Chapter 190 Back Mountain Crisis

A thin figure was curled up in the dark woodroom, with messy hair lying on his head and clothes barely covering his body. When the cold wind blew, the man immediately hugged himself with his arms.

Squeak——

A beam of sunlight came in through the open door, adding a touch of brightness to the dim environment.

Chen Tian slowly raised his head and looked towards the door, his cracked lips curled up, "You're here."

Shen Anan didn't say anything. She stood in front of him, her shadow stretched very long, covering Chen Tian, ​​and she stared at him steadily.

"I'm cold, can you move aside and let me get some sun?"

"Today, someone died on the street again." She said calmly, "The couple who owned the sweet cake shop in front of the government office both died."

"And I was also assassinated on the way back."

After hearing the last sentence, Chen Tian's unresponsive face slightly raised, staring at Shen Anan, "It seems that those people's kung fu is not good enough."

"Not really," Shen Anan stepped aside and gave the sunlight to Chen Tian, ​​"They just scared me and asked me to hand over the person."

Chen Tian's eyes moved, and he remained silent.

"You are very clear about your father's methods, so why do you think I can escape from him with my strength?"

Chen Tian's body stiffened instantly, "I don't understand what you are saying."

Shen Anan seemed not to hear and continued, "The most interesting thing is that the group of people who assassinated me and the group of people who killed the couple in the cake shop are not from the same group. Tell me, who should I hand you over to in exchange for the safety of this city and me?"

Silence spread between the two.

"You are indeed his illegitimate child."

"I'm not!" Chen Tian retorted in a voice that was almost screaming, "I'm not, I'm Chen Tian, ​​I don't understand what you are saying at all."

"So you don't want to go back with the emperor's people? What about that gang of bandits?"

Chen Tian looked at her steadily, "Are you willing to hand me over?"

"I don't want to, but the lives of the people of Tianshui City are more valuable than yours. Instead of getting into trouble with me, you should solve it yourselves. How can I, a woman, deal with two forces at the same time?"

"If I can get out," Chen Tian said, "I won't let anyone kill innocent people again."

"That's your business." She turned and walked out, her clear voice sounding cold.

"After all, Daliang is your Xiao family's world. It has nothing to do with me. I just want to leave Tianshui City as soon as possible and return to the capital to reunite with my husband and family."

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Li Huaiyan came back from the street, his gorgeous brocade robe covered in blood, "Damn, those people are really crazy!"

"A restaurant was robbed by bandits again."

"Has the person been caught?" Qi Jinping asked.

"We have caught them, but there are so many bandits and their hiding places are unknown. By the time we find them one by one, I'm afraid everyone in the city will be killed."

"Did you leave any message?"

Li Huaiyan turned his head to look at Shen Anan who strode in, frowned and nodded, "They told us to hand over the person before three o'clock tonight, otherwise they will kill everyone in the city."

"Shen Anan, who are they talking about?"

"Chen Tian." She found a seat and sat down, took the teacup handed to her by Mo Xiang, and took a sip. "The emperor's illegitimate son, the fifth prince."

"Chen Tian is the fifth prince?" Li Huaiyan opened his mouth in surprise, then nodded and walked out, "No, I have to kill him today."

"The emperor is counting on him to ascend the throne. I want to see what he can use to compete with Xiao Yuan after he dies."

"return."

Shen Anan’s voice left no room for doubt, “Chen Tian can’t die yet.”

Li Huaiyan paused and turned back, "Are you really going to hand him over? Do you know how difficult it is for Xiao Yuan in the capital now? Chen Tian must not go back."

Even if... they and all the people in this city died here, as long as they could sacrifice Chen Tian, ​​it would be a worthwhile death.

"Listen to the princess." It was Qi Jinping who spoke.

Li Huaiyan clenched his fists and had to turn back, sitting down with his head down.

"The emperor is looking for someone so blatantly at this time. I think he can't hold back and is about to take action. The situation in the capital is unclear. Chen Tian is our amulet."

Not only them, but also Xiao Yuan's amulet.

"Li Huaiyan, pass the letter to those bandits and tell them that I have agreed to hand the man over to them at the deserted temple in the mountains after three o'clock tonight."

"How can you protect the amulet if you hand over the person? Besides, how do you know that they will not continue to kill the people in the city if you hand them over?" Li Huaiyan asked repeatedly.

Qi Jinping, "Do as the princess says."

“…”

"Uncle, I have something else to trouble you with."

As night slowly approached, the house was brightly lit. Qingfeng led his men to collect the bodies of the civilians killed by the bandits, put them into coffins and buried them in the ground.

