Chapter 42: Life and Death Together [New 551] What Really Happened That Year...

The young man said in a calm and low voice to the other two people, "Take her out."

The more he listened to the voice, the more familiar it became. It seemed as if the other party was also trying to speak less, as if he was afraid that Xie Yun would hear him.

Xie Yun was led along a difficult, bumpy path. Unable to see, she nearly tripped several times over the tangled, exposed roots of old trees. Once, just as she was about to fall, the young man reached out and pulled her back. It was during that brief moment of contact that Xie Yun detected a slightly bitter herbal scent on the young man's body.

It was the scent that only came from years of exposure to various herbs. It was clear that this young man had been raised surrounded by medicine jars. Xie Yun hadn't handled herbs in ages, and the scent of her body had been replaced by the scent of cosmetics.

Late summer is the time when trees in the forest grow lushly. Xie Yun also had many wounds on his body from tree branches, which were extremely painful.

They walked a short distance before reaching the foot of the mountain. They probably wanted to observe whether Yan Huinan had arrived, so they chose a secluded place not far from the foot of the mountain. It must be a place with a wide view but difficult for others to find them.

Yan Huinan was alone, standing tall and graceful not far away, surrounded by the morning light and the blue sky.

"Master, you guessed right. This woman holds a very special position in your heart. She actually made you risk your own life to save her." The voice came from one of the strong men.

What Yan Huinan saw was Xie Yun, whose eyes were covered with a black cloth, her mouth was blocked, her clothes were torn and she was covered in blood. She looked so fragile that she seemed like she could be destroyed by a gust of wind.

His heart ached, and he wished he could hack these assassins into pieces. His voice was filled with impatience and suppressed anger. "Stop talking nonsense and let her go. I'll leave her to you."

When this voice came out, Xie Yun's heart suddenly stopped. A complex mix of emotions suddenly surged in her. She was at a loss, angry at herself for not doing enough, and worried about Yan Huinan. She didn't want to owe Yan Huinan anything anymore. More importantly, Xie Yun realized that she didn't want to see Yan Huinan hurt.

She didn't even dare to imagine Yan Huinan collapsing in front of her.

But her mouth was blocked by a piece of cloth, so she couldn't speak at all. She could only struggle desperately and make "mmmmm" sounds.

She wanted Yan Huinan to leave her alone and go away!

But she couldn't utter a word. This complete feeling of powerlessness and urgency brought out her tears.

don't want!

"Drop all your weapons and come over here," the young man said to Yan Huinan. However, this statement surprised and puzzled his other two companions.

But the young man ignored them. Instead, he looked at Yan Huinan with a burning gaze. His goal was different from theirs.

His purpose is to live.

However, Yan Huinan made a silent gesture with one hand behind his back:

【Left and right encirclement】

Yan Huinan then slowly walked towards Xie Yun. Xie Yun had no idea he was coming towards her. Her world was now filled with a terrifying, unknown darkness.

Suddenly, she felt someone pushing her outward.

This push caused Xie Yun to lose her balance, and the next moment, she fell heavily. Because her hands were also tied, she couldn't even stretch out her hands to support herself.

But she was suddenly held firmly in an unusually warm embrace.

Yan Huinan almost imprinted Xie Yun's thin body into his body. Catching Xie Yun was like catching half of his life.

But she was too light, just like Yan Huinan's half-life, he had everything but lost it bit by bit until finally only an empty shell was left.

Yan Huinan quickly untied the thick rope that bound Xie Yun's hands. He then raised his hand to remove the cloth that was blocking Xie Yun's mouth, and then pulled open the black cloth that covered Xie Yun's eyes, revealing a pair of moist, red eyes.

He hadn't seen Xie Yun so soft for him in a long time. At that moment, he smiled softly and contentedly, and it was as if the ice on Tianshan Mountain had melted and the mountains were blooming with gorgeous peach blossoms.

The worry that had been hanging in his heart finally settled down. As for whether he could escape danger, he no longer cared so much.

Without waiting for Xie Yun to speak, Yan Huinan lowered his head and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead. He quickly left and whispered in her ear, "Run behind me later and don't look back."

Xie Yun's eyes were filled with tears and she shook her head repeatedly in despair.

She couldn't just leave Yan Huinan like that.

