Chapter 603: The Hand That Cannot Be Escaped

After settling Jinxiu, Lin Jiangnian followed the direction of the assassin's escape.

The night was dark, covering their whereabouts. In addition, these assassins were good at hiding their tracks, which caused Lin Jiangnian a lot of trouble in his pursuit.

When he followed the trail, the assassin's figure had long disappeared from his sight, and even An Ning was nowhere to be found.

At the same time, in Linjiang City under the night, the city defense troops who had just received the news also began to take action.

These days, with the conflict between the Linwang Mansion and the aristocratic family, Linjiang City can be said to be full of enemies, and the Linwang Mansion has already deployed a large number of troops for patrol.

The news that the Linwang Prince was assassinated by the lake quickly spread among the garrison, and the patrolling garrison quickly blocked the road and searched for the assassin's whereabouts. At the same time, after the guards of the Linwang Mansion arrived, they also quickly began to search for the assassin's whereabouts.

In the dark night, countless figures leaped and shuttled across the roof. The figures gathered together, like weaving an airtight net, quickly surrounding and shrinking the entire city.

While the guards of the Linwang Mansion were searching for the whereabouts of the assassins, Lin Jiangnian did not stop at all, and shuttled across the rooftops with a nimble figure, looking for An Ning's whereabouts.

An Ning's martial arts were indeed not weak, but the strength of those assassins should not be underestimated. She went to hunt alone. If she encountered an ambush or was accidentally hit, she would most likely capsize in the ditch.

Fortunately, although those assassins were extremely good at hiding their whereabouts, they still left clues when they fled. In addition to the search by the city defense army and the guards of the Linwang Mansion, the area where those assassins could escape was greatly reduced.

Not long after, Lin Jiangnian found the footprints and traces left by the assassins when they fled. These footprints were messy, and there were traces of fighting along the way, which was enough to show that An Ning might have had a fight with them again during the escape.

Thinking of this, Lin Jiangnian became more and more worried. He jumped up and pushed his internal force to the extreme. He jumped across the roof like a meteor, following these traces all the way, at a very fast speed!

Finally, when he came to a dark and quiet residential area, Lin Jiangnian stopped suddenly.

There were traces of residual internal force around, accompanied by a strong bloody smell.

In the darkness, Lin Jiangnian looked carefully and soon saw a messy trace around. It was obvious that this place had just experienced a very tragic fight.

And in the sight, there were several black-clothed corpses lying on the ground, lying around in all directions. They were the assassins who had just fled and evacuated!

At this moment, the scene was chaotic. These black-clothed assassins died on the spot, and none of them survived!

There were even a few people with hideous faces, eyes wide open, and they died with their eyes open!

The strong bloody smell in the air made this scene like hell on earth.

But there was no other movement except for these black-clothed corpses!

There was no sign of An Ning either!

"An Ning?!"

Lin Jiangnian looked around quickly. The black-clothed corpses in his sight were still hot, indicating that these people had just died. This meant that he had arrived just as these people had died!

But where was An Ning?

Where did she go?

What happened?

Lin Jiangnian's heart suddenly sank, "An Ning?!"

He looked around again and called out. The tragic scene in front of him made him feel worried.

Did something happen to that little girl?

Just as Lin Jiangnian was worried, a cold and somewhat weak voice sounded.

"I, I'm here."

Lin Jiangnian turned his head suddenly and quickly locked the source of the sound to an alley not far away. He quickly flew towards the alley and fell into the alley.

In the dim alley, a girl in a plain white dress was standing there quietly.

The moment he saw An Ning, Lin Jiangnian breathed a sigh of relief and walked forward quickly: "What's wrong with you..."

Just as he opened his mouth, Lin Jiangnian suddenly realized something. He looked carefully and his expression changed slightly: "An Ning, are you injured?!"

At this moment, in the alley, An Ning, who was wearing a plain white dress, seemed to be a little dazed.

She stood there in a daze, and the silver-white long sword in her hand had not yet been sheathed. Her delicate and fair face was a little pale, and her lips were bloodless. Her beautiful eyes, which were once lively and clear, were now a little dull.

The long black hair that originally fell down was now a little messy, and a few beads of sweat dotted her hair. It was vaguely visible that his snow-white neck was slightly red, and his breathing was rapid and his breath was extremely disordered.

And An Ning's plain white dress was now stained with a lot of dust. The originally intact skirt had many dense marks of being cut by sharp weapons, and the fabric was broken.

Lin Jiangnian's face changed. It was the first time he saw An Ning so weak.

