"Chu Xifeng, split up and take esteemed wangfei away as fast as you can!"
Gu Beiyue wasn't sure whether the dark-robed man was after him or Han Yunxi. In this emergency, Han Yunxi's safety came first!
Whether it was the white-robed gentleman or Doctor Gu, they all wanted Han Yunxi to be safe.
Gu Beiyue finished speaking and ran off in a different direction.
Almost at the same time, the assassins rushed over and scattered the shadow guards who were guarding them. Chu Xifeng's heart grew alarmed when he saw the dark-robed assassin looking at them. He immediately pulled Han Yunxi away and ordered a few Shadow Guard to cover their retreat.
They didn't have enough men, so Gu Beiyue only had Xu Donglin to protect him.
They split up, but the dark-robed assassin didn't hesitate to chase after Gu Beiyue.
Lil Thing was the fastest to react. It jumped off Han Yunxi's body and chased after the assassin like an arrow. It jumped onto his body and began to bite him.
Unfortunately, Lil Thing had suffered severe injuries on Celestial Mountain and had yet to recover. All it could do was bite wildly! It tasted fresh blood as soon as it bit into the dark-robed assassin's flesh, giving it a start!
The dark-robed assassin slapped Lil Thing viciously to the ground. Lil Thing stared blankly at the assassin's retreating form for a long time before it recovered its senses. It chased after him again, but didn't dare to get too close. Instead, it chased after Gu Beiyue.
"His target is Gu Beiyue! Chu Xifeng, you guys hurry over there, quick! "Han Yunxi was about to lose her mind. She'd shot a few poison needles, but to no avail.
But Chu Xifeng didn't budge. He even dragged Han Yunxi away.
Han Yunxi was furious. She crouched down and forced herself to stop. "Chu Xifeng, I'm ordering you to save him!"
The black-clothed assassin's target was not her, but Gu Beiyue!
She could tell that Gu Beiyue's Shadow Technique was not as good as before. Otherwise, he would have escaped with her. One had to know that in the sinkhole, she had seen the power of his shadow technique.
"Esteemed Princess Consort, no one can be certain that his target is only Gu Beiyue. We don't have enough people right now, so you must leave first. Once you're safe, this subordinate will immediately come over to support you. Just then, we've already sent out the rescue signal. Reinforcements will be here soon, "Chu Xifeng coaxed.
"I order you to go there immediately!" Han Yunxi roared.
An expert like the black-clothed assassin could easily kill Gu Beiyue and Xu Donglin. Was he supposed to wait for reinforcements to arrive to collect their corpses? Chu Xifeng's martial arts skills were the best of all the Shadow Guard members. If he went to save them, he might be able to hold out until reinforcements arrived.
Chu Xifeng was still hesitating when Han Yunxi rose to her feet and grabbed him by the collar. "If anything happens to Gu Beiyue, this wangfei won't forgive you!"
"Esteemed Princess Consort …" Chu Xifeng was still hesitant.
His Highness Duke of Qin needed him to do many important things, but ever since the incident at Carefree City, His Highness Duke of Qin had ordered him to stay by esteemed wangfei's side and protect her at all times.
He was going to arrange for esteemed wangfei to go back tonight, so he couldn't let esteemed wangfei be in any danger.
Esteemed wangfei wanted to stay at the Poison Sect tonight, but he had persuaded her to come back. They had only seen the rescue signal on their way back and met up with Gu Beiyue. If they hadn't run into each other by chance, he wouldn't have let esteemed wangfei see any of this.
While Chu Xifeng was still hesitating, Xu Donglin was sent flying by the sword qi and slammed to the ground. He spat up a few mouthfuls of blood and tried to stand up, but in the end lost consciousness.
Gu Beiyue was facing off against the black-robed assassin by himself!
Chu Xifeng was anxious as well. With a single glance, the Shadow Guards by his side chased after the assassin and surrounded him.
