Spring Courtyard Forbidden Pet

The old woman's face was ferocious and her fingers exerted force instantly.

The next second, her sinister gaze disappeared, and the fingers that were pinching Ye Zhen's throat were no longer able to exert any strength. Not only that, the feeling spread all the way to her entire body.

The uncontrollable feeling of weakness finally gathered at the back of her neck. She was surprised to find that Ye Zhen's hand had gone around her shoulder at some point, and the subtle pain slowly grew and spread from her vertebrae.

"You..." The old woman couldn't even speak straight, and even wanted to ask her to stab deeper to give her a quick pain.

The feeling of being so clearly aware that my limbs are out of control is terrifying.

Ye Zhen's slender fingers pulled the other's forearm, keeping her pinching herself, "This is your last chance, who asked you to come?"

The old woman groaned twice and said with difficulty, "Fang, Fang..."

Ye Zhen raised her eyelids slightly and glanced at them coldly, "You want to use me to get rid of the Fang family?"

From Meng Qianru being unable to lift the soup spoon and scalding the back of her hand, to Yin Xiang kneeling down and begging her to serve her porridge...to say it was a coincidence would be too far-fetched.

But she couldn't think of any reason why Meng Qianru would kill her, especially because of her charity event of giving out free porridge.

Could it be Yinxiang?

"Fang Jing doesn't have the guts to take action at this time, and rather than risking the lives of hundreds of people in the Fang Mansion, she would rather find a noble and step on me to show off her power."

Ye Zhen's cold words made the old woman lose her temper. She forced her tongue to control its will and murmured, "Come closer, I will talk to you."

The women at the entrance of the cave had finished their porridge and were still trying to chat with the people outside.

Ye Zhen slowly moved forward, and in that instant, she felt murderous aura passing by her cheek. She dodged swiftly, and felt a slight stinging pain on her left cheek. She subconsciously reached out to touch it, and her fingertips were stained with blood.

Fortunately, her waist was flexible and she dodged by bending over, and a silver needle hit the stone wall with a "ding" sound.

Ye Zhen suddenly came back to her senses. The old woman gritted her teeth and rushed towards her, opening her bloody mouth as if she wanted to swallow her into her stomach.

Ye Zhen took a few lotus steps and went around her armpits. She immediately pushed all the silver needles into the old woman's vertebrae.

With a scream, the old woman fell to the ground and twitched, twisting like a boneless fish, which was disgusting.

The other women finally turned around, screamed, threw their bowls, and ran into the crowd. Ye Zhen suddenly had an idea and shouted, "Stop them!"

"They want to assassinate the princess!"

When the people in the queue heard that someone wanted to harm the living Bodhisattva who saved them, they immediately formed a solid human wall to block the four women.

Meng Qianru's guards rushed down to maintain order, and soon the Jinyiwei from the temple also came over.

As Ye Zhen bent down and walked out of the cave, she was surrounded by a tall figure. Li Xuan saw the tiny bloodstain on her left face at a glance and immediately stopped her in place.

Ye Zhen smelled sandalwood before she came out. She had made preparations early in the morning, but she didn't expect him to block her with his chest. His slightly rapid breathing came down from the top of his head without warning.

Then Li Xuan used a handkerchief to cover her face, waved his wide sleeves to hold her in his arms, and sternly ordered the Jinyiwei, "Evacuate the crowd, and arrest everyone who has contact with these women."

"Master, the old woman inside is not dead yet, but she is paralyzed. I am afraid we can't get anything out of her."

Li Xuan handed a talisman to the Jinyiwei and sneered, "It's okay as long as the soul is not broken."

The Jinyiwei, who had killed countless people, immediately tensed up.

Ye Zhen said weakly, "She said it was the Fang family, but I think..."

"I will take you back to treat your wounds. Don't worry about other things."

Li Xuan's gentle and powerful voice, like his arms, gave Ye Zhen a sense of security. Being protected in his arms, she felt warm and secure, as if she really had nothing to worry about.

After evacuating the people outside, Li Xuan protected her and walked towards Baiyun Temple. Their clothes were tangled together and Ye Zhen couldn't see the road clearly. She was very alert and held his sleeves tightly with her fingers.

Noticing her stiff body, Li Xuan'an's hot and humid breath fell into her ears, "Hold me, don't be afraid."

"I won't let you miss a step and fall."

