Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

Cheng Wan is trying hard to advance towards the capital, and the struggle for power and influence in the capital has become increasingly fierce.

The East Palace where the prince lives.

A seemingly ordinary woman was kneeling on one knee in front of Crown Prince Mu Yao, reporting something to him.

Mu Yao put his hands behind his back, listened to the woman's concise and clear report, and frowned slightly as if thinking about something.

"Have you figured out what the last order from my third brother was?"

The woman's eyes flickered beneath her drooping brows, and her voice was devoid of any emotion: "Prince Jing has ordered that Marquis Zhaoping's head be taken at any cost."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mu Yao's already solemn expression became even colder than before. An invisible pressure filled the world, causing the woman to breathe more lightly.

"Ah!"

A cold sneer slightly dispelled the suffocating atmosphere in this world.

Mu Yao looked in the direction of Prince Jing's mansion, his cold tone filled with undisguised sarcasm: "Idiot."

The woman lowered her head even more.

"Liang Er." Mu Yao called the leader of his secret guards.

Liang Er and Mu Yao's personal bodyguard Liang Da sound like brothers, but in fact they are not related by blood.

These two men, one bright and one dark, are two sharp knives in Mu Yao's hands.

Liang Er quickly appeared in front of Mu Yao and saluted respectfully: "Master."

"Send a few people to secretly follow Zhao Pinghou. If Zhao Pinghou can't handle it, help her."

"Yes!" Liang Er accepted the order and then cautiously asked, "Others..."

Mu Yao twisted his fingers, his indifferent and nonchalant gaze fell on Liang Er's head, and his voice was cold: "Everyone has his own destiny."

Liang Er bowed and took the order and left.

He understood that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince meant that as long as Marquis Zhaoping was safe and sound, that was all that mattered.

As for everyone else.

Never mind.

Liang Er didn't think much about why the prince didn't stop the person who asked Prince Jing for orders and went back to reunite with those people when he was obviously capable of doing so.

That was not something he could figure out, nor was it something he should think about.

All he had to do was carry out his master's orders.

"You did a good job. Go down and claim your reward." Mu Yao said to the woman.

The woman's calm face couldn't help but show joy: "Thank you, Master!"

The woman retreated with joy and excitement, then caught up with Liang Er at the fastest speed: "Boss! Boss!"

Liang Er glanced at the woman and signaled with his eyes that she should speak quickly if she had anything to say.

"Boss, please assign me the task of escorting Marquis Zhaoping back to the capital."

Liang Er frowned slightly. "Aren't you in charge of the spy team at Prince Jing's Mansion? Can you leave?"

The woman's expression froze.

It seems like I really can't leave.

"Then, Boss, you must select a few of the most skilled brothers to carry out this mission. You must escort Marquis Zhaoping back to the capital safely!"

Liang Er stopped, narrowed his eyes, and looked at the woman with a scrutinizing gaze: "A Qi, do you know Marquis Zhaoping? Do you have a history with her?"

These people who live on the edge of a knife are not good people.

If they didn't know each other before or had no history, Liang Er couldn't understand why Ah Qi specifically said those words to him.

It seems like he cares a lot about Marquis Zhaoping.

As someone who can only live in the dark, selfishness and personal feelings are the most unacceptable things.

"Boss, how could I know Marquis Zhaoping?" Ah Qi smiled, and two dimples appeared on his cheeks, adding a bit of sweetness to his ordinary face. "I just think Marquis Zhaoping is quite powerful. He was so young, it's a pity that he died like this. Besides, the master also wants to protect Marquis Zhaoping."

The air was silent for two breaths, and just when Ah Qi was about to collapse under Liang Er's sharp and oppressive gaze, Liang Er finally looked away.

"Ah Qi, always remember that we only have one master. All we have to do is do our job well and don't worry about anything else."

Ah Qi lowered his head, feeling a chill on his back. "Yes, Ah Qi will remember this."

It was not until Liang Er's figure disappeared that Ah Qi's heart, which had been in his throat, finally settled down.

She was being too talkative and impertinent.

The master gives orders and the boss makes arrangements.

How can she have a say?

Ah Qi pursed her lips. She just wanted the Marquis Zhaoping to be alive, the longer the better.

Only in this way can women in the world have more possibilities and more hope.

Like herself, she used to have good abilities, but because she was a woman, she was never really valued.

Ever since Marquis Zhaoping came out of nowhere, the master gradually recognized that her abilities were no less than those of most of his brothers, and thus entrusted her with very important tasks.

......

Cheng Wan naturally didn't know that Mu Yao had sent people to protect her.

At this time, Cheng Wan was taking advantage of the dark night and strong wind to...fight.

Yes, Cheng Wan was fighting, and it was not the first time he had fought on the way.

Originally, Prince Jing sent a total of 20 secret guards led by Qian Wu to intercept and kill Cheng Wan.

Twenty secret guards is a huge amount even for Prince Jing.

Prince Jing sent out twenty secret guards at once, even the deputy leader Qian Wu. It was not because Prince Jing was afraid of Cheng Wan or respected his martial arts, but because Prince Jing wanted to get rid of Cheng Wan quickly and efficiently.

It saves you the trouble of failing once.

But Prince Jing probably would never have dreamed that of his twenty secret guards, no, excluding the one who returned to the capital to ask for orders, there were still nineteen secret guards left, more than half of these nineteen secret guards had been killed by Cheng Wan before they could receive Prince Jing's final order.

By tonight, only nine of the nineteen secret guards were left waiting for Prince Jing's orders.

Among the nine surviving secret guards, two were injured.

During this period, when everyone was resting at night, Cheng Wan would find an opportunity and an excuse to leave the team alone.

It’s not that Cheng Wan didn’t want to disguise himself, but the place where he rested every night had been carefully inspected in advance by the officials.

It is impossible for Cheng Wan to turn into a new person.

Besides, if she left secretly, and if the team needed her for something and she was not there, wouldn't she be causing trouble for the team?

Qian Wu and others' target was Cheng Wan, and they kept watching Cheng Wan's movements in the dark.

Cheng Wan left the birthday celebration group alone, which was equivalent to Cheng Wan handing the opportunity to ambush himself to Qian Wu and others. Qian Wu and others would never let go of such an opportunity.

After all, they didn't have the guts to disturb the people in the birthday celebration group, but they had nothing to be afraid of when it came to killing Cheng Wan.

So, with one side taking the initiative to provide an opportunity and the other side actively cooperating, Cheng Wan, Qian Wu and others rushed towards each other and started fighting.

Since returning to Liangzhou to prepare for the imperial examination, Cheng Wan's knife has not tasted blood for a long time.

The long sword was unsheathed, and Dao and Cheng Wan were very excited, even a little crazy that had been suppressed for too long.

Thus, Qian Wu and others saw that the world-famous Marquis Zhaoping was really a good fighter.

And so shameless.