After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband-Chapter 839 - 836: The Cliff

In the past, the Great Buddha Temple was always bustling, but at this moment, it was particularly serene with hardly anyone around.

Worried that Su Jin might encounter trouble, the abbot dispatched a little monk to accompany her, with two monks trailing from afar.

Su Jin only planned to stroll for a while, have a vegetarian meal in the meditation room, and then take a nap; once the hour came, she planned to return to the Marquis Mansion.

The plan was perfect, but shortly after she began her stroll, it was disrupted.

The Hidden Guards followed in secret, usually hiding in trees to better observe the surroundings for any concealed figures.

If they were not directly in front of her, Su Jin usually ignored the Hidden Guards entirely.

However, while she was admiring the scenery, a Hidden Guard leapt down from a tree, startling Su Jin.

The Hidden Guard, not realizing she was startled, began to walk forward.

Su Jin stepped forward to follow, with Xingxing and the little monk trailing behind her.

Not far away, beneath a mountain pass, lay a person who had fainted.

The place was secluded, overgrown with weeds, making it difficult for anyone passing by to notice; even the Hidden Guard, perched in the tree, could only see half a silhouette.

The Hidden Guard jumped into the mountain pass, whereupon it was discovered that there were not just one, but three people lying there.

Their clothes and shoes had been stripped off.

Kneeling down to check, the Hidden Guard informed Su Jin, "They were killed with a single sword strike to the throat."

The little monk, terrified, said, "How could there be a murder at the Great Buddha Temple? I must report this to the abbot!"

The little monk turned and ran toward the Great Hero Hall.

The Hidden Guard prepared to leave, feeling it was unsafe because someone had died there.

As the Hidden Guard lifted their foot to leave, they unknowingly glimpsed something behind one of the men.

The Hidden Guard moved the man aside and saw a copper token.

Picking it up and flipping it over, the Hidden Guard’s eyes narrowed, "This is bad, the Princess Jiuling is in trouble!"

The Hidden Guard jumped out of the mountain pass and showed the token to Su Jin.

The token was worn by someone from the palace.

Although Su Jin did not like Princess Fuqing, Princess Jiuling was the Emperor’s own sister, making her Su Jin’s aunt.

If something happened to Princess Jiuling, the Emperor would be heartbroken.

Furthermore, Princess Jiuling was the princess sent to marry in Nanliang, and Princess Fuqing was Prince Jin of Nangang’s favorite daughter.

Neither of them could have an incident in Daqi.

Su Jin ran to the Great Hero Hall, where she was informed that Princess Jiuling had already taken the carriage down the mountain.

The Hidden Guard said, "I’ll pursue and check."

Xingxing took out a signal flare, intending to fire it, but Su Jin casually handed it over to the Hidden Guard instead.

Firing a signal flare at the Great Buddha Temple would just waste time by drawing people here.

As the Hidden Guard pursued, they sent off the signal flare to directly have the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion people come for the rescue.

The Hidden Guard rode off in pursuit.

Princess Jiuling and Princess Fuqing had come to the Great Buddha Temple to offer incense, accompanied by the Eldest Prince.

Princess Fuqing wanted to return home, and Princess Jiuling agreed; the Eldest Prince thought she spoiled the Nanliang Princess too much but could only escort them down the mountain.

Nothing happened all the way down the mountain, but after descending, the carriage did not head toward the Capital City; instead, it moved away from it.

Clearly, something was wrong.

The Eldest Prince led people in pursuit.

The carriage sped along, with the Eldest Prince and his men in hot pursuit behind.

The carriage veered at a fork in the road, choosing an alternate path; a guard exclaimed, "Not good! Ahead is a cliff!"

That cliff was the very place where Su Jin and Xie Jingchen had previously fallen.

And it was due to Li Daniu’s rescue of Su Jin and Xie Jingchen that the Eldest Prince was saved.

The Eldest Prince lashed his horse into a chase.

In the distance, he saw the carriage halt right at the edge of the cliff.

The Eldest Prince rode up, arrows raining from all directions.

The assassins weren’t fleeing the wrong way; they intentionally led the Eldest Prince here for an ambush.

Inside the carriage.

Princess Jiuling and Princess Fuqing were disoriented.

The tumultuous ride had jumbled their insides completely.

Hoping to catch her breath, Princess Fuqing lifted the curtain and spotted the cliff.

