After Duan Canghai entered the room, he glanced around and saw a long line of people connected together. His color changed slightly, and then he quickly stepped forward, drew his sword out of its sheath, and already slashed.
The sword flashed and cut off the arm attached to Yang Ning's body. Blood spurted out. Duan Canghai had already taken Yang Ning's arm and quickly retreated.
From drawing the knife to taking Yang Ning away, it only happened in the blink of an eye. It was crisp and decisive.
After the arm was cut off, everyone fell backwards. They were all weak, their whole bodies were sore, and they couldn't get up for a while.
Yang Ning is absorbing the energy, and the energy is getting smoother and smoother. The meridians from the sea of qi to the Dantian have been opened, but the Dantian is burning like a fire. Every time a little more energy is injected, the Dantian seems to be filled with more energy. A handful of firewood, just as he was feeling extremely uncomfortable, he suddenly felt that the energy that poured into the Qihai Point disappeared and was interrupted. It came just in time. Yang Ning let out a long breath, but his whole body was already dripping with sweat.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, how are you?" Duan Canghai held Yang Ning's shoulders. Seeing that Yang Ning's face was as red as a monkey's butt, he was surprised and asked anxiously: "Are you uncomfortable in any way?"
Yang Ning took a few breaths, looked at Duan Canghai, came to his senses, and said, "Someone... someone wants to kill me!"
At this moment, several more people rushed in from outside, but it was Qi Feng who arrived with several guards. Seeing the scene inside the house, without saying a word, they all drew their swords and protected Yang Ning.
The guards in the other courtyard also reluctantly got up at this time, all of them looked pale, except for the servant in green, whose broken wrist was bleeding profusely, and lay motionless on the ground.
"What's going on?" Qi Feng held the knife tightly in his hand, glanced around the room, and stared at one of the guards from the other courtyard, "Why is this happening here? How did you protect the prince's safety?"
The guards in other courtyards also looked embarrassed at this time.
The other courtyard has always been used to receive funeral teams. Because of the rules, only noble people can enter the other courtyard to rest. The guards of the funeral team cannot enter the other courtyard. Those responsible for the internal security of the other courtyard are established here. The guard of the other courtyard.
There are not many loyal ministers and good generals who can be buried in the Zhongling Mausoleum. Sometimes the other courtyard will not receive them once for several years, and working here is quite leisurely.
No one thought that an assassination would happen in this other courtyard. At this moment, Qi Feng asked coldly, which made the guards of the other courtyard very embarrassed.
"Qi Feng, control the assassin first!" Duan Canghai said solemnly: "The interrogation will take place later."
Qi Feng immediately stepped forward and put his sword on the man's neck, raised his foot and kicked him. The man turned over and lay on his back. Someone next to him immediately shouted "Ah", but it was the assassin whose face was black and blue. , his eyes were wide open, his eyes were cloudy, and he had no energy at all. He seemed to be dead.
Hearing footsteps outside the door, he saw that Chief Qiu had rushed into the house and shouted: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, how is your Majesty?" He saw Duan Canghai squatting on the ground holding Yang Ning, and hurried over and asked: "Brother Duan , Your Majesty, this is...?"
Duan Canghai looked sternly and said: "Manager Qiu, in the royal land, an assassin has appeared here. The prince was almost killed by an assassin."
Manager Qiu changed his color and asked urgently: "Is the prince okay?"
Duan Canghai said: "God protects me, the prince is in danger." He looked at the assassin lying on the ground, "It seems that this assassin came here with the intention of death."
Zhao Wushang did not look at the assassin at this time. Instead, he walked to the table with a silver needle in his hand, first tapped on the snacks on the tray, and then inserted the silver needle into the teacup on the table. When he picked up the silver needle, it had turned black. Zhao Wushang's eyes showed a cold light and he asked the guards of the other courtyard: "Is this assassin a servant of the other courtyard?"
"No." The only guard from the other courtyard who had not been sucked away and still retained his energy immediately said: "There are less than twenty people in the other courtyard. Everyone is familiar with it. The assassin is definitely not from the other courtyard."
"What happened?" A person came in from outside, his clothes were disheveled. Manager Qiu took a look and recognized that he was the steward of this other courtyard. He was a minor official from the Ministry of Rites. He had had previous exchanges with him. He came forward and said with a frown. : "Manager Wu, an assassin broke into another courtyard and our heir apparent almost suffered an accident. Do you have anything to say?"
Although Manager Qiu does not have an official position, he is the chief manager of Jinyihou Mansion, and his status is not lower than that of a small official of the Ministry of Etiquette. In addition, Yang Ning almost encountered an accident, so his words were quite rude.
Manager Wu's face instantly turned pale and he lost his voice: "Assassin?" He rushed forward and saw the guards of the other courtyard standing dejectedly on the side, like eggplants beaten by frost. The assassin who was lying down looked even more ugly. He panicked and shouted at the guards of the other courtyard: "You... how are you guarding the other courtyard? How did this assassin... how did this assassin get in?"
Qi Feng raised his head and looked at Duan Canghai and said, "Brother Duan, you guessed it right. The assassin was determined to die. He just swallowed poison and died, so we won't survive."
"He died of swallowing poison because he was afraid that we would ask him about the real culprit behind the scenes." Duan Canghai sneered and said, "If I'm not wrong, we should know the person who instigated him." He added: "At least he's not from the Northern Han Dynasty."
