Live-in Son-in-law-Chapter 1081: The Assassin Arrives

Yun Mengyao glared at Qin Yi, not believing him at all.

"You're just talking nonsense." As she said this, Yun Mengyao thought for a moment, "Do you mean Li Shuangcheng's men are coming to kill me?"

Qin Yi chuckled, "Finally, a bit of intelligence."

"If someone's getting killed, it's you, not me. I'm living with the Princess, and no matter how audacious Li Shuangcheng is, he wouldn't dare touch the Princess, right?"

Qin Yi laughed, "He won't kill me because he's unsure about it. But he's definitely sending people to kill you. Don't forget that you killed those few scoundrels and embarrassed Li Shuangcheng, forcing him to swallow his defeat."

Yun Mengyao was about to speak when two figures suddenly jumped onto the roof.

Yun Mengyao was startled, thinking that the assassins had indeed come. Unexpectedly, it was Yun Susu and Jin Die.

"Isn't the Third Princess asleep yet?" Yun Mengyao asked casually.

Yun Susu replied, "We heard noises on the roof, thought to check, and found Miss Yun and Mr. Qin here."

Yun Mengyao noticed Yun Susu's ambiguous gaze. She was momentarily stunned before realizing that the Princess might think she and Qin Yi were having a secret affair. She quickly explained, "Don't get the wrong idea, it's not what you think. This guy snuck onto my roof."

Qin Yi was too lazy to explain as he found it unnecessary.

Yun Susu laughed, "I didn't misunderstand, but why is Miss Yun so flustered?"

"Am I flustered? I'm not, just worried you might misunderstand."

Qin Yi rolled his eyes. This woman was really overreacting, making it worse the more she explained.

"Why is Mr. Qin not resting at this hour?" Yun Susu initiated a conversation with Qin Yi.

Qin Yi pointed to the moon, nonchalantly uttering two words, "Moon-gazing."

Yun Susu's gaze dimmed slightly; Qin Yi was clearly making an excuse, too lazy even to converse with her.

Yun Mengyao saw Yun Susu's embarrassment and glared at Qin Yi, this ungentlemanly man, so petty.

"Princess, actually. Qin Yi is worried there might be assassins tonight, so he's here to protect us."

Yun Susu showed an understanding expression but disagreed with Yun Mengyao's words; Qin Yi wasn't here to protect them but to protect Yun Mengyao.

However, Qin Yi was exceptionally smart, and if he mentioned assassins, it definitely wasn't without reason.

Jin Die commented, "Mr. Qin might be overthinking. Li Shuangcheng wouldn't harm the Princess in the slightest. We live together, and assassins wouldn't dare come."

Qin Yi stayed silent, too lazy to explain.

Yun Mengyao said, "I just mentioned the same thing, yet this guy refuses to believe."

Qin Yi looked at her, "You're not a Princess, so it's better to be cautious. If I were Li Shuangcheng, I'd hire someone to disguise as someone from the Tianyue Empire to kill you. After all, both you and I are wanted by the Tianyue Empire. If Tianyue's assassins pursue us, no one would suspect anything."

"Li Shuangcheng isn't as sinister as you," Yun Mengyao retorted.

"Three unskilled hands can outwit Zhuge Liang. Li Shuangcheng might not think of this, but his strategist Zhang Cheng certainly would."

Yun Mengyao looked at Qin Yi and suddenly giggled, patting Qin Yi's shoulder, "Then I'll trouble Mr. Qin to keep watch while I go rest. I've been so busy running around these days, I need a good break, or my skin will suffer. I didn't bring many face masks, gotta use them sparingly."

Qin Yi: "..."

This woman really is peculiar, even bringing face masks to the Primordial world.

But honestly, Yun Mengyao's skin is incredibly smooth and fair, she hardly needs masks. But spending too much time on Earth, this woman's learned the tricks of squandering, and with Xia Yanbing pampering her, she spends money like water, a million gone in two days at her fastest.

"Then I'll head to bed too." Qin Yi stood up.

Yun Mengyao grabbed him, "You can't leave! What if the assassins really come when you're gone?"

"But you didn't believe assassins would come?"

"Better safe than sorry. Besides, if you're free, continue your moon-gazing. You secretly admire me, so I'm giving you this chance to get close and protect me."

Qin Yi: "..."

"You're truly shameless, how do you manage to say such things?"

Yun Mengyao was not upset; she chuckled, "Learned from you. This is what's called being influenced by those around you. Isn't that right, Qin Momo?"

Qin Momo?

Qin Yi's nose almost crooked in anger.

"Oops, I think Qin Momo suits you well, haha... From now on, I'll call you Qin Momo."

Qin Yi was fuming.

Yun Susu and Jin Die were utterly baffled because they often couldn't make sense of what Yun Mengyao and Qin Yi were conversing about. Their conversations were always weird – what's with three unskilled hands outwit Zhuge Liang? Who's Zhuge Liang? And what's close to ink turns black, close to vermilion? This Chang'e? They were totally puzzled.

Yun Susu even suspected if these two were from their world; otherwise, why were their chats so odd?

Little did she know, she guessed right; Qin Yi wasn't from their world.

"I'm off to get my beauty sleep." Yun Mengyao yawned; she was truly tired.

"Go sleep. Be careful when you enter your room—the assassin might be lurking at the door, waiting to ambush you as you enter. Also, be cautious going to bed; there might be assassins hiding in your bed," Qin Yi said calmly.

Yun Mengyao was exasperated, glaring at Qin Yi, "You're doing this on purpose, aren't you?"

"I'm only concerned about your safety."

"Thank you and your entire family."

"You're welcome! Look, the assassins are here."

Yun Mengyao quickly looked up, following Qin Yi's gaze, but after a long while saw nothing, angrily punched Qin Yi, "Are you insane? Came sneaking onto my roof at night just to scare me for fun."

Qin Yi rubbed the spot where Yun Mengyao punched him, "They say women are made of water, you must be made of concrete with how rough you hit. It's not that I'm scaring you, it's that you can't see because you're too weak. Three, two, one... here they come."

As soon as Qin Yi finished speaking, a few figures indeed jumped over the courtyard wall, landing in the middle.

Yun Mengyao, Yun Susu, Jin Die, all three women were stunned, thinking Qin Yi was just scaring Yun Mengyao, but the assassins actually showed up.

Seven came in total, all strong cultivators of the Nascent Soul Realm.

They didn't notice Qin Yi on the roof because the shadow of the courtyard tree happened to cast just over the roof, hiding Qin Yi and the others.

"Damn, they really dared to come, thinking I'm easy to bully? Don't go kill Qin Momo, who deserves it, but come bully a weak girl like me? If you leave here alive, I won't carry the Yun surname anymore." Yun Mengyao rolled up her sleeves, ready to jump down.