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Thinking of this, Ziyan once again made her final decision. After the store celebration is over and business stabilizes, she will quickly return to Hot Spring Valley in Hengfeng County with her fiancé.
As for the development of the new store, she will temporarily leave it all to Xiang Wang Lingfeng to handle.
With her mind full of business strategies, she knows that it is never too late to step out. Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of firewood; if she were to lose her life due to a careless mistake, that would truly be the end.
Before she has the ability to fully protect herself, she must absolutely avoid acting recklessly.
In this ancient world of martial arts, if one does not possess extraordinary skills, it is very difficult to navigate and survive. A single misstep could cost one their life at any moment.
Here, Ziyan was alone, contemplating her situation and possible responses.
Meanwhile, the situation was changing rapidly!
First, Wu Xiang was intercepted while secretly following Xiang Wang Lingfeng. The person who stopped him was none other than his master, Ling Yuxuan.
Ling Yuxuan was decisive and did not waste words. He simply told him, "You don't need to go; hurry back and protect the future Young Master’s wife."
Wu Xiang was momentarily confused but knew he could not go against his master's wishes. Besides, what did Xiang Wang have to do with him? His priority was to protect his master's most important loved one.
Thus, he immediately turned around and rushed back.
Ling Yuxuan watched Wu Xiang's retreating figure before using his lightness skill to leap onto the rooftops of nearby houses, swiftly pursuing Xiang Wang Lingfeng's carriage.
Before long, Ling Feng's carriage stopped in a side alley of an elegant mansion.
Xiang Wang Lingfeng jumped down from the carriage, donned his original Golden Mask, and then leaped over the mansion's courtyard wall alone.
Once he understood the layout of the estate, he headed towards a yard in the southwest part of the mansion.
At the same time, a scene unfolded where the mantis was in front and the cicada was behind. The mantis in front was Xiang Wang Lingfeng, while the cicada behind was naturally Ling Yuxuan.
Thus, the two quickly arrived at a beautifully adorned yard in the southwest corner that clearly belonged to a wealthy young lady's chamber.
Ling Feng was the first to arrive at the Main House. Jokingly, at this time, the typical Eldest Young Lady would definitely be waiting in her own courtyard and wouldn't go anywhere.
As Ling Feng expected, when she carefully lifted a piece of red tile from the roof, she was pleased to see Tan Fangyi, the Young Lady of the Minister's Residence. She was the same woman who had cast hateful glances at her during their few encounters with Ziyan.
At that moment, Tan Fangyi was sitting at the head of the table discussing something with two men in black and a woman in white.
It really is you! Ling Feng snorted coldly. Keeping her head low, she could clearly hear what they were saying.
Sure enough, Tan Fangyi was scolding the others: "You are all useless! I asked you to handle such a small matter, yet you couldn't even do that. And you—"
At this point, Tan Fangyi pointed directly at the woman in white: "Did anyone discover you the other day?"
"Rest assured, Miss, no one did!" the woman in white replied calmly to Tan Fangyi.
"Good! In that case, hurry up and hide those remaining tigers you've raised. If it doesn't work out, send them back to Tiger Mountain. They must not appear again. Xiang Wang is not easy to deal with! If he finds any clues, we will be finished."
"The key issue is your people are extremely foolish. I told you to kill that country girl named Ziyan, but instead, you managed to injure Xiang Wang Ye. You are truly incompetent and a burden. Useless, a bunch of useless fools!"
The more Tan Fangyi spoke, the angrier she became, and she knocked a cup of tea off her table onto the floor.
The people below were so frightened that they didn't dare to breathe. Each one hung their heads in silence, allowing her to vent.
After a while, once Tan Fangyi had finished venting, she waved for the three of them to come closer.
"Now, I'll give you one last chance. You must help me kill that country girl. I believe that for these few days, Xiang Wang will think we failed last time and will be on guard against us. We should have a quiet period for now. Hmph! You should take advantage of this and do everything possible to accomplish this task within these few days. Otherwise, you will all die!"
By the end of her speech, Tan Fangyi's eyes were filled with malice, causing the three assassins to shiver in unison.
On the roof, Ling Feng felt a chill in her hands. This was no longer the delicate Young Lady of the Minister's Residence she once knew; she had always been so pretentious.
Now she was clearly a devil incarnate. What had Yan'er done to offend her? She was ready to take someone's life right away. Fortunately, Ling Feng had long been wary of her and kept a considerable distance.
However, at this thought, Xiang Wang Lingfeng suddenly felt a strong sense of guilt towards Ziyan. If it weren't for her, that little girl wouldn't have been so hated by others.
Just as he clenched his fists, furious and ready to storm into Tan Fangyi's room, a sword was suddenly pointed at his neck.
