Wei Dongling quickly got up to help, but Shangguan Yun got ahead of her and helped Uncle Li sit down on the chair. When he looked back at her, his eyes were filled with deep affection, scaring her so much that she quickly retreated to her chair and sat down properly.
Lord Shen had drunk too much. Holding Old Su's trembling hands, he wept loudly, pouring out his past gratitude under the influence of alcohol.
The Ninth Prince, Murong Yuchen, with a flushed face, sat beside Wei Dongling with a wine cup in his hand. Smiling brightly, he said, "Miss Wei is as brave as any man. I truly admire you. Today, I must drink a cup with you no matter what!" With that, he picked up the wine pot and insisted on pouring wine into Wei Dongling's cup.
Shangguan Yun grabbed Murong Yuchen's wrist and said unhappily, "Miss Wei is still not fully recovered from her injury. I'll drink with you instead!" Then he grabbed Murong Yuchen's hand and filled his own cup, and drank a cup with him.
Murong Yuchen tilted his head and drank the wine in the cup. A bit drunk, he pointed at Shangguan Yun's nose and said with a light smile, "Brother Yun, you're acting strange. You're treating Miss Wei very differently! I saw you looking at Miss Wei all the time just now. Tell me! Do you have feelings for Miss Wei?"
Wei Dongling's heart trembled slightly. She quickly got up and said, "You two enjoy your drinks slowly. I'll go to the toilet!" With that, she turned around and left in a hurry.
After being rescued at the Xing Mountain Post Station that day, she was a bit dizzy due to her injury. It was already quite improper for her to let the Crown Prince Yun help her apply medicine in his carriage. She had to avoid suspicion firmly to prevent the Crown Prince Yun from having any misunderstandings.
Seeing that General Qi was about to enter the capital to meet the emperor soon, and the Crown Prince Yun was about to marry Miss Qi by imperial order. This was a great happy event, and Miss Qi would finally get what she wanted. However, after their marriage, she might not even be able to be friends with him.
Wei Dongling stood in the yard, lost in wild thoughts, letting the night wind blow painfully on her forehead.
She had only been in a daze for a short while when she heard Shangguan Yun's cold and gentle voice behind her sighing, "It's cold at night. Your injury is not fully recovered yet..."
Wei Dongling turned around, curtsied gracefully, and said seriously, "Thank you, Crown Prince Yun, for your concern. I'm not feeling well. I'm about to leave first. Please take good care of yourself in the future."
Shangguan Yun was stunned upon hearing this. He stared at Wei Dongling's departing figure for a long time without coming back to his senses.
Cuihuan had only drunk half a cup of fruit wine but had already fallen into a deep sleep.
Ruan Niang was slightly tipsy, with a very hot face.
Wei Dongling looked around at all the uncles. Only Old Su and Lord Lin were sober.
Wei Dongling asked Lord Lin to stay with Uncle Li and the others. She took Cuihuan, Ruan Niang, and Old Su to bid farewell to Lord Shen's family and left first.
Wei Dongling drove the carriage all the way back to the Listening Wind Tower. The night wind made the stray hairs at her temples flutter gently. She silently missed Yu Zixi, who had gone far away. After that scumbag left, he didn't even send a single letter!
Humph, men are really all the same. Give them an inch and they'll take a mile! Next time she saw him, she would kick him until he knelt down and begged for mercy.
The carriage drove into the backyard of the Listening Wind Tower. Wei Dongling carried the sleeping Cuihuan and walked back with difficulty. As soon as she entered the door, she felt a faint, unfamiliar smell in the room.
Wei Dongling stopped in her tracks. Pretending nothing was wrong, she walked forward in the dark. She helped the drunk Cuihuan lie on the table, then took out a fire starter and lit the oil lamp on the table.
At this moment, a killing intent came from behind. Wei Dongling dodged quickly, grabbed the iron hairpin from her hair bun, and stabbed at the masked black-clothed man behind her fiercely.
The black-clothed man was very agile and quickly retreated. This stab didn't hurt him at all, but it knocked off the black cloth on his face.
Wei Dongling looked at the middle-aged man in front of her with a bright smile and said lightly, "Lord Xu, long time no see."
Lord Xu, the secret guard of the Crown Prince, frowned. He didn't expect that the woman he was ordered to assassinate actually knew him. He even more didn't expect that this seemingly powerless young woman, without any help around, was not surprised at his appearance at all and could even smile so calmly.
Without much thought, Lord Xu raised the shiny knife in his hand and slashed at Wei Dongling fiercely.
Wei Dongling's foot injury had almost recovered. She was as light as the wind under her feet, dodging left and right in the room. Her steps were relaxed and free, and there was still a comfortable smile on her face.
Lord Xu slashed several times in a row, but every time he missed. He was secretly shocked. No wonder the Crown Prince had once said that this woman was extremely extraordinary, and her lightness kung fu was inherited from the descendants of the Ghost Seven Gate. Lord Xu's lightness kung fu was already quite good, but he couldn't even get close to this woman! He couldn't help but be so anxious that cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his steps obviously slowed down.
Wei Dongling covered her lips and said with a light smile, "Alas, Lord Xu, you're too slow. Your lightness kung fu is even worse than that of Jingzhe."
She even knew about Jingzhe! Cold sweat slid down Lord Xu's back.
Suddenly, he remembered that not long ago, a veiled woman had knocked on the door of the East Gate Money House at night and told him about Jingzhe's whereabouts. Could it be that she was the woman who had come to deliver the message at that time?
Then he must not let her live!
Thinking this, Lord Xu exerted force on his feet and pounced on Wei Dongling suddenly. He didn't expect that the woman didn't dodge this time. She stood there gracefully, looking at him with bright eyes, and a malicious smile flashed in her eyes.
Oh no, it must be a trap!
Lord Xu wanted to stop, but it was already too late.
Wei Dongling gently pushed the wooden door beside her. The wooden door quickly bounced open, triggering the mechanism hidden in the dark wall. Seven or eight crossbows shot straight at Lord Xu's face.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh - Several sounds of breaking through the air rang out.
Lord Xu dodged in a hurry. Several crossbows flew past his face. The last one stabbed straight into his left shoulder.
Wei Dongling frowned and sighed, "Lord Xu, why are you so careless?" He was only hit by one arrow, and it didn't hit a vital part. It seemed that she had to adjust the position next time.
Lord Xu felt a sharp pain in his left shoulder. His face twitched violently. This girl had even smeared poison on the arrow! It made half of his shoulder so painful that it was almost numb.
Wei Dongling pretended to be concerned and muttered, "Oh, Lord Xu, why do you look so pale? Could it be that you've been poisoned? You must hold on. Don't die here and dirty my floor. My floor is quite expensive!"
"You?!" Lord Xu was both angry and anxious. He waved his hand, and the knife slashed over again.
Wei Dongling dodged quickly and gently stepped on the ground.
The wooden board where Lord Xu was standing quickly popped out a dense array of short blades, which directly penetrated his right foot, instantly making it bloody and blurred.
"Ah -" No matter how strong his endurance was, the poison on the short blades made Lord Xu cry out in pain.
Wei Dongling leaned against the bed and sighed repeatedly, "Lord Xu, you're really! I've already told you that my floor is very expensive! Why are you so careless?"
The short blades inlaid on the floor were not only smeared with poison but also had barbs! This woman in front of him was really extremely insidious!
Lord Xu gritted his teeth and pulled hard. His foot was already a mass of flying flesh and blood.