An Eight-year-old Princess

Chapter 64 An Assassination

Yun Shang changed into her new clothes and stepped out. Qin Yi stared at the Princess for a long

while before speaking. "Your Highness looks quite elegant in this dress. The begonia flowers on it are

beautiful."

Yun Shang smiled, "Come on. I don't feel like myself when wearing such a colorful dress. But its style is

not bad. Qian Yin, ask them to use pear flowers instead. And change the dress to the color of pear

flowers too. When it's done, send the dress to the Xiping Princess Palace. Tell them it's made for the

guest there."

Qian Shui nodded, "Is there anything else that you need?"

Yun Shang shook her head, "No. That's all." Then she turned around and walked out of the shop. Qin

Yi paid for the dress and quickly followed the Princess.

The three women wandered around casually. Before long, Yun Shang felt hungry. She looked up at the

sky and found that it was already noon. It was time to find a place to eat. She took a turn and found ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

herself walking into a back alley. She wasn't worried. Instead, she instructed her maids. "When we walk

out of this alley, let's find a place to eat. I'm feeling hungry now."

Qin Yi and Qian Yin agreed; they were famished as well. Before Yun Shang could say more, the sound

of several hurried footsteps came from behind her. Yun Shang stopped. The footsteps sounded closer.

"Your Highness, someone is following us." Qin Yi said with worry. As she was speaking, a dozen men

in black stepped out of the shadows and surrounded them.

"What do you mean by this? Have I offended you?" Yun Shang frowned and blamed herself. She knew

that staying in Hua Jing's Palace would be safe but stepping away from the Palace might be

dangerous. And yet, she had left unprepared. If she called her people now, it's highly likely that she

would undermine all her planning. She gauged that the threat posed by the men was not worth it.

A large man came forward. He seemed to be their leader. He looked at Yun Shang and said, "Your

Highness, someone paid us to kill you. We are just following orders."

"Oh?" Yun Shang frowned, "Is that so? I wonder how much my life is worth. You came here for money

anyway. Why not make a deal with me? There're only three weak girls on our side, so there's no

chance for us to run away. If I am really going to die. I should know who is trying to kill me. Tell me, who

wants me dead? I'll pay you the same amount of money as your employer paid you." Yun Shang turned

around and reached out her hand towards Qian Yin. Qian Yin handed a few cheques to her. Yun Shang

turned to the large man and extended her hand. "I'm going to die anyway, so this money will be useless

to me. Take it."

The man in black took the cheques and said coldly, "I never thought a dying woman would talk so

much. Who wants you dead? You're asking me? I don't know. I just know it's a man of medium height

with a mole at the end of his eyebrow. That's all. You will die now. Look at you, just three weak women.

We'll make it quick."

Hearing him, Yun Shang smiled. Her smile was like the epiphyllum that blossoms at night. Her smile

was so breathtaking that the men hesitated. The leader spoke, "Such a beautiful being. It's a pity that

we have to kill her. But we've taken the money, so we'll have to do this. Kill them..."

Suddenly Yun Shang's smile turned into a sneer. She clenched her hand inside her sleeves. In the next

instant, several silver lights shot out of her sleeve and headed straight towards the assailants. The men

screamed. Qin Yi was stunned. Before she could properly process what happened, a pink figure

flashed by her. She saw Qian Yin who had been standing beside her rush forward and grab the knife

from the closest attacker. Before Qin Yi could scream, several men were lying on the ground

motionless.

Then, Qin Yi regained her composure and hurried forward to protect Yun Shang. She led the Princess

to a safe corner. She turned to where they had been standing and watched in mute fascination as the

pink figure gracefully dodged attacks and deftly planted her own. In a short while, all the assailants

were dead.

Qin Yi was stunned again. She blinked when she saw that Qian Yin's dress was covered in blood

stains. "I never knew that Qian Yin was this good at Kung Fu."

Yun Shang smiled and stared at the men in black on the ground coldly. Qian Yin crouched and

searched each of the men before straightening up. "There's nothing on them."

Yun Shang nodded, "Let's go. If anyone comes and sees us here, we will have a lot of explaining to

do."

As soon as they turned to leave, a stranger's voice stopped them. "Here's another one. He's been

following you all this time. If you don't deal with him, everyone will know that Princess Yun Shang is not

as weak as she appears to be."

Yun Shang spotted the stranger on the roof. The man stood in plain sight; his red robe dancing in the

gentle breeze. He was holding a man dressed in grey robes. The prisoner was still. Yun Shang studied

him briefly and noticed that he had no obvious wounds on him. He seemed to be unconscious.

Yun Shang stared at the man in red and frowned. She knew this man. To be more specific, she knew

him from her previous life. Although Yun Shang had met him several times, she wasn't entirely familiar

with him. This man, Wang Jinhuan, was the son of the Minister of Defense and War, Wang An. He was

a well-known playboy and also a genius at Kung Fu. And he was good friends with Prince Jing, Luo

Qingyan.

Prince Jing. Yun Shang frowned. In her previous life, she didn't have many opportunities to meet the

Prince. But in this life, he seemed to be everywhere she went. Fortunately for Yun Shang, her

association with Prince Jing in her current life was a beneficial one.

Yun Shang smiled and said, "Well, in that case, I'll have to ask you for a favor. I'm known to be weak. I

cannot bear with something as cruel as this. Why not kill him for me? By the way, I was just surrounded

by a bunch of killers, and you came to my rescue. I'll ask for a reward for you from my Sister and

Father. Now, I'm in shock. Please walk me back to the Princess Palace."

Wang Jinhuan's eyebrows twisted. "What? Excuse me? When did I save you?"

Yun Shang smiled. Her eyes reflected mischief. "Well, it was just a moment ago. And... Ah..." She

shouted loudly.

Wang Jinhuan trembled. He quickly reached out and twisted the stalker's neck before letting his lifeless

body tumble down the roof.

An instant later, the sound of footsteps could be heard. Wang Jinhuan ground his teeth. His eyes were

full of anger. "Uncle and niece, what a cunning bloodline! I shouldn't have stepped in at all! How stupid

am I?"