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In the pitch-black Zhenling Temple, the last man in black fell to the ground.

Lin Jieyu retracted his sword and knelt in the center of the hall to salute in a very standard posture.The floor of the main hall was covered with scarlet and sticky blood, and Lin Jieyu, who was kneeling, seemed to be kneeling in a large red river.

"Lin Jieyu, there are no more provocateurs." The person who spoke was Yue Yao, the current leader of the imperial guards. His voice was low and soft, and no emotion could be heard.

In Lin Jieyu's memory, this man seemed to sit in this high position forever.The annual battle for the imperial leadership could not pull him off the stage.Some people even said that he did not have a single provocateur in the battle for the imperial leadership last year.

"This is the end of the three-year selection of the imperial guard."

"Hmm." Lin Jieyu replied lightly, as if it didn't mean much to her whether there was a provocateur or not.

"Do you know how many hidden guards you killed?" Yue Yao asked.

Lin Jieyu stood silently on the spot without saying a word.

"Okay, let me change the way of asking." Seeing that Lin Jieyu didn't answer, Yue Yao changed his position on the high chair and asked again. "Do you know how many hidden guards have challenged you this year to compete with you for your current position?"

"150 and six people." Lin Jieyu replied with clear eyes.

"In these three days, you also killed the last one." Yue Yao smiled, but there was no smile. "Any thoughts?"

"Killing all provocateurs is the first criterion for becoming a hidden guard." Hearing Yue Yao's words, Lin Jieyu whispered. "Not being defeated by the imperial guards is the only criterion for becoming the leader of the imperial guards."

Although Lin Jieyu was only stating the facts, Yue Yao could hear the rebuttal to him in her words, and he asked disapprovingly.

"Do you know why you have so many provocateurs?"

"do not know."

"Not only because you are a woman. It's also because...you look weak. As secret guards, how could they allow themselves to lose to a weak woman?" Yue Yao said leisurely, but suddenly became serious at the next moment.In the empty hall, only his admonishing voice remained for a moment. "But... our enemies don't distinguish between men and women, this is what happens when they underestimate the enemy! Those 150 idiots who can't polish their eyes deserve to die! They are useless! They don't even have the qualifications to be human shields! People like this are needed! Did you all hear clearly?!"

"Yes!" Shocked by Yue Yao's reprimand, the eleven imperial guards hiding in the darkness responded loudly.

"Lin Jieyu, why do you want to become the imperial guard?" Yue Yao's voice softened slightly when the atmosphere became quiet.

"Because I want to protect the emperor." Lin Jieyu lowered his eyes and said calmly.

"Oh? You want to protect the emperor. Can you put aside your personal feelings and make sure that no matter what happens at any time, the emperor will prevail. Even if you sacrifice your own life, you still want to protect the emperor's safety?"

"Yes." As if he had thought about this situation long ago, Lin Jieyu answered extremely quickly.

"Remember what you promised, if one day you break the promise, even if our twelve imperial guards chase you to the ends of the earth, we will kill you."

"Ah."

"Then congratulations." Yue Yao put down his seriousness just now and said with a smile. "From now on, you will be No. 12 among the Twelve Imperial Guards. You only need to obey the emperor, kneel to the emperor, and sacrifice your life for the emperor. You must attach your heart to the emperor for the rest of your life."

Lin Jieyu listened quietly with calm eyes.

"You, can you do it?"

"It can be done." Lin Jieyu replied with a little excitement in his voice.

That... the excitement of being one step closer to your dream.

No one knew that she wanted to be the imperial guard...or even the leader of the imperial guard, but that was all Lin Huiye said.

"Since that is the case, we will carry out the task from tomorrow to relieve the emperor's biggest worry in the past few years."

Lin Jieyu raised his eyes and listened to Yue Yao's words.

"Your first mission is... to investigate thoroughly the murder of the royal family that killed two princes and drove a princess crazy together with the other imperial guards."

Lin Jieyu only heard Yue Yao pause, then smiled.

"Princess Han Yu is getting more and more sober, I think...we are finally going to see the truth behind this case."

Lin Huiye had been feverish since he got down from the city wall, and his whole body was so hot that it seemed that his clothes could be burned.Seeing her like this, Zhao Minghe hurriedly took her to the medical clinic in the city to see a doctor.Who knew that Lin Huiye would still hold on to Zhao Minghe's clothes even though the fever had reached such a level, and no one would let her let go.

After Zhao Minghe tried all kinds of methods but failed, he finally sat down on the soft bed with Lin Huiye in his arms.She looked at the doctor waiting in front of her and smiled wryly.

"This... what do you think we should do?"

"Go back to the general... There is no other way." The elderly doctor said. "The old man just read that Her Highness's high fever is caused by the infection of the wound on the collarbone. The old man prescribed some plasters to cover the wound, and then gave the princess some medicine to reduce the fever. As long as the princess takes it on time, it should not be a big problem."

"Then hurry up." Zhao Minghe finally felt relieved when he heard that the problem was not serious.

"This... the old man will go to prescribe medicine right away... it's just..."

"Just what?" Seeing the doctor's hesitation, Zhao Minghe asked.