The agreed time was almost here, Qingfeng dragged the people out of the woodshed, stuffed them into the carriage and headed for the back mountain.

"Princess, I and Duke Li are here, so you'd better not go."

"Let's go." She got on the carriage without saying anything. Mo Xiang held Yaya in her arms and waved to her with red eyes, "Miss, you must come back safely. Yaya and I are waiting for you."

"Let's go back." She lowered the curtain, glanced at Chen Tian, ​​whose head was covered in the carriage, and half-closed her eyes.

Qingfeng and Li Huaiyan were very vigilant along the way, and the secret guards followed closely to protect the safety of the carriage.

At the same time, a group of men in black were hiding in the darkness, approaching unnoticed.

"Boss, the fifth prince should be in that carriage."

"When I give the order later, rush over and take back the Fifth Prince. We must not let the Fifth Prince fall into the hands of any of their factions."

"Yes, but..." Someone asked, "Who are those bandits, and why are they looking for the Fifth Prince?"

"How should I know? But anyone who is not on our side is an enemy. Our lives depend on the Fifth Prince, and we must not let him make any mistakes."

"If we had known that threats would be so effective, we would have killed a few civilians..."

"Shut up," the leader glared at his men in the darkness, "We are officials, not bandits."

"Let them fight first, and we'll just sit back and reap the benefits."

The bright moon was hanging high in the sky, but was mostly blocked by dark clouds. Only a tiny corner of it emitted a faint glow, adding a bit of vague brightness to the pitch-black night.

The road up the mountain was rugged and difficult to walk, but Shen Anan did not walk. Instead, she was carried up in a sedan chair that had been prepared long ago.

"Princess, ladies from aristocratic families are pampered." The leader of the men in black sneered in the darkness.

On the mountain, a group of people were also watching the group of people going up the mountain. One of them said, "Women are so easy to scare. They just sent four lives to us. We thought they were so powerful."

"Shut up."

A deep and cold voice came from the mouth of the man in white standing in the front. The man immediately closed his mouth in embarrassment and dared not say another word.

The man stood on the cliff, his sharp eyes fixed on the sedan chair.

The sedan stopped not far from the few people, and Shen Anan lifted the curtain and got out, "I have brought the people here, is it time for you to show up?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a branch a hundred meters away suddenly tremble, and a figure was coming towards this side at a very fast speed.

Qingfeng, Li Huaiyan immediately drew his sword and placed it across the sedan chair.

But when the man was ten steps away, he stopped and had no intention of moving forward.

Under the dim moonlight, Shen Anan could still clearly see the outline of the person coming, "It's you?"

Shen Yunbai did not respond. The gentle and elegant appearance when they first met was now cold and frosty. "Where is the person I want?"

Shen Anan lifted the curtain behind him, and a man tied up was sitting inside.

"I have a few questions next. Can Patriarch Shen answer them for me?"

"explain."

"Who is Gu Tan? You, or Chen Tian?"

Shen Yunbai narrowed her eyes. It turned out that she didn't know Chen Tian's identity yet. "It's me."

"So it wasn't just a coincidence that you were waiting for me at the dock that day, right?"

"yes."

"Are you the emperor's man?"

Shin Yunbai, “…No.”

“Miss Shen has too many questions.”

Sizzle——

It was the sound of a sharp blade being unsheathed. Shen Anan lifted the curtain with the sharp knife in his hand and placed it across Chen Tian's neck.

Shen Yunbai's eyes suddenly shrank, and his voice was cold, "Miss Shen, do you want all the people in Tianshui City to die?"

"Are you the emperor's man?"

She seemed very determined on this answer.

"I said, no."

"What do you want Chen Tian to do?"

"It has nothing to do with you." Shen Yunbai raised his hand, and countless tiny sounds immediately rang out in the silent mountains, and dark shadows surged up from all directions.

"Give the person to me, and I will let you go."

Shen Anan squinted at Shen Yunbai, suddenly covered his chest, and rolled on the ground, "You cheated!"

“……” Shen Yunbai was stunned.

He didn't even touch her.

"Shen Yunbai, you want to kill Chen Tian? You clearly promised me that you wouldn't kill him."

Her roar echoed throughout the mountains.

"Oh no, boss. The fifth prince is in danger." said the man in black who had been following closely behind him.

"Go!" The leader rushed forward without saying a word, like an arrow from a bow.

Shen Yunbai looked at the group of men in black who suddenly appeared. Without having time to think, he immediately responded to the attack and the two groups quickly engaged in a fight.

Shen Anan sat on the ground covered with dry branches, his expression gradually becoming cold.

The man in black was obviously more skilled in martial arts, but he was outnumbered by Shen Yunbai and was suppressed in a short while.