She turned around and only felt a white shadow flash before her eyes. In the blink of an eye, she realized that the white shadow was a wolf! It was the white wolf named Liufeng!
Liufeng bared its fierce teeth and pounced towards her rapidly. Its sharp fangs glinted brightly in the sunlight. Baizheng could even clearly see that the claws of Liufeng as it pounced were as sharp as needles.
Baizheng was stunned. She stood still on the spot, feeling as if her whole body had fallen into an ice cellar, filled with fear but unable to move.
"Liufeng!" At this critical moment, Baizheng suddenly heard a voice behind her. Immediately afterwards, she fell into a embrace with a faint medicinal fragrance.
The hairpin on her head slapped against her face coldly. Baizheng was a bit dazed. She heard the man behind her grunt, and the force leaning on her became heavier and heavier.
Almost numbly, she turned her face and saw Feng Linyuan, who had just gently told her not to be polite, now looking so pale that he was almost transparent.
He leaned on her shoulder, frowning tightly, as if he was enduring great pain.
The culprit, Liufeng, let out a whine and was completely flustered. It circled around Feng Linyuan again and again.
It had acted too hastily just now and had intended to kill Baizheng. It never expected that Feng Linyuan would move even faster. As a result, when it pounced on Feng Linyuan, it hadn't had time to retract its claws.
Now seeing its master injured by itself while protecting this woman, Liufeng naturally knew that it had misrecognized the person and done something wrong.
"My lord!" Someone shouted nearby. The silence in the yard was suddenly broken. The craftsmen ran everywhere. Some went to find people, and some went to find medicine.
"Go back to the room." Feng Linyuan lifted his bloodless thin lips. His tone was calm but undeniable.
Only then did Baizheng come to her senses. She knew that Feng Linyuan was injured on his back, so she didn't dare to move around. She tightly grasped the right arm that was wrapped around her shoulder and slowly moved towards the room step by step.
Liufeng drooped its tail and followed behind.
There was a warm pavilion on the south side of the yard. Baizheng supported Feng Linyuan into the warm pavilion and carefully helped him sit on the edge of the bed.
"Liufeng." As if sensing Liufeng's depressed and self - blaming mood, Feng Linyuan, who was leaning on the edge of the bed, slowly spoke.
Liufeng immediately pricked up its ears, excitedly wagged its tail and walked to Feng Linyuan's side.
Feng Linyuan rubbed Liufeng's head and said with a faint smile, "I'm fine." Although his voice was weak, it carried his usual gentleness, as if he was comforting it and also comforting Baizheng.
Baizheng looked at Feng Linyuan's expression and ignored his comfort. Instead, she went to check the wound on his back. Liufeng's claws had deeply scratched Feng Linyuan's back, almost reaching the bone. His cyan robe was already soaked in blood.
Seeing this, Liufeng jumped onto the bed anxiously and was about to help lick the wound.
Baizheng stopped it with one hand and said coldly, "The doctor will be here soon. We will bandage it. You can just stand aside."
Liufeng lowered its head. No longer as excited as before, it only let out a low whine and walked to the side with its huge head hanging down.
Actually, when Feng Linyuan was first injured, Baizheng caught a glimpse of a black figure from the corner of her eye. That figure originally wanted to approach, but for some reason, it flew away instead.
It was only when Baizheng saw the wound just now that she understood that the shadow must have been one of Feng Linyuan's men. Seeing him injured, the man had gone to find the doctor immediately.
Feng Linyuan was leaning on the edge of the bed. His face was still pale. His closed eyes suddenly opened, and his gaze gradually turned to Baizheng.
Baizheng sat up straight. "What's wrong?"
Feng Linyuan stared at Baizheng's hair bun and smiled faintly. "Miss Bai, this hairpin of yours is very beautiful."
Baizheng's face changed. She suddenly remembered that the only thing she had done before Liufeng pounced was to raise her head.
She suddenly pulled out the hairpin on her head and handed it to Feng Linyuan. She said seriously, "Is there something strange about this hairpin? Did Liufeng want to hurt me because of this?"
Feng Linyuan stroked the yellow jade on the hairpin, and the corner of his lips curled slightly. "Over the years, there have been countless assassinations, big and small, in the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion. None of the assassins who entered the mansion ever returned alive. But there was only that one person."
Feng Linyuan paused, and a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.
"When that person broke into the mansion, I happened to have another illness attack. Fortunately, Liufeng pounced in time and saved my life. Although I also injured him badly, he still managed to escape."
Feng Linyuan described it casually. His calm expression was as if he was telling someone else's story. But Baizheng knew that hidden beneath this calmness was how dangerous and bloody it was.
"That person wore a Sichuan silk mask, and there was nothing unusual about him. But during the fight, I accidentally caught the sleeve of his inner garment. Under the candlelight, it emitted a golden light. At first, I thought the color of this light was due to the candlelight. But seeing Miss Bai's hairpin today, I have a new idea."
As Feng Linyuan said, he slowly got up, walked into a ray of sunlight by the window, raised the hairpin in his hand, and gently shook it.
Baizheng suddenly turned to look at Liufeng. She saw that when Liufeng saw the bright light reflected by the yellow jade, it unconsciously bared its teeth, and its eyes changed from innocent to extremely dangerous.
Baizheng believed that if it wasn't Feng Linyuan holding the hairpin at this moment, Liufeng would probably pounce on and kill without hesitation again.
"I see." Baizheng looked at the yellow jade hairpin coldly.
Actually, although yellow jade was precious, it wasn't particularly rare. Almost every wealthy and beautiful young lady in the Great Zhou Dynasty would have a hairpin with yellow jade in her jewelry box.
It was just that since Feng Linyuan was a man, he had no research on jewelry. He didn't go out of the mansion very often on weekdays, and there were no female relatives in the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion. The few maids only wore velvet flowers at most. Naturally, they didn't get to wear these precious jewels.
If Baizheng hadn't accidentally worn this yellow jade hairpin today, Feng Linyuan might not have found a clue about that assassin until now.
"How does your lord know that I just accidentally wore this hairpin and have nothing to do with that assassin that day?" Baizheng suddenly asked as if she had thought of something.
Hearing this, Feng Linyuan smiled faintly. "If Miss Bai wanted to hurt me, wasn't that just the best opportunity?"
Just now, Feng Linyuan had protected Baizheng in his arms. Mo Li had already left to find the doctor, and Liufeng was in a state of annoyance and self - blame. If Baizheng had stabbed him with a sword at that time...
"Moreover, today's incident is due to my poor discipline. I should also give Miss Bai an explanation." Feng Linyuan turned around and was about to walk back when he suddenly frowned.
Baizheng quickly stepped forward, supported Feng Linyuan, and helped him sit back on the edge of the bed.
Why hasn't the doctor come yet? Where has Song Yiqing gone?
There were only Baizheng and Feng Linyuan in the room. Liufeng seemed to be getting more and more restless when it saw its master's back.
Baizheng was worried and checked Feng Linyuan's wound again. At this sight, she couldn't help but gasp.