Chapter 208 The Figure in White (End)

Faced with Shen Lingjun's question, Mr. Shen was silent for a long time.

Perhaps remembering some past events, Mr. Shen was stunned for a while. However, when he came back to his senses, the daze on his face disappeared again.

Instead, there is a bottomless depth.

The breath is still cold.

"This matter has nothing to do with you!"

Shen Laochen sighed: "This time, it is my uncle who is sorry for you."

Shen Lingjun bit her lower lip and looked at the uncle she respected and loved so much in the past. As if realizing something, her voice trembled: "So, you must kill him today?!"

Mr. Shen's face remained as usual: "That's right!"

"Why?!"

Even though she already knew the answer, Shen Lingjun still couldn't help but want to ask.

The sadness in her heart, the hard-to-calm mood, and the unacceptable deception made her want to ask for the reason.

Why? !

Mr. Shen was silent and spoke slowly: "I owe him a favor... If it hadn't been for him back then, I would have been dead!"

"I must return this favor!"

Mr. Shen's voice was still low, but extremely firm. Tonight, no one could change his mind.

Shen Lingjun's heart trembled. She heard the determination in her uncle's tone, which was just like the indifference when the mountain sect was disbanded.

Master's determination will never change.

Shen Lingjun's face turned pale, he bit his lips and stared at Mr. Shen not far away.

"What if I don't let you kill him?"

Her words almost stunned everyone present.

Mr. Shen raised his eyes and looked at Shen Lingjun, his eyes slightly focused: "Lingjun, what do you want to do?!"

Shen Lingjun gritted his teeth, his delicate body trembled slightly, his eyes were extremely complicated, and his head was an even mess.

What does she want to do?

She doesn't know either.

If she had learned that her uncle was going to kill Lin Jiangnian half a month ago, she might have clapped her hands and applauded.

But now...

I don't know when, the thoughts in her mind gradually changed drastically.

Maybe it was Lin Jiangnian's enlightening words that day, or maybe it was when Girl Zhiyuan mentioned it to her that night, which made Shen Lingjun completely doubt himself and question his past understanding.

Perhaps Prince Lin is not as full of evil as she imagined?

Shen Lingjun didn't know.

Therefore, when she realized that her uncle was going to kill Lin Jiangnian, she couldn't accept it, and she was even a little... panicked!

On the one hand, the thoughts in her mind were wavering. Before the truth was found out, she no longer had the determination to kill Lin Jiangnian.

On the other hand, she felt sad and disappointed that her uncle had taken advantage of her and deceived her. In the past, her uncle had taught her to be a person who could distinguish between love and hate, and be a chivalrous and righteous person. But now, the uncle wanted to kill Lin Jiangnian indiscriminately for so-called favor.

She was stunned, disbelieving, and unable to accept...

So much so that she wanted to stop her uncle from continuing to make mistakes.

However, Mr. Shen said in a deep voice: "Lingjun, don't mess around!"

Shen Lingjun's delicate body trembled, her eyes were slightly red, but she still stubbornly took a few steps to stand between Lin Jiangnian and Mr. Shen, gritting her teeth: "I'm not messing around!"

"Uncle, you can't continue to make mistakes..."

Mr. Shen looked at her, some indescribable complex emotions flashed through him. Finally, his eyes gradually turned cold: "Lingjun, you can't stop me."

Shen Lingjun said nothing, still standing on the spot, looking at her uncle stubbornly, her red eyes also showed her determination at the moment.

Seeing this, the atmosphere at the scene became cold.

At the same time, a sigh came from behind Shen Lingjun.

"Senior, your understanding is not even as clear as your nephew."

Behind him, Lin Jiangnian looked at Shen Lingjun who was not far away in front of him, somewhat surprised.

He never thought that this woman Shen, who had been trying to assassinate him since they met, and talked about being a bitch all day long, and wanted to kill him quickly, would suddenly stand up to help him at this moment.

What a surprise!

If he hadn't witnessed the confrontation between his master and his nephew, Lin Jiangnian would have even suspected that they were playing a double act.

"I appreciate your kindness, but you really can't stop your uncle, so there's no need to risk your life!"

Lin Jiang young shook his head lightly.

