Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 88 Assassination
There was a noise outside, and the carriage slowed down.

Cha Bingliang's voice came in through the car door.

"The Xuanji Pharmacy is in front."

Yan Ciwan opened the car window and looked out, and saw a team of guards walking out of Xuanji Pharmacy.

They closed the door of the pharmacy, sealed it, and left quickly.

Zhaolu also saw this scene and couldn't help asking, "Why did the Internal Guard seal off the Xuanji Pharmacy?"

"Xuanji Pharmacy is owned by the Changming Chamber of Commerce. The Changming Chamber of Commerce has a close relationship with Qi Ming. This may involve collusion between officials and businessmen. Now that Qi Ming has been arrested, the Changming Chamber of Commerce will naturally have to investigate thoroughly."

After Yan Ciwan said this, he withdrew his gaze and the carriage continued to move forward steadily.

Although Xuanji Pharmacy has been sealed off, He Chunzhuo's whereabouts are still unknown. Yan Ciwan has a vague premonition that they will meet again.

The carriage passed through the bustling streets, and Chaolu was attracted by the beautiful lanterns on the roadside.

She asked Cha Bingliang to help her park the car and said, "I want to buy a lantern and bring it back to show my mother so that she can also feel the festive atmosphere."

Yan Ciwan accompanied her out of the car, while Xiao Wang and Li Chengge stayed in the car without moving.

They saw through the car window that Yan Ci Wan and Chao Lu walked hand in hand across the street and entered the lantern shop. When they came out, Chao Lu had an exquisite red palace lantern in her hand, while Yan Ci Wan had a fat doll mask in his hand.

They walked back, chatting and laughing, with people coming and going around them.

There was a little kid holding a candy figure he had just bought and running happily forward. When he passed in front of Yan Ci Wan and Chao Lu, he suddenly fell to the ground with a thud, and the candy figure in his hand fell to the ground with him.

Seeing his beloved candy man broken into pieces, the child sat on the ground and burst into tears.

Chaolu quickly squatted down and tried to calm the child.

"Don't cry, I'll buy you some candy, okay?"

When the child heard that there was candy to eat, he gradually stopped crying, and Chaolu took the opportunity to pull him up.

Just then, a peddler wearing a bamboo hat and carrying a basket passed by them. Chaolu saw that there was candy for sale in the basket and quickly called out to the peddler.

"How much do you sell this candy for?"

"One tael of silver per pound, how much do you want?"

"Give me half a pound."

"okay!"

The peddler bent down and reached for the sugar bag in the basket, but he pulled out a dagger from under the bag!

At this moment, he showed his ferocious side and swung the dagger towards Chaolu fiercely!
Chaolu was just lowering her head to touch her purse, intending to take out money to pay the bill, but she didn't expect such a sudden change to happen. She was unable to react for a moment. At the critical moment, Yan Ciwan reached out and pushed her, and pushed her and the child away with force.

The peddler's knife just passed by them and missed.

When the pedestrians around saw this scene, they were frightened and screamed and fled in all directions.

Xiao Wang quickly jumped out of the car and ran straight to Yan Ciwan and Chaolu. Li Chengge shouted to Cha Bingliang, "Go and report to the authorities! There should be patrolling soldiers nearby. Go find them and ask for help!"

The scene was a mess.

The peddler raised his knife as if to chase Chaolu, but he suddenly turned around, and the dagger in his hand changed direction and stabbed straight towards Yan Ciwan's heart!
This person’s real target is actually Yan Ciwan!
This scene frightened Chaolu and Xiaowang so much that their hearts almost stopped.

Yan Ci Wan, the person involved, had anticipated this. She calmly raised her right hand, rolled up her sleeves to reveal the crossbow, and shot an arrow, hitting the peddler's right arm.

He immediately froze in place, his body quickly lost consciousness, the dagger fell out of his hand, and he fell straight to the ground.