He stepped forward quickly, "How is the injury? Is it serious? Let me take a look!"

At this moment, An Ning, who was still a little distracted, finally came back to her senses. Her cold eyes fell on Lin Jiangnian. When she saw Lin Jiangnian's anxious and worried face, looking at him with concern, An Ning seemed to have some emotions in her eyes.

Her body trembled slightly, and she slightly turned her eyes away!

"I'm fine..."

She spoke in a cold tone, as if she wanted to maintain her cold temperament.

But her tone was a little hoarse.

Lin Jiangnian saw at a glance that An Ning's condition was not right!

Her breath was very chaotic, and the internal force in her body was even more rampant. Obviously, she had suffered a serious injury.

And...

Lin Jiangnian soon smelled a trace of blood!

"Are you injured?!"

Lin Jiangnian's face changed slightly, and he looked up and down at An Ning, and soon noticed that there was a little blood stain on An Ning's snow-white clothes under the sleeve of her right hand.

An Ning subconsciously hid her right arm behind her, but before she could hide it, her right hand was grasped by Lin Jiangnian and pulled over without any explanation.

An Ning's body trembled slightly, and she subconsciously struggled to pull it out. But as soon as she moved, the wound on her right arm felt painful.

She frowned slightly.

She hadn't felt it before, but now the slight pain surged into her heart.

However, she didn't say anything.

"Don't move, be careful not to tear the wound!"

Lin Jiangnian's serious tone came to her ears, which made An Ning's body tremble again.

She bit her lower lip lightly, and her expression seemed a little stubborn. But before she could react, the silver-white long sword in her hand was taken away and thrown aside casually.

An Ning's eyes suddenly condensed: "Sword..."

"You're already injured, why do you care about the sword?!"

Before An Ning cast a spell, Lin Jiangnian interrupted her. He held An Ning's right hand tightly with one hand, and carefully lifted her sleeve with the other hand, revealing a small white arm.

The arm was white, smooth as jade, and looked slender and weak. Who would have thought that such a small hand could contain such great energy.

The sleeve was halfway lifted, and soon it could not be lifted up. Seeing this, Lin Jiangnian slightly exerted force with his fingers, and with a "tearing" sound, the sleeve was torn open.

An Ning, who heard this sound, looked even more unnatural!

She bit her lower lip tightly, her expression was extremely stubborn, and her eyes were even colder as she stared at Lin Jiangnian.

But Lin Jiangnian didn't look at her at all, and all his attention was on her arm. He looked serious, worried and cautious.

An Ning, who saw this scene, was stunned again. She looked at the scene blankly, and an indescribable feeling surged in her heart.

As the sleeve was torn open, the wound on her arm was soon exposed. There was a shallow scratch on the girl's white arm, as if she was injured by sword energy. The wound was not deep, but it was bleeding. The bright red blood formed a sharp contrast with the white skin.

"Does it hurt?"

Seeing that the delicate little arm was injured, Lin Jiangnian couldn't help asking.

It looked painful.

An Ning looked stunned and didn't answer.

Lin Jiangnian carefully wiped the blood on her arm, and tore off a piece of flesh from his body to help her bandage the wound.

Then he instructed: "Go back to the palace first, you need to treat your wound properly."

"You also suffered internal injuries, you need to recuperate and recover, otherwise there may be sequelae."

When holding An Ning's little hand, Lin Jiangnian could feel that her breath was disordered and her body was obviously injured, as if she had been severely injured by someone else's strong internal force!

Lin Jiangnian was a little confused. The strength of those assassins just now was obviously not at this level.

However, he didn't think so much at the moment. Fortunately, An Ning's injury was not serious, but she also needed to rest and recuperate.

After Lin Jiangnian finished speaking, he saw that An Ning was still in a daze, wondering what she was thinking.

"Are you stupid?"

Lin Jiangnian stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her eyes. An Ning seemed to come back to her senses and hurriedly lowered her head. When her eyes fell on her injured and bandaged wound, she was dazed again.

"Let's go!"

Lin Jiangnian picked up the sword that had just been thrown on the ground, sheathed it, and saw An Ning still standing there in a daze, so he walked up to her and took her hand.

"Don't stand there, let's go back to the palace first!"

As he said that, Lin Jiangnian pulled An Ning, who was still standing there in a daze, back without saying anything.

When her hand was held, An Ning's body trembled obviously. Her expression changed, and a look of panic flashed in her dazed eyes.

Uneasy!

At a loss!

