northernbook Chapter 1294 How did an assassin rise to the top?
Chapter 1294 How did an assassin rise to the top?
At this moment, Wenren Qichi was pale and had fainted, his forehead covered in cold sweat, but fortunately his face was no longer bluish-black.
Su Yueyao looked at Wenren Qichi, who had already fainted, and then at the medicine that had just been given to him to suck out the poison. Her voice was filled with worry and panic: "Chengyao, are you alright? Is this poison very potent? He...he...has fainted."
"Your Majesty, do not worry. This poison is a commonly used deadly poison in the martial arts world. However, after being poisoned, you must quickly clean the wound, remove the bluish-black skin on the surface, and then take an antidote pill. The poison will be neutralized. The order of steps is essential. Fortunately, we escaped unharmed."
"His wound needs to be properly healed. I can't be sure whether it will affect his use of his left hand, so Your Majesty shouldn't have too high hopes," Cheng Yao explained as she bandaged Wenren Qichi.
Upon hearing Cheng Yao's words, Su Yueyao felt a wave of dizziness wash over her. Her mind was filled with the image of him selflessly shielding her from an arrow, and an overwhelming sense of guilt and remorse weighed heavily on her.
How could she repay his life-saving grace? A highly skilled martial artist, with one arm completely destroyed, how could he practice martial arts in the future? The more Su Yueyao thought about it, the more distressed she became, and she really didn't know what to do.
Should she really give in to his wishes and marry him? Wouldn't that be unfair to him, since she doesn't have feelings for him yet?
No matter how hard Su Yueyao thought about it, she couldn't find a good way to arrange things.
Everyone sensed Su Yueyao's emotions and remained silent. Their feelings were more of lingering fear. None of them had noticed the arrow coming at them, and if it weren't for Wenren Qichi, it would have been the mistress who was injured.
The poisoned arrow wounded the wife. Thinking of the process of preparing medicine to bandage Wenren Qichi, they were so heartbroken that they could hardly breathe. How much pain must the wife be in!
"My lady...it's our fault for not protecting you properly," the eldest prince said, his voice trembling slightly.
"My wife..."
Meanwhile, Tian Yunsheng on the other side of the cave had already captured the man in black alive, beaten him to the point of near death, and thrown him to the ground.
"My lady, don't feel guilty. It was our fault today. We failed to protect you. We will do our best to make it up to Minister Wenren," Xingchen comforted Su Yueyao.
“My lady, Yunsheng has caught the assassin who tried to ambush Xiao Shisi and Xiao Shiqi. I will go and interrogate him. I will not let the person behind this get away with it. What Wenren Shilang suffered will be repaid a hundredfold or a thousandfold.”
Hearing this, Su Yueyao raised her head and looked towards the cave. Seeing the black-clad assassin lying on the ground, she stood up shakily, wanting to walk over.
Xingchen stood up and put his arm around Su Yueyao, not wanting her to see the bloody scene: "My lady, don't go over there, I'll interrogate him."
"The stars, let me..."
"My lady, I know what you're thinking. It's too bloody; your body can't handle it. Please leave it to me, okay?"
The eldest prince took Su Yueyao from Xingchen's arms and said, "My lady, let Xingchen interrogate her."
Xingchen glanced at Su Yueyao, nodded to the First Prince, and walked towards the man in black. In just an instant, the gentle and considerate Xingchen who had just been coaxing Su Yueyao disappeared, replaced by a strong killing intent. The assassin lying on the ground felt threatened and tried to move.
The next second, Tian Yunsheng stepped on him and said in an icy tone, "Don't move. All you can do now is pray that we can kill you as soon as possible!"
The assassin trembled as he looked at the murderous man before him, letting out a whimper.
Fearing he might swallow poison, Tian Yunsheng dislocated his jaw when he captured him alive.
"I will personally interrogate Yun Shengren. Send men to assist Cheng Rong. We must capture the person who just launched the sneak attack!"
"I've already made arrangements. Don't let this man die easily." Tian Yunsheng's voice was filled with killing intent. Even in his territory, such a blunder had occurred.
Xingchen gave a soft "hmm" and turned to walk into the shadows.
The people behind immediately grabbed the man in black and followed.
At this moment, Huan Yanxi and Lin Zixu flew over and, seeing the scene, asked anxiously.
"What happened? Something's wrong? Is the wife injured?"
"We just encountered an assassin who shot an arrow at my wife. Young Master Wenren saved her by taking the arrow for her, and she is unconscious now."
"Young Master has captured the assassin who was preparing to ambush Little Fourteen and Little Seventeen, and the person who was trying to harm the Lady in a sneak attack. Cheng Rong has already gone after them." Cheng Yan briefly recounted what had happened.
"What? An assassin? This area is already surrounded by our people, how did the assassin get in here?"
"When the assassin fired the hidden arrow, neither Prince Xingchen nor Yunsheng managed to block it? Is this assassin's martial arts skill that high?"
Huan Yanxi and Lin Zixu exclaimed in unison.
“We had just rescued Xingwu, and everyone’s attention was on this side. The hidden arrow came almost instantly. By the time we reacted, we were some distance from the wife, while Wenren Shilang was facing the spot where the hidden arrow was fired,” Xu Minghe explained.
"Most importantly, this Vice Minister Wenren was pierced through the shoulder by an arrow, damaging his tendons and veins, and his left arm is essentially useless," Sun Yibai added softly.
"My lady, we feel guilty and remorseful. We don't know how to express it right now," Cheng Yan sighed.
After hearing these words, Lin Zixu and Huan Yanxi looked directly at Su Yueyao, who was leaning against the First Prince.
At this moment, Su Yueyao stared blankly at Wenren Qichi, her eyes filled with a helpless and guilty look, which made Huan Yanxi and Lin Zixu feel a little uncomfortable.
It is because they failed to protect their wife that she has been going through all this recently.
Huan Yanxi couldn't resist taking a step towards Su Yueyao. When he reached her, he said softly, "My lady, the bedroom and meals at Xuanming Temple are ready. Minister Wenren also needs to rest and recuperate. Why don't we go down the mountain first and leave the rest to us?"
"Hand over the mistress to us. The Li family has been completely destroyed. This assassin must also be connected to the Li family. We will definitely be able to find out and avenge Minister Wenren and Brother Qi," Lin Zixu said angrily.
"I..."
Before Su Yueyao could speak, the First Prince pressed Su Yueyao's pressure point to put her to sleep, bent down and picked her up, and said as he walked, "Yunsheng is in your and Xingchen's care. My wife, let's take her back to rest first, and let Fengqi and the children come with us too."
Inside the cave, Feng Qi, who was tightly protecting her two children behind her, heard the eldest prince's voice and immediately bent down to carry the still-sleeping fourteenth prince out. The prince behind her, carrying the seventeenth prince, followed closely behind.
When Feng Qi came out of the cave, she saw the First Prince carrying Su Yueyao and walking down the mountain, and she was immediately startled.
Holding the child, she walked frightened towards them: "Sister Yue, what happened? There are assassins at the cliff edge too?"