Do Not Offend the Reborn Wicked Wife-Chapter 616: Someone Attempted to Assassinate the Princess Consort!
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
"Bang, bang, bang!"
On the surface of the lake, splashes of water suddenly appeared, and a series of shadowy figures, drenched from head to toe, leapt out of the water!
They were stepping on Cloud Flowing Water Steps, actually walking on the lake, swiftly rushing towards Long Yue’s small boat.
"Yue’er, these men in black are coming for us!"
On the small boat, Yang Zhuoya and Chai Qiao’er looked at these suddenly emerging men in black, their faces turned pale with fright, and Chai Qiao’er even covered her face, crouching down in fear.
"You two, jump into the water, these people are here to kill me!"
Long Yue shouted loudly, then grabbed the two and pushed them into the water.
"Splash! Splash!"
Water splashed everywhere as Long Yue turned and drew the Soft Sword from her waist, meeting a man in black head-on, and they clashed together.
"Ah——"
On the other side, from the opposite boat, Lady Xiang screamed shrilly, looking very terrified: "Help, an assassin, an assassin! Protect the Princess Consort, quickly protect the Princess Consort!"
Lady Xiang’s boat indeed had several guards, who, upon receiving the command, immediately rushed down to fight the men in black.
But how could these few be a match for the men in black?
Soon they were defeated, several even had their chests pierced through and fell into the water.
"Ahh —— help, help ——"
"Madam, run, run!"
Lady Xiang screamed loudly, and the maid beside her hurriedly pulled her to retreat, when suddenly a man in black jumped onto their boat and stabbed towards her.
"Help, ahh..."
The maid who was calling for help was instantly pierced through the heart by a sword from the man in black, falling into a pool of blood.
"Who... who are you, what do you want?"
Lady Xiang’s voice trembled, her body shaking.
As he raised his sword, another man in black stepped forward to stop him: "This is just an insignificant person, killing her is meaningless. Don’t forget, our target is that woman below!"
His sharp gaze was fixed on Long Yue, who was already battling the men in black, giving a signal to his companion.
The other nodded, and both abandoned the terrified Lady Xiang, rushing in to join the siege of Long Yue!
"Clang, clang, clang!"
On the small boat, Long Yue’s Soft Sword spun out several sword blossoms, locked in battle with them. These men were highly skilled in martial arts, but Long Yue’s martial arts were not weak either, even stronger than theirs, allowing her to hold her ground.
However, there were too many of them, and it was clear she wouldn’t last long.
"Puff!"
A man in black struck from an extremely tricky angle, piercing Long Yue’s arm, causing her grip on the sword to falter slightly.
In that instant, several other men in black struck from the other side, with one even aiming directly for Long Yue’s neck!
Seeing those swords about to pierce Long Yue’s body, putting her life in grave danger!
Just then! 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦
"Whiz, whiz, whiz——"
A piercing sound cut through the air, a flash of cold light in the sky, and the next second, all the men in black froze and then staggered into the water.
At that moment, the sword aimed at Long Yue’s neck was not even half an inch away!
Any slight deviation, and Long Yue would have been severely injured or even dead!
Long Yue looked at the white-robed man descending from the sky, a look of joy in her eyes, as she covered the wound on her arm and walked over.
"Master!"
Duanmu Nan looked at her, eyes filled with deep concern, particularly at the sight of the bright red blood on her arm, his pupils contracting with intense sorrow.
Just a bit, just a little bit more, and he would never see her again.
Suppressing the turmoil in his heart, he spoke slowly, "Yue’er, let your master take a look at your wound."
Long Yue stuck out her playful little tongue, sweetly saying, "Master, you don’t have to worry, it’s just a little scratch, I can handle it myself later."
Duanmu Nan gazed at her deeply: "Even a small wound mustn’t be neglected, what if the sword was..."
Duanmu Nan suddenly froze!
Because he saw Long Yue’s smile stiffen, her eyes slowly closing!
"Yue’er!"
He rushed forward to catch the falling Long Yue, panic-stricken, realizing he had spoken too accurately; the sword was indeed poisoned!
Blaming himself for being so absorbed in Long Yue, treating the men in black like ants, he had neglected their swords!
He quickly took her pulse, and then from his person, he produced a row of Silver Needles, swiftly applying over a dozen to her body.
These were all vital blood circulation points, stopping the spread of the poison in this way.
Without further hesitation about propriety, Duanmu Nan carried Long Yue away from the lake.
His Qinggong was indeed impressive; even from a distance from the shore, he didn’t need to step on the water en route for momentum, reaching the shore and then directly flying toward Baicao Lane.
There were many antidotes there, surely able to save her.
Arriving hastily at Baicao Lane, Yun Jin saw the unconscious Long Yue, shocked: "Senior Brother, what happened to her?"
"Poisoned, likely the Beiliang Secret Medicine, let’s see if I can cure it!"
Each region has different methods of poison-making. Just like the poisons from Beiliang and Dazhou, their crafting techniques differ, which is why Duanmu Nan spoke cautiously, unable to give a 100% guarantee without trial.
Were he not the heir of Bailing Valley, with knowledge exceeding the norm, it would likely be a lost cause.
"This poison is fierce but not immediate, it takes at least a dozen or so breaths to act..."
A dozen breaths refer to the time after Long Yue was struck, continuing to fight until Duanmu Nan appeared to save her.
If Duanmu Nan hadn’t arrived, even dealing with the assassins would not have saved Long Yue, but fortunately, he rapidly sealed all her major acupuncture points, thus averting disaster.
"Yun Jin, go, fetch the brocade box from my study, inside there is the antidote for Beiliang Secret Medicine I’ve previously researched."
"Understood, Senior Brother!"
Yun Jin turned swiftly inside and retrieved the brocade box.
Duanmu Nan opened the brocade box, indeed finding many bottles inside, taking out three and mixing their contents into a cup, administering it to Long Yue.
After consumption, about half a stick of incense time later, Long Yue began coughing intensely, spitting out a mouthful of foul, black toxin-laden blood.
"Senior Brother, how’s she?"
"Good thing it was timely, she barely escaped with her life."
While saying this, Duanmu Nan’s fists were tightly clenched, even though Long Yue was recovering from near-death, he remained incensed!
Someone tried to kill her, an outrage beyond endurance!
"Beiliang Secret Medicine..."
Duanmu Nan’s gaze was deep and cold as he stared at the bottles and jars in the brocade box, his expression exceptionally icy, like frost in the dead of winter, which could chill someone to death!
"Senior Brother..."
Worried for his demeanor, Yun Jin hurriedly stepped forward, tightly holding onto his hand.
Though his touch was cold, Yun Jin’s heart warmed slightly, her emotions stirred.
She had held her senior brother’s hand many times, but this time was so different; her heart was profoundly touched, a feeling indescribably emerging.
"Go boil some water, when she wakes she’ll definitely mind the blood scent on herself."
Yun Jin opened her mouth, wanting to speak, but no words came, and she turned to boil water inside.
"A Mu... A Mu..."
On the bed, the woman murmured, her voice tinged with sobs.
