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Chapter 388 The Scumbag Woman Reborn, the Regent Prince Refuses to Be a Sucker 6

Yun Qing carefully bowed, then stood there like a quail, not daring to utter a sound.

Helian Yin frowned, then tried to soften his expression, but his tone was still somewhat cold when he spoke, "Why didn't the Fifth Prince invite me to join him?"

After exchanging greetings, the Fifth Prince glanced at his expression and said calmly, "Uncle, you are very busy, and I dare not disturb you."

Helian Yin's gloomy gaze lingered on him for a moment, then he sat down on his own, glanced at Yun Qing, and said, "Miss Jiang, please sit."

Yun Qing quickly took small steps over, wanting to sit down some distance away from him.

However, Helian Yin's fingers tapped lightly on the table, making a slow and steady "tap-tap" sound that sent chills down her spine. She couldn't help but steal a glance at him, only to see him point with his chin to the spot next to him.

Yun Qing: ...Why should I look at this?

She could only sit down next to Helian Yin with regret and a forced smile.

The Fifth Prince sat down as well, looked at them, and said with a smile, "Uncle, you and Miss Jiang are not married yet, so you should pay attention to etiquette."

Helian Yin showed no mercy, saying, "Since the Fifth Prince is so well-mannered, he shouldn't be boating on the lake alone with his future aunt."

Yun Qing explained softly, "It wasn't just one person boating on the lake; there were other young masters and ladies with them. They went to the center of the lake."

Helian Yin glanced at her.

Yun Qing quickly lowered her head, wanting to drink some tea to calm her nerves, but just as she picked up the teacup, she heard Helian Yin say, "Eat some pastries."

Yun Qing looked up and saw him push a plate of pastries in front of her. His fingers, long and white with distinct knuckles, were resting on the plate, exuding a sense of strength.

Yun Qing couldn't help but glance at it again, then quickly put down her teacup, obediently picked up a piece of pastry, and took a bite.

Helian Yin's expression softened considerably, and he then picked up his teacup and took a sip of tea.

Before anyone knew it, the pleasure boat had already drifted far away from the shore.

The guards stood outside the boat, and inside, besides Chunhua and Qiushuang brought by Yunqing, there were only two eunuchs. After refilling the tea, they stood quietly at a distance and waited.

Yun Qing ate her pastries in silence, listening quietly to Helian Yin and the Fifth Prince talking.

The Fifth Prince always appeared humble and polite, which made Helian Yin seem aggressive, arrogant, and unrestrained.

Then, as they were talking, they suddenly fell silent.

Yun Qing looked up at Helian Yin in confusion, only to see him close his eyes and fall onto the table.

Yun Qing, looking completely bewildered, reached out to cushion his forehead, which landed directly in her palm. As their skin touched, she snapped out of her daze and quickly withdrew her hand.

At the same time, a loud "bang" came from the other side, and the Fifth Prince collapsed onto the table, unconscious.

Before Yun Qing could react, the screen suddenly flew up, knocking two eunuchs away and then knocking down Chun Hua and Qiu Shuang.

Two black-clad assassins, dripping with water and wielding sharp swords, leaped forward. One targeted Helian Yin, while the other targeted the Fifth Prince.

Meanwhile, more assassins and guards stormed onto the ship.

The guards were preoccupied with the assassins and unable to stop them in time.

In the chaos, Yun Qing hurriedly grabbed the teapot lid and threw it at the assassin. The assassin instinctively raised his sword to deflect it, but after being blocked, he was immediately splashed with a pot of scalding hot tea.

The assassin wielded his sword with such skill that he blocked the flow of tea, but this commotion caused him to miss the opportune moment to strike. Guards who had managed to escape the assassin stepped forward to stop him.

Yun Qing had just breathed a sigh of relief when she heard a "thud" beside her. She turned her head and saw that the Fifth Prince had been stabbed in the shoulder and was lying on the ground, blood still oozing from the wound.

