The Killer's Cleansing Manual

Everything was under control. Yue Liu's surprise turned into approval. Lin Shanjuan calmly drew his knife and cut open the prison van.

"Bai Shu, tie these people up, hide them, and hand them over to this little girl."

Yue Liuli got off the car and helped Bai Shu tie up the people. Lin Shanjuan hid the salt cart and felt the ground shaking faintly. Looking into the distance, he saw a group of soldiers riding horses towards him.

Yue Liu also noticed Xu Zhenping running in the front and nodded to Lin Shanjuan, "The support team is here."

Lin Shanjuan waved to Bai Shu and took his leave:

"These people all know how to get to the salt ferry, and you can find the way to Xiongfeng Village yourself. This is the extent of our assistance. The money given by His Highness is in the hands of Village Master Gong. We will take our leave now."

Hey, I only gave you one thousand taels. If I leave now, I will still have a lot of money left. It’s better to have some fun for a while and then find a way to enter the palace.

When Bai Shu heard that they were about to leave, he felt relieved and prepared to leave quickly.

He really didn't want to have anything to do with these matters involving the court. This thrilling experience was enough for him!

Yue Liu frowned slightly and said, "Miss Huang, please stay."

Lin Shanjuan didn't even realize he was being called. He was still walking forward with a grin on his face when Bai Shu grabbed him and said, "Miss Huang, Boss, we're calling you."

Lin Shanjuan then remembered that he had a name and looked at Yue Liu with a forced smile: "Anything else?"

Yue Liu's expression was expressionless. "You two have been involved in this matter from beginning to end. You must accompany me to meet His Highness and explain the whole story."

Lin Shanjuan originally wanted to refuse - after all, this was just a gift to get closer to her. If she entered the palace like this, she didn't know whether it would be a good thing or a bad thing. Without absolute certainty, she would not easily decide to enter the palace.

Bai Shu also became anxious and pulled Lin Shanjuan's sleeve hard.

At this moment, the stern-looking General Xu was already in front of them. He took a quick look and asked, "Yue Ge, are these the two people His Highness wants?"

Yue Liu nodded and said, "That's right. You can have someone bring them to the capital to see His Highness. The rest of the people will come with you and I to investigate the salt transport."

The two of them arranged everything in a short while. Even if Lin Shanjuan said something, his presence would not be felt. He was invited to get on the carriage without any explanation.

There were five soldiers following the carriage. Lin Shanjuan still didn't take these people seriously, but Xu Zhenping's words made her change her mind.

"Your Highness has issued a statement: Miss Huang has been of great assistance and has no other intentions. She only requests a meeting."

Lin Shanjuan: ...

How come everyone knows I’m Miss Huang?

It seems that this prince is really well-connected. He was able to find out his identity and get people around him to help him so quickly. He must not be a stupid person.

It's okay to meet him. After all, you are on someone else's territory. If you really make him angry, he will be killed at will. No matter how powerful you are, you can't be a jack of all trades. You can't go back if you fail to complete the mission.

She closed her eyes helplessly and got into the carriage without saying a word.

Seeing that his struggle was futile, Bai Shu also got into the carriage dejectedly.

Although there was a soft cushion under his butt, he always felt uncomfortable, twisting and turning.

Lin Shanjuan was annoyed by him: "Do you have hemorrhoids?"

Bai Shu didn't understand what hemorrhoids were, and only thought it was a metaphor like "lice". He sighed and said, "I feel like I have hemorrhoids in my heart. Boss, if we are taken away like this, what if we are killed?"

Lin Shanjuan was so amused by his words "I have hemorrhoids in my heart" that he laughed until tears came out. His stomach even hurt and it took him a long time to calm down.

"I say, if you live under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. If she insists on seeing us, can we just fly away?"

Bai Shu felt even more upset. "But I heard that this princess is cruel and ruthless. If you anger her, men will be made eunuchs and then fed to tigers, and women will be beaten to death with sticks. Oh my god..."

Seeing that he was about to pray to the Buddha again, Lin Shanjuan knocked his hand down:

"If the Bodhisattva is so willing to protect you, why would he let you flee like this? You'd better pray that you don't say something wrong and get dragged out."

Bai Shu didn't know whether to put his hand down or not, so he just started to massage Lin Shanjuan's back:

"Boss, why don't you think about it? We can just flee to a neighboring country."

Lin Shanjuan looked at him as if he were looking at a pig's head for offering: "Are you sure it's really that easy to escape?"

Bai Shu: ...

"Ah, that's right, alas..."

During the remaining month of the journey, Bai Shu became more and more anxious and haggard. Lin Shanjuan felt that he had invented a monster living in the capital in his mind, as if he would be eaten if he really arrived in the capital.

The kind that you have to chew until it's soft before swallowing.

After dodging for a while, they finally arrived at the gate of the princess's mansion. Lin Shanjuan yawned and woke up. When he opened his eyes, he saw Bai Shu's two dark circles under his eyes.

He hadn't slept for many days and was now the second-to-last ant on the hot pot - according to rumors, the ants in front had already been thrown into the pot by Xihe and cooked, and now only he and Lin Shanjuan were left.

Lin Shanjuan also became a little wary. After all, the description in the rumors was too cruel. She had only met him once and didn't know him well. So she looked around the layout of the princess's mansion as she walked.

Little did he know that Xihe saw all of this.

She was at the highest point of the princess's mansion, and could see every corner of the mansion.

A few days ago, she had received news from Yue Liu that the lost batch of official salt had been recovered, and all the officials involved in the case had been arrested, put into prison vans and taken to Beijing.

Yue Liu also mentioned the contributions of Lin Shanjuan and Bai Shu one by one in the letter, and stated that he had been tracking them for two months and had not found anything suspicious.

This Huang Yue seemed innocent enough. Xihe read the letter over and over again and finally burned it to ashes.

As luck would have it, she was being annoyed by the old ministers who were forcing her to return the government, and she was thinking of finding an inconspicuous pawn to marry so that their defenses would be lowered.

Qi Yili is only sixteen years old now and is not mature enough to handle many government affairs. She is not comfortable handing over all the power to him so soon.

Therefore, finding an ordinary person to be the son-in-law can not only show that he has no intention of usurping the throne, but also ease the situation and temporarily divert their attention.

I was still hesitating about the candidate, but now a suitable one has appeared.

Huang Yue had no background, no power to recruit, but she was somewhat smart, and most importantly, she was a woman, which saved him a lot of trouble.

Isn't he the best candidate?

Lin Shanjuan had no idea that he had been plotted against. He followed the maid who led the way and stopped in front of a door with a sign that read "Xuyang Palace".

"Your Highness is waiting for you. Please come in."

Bai Shu clenched his fists tightly and suddenly grabbed Lin Shanjuan's arm: "Boss, boss, I, I won't go in, you, you go in alone."

The maid who had not yet left bowed and said, "Please go with me, both of you."