mesbooks Chapter 277 Dawn's Glimmer
Chapter 277 Dawn's Glimmer
From the other side, a masked man rushed out. The sword he wielded seemed to possess a spirit; with a simple change of hand gesture, the sword could move on its own and take a person's head.
This person's appearance is strikingly similar to Yan Nanheng!
Lou Yexue simply waved her hand, and several people who attacked her were sent flying!
Among the women he brought, a lively girl in a light green dress appeared somewhat clumsy compared to the others.
With Lou Yexue and his men, Yan Nanheng's arrival put them in a favorable position once again. Even though Qi Nuo, the Second Provincial Assassin, and the other assassins were slower to act, the lack of manpower meant they wouldn't suffer any new injuries!
Zhai Yun's heart clenched as she watched Feng Chenyi vomit blood. She shook him violently, afraid he would fall asleep and never wake up again. "Brother Yi, someone is here to save us! Don't sleep! Don't sleep! Wake up!"
Feng Chenyi gently opened his eyes. Seeing that Zhai Yun was alright, he grinned and said, "That's great!"
Looking at him, Zhai Yun felt a heartache so intense she could hardly breathe. His wound was still bleeding, and Zhai Yun had never been so afraid. She couldn't help but yell, "Brother Yi, are you stupid! It's alright if Yun'er is injured, the wound will heal! Why did you shield me! Why did you shield me!"
Feng Chenyi struggled to open his eyes, looking at Zhai Yun with relief in his eyes. He could only weakly say, "But you feel pain too!"
Zhai Yun couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears, crying, "Fool! Foolish Brother Yi, Yun'er is only in pain, I won't die! You will die!"
Feng Chenyi no longer cared about any of that. He was exhausted, so sleepy and tired that he could barely keep his eyes open. He grabbed Zhai Yun's arm and said, "If I'm gone, you should leave the capital, leave the capital and continue doing business, and live the life you want!"
Zhai Yun shook her head vigorously. She went into business to ensure a continuous flow of financial resources to support what she was doing! She didn't actually like it!
Zhai Yun pulled out the first jade hairpin that Feng Chenyi had given her. The hairpin was slender and the tip was so sharp that it could be used as a weapon. Zhai Yun named it "First Encounter".
Zhai Yun used her hairpin to cut open her palm again, and blood gushed out. She fed every drop to Feng Chenyi, and fearing there wouldn't be enough blood, she cut her palm again!
A figure dressed in pristine white knelt before Zhai Yun. Lou Yexue watched as Zhai Yun continuously fed Feng Chenyi blood, her eyes clouded with worry: "Aren't you afraid they'll want to drink your blood too?"
Lou Yexue was referring to everyone present!
Zhai Yun glanced blankly at Qi Nuo, who was still fighting desperately with her last strength, the two or three remaining assassins from the province, and the shadow guards who had already died or were injured.
"If I could save them all, I would!"
Lou Yexue was stunned. She had witnessed Zhai Yun saving someone with her own blood, which confirmed once again that she was the person she was looking for! Lou Yexue felt no joy.
Feng Chenyi slowly woke up in her arms, and a smile finally appeared on Zhai Yun's face. As dawn broke, the assassins dared not linger any longer and fled in droves.
Zhai Yun walked to the nearest dead guard and prepared to cut her hand again. But Lou Yexue grabbed her hand, which was gripping the hairpin tightly. Lou Yexue's eyes were dark: "This blood is useless to them now!"
Zhai Yun stared blankly at Lou Yexue, who knew her better than she did. She remembered that when Feng Chenyi came back to life, Zhai Yun had used her own heart's blood. Zhai Yun understood: "I know I need to use my heart's blood!"
Zhai Yun turned her hairpin around, and Lou Yexue tightened her grip on Zhai Yun's wrist, rendering her immobile. A darkness settled in Lou Yexue's eyes: "You can't save everyone!"
"Let's save as many as we can!" Zhai Yun struggled to break free from his grasp; they were all heroes of the Prince Rui's mansion!
Qi Nuo, the second-in-command, and the remaining three assassins knelt helplessly beside Zhai Yun. Their gruesome wounds were exactly the same as Feng Chenyi's, with blood gushing out.
When Zhai Yun saw them holding swords to her neck, Qi Nuo's pale face was devoid of color. He said, "Young Master, our lives are worthless and deserve no regrets! You and the Prince have rendered meritorious service to the country and the people! If our lives can lessen your and the Prince's burden, we are willing to die!"
The second-in-command and the other three assassins shouted, "We are willing to die! We will not be a burden!"
After saying that, they all simultaneously slashed their necks with their swords. When Zhai Yun saw this, her pupils dilated infinitely, her throat felt like it was stuck with something, and her heart sank to the bottom!
She tried to stop them, but she couldn't stop everyone! Zhai Yun broke down: "No! Stop!" But it was too late! Their swords had already pierced her skin!
Zhai Yun felt a sharp, piercing pain in her heart. She couldn't understand why they had survived the enemy's blades, yet chose to commit suicide just as they were about to see the dawn. Zhai Yun broke down!
They were people who had walked through mountains of corpses and seas of blood together! She didn't want their ending to be like this!
The sword was struck by a streak of blue light the moment it pierced their skin, and Yan Nanheng's furious voice rang in their ears: "Are you insane! Do you want Prince Rui to blame himself for your deaths for the rest of his life?"
Zhai Yun's clenched heart suddenly sank to its ground, the weight of the impact nearly causing her to lose her balance!
Qi Nuo, the Second Provincial Assassin, and the other three assassins were stunned. Yes! If they died meaninglessly like this, what would happen to the Prince and the young master? Who would protect them?
Qi Nuo and Sheng Er fell to the ground, followed by the other three assassins. Sheng Er cried out, "Please, young master, protect your body! I am willing to give my life for you! I do not want you to harm yourself for my sake! If you insist, I am willing to die!"
The jade hairpin slipped from Zhai Yun's hand, and just before it hit the ground, it was tightly caught by a fair and delicate hand.
Lou Yexue was right, she couldn't save everyone! Zhai Yun slowly stood up, and the faint light of dawn shone on the earth, the sea of blood gleaming in the dim light.
Blood flowed like a river at Zhai Yun's feet, and countless corpses piled up like mountains around her! Zhai Yun ordered: "Give them a proper burial!"
Assassins are all alone, without fathers, mothers, or homes. After they die, the world will no longer remember them, and they don't even have their own names!
Upon hearing Zhai Yun's words, Qi Nuo, the second-in-command, and the other three assassins finally collapsed, unable to hold on any longer.
After last night's battle, only she, Feng Chenyi, Qi Nuo, and Sheng Er remain in the Prince Rui's mansion!
The people who went out early in the morning were so frightened by this scene that they scrambled to their feet! Ke Ci's disciples, who wanted to cause trouble, ran away with their faces ashen when they saw this from afar!
Inside the Imperial Study, Guan Li looked at the sleeping Emperor Xing'an and extinguished the lamps one by one.
In the Empress's palace, the Empress, supported by her maids, stumbled and fell towards her bed.