"Is that so? Then thank you, Fourth Prince." Sun Yun reached out and pushed aside the screen. A valuable white jade screen collapsed to the ground with a thud, revealing the imposing guards of the palace.

Wu Liang led his team to quickly gather behind Sun Yun. Sun Yun did not speak, and they did not bow.

Zhao Bi was shocked to learn that one of the guards was missing!

In a flash, he had already come up with a plan and put on a relieved look. "I'm relieved that everyone is alright. Oh dear, this prince originally came out to pick flowers for Jiao Jiao, but the time is almost up and Jiao Jiao is going to throw a tantrum."

He walked past Sun Yun and the guards, intending to leave through the main gate, but Sun Yun called out to him, "Fourth Prince, why don't you sit down and have a cup of tea?"

Zhao Bi turned around and bowed respectfully from afar, displaying the demeanor of a gentleman, "Your fourth sister is still recovering from her serious injuries, so I will not keep her any longer."

However, Sun Yun did not truly intend to keep him. He simply walked towards him expressionlessly and said, "Fourth Prince, why don't you stay and have a cup of tea?" He then gestured to Wu Liang, who understood and ordered his men to surround Zhao Bi.

At the same time, in a different location, inside the gate of the Sun family, a guard was watching the three assassins in front of him with high vigilance. The three assassins were covered with black cloth, only their cold, hawk-like eyes were visible, and they looked at him coldly, as if they were looking at a dead man.

Each of the guards in Prince Yong's mansion had a gold identification badge made of pure gold, engraved with their names. He coldly looked at the assassin in front of him, tore off the gold badge from his neck and glanced at it. The badge had three characters on it: 'Gu Deyu'.

He cherished these three words very much. Before entering the Yongwang Mansion, his name was San'er. Gu Deyu was the name given to him by the princess after he became a soldier in the Yongwang Mansion and was successfully kept there.

The guards of Prince Yong's mansion wore pure gold medals around their necks, but they never thought of pawning them, because they represented honor!

Gu Deyu tucked the gold medal into his pocket and slowly took off the shield he was carrying on his back. There was a hidden button on the shield, and he placed his hand on it.

Seeing him move, the assassins moved with lightning speed, drawing their swords and heading straight for his vital points. One step, two steps, three steps—when Gu Deyu was only three steps away from the three assassins, he pressed a button. Suddenly, the shield fired six poisoned arrows, and at the same time, the shield cover fell off, revealing the magnet inside.

The Guanzi records, "Where there is lodestone on a mountain, there is gold and copper below."

The three assassins suddenly felt their swords uncontrollably tilting towards their shields, the force of which was so great that it caught them off guard. However, having grown up undergoing hellish training, they only had a moment's panic before deciding to discard their swords.

Three gleaming knives instantly slipped from his hands and were attracted to the magnet. However, after discarding the knives, there were still six poisoned arrows. He dodged them with a few skillful somersaults, but Gu Deyu had already taken the initiative. It was as if he had thousands of weapons hidden on his body. He pulled out three marbles from somewhere. The marbles were small and had white iron shells.

The marble was thrown and exploded upon landing. With the sound of the explosion, the assassin found himself surrounded by a white mist and could see nothing.

Suddenly, a scream rang out, and one of the assassins collapsed to the ground, lifeless. The other two assassins became even more cautious, every hair on their heads standing on end.

With another muffled thud, the second assassin fell to the ground. Before he died, he only had time to see Gu Deyu's knife fall. He didn't even know when Gu Deyu had appeared before he died with his eyes wide open.

The last assassin groped his way through the white fog, unable to see anything. He had trained hard in the swamp, where miasma and fog filled the air, but he could use the wind and fog to find his way and locate enemies. But now he felt his five senses were sealed off; he could only move his feet, and all his other senses were gone.

“The princess is right, we should learn from the barbarians’ superior techniques to subdue them.” Gu Deyu appeared in front of the last assassin, holding only a short dagger, but the dagger was incredibly sharp and could cut through iron like mud.

The assassin tried to resist, but she suddenly found herself powerless, completely unable to fight back. She watched helplessly as the dagger pierced her chest. Before she closed her eyes, only one thought remained in her mind: Wasn't this medicine meant for the Sixth Sister? Why is it here, and why has it transformed into white mist?

Picking up the shield cap from the ground, Gu Deyu stepped out of the white mist and stared expressionlessly at the five assassins who had come to his aid. He used the same trick again, dropping the marble in his hand. Instantly, the white mist rose again, but one of them managed to dodge it.

"Leave this to me, go and inform the princess quickly." Ma Fu and Ma Gui appeared in front of him, with Ma Fu speaking anxiously.

The two were originally escorting Ma to Taizhou, but they were intercepted halfway and had to return to the Sun residence. Gu Deyu glanced at the two and saw that they were both seriously injured, their hands holding swords were trembling slightly, and their foreheads were covered with a dense layer of cold sweat.

“No need.” He drew his crossbow, nocked an arrow, and aimed it at the fleeing assassins. “Commander Mo said that when facing enemies who are not afraid of death, we must be afraid of death to win.”

Ma Fu and Ma Gui, both also loyal soldiers, were at a loss for words upon hearing his words. However, they felt grateful, as they were both risking their lives for others. At this moment, they felt the dignity that Gu Deyu possessed, a dignity they had never had before.

The man in black opposite put his hand to his mouth and blew on it, signaling the move. Immediately, the assassins hidden in various corners of the Sun family compound sprang into action. Ma Fu and Ma Gui anxiously said, "You must leave now!"

Gu Deyu remained serious and calm as he activated the crossbow, firing three poisoned arrows. The man in black opposite him dodged them. He had only caught a glimpse of Gu Deyu from afar and knew that the shield behind him could absorb weapons, so he did not make any rash moves and simply kept dodging.

Before long, dozens of assassins rushed in from all directions and surrounded the three men. Arrows flew straight at Ma Fu and Ma Gui. Gu Deyu tore off his shield and covered the two men with it. Without his shield and unable to dodge in time to save them, he was hit in the back by an arrow, and blood instantly flowed down his armor.

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