Chapter 178 I Can’t Accompany You to Hongdu

The prince's life-saving grace is still very valuable.

In a flash, Xiao Jiuyue made her choice without hesitation and pounced towards Jun Lie.

Jun Lie's eyes flashed with joy. He grabbed her and turned around, blocking the arrow with his body, holding her tightly in his arms. He lowered his head, staring at her with his dark eyes, and said with a slight smile on his lips, "I'm very happy."

"You were shot by an arrow, and you're still happy?" Xiao Jiuyue looked at the bright red blood in the clear pool, and looked up at Jun Lie with a complicated smile in his eyes: You were shot by an arrow, and you can still laugh?

"I'm glad you're not hurt." Jun Lie's eyes were burning hot.

Xiao Jiuyue cleared his throat and saw Kong Mao shooting arrows again. He pulled Jun Lie and threw him directly into the pool of water next to them. The previously cold pool now became the best hiding place.

Xiao Jiuyue dragged the injured Jun Lie to hide here and there until Guo Yang and the others controlled Kong Mao. Then she pulled Jun Lie to the shore. She was panting as she pulled Jun Lie ashore. The originally clear pool of water was now stained with Jun Lie's blood.

Jun Lie's face was as pale as paper. After soaking for so long, his exposed hands were white and wrinkled. Xiao Jiuyue couldn't help but exclaimed, "How long have you been soaking?"

"Jiuyue." Jun Lie sat on the shore and looked at her with regret: "Sorry, I can't accompany you to Hongdu Mansion."

Xiao Jiuyue's eyes glared, and he said, "It's already this late, and you're still thinking of going to Hongdu Prefecture? You just recovered from your last arrow wound, and now you're injured again. I don't know if this arrow is poisonous."

Xiao Jiuyue looked at the arrow on Jun Lie's right shoulder. Originally, he could have been safe.

Jun Lie looked at her with burning eyes: "Are you concerned about me?"

"Of course." Xiao Jiuyue pretended not to understand the meaning in his eyes: "Your injury was also caused by me. I definitely care about you."

She looked back and saw Guo Yang and Hua Qing coming over.

"Miss, none of those people is breathing." The indigo-gray clothes were all stained with blood.

Guo Yang looked at the injured Jun Lie, his eyes filled with worry as he said, "Third Master, let me check your wound."

"No need, we need to leave here immediately." Jun Lie raised his hand to stop them, and said in a serious tone: "Guo Yang, send someone to take Jiu Yue and the others back. Here, we need to pretend to be fighting with bandits."

"Yes." Guo Yang responded immediately and instantly understood the interests involved. The Third Master is no match for the Crown Prince now. If the Crown Prince knew that the person who robbed him of this batch of weapons was the Third Master, it would be extremely disadvantageous to the Third Master!

"Third Prince, your injury is not suitable for you..." Xiao Jiuyue was halfway through her words when she was interrupted by Jun Lie: "Jiuyue, you guys hurry back to the Xiao family and pretend you know nothing about what happened today."

Jun Lie pulled off the jade pendant from his waist and stuffed it into her hand: "If you need anything in the future, you can go to the Hongdu military camp to find Hao Jingfeng."

After he finished speaking, Jun Lie left with the injured arrow, without giving Xiao Jiuyue any chance to refuse.

Guo Yang said: "Miss Xiao, I will take you home."

"No need. It's more important for you to take care of His Highness. I have Dong Gui and Hua Qing to take care of me here." Xiao Jiuyue declined and said, "Have a safe journey."

Xiao Jiuyue did not stop, turned around and galloped through the mountains and forests with Hua Qing and Dong Gui. The Xiao family now could not afford any mistakes!

Hua Qing kept talking all the way back, saying, "Miss, this Third Master is really good. He dared to risk his life to stand in front of you. He is really responsible."

"How much silver did the Third Master give you?" Xiao Jiuyue glanced at Hua Qing as they walked. Ever since returning from the restaurant that day and meeting Jun Lie, Hua Qing has been praising the Third Master whenever she got the chance.

If it wasn't that the Third Master and she were a match made in heaven, then she would praise their looks, saying they were a perfect match and that the Third Master was her soulmate, saying that once they got married, it would be beneficial to both of them.

Now that she has escaped death, Hua Qing still doesn't forget to praise Jun Lie. Xiao Jiuyue even suspects that Hua Qing was bribed by Jun Lie?

Donggui glanced at Hua Qing and felt that she was unfamiliar.

"What are you talking about, Miss? I used to be in Lingnan, and I didn't know anyone like the Third Master or the Fourth Master." Hua Qing answered seriously.

Xiao Jiuyue suppressed the suspicion in his eyes and warned seriously, "Today we went hunting in the mountains and ran into a big guy, not some Third Master. Is that clear?"

"Don't worry, Miss, I'll keep my mouth shut." Hua Qing patted his chest and assured.

Dong Gui said, "I will listen to whatever the young lady says."

"Wait a minute, we really encountered a wild boar." Hua Qing's running footsteps suddenly stopped.

Soon, Xiao Jiuyue and Donggui saw a wild boar with a green face and fangs. Xiao Jiuyue took a step back: "We..."

"Miss, we have wild boar meat to eat!" Hua Qing rushed forward excitedly.

Xiao Jiuyue couldn't even shout.

Donggui, who was standing by, immediately drew his dagger and stepped forward to help.

Hua Qing took out a handkerchief from his arms and threw it at the wild boar. The wild boar seemed to have lost its soul. With the help of Donggui's dagger, the two of them knocked down the wild boar weighing over 100 pounds in a few seconds.

"Sure, what's the medicine on your handkerchief?" Donggui looked at the handkerchief in Hua Qing's hand.

Hua Qing held it in her arms like a treasure: "This medicine is rare, it's only found in Lingnan."

"Miss, now you have a ready-made excuse." Hua Qing turned around and smiled at Xiao Jiuyue.

Xiao Jiuyue and others had not walked far when Manager Jin arrived with his men.

Xiao Jiuyue whispered a few words, and Manager Jin led his men down the mountain. It was morning, and when everyone went home for lunch, many villagers in Fu'an Village saw the Xiao family carrying a wild boar weighing over a hundred pounds down the mountain.

"A wild boar this big must weigh over a hundred pounds, right?"

"More than that. Look at its legs. It weighs at least 120 kilograms."

“…”

A similar discussion sounded, and Xiao Jiuyue said generously, "Everyone is in for a treat today."

After hearing this, a villager boldly asked, "Miss Xiao, this meat, I, we all have a share?"

"Of course we have a share. We in Fu'an Village caught it, so of course we have to share it with everyone." Xiao Jiuyue said with a smile, and added: "Of course, there are so many people, and there is only one wild boar, so we can only eat a few pieces of meat."

"Miss Xiao, a few pieces of meat are enough for us."

"Thank you, Miss Xiao."

When the villagers heard that there was meat to eat, everyone came forward to help.

The wild boar was brought all the way to the Xiao family and slaughtered directly in front of the workshop. Xiao Jiuyue asked Jin Wen to invite Shi Lizheng. Soon, everyone in the village rushed over to see how the wild boar was hunted.

Hua Qing was covered in blood, and when he talked about how to hunt wild boars, he wanted to tell it for thirty or forty times. But he didn't say a word about anything he shouldn't say.

Xiao Jiuyue felt relieved and returned to the house. Seeing Xiao Jiuyue's safe return, Old Madam Xiao dismissed all the maids and servants and asked worriedly, "What happened? Jiayuan said that the Third Master fell into the pond and was assassinated?"