Female Supremacy and Rise to Power: Lin Shu's Imperial Examination Adventures

Chapter 173 Xu Jingyun Saves Lin Shu

Seeing that there were other people present, Lin Shu abandoned her previous plan to summon a sword out of thin air and then silence them.

She then knocked back the two assassins in front of her with two palm strikes, and with a flick of her skirt, she kicked the attacker from behind her back with a side spinning kick.

At the same time, five more arrows were fired, and yet no one fell.

Lin Shu raised an eyebrow. Who was so skilled? Five arrows was already the limit of the bow, yet this person not only managed to shoot them, but also made sure every single one hit its mark.

"This person has accomplices in the shadows. Let's retreat first."

The assassins had stopped surrounding Lin Shu and instead retreated to a group, back to back, warily surveying their surroundings: "Who is it? Show yourself if you dare! What kind of people hide like this?"

As soon as the assassin finished speaking, five more arrows shot out from the direction they had come from, but because they were on guard, they only hit the two people who were surrounded and difficult to maneuver.

A man and a horse slowly emerged from the roadside bushes. The man sat high on his horse, drew five arrows from the quiver beside the saddle, nocked an arrow, and fired again...

The whole set of movements was incredibly elegant!

Upon seeing the dazzling golden brocade robe worn by the newcomer, Lin Shu thought to herself: It really is her! Xu Jingyun.

Another assassin fell, and seeing that the newcomer was about to nock an arrow, the assassin warned, "Miss, please don't meddle in other people's business, or you won't be able to afford to mess with our superiors!"

Xu Jingyun ignored this and continued to draw the last five arrows from her quiver: "Heh! This Fengming, there's no one I can't afford to offend!"

Seeing that Xu Jingyun was unmoved by reason and that another person beside her had fallen, the leader of the assassins was filled with rage. The mission hadn't even started yet, and nearly half of his men had already fallen. How could he not be angry!

"She's out of arrows, forget about her, kill Lin Shu first!" the lead assassin ordered, and the rest of the men attacked Lin Shu.

Lin Shu didn't have a suitable weapon at the moment, so she mostly dodged. However, she was quite strong, and her moves were aimed at vital points such as the neck. As a result, even with more than a dozen people surrounding her, they couldn't hurt her at all. But she also couldn't get away so easily.

Xu Jingyun also leaped forward, drew her long sword from her waist, and launched a surprise attack from behind, relieving Lin Shu of a lot of pressure.

"Ah Shu, here!" Xu Jingyun pulled the sword from the chest of an assassin who had ambushed Lin Shu, casually wiped the blood splattered on her cheek, and pulled another sword from her waist, tossing it to Lin Shu.

"Thank you." Lin Shu expressed her gratitude, then took the sword and faced the enemy back to back with Xu Jingyun.

Xu Jingyun raised an eyebrow, seemingly dissatisfied with Lin Shu's thanks, and muttered under her breath, "Tsk, why be so polite?"

Lin Shu didn't answer. Now that she had a weapon, the pressure had lessened considerably. Xu Jingyun continued her attacks while teasing Lin Shu, saying, "Shu, I've been..."

"Watch out!" Lin Shu interrupted Xu Jingyun coldly, thrusting her icy sword towards the attacker, narrowly missing Xu Jingyun's neck and killing the person who had ambushed her from behind.

Xu Jingyun didn't have time to worry about the few strands of hair that Lin Shu had cut off, because she also stabbed Lin Shu in the back with her sword at almost the same time.

Their bodies intersected in mid-air like two streaks of light, and in the instant their swords crossed, they both pierced the assassin behind the other.

Looking at the fallen assassin, Xu Jingyun raised her eyebrows triumphantly and glanced at Lin Shu, looking like she was asking for praise, which unusually added a touch of childishness to her appearance.

A smile flashed across Lin Shu's eyes as she looked at the remaining six or seven people. Wanting to finish the fight quickly, she became even more ruthless in her movements.

Unexpectedly, the leader of the assassins fighting her saw Lin Shu's sword about to pierce his chest, so he didn't hesitate to pull the person next to him to block the sword, and at the same time swung his knife at Lin Shu...

The movement was too fast; Lin Shu pushed off with her feet and was about to retreat.

Unexpectedly, Xu Jingyun stepped forward to block the knife. Although Lin Shu used her fastest speed to abandon her sword, grab Xu Jingyun's waist, and spun around to dodge, she was still a little too slow...

Seeing the bloodstains on Xu Jingyun's slashed chest, Lin Shu pursed her lips and frowned, feeling somewhat helpless. She could have easily dodged it...

Xu Jingyun felt something was wrong with the wound on his chest. He looked down and saw that the blood at the wound was black. His face turned pale as he looked up at Lin Shu, who was holding him in her arms: "The knife is poisoned."

"Mmm." Lin Shu replied softly, glancing down at the weak person in her arms, and added, "Don't be afraid, the poison shouldn't be strong."

Xu Jingyun rarely saw Lin Shu being so gentle, so she pressed her head against Lin Shu's neck and said excitedly, "Yes, I'm not afraid."

After comforting Xu Jingyun, Lin Shu looked up at the assassins whose faces were filled with indescribable emotions. She knew without a doubt that they were ashamed of her relationship with Xu Jingyun.

At this moment, he not only had to protect the person in his arms, but also had to deal with them. It seemed that this was the only way...

To everyone's horror, the jade hairpin in Lin Shu's hair suddenly flew out, emitting a faint light, and her thick black hair also fluttered.

The jade hairpin transformed into a sword gleaming with a bluish light the moment it flew out. It circled Lin Shu twice, killing the nearest assassin with a single blow, before finally lying steadily across her chest.

Lin Shu raised her right hand and gripped the sword hilt tightly, her eyes blazing...

"Demon...monster...you are not human..." The few remaining assassins were so frightened that they retreated repeatedly.

At this moment, Lin Shu was completely clean, her dark blue brocade robe was spotless, and her long black hair hung down, fluttering in the wind. It should have been a very beautiful scene!

But coupled with her imposing aura, as if she had crawled out of a pile of corpses, she appeared to the assassins more like a vengeful demon...

Some even tried to negotiate with Lin Shu, hoping she would let them go, promising not to tell anyone about what happened today.

They must now completely regard Lin Shu as a demon who has cultivated to full form.

However, upon hearing this, Lin Shu merely scoffed, then grabbed Xu Jingyun and leaped forward. In a flash of blue light, a person's head and body were severed.

Within moments, all the assassins had been killed!

Lin Shu quickly led Xu Jingyun back to her carriage, carefully placed her on the cushions, and drove the carriage away from the pile of corpses. Then, she entered the carriage without delay.

Xu Jingyun's consciousness was beginning to fade. She had seen Lin Shu's every move, but she was not afraid; instead, she was very excited!

Just then, Lin Shu, her hair disheveled, crawled into the carriage. She called out weakly, "A-Shu~"

Lin Shu thought she had something to say, so she tossed her hair to one side and leaned closer to her ear.

"Ah Shu~, are you a fairy?" Xu Jingyun's voice was thick with nasal tone, sounding slightly seductive.

After saying that, she looked at Lin Shu's ear, which was so close to hers, and unexpectedly stuck out her tongue and licked the other's earlobe.

Lin Shu's body stiffened abruptly. She quickly straightened up, brushed her hair back to cover her slightly reddened earlobes, and realized that she had been hooked by a woman.

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I was planning to write a kiss today, but I'm not feeling well and can't quite capture the feeling. I'll save the kiss for tomorrow~