The Princess and Her Rough-Rider Khan-Chapter 661 - 659 Assassination (first update)

Qiu Qianyun looked toward Li Rui, "You should have known earlier, when we were in Shangjing, I realized that Yelu Yan truly cared for Xianxian."

Li Rui nodded and raised his hand to hold Qiu Qianyun’s, "Qianyun, for the wrongs I have done to Xianxian, I will make up for them bit by bit, please forgive me this once. Actually, many times, I wanted to bring this up to you and Xianxian, but I was too ashamed to speak about it and kept delaying until now."

Qiu Qianyun didn’t pull her hand away, "You’re not seeking my forgiveness, but Xianxian’s. You know how much she hates Murong Ce, and yet you colluded with him."

"I understand," Li Rui said, "I have already written a letter to Xianxian, and I will make it up to her bit by bit."

He paused for a moment, looking at Qiu Qianyun and sighed gently.

"What’s wrong?"

Li Rui smiled and said, "It seems you have finally forgiven me. Now I truly understand, in your heart, your children always come first, followed by me, your husband."

Ever since they had children, Li Rui had been repeating this line so much that Qiu Qianyun could almost hear calluses forming on her ears.

"You’re just realizing this now?" Qiu Qianyun teased.

Li Rui laughed out loud.

Since moving into the Imperial Palace, this was the first time the couple had truly spoken their minds to each other.

"Qianyun, I have arranged for your parents to be brought into the Imperial Palace."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Qianyun’s eyes widened, and she stood up, looking outside, "Where are Father and Mother now?"

Li Rui also stood, taking her hand, "They have been settled in Ning Sui Palace. This way, you can be close and see each other often."

Ning Sui Palace was located right behind Qiu Qianyun’s sleeping quarters, very close by.

Qiu Qianyun, holding Li Rui’s hand, walked outside, "What are we waiting for then? Let’s go see Father and Mother."

...

Under the personal supervision of Li Xianyun, the school finally began its teachings.

In the second courtyard, in addition to rooms on the east and west sides, four large buildings were erected in the north and south directions, making a total of six rooms available for students to study in.

In each room, aside from the space allocated for students to take lessons, there were also rooms for teachers to be on duty, to rest, and to store equipment — the places where Li Xianyun and Yelu Yan once had their frivolous moments.

After the seats and benches were arranged, each room could accommodate fifty people, with six rooms thus being able to accommodate three hundred people in total.

This was indeed a considerable number.

But the number of people who signed up was three times that.

Li Xianyun and the Imperial Physicians chose the best three hundred candidates and told those who were not selected that more opportunities for schooling would be opened up in the future.

It had always been Li Xianyun’s wish, not only to heal the world with her medical skills but also to spread the art of medicine far and wide so that more people could be free from the suffering of illness.

Li Xianyun taught in the school at dawn, took a short rest at midday, and then went to Xuanyi Pavilion to treat patients.

Her days were busy and full.

In the evening, Li Xianyun and Youlan got into the carriage to return to the palace.

Li Xianyun watched the hustle and bustle of people outside.

The marketplace did not quiet down with the setting sun but seemed to carry an echo with every conversation.

As they reached a narrow street, a sharp arrow suddenly embedded itself deeply in the window next to where Li Xianyun was sitting, its red fletching shuddering fiercely.

Other places were also filled with sharp arrows.

Bater leapt up, guarding in front of the window where Li Xianyun was, waving his sword, deflecting the arrows back, not forgetting to issue commands, "Assassins! Protect the master!"

The other guards also stood around the carriage like Bater had.

Some guards were injured due to the sudden attack.

Youlan hurriedly wrapped her arms around Li Xianyun’s arm, "Master, are you alright?"

"I’m fine."

In the midst of the chaos, Bater didn’t forget to close Li Xianyun’s carriage window, but in his haste, it wasn’t shut tightly.

Through the gaps, they could see several black-clad individuals descending from the top of the wall, entangling with a host of guards in a fierce skirmish.

Li Xianyun noticed the Hidden Guards secretly protecting her also dropping down.

But those black-clad individuals were highly skilled in martial arts and vastly outnumbered Bater and his men, who were gradually being overpowered.

Many guards and Hidden Guards were injured in the process.

Li Xianyun took a dagger from the box under her seat and handed it to Youlan.

She herself revealed a Sleeve Arrow with poison also hidden inside her cuff, just in case.

Although Bater struggled to counterattack, their opponents were too numerous, and they eventually fell into a disadvantage, providing the enemy an opportunity to exploit.

A black-clad individual approached the carriage, swinging a long sword, and chopped toward the carriage.

The solid wooden carriage was split in two, revealing two fragile women.

As the carriage split open, a Sleeve Arrow shot out rapidly. The black-clad individual who had split the carriage had his heart pierced and instantly stiffened, dead on the ground.

One black-clad individual was slain, but there were still others.

Bater and the guards and Hidden Guards were each entangled with three or four opponents, completely overwhelmed.

Desperate to protect his charge, Bater became distracted.

A black-clad individual landed a harsh slash across his back.

Bater turned around to block, but reaching Li Xianyun’s side was beyond his power.

Li Xianyun triggered the mechanism of her Sleeve Arrow, and the sharp arrows flew, not a single shot missed, killing all approaching black-clad individuals on the ground.

After the Sleeve Arrows were spent, Li Xianyun told Youlan to cover her nose and mouth, and then she threw out the poison powder.

But there were simply too many black-clad individuals. The poison powder took down a part of them, yet many more surged forward.

The black-clad individual at the forefront swung his sword at Li Xianyun.

Li Xianyun screamed instinctively, raising her arm to block.

The sound of a violent collision of weapons rang out, but the expected pain did not reach her.

Li Xianyun found herself pulled into a broad embrace.

The next moment, she was lifted from the carriage.

Youlan was then carried away by Jinwu.

Li Xianyun looked up to see Yelu Yan holding her with one arm while fighting the black-clad individuals with his treasured sword in the other.

As the sword rose and fell, the warm stench of fresh blood filled the air.

Worried Li Xianyun would be nauseated by the bloody scene, Yelu Yan pressed her head against his chest.

Li Xianyun wrapped her arms around Yelu Yan’s strong waist.

With her head buried in Yelu Yan’s chest, she could see nothing, making her ears particularly sensitive.

The clashing of weapons was hair-raising, and the sound of blades slicing through flesh was utterly chilling.

As a physician, she was accustomed to life and death, to blood-soaked scenes, and just now she had killed quite a few black-clad individuals herself, but such slaughter still made her feel terribly uneasy.

Despite that, she felt incredibly safe because Yelu Yan was there.

It seemed there wasn’t a problem he couldn’t solve.

The situation, which had clearly been lost, seemed to transform in an instant once Yelu Yan arrived.

The black-clad individuals were quickly slain on the ground, and seeing the tides turn, a few attempted to flee.

Yelu Yan coldly ordered, "Let none escape!"

Among the guards skilled in using Hidden Weapons, one flung them at the escapees.

All the black-clad individuals were killed on the ground.