Chapter Eleven: The Prelude to Chaos

  The corpse lying on the ground was wrapped in a black tight-fitting suit, even his head was not spared, only exposing two eyes. From his dying movements, it seemed he intended to retreat, but the arrows here were too fast and numerous, covering a wide range, and he was in such a narrow space that there was no way to avoid them, so he had to be shot into a hedgehog, with only the two young-looking eyes exposed outside still wide open, refusing to close his eyes in death.

  The scout had already examined his body, but there was no useful information or identification on him. Even the weapon in his hand, a small waist crossbow with an intricately carved model and serial number, had been scraped off by someone with a knife.

  The beautiful woman crouched down, tore open the mask on the corpse's face, and indeed it was a very young person. Qin Lan estimated that he was at most eighteen or nineteen years old, with a pale complexion, clearly rarely seeing sunlight. The beautiful woman flipped through the corpse again, without any fearful expression, which made Qin Lan feel incredulous... At this moment, if he were asked to flip over a corpse, he believed he still couldn't do it.

  "It should be a specially trained dead soldier..." The beauty stood up, took out a handkerchief from her pocket and wiped her hands, then casually threw it on the corpse. "Strange, who wanted to kill you?"

  Qin Lan did not answer, because he already knew.

  Code 17, Level 5, Unification 0, Health 91, Spirit 54, Domestic Affairs 18, Bravery 91, Intelligence 43, Charm 16, Luck 29, Loyalty 0, Position None, Official Position None, Title None, Skills None (Deadly assassin trained by the Zhongsheng Wangfu, expert in covert operations.)

  Who is Zhongxin Wang? Why did he try to assassinate me? Qin Lan couldn't figure out when she had offended this mysterious person who suddenly appeared, but as her eyes fell on the beauty, another information box popped up. Qin Lan let out a low snort - these assassins weren't there to kill him at all, their target was the beauty by his side!

  Yun Xianglan, Level 3, Leadership 2, HP 127, MP 58, Politics 81, Bravery 109, Intelligence 43, Charm 87, Luck 54, Loyalty 1. Position: Third Princess of the Star Xiang Empire, No official position, No noble title. Skills: Strong Power Attack, Triple Slash, Wave Motion Slash, Wave Motion Condensation, Wave Motion Explosion. (The most beloved daughter of the Queen of Star Xiang, compared to her two mediocre older brothers, she has the highest chance of obtaining a high position.)

  Third Princess!!!!!

  I'm shocked, Qin Lan really didn't expect that her luck would be so bad, and she would unexpectedly get caught up in a huge whirlpool. She had a face full of tears, mournfully pulling down the corners of her mouth. "Third Princess, it seems this assassin's target is you, they just took me for your guard, that's why they want to take care of me first."

  "Huh?!" Yun Xianglan looked at Qin Lan in extreme surprise, "How do you suddenly recognize me now? Were you pretending earlier?"

  "......" Qin Lan didn't look at her, but pointed to the young corpse on the ground, "He had no name, only a code number 17, and was a dead soldier of the Zhongxin Wang Fu. I don't even know who Zhongxin Wang is, so who do you think his target was?"

  Yun Xianglan took a step back in shock, "How did you know so clearly?"

  "Skills." Qin Lan pointed to her own head, "I have a unique skill, Insight. Nothing escapes my eyes, so this matter, you'd better believe me."

  "I won't believe it!" Yun Xianglan shook her head vigorously, "Second Uncle, from a young age he has been exceptionally kind to us. All these years, he has wholeheartedly assisted the Empress Dowager, always loyal and never wavering. How dare you say that he sent someone to assassinate me?"

  Qin Lan glanced at her and then turned to leave. Undoubtedly, this was a matter between the royal family members, he had no intention of getting involved in it, after all, he was just a small character, even if he had great ambitions in his heart, wanting to compete for the continent, but that would be a matter for later... Now, without any preparation, getting entangled in the muddy waters, the chances of drowning were almost 100%.

  "Hey, Qin Lan, wait..." Seeing that Qin Lan didn't pay any attention to her, Yun Xianglan became anxious and quickly followed up, "Is what your Insight Technique sees always accurate? Won't there be times when it's wrong?"

  Just as Qin Lan was about to say something, a huge explosion suddenly came from the southern part of the Imperial Capital, the sound was so loud that it even shook the entire Imperial Capital for a moment, and even Qin Lan fell into a few seconds of tinnitus.

  The entire imperial capital was shocked, and after a moment of silence, everyone curiously looked in that direction to see what had happened. But things began to develop in an uncontrollable direction... A low, muffled thunderclap came from the distant streets, accompanied by the panicked screams and fleeing sounds of the imperial citizens. What on earth had happened? Qin Lan and Yun Xiang Lan exchanged a glance, both looking somewhat stunned.

  Qin Lan immediately dispatched someone to go and check, then he led a large team to rush home. No matter what, going home first was the right thing to do, but Yun Xiang Lan was a bit confused, she didn't know what to do at this time. Although she was the third princess, Yun Xiang Lan had never seen such a situation before, after hesitating for two seconds, she still decided to follow Qin Lan. At least Qin Lan had sent someone to check, so she could find out what happened as soon as possible, and now that there were people hiding in the dark trying to assassinate her, thinking of her own safety, it was better to follow Qin Lan.

  Her decision was correct. Because Qin Lan led this group of people and had not yet run into the house, a person rushed out from the corner of the wall over there to block Qin Lan.

  The Imperial Guard is defeated! At this moment, he was pale and had three arrows deeply embedded in his back. He looked like he was about to exhaust his last breath, but fortunately, he still had some strength left and was barely holding on. "Young brother, it's...it's chaotic, quickly escape, escape from the Imperial City, there's a coup! Our brothers have all been killed, and all the high-ranking officials have been caught in one net! Hurry up and escape!"

  "What!!" The stone broke the sky!! Is there any more shocking news than this?? Qin Lan's face was full of inexplicable shock, but the one who was even more stimulated was Yun Xianglan behind him. She rushed up and tightly grabbed Lu Yu's chest, "What did you say? Say it again!! What happened?"

  "A coup! The loyal and faithful King has suddenly killed the Queen at the court meeting, all the opposing ministers were also killed." Lu Yun saw Yun Xianglan, his eyes lit up instantly, and his face improved. "Third Princess, you're fine, hurry up and escape!"

  "No, no, how can this be!?" Yun Xianglan still couldn't believe it, but Lu Yun, dressed in the imperial guard uniform, was already on the verge of death. What he said clearly couldn't be false.

  "......" Qin Lan supported Lu Yun's body, "Older brother, how are you? Can you hold on? I'll take you with me."

  "No...no..." Lu Yun stretched out his hand and searched around his chest for a long time, pulled out a nameplate stained with blood, and handed it to Qin Lan. "I...I won't make it, help...help me, take my sister away. My home is in the West District, number thirteen. Hurry up...you guys pack your things and leave quickly, the brothers from the Wang Palace are still resisting, take advantage of this opportunity and leave!! Go out through the west gate."