The assassins attempted to assassinate the prince in public on his birthday banquet, but the operation failed.
Unexpectedly, the Eighth Prince was quite skilled, possessing impressive martial arts abilities. He held his own against a highly skilled female assassin for quite some time, making it difficult for them to continue targeting the Prince. But what if they killed the Second Miss directly? That would still disrupt the marriage alliance!
Second Miss is a girl who has never learned martial arts, making her much easier to kill.
Realizing this, Xiao Lou immediately summoned Li Qingzhao and sent a message by carrier pigeon to Long Sen, who was still in the palace, instructing him to closely monitor Second Miss's movements and protect her safety.
Liu Qiao, CEO Shao, and Ye Qi stayed at the prefectural government office, while Yu Hanjiang, along with Xiao Lou and Mo Xuemin, rode swiftly to the Prince's residence.
Upon arriving at the gate of the Prince's residence, Long Sen greeted them anxiously, lowering his voice to say, "When I received the message by carrier pigeon, Second Miss had already left the residence with Ninth Princess and Wanyue."
Yu Hanjiang's expression changed: "How long has she been gone?"
Long Sen said, "About half an hour."
Xiao Lou asked, "Do you know where they went?"
Long Sen said, " Wanyue left me a note before she left. Ninth Princess was going to buy clothes and asked Second Miss to accompany her. The palace has been under lockdown for the past few days, preventing anyone from leaving, but Ninth Princess is really unstoppable when she gets willful. They sneaked out through the back door!"
Yu Hanjiang: "..."
As expected, Princess Ninth came to Jiangzhou not only to provide clues, but also to cause trouble at a crucial moment.
Currently, only Qu Wanyue is with them. If they encounter assassins, Teacher Qu alone may not be able to handle it.
Yu Hanjiang immediately made a decision: "Chase them!"
The four rode swiftly to Jiangzhou City, but the place was packed with people, and there was no sign of Ninth Princess and Second Miss.
The four quickly searched all the clothing stores on the street, but couldn't find Ninth Princess anywhere.
Long Sen couldn't help but complain, "This Ninth Princess is such a troublemaker! The prince was just assassinated, and she still can't stay still. She has to take Second Miss out of the manor to buy some clothes at this time!"
Upon hearing this, Yu Hanjiang suddenly said, "Something's not right."
He glanced at the vast crowd in the market, and without hesitation, mounted his horse: "Out of the city!"
Although the other three were puzzled, they were used to following Captain Yu's orders in critical moments, so they immediately mounted their horses and followed him.
On the way, Long Sen asked nervously, "Aren't we going to keep looking at the market?"
Yu Hanjiang said, "Buying clothes is a case of misinformation. Ninth Princess is indeed willful and capricious, but don't forget who Second Miss is."
Long Sen and Mo Xuemin looked completely bewildered.
Xiao Lou immediately understood Yu Hanjiang's meaning and said, " Second Miss is calm and collected. Even if Ninth Princess were brainless to go out at this time, why would she follow her? She wouldn't do something so dangerous for no reason. Besides, Ninth Princess is probably not familiar with the palace. The idea of climbing out the back door was probably Second Miss's idea."
Yu Hanjiang glanced at Xiao Lou with admiration. Xiao Lou always understood his thoughts instantly; this feeling of " telepathic connection " was wonderful. He couldn't help but smile and said to Xiao Lou, "Madam is right. This wasn't Ninth Princess acting willfully, but rather Second Miss orchestrated it. She deliberately lured Ninth Princess out of the palace and feigned innocence, claiming she was 'forced to accompany the princess shopping,' to lower the enemy's guard."
Old Mo finally realized what was going on: "Does Your Excellency mean that Second Miss risked leaving the city to lure the assassins out?"
Xiao Lou said, "Given Second Miss's intelligence, it would be completely illogical for her to suddenly leave the palace when two murders occurred and the prince was attacked in public, unless it was to lure the enemy out."
Yu Hanjiang added, "Moreover, yesterday, Third Miss and Qin Rui, the most skilled guard, also left the palace. At that time, we speculated that the prince had deliberately let these two out of the palace to carry out some mission."
Upon hearing this, Long Sen finally realized what was going on.
The prince first sent Third Miss and Qin Rui out of the city to set up an ambush. Then, Second Miss pretended to be pulled out of the palace by Ninth Princess, went shopping, and went to play outside the city. Once the assassins made their move, they could ambush them in advance and capture them all.
Long Sen exclaimed, "As expected of the shrewd and calculating Eighth Prince!"
At the same time, he couldn't help but admire Yu and Xiao's shrewdness; in his view, Third Miss and Qin Rui were private...
Second Miss was dragged out of the manor by the willful princess...
He never expected there to be so much scheming behind it all!
Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou had an idea; no wonder they were the ones who broke the world record for heart room, their thinking was much more flexible than theirs.
Thinking of this, Long Sen immediately spurred his horse forward, galloping towards the city gates like lightning.
suburbs.
Ninth Princess was tired from walking and rested under a tree. Second Miss smiled and chatted with her.
Qu Wanyue was extremely anxious. She hadn't expected that after the two girls finished buying clothes, Second Miss suddenly said she wanted to go out of the city to the temple to offer incense to her mother, whose death anniversary was approaching. Ninth Princess naturally wouldn't refuse, and since the princess also wanted to visit the green mountains outside Jiangzhou City, the two hit it off and left Jiangzhou City.
Second Miss led them down a side path, but they ended up going further and further astray.
Looking around at the desolate landscape, ahead lay a dense forest...
Qu Wanyue had a bad feeling, but she couldn't report it to her teammates, so she left markers along the way.
The " Four-Way Arrow " she got in the Square Block 2 Escape Room was very useful. She secretly left the arrow on a tree, believing that her teammates would understand once they saw it.
Just then, a sharp sound of air being cut through came from all around.
Qu Wanyue was startled and immediately shielded the two girls, shouting, "Be careful!"
A group of women dressed in white and wearing straw hats, wielding long swords, charged towards Ninth Princess and Second Miss!
Princess Ninth screamed in terror: "Ahhh! An assassin! An assassin!"
Second Miss, however, remained calm and quickly pulled Ninth Princess into the woods.
Most of Qu Wanyue's cards are banned, but " Chameleon " is still usable, making it easy for her to escape. The problem is, if she escapes now and Second Miss and Ninth Princess are killed, they definitely won't get a perfect clear and an S rank in this Heart Room!
Just as they were pondering what to do, a man suddenly appeared in the distance, wielding a long sword, and soared towards them like a roc spreading its wings! He swung his sword fiercely, deflecting the assassins' blades with a few sharp blows, and whispered, "You all go quickly, I'll cover your retreat!"
—It is Long Sen.
In this world, Long Sen is a royal guard who knows martial arts.
With many cards banned, Long Sen became the strongest among them.
Seeing him blocking her way, Qu Wanyue finally breathed a sigh of relief—she knew her boyfriend well; he was all brawn and no brains. Long Sen certainly wouldn't think that far ahead; at most, he'd assume they were shopping for clothes and would never chase them out of the city.
Now that Long Sen is here, Captain Yu and Professor Xiao must know about it too.
Sure enough, the next moment Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou came running over quickly with their teleportation cards.
Xiao Lou lacked combat power, but he held the medicine powder prepared by Liu Qiao in his hand. Yu Hanjiang gently put his arm around his waist and teleported him. He then sprinkled the medicine powder around him. The effect of the purple poison mist was immediate. A group of assassins had their vision obscured by the poison mist and began to cough, covering their mouths and noses.
Second Miss probably didn't expect these people to suddenly come to her rescue.
She glanced at the group with a complicated expression, then continued to drag the princess deeper into the woods.
A large number of the assassins were poisoned, while some who managed to cover their mouths and noses and were not affected by the poisonous fog immediately used their Lightness Skill to fly over and chase after them closely!
Just as the swords were about to pierce the backs of the group, suddenly, two assassins lost their footing and fell into a trap in the woods, while the others were all trapped by the nets that fell from the sky!
A man and a woman, leading a large group of Shadow Guards dressed in black, emerged from the woods and surrounded the assassin.
—It was Qin Rui and Third Miss.
Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang exchanged a glance, thinking to themselves: Just as I thought.
Third Miss and Qin Rui left the palace early, apparently to set up a trap to capture the assassin alive.
Second Miss risked her life by pretending to accompany the princess out of the palace to offer incense, all in an attempt to lure the enemy out.
Perhaps His Majesty and the Prince had long suspected that there was an intelligence organization from an enemy country in Jiangzhou, which is why they were so calm when the Prince's birthday banquet was assassinated.
If Yu Hanjiang's reasoning isn't quick enough, if he misses any clues, fails to deduce that the assassin came from Yan State, or fails to realize that Second Miss is in danger, they will miss out on today's big show!
The Emperor and the Eighth Prince are also secretly investigating this assassin team. Even if they can't guess the assassins' origins, the Prince will capture them alive today to give them more clues. But that would definitely result in a very low score, just like waiting for the police to solve the Fenglin High School locked room mystery.
The biggest challenge in this locked room is that it requires them to think meticulously, quickly analyze and confirm the correct reasoning results, and not miss any subtle clues or key events.
Only by keeping up with the prince's pace and uncovering the assassin team's identities one step ahead of him can you achieve a perfect S-rank rating for clearing the game!