eurekapd Chapter 294 The Assassin Who Came to the Door
Chapter 294 The Assassin Who Came to the Door
After saying that, the two of them took to the air, twirling their long swords, and headed straight for Lan Zhi and A Qi.
Seeing the opponent's sword hurtling towards them with unstoppable force, Ah Qi rushed forward first, meeting the sword with her bare hands. Lan Zhi, fearing that she would get hurt, reminded her to retreat while fighting with another man in black.
But Ah Qi was a self-taught martial artist, and after only a few moves, he was stabbed by the opponent's sword.
"what!"
She screamed in pain. Lan Zhi, who was fighting with the man in black, instinctively turned her head. Just then, the man in black, who was fighting her, charged straight at her chest with his long sword.
"careful!"
Just as the sword tip was only a finger's width away from her chest, Wei Jianning leaped forward and kicked the other man to the ground with a thud. At the same time, Yuan Tianxiong also started fighting with the man in black who had stabbed A Qi.
The other party did not expect Wei Jianning to appear so timely. He immediately put his finger in his mouth, whistled, and another man in black saw this, turned around, glanced at him, put away his long sword, flew onto the roof, and quickly left.
Yuan Tianxiong was about to give chase when Wei Jianning stopped him.
"Ignore them, take Ah Qi back quickly."
At this moment, Ah Qi looked seriously injured, and the front of his clothes was stained red with blood.
Seeing this, Yuan Tianxiong looked around and spotted a small vendor pushing a cart past not far away. He immediately rushed over, stuffed a few pieces of silver into the vendor's hand, and shouted as he did so.
"I'll buy this car."
Before the other party could react, he overturned all the vegetables on the wooden cart to the ground, quickly pushed the cart to Aqi's side, and together with Wei Jianning, lifted Aqi onto the wooden cart. The group then quickly headed home.
Although Lan Zhi also suffered minor injuries, they were only superficial and not serious.
So the first thing she did when she got home was to treat Aqi's injuries, while Wei Jianning and Yuan Tianxiong waited anxiously outside the door.
However, they were very glad that they had turned back because they were unsure of the size of the plaque and wanted to discuss it with Lan Zhi. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
"Young master, who could have sent these assassins?"
Wei Jianning suddenly laughed self-deprecatingly.
"There are many people in the court who want me dead, but why don't they come after me?"
"Perhaps they know how important the young lady is to you, and they want to use her life to disturb your peace of mind!"
"But I have already given up the position of crown prince, why do they still want to kill me?"
"They probably want to eliminate them completely! Young master, what should we do now? Will these people come back?"
Wei Jianning didn't know the answer to this question, nor did he dare to think about it.
They had finally settled down here, and he didn't want his life to be disturbed or his family to be hurt because of him. So why were these people so persistent in targeting them?
He never imagined that the assassins this time were sent by Consort Liang. But this was just the beginning, because, just as he had expected, there were many people who wanted him dead.
The first person who wanted him to disappear from this world completely was the Empress.
Inside the Phoenix Palace, she looked at Consort Jin sitting before her, nodded with satisfaction, and then pushed a jewelry box in front of her.
"Sister Jinfei, this matter depends entirely on your help. Don't worry, as long as Ye'er becomes the Crown Prince and then the Emperor, I can guarantee that you will become the Imperial Concubine Dowager, and you will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life."
"Sister, you're too kind. I can't have any more children in this life. If I can have your help in the future, then I'll consider myself lucky. I'll find an opportunity to talk to the Emperor about this, but I can't guarantee whether the Emperor will approve."
The Empress looked at her with a smile on her lips.
"Now that the Emperor favors you, he will believe whatever you say. Besides, Wei Jianning has been gone for more than a month. The position of Crown Prince should not be vacant. It is Ye'er's turn."
"But from what I heard in His Majesty's words, it seems that he is still waiting for Wei Jianning to change his mind and come back."
Upon hearing this, the Empress's face turned ashen.
When Wei Jianning left, Consort Jin mentioned that the Emperor had believed her and used a ruse to make Wei Jianning suffer. She never expected that more than a month had passed and the Emperor was still thinking about Wei Jianning's return.
She absolutely could not tolerate this, and she absolutely could not allow Wei Jianning to return to the palace.
Suppressing her anger, she said softly:
"I have already told Ye'er that once he becomes the Crown Prince, he will recognize you, Consort Jin, as his godmother. After the Emperor passes away and Ye'er ascends the throne, I will be the Empress Dowager, and you will be the Imperial Concubine Dowager. We sisters will then enjoy a peaceful and happy life in this palace!"
Consort Jin listened to the rosy promises the Empress had made to her, and nodded repeatedly, clearly pleased.
"Don't worry, sister. I'll talk to the Emperor when I get back today. If he doesn't agree the first time, I'll say it twice. If he doesn't agree twice, I'll say it three times until he agrees."
Hearing this, the Empress nodded with great satisfaction.
"I'm relieved to hear that from you, sister. I'll be waiting for your good news."
Consort Jin nodded to her, then got up and left.
The Empress's face suddenly turned even more gloomy.
"Xiaoxia..."
She called out, and Xiaoxia quickly walked in, clasping her hands in a fist and palm salute, saying:
"My lady..."
She gathered her thoughts and said with unusual seriousness:
"I want Wei Jianning and Lan Zhi, and they will never return."
After a moment's hesitation, Xiaoxia nodded and said:
"Xiaoxia understands, Xiaoxia will do it immediately."
"Go and hire a few skilled assassins from the martial arts world. Make sure it's done cleanly and efficiently, leaving no trace. I'll be waiting for your news."
"Yes, I will go now."
After leaving those words, Xiaoxia turned and left, while the Empress's eyes flashed with a vicious murderous intent.
As long as Wei Jianning is dead, Ye'er can rest easy. No matter the cost, she is determined to kill Wei Jianning.
兴城
Lan Zhi performed surgery on A Qi for a full two hours before she was finally saved.
Seeing that all her test results were within the normal range, she breathed a long sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and told Xiaoxin to pack her things. She then hurried outside to help, knowing that Wei Jianning and Yuan Tianxiong must be anxiously waiting for news outside.
Just as she expected, the moment she pushed open the door, not only Wei Jianning and Yuan Tianxiong, but also Nie Yuan, Xiangxiu, and Nana, who had rushed back, all rushed forward to greet her, anxiously waiting for news.
She took a deep breath and smiled faintly:
"Ah Qi is alright, but he won't wake up until tomorrow, so don't worry!"
Upon hearing these words, everyone's hearts seemed to settle down instantly. She then looked at Nie Yuan.
Have you seen my eldest brother?
Nie Yuan shook his head. "No, I heard he returned to Beijing a month ago."
Hearing this, Lan Zhi was a little worried.
He returned to the capital a month ago, but they didn't see him along the way. Where did he go? Could something have happened to him?