Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 255 - 197 Red-Dressed Woman_2

Chapter 255: Chapter 197 Red-Dressed Woman_2

Xu Yuan shrugged when he heard the words:

"It doesn’t matter, I’ll run away."

"If you plan to run, then why are you still here?" the Saint’s Remnant Soul asked with a hint of mockery.

"....."

Xu Yuan’s gaze was fixed on the scene below, his eyes flickering with a bloody light, and he did not speak immediately.

He caught sight of Li Yunqing taking out a device similar to a crossbow outside of the battle, aiming at one of the Integration Bodies.

A sharp shout resounded in an instant.

"Bro, watch out!"

"...." Li Yunqing.

"...." the Saint’s Remnant Soul.

The crossbow bolt grazed through the void, narrowly dodged by the suddenly alerted Integration Body assassin.

Clenching his fist, Li Yunqing put away the crossbow and lifted his eyes, grinding his teeth with a venomous smile:

"Ah, many thanks, Brother Zhou."

"No need to thank me, it’s only right," said Xu Yuan with a slight smile.

The Saint’s Remnant Soul seemed to understand Xu Yuan’s intention:

"You want to kill him?"

Xu Yuan replied in a casual manner:

"Doesn’t he also want to use someone else’s hand to kill me?"

With that, he chuckled mockingly in his heart: "Heh... I was forced earlier to deliberately remind that young prince, and yet this kid actually tried to set me up."

Given the current situation, the Sects and the Prime Minister’s Mansion should indeed avoid internal strife.

He understood this, and so did the Third Prince below.

Hence, there would be no deliberate attempt to kill each other.

But things are not simply binary opposites,

and now that the opportunity was handed to him on a silver platter, it would really be unreasonable not to take advantage of it.

"...."

The Saint’s Remnant Soul didn’t respond but rolled her eyes.

The fight below continued for a while until suddenly, the Saint’s Remnant Soul gave a warning:

"I suggest you leave now, the Third Grade assassin in the shadows seems to have made a move, and it looks like it’s that top courtesan named Chu Jingyi."

Xu Yuan was startled when he heard this.

Chu Jingyi, the top courtesan of Qifeng Pavilion, was actually an assassin?

But he quickly came to terms with it, for there were many things in this world that could conceal one’s cultivation.

Now it seemed that this assassination was no coincidence; those brocade-clad young masters were probably brought here by the information Chu Jingyi had leaked.

Thinking this, Xu Yuan didn’t hesitate and said loudly:

"Yunqing, since you’re confident, I won’t interfere with this matter. See you in the Imperial Capital!"

As he spoke, and without waiting for Li Yunqing below to respond, Xu Yuan rushed toward the fourth-floor window of Qifeng Pavilion, ready to jump off the cliff and make his escape.

Unfortunately, accidents always happen faster than plans.

Just as Xu Yuan reached the window, the ceiling behind him collapsed with a "boom"!

"......"

Amidst the flying wood chips and stone rubble, Xu Yuan turned back to look and saw two figures among the debris.

With some of the Saint’s Remnant Soul’s power lent to him, Xu Yuan could see clearly what was happening behind him.

Under the vision enhanced by the Saint’s Remnant Soul’s Soul Power, time seemed to freeze for a moment.

One of the two figures was someone he recognized.

He had just seen her before descending, the top courtesan of Qifeng Pavilion, Chu Jingyi, who had been teased by the young prince.

The other was a stranger,

with an effeminate face, a man, or rather, a eunuch.

At the sight of this, Xu Yuan immediately realized.

This little coin always had an imperial eunuch hidden by his side.

Damn, this Li had always held the winning card, playing him for a fool.

Time continued,

The two figures descending through the broken ceiling, one above, the other below.

The stunningly beautiful Chu Jingyi appeared to be attacked by surprise, stepped on by the grim-faced eunuch, the powerful impact piercing through the floors, plunging downward!

Ultimately,

they hit the bottom with a "bang", creating a deep pit about two meters in diameter within the main hall.

Xu Yuan stood beside the hollowed-out gap looking down, heaving a sigh.

Well, these assassins really were useless.

Below, Chu Jingyi was impaled through the shoulders by the eunuch’s twin daggers, pinning her to the ground.

And the Origin Qi fluctuations surging over those two short daggers seemed to continuously disrupt Chu Jingyi’s consolidation of Origin Qi.

In a surprise attack, the battle between two Grandmasters specializing in stealth ended in an instant.

And at that moment,

The music of the zither that resonated within Qifeng Pavilion also became more soothing.

Seeing the scene below, Xu Yuan snorted in his heart:

"Old Man Luo, how do you handle things? This Li Yunqing still has such a great expert by his side, and you didn’t notice?"

