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Looking at the blanket that was passed out of the door's gap, Tang Yin's heart suddenly felt warm. Before the blanket covered his body, his entire body was already warm.

The noble princess of an empire was actually so considerate, how could anyone not be willing to protect her?

He took the blanket, nodded deeply, and said softly, "Thank you, Your Highness."

"You're welcome, General Tang!" Yin Rou said with a slightly red face.

She wore a white nightgown. The hazy moonlight shone onto her body. She was like a fairy that did not eat humans' eyes, yet also like a fairy in the dark night. It was so hazy, illusory, and noble.

At this time, he clearly knew that she was not Yan Lie, and Yin Rou was not a crystal either, so he was purely attracted by her.

Under his scorching gaze, Yin Rou's small face grew even redder as she hurriedly said, "I'm going back!" After saying so, she immediately shut the door tightly. He heard the thumping sounds of footsteps, then there was a muffled bang. It seemed like she had thrown herself onto the bed.

The corner of Tang Yin's mouth raised unconsciously, his face revealing a rare warm smile. This kind of smile, was something he had probably never seen before.

It was hard to imagine that he would one day spend the night outside a girl's door, but he also knew that he was not forced to do anything, no matter who it was, no matter where he was, no one could force him to do something he did not want to do.

As he sat outside the door and covered himself with the blanket that Yin Rou had given him, he had an indescribable feeling of happiness in his heart.

This escort mission, was the first time he had met Yin Rou, and caused subtle feelings to arise between the two of them, which laid the foundation for Tang Yin's future development.

Just as he had expected, the assassin did not move at night. It was calm and peaceful, and when dawn arrived, Tang Yin woke up to listen for sounds coming from inside the room. His breathing was steady, and it was obvious that Yin Rou was still deep in sleep.

He did not disturb her, and quietly went downstairs to look for Qiu Zhen.

Qiu Zhen basically did not sleep that night, as he busily searched for assassins. He arranged for five thousand-man captains, divided into five teams, to carry out a general search of the city, hoping to find any trace of the assassins. The result was disappointing, as if the assassins had disappeared into thin air.

After hearing Qiu Zhen's report, Tang Yin did not feel surprised at all. The other party had come prepared, and the assassins were all outstanding Spirit Cultivator.

He did not plan on delaying any longer at Wan City s, so he decisively gave the order for the entire army to pack up their belongings and prepare to return to Yan City.

As he gave the order, everyone started to move up and down. The Second Regiment soldiers quickly cleaned up the camp and brought their things. When all the Captains returned to report to him, Tang Yin went to look for Yin Rou.

Tang Yin knocked on the door and waited for a long time. Finally, he heard Yin Rou's incomplete reply, following that, a female official opened the door and asked softly: Her Highness the Princess is still resting, is there anything wrong with General Tang?

Tang Yin did not squint at all, and replied sternly: "We have to leave immediately. Please get the princess up and wash up, I will wait outside."

The female official asked with a troubled expression, "Is it now?"

Tang Yin said: "We didn't manage to find any trace of the assassin last night, and there's also no news of them escaping. I assume that the assassin is still inside the Wan City, the more time Princess delays here, the more danger there is."

Ah!" I will report it to the princess now! " The assassin's deterrence level was high enough. The female official did not try to stop him and immediately retreated into the room.

Tang Yin waited in the courtyard of the Tavern for nearly an hour before he and his entourage walked out of the main house.

After greeting them, Tang Yin did not waste any more words. He got Yin Rou to board the carriage and immediately urged his subordinates to leave the city.

Wan City wasn't far from there, and even if one walked there, it would only take a good half a day.

Afraid that something bad would happen on the way, Tang Yin ordered his subordinates to speed up.

They departed from the Wan City in the early morning and travelled in a hurry. Just as noon arrived, they arrived at the boundaries of the Yan City.

Looking at the walls of the Yan City from afar, the officers and soldiers of the Second Regiment all heaved a sigh of relief in their hearts.

Further up, the flags on the outside flapped, causing the soldiers to look like a forest, forming a neat and sturdy army.

Tang Yin's heart was startled, he closed his eyes and scrutinized, the one fighting in the group was Wang Qi.

It seems that His Majesty has personally left the city to welcome the princess! After some thought, he slowed down his horse and turned his head to call for the captains behind him. "His Majesty may personally come out to welcome the princess. Have your brothers line up and form a formation!"

"Understood!" A few captains received their orders and left.

Tang Yin's team was lazy, and their members were scattered. To gather together now, coupled with having to line up, was also quite an effort. There were shouts from people and horses, and the shouts were endless.

Seeing that the soldiers had finally lined up, Tang Yin straightened his back and increased his pace.

His guess was not wrong, Feng King Zhan Hua had personally come out to welcome him, along with many other important officials of the imperial court.

