The assassins were shocked. Seeing that the situation was not good, they subconsciously retreated and tried to escape. However, as soon as they reached the door, they were forced to retreat again.
The people who came were Yang Guan and Jin Lie, and behind them were dozens of soldiers in armor. Jin Lie shouted, "Catch him!" Then he drew out his sword and confronted the leader Zuo Yue.
"Your Highness... I'm sorry for not doing my job well and frightening you." Yang Guan immediately ran to Ji Wan's side. His nose twitched twice as he smelled a very faint smell of blood. Then he said in shock, "Your Highness! Are you injured?!"
Ji Wan shook his head: "It's okay, my left leg was scratched, I just need to go back and bandage it." He used too much force just now, and his left leg accidentally hit the corner of the couch.
Yang Guan carefully turned over the quilt and saw that the white gauze that Ji Wan used for disguise had been soaked with blood and was glowing bright red. Yang Guan felt his heart twitching, and he continued to take off Ji Wan's shoes and stockings with anger and heartache.
A deep cut that could be seen to the bone appeared on Ji Wan's calf. Yang Guan, with pity, injected a lot of spiritual power into Ji Wan to relieve the pain.
"It's all the fault of those assassins! Don't worry, Your Highness. When I came in, I had my men cordon this place off, ensuring that not even a fly can escape. I will never let them go!"
Ji Wan nodded and instructed Yang Guan, "Don't worry, Yang Guan, go find me a doctor. By the way, how is Rucheng doing? Have you figured out who the spy is? Bring Rucheng over later. I want to ask him myself."
Also, just now Afeng took away an enemy who seemed to be a cultivator, but I don’t know where they went, so you should pay attention to this matter.”
"Your Highness, please take a rest. There is no rush to deal with government affairs tomorrow. Besides, we have servants who can help you with your worries! As for Afeng, he should have entered the barrier of the [realm]." Yang Guan felt really sorry for Ji Wan who was neglecting his health.
[Boundary] is a barrier specially set up to protect mortals. When Tuoba Feng and the assassin fought, they would certainly not restrain each other, so it was normal for him to be driven back by the [Boundary].
Yang Guan was well aware of Tuoba Feng's level of cultivation. He also knew that with Tuoba Feng's level of cultivation, few mortals could harm him, which was why he had been so confident in letting Tuoba Feng accompany His Highness. But when another cultivator unexpectedly appeared, Yang Guan felt a strong fluctuation of spiritual energy and secretly thought it was not good.
Fortunately, Tuoba Feng has mastered the use of formations, and the formation he built can protect His Highness well.
Ji Wan shook his head and said, "No, Yang Guan, it's best to deal with it as soon as possible. The city gates will be opened in a few days, and many people will leave the city. There will definitely be people who bring back the plague. If I don't find a solution soon, I won't be at ease.
You must pay more attention to Afeng. If there is no news from him after half an hour, go to Moxiang Academy and give Chanhua a message. Then you and Chanhua can go into the [realm] together to rescue him.
Fortunately, in less than half a minute, Tuoba Feng rushed back to Quanxiang Tower covered in blood.
"Your Highness, that man's cultivation level is at the late Golden Core stage. I don't know what kind of magical weapon he was carrying. I let him escape by mistake!" Tuoba Feng was a little depressed.
If it weren't for his formation today, he would have died in the fight with the man. He relied on the formation given by his master to temporarily trap the assassin.
Unfortunately, he somehow managed to escape underground.
Ji Wan didn't blame Tuoba Feng: "I know, thank you for your hard work, Afeng, can you tell which faction that person belongs to from his skills or spells?"
Ji Wan could see the assassin's agility and decisiveness. He ran towards Ji Wan and slapped her on the head, which meant that she knew what she looked like, or that her target had always been Ji Wan.
If it weren't for the jade pendant given by Tuoba Feng, Ji Wan would have turned into a pile of minced meat by now.
Tuoba Feng was an expert in formation formations, but his sorcery skills were not very high. To put it in modern terms, he was a professional, and when it came to killing, his experience certainly didn't compare to the professional assassins sent by others.
It is normal for an intellectual engaged in research and technology to fail if he is asked to do a job involving killing people.
"Your Highness, I can't tell. I only know that this person's pair of Ice Palms are very powerful. But there are very few sects in the world of immortal cultivation that use Ice Palms. How could such a small sect produce a cultivator in the late Jindan stage? If there was one, wouldn't they have announced it long ago and used it to expand their power?" Tuoba Feng was very puzzled.
Ji Wan laughed sarcastically, "Think about it, besides the Cui family, who else would want to get rid of me? Think about it that way."
She once again realized deeply that the queen would not spare her life.
Ji Wan was certain that he had never offended any cultivator other than his own subordinates, but this person's clear goal was to take Ji Wan's life. Combined with the magic weapon used by the Cui family to destroy the barrier before, it was enough to explain who sent this person.
However, there was still one point of doubt... If this person had really given the magical weapon to destroy the barrier, why didn't he just find an opportunity to eliminate Ji Wan like he did today? Why would he just destroy the barrier?
“Your Highness, there are countless sects of all sizes in the [World], but I can be sure that no one in the Upper Sect practices this set of Ice Palm!” Tuoba Feng had met with geniuses from various sects in the Upper Sect before, so he naturally knew their backgrounds.
"Shangzong?" Ji Wan was curious.
"In the world of immortal cultivation, many large clans and sects would confer titles on themselves in order to demonstrate their status. Later, over time, the title of Supreme Sect would need to be contested every year. In the past, the Wanzhen Sect would send my master and me to every Supreme Sect Conference."
The old doctor, who was over fifty years old, was pulled out of the quilt by Yang Guan. He was still a little dazed. When he was treating Ji Wan's wound, he accidentally touched it and Ji Wan hissed immediately.
In this way, Ji Wan did not sleep all night. Not only did he have to endure the pain in his legs, but he also had to think about what happened during the day. He was really overwhelmed.
Gong Xu continued to struggle. Seeing the guards behind him about to swing their sticks to punish him, Ji Wan turned and glanced at him: "It's me. Why, the Cui family showed my portrait to Zuo Yue, but not to you?"
As if he couldn't believe it, Gong Xu turned his head to look at Zuo Yue and asked, "Why didn't you tell me she was the target?!"
Zuo Yue lowered her head and didn't react when questioned. She was completely immersed in the atmosphere of failure and let Gong Xu rush over like crazy.
She is not interested in watching people fighting each other. Cui Min brought a list of spies last night, and Ji Wan has already sent people to deal with it. Now she has to go there immediately to check it out, and only after she finishes checking it out can she go back to have a good sleep.
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