Allure of a Country Maiden-Chapter 104 - 102: Assassination

At night, when all was quiet, Xiao’er went to the wasteland in the backyard and spoke towards a certain direction:

"Come out!"

After a while, a black figure leaped down.

"How did you find out about me, Miss?"

Xiao’er did not answer, "Who sent you?"

Why had Xiao’er had the feeling that this person was secretly protecting her?

"My master."

"Enough with the chatter, who is your master?" Xiao’er looked at him as if he was an idiot. Of course, she knew it was his master who had sent him. The question was that she did not know who his master was!

"My master’s surname is Shangguan."

"Shangguan Xuanyi? What did Brother Shangguan send you to do?"

"To protect you, Miss."

As she thought, but she did not need it. How was she supposed to access her solutions space when someone was watching her all the time?

"I don’t need protection. Go back to your master and tell him that I’m not comfortable having someone protect me in secret." As a farm girl, what protection did she need?

The man in black did not answer and left, but Xiao’er still sensed his presence looming somewhere when she returned to her room.

Whatever. She would get Doctor Luo to send a message about this the next day.

The next day, another group of people came to Shen Chengyao’s house to apologize again, making a racket with their gongs and drums. Some gamblers in the village recognized them as folks from the Victory Gambling House in the county, which struck them as odd.

Everyone knew that Shen Chengyao didn’t have a liking for gambling, not even the slightest. So, why would men from the gambling house come to apologize?

After hearing what the men from the gambling house had to say, everyone understood the situation - they had gotten it wrong again. Villagers couldn’t help but admire Shen Chengyao’s luck. If he wasn’t being wrongly accused and thrown in jail, it was people from the gambling house coming after the wrong debt. Very few people would be so fortunate as to encounter such situations.

The apologies from both parties also gave the villagers a new realization: Shen Chengyao was not to be trifled with from now on. Otherwise, why would people from the government and gambling house come to apologize? They had never heard of such a thing before, indicating that nobody could afford to offend the Shen family again.

Today, Xiao’er planned on visiting the junk shop in town to see if the residual poison in Anyi had been removed yet. How was her recovery? She had been to the town twice before the New Year. Anyi was still in a coma due to the residual poison, waking only for two hours each day. Now that a few days had passed, she should be fully awake, right?

When she arrived at the junk shop, she found that the door was locked. She took out a key and opened it, only to find no scent of anyone therein.

She wondered how long the two had been gone. If Anyi really had regained consciousness, she wouldn’t leave without saying goodbye unless she ran into some trouble and had to leave immediately!

Xiao’er noticed that the positions of two flower pots had changed. She picked up one of them and didn’t notice anything unusual. Then, she picked up the other one and finally found a note underneath it. It was written in Pinyin: "Meet at twelve on the third night."

Wasn’t that tonight? There was no location or signature, which meant she was looking for Xiao’er.

That evening, Xiao’er sat at her table, drawing, and waited for Anyi’s arrival.

Twelve o’clock came, and Anyi did not appear.

"Miss, the person you’re waiting for was attacked at Five Gods Mountain. She probably won’t make it tonight, so you should get some sleep!"

What! On hearing this, Xiao’er immediately put on her black nightclothes and headscarf and ran out. She wore these clothes for her convenience when she practiced traps at the foot of the mountain at night.

The hidden guard secretly regretted it. He shouldn’t have said so much; he was really bringing trouble onto himself!

Xiao’er quickly came to the foot of the Five Gods Mountain. Using her exceptional hearing, she identified the direction where Anyi was and carefully approached.

In the forest, she saw seven or eight men in black attire attacking two people. Anyi didn’t know any martial arts. Zhuge Xin was protecting her at the back, fighting off seven people by himself and gradually falling behind. Even though he was wounded multiple times, he did not give up, attacking even more fiercely. Each strike ended up causing a blood wound, and sometimes even ending a life. When Xiao’er saw them, Zhuge Xin had already taken down two men.

Xiao’er didn’t move forward. Her stealth skills were top-notch. She found a suitable spot, picked up her bow and arrow, and kept her eyes on the front without blinking. She drew her bow and shot! freёnovelkiss.com

There was a sound of the arrow breaking through the air.

There was the sound of an arrow hitting the target.

Directly hitting the right shoulder, a man dressed in black fell to the ground. Xiao’er had smeared Ashoka flower juice on the arrow, and she was the only one with the antidote for this poison.

Xiao’er quickly changed her position, drew the bow and shot again. "Thud!" Another man was shot and fell to the ground.

Two fewer people made the men in black panic. This was a signal for reinforcements! Meanwhile, it was easier for Zhuge Xin, who took down another man. The remaining two men dared not continue fighting.

"Retreat!"

"Trying to escape? It’s not going to be that easy!" Zhuge Xin hurriedly stepped forward to block them and attacked more fiercely. He couldn’t let these people go back because then they would track Xiao’er and her family!

Of course, Xiao’er also understood this principle, which was why she shot the arrow.

Sparing the tiger to return to the mountain would only lead to endless future problems!

Zhuge Xin quickly dealt with the remaining two men.

Xiao’er came to the two, "Anyi? An International?"

Looking at the unfamiliar young woman in front of her, Anyi was a bit uncertain, "Shen Chengzhi." Shen Chengzhi was Shen Xiaoxiao’s father.

The moment she heard her father’s name, Xiao’er’s eyes reddened. She nodded her head.

"Anyi, what about that tornado?"

"That tornado swept me all the way here. Xiao’er, the ’eternal sleep poison’ has been removed, and our identities have been exposed. We had no choice but to leave. If anything happens in the future, use the address I left you to find me!" Anyi handed over a thick letter, "What I want to tell you is all in here."

Xiao’er took the letter. Some things were indeed inappropriate to say in the presence of a third party.

"Xiao’er, how are An Dongran and the others?"

"They’re in good health."

Anyi nodded, assured by this news.

At that moment, a group of people appeared from the darkness again. Xiao’er quickly picked up her bow and arrows.

"Rest assured, these people are with me." Zhuge Xin announced.

"Dispose of these bodies!" Zhuge Xin ordered his men.

"Yes!"

Xiao’er raised her eyebrows. These people seemed like well-trained soldiers. What was Zhuge Xin’s identity and who did Anyi marry?

The soldiers quickly cleaned up the scene, leaving no trace behind.

"We should leave now; otherwise, the next group will come soon. Miss Xiao’er, we’ll see you when we see you!"

"Xiao’er, goodbye."

"Goodbye," Xiao’er waved.

When she got back to her room, the hidden guard reappeared.

"Miss, do you know the identities of those two people?"

"I don’t, but it looks like their men are part of a well-trained army."

"If I am not mistaken, that man is probably the prince of the Eastern Jin Dynasty."

"Oh," Xiao’er opened the letter and read its contents, written in Pinyin. It felt so familiar!

"The prince of the Eastern Jin Dynasty secretly appearing in our country is a big deal. I must report it to my master."

"Ok." Xiao’er didn’t care whether he reported it or not.

"Are you not worried, Miss?"

"What’s there to worry about? They only came to me for help treating his wife!"

Regardless, he still needed to report to his master. If something were to happen to the prince of the Eastern Jin Dynasty in their country, it could incite a war between the two nations! Moreover, they were not certain if the couple had really come for treatment or something else. What if they were gathering intelligence?