Just as Ni Huang was feeling disheartened, she saw a fair and tender hand grab the steel knife. She then looked at the owner of the paper folding hand and realized that it was Xiao Chu's beautiful maid, Xiao Yue! With a serious face, Xiao Yue grabbed the steel knife with her left hand and stopped it from moving forward. Her right hand formed a palm and hit the killer's throat in a flash.
The assassin was caught off guard and was struck in the throat by Xiao Yue. Ni Huang saw that the assassin's Adam's apple had been shattered by Xiao Yue.
Ni Huang had never seen Xiao Yue in action before. It was only now that she found out that the little handmaiden who had been following Xiao Chu all this while was actually skilled in martial arts. Moreover, her martial arts skills were not weak at all! From the fact that she was able to catch the killer with one hand and attack him with all her strength, it could be seen what kind of power this seemingly weak little maid had.
"Sister Ni Huang, are you alright?" Xiao Chu looked at Ni Huang and asked with concern.
Ni Huang shook her head slightly. Seeing Xiao Chu's concerned expression, she recalled how Xiao Chu had hugged her without hesitation to protect her. She could not help but feel warm in her heart. She smiled and said,"I'm fine. How are you?"
"Me?" Xiao Chu was only focused on Ni Huang earlier. Now that he heard Ni Huang's words, he felt a sharp pain in his back. He touched his back and felt something warm on his hand. He took it back and put it in front of his eyes. It was blood. "I'm injured? Why don't you feel any pain?"
Ni Huang rolled her eyes at Xiao Chu and asked him to turn around. She saw that Xiao Chu's clothes had been pierced by a steel knife. There was a wound about the length of a finger that was bleeding. Ni Huang immediately became nervous. Why is there so much blood? The wound isn't big. How do you feel?”
Xiao Chu smiled. Her rosy face was a little pale. "It's fine. It's good for the body to bleed frequently. It's just a superficial wound. It'll be fine after we go back and bandage it.”
"What do you mean by letting out blood is good for the body? Qi and blood are the foundation of the body. You're a doctor, don't you know that?”Ni Huang grew anxious. She gritted her teeth and tore off a piece of cloth from the hem of her cotton dress. She folded it in two and stuffed it into Xiao Chu's wound. In a short while, the cotton cloth turned blood-red. Ni Huang continued lecturing Xiao Chu," You have never been on the battlefield, so you don't know. Many soldiers on the battlefield have minor injuries. They died a few days after being rescued. You can't let your guard down.”
Xiao Chu sighed in his heart.
To explain the theory of bacteria breeding into the cause of the infection to the people of this era was simply suicidal. Therefore, Xiao Chu could only endure the bloody cotton cloth and the numbing itch of the scab on the wound while smiling bitterly.
In fact, to Xiao Chu, it was just a piece of cake. Two doses of medicine could cure the disease.
Xiao Yue was very good at fighting. She was as agile as a butterfly, and every time she attacked, she would slash the killer's throat with her palm like a knife. There was no blood when she killed, but every time she attacked, she would kill. Although Xiao Yue was alone, she had established a tight defense line in front of Xiao Chu and Ni Huang that no one could approach.
The assassins were scared out of their wits after they had chopped the throats of the twelve assassins. They only surrounded the three of them loosely, but they did not dare to go forward.
After a while, Xia Dong jumped in front of Xiao Yue with the leader of the assassins and threw it to the ground. "Your leader has been captured by me. If you know what's good for you, surrender quickly!”
The killers looked at each other and immediately scattered.
"Little Chu, are you injured?"
"I'm fine. Quick, take a look at him."
"Yes." Xia Dong nodded. Without saying anything, he kicked the killer leader's cheek and a soft capsule flew out of his mouth. Xia Dong squatted down and looked at the white capsule."You really have venomous fangs. Unfortunately, you won't have the chance to commit suicide. Who are you?"
"Yu... His Highness Prince Yu won't forgive you." the killer said intermittently.
"Prince Yu? Humph…" Xiao Chu snorted coldly. "Then you're not Prince Yu. Tell me, who are you? If you enter the Xuanjing Bureau, you'll be in deep trouble!”
A trace of surprise flashed in the assassin's eyes, but he continued to be stubborn."Hehe, if I'm not Prince Yu's man, could I be the Crown Prince's man?”
"Yes." Xiao Chu nodded,"Then it seems that you really are the Crown Prince's man."”
The assassin was so angry that he almost vomited blood. How could this person be so casual? Just as he was about to speak, he heard a sound of something breaking through the air. A black light flew over from afar and stabbed into the killer's throat.
Xiao Chu's expression changed when he heard the sound of something breaking through the air. "Not good, someone shot an arrow. We can't stay here for long.”
The few of them dodged repeatedly. Fortunately, they did not fire a few rounds of arrows this time. Perhaps they were afraid of leaving behind evidence, but after two rounds, the archers withdrew. Xiao Chu and the others rode back to Jinling. Xia Dong told Yan Yujin and Xiao Jingrui not to tell anyone about this matter, and then went to the Mu Residence with Xiao Chu.
Xiao Chu bandaged Xia Dong's left hand and asked Xiao Yue to treat the wound on her back.
Xiao Chu's face was a little pale, probably due to the excessive blood loss. He could not lean on anything because of the injury on his back, so he could only sit on the cushion uncomfortably.
It was still Xiao Chu, Ni Huang, and Xia Dong, but the location had changed from the inner hall of the Huitian Medical Hall to Princess Ni Huang's boudoir.
"These assassins are very cunning. They retreated immediately after failing to strike.”Xiao Chu was drinking millet porridge with red dates and wolfberries that could replenish qi and blood. "As for the person behind them, it might not be Prince Yu.”
"Not Prince Yu?"
"To put it bluntly, if Xia Dong was really killed by the assassin, would the situation be in Prince Yu's favor? Everyone in Jinling City knew that Duke Qing was Prince Yu's man, but it was because of this that Prince Yu would not send people to kill Xia Dong.”Xiao Chu drank a mouthful of porridge while Xiao Yue wiped the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief. Xiao Chu continued," Prince Yu isn't a fool. Without the evidence that Sister Xiadong found, Duke Qing will still fall. Do you think Prince Yu will put himself in danger for a Duke Qing who must be given up?”
Ni Huang and Xia Dong nodded thoughtfully. "But who sent these assassins?" Xia Dong asked.”
"Who is the one who has an actual conflict with Prince Yu?”
"Crown Prince!" The two girls answered without thinking. However, Ni Huang pondered for a moment and said,"Looking at the way these assassins do things and their martial arts routines, they must be people from the martial arts world. The Crown Prince doesn't seem to have any martial arts forces that he can take out, right?”
Xia Dong nodded.
Xiao Chu smiled and said," I'm not thinking about whether the Crown Prince has any Jianghu forces under him. I'm thinking about whether there's a prominent noble in the royal court who has a good relationship with a powerful Jianghu force." Now I know."
"Who is it?"
"Xie Yu, Marquis of Ning Country! Zhuo Dingfeng of Heavenly Spring Manor!"
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