Forensic Imperial Concubine by Erika Black

Before it even got dark, rain had already began to pour hard. As it got progressively darker, the booming thunder and crackling
lightning made people feel very depressed. For Shawn, however, the storm gave him an opportunity to breathe a sigh of relief as
it could give him and his men a chance to rest. With such a heavy downpour, the Great Jade Kingdom wouldn't be able to
continue attacking the Dragon Pass.
"Guard," Shawn authoritatively called out.
"Yes, General," a guard replied respectfully.
"I believe the heavy rains would deter the Great Jade Kingdom from trying to stage another attack against us. Despite that, we
must not let our guards down. So deliver this message to every one of our soldiers: be alert and do not let your guard down. A
sudden attack from the Great Jade Kingdom cannot be ruled out, so we all need to get ready." Shawn was always very
scrupulous. Although he knew that Rolando wouldn't attack the pass at such a time, he still ordered his men to be on high alert.
"Yes, general," the guard replied, leaving at once to fulfill his duties.
As he stood by the corridor watching the rain drench everything around him, Shawn suddenly thought of Felton. Before Harper
left, she asked him to keep an eye on him, but he hadn't had the opportunity to see him. Now that he had a bit of a downtime, he
figured out it would be best if he paid him a visit.
"General, where are you going? The rain is pouring really hard outside," the guard at the entrance remarked as he saw his
general getting ready to leave. "You will be soaked, General, so I suggest you just stay inside."
"I just want to go out for a walk." As soon as he said that, he disappeared in the rain.
The guard scratched his head in confusion as he asked his fellow guards, "Who the hell would want to go on a walk in such
weather?" His fellow guards in the entrance looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time. They all knew that no
sane human being would want to have a walk when it was raining so hard outside that one couldn't see what was in front of him.
Besides that, the roaring thunder and lightning would be enough to make anyone reconsider their plans. "The general has been
so stressed lately. This is the first time he has had time to rest, so maybe he just really wants to go out and relax for a while,

notwithstanding the storm." "Relaxing... under the rain?" another guard said incredulously. "Our general sure has a peculiar way
to relax."
Felton lived in a quiet house located in a somewhat remote alley. While there were people passing by from time to time, they
were generally scarce. That day's heavy rain made sure that no one else would be there, except Shawn. When he arrived at the
entrance of the alley, something made him stop before he set foot on Felton's property. Though very vague, he felt the energies
of some murderous assassins lurking around. He didn't know whether their target was him or Felton. If it was him, the assassins
might have been surprised by his sudden decision to take a stroll in this raging storm; if it was Felton,
well, it was his lucky day!
'Why is Shawn here?' The assassins—all of whom were hiding behind vegetation that surrounded Felton's house—were
shocked. They knew that Shawn was a central figure in the Dragon Pass. Now that they were under intense attack by the Great
Jade Kingdom, how could he have time to be there? They were are clueless about his reasons, but they all knew that if he
stayed, their job would be a lot more difficult.
Shawn hesitated for a while, but soon enough, turned around and left, disappearing into the rain. Because of this, the assassins
breathed a collective sigh of relief. If Shawn continued to walk inside Felton's house, they would definitely be exposed by him. An
alerted Felton was almost impossible to capture, so they were thankful. Shawn didn't leave, however. Instead, he entered
Felton's house from the other side of the alley. When the assassins didn't follow him, he immediately knew that they were there
for Felton. 'But why?' he thought, confused by what was happening. As far as he was concerned, Felton was just an ordinary
person. Why would someone hire assassins to kill him? But no matter what
the reason was, he knew that he couldn't let Felton get hurt.
In the courtyard, Felton was playing the zither. The melody sounded soft and soothing, making Mathias feel a little bit strange.
His master had told him that guests would show up that day, but it was already dark and the guests hadn't appeared yet. Aside
from that, it was raining hard! But soon enough, he realized that the melody his master was playing was laced with his spiritual

power! That only meant one thing: the "guests" he was talking about were enemies!
Mathias knew that he shouldn't continue letting Felton use his spiritual power, but since the enemies surrounding them seemed
to outnumber them and their guards, he couldn't do anything. His master's playing could be considered a protective barrier!
Shawn had to climb the wall to get into Felton's house, and when he did, both Felton and Mathias turned their heads to look at
him. Although he looked like a mess—wet all over and disheveled from scaling the wall, Shawn wasn't embarrassed at all.
"There are numerous assassins along the front door's alley. I have no choice but to climb over the wall to get in."
"What are you doing here at this time?" asked Felton, confused and shocked. Especially in such heavy rain, why would Shawn
think of visiting him? Somehow, he was sure that the assassins that were send to hurt him were top of the class, and so he was
not sure whether or not they would survive. Even Shawn's life might be in danger!
"I don't know. I just had a sudden impulse to come here and see you. I didn't expect that you'd have dangerous visitors tonight!"
Shawn wiped the rain on his face. "But who are they? Do you have any idea?"
"Our Qin Clan has many enemies. I don't know who they are. But I'm sure they are hostile." Of course, Felton knew who the
people lurking outside his house were. There were many spies of his enemies in the Dragon Pass. Besides, before Harper left,
she had reminded him to be careful. But he just didn't want to tell Shawn in case he might be involved in it.