Chapter 276: Chapter 274 Two Princes
With the Prince’s order, the Scholar, dressed as a literati, immediately took it from him and began to read aloud.
It wasn’t that the Prince didn’t want to read it himself; his literacy was simply too limited to recognize the characters written on it.
“Heh, I didn’t expect that; he discovered us so quickly.
But no matter, after he killed dozens of my men, I had long held a grudge against him.”
The moment he learned that Lin Yi had arranged for people to watch them, he couldn’t help but sneer.
It was clear to him that the other party managing to trace it back to him so quickly was beyond his expectations.
In his original plan, after eliminating Lin Yi, no one else would uncover the subsequent affairs.
After all, with dozens of his men ambushing Lin Yi’s thirty men caught off guard, the odds of victory were very high.
Moreover, his men were all warriors from the lake region— even among the Turkic, these warriors were exceptional and fearless in combat.
People from the You Country were inherently weaker and more timid. Against his fierce subordinates, taking down two at a time was easy, let alone outnumbering them.
But what he never imagined was that his own men would be annihilated in the end.
And the Lin Yi he wanted dead was still alive and well.
Not only that, but now Lin Yi was even targeting him, filling his eyes with a vengeful glare.
“Do you think this guy will make a move on us?”
After muttering to himself, he looked at the Scholar beside him and casually asked.
Clearly, this man was his Strategist.
Upon hearing this, the Strategist fell into deep thought. After a brief moment, he nodded firmly:
“It’s certain. The Prince knows these Chinese are not to be trusted. They are all extremely cunning and sly.
Right now, if they haven’t made a move against us, they’re just waiting to catch us red-handed. Once they’re sure of our weaknesses, he’ll stop holding back.”
Hearing this, the Prince nodded deeply in agreement.
“It’s just a pity that we didn’t finish him off last time. Otherwise, if we had, his Glazed Tile Shop business would have likely been cut off too, right?”
Upon hearing this, the Strategist shook his head:
“Not necessarily, Prince. I have been investigating this matter for the past few days.
Through my inspections, I’ve realized that Lin Yi is not as the old thief described.
My investigations show that he seems to be a eunuch, and his master behind the scenes is the Emperor of You Country.
In other words, it’s obvious that Lin Yi has the Emperor standing right behind him! And the real owner of that Glazed Tile Shop is probably the Emperor himself!”
At these words, the Prince slammed the table with a bang, nearly smashing it to pieces, and then his angry voice rose:
“This bastard dared to deceive me; is the other side trying to use us?
If the person behind this is indeed the Emperor of You Country, then what’s the use of getting rid of Lin Yi?
They would just keep running the Glazed Tile Shop as before, wouldn’t they?
Our glazed tile business may never recover.”
It had to be said that the Prince was indeed clever; a single sentence from the Strategist made him instantly understand the intricacies and realize that he had been duped.
It seems that there’s not a single good person among these Chinese, all filled with wicked schemes.
It was clear that they wanted to use us to eliminate Lin Yi.
But no matter what is said now, the deed is done, and it is impossible to change.
On this outing, he had lost most of his guards.
Now, there were only fifty or sixty people left, both outside and inside the city.
Under such circumstances, even if he knew he was being used, what could he do?
For a moment, the Prince felt so frustrated that he wanted to haul that old man out and chop him on the spot.
“It must be so. That old scoundrel is using us to take down Lin Yi. And I’ve investigated; Lin Yi seems to have had quite a conflict with him, having suffered losses at his hands.
But whatever we do now, it’s already too late, and the blame has been firmly pinned on us.”
The Strategist took a sip from his glass and spoke faintly.
His words echoed what the Prince had surmised.
But now they had to do something; waiting passively was not in the nature of these nomadic warriors.
And the Prince, too, fell into thought, leaning back in his chair, his large hands ceaselessly moving.
Suddenly, his hand moved upwards, slowly caressing from the collarbone to the throat.
This action, however, went unnoticed by others.
The woman next to him even picked up a grape to feed to the Prince, with a seductive expression on her face.
Yet at that moment, in such a situation, there was suddenly a “crack” sound.
Following this sound, the woman in the Prince’s arms suddenly widened her eyes.
Before she understood what was happening, her head drooped.
Clearly, just then, the Prince had snapped the woman’s neck.
As this action sounded, the woman beside the Strategist also jumped in fright.
But before she could react, a Short Blade was already against her throat.
Then a chilling sensation spread, and her vision slowly became blurred, then darkened.
The only things left in front of her were a young man holding a woman in his arms.
But although this woman was trembling with fright, her life had not yet been taken.
When her trembling gaze met the young man’s, she saw a smiling expression.
Seeing his gentle smile, the woman’s fear slowly subsided.