Two hours later.
Outside the city gate of the capital.
The common people, hearing the commotion, surrounded the city gate, making it impossible to get through.
Those with weak hearts had already turned pale with fright. Children naturally dared not go forward, while women, driven by curiosity, could only watch from a distance.
The two dripping heads and the notice beside them sent shivers down the spines of everyone who saw them.
"To oppose the Prince of Night's manor? Who do these two assassins belong to? How dare they go against the Prince of Night's manor!"
"These are matters beyond us common folk! The depths are too profound!"
"Too terrifying!"
"Didn't you see the notice? It says these two were assassins who wanted to assassinate the second daughter of the Yun family, which is why their heads were chopped off! Assassinating the second daughter of the Yun family isn't the main issue; it's going against the Prince of Night! And also against General Yun. The people behind the assassins are truly bold!"
"..."
Discussions buzzed all around.
The news soon spread throughout the capital.
When Zhan Ming heard the news, he smiled wickedly, "Someone attempted to assassinate Yun Shu?"
"Yes, Your Highness. That's what the notice says."
A hint of confusion appeared in Zhan Ming's eyes. "Who would want to assassinate her?"
Judging by the circumstances, was Zhan Tianye present when Yun Shu was attacked?
Suddenly recalling something, he immediately ordered, "Send someone out of the city to check on Elder Yin. See if he's dead, and also find out if anyone has seen Elder Yin."
"Yes." The servant received the order and left.
Zhan Ming frowned, a vague sense of foreboding creeping in. He shouldn't have sent Elder Yin out of the city. He had overlooked Xiao Feng!
He remembered Elder Yin mentioning Xiao Feng casually when he was leaving.
Perhaps Elder Yin had betrayed him!
Or perhaps Elder Yin had informed Yun Shu about Xiao Feng's poisoning.
He suddenly let out a meaningful chuckle, "It's not necessarily a bad thing if Yun Shu finds out."
Suddenly.
A sharp pain shot through his abdomen.
Sweat beaded on his forehead and trickled down.
The pain made him buckle, and he sank back into his chair.
His entire face was ashen.
The pain did not subside as he sat down; instead, it intensified, causing him to grit his teeth without any relief!
The pain even began to spread.
Towards a certain part of his body, it continued to advance.
"Ah!"
Zhan Ming couldn't help but cry out in pain.
Those outside the door rushed in.
"Your Highness?"
The servant was startled, seeing Zhan Ming's deathly pale face, frighteningly so, and his hair drenched in cold sweat!
"Go! Send someone to find the Divine Doctor Shengshou as soon as possible!" Zhan Ming roared.
The servant, in a flurry, repeatedly agreed, "This servant will immediately send someone to look again! Should this servant summon the imperial physician!"
"Go!" Zhan Tianye gritted out the word through clenched teeth.
The word seemed to have drained all his strength!
Damn Lu Hao, if not for Lu Hao deceiving him for so long, he would have already found the Divine Doctor Shengshou! Also, who was Yun Shu's master? Could it be the Divine Doctor Shengshou?
Was the Divine Doctor Shengshou a woman?
A woman...
Yun Shu?
No, impossible! Yun Shu's medical skills couldn't possibly be that high. The Yun Shu of five years ago was useless, and the Yun Shu of today merely used some peculiar methods to save Zhan Tianhong and Tang Hui. Perhaps it was her master behind the scenes who played a crucial role.
"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"
The pain was killing him!
A wave of fear washed over him. Would he be rendered childless again?
He lowered his gaze to that area.
It seemed...
He had lost all sensation!
Even while enduring the pain, thoughts of pleasure with beauties in bed brought no response whatsoever!
This feeling of powerlessness sent Zhan Ming into a panic.
His eyes widened in disbelief.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
"Damn it!"
...
The General's Manor.
Upon seeing Yun Shu return unharmed, the three little ones.
Ever since they had nightmares yesterday until now, they had been restless.
They clung to Yun Shu's legs.
Pitifully.
With faces full of worry.
Yun Shu's heart softened. Even though she was exhausted, she wanted to speak gently to them and held them in her arms.
Hugging them tightly, Yun Shu said, "Don't worry, Mother is very capable."
"Mother, we all had nightmares. In the nightmares, Mother was bullied," Zhan Xiao Li's small brows furrowed tightly.
His small fists clenched, full of anger.
Yun Shu gently stroked Zhan Xiao Li's head. "It was just a nightmare."
She hadn't expected that when she was in danger, all three of them would have nightmares simultaneously.
In this other world, it was because of them that she felt she was truly alive.
Looking at her incredibly gentle mother, Zhan Xiao Feng hugged her tightly. "Mother, I will develop many, many poisons, all sorts of poisons. I'll put them on you, and if anyone tries to hurt you, you can use my poisons to kill them!"
He didn't want to lose his mother!
Yun Xiao Jing was also indignant. His small nose, exceptionally sensitive, detected the scent of blood on Yun Shu. "Mother has someone else's blood on her. Those people are too overconfident! Humph!"
Dare to bully his Yun Xiao Jing's mother!
That was his enemy!
Looking at the three little manly figures, ready to rush forward and protect her, Yun Shu's heart melted even further.
Suddenly, her gaze lingered on Xiao Feng for a moment.
Xiao Feng still didn't know he was poisoned.
Her eyes flickered, and her voice carried a shallow tenderness. "Xiao Feng, when you were with the Regent and Yun Yueyin before, did they occasionally give you small pills to eat?"
"Yes! Because I often have to test poisons, they would give me an antidote pill every so often, saying it would help clear the toxins in my body more thoroughly. Master also said eating those antidote pills was good for me," Zhan Xiao Feng replied innocently, without much thought.
Yun Shu's anger ignited. Yesterday, she went out of the city for Xiao Feng, only to be ambushed on the way back, which implicated the villagers of several villages. Now, Xiao Feng still held pleasant thoughts, yet faced the imminent crisis of death tomorrow if he didn't take the antidote, his life potentially hanging in the balance.
She would absolutely not let Xiao Feng leave her again!
She had let him fall into the hands of Zhan Ming and Yun Yueyin before because she had just transmigrated and obtained the original owner's memories, in which he was a stillborn child.
After comforting the three little ones, she immediately asked Jing Heng to find Ruan Xi, and have Ruan Xi investigate the person behind the assassins.
Then she returned to her room to bathe and change.
Acha picked up the scattered clothes on the ground. Seeing the bloodstains, her heart pounded, as if she were reliving the danger her lady had faced. "The Prince of Night will surely help Miss find the master behind the assassins! That person deserves to die! How dare they send someone to assassinate Miss!"
Yun Shu felt a bit drowsy in the hot water. Hearing Acha's indignation, she smiled and said, "We will find them."
Outside the door, Yu Le's voice suddenly rang out, "Miss, the doorman just reported that the Regent has broken into the manor! He's demanding to see Miss!"