Lu Huo saw the people below the carriage working enthusiastically and felt a prickle of eagerness. Although she had only just begun learning martial arts and only knew the basics, she was strong. So, she also jumped off the carriage, picked up a knife from the hands of the corpses on the ground, and ran to the side of the Madam.
"Master, I'll protect you!" Lu Huo shouted, swinging the knife and hacking fiercely at the black-clad assassins.
The moment the knife was raised, the dust on the ground instantly flew up.
Seeing Lu Huo's posture, the black-clad assassins were so scared that they retreated in a hurry.
Bai Sheng tested the wind direction, then took out a large bag of sleeping powder and handed it to Lu Huo. "Huo, I'll cover you as you run to the windward side. Shout 'one, two, three,' and then sprinkle the sleeping powder on the assassins!"
"One, two, three" was the password Bai Sheng had arranged with everyone for sprinkling the sleeping powder before they set off.
"Okay, Master!" Lu Huo took the sleeping powder and got ready.
Bai Sheng covered Lu Huo as she quickly ran to the windward side. Lu Huo took a deep breath and roared, "One, two, three!"
Then, she swung her arm and threw the sleeping powder forcefully at the assassins.
Prince Yu Yang Ming and the guards quickly covered their mouths and noses and retreated a few steps.
Before the assassins could even react to what was happening, they had inhaled a lot of the white powder.
And then, before they could exchange many moves, their bodies went soft and they collapsed on the ground.
The masked bodyguard didn't know their signal and accidentally inhaled some of the sleeping powder. Seeing this, Bai Sheng instantly floated in front of him and shouted, "Brave warrior, open your mouth!"
The masked bodyguard opened his mouth wide, and Bai Sheng dropped an antidote through the mouth opening of the mask.
Wow, the sect leader's wife is so formidable! After the black spots on her face were removed, she turned out to be a great beauty! The sect leader has great fortune!
After the masked bodyguard sighed, he raised his knife and rejoined the fight.
Most of the assassins were drugged and knocked out. The remaining few were easy to deal with. The masked bodyguard swiftly finished them all.
"Little Masters!" Lu Yin, Qiu, and Dong shouted, immediately getting out of the carriage, wanting to rush to see the four little masters.
Bai Sheng reacted instantly and rushed to the carriage first, releasing the four cubs from the space.
Lu Yin lifted the curtain covering the baby carriage and saw that the four little ones were all grinning, their gums showing, only then did they all breathe a sigh of relief.
"The little masters are so well-behaved and smart. At this critical moment, they didn't cry at all," Lu Yin couldn't help but praise.
Qiu and Dong agreed with this wholeheartedly.
Bai Sheng chuckled inwardly. Seeing her man still locked in a fierce battle with the master, she took out the sleeping powder and quickly rushed over.
She wanted to sneak attack the master from behind, but before she could sprinkle the sleeping powder, Lu Ye's sword pierced the master's chest. After piercing through, he withdrew the sword and gave a gentle swing, and the master's head rolled to the ground.
Zheng Wei died with his eyes wide open. In the last few seconds before losing consciousness, he hated Magistrate Guo to the core. This young man named Lu had such high martial arts skills. Magistrate Guo, you dog-spawn, why didn't you say anything! Why not—
Lu Ye turned to Yang Ming and Tong Tie and said, "Not a single person here can be let go!" They were heading to the capital this time, and they absolutely could not bring danger to the mansion in the capital.
Yang Ming and the guards of Prince Yu quickly finished off the fallen assassins. This final blow was ruthless, directly severing their heads.
Bai Sheng kept one person who had been drugged, planning to wake him up and interrogate him severely.
Unexpectedly, before the interrogation began, the assassin actively confessed everything. Bai Sheng drugged him again, then delivered a final, decisive blow.
The masked bodyguard, meanwhile, searched each person, collecting every item of value from the assassins and stuffing it into the satchel on his shoulder. Even the foul-smelling, big gold tooth was not spared.
Although their sect, Yeshengmen, was now much better off financially, the fine tradition of hard work, simplicity, and thriftiness still needed to be carried forward.