Gu Beiyue looked over and shouted at Han Yunxi. "Go! Hurry! "
He himself fled in the opposite direction, but the black-robed assassin's sword suddenly picked up speed and cut down the Shadow Guards blocking his way. Then he continued to chase after Gu Beiyue. Gu Beiyue used his lightness techniques again and quickly vanished into the darkness. The black-robed assassin chased after him until his figure disappeared as well.
"If you won't go, I'll go!" Han Yunxi grew fierce as she broke free of Chu Xifeng's grip. It was obvious who was stronger and who was weaker. Gu Beiyue was alone, so he'd die without a doubt!
Unfortunately, Han Yunxi hadn't taken more than a few steps before Chu Xifeng blocked her way again. "Esteemed wangfei, it's dangerous, you …"
"Just who are these assassins? You know them? "Han Yunxi demanded angrily.
Chu Xifeng was astonished. "Esteemed wangfei, they might know Celestial Mountain's sword skills, but they definitely weren't sent by His Highness Duke of Qin. That black-robed assassin couldn't be His Highness Duke of Qin either! Esteemed wangfei, how could you … "
"I didn't say he was Long Fei Ye!" Han Yunxi fumed.
Chu Xifeng's heart gave a lurch as he realized he'd said the wrong thing.
Actually, he had his suspicions too!
The black-robed man's sword skills were far too similar to His Highness Duke of Qin's. He didn't want to kill esteemed wangfei at all, but only wanted to kill Gu Beiyue. That was even more suspicious. After all, the medical academy was now split between the Medical Sect and Poison Sect. Gu Beiyue wasn't in charge of Medical City, but the Medical Sect, while esteemed wangfei was in charge of the Poison Sect. In other words, she controlled half of the medical academy. Esteemed wangfei was also the mistress of the south central regions' commander-in-chief's estate. Her life was worth much more than Gu Beiyue's.
Logically speaking, any enemy would want esteemed wangfei's life first! But this assassin didn't harbor any enmity towards esteemed wangfei.
Chu Xifeng knew Gu Beiyue's identity, but His Highness Duke of Qin had once sent Gu Beiyue multiple secret letters to discuss important matters. He wasn't aware of any of them. His Highness Duke of Qin and Gu Beiyue had worked together in the past, so he had no idea either.
"Esteemed wangfei, I …"
Chu Xifeng didn't know how to explain himself. Even he felt like he was trying to hide three hundred taels of silver here.
Actually, Han Yunxi didn't suspect Long Fei Ye at all. She didn't have time to think too much about it. She didn't suspect anyone easily, much less jump to conclusions.
She only suspected Chu Xifeng to provoke him into action. Coldly, she cut him off. "If it's not Long Fei Ye, then go save him right now!"
Chu Xifeng still didn't move. Han Yunxi was so angry that she almost spat up blood. "Alright, I never expected Long Fei Ye to be this kind of person. Do you want to cross the river and investigate the bridge? If he wants to kill Gu Beiyue today, does that mean he'll kill this wangfei tomorrow as well? "
Chu Xifeng couldn't take it anymore. If this really caused a misunderstanding, he wouldn't be able to bear the responsibility even if he died!
Seeing that the remaining Shadow Guards were still being held back by the three assassins, he didn't dare to leave esteemed wangfei behind. He could only take her with him and chase after them.
But by the time they arrived, Gu Beiyue had already been forced to the edge of a cliff by the dark-robed assassin. The assassin stabbed forward with his sword, leaving Gu Beiyue with nowhere to run. He stepped on empty air!
"Don't!"
Han Yunxi's' don't 'was a cry in her heart. The sight before her left her mouth agape, but she couldn't make a sound.
How scared must she be to be so scared that she couldn't even make a sound?
Chu Xifeng finally threw caution to the wind and threw himself over, but it was too late … too late!!!
Gu Beiyue missed his footing and fell straight down …
"Gu Beiyue!"
