Reborn as a concubine's daughter and entering a noble family: Xie Lang, don't be too seduc

"Are you crazy?"

Hawthorne stared at the man in front of him in disbelief, finding it hard to believe what he had just heard from him.

Once she regained consciousness, she immediately became alert and began to pay attention to the movements outside...

Granny Guo and the others are all Consort Qi's people. If they hear this, it will be troublesome.

Xie Lin knew she couldn't accept it all at once, so he wasn't surprised by her reaction. He just hoped to give her some time.

Let her process it on her own.

The carriage stopped in front of the side gate of the Marquis of Anding's residence. Huo Sanghua shook off Xie Lin and tried to get out of the carriage first, but Xie Lin grabbed her arm. Then, Xie Lin got out of the carriage and stood aside, waiting for her...

Seeing her emerge from the carriage, he readily extended his hand to her.

Hawthorne observed his actions, hesitated, but showed no intention of taking his hand. Before the maids could help him, she jumped down from the carriage herself.

"Wait a minute," Xie Lin called out to her.

If she entered the room with that expression, it would surely arouse suspicion from Madam Xie's side.

As soon as the people in that courtyard suspect that something has happened to them in the palace, they will come to harass and probe them incessantly for some time afterward.

No matter how superb her acting skills are, she will still reveal flaws.

Unfortunately, before Xie Lin could remind her of these things, a sudden flash of cold light made him realize the danger, and he stepped forward to push Huo Sanghua away!

Then, the assassins who had been lying in ambush all around suddenly appeared.

They launched an attack on them in front of the side gate of the Marquis's residence.

The group had just returned from the palace and were completely unprepared. They never expected that assassins would be lying in ambush outside their own door. The maids were terrified and scattered in all directions, looking for a place to hide. Xie Lin protected Sang Hua behind him and fought with the assassins.

Soon, the Marquis's residence reacted, immediately gathering its guards and charging out to fight the assassins who had suddenly appeared.

The sounds of clashing swords filled the air, along with the stench of blood, making one dizzy and wanting to escape.

Xie Lin shielded Sang Hua with one arm, protecting her in the corner between himself and the courtyard wall. However, facing the assassins who rushed at him with knives from time to time, Xie Lin had no chance to use his skills.

Looks like——

They came for Sang Hua.

However, their skills did not resemble those of officials or commoners; their kung fu had a more江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the martial arts world) flavor.

It's definitely not bad!

Xie Lin was trapped by the two people who rushed up and was unable to deal with them.

Guo Mama was surrounded by guards and assassins engaged in combat on both sides. Dodging the flashing blades, she was terrified and hurriedly sought refuge with Huo Sanghua. Qinghuai and the others behind her also huddled together and rushed over.

When the women gather together, they become too obvious a target.

The assassins, dragging Xie Lin and the guards of the Marquis's mansion, brandished their gleaming broadswords and slashed towards Huo Sanghua!

abruptly—

While trying to stay calm and dodge the assassin's knife, Huo Sanghua, who was staring intently at it, was suddenly pushed from behind!

His body lunged forward uncontrollably, and he was about to meet that chilling broadsword head-on!

With a "bang," the broadsword was directly slashed open.

In her moment of distraction, a longsword came into view. When she was less than an inch away from the blade, it swept into her line of sight and with a light, clean strike, knocked the broadsword from the assassin's hand, producing a piercing sound.

Hawthorne, still catching his breath, glanced in a daze at the person holding the sword...

Xie Shu?!

The moment the assassin crashed to the ground, Xie Lin, who had just dealt with the two people holding him back, turned around at the sound—

Seeing his older brother appear, his clenched teeth relaxed slightly.

Without hesitation, he twisted the assassin's neck.

"Ah—" Hawthorne was startled by the scene. His hands and feet trembled violently. He had just uttered a sound when he immediately covered his mouth and turned his head away.

A living, breathing person, just like that... died.

