The Double

Even the servants knew that Princess Yongning wouldn’t blink an eye when taking a life, let alone him. Feng Yutang paced impatiently around the room, and suddenly slammed his hand down on the table, exclaiming, "I’ll do it! It’s better to be a wretched survivor than to die a good death. Killing her might mean death, but not killing her means certain death, right now. Kill her!"

Once he had thought it through, even if he killed Jiang Li, it would still take some time for the men sent by Jiang Yuanbai to investigate the case to arrive in Tongxiang. At the worst, he could take this chance to abscond. After all, the silver he had accumulated in Tongxiang was more than enough to ensure he would not have to worry about food and clothing. Besides, he was doing this deed for Yongning, and surely Yongning would protect him to some extent. Even if the noble princess with her golden branches and jade leaves wouldn’t bother with such a small fry as him, the reward in silver would not be insignificant. However, if he didn’t do this deed, Yongning would immediately send someone to take his life.

With such thoughts, he figured it was better to secure the safety of the present first and worry about the future later.

"How many people are in Jiang Li’s party?" Feng Yutang asked.

The servant replied, "In total, eight people, including six guards, one tall man, and Jiang Li herself."

"Eight people..." Feng Yutang murmured. After a moment’s contemplation, he said, "Not too many. The master left behind a few assassins. Now, call them over. It’s time for them to take action since we don’t have enough hands."

As they were speaking, someone suddenly rushed in from outside, exclaiming, "It’s terrible, master, terrible!"

Feng Yutang had just made up his mind and was in a state of unrest when he suddenly heard this, becoming even more irritable. He snapped, "Stop yelling! What’s so terrible?!"