The men in black on horseback quickly caught up. One of them swung his knife and killed the horse, which fell to the ground. The carriage overturned, and Yang Cui and Xi Hongmei were thrown heavily to the ground.
But at that moment, they ignored their physical pain, got up and ran.
The man in black was targeting Yang Cui. Just as the knife was about to fall on Yang Cui, Xi Hongmei pushed Yang Cui away.
"Red Maple!"
The knife struck Xi Hongmei, and blood stained her entire body.
Yang Cui's eyes instantly welled up with tears.
What makes her worthy of such treatment?
"Can I die knowing the truth?" Yang Cui said to the man in black.
She knew she couldn't escape, couldn't outrun them, and couldn't defeat them.
But before she died, she wanted to know who wanted to kill her!
Is it Lin Shikang, or Qiu Mingxuan? Or is it related to the case Cen Xiao is investigating?
"The King of Hell will tell you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the assassin in black raised his knife and slashed at Yang Cui...
Yang Cui knew she was doomed, so she closed her eyes and faced death.
But just then, a warm liquid splashed onto his face, followed by screams from the two black-clad assassins.
She opened her eyes and saw two black-clad assassins lying in front of her, wounded by arrows.
"Xiao Cui".
Cen Xiao is here, it's Cen Xiao!
"Honey, waaaaah, you scared me to death!" Yang Cui hugged Cen Xiao and burst into tears.
"It's alright, don't be afraid."
"Go quickly and help Yutang and the others, they're just ahead," Yang Cui said, wiping away her tears.
Dao Ba and Dao Jiu immediately rode off to help.
Dao Si took out his knife and felt Xi Hongmei's pulse. He found that she was not dead, but had fainted due to excessive blood loss. He immediately took out a bottle of wound medicine and poured it on her wound.
Yang Cui's legs went weak and numb. After all, she was just a mortal, and she was afraid of death.
Cen Xiao carried Yang Cui horizontally onto the horse, and Dao Si carried Xi Hongmei onto the horse, taking her away first to receive treatment.
At this moment, Su Yutang and Ma Ming arrived. Both of them had sustained injuries, and Yang Cui felt a little guilty.
"Are you all alright?" Yang Cui asked with concern.
"It's just a minor injury. I've already applied medicine, it's nothing serious. Thank you for your concern, Madam."
These guards always carried wound medicine with them, just in case.
Dao Ba was still holding a man in black, the only survivor. Fearing he might commit suicide, Dao Ba had already dislocated his jaw.
Cen Xiao's eyes flashed with a chilling light: "Take him back for interrogation."
After returning to Kyoto, Yang Cui first went to the clinic to see Xi Hongmei. The knife wound was quite deep, but fortunately Cen Xiao and the others arrived in time, and also fortunately, Dao Si's wound medicine was effective, and Xi Hongmei was saved.
However, he is not out of danger yet. The doctor said that he will be out of danger only if he can get through tonight.
Seeing Xi Hongmei unconscious, Yang Cui felt very guilty.
Cen Xiao reassured him, "I've already sent Dao Si to the Imperial Hospital to invite Physician Hu. With Physician Hu accompanying you the whole time, you can rest assured."
Back at the general's mansion, Yang Cui arranged for her maid, Xiao Yu, to take care of Xi Hongmei.
Yang Cui didn't tell her children about the assassination attempt, for fear of making them worry and be frightened.
Yang Cui got caught in the rain and was frightened today. In the evening, she developed a high fever and started talking nonsense.
Cen Xiao felt heartbroken looking at him, wishing he were the one who was hurt.
Dao Ba rushed to the Sun residence overnight and carried over the Imperial Physician Sun Zhi'ang.
Yes, he carried it because he thought Sun Zhiang was too slow.
After a whole night of fussing, Yang Cui's fever finally broke at 3:45 AM the next day. Cen Xiao was really worried, so he stayed up all night by her side, his eyes bloodshot from exhaustion.
When Yang Cui woke up, it was already late morning.
"Husband~~" As soon as she spoke, Yang Cui felt that her throat was very sore and her mouth tasted bitter.
"You're awake." Cen Xiao was extremely excited. "Someone, quickly go and fetch Physician Sun."
"I'm much better. How's Hongmei?"
"Don't worry, Xiaoyu came back this morning and said she's awake, but it's not advisable for her to move around for now. It's better for her to stay at the clinic for a few more days of observation."
With that, Yang Cui was relieved.
If Xi Hongmei were to die, she would live with a guilty conscience for the rest of her life.
Soon, Physician Sun arrived.
He took Yang Cui's pulse and said, "Take the medicine prescribed last night again, and I'll come back for a follow-up visit this afternoon."
"Thank you, Physician Sun."
"Mrs. Cen, you're too kind."
After Physician Sun left, Yang Cui remembered that she was supposed to attend a banquet at the Marquis of Zhongyi's residence today: "I promised to attend the banquet today."
"Just focus on getting better. I've already sent someone to the Marquis's residence to talk to them. They'll understand."
"Why did you come yesterday? If you hadn't arrived in time, we would never have seen each other again." Yang Cui still feels lingering fear when she thinks about it now.
"I just finished taking care of things and wanted to see you as soon as possible, so I came to pick you up."
On the day Yang Cui set off for the estate, Cen Xiao also went out on business. The couple rarely went several days apart.
"Tomorrow I'll find you two more maids who know martial arts; you must take them with you when you go out in the future," Cen Xiao said.
"If someone is determined to kill me, even if you find me ten, it won't help. By the way, who wants to kill me? Have you gotten any results from the interrogation?"
A hitman once said something that sounded like he was from Kyoto. Could it be related to the case you're investigating? Lin Shih-kang's influence shouldn't extend to Kyoto yet.
Yang Cui initially suspected Lin Shikang, but he was far away in Gan Ning, and with his current abilities, he couldn't reach the capital. Moreover, Cen Xiao was watching his every move in Gan Ning, so if he sent someone to assassinate her, there was no reason why he could escape Cen Xiao's eyes.
However, it could also be Qiu Mingxuan, since he was involved in the assassination attempt before, and she has a criminal record.
"You focus on getting better, leave this to me." Cen Xiao said with a murderous look.
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