“Bitch! Men, come and seize her!” Shangguan Jing, who was enraged, roared like a wild beast.

However, the lackeys, who were knocked down around him, didn’t have the guts to step forward.

Shangguan Jing gave them a cold look and spat disdainfully, thinking they were just useless trash.

Shangguan Jing fixed his malicious eyes on Lin Mengya, while showing a cruel and bloodthirsty sneer and secretly gathering himself to seize her by the throat.

Even in this place, he, who was from the Shangguan Family, was as fierce as a lone wolf, that seemed to be able to turn Lin Mengya into a cold corpse in an instant.

Lin Mengya stared at Shangguan Jing unblinkingly. The murderous intent he exuded instantly gave her a chill, which was overwhelmed by tension and excitement in a dangerous situation.

She would like to see what he would do on impulse.

Her provocative gaze enraged Shangguan Jing even more.

Just when he was about to take an action, his wrist was grabbed by a warm hand.

“Who… Third Brother, why are you here?” In his rage, Shangguan Jing asked while turning around, only to see a face, which was definitely his nightmare.

This man was colder and more somber than him and was more mature in bearing.

“You’re incompetent. Come on, bring the Fifth Young Master back,” he said, bringing the fight to an end.

But Lin Mengya felt more tensed than before because of this man, who suddenly appeared.

“Third Brother, I…” Shangguan Jing tried to say something, but unexpectedly, his third brother suddenly gave him a hard look.

A burst of coldness coming out of his third brother’s deep and dark eyes caused Shangguan Jing to shrink his head involuntarily.

In this world, he was not afraid of anything or anyone but his third brother he could not see through.

“Go back,” on hearing his third brother give an ultimatum, Shangguan Jing did not dare to stay any longer and left the teahouse in a panic with his lackeys under the astonished gazes of the others.

“First Miss Lin, or I should call you vice Princess Yu, are you satisfied with the way I deal with this matter?” The man asked.

Lin Mengya was not at all surprised when the man revealed her identity directly.

The man, dressed in black, was tall and thin and looked a little weak.

However, a hideous scar extending from the part between his brows to his right cheek made him look sinister.

Lin Mengya glanced at his right hand without being noticed.

At this moment, he drew his pale and slender hand back into her sleeve.

This was his automatic gesture, which enabled him to kill his enemy with his weapon in an instant.

Raising her eyebrows imperceptibly, Lin Mengya put away her indifferent look and said, “Lord Shangguan, you’re so sharp-eyed and deserve to be the General of the Tiger Gate Guards. But I’m confused why you are at leisure. Don’t the Tiger Gate Guards need to guard the Capital City now?”

Shangguan Jin, the General of the Tiger Gate Guards, was much more shrewd than Shangguan Jing, his younger brother.

He narrowed his eyes and sneered slightly.

In that instant, he exuded a piercing murderous intent, which was an overwhelming vibe from a man, who had seen piles of corpses and managed to survive from the sea of blood.

Lin Mengya felt a little overwhelmed although she was far away from him.

It was easy to kill her, just a young lady, so he would not get angry with her, who was going to die.

She, who had offended the Shangguan Family, had to pay for it with her life.

For this reason, although Lin Mengya blatantly touched his sore spot, Shangguan Jin maintained an indifferent look and was unaffected by her childish provocation at all.

“You’d better watch out,” he said.

His brief word was like a cold sword, making Lin Mengya’s hair stand on end, as it showed his intent to kill her rather than his intent to threaten her or his concern for her.

He was truly dangerous!

“Of course I will. General Shangguan, you don’t need to worry about this,” Lin Mengya said.

Shangguan Jin glanced at her indifferently, then turned around and left the chaotic teahouse.

However, Lin Mengya did not let out a sigh of relief until he disappeared completely from her sight.

“Miss, why are you so afraid of him?” Baizhi opened her big eyes and asked.

She was too dull to realize how terrifying Shangguan Jin was.

Lin Mengya shook her head and said in a low voice, “He’s not ordinary. Back then, the Shangguan Family’s plan to kill the prisoners of war and innocent people was carried out by him. He slaughtered countless people unblinkingly, even including the old and weak people, patients and children. It shows how cruel he is.”

In fact, what Lin Mengya was warier of was that he was extremely scheming.

Although plenty of officials had grumbled about the Shangguan Family’s indiscriminately slaughtering the captives at that time, they had to admit that it deterred the forces in those cities, that had just been taken, from rebelling in the least amount of time.

