Chapter 290: Chapter 288: Want to Leave?
He never understood why he ended up with such a fate, even until his death.
He was one of the rare Strategists among these barbarians.
Even in the barbarians’ Royal Court, he was to be esteemed by the Khan as an honored guest.
But he had never imagined that he would meet such an end.
If he had known earlier, he would not have followed the Second Prince here no matter what!
He had thought that after arriving here, he would at least live a carefree life for some time.
After all, the Central Plains were much better than the barbarians’ land.
Especially the young maidens of the Central Plains; they were all so lusciously tender.
They were incomparable to those barbarian women.
Those big foreign mares had a certain… odor about them.
Even if one were to turn off the lights and pinch their nose, that pungent smell would instantly kill any pleasure.
But to his surprise, before he could enjoy himself fully, he met with such a demise.
With such thoughts in his mind, he fell unwillingly to the ground.
And thus, even when he fell headlong to the ground, his eyes remained open.
It was clear to see that he truly died with lingering regrets.
But obviously, no one was going to pay any attention to him.
At this time, the Second Prince had already scrambled and ran into a room.
At the same time, those who had been with him also faced the second wave of Feathered Arrows!
With a swishing sound, followed by the thuds of arrows piercing flesh,
In the next moment, before they could react, they all fell to the ground as the arrows struck.
Seeing all the men in front of them shot down, the figures with their faces covered exchanged glances and nodded to each other, then they quickly retreated with a flash.
They showed no reluctance to leave nor any desire to pursue the leader; instead, they directly returned the way they came.
Soon after they left, a group of barbarians wielding Scimitars hurried over to this side.
After all, this was an escort for the Second and the Young Prince together; naturally, the security couldn’t be taken lightly.
But considering this was within the Capital City, they dared not move too openly.
Especially with their weapons, they naturally didn’t dare to reveal them publicly.
Hence, within the mansion, they didn’t have too many people, just over twenty.
As for more manpower, as previously mentioned, they had been arranged outside the city.
But these twenty or so people were also scattered throughout the courtyard on guard.
After this incident took place, the Second Prince naturally had a means to contact them.
This allowed them to swiftly gather and rush over.
However, when these men arrived at the scene, they were shocked to find no one there but a few corpses.
At this point, the Second Prince with manpower felt more confident.
Though still hiding behind others, he no longer needed to hide in the room, afraid to come out.
But upon seeing the scene before him, he was furious.
Especially when he saw that Master Lu had died right there and then, he became enraged.
His eyes instantly turned blood red.
After all, Master Lu was not easily persuaded to join him as an Adviser!
But he had never expected him to be killed right here today.
For himself, this was a great loss.
And at this moment, he had already begun to loathe the Fourth Prince.
This treacherous old thing actually resorted to such sneaky attacks. It seemed that their meeting earlier was just to deceive him.
Their real trump card was what unfolded before his eyes.
“They probably wanted to confirm my identity alone, and once they knew I was here, they sought to kill me to silence me!
Master Lu did not deceive me!”
These Han people were too cunning and deceitful; he should not stay here any longer.
With that thought, he immediately signaled to his men to quickly pack up and leave the city.
After all, he still had a troop waiting outside the city.
Though not numerous, a few dozen men could at least ensure his safety.
As for the shops in the Capital City?
Ha, when life is at stake, one naturally cannot worry about these petty matters.
As for the Fourth Prince, he had already etched him in his heart, vowing to seek revenge sooner or later!
This old thing dared to deceive the Prince; this enmity was firmly noted.
One had to say, these barbarians moved very quickly.
Their important belongings were few, so they were soon ready to leave.
And their movements were of course noticed by the Shadow Guard.
Then quickly, they reported back to Lin Yi.
At this moment, Lin Yi had already left the Imperial Palace and entered a shop.
After all, the Imperial Palace was quite a distance from here, which was very inconvenient for message relay, and probably significant changes had occurred in the time it took for a message to come through.
Therefore, when the barbarians were preparing to leave, Lin Yi also received the report from the Shadow Guard.
Yet faced with the Shadow Guard’s query, Lin Yi’s mouth curled slightly upwards, and he inquired to the Shadow Guard:
“Has the Fourth Prince made any moves?”
Upon hearing this question, the white-clad Shadow Guard immediately saluted and said to Lin Yi:
“Reporting to the official, the Fourth Prince has been informed by our messenger.
He threw a violent temper in his mansion, smashing many things.
Meanwhile, in his Prince Mansion, he is accumulating his Death Soldiers.
But as for the next steps, there is still no news yet.”
Lin Yi wasn’t at all surprised that this Fourth Prince Mansion had Death Soldiers in it.
In such societal times with such high status, it would be strange not to have a few Death Soldiers at hand.
As to why he’s gathering them, Lin Yi of course had a clear idea.
After Lin Yi fanned the flames, the Fourth Prince must now be eager to finish off his opponent, he thought.
After all, the Fourth Prince wouldn’t tolerate such an affront.
If the Emperor got hold of this and wouldn’t let go, even if he wasn’t at fault, he would have no way to clear his name.
Escaping the situation would be very difficult.
By that time, it would be fortunate if he could do so without losing skin.
He might even have to give up some of what he held in his hands.