But he was still one step late. Seeing that the assassination had failed, both clenched their fists at the same time. A blue poisonous needle jumped out of the ring of the index finger and stabbed into his body.

The inner guards hurriedly held their hands, but the two undead assassins began to twitch all over and foamed at the mouth for a moment.

Seeing that they could no longer be saved, the inner guards had to stand up and silently look at the three assassins on the ground, and the room was silent.

At this time, Shangguan Wan'er finally recovered from her horror. She remembered that she had almost walked around the Hall of Hell just now, and was extremely scared. She couldn't help but pounce on Li Zhen's arms and trembled all over.

Li Zhen gently patted her shoulders, whispered to comfort her, and then helped her to the room of his mother Zheng next door. The mother and daughter escaped, and both hugged each other and cried.

Li Zhen walked into the yard and saw the bodies of five black-clad assassins lying in the yard. Two of them committed suicide by poisoning. Eight assassins were found. Li Zhen's face was extremely ugly. How did these assassins get into the inn? They were so unpredictable.

At this time, the team was Zhang Ran, who was holding his fist and said, "The commander of the eight assassins have no clues. Bei Zhi intends to start investigating the poisonous injection."

There was no clue as Li Zhen expected. Since he was a death assassin, how could the other party leave any clues? He nodded and patted Zhang Ran on the shoulder gratefully, "Thank you just now!"

The assassin's sword was quenched with a very poison. Just now, the assassin's sword had pierced his leather armor and underwear, almost piercing his skin. If Zhang Ran hadn't shot the opponent's wrist in time and caused the power of the sword to disappear, he would have probably been in the corpse at this time.

The other party's methods were extremely vicious, and Li Zhen's first reaction was that Princess Taiping sent it, but it may not be. Perhaps it was Wu Chengsi, Lai Junchen, or even Wu Sansi, or even Xue Huaiyi's remnants.

At this time, an inner guard soldier pulled the inn shopkeeper over. The shopkeeper Yang was so scared that his face looked like a dirt, and he knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.

The inner guard soldier clasped his fists and said, "I just went to investigate the six fur merchants under the command of the commander, but they were not in the room. The guy said they went out for dinner, but lied to us. The six people did not go out at all, but hid in the stable."

Li Zhen looked at the corpse on the ground and asked coldly, "But there are eight assassins, and where are the two of them?"

"Reporting to the commander, there should be ten assassins. They were divided into two groups to check in the inn. They bribed the guys and modified the check-in time. The swords and swords were hidden in the guys' room, and there were still two people who were missing their place now."

Li Zhen looked at the inn shopkeeper with a cold look, "Why do you explain it to me?"

Manager Yang was so scared that he trembled all over and said in a trembling voice: "The villain really doesn't know about this, it's the guy who received them."

"You are the shopkeeper, wouldn't you know?"

Li Zhen snorted heavily and asked again: "Where is that guy?"

"Commander, we found the corpse of the guy in the room, so Hu Zhi shouted that there was an assassin."

Li Zhen stared at the shopkeeper fiercely. He guessed that the shopkeeper must have received the benefits, so he concealed the check-in time from himself. It was related to the settlement of the house money. How could he let a friend receive him?

Li Zhen waved his hand and said to Zhang Ranling: "Take him down and question him, I want to get a detailed report."

Zhang Ran and several soldiers dragged the shopkeeper down, and the other soldiers dealt with the assassin's body. Li Zhen turned around and returned to the room.

Shangguan Wan'er has recovered from the assassination. She moved to the empty house next door and sat under the lamp and pondered. Li Zhen slowly walked into the room. Before Li Zhen could speak, Shangguan Wan'er whispered, "Is there any clue?"

Li Zhen shook his head, "The assassin cannot see their origin."

"Hmph!" Shangguan Wan'er snorted coldly, and her silver teeth clenched, "If you kill me today, I will make him pay a hundred times the price tomorrow!"

"Who thinks the sheren will do it?" Li Zhen asked.