The Saint’s Remnant Soul sounded innocently:

"You told me not to expose myself? I didn’t dare to release my Soul Power at all."

"If this person suddenly attacked me, could you react in time?" asked Xu Yuan.

The Saint’s Remnant Soul appeared quite reliable as it responded:

"Of course, I can. As long as they make a move, there will be a fluctuation of Origin Qi. With the speed of a Third Grade, this old man can definitely react in time."

Xu Yuan said no more, turned around, and placed his foot on the window rail, ready to jump off the cliff and flee.

However, at that moment, the smiling voice of Li Yunqing had already reached him:

"Big brother, the matter has been resolved; why are you in such a hurry to run off?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan’s movements stalled.

Without exposing the Saint’s Remnant Soul, he couldn’t possibly escape from the hands of two Great Grandmasters.

Resigning to his fate, he walked back to the railing and, looking down, met Li Yunqing’s smiling gaze, offering a salute:

"Your Highness strategizes behind the curtain, to think you could discern that Chu Jingyi is someone else’s spy?"

As he spoke, Xu Yuan flipped over and leapt, moving through the air with several shifting steps and once again returned to the main hall.

The main hall was now in disarray. As Chu Jingyi was subdued, those assassins clad in brocade robes with Fourth Grade Integration Bodies instantly scattered like birds, fleeing in every direction.

Their mission failed, and they needed to preserve their lives to pass on the information.

That newly emerged eunuch Great Grandmaster gave chase, while Steward Hou returned to stand quietly behind Li Yunqing.

The music inside the hall gradually neared its conclusion.

Li Yunqing looked at Xu Yuan and chuckled:

"You’re too kind; I didn’t see it coming myself."

Speaking thus, his gaze turned slightly cold, and he changed the subject:

"But these Japanese pirates have actually infiltrated my Department of Music. It seems someone truly wishes to lose their head."

"Japanese pirates?"

Xu Yuan’s eyes revealed a hint of amazement as he glanced at Chu Jingyi, who was pinned to the wall by a dagger, "Why would they want to assassinate Your Highness?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yunqing walked up close to Xu Yuan, slung an arm over Xu Yuan’s shoulder, and said with a smile:

"Hey, Zhou Chen, you’re being distant. I still prefer it when you call me little brother, or Yunqing."

"....." Xu Yuan.

"As for why they wanted to assassinate me, it was just because I borrowed a little money using their lord’s name. But never mind that, let’s go have a look at that Japanese thief."

As he spoke,

Li Yunqing casually walked with Xu Yuan to the side of the pit, let go of Xu Yuan, bent down, and gently brushed the back of his hand over the woman’s fair cheek before turning back to Xu Yuan with a smile and inquired:

"Zhou Chen, now I have time to properly tame this wild mare, do you have any interest in joining?"

Chu Jingyi lay on the ground, fresh blood trickling from the corner of her rosy lips, and after glancing at the two dandies nearby, she closed her eyes and said no more.

Xu Yuan cleared his throat and offered a salute:

"Ahem, I temporarily lack such hobbies. Now that Your Highness is safe, I’ll take my leave first."

Li Yunqing heard this but didn’t try to stop him, simply getting up with a laugh:

"Having faced an assassination together with you, Zhou Chen, makes us comrades in life and death. This favor, little brother won’t forget..."

But as he spoke halfway, the music from the loft became as clear and serene as biyu water.

Hearing this change in the music, Li Yunqing shook his head:

"The musician in Qifeng Pavilion is still playing despite the chaos, must be a simpleton, but the melody is indeed exquisite. I really want to take them back..."

As he said this, Li Yunqing turned and looked toward the direction from which the sound came.

Then,

His slender eyes widened slightly.

On the side, Xu Yuan noticed and followed Li Yunqing’s gaze.

There, by the side of a table amid the chaotic main hall, sat a woman in red robes quietly.

The woman’s face was covered by a red veil, and her slender jade legs were propped up on the tablecase. She cradled a pipa zither in her arms, her flowing sleeves untouched by dust, her fingers elegantly strumming. The ethereal music that had been echoing came flowing from her slender fingertips...

Seeing this scene,

Xu Yuan instinctively glanced sideways at the dumbfounded Li Yunqing and realized the young man was also looking at him.

Almost simultaneously, the two started to shift backward:

"Heh, it seems, Prince Wang, that you have quite a few enemies..."

"Brother jests, I don’t know her..."

"Do assassins allow you to recognize them?"

"....." Third Prince.

While they talked,

the woman in red slowly stood up,

and then,

slowly drew out a sword.....