Shen Lingjun was startled for a moment, then turned to look at Lin Jiangnian with a look of guilt on his face, seemingly speechless as he faced Lin Jiangnian.

She didn't expect that things would turn out like this. And all of this has nothing to do with her.

"sorry……"

Shen Lingjun lowered his eyes, his red eyes unable to conceal his emotions.

Lin Jiangnian looked at the female hero Shen in shock, apologizing?

Lady Shen actually apologized to him?

"There's no need to apologize..."

At this point, Lin Jiangnian suddenly paused and narrowed his eyes: "If you really feel sorry for me, then do me a favor?"

Shen Lingjun raised his head: "Say."

Lin Jiangnian waved to her, and Shen Lingjun hesitated for a moment before slowly approaching.

"Help me send them out of here..."

Lin Jiangnian pointed at Xiao Zhu Qingqing and the others. They had suffered heavy losses in resisting the assassination tonight. More than half of the Crown Prince's troops had been lost. Now they were all at the end of their strength. Even Lin Qingqing was seriously injured. Their stay here was just to increase the casualties.

Shen Lingjun was startled, as if he hadn't realized what was going on: "Me?"

"Who else is it if it's not you?"

Lin Jiangnian glanced at her: "If you really feel sorry for me, then do this!"

Shen Lingjun realized something and his expression changed slightly: "What about you?"

"What do you think?" Lin Jiangnian asked.

Shen Lingjun's face immediately turned pale.

Lin Jiangnian turned to look at Zhiyuan beside him. From the moment Mr. Shen appeared, Zhiyuan's eyes had been falling on her. His eyes were alert and sharp, and his whole body was tense, as if he was about to take action at any time.

Lin Jiangqing held her hand gently and whispered: "Wait, you and them leave here first."

Zhiyuan turned her head suddenly, seeming to realize Lin Jiangnian's purpose. She stared at him for a long time before saying coldly: "I won't leave."

"You have to go!"

Lin Jiangnian's tone was solemn, "His target is me. Since he didn't kill Zheng Zhiming, he won't make things difficult for you. If you stay here, you will just die in vain..."

Even Zheng Zhiming lost!

Now, no one in this inn is the opponent of Mr. Shen.

Staying here is just waiting to die!

However, Zhiyuan said nothing and stared at Lin Jiangnian with a stern look, his eyes a little more stubborn: "I won't leave!"

The tone was repeated, but extremely firm.

She had seen Lin Jiangnian's plan, but she was unwilling to leave.

Seeing this, Lin Jiangnian sighed: "If you stay here, you are waiting to die with me."

Zhiyuan remained silent, but her look showed her determination.

Seeing this, Lin Jiangnian didn't try to persuade him again. He understands Zhiyuan's character and is very stubborn.

A disobedient maid is the best at disobeying her master's orders.

Lin Jiangnian first called Xiaozhu and others over and gave them some instructions. Xiaozhu was also nervous and scared, and was unwilling to leave. Only after being coerced and induced by Lin Jiangnian did he obey and obey.

After ordering the others, Lin Jiangnian returned to Zhiyuan. Seeing that Zhiyuan was still looking at him coldly, Lin Jiangnian stepped forward and hugged her into his arms. He chuckled and said, "Since you don't want to leave, Then we, master and servant, will stay here and fight side by side. If we die, shall we die together?"

Zhiyuan's delicate body was habitually stiff, as if she was not used to being like this in public. Her face was slightly red, but when she heard Lin Jiangnian's words, her expression was slightly startled.

The next second, I suddenly had a bad feeling.

Then, her head suddenly felt dizzy, and she raised her head suddenly, only to see Lin Jiangnian in her arms still looking at her with a smile on his face, and his eyes seemed to have profound meaning.

At this moment, Zhiyuan felt a hint of anger in his heart, but then a feeling of powerlessness came over him, his head felt dizzy, and he fell into Lin Jiangnian's arms.

Passed out.

Seeing that the kite in his arms was no longer moving, Lin Jiangnian breathed a sigh of relief. With Zhiyuan's vigilance, if she notices the little move, the plan may fail.

Fortunately, she didn't react.

It could also be that she didn't expect Lin Jiangnian to suddenly attack her.

