"Unfortunately, I believe in karma and retribution. It's just a matter of sooner or later. But I can make your retribution come sooner."
After saying that, Yan An struck Yun Yao with a palm, as fast as lightning and as strong as a gale.
In an instant, the strong stench of blood filled the entire street.
"Pfft." Yun Yao spat out a mouthful of blood and staggered back a few steps.
"I forgot to tell you before, you... can't beat me!"
Yun Yao wiped the blood from the corner of her lips and sneered, "Heh!"
"So what if we can't beat you? As long as we can keep you occupied, the mission is accomplished."
"That depends on whether you can keep me here!"
At this moment, Bai Zhi, Bai Lan, An Si, and An Liu arrived one after another.
"Miss." "Your Highness."
"Why are you here?"
"It was the people here who went to inform the Yan family and the Regent's Palace, but they were all busy, so the four of us came instead."
Everything went as Yan An had predicted; the people were not fleeing for their lives, but rather using the opportunity to find help.
This is why Yan An simply smiled and did not refute Cheng Ying's sarcastic remarks.
There's no need to say anything more to someone who's full of deceit and cunning.
"That should be enough to deal with them. How's Yue Xiyuan doing?"
"Your Highness, rest assured, everything is normal on the Prince's side."
"Is Miss Yun Yao still so confident now?"
"We are confident that we can hold Princess An back by coming here."
“You guys hold her off. If any of you can catch her, I’ll give her a big gift.”
Yan An gave us things that were absolutely top-notch, An Si said first, “Don’t try to take them from me.”
"Whoever catches them is responsible."
Although Dark Four made the first move, Dark Six did indeed strike first.
"Dark Six, you're really good at cheating!"
"Be careful, she has a Gu poison on her," Yan An warned.
"Your Highness, please go in peace. We will take care of things here."
"Hand her over to you? Did I let her go?"
The slender and delicate Yun Yao tossed her hair and smiled.
Her voice was sweet and delicate, with an undisguised allure.
Yun Yao took out the xun (a type of ancient Chinese wind instrument) and put it to her lips to play a tune.
“Princess An, what will they do if you leave today?”
As the music ended, the streets, which had been deserted except for them, were now filled with people.
"Miss, what's going on with them?"
"I was poisoned by a Gu, but I never expected her to use this method to stall me."
"Your Highness, since these people have become living dead, you should leave quickly. They are all living dead without martial arts skills, and I can still stop them."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Yun Yao's icy laughter rang out, chilling like ice.
“Princess An, guess where I put the poison? And guess how many more people like this there are?”
Yan An's cold gaze fell on Yun Yao's face, his brows furrowed, and he said in a deep voice.
"You poisoned the water?"
Clap clap clap... Yun Yao actually started clapping her hands.
"Haha, Princess An is indeed exceptionally intelligent. I haven't even told Princess An yet, and she has already guessed it."
Yan An couldn't help but show his anger on his face, and the anger that had been building up in his heart ignited.
This is all the peace and prosperity that Yue Xiyuan has achieved at the cost of his life, and yet she has trampled on it like this.
"Yun Yao, you're asking for death!"
“Princess An, now it’s up to you to choose. Will you arrest me? Or will you protect Yue Zhixiao and Chen Jingshu until their execution tomorrow? Or do you intend to show your compassion and save the people of this city?”
"It's not too late to kill you first!"
Yan An grasped his left wrist, and the Soul-Devouring Whip landed in his right hand.
Just as the whip was only a foot away from Yun Yao, she grabbed two civilians and used them as shields.
The faint breathing of the living dead made Yan An immediately stop whipping.
"What's wrong, junior sister?"
"They are still breathing."
"That's impossible. The undead I've encountered before were all not breathing."
“It seems nothing can be hidden from Princess An. These people can indeed be saved. After all, I came in a hurry and didn’t bring enough Gu poison. I can only pour a little bit into some wells.”
Yan An understood Yun Yao's intention: "She just wants us to go and rescue the people in the city to buy us time."
"Congratulations, Princess An, on answering correctly again. However, it only takes three hours for someone to go from being poisoned to becoming a living dead. Let me think, when did I poison her?"
"Half an incense stick? Or a full incense stick? Or half an hour? I'm sorry, Princess An, I forgot."
Yun Yao's voice was as cold as the winter wind, with a long, drawn-out tone that made one want to slap her.
"Princess An, there's no need to thank me. We'll meet again someday!"
Taking advantage of the crowd surrounding Yan An and the others, Yun Yao used her lightness skill to disappear from everyone's sight.
"Your Highness, Yun Yao and Cheng Ying have both left."
"An Si, take control of these civilians, but don't hurt them."
Yan An took out several hundred cable ties from his spatial storage and demonstrated how to use them.
“Once it’s tied tightly, they won’t be able to break free.”
The group quickly used cable ties to subdue the civilians in front of them.
"An Liu, go to the Regent's Palace and tell Yue Xiyuan to immediately investigate the poisoned well and take it under control."
"But Your Highness, there are so many wells in the city, and we don't have enough manpower right now."
"Yun Yao was probably ordered to do this in a time of crisis, so she probably didn't have enough time to poison the water. Besides, all the official wells in the capital are guarded by soldiers. I guess Yun Yao must have found some small wells to poison the water."
"Understood, Your Majesty. I will go and check each of the small wells immediately."
"An Si, Bai Zhi, Bai Su, go to the Yan Mansion, the Imperial Palace, and the Dali Temple respectively to find all available troops to support you and bring the people in the city under control. Remember to keep them from drinking water for the time being."
"yes."
Even if the nearest troops were dispatched, it would take several hours. Moreover, they were still patrolling various checkpoints to check suspicious persons. Once Yue Zhixiao and the others were rescued, it was uncertain where they would pass through.
"Junior sister, what do you need me to do?"
"We will go to your Jirentang to develop the antidote. We must develop the antidote within two hours."
Yan An was unsure how long these people had been poisoned, and the longer it dragged on, the greater the danger to their lives would be.
"Should we take these people back with us?"
Yan An sensed no one else around him and moved like lightning among the controlled people.
The people who were just struggling, rolling, and screaming on the ground have all disappeared.
"We don't have much time left, let's go."
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