Chapter 196 - Do You Want to Watch a Good Show?
Chapter 196 Do You Want to Watch a Good Show?
"Many people want to do things in my name, but if I don't like, nobody can do this." Ao Chenyi glanced at Ning Xueyan and said slowly with a smile.
"Then what are you going to do?" Ning Xueyan asked in confusion.
"I won't let him bring his men here. The Chu Kingdom is a place of law!" Ao Chenyi narrowed his beautiful eyes.
Ning Xueyan was speechless. If someone else said this, she would think that he was somehow righteous. But when the words came from Ao Chenyi's mouth, it was really ironic. In the Chu Kingdom, nobody was more lawless than Prince Yi.
She was surprised that at this point, he was speaking justly of the rule of law!
"Do you want to watch a good show?" Ao Chenyi curved up his thin lips, emanating cruel aura.
If someone else said this, he might be indicating a farce. But when it came from Prince Yi's mouth, things would not be that simple. Even though Ning Xueyan had the guts to watch such shows, she did not want her nerves to be tortured for no reason. She then shook her head and refused his suggestion.
Dressing up like this and following behind Prince Yi, she felt a lot of pressure. If it was possible, she would definitely stay away from him.
However, it was not up to her. As soon as they stopped, Ao Chenyi reached out and wrapped around her waist with his arm. He walked forward with her and said, "Since you have come, you should watch a show before leaving. Otherwise, you'll come in vain."
Ning Xueyan bit her lip and stared at Ao Chenyi resentfully through the veil. She really did not care whether she had come in vain or not. She had watched so many shows in the imperial palace this time, and she did not want to watch a bloody game anymore.
Since the two princes were not here, why was he so close to her? She turned to Ao Chenyi and shot him a glare, hoping to stay away from him.
Through the veil, she found his handsome and cold face still so charming and mysterious. It made her swallow her refusal.
"May I not watch the show?" Ning Xueyan asked in a gentle and pitiful voice. She knew that nobody was more aggressive than Prince Yi.
"No!" As she had expected, Ao Chenyi was proud and cold, so disobedience would only make him lose his temper.
"My maid is still waiting for me. If the others find out that I'm acting as your favorite concubine, we'll get in trouble!" Ning Xueyan had to express her will gently.
"I have arranged my people there, so you don't have to worry about it." Ao Chenyi suddenly turned his head and stared at Ning Xueyan coldly. He said impatiently, "You don't want to watch the show with me, do you?"
Under his gaze, she was in a panic. Ning Xueyan knew that he was annoyed. She did not dare to protest again, but said with a smile, "Of course not! I'm worrying that it may lead trouble if my identity is found out. Your business is important!"
"As long as you obediently follow me, I won't miss important things!" Ao Chenyi's face softened a little, but he still stared at Ning Xueyan with his beautiful eyes. Ning Xueyan had to smile at him through the veil.
He had been in good mood just now, but after a short moment, he lost his temper. Prince Yi was really a moody person, as same as the rumors said.
While talking, they had walked a long way. In Ao Chenyi's arms, Ning Xueyan was focusing on Ao Chenyi's mental changes, and did not notice someone appear in front of them until a guard suddenly unsheathed his sword and shouted, "Who's there?"
Before she could know what was happening, Ao Chenyi had taken a step backward with his arm around her waist. A sword slipped over her slim waist. She could almost sense the chilly aura emanating from the sword.
While stepping backward with Ning Xueyan, Ao Chenyi raised his right foot and kicked the masked man in the imperial guard clothes who had suddenly appeared opposite them just now. Being kicked into the position between the forefinger and thumb, the man could not hold his sword anymore. It was sent flying out and jabbed into the ground under a plum tree.
Two Young Ladies were enjoying the plum blossoms with their maids under the tree. They both screamed at fear at sight of the sword suddenly.
"There's an assassin! Someone pretended to be the imperial guard and wanted to assassinate Prince Yi! Hurry! Come to protect Prince Yi!" the guards shouted, gathering around Ao Chenyi. Since Ning Xueyan was tightly held by Ao Chenyi in his arms, she was surrounded by the guards as well. There was chaos ahead of them.
Ning Xueyan felt suffocated at the miserable scream, the crying of fear, the strong blood smell and the warm hand clasping her waist. She turned her head subconsciously and saw the charming and cold smile on Ao Chenyi's face. Everything had been designed. The emperor tried to set up Ao Chenyi, but Ao Chenyi was not a person who would give in easily.
Ning Xueyan curved up her lips, and a trace of smile appeared on her face. Ning Zu'an thought highly of Third Prince, so he bet on Ao Mingyu. But she thought Ao Chenyi was more potential than Ao Mingyu.
Suddenly, she caught sight of a spot flashing. Ning Xueyan immediately looked back. When she saw a figure at the rockery from the corner of her eyes, her smile was frozen.
