Nearly a month ago, Shen Shaoyang originally followed Xia Mingyu to the palace, but unexpectedly, he found his own younger sister, Shen Ruyu.
It was also with her help that Shen Shaoyang regained all his memories.
Those dark and oppressive memories came rushing back, completely overshadowing everything that belonged to Shi Niu over the past ten years, especially after learning from Shen Ruyu that she had been controlled and tortured by a castrated dog for the past ten years.
According to Shen Ruyu's description, for the past ten years she has been forced to take pills to fall asleep every day and to communicate with the gods. Moreover, if it is not something that Cao Anmin needs, she will be dragged to the Ministry of Justice to be punished. She seems to have everything as an imperial concubine, but in reality she is suffering greatly.
Upon learning the truth, Shen Shaoyang looked at Shen Ruyu, who was crying her eyes out, and felt both angry, guilty, and remorseful. His first instinct was to take Shen Ruyu away, but she threatened to kill herself and insisted that he kill Cao Anmin before she would leave. Although Shen Shaoyang knew this was a risky gamble, he had no choice but to take the risk.
So he temporarily set aside his identity as Shi Niu and sought out the old subordinates of the Shen family. The remaining members of the Shen family numbered only a few hundred, all of whom had been scattered and left behind when he fled the capital in haste.
Moreover, he still had a lot of gold, silver and jade artifacts that he had hastily hidden away back then. After selling these, Shen Shaoyang was able to form a group of more than two hundred assassins.
In addition, the allure of the bounty notices issued in the martial arts world did cause trouble for the Eastern Depot for a while, including today, but now it seems that it was still too risky.
Shen Shaoyang knew that today was the best opportunity to kill Cao Anmin, and if he missed it, he might not have another chance.
and.
The image of the woman Cao Anmin had been carrying all the way flashed through his mind; that woman was probably the "Madam Li" who had been the subject of much discussion recently.
Because the assassination was not planned in the capital, he had previously thought it was just a rumor. But now, this woman had a close relationship with Cao Anmin, and he felt that she was very "familiar".
Meanwhile, Shen Shaoyang led his men to search along the river.
But he didn't know that the two of them had already been sucked into an underground cave in the nearby mountains by the siphon effect of the undercurrent.
Xia Yixin was awakened by a sharp pain all over her body.
The undercurrent seemed to have swept her into a cave in a valley, where it was dark and there was no light except for a few reflections on the rock walls.
She gasped for breath as she got up. Her wrists and ankles felt like they were broken. She was soaked, and her clothes clung to her body, cold and wet.
She climbed up to the cliff face, took out the white jade ointment from her storage ring, and applied it to her wrists and ankles. She immediately felt a cool and soothing sensation. Fortunately, that capricious bastard Cao Anmin hadn't broken any of her bones.
She wondered how he was doing. She hadn't stabbed him deeply, but if he was still alive, she really didn't know how she would handle things after they got out.
Sigh, let's just take it one step at a time.
The system mentally complained, "Host, why do you always flirt with death..."
"I also want to ask why the male supporting characters you choose are always so bizarre. Before, he was an antisocial guy, and later..." Xia Yixin said, but then she realized that she couldn't remember the characters she had pursued in the previous worlds.
She suddenly felt strange, and a vague inspiration flashed through her mind, but it was too fast for her to catch.
After a while, the ointment took effect. Although the redness and swelling had not subsided, the pain had weakened considerably. Just as she put the white jade ointment into her storage ring, her hand suddenly touched something hot.
It is a black jade ring.
She took out the ring with a puzzled look. It was the one she had worn when she arrived in this world. Could it be indicating something?
There was a similar incident in the palace before, but it was fleeting.
She put the ring on her hand, and sure enough, she could vaguely sense something in the dark cave. Her eyes gradually adjusted to the light, and she groped her way forward step by step.
It turns out that this underground cave was originally a network of underground waterways. The fact that the air was circulating proved that there must be a passage leading to the outside. Coincidentally, the direction she was looking in was also the direction from which the wind was blowing.
As the black jade ring on her hand grew increasingly hot, she kicked someone.
She was startled. The first thing she saw was the reflection of the blade. Upon closer inspection, she realized, "My God, it's Cao Anmin!"
His chest was still rising and falling, and the mask on his face had disappeared. Unfortunately, it was too dark in the cave to see his appearance clearly, and he had lost his crown during the fight. His cascading black hair made him look like a water ghost.
The cave was filled with a strong, mixed smell of blood and a chilling odor.
Her black jade ring has also stopped heating up. Could this thing be a male supporting character sensor?
While Xia Yixin was complaining, the system was already roaring, "What a great opportunity, host! The male supporting character is seriously injured right now, and you've saved him. It's the perfect time to gain his favor!"
"Are you sure he won't skin me alive if he wakes up? I stabbed him..."
The system remained silent for a long time before weakly retorting, "Then you can't just let him fend for himself like that, host. If he dies, you'll be wiped out too."
Xia Yixin sighed, resignedly put away the unreliable black jade ring, and tore his tattered outer robe into ropes to tie his hands and feet together.
"Host, calm down! Calm down!!" the system exclaimed.
Xia Yixin chuckled, "You need to calm down. I'm trying to tie him up. Who knows if this guy will suddenly try to kill someone again? I've been treating him to good food and drink, but he turns on me and won't listen to any explanations."
She made sure he couldn't break free for the time being, and even threw his sword far away before she checked his pulse.
Just like three years ago, his pulse was erratic, indicating that he had used a lot of random pills and was even weaker. It could be said that this person looked very strong, but in reality, he was almost at his limit. Fortunately, the poison on the arrow was not difficult to cure, and she did not pierce it too deeply.
She gave him a pill and applied the ointment she found on his body to his abdominal wound. She even tore off his own undergarment to make a bandage for him.
She was already freezing cold and soaking wet, so she wasn't stupid enough to use her own clothes as bandages. Besides, it was best not to reveal the contents of her storage ring, otherwise it would be hard to explain.
After doing all this, Xia Yixin's clothes were half dry, but she still felt cold in her hands and feet. She was afraid that if she stayed any longer, she would get a fever. On the other hand, Cao Anmin was warm all over and breathing evenly because of his internal energy protecting him.
She couldn't help but admire his martial arts skills. Moreover, upon closer inspection, the man's physique didn't resemble that of a eunuch; instead, he was strong and powerful. If it weren't for the fact that his pulse was indeed more effeminate than that of an ordinary man, she might have suspected him of being a fake eunuch, just like the people outside.
The question now was, what to do? Suddenly, an idea struck her.
"System, can you make me lose my memory?" Xia Yixin asked in her mind.
"This... is available in the mall, but unfortunately you can't use it right now, host." The system was a little flustered.
Since she couldn't achieve amnesia through medication, she couldn't be blamed. She searched around and picked up a head-sized rock from the ground, preparing to achieve physical amnesia.
Just as she raised it, she suddenly met a pair of deep, dark eyes, which startled her so much that she quickly hid the stone.
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