Xie Yang felt blood gushing from the wound on his chest. If he didn't find someone to bandage him soon, he might die here before he even returned to the capital.
I had just propped myself up to sit up when I suddenly felt a chill on my neck.
A gleaming curved dagger suddenly appeared at his neck, startling him so much that he broke out in a cold sweat.
A cold female voice came from behind, "Who are you? Why are you being chased?"
She was certain that this person's identity was not simple, and it was inextricably linked to the sounds of fighting inside.
Xie Yang frowned, cursing his bad luck, but when he looked up, he revealed a refined and handsome smile. When he met Jiang Yimian's cold face, he was stunned for a moment but quickly recovered.
His voice was gentle, but somewhat weak as he said, "Miss, I... I don't know what you're talking about. I was just passing by and got injured by accident. Could you please help me and take me away?"
As he finished speaking, he reached out and seemingly unintentionally grabbed Jiang Yimian's foot, looking up at her.
The meaning is self-evident.
The man was already handsome, and when he put on a gentle and pitiful act, it was really hard not to soften one's heart.
Seeing that the person in front of him did not react, Xie Yang pretended to be surprised and withdrew his hand, blushing and lowering his head to say in a low voice, "Miss, I, I didn't mean to, please don't be angry."
Jiang Yimian raised an eyebrow. She didn't believe that the person in front of her didn't know what it meant for a man to touch a woman's feet in ancient times; it was clearly done on purpose.
If a woman from ancient times were standing here, she would probably be embarrassed by the beauty and bold actions of the person in front of her.
But the one standing here is Jiang Yimian.
She kicked the man to the ground and said coldly, "Who are you?"
Xie Yang already had a chest injury, and this kick caused him to change color drastically in pain. He grimaced and clutched his chest, feeling as if the figure of the person in front of him had become somewhat blurred.
The intense pain made him feel dizzy, and he lay motionless on the ground for a long time.
He never expected that the person in front of him would be so ruthless, capable of harming him despite his feigned gentleness and handsome face.
But Zhao Cheng was still dealing with his pursuers; he couldn't let this woman kill him.
Having figured this out, he looked at Jiang Yimian, his voice tinged with apology, and said gently, "Miss, I was being presumptuous."
I'm just someone who accidentally got lost in the mountains and encountered wild animals. Please, young lady, save my life.
"If you save me this time, I... I'll agree to anything you ask."
After saying that, she lowered her head and pretended to be shy.
Jiang Yimian frowned, about to ask another question, when a gust of wind came from behind her, accompanied by a sharp hidden weapon.
She quickly stepped back, dodging the hidden weapon, and coldly glanced at the person protecting the man.
The man was around forty years old, with an ordinary appearance, but there was still a lingering murderous intent in his eyes. He respectfully said to the person on the ground, "Your Highness, all those people are dead."
Xie Yang, his face pale, used the man's arm to stand up from the ground, glared fiercely at Jiang Yimian, and said coldly, "Kill her."
This woman not only ignored his advances but also dared to lay a hand on him. He won't be leaving here alive today.
Zhao Cheng respectfully responded, then looked up at Jiang Yimian, but paused, his eyes widening in disbelief as he said, "It's you."
It was the woman who destroyed the mine.
Jiang Yimian raised an eyebrow and looked at Xie Yang.
Your Highness?
There are only two princes in the Great Jin Dynasty. Prince Jin was sent to his fiefdom early on, and now there is only Prince Chu in the capital.
This man is the King of Chu.
Realizing this, Jiang Yimian did not hesitate any longer and quickly attacked Xie Yang.
Xie Yang was taken aback, clearly not expecting this woman to be so audacious as to dare to attack him, and immediately hid behind Zhao Cheng.
Zhao Cheng reacted quickly, swiftly blocking Jiang Yimian's attack, and thrusting his long sword straight at her vital points.
Jiang Yimian flipped over to dodge the attack, staring at the person in front of her and feeling a sense of familiarity.
Zhao Cheng coldly said, "I failed to kill you last time, so today you can just wait to die."
Having said that, he raised his long sword and attacked her, his moves ruthless, each strike aimed at her vital points.
Jiang Yimian was a little flustered for a moment, but she managed to dodge the opponent's attacks every time.
Zhao Cheng was so angry that his face was contorted, staring at the person in front of him in disbelief.
Taking advantage of the moment when the other party was distracted, Jiang Yimian took the curved dagger and stabbed it towards the other party's neck.
Zhao Cheng was shocked and quickly retreated to create distance between himself and the person in front of him, a hint of seriousness appearing in his eyes.
He thought that since there was only one person, he should be able to easily deal with the other party, but it seems that killing this woman is going to be a bit troublesome.
Jiang Yimian stared at the person in front of her for a long time before finally remembering what that sense of familiarity was.
This is the masked man from the mine last time.
The events at the mine are indeed inextricably linked to the King of Chu. If she were to kill the King of Chu here today, wouldn't that eliminate a major threat?
She also avenged her father and those innocent people who were kidnapped to the mines.
Thinking this, she leaped forward and pounced straight at Zhao Cheng, but just before she could touch him, she quickly turned around and stabbed Xie Yang with her curved dagger.
Xie Yang was so frightened that his eyes widened. He hadn't expected her to attack him first, and even expose her back to Zhao Cheng.
He quickly rolled to the side, clutching his chest wound, barely dodging Jiang Yimian's attack. However, due to this large movement, the already stained red collar of his clothes became even darker.
Jiang Yimian narrowed her eyes, somewhat surprised that the King of Chu was so fast, and continued to attack him.
Xie Yang lay on the ground and cried out, "Zhao Cheng, help!"
The next second, Zhao Cheng swiftly thrust his longsword towards her chest.
She could only duck to avoid the longsword, creating distance between herself and Zhao Cheng once again, and frowning as she looked at the person in front of her.
No wonder no one has been able to do anything to the King of Chu all these years. They have a hard time dealing with just this one person by the King's side, let alone the other secret guards. It would be difficult for them to even get close to the King of Chu.
Killing the King of Chu would be no easy task.
As she was pondering, she suddenly thought of something, grabbed her curved dagger, and attacked Xie Yang again.
Zhao Cheng frowned, somewhat confused about the man's intentions. How could someone so close dare to attack him? Such arrogance was tantamount to courting death.
He immediately sneered and swung his longsword forcefully at Jiang Yimian.
However, the next second, Jiang Yimian vanished from his sight.
He was so frightened that his eyes widened instantly, staring in disbelief at the spot where Jiang Yimian had been standing.
However, he quickly reacted and turned around to attack the person who was holding a dagger and stabbing it into Xie Yang's chest.
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