The White Lotus Saintess Seeks to Besiege and Kill Lin Xiao

Just as Lin Xiao was studying matters concerning the Ding Province Martial Meet.

Inside a shop in Dingzhou City.

The White Lotus Saintess, her face veiled in gauze and her figure alluring, stood there with her hands behind her back.

"Reporting to the Saintess, the Dingzhou Branch Master is dead."

"What? The Branch Master is dead?"

"Who killed him?"

The White Lotus Saintess had been considering how to plot against Dingzhou when she suddenly received news of the Branch Master's death, startling her.

"Last night."

"I heard it was the Jinyiwei Thousand-Household Commander, Lin Xiao, who did it."

"Him again."

Upon hearing Lin Xiao's name, the White Lotus Saintess could not help gritting her teeth.

What was wrong with this Lin Xiao? Was he a lingering ghost that simply would not go away?

Why was it that every time she carried out a mission, this man had to stick his foot in?

"This man must die."

The White Lotus Saintess took a deep breath and said coldly.

"Your Highness, Saintess, should we summon experts from the sect to assist us?"

"That Lin Xiao is highly skilled. Without help from experts at the main altar, the strength of our Dingzhou Branch alone seems somewhat insufficient."

A White Lotus Sect deacon asked cautiously.

"Send word back. This time, when we kill Lin Xiao, we must strike with one blow and kill him, leaving him no chance to catch his breath."

The White Lotus Saintess said in a deep voice.

"Your Highness, Saintess, this subordinate has just received news that Lin Xiao seems to be entering into a marriage alliance with the Su Family. I wonder if we can make something of this."

"Go on."

The White Lotus Saintess nodded.

"Your Highness, Saintess, if we want to kill Lin Xiao in a single blow, we absolutely cannot act within Dingzhou City. If the commotion grows too large, it could easily draw the attention of other Jinyiwei. If we fail to kill Lin Xiao and alert the snake in the grass, it will be difficult to kill him later."

"We can capture the Su Family's young lady, Su Wan'er, and make Lin Xiao come to the appointment. Then we can join forces with the sect's experts and attack him as one. We will surely be able to kill him in a single blow."

"Good plan. Then we'll do that. Go notify the sect's experts. It would be best to dispatch experts from branch altars in nearby provinces, so they can arrive more quickly."

"This Saintess will go capture Su Wan'er now."

"Yes, Your Highness, Saintess."

After her subordinate left, the White Lotus Saintess sneered.

"Lin Xiao, your road ends here. This time, this Saintess will make sure you die."

As her words fell, the White Lotus Saintess vanished from the room.

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

Su Wan'er was taking a carriage to Lin Xiao's residence with her maid, Xiangxiu.

Inside the carriage, an exquisite food box rested beside Su Wan'er. Propping her chin up with one hand, she asked worriedly, "Xiangxiu, do you think Lord Lin will like the desserts I made for him?"

The maid covered her mouth and giggled. "Miss, what's gotten into you? I've never seen you like this before."

"Why worry about such things for no reason? Once Lord Lin hears that Miss made them with her own hands, he'll be very happy whether they taste good or not."

"I hope so." Su Wan'er sighed.

Then Xiangxiu frowned and said worriedly, "Miss, it's not that I should say this, but I've heard that Lord Lin is not an easy man to serve. He rarely smiles, and his methods are swift and ruthless. People of the Dingzhou martial world all say Lord Lin is an executioner, a fiend, a butcher with blood all over his hands."

"Miss, if you marry Lord Lin, people might even point fingers behind your back in the future."

Su Wan'er shook her head. "So what? I chose this road myself. Let whoever wants to talk, talk. In this lifetime, I'm set on following Lord Lin."

It was already late at night, and the streets were cold and deserted.

The Su Family was not particularly far from where Lin Xiao lived. By carriage, it took less than half an hour.

But this was the provincial capital of Dingzhou, after all. Even within the same city, it was not somewhere one could reach in just a few steps.

The journey would still take a while.

Just as Su Wan'er was sharing her thoughts with her maid inside the carriage.

A figure in white suddenly appeared atop the roof of a shop by the roadside.

"Is Miss Su Wan'er of the Su Family inside the carriage?"

