Long Fei Ye had always been calm and collected, but he was stunned by Chu Xifeng's report. "Who was it?" he asked urgently.
"I couldn't see clearly," Chu Xifeng replied honestly.
Besides his master, Tang Li, and himself, no one else knew about the person imprisoned in the Hidden Pavilion's secret room. Even the servants who delivered the meals didn't know who was inside.
If the black-robed man had come to kidnap them, then he must have known there was a prisoner in the secret room. He might even know who it was.
How did he know?
Chu Xifeng wanted to say a few more words, but Long Fei Ye's figure flashed out of sight.
The person imprisoned in the secret room was extremely important. They couldn't afford any mishaps, much less let anyone know.
By the time Long Fei Ye arrived at the Hidden Pavilion, Tang Li was still fighting with the black-robed man.
Fortunately, Tang Li had arrived in time to stop the black-robed man. The black-robed man seemed to fear him and didn't force the issue. Instead, he turned to flee.
How could Tang Li let him escape so easily? Tang Li's martial arts skills were average, but he had plenty of powerful hidden weapons on his person. Ever since he'd decided not to return to the Tang Clan, he'd ordered his trusted aides to deliver his hidden weapons to the Hidden Pavilion in batches.
His martial arts skills weren't top-notch, but his hidden weapons were. Thus, rather than saying that the black-robed man was fighting Tang Li, it was more like he was fighting against his hidden weapons.
In the darkness, he was dressed in white robes. His every movement was effortless, graceful, and casual. His quiet back really resembled a celestial being descending from the nine heavens to the mortal realm.
Compared to Tang Li's ease, the black-robed man seemed to be expending a lot of effort. Still, one had to admit that he was an expert. At the very least, he'd fought against Tang Li's hidden weapons for so long without being able to escape.
Long Fei Ye and Chu Xifeng arrived. Chu Xifeng was about to step forward when Long Fei Ye stopped him.
Master and servant remained on the sidelines to observe the situation. Chu Xifeng immediately understood. His Highness Duke of Qin was planning a sneak attack!
Being ambushed by His Highness Duke of Qin was already terrifying enough. As for being ambushed … it was simply unimaginable.
Chu Xifeng couldn't help but worry for the black-robed man's sake.
In the darkness, Long Fei Ye was focused on the fight in front of him. He was dressed in black, and his eyes were as sharp as an eagle's. His whole body was emitting a mysterious aura, like a hunter in the night.
Unknowingly, he had already drawn his sword.
At this moment, the man in black turned around and dodged Tang Li's Plum Blossom Needle Rain. But who knew that Long Fei Ye would attack without any warning. He flew along with his sword and stabbed straight at the man in black's vitals!
No one had expected that Long Fei Ye would make a move at this time, and that he would be so ruthless!
It wasn't until Long Fei Ye's sword stabbed viciously into the black-robed man's chest that he spat out a mouthful of blood that no one recovered their senses. Even the black-robed man himself.
Tang Li didn't even have time to retract his weapons. A few more of them flew past, but Long Fei Ye flicked his sleeves and caused them to fall to the ground.
Time seemed to freeze in that moment. Everything seemed to stop, except for the blood flowing from the black-robed man's chest.
Suddenly, Long Fei Ye unsheathed his sword, sending blood flying everywhere. The black-robed man clutched at his chest and fell backwards with a thump to the ground.
The blade had pierced his chest, narrowly missing the heart. Long Fei Ye had calculated that the black-robed man wouldn't die immediately, but he wouldn't live for much longer, much less escape.
His eyes widened as he stared at Long Fei Ye.
Everything had come to an end.
Tang Li and Chu Xifeng finally recovered their senses. Tang Li couldn't help but sigh with emotion. "Big bro, you're ruthless!"
Long Fei Ye had always been a vicious and merciless man. Moreover, he was absolutely ruthless when it came to matters like this.
No one was allowed to know about the prisoner in the secret room, much less kidnap him.
Besides a few trusted aides by his side, anyone who knew would be killed without mercy!
Long Fei Ye ignored Tang Li and personally knelt by the black-robed man's side. He anxiously pulled off the man's face veil and asked, "How did you know there was someone in the secret room?"
"I … I … save … save me," the black-robed man was extremely weak and couldn't even speak clearly.
Blood continued to flow from the black-robed man's chest, but Long Fei Ye ignored it. "If you don't want to die, then answer your lordship's question right now."
"Alright, I, I … I'll talk. It's my master …"
The rest of the black-robed man's words couldn't be heard clearly, but his mouth was still moving.
Long Fei Ye leaned closer to listen, but the black-robed man suddenly took out a dagger and stabbed it viciously into Long Fei Ye's chest.
"Your Highness!"
"Big bro!"
Tang Li and Chu Xifeng both sucked in a cold breath as their minds went blank. Their bodies reacted faster than their minds as they both rushed forward. But it was already too late. The black-robed man pulled out the dagger and slammed Long Fei Ye aside with a palm strike. Then he took to the air and fled.
Blood splattered all over the ground. Long Fei Ye couldn't even stand straight and backed up a few steps before steadying himself. Blood flowed from the corners of his mouth as his face drained of color and turned as white as a sheet of paper.
