Under the hazy moonlight, Lin Hao turned a street corner, making sure that there were no suspicious objects following him in the vicinity, and only then did he drop his guard and let out a sigh of dark relief.
Tonight's assassination seemed simple, but it was actually very dangerous.
It was good that that Grand Prince had called him to his study and utilized the delaying technique of playing chess to get rid of the proof of alibi.
And Yan Peng, was the best witness.
Otherwise, once investigated, he, an outsider who had just entered the camp of the Grand Prince's faction, would certainly not be able to get away with any suspicion.
After all, the people who could go to the royal residence to participate in the banquet, the vast majority of them were the close friends of the faction of the Grand Prince and the Second Prince.
As long as they were carefully investigated, they would soon be able to rule out unrelated people.
Buzz--!
Right at this moment, the tarantula flew over on a kungfu fly and landed on Lin Hao's shoulder.
However, the tarantula's tentacle limbs were seen hooking a ring with a golden dark pattern.
That wide ring was, at a glance, the kind of size worn by obese people.
Without a doubt, this was precisely Ma Shuo Liang's personal storage ring, and after killing it, the tarantula had seized it along with it.
"Good job."
Lin Hao praised, then took the storage ring as soon as he could, and stowed the Kung Fu Flies and them into the system's pet backpack space.
Looking at the storage ring in his hand, Lin Hao was in no hurry to explore the wealth in it and quickly put it into the inner pocket of his shirt.
This kind of stolen goods, it was better not to expose it as much as possible.
Otherwise, this small storage ring could bring him a killing curse!
As for Ma Shuo Liang's death, it wasn't like Yang Chengji's, who needed something as proof.
Even if the Underground Pavilion Organization didn't need to investigate, the news of the death would quickly spread throughout the entire Imperial Capital.
After all, the rank of the Minister of the Household Department wasn't low, and a third ranked official in the imperial court suddenly being assassinated, such an event was enough to cause a great sensation.
However, there was one thing that Lin Hao always felt something was wrong.
He felt that, as Yang Chengji was a remaining traitor, it was reasonable for Yan Wang to mobilize the power of the Underground Pavilion to kill him.
However, Ma Shuo Liang belonged to the officials who worked for the court, and he was even a supporter of the Great Prince's faction, so it should not affect the foundation of the Great Yan Dynasty.
But how could the Underground Pavilion want to assassinate him?
Can't it be that the Yan King's choice of successor is not the Grand Prince?
And this assassination tonight was meant to deter Yan Peng and Yan Fengjun, warning them that it was time to stop.
The thoughts in Lin Hao's mind couldn't help but be active, constantly speculating on the direction of the plot of this royal power struggle.
Recently, he had heard Qin Yu talk about the situation in the dynasty nowadays.
Nowadays, both the First and Second Prince had become a faction, relying on the power of his mother's mother's family to collect nearly one-third of the ministers in the court.
And the fourth prince Yan Chen, gifted, martial arts cultivation is excellent, quite appreciated by many military officials.
Most importantly, he had gained the support of the Qin Clan's General's House, and completely possessed the backbone to fight against the Grand Prince and the others.
As for the third prince Yan Hongyi, is said to be frail and sickly since childhood, often in the palace, seems to be on the throne of the fight, and not interested.
Therefore, according to the current situation analysis.
If the Underground Pavilion organization acted under the will of King Yan, assassinate the supporters of the Great Prince faction, as a way of knocking down the mountain to shake the tiger.
Then, the situation would undoubtedly be very obvious, and the Yan King would undoubtedly be more inclined towards the Fourth Prince Yan Chen as a candidate for the next imperial throne.
"That third prince, is he really that weak?"
Lin Hao muttered secretly in his heart.
In his previous life, no matter what, he had also watched no small number of movies and novels about palace power grabs.
Among them, there were also some hidden and extremely strong emperors, who usually always showed themselves with a weak illusion.
But quietly watching the many princes kill each other, and eventually reap the benefits of fishermen.
Therefore, in Lin Hao's opinion, if that third prince was really this type of person, it would undoubtedly be very scary.
"I'll just take and receive the mission, whatever they fight."
For this imperial power struggle, the more Lin Hao thought about it in his heart, the more complicated it became, and then he coldly laughed with an indifferent face.
Afterward, after slightly adjusting his mind, Lin Hao walked towards the gathering place that Qin Yu had said earlier.
Yan Chen's private residence was located in the north of the city.
The distance was a bit far, so Lin Hao naturally wouldn't be stupid enough to walk over, there was a carriage right by the street, so he walked over.
The driver was a middle-aged man, perhaps due to pulling a cart for many years, with a strong physique.
However, he was a man with one eye crippled, with a piece of black cloth tied around his left eye.
"Little brother, where do you want to go? The price is negotiable."
Seeing Lin Hao walking towards him, the one-eyed cart driver immediately greeted him with a grin.
Lin Hao inquired, "How long does it take to get from here to the north of the city, near the Jiyuan Pavilion?"
"Around half an hour."
The one-eyed driver didn't even think about it and casually replied.
At this, Lin Hao didn't think much about it.
After all, how could a carter who often hauled passengers work if he wasn't familiar with the geographical location?
"Okay, let's go to this place."
Lin Hao directly lifted his steps onto the car and sat in the carriage.
Immediately after, the carriage emitted a "creaking" sound and started traveling.
Since the journey took half an hour, Lin Hao was bored, so he simply closed the shared vision with the Four Treasures and meditated.
After months of cultivation, nowadays, he was no longer as trivial as he was at the beginning in terms of his attainments in spells.
In terms of spiritual power cultivation, he had also increased to the level of a third-grade mage.
In this kind of meditation, Lin Hao quickly entered an ethereal-like cultivation state.
With Little White and Four Treasures guarding beside him, he wasn't worried about anyone sneaking up on him.
What's more, ever since he came to the imperial capital, he had always kept a low profile, and hadn't made any grudges, so he didn't need to worry about enemies seeking revenge.
In this way, time passed by minute by minute.
However, after half an hour, Lin Hao suddenly came back to his senses, and his face abruptly became alert.
This was because he realized that the carriage's ride had suddenly become bumpy.
According to reason, the streets of the Imperial Capital City were well-connected, and the roads were smooth, so it was impossible for this kind of violent bumpy feeling to occur.
This kind of situation, unless it was on a dirt and gravel road outside the city effect!
Lin Hao frowned slightly, feeling more and more out of place.
At that moment, he reached out and lifted the curtain of the carriage.
Four Treasures also followed and poked his head out.
All of a sudden, what was reflected in his eyes was a barren night color.
This kind of environment, where was the bustling streetscape in the Imperial Capital City!
This car driver, there is something wrong!
Lin Hao's heart sank, and right away, he realized that he had fallen into someone else's trap!