The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

The assassins overheard their conversation and observed their skills. It was clear that the two men hadn't used their full strength yet, and they were already evenly matched. If they had used their full strength, they might all have perished here.

Seeing yet another brother die under Jun Mochen's sword, the leader of the assassins panicked. This was the eighth brother to fall. There were fifteen of them in total, and now more than half of them had been killed. If they didn't leave now, they would all be killed. Retreating now could at least salvage some of their losses.

At the same time, he began to feel annoyed. When he accepted this assassination mission, he had tried to persuade the sect leader, but the sect leader was stubborn and refused to listen to their advice. So he had no choice but to lead his brothers to carry out the mission.

Unexpectedly, Prince Rui's martial arts skills were so good, and with Jun Mochen also joining them, none of the dozen or so people managed to cause them any harm.

Thinking this through, he immediately ordered, "Mission failed, retreat!"

Unfortunately, neither Jun Mochen nor Dongfang Jincheng intended to let these people go. They both knew that the Blood Fiend Sect would never betray their employers, and that each assassin had poison hidden in their teeth, so that if they were captured, they would bite through the poison sac and commit suicide.

Therefore, they had no intention of letting this group go at all, and would instead make good use of them to teach the Blood Fiend Sect a lesson: anyone who dares to mess with members of the royal family should be prepared to pay the price.

Dongfang Jincheng said coldly, "Since you're here, stay."

After saying that, his killing move became even more ferocious. Although he was protecting Li Muxia with one hand, the black-clad man in front of him was no match for him at all. Soon, another black-clad man died under Dongfang Jincheng's sword.

The assassin leader knew he couldn't leave today, and as he looked at Dongfang Jincheng, whose murderous aura grew stronger, fear began to creep into his heart.

At the same time, he noticed Li Muxia being protected behind Dongfang Jincheng. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind: perhaps they still had a glimmer of hope.

Thinking of this, he made a gesture to the remaining men in black. They immediately understood. Three of them held Jun Mochen up while the other two began to attack him from both sides. Jun Mochen looked at the men in black who had split into two groups and pushed Li Muxia behind him again, afraid that he might accidentally hurt her.

Li Muxia seemed to realize the problem as well. Seeing that there were only six men in black left on the field, and that Jun Mochen and Dongfang Jincheng could easily handle three of them, Li Muxia thought that getting too close would only hinder Dongfang Jincheng. With that in mind, Li Muxia took a few steps back, intending to get away from the battlefield.

These few steps gave the man in black an opportunity.

The man in black who was closer to Li Muxia on the left immediately changed direction and reached out to grab Li Muxia.

Dongfang Jincheng realized the black-clad man's purpose and was about to intervene when he was surrounded by two other black-clad men. One of them said sternly, "Prince Rui, your opponents are us."

Dongfang Jincheng was somewhat anxious; his attention was entirely on Li Muxia. He was caught off guard and a sword slashed his arm. However, he didn't care; he only wanted to quickly escape the two assassins and rescue Li Muxia. He knew Li Muxia possessed a life-saving item, something she had taken out when they first encountered the assassins. However, with his protection, she hadn't used it. Now, he only hoped that the assassin didn't intend to kill Li Muxia but only wanted to take her hostage.

Li Muxia naturally knew that the assassin wanted to capture him to blackmail Dongfang Jincheng. At this moment, he was somewhat relieved that he hadn't put away the poison in his hand earlier.

Seeing the man in black rushing towards her, Li Muxia pretended to be very scared and hid back to lower the enemy's guard. Then, catching the man in black off guard, she quickly threw the powder in her hand into the man's eyes.

The man in black was wearing a mask, so we could only start by looking at his eyes.

By the time the man in black realized what was happening, a stinging pain was already shooting through his eyes. However, he did not retract his hand and continued to reach for Li Muxia. He knew that only by capturing this woman could the rest of them survive.

However, he soon realized something was wrong. His movements were getting slower and slower, and after a few seconds, he lay flat on the ground. However, apart from being unable to move, he did not experience any other discomfort.

The remaining men in black were also somewhat surprised to see their companion fall, not expecting that this woman would use poison.

Taking advantage of the others' distraction, Dongfang Jincheng and Jun Mochen quickly dealt with the men in black and came to Li Muxia's side.

Seeing that Li Muxia was unharmed, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, the manor's guards also arrived. The head guard knelt on one knee and begged for forgiveness, saying, "Your Highness, I am late. Please punish me."

Dongfang Jincheng glanced at the kneeling people and said, "This is not your fault. The other party is from the Blood Fiend Sect."

The guard was somewhat surprised to hear that the assassins were from the Blood Fiend Sect, as he was familiar with the Blood Fiend Sect's rules.

Dongfang Jincheng continued, "Leave a few people to clean up here, and the rest of you go and count the number of casualties and comfort the families."

After giving these instructions, the head of the guards began to take action.

Judging from the guards' behavior and the meaning behind Dongfang Jincheng's words, Li Muxia guessed that the manor actually belonged to Dongfang Jincheng. She was slightly shocked: As expected of a member of the royal family, so wealthy and powerful. The area of ​​this manor that they could see was at least a hundred acres, and there were still areas that she couldn't see. Moreover, if she guessed correctly, the mountain behind the peach grove should also belong to this manor.

Little did she know that what she saw was only the tip of the iceberg of Dongfang Jincheng's wealth. The dozen or so manors near this estate were also Dongfang Jincheng's private property, covering an area of ​​tens of thousands of acres, about the size of a small town.

Dongfang Jincheng had initially considered merging these manors. However, he abandoned the idea after realizing that such a merger would arouse the emperor's suspicion.

Everyone knows these estates exist, but no one knows who owns them.

Jun Mochen glanced at the man in black lying on the bed and said, "This person is still alive?"

Then he looked at Li Muxia and asked, "Muxia, this person..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but Li Muxia already understood what he meant and explained, "This person has been given 'Stiffness Powder.' For half an hour, all the muscles in his body will be stiff, and he will remain in this position."

Both of them were taken aback when they heard the name "Jiangjiangfen" (僵僵粉). It was quite a... vivid name.

Jun Mochen squatted down, dislocated the black-clad man's jaw, and then ordered a guard to remove the poison sac from the assassin's teeth. Unsurprisingly, he saw despair in the assassin's eyes.