Xie Shu was closest, standing in front of Sang Hua with a long sword in hand, when he suddenly heard her cry of surprise that she hadn't had time to utter. He immediately realized that she was frightened.

He took half a step, using his body to block her view.

Hawthorne took a deep breath, trying her best to remain calm, but the killing hadn't stopped. Everywhere she looked, there were terrifying noises, and her hands and feet were trembling violently, completely out of her control.

Fortunately, Xie Shu stood in front of her, so she didn't have to see those bloody and brutal fight scenes.

With Xie Shu's reinforcements, the situation quickly turned around in this unexpected assassination attempt.

Seeing that they were outnumbered, the leaders immediately retreated, leaving behind—

Death is death, injury is injury.

"Ah Lin, take Sang Hua back to rest first. Leave this to Liao Bin." Xie Shu didn't even glance at her, as if she already knew how terrified she was, and urged Xie Lin, who was checking the assassin's identity, to take her back first.

"Granny Guo, you go first..." Xie Lin originally wanted Granny Guo to take her back.

"Ah Lin, why don't you take Sang Hua back?" Xie Shu interrupted him, insisting that he accompany Sang Hua back.

When he arrived, he saw Sang Hua being pushed out.

At that time, besides Granny Guo, Sang Hua only had the three maids that Consort Qi had assigned to her as part of her dowry.

Of the four men, one of them tried to harm her in the chaos. If he hadn't intervened in time, Huo Sanghua would probably be dead by now.

However, it remains to be seen which one pushed her.

Xie Shu didn't see it clearly either.

Under such circumstances, he certainly couldn't hand Sang Hua over to them. Only by having Xie Lin accompany her could he ensure that the person wouldn't harm her again.

Hearing his elder brother's words, Xie Lin, though unaware of the reason and filled with doubt, still obeyed his brother's instructions, went forward to help the trembling Sang Hua to her feet, and took her back to her own courtyard to rest.

"... ...Before, when you heard the assassin's movements, you still dared to run out of the room. Why are you so scared this time?"

Xie Lin carefully helped her up, leaned close to her ear, and whispered a teasing remark.

Seeing her clearly terrified appearance, yet still pretending to be calm, he probably would have believed her if he hadn't been holding her hand.

But her trembling arms beneath her sleeves betrayed her.

“Before, it was nighttime, and even if there was fighting and killing all over the yard, you couldn’t see any blood or dead bodies. But in broad daylight, everything is clearly visible, how can I not be afraid!”

She rolled her eyes and glared back.

His tone of voice, however, was extremely weak.

It's not that I wasn't afraid before, it's just that I wasn't as afraid as I am now. Fortunately, it was nighttime, and I couldn't see anything.

Who would have thought that in broad daylight, assassins would brazenly ambush and commit murder!

It's absolutely crazy.

Outrageous!

The more afraid you are, the angrier you become.

Xie Lin hadn't expected her to give such an answer. He suppressed a laugh, glanced at her casually, and was immediately stunned.

His gaze lingered on her jade-like face, and he couldn't help but frown...

Bloodstains were found on her face, as if they had been splashed on unintentionally.

It wouldn't have been a big deal, but now she looked like she couldn't take the slightest fright anymore. If she knew that her face was splattered with the blood of those assassins…

She would have fainted from fright.

"What's wrong with you?" Hawthorne felt increasingly uneasy under his gaze, as if he had something to say.

"… …It's fine."

Xie Lin reached out and gently stroked her cheek, wiping away the bloodstain.

Hawthorne realized what was happening and took a step back.

How could this happen so suddenly...

Have we become this close?

"I just wanted to tell you that there's nothing to be afraid of. This is just the beginning, and there might be many more in the future," Xie Lin said, deliberately trying to scare her.

Seeing her deathly pale face gave me a sense of triumphant pleasure.

Smiling, he helped her up and led her to his own yard.