GBP Chapter 23: Assassination Attack by Men in Black While Leaving the Palace
Chapter 23: Assassination Attack by Men in Black While Leaving the Palace
Cen Yan withdrew her hand from the rack, leaving only a small garment, and slowly walked to the bed, where she lay face down.
Shen Sangwan first fed Cen Yan the Soul-Deriving Medicine, and then sprinkled the Blood-Prolonging Powder and Blood-Soothing Ointment on the suppurating wound and applied them to the areas that already had bruises.
My back felt cool to the touch at first, and then it started to burn.
"Shen Sangwan, you idiot, what did you put on that? It hurts so much!"
"Just bear with it. The system's medicines are all very fast-acting and have significant effects. Once you get through this, you'll be fine soon."
"If it really hurts too much, just bite me."
Shen Sangwan held out her wrist to Cen Yan, her eyes slightly narrowed, with a look of resignation.
"Get lost, get lost, I get annoyed just looking at you."
He turned his head away, not wanting to talk to Shen Sangwan.
Do you want to eat anything?
Shen Sangwan brought over a plate of delicate pastries from the low table; they had a sweet lychee flavor.
Cen Yan tilted her head again, glanced at the food in Shen Sangwan's hand, pouted, picked up two pieces and stuffed them into her mouth.
The sweet taste in my mouth made the pain in my back seem less intense.
"Do you have any more? Give me another plate."
Shen Sangwan got up and took another plate from the low table. Smelling the aroma, it seemed to be a pastry made with chestnuts or something similar.
Cen Yan wolfed down her food while enduring the burning sensation on her back.
"Eat slowly, and don't choke."
How long have they been starving?
"When I was Miss Cen, the palace servants were very respectful, and the maids and nannies in the Prime Minister's mansion were also very polite. Now that I've become a lowly maid, it's truly a case of heaven and hell in an instant."
"In this era of absolute imperial power, it really wasn't easy for ordinary people."
Shen Sangwan reached out and gently touched Cen Yan's unfamiliar face.
An indescribable heartache surged from the depths of my heart to my throat, making me feel choked up.
"Little Yan Yan, what is the name of this body you have now?"
“The people in the kitchen always call me a little bastard, and no one has ever called me by my name, so I don’t know.”
My back started to feel numb and gradually lost sensation.
“Those people have had enough of living. I’ll go and have them punished right now, to vent your anger for you.”
"Hey—! Wait a minute, why have you become so impatient and reckless these days?"
"On what grounds are you going to punish them? Bullying the weak? Without any evidence, just based on a few empty words from a lowly palace maid like me?"
Shen Sangwan belatedly realized that she had been so angry that she lost her mind, and turned around and sat back on the edge of the bed.
"Then let's wait a bit longer, and settle all the old and new scores together later."
“Since you don’t know your name, then follow the same generation as Shuyi and be called Shuyan. After all, your surname is the same as the Right Chancellor’s, and I’m afraid it will cause you trouble.”
"okay."
"From now on, you can stay by my side. I'll feel more at ease. I just need to cook some delicious food from time to time, and leave everything else to Shuyi."
"Won't the women in the harem suspect anything?"
"It's alright. If the Empress Dowager and the young emperor ask, I'll just say that I really like the food you make, and I'll keep you by my side as a first-class palace maid to serve you personally."
"Okay, then I'll have to stick close to you from now on."
Cen Yan, unlike her usual self, acted like a lackey, grabbing Shen Sangwan's arm and smiling obsequiously.
"Wow, wow, wow, wow, to see such an expression on Cen Da Meiren's face one day, tsk tsk tsk, it's a pity I don't have a cell phone, otherwise I would definitely take a picture and tell Chu Meng and the others."
"Shen Sangwan, you're such a dog—!"
"Alright, you should rest and get some sleep. I have to go out of the palace. Mo Yun is still in the recruit camp, and I need to bring her back."
"Is it really appropriate for me to be here?"
Cen Yan glanced around, feeling a little embarrassed.
"It's alright. If the people from Weiyang Palace gossip, I'll make sure they suffer the consequences."
He gently patted the other person's shoulder, got up, left the inner hall, and closed the door tightly.
Shuyi was outside at the moment. "From now on, the palace maid inside the palace will be called Shuyan. Go to the Imperial Household Department and register all her palace information. From now on, the two of you will be responsible for my food and daily life."