Han Yunxi finally let out a sound that sounded like a miserable sob, echoing through the entire mountain forest. She threw caution to the wind and rushed over, but the dark-robed assassin suddenly flew into the air and landed on the ground, avoiding her.
Han Yunxi rushed to the edge of the cliff and saw the moonlight beneath her feet. Below her was a bottomless abyss that was even darker than the Sky Pit.
"Gu Beiyue! Gu Beiyue! You owe me an explanation! Gu Beiyue! "
Her lips were trembling as her entire body shook. She was on the verge of losing control, but Chu Xifeng caught her in time. Otherwise, she might have toppled over.
She struggled free of Chu Xifeng and glared at him. "It's all your fault!"
At this moment, shadows flew down one by one. It was the Shadow Guard. Reinforcements had arrived. Three black-robed men landed behind the dark-robed assassin, who sheathed his sword.
Han Yunxi glared at him and saw the wound on his shoulder where Lil Thing had bitten him. It was bleeding profusely.
Chu Xifeng's heart felt stifled, but he still stood in front of Han Yunxi to protect her. At the same time, he shot a look at the leader of the Shadow Guard. Even though they had the numbers advantage, they were no match for these assassins.
That dark-robed assassin's sword skills were comparable to His Highness Duke of Qin's. Even if another group of Shadow Guard came, they still wouldn't be able to take them down. Thus, their top priority was to protect esteemed wangfei!
Han Yunxi looked at the dark-robed assassin and narrowed her eyes. Once again, the dark-robed assassin avoided her gaze and backed up a few steps before turning to leave. The three assassins brought up the rear and quickly left as well.
The Shadow Guards didn't chase after them. Han Yunxi glanced at Chu Xifeng and didn't have them do the same.
After confirming that the assassins had left, Chu Xifeng didn't hesitate to jump into the abyss to search for them. The Shadow Guards all chased after him, leaving only a few to guard Han Yunxi.
Compared to her previous loss of control, Han Yunxi was terrifyingly calm now. Her gaze was fixed on the abyss, as if her soul had been sucked away by the darkness.
The Shadow Guards exchanged glances, not daring to speak. Actually, even someone like Chu Xifeng would have to tread carefully down such a deep abyss, to say nothing of Gu Beiyue.
Gu Beiyue had no chance of survival …
The tranquil moonlight spilled over the cliffs, shrouding everything in a soundless world. No one noticed that Lil Thing had disappeared.
Han Yunxi's mind was a blank. Everything that had happened tonight had been too sudden, whether it was Gu Beiyue's identity, the assassin's sword skills, or the abyss.
She didn't want to think about anything except that Chu Xifeng could bring Gu Beiyue up.
No matter how long she waited in the darkness, she could still wait for daybreak. Then, would she be able to wait for hope and wait for that man who was as gentle as an April spring breeze?
That man had once told her in her most helpless moment, "Miss Yunxi, don't be afraid."
But now her entire heart was trembling. She was afraid!
Very soon, all of the Shadow Guards that Long Fei Ye had hidden in Medical City arrived and headed for the abyss in waves. It was almost daybreak, but Han Yunxi's gaze was still fixed on the abyss.
Would she wake up from her nightmares at daybreak?
Gu Beiyue was in such a big mess, but Gu was still clueless. Currently, he had just left the Nine Lives Hall, his face weary.
Mu Ling 'er, who was waiting by the door, quickly approached him. "Qi Brother, hurry and bathe and change your clothes before you catch any of the infectious diseases inside."
Gu creased his brows at Mu Ling 'er before laughing out loud. "Lass, you're so cute."
It'd be great if he could catch an infectious disease.
Abruptly, Luo Zuishan came to find him. "Xiao Qi, something's happened to Doctor Gu. He's on the western cliff of the Poison Sect's forbidden grounds. Hurry and go take a look!"
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