"That's just a girl, and hurting her brings no advantage to your Master's struggle for the throne!" Jiang Ning said anxiously.
"Alright then, go back and kill the Prince of Yu in exchange for your daughter's life."
"That's impossible."
"In that case, I'm sorry." The assassin sneered, "I'm afraid you'll never see your daughter again."
"Don't!" Jiang Ning shouted in panic, "Please don't hurt her! I can give you money, as much as you want!"
"Now you're worried? Who asked you to leave the Prince of Yu's residence, giving us an opportunity?" The assassin stepped forward, "We're not really interested in your daughter, after all, she's just a young girl, killing her wouldn't mean much. But you..."
He reached out—
Jiang Ning dodged back and fell to the ground.
At this moment, Li Hongyuan galloped over on horseback and killed the assassin with a single sword strike.
The remaining assassins looked shocked at the scene.
"Prince Yu, you—"