Chapter 347: Chapter 285: The Person Writing the Letter
Xu Yin was being protected by the guards, so he was temporarily unharmed, but his limbs had already gone cold!
It wasn’t because of the countless swords and knives in front of him, but because Prince Rong had just asserted that the hidden object was in his hands!
The object was missing, and Prince Rong’s reaction was understandable; of course, he would go mad! But Xu Yin had never even seen the object, so why did Prince Rong say it was in his hands?
What on earth had happened behind the scenes?
Xu Yin quickly glanced over at the other side of the crowd at Prince Rong, whose face was full of murderous intent; every one of his gazes revealed a fierce ruthlessness utterly different from usual. It seemed that the object was indeed missing, there was no doubt about it!
But how had it gone missing?
Clearly, before he entered, Princess Rong had just discovered the objects, could they have sprouted wings and flown away in such a short amount of time?
Thinking of this, he snatched a long sword from the guard beside him and, while fighting, loudly asked, "How did the Prince know the object was missing?!"
Prince Rong’s eyes shot out a poisonous glare, "The key was with the Princess, and the cabinet is already destroyed, with nothing inside it. What else isn’t clear?!"
The cabinet was already destroyed...
He must be talking about the place where the fan was hidden!
Xu Yin stopped fighting, widened his eyes in disbelief, and looked at Prince Rong!
He didn’t know anything about a cabinet!
Princess Rong herself had the key, and she would never destroy the cabinet!
How was the cabinet destroyed?
Could it be that earlier in the ancestral hall, apart from him and Princess Rong, there was actually a hidden third person?
"Master! We can’t keep fighting like this. You should escape first! We’ll split into two groups, half will stay to cover, half will escort you out! Lian Rong will be waiting outside!"
The guard beside him, clutching the wound on his arm, urgently requested.
Prince Rong came prepared, and naturally wouldn’t leave them any path to survival. However, Xu Yin was a court official, and even if Prince Rong had ten times his courage, he wouldn’t dare kill him directly!
Looking at the surrounding guards, all either dead or wounded, Xu Yin gritted his teeth, "All of you, stop! He’s just targeting me. Withdraw, don’t make unnecessary sacrifices!"
The guards around him were seasoned samurai trained over many years; obeying orders was their duty. Knowing what Xu Yin said was true, they didn’t argue further and dispersed to fight their way out.
Almost instantly, Prince Mansion Guards, stepping on those among them too injured to escape, surrounded Xu Yin in a tight circle.
For Xu Yin, each guard lost was irreplaceable, and the few that had fallen in front of him were already a heavy blow.
He withdrew his gaze from the guards, clenched his fists, and looked at Prince Rong, "If I say the object is not in my hands, will the Prince not believe me?"
Prince Rong stood beneath the eaves, looking at him, his whole being as cold as a stone statue.
Xu Yin gritted his teeth and said, "If I had taken it, I would already be in the palace by now, how could I still be waiting here for you to come? Do you really think I’m that stupid?
"I am not trying to argue or play any tricks. I, Xu Yin, am just a lowly official. How could I withstand the Prince’s might?
"I just want to remind the Prince, there were others in the ancestral hall earlier. They took the object!
"That object is critically important, if the Prince does not want this matter to spiral out of control, he should immediately seek out the real person who stole it!"
Prince Rong gritted his teeth, then pointed at him and shouted, "Shut up! Do you think the ancestral hall of the Prince Manor is a marketplace? Where anyone can enter? Where anyone can hide?
"Still babbling nonsense here, I see you have a death wish!"
"The facts are so clear right in front of you, but you choose to ignore them. Are you truly confused, or do you have a long-standing grudge against me and are using this opportunity to strike?!"
Hearing this, Prince Rong couldn’t help but take a few steps towards him, his fists clenched tightly, shaking with restraint, barely holding back from hitting him!
He said word by word, "Besides you, only Zhan Er knows about this object, he couldn’t have gone to steal it. If it wasn’t you who took it, who else could know?!"
"Has the Prince forgotten the dagger in Baihe Temple?" Xu Yin blurted out, then brushed aside the guards obstructing him and also took two steps forward.
The closer distance lowered the volume of his voice.
"The dagger in Baihe Temple appeared under very suspicious circumstances, and later, the assassin showed up in such a bizarre manner. Who the assassin is, you and I still don’t know to this day!"