qiyin didn't.

What if His Majesty turns around and asks about him, and finds out that he "disobeyed the order" and did not enter the palace in order to stay with her, and then takes his anger out on her?

Thinking of this possibility, Shen Qiyin hurriedly said to him: "If you don't go, what if His Majesty blames you?"

"It just so happens that I want to go back too. I bought so many things and I need to play with them for a while when I get home."

After hearing her say this, Xiao Yan changed his mind.

He originally wanted to send her back to the Shen family before entering the palace, but Shen Qiyin planned to give the things she bought for Chunsheng and Situnan to them before leaving, so she let him go first.

However, before Xiao Yan left, he left the guards to her.

Shen Qiyin didn't refuse.

Today is the Lantern Festival and the streets are full of people. Although there are patrolling police, it is always better to be careful.

Xianglan also said, "It's a good thing that you didn't reject Master Xiao's suggestion to leave someone behind to protect us. I was just about to tell you that it's better to be safe than sorry."

She had read so many stories, and most of the accidents happened at palace banquets, lantern festivals, temples, and the like.

Don't dare to be careless.

Shen Qiyin laughed and said to her half-truthfully, "If anything really happens, you should stay away from her."

"Don't worry, this is what I'm best at."

It’s not in vain that I read so many of her novels and TV dramas.

She didn't have superb martial arts skills or the ability to make decisions quickly, so what was she waiting for? She had to be careful and avoid causing trouble for them.

but……

"When I encountered danger, I really hid. Miss, aren't you sad?"

"Sad?" Shen Qiyin had an expression that said, "What is that? Is it delicious?" "Why should I be sad? The little benefit I gave you is not worth your life for me."

Xianglan thought to herself what a great boss this was!

She was so excited that she could hardly control herself. She hugged Shen Qiyin and gave her a kiss.

Xiao Yan's guards in the dark all stared with their eyes wide open, looking at each other, trying to confirm with each other: Is she going to take advantage of the girl? Should we kill her?

Xianglan naturally didn't know that because of her bad mouth, she almost became a dead soul at the hands of Xiao Yan's guards.

On the way back, perhaps because there were so many people, Shen Qiyin took Xianglan to walk through the alleys.

It was not known whether it was because of Xianglan's bad luck or what, but when they were about to reach Guangrentang after many twists and turns, they suddenly saw several black shadows falling from the sky, holding sharp blades, and heading straight for Shen Qiyin!

When Huo Fanshuang rushed out from nowhere and grabbed Shen Qiyin to take her away, the men under Xiao Yan had already killed all the assassins one by one.

He didn't die, just his tendons in his hands and feet were cut.

At this moment, one person is standing under another, interrogating the mastermind behind the scenes.

Shen Qiyin looked at the stunned Huo Fanshuang, and then at Xianglan who had her head buried in his arms, trembling but protecting his vital points tightly.

She said, "Didn't we agree to stay away from each other?"

Xianglan looked up with a tearful expression: "I wanted to hide." But "want" was a plan, and her reaction when the assassin came was without thinking, completely out of instinct.

After stroking Xianglan's head as if smoothing her hair, Shen Qiyin then turned to look at Huo Fanshuang who was still in a daze, without saying a word to interrupt her.

Because she heard that voice again!

"This cannot be blamed on the system. The system is innocent. The system can only detect situations related to the mission object itself. These guards are not hers, so the system cannot detect them."

"Host, please pay attention to your quality. The system is not rubbish. It's the host who is narrow-minded and unwilling to spend big points to exchange for assassins with high force values. That's why you were knocked down by someone in one move."

"Are you sure you want to spend 1,000 points to redeem the Super Assassin?"

"Order confirmation, please wait."

"The order has been sent, please check."

Before he finished speaking, Shen Qiyin saw several people in the dark appear out of nowhere again, and instantly started fighting with the guards.

Although she didn't know martial arts, she knew that the later group of assassins did have some skills when she saw that they were not knocked down in one move like the previous ones.

Thinking of something, Shen Qiyin glanced at Huo Fanshuang beside him.

The latter happened to look at her, and then pulled her to run to the alley next to her: "Follow me!"

But Shen Qiyin refused to leave.

Huo Fanshuang frowned: "Why are you still standing there? Are you trying to kill yourself?"

Shen Qiyin pulled his hand away calmly: "If I stay here, those assassins can't get close to me, but if I go with you, what if a new assassin blocks me?"

"We can run to a safe place first. If the guards can't defeat the assassins, wouldn't you just be waiting to die if you stay here?"