"I don't want to." She said while shaking her head. At the same time, all her past memories of Yan Huinan came flooding back to her mind.

He always protected her behind his back like he did now, and avenged her when she was bullied. He would punish all those who bullied her and then bring them to Xie Yun to claim credit, like a proud and complacent wolfhound. He would also always bring her a bunch of delicious food to coax her and make her happy.

Even today, many years later, she could not deny that Yan Huinan occupied most of her life with unstoppable momentum.

"Yan Huinan...I won't abandon you. I can't. I don't want to owe you."

But Yan Huinan didn't respond. He just pushed her hard behind him and said to her, "Run."

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At the same time, the two teams led by Si Wen and Zhang Ke finally discovered the assassins lying in ambush in the dense forest.

Sure enough, if this group of people came for Yan Huinan, there would not be only fifteen assassins. The remaining three would not be Yan Huinan's opponents in any case.

There must be another ambush.

The pair of men led by Si Wen were constantly scouting for enemy activity and were very adept at concealing their presence. After seeing Yan Huinan's gesture, he roughly determined the location of the ambush.

It was impossible for them to be scattered everywhere, so the moment Yan Huinan saw Xie Yun, he was able to roughly determine the scope of the ambush.

He and Zhang Ke each led two teams, each running halfway up the mountain and finally reaching the enemy's rear. At this moment, everyone's lungs felt like they were being roasted by flames and burned by strong liquor, as if they were about to explode. With a fishy-sweet taste in their throats, they finally arrived before Yan Huinan was completely subdued!

At Si Wen's command, two teams rushed out and instantly surrounded the assassin who was in ambush like a tide.

The sudden sound of fighting not far away startled a flock of birds, which flew out, chirping in chaos.

The three assassins on Yan Huinan's side had obviously noticed it as well, and all three were extremely surprised. However, the surprise of the two burly men was mixed with confusion. They turned around and glanced at the young man behind them with confusion and anger.

Because their original plan was that as soon as Yan Huinan showed up, the ambush in their rear would burst out in full force and strangle Yan Huinan in an instant!

But not only was there no movement just now, but now they were all wiped out.

And this group of people was brought by the new favorite of the owner.

The master's order was to strangle Yan Huinan, but the plan was completely disrupted.

When the young man pushed Xie Yun out and prepared to capture Yan Huinan alive, the plan changed.

However, this young man was the master's new favorite, so they dared not disobey him lightly. Moreover, the group of desperate men led by this young man were too difficult for the two of them to challenge lightly.

Yan Huinan kicked up a cloud of dust with lightning speed, sweeping it across the ground, obscuring the three people's vision. In the instant the three of them opened their eyes, Yan Huinan had already pulled out a small, sharp blade from his belt and appeared before them like a ghost.

He raised his hand and slashed hard, easily cutting one of the men's eyes. The man fell to the ground in agony, his face horrified, blood flowing down his eye sockets.

Yan Huinan used the knife that the man had dropped on the ground, stabbed it through the man's heart, and quickly killed him.

The young man was much more agile. He quickly stepped back and raised his hand to throw a hidden weapon at Yan Huinan.

Yan Huinan was being entangled by another man and couldn't get away, but he flexibly turned sideways, and at the moment of turning sideways, he grabbed the big man's throat, pulled him in front of him, and hit the big man's eyebrows with a sharp hidden weapon.

But there was more than one hidden weapon, and another dart grazed Yan Huinan's left arm. The sharp dart instantly cut Yan Huinan's arm, leaving a deep bloody mark.

Yan Huinan had no time to care about anything else. He kicked the heavy corpse away and chased after the boy who was waiting for an opportunity to escape.

In terms of fighting ability, the two big men just now were obviously superior to the young man now. However, this young man was more alert and agile, and had practiced excellent Qinggong. On the way to escape, he could constantly throw hidden weapons at Yan Huinan to disrupt him.

After chasing Guan Xieyun to his cabin, the boy disappeared.

After waiting for a while, Xie Yun also rushed to the wooden house with the help of Zhang Ke.

The room was littered with corpses, the assassins who had just been killed by the army led by Si Wen and Zhang Ke.

"General, these are all the assassins lying in ambush here." Si Wen reported.

Except for that young man, all the others were wiped out.