"The slaves obey the order."
"I need to leave the palace. If the Empress Dowager sends someone to ask me, just say I will be back before the palace gates are locked. Also, Shuyan is injured, so please take good care of her."
"I've made note of this."
Phoenix Palace
"Your Majesty, Master Sui'an is waiting outside the hall."
Wen Yuening was half asleep when she dreamed of the scene when she first met Shen Sangwan in the lantern-lit market.
"Help me change my clothes."
Qingque helped the person up from the bed, took a set of golden yellow cloud-patterned robes embroidered with phoenixes and dressed her in them. To make up for the powder and rouge, she only tied up her beautiful hair and inserted a seven-jeweled coral hairpin into her hair bun.
"This old monk greets Your Majesty the Empress."
Master Sui'an, dressed in a kasaya, holding prayer beads, with a warm smile on his face, greeted Wen Yue Ning with his hands clasped together.
"This humble woman greets the Master."
In front of Sui An, Wen Yuening will always be the devoted woman who wholeheartedly seeks the well-being of her family and the safety of the person in her heart on the battlefield.
"Now that Your Majesty is the Empress, it is best to forget your worries to avoid troubling yourself and failing to achieve your goals."
"I thank you for your kindness, Master."
Wen Yuening respectfully returned the greeting with her hands clasped together, then turned to the side and raised her hand to invite the other person to sit down.
"The reason I invited you to the palace this time is because of the matter between the Empress Dowager and the Princess. I believe that my personal maid, Qingluan, has already told you about the situation in the palace."
"Your Majesty, everything is preordained, and cause and effect are cyclical. Your Majesty need not worry. Although I know the reason for the Princess's resurrection, I cannot reveal it, for it is a secret of Heaven."
Master Sui'an, after twirling his prayer beads, paused for a moment. "The Empress Dowager's coma is all due to the eldest princess. If Your Majesty wishes to know the reason, you may ask the Empress Dowager yourself. The palace is peaceful and harmonious, with no evil spirits causing trouble. Your Majesty can rest assured."
Wen Yuening breathed a sigh of relief upon learning that there were no evil spirits present.
"Will the eldest princess face the same situation again in the future?"
"The eldest princess has many opportunities and is blessed with great fortune. She will die peacefully in her old age. Your Majesty, please rest assured."
Only then did she feel truly relieved.
As long as she's alright.
“Master, you are highly respected and it is not easy for you to come to the palace. May you stay for a few days to recite scriptures and pray for the country.”
"Whatever Your Majesty requests, this old monk will grant."
Master Sui'an twirled his prayer beads, clasped his hands together, and bowed in a gesture of blessing.
"Qingque, temporarily arrange for Master Sui'an to stay at Fuhe Palace and have someone take good care of him."
"The slaves obey the order."
"This old monk takes his leave."
"Xiao Tong, you were careless. How come this recruit camp is so far from the capital? How are we going to get back before the palace gates are locked?"
[Ahem! Master, this is only your fault for not asking me beforehand; it shouldn't be my fault.]
"You knew there wasn't enough time, why didn't you remind me?"
【Hey! Master, this isn't fair.】
Left or right?
【...left!】
As they approached a fork in the road, Shen Sangwan quickly lifted the reins, forcing the horse to turn around.
Could you speak any slower?
[Master—! Stop! Danger!]
"Whoosh! Whoosh—! Whoosh!"
Arrows rained down on her.
"Damn, what bad luck to open the door for bad luck."
Shen Sangwan gripped the reins tightly, thankfully there was a long sword on the saddle.
Shen Sangwan instinctively drew her sword and slashed down the arrows flying towards her.
【Master, let's run back quickly. There are about fifty people nearby; you probably can't fight them all by yourself.】
"Do you even want to see if I'm surrounded? Do you think I can escape?"
"I wonder which side you gentlemen belong to, and from whom you have been paid to buy my life?"
A man in a crimson-purple dress descended from the sky, wearing a purple mask that revealed only his narrow eyes.
Her voice was exceptionally alluring, sounding just like a woman's.
"The Soul-Hooking Pavilion has always valued integrity in business and will never betray its customers. Your Highness, farewell!"
Without saying a word, the man gave the order, and the assassins swarmed forward.
His moves were ruthless and swift, aimed directly at vital points.