"Oh." Shen Qiyin said, "Let me die." "That's fate."

"you……"

While the two were talking, an assassin suddenly appeared and risked exposing his rear to give Shen Qiyin a fatal blow.

In a flash, Huo Fanshuang suddenly stood in front of her regardless of anything.

puff--

The sound of the sharp blade penetrating into the body was muffled, and a few drops of blood splashed onto Shen Qiyin's cheek.

In the dim alley, her eyes were frighteningly clear.

Chu Si expressionlessly pulled out the sword that had pierced the assassin's chest. When he looked at Shen Qiyin, the murderous intent in his eyes disappeared completely, and he even smiled: "Girl, you are not scared, are you?"

Shen Qiyin shook his head.

She casually wiped the blood off her face, and when she looked at Huo Fanshuang, she keenly noticed the flash of disappointment on her face.

On the other side, Chusi and his men once again dealt with all the assassins.

It’s a pity that nothing was found out during the trial.

Shen Qiyin thought for a moment and said to Chusi, "Go to the clinic and ask your senior brother for some corpse-dissolving water."

Most of the people living in this neighborhood are ordinary people. It's New Year's Day. It would be unlucky to wake up early in the morning and find dead bodies scattered all over the alley.

When Chusi and others were dealing with the corpse, Shen Qiyin heard the thing called "system" speaking again.

"This is already the top assassin that this system can summon. It's not that they are weak, but that the opponent is too strong. It's probably because the level of this plane is too high."

"Okay, now let's do the query."

"It is detected that the mission target's favorability towards the host is negative eighty. It is possible that he has dangerous intentions of stabbing the host."

"There was no system failure, it was just negative eighty."

"Okay, now let's do the query."

"It is detected that the mission target's favorability towards the maid next to him is 100, and he has the intention of pampering her into a peerless treasure."

……

Hearing this, Shen Qiyin unconsciously turned his head to look at Xianglan in front of him, with a very complicated expression on his face.

At this moment, Huo Fanshuang suddenly grabbed Shen Qiyin's hand again and dragged her out of the alley: "Leave this troubled place first, lest those people come back to kill us."

This time, Shen Qiyin did not refuse, but followed her obediently.

So she did this to perform a self-torture trick in front of me?

What's the purpose?

Gain her favor, but then what?

After these two meetings, Shen Qiyin was basically certain that Huo Fanshuang was able to communicate with the "ghost" called "system" through his mind.

And she could only hear the voice of the system.

On the way back to Shen's house, Huo Fanshuang pretended to ask her, "Who did you offend? Why did they want to kill you?"

Shen Qiyin thought to himself, it’s you, the big-tailed wolf.

But she said, "Jiang Jiyao."

"Who?!" Huo Fanshuang was obviously stunned: "Why, why do you say it's her?"

"Because she and I don't get along. I can't think of any other possible candidates besides her."

"But, but how could she, an ordinary girl, have the ability to command such a powerful assassin?"

"How do you know those assassins are powerful?"

"Uh..." Huo Fanshuang paused: "I, I, I guessed."

"I don't think they are that good. They can't even handle a move from Chu Si. If anyone spends a lot of money to hire such a bunch of losers, then all the money would be wasted."

Hearing this, Huo Fanshuang's heart was bleeding!

Shen Qiyin looked at her expression of trying to suppress her depression, a teasing smile flashed in his eyes, and he said casually: "I am a person who will always take revenge if I have a grudge."

"Jiang Jiyao plotted against me, I shouldn't have let her go."

"It's a pity that I can't do anything to her because of Madam Wei's face."

"It would be nice if I could use other people's hands..."

After saying this, she seemed to suddenly remember Huo Fanshuang's relationship with the other party, and couldn't help but frowned: "How could I forget that you two have similar tastes!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she pushed Huo Fanshuang off the carriage!

Then he let Chusi drive the car and drive away.

In fact, she should have killed Huo Fanshuang directly, but she hadn't figured out what that damn system was all about, and she was worried that if Huo Fanshuang was gone, another person would show up.

At that time, it may not be possible to continue to hear the system sound.

What's more, compared to a person whose background is unknown, it makes people feel more at ease with the person who has already revealed his true colors.

The reason why she was willing to let Huo Fanshuang get on the carriage was that she wanted to listen to what the system had to say. Unfortunately, the two of them didn't communicate anymore, so there was naturally no need for her to get on the carriage again.

When the carriage approached the Shen family, they saw a large group of people gathered near the gate. Not far away, there was a flame rising into the sky, as bright as day.

It’s the Shen family!

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