eurekapd Chapter 290 The Man in Black
Chapter 290 The Man in Black
Chapter 290 290 Men in Black
After being tormented by Marquis Anshi today, Ye Pianran yawned several times before 9 PM, causing her eyes to water so much that she couldn't see the words on the medical book.
Seeing her tired appearance, Lingyi thoughtfully took the medical book from her hand and said gently, "Miss, it's getting late. You should rest early. You may have to get up early to practice martial arts tomorrow. Look, the young master is fast asleep."
Ye Pianran turned her head and saw that Ye Yankang was already fast asleep on the chaise longue, and couldn't help but smile.
"Alright, I am indeed tired, so I'll go to bed and rest."
Lingyi helped her to bed to rest, then carried Ye Yankang to her side before blowing out the candles and leaving.
Although she was supposed to be asleep, Ye Pianran only closed her eyes. She actually entered the space, sat cross-legged under the peach tree, and continued to practice the Tai Su Spirit Needle Technique.
Since successfully completing the "White Jade Guanyin" quest, she had upgraded from a novice physician to a junior physician, and her Spirit Abyss Vine had evolved to the first level of Spirit Gathering. She hadn't yet had a chance to properly digest the benefits of this upgrade, nor did she know the specific advantages it would bring. But now, sitting under the peach tree and circulating her Tai Su Spirit Needle internal energy, she clearly felt the changes!
That day on the mountain, she broke through the first level of the Tai Su Spirit Needle Technique and condensed a wisp of spiritual power in her body. Now, with the increase in level, she clearly felt that the wisp of spiritual power was much thicker and more powerful. When it impacted the acupoints on her body, she could feel that the acupoint closest to her dantian was loose.
As she sat cross-legged in meditation, the spiritual energy in the space condensed into gentle breezes that swirled around her. The Spirit Abyss Vine sprouted from the ground and affectionately wrapped around her wrist, its leaves swaying gently in the breeze as if absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy as if it were eating.
666 flapped its wings and flew around the peach tree a few times, planting all the seeds that Ye Pianran had recently obtained from her mission. Then it returned to its nest, panting as it groomed itself while humming some off-key songs.
Suddenly, it stopped what it was doing, its little eyes widened, and it jumped out of its nest.
The Lingyuan Vine wrapped around Ye Pianran's wrist also warily raised all its leaves and instantly disappeared into the space.
Time moves much slower inside than outside. It was already late at night outside, and the maids had long since gone to sleep with their masters; all was quiet. Therefore, no one noticed that two dark figures had silently scaled the wall of the Marquis's mansion.
The two dark figures were very familiar with the layout of the Marquis's residence. After entering the residence, they did not go anywhere, but rushed straight towards the small courtyard where Ye Pianran lived in Lanxin Courtyard.
Ye Lingyue possessed martial arts skills and profound internal strength. She regained consciousness after the two men in black broke into Lanxin Courtyard. She immediately climbed onto the roof beam and concealed herself in a dark corner.
Just as she climbed onto the roof beam, a strange smell wafted into the room. Realizing what it was, she immediately held her breath. However, the sleeping gas was clearly specially made; despite her timely climb onto the roof beam and holding her breath, she still inhaled some, and her mind became somewhat sluggish.
After releasing the sleeping gas, the person entered the room to check on the maids. Only after confirming they were all unconscious did they turn and leave. Seeing the direction they went, alarm bells rang in Ye Lingyue's mind.
They're heading towards the young lady's room! They're after her! She's inhaled some sleeping powder; while she won't immediately lose her senses, she's extremely dizzy and probably can't fight those two anymore. What are we going to do now?!
Unbeknownst to her, from the moment those two dark figures broke into the Marquis's residence, an ice-blue plant sprouted from the ground inside Ye Pianran's room and quietly hid beside her bed.
The two dark figures arrived in front of Ye Pianran's house and, using the same method, blew in the specially made sleeping gas. After silently counting to ten, the two pushed open the door and pounced on the bed like hungry wolves.
Upon reaching the bedside, the leader of the men in black lit a small flame and leaned forward to try and see Ye Pianran's face by the light, while the other man in black took out a rope and tried to tie Ye Pianran up.
At this critical moment, the two of them felt a slight pain in their feet, and a bone-chilling cold suddenly swept over their bodies, after which they lost consciousness.
Inside the space, 666, seeing the stiff postures of the two men in black on the screen, flapped its wings in exasperation: "Ling Yuan did a good job! Breaking into a private residence in the dead of night, dressed so darkly, they're obviously not good people!"
Lingyuan Vine shook its vine tip in agreement, then turned to face the two men in black, growing two thin vines that tried to pierce into their bodies.
Seeing this, 666 hurriedly shouted, "Wait, you monster, what's the rush? We need to find out what these two are here for. We can't just let them die like this!"
Lingyuan stopped, swung the vines in the air, and then continued to wrap them around. After a moment, the two men in black suddenly spoke.
"His Highness the Crown Prince heard that Miss Ye Pianran of the Marquis of Anshi's mansion was being courted by the Third Prince, the Fourth Prince, and the Sixth Prince, so he ordered the two of us to come and invite Miss Ye to the Eastern Palace to meet the Crown Prince. The next day, we were to spread the news of Miss Ye's presence in the Eastern Palace, ruining her reputation and forcing her to marry His Highness the Crown Prince. His Highness the Crown Prince said that although the Marquis's mansion had declined, Miss Ye Pianran's maternal grandfather was the current Left Prime Minister, and no one but the future Crown Prince could marry her."
Their tone was very strange, clearly indicating that their minds had been manipulated by the Spirit Abyss Vine, and they revealed the purpose of their trip without reservation.
Upon hearing this, 666 was so angry that his eyes turned red.
"Humans are so wicked! How could they come up with such a wicked trick! It's infuriating!"
Lingyuan Vine swayed its branches, as if asking 666 if it could kill the two. 666 thought for a moment and said, "No, that foolish prince didn't achieve his goal and will definitely send more people. You need to find a way to make those two idiots go back and report, and make that foolish prince give up his idea completely and stop trying to take advantage of my host!"
Lingyuan Teng readily agreed with 666's suggestion and immediately pierced the two men in black with its branches, releasing sap to create the same illusion for them.
A moment later, it removed the branches, and then the two men in black regained consciousness. Without even glancing at Ye Pianran on the bed, they turned around in a daze and walked out of the house, climbing over the courtyard wall.
The two men in black had barely left when Ye Lingyue rushed in from outside. In the cold moonlight, a hairpin was stuck in her shoulder, and blood flowed from her shoulder down to her fingertips; she looked utterly disheveled. But she seemed oblivious to the pain. The first thing she did upon entering the room was to rush to the bedside to check on them. Finding that Ye Pianran and Ye Yankang, the siblings, were both unharmed, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Knowing that the two men in black had left, Ye Lingyue quickly bandaged the wound on her arm and stayed by Ye Pianran's bedside until dawn.