The next moment, the sound of a sword broke through the air. Wu Caiwei couldn't help but frown. As the saying goes, outsiders watch the fun, insiders watch the skill. From the moment the opponent made a move, she knew his martial arts were not ordinary.
She quickly drew her sword and stepped forward. The Fifth Prince stared intently at the two people fighting in the room, resentful that his body couldn't practice martial arts. Otherwise, why would she have to act now? He would have driven the opponent out.
However, he was somewhat surprised by the opponent's high level of martial arts. Wu Caiwei's martial arts were superior because she had experienced many worlds and possessed countless martial arts manuals. As for the opponent, being a native of this era and possessing such formidable skills, it was evident he had extraordinary talent.
What they didn't know was that the masked man was also shocked. He hadn't expected her martial arts to be so formidable. He had originally thought his move would fulfill Mu Fei's wishes, as he had never encountered an opponent in all these years.
The last time he was saved by Mu Fei was because he had been poisoned, which gave them an opportunity. Afterward, he retaliated, and those people cried and begged, but he showed no mercy.
His master always said there were always people better than you, and one should be humble. He had never believed this before, but now he finally understood. It was too late. He wanted to retreat, but the Fifth Prince's Consort gave him no chance.
Wu Caiwei had long noticed the opponent's intentions. But if someone came to assassinate her, could they just come and go as they pleased? She had no intention of letting a tiger return to the mountains.
So, she seized an opportunity and unleashed her signature move. Her sword appeared to stab his back, and the masked man quickly turned to defend himself. In reality, the attack was aimed at his face. By the time he realized the true target, it was too late. He only managed to slightly turn his body. He thought he would surely be severely injured this time, but the expected pain never came.
"Leave quickly!" a familiar voice echoed in his ear. Seeing the woman entangled with the Fifth Prince's Consort clearly at a disadvantage, he gritted his teeth and flew out.
Mu Yan wanted to pursue, but the woman blocked him with her body, intending to take them both down. Seeing her desperate fighting style, Wu Caiwei had no choice but to focus her attention and deal with her wholeheartedly. The woman's martial arts were clearly inferior to the man's, and Wu Caiwei quickly subdued her.
Wu Caiwei snatched off her veil. The opponent snorted and turned her head away. Looking at her beautiful face and recalling her earlier actions, it was not difficult to infer her affection for the man, though he clearly had no interest.
The commotion of their fight had alerted the guards of the Prince's mansion. They rushed in, their faces contorted with surprise upon seeing that the assassin had been subdued by the Prince's Consort. They hadn't expected their mistress to be such a martial arts expert. It seemed they had arrived late. Wu Caiwei, not paying attention to their expressions, immediately ordered them to escort the woman to the dungeon for interrogation to find out who wanted to harm her and her husband.
The Fifth Prince watched her retreating figure, lost in thought. If he was not mistaken, their target was not himself. This was interesting; it was the first time he had encountered someone aiming for his own Princess Consort.
"You've figured it out, haven't you? They were after me. After thinking it over, I can only think of one person: Mu Fei. Only she would want me dead. But when did she get acquainted with such a formidable person? Of course, it's also possible that other princes, seeing how much you value me, are trying to strike at me through me. However, the probability is low," Wu Caiwei said, noticing his expression and realizing they had come to the same conclusion. She chuckled self-deprecatingly.
"Rest well and don't think too much. In any case, the person has been captured. Tomorrow, I will personally interrogate her in the dungeon. I don't believe her lips can't be pried open." The Fifth Prince's eyes narrowed unconsciously. It was fine for them to target him; he could tolerate that. But his own Princess Consort was his reverse scale, which no one could touch. The mastermind must pay the price.
Not far away, Mu Fei was sleeping soundly when she suddenly heard the sound of a table being struck. She quickly opened her eyes and was startled to see someone else in the room. Then, smelling a familiar scent, she quickly got up and lit the candles on the table. Seeing him stagger and cover the wound on his arm, she was alarmed.
"What happened? Who could have injured you?" Since she had decided to live a good life with him from now on, Mu Fei cared for him wholeheartedly. In her eyes, he was a formidable expert, rarely seen in this world. She was surprised to see his vulnerable side, and her heart jolted.
The man sat down, took out hemostatic medicine from his embrace, and applied it to the wound. Then, he asked her for a strip of cloth and bandaged the wound. Only then did he have the energy to answer her question, "Can you tell me why you hate the Fifth Prince's Consort so much?"
Mu Fei was stunned and didn't know how to answer. She didn't know why she hated her either. Perhaps it was because every time she spent money, she thought of her maternal uncle's family, and her uncle was always dragging her down. At such times, she wished that Lord Liu were her real maternal uncle. To put it plainly, she was jealous of her, but this feeling, though she knew it, she couldn't express it.
"Why are you asking this? Didn't you say you would avenge me? Are you going back on your word?" Mu Fei asked, feigning anger.
The man fell silent. If he could have vowed to avenge her in the past, after tonight's events, he realized he was no match for the opponent and had even endangered Wu Yue.
He understood Wu Yue's feelings; she liked him. But for so many years, he had treated her like a younger sister and had clearly rejected her many times, yet she remained persistent. She guarded him wholeheartedly, just as she stepped forward to protect him when he was in danger this time. He didn't know if she was alive or dead. Although he didn't love her, he had seen her efforts over the years, and it would be false to say he wasn't moved.
Mu Fei looked at him with disappointment. She had been looking forward to leaving the capital with him in the past few days and living a life of blissful love. She hadn't expected this man to change his mind so quickly.
Seeing her injured expression, the man could guess what she was thinking. He sighed and, in his heart, admitted that he did have feelings for the woman opposite him. However, he was also somewhat resentful that she hadn't told him the truth, leading him to face the challenge alone. If he had known the Fifth Prince's Consort was so skilled, he would have made backup plans to avoid such a complete failure.
"The reason I was so badly injured tonight was to fulfill my promise to you and avenge you. But I didn't expect the Fifth Prince's Consort to be so skilled. Why didn't you tell me about this? If you had told me, we wouldn't have lost our men..."
"What are you saying? The Fifth Prince's Consort knows martial arts? Are you joking? She grew up in the countryside, and every move she made was under the Mu family's surveillance. I've never heard of this." Before he could finish speaking, Mu Fei stared at him in shock, disbelieving what she heard.