She Holds the World After Being Reborn
Chapter 513 - 512: Mother, Take the Sword!

Chapter 513: Chapter 512: Mother, Take the Sword!

Yan Hongzhao’s reddish-brown horse was stimulated by the murderous aura around it and suddenly lifted its front hooves, emitting a piercing neigh.

"Regardless of life or death, brothers, charge, support justice, and exterminate the enchantress tribe!"

The assassins, with their faces covered in grime, brandished their long knives and rushed upwards like madmen.

Yan Hongzhao’s eyes turned cold, and without any hesitation, she took off the red whip from her waist. She grabbed the Green Snake Sword that was on the horseback and threw it towards Madam Sun, who had stepped out of the carriage.

"Mother, catch the sword!"

Then, clamping her legs around the horse, she revealed a bloodthirsty grin, "Brothers have all heard, regardless of life or death, it’s only proper to respond in kind! Today, this general is the host, let’s all have a joyous slaughter!"

As soon as her words fell, a good number of people suddenly sprang out from amongst the trees and the underbrush.

Some were from the Stormy Building, and others were bandits who had followed Yan Hongzhao for a long time.

They looked ferocious and murderous, and without a word, they started to teach those assassins a lesson, resulting in blood flowing into a river in no time!

Amidst the mist in the forest, a bloody fog spread out.

"Madam be careful!" Inside the carriage, Li Chengxiang and Shen Shuyun looked tense as they anxiously watched Madam Sun standing outside the carriage.

Madam Sun, clutching the Green Snake Sword, looked around and said with a cold expression, "You two help look around, these assassins are organized and disciplined--there must be someone commanding them. To catch the thieves, first, catch the king; find this person and end the battle quickly, we can’t delay our entry to the palace."

Upon hearing this, the two immediately lifted the carriage curtain and looked out.

Li Chengxiang, who rarely witnessed such a spectacle, was scared cold and clammy, her small hands covered in cold sweat. Squinting, she looked all around, amidst the wailing, she locked eyes with someone from afar.

Those eyes, she seemed to have seen them somewhere before...

At the same time, Madam Sun had already dismounted and joined the fight.

Only Shen Shuyun, holding a dagger, and Li Chengxiang were left on the carriage.

"Sister Li, don’t be afraid, I will protect you," Shen Shuyun said, choking back her saliva, constantly alert to the commotion outside the carriage.

They had actually been prepared for this assassination attempt, otherwise, they wouldn’t have brought so many followers for protection.

It was just that there were overwhelmingly many opponents.

Since Qin Jun’s death, anything related to the Yan Family had been strictly prohibited in the Capital City.

The Yan Family’s shops were either burnt down or looted, and then boycotted and closed.

Everyone mentioned the Yan Family with disdain.

Fortunately, Madam Sun had been well-prepared, and from the day she left the palace, she had turned the publicly known properties into covert operations.

"That person seems to be the young master of the Qin Family," Li Chengxiang said, frowning.

In her business dealings, she often met many people, so she needed a super-strong memory.

Qin Huai, the young master of the Qin Family, had a pair of pretty eyes she would not forget once she had seen them.

Even though his face was now distorted by the murderous aura, she still recognized him.

Hearing Li Chengxiang’s words, Shen Shuyun snorted coldly, "Then the mastermind behind this assassination must be him without a doubt."

She followed Li Chengxiang’s gaze to locate Qin Huai’s position, then said to Li Chengxiang, "Sister Li, you wait here for a moment, I’m going out to shout for help."

She first opened the carriage curtain, by this time there had already been innumerable casualties, and Shen Shuyun’s face turned several shades paler.

"Hongzhao, sister, he’s over there!" She pointed at Qin Huai in the corner, "It’s Qin Huai from the Qin Family!"

Qin Huai, having just cut the throat of a burly man, suddenly heard a woman’s voice calling him and, with a long sword still dripping with fresh blood, charged towards her.

Shen Shuyun’s eyes widened in terror as she saw him stepping on leaves, the long sword flying in his hand directly towards her; she was so frightened that she fell silent.

"Don’t!" Li Chengxiang scrambled out of the carriage and rushed over without a second thought, embracing Shen Shuyun and turning her own back to the incoming sword.

Qin Huai’s brows furrowed.

It was her!

In his moment of hesitance, his long sword was already forcefully knocked aside, and Yan Hongzhao stood in front of him, clad in red.

