Chapter 12: The Beautiful Assassin

  Yang Shuang's body froze instantly.

  At that moment, he only felt a blackness in front of his eyes, unable to see anything, and his consciousness was instantly numb. It wasn't until the stinging sensation in his throat awakened his nerves that he regained consciousness. He stared blankly at the person shrouded in darkness in front of him, but couldn't make out their features clearly. Faintly, it seemed like a slender figure, perhaps a woman, who was well-hidden behind the carriage's curtain, except for Yang Suofeng, who could see one-third of her silhouette, while others couldn't see anything.

  But Yang Shuangfeng couldn't figure out how this female assassin was able to sneak onto his carriage. At the time, there were at least twenty or thirty Imperial Guards standing guard beside his carriage, fully focused on their duties. Even if they were all stupid pigs, they still had at least twenty or thirty pairs of eyes!

  "Come here!" the black-clad person said in a hoarse voice. This time, Yang Shuangfeng finally heard it clearly, although he had intentionally changed his tone to an extreme degree, but there was no doubt that it was a woman with a sharp voice. Indeed, when he approached the figure, a faint and elegant fragrance wafted before him, and his nose, more sensitive than a dog's, twitched several times, solidly proving that it was indeed a woman.

  Since she was a woman, it was easy to handle, Yang Shuangfeng had never been afraid of women.

  Yang Suofeng took a deep breath, stepped onto the carriage with the female assassin's sword tip pressed against him, and saw that his second uncle had already fainted and was lying in the corner of the carriage drooling. The female assassin, faced with Yang Suofeng's fearless charge, involuntarily withdrew her long sword, and Yang Suofeng squeezed onto the carriage.

  Yang Shuangfeng calmed down and sat quietly on the other side of the train car, gathering her courage to ask: "What do you want to do?"

  "Send me out of the city." The female assassin's voice was cold and hard.

  Yang Xuan's eyes widened in shock, and he immediately understood. The assassin who had been catching people everywhere was actually her! He felt a surge of anger and suddenly stood up, but the sword tip seemed to have grown eyes and lightly pressed against his throat. However, Yang Xuan remained calm and fearless, coldly saying: "You can't leave!"

  The female assassin thrust the long sword in her hand forward, and Yang Su could clearly feel the tip of the sword piercing his throat, as if there was a faint flow of blood. However, he didn't bat an eyelid, reached out to grab the sword, and said nonchalantly: "You can use a bit more force, otherwise I'll have to call out. Arrow God Eagle Dan is on the city tower, as long as I make a sound, he'll discover us, and we'll go down to hell together!"

  However, the female assassin didn't buy Yang Shuofeng's act at all. With a fierce stab, Yang Shuofeng's head jerked back, and he grasped the long sword with force, his palm instantly covered in blood. The intense pain made him unable to help but groan.

  Just then, Yu Xuan's voice came from below: "General, are you feeling unwell?"

  The female assassin was startled, and her long sword became even more forceful. Yang Suofeng secretly called out for his life to be spared, and could only close his eyes and wait for death. However, the female assassin's long sword did not pierce through his throat, but instead stopped halfway. The female assassin spoke again in a low voice: "You will immediately send me out of the city, do you hear?"

  Yang Shuang could feel his blood flowing out, but he remained fearless and said firmly: "This is impossible. Miss, you can kill me, but don't think I'll surrender! I'm notorious for being greedy for money and not afraid of death, I won't be intimidated by you! I've already died once, even if I die again it doesn't matter. If you kill me, you won't be able to escape either. The imperial court will definitely find you, including your family, relatives, and friends, they'll all be implicated..."

  Every word he spoke made his throat throb, causing the blood to surge faster, staining his navy blue admiral's uniform crimson. Yet he persisted, a smile still on his face, despite his complexion growing paler and feeling his body's supporting strength dwindling, as if he would collapse at any moment.

  The female assassin's heart skipped a beat when she heard the words "family, relatives, and friends", her long sword slightly retracting before immediately thrusting forward again. Yang Shuang saw that she seemed to have gritted her teeth fiercely, as if she had made up her mind to kill him. His heart darkened, thinking he was doomed. He thought to himself: I, Yang Shuang, never expected to die at the hands of a strange woman's sword today, and it would be too embarrassing. Even in his past life, he had died with honor, but he didn't expect to die so unjustly in this world.

  But unexpectedly, for some unknown reason, the female assassin's body suddenly arched back, her long sword suddenly going limp, all her strength disappearing in an instant. The sword slipped from her grasp, only to be lightly caught by someone else. This violent shaking caused the blood droplets on the sword tip to splatter onto Yang Suofeng's face, bringing a thread of thick chilliness.

  Yang Suofeng covered his throat wound, took a deep breath and looked around, only to find that it was the female bodyguard beside Yu Huanxian. He didn't know when she had quietly snuck onto the carriage and successfully subdued the female assassin. The icy aura emanating from her entire body immediately gave Yang Suofeng a shock, as if the blood flowing in his throat was about to congeal. However, amidst this icy aura, there was still a faint scent of perfume, which made his damned sensitive nose itch again. Although he tried his best to control it, he couldn't help but let out two sneezes. In an instant, the blood in his throat surged even more violently.

  The female bodyguard frowned and said: "What are you doing?"

  Yang Shuangfeng covered his throat wound, groaning and speaking intermittently: "Sorry, I have a nasal problem, when I smell the body fragrance of an unfamiliar woman, I will sneeze..."

  The female bodyguard said coldly, "You're really sick!" Without paying attention to Yang Su's injuries, she squatted down and pulled off the assassin's black mask. After taking a look, she said coldly, "I thought it was her, just as expected."