No matter how proficient a person was in martial arts, there was a way to crack him.

However, Shangguan Jin, who was both scheming and proficient in martial arts, probably would be their real enemy!

“All of us should be careful. Send someone to keep an eye on the Shangguan Family in secret. Shangguan Jin won’t stay in the Capital City for too long. This time he should be returning to the camp of the Tiger Gate Guards soon,” Lin Mengya said.

Fortunately, Shangguan Jin, who held a very responsible position in the Tiger Gate Guards, basically couldn’t be absent from his post for too long.

In addition, this time, the Emperor probably would give the Shangguan Family a warning, which made it even less likely for Shangguan Jin to stay at home for too long.

He was going to leave after the Spring Sacrificial Rite at the latest.

As long as she stayed on guard in the next few days, she probably wouldn’t get into big trouble.

After disturbed by Shangguan Jing and Shangguan Jin, Lin Mengya lost interest in watching the farce.

The Shangguan Family was not stupid. Since they couldn’t stop others from gossiping, they would definitely think of other ways.

Nevertheless, she had achieved her goal. Anyway, the Emperor must have heard of these rumors among the people.

What he would do next was none of Lin Mengya’s business.

Anyway she should stop aggravating the situation at a proper time.

As these rumors spread, she gradually saw another benefit it brought.

The large number of spies surrounding Marquis Zhennan’s Mansion had reduced to two or three.

Of course, Lin Mengya was still followed by some spies in a distance when she went out.

But it was different from some time ago when she was like poop followed by a swarm of buzzing flies.

Hiding in the carriage, Lin Mengya let out a sigh of relief. Today was a small climax during the period they prepared for the Spring Sacrificial Rite.

After coming out of the teahouse, she threw off the spies and sneaked in the carriage, that was getting out of the Capital City, under the cover of Baiji and the other maids.

“Look at you, you are so nervous. No one can hurt you with me around,” Qinghu said.

He, who had hidden in the crowd, could finally spend some private time with Lin Mengya now.

He reached out to pinch her hands, only to find her hands were covered with cold sweat.

Up to now, those, who had shown up around Lin Mengya, were either common people or exceptionally scheming or intelligent people, such as the two brothers of the Zuo Family.

Smart people were formidable in their own ways.

But today, she met Shangguan Jin, who was totally different from those she had met before.

He was a murderous devil as well as a general, who could deal with the lives of tens of thousands of people tyrannically with a simple gesture.

Perhaps his military exploits were not as splendid as Lin Muzhi’s, but Lin Mengya had never seen someone as intimidating as him, who had fought in blood all year round, in her life.

It was reasonable for Lin Mengya, such a sensitive girl, to be so nervous.

“Of course I believe you. But with Shangguan Jin in the Capital City, it may be difficult to carry out our scheme against the Shangguan Family,” Lin Mengya said.

In fact, she had long wanted to take action against the Shangguan Family, but they were extremely cautious at that time.

Even if they took actions, they would wipe out all the evidence afterwards.

For example, despite knowing that they were behind what had happened in the Huguo Temple, Lin Mengya and her companions were unable to find any evidence against them.

Although Lin Mengya used the childe, who died in the carriage, to clear her name, it only cost the reputation of the deceased Beauty Cheng.

The Empress and her force, who were behind the scenes, suffered no loss at all.

Meanwhile, Lin Mengya was implicated in this matter and deprived of her position as Princess Yu by the Emperor, who accused her of affecting the reputation of the royal family.

This was only the second move the Empress made to deal with her in person. If the Empress had the time to deal with her in the future, even if she won, it could only be a pyrrhic victory.

Fortunately, the Empress and the Emperor were on bad terms, and her father was obviously on the Emperor’s side.

As long as she was in the Capital City, it would be difficult for the Empress to deal with her.

If she wanted to deal with the Empress, she had to deal with the Shangguan Family first.

At the very least, she should get rid of the Empress’s powerful backing, so she should avoid making any mistake when using this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Despite Shangguan Jin’s wisdom and ruthlessness, he might not necessarily be unassailable in front of a plot!

“So what? I will definitely help you achieve anything you want,” with a sparkle in his eyes, Qinghu said and showed a tremendously arrogant but differently charming smile, which gradually lifted Lin Mengya’s spirit.

“Yes, I must win this round,” Lin Mengya said.

Only in this way could she protect those she wanted to protect.

“Tell them to speed up. We must come back before nightfall, so as not to arouse their suspicion.”