In that instant, her heart turned cold.

Wasn’t she supposed to be sent back to Nanliang?!

How did she end up at a cliff’s edge?!

And behind her, the arrows aimed at killing the Eldest Prince.

Most of the guards lay fallen, leaving only two or three around the Eldest Prince.

Assassins emerged from hiding to encircle the Eldest Prince for the kill.

By the time the Hidden Guard arrived, the Eldest Prince had already been wounded in the shoulder and thigh.

He propped himself up with his sword to avoid collapsing.

Seeing the Hidden Guard arrive, the assassin coldly taunted, "Another one comes to court death!"

Amid the fighting, the horse calmed, rearing slightly.

That movement gravely alarmed Princess Jiuling and Princess Fuqing.

Just a little bit more forward, they’d be off the cliff.

Princess Fuqing wanted to get off the carriage, but Princess Jiuling held her back; Princess Fuqing broke free.

She jumped down from the carriage, and Princess Jiuling, with no other choice, could only follow.

Fortunately, as they disembarked, Xie Jingchen and Su Chong arrived with reinforcements.

Su Jin was coming to the Great Buddha Temple to offer incense; since the signal flare was fired at the temple’s base, they all thought Su Jin was in trouble.

Even an urgent delivery over eight hundred miles wasn’t as fast as they rushed there.

Out of the city, hooves thundered along, startling countless pedestrians and toppling vendors’ stalls.

With Xie Jingchen, Su Chong, and the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion’s men present, the Eldest Prince heaved a sigh of relief and collapsed.

The fight raged on, blades clashing continuously.

During the skirmish, an assassin’s voice echoed—

"Stop it, all of you!" the assassin commanded coldly.

"Or I will kill her!"

The assassin’s sword was positioned against Princess Fuqing’s neck.

The cold blade scraped her skin, raising horripilation.

Princess Fuqing truly panicked this time.

This was entirely different from what she had imagined!

She had been manipulated!

Princess Jiuling anxiously demanded, "Release Fuqing immediately!"

"If you don’t want her to die, let us go!" The assassin’s voice was icy as frost.

Only three assassins remained.

How could he possibly survive given their numbers?

Yet he grasped Princess Fuqing, leaving Xie Jingchen and Su Chong unable to advance.

Xie Jingchen and his men made way.

Just then, a sleeve arrow shot out from the shadows.

The short arrow flew toward the assassin.

Panicking, the assassin freed a hand to block the arrow, pushing Princess Fuqing back.

In a panic, he used excessive force, sending Princess Fuqing back several steps, directly to the cliff’s edge.

Princess Jiuling, standing next to her, had been watching her intently.

Witnessing this scene nearly frightened her soul away.

Princess Jiuling dashed to grab Princess Fuqing...

Summoning all her strength, she pulled Princess Fuqing inward, but lost her own balance and tumbled off the cliff.

This scene astonished everyone present, including Princess Fuqing herself.

She collapsed to the ground, her hand scraping the earth as she turned; Princess Jiuling had already fallen off the cliff.

A shock ran through her heart, and she crawled forward two more steps, toward the void of the cliff, crying out, "Mother Consort!!!"

But before she could complete the shout, the assassin seized her by the neck, lifting her up and threatening Xie Jingchen and his men, "Clear the way for me, or she’ll die too!"

Xie Jingchen coolly replied, "Princess Jiuling is in trouble. You think a Nanliang Princess can be used to threaten us?!"

The assassin laughed, "If you truly don’t care about her life, then try coming at us."

He shifted his grip, tightening around Princess Fuqing’s throat, forcing her head upward.

Grabbing Princess Fuqing, he moved forward, with another assassin leading the way.

As he mounted with Princess Fuqing, the other assassin swung onto his horse and left.

As they turned to leave, Xie Jingchen commanded, "Bring the rope now."

A servant brought the rope over, and Xie Jingchen and Su Chong embarked down the cliff to find Princess Jiuling.

Xie Jingchen and Su Jin had previously fallen off this cliff; no one understood its dangers better than he did.

Princess Jiuling, lacking martial arts skills, had fallen trying to save Princess Fuqing, wagering her life.

Su Jin and Xingxing were taking a carriage down the mountain, waiting at the fork.

A Hidden Guard rode up, pulling his reins tight, saying, "Heir’s wife, we must hurry to save her."