sbdcsierra Chapter 391 The Assassination of the Death Squad
Chapter 391 The Assassination of the Death Squad
Chapter 391 The Assassination by the Death Squad
“I think so too. The Prince of Yi will not let this go after suffering such a great loss. If we had someone in the palace, we wouldn’t be in such a passive position,” Shen Li said.
Seeing that she had no other thoughts, Gu Chang'an felt less bored.
"I'm full, husband, let's rest." Shen Li stood up and stood in front of Gu Chang'an, gently wrapping her arms around his neck.
Gu Chang'an's throat moved unconsciously, and he looked at her with dark eyes: "A-Li, are you in a better mood today?"
The two hadn't been very intimate lately. After all, as a pawn, one had to outmaneuver the player. Although confident, it took a lot of effort behind the scenes.
Now that Emperor Cheng and King Yi are fighting, they have temporarily escaped the vortex of the struggle and feel relieved.
Shen Li understood what he meant, so she nodded very firmly: "With no one competing with me for my husband, I naturally have no worries."
"Then you can rest assured, Ah Li, nothing like that will happen." Gu Chang'an nuzzled her nose and carried her to the bed.
The power struggle in the court was reaching its climax, but Shen Li was more concerned about the day off. She went to the Shen residence early in the morning to pick up Shen Yue and took a group of maids on an outing.
It was almost June and the weather was already getting hot, so Shen Li simply took Shen Yue and rolled up their trousers to go fishing in the river, thinking it would be much easier than fishing.
"Sister, why didn't brother-in-law come?" Shen Yue asked as she waded through the water.
"He was supposed to come, but His Majesty suddenly summoned him to the palace, so the divorce couldn't be arranged." Shen Li's voice grew softer and softer as she eyed a fish, holding up a branch as she slowly approached.
Shen Yueyuan had only asked casually, but now that she saw fish nearby, she became very focused. The two sisters stared at the fish underwater and slowly raised the branches, their movements were more synchronized than ever before.
With two splashes, two fish were thrown ashore.
"Not bad, that's a quick reaction." Shen Li nodded in approval.
Shen Yue raised her eyebrows smugly.
While the two sisters were catching fish, Caiyun and Yudie were setting up a tent, while Lianqiao and Shaoyao went up the mountain to hunt wild game.
"How's your accounting studies going lately?" Shen Li chatted with her.
Upon hearing this, Shen Yue shook her head repeatedly and said, "It's too boring. Just looking at it makes me want to sleep. Since my mother sees that I don't go out, she stops teaching me."
“It’s the same whether we leave it to the housekeeper in the future.” Shen Li understood this feeling.
With her abilities, learning accounting would have been incredibly easy, but she wasn't interested and so she didn't bother.
The two sisters chatted as they caught fish. A fire had already been lit on the shore, and Caiyun had quickly prepared the fish and placed them over the flames to roast.
"The weather is so nice. I wonder what that bookworm is doing?" Shen Yue suddenly whispered.
Shen Li naturally knew who she was talking about. Sure enough, fate cannot be avoided. Even if everything is different in a second life, lovers will still be attracted to each other.
Shen Li wanted to talk about Li Che's recent situation, but her ears twitched almost imperceptibly, and her brows immediately furrowed.
"Oh no, let's go." Without saying a word, she grabbed Shen Yue and headed towards the shore.
Shen Yue was confused, but she was pulled along by Shen Li and followed her. She was too strong to break free from her sister.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"Someone is approaching us," Shen Li whispered. "They don't mean any harm."
"What?" Shen Yue was taken aback. This was right outside the capital, right under the emperor's nose. To attack a high-ranking official in this place was tantamount to court suicidal.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh".
Before the two even reached the shore, the sound of arrows whistling through the air filled the air as dark arrows shot precisely toward them.
The dozen or so guards from the Shen and Gu families immediately went on high alert, but because there were so many arrows, half of them were hit.
Shen Yue's pupils contracted even more. Such a ruthless attack meant the newcomer was definitely up to no good.
This could even be fatal.
The two women used wooden sticks to deflect the arrows, and in that brief delay, the men in black in the distance leaped over, surrounding the two sisters with more than a dozen men.
As if they had planned it in advance, these people drew their longswords and thrust them at Shen Yue.
Although Shen Yue was skilled in martial arts, he was completely on the defensive when facing so many people and swords, especially with the swords being extremely fast.
Shen Li was about to make a move, but the sound of something cutting through the air made her forget about the enemy in front of her.
This time she could see the archers; they were also coming down the mountain and were constantly closing in on them.
Shen Li realized that this was a well-trained assassination team, most likely the assassins raised by the Zheng family, but she couldn't understand why the Zheng family would be so stupid as to kill her.
Even if she dies, the Zheng family will be doomed, which can be considered a mutual destruction.
Logically speaking, the Zheng family wouldn't do such a thing, but it happened anyway.
It wouldn't be difficult for her to escape, but it would be almost impossible for her to get away unscathed with her sister and maids.
At this moment, Caiyun and Yudie, who wanted to come to help, had already been subdued, but the man in black did not kill them.
"What do you want to do? I can go with you, but you have to promise not to hurt my sister," Shen Li said, trying to buy some time.
It was also to test the other party's intentions.
The man in black completely ignored her, while the leader-like man aimed his crossbow at Shen Li's brow.
"Whoosh!" A golden light shot out, heading straight for the throat of the black-clad leader.
The man in black then realized that Shen Li had hidden a weapon in her sleeve. He dodged it with his strong instincts, but a thin line of blood still appeared on his neck.
If it had been just a fraction of a second later, he would have been dead.
"Kill!" The man in black seemed emotionless, his voice still icy.
This time, not only did they surround her, but even the people holding Caiyun and Yudie raised their swords.
"Stop right there!" Shen Li said sternly. "If you have the guts, come at me. Don't hurt the innocent."
Faced with the furious Shen Li, the man in black did not respond, his expression as cold as ever, like a heartless killing machine.
Shen Li watched as the sword hurtled towards the two of them, but she was unable to break through the encirclement because she had to protect Shen Yue. Her eyes turned red with anxiety.
In her previous life, she was powerless to save her sisters from suffering. In this life, she wanted to make their lives easier, but she never expected to be implicated by her again.
No, she couldn't watch her sisters die, she had to fight!
Facing several men in black who were attacking Shen Yue, she threw the stick in her hand horizontally, the force of which almost sent them flying.
"Hold on, wait for me." She told Shen Yue, then rushed out of the encirclement with the speed of a cheetah, throwing the sword she had grabbed as she moved.
Blood splattered, and the two men who were about to attack Caiyun and Yudie swayed, ultimately unable to maintain their balance.
After the two fell, Shen Li arrived in front of Caiyun and the other two, and with even greater speed, struck down the people behind them at the same time, pulling the two behind her.
"Miss……"
Caiyun and Yudie were at a loss for words and could only shed tears.