She Holds the World After Being Reborn
Chapter 101: The Grove, Assassination

Chapter 101: Chapter 101: The Grove, Assassination

Days went by, and the day of the Imperial Examination soon arrived.

Huai Yu’s injuries had almost entirely healed, scars still marked his waist and abdomen, but they were gradually fading thanks to the medicine Yan Xiaoliu applied, posing no hindrance.

These past days, Yan Wanqing had been preoccupied with matters of the Pine Crane Tower, meeting with Chai You to decide which students should participate in the Imperial Examination. She was so busy that she often worked late into the night, her exhausted figure noticeably more haggard.

Finally, the day of the Imperial Examination arrived, and Yan Wanqing had everything prepared early for the examination and personally escorted Huai Yu to the examination hall.

When Huai Yu walked in, Yan Lingzhen couldn’t help but chuckle at the sight of her sister.

It was just like in those old days, a worried mother sending her children to the examination hall.

"Let’s go," Yan Wanqing said as she turned to speak to Yan Xiaoliu.

Yan Xiaoliu thought that since they were finally out, she should buy some snacks to take back, as she had been especially greedy lately, possibly because she was growing.

On the way back, they had to pass through a small grove, and the sky was somewhat gloomy today, adding to the somber atmosphere as they crossed it.

Yan Wanqing lifted the curtain and gazed outside, squinting her eyes after a moment.

Yan Lingzhen also put down her snacks, furrowing her brows as she looked towards Yan Wanqing, "Sister?"

History is always strikingly similar.

Six years earlier, Yan Wanqing had been ambushed here and nearly lost her life; yet six years later, someone dared to set another deadly trap for her life right in the same spot.

Yan Wanqing pressed her tongue against her sharp canine, feeling the pain that emanated from the tip of her tongue.

The carriage slowly halted in place, the horses restless and shifting their limbs nervously, occasionally snorting, surrounded by a horde of assassins.

There were roughly twenty individuals, all clad in black tight-fitting apparel, only their eyes visible, making it impossible to distinguish one from another.

No one made the first move.

The sky suddenly began to rumble at that moment.

The first drop of rain fell from the sky, landing on the tip of a sword, emitting a slight "ding—!"

Then came the second drop, the third drop... countless raindrops pattered down from the sky, finally someone could no longer hold back, and amidst a cloud of dust, those assassins raised their swords and stabbed towards the carriage!

Inside the carriage, Yan Wanqing did not move. As the carriage curtain was lifted, sword light reflected in her cold eyes, and in that instant, her red lips slightly parted.

"Leave one alive, the rest, execute!"

No sooner had she spoken than a red figure swooped down from the trees, landing directly in front of the carriage, sword in hand, a solemn expression on her face—it was none other than Hong Wu, the skilled fighter personally assigned to protect Yan Wanqing!

True to her reputation as a fighter capable of taking on ten at once, Hong Wu, following Yan Wanqing’s command, spared no one, her every move lethal, quickly felling many to the ground.

However, the opponents were evidently aware of the skilled fighters by Yan Wanqing’s side. From deep within the woods, another group of figures in black emerged, surrounding Hong Wu. Although they could not defeat Hong Wu, their superior numbers momentarily prevented her from aiding Yan Wanqing.

As an assassin brandished a sword approaching the carriage, Hong Wu, fraught with anger, shouted, "How much longer do you intend to sit back and watch!"

The figure in black quickly glanced up at the sky, only to suddenly clutch his neck, his figure obscured by a tall, dark shadow standing behind him: "Were you looking for me?"

The man in black tilted his head and fell straight to the ground.

Seeing Piji showing off alone, Hong Wu snorted coldly and concentrated on handling the assassins nearby.

But these assassins were like locusts, seemingly endless. More emerged wielding hidden weapons, making her situation even trickier.

"Both of her skilled fighters are out; now’s our chance to kill her!" shouted someone among the assassins.

A group surrounded Hong Wu and Piji, determined to block their approach to the carriage, while the rest charged directly towards the carriage.

