She was so well-behaved, nestled softly in Xuan Yuanzhan's arms, melting his heart.
However, with a formidable enemy at hand, Xuan Yuanzhan had no time to think. He pulled his cloak to wrap the person in his arms, held her tightly with one hand, and drew his longsword to ward off the rain of arrows.
"Swish! Swish! Swish!"
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
Su Xuening was wrapped in his large cloak and couldn't see anything. She could only feel him carrying her flying into the air one moment and landing back on the horse the next. Sometimes she even felt them fall off the horse, only to be instantly lifted into the air again.
Normally, she would have been terrified by this up-and-down movement, but now, being held in his arms, she felt no fear at all, because she knew he would protect her!
Su Xuening did nothing but hold Xuan Yuanzhan tightly the whole time. Only when the clattering sounds outside stopped did Su Xuening try to lift her head.
Just then, Xuan Yuanzhan looked down at her, and their posture immediately became ambiguous, as if she was about to kiss him and he was lowering his head to cooperate.
Su Xuening blushed instantly, but did not back away.
In that instant, their figures were reflected in each other's eyes. The auras that they had been deliberately controlling were now almost impossible to suppress. Their intense breaths mingled, bringing the already ambiguous atmosphere to its peak.
Xuan Yuanzhan looked into her clear, bright eyes, which were filled with his own reflection, and his heart pounded wildly. He couldn't help but lower his head and kiss her lips.
Even through the veil, Xuan Yuanzhan still managed to pinpoint her most vulnerable spot.
Unexpectedly, he actually kissed her, especially given their current situation. Su Xuening's heart pounded like a deer, and her already flushed face turned even redder.
Xuan Yuanzhan suddenly sensed something, his eyes flashed with a sharp light, he reached out and held her head, pressing her back into his arms, then leaped up with her in his arms, his long sword gleaming coldly as he slashed sharply at the black-clad assassins.
Su Xuening's mind was blank, as if she was still immersed in his kiss. She lay on his chest, her ear right next to his heart, listening to his heartbeat as strong as a drum, wondering if the rhythm of his heartbeat was also enhanced because of her, just as if her heart would also beat faster for him!
Xuan Yuanzhan moved quickly, mainly because Su Xuening was still in his arms, and he didn't want her to be scared, so he made sure to finish quickly.
In the short time it takes to drink a cup of tea, all the assassins in black were dead by his sword.
"Your Highness!"
Just as Xuanyuan Zhan dealt with the assassins in black, Ye Yun and Ye Yu arrived with their guards.
Ye Feng and Ye Xue also appeared from the shadows at the opportune moment.
Seeing that Xuan Yuanzhan had killed so many assassins by himself, Ye Yun glared angrily at Ye Feng: "You knew to send me a signal flare, why didn't you help the prince!"
Ye Yu also glanced at Ye Xue with a strange look.
When the prince and princess were in danger, she refused to intervene.
Ye Feng glanced at Ye Yun with disdain: "Does Your Highness need my help?"
The prince can protect the princess all by himself. Such a rare opportunity for a hero to save the beauty. Wouldn't it be troublesome for him and Ye Xue to interfere?
Ye Xue didn't even glance at Ye Yu, let alone explain anything to him.
Ye Yun rolled her eyes in exasperation: "If Your Highness can handle this alone, why did you send a signal to call us here?"
"With so many corpses, who will deal with them if you don't come?"
Ye Feng answered matter-of-factly, which once again infuriated Ye Yun.
"Stop arguing, deal with all these people." Listening to the two of them talking back and forth, Xuan Yuanzhan spoke up to stop them.
"yes."
"Don't deal with them yet." Ye Yun had just agreed when she lifted Su Xuening's head from Xuan Yuanzhan's arms: "Your Highness, keep these people for now, I have a use for them."
Xuanyuan Zhan frowned: "What's the use?"
Su Xuening wanted to say something, but when she thought about how she was still being held in his arms and how there were so many people around, her pretty face flushed red, and she said awkwardly, "Your Highness, could you please put me down first?"
Even though Xuan Yuanzhan was reluctant, he still let the person down when they wanted to get off.
Su Xuening squatted down and examined the bodies of the assassins.
Xuan Yuanzhan seemed to know what she was looking for: "Ye Yun and the others have already investigated. These assassins have no marks on them and no other identification."
Su Xuening examined the body of an assassin and found that it was indeed the case.
This time, Su Renyi has finally come up with something; he must have gone to great lengths to find such a group of assassins.
Unfortunately, it was her he wanted to kill!
Su Xuening stood up and looked at Ye Yun, asking, "Are the bodies of the assassins from before still there?"
"Most of them have been disposed of, only a few were left," Ye Yun replied honestly.
They originally intended to keep them in case the prince wanted to investigate these people's identities, so they would have some basis for doing so. However, they had already examined the bodies of those assassins many, many times, and there were no marks at all. It was really impossible to find out the identities of these people.
Su Xuening pondered for a moment and said, "Since we didn't keep them all, let's get rid of them. They're useless now."
If we had kept all the previous corpses, they would have been useful. But now that there are only a few, they are dispensable. Fortunately, a fresh batch has arrived this time, so it doesn't matter whether we keep the old ones or not.
"Yes," Ye Yun replied immediately.
Su Xuening glanced down at the assassin's corpse on the ground again: "Keep all of this batch; I have a use for them."
"yes."
Ye Yun readily agreed once again.
Although he didn't know what the princess was going to do, judging from her posture, it seemed like there was going to be a good show.
You know, the princess once single-handedly defeated the entire second branch of the Su family, so this time the drama is sure to be very exciting.
Su Xuening looked at Ye Yu and pondered, "Here's what we'll do. Now that it's dark, Ye Yu, take half of the people back to the Prince's Mansion to protect the Dowager Consort, so that they don't send any more assassins to the Holy Prince's Mansion."
"yes."
Ye Yu agreed and led half of the guards back to the Holy King's Mansion.
Su Xuening then looked at Ye Yun: "Which is the most notorious assassin organization near Kyoto?"
Ye Yun thought for a moment and said, "Then it should be the Black Snake Society! They are a powerful force in the underworld of Kyoto. They are ruthless in killing people for money. I heard that they specialize in killing good people. They not only take on jobs to help corrupt officials kill loyal ministers, but they also intercept and kill wealthy merchants and forcibly take women. In short, they specialize in doing despicable things."
Su Xuening narrowed her eyes menacingly: "Since that's the case, then let's go with them. Go check if this black snake has any unique markings? Or if they have any tokens to prove their identity."
Ye Yun immediately replied, "I know this. I once captured a Black Snake Society assassin, and he had a black snake mark on the back of his hand. It should be the exclusive mark of their Black Snake Society."
"I want the specific pattern and location of their mark. You disguise yourself and go see the leader of the Black Snake Society. Give him five thousand taels of silver and tell him that I have a big deal to discuss with him. Tell him to wait for me at the city gate of Kyoto at 3:45 AM."
"Understood," Ye Yun replied, and immediately went to carry out the task.
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