Shocking! The actress was dragged to the regent's bedchamber every night.

Chapter 196 Assassination

The first man in black rushed over without hesitation.

Xiao Junyi dodged to the side, the knife grazing his shoulder.

He grabbed the man's wrist and twisted it outwards, causing the man to groan and drop the knife from his hand.

Xiao Junyi caught the hilt of the knife and thrust it back, the knife sinking into the opponent's shoulder socket.

The man took two steps back and bumped into the wall.

The second person followed closely behind.

Xiao Junyi used the knife he had seized to block it, and the sound of metal clashing was very jarring.

The two knives were stuck together, and Xiao Junyi's knife passed under his knife, slicing through his forearm.

Blood splattered out, landing on Su Wuli's skirt.

She looked down and stared blankly into her eyes, but dared not move.

Xiao Junyi's breathing became heavier, and he took a few steps back to protect her.

The three people were in no hurry and slowly surrounded them.

Seeing this, Su Wuli felt fear.

Xiao Junyi took a step forward, still completely shielding her behind him, and led her by the wrist.

All that could be heard was the sound of a blade slicing through the air...

He then let out a muffled groan, took a step back, and his back bumped into her shoulder.

Su Wuli stumbled backward as he pulled her, her back pressed against the wall again.

Looking at him from the side of his shoulder.

The other person stood two steps away, the blade pointing downwards, blood flowing down the blade.

Realizing something, she looked down.

Xiao Junyi's hand was hanging at his side, his sleeve was torn, and blood was gushing out.

The man raised his knife.

Xiao Junyi took a step forward to meet him.

The blade flashed twice, then with a crisp sound, it flew out and landed against the wall.

The other person knelt on the ground, clutching their chest, blood oozing from between their fingers.

The other two people were gone, and the alleyway was empty except for two pools of blood on the ground.

Xiao Junyi stood in the middle of the alley, his back to her.

He was still holding the knife in his right hand, with the tip pointing downwards.

He stood there for a while, then the knife slipped from his hand and fell to the ground.

He turned around; his forehead was covered in sweat, and his lips were white.

Seeing this, Su Wuli was alarmed and quickly asked, "Xiao Junyi, are you alright?"

"It's nothing." His tone was noticeably different, and the two words were broken into two parts.

Seeing his injured hand hanging down, Su Wuli reached out to check the injury.

He tried to dodge, but failed.

Su Wuli grasped his wrist and turned it over, revealing a cut that ran diagonally from the base of his thumb to his wrist.

Blood seeped from the wound, trickling down between her fingers and dripping onto her skirt.

The color of the fabric blended with the color of her costume, making it impossible to distinguish which piece of cloth was blue and which was dark blood.

"Stop looking," Xiao Junyi said gently.

He pulled his hand out of her palm and took her half a step back.

"It's not safe here, let's leave."

Su Wuli followed him as he turned two corners in the alley before he slowed down.

I followed behind him, listening to his heavier breathing.

After another turn, the alley came to an end.

There was a wall in front of us, and a wooden door with rusty iron rings hanging on it.

Xiao Junyi stopped, released her wrist, and leaned her against the wall.

He leaned back against the wall, his Adam's apple bobbing.

His hands hung limply at his sides, blood dripping from his fingertips.

Su Wuli stood in front of him, looking at his injured hand hanging down.

Suddenly remembering something, she reached into the inner pocket of her costume and pulled out a band-aid.

Because she was filming these past few days, the reins rubbed against her hands while riding a horse, so she applied a poultice for two days.

I didn't put it on today, but I still keep it close to my body as a spare.

Su Wuli took out all the band-aids, a total of five.

It has a little bear printed on it.

She quickly tore off a piece and took Xiao Junyi's hand.

He looked down, his face showing confusion, but he didn't move.

Su Wuli couldn't care less about anything else; if she didn't help him stop the bleeding soon, he might lose too much blood.

She pried his fingers apart so his palms were facing up; the cut ran diagonally from the base of his thumb to his wrist, and the edges were already starting to darken.

Su Wuli applied the band-aid horizontally, then removed another one.

Finally, they disassembled the rest and pieced them together horizontally to cover the opening.

However, the wound was too large, and blood seeped out from the gaps between the bandages, turning the pink edges red.

"What is this?" Xiao Junyi finally asked.

"A band-aid." Su Wuli said, pressing the band-aid tighter.

When I pressed on his wound, my finger touched the edge of his wound, and his finger moved slightly but did not retract.

Xiao Junyi spoke up, "Never seen it before."

Su Wuli replied, "This can stop the bleeding."

As she spoke, her gaze swept back and forth, a hint of worry in her voice, "But your wound is too deep, it might not stop."

Su Wuli released his hand and looked down to tug at her sleeve.

The sleeves of the costume were very long. She grabbed the left cuff and tried to tear it, but couldn't.

The fabric was very sturdy; she couldn't dig her fingernails into it.

Helpless, she lowered her head, bit the seam of her sleeve with her teeth, and tugged at it.

The thread broke, and the cloth tore open.

A section of the cuff was torn, and she grabbed the piece of cloth and tore it apart forcefully.

A strip of fabric was torn off with a ripping sound.

Then he tore off another piece and sewed it together.

Su Wuli covered the band-aid with a strip of cloth and wrapped it around his hand.

It wrapped around his hand twice from the base of his thumb and forefinger, tightened it, then wrapped it twice more from the back of his hand to his wrist, and tied a knot.

After she finished doing everything, she looked up.

They met Xiao Junyi's gaze.

"That's fine." He smiled. "Thank you, young lady."

Su Wuli still stared at his hand with unease, wondering if it would work.

She instinctively opened her mouth to ask, "Are you in pain?"

Xiao Junyi looked at her and said slowly, "It doesn't hurt."

Upon hearing this, Su Wuli looked up at the sweat on his forehead.

She'd never believe that.

"Don't be afraid." Xiao Junyi's voice was very soft, as if he was afraid of frightening her.

He leaned against the wall, still breathing heavily, and said with a hint of reassurance, "I left a mark on the road, someone will come to meet me."

Su Wuli nodded. "Mm."

Xiao Junyi smiled slightly, as if he didn't want her to worry.

However, his brows were clearly furrowed, indicating that he was enduring pain.

Su Wuli stared at his hand, wondering if she should tear off another strip of cloth and wrap it around again.

However, before she could even begin to act, she heard Xiao Junyi ask that question again.

"How did you know my name, young lady?"

Su Wuli was stunned for a moment.

Of course she knew his name.

But she couldn't directly tell Xiao Junyi that she knew him because he was the male protagonist in a novel.

Su Wuli opened her mouth, her mind racing for a moment before she finally spoke.

I saw you on the street when you returned to the city before.

After she finished speaking, Xiao Junyi nodded, showing no doubt about her answer.

"May I ask your name, young lady?"

"Su Wuli," she replied.

Xiao Junyi nodded slightly, "Miss Su."

Suddenly, footsteps came from the other end of the alley.