Just then, the carriage curtain was lifted and Yan Lingzhen, with a stern face, walked out.

"Wanna touch my sister? Did you ask me first?" Just as the little girl raised her hand, the three people surrounding the carriage instantly fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth and convulsing wildly!

Yan Lingzhen, known as Red Buddha’s Hand, was not only good at healing people; even earlier, she had been famous throughout the world for her poisons, and at that time, people preferred to call her Red Yama.

"We hadn’t expected each one by Princess Anping’s side to be top-notch experts, but unfortunately, the determination to kill you today goes far beyond this," a soft male voice came from among the people in black, yet it was impossible to determine who exactly was speaking.

No sooner had the person finished speaking than more people in black continued to appear.

Thunder boomed and heavy rain poured down, enveloping everyone within the curtain of rain. Yan Lingzhen, pelted by the rain, couldn’t open her eyes. The heavy rain severely affected her ability to use poison—the poison powder couldn’t be dispersed and was simply washed away by the rainwater. Later, she could only use poisoned needles, but there came a time when even the needles ran out.

Without her poisons and needles, she was just a nimble little girl.

In this case, how could she continue to protect her sister?

Yan Lingzhen felt anxious in her heart, wishing she had brought more useful items today.

Hong Wu and Piji swiftly and lethally dropped their opponents like flies, but the enemies, seemingly uncaring for their lives, desperately surged forward. Furthermore, the rain hindered their abilities, and soon they too were wounded.

Yan Wanqing sat inside the carriage with a calm face, slowly pulling out a dagger from beneath the seat.

She wanted to prove that she wasn’t just a useless schemer. If someone really came over, she could also take their life in an instant.

Even if it was just one, she would drag them down to hell with her.

"Who dares to touch my sister——!" A female voice roared through the rain from afar. Accompanied by the sound of horse hooves trampling the mud, the person holding a Red-tasseled Spear approached swiftly, and with a fierce pat on the horse’s back, she soared in the air, leapt from the tree trunk with the help of her tiptoes and instantly landed on top of the carriage.

It was Yan Hongzhao!

She originally wanted to secretly participate in the martial arts examination, but she hadn’t even entered before the examiner recognized her and kicked her out. Who would have thought that on her way back, she would encounter this scene, which infuriated her until her eyes were bloodshot.

With a sweep of her Red-tasseled Spear, she knocked down a large group of men in black.

She sneered coldly, "Just right, I’ll use you rats to vent my anger!"

Yan Hongzhao had always been bold in combat, speaking little and striking hard with her Red-tasseled Spear, displaying a demeanor of battling against hundreds alone.

But today, the enemies seemed determined to fight to the death to kill Yan Wanqing.

The assassins seemed inexhaustible. The rain on the ground had all turned to blood, and the corpses were piled up layer upon layer; calling it a minor battlefield wouldn’t be an exaggeration.

Each person by Yan Wanqing’s side was valiant and good in battle for sure, but the opposition was not made of straw either. Soon, a new group of professionally trained assassins disarmed Yan Hongzhao of her Red-tasseled Spear by working together.

She had no choice but to pull out the Green Snake she had been reluctant to use from her back to face them.

This couldn’t go on.

Hong Wu sensed something amiss and quickly pulled out a signal from his chest and shot it into the sky.

At this moment, the master’s life was the most important.

The signal had been sent, and within the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, someone would surely come to aid them. Yet, the question remained whether they could last that long.

Yan Lingzhen, having alighted from the carriage already, picked up a longsword from the ground and began struggling to fend off the assassins trying to approach the carriage.

Just then!

Suddenly, the previously calm horse went mad and charged forward. Everyone hastily dodged out of the way, only to see the carriage speeding off into the distance. The assassins, hell-bent on killing Yan Wanqing, quickly used their qinggong to follow it.

As Yan Hongzhao and the others saw someone following, they wanted to rush after them, but were too engaged to disentangle themselves.

Yan Lingzhen, without a wince from the blow to her arm, watched in dire alarm as the carriage disappeared into the distance and screamed out, "Sister——!"

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