Looking down at the fair and delicate face of the girl in his arms, Lin Jiangnian felt a little guilty, but his eyes were more determined.

He picked up Zhiyuan and walked to Shen Lingjun.

Shen Lingjun looked at the fainted Zhiyuan in front of him, then at Lin Jiangnian, and realized something.

"I gave the paper kite to you, take her out of here!"

Lin Jiangnian spoke and stared at her.

Shen Lingjun took the kite from Lin Jiangnian's hand, looked down at the kite, and then looked at Lin Jiangnian with extremely complicated eyes.

How could she not realize Lin Jiangnian's purpose?

He sent everyone away and then prepared to face his uncle alone?

Thinking of this, Shen Lingjun's heart suddenly tightened for some reason. She bit her lip: "Do you really believe me?"

She doesn't understand.

Why did Lin Jiangnian in front of him trust her so much and hand over Zhiyuan and the others to her?

Doesn't he know that he has always wanted to kill him before?

"I'm not the one who believes in you!"

Lin Jiang young shook his head lightly and glanced at the paper kite in her arms, "It's her."

Shen Lingjun trembled and looked down at the paper kite in his arms in disbelief.

Girl Zhiyuan, are you still willing to believe her?

"She told me that you are a good person, not a bad person, and can be trusted. I didn't believe it before, but..."

Lin Jiangnian glanced at her for the last time: "I just spoke to you for my son, I have decided to believe you for once!"

At this point, while Shen Lingjun was still in a daze, Lin Jiangnian's tone changed: "Take them away, leave here, and go to the capital!"

Shen Lingjun raised her head and stared at Lin Jiangnian's suddenly solemn eyes. Her heart trembled slightly. Something came over her. She gritted her teeth and nodded heavily: "Okay!"

…

Shen Lingjun left, taking Zhiyuan, Xiaozhu, Qingqing and the others with him.

In addition, the Prince's troops inside and outside the entire inn also evacuated.

Mr. Shen turned a blind eye to this and did not stop it.

As he said before, the only target he planned tonight was Lin Jiangnian.

As for the others, he didn't want to repeat the killings.

The inn suddenly became deserted, surrounded by the messy wreckage after the war, the broken pieces that had no time to clean up, and the smell of blood that filled the air, along with the faint light from the sky, slowly shone on the only two figures left in the inn.

After everyone left, Lin Jiangnian suddenly relaxed. He turned around and walked to the inn counter, pulling out a few jars of surviving spirits from behind the counter.

"Would you like a drink?"

Lin Jiangnian shook his head at Mr. Shen.

Mr. Shen half-squinted his eyes, "That's fine!"

In the lobby of the inn, among the ruins, two people sat facing each other at a relatively complete table.

There were several jars of wine on the table, and the aroma of wine filled the air. Such a pleasant scene was in sharp contrast to the mess around it.

The two people at the table were like old friends who had known each other for a long time, toasting each other. As the alcohol went down, the atmosphere at the table gradually became tense.

Old Shen looked at Lin Jiangnian at the table and sighed deeply: "If possible, I really don't want to kill you."

"Oh?"

Lin Jiangnian seemed a little surprised and raised his eyebrows: "Why?"

"You are very unusual!"

Old Shen was profound and unfathomable: "If you can live, the world will probably be much more lively."

"In that case, why do you have to kill this prince?"

"I was asked by someone!"

"Who asked me?"

Old Shen did not speak.

Lin Jiangnian laughed: "Even if you don't say it, I can guess it!"

"There are many people in this world who want to kill me, but not many who can kill me. If you count them up, there are only a few..."

As he said this, Lin Jiangnian counted on his fingers: "The third prince in the capital is one, the Xu family in Xuzhou is also one, and the old eunuch in the palace seems to have some conflicts with my father. Of course, the eldest princess of the dynasty may also want to kill me, and maybe the emperor of the dynasty..."

Speaking of this Lin Jiangnian suddenly sighed: "If you calculate it this way, there seem to be quite a lot of people who want to kill this prince?"

Old Shen looked indifferent: "Who made you the prince of Lin?"

"Yes, because I am the prince of Lin, everyone wants me dead."