The assassin who wanted to kill him was already entangled by two guards. It must have been because the guards arrived in time that the assassin missed his target, and when he drew his sword, he knocked the man to the ground.

Yun Qing was terrified when she saw the Fifth Prince's blood flowing all over the ground.

Looking over there, he sensed something was wrong. The assassin who wanted to kill Helian Yin was being held back by only one guard, who was about to collapse.

Yun Qing grabbed Helian Yin's hand and cried out urgently, "Helian Yin, wake up! If you keep sleeping, you won't wake up!"

"Waaah... I can't swim! What should I do?"

The pleasure boat was moored on the lake, and even if it wanted to run away, it didn't know where to go.

Yun Qing was staring wide-eyed in terror at the flashing swords, trembling beside Helian Yin, when she suddenly felt her hand gripping Helian Yin's being squeezed.

Yun Qing: ? ? ?

Tears streamed down her face. After a moment of stunned silence, she tentatively hooked her fingertips around Helian Yin's palm, and then he pinched her hand.

Yun Qing: !!!

He was faking fainting?!

As Yun Qing stood there dumbfounded, unsure how to react, Helian Yin wrote a word in her palm: "Water".

Yun Qing's mind raced. Oh! Right, now that the Fifth Prince has been stabbed, if people find out he was faking it, wouldn't that be deliberately letting the Fifth Prince die?

With such a serious vulnerability, His Majesty will surely hold someone accountable.

If His Majesty seizes the opportunity to launch an attack, it will likely cause him considerable trouble.

Unless he is already prepared to usurp the throne.

After figuring it out, she quickly wiped away her tears, picked up the tea in front of her and splashed it on his face. Then she reached out and patted his face, shook him violently, and shouted, "Your Highness... wake up! Wake up!"

Then Helian Yin finally woke up slowly.

Just then, the assassin broke free of the guards and thrust his sword at them.

Helian Yin raised his hand, pinched the sword between two fingers, and with a forceful movement, snapped the sword in two.

The broken sword flew out and cleanly slit the assassin's throat.

Seeing the blood spurting out, Yun Qing was so frightened that she buried her head in Helian Yin's arms.

Helian Yin stiffened for a moment, then reached out and put his arm around her shoulder, patting it gently. "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Yun Qing was indeed comforted and less afraid. Then, remembering Chunhua and Qiushuang, she quickly grabbed his clothes and said, "I have two more maids."

"He was slightly injured, but it's nothing serious."

The guards that Helian Yin brought had all stayed on the shore, so they arrived a little late, but once they arrived, they quickly stabilized the situation.

As the fighting gradually subsided, Helian Yin said coldly, "Leave them alive and take them back for a thorough interrogation."

After the assassins were dealt with, Yun Qing finally got out of Helian Yin's arms, sat up straight, and pretended that nothing had happened. However, her eyes were red from crying, making her look somewhat pitiful.

She stole a glance at Helian Yin, but unexpectedly met his gaze. Her eyelashes trembled, and she lowered her eyes.

Although Helian Yin remained seated, he effortlessly killed several people with a mere wave of his hand, his lingering murderous aura making him even more terrifying.

But Yun Qing felt that he wasn't so scary anymore.

Noticing that Helian Yin's gaze remained fixed on her, Yun Qing pinched the hem of her skirt, then, remembering something, handed him her handkerchief so he could wipe the water from his face.

Looking back now, she was incredibly audacious to throw tea at him.

Helian Yin took the handkerchief and held it in his hand. He glanced at her again and suddenly asked in a low voice, "Why did you save me? If I die, you won't have to marry me."

Yun Qing: !!!

Oh right! Why did I save him? Wasn't I trying to kidnap the Fifth Prince? What a great opportunity! I should have saved the Fifth Prince!

Fortunately, she saved Helian Yin, who pretended to faint!

If she had stood by and watched him die, would he have snapped her neck right now?