"The princess's wound is infected and needs to be cleaned up urgently... It's just that the old man is inconvenient to see the princess's wound... and it is also inconvenient to change the princess's dressing... Please also ask the general..."

"I'll see, you go and prescribe the medicine." After understanding what the doctor meant, Zhao Minghe waved his hand, indicating that he understood.

After the doctor left, Zhao Minghe returned to look at Lin Huiye.She gently patted Lin Huiye's shoulder with her hands, and said.

"Now there are only two of us in the room, let go of your hands with peace of mind, I will put you on the bed and have a good rest."

Hearing what Zhao Minghe said, Lin Huiye reluctantly opened his eyes.She looked around, and finally released her hand hesitantly after seeing no other figures.

"You really don't love yourself enough." Seeing her put down her guard, Zhao Minghe picked her up and laid her flat on the bed. "It's fine to use your body to infect it... I won't say you are hurt like this on the collarbone... But you... how can you let it get infected like this by just touching water..."

"It doesn't hurt very much." Seeing Zhao Minghe scolding him, Lin Huiye smiled faintly.

"Are you still laughing?" Zhao Minghe said angrily. "Do you want an antidote?"

"This poison is just to make people lose energy. It will be cured in a few days, and there is no need for an antidote." Lin Huiye replied, and then asked. "Didn't I tell you that the sunrise is very siege? You attack in the middle of the night, just in case..."

"Nothing happens. In any case, I have to ensure your safety first." Zhao Minghe said without waiting for Lin Huiye to finish. "I figured, if you act faster, it should be about this time. If Wei Zhilie finds out that you were the one who poisoned, then last night would be the most dangerous time... Your Royal Highness?"

Halfway through Zhao Minghe's speech, he saw Lin Huiye's beautiful eyes shining brightly, as if he was about to shed tears.

"Huh?" Lin Huiye responded.

"It's nothing..." When Zhao Minghe looked over again, he saw those eyes were clear, where did the tears come from.She shook her head, drove away the strange thoughts, and asked. "Let me see your wound."

Hearing that Zhao Minghe wanted to see his wound, Lin Huiye was shocked.Zhao Minghe didn't know what she was thinking, so he answered softly after a while.

"Ah."

After getting Lin Huiye's consent, Zhao Minghe leaned down slightly, and untied the clothes wrapped around Lin Huiye's body.Because Lin Huiye's wound was broken and bleeding again, a lot of blood stains and clothes were stuck together, no matter how lightly Zhao Minghe's movements were, the wound would still be torn apart.

"Ming...Minghe..." Lin Huiye choked on his breath, and softly called Zhao Minghe's name.

"Huh?" Zhao Minghe responded.

"Minghe..."

"I'm here." Seeing that Lin Huiye only called his own name, Zhao Minghe replied patiently.

"I like you."

The movements of Zhao Minghe's hands suddenly stopped because of these words.

The room was silent, only the slight flickering of the candle flame, dim and ambiguous.

However, Zhao Minghe only paused for a moment, and then quickly answered.

"Minghe also likes Her Highness the Princess."

The boundless silence seemed to be ablaze because of Zhao Minghe's words, almost swallowing the whole night.

In the middle of the night, the doctor delivered the prescribed medicine.Seeing that Lin Huiye seemed to have fallen asleep, Zhao Minghe gently shook her.

"Huh?" Lin Huiye was a little dazed when Zhao Minghe shook him awake.

"Take the medicine." Zhao Minghe said softly.

After hearing the "medicine", Lin Hui didn't respond in the middle of the night.Zhao Minghe didn't call her anymore, just sat beside her with a medicine bowl and waited for an unknown amount of time before she finally saw Lin Huiye sitting up.

Zhao Minghe saw Lin Huiye looking at the medicine bowl and then at himself.Finally, she said to herself with blushing cheeks.

"Please."

"..." For a moment, Zhao Minghe didn't know what expression he should put on.She thought, if there was a mirror in front of her at that time, her expression in the mirror must be wonderful.

Lin Huiye was very obedient when taking the medicine. She blew a spoonful of medicine by herself, and she drank it all in one gulp.The two drank a small bowl of medicine for nearly half an hour.When Lin Huiye finally finished drinking the medicine, Zhao Minghe rinsed her mouth, wiped her face, and let her continue to sleep.

"You fall asleep, I'll help you treat the wound and apply the medicine." Zhao Minghe said.

"Hmm." Lin Huiye said softly, as if he didn't have much strength to answer.

After getting the answer, Zhao Minghe gently pushed away Lin Huiye's coat again.She dipped the blood around the wound with salt water and applied the plaster.After applying the medicine, Zhao Minghe fetched gauze and wanted to bandage Lin Huiye, but when he turned Lin Huiye over, he saw a large peach blossom tattoo on Lin Huiye's back.

"Peach blossoms..." Zhao Minghe was amazed by the lifelike peach blossoms, and couldn't help sighing.

"Don't look." As if knowing what Zhao Minghe saw, Lin Huiye froze again, wanting to turn over.

Seeing her like this, Zhao Minghe wanted to look away, but when Lin Huiye turned over, he saw the three words Lin Haoxi stabbed in black regular script on the underside of the peach blossom branch.

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