Shangguan Wan'er walked to the window, stared at the moon and a half outside the window, and then whispered after a long time: "I don't know who it will be? But I know one thing, it shouldn't be done by Princess Taiping."

"Why?" Li Zhen was surprised. He felt that the biggest suspicion was Princess Taiping. Shangguan Wan'er actually thought it was not.

"That's because you don't know her."

Shangguan Wan'er smiled faintly and said, "She is a very smart and skillful person. Maybe she will send assassins, but that is only for you or other middle-level officials. If she wants to kill me, she will never do it herself, but will pretend to others. Frankly speaking, I think it may be Wu Chengsi."

"Wu Chengsi?" Li Zhen looked at Shangguan Wan'er in confusion. He didn't know how she could come to Wu Chengsi's conclusion.

"It's very simple, someone betrayed me."

Li Zhen suddenly reacted, "You mean Wu Sansi!"

Shangguan Wan'er nodded slowly, "This is the biggest mistake I have made, I believe in someone I shouldn't believe."

At this time, Shangguan Wan'er pulled out the jade hairpin from her head, and her black hair was spread like a waterfall on her shoulders. She slowly walked to Li Zhen, reached out to gently stroke his face, her beautiful eyes stared at him deeply, her eyes were like a dream.

Her plump red lips were getting closer and closer to his face, and she whispered in her ears, "Azhen, you actually blocked the sword for me with your body. Do you know what it felt in my heart at that moment?"

Li Zhen gently stroked her long hair, and he could feel the fear and helplessness in her heart. A wave of orchids came from her snow-white neck, which made him intoxicated. The earlobes touched her soft red lips. If a current flowed into his whole body, the deepest string in his heart was quietly plucked by her. At this moment, his heart was filled with love for her.

.........

The Shangguan family is a prominent family in Shanzhou. Although Shangguan Yi was severely punished by Wu Zetian and his family was detained as official slaves, it did not affect the Shangguan family's status in Shanzhou.

The ancestral home of the Shangguan family is located in a beautiful place outside the south city of Shan County. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, surrounded by large farmland, and woods are mixed with them. In early spring, birds are busy building nests in the woods, and groups of wild ducks can be seen playing in the water everywhere in the small river, presenting a vibrant scene.

Although Shangguan Wan'er was a confidant of the emperor and had great power, she was very low-key when she came back. Except for some core figures in the family, she basically did not alarm others, and the local government did not receive any news.

Shangguan Wan'er lives in a noble guest room in the clan's house, consisting of two inside and one outside three courtyards. Shangguan Wan'er, her mother and several personal maids each live in an inner courtyard, while Li Zhen lives in an outer courtyard with more than a dozen guards.

But considering that Shangguan Wan'er was assassinated on the way, Li Zhen even lived in the same hospital with Shangguan Wan'er to protect her safety day and night.

In the early morning, Shangguan Wan'er's silver bell-like laughter sounded in the room. She sat in front of the dressing table, drew her eyebrows carefully, and glanced at Li Zhen with a charming look, "Do you don't want to accompany me to climb the mountain?"

Li Zhen stood aside, smiled and bowed, "Miss, how dare Li Zhen refuse to obey!"

Shangguan Wan'er has been in a good mood these days, and her laughter is like the spring breeze blowing on her face, and even her beautiful eyebrows are rippling with spring colors. She pursed her lips and said, "If you don't want to climb a mountain, then we can take a boat to go fishing in the lake. There is a small lake to the south. When I was a child, my grandfather often took us to fish."

"It's better to go climb the mountain! Climbing high and looking far away makes people feel broad."

"Well! There is also a peach-watching courtyard for my grandfather on the mountain."

Shangguan Wan'er's eyes were circulating, and a playful smile rippled on the corner of her mouth, "I plan to live in a villa tonight. Commander Li, you must protect my safety in close proximity!"

"Li Zhen obeys the order!"

At this moment, a maid hurried to the door and reported: "Girl, a father-in-law has come to the capital and sent emergency news."