"Qin Huai, your opponent is me."

"Hmph," he grimaced, realizing he had been recognized.

Qin Huai let out a cold laugh, barely managing to exchange blows for a few rounds before pulling back to create distance.

He simply was no match for Yan Hongzhao.

The fight raged around them, and countless of his own men had fallen or were wounded. At this rate, he would be captured alive.

A malicious light flashed in Qin Huai’s eyes as he watched Yan Hongzhao leap towards him. He grabbed a person at his side and thrust them towards Yan Hongzhao.

With a crack of her whip, Yan Hongzhao snapped that person’s neck. By the time she refocused, Qin Huai had already fled a great distance away.

"...Coward!"

Seeing that Qin Huai had run, the assassins also began to withdraw one after another.

Soon, only their own people were left in the forest.

Shen Shuyun and Li Chengxiang supported each other as they got down from the carriage.

Mrs. Sun approached, the tip of her Green Snake Sword still dripping with blood, her entire demeanor valiant and formidable, "Are you two alright?"

"We’re fine, madam," Li Chengxiang shook her head, her legs still trembling at this moment.

"It’s good that you’re fine," Mrs. Sun nodded, looking at the corpses strewn across the ground, she sighed, "I wonder how Li’an and Xiaoliu are doing."

Before leaving, Yan Lingzhen had said that traveling in a large group was too conspicuous and cumbersome, so she went ahead to the palace on horseback with Yan Li’an early in the morning.

"With Hong Wu around, they should be fine," Yan Hongzhao said, regaining his breath as he approached.

"This bunch really has some nerve," Shen Shuyun’s voice trembled as she spoke; she had nearly lost her life just now.

As Yan Hongzhao recalled the fierce look in Qin Huai’s eyes when he fled, he couldn’t help but worry, "Tomorrow is the coronation ceremony, and the Qin Family will go to great lengths to cause destruction. It is only early morning now; there are still twelve hours until tomorrow. There’s still a lot of time."

"It’s like this even for us. I wonder how the Crown Princess Consort is doing... She just gave birth, and Cong Ge is still a helpless woman," Li Chengxiang couldn’t help but express her concerns.

Yan Hongzhao’s gaze darkened as he looked toward the soft dawn light, "...Sister."

...

Yan Wanqing stood anxiously by the bed.

The little one lay on the soft bedding, now too exhausted to even cry, while the palace maid sent to fetch the Imperial Physician had not yet returned.

Not only that, but the Crown Prince hadn’t come over, either.

"Cong Ge, you go."

Without even realizing it, Yan Wanqing tightly gripped the edges of her own wrist, the flesh turning red without any pain registering.

"Wait—" she stopped Cong Ge, her gaunt eye sockets flaring with determination, "I will go myself."

Cong Ge bit her lower lip, "My lady, please go and return quickly."

"Mhm."

Yan Wanqing hurried out of the palace gates, striding rapidly towards the Imperial Medical Bureau. Halfway there, she saw a palace maid crying and hurrying towards her.

Upon closer look, it was indeed the palace maid she had dispatched to the Imperial Medical Bureau.

"Xiu Hong, why are you crying?"

The palace maid called Xiu Hong, upon seeing Yan Wanqing, immediately wiped away her tears, but her eyes were still rimmed red. Kneeling on the ground with a plop, upon closer inspection, there were two bright red marks on her cheeks.

"This servant is useless! I couldn’t bring the Imperial Physician!"

"Why?"

"The menial workers at the Imperial Medical Bureau said that all the Imperial Physicians have been summoned to Linglan Palace, as the new lady there is unwell and requires their round-the-clock care," she explained.

Yan Wanqing felt a chill run through her body: "The new... lady?"

The palace maid didn’t notice, engrossed in her own story, "This servant went to Linglan Palace to ask for the Imperial Physician. I was just at the doorway, explaining my reasons, when the managing nursemaid slapped me and sent me away, saying that if she died, it would be good riddance—"

The palace maid was naïve; having spoken these words and noticing Yan Wanqing’s grim expression, she immediately covered her mouth, "My lady, please forgive me, this servant didn’t mean that... "

"Now, get up, follow me to Linglan Palace to ’request’ the Imperial Physician," she said calmly.

She truly had not expected that one day, she too would be involved in such filthy affairs within the palace.