This was the first time Tang Yin had met the Feng King. He looked to be around forty years old, and was very handsome.

The others were all riding horses or standing on both sides of him, only he was dressed in a beautiful black embroidered robe, and sat on the carriage. Without even asking, Tang Yin could already guess his identity, not to mention that Wu Mei, who was in the middle of the crowd, was repeatedly shooting him looks.

When he was near, Tang Yin dismounted, and because he was wearing an armor, he could only clasp his hands and bow, and said in a serious tone: "Subordinate Second Regiment Regiment leader Tang Yin, greets Your Majesty!"

Zhan Hua had heard Tang Yin's name before, so he carefully sized him up for a while. He smiled indifferently and waved his hand: "General Tang has worked hard on this journey."

Tang Yin replied: "Your Majesty is courteous, this subordinate is only doing his duty."

"Yes!" Zhan Hua nodded his head, he looked at the carriage behind him and asked: "Is the princess well?"

Presumably, the news about the assassination attempt on the princess had already spread to the Yan City. Tang Yin said: "Thanks to you, your highness, the princess is safe and sound."

"That's good!" Zhan Hua first sighed, then said to Tang Yin: "This time you have done a great service in protecting the princess, this king will heavily reward you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"You can go and rest first."

"Yes!" Your Majesty! " Tang Yin cupped his hands and bowed again, then stepped back to the side.

Following that, Zhan Hua stood up and walked down the horse carriage, bringing all the ministers along to welcome Yin Rou's carriage.

Wu Mei did not follow the rest of the crowd, and slowly fell to the very end. After everyone had walked past, she came to Tang Yin's side, suppressed the joy in her heart, and asked in a low voice: "I heard that there was an accident on the road?"

Tang Yin nodded and said: "Twice."

"Twice?"

"One was near the Cong City, where he was ambushed by bandits. The other was in the city, which is last night, where he was ambushed by assassins." Tang Yin gave Wu Mei a deep glance, and said: "Out of the missions that you've given me, there seems to be no one that can accomplish them with ease!"

Wu Mei blushed a little at his words, and muttered unhappily: "How could I have known such an accident would happen?!" With that, her face darkened. Gritting her teeth, she said, "How preposterous! Just who is so audacious?"

Tang Yin said: "The first time we tried to assault Your Highness, all of the bandits have been annihilated by me, there were more than a thousand of them, and the second time, the assassins were clearly prepared. They were extremely powerful. He knew that this matter did not have much to do with Li Xian, but in order to let him have some face, he could only sacrifice Li Xian.

"Wan City Mayor? Li Xian? " Wu Mei asked in surprise.

He nodded and said, "That's right, that's him!"

"This is really strange!" Wu Mei face was filled with suspicion, and she muttered: As a person, Li Xian has always been a coward, why would he suddenly go on a rampage to assassinate his highness?

"You know him?" Tang Yin's heart trembled.

Wu Mei shrugged her shoulders and said: "I have interacted with him before when I went to visit the Wan City, but I do not know him too well."

"Oh!" Hearing this, he secretly heaved a sigh of relief, it was fortunate that Li Xian was not someone from the Wu Family, if not the matter would be difficult to handle.

Seeing him lower her head to think, Wu Mei patted his shoulder, and laughed: "This time you did it beautifully, and Sovereign King herself said just now, she will reward you handsomely. It looks like your position is going to go up by a step." The number of divisions under the Wu Family could also be increased by one or two. she added in her mind.

Not only did the Sovereign King personally lead a group of important officials out of the city to receive them, she even held a grand welcoming ceremony in the palace, which could be said to be giving face to the Imperial Family.

As the leader of the regiment, Tang Yin's position was not low, but it was not high enough to enter the palace to attend the banquet.

Because protecting the princess had done well, he and the Second Regiment under his command had been given three days of rest. The nervousness he had felt over the past few days had finally calmed down, but he couldn't see Yin Rou.

He wanted to take advantage of these three days to have a good rest, but he didn't expect that these three days would become the turning point in his life.

The first time, he had annihilated a gang of bandits with over a thousand people. The second time, even though he did not eliminate all of the assassins, he had still successfully caught the accomplice Li Xian, and it could be said to be a great achievement.

Wu Yu naturally spoke on behalf of Tang Yin in the imperial court. He proposed that he be promoted to the Western General of Zhenxi and that he command three legions.

To his suggestion, the first person to stand out to oppose would be the Minister of the Left, Liang Xing.

Tang Yin was a person of the Wu Family, how could Liang Xing allow him to grow and increase his Wu Family? If it were anyone else, he might not oppose it so much, but towards Tang Yin, he hated and dreaded him from the bottom of his heart, and at the same time had already made up his mind that he would not give him the chance to soar into the heavens.

At this time, the hidden danger of Tang Yin and his Liang Family had appeared on the surface, and had become a fatal obstacle in his career.