Yu Yun Zhai.
There's a wind tonight.
Yuan Yun closed the window, gently patted her belly, and walked towards the bed. Suddenly, she subconsciously glanced at the bedside.
Seemingly sensing something, she stopped going to bed and instead sat down at the round table, pouring herself a cup of tea.
"You dare to trespass even into Yu Yunzhai; you have quite the courage."
A voice came from the shadows in the corner of the room: "Everyone knows that the princess is not skilled in martial arts, but no one expected her perception to be so sharp."
Yuan Yun took a sip of tea and said, "It's precisely because I don't know martial arts that I need to be more perceptive, otherwise I wouldn't have survived until now."
"She eliminated powerful ministers, wiped out the Empress's faction, and suppressed Zhao Huan for many years. Back then, in order to establish the Dragon Guard, she even risked her life to buy people from the Black Mountain Grottoes. I have great respect for the Princess!"
Yuan Yun frowned slightly and said, "You even know about the Black Mountain Grottoes?"
I know a little bit about it.
"Since you revere me, what methods do you intend to use against me? Poison?"
*Smack! Smack!*
The person from the shadows clapped his hands and stepped out, smiling slightly. "The Princess is truly intelligent; she guessed it right away."
Yuan Yun looked at the man and saw that he was of medium height but had a strong physique, with shoulder-length white hair and wearing a ghost mask that only revealed half of his face.
Who are you?
"Who I am is not important. All you need to know is that my poison is peculiar and mild. It is peculiar because only my antidote can cure it, and mild because it will not harm Your Highness. However, if you do not cure it, the fetus in your womb will suffer some trauma."
What is your purpose?
"Your Highness, please stay in your room. I will go to the Imperial Prison and return with the antidote after I have done my job."
Disappointment showed on Yuan Yun's face. She said, "So it really is him. He's so young, yet he's already resorting to any means necessary, even using his own nephew."
The masked man shook his head and said, "When it comes to using any means necessary, Your Highness was already doing so at a much younger age. But I must clarify that the person in question is unaware of the methods I used."
Yuan Yun said sternly, "What if I absolutely have to intervene?"
"I hope Your Highness will consider the child's well-being."
"The prince consort probably doesn't want this child to end up like his second brother."
The masked man bowed to Yuan Yun, then turned and pushed open the door.
"Leave your name," Yuan Yun said.
"One hundred caves in the Southern Zhou Dynasty, one hundred true masters in each cave."
After speaking, Master Baidong stepped out of the door. He had only taken two steps when a swift shadow rushed towards him.
With his hands behind his back, Master Baidong transformed into several afterimages to evade the sudden attack.
But Atao still blocked his way.
"What does Your Highness mean by this?"
“I am not threatened by anyone, and you will pay the price for trespassing in Yu Yun Zhai.”
Yuan Yun picked up her teacup and said in a deep voice, "Atao, leave him here!"
Upon hearing this, Atao flipped her fingers, and two golden daggers spun in her palms. In an instant, she appeared in front of Master Baidong.
Her speed was already extremely fast, and her fighting skills were even praised by Luo Ying, but she only managed to hit the afterimage of Bai Dong Zhenren after several attacks, which shows that the latter was even faster.
"How is that possible?"
Atao was unwilling to give up. She continued to spin the dagger in her palm and, taking advantage of the moment when Bai Dong Zhenren's new afterimage appeared, threw the dagger directly to gain speed.
Master Baidong then took out his hand, which had been behind his back, and shot a needle-like object into the dagger, deflecting it and embedding it into the tree trunk next to Atao.
Atao glanced at the tree, then quickly rolled on the ground and dove away.
At the same time, the needle broke into dozens of smaller needles that shot out in all directions.
Atao quickly got up, squatted down on one leg, stared at Master Baidong, and said, "Lotus Thorn!"
Master Baidong said, "Although you are a child from the Black Mountain Caves, you have been with the Princess since childhood and have not traveled the world. It's quite remarkable that you have such insight."
Atao asked, "Who exactly are you?"
“I have said it before, all the 100 caves in the Southern Zhou Dynasty call me the True Man of the Hundred Caves.”
Yuan Yun asked from inside the house, "Atao, is he difficult to deal with?"
Atao gritted her teeth and said, "The Lotus Thorn is indeed a difficult-to-defend hidden weapon, but this person is also a top expert, not a grandmaster. It won't be so easy for him to shake me off!"
Master Baidong looked at Yuan Yun behind Atao and asked, "Your Highness, are you determined to do this, disregarding the child's safety?"
Yuan Yun said casually, "Mr. Minghua is in the palace."
"So it turns out that His Highness is relying on her."
Master Baidong put his hands behind his back again and said, "I am also proficient in medicine and admit that Shi Minghua is a divine physician of our time. However, those who are good at detoxification are often better at using poison. Are you really willing to bet that Shi Minghua can detoxify?"
“Mr. Minghua doesn’t know how to use poison, but my Yu Yunzhai happens to have someone who does. With her as a reference for Mr. Minghua, what poison can’t be cured?”
Yuan Yun narrowed her eyes and suddenly shouted, "Yan Jiao!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a cloud of green mist suddenly burst out from the tree behind Master Baidong, and Deng Yanjiao's short figure jumped out of the mist, her long fingernails scratching at Master Baidong's face.
Atao blocked Baidong Zhenren's retreat, leaving him seemingly with nowhere to escape. This time, he no longer created afterimages but instead crossed his arms to block Deng Yanjiao's attack.
Bang!
Deng Yanjiao felt as if she had encountered a rock-solid iron plate, and was forced back onto a tree branch.
Enveloped in green mist, Master Baidong gently raised his head, his voice filled with surprise, and said, "Poisonous body... I never expected Your Highness to have such a monster by your side."
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