Chapter 8 Assassination in the Bamboo Forest

Yue's ears suddenly twitched. She heard a soft voice of footsteps approaching them slowly. Yue soon got closer to Yun Xi in secret. She held the girl in her arms in silence.

At this moment, some people in black clothes suddenly appeared and tried to attack Yun Xi. Yue held the girl more tightly to protect her with her left hand. Her right hand grabbed the knife from a person in black swiftly. She killed the man in black with his own knife without hesitation. Now she had to kill her enemies ruthlessly if she wanted to protect Yun Xi.

In the meantime, Yun Xi was so shocked by the spurting blood. After five years, the girl emitted a sound for the first time. She hadn't uttered a word for so many years and her voice was hoarse but tender. She was so pitiful and kept crying. Now Yun Xi’s eyes were no longer empty but filled with fear and helplessness.

Yue noticed it and she felt so sorry for her. However, now she did not have time to comfort her. When she was distracted, she had been slashed by men dressed in black. Even so, no one got the chance to hurt the girl in her arms. She continued to kill these people, "Xier, don't be afraid and close your eyes. Everything will be all right after a few seconds. Yue is here and Yue will always protect you."

Yun Xi heard her words and then closed her eyes. She held on to Yue more tightly. Yun Xi was scared, but Yue was here so that she could stay in her arms peacefully. When the last man in black fell on the ground, Yue was also seriously injured. Her clothes were stained with red blood. It's her blood and also those men's blood. Yun Xi's white dress was also stained with blood.

Yue ignored the pain, bloodstains all over her body, the smell of blood, and bodies on the ground. She threw away the knife in her hand and hugged the crying girl tightly with her hands, warming her frightened and cold body, "Xier, don't be afraid. The evil people are all dead now. You are a good girl and Yue will always protect you. Don't be afraid.” After this incident, Yun Xi would never come to this bamboo forest. It's a pity that this beautiful place was ruined.

After a long time, the girl in her arms was exhausted and stopped crying. She gradually fell asleep. However, she still held tightly to Yue. No one had been so dependent on Yue before. In fact, Yue had been deeply touched.

Yue held the girl in her arms and walked towards the carriage. Along the way, she did not let go of the girl. It was a good thing that they didn't have to get out of the carriage. Nobody noticed the blood all over their bodies.

Back to Xiyan Palace, Yue put the girl on her bed and then called Yuer. Yuer was so scared. Yue wanted Yuer to wipe Yun Xi’s body and changed clothes for her. However, Yuer left immediately after she fetched a basin of water. She didn't want to touch the blood at all.

But Yun Xi was still holding on to Yue tightly. In her dream, she was crying with a low voice, "No... no... please don't kill my parents. Father, mother, Yinzhu will be good. Please hang in there... do not leave Yinzhu. I do not want to be alone in this cold world..."

Yue felt so sorry after hearing these words, "Xier, you will never be alone in the future. Yue will always be there for you." Yue touched her face and frowns gently.

Staring at the girl covered with blood, Yue hit her sleeping acupoint gently. Yue closed her eyes to change clothes for her, but she still did not dare to wipe her body. She wiped her face and hands with a wet towel after she changed her clothes.

Seeing that Yun Xi had calmed down, Yue finally let go of the girl's hand. She tucked her in bed and then left the room quietly.

Yue lived in a small room beside the phoenix tree. When she pushed the door open, a man in black was waiting for her.

The man knelt as soon as he saw Yue, "Master, you are injured. Your wounds had to be dressed as soon as possible."

At this moment, Yue didn't look like a woman at all. She was now very masculine. And her voice became as deep as of a man, "I will bandage myself later. Investigate those assassins in the bamboo forest, and then tell me who wanted to kill her."

"Yes, master. I shouldn't be too gossipy. However, I still want to know when we are going to take action."

"I have my way."

"Master, we have been planning for a long time. We cannot fail."

"Didn't you hear me? Just go."

"All right." The man in black left after he put a bottle of ointment for knife wounds on the table.

Yue made sure she was the only one in her room, and then she took off the women's dress. Two round cotton balls as big as pork buns fell to the ground. Compared with other men, Yue’s body was a little thin. However, his sexy muscles showed that he had a perfect and white body. It was just a pity that his body was covered with eye-catching scars.

After applying the ointment to his body slowly, Yue put on the woman's dress again, and then he picked up the cotton balls on the ground. He stuffed them in front of his chest. After making sure everything was normal, he returned to the room of Yun Xi.

Yue gently hit the girl's sleeping acupoint again to wake her up. The girl subconsciously held on to him. He could only lie down near her. The girl was unconscious, and she slept in his arms. Yue could only cover themselves up. He dared not move. He chanted Sonorous Hum to calm down and finally felt sleepy before dawn.

On the night when the assassination happened in the bamboo forest, there was a special story different from that in Xiyan Palace. In Jicong Mansion, Yun Zhi woke up and realized it was the middle of the night.

He didn't utter a word but it's easy to know how angry he was. His calm and elegant eyes were now filled with anger, "How dare they! I was drugged! It's time to kick the spy out of Jicong Mansion."

Li Yi knelt immediately by his bed and said, "Yes."

Yesterday afternoon, Yun Zhi wanted to go to the bamboo forest as usual. Before he left, he drank the tea on the desk, and then he lost consciousness. This was his mansion. Someone had the nerve to drug him in his place, which was never an insignificant matter.

"Uncle Yi, what happened yesterday?"

"Someone tried to assassinate Princess Xi."

''Is she all right? Is she hurt?" The anger in Yun Zhi’s eyes now changed into anxiety which he shouldn't have.

Li Yi frowned, but he soon hid his worries and answered him, "Ayue had protected Princess Xi. The princess is fine."

"It seemed that I was drugged because someone wanted to kill Xier. Have you found out who did so?"

"It is the female entertainer sent by King Yun as a gift."

"How can a female entertainer be capable of doing such a thing?"