The Princess and Her Rough-Rider Khan
Chapter 349 - 348 My lord, will I get angry if you keep this up? (First update)

Chapter 349: 348 My lord, will I get angry if you keep this up? (First update)

The five kneeling people were all beaten until their noses were swollen and their faces were bruised, with cloth wads stuffed tightly in their mouths.

Each of them glared at Li Xianyun with bulging, furious eyes.

Their gaze beckoned a round of punches and kicks from the Hidden Guards.

Bater stepped forward, bowed respectfully with his arm folded, and said, "My lord, these people are tough-mouthed; no matter how much they are beaten, they won’t confess."

Li Xianyun gave a cold laugh and took out a bottle of medicine from her sleeve.

This was something Li Xianyun had specially brought with her for self-defense, with hallucinogenic effects.

Whoever took the medicine would suffer immensely, like a puppet on strings, doing whatever they were told, answering whatever was asked.

"Administer the medicine to them," Li Xianyun said indifferently.

Bater respectfully took it from her.

Li Xianyun looked coldly at the five people on the ground and said, "We are all old acquaintances by now; you should know what this medicine is, shouldn’t you?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Li Xianyun in surprise—the princess actually knew these people’s backgrounds.

Those people, who at first had the attitude of a dead pig not fearing boiling water, showed a look of terror on their faces when they heard Li Xianyun say this.

They had long heard of Li Xianyun’s expertise in the use of poison and knew she had a peculiar medication that could make one lose their mind and wish for death.

The Hidden Guards forcefully fed the medicine to the five people.

They only waited for the drug to take effect.

Just at that moment, from the hillside suddenly came the sound of urgent and chaotic horse hooves.

The sound of the horse hooves was getting closer, clearly heading this way.

By the noise, there were at least fifty or sixty people.

With friend or foe unknown, this caused alarm.

If they were enemies, being in a hollow meant that if they used bows and arrows, they would all be sitting ducks.

The guard who had been sent up to keep watch had not come down to report.

Could they have already been killed?

Li Xianyun’s brows furrowed lightly as she looked at Bater, "Bater, take a few men and go have a look."

Bater immediately folded his arm and bowed, saying, "Yes!"

He called two men from his side.

Their martial arts skills were extremely high, and their movements were swift; running and leaping, they quickly reached the top.

Li Xianyun surveyed her surroundings and noticed a hill nearby that could serve as cover, planning to have everyone hide.

But then Bater, from the slope, said, "My lord, Khan has arrived."

Li Xianyun breathed a sigh of relief; no wonder the watch guard hadn’t come to signal.

Soon, Yelu Yan arrived with his men, his deep tiger-like eyes instantly locked onto Li Xianyun standing in the valley.

After a quick glance to see she was uninjured, he felt relieved.

With one long leg, he swung himself down from the Fiery Flame Horse and strode forward.

Yelu Yan enveloped Li Xianyun in an embrace, tightening his iron arm around her and asked with concern, "Are you all right?"

"Yes," Li Xianyun asked, "My lord, what brings you here?"

"The Hidden Guards sent word that someone intended to harm you, so I came to have a look," he replied.

Jinwu looked at his Khan’s tall figure.

He couldn’t help but sneer to himself: Khan spoke as if everything was calm, but who was scared pale just a moment ago?

Racing over here in a frenzied rush, his beloved steed must have been whipped countless times, looking at it hurt.

Li Xianyun said, "My lord, you didn’t need to come, I already have control of the situation, and I already know who the mastermind behind this is. I just wanted to see if any fish slipped through the net to prevent harm to the common people."

Should the black gunpowder be ignited, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Yelu Yan was about to ask who was the mastermind behind this, when painful groans suddenly came from the ground.

Yelu Yan lowered his head to look and saw those people had glazed eyes and flushed faces, appearing languid and listless as if they had been drunk.

"What’s wrong with them?"

"I had someone administer some drugs to them."

Before Yelu Yan could make sense of the situation, the spectacle began to unfold.

The Hidden Guards asked questions, and the assassins answered everything.

How many accomplices there were, where their gathering points were, and who was behind it all—they spilled it all cleanly.

Yelu Yan couldn’t believe what he was seeing and turned to Li Xianyun, "Xianxian, what drug did you feed them?"

Li Xianyun smiled and said, "A concoction that induces hallucinations and inhibits self-control, it is my own formula, and there is only one bottle in the whole world. This drug is very dangerous; it can break one’s will. If it were to fall into the wrong hands, good people would suffer, so I did not make more of it."

The formula for it existed only in her mind.

Yelu Yan gazed at her with a smile, "Xianxian, how come you always have such surprises for your husband?"

Li Xianyun pursed her lips into a smile, "I am not interested in martial arts, so I have to put effort into other unique skills."

Looking ahead, her eyes darkened—what use were all these skills to her?

They still weren’t enough to overcome Murong Ce.

Murong Ce was smart and vicious, casting a shadow over her existence.

Yelu Yan noticed her change in demeanor, tightened his hand around her slender waist, and leaned over to ask softly, "What’s the matter?"

"Nothing."

Yelu Yan gave her a deep look upon hearing this, his Adam’s apple moved with a swallow, but ultimately, he said nothing.

Li Xianyun knew that if she didn’t share her thoughts with Yelu Yan, he would feel disappointed and sad.

But she could not speak of them—her vengeance was hers alone to claim; she could not involve Yelu Yan or the Khitan people.

Yelu Yan ordered the guards that had followed them to take the assassins to the dungeon, and, based on the confessions of those five, immediately went to the gathering points to capture others.

After giving instructions, Yelu Yan finally took Li Xianyun by the hand and climbed up the hillside, where from a distance, they saw Habu leading over a hundred people striding fiercely towards them.

In their hands, some carried shovels, others carried polearms, and still others carried sticks whose origins were unknown, all ready for a fight.

Zhuo Ma was by Habu’s side, explaining.

"The young master really isn’t in danger."

"How can there be no danger? We all saw it—a group of strong men on tall horses headed straight for the young master. Those with ill intentions surely meant to harm the young master."

"The young master is our benefactor, a truly good person who has resolved our livelihood issues and allowed us to survive. Now that someone intends to harm her, how can we stand idly by?"

"Exactly, if they want to lay a finger on the young master, they will have to step over our dead bodies first."

Zhuo Ma stomped her feet in frustration, "I’m telling the truth, the young master is acquainted with them, there won’t be any problems."

But the crowd was in a fury, with no one listening to her.

Zhuo Ma was so anxious she was pacing in circles, yet she couldn’t bring herself to use force against these unarmed civilians.

Seeing this, Li Xianyun hurriedly pulled her hand out of Yelu Yan’s grip.

However, someone was in a mischievous mood and steadfastly refused to let go, using a pair of dark, twinkling eyes to watch her, the mirth clearly visible within them.

"Husband, will you let go before I get angry?"

Yelu Yan had no choice but to release her hand.

The lingering influences in the court had not yet been completely eliminated, so it was not yet the time for her to reveal herself as a woman.

And his Xianxian was so beautiful—if everyone knew she was a woman, what would he do if someone coveted her?

Or what if some frivolous men flaunted themselves before her? Wouldn’t he be in constant worry?

Thinking this, Yelu Yan felt it was even better for Li Xianyun to dress as a man—it was safer.

Li Xianyun walked towards the crowd, with Yelu Yan following behind.

As they approached, Li Xianyun had yet to speak when Habu turned to Yelu Yan and said, "Hey, if you know what’s good for you, let our young master go."

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