Chapter 446 To Survive

"Take him away!"

Yun Yichen didn't have the time to watch the little maid kowtow and admit her mistakes.

Since these people were involved in harming Gu Shuyan, they have no reason to continue living in this world.

Yun Yichen was not a kind person to begin with, and at this moment he looked at the little maid as if she were a dead person. He slightly raised his hand to Zhong Lin, and Zhong Lin immediately understood and stepped forward to drag the little maid out.

"My lord, my lord, please, please spare me this time. I promise I will never do anything bad again."

The little maid still wanted to beg Yun Yichen for mercy, but Zhong Lin had already picked her up and thrown her out of the study.

"Remember to be a good person in your next life and never have any intention to harm others."

Zhong Lin kindly reminded the maid, then beckoned to a guard beside him: "Take her away and finish her off with a knife."

For this little maid, a single stab was far more merciful than severe torture or any other way of dying. If her master were to give the order, who knows what kind of agonizing death he would inflict upon her.

Seeing the little maid being dragged away like that, and hearing Zhong Lin's icy tone, the martial arts master instantly collapsed to the ground.

"My lord, my lord, I really don't know anything. Miss Sun only gave me money to disguise myself. Please, my lord, let me go this time."

Even knowing that begging Yun Yichen might be useless, the renowned doctor, like a lamb to the slaughter, couldn't help but quickly get up and frantically beg Yun Yichen for mercy.

Yun Yichen glanced at him coldly, then slowly asked, "You know the art of disguise?"

Yun Yichen's words instantly gave the renowned doctor a way to save his life.

Nodding immediately, the renowned physician hurriedly pledged his loyalty, saying, "My lord, I do indeed possess the art of disguise. If you spare me this time, I will follow your lead from now on. Whoever you ask me to disguise, I will do so without fail, ensuring that no one can detect any flaws."

In this world, anyone who has value will have an extra layer of protection compared to others, just like this famous doctor in the martial arts world.

He believed that anyone in a high position would be tempted by the existence of disguise techniques.

"Who taught you your disguise skills?"

The art of disguise had been lost in the previous dynasty. Yun Yichen had seen it in ancient books, but he had searched for it in vain.

So when Yun Yichen heard that the Sun family had found someone skilled in disguise, he took it to heart.

“My master is a reclusive master who has never set foot in the world. So even if I tell you, you might not know.”

The renowned doctor was terrified and dared not lie.

"Did your master tell you that once you've learned this skill, you're not allowed to enter the world?"

Normally, a reclusive master with such extraordinary skills wouldn't be allowed to appear so openly in the capital, even if they had taken on disciples. After all, disguise was a forbidden technique of the previous dynasty, and if it were discovered, it would surely cause a huge uproar.

Looking into Yun Yichen's icy eyes, the renowned physician shivered and silently lowered his head.

He would never forget his master's teachings, but after becoming a doctor and earning a lot of money by practicing medicine, his heart gradually changed.

Yun Yichen had no time to care whether the renowned physician regretted disobeying his master. He was only thinking about one thing: to acquire this disguise technique for his own use.

"You want to live, don't you?"

Yun Yichen simply asked him a question, and the renowned doctor immediately nodded seriously.

He naturally wanted to live. If he didn't even have a life, what use would his ability to earn money be?

"Very well, as long as you teach me the art of disguise, I will have someone send you back to your master."

Yun Yichen didn't really want to let go of this famous doctor from the martial arts world, but there are always gains and losses. Since he was going to learn from him, he couldn't just discard him after he had served his purpose.

"Okay, okay, I'll teach the adults, I'll teach the adults."

The renowned doctor nodded in agreement without hesitation.

Although the master once said that this skill should never be passed on to anyone other than himself, unless he could find someone worthy to entrust with this secret art and pass it on, he should never show it to anyone, even if it meant his death.

But now, in order to survive, he can't care about anything else.

Seeing that he agreed, Yun Yichen nodded and then instructed Zhong Lin, "Take the master away and serve him well. Also, find two more people so that the master can show me how good his disguise skills really are."

Upon hearing this, Zhong Lin immediately accepted the order and led the renowned physician out.

Once Yun Yichen was the only one left in the study, a black-clad bodyguard appeared in the room.

"But we've found out who the assassins were!"

The people who went to assassinate Gu Shuyan today were not from the Sun family. Yun Yichen would not let go of the organization that dared to take on the mission to assassinate Gu Shuyan so easily.

"Reporting to Master, we have investigated thoroughly, but the identity of the master behind those assassins is somewhat unusual."

When he finished speaking, his eyes flickered slightly.

Yun Yichen naturally didn't miss the assassin's hesitant expression, so he waved to him.

Upon seeing this, the guard quickly stepped forward and whispered a few words in Yun Yichen's ear after reaching his side.

When Yun Yichen first heard it, he was also very surprised, but after thinking about it again, he suddenly felt relieved.

Perhaps he underestimated that person from the very beginning.

"Have someone keep a close eye on them. If they make any moves, report it immediately. Also, whatever you do, don't alert them."

"Yes, Master."

The guard nodded heavily upon hearing this, and then instantly disappeared from Yun Yichen's study.

Three days later, the Marquis of Yi'an's residence received another visiting card from the Sun family. Because of Gu Shuyan's trip last time, Madam Ji was less wary of Sun Ruoyun.

When Gu Shuyan received the news, Sun Ruoyun had already been led into the backyard by Madam Ji.

“Our Shu’er rarely goes out. Whenever she has time, she’s either tinkering with random things in her room or writing and embroidering with her two younger sisters at the old lady’s place. I was worried that she wouldn’t have any close female friends before she got married, but now that I see Miss Sun and our Shu’er getting along so well, I’m very pleased.”

Although Madam Ji knew that given the Sun family's current stance and allies, it was best for the Marquis of Yi'an's mansion to have as little contact with them as possible, she realized that her daughter had no close female friends other than Xu Shan'er, so she didn't have many concerns.