The Appearance of the Mysterious Assassin

The matter of Liu Fu came to a temporary halt, but the crisis in the prince's mansion had not been resolved. Late one night, after a long day of busyness, Lin Yue finally returned to her room to rest. Shortly after she lay down, she heard a faint noise coming from outside the window. Lin Yue got up vigilantly. Although she didn't know martial arts, she had learned some self - defense knowledge in modern times. At this moment, she picked up the candlestick on the table as a self - defense weapon and slowly walked towards the window.

Suddenly, a black shadow broke through the window and rushed in, holding a sharp dagger in hand, stabbing straight at Lin Yue. Lin Yue let out a terrified scream and quickly dodged. The black shadow moved nimbly, and every move was aimed at Lin Yue's vital points. Lin Yue was flustered in her heart, but she tried her best to calm down and used the furniture in the room to contend with the black shadow. In the chaos, Lin Yue accidentally fell to the ground, and the black shadow took the opportunity to pounce on her.

Just at this critical moment, Li Yi arrived in time with the guards. It turned out that Li Yi had always been worried about Lin Yue's safety. Tonight, he felt inexplicably uneasy in his heart, so he quietly came to Lin Yue's residence to check and happened to encounter the assassin's attack. When Li Yi saw Lin Yue in danger, he was furious. He drew his sword and fought with the black shadow. Although the black shadow was highly skilled in martial arts, under the siege of Li Yi and many guards, he gradually became overwhelmed. Finally, seeing that the situation was not good, the black shadow turned around and fled. Li Yi wanted to chase after him, but was stopped by Lin Yue.

"Prince, don't chase. I'm afraid this is a trap."

Li Yi looked at Lin Yue, his eyes full of concern.

"Miss Lin, are you okay?"

Lin Yue shook her head.

"I'm fine. Thank you, Prince, for coming in time."

After this attack, both Lin Yue and Li Yi realized that things had developed to a dangerous stage. Li Yi blamed himself.

"It's all my fault. I didn't protect you well."

Lin Yue comforted him.

"Prince, this is not your fault. Someone deliberately wants to kill us."

They guessed that this assassin was likely sent by the forces in the court who were dissatisfied with them, aiming to get rid of Lin Yue or give them a warning.

To ensure Lin Yue's safety, Li Yi strengthened the guards in the prince's mansion and arranged more guards to patrol around Lin Yue's residence. At the same time, he began to secretly investigate the origin of the assassin, but found nothing. The identity of the assassin was extremely mysterious, as if a ghost that suddenly emerged from the darkness, making it impossible to guard against.

Lin Yue didn't just sit and wait for death either. She started to learn some simple self - defense techniques for emergency use. She knew that only by becoming stronger could she better protect herself and the people around her. During this process, the relationship between Lin Yue and Li Yi became even deeper. They supported each other and jointly faced the unknown dangers.

However, the appearance of the assassin was just the beginning. In the following days, several strange incidents occurred in the prince's mansion, such as the mysterious disappearance of some important documents and the poisoning of food in the kitchen. Although these incidents were all discovered and resolved in a timely manner, Lin Yue and Li Yi knew that their enemies would not give up easily, and a greater crisis was yet to come. Li Yi decided to take the initiative. He sent his confidants deep into the court and the martial arts world to search for the traces and purposes of the enemies, hoping to find a countermeasure before the crisis struck again.