This should be the first time Yang Li had observed Lu Yinxi at such a close distance. He had only seen her in portraits or from afar before. At that time, he thought this girl was just an ordinary - looking one.
Now, getting up - close, he found that she had a pair of extremely beautiful eyes, which were very similar to those of the woman in the portrait hidden in the master's study.
But this young girl, whose height only reached his shoulder, actually had such a miraculous ability that she could easily manipulate people across the world. Now, even the master's life had been taken by her hand.
"Who on earth are you?"
Noticing that this suddenly - appeared man just stared at her blankly and didn't answer for a long while, Lu Yinxi patiently repeated her question. Her wariness grew even stronger.
The sudden increase in volume pulled Yang Li back to reality. He bowed his hands and smiled, "Miss Lu, the fourth daughter of the Lu family, may not know me. My surname is Yang and my given name is Li."
"Are you someone around Shang Mozheng?"
After Shang Mozheng was captured alive, many of his close associates fled, and Yang Li was one of them. That's why Fang Qinhu had been leading people to search for him these days.
During their spare time, Shang Luoshu had also mentioned this person to Lu Yinxi, telling her to be more careful on a daily basis. She never thought she would run into him today. She really didn't know what kind of luck she had!
"It seems that I do have some fame in Miss Lu's heart!"
Yang Li subconsciously took a half - step forward, but Lu Yinxi took a step back. Her expression was cold as she said, "So, did you use Lu Jinran to kidnap me this time to avenge Shang Mozheng?"
The young girl knew very well that even if Lu Jinran hated her, she didn't have the ability to take her out of the Lu Mansion without being noticed. There must be someone else helping secretly.
She originally planned to interrogate her so - called elder sister directly after dealing with that vulgar man. Unexpectedly, Yang Li jumped out and then revealed his identity. Naturally, she had such a guess.
"Sure enough, Miss Lu is as smart as ever!"
Yang Li praised sincerely, "But Miss Lu, please don't misunderstand. You possess the power of the spoken word. How dare I lay a hand on you? I invited you here this time just to see His Highness the Prince of Jing through you!"
Strictly speaking, Yang Li wasn't a deserter. At that time, he had left the military camp one step ahead by Shang Mozheng's order.
After learning that Shang Luoshu led his troops to the capital, Shang Mozheng had a premonition that he was probably going to lose!
So he made a decisive secret order and told Yang Li to leave secretly with it. He also told him that if one day the news of his death spread throughout the capital, he should open the secret order and act accordingly.
Later, things developed just as Shang Mozheng had expected. He was captured alive by Fang Qinhu and then died in prison.
When Yang Li, who had been hiding outside the city for many days, heard the news, he opened the secret order with tears in his eyes. There were only two sentences on it. First, spread the news that Shang Luoshu was the blood - related son of the late emperor. Second, use Lu Jinran to kill Lu Yinxi.
The first thing was easy. Yang Li accomplished it without much effort. But he was in a dilemma about the second thing.
Fang Qinhu was leading people to search for him inside and outside the city. Trying to kill Lu Yinxi at this time was simply looking for death.
Moreover, Yang Li knew that Lu Yinxi had the power of the spoken word. In his opinion, a person with such a divine power must be blessed by heaven. How could such a person be killed?
Furthermore, even the master had died at her hands, which made him even more afraid.
In contrast, Shang Luoshu seemed much easier to deal with. When the master was alive, he had always wanted to get rid of him. If he could kill him, it shouldn't be considered a violation of the secret order.
So, Yang Li took a risk to disguise himself and sneaked into the city. He found Lu Jinran, who hated Lu Yinxi more and more. The two quickly hit it off and immediately planned to steal Lu Yinxi out of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
The plan was executed very smoothly. However, he didn't expect that Lu Jinran would dare to attack Lu Yinxi behind his back. Fortunately, Miss Lu was highly skilled and dealt with that person.
But Yang Li didn't let Lu Jinran off either. He slapped her directly, and now she was lying unconscious on the ground outside.
"Do you want to kill Shang Luoshu?"
Yang Li nodded slightly and explained, "Miss Lu should also know that when the master was alive, His Highness the Prince of Jing had ruined many of his plans. Later, the master was defeated because of him. Now, as his subordinate, it shouldn't be too excessive for me to kill him to avenge the master, right?"
"Really, then I..."
The second half of the sentence disappeared in her throat without warning. Lu Yinxi stared at Yang Li in horror. Her mouth opened and closed, but she couldn't make a single sound.
"Miss Lu, please forgive me. I know the power of your spoken - word ability. Those wolf guards the master trained before must have died at your hands, right?"
"I don't want to hurt you, but I can't let you interrupt my plan. So I have to press your mute acupoint. Please forgive me!"
When Shang Luoshu returned to the prince's mansion, Fang Qinhu was also there. Seeing him coming, Fang Qinhu immediately strode over to him excitedly with a piece of paper in his hand. "Your Highness, Yang Li has appeared!"
The man immediately took the letter and saw a line of words on it.
"Please come to the City God's Temple five miles outside the east city alone at the Xu hour tonight. Yang Li and Lu Yinxi await."
Fang Qinhu had been unable to find Yang Li for many days. He originally came to Shang Luoshu to think of a way, but unexpectedly, Yang Li sent someone to deliver a letter.
It was already the end of September. The night wind was getting more and more bone - chilling. Lu Yinxi could only huddle her neck and hug her shoulders as she squatted by the fire. It was both cold and hot, which was really torture.
However, there was also an advantage. At least she wouldn't fall asleep suddenly. As soon as it got dark, drowsiness came over her. She almost pinched her palm until it was bruised to keep herself awake.
Lu Jinran, who had been knocked out by Yang Li, had also woken up. She was sitting on the other side of the fire, carefully pecking at the rabbit meat Yang Li had hunted on the mountain. Her hateful eyes still stared fixedly at Lu Yinxi.
But the young girl wasn't afraid. Yang Li had only pressed her mute acupoint and didn't restrict her movements. So even if Lu Jinran wanted to attack her, she wouldn't be her opponent.
"Your Highness the Prince of Jing, since you're here, why hide?"
Throwing away the rabbit meat in his hand, Yang Li stood up and scanned the surroundings. Just now, he had heard the sound of someone's footsteps, so he was sure that it must be Shang Luoshu.
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yinxi saw a figure gradually approaching her from the dense forest not far away. Even through the thick night and even though she couldn't see his face clearly, she knew that it was Shang Luoshu.
Stopping about ten feet away from the three of them, the man quickly sized up Lu Yinxi. Finding that there were no obvious wounds on her body, he immediately let out a sigh of relief and then faced Yang Li.
"I'm here. Let Xi'er go!"
From beginning to end, there was no sign of a third person in his eyes.
Lu Jinran felt that her heart was already numb with pain. She once again recognized the fact that Shang Luoshu didn't have her in his eyes, and the culprit for all this was Lu Yinxi!
Suddenly, a chill ran down her back. The young girl felt a sudden approaching danger. At this moment, the only person behind her was Lu Jinran.
She wanted to dodge her attack with her sensitive body, but somehow, her feet seemed to be filled with lead and she couldn't move at all.
The next moment, Lu Yinxi suddenly felt a pain on her shoulder and then fell into darkness again.