After being reborn with my scumbag ex-husband, I became his sister-in-law.

Song Xizhi solemnly offered incense to the two generals and kowtowed three times.

Then, following Chen Da's directions, they arrived at a side room of the temple.

The side room was decorated in an elegant and tranquil style. Not only was there an incense burner with burning incense, but it was also furnished with a lot of antique furniture, which looked expensive and was no different from the standard of the Marquis of Anding's mansion.

Song Xizhi narrowed his eyes slightly as he smelled the strong incense in the bedroom.

Upon seeing this, Pei Yunyi tacitly walked to the incense burner and extinguished the burning incense.

To avoid being overheard by those outside, he lowered his voice and whispered in Song Xizhi's ear, "Could there be something wrong with this incense?"

Song Xizhi felt the man's breath so close to hers. She was about to step back when she suddenly looked up and accidentally bumped into his deep eyes.

Her body leaned back unexpectedly, but the man quickly caught her waist and pulled her tightly into his arms.

It's been a long time since we've been this close.

Song Xizhi swallowed hard, then frowned and replied, "It's not that there's anything wrong with the incense, it's that they want to use strong incense to cover up some traces."

As Song Xizhi spoke, he sniffed again, searching the dimly lit room: "What they're trying to cover up is the smell of blood."

Everyone present shuddered upon hearing this.

Pei Yunyi walked to Song Xizhi's side, lifted the square pillow on the soft couch, and said in a deep voice, "There are still a lot of bloodstains on this couch. Although it has been cleaned, traces and smells can still be left."

Song Xizhi stared at the bed: "Such a large amount of blood proves that someone died here."

As soon as she finished speaking, Siqin and Qingtong also made a commotion, discovering four or five bloodstains one after another.

So at least five people have died in this room.

The group sat around the table, discussing their next move.

Suddenly, Bronze's ears twitched. Having practiced martial arts since childhood, he possessed profound inner strength and easily heard the sounds outside.

It was Chen Da who spoke: "The couple that came tonight are two fat pigs. The woman is from Jiangnan. She is beautiful and even better than the maidens they offered as tribute."

Another person was somewhat afraid: "But is it feasible? Although those Jiangnan merchants are ugly, they have an extraordinary aura. They are going to the capital. Can we really make a move?"

Chen Da chuckled a few times: "Let's start with that guard. Although he looks like a martial arts expert, he's dull and simple-minded, and looks easy to bully."

Bronze's eyes twitched violently, and he suddenly raised his head with a look of resentment.

Song Xizhi paused, looking at him blankly: "Qing Tong, what's wrong?"

Bronze spoke in a muffled voice: "I heard things I shouldn't have heard!"

He had barely finished speaking when his ears twitched again, and he heard the sounds outside continuing.

Another man said to Chen Da, "If we're going to pick someone easy to bully, then we should naturally pick the easiest one. A few of us men can't handle a few women, can't we?"

Chen Da was quite pleased with himself when he heard this: "I've booked three rooms, one for the two fat pigs and two for the two guards. I'll start with that female guard!"

"What kind of women are these bodyguards? I can take them both with one punch!"

Siqin's lips twitched twice, her smile forced and insincere: "I heard it too."

After she finished speaking, she looked coolly in the direction of the bronze statue: "When will you come and have a competition to see who is stronger?"

Feeling Siqin's cool gaze, Qing Tong raised an eyebrow, ready to agree.

But then, the hidden guards in the room spoke up, their voices seemingly coming from all directions: "Let's have a competition and see where the female guards fall short?"

Bronze shuddered.

Song Xizhi stared blankly at Siqin, his eyes wide with confusion: "What did you hear?"

Siqin explained simply: "They are discussing how to divide the spoils, saying that the young master is ugly and the bronze is dull and stupid, so you are the best person to bully."

Upon hearing this, Pei Yunyi smiled slightly, gently raising his eyes to look at Song Xizhi.

Feeling Pei Yunyi's gaze, Song Xizhi's competitive spirit flared up instantly. She gritted her teeth: "Do you think I'm easy to bully?"

