"Here." After a series of actions, Nan Wusi handed the letter he had written to Nan Wuyu.
"..." Nan Wuyu's lips twitched as he read this. What was this writing?
Seeing Nan Wusi's enthusiastic demeanor, he thought she had made great progress, but to his surprise, it was still the same old scribbles.
"Let me do it," Nan Wuyu said with a smile, looking at Nan Wusi.
"..." Nan Wusi snatched back his letter, muttering, "I think I wrote it pretty well, I've improved a lot."
Namo Yu sighed, realizing that his younger sister genuinely believed she had made significant progress.
Nan Wusi helped Nan Wuyu to the desk, then shared his thoughts and offered some veiled advice, hoping that Nan Tianba would pay attention to the movements within the army and not let any villains take advantage of the situation.
Namo Yu then recounted in detail the recent events, but omitted the fact that he was injured and almost died.
"Second brother, aren't you going to tell Father and Mother?" Nan Wusi asked, somewhat displeased that his second brother wasn't telling them about something so important.
"I'm all better now, there's no need for my parents to worry." Nan Wuyu shook his head.
"But we need to let our parents know how serious this is," Nan Wusi said, somewhat puzzled.
“Father knows we’re being hunted down; that’s serious enough,” Nan Wuyu insisted on his opinion.
“Alright.” Nan Wusi didn’t argue anymore, but she put Nan Wuyu’s letter and her own letter together, so that if there was anything Nan Wuyu hadn’t written, her letter could provide a supplement.
However, whether her parents could understand it was not within Nan Wusi's consideration.
After resting for two more days, Nan Wusi and his group set off again. This time, Xiao Yi brought not only his remaining group but also his subordinates, who were disguised as guards they had specially hired.
The guards who came this time were almost completely wiped out, with only a few wounded. Nan Wuyu told them to focus on recovering and then find an opportunity to return to the capital alone. Otherwise, they feared they wouldn't survive the pursuit.
Originally, Nan Wusi wanted Ye Zi to stay, but Ye Zi absolutely refused to leave Nan Wusi again.
"Ye Zi, if you come with us, I might not be able to protect you like I did last time," Nan Wusi advised kindly.
"Miss, Ye Zi isn't afraid of death, so please let me go with you. You don't need to worry about me." Ye Zi had been worried for a long time since she was able to go with Nan Wusi and the others last time, and this time she was unwilling to leave again.
"Just let her come along. My subordinates are skilled in martial arts, so the pursuit won't be like last time," Xiao Yi said from the side.
"Alright." Nan Wusi finally agreed to let Ye Zi come along.
"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Yi." Ye Zi said with delight, she hadn't expected Xiao Yi to speak up for her.
The group set off again, only to be met by wave after wave of assassins.
However, Nan Wusi discovered a strange phenomenon: each time these assassins attacked, they stopped just in time. Although three waves of them had arrived so far, there had been no casualties whatsoever.
Whenever Nan Wusi tried to make a move, Xiao Yi would stop her, saying that his subordinates could handle it.
"Xiao Yi, what are you doing?" Nan Wusi was very puzzled. Was this some kind of killer version of playing house?
Xiao Yi did not answer directly, but looked at Nan Wusi and said, "Wusi, shall I explain it to you later?"
"Alright then." Since Xiao Yi wanted to keep things mysterious, Nan Wusi decided to let him be. She would just wait and see.
"Bang!" Xiao Mu smashed the teacup in his hand to pieces and roared, "Aren't you Yayue supposed to be the best assassin organization? How come you can't even kill a few people like this?"
“Your Highness, you must speak with conscience. We’ve already lost a lot of men because of this deal. The money you paid us isn’t enough to cover our losses,” the man in black replied coldly.
"That's because the assassins you sent out were too trashy," Xiao Mu said, furious.
"Since Your Highness thinks our Yazuki assassins are too rubbish, then please find someone more capable. We won't keep you company." The man in black didn't back down either.
"Hmph." Xiao Mu stormed off.
After Xiao Mu left, another man in black asked him, "Right Envoy, shall we recall our brothers?"
"No need, let them stay in the shadows and protect the Lord's safety."
"Yes." The man in black went to make the arrangements after receiving the order.
Meanwhile, Nan Wusi suddenly discovered that the new assassin was becoming increasingly troublesome.
"Wu Si, you can go warm up now," Xiao Yi said to Nan Wu Si.
Nan Wusi glanced at Xiao Yi, asked nothing, and rushed out.
Unlike the previous playful fights, this time the assassin came on strong and was quite skilled in martial arts, so it took some effort to deal with him.
However, as Xiao Yi said, his subordinates were indeed skilled in martial arts, so although dealing with them was somewhat troublesome, it was not too difficult.
In the end, all the assassins were captured, but although they were spared, the assassins committed suicide by swallowing poison.
"Your Highness, they all have poison hidden in their mouths," Xuan Li reported to Xiao Yi.
"Do you know which assassin is from which organization?" Xiao Yi asked.
“They are people who live from dawn till dusk,” Xuan Li replied.
"Yes, I understand."
"Xiao Yi, what's going on? Why have these assassins changed again today?" Nan Wusi realized that the previous group and the current group were not from the same organization.
“The previous visitors were all my men,” Xiao Yi replied.
"What?" Nan Wusi was shocked. Xiao Yi had actually secretly cultivated an assassin organization. No wonder those assassins seemed to be just going through the motions and didn't really put up a fight.
"They exchanged a code before they came, so we knew they were one of our own," Xiao Yi explained.
"Impressive, as expected of His Highness Prince Yi." Nan Wusi flattered him. She truly hadn't expected Xiao Yi to have so much influence behind the scenes.
But if Xiao Yi is so powerful, why is it that the original text doesn't mention him at all, while Xiao Mu directly ascends to the throne?
Nan Wusi believed that if she needed to fight against the Crown Prince, she might have to rely on Xiao Yi's power, so she needed to learn more about the situation.
However, now is not a good time to discuss this. It would be better to wait until we return to the capital to discuss it in detail.
After eliminating several groups of assassins, the journey became much smoother. Even when assassins attacked, they were scattered and infrequent. Xiao Yi's subordinates dealt with them all without Nan Wusi even having to lift a finger.
Nearly three months later, Nan Wusi finally stepped into the gates of the capital once again.
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