I just want to live a good life

Chapter 557 Shadow Wolf

"I haven't prepared the antidote yet."

"It's ready right now."

"Hmph, you care about her quite a bit, but does she have any feelings for you at all?" Liu Yin said, glancing at Su Nuan.

This was blatant provocation. Just as Su Nuan was about to retort, Mu Yunting suddenly grasped her hand, and a warm breath came from his palm. She turned her head and met Mu Yunting's clear eyes. There was no suspicion, no anger. Su Nuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"You're just like your mother, giving your heart to the wrong person. She was wrong her whole life, only realizing it when she died. Are you going to be wrong your whole life too?"

The sound of Liuyin was particularly jarring in the silent wilderness.

Su Nuan didn't speak, and Mu Yunting remained silent as well. All eyes were on Ying Shu.

At this moment, Ying Shu was devoid of his usual gentleness; his expression was unusually cold, as if he had no emotions at all. Hearing Liu Yin's words did not cause the slightest change in his expression.

The gazes of the crowd had no effect on him. He simply looked at Liu Yin quietly, and only spoke after she finished speaking, coldly saying, "The antidote, prepare it now."

Liu Yin stared at Ying Shu for a long time, looking heartbroken, and finally said, "I can barely take care of myself in my current state, how can I prepare an antidote unless you rescue me."

"Okay, I promise you, as long as you can concoct the antidote, I will rescue you."

Ying Shu's unwavering answer aroused Liu Yin's suspicion, and she couldn't help but ask, "How can you guarantee you're not lying to me?"

Liu Yin must have been confused by asking such a question. Ying Shu couldn't guarantee anything, so naturally she couldn't answer it. Seeing his silence, Mu Yunting spoke up at the right time, "As long as you can prepare the antidote, I will release you."

Liu Yin was somewhat excited and said loudly, "Your Highness's word is as good as gold, and with so many people as witnesses, I believe you. Bring me all my medicine bottles and give me another room."

As she said this, she gave Su Nuan a disapproving look.

Su Nuan pretended not to see it. She whispered something to Falcon beside her, and the latter silently left.

The nearest house is the one Su Nuan escaped from in the woods. In order to get the antidote as soon as possible, she has no choice but to go back.

The guards escorted Liu Yin into the woods, and only then did Mu Yunting turn his attention to Ying Shu. "Take him down."

A simple command sent a chill down Su Nuan's spine. She knew that Mu Yunting was going to settle accounts with Ying Shu. Just now, Ying Shu had shown the front of the head so that Liu Yin could see it clearly, and everyone could see that it was the Prince of Yongping.

Mu Yunting naturally understood this as well. He hadn't touched Ying Shu only in exchange for the antidote. Now that Liu Yin had gone to prepare the antidote, he was about to sort out this murder case.

As the emperor's younger brother, Prince Yongping was arguably the most esteemed prince in the Southern Zhao Kingdom. Even though he spent half his life in a low-key and leisurely manner, his death would still shake the court and the public, especially since the murderer was his own son.

The guards surrounded Ying Shu, and Su Nuan's mind raced; she had to find a way to save him.

Unlike his previous desperate resistance, this time Ying Shu surrendered without resistance, allowing the guards to take him down without moving.

In fact, he was no longer capable of resisting; he had already given his all for the head at his feet.

He just looked at Su Nuan with undisguised hope in his eyes. As long as this person pleaded for him, everything he had done would be worthwhile.

Unfortunately, Su Nuan did not do as he wished. She just watched as the guards tied the man up without saying a word. It wasn't that she didn't want to speak, but she knew that pleading for him at this time would be like adding fuel to the fire. It was better to wait for an opportunity to release him directly.

Ying Shu was brought before Su Nuan and Mu Yunting, and the severed head was also presented to them.

Su Nuan felt a wave of nausea after just one glance. She suppressed the urge to vomit and stared intently at the severed head. Although she had only met Prince Yongping a few times, she felt that something was amiss.

Seeing her staring at the head, Ying Shu's eyes lit up again. But the next moment, a large hand covered Su Nuan's eyes.

Mu Yunting's cool voice rang in Su Nuan's ear: "Stop looking, go and rest in the carriage for a while."

Su Nuan refused, pried Mu Yunting's hand away, looked at Ying Shu, and asked, "Who is he?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Yunting frowned and stared at the severed head as well.

Ying Shu smiled gently and said, "You really saw through me. I knew I couldn't hide it from you."

This indirectly confirmed Su Nuan's guess—the head didn't belong to Prince Yongping. This relieved her; no matter how much Prince Yongping deserved to die, the person who killed him shouldn't be Ying Shu.

"His name is Shadow Wolf, and he is the leader of the assassins kept by Mu Chen."

Ying Shu continued speaking.

Su Nuan had heard of the name Shadow Wolf before. One of the assassins captured during the Night Shadow's feigned death to lure the enemy mentioned this name, but they had never been able to catch him.

To be able to hold the position of leader, this person must be extremely skilled in martial arts. Ying Shu's ability to kill someone also demonstrates his remarkable skill. Mu Yunting's gaze towards Ying Shu deepened slightly, and then he thought of a question: the head's appearance was nine-tenths similar to that of Prince Yongping. He had been fooled, so how did Xia Qingyan discern the resemblance? Did she firmly believe that Ying Shu would not commit patricide? Did she know Ying Shu that well?

My heart felt sour.

However, given his status as the Crown Prince, he couldn't possibly show jealousy in front of so many subordinates. He simply took Su Nuan's hand seemingly casually.

It has a strong flavor of asserting sovereignty.

Su Nuan rolled her eyes at Mu Yunting. She was afraid of this man when he was in full force, but when he acted childish, he was like a three-year-old child.

She flung Mu Yunting's hand away and asked Ying Shu, "Is this what Shadow Wolf originally looked like?"

Ying Shu nodded, then, realizing something was amiss, shook her head.

Under Su Nuan's puzzled gaze, he explained, "He really looked like this when I killed him."

Knowing that both the fake Xun Zheng and Leng Yue had undergone cosmetic surgery, Su Nuan immediately understood Ying Shu's meaning: "You mean his face was specially altered to resemble Prince Yongping?"

"good."

"So that means Shadow Wolf is a double for King Yongping. No wonder we couldn't find him. As long as he puts on King Yongping's clothes, no one would suspect he's an assassin. But what does King Yongping want with such a person?"