Where did the man dare to hide? He knelt on the ground and was beaten to a bloody head.

Xiao Guozhang stood up and wandered back and forth.

"No, I can't let Zong Lin be controlled by the prince like this."

"If Zong Lin does anything detrimental to me, it will be the most fatal blow to me."

"At this time, we must not make any more trouble. Dai'er is under house arrest and has not been released yet. If something happens to me again, then our father-in-law's house will be completely destroyed."

As he spoke, he stopped and looked at the person kneeling on the ground with burning eyes.

"Xiao Qi, there's something you need to do immediately."

Xiao Qi raised his head in a daze and looked at Xiao Guozhang.

"Master Zhang..."

"Send a few killers to sneak into the dungeon of Dali Temple and kill Zong Lin while the prince's people are unprepared." Xiao Guozhang's face was full of cruelty and murderous intent.

Xiao Qi looked at it and his heart jumped suddenly.

He and Zong Lin have worked together for many years. Both of them are both civil and military, and they are both the most trusted and relied upon confidants of Zhang Guozhang.

He did not expect that one day the head of state would be cruel and order him to kill Zong Lin.

Xiao Qi's face was extremely pale.

He replied with a trembling voice: "Sir... Zong Lin has been loyal to you all these years. He has no second thoughts..."

Xiao Guozhang interrupted Xiao Qi angrily: "What? You want to persuade me not to kill him and let me rescue him, right?"

"He almost killed me. He betrayed me first, so don't blame me for being cruel and showing no mercy."

Xiao Qi opened his mouth and wanted to explain.

Unexpectedly, before he could say a word, Xiao Guozhang raised his foot and kicked him hard in the body.

"You bastard, you first need to find out who your master is. Zong Lin did such a stupid thing, and now he is being targeted by the prince. Do you think I have extraordinary abilities and can ignore the past grievances and save him from betraying his master?" Shit?"

"Let me tell you, if you say one more word for him, then you don't have to stay with me to work. I have always been full of confidants. Without you, there are still many people who are loyal to me. If you continue to talk nonsense, I Even you will clean it up too."

Xiao Qi did not dare to say another word.

He knew that the behavior he just thought of had already violated the bottom line of the state leader.

He quickly kowtowed and apologized: "Master Zhang, please calm down... It was my fault. I should not have disobeyed your order and interceded on behalf of a sinner."

He thought that the monarch was just angry at Zong Lin for a moment.

He didn't expect that the head of state actually wanted to abandon Zong Lin, and really wanted to... kill him.

Xiao Qi suddenly felt a sense of sadness in his heart.

Zong Lin has been loyal to the father-in-law for many years and has done a lot of practical things for the father-in-law. He once had the father-in-law's trust, but now he is abandoned by the father-in-law.

Will one day he will follow Zong Lin's old path?

Xiao Qi couldn't help but feel full of fear.

He dared not disobey his father-in-law again, lest he would offend him and really lose everything he had now.

Xiao Guozhang sat on the chair panting, and looked at Xiao Qi with cold eyes.

"Xiao Qi, you are different from Zong Lin. He is alone and has no family members. He makes mistakes alone and cannot implicate anyone. But you, given the surname Xiao, are the son of my Xiao family. You Your parents, your brothers and sisters, as well as your wife and children, all work in my Xiao family."

"You have to understand the truth. If you make a wrong move, you will not only harm yourself, but also your family. Don't blame me for not reminding you. Don't have any second thoughts. Otherwise, when you get to that point, you can Just don't blame me for being cruel and taking it out on your family."

Xiao Qi's body couldn't help but tremble suddenly.

He didn't dare to raise his head or look into Zhang Guozhang's cold and heartless eyes.

Every word and every word spoken by Xiao Guozhang captured his weakness very well.

Yes, Zong Lin is a lonely man without any worries or weaknesses.

But he can't.

He is a son of the Xiao family, and his ancestors have been working in the Xiao family for generations and are loyal to the Xiao family.

No matter what, he would risk his life to serve his father.

"My lord, my lord, the lesson is that my subordinates understand. Don't worry, my subordinates will swear to be loyal to you to the death and will not follow Zong Lin's old path."

Xiao Guozhang nodded slowly, "Since you understand, then go and do the work. Remember to handle it cleanly and don't let the prince doubt me."

Xiao Qi responded in a low voice.

He crawled on the ground and backed up, exiting the study little by little.

——

After everyone in Yunluan's house retreated.

Not long after, Xiao Tingyan appeared with a gloomy face.

Yun Luan sat back on the bed, looking at the man walking towards her step by step with a cold breath all over his body, she couldn't help but become nervous.

She felt a little guilty and didn't dare to look up at Xiao Tingyan.

Xiao Tingyan stopped by the bed. He stood there, silently staring at the bandaged wound on her arm.

Yun Luan waited for a long time, but did not receive any rebuke or blame from him.

She couldn't help but feel a little strange, and slowly raised her head to look at Xiao Tingyan.

But unexpectedly, her gaze ran into his deep, waveless eyes.

He just looked at Yun Luan coldly.

"Yunluan, don't you feel very proud of yourself for accomplishing your plan by hurting yourself in this way?"

Yun Luan's scalp was numb, and she shook her head slowly.

"It happened so suddenly. I didn't expect that Zong Lin would break through Liang Yuhuang's restraint and rush out, slashing at me with a knife."

"In that situation, I had no choice but to resort to tricks and pretend to block Xiao Guozhang's sword to gain all his trust. But Ayan, don't worry, these are just minor injuries and have no impact on me. of."

"These are all small things. The most important thing is that my goal has been achieved. Zong Lin has been eliminated, and Xiao Guozhang has lost a strong right-hand man. This is really a great good thing for us."

Xiao Tingyan chuckled, his eyes filled with frost.

"Then I congratulate you... step by step, you are walking very steadily and smoothly."

"But have you ever thought that if you hurt yourself, the people who really care about you will worry about it? Yunluan, you have always been like this, you only do what you want to do, and you never think about me. .”

"In your heart, do you think that this king is not within your concern? We are already married, and I am your husband. When such a big thing happens, have you never thought about what will happen to me?"

Yun Luan was speechless by his question. She didn't know how to answer Xiao Tingyan for a moment.

She was vaguely anxious.

She raised her hand and grasped his sleeve, trying to pull him closer.
Chapter completed!