Lin Jiangnian said unhappily: "This is a fucked up life!"

I came here inexplicably and became the prince of Lin inexplicably. I finally walked on thin ice and deceived everyone's eyes and ears. I saw that I became the real prince of Lin, but I didn't have time to enjoy a few good days.

One after another assassinations came, and now even my life is gone!

How can it not be fucked?

Old Shen didn't say anything.

The atmosphere between the two of them didn't seem like a life-and-death feud.

From Yanzhou to Zhongzhou, the two had already known each other for a long time. If it weren't for today's incident, perhaps Lin Jiangnian would have thought of planning to win over Old Shen to his own command.

It's just a pity...

After three rounds of wine.

The sky outside the inn window was completely bright, and the morning light shone into the inn through the window and fell on the two of them.

Old Shen slowly put down the wine glass in his hand: "Prince Lin, are you going to give up resistance?"

"What do you mean?"

Old Shen said: "You sent everyone around you away, no worries, and stayed alone to face me. Are you going to give up and wait for death?"

"What else?"

Lin Jiangnian shrugged: "Even Zheng Zhiming is not your opponent, and it will be useless for them to stay. Instead of dying in vain, it is better to live, so that you can avenge this prince in the future!"

Old Shen looked at him for a moment, and suddenly said: "Prince Lin will not give up so easily!"

Lin Jiangnian smiled: "So do you think, this prince will still resist?"

"With this little skill of this prince, can I kill you?"

Old Shen shook his head gently: "Killing people does not necessarily require good skills. There are thousands of ways to kill a person in the world, such as..."

At this point, Old Shen glanced at the wine glass on the table indifferently.

"Prince Lin, did you poison the wine?"

Silence.

After a moment, Lin Jiangnian sighed deeply: "I still can't hide it from Mr. Shen!"

He raised the wine glass in his hand: "But, this prince is a little curious..."

"The poison I put is called Hua Mi grass. This grass is extremely poisonous, unique in the world, colorless and tasteless, and difficult to detect..."

"How did Mr. Shen detect it?"

Mr. Shen raised the wine glass in his hand, his eyes indifferent: "I guessed."

Lin Jiangnian's face was stunned, and he raised his eyes suddenly.

"Based on my understanding of you, how could Prince Lin give up so easily? I was just guessing. I didn't expect that His Highness really poisoned it!"

Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes: "But you have already drunk it, aren't you afraid?"

"Didn't His Highness drink it too?" Mr. Shen asked back.

"Mr. Shen, do you want to die with this prince?" Lin Jiangnian sneered.

Old Shen sighed: "I am an old man, I have long since stopped caring about life and death!"

Lin Jiangnian laughed angrily: "Could it be that the favor you owe is worth your life?"

He really couldn't understand Old Shen's determination to kill him!

Old Shen said calmly: "I have been dead for a long time... The favor I owe should be repaid now."

At this point, Old Shen's face suddenly changed slightly, and it was obvious that the poison in his body had begun to take effect.

He half-closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"Puff!" A mouthful of blood spit out.

The blood was black!

Old Shen's face changed slightly, and he quickly pressed a few acupuncture points on his body, took a deep breath, and then said in a deep voice: "What a domineering poison!"

"Of course, this poison is..."

When Lin Jiangnian was about to speak, he suddenly felt a sharp burning in his chest. At the same time, he also spit out a mouthful of black blood, and his face turned slightly pale.

Seeing this scene, Lin Jiangnian's expression changed slightly and he smiled bitterly.

In order to trick Old Shen into taking the bait, Lin Jiangnian had to drink the wine poisoning medicine as well.

Only in this way can he fool Mr. Shen without any flaws.

He thought he could dissolve the poison with the Tai Gu Heart Method, but he still underestimated the toxicity of Hua Mi Grass!

No wonder Liu Su insisted on getting it from Ruyi Tower.

Or maybe Lin Jiangnian's Tai Gu Heart Method is not mature yet.

"It seems that His Highness is going to die with me today!" Mr. Shen said slowly.

"That may not be the case!"

Lin Jiangnian wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his head was dizzy, and his whole body was a little weak.

This poison is indeed overbearing.

Fortunately, he has an antidote.

