CHAPTER 315: CHAPTER 315: THE ASSASSIN EXPOSED BY A NIGHTMARE

Yunyang City, the Yuan Family.

The Yuan Family under the cover of night was very quiet.

There were only four guards on duty in the mansion.

The female guards were diligently stationed in various parts of the inner residence, dutifully fulfilling their responsibilities.

The guards arranged by the imperial court’s imperial guard, after knowing that the Star-picking Tower was mostly eradicated by the court, began to slack off.

However, the female guards were arranged by the Eldest Princess, belonging to her command, and naturally put in their best effort for the tasks assigned by her.

The night grew deep and everything was silent.

Yuan Bao, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly woke up in fright.

An unexpected nightmare had struck; she only saw countless blood pooling together, her family members lying on the ground, and five men in black, each wielding a sword, slashing towards her.

From birth until now, Yuan Bao had never had a nightmare.

The saying of ’daytime thoughts shape nighttime dreams’ had no basis for Yuan Bao.

She hadn’t even thought about such things during the day.

"Nanny Xue, sound the gong!"

Yuan Bao, now awake, instinctively felt something was about to happen.

"Village chief, what’s going on?"

Nanny Xue, woken by Yuan Bao, was still groggy.

Yuan Bao urgently said, "There are assassins, hurry and sound the gong!"

Upon hearing the word ’assassin’, Nanny Xue was instantly alert, wide awake.

Although middle-aged, at this moment, she moved with remarkable agility.

Bong!

Bong!

Bong!

The gong resounded!

In this quiet night, the sudden sounding of the gong not only awoke the members of the Yuan Family but also startled the surrounding households.

Ever since the court acted against the Star-picking Tower, there was an imperial decree that every household should be equipped with a loud gong, to sound an alarm if assassins were discovered.

On Yuan Bao’s side, Nanny Xue sounded the gong, naturally alarming everyone.

The guards from various residences and the patrolling soldiers on the streets.

At this time, the five assassins who had already been lurking outside the Yuan Family’s courtyard wall were bewildered, having no idea how they were exposed!

They hadn’t even climbed over the wall yet!

"The gong has sounded, the opportunity is gone, retreat!"

The leading assassin made a prompt decision.

However, before they could disappear into the darkness, they were discovered by the swiftly approaching patrol soldiery.

Individually, the assassins were formidable.

But facing organized soldiery, they were in dire straits.

While the soldiers’ individual combat skills were lacking, they were each armed with a crossbow.

Daxia’s crossbows are renowned worldwide.

Of course, not all soldiers are equipped with these, but the patrol soldiers were each issued one, as they were on the front lines.

The five assassins, upon discovery, still tried to fight back.

As a result, they were directly taken down by the crossbow bolts!

The five assassins didn’t die instantly, but were grievously wounded, on the brink of death.

Hearing the commotion outside, the Yuan Family’s guards also rushed out, saw the assassins shot by the patrol soldiery, and shivered.

The assassins were just outside the Yuan Family’s courtyard wall!

If the gong hadn’t suddenly sounded, once these assassins infiltrated the inner courtyard, in the absence of defenses, they likely would have all perished.

When Old Yuan and Mrs. Zeng, among others, realized that there were indeed assassins outside their courtyard wall, they were all dumbfounded.

By now, they understood that the reason Yuan Bao had Nanny Xue sound the gong was because she had a terrifying nightmare.

If assassins weren’t discovered, they would have considered Yuan Bao’s actions as foolishness.

But now, they realize just one thing, that Yuan Bao truly is the great lucky star of the Yuan Family.

To dream of assassins and there actually were assassins!

If not for Yuan Bao’s dream, this entire family might have been lost.