My Princess and Crown Prince Are Revived
Chapter 194: Encounter with the Assassin Again

Chapter 194: Chapter 194: Encounter with the Assassin Again

"I heard from Father that Grand Emperor had the habit of recording his actions, but why can’t I find any clue at all?"

Chu Baihan sat on the ground, shaking her head in frustration.

There were so many books and manuscripts here, even mentioning the situation of the Imperial Army in the Imperial Palace, yet there was nothing about the Shenxiao Guards.

"Could it be...we are not the first ones to search for the whereabouts of the Shenxiao Order, and that’s why we find nothing?" Tang Ze spoke in a grave tone.

"Highly likely." Chu Baihan exhaled and then nodded helplessly.

She should have expected this outcome, but she couldn’t let go and wanted to give it a try.

"Let’s look in other palaces."

Chu Baihan stood up.

But in that instant, her and Tang Ze’s faces changed abruptly.

"Who’s outside?"

They swiftly moved to the window at the same time.

But when they opened the window, they only saw a black cat outside.

"Meow..."

The black cat, startled, quickly jumped away.

"No, not the black cat, that breath isn’t a cat’s!"

Chu Baihan and Tang Ze exclaimed at the same time.

They quickly climbed out the window.

But when they reached the courtyard, there were no other traces.

"It must be human!"

Chu Baihan said firmly to Tang Ze.

"Hmm." Tang Ze nodded.

They continued forward and soon found themselves facing two paths.

"It seems we have to split up now, you take that way, I’ll go this way."

After dropping these words to Tang Ze, Chu Baihan quickly headed down the left path.

"Indeed, it’s a human’s breath..."

After chasing for a while, Chu Baihan’s steps halted in front of the main hall.

She pulled out a whip from her waist.

Her hands were still trembling now, the Soft Sword and other weapons were not suitable for her, fortunately, she had asked Nan Xing to prepare the whip for her before she left.

She first kicked the door open, then walked in slowly.

It was pitch black around, so dark that one couldn’t see their own hands.

It seemed...

There was more than one person’s breath.

Perhaps, many assassins?

Chu Baihan’s heart sank slightly.

Who were these people that had followed her here?

"Come out, no need to play tricks."

Chu Baihan spoke coldly.

As her words ended, a voice from the dark said, "Kill!"

Soon, murderous intents attacked from all four corners.

Indeed, there were many assassins.

These people must have come for her, just purposely driving Tang Ze away earlier.

In the darkness, hand-to-hand combat greatly tested one’s hearing.

Chu Baihan slowly closed her eyes, then her whip lashed out like a soaring dragon.

Soon, as she dodged an attack from one of the assassins, she used her whip to pull his sword away.

She flipped the sword with her feet, then threw it behind her.

In the melee, the scent of blood occasionally filled the air.

Seizing the moment while she still had the upper hand, Chu Baihan lit a fire starter then threw it onto a nearby oil lamp.

Quickly, the entire room lit up.

She could finally see clearly, there were eight people in front of her, each with ferocious eyes.

"Princess, did you light the lamp to let us see how you die?"

The leader revealed a scornful smile.

"Are you people from Nanduan Kingdom? Who sent you?" Chu Baihan asked sharply.

"That, you can go ask King Yama when you’re down there."

After finishing that sentence, he immediately raised his sword to continue the attack.

Having clashed again with these eight after eight months, Chu Baihan somewhat regretted it.

If only she hadn’t lit the lamp earlier...

These eight men restrained themselves somewhat in the darkness, but in the light, they truly held nothing back.

Handling eight men alone was indeed strenuous for her.

She carelessly got a cut on her arm.

The color of her eyes turned cold, and her whip moved even faster.

With eight opponents against just her one, she absolutely must not engage in prolonged combat.

After knocking the swords from two of them, Chu Baihan wanted to dart out.

"Thinking of leaving? Not so easy!"

Two men in black blocked the doorway, forcing Chu Baihan back inside.

With no other option, Chu Baihan had to return and continue the confrontation.

Suddenly, she noticed a painting floating behind a screen not far away.

That painting, those eyes...

Why did they look so much like what she had seen in the underground of Yan Country’s National Treasury?

Caught by such a glance, Chu Baihan was momentarily stunned.

The assassin’s sword began to reach her vital point...

"Be careful."

A worried voice came through.

Soon, Chu Baihan was pulled aside.

She came to her senses and realized it was Tang Ze who had arrived.

She then recalled the incidents just moments before and shuddered in fright.

She had actually spaced out...

If it weren’t for Tang Ze, she would have met her end here today.

That painting was too eerie!

With a grave expression, she looked over again, only to find nothing behind the screen.

"Protect yourself well."

Tang Ze said sternly before immediately engaging with the assassins.

The glint and flash of blades made it almost impossible to see clearly.

Chu Baihan dared not be distracted again and hurriedly joined the fray.

With Tang Ze’s assistance, her burden was much lightened. Soon, seven out of the eight assassins were dealt with.

Only the last one remained, presumably the leader with superior martial arts.

Chu Baihan was about to go assist Tang Ze.

But unexpectedly, the final man in black attempted a sneak attack.

A dart flew from his body towards Tang Ze, who dodged, but his silver mask was knocked off.

Since he was facing Chu Baihan, she could not clearly see the face under his mask.

But the man in black apparently did.

He stared wide-eyed at Tang Ze’s face as if he had seen something horrific.

"You are..."

He tried to say something else, but Tang Ze’s sword had already swept over, and he lay dismembered.

What exactly did he see?

Chu Baihan hurried over, only to find Tang Ze had already put his mask back on.

"Why didn’t you keep him alive for questioning?" she asked in a muffled voice.

"They are from the west of Yan Country," Tang Ze responded gravely.

What?

Chu Baihan stared at him peculiarly.

Meanwhile, Tang Ze was turning over each corpse, spreading open their fingers.

"Over twenty years ago, in a village to the west of Yan Country, a sinister incident occurred. A woman, bitter over a miscarriage, threw herself into the village well, affecting every expectant female. The offspring were troubled, with deformed features and limbs."

Chu Baihan looked closely and discovered that all eight men had twisted fingers.

Even more alarming, some had six fingers while others only four.

She then pulled down their face coverings and indeed found their faces extremely grotesque, unlike ordinary people.