And nervous...

She subconsciously wanted to break free, but as soon as she exerted a little force, she felt that the hand holding her was very tight!

Very tight!

Tight, so tight that she couldn't break free!

The hot breath from the back of her hand and the palm of her hand made her panic and at a loss.

She became more and more panicked, but for some reason, her body seemed to be out of control and did not resist. Just let Lin Jiangnian hold her.

She lowered her head, her cold eyes fell on the big hand that was tightly holding her. She stared blankly, without saying a word.

…

Outside the Lin Wang Mansion, the lights were bright.

When Lin Jiangnian brought An Ning back to the palace, the guards and maids had been waiting outside for a long time.

The news that His Royal Highness was attacked had been reported back to the Lin Wang Mansion, causing panic and anger among the people in the mansion.

At this critical moment, someone dared to assassinate His Royal Highness!

Isn't this a slap in the face of the Lin Wang Mansion?

Not long after the news was reported, many guards in the mansion hurriedly left the mansion. His Royal Highness was assassinated in the city, and the matter naturally had to be investigated thoroughly.

The servants and maids of the Lin Wang Mansion were also waiting outside the door, worried that His Royal Highness would be hurt.

An Ning, who was led back all the way, had been quietly following Lin Jiangnian until she saw many figures at the door, and she finally wanted to break free in shame.

But Lin Jiangnian didn't give her this chance. He held her little hand tighter, waved his hand to drive away the guards and maids in the mansion, and dragged An Ning back to the mansion without saying anything.

"Let go, let me go..."

In the mansion, An Ning lowered her head and followed behind, her voice was weak and low, but with a bit of shame and anger.

She tried to break free!

Lin Jiangnian turned a blind eye, as if he didn't hear it at all.

An Ning was shy and anxious. He saw no one on the way back, but when he returned to the palace, the palace was full of servants and maids. She is thin-skinned, how can she endure so many looks?

But instead of letting go, His Highness held her hand tighter, which made An Ning so embarrassed and angry that she almost wanted to find a way to get in.

Just when An Ning lowered his head, almost burying his head in his chest like an ostrich, he suddenly noticed a familiar breath approaching.

She subconsciously raised her head and saw the princess standing not far in front of the two of them, looking at them.

At this moment, An Ning's delicate body trembled violently, and her head went blank for an instant!

It's down!

At this moment, under the eaves, Li Miaomiao, dressed in a cool white dress, was standing in front of the two of them. Her cold eyes fell on the two of them, and her peripheral vision inadvertently fell on their clasped hands.

"Princess!"

Lin Jiangnian said calmly: "Are you out of confinement?"

"Um."

Li Miaomiao nodded slightly, and then noticed something was wrong with An Ning's expression, and also noticed the messy clothes on An Ning's body. Her originally gentle eyes suddenly condensed: "What's wrong with you?"

At this time, An Ning, who had come back to his senses, finally broke free from Lin Jiangnian's hand and hid his hand under his sleeve in shame. Her face was pale and she was too panicked to say a complete sentence.

"Princess, I, I..."

She was extremely anxious, but she didn't know how to explain it, and a touch of rosy appeared on her pale face.

Urgent.

It was Lin Jiangnian who came to her rescue and explained: "I was attacked by a group of assassins in the city just now. An Ning was injured a little while protecting me..."

Then, Lin Jiangnian quickly explained to Li Piaomiao what had just happened.

After listening to this, Li Miaomiao's expression suddenly turned cold.

The whole aura changed!

"An Ning, how are you injured?"

Li Miaomiao appeared in front of An Ning and asked coldly.

"Princess, I, I'm fine..."

An Ning was a little embarrassed, lowered his head and shook his head.

After confirming that An Ning was only slightly injured, the cold aura on Li Piaomiao weakened a little.

But her eyes were still cold, and her tone was full of murderous intent. She turned to look at Lin Jiangnian aside: "Who did this?"

An Ning and Li Miaomiao grew up together, and their relationship is as close as sisters. An Ning was injured tonight, so Li Miaomiao naturally couldn't just sit idly by and ignore it!

"It's not clear yet, we are still investigating!"

Lin Jiangnian shook his head: "However, it must have something to do with those aristocratic families!"

At this juncture, there were not many people who dared to assassinate Lin Jiangnian in public, except those from aristocratic families who were forced to do so.

After listening quietly, Li Pianmiao glanced at Lin Jiangnian. After being silent for a while, she said expressionlessly: "Give me their list!"

"..." (End of this chapter)