Xie Yun rushed over, still in shock, and grabbed Yan Huinan's hand, asking with concern: "How are you?"

She was really worried that Yan Huinan might have had an accident, after all, it was a matter of life and death.

But Yan Huinan was slightly startled, and then unexpectedly, he pulled his hand away coldly, "It's okay."

On the way here, he'd wondered if Xie Yun was only so cold when she spoke to him, perhaps because she cared about his behavior. But he quickly dismissed the thought with self-deprecation. It was ridiculous that he'd been so irrational as to think this.

He is not in people's hearts at all.

The concern he felt at this moment was because he had saved her.

But how much weight does this hold in Xie Yun's heart? Will she still remember it after today?

How can a person be treated like a clown all the time? If he approaches easily at this moment, she will still leave?

If she really feels guilty, then she should stay with him forever.

He went to check the bodies after he finished speaking. Zhang Ke guessed: "These ambushes should be Liang troops."

Yan Huinan also agreed with this guess. Their attire and appearance were consistent with the characteristics of the Liang army.

But the few people who had just kidnapped Xie Yun did not look like them. Instead, they looked more like people from the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Yan Huinan ordered the other two bodies to be brought in, and they were placed side by side.

Yan Huinan carefully examined the two people, trying to see if there were any common features, but he found nothing unusual.

He had no choice but to have someone pinch the corpse's mouth, and after opening it, he actually found a strange black pattern on the tongue.

The pattern attracted Xie Yun's attention. She rushed forward and looked at the pattern carefully again.

That’s right! She wouldn’t make a mistake!

It was the unique mark on the group of secret guards that she and Princess Heqing encountered that night!

Xie Yun: "They are not Liang troops, but people from the Great Zhou. I am very sure that their accent is the authentic official language of the Great Zhou. And the master they are talking about must be someone who is very familiar with you and me."

The person who could confidently determine that Yan Huinan would come to save Xie Yun, if not Lou Cheng, must be someone who frequently interacted with Yan Huinan and Xie Yun. Only such a person could, through the tense situation between the two of them, determine... today's fact.

"But how do we explain the Liang army?" Zhang Ke was puzzled.

Yan Huinan: "How else can I explain it? Someone from the Great Zhou is colluding with the people of Daliang again."

He said this with disdain on his face. Those who had colluded with Daliang in the past had now completely defected to Daliang and even taken the position of prime minister.

Yan Huinan: "It seems that some people are trying to follow my example and secure a better future for themselves. From now on, I will kill anyone I catch."

The people he hated most in his life were traitors. He would find the blood of such people filthy if he killed them!

Xie Yun couldn't help but feel a little scared. But there were more pressing matters at hand. She couldn't help but wonder if anything had happened to the eldest princess after she had rescued her.

After Si Wen and Zhang Ke led their men out, Yan Huinan saw that Xie Yun was still immersed in the shock after seeing the pattern.

He paused, looked back indifferently, and asked, "You're not leaving?"

But Xie Yun didn't answer his question. She hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to ask clearly: "Yan Huinan, how did Lord Yan get his name redressed back then?"

Mentioning the past was like a punishment that triggered a switch in Yan Huinan. His expression suddenly turned ugly, and he was a little puzzled. He was puzzled because she dared to bring up the past.

But Yan Huinan patiently replied, "No redress."

"How could that be? Then..."

"Because I was the only one who could save the Great Zhou at that time." Yan Huinan approached Xie Yun, his words filled with uncontrollable anger and resentment. His father had never been truly vindicated.

In the minds of many people, his father was still a traitor, and Yan Huinan went to war for his country only out of guilt.

"But... didn't the princess give you anything back then? In November of the Bingshen year..."

"That's enough," Yan Huinan interrupted her fiercely, which really scared Xie Yun. The Yan Huinan before her seemed to have suddenly returned to his previous self, violent, cold and distant. He seemed to be a completely different person from the one who had just saved her.

For some reason, Xie Yun felt that when he heard the date "November of the Bingshen Year", he became even angrier than before. There was also a hint of suppressed pain.

He was extremely sensitive and repulsive to this time. Yes, he even rejected the word itself.

Judging from Yan Huinan's reaction, it seems that what happened back then was not that simple.

What happened to the eldest princess after she saved her?

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The author has something to say: I'm late! I didn't get home until after 9 o'clock...