The Deadly Hitwoman: The Heiress's Special Abilities-Chapter 317: Su Yu’s Lifeblood

He Yanxin originally thought that this would force Su Yu to show up. After all, which man would not care about his own reputation? Su Yu, despite holding no real power, was still the dignified Prince Yu and deeply trusted by the current Emperor. The rumors in the Capital City were already spreading like wildfire; it was impossible for him to keep avoiding her.

Unfortunately, she miscalculated, making herself a complete laughingstock. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

The thing is, for half a month after the rumors had spread, she still couldn’t find a trace of Su Yu. It was as if Su Yu had evaporated from the Capital City. Despite the rampant rumors outside, he did not appear even once.

No matter how furious He Yanxin got, it was of no use. Because the people she sent couldn’t gather even the slightest bit of news about Su Yu.

Now, it was already mid-February, a month since the Lantern Festival, and a whole month since she arrived in the Capital City. Except for seeing him once on the street that night, she had tried everything, and she hadn’t managed to see Su Yu again.

He Yanxin had never been this much of a failure in her entire life.

The rumors she spread were lively, but after more than half a month, people found them boring too.

On the contrary, they felt that if He Yanxin really had something with Su Yu, would Su Yu really not show up at all? So it’s likely that He Yanxin orchestrated it all herself. Or maybe, Su Yu just didn’t find He Yanxin appealing, and no matter how much fuss she made, he ignored her just the same.

Anyway, He Yanxin’s tactics were really ineffective against Su Yu.

Completely out of options, He Yanxin once again turned her attention to Han Jing. Because she realized that she couldn’t catch Su Yu at the Imperial Palace, couldn’t catch him outside the Prince Mansion, and couldn’t even catch him at Baihua Garden. It was very possible that Su Yu wasn’t even in the Capital City. So it was pointless for her to cause trouble alone.

However, there was still a way to force Su Yu to show himself. Seeing how he defended Han Jing last time, it was enough to show that Han Jing was his weakness. No matter why he cared so much about this niece, it at least indicated one thing: as long as she held Han Jing, Su Yu would surely come to meet her.

Of course, He Yanxin wasn’t stupid. In the Capital City, dealing with Han Jing wasn’t an easy thing to do, especially given the notoriously protective Eldest Princess Su Yaogeng. She also knew that Su Yaogeng was a Spirit Cultivator with considerable strength. Ordinary assassins probably couldn’t even get into the Princess Mansion.

So to capture Han Jing as a hostage to force Su Yu to appear, Su Yaogeng had to be diverted first.

He Yanxin made thorough preparations, knowing that diverting Su Yaogeng without raising her suspicions was no easy task. However, heaven gave her a perfect opportunity: February 18th, the Emperor’s birthday. On that day, Su Yaogeng would certainly enter the palace.

And in this world, as long as you have the money, you can hire any type of assassin.

During the Lantern Festival last time, Han Jing had attacked He Yanxin. Seeing Han Jing as not a simple person, He Yanxin naturally couldn’t be careless. So she directly used her connections in the Southern Land to hire a Red Flame Level expert, who, though merely at a Basic Spirit Cultivation level, once crossed that threshold, was worlds apart.