He seemed to see through all of Ye Zhen's uneasiness, but his touch and voice were so gentle and tender that she could not sense any mockery or malice. She answered, "Yeah."

Li Xuan held her shoulders tightly, and she pressed herself against his warm chest. The minor wounds on her face were always covered by his handkerchief. No matter how rugged the mountain road was, his hands never shook, making her forget that she had wounds on her face many times.

There were two times when Ye Zhen lost her balance and both times Li Xuan pulled her into his arms in time. When they arrived at the gate of Baiyun Temple, both of them were sweating.

Sancho was lingering in front of the door. Seeing that he was protecting Ye Zhen with half of his body, he took two deep breaths and walked forward with a smile, "Leave Miss Ye to me. Imperial Master, go check on the princess. The back of her hand is badly burned."

Half an hour later.

Liuxia helped Ye Zhen treat the wound on her left cheek. The cool ointment felt quite comfortable when applied on her.

Ye Zhen confirmed with her again, "Did Taoist Master Yu Chenzi give it to you personally?"

Liuxia nodded rapidly, "I will remember your instructions. The Taoist priest personally prepared the medicine for you after examining your injury. He also personally handed this ointment to me. No one else has touched it."

After the sunburn on the back of her neck, Ye Zhen was now wary of any ointment.

There was a knock on the door at this moment. Liuxia quickly put away the ointment on the table and ran to open the door.

Ye Zhen didn't hear any movement for a long time, "Liuxia?"

The person who came in was Li Xuan.

Ye Zhen didn't expect him to come so soon, "Second Master."

She subconsciously stood up to salute, and Li Xuan'an pressed his big hand on her shoulder. His clear and gentle eyes fell on the wound on her left cheek, "Does it still hurt?"

Ye Zhen shook her head, "It doesn't hurt."

She was more concerned about what those women had confessed, but she remembered that the old woman would rather die than blame the Fang family. "Minister Fang would not openly send someone to kill me just because of what happened at the farm. Besides, the princess and the imperial teacher are both in Baiyun Temple."

"Someone is framing the Fang family."

Minister Fang was close to Prince Yu, and in his previous life, he intended to make Fang Jing the Prince Yu's consort. Later, Fang Jing caught Prince Yu torturing a woman and was locked up. The Fang family did not get what they wanted, and later dragged Prince Yu down.

Judging from the situation in the previous life, Prince Yu should be trying to win over Minister Fang at this moment. Unfortunately, Fang Jing's intention to get close to Prince Yu at the farm was destroyed by her and Dong Yuan.

Then, the one who would be most advantageous in getting rid of the Fang family would be the crown prince who was in competition with Prince Yu.

Li Xuan sat opposite her, "Who do you suspect?"

Ye Zhen certainly didn't want to discuss the political situation, and asked, "Is there any news about the assassin that night?"

Li Xuan took a sip of tea and said, "The Imperial Guards said that the Fang family hired the Blood Dropper. Your Majesty has already ordered people to keep an eye on the Minister's Mansion. The Imperial Guards will never investigate someone with a clean record."

When Li Xuanan said this, he saw her staring at him, her sparkling eyes seeming to want to say something but stopping. He had just changed his clothes half an hour ago, but suddenly he felt sweat on his back.

He took another sip of tea slowly, using a nonchalant demeanor to hide the fact that he had forgotten what he was going to say.

Ye Zhen's eyelashes trembled slightly, and her reaction was a little strange. "The tea is cold. I'll ask Liuxia to change it to a hot pot."

"No hurry, it's just right for me."

Seeing his lips touching the edge of the teacup again, Ye Zhen clenched her fists to suppress the urge to snatch it away, her whole body filled with confusion.

Li Xu'an's teardrop mole rose up in the corner of his eye, and his eyes became moist and bright when he looked at her, "Worried about me?"

In fact, he felt that he was asking even though he knew the answer, and it was written all over her face.

Ye Zhen pursed her lips, and after a while she said in a voice as soft as an insect's, "That's... my cup."

As soon as she came back, Liuxia brought her some hot tea to calm her down. She took a sip and put it aside.

Li Xuan'an's fingers stiffened slightly, and the hot and sweaty feeling became more intense, but he pretended to be calm, "What's the problem?"

"Can't I use it?"

Ye Zhen's eyes widened in disbelief, her hands clutching the hems of her clothes on both sides, her mind going blank.