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One of the men in black, whose martial arts skills were on par with Yuchi Chen's, was actually the assassin who had escaped after Yuchi Yi's unsuccessful assassination that night.

It was likely that Yuchi Chen had seen it too. That night, before the assassin had attempted to assassinate him, Yuchi Chen had already exchanged blows with him, and they had ended up battling in the main hall.

Yun Ruo Lu watched anxiously. If Yuchi Chen was only going to fight him one-on-one, he might still have a chance of winning. But now, it was two experts against him. Before long, Yuchi Chen would definitely be defeated.

After hesitating for a moment, Yun Ruo Lu rushed forward to detain one of the men in black, lightening Yuchi Chen's burden.

If she hadn't been injured, and hadn't spent so much effort to kill the other killers, she would have at least been able to fight to a draw with this man in black.

But now, she had just exchanged a few blows with that black-clothed man before she was defeated.

Strangely, the man in black did not intend to kill her. After shaking her off, he continued to fight with Yuchi Chen.

This made Yun Ruo Man feel very strange. Moreover, when she was fighting with that black-clothed man earlier, she discovered that there was something wrong with his gaze, as though she had seen it somewhere before.

Could it be that they know each other?

With that thought, Yun Ruo Lu no longer had any qualms in her heart. She continued to rush forward and entangle herself with the black-clothed man.

"Who the hell are you? Who sent you? "

Yun Ruo Man shouted angrily at the black clothed man, but that black clothed man did not get angry, and even tried to kill him.

The more the black-clothed person dodged, the faster her attacks became. In the end, she took advantage of that person's lack of time to take off the black cloth from his face.

When Yun Ruo Lu saw his true face, she couldn't believe her eyes. It was actually a Night Bat!

"It's you!"

Yun Ruo Lu looked at the Night Bat in astonishment, and the Night Bat's eyes were cold. It snatched back the black cloth from Yun Ruo Ran's hands and put it back on its face.

After hearing what the Night Bat said, that person was still unwilling to give up, but in the end, he still followed the Night Bat and left.

Yun Ruo Lu looked in the direction they left in shock, not understanding what was going on.

Yuchi Chen ran to Yun Ruo Lu's side and asked caringly, "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, let's go!"

Yun Ruo Lu felt as if her heart had been pierced by a needle. She believed in Red Calyx, believed that everything she did had its difficulties, and believed that she could help her return to that world.

But now, she was sending assassins to kill her. Heh heh, she was extremely ignorant!

Just as Yun Ruo Lu and Yuchi Chen were about to leave, they heard the sound of gears spinning behind them. Yun Ruo Lu quickly turned around. Before she could even react, the gears had already arrived.

"Be careful!"

In the nick of time, Yuchi Chen pushed Yun Ruo Lu away, using his own body to block the fatal blow.

The silver gears carried a dark aura as they pierced through Yuchi Chen's chest, bringing with them a piercing blood-red as they flew outwards.

Yun Ruo's eyes widened in disbelief as she witnessed this scene. Yuchi Chen had actually risked his own life to save her!

"Despicable! "Go to hell!"

Yun Ruo's eyes were bloodshot as she took out her sword and stabbed it into the throat of the assassin who had yet to die.

Yuchi Chen painfully knelt down on one knee, the unstoppable blood quickly dyeing his clothes and Yun Ruo's hands red.

"You … If you don't want to die, I'll bring you to the imperial physician right now! "

Yun Ruo held onto Yuchi Chen as they walked towards the imperial city.

Yuchi Chen's face instantly paled. He wanted to say something, but his lips moved but no sound came out.

After which, Yun Ruo noticed that Yuchi Chen's wounds had turned black. Only now did she realize that the weapon was highly toxic!

Yun Ruo Lu knew that she could not afford to waste any more time. She endured the pain on her body and dragged Yuchi Chen back step by step.

Her heart was in turmoil, as if the sky was about to collapse. If she had a choice, she would not care about Yuchi Chen saving her. She would rather be the one injured than owe him a favor!

When Yun Ruo brought Yuchi to the entrance of the palace, she was already exhausted. It was unknown whether her clothes were drenched in sweat or blood.

Yun Ruo Lu collapsed at the entrance of the palace and used her last bit of strength to knock on the door before fainting.

When she woke up, it was already the next morning. She was worried about Yuchi Chen's safety, so she woke up very early.

Jin Se and Yu Feng had been guarding by her bedside the whole time. When they saw her wake up, the two girls let out a sigh of relief.

"Esteemed Empress, you've finally woken up. You scared Jin`er to death."

"When I saw the Empress, there was a lot of blood on the Empress's body, and her clothes were covered with blood. Jin'er thought that something had happened to the Empress."

"Empress, what exactly did you encounter? Why is the Prince injured so badly? "

Yu Feng followed up with a question. As she spoke about Yuchi Chen, Yun Ruo You came back to her senses and asked anxiously: "Where is the Prince?" Where is the prince? "

"His Highness is in the sleeping quarters. Everyone is waiting, even the imperial physicians have come. Everyone has been busy the whole night, but Your Highness has shown no signs of getting better." The imperial physician said, "I'm afraid that this time, Your Highness..." "I'm afraid …"

At this point, Jinsi could no longer continue and the rest of her words were drowned in tears.

