As soon as Bai spoke, Granny Shang knew what she was planning to do, and immediately looked at Xuan Yuanzhan with pity: "Your Highness, how about we make a fake one?"

Bai glared at her: "Do you think Xuanyuan Peng is a fool?"

Xuanyuan Zhan knew what Bai Shi wanted to do, and immediately took out his sword.

Bai took the sword and was about to stab Xuan Yuanzhan without any hesitation. Su Xuening was startled and quickly stopped her: "Mother, what are you doing?"

"How can we put on this self-inflicted injury ruse if we don't stab him with two holes?" Bai Shi ignored Su Xuening and started stabbing Xuan Yuanzhan.

Xuanyuan Zhan didn't dodge. Fortunately, Bai Shi was his biological mother and couldn't bear to really hurt him. She just stabbed Xuanyuan Zhan in some shallow wounds on his face, neck, and arms, which were not vital areas.

Although every wound looked bloody, they were all just superficial injuries.

Su Xuening was initially worried, but seeing that Bai Shi didn't actually make a move, she felt relieved.

Unexpectedly, seeing that Bai Shi's actions were all bark and no bite, Xuan Yuanzhan took back his sword and stabbed himself in the waist.

Xuan Yuanzhan's sudden action stunned everyone!

"Your Highness!" Su Xuening was quite frightened by him and rushed over to check his wound. Seeing that the wound was deep and blood was gushing out, she felt even more distressed: "Why did you do this? I already said I was going to act. A little scratch would have been fine!"

He really can be ruthless; the injuries he had just recovered from have returned!

Xuanyuan Zhan, however, seemed completely unaffected by the pain, saying, "I'm simply restoring the injuries I sustained!"

He was already injured before; if it weren't for her excellent medical skills and the quality of her medicine, how could he have recovered so quickly?

Su Xuening felt extremely distressed: "Even so, you shouldn't have hurt yourself like this!"

If Xuanyuan Peng truly cared for him, he would feel sorry for him even if he saw the old wounds on his body.

Although his waist injury had healed a few days ago, the scar was still there.

Su Xuening was about to apply medicine to Xuan Yuanzhan when Xuan Yuanzhan stopped her, saying, "No need to treat it yet. Let the imperial physicians treat it once we enter the palace."

Su Xuening frowned: "But there's so much blood."

"It's alright, no matter how serious the injury, you're here to help me heal." Xuan Yuanzhan had great confidence in Su Xuening's medical skills.

Although Bai felt sorry for Xuan Yuanzhan, since the wound had already been pricked by thorns, it couldn't be wasted: "Get ready, we'll go to the palace together."

As Bai spoke, she pulled Su Xuening over, ruffled her hair, and tore a piece of her skirt.

Seeing her like this, Su Xuening also looked at the sword in Xuan Yuanzhan's hand: "Should I also get injured?"

"Need not!"

"don't want!"

Bai Shi and Xuanyuan Zhan said the same thing in unison.

Seeing Xuan Yuanzhan's nervous expression, Bai Shi laughed and said, "There's no need for so many injuries. A few minor injuries are enough. Besides, Xuan Yuanzhan is highly skilled in martial arts. If he can't even protect you, that would be too much to ask."

"You're fine as you are." Xuan Yuanzhan couldn't bear to see Su Xuening get hurt.

With that, Xuan Yuanzhan called Ye Feng over: "Send a signal to Ye Yun and Ye Yu!"

"Yes," Ye Feng replied and immediately went to do it.

Ye Yun and Ye Yu had prepared several large flatbed carts, and all the assassins' corpses had been loaded onto them, waiting outside Kyoto.

Upon seeing the signal flare coming from Kyoto, Ye Yun immediately waved his hand and shouted, "Enter the city!"

Ye Yun and Ye Yu led several carts piled high with the corpses of assassins, entering the city in a grand procession.

This massive spectacle instantly attracted a crowd of onlookers from the capital.

"What's going on? Why are there so many corpses?"

"Yeah, look at all these people, they're all dressed in black clothes and black pants, they don't look like decent people at all!"

"These two leading figures seem to be guards from the Holy King's Palace."

"These guards killed all the men in black, right? What happened that led to so many being killed?"

Hearing the people's discussions, Ye Yun raised his voice and said, "These were all assassins who tried to kill our Prince and Princess. They have all been killed. Anyone who dares to plot against our Prince and Princess will suffer this fate!"

Upon hearing Ye Yun's words, the people instantly fell silent, not daring to utter another word.

Only after Ye Yun and his group left with the bodies of the assassins in black did the people dare to speak.

"What audacity! To actually assassinate the Holy King and Holy Queen!"

"Yes, they dare to touch the royal family? Aren't they just courting death?"

"Who do you think has such a deep grudge against the Holy King and Holy Queen that they would send so many assassins to kill them!"

"I think these people are all brainless. That Holy King isn't the Emperor... cough, they still dare to have such thoughts. If they are found out, wouldn't their entire families be executed!"

Ye Yun and Ye Yu, carrying the bodies of the assassins, traveled from West Street to South Street, and then to East Street, covering most of the capital city. They went back and forth along West Street, specifically the street where the Marquis of Yong'an's residence was located, three times before finally leading their men towards the palace.

Upon seeing Ye Yun and his men dragging the assassin's corpse, the guards of the Yong'an Marquis's mansion immediately rushed off to find Su Renyi.

"My lord!"

Su Renyi and his concubine were still asleep when they were awakened by the shouts of the guards.

Su Renyi glanced at the hourglass and realized it was already 9:00 AM. He had slept so soundly today; could it be that he was too tired last night?

The concubine next to Su Renyi had just woken up. Seeing that it was getting late, she quickly got up to serve Su Renyi: "My lord, please forgive me. I was too tired yesterday, so I got up late."

The concubine spoke with a shy expression, even giving Su Renyi a couple of winks.

Su Renyi was clearly not interested in this concubine. He had come here to spend the night because a lot of things had happened that had made him depressed, so he came to find a concubine to relieve his boredom.

I never expected that after a night of indulgence, I would wake up late today.

Su Renyi put on his clothes and went outside, where he saw his bodyguards waiting for him.

Su Renyi immediately knew something was wrong and frowned, asking, "What is it?"

The guard bowed quickly and whispered, "All the assassins we sent to kill the Holy Princess have been killed."

Upon hearing this, Su Renyi's face immediately darkened.

He even sent more people this time, but it still failed.

Su Renyi pondered for a moment in disappointment and said, "Let's rest for a while and not take any action for now. We'll find another opportunity next time."

Now that Su Xuening is protected by Xuan Yuanzhan, it is indeed not easy to succeed. If this drags on, even if all their people are killed, they may not be able to kill Su Xuening.

They've already lost a lot of men at the hands of Xuan Yuanzhan and Su Xuening, and they absolutely can't afford to lose any more. He needs to discuss this matter with Su Fei again and ask her to come up with a solution.

The guards had more to report than just that: "Just now, the guards of the Holy King's Mansion transported all the assassins' bodies into the capital city and paraded them around the city. I'm afraid they're going to be sent to the palace now."