Your Majesty said that my life is worthless, so why are you crying when I increase my troops?

Hanyang City.

Inside Fu'an Inn.

"I'm so tired, give me a bowl of water."

A thin man with a somewhat wretched appearance pushed the door open and walked in. He picked up the tea bowl on the table and drank it all in one gulp.

"Li Chun, I asked you to find out some news. Why did you come back so late?" The middle-aged man sitting in the main seat frowned and asked in a deep voice.

The middle-aged man who was speaking had a dark complexion and a burly build. Even when he was sitting, he still kept his back straight and spoke with full energy.

The murderous look between his brows and his hands with calluses from years of holding knives showed that he was a tough guy who had been in the military for many years and had been on the battlefield.

"Boss Yue, you don't know, this fucking princess's mansion is filled with guards, three layers inside and three layers outside, all wearing helmets and armor, and their arms are thicker than my thighs."

"Forget about getting closer to get information. As soon as I got a little closer, I was spotted by the guards. I squatted outside for a long time and couldn't find a chance to climb over the wall to get in."

Upon hearing this, Yue Hanshan frowned, "How could the Princess's Mansion be so heavily guarded? Even with your swift and unrestrained skills as the Thief Saint Li Chun, you can't even get in?"

"Uncle Yue, could it be that Sun Wenju leaked the news, and the Princess already knew about our Fengyu Tower assassination attempt, and is on guard?" A young man standing beside Yue Hanshan stood up and said in a deep voice: "If that's the case, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to deal with."

"I always feel like this mission is not right. Why not find that Sun Wenju..."

Before he could finish his words, the burly man sitting next to him slammed the table with a look of dissatisfaction on his face.

"Han Zhaohu, you used to be a disciple of the great general. You just accepted this mission and the deposit has been paid. Why are you backing out? It's just a few extra guards, what's there to be afraid of?"

"If it really doesn't work, tomorrow you and Li Chun make trouble at the door to attract their attention. Boss Yue and I will rush in together and kill that damn princess. I won't be able to sleep well if I see anyone from the Xia family alive."

"Zhang Kui, keep your voice down!" Yue Hanshan glared at the man.

"I've said it countless times, the reckless nature of the soldiers still hasn't changed. We're assassins now, we can't use force! Reckless behavior will only get us into trouble."

Zhang Kui scratched his head and muttered softly, "What's the use of soft or hard tactics? As long as they can kill someone, aren't they all killers?"

"If we don't do this, the princess won't come out on her own initiative and let us cut her throat with a knife."

"Who says she can't!" At this moment, Li Chunlian drank three large bowls of tea and wiped his mouth with a feeling of unsatisfied. "Although I failed to sneak into the princess's mansion to find out the news, I accidentally heard something that we may be able to use."

As soon as Li Chun finished speaking, the other three looked at him.

Li Chun didn't keep the secret and said quickly, "I heard that the princess is going to Hanyan Temple to burn incense and pray for blessings in the next two days. Hanyan Temple has been preparing for this event for the past two days. Master Xuanyuan is preparing to go down the mountain in person to welcome the princess."

"Burning incense and praying for blessings?" Hearing this, Han Zhaohu curled his lips. "His brother in the palace has done so many wicked things. If there really were a Buddha in this world, I'm afraid he would be the first to destroy his Xia family. Burning a little incense and thinking that he can atone for his sins is simply deceiving himself."

"Hey! That hits right to the heart." Zhang Kui slapped his thigh. "That damn Xia Tianxiong will be struck by lightning one day as retribution. Forget burning incense and praying to Buddha. Even becoming a monk can't wash away the blood debt on his hands."

"We can't enter the palace, so we'll kill the princess first. This will help us get some revenge for the general and show the young lady that we are not cowards."

"Okay, revenge is not something that can be done overnight, so stop saying such things outside."

Yue Hanshan waved his hand, interrupting the two of them. "With just a few of us, if we want to break into the palace, we can only earn more money, recruit soldiers, and wait for the opportunity."

"Li Chun, how sure are you that the princess is going to Hanyan Temple?"

Li Chun grinned, "Boss Yue, this is what I heard from the nuns in the temple. I feel like it's about 80% true, at least it's not fake news."

"Okay, then we'll ambush at Hanyan Temple and take action there."

After Yue Hanshan finished speaking, he looked up at the three of them and said, "By the way, while you were walking around the city today, did you hear any news about the young lady?"

The three of them looked a little more serious and shook their heads at the same time.

Li Chun said, "I bribed a few soldiers from the city defense camp. They said that there have been arrest notices posted in Hanyang City recently. If she really came to Hanyang City, she would have been discovered long ago."

Yue Hanshan frowned and said in a deep voice, "If that's the case, since the young lady didn't come to Hanyang, then she could only have gone to the capital."

"Sun Wenju is offering 30,000 taels for the eldest princess's head. We must hurry and complete this job. Once we get the money, we can go to the capital to find a young lady."

"This girl is always eager for revenge, but please don't do anything stupid."

……

Two days later.

Outside the princess's mansion, the carriage was ready.

Xia Xue was about to take people out when Xia Mingyuan hurried over with his men.

"Where are you going, aunt?"

"Do I need to tell you where I'm going? Get out of the way!"

Looking at Xia Mingyuan with a group of guards following him, Xia Xue looked unhappy.

With Xia Mingyuan's attitude, does it mean he wants to put me under house arrest?

Don't want her to leave the princess's house?

Xia Mingyuan's expression froze, and he stood in front of Xia Xue. "I am the commander of the guards of the Princess's Mansion, and I am responsible for the safety of Her Highness the Princess."

"Aunt, you can go out. If you want to wander around the city, take the guards I gave you. If you want to go out of the city, I will go with you."

"Don't bother you, I don't need you!"

"I'm going to Hanyan Temple to pray and burn incense today. Someone like you isn't suitable for that Buddhist holy place."

Xia Xue glared at him and was about to walk out.

Xia Mingyuan frowned. Although Hanyan Temple was not far from Hanyang City, it was still outside the city.

Although he was a little unhappy with Xia Xue's indifferent attitude, Xia Mingyuan still gritted his teeth and said, "I'm sorry, auntie, if you don't let me go, I'm afraid you can't stop me."

"Hongying, take the fifteen Qilin Guards and one hundred soldiers from the palace and follow me out of the city."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Mingyuan immediately chased after him.

Xia Xue got on the carriage and watched Xia Mingyuan drive the coachman away. She flicked the whip and became the coachman herself, her face suddenly frosty.

She opened her mouth, wanting to stop him, but looking at the guards who had already lined up from the princess's mansion, she had to angrily lower the curtain of the carriage and stopped talking.

The princess's carriage had a smooth journey out of the city.

After about half an hour, the carriage left the city and continued to travel southwest for about twenty or thirty miles before arriving at the gate of Hanyan Temple.