Yun Ruo Lu did not dare to believe the news. She immediately got up from the bed and ran towards Yuchi Chen's room without even changing her clothes.

If Yuchi Chen had really died to save her, she would feel guilty for the rest of her life.

Yun Ruo ran to Yuchi Chen's chamber with the fastest speed possible, followed by Jin Se and Yu Feng.

There were many people standing in Yuchi Chen's chamber, including servants, seven or eight imperial physicians, and all of the family members.

Seeing Yun Ruo Lu stumbling her way in, Liu Yan Han angrily charged forward and mercilessly slapped Yun Ruo Lu's face.

"You bitch! You still have the face to come, your highness is about to die because of you! "

Yun Ruo Lu lost her balance and fell to the ground. Her hair was in disarray and she looked to be in a sorry state.

Ah!" "Empress, are you alright? Quickly get up!

Xi Feng, who had caught up to her, saw Yun Ruo Lu fall to the ground and hurriedly helped her up in heartache. Jin Se was even more angry and shouted at Liu Yanhan, "What right do you have to hit my esteemed lady!"

"So what if you hit her? "Today, I will teach you slaves a lesson for not knowing the rules!"

As Liu Yanhan spoke, she raised her hands to hit him again.

Yun Ruo Lu blocked her hand in the air and stared coldly at Liu Yan Han. She said word by word: "That slap just now was my atonement for your highness." "But if you want to hit my people, that depends on whether I agree or not!"

Yun Ruo Lu tightly gripped Liu Yan Han's wrist, and the pain made Liu Yan Han want to cry. The intimidating aura coming from her body scared everyone present so much that no one dared to speak up.

Throwing away Liu Yan Han's hand, Yun Ruo Lu looked at the people in the house, and ordered with a low voice from the crying Ji Ru: "Your highness isn't dead yet! What are you all crying for, get out of here! "

Those concubines were frightened by Yun Ruo Lu's angry shout until their bodies were trembling, and they all lowered their heads and ran out.

After cleaning up a portion of the useless people, the crowded room immediately became much more spacious and quiet.

Yun Ruo walked to Yuchi Chen's bedside and asked one of the imperial physicians who was cleaning Yuchi Chen's wounds, "How is the king right now?"

The imperial physician sighed, shook his head, and said, "If it was only a superficial wound, your highness would definitely be fine. It's a pity that the prince is poisoned. We haven't even been able to find out what this poison is for an entire night. If we do not have the antidote, I'm afraid that your Highness will not have much of a chance. "

The middle-aged imperial physician spoke the truth. After all, if he were to conceal something of this nature from the public, and if something were to happen to Yuchi Chen in the end, his entire family would suffer as well.

"How long can Your Highness last?"

Yun Ruo looked at Yuchi Chen lying on the bed. His face was pale, lips were purple, and there was a black mist on his forehead.

"This humble subject can only use medicine and silver needles to control His Highness' meridians, slowing down the poison. But if he couldn't find the antidote before the sun went down today … I'm afraid... there's really no way to save you! "

Hearing the Imperial Physician's words, Liu Yanhan couldn't hold it in anymore. She covered her mouth with a handkerchief and started crying. As for Meng Fei'er, her eyes had long ago turned red.

Yun Ruo Lu clenched her teeth, and ordered Jin Se and Yu Feng: "Take good care of your highness, I'm going to the palace!"

If he wanted to obtain the antidote, he could only look for Red Calyx. Since she was the one who sent out the killer, she definitely had the antidote!

Holding onto her last hope, Yun Ruo Lu turned around and ran out.

As soon as he arrived at the gates of the royal estate, he bumped into Yuchi Yan, who had come to visit Yuchi Chen.

"Sister-in-law, where are you going?" "What's the situation with fifth brother?"

As soon as he heard that something had happened to Yuchi Chen, Yuchi Yann rushed over early in the morning.

"Don't talk so much, there isn't much time. Accompany me into the palace!"

Yun Ruo and Yuchi Yan mounted their horses and hurried in the direction of the imperial palace. As they rode, they discussed in detail Yuchi Chen's situation.

"Fifth Sister-in-Law, the Emperor should still be unaware of fifth brother's situation. Are you going to tell the Emperor?" "What happened to fifth brother?"

Yun Ruo sniffed, trying her best to remain calm.

"Your Highness's poison is very deep, I want to go to the palace to get the antidote!" If the sun sets, the prince will not be saved! "

Yuchi Yaner did not expect the situation to be this serious, so she did not say anything more. After reaching the palace, she did her best to help Yun Ruo Lu enter the palace.

Yun Ruo told Yuchi Yan to wait at the south gate. Then she went alone to the harem to find Red Calyx's sleeping quarters.