Chapter 40: Assassination on the Return Trip
The carriage drove slowly along the mountain road. Ji Yunshu was lost in thought and didn't notice that the surroundings had grown increasingly quiet since some point.
"lady."
Yin Ye's horse suddenly stopped beside the carriage, and she called Ji Yunshu softly through the window.
Ji Yunshu looked up at her, only to hear Yin Ye say again, "Something's wrong."
Only then did Ji Yunshu notice that the surroundings were so quiet that not even the sound of birds was heard.
She whispered, "Protect the young Taoist priest for a while."
Yichen seemed like a weakling who was powerless.
As he was speaking, a group of men in black suddenly jumped out of the woods.
Without saying a word, these people rushed towards Ji Yunshu and the carriage behind.
Yin Ye reacted quickly, blocking the attack and calling out, "Protect the Madam."
Although Ji Yunshu did not follow Zhao Shen's advice and bring Shen Qin with him on this trip, he still brought a team of guards for safety reasons.
These people were not the kind of guards that usually guarded the homes of wealthy families in the capital, but had followed Ji Changlin to the battlefield.
Some of them were quite skilled and they knocked down several of the opponents as soon as they started fighting.
But those men in black were obviously very skilled, and most of them fought with a reckless attitude.
After a while, several people on Ji Yunshu's side were injured.
Yin Ye was entangled by several people and had no time to care about other things, while Bai Ling stayed by Ji Yunshu's side and did not dare to leave.
Ji Yunshu did not take action. She knew her own limitations. Against such a killer, her skills were no match for him and going forward would only cause more trouble.
At some point, the young Taoist priest Yichen got off the carriage at the back, walked up to Ji Yunshu and asked, "Who are these people?"
Bai Ling quickly blocked the arrow and looked at Yichen with some dissatisfaction.
At a time like this, why are you running around instead of staying in the carriage?
Ji Yunshu stared intently at the fighting men in black and asked, "Who did the Taoist offend?"
Although he said this, Ji Yunshu knew that these people were not all coming for Yichen.
After all, there are plenty of opportunities to kill Yichen, there is really no need to wait until he is with her.
Who could be the one who wants to take her and Yichen down together?
Seeing that the guards were having a hard time resisting, Ji Yunshu was about to ask Bai Ling to take action.
Then Yichen asked, "These people are killers. Even if your people can defeat them, they will suffer heavy losses and hold their breath."
Ji Yunshu was about to ask him what he meant when he saw him take out a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve.
Suddenly remembering Bai Ling's words that he was an expert in poison, he quickly shouted, "Hold your breath."
People who come from the military have a good habit, which is to obey orders.
When the guards heard Ji Yunshu's words, they subconsciously held their breath.
In just a moment, Yichen threw the porcelain bottle in his hand towards the fighting crowd.
The men in black slowed down a step and inhaled the diffused gas through their noses.
A moment later, they fell down one after another.
Seeing Ji Yunshu curiously looking at the small porcelain bottle that he had thrown out and shattered on the ground, Yichen explained: "It's just an ordinary drug, it won't kill anyone."
Ji Yunshu was speechless. Did she look like she was worried about these people's lives?
Yin Ye came over and asked, "Madam, what should we do with these people?"
Ji Yunshu looked at the several seriously injured guards on his side and said with a grim expression, "Report to the authorities and say that I was assassinated. Leave the bodies to the authorities and take the living ones back for interrogation."
Yin Ye nodded, turned around and worked quickly with the guards.
For the rest of the journey, Ji Yunshu didn't know if anyone would chase them from behind, so he ordered them to speed up.
Less than an hour later, they returned to the village.
Shen Qin came forward to greet Ji Yunshu and found that many of the guards accompanying her were injured. His expression changed. "Madam, what's going on?"
Ji Yunshu was a little surprised to see Zhao Shen didn't come out, but he didn't ask any more questions. He walked in and said, "There was an assassination on the road. I have asked someone to report it to the police."
Shen Qin knew the level of Ji Yunshu's guards.
Looking at the appearance of those people, you can tell that the assassins are not ordinary people.
He really didn't understand. The lady just went to a Taoist temple, so how could she attract assassins?
Who dares to lay hands on her?
Ji Yunshu didn't intend to clear his confusion, but simply instructed: "Several people around me are seriously injured. Let the doctor treat them first."
Shen Qin quickly asked someone to do it.
Ji Yunshu returned to the house and changed her clothes before Zhao Shen slowly came over in his wheelchair.
He asked worriedly, "I heard you were attacked. Were you injured?"
Ji Yunshu shook his head: "No."
Zhao Shen was silent for a moment, as if trying to find a topic to talk about, but seeing that Ji Yunshu had no intention of talking, he could only say, "Since you're fine, then you can take a good rest. I'll take care of the rest."
Ji Yunshu looked at him for a few seconds, then suddenly stepped forward and reached out to touch his face.
Zhao Shen suddenly turned his wheelchair and moved backwards, asking, "Madam, what are you doing?"
Ji Yunshu smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for a few days. I miss you so much. Doesn't your husband miss me?"
Zhao Shen looked at Ji Yunshu for a moment before saying, "Of course I did."
Ji Yunshu's face turned cold: "Who are you? Where is Zhao Shen?"
Zhao Shen: "...What are you talking about, Madam? Am I not here?"
Ji Yunshu looked at him coldly without saying anything. After a long time, Zhao Shen was a little overwhelmed.
Just at this moment, Shen Qin walked in.
He seemed to be thinking about something and didn't notice that the atmosphere in the room was a little strange. He bowed to Ji Yunshu and asked, "Madam, how are you going to accommodate the people you brought back?"
Ji Yunshu sat down by the window, admiring Zhao Shen's reluctant expression, and said with a smile, "Lock up the assassin and interrogate him thoroughly. As for the young Taoist priest, arrange for him to live in the courtyard next to mine."
Shen Qin frowned: "This... is not good."
Although the Taoist priest is a person from outside the world, he is still a man after all. Living next door to the lady, it is inevitable that he will be in trouble.
Ji Yunshu glanced at him sideways, his gaze falling on Zhao Shen: "What's wrong with that? If your own son doesn't care, what do you care about?"
Shen Qin: “…”
He also looked at Zhao Shen. Zhao Shen lowered his head and said to Shen Qin under Ji Yunshu's smiling gaze, "Madam has discovered it."
Shen Qin suddenly felt his scalp tingling, and he said that this idea was not reliable.
What wife wouldn't even know that her husband has changed his wife?
He quickly said, "Madam, please forgive me."
"Where did Zhao Shen go?"
Ji Yunshu also felt bad. She had been wondering what Zhao Shen was trying to do these days by hiding it from her.
Unexpectedly, the other party was so brave that he simply left a substitute and left.
Shen Qin said: "The prince didn't say anything when he left, and we, his subordinates, didn't dare to ask."
Ji Yunshu didn't believe his nonsense, but since no one wanted to talk about it, she didn't bother to ask.
"I understand. You all can go out now."
Shen Qin felt helpless. His wife looked very angry, and he didn't know if the prince could handle it when he came back.
But if the prince told him not to tell anyone, he wouldn't dare to tell them even if he was killed.
Besides, what’s the use even if Madam knows?
He was about to say goodbye when he remembered that his purpose had not yet been achieved, so he asked again: "That young Taoist priest?"
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