The assassins under the water were as nurous as hairs on a bull, with no clue from which direction they might strike, so getting to the shore was the better option.
Yan Wanqing used her Inner Strength to propel herself above the entire Lotus Pond, and with a sweep through the air, she knocked the majority of the black-clad n from the boat’s bow into the water below. Everyone seized this mont to urgently propel the small boat towards the shore.
She had no idea why suddenly there were so many assassins.
Could they be sent from the Capital City to hunt them down?
But they didn’t seem like it; their assassination techniques and their attire differed too greatly from those of the Capital City’s assassins.
"Ah—!" Suddenly, a sharp scream ca from the shore; Shen Shuyun had been grabbed by the throat by an assassin who had climbed ashore.
The wooden stick she had been brandishing in her hands rolled on the ground a couple of tis before falling into the water.
"No good, Miss Shen has been captured." Cong Ge cried out in alarm from the boat, his face full of urgency.
Yan Wanqing’s brow furrowed deeply. At the sa ti, all the remaining people were rushing to the shore. Amidst the chaos, the servant boy by Yan Zizhuo’s side was pulled into the pond by an assassin. To save the servant boy, Yan Zizhuo was also captured by the assassin.
"Xiaoqi!" Yan Wanqing’s eyes were filled with murderous intent as she leaped to the water’s edge.
By now, quite a few people had also been captured by the assassins.
However, those assassins didn’t imdiately take their lives.
"What exactly do you want?" Yan Wanqing’s beautiful face was overcast with anger; it had been a long ti since she had been this furious.
The group of assassins before her, whose origins were unknown, had ignited a murderous fury in her eyes.
The assassin who had taken Shen Shuyun hostage earlier pushed her forward two steps.
Shen Shuyun gasped in pain.
"Don’t move rashly!" the assassin threatened.
The long blade at her neck left a trail of blood on her delicate skin.
Shen Shuyun imdiately dared not move.
The assassin’s voice was hoarse and unpleasant, coarse as the caw of a crow in the chill of winter.
"Which one of you is Yan Wanqing?"
So, they had co for her.
Yan Wanqing stepped forward ahead of her worried mother and Xiaoliu, "I am."
"As expected, you have killed so many of our brothers." The assassin had been shocked by Yan Wanqing’s moves earlier, and now, seeing her as his target, he sneered, "Do you co with us on your own, or do we kill all these people first and then take you with us?"
As he spoke, he applied more pressure with his blade, and blood instantly flowed from Shen Shuyun’s throat, staining her white garnt with traces of blood.
Her face was pale with fear, yet her eyes were fixed on Yan Wanqing.
She didn’t say a word pleading for rcy.
There was even less need to ntion Yan Zizhuo; she was always looking for a chance to turn the tables on the assassins, "Sister, don’t mind ! Don’t go with them!"
Yan Wanqing’s peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly as she chuckled softly, "Go? Who sent you?"
Leaving was out of the question for her.
This horde of assailants ca with a nacing force, there was no way they would spare her family.
The Head of the Assassins knew of Yan Wanqing’s formidable martial arts and was on guard against her. As he saw her advance a couple of steps, he pulled Shen Shuyun back warily, his gaze locked in a struggle with Yan Wanqing’s, "What do you care who sent us? Don’t forget, your family is in my hands now. Quit the chatter, are you coming or not?"
The employer had assigned them a task to take Yan Wanqing’s life.
They had thought the employer was making a mountain out of a molehill, demanding their full mobilization.
They were just a bunch of the old, weak, and sick, after all, the only one they needed to be wary of was Sun Hongxuan.
A bunch of won, what fighting power could they have? It all seed so terrifying.
But who could have expected that when the fight actually comnced, these seemingly frail won could punch their brothers into the water, leaving them flailing and unable to get up for a good while!
Fortunately, they had the advantage of numbers, and it was only by taking advantage of the chaos when everyone was getting ashore that they managed to take the family of Yan Wanqing hostage, giving them the opportunity to negotiate.
If it had really co down to a fight, the Head of the Assassins felt that he would be no match for this woman.
Just looking at the way she plunged the dagger into soone’s neck, he feared they might all end up dead here today.
Yan Wanqing did not overlook the wariness in the eyes of the Head of the Assassins. She continued to smile and said, "Let’s go, you said it yourself, my family is in your hands, so naturally we have to listen to you."
She pointed to herself, "How about I co over as a hostage, and you let these brothers and sisters of mine leave?"
The Head of the Assassins dared not take Yan Wanqing as a hostage, "Do you think I’m an idiot?!" Which one of these brothers and sisters is a pushover?
Those skilled in martial arts are troubleso enough, but those not skilled are even more so.
That seemingly harmless little girl, goodness knows where she got so many poisoned needles from, her strikes left his n floating in the water, never to rise again.
mbers of the Yan Family, none of them were simple to deal with.
Only this little girl seed relatively safe in his hands.
Consequently, the Head of the Assassins continued, "Less nonsense, first tie up your own hands and blindfold your eyes."
"Sister!" Xiaoliu frowned in disagreent and called out.
Yan Wanqing smiled reassuringly at her, "It’s alright."
She held out her hands, allowing Xiaoliu to tie them up, then had Xiaoliu use a piece of cloth to blindfold her eyes.
After these preparations, Yan Wanqing asked, "Can my family be released now?"
The Head of the Assassins gave a sigh of relief internally and gestured for the others to release Yan Zizhuo and the rest, but he still did not let go of Shen Shuyun.
"This girl will stay with you, walking ahead; the rest aren’t allowed to follow! Otherwise, I’ll kill this girl right now!" the Head of the Assassins threatened.
At this mont, Sun Qinglian was already extrely angered.
She let out a cold snort.
"Why capture a young girl as a hostage? Wouldn’t it be better to take instead?"
The Head of the Assassins looked at Sun Qinglian, and he had not forgotten how this still-charming lady had knocked down one person after another with her punches.
"You talk too much!" Losing his patience, the Head of the Assassins slapped Shen Shuyun across her face; she scread, and he then roughly grabbed her chin to face the crowd, "All of you stepping forward to be hostages, you’re all looking to die, aren’t you!"
He then began retreating with Shen Shuyun leading the way.
Shen Shuyun’s mouth and nose were filled with the taste of fresh blood, and her back was wet from the water where the assassin had recently erged.
At that mont, she dared not linger and obediently moved forward as told.
The others, anwhile, pressed on, following Yan Wanqing from behind.
Yan Zizhuo wanted to chase after them, but was quickly held back by Yan Lingzhen.
"But, Sister..." The anxious voice of Yan Zizhuo was silenced by the blinking signal from Yan Lingzhen.
The rope was tied by her.
As a graduate of the dical University,
she loved to play with ropes the most.
Just so happens, her sister had recently asked her for advice on various rope tying and knotting techniques.
When Yan Wanqing and Shen Shuyun had disappeared from sight,
the group of assassins still watched them with predatory intensity.
Yan Lingzhen pulled Yan Zizhuo back a few steps and sneered, "So much for sticking to your word, be careful of being struck by lightning when you walk in the rain in the future!"
No sooner had she finished speaking than she flung out a flurry of silver needles, and imdiately afterward scattered poison powder from her sleeves, dropping a group in an instant.
At the sa ti, the Head of the Assassins pushed Shen Shuyun to the ground and drew closer with a knife to Yan Wanqing, whose hands were comfortably tied and eyes still blindfolded!
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