Shen Sangwan quickly found herself unable to keep up and retreated repeatedly.
If you don't check the almanac before going out, you'll find that even drinking cold water will cause problems!
Shen Sangwan quickly pulled out all sorts of poison powders from the system in her bosom, and without even reading the descriptions, she sprayed them all over her body.
[Master, you haven't taken the antidote yet, and you've already sprinkled so much poison powder...]
If pushed to the limit, she'll even kill herself!
"Can you stop talking nonsense? If I had time to take the antidote according to the instructions, would I have acted so recklessly?"
Shen Sangwan moved very quickly, and those around her were caught off guard and were all affected to varying degrees.
including herself.
The surrounding assassins coughed up blood one after another and collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.
It really is a case of injuring the enemy by a thousand while losing nine hundred and ninety-nine of your own!
Shen Sangwan got a brief respite. She couldn't remember which types of antidotes she had taken, so she could only take a little of each one.
This broken system is really something else. It has the Hundred Antidote Pill, but it insists on preventing anything from countering it. I'd really appreciate that.
This antidote tastes awful; it smells like soot from the bottom of a pot and it's pungent.
With more than half of the assassins dead or wounded, a man dressed in crimson robes personally drew his sword and charged forward.
The opponent moved with lightning speed, as swift as a fleeting shadow; Shen Sangwan was no match for the Jianghu assassin.
Completely unable to fight back, it kept dodging and eventually could only flee into the bushes.
"You forced me!"
Shen Sangwan took out a bottle of bone-dissolving water and splashed it at the other person.
The man reacted quickly, but his arm was still slightly stained. White smoke instantly billowed from his hand holding the sword, as if sulfuric acid had burned his skin.
A mournful cry echoed through the woods.
Seeing the man trying to run away, Shen Sangwan took out another bottle, aimed, and threw it directly at him.
With a sizzling sound like roasting meat, accompanied by painful screams, the man's body gradually reduced to mere ashes.
The remaining assassins, only slightly poisoned, were somewhat apprehensive. Gripping their longswords, they hesitated, unsure whether to continue forward or retreat.
For them, the mission was not completed; advancing meant certain death, and retreating meant certain death as well.
"Go! She must die!"
Someone shouted, and the assassin drew his sword again.
"Since you've seen things you shouldn't have seen, leave them all to me today."
Shen Sangwan took four bottles of bone-dissolving water at once, two on each side, raised her arms to shoulder height, and scattered the bone-dissolving water like a spinning top.
All around me were the sounds of ghosts wailing and wolves howling, a truly mournful cacophony.
[Master is mighty!]
"So what if I'm powerful? I almost died!"
[Master, I'm praising you, why aren't you appreciating it?]
〖Hey...〗
Shen Sangwan was filled with resentment.
Looking around, all that could be seen were corpses or mutilated bodies; the chestnut horse was nowhere to be found.
"Cough—" Shen Sangwan whistled, her melodious and clear sound particularly loud in the quiet forest.
A moment later, she heard the sound of horses' hooves, and a red figure appeared before her eyes.
[Master, you'll probably have to deal with this mutilated corpse.]
Seeing that Shen Sangwan was about to mount her horse, he quickly spoke up to stop her.
[This Bone-Dissolving Water is not available in Nanjing; Master, it's best not to leave any future trouble.]
The ground was littered with mangled body parts, and Shen Sangwan was speechless with exasperation.
Is there any tool that can quickly destroy these debris fragments?
【Master, we only have bone-dissolving elixir!】
〖@$￥\u0026*%〗
Shen Sangwan compromised, collecting the mutilated corpses one by one in one place, and then taking out fifty bottles at once and piling them on the ground.
Then, with no will to live, they poured bottle after bottle onto the pile of corpses that had formed a high heap.
"vomit--!"
This taste is absolutely amazing.
"vomit--!"
It's fucking addictive.
What should we do with these bottles?
[Master, go to the trash can and click to recycle the trash. The items you took out will be recycled accordingly.]
Shen Sangwan was finally able to catch her breath; otherwise, she really wouldn't know what to do with all those bottles and jars.
There were still nearly half-intact corpses, but Shen Sangwan ignored them and left them lying scattered on the ground.
After all, she had to go and "cry" to her younger brother about something as trivial as assassinating the current princess.
Because of the assassination attempt, it was already dusk when they arrived at the recruit camp.