Ye Chutang's plan was to seduce the man, attract his attention, and find an opportunity to save Jun'er.
However, Jun'er didn't know about her plan.
Unable to bear seeing his elder sister being humiliated, he deliberately pressed his neck against the sharp dagger.
The already large wound instantly widened.
The man was startled and instinctively removed the dagger from Jun'er's neck.
"Stinky boy, are you crazy!"
Ye Chutang was also shocked by Jun'er's action.
But she only hesitated for a moment. Immediately taking advantage of the moment when the man let go of Jun'er, she activated her earth - based spiritual power.
The moist soil transformed into slippery vines that grew wildly up the man's legs.
In an instant, they wrapped around his wrists and tightened rapidly.
The sound of bones breaking and the man's screams rang out simultaneously.
The man could no longer hold Jun'er's head and was unable to hurt him.
Jun'er, who had lost too much blood, was unconscious and slumped weakly.
The vines caught Jun'er and delivered him to Ye Chutang's hands.
Ye Chutang stabbed the hairpin that could stop bleeding upon contact into the man's heart.
She hugged the nearly fainting Jun'er, teleported to the entrance of the restaurant, and quickly entered.
After placing Jun'er on the nearest empty table, she took out silver needles to stop the bleeding by acupoint stimulation.
The tourists and the waiter were startled by the glaring blood and immediately called the shopkeeper over.
The shopkeeper recognized Ye Chutang. "Miss Ye..."
She had just started speaking when Ye Chutang interrupted her. "Is there a doctor?"
"Yes, I'll go and call one right away."
The doctor soon arrived with his medicine chest in hand.
Ye Chutang snatched the medicine chest and cleaned, applied medicine, and bandaged Jun'er's wound.
After finishing, she immediately felt Jun'er's pulse.
After confirming that he had only lost some blood, she let out a long sigh of relief.
Seeing that Ye Chutang and Jun'er were soaked all over, the shopkeeper said, "Miss Ye, there are side rooms behind the restaurant, and there are spare clothes prepared for guests. Would you like to change into a dry set?"
Ye Chutang took out ten taels of silver and handed it to the shopkeeper. "Lead the way."
When they came out after changing their clothes, some of the constables had returned from Yunyin Lake.
They also brought back several men who were still unconscious from the anesthetic.
Seeing Ye Chutang, the leading constable immediately stepped forward and asked, "Miss Ye, are you okay? Why did these people want to kill you?"
Ye Chutang shook her head. "I don't know. Please investigate this matter thoroughly, sir."
"Miss Ye, rest assured. The Capital Magistrate's Office and the Court of Judicial Review will jointly investigate this case and give you an explanation."
"Thank you, sir. You officers have worked hard. It's windy and rainy outside, and you can't return to the yamen for now. Shopkeeper, prepare several tables of top - notch food and drinks."
Just as the constable was about to decline, Ye Chutang took out a soaked fifty - tael silver note and handed it to the shopkeeper.
"Can this silver note still be used?"
The shopkeeper took it carefully and nodded.
"It's okay if the silver note gets wet. Just put it in a book for a day or two and it'll dry. Miss Ye and sirs, please wait a moment. I'll go and tell the kitchen right away."
Seeing that Ye Chutang had already paid the money, the leading constable didn't decline anymore.
"Miss Ye, I'd like to know some details of the case. Is that okay?"
"Of course, sir. Please ask."
Before the food was served, Ye Chutang recounted what had happened during the attack.
She also mentioned that she had noticed being followed and had arranged to report the case.
"Miss Ye, since you knew there was danger, why did you still take the risk?"
Ye Chutang hugged the sleeping Jun'er and forced a faint smile.
"I can't just stay at home forever just because I know someone wants to harm me."
There was some truth in what she said, so the constable didn't say anything more.
***
Summer rain comes quickly and goes quickly.
By the time Ye Chutang accompanied the constables to finish their meal, the wind and rain had stopped.
The sky was as clear as if it had been washed, and a faint rainbow hung in the sky, attracting people to stop and look.
All the constables had returned from Yunyin Lake.
They had captured a total of nine living suspects and found three corpses.
Among them, there were no guards from the Minister's Mansion.
Ye Chutang found it strange and asked, "Sir, are these all? Why haven't I seen the guards from the Minister's Mansion?"
Surely they couldn't have all sunk to the bottom of the lake?
"For now, these are all we've found. Later, we'll search around Yunyin Lake."
Just as the constable finished speaking, an injured guard limped into the restaurant.
"Miss, we're all okay. When we went to rescue the young master, the wind and rain were too strong, and we were blocked, so we got separated."
He was the most seriously injured.
Since he could survive, the others could too.
Ye Chutang knew that the truth was definitely not what the guard said.
They were driven by the instinct to survive and got separated in a panic.
She didn't say anything. After returning to the Minister's Mansion, Ye Jingchuan would deal with them.
"Let's go. Jun'er is injured. Let's go back to the mansion."
Chen Zhong had originally been waiting at the restaurant entrance with the carriage.
But when the storm came, the horse got scared and dragged him somewhere.
The restaurant had carriages for sending guests.
Seeing that Ye Chutang had spent a lot of money, the shopkeeper sent a carriage to her for free.
On the way, Jun'er woke up.
He opened his eyes and saw Ye Chutang leaning against the carriage wall, looking pale.
"E... elder sister, you too..."
When he made up his mind to sacrifice his own life to force his elder sister to leave, he didn't expect to survive.
So, he thought he was already dead.
Ye Chutang's hand reached across the small low table in the middle of the carriage and stroked Jun'er's head.
"Elder sister said that she wouldn't let anything happen to you and wouldn't let anything happen to herself. So, we're both alive."
After saying that, her gaze fell on Jun'er's injured neck, and her eyes were filled with apology.
"Sorry, I failed to protect you well. You got hurt so badly."
Prince Chen was right. She was too self - righteous.
She thought that for Kong Ru, Jun'er was her last straw, and she wouldn't harm Jun'er.
As a result, she miscalculated!
Jun'er sat up, enduring the stabbing pain in his neck, and slowly shook his head.
"Elder sister, don't blame yourself. It was my stupidity that caused me to hurt myself."
Although he didn't know what had happened after he rushed towards the dagger.
But he had already figured it out. His elder sister taking off her clothes was not being humiliated but a means to lure the enemy.
He was so stupid that he didn't understand at that time and didn't trust his elder sister.
Ye Chutang gently flicked Jun'er's forehead.
"It's all in the past. Don't think too much. You're very brave. Elder sister is proud of you."
Jun'er showed a weak smile.
"Elder sister, does this count as sharing life and death?"
Although it wasn't as serious as Jun'er said, Ye Chutang nodded with a smile.
"Of course it does!"
Jun'er's smile became even brighter.
From then on, the bond between him and his elder sister had deepened!
He suddenly remembered something.
"Elder sister, can I still go to Huating Academy with my injury?"
Ye Chutang didn't want to agree.
But looking into Jun'er's expectant eyes, she couldn't say no.
"Yes, but you haven't had lunch yet. Have lunch first and then go."
Jun'er's eyes curved into crescents.
"Thank you, elder sister."
After leaving the academy, he would confess his true identity to his elder sister!
