In a flash, Lu Feng recognized the concealed weapon hurtling toward them. It was precisely the Red Serpent Nails Luo Xiaoxi had secretly bought at the Lantern Festival that day.
Could tonight's assassination be connected to the Luo Family as well?
Lu Feng casually flung out the dagger he had seized from the maid's hand. At the very last instant before it struck Jun Zi Shuo, he knocked the long nail away.
The lingering fright still showed on Jun Zi Shuo's face. Catching sight of a figure flashing past at the end of the corridor, he immediately shouted at the guards, "What are you standing around for? Go after them!"
Considering that the fleeing person might be Luo Xiaoxi, Lu Feng promptly stopped the guards. "Stay and protect your master. I'll intercept that person!"
Jun Zi Shuo had no suspicions about this. Instead, he gained a measure of fondness for Lu Feng's helpfulness.
Lu Feng passed through the corridor, following the scent left behind by Luo Xiaoxi as she fled.
Seeing that she ignored other paths and instead fled in blind panic into a guest room, he could not help but laugh.
How was that any different from running into a dead end? She truly did not have the slightest experience in assassination or escape.
By sheer coincidence, it was the very guest room Xiao Tao had brought him to earlier.
With a trace of vigilance, Lu Feng pushed open the door. He had expected Luo Xiaoxi to hurl several concealed weapons at him the moment he entered, but instead found her sitting carelessly on a chair inside. The gauze veil she had used to hide her face had been tossed aside. Her little face was puffed up with anger as she glared resentfully at Lu Feng.
"It's all your