  Yang Shuang looked down and saw a woman's beautiful face, pale but with regular features, white as jade, delicate and smooth, crystal clear. Under the tight clothing, her figure was curvaceous, truly a beauty of the highest order. However, there was a faint trace of congealed blood at the corner of her mouth, which added to the tragic beauty. Like the female bodyguard, her hair seemed to be a light golden color, not that of a pure-blooded Tang person.

  Yang Shuangfen frantically rummaged through the boxes, searching for bandages, but couldn't find any. She felt her whole body shrinking, as if all her blood was about to drain out. Just when she was on the verge of collapse, the apathetic female bodyguard finally walked over, not saying a word, and pulled out some medicine powder from her pocket. With no emotion in her voice, she said: "Let go of your hand!"

  Yang Shuangfeng smelled the pungent smell in the air and suddenly couldn't help but cough, with fresh blood surging even faster.

  Yu Huan-yu said anxiously beside the carriage: "Tang Bing-na, what's going on in the carriage?"

  Yang Shuangfeng finally took a deep breath, thinking that you were actually called Tang Bingna, no wonder she was so cold all over, but her throat hurt to death and she couldn't speak.

  Tang Bingna's face sank, and she reached out to pull open Yang Shuangfeng's hand, spraying the medicine powder on his neck. Then, she took out a white silk scarf, waved it casually, and with one flick, tightly bandaged Yang Shuangfeng's wound. Next, she pried open Yang Shuangfeng's bleeding hand and similarly bandaged it. The skilled technique made Yang Shuangfeng extremely impressed, wanting to praise her, but unable to say anything. He only felt his nose itching, yet was too embarrassed to scratch it, the ticklish sensation being almost unbearable.

  Yu Huan-yu asked again under the carriage: "General, what's wrong with you?"

  Yang Shuangfeng was about to speak when he heard Tang Bingna whispering close to his ear, "You'd better say nothing happened, or else you'll be the one who kills her."

  Yang Xuanfen was stunned, unclear what was going on. Tang Bingna poked him again in the waist with her fingertips and said in a low voice: "Speak quickly!"

  Yang Shuangfeng could only groan and say: "Yu, Boss Yu, I'm fine."

  Yu Huan-Yu said hesitantly: "Are you really okay?"

  Yang Shuangfen couldn't help but cough twice and stuttered: "Nothing's wrong, nothing's wrong, really nothing's wrong."

  But as he coughed, the white silk scarf that had been wrapped around his neck suddenly seeped with blood again. The female bodyguard, Tang Bingna, looked at each other in dismay, but couldn't see anything they could use. In her anxiety and urgency, she hastily turned around, tore off her own undergarment, and rewrapped it around Yang Shuangfeng's neck. The deep purple undergarment with its feminine scent involuntarily made Yang Shuangfeng's heart flutter, and for an instant, he seemed to forget where he was, only feeling his face grow hot. Just then, a sudden loud sneeze suddenly ruined the atmosphere in the car.

  Tang Bing'er's face turned red with embarrassment as she hastily said, "If you have any ulterior motives, I'll kill you too." She pointed at the assassin on the ground and then whispered, "You can think about her if you want. She is Shan Ya-huang of Xing Meng Ya Xuan. Her martial arts skills are excellent, and she's also very beautiful. This time when you return to Meini, there will be many dangers. Having her by your side would make things much easier for you. If you can win her over, your life will become much more relaxed."

  Yang Shuangfeng only felt that his whole body was floating lightly, his consciousness was a blur, and he said vaguely: "What's the difference?"

  Tang Bingna said quickly: "Dan Ya is still unaware of her own life, but I know that her mother was a very powerful noblewoman in the Tangchuan Empire, but I won't tell you her name, you can investigate slowly later. Her father was a wandering Lansiro person, who was said to be very talented, unfortunately abandoned by her mother, leaving only her and his brother living alone."

  "She said hesitantly: 'Her mother abandoned her father? No, it was the father who abandoned the mother, right?'"

  Tang Bingna said coldly, "Don't think you're so clever. Can't we women abandon you men? Honestly! But don't tell her about this, or you'll regret it. When she wakes up, just tell her that I, Tang Bingna, secretly plotted against her and she'll definitely seek revenge at all costs. Then, make her take a poisonous oath to protect your safety for the rest of her life before helping her unseal the acupoints."

  Yang Shuang asked half-believingly: "Who are you again? Why does she have to find you?"

  Tang Bingna said coldly: "Because I am Tang Bingna of Xingjian Yueqin, so she wants to find me!"

  Yang Shuangfeng hadn't realized what was happening before Tang Bingna quickly opened the curtains and left from the other side.

  Yu Huan-yu said impatiently by the side of the carriage: "General Yang, what's wrong with you? Speak!"

  Yang Shuangfeng helplessly scratched his head, took a deep breath, and said in an extremely calm tone: "Mr. Yu, I'm fine, maybe just a bit of a cold, got choked up... Ah, this winter has arrived so early, it's gotten so cold so quickly."

  Yu Huan-yu said hesitantly: "Really? Does the general have any medicine with him?"

  Yang Shuangfeng poked half of his head out from the window and said nonchalantly, "I've already taken my medicine, it's nothing, you should know that we soldiers have good bodies, this little cold is nothing."

  Yu Huan-yu then walked away with a relieved heart.

  Yang Shuangfeng said to Old Zhang who was in front of him, "Let's go!"

  The old man said dazedly, "Huh? How did I fall asleep? It's really strange, does getting older make you do this?" He raised his whip and with one crack, the carriage began to move forward slowly, and the merchant caravans that followed also trailed behind slowly.