Outside the door, a flurry of hurried footsteps announced the arrival of Ye Ying.
"Reporting to Your Highness, the Hidden Guards have discovered assassins near this estate."
"Approximately how many?"
"Around fifty, Your Highness."
Jun Mohan fell into thought after hearing this.
"Ye Ying, you escort the Fifth Prince and Miss Leng from the rear gate. The rest will accompany me to the front gate."
Immediately, Mu Bai and a guard began to carry the Fifth Prince from the bed towards the rear gate.
Leng Ruo Li cast a glance at Jun Mohan before following Ye Ying closely out the rear gate.
However, as soon as the guards lifted the Fifth Prince onto the carriage, they were instantly surrounded by a group of masked men in black. The intense killing aura emanating from these figures indicated they were assassins of exceptional skill.
The problem was, their numbers were considerable.
"Hahaha—"
"My guess was correct; you would indeed have Murong Li Chen (the Fifth Prince of Bei Rong) leave by another gate."
"Those who wish to live, be sensible. Leave Murong Li Chen, and we will let you go."
The leader of the masked men spoke with a sinister glint in his eyes.
"Impossible. Tonight, I will not let you take my master, no matter what."
Mu Bai immediately drew his sharp long sword and pointed it at the masked assassins.
"Seeking death! Brothers, attack! We must kill Murong Li Chen!" the masked leader roared.
Following his command, the masked men in black drew their swords, all aimed at Ye Ying and his group, and immediately launched their assault.
"Brothers, prepare for battle!" Ye Ying shouted loudly. "Ye Er, you and Mu Bai take Miss Leng and Murong Li Chen in the carriage and follow behind us. Once my brothers and I carve out a path, you two quickly take the carriage and escort them away from here. I will lead the other brothers to cover our retreat." Ye Ying gave the orders.
"But, Boss, I want to stay and cover the retreat with you."
"No more nonsense, get going."
Ye Er could only pout as he, Mu Bai, and Leng Ruo Li got into the carriage. The four were protected in the center by the guards.
Leng Ruo Li heard someone shout, "Kill—"
Following this, the clanging of weapons, "Clang, clang—"
And the screams of people, "Ah—"
The sounds of fighting between the two groups, "Dang, dang—"
The battle raging outside was fierce, but Leng Ruo Li dared not open the window to look.
At this moment, a shout came from outside: "Ye Er, hurry!"
Immediately, the carriage swayed and dashed forward at great speed.
The fighting outside remained intense, with arrows raining down on the carriage. Fortunately, Jun Mohan's carriage was sturdy and offered strong defense.
When the arrows struck the carriage, those inside remained unharmed, only the sound of arrows hitting the ground could be heard.
Just then, someone climbed onto the carriage from behind. Sensing something amiss, Mu Bai opened the carriage door and shouted to Leng Ruo Li inside, "Miss Ye Ying, please help me protect our master. Mu Bai will repay this kindness another day."
"Rest assured, Mu Bai, I will ensure your master remains safe."
Murong Li Chen was the Fifth Prince of Bei Rong. If anything were to happen to him within Tian Wu Kingdom, it could easily provoke war between the two nations.
She understood this point.
Suddenly, the carriage jolted violently and stopped abruptly.
The carriage roof was flung open by a masked man in black, and a sharp long sword was thrust down from above.
Leng Ruo Li decisively took out a tranquilizer gun from her system space and shot at the black-clad man's arm. The long sword immediately dropped inside the carriage, landing right by Murong Li Chen's feet.
Leng Ruo Li let out a sigh of relief and patted her chest. "Wow, that was close! So close!"
However, before she could recover, an internal force from outside struck, instantly throwing the entire carriage aside.
She and Murong Li Chen were immediately exposed to danger.
At this time, Ye Ying was being surrounded by several masked men in black, unable to spare any attention for Leng Ruo Li's situation.
Leng Ruo Li quickly retrieved two scalpels from her system space, ready to join the fray.
But as Leng Ruo Li vigilantly watched the movements around her, a masked man in black grabbed a long sword from mid-air and thrust it down towards her head.
However, this scene was witnessed by Jun Mohan, who had rushed over from behind. He spread his left hand, instantly gathering an internal force and striking the masked man in black above Leng Ruo Li's head.
The masked assailant flew backward, dying on the spot.
This incident sent a chill of apprehension through Jun Mohan.
He himself didn't understand why, but when he saw Leng Ruo Li almost struck by the masked assassin, his heart ached, and it wasn't entirely because he wouldn't be able to explain it to Leng Jin Yu if Leng Ruo Li met with misfortune.
Jun Mohan immediately rushed to Leng Ruo Li's side and shielded her protectively.
Ye Ying and the guards' battle with the masked assassins had reached its peak.
Many guards were injured, yet they continued to fight valiantly against the masked assailants.
At this moment, the leading masked man appeared from somewhere unknown and drew Jun Mohan away. Immediately, the dozen masked assassins behind him surrounded Leng Ruo Li and Murong Li Chen.
One masked assassin suddenly thrust his long sword towards Murong Li Chen.
Leng Ruo Li reacted with lightning speed, her right hand striking out to block the assassin's sword with her scalpel. Her left hand swiftly flung a silver needle coated with potent poison. Those struck by her needles immediately collapsed, spitting foam, convulsing, and dying.
This struck fear into the hearts of the remaining masked assassins.
Fortunately, when Leng Ruo Li had been giving Murong Li Chen acupuncture earlier, she had, when their attention was elsewhere, discarded the used needles into the poison-filled containers within her system space, intending to use them as hidden weapons in times of danger.
"Everyone, be careful. This woman has poisoned needles." One of the black-clad men warned.
This made the remaining masked assassins even more wary of Leng Ruo Li. When they attacked her again, they did so with extreme caution.
Leng Ruo Li still flung a handful of needles towards the enemy, this time only hitting two assassins.
She felt a surge of frustration.
Damn it!
She really wanted to pull out a submachine gun from the system space's armory and unleash a barrage, ending this battle immediately.
Leng Ruo Li glanced at Jun Mohan's side, then at Ye Ying's. Both were entangled and unable to disengage.
At the same time, she could not leave Murong Li Chen to fight the enemy alone.
Unexpectedly, the man who had been fighting Jun Mohan suddenly changed direction and attacked her with his sword. Leng Ruo Li swiftly dodged his blade.
Using the technique of "Moving Shape and Changing Shadow," Jun Mohan instantly appeared before the leading assailant. Wielding his soft sword, it danced like a flying dragon as he thrust it directly into the chest of the leading masked man. Blood splattered as the man, before he could even react, fell to the ground dead.
Subsequently, Jun Mohan pulled the long sword from the leader's body, channeling all his internal energy into his sword-wielding arm. With a powerful swing, the masked assassins surrounding Leng Ruo Li all fell to the ground, dead.
Ye Ying and the guards also gained the upper hand in their battle against the black-clad men, annihilating all of them in less than the time it takes to brew a cup of tea.