Yan Ciwan put down his right hand and kicked off the peddler's hat. With the light of the lantern, he could see the man's true face. It was actually Ulan Twenty-four.

Wulan Twenty-four stared at her with his eyes wide open, as if he had a lot to say, but he couldn't utter a word.

Some people who didn't know the situation shouted in horror: "Murder!"

Zhaolu was so frightened that her face turned pale, and the child she was holding burst into tears. The scene became even more chaotic.

An arrow was shot out during the chaos, heading straight for Yan Ci Wan's heart.

At this time, Xiao Wang had already run to Yan Ci Wan. Without thinking, he stepped forward and stood in front of Yan Ci Wan.

The arrow hit Xiao Wang!

Yan Ciwan's pupils shrank slightly, and he subconsciously called out his full name.

"Xiao Wang!"

Xiao Wang smiled and said, "I'm fine."

Yan Ciwan lowered his eyes and found that there was no bleeding where he was shot, and he was stunned.

"I'm wearing Tiansi soft armor, and ordinary swords and knives can't hurt me." Xiao Wang quickly explained the reason.

Immediately afterwards, many arrows shot towards Yan Ci Wan. Xiao Wang protected her and retreated, while Chao Lu also pulled the child into the alley nearby.

There was a sound of horse hooves approaching; it was the patrol soldiers on horseback coming!

They scattered in search of the archers hiding in the shadows.

Seeing the palace soldiers coming, the killers immediately stopped shooting arrows and quickly fled the scene.

After making sure there was no danger, Li Chengge got out of the carriage. He ran to Xiao Wang and asked with concern, "Cousin, are you injured?"

"I am fine."

Xiao Wang went to see Yan Ciwan and saw her staring at the killer on the ground.

Originally, Ulan Twenty-four was only shot in the right arm, which was an arrow shot by Yan Ciwan using a crossbow. The poison on the arrow could paralyze his whole body and make him unable to move.

But after the melee just now, Wulan Twenty-four had three more arrows on his body, one of which hit him right in the heart.

His eyes were wide open and half of his body was stained with blood.

She bent down and placed her fingers in front of Wulan Twenty-four's nose to make sure he was completely dead.

It seems that the people who were hiding in the dark and shooting arrows just now should be Ulan Shisan and others. They knew that Ulan Twenty-Four could not escape, so they decided to go all out and kill Ulan Twenty-Four in the chaos to prevent their true identities from being exposed after Ulan Twenty-Four was caught.

At this time, the child's parents came over. When they saw that the child was safe and sound, they shouted "Amitabha, may the Bodhisattva bless you", and then quickly took the child home.

Not long after, Wei Lansheng came over on horseback.

After he understood the situation, he asked Yan Ciwan.

"Do you know this killer on the ground?"

Yan Ciwan shook his head: "I don't know him."

Wei Lansheng stared into her eyes and said, "Look at him carefully again. He is willing to risk his life to kill you. He must have a great hatred for you. You should not fail to recognize him."

Yan Ciwan said calmly: "Maybe he is a professional killer hired by someone. I have never met him before."

At this time, Chaolu came over. She was still frightened and her voice was trembling. "This man disguised himself as a peddler. He pretended to kill me first, and then suddenly changed direction to assassinate Ah Ci. Both his disguise skills and killing methods were very sophisticated. He is very likely a professional killer."

Wei Lansheng has extensive experience in handling cases, and his intuition tells him that Yan Ciwan is most likely not telling the truth.

But now she was a victim, and he couldn't interrogate her as he would a suspect, so he could only give her advice.

"Although this killer is dead, there are still several killers who have escaped. They will probably continue to hunt you down. You must be careful and try to stay at home. Have someone with you. If you remember anything later, remember to tell me."

Yan Ciwan nodded to indicate that he remembered it.

The government soldiers cleaned up the scene and took Ulan Twenty-four's body back to the government office.

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