Ling Feng immediately turned to look at the newcomer. It was a man wearing a nearly identical Golden Mask on his face, just like his own.
After a brief moment of surprise, he quickly recognized the other person. "What are you doing in the capital?"
"How could I not come? Look at what you've done! I entrusted Yan'er to you, asking you to take good care of her during this time, and how long has it been? Someone is already trying to take her life."
Ling Yuxuan coldly scolded Ling Feng with disdain.
In an instant, Ling Feng was at a loss for words, his face filled with guilt.
"I know, I was careless."
"Hmph, is it that simple? Just careless?" Ling Yuxuan's skeptical gaze fixed intently on Ling Feng's eyes.
Ling Feng had no response.
"Let's talk first! We can deal with this woman later." Ling Yuxuan's eyes were aggressive.
"Okay!" Ling Feng nodded helplessly, abandoning the thought of going after Tan Fangyi for the time being.
Thus, on the roof of the Minister's Residence, two young men of similar stature and wearing Golden Masks swiftly left the Minister's Residence after a series of acrobatic moves.
The two arrived at a secluded spot not far from the Minister's Residence. Ling Yuxuan broke the silence first: "Speak! What happened?"
Xiang Wang Lingfeng knew that he could only lay everything bare at this point, so he straightforwardly said, "Xuan, I owe you an apology. Can you give me a fair chance to compete? I didn't mean for this to happen, but I really have developed feelings for her."
As soon as he spoke those words, Ling Feng felt an overwhelming sense of shame.
Although he only referred to her as "she," how could someone as clever as Ling Yuxuan not understand that he was talking about his beloved one, who was technically still his fiancée?
Ling Yuxuan exhaled a long sigh under the moonlit sky. This was something he had never anticipated. How should he face it? How should he choose?
The two men stood there, frozen like two statues, unsure of what to say to each other for a long time.
At that moment, another unexpected visitor sought out Ziyan.
It wasn't that Wu Xiang couldn't make it in time to save her. This time, even Wu Xiang was overwhelmed, and the other guards were no match for the intruders.
Because this time, there were not just one or two skilled fighters; four or five experts who were on par with Wu Xiang had arrived simultaneously.
As a result, two of these experts engaged Wu Xiang, while the other two took on Ziyan's ordinary guards inside the shop.
The last expert seized the opportunity to leap in front of Ziyan and knocked her unconscious with a swift chop, then directly stuffed her into a large Snake Skin bag.
He then carried her away at an incredible speed.
When Ziyan finally regained consciousness, she found herself lying on an incredibly luxurious redwood bed surrounded by opulent golden decor and fine silk fabrics.
Just as she struggled to turn over and get up, she realized that someone had sealed her acupoints, rendering her unable to move.
Damn it, who did this? What was the purpose of bringing her here?
Ziyan was baffled; this definitely wasn't the same group from Qinchun Garden.
That group wanted to eliminate her directly, but this new group had merely confined her in a lavish room on such an extravagant bed.
Who could it be? Could it be Xiang Wang Lingfeng?
No, that’s not right! This is definitely not how Xiang Wang Lingfeng operates.
Then who else would do something like this? Why put her on a bed? Could he be some kind of lecher?
Oh no—now she had truly become a piece of meat on someone else's chopping block.
Ziyan's mind raced with thoughts, and her anxiety was palpable.
Suddenly, someone came in from outside, and Ziyan felt an unusual tension.
Damn it, just when I was thinking about him, he shows up! I'm in trouble now—
Just as Ziyan closed her eyes, believing she was at a 'critical moment,' guess who walked in?
"Miss Zi, how have you been?" The voice of Crown Prince Ling Xianjun came through.
"It's you—" Ziyan opened her eyes wide, staring incredulously at the newcomer with her large, beautiful eyes.
At that moment, Crown Prince Ling Xianjun looked at Ziyan with a gentle expression, a hint of playful amusement flashing in his eyes.
"Why did you bring me here?" Ziyan, unwilling to see his strange smile, turned her face away to look elsewhere.
"Hahahaha—" Crown Prince Ling Xianjun immediately began to laugh heartily as if showing off his silver teeth.
"Your Highness, you brought me here just to make fun of me?" Ziyan was almost speechless and wanted to curse. Seriously, what's wrong with him?
"Of course not. The Crown Prince went through so much trouble to 'invite' you here because he has taken a liking to you. Shouldn't you feel honored? How many women today wish to climb up to the Crown Prince and then onto his bed?" Ling Xianjun said with a smirk, talking to himself.
"No way, I don't want that." Watching and listening to the Crown Prince's self-important and arrogant ramblings made Ziyan feel like she was going to vomit!
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