His right hand clutched at his chest as fresh blood quickly seeped out of his robes and dyed his white, slender fingers crimson.
Long Fei Ye stared blankly in the direction of the black-robed man's disappearance. He couldn't imagine how the man had been able to sneak attack him despite being so heavily injured. How could he have such strength?
There was no way to explain this!
He was certain that he'd used enough strength to stab the man. There was no way he'd made a mistake.
No matter how strong his body was or how good his foundation was, he wouldn't have been able to withstand that stab!
Because he'd been stabbed as well and was on the verge of collapsing.
The stab to his chest was the same as the one he'd used to stab the black-robed man in the chest.
It hadn't been fatal, but … he didn't have long to live!
Tang Li and Chu Xifeng hadn't seen the extent of Long Fei Ye's injuries before, but now that they were closer, they both panicked.
They were both martial artists and could immediately tell the severity of Long Fei Ye's injuries. The two of them stood in place, their minds blank.
What do we do?
Long Fei Ye stared at them as his vision grew blurry. He was shocked himself and couldn't believe that he'd ever been so seriously injured.
He'd always been cautious. If this was the past, he'd never personally lift the black-robed man's face veil, much less get so close. But today's events had been on his mind all this time, so he really was panicking.
His concern left him in a state of chaos.
Silence reigned in all directions. Only the fresh blood from Long Fei Ye's chest continued to flow …
Abruptly, Long Fei Ye fell to his knees and hit the ground with one knee. Then his entire body collapsed to the ground as he lost consciousness.
"Doctor! Hurry and find a doctor! "Tang Li shouted, his voice echoing throughout the Hidden Pavilion.
Chu Xifeng was trembling all over. He'd never encountered such a situation after following his master for so many years. In his panic, he'd even walked the wrong way. Fortunately, the guards had brought Doctor Lin from the Hidden Pavilion over in time.
Doctor Lin was scared witless as soon as he arrived.
"Stop the bleeding, quick, you have to stop the bleeding right now!"
Most doctors were expressionless and calm in emergency situations. It wasn't that they were heartless, but that their duties demanded it. If they panicked, how were they supposed to treat the patient?
They couldn't afford to be careless when it came to treating patients!
Doctor Lin of the Hidden Pavilion was a highly professional doctor, but even he panicked when faced with such a situation.
After all, His Highness Duke of Qin was in grave danger. He might not be able to save him!
As he shouted, he dug through his medicine chest, only to discover that he'd done it in the wrong order. He had to apply medicine first before stopping the bleeding!
"Jinchuang Ointment, where's Jinchuang Ointment?!" he fumbled through his medicine chest.
Chu Xifeng and Tang Li watched from the sidelines, both anxious and angry.
"I'll go find esteemed wangfei!"
Chu Xifeng said as he prepared to leave, but Tang Li stopped him. "You can't, we can't let Han Yunxi know about this!"
"Let's not talk about what happened in the secret room. Let's just say he was injured by an assassin. Otherwise, if His Highness …" Chu Xifeng didn't dare to finish. Everything had happened too suddenly.
"It's no use even if Han Yunxi comes. She's a poison doctor, not a Divine Doctor," Tang Li held Long Fei Ye as he discovered that the man's hands were growing colder and colder.
Doctor Lin was flustered, but he forced himself to suppress his fear as he applied medicine to Long Fei Ye and bandaged the wound to stop the bleeding.
But how could he stop the bleeding so easily in a place like this? How could ordinary Jinchuang Ointment treat a wound like this? All Doctor Lin could do was slow the flow of blood.
Tang Li almost wanted to find Aunt Ru, but Doctor Lin suddenly had an idea and said, "Young Clan Head Tang, hurry and find esteemed wangfei. This old man remembers that esteemed wangfei used a type of medicine to stop the bleeding when treating poisons. It was extremely effective. Hurry!
Doctor Lin knew that stopping the bleeding alone wasn't enough, but that was all he could think of. The injury had come too suddenly.
"Why didn't you say so earlier?!" Tang Li almost hit the man. He handed Long Fei Ye over to Chu Xifeng and left in a hurry.
It was the middle of the night, but Han Yunxi was still awake after working all day at the Duke of Qin's estate. She sat by herself in front of Long Fei Ye's sleeping quarters, waiting for him.
They'd agreed to leave for the disaster areas tomorrow, so she was certain that Long Fei Ye would return today.
She waited for him to come back so she could help him pack up.
As Han Yunxi waited, she couldn't help but look forward to their trip to the disaster areas. She and Long Fei Ye had gone out a few times before, but most of the times they'd left in a hurry. This time, it was different. This time, they would have to travel for several days, and there were many places they had to visit.
Although disaster relief was a difficult task, Han Yunxi still treated it as a trip. As long as she was with him, it was worth looking forward to wherever they went, no matter what they did. Wasn't that right?
While Han Yunxi was filled with anticipation, Tang Li suddenly flew down and grabbed her hand. "Han Yunxi, come with me. Hurry!"
Han Yunxi was bewildered as she struggled. "What are you doing?"
Tang Li didn't let go. As he led her away, he said in a rush, "His Highness's been stabbed in the chest. His life's hanging by a thread!"
What?
Han Yunxi gaped.
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