However, Shen Lao, who was sitting opposite Lin Jiangnian, had slowly stood up.

He was poisoned by the flower grass, but with his strong internal force, he could suppress the poison for the time being.

"I was indeed a little careless and fell into the trap of His Highness. However, although this poison is strong, it will not affect me for the time being."

"It's more than enough to send His Highness on his way!"

As soon as the voice fell, Shen Lao's aura suddenly became strong.

Killing intent filled the air!

He didn't plan to waste any more time!

It was dawn, and everything should be over!

"Bang!"

The table in front of the two people was instantly shattered into pieces.

The majestic internal force surged and swept, instantly knocking Lin Jiangnian, who was sitting at the table, away.

He fell heavily to the ground, without any resistance.

"Puff!"

Another mouthful of blood spurted out, and Lin Jiangnian lay on the ground, his whole body weak, his whole body in pain, and he couldn't muster a bit of strength.

Facing this second-grade, or even first-grade master in front of him, he had no power to resist.

All he could do was wait for death!

Lin Jiangnian was not surprised by this result!

Not far away, Shen Lao approached slowly. Just after taking two steps, his figure suddenly shook, and his face turned slightly pale.

This poison was beyond his expectation. The attack was so fast?

But it was enough!

For him, it only took a moment to kill Lin Jiangnian!

Lin Jiangnian fell to the corner of the wall, without a trace of strength in his body, and even his consciousness gradually blurred. Looking at Shen Lao approaching slowly not far away, his expression was extremely calm.

I had expected this situation to be like this. Since sending the kite away, he had already made the worst plan.

The worst result is just to die here!

Die or die!

However, as his consciousness gradually blurred, Lin Jiangnian suddenly remembered something in his mind.

He recalled the last conversation he had with Lin Hengzhong a few months ago when he was still in the Lin Palace.

"Jiang Nian, the journey to the capital is long and dangerous. There may even be people who want to kill you at all costs." Lin Hengzhong turned his back to him at the window of Ruyi Tower, looking at the lake outside the building. The light of the setting sun shone on him, adding a bit of heaviness.

"If that's the case, I'm very likely to die on the road?"

"That won't happen."

Lin Hengzhong turned around and looked at him. The setting sun shone on half of his face. His face was extremely solemn and serious: "I will arrange for experts to secretly protect your safety along the way. At the critical moment, there will be another expert who can save you."

"What kind of expert?"

"Can save your life at the critical moment!"

"Is it reliable? Is it one of us?"

"Not necessarily one of us, but she owes me a favor..."

"She won't take action unless it's absolutely necessary, but at the critical moment, she will definitely save your life!"

"..."

Before Lin Jiangnian fainted, he suddenly felt that the inn had become much colder. A cold wind came, and in the blurred vision, a figure in white flashed by.

Mr. Shen, who was about to approach, seemed to realize something and turned his head suddenly.

"Who?"

The cold wind was wandering in the inn, and a figure in white appeared in Mr. Shen's sight in front of him.

White clothes are better than snow, as cold as snow in winter.

Tall and stunningly beautiful.

Holding the sword in both hands, he leaned against the wall and looked at him expressionlessly.

Old Shen's pupils shrank suddenly: "It's you?!"

The other person's breath surprised him slightly. As if realizing something, Old Shen glanced at Lin Jiangnian who was unconscious on the ground: "You want to save him?!"

The white-clothed figure looked indifferent: "No?"

Old Shen said in a deep voice: "Someone wants his life, he must die!"

The white-clothed figure said indifferently: "I want him to live."

Old Shen gritted his teeth in a deep voice: "He must die!"

The white-clothed figure glanced at him indifferently: "Try?"

As soon as the voice fell, the long sword was unsheathed, and the cold light filled the sky.

After a while.

The inn was empty and silent.

"Puff!"

Old Shen knelt on the ground, spitting out a mouthful of black blood, turned his head, looked at his right arm that was cut off by a sword, and a trace of fear emerged in his pupils.

After a while, his pupils gradually collapsed, and an unprecedented relaxed look appeared on his face, muttering to himself.

"As expected of a kendo genius... Every generation has its own talents, and the young are to be feared..."

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