Prince Yu looked at his poor and unfashionable bodyguard and felt utterly humiliated. "Is your Yeshengmen that broke?"
The masked bodyguard gently brushed back the two strands of dragon whiskers from his forehead and smiled, "We are indeed poor. Otherwise, Your Highness Prince Yu, could you give us a bit more monthly compensation?"
"Hmph, wishful thinking! This King—" before long, he would also be very poor. Digging wells, treating sandstorms, and planting trees all depended on him to raise money himself. His imperial father wouldn't give a single coin!
Sigh, should he also learn from Yeshengmen about managing the household thriftily?
The masked bodyguard furtively glanced at Lu Ye and said proudly, "Our Yeshengmen is already very generous, don't you think? Today, we didn't even shave the assassins' hair, nor did we strip off their clothes and shoes. Is that not generous enough?"
Bai Sheng was amused.
This masked bodyguard of Prince Yu was truly interesting. Their sect was actually so poor? They even scavenged the hair and clothes from corpses? Heh heh... this was too much fun.
Seeing Bai Sheng smile, Lu Ye touched his nose and said softly, "My darling, you go into the carriage and watch the babies. We'll handle the aftermath."
Bai Sheng walked up to Lu Ye and whispered, "Husband, these corpses are excellent fertilizer. Why don't we throw them into the septic tank in the space?"
Lu Ye looked at the people carrying the corpses, smiled, and nodded, "Alright."
He walked over and announced loudly, "Everyone carry the corpses behind that sandstone. My darling will use bone-dissolving powder later to dissolve them all."
"What is bone-dissolving powder?" Prince Yu asked.
Bai Sheng immediately explained, "It's a potent poison that my master and I are developing, capable of dissolving bone and flesh into nothingness. Since it hasn't been completely perfected yet, there are some side effects when used. So, all of you will have to stay away later."
Bai Sheng took out a small white porcelain bottle from her sleeve and waved it in front of Prince Yu.
Prince Yu thought for a moment and said, "How about I send someone to dispose of the bodies later? If there are side effects, it wouldn't be good for you."
Bai Sheng waved her hand, "No, only I can do it. I've taken the antidote, and besides, others wouldn't know how to use it."
Prince Yu had no choice but to agree.
The four wet nurses took care of the little masters. Huo, Yin, Qiu, and Dong, the four maids, carried buckets of water and pastries, distributing water and food to Prince Yu and the guards.
This water was spiritual spring water that Bai Sheng had secretly released from her space. Everyone who drank it felt invigorated.
After about fifteen minutes, everyone had piled the corpses together behind a secluded sandstone. Lu Ye then asked everyone to stay away and pulled Bai Sheng over.
During the "corpse disposal," Lu Ye also pretended to stand far away. Bai Sheng placed her hand on the pile of corpses and, with a thought, the corpses entered the septic tank in the space.
After drinking the water and eating the pastries, the masked bodyguard disappeared again.
Everyone rested for a while and continued their journey.
With the cubs handed over to the wet nurses and the four maids, Lu Ye and Bai Sheng got into the carriages of Prince Yu and Ji Chenghe.
Bai Sheng said, "The assassin from earlier confessed everything. Those masters were elite guards sent by the Empress. The leader was named Zheng Wei, specifically tasked with taking my husband's and my heads.
The others were killers raised by Magistrate Guo, intended to assassinate Prince Yu. The two parties colluded to capture us all in one fell swoop."
Prince Yu gritted his teeth and sneered, "Guo Mingyi, I will definitely skin you, pull out your tendons, and boil you in oil!"
Lu Ye said in a deep voice, "This time, when we go to the capital, we must also be low-key. We cannot let the Empress and the Crown Prince know."
Prince Yu thought for a moment, "When you go, find a way to get into the palace to see my mother. I'll have my mother protect you. Although my mother lives a reclusive life, she is not someone ordinary people dare to provoke."
Bai Sheng smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Highness. We can handle these matters ourselves. We don't want to trouble the Empress."