She gently flicked the teacup in her hand, and the tea poured out, hissing and emitting black steam.

No one knew when Song Xizhi had poisoned the food.

They were all startled by Song Xizhi's sudden action.

Bronze clutched his heart and couldn't help but sigh, "What I'm afraid of isn't a bunch of brutes, but the smartest one among them, who's pretending to be weak while actually being strong."

Upon hearing this, Pei Yunyi slowly straightened up, calmly looking at the bronze statue: "Who are you calling a brute?"

Bronze exclaimed, a chill running down his spine: "No, it's Siqin!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a chill run through his entire body.

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After engaging in normal activities for an hour, the group turned off the lights and returned to their respective bedrooms.

When the night was deep and quiet, the paper windows of several rooms were poked with wet fingers, and then a bamboo tube was inserted.

The billowing smoke was then released into the house through a bamboo tube.

Chen Da and his men called their thugs and broke into the room where Siqin was.

Each thug, fantasizing about the soft, beautiful woman lying on the bed after breaking into the room, couldn't help but let out a few wicked laughs, a surge of lust rising in their hearts.

Having followed Boss Chen around, I've tasted the flavors of many women, but this is the first time I've seen a female bodyguard.

I'm afraid those fancy moves wouldn't even last a few rounds of attacks from those brothers!

As the group was deep in thought, they suddenly pushed open the door to the room, only to be met not with a beautiful, reclining body, but with a sharp, cold sword.

Siqin was in a bad mood and couldn't stop herself from wielding the knife. She twisted her wrist and brought it down, almost every blow was fatal.

The thugs, who were the leaders, were caught off guard and stabbed several times by Siqin. Blood gushed out and stained everyone's eyes red.

"Crazy! Crazy!"

"She-devil! This is the ruthless, murderous she-devil!"

The horrifying screams of the thugs sent a shiver down Chen Da's spine, leaving him completely disoriented.

In a frantic rush, he summoned the remaining thugs and ordered them to hurry towards the master bedroom where Song Xizhi was:

"Oh no! This guard is highly skilled in martial arts; we can't beat him!"

"Quickly tie up their two masters and use them to threaten this she-devil!"

At Chen Da's command, the remaining thugs hurriedly retreated from Siqin's room and rushed towards Song Xizhi and Pei Yunyi's room.

Just then, the door of the side room opened in an instant, and Pei Yunyi, holding a long sword, flew straight out of the room.

Kill ten people in ten steps, and stay in a thousand miles.

As he raised his sword and brought it down, the leaves in the sky were startled by his sword intent and began to dance in the air; each move was almost a phantom.

What's even more terrifying is that although the thugs surrounding him died tragically, Pei Yunyi's clothes were not stained with even a trace of blood.

Before Chen Da and his two brothers could even see what was happening, Pei Yunyi had already arrived in front of them.

A chilling sword wind accompanied by a heavy smell of blood. Chen Da shoved his brother into Pei Yunyi's sword and dashed into Song Xizhi's room.

Damn it! These guys are tough to deal with.

But that woman is still inside. If he can just grab her and use her as a threat, everyone will surely kneel down in front of him and beg for mercy.

Chen Da was thinking to himself, but before he could rush into the house, he saw Song Xizhi come out and stand at the door.

He suddenly grabbed Song Xizhi and pressed the dagger in his hand firmly against Song Xizhi's neck.

"Don't come over! Don't come over!"

Pei Yunyi slowly stopped what he was doing. Siqin rushed out of the house at that moment and saw the scene before her.

Siqin screamed, "Don't touch her!"

Chen Da's eyes turned bloodshot as he looked at the blood-soaked yard. He said coldly, "Don't touch it? Fine, I'll touch it! What can you do about it?"

"I can touch you however I want!"

"If you want to save your master, then use the sword in your hand to plunge it into your own heart!"

Siqin shook her head, then seemed to sigh, "I told you not to provoke her, why didn't you listen?"

"Having offended her, it's unlikely you'll even get a good death now!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Da was about to say something when he suddenly felt his whole body become incredibly weak.

He couldn't even hold the dagger properly, and it fell to the ground with a clatter.