Flashes of steel.
Splashes of blood.
Yun Shu raised an eyebrow.
Oh!
Which poor wretch was being ganged up on!
She hadn't expected to stumble upon an assassination attempt on her way back, after coming out in the dead of night to witness Wang Meiyuan's tragic state.
Suddenly.
Arrogant voices of assassins rang out.
"Night King, stop struggling! Tonight, your life ends here!"
"That's right! Night King, we are extremely well-prepared tonight, you cannot escape!"
The two assassins were exceptionally arrogant.
However, there was no response from the carriage.
Upon hearing the assassins' words, Yun Shu stopped.
She wasn't one to meddle in others' affairs and was about to leave, when she heard them mention the Night King.
So, the unlucky fellow in the carriage was the Night King.
"Master?" Jing Heng inquired.
Yun Shu curved her lips into a smile, "Let's watch for now."
She needed to weigh the pros and cons.
If Zhan Tianye died tonight.
Then she could take Zhan Xiaoli away directly.
However, she hadn't waited for Yun Yueyin to return, nor had she avenged herself yet. Even if she took Zhan Xiaoli, she wouldn't be able to leave the capital for now.
If she didn't leave the capital, with Zhan Xiaoli being the Night King's son, there would undoubtedly be many people in the capital targeting him.
This would cause a lot of trouble for Zhan Xiaoli and Yun Xiaojing.
Therefore, Zhan Tianye had to die, but not now.
Yet, she felt a sense of unease about intervening to save him.
So, she would wait.
She would wait until Zhan Tianye was on his last breath, and then have Jing Heng make his move.
The assassins continuously attacked the carriage.
But all their attacks were blocked by Qiu Lu.
However.
There were too many assassins.
And each of them possessed exceptionally high martial arts skills.
Their weapons were also finely crafted.
Before long, Qiu Lu was at a disadvantage.
Just as Qiu Lu was about to be overwhelmed.
The carriage suddenly split open!
Yun Shu smiled faintly. She had witnessed a carriage splitting open twice today.
The moment the carriage split, the assassins went wild with excitement, lunging towards Zhan Tianye.
"Night King, die obediently!"
Zhan Tianye remained seated steadily, motionless.
It was as if the intense battle occurring around him couldn't cause even the slightest change to his ice-cold expression.
He remained like an unscalable mountain.
Yun Shu's beautiful eyes fixed on the sword of one of the assassins.
The long sword lunged towards Zhan Tianye.
It was a decisive and swift thrust aimed at piercing his heart.
Yun Shu's hand moved, a small stone held between her fingers.
Just as the sword was about to pierce Zhan Tianye's chest.
The small stone in her hand flew out.
As the stone struck the long sword, causing it to deviate slightly.
The next moment, the smile on Yun Shu's lips vanished abruptly.
She let out a soft curse, "Damn it!"
Zhan Tianye, who had been unable to move his legs in the carriage, moved as if he were a celestial being.
He lightly grasped the sword.
The sharp blade snapped in his hand!
Immediately after, a palm strike was unleashed towards the assassin.
The assassin was horrified, "How is this possible?!"
Weren't they told that the Night King's legs were crippled and his martial arts also废了吗?
Wasn't he like a cripple?
This, breaking a sword with his bare hands, how could this be the act of someone without martial arts!
"Anything is possible! Daring to assassinate the Night King, you seek death!" Qiu Lu thrust his sword forward.
The sword pierced.
Blood gushed.
"They cannot kill the Night King," Jing Heng said concisely, sheathing his sword.
Yun Shu's mouth twitched.
She truly regretted it.
She shouldn't have intervened just now.
Because...
Zhan Tianye raised his eyes, his gaze like starlight, sharp as an eagle's, sweeping across.
His line of sight landed precisely on Yun Shu.