Zhao Wushang said: "The assassin probably just wanted to poison the prince at first, but for some reason he still took action later."
Qi Feng looked at Manager Wu and sneered: "Manager Wu, this courtyard is under your jurisdiction. The assassin not only entered the courtyard, but also changed into the clothes of a servant of the courtyard, and even came with snacks and tea. In the prince's room, you didn't notice it at all. If the court knew about this, I would really worry about you."
The color on Manager Wu's face was gone. Of course he knew that such a major event could never be concealed. The Jinyi Crown Prince had a distinguished status. If he really wanted to die here, everyone in other courtyards would be buried with him. Even if it was just a near miss, this matter There is no way that my son would be able to get over it so easily. He, a humble official, would naturally not be able to save himself if such a big mistake happened.
It was inevitable to be punished afterwards. He just hoped that the punishment could be lighter. At this time, he had to show his attitude of cooperating with the Jinyi Hou Mansion as much as possible. He immediately ordered: "Kitchen, by the way, hurry up and see the kitchen."
The guards also knew that the matter was of great importance, and some of them had already rushed to the kitchen.
"This... this assassin is very powerful." A guard from another hospital said with lingering fear: "He has evil skills. When we... When we touch him, his power will be sucked away."
These guards only knew that the assassin's power would leak out when they touched it, but they did not know that the assassin was just a conductor and that the power would eventually flow into Yang Ning's body.
"Yes, this person is very evil. We have never heard of this kind of kung fu...!" Someone next to him immediately echoed.
Duan Canghai asked Zhao Wushang, "Can you tell the origin of this assassin?"
Zhao Wushang circled around the assassin, picked at the assassin with the tip of his knife, shook his head and said: "This kind of people specialize in assassination for a living, cashiers and business. There are many such assassins in the world. They are crisp, very sophisticated and will not leave any clues. If they succeed, they will disappear and it will be difficult to find clues. Once they fail, they will often kill themselves without leaving any clues."
Duan Canghai nodded slightly and said with a sneer: "The assassination actually targeted our Jinyi Crown Prince. Even if he goes to heaven and into the sea, we still have to find out the real culprit behind the scenes." He ordered: "The Crown Prince is frightened. Don't stay here anymore. Carry the body first." Go out and clean up...!" He asked Yang Ning, "Your Majesty, do you want to change places?"
Yang Ning shook his head and said, "I...I'm fine."
Suddenly I heard the sound of footsteps, and the guard who was inspecting the kitchen of the other courtyard came in and reported: "Old Qiu in the kitchen was killed, and his clothes were stripped off."
Manager Wu told Mr. Qiu: "It seems that the assassin sneaked into the other courtyard, killed the people in the kitchen first, and then pretended to be here."
Manager Qiu said angrily: "How did the assassin sneak in? This courtyard is not big, and there are people guarding the front and back doors. How could he sneak in?"
Zhao Wushang suddenly said: "This assassin first killed the people in the kitchen, and then pretended to be a servant. He was able to avoid other people's eyes and ears in the other courtyard and easily find the prince's location. He obviously knows the layout of the other courtyard well." After a pause, he said: "Even we can't easily enter the other courtyard. Naturally, no one else can enter without permission on weekdays. How can the assassin be so familiar with the other courtyard?"
As soon as these words came out, Manager Wu's face became even more ugly, and the guards in other courtyards all looked at each other in shock.
"There is absolutely no one here who colludes with the assassins." Of course Manager Wu heard what Zhao Wushang said and immediately defended: "If you don't believe it, you can examine them one by one."
"What I mean is that the person who ordered the assassins must be very familiar with the layout of the other courtyard." Zhao Wushang's face was expressionless like a cold stone, and he said calmly: "You are not the only ones who are familiar with the layout of the other courtyard. Anyone who enters the other courtyard before this may be involved with the assassin."
Manager Qiu nodded slightly and said: "That's right. This matter must not be taken lightly. The assassination of the crown prince is so bold that we must investigate it in detail."
At that moment, everyone carried the body out, and some people tidied up the house. Because something like this happened, Qi Feng and Zhao Wushang did not leave the other courtyard, but guarded outside the door of Yang Ning's room. Although the other side was broken, It has always been the rules of the hospital, but due to the special circumstances, Manager Wu naturally didn't even dare to fart.
Manager Qiu and Duan Canghai helped Yang Ning sit down. Seeing that Yang Ning's face was still red, they looked at each other. Manager Qiu asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, are you still feeling unwell? Should you send someone to find a doctor?"
Yang Ning shook his head and said, "Manager Qiu, go ahead and do your work first. I have nothing major to do, so don't worry."
Manager Qiu nodded slightly and then retreated. After Manager Qiu left, Duan Canghai said softly: "Your Majesty, are you feeling very uncomfortable in your body?"
"Ah?" Yang Ning glanced at Duan Canghai. Qi and blood were still boiling in his Dantian. Although the burning sensation was weakened a lot, his entire abdominal cavity was still uncomfortable and tight, and even his heart was feeling uncomfortable. Beating quickly, much faster than usual.
"Your Qi pulse is unstable." Duan Canghai whispered: "If I guessed correctly, your Dantian must be very uncomfortable now."