Seeing Shu Lan’s state, Luo Ye’s doubts grew. He looked at Pan Xian, who was also frowning deeply in thought. He put on an expression of grief and pain, saying, “This jade pendant on Ye’s body, my third brother always said he liked it, but I was never willing to part with it. Now that my third brother has passed away, I truly regret why I was so stubborn and refused to give him the jade pendant. Now that we are separated by life and death, my regret comes too late. Alas… I’ll put this jade pendant in the coffin for my third brother.”
As he spoke, he began to remove the jade pendant from his waist to place it in the coffin.
Shu Lan was anxious but unable to stop him. As Luo Ye’s hands were about to reach into the coffin, if he touched Luo Zhan’s body, his body temperature would reveal the deception!
At that moment, someone pointed behind him and shouted, “Beware of the assassin!”
Luo Ye was startled, his movement pausing.
He turned to look in the direction indicated, seeing a veiled servant girl rushing towards him. Frightened, he hastily withdrew his hand, but it was too late to escape. The assassin struck him directly in the chest.
Luo Ye cried out in shock. In that instant, he became completely rigid with fear. Then he remembered he was wearing protective armor and didn’t feel pain, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
The assassin was naturally Yu Yi. She had retreated outside the funeral hall when Luo Ye suggested opening the coffin, using an earpiece to inform Meng Qing of her plan, and then quietly explaining the situation to Xia Yun and Xia Zhe. After returning to the hall, she stood in an inconspicuous corner. When she saw Luo Ye was about to reach into the coffin and everyone’s attention was focused on him, she quickly covered her face, pretending to be an assassin attempting to kill Luo Ye.
Yu Yi knew Luo Ye had a bulletproof system, and the knife strike would not harm him. The strike to his chest was already slowed down, with the purpose of cutting open his clothing.
Simultaneously, Yu Yi swiftly reached out and removed the battery from his chest armor.