A man who was also in the imperial guard's clothes covered his face with a mask. He had a bow in hands, which had been stretched to its full extent. Although other assassins had been killed one by one, this man looked very calm. He aimed the arrow at the back of Ao Chenyi and was going to kill him with one move.
Now Ning Xueyan understood that this man was the key assassin that the emperor had arranged. No matter whether Ao Chenyi would make trouble at the banquet or not, the man was mainly responsible for the assassination. Even if he had to pay a higher cost, he would find an opportunity to kill Ao Chenyi with a move.
Now he seemed to have found the perfect opportunity. He loosed his hand, and the sharp arrow flew out, as quickly as lighting, aiming at Ao Chenyi's back.
Ning Xueyan clenched her fist and suddenly punched Ning Chenyi in the chest. Then she rushed toward him. Except for 'Watch out!', she had no time to say anything else, before a cold light passing her shoulder. She almost cried out in pain. She then fell on her knees. At the same time, she saw the ferocity and violence, as well as a trace of anger in Ao Chenyi's cold eyes.
"Kill all of them!" Ao Chenyi ordered angrily. He quickly held Ning Xueyan in his arms and rushed into the courtyard nearby.
"Got it!" After receiving Ao Chenyi's instruction, the guards showed no mercy anymore. They stabbed their swords toward the critical parts of the assassins, and soon, the ground was covered with corpses.
Hearing that something big happened, Ao Mingyu and Ao Mingwan came over with their people. Seeing the assassins who died miserably, their faces darkened.
"How is my uncle? Did he get hurt?" Ao Mingyu asked. Seeing the courtyard being heavily guarded, he calmed himself down and was about to break in.
He was a little far from where the accident happened. Besides, he had not arranged for the assassins to make a move here. He was told that someone wanted to assassinate Ao Chenyi, and Ao Chenyi was hit by an arrow. He could not hold back his joy and wanted to check it in person.
"Thank you for your caring, Third Prince. My master didn't get hurt, but his favorite concubine was injured. The doctor is dealing with her wound now." Ao Chenyi's guard, Yu Jian walked out and stopped Ao Mingyu. He bowed to him respectfully, and stood in his way at the gate.
"Was my uncle really not injured?" Ao Mingyu asked again to confirm.
"Prince Yi is safe and sound!" Yu Jian answered with certainty.
"I want to have a look. The imperial physician will come soon. I'll arrange people to prepare if any good medicine is needed," Ao Mingyu said with concern.
He did not believe that Ao Chenyi was not injured. It was unnecessary to arrange so many guards here only for a concubine. The accident happened suddenly, so he had not gotten the detailed report yet. If Ao Chenyi really got injured, or even more miserable than death, it would be a golden opportunity for him. He would not miss it.
Thinking about this, he was overjoyed.
"You don't seem to believe I'm okay, so you want to check it in person. Right?" Ao Mingyu suddenly saw Ao Chenyi in the corridor. The blooming manjusaka embroidered on his black robe looked as red as blood. As he moved, patches of blood were faintly visible on his black robe, and it looked striking.
The blood patches were even more vivid, beautiful and chilly than manjusaka.
"Ao Chenyi really wasn't hurt?" Ao Mingyu was frozen for a short moment, and then he recovered his composure and said respectfully, "Uncle, thankfully you were not injured. Otherwise, my father will definitely blame me. I'll ask the imperial physician to check for you in detail soon."
"It's unnecessary. I have an imperial physician here. You can leave now. Tell your father that all the assassins are dead. All of them!" Ao Chenyi said with a faint smile, a coldness flashing in his eyes.
"They're all dead!" Ao Mingyu raised his head surprisingly.
"Yes. They're all dead. There are thirty martial arts practitioners in total outside. If you don't believe it, you can count them one by one. But a few people's bodies were broken into pieces. You have to combine them before counting."
Ao Chenyi raised his eyes, as if he were smiling, but it was chilling.
Ao Mingyu's eyelid twitched unnaturally. Broken corpses? No wonder that the blood had been so strong when he walked over. Several of the assassins had their arms cut off, and several others had their stomachs cut open...
"Uncle, I'm relieved that you were not injured. I, I'm going to report to my father now. Uncle, do you need more hands to protect you?" Although Ao Mingyu was calm, he felt a little uneasy. Not only because these people had died miserably, but also because of the death toll.
He had known that his father had trained a death squad, but it had only a hundred people in total. If all the people who had been killed were the members of the death squad, his father suffered a heavy loss this time. About one third of the death squad members were killed in this battle, but they only injured a woman of Prince Yi.
He could already foresee how angry his father would be at the news.
"I don't need them. I'll go back to my manor soon." Ao Chenyi raised one of his brows, half smiling. He stood at the gate. Against the broken limbs outside the courtyard, his handsome face was as cold and secretive as a cold-blooded demon's.
"Well, then I'm leaving to report to my father now." Ao Mingyu lowered his eyes subconsciously and left as soon as possible. He did not dare to stay in front of him any longer.