Shing! Shing! Shing!

Four Su Family guards vigilantly drew their longswords and looked upward.

Hearing that voice, Su Wan'er's expression turned solemn. "May I ask which senior you are, and what business do you have with me?"

"Hehe, so it's Miss Wan'er. That means this Saintess hasn't made the trip for nothing."

"I heard that Miss Wan'er is engaged to Lin Xiao, the Jinyiwei Thousand-Household Commander. Then I'll have to trouble Miss Wan'er to come with me."

"Rest assured, Miss Su. So long as you don't resist, I won't harm you."

The White Lotus Saintess spoke coldly.

"Miss, run! We'll hold this thief back for you!"

One of the guards roared, leaping up and kicking off the nearby wall as he vaulted toward the rooftop.

"An ant like you dares block this Saintess's path?"

The White Lotus Saintess swept her sleeve. Terrifying true qi burst forth, shattering the guard's heart meridians and sending him tumbling from the air.

"Hyah!!!"

The coachman was also a trusted retainer of the Su Family. Seeing that things had gone wrong, he hurriedly drove the carriage away.

The remaining three guards protected the carriage from all sides.

"Trying to run?"

The White Lotus Saintess narrowed her eyes. Her body drifted through the air as she shot toward the carriage like a ghost.

One guard swung his blade with all his strength, but a guard who was merely a first-rate martial artist was no match for the White Lotus Saintess, a genius of the Hidden Dragon Rankings. Before he could even react, the White Lotus Saintess struck him dead.

"Xiao Wu, hurry! Turn ahead, and we'll reach Lord Lin's residence. Once we get there, we'll be safe!"

Xiangxiu said anxiously to the coachman.

"Don't worry, Sister Xiangxiu. I'll protect Miss with my life."

As soon as the words fell, the coachman lashed the horses fiercely, making them pick up speed.

Unfortunately, before a Peak Innate Realm expert like the White Lotus Saintess, the horses' running speed was simply not worth mentioning.

Just as Lord Lin's residence gates were about to come into view, the carriage suddenly exploded. Xiangxiu was blasted away, coughing up a mouthful of blood.

The coachman, Xiao Wu, was instantly killed by the force, while Su Wan'er was seized directly in the White Lotus Saintess's hand.

She cast Xiangxiu a cold glance.

"Tell Lin Xiao that if he wants to save his fiancée, he should come find me at Green Peak Mountain outside Dingzhou City."

After saying that, the White Lotus Saintess leaped away and vanished from Xiangxiu's sight.

Though Xiangxiu was badly injured, she did not dare delay in the slightest. Enduring the pain wracking her body, she ran toward Lin Xiao's residence.

Inside the residence, Lin Xiao glanced at the sky and saw that it was already late. He left the study, preparing to rest, when his heart suddenly stirred. Before Xiangxiu could knock, Lin Xiao had already appeared outside the main gate.

"You are?"

Looking at the haggard, bedraggled Xiangxiu, Lin Xiao frowned and asked.

Just as he had been about to return to his room, he sensed someone staggering toward his residence. Curious, he had come out to take a look.

"Are you Lord Lin? I'm Miss Wan'er's personal maid. Miss was on her way to see you when someone calling herself the White Lotus Saintess kidnapped her. She said she wanted you to meet her at Green Peak Mountain outside the city."

"The White Lotus Saintess?"

A cold glint flashed through Lin Xiao's eyes.

"Mm. I understand. I'll have someone treat your injuries. I'll handle Miss Wan'er's matter."

After speaking, he summoned a servant and told him to notify Chang Le, while also taking Xiangxiu away to have her injuries treated.

Lin Xiao then let out a whistle, and the Blood-Sweat Dragon Steed came galloping out from the courtyard.

Swinging onto its back, Lin Xiao sped toward the outskirts of the city.

Ding! New mission issued: Rescue Su Wan'er. Reward: max-level Nine Yin Manual.

At this moment, Lin Xiao's fury soared to the heavens.

Though he held no real feelings for Su Wan'er and had only regarded her as a bargaining chip for obtaining the Su Family's estate, she was still his wife in name.

Since they dared lay hands on his wife, they had better be prepared to die.