The smile on Shangguan Wan'er's face disappeared, and she couldn't help but feel a little excited. She put down her eyebrow pencil and said, "Let him come in!"

Not long after, an eunuch was taken to Shangguan Wan'er's living room by a maid. His name was Luo Anming and he served in the imperial study. He was one of Wu Zetian's confidant eunuchs. He looked at Li Zhen standing next to him in surprise. Li Zhen shouldn't have appeared here!

He thought about it and realized something immediately. He hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down, "An Ming met Shangguan Sheren!"

"Is there anything wrong with coming in such a hurry?"

"The Lord asked me to bring a message to the servants, so that the servants could handle their private affairs as soon as possible and return to the palace, and..."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but look at Li Zhen standing next to him again. Li Zhen understood what he meant, and some words were inconvenient to say in front of him. He turned around and walked outside.

"Just stay here!"

Shangguan Wan'er called him and said to Luo Anming: "Tong Li is a person who is trustworthy by the emperor. If you have anything else, just say it clearly."

"Actually, there is nothing else. The emperor is in a heavy government affairs. Princess Taiping proposed to share her worries several times, but the emperor refused. The emperor hopes that the servant will return to the capital as soon as possible to share her worries."

Shangguan Wan'er was not surprised at all. She nodded to Luo Anming and said, "Go back and tell the emperor that I will leave for noon tomorrow."

Luo Anming bowed and stood up and left. When he walked away, Li Zhen said to Shangguan Wan'er with some concern: "Girl, go to worship your grandfather today! We will set out early tomorrow morning."

Shangguan Wan'er smiled slightly, "Don't worry, this is what I expected. No matter how anxious we are, we will go climbing the mountain, worship our grandfather tomorrow morning, and leave for Beijing at noon."

Shangguan Wan'er cleaned up a little, changed into a dress that was convenient for climbing, walked out of the room and smiled at Li Zhen, "Let's go!"

"Where is your mother, won't she go?"

"She is in poor health, so where can she climb a mountain!"

Shangguan Wan'er held his arm and stared at him affectionately, "Is it okay for us only to do?"

Li Zhen smiled and shook his head, "I am responsible for your safety. I have the final say on how to climb the mountain. I have asked a few brothers to go up the mountain first."

Shangguan Wan'er had no choice but to say softly: "Okay! I have to obey my orders."

.........

Princess Taiping has been in a bad mood these days. She wanted to take advantage of Shangguan Wan'er's opportunity to return to her hometown to worship her ancestors and fill the seat of Shangguan Wan'er next to her mother.

Unexpectedly, her mother refused her without any ambiguity, and would rather pile up the decrees that needed to be printed in Shangguan Wan'er's official room than let her get involved.

This made Princess Taiping extremely depressed. She felt deeply wronged by her mother's unfair treatment, and was also extremely annoyed by the failure to assassinate Shangguan Wan'er.

It was not her arrangement to assassinate Shangguan Wan'er. Although she wanted to crush Shangguan Wan'er's bones and ashes, she knew in her heart that if she killed her mother's most trusted person, no matter what, her mother would not let her go, and would only give others a favor in the end.

Of course, if someone else goes to assassinate Shangguan Wan'er, she will be happy to see it happen. She is an insider in the assassination of Shangguan Wan'er.

Princess Taiping sat behind the wide table and listened to Wu Furong tell her the reason for the failure to assassinate Shangguan Wan'er.

"We sent out ten Wu family generals and made full preparations. We gave up several good opportunities just to wait for the best opportunity. Unfortunately, they failed and were saved by Li Zhen at the critical moment. My father was so angry that he almost vomited blood."

Princess Taiping sneered in her heart, is this called being fully prepared? Wu Chengsi did not learn from Xue Huaiyi's lesson.

If she arranged to assassinate Shangguan Wan'er, she would inevitably move Li Zhen away while Li Zhen was away. That guy was extremely vigilant and assassinating Shangguan Wan'er in front of him had very little chance of success.

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Chapter completed!