ALL NOVEL chapter 32
Chapter 32: Caught a Live One
Xia Yuxiao was very angry.
She thought that after the last warning, the other party would choose to stop. After all, within the empire, the crime of regicide was very serious, and even the guarantee of immortality given by the late emperor would be of no use.
But now, the other party not only came to her palace but even more excessively, directly chose to kill the guards in the imperial garden and attempted to assassinate the emperor.
This is not a small crime.
Xia Yuxiao jumped down from Qin Ji. To prevent falling, Xia Yuxiao almost used all her strength to hold onto Qin Ji. Qin Ji grimaced in pain, and with the wound on his arm, his situation seemed a bit dire.
However, it seemed that understanding the power of the Dragon Guards, these people did not continue to chase, even though Qin Ji and Xia Yuxiao were standing not far from the exit of the imperial garden. It could be seen that these guys were quite aware of the strength of the Dragon Guards.
This made Xia Yuxiao take it even more seriously. Although the Dragon Guards were the personal guards of the emperors of the Great Xia Dynasty, they rarely had the opportunity to take action. Especially after Xia Yuxiao reformed the Dragon Guards’ system, the Dragon Guards often served as a presence to support the scene in most occasions, and only a few nobles within the empire knew about the Dragon Guards’ affairs.
Sure enough, there was still a traitor inside.
Looking at Qin Ji, Xia Yuxiao couldn’t help but fall into deep thought. Although Qin Ji was cleared of suspicion now, she couldn’t help but think more about him. But the most important question was right in front of her: those people genuinely wanted to kill Qin Ji.
Should she suspect the other party’s identity?
“Lord Qin is injured, quick, bandage Lord Qin!”
Ignoring the sound of weapons clashing in the imperial garden, the nearby Dragon Guards quickly bandaged Qin Ji’s wound. Qin Ji felt his left hand; the assassins were very professional. After piercing his left hand, the subsequent attacks were very fierce, almost crippling his left hand.
However, Qin Ji was not someone who could be easily dealt with.
As the Duke of An of the Great Xia, he personally led troops to face the enemy at a young age. On one hand, his command in battle was indeed strong, and on the other hand, his individual combat power was not weak.
Although the Great Xia Empire had a long and diverse culture, it was essentially a country full of martial virtue. From civil officials to military generals, if one did not have some martial arts skills, they could not stand out. Everyone had undergone some martial arts training, and there were even a few civil officials in the court who were practitioners.
They were not particularly strong, but just the word “practitioner” said it all.
As the military chief of the Great Xia, how could Qin Ji be a weak scholar?
A black ointment specifically for treating external injuries was applied to the wound, followed by a clean bandage. After finishing these, the officer who bandaged him respectfully stepped back.
The ointment on the wound brought a slight sting, causing him to frown.
“Your Majesty, quickly order the Dragon Guards to enter the imperial garden. Although my subordinate is strong, she is not an easy person to deal with—I haven’t given her the order to leave anyone alive yet.” Qin Ji hurriedly said.
Hearing Qin Ji’s words, Xia Yuxiao quickly ordered her Dragon Guards to enter the imperial garden.
In the corridor of the imperial garden, they saw Ling Yan.
At this moment, Ling Yan was leaning against a pillar in the corridor of the imperial garden, covered in blood. It was unclear if it was an illusion, but someone felt that there was a trace of black blood on this woman.
Facing everyone’s gaze, Ling Yan didn’t care. She just took a breath, adjusted her breathing, and then kicked the assassin struggling desperately at her feet.
This was a very standard assassin. He was wearing black clothes and holding a shiny curved knife. The knife had a strange blue-purple color, obviously coated with poison.
Thinking of this, Qin Ji suddenly became a bit worried about his wound: Damn it, these assassins wouldn’t have poisoned all their weapons, would they?
“Fortunately, you are okay, young master.”
Ling Yan’s gaze swept over everyone and finally landed on Qin Ji. Of course, when she said okay, she didn’t mean completely unscathed, but that Qin Ji “wasn’t dead.”
After all, for her, facing Qin Ji, who was at the core of interests, being assassinated was nothing unusual. The fact that Qin Ji didn’t die under her protection was already great news.
“Did you find anything?”
At this moment, Qin Ji finally focused on the unfortunate assassin at Ling Yan’s feet. The assassin showed a determined expression and bit down hard. It seemed that this guy had poison hidden in his mouth.
Just as he was about to bite down, Ling Yan lifted her seemingly delicate left foot and kicked the guy’s mouth, blocking it. The assassin bit down, but what he bit was Ling Yan’s shoe.
Through the shoe, no matter how hard he bit, it didn’t matter. He wasn’t a crocodile, after all. However, Ling Yan still felt a bit of pain, so she simply kicked him again, knocking him out completely.
“Hey, hey, hey, be ladylike. Look at you, what kind of behavior is this?”
Qin Ji quickly covered Xia Yuxiao’s eyes, not letting the new emperor see such a cruel scene. This was his usual way of dealing with his sister.
However, in front of his sister, he could naturally do such actions freely. The problem was that Xia Yuxiao was the emperor.
Fortunately, there were no historians around, otherwise, Qin Ji would have become famous: “Lord Qin and His Majesty were attacked, His Majesty was above Lord Qin, and shortly after, seeing the assassin wounded, Lord Qin covered His Majesty’s eyes, which was very disrespectful.”
No matter how you think about it, this was not something a loyal minister should do.
“I’ll leave the living one to you, young master. How to deal with him is your business.” Facing Qin Ji’s reprimand, Ling Yan smiled slightly and said.
These words had a hint of provocation. Saying everything was up to Qin Ji in front of the emperor… What did this girl take the emperor for?
Of course, he could only nod. Ling Yan’s shocking words were not the first time; he was already used to it.
“Your Majesty, this matter may be related to your previous assassination attempt. I personally believe that this person should be interrogated by Your Majesty.”
Finally, encountering an opportunity to pass the buck, how could Qin Ji let it go? He remembered that the emperor had given him a hard target, and if he didn’t complete it, there might be a bit of “danger.” So, he decisively took this opportunity to pass the buck smoothly to the emperor.
“No, my loyal subject, you have been unable to break through the case for many days. How can I cut off your clues at this time? This person, you interrogate him. Just let me know what you find out.”