The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 320

"So the princess was confident that this person could replace her without revealing any flaws, but why does the palace now know that the princess is missing?"

Princess Jinyang was somewhat helpless. After calculating the days, she said, "What happened? It turns out that Sister Dieyi's beloved, the young leader of the Banyi Sect, has returned. If Dieyi were to leave now, I could understand."

Unexpectedly, Xu Tian's face had turned completely dark. He stood aside without saying a word, and Princess Jinyang felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. She turned to look at Xu Tian.

“Master Xu, I didn’t mean to cause you trouble. I was just feeling bored, so I thought I’d go out and explore the world.”

Xu Tian turned his head, his sword-like eyebrows raised, his eyes filled with boundless rage.

"Why would the princess deceive me? A month ago, she even sent away all the servants around me, saying that Li Jing was a man by the general's side and that my food, clothing, and lodging should all be taken care of by you."

As Xu Tian spoke, Princess Jinyang blushed and lowered her head, sitting on the couch like a quail.

Xu Tian couldn't be too harsh on him, since he was like a child who had done something wrong. But the thought of being served by this servant while sleeping and bathing made him feel a chill down his spine. He wondered if Li Er would cut him down if he found out.

"Come on, you're just a grown man, you're not the one who's going to suffer."

Xu Tian was furious and stormed off.

"It seems the princess still doesn't realize where she went wrong."

Xu Tian returned to his room and saw that it was already late at night, so he lay down fully clothed. In his sleep, he suddenly heard a scream, so he quickly put on a coat, pushed open the door, and rushed to the princess's room next door.

The princess was seen alone, curled up on the bed, clearly having a nightmare.

"You dog servant, who allowed you to enter this princess's chambers? If Father finds out, you'll have no chance of survival! Get out!"

Seeing that Xu Tianzhen was about to leave, the princess immediately said, "Master Xu, could you stay here with me for a while?"

Xu Tian was speechless for a moment, so he could only sit down on the chair next to him.

"Master Xu, are you really planning to hand me over? If I go back, my father will punish me severely. He might even decide on a consort ahead of time. Then I'll be trapped in the inner quarters for the rest of my life, and I'll never have this carefree joy again."

Can you bear to see me spending every day in tears?

Xu Tian was speechless for a moment. He opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say. He put down his teacup and said, "It's good that the princess has woken up from her dream. I'll stay in the next room. Lord Xie has increased the patrols in the manor these days, so I don't think there will be any accidents. It's not safe for you to stay here with me. I'll send a carriage to take you back to the capital first thing tomorrow morning."

Xu Tian pushed open the door and came out. The night was as dark as a curtain. A night breeze blew in, and Xu Tian couldn't help but cough twice. He pushed open the door and was about to go in when he discovered that there seemed to be a figure hiding behind the curtain.

He looked again and saw that there really was a dark figure standing in the moonlight, so he backed away.

At this moment, the dark figure realized that he had been discovered, and immediately chased after him with a steel knife.

The inner residence of the Yinshan City Lord is adjacent to a hot spring. Although Yinshan is a wild and desolate place, the inner residence of Lord Chen's mansion is very peaceful. Xu Tian was almost knocked off his feet and fell into the pond behind the house by the slash.

Unexpectedly, the assassin in front of him drew his sword, his eyes filled with a cold killing intent, which made Xu Tian's heart and mind tremble.

Princess Jinyang glanced at it barefoot, her eyes widening in surprise, and she immediately shouted at the top of her lungs.

"There are assassins coming!"