Yan Yu immediately pressed a hidden switch by the bedside, and the bedboards where she and Lu Liluo slept quickly opened, and they immediately fell into the secret underground, then the bedboards quickly closed.
When the masked figures in black rushed into Yan Yu and Lu Liluo’s room, they couldn’t find any trace.
"Huh, I heard movement in the room just now. Where did everyone go in just a moment?" one of the black-clad men scratched his head and said.
"Old Sixth, are you mistaken? None of us heard anyone speaking in this room." Another black-clad man’s eyebrows and eyes were sharply angled.
"I'm not mistaken. Someone was definitely in this room just now." As he spoke, he walked to the bedside and reached out to touch the mattress.
"Look, there's still body heat on this mattress, so someone must have been sleeping in this room just now," said the one called Old Sixth.
"Alright, Old Sixth, let's not bother with them for now. Let's deal with the two main targets upstairs first," another black-clad man reminded, his eyes flashing.
Afterward, they quickly exited Yan Yu and Lu Liluo's room and flew to the second floor.
...
The An Prince on the second floor had long suspected that the night would not be peaceful, so he had been on high alert. The moment these masked figures in black entered the inn, he had already sensed the danger.
At this moment, his greatest concern was for the Ji Prince, and he wondered if he had realized he was already surrounded by assassins.
As he was thinking, a sharp blade was already being inserted into the door crack of the room, attempting to cut through the door's barrier to An Prince's room.
An Prince quickly grabbed the sword he kept by his pillow, flipped off the bed in a carp leap, and hid behind the room door.
When these masked figures in black opened the door, they rushed to An Prince's bed with their large swords raised, hacking wildly in the dark.
An Prince immediately drew his sword and launched a surprise attack from behind these masked figures in black. One by one, these black-clad men quickly discovered they were being ambushed and immediately engaged An Prince in a fight.
It was the same on Ji Prince's side. He sensed something unusual outside the door, immediately got up and drew his sword, found an advantageous position, and prepared to fight. Therefore, An Prince's worries were somewhat excessive.
When the assassins opened the door and charged into the room, Ji Prince hurled the kettle of freshly refilled hot water from the table directly at the masked figures in black. The hot water splashing from the kettle directly scalded the masked figures in black who were hit, causing them to cry out in agony. Then, he thrust his sword directly into the chests of the masked figures in black.
Like An Prince, he fought with a group of masked figures in black, and soon they fought their way out of the room. The group of guards they brought also engaged in fierce fighting with these masked figures in black.
After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, An Prince and Ji Prince, along with a group of guards, fought from the second floor to the first floor. These masked figures in black quickly gained the upper hand, surrounding An Prince and Ji Prince, and several of their guards were also seriously injured.
"Haha, you have nowhere left to run. Surrender and die obediently," the leading masked man in black said with a triumphant laugh.
"Who are you? Who is the mastermind behind this?" An Prince's phoenix-like eyes swept fiercely towards these masked figures in black.
"You can ask King Yama in hell about that question, haha..." a group of masked men in black burst into laughter.
After laughing, the leading masked man in black roared, "Kill!"
Then, a group of black-clad men charged towards An Prince and Ji Prince with their large swords.
Yan Yu and Lu Liluo, who had just quietly emerged from the basement, saw the scene in the first-floor hall and were both stunned into immobility.
"Sister Yan Yu, what should we do?" Lu Liluo whispered, her voice trembling with fear.
"Don't be afraid! As long as we don't reveal ourselves, we won't be in danger," Yan Yu comforted.
"Then, these two men (An Prince and Ji Prince), they won't die in our inn, will they? Looking at their clothing, they don't seem like ordinary rich young masters. If they die in our inn, will it bring us trouble?" Lu Liluo muttered worriedly.
"Let's stay here and see how things unfold," Yan Yu replied after some thought.
In the hall, An Prince and Ji Prince fought to the death, trying to break through the encirclement, but the number of black-clad men far exceeded theirs, and they fought with great difficulty. In a short while, both brothers were covered in wounds, and at this moment, they fought back-to-back.
"Sixth brother, I'll carve out a path for you. You run quickly. Do you understand?" An Prince whispered his instructions.
"Fifth brother, no, if we're running, we run together." Ji Prince absolutely refused.
"Jun Moyun, be obedient! If I tell you to run, you run," An Prince roared.
"But fifth brother, I can't abandon you!" Ji Prince said with reddened eyes.
"If we both die here, what about Mother Consort? She can't lose you," An Prince said, narrowing his eyes slightly.
"But fifth brother..." Ji Prince hesitated, as he truly couldn't say the words.
"A true man doesn't dither. I'll clear a path for you now, and you escape quickly," An Prince commanded in a low voice.
After speaking, he gathered ten percent of his internal energy into his hands and channeled it into the sword he held. He swung his sword towards the masked figures in black, and the cold glint emanating from his sword instantly repelled a large group of them.
Then, An Prince roared at Ji Prince, "Run! Don't look back!"
Ji Prince watched An Prince, tears streaming uncontrollably, and reluctantly ran towards the inn's main entrance.
A few masked figures in black, realizing Ji Prince was trying to escape, attempted to pursue him but were intercepted by An Prince on the spot. He then engaged in another battle with the masked figures in black, fighting one against many. In a short while, he sustained more injuries.
Finally, An Prince was ambushed by one of the masked figures in black, who pierced his back fiercely with a sword. The blood flowing from him quickly stained his clothes, and drops of blood "drip, drip..." fell to the ground, forming a vibrant crimson flower.
However, An Prince still didn't want to fall so quickly, and he propped himself up with his sword, barely supporting himself.
"Heh! He (Ji Prince) won't escape either. You brothers will both die tonight!" the leading masked man in black uttered coldly.
Hiding in a corner, Yan Yu and Lu Liluo watched this scene with pounding hearts.
"Liluo, you hide here and don't let those assassins see you. I'll go back to the room. I'll be right back!" Yan Yu whispered her instructions to Lu Liluo.
A moment later, Yan Yu emerged from the room and returned to Lu Liluo's side, holding a bow in her hand and a large bundle of arrows on her back.
"Sister Yan Yu, what are you doing?" Lu Liluo looked at Yan Yu's setup, somewhat bewildered.
"If we don't step in to save that young master now, he will definitely die here tonight," Yan Yu explained calmly.
"I want to help too, but neither of us knows martial arts. If we run out, we won't even be able to save our own lives."
Lu Liluo frowned and shook her head.