From Ye Jian's reaction, Nan Qianyue guessed who was outside. She stared intently into Xiao Chen's eyes and said, "Xiao Chen, you are the Crown Prince. You shouldn't let your emotions cloud your judgment. Let me out, and you and Ye Jian should leave as soon as possible."
Every word she uttered was a way of distancing herself from him. Her words pierced his already wounded heart, leaving Xiao Chen's voice hoarse and pleading, "Nan Nan... don't do this to me..."
He grasped her hand and pressed it to his chest, tears welling up in his eyes again. "It really hurts here..."
Nan Qianyue pursed her lips, "It hurts too, my hand hurts from your pinching."
Xiao Chen was momentarily stunned. He loosened his grip slightly, took her hand, blew on it, and rubbed it.
He looked up blankly, "Does it still hurt now?"
Nan Qianyue's lips tightened into a straight line as she stared at Xiao Chen, scrutinizing him carefully. "You...you don't have a split personality, do you?"
"What is dissociative identity disorder?" Ye Jian asked curiously.
Just as Nanqian Yue was about to answer, a sharp arrow shot in with a "whoosh" and was aimed at Xiao Chen's forehead.
Xiao Chen caught it with his bare hands; the arrowhead was only half an inch away from his forehead.
He squeezed hard, snapped the arrow shaft, and twisted his wrist, flicking the arrowhead back at the arrowhead.
Just two seconds later, the sound of sharp blades clashing rang out from outside.
Taking advantage of the moment, Nanqianyue withdrew her hand and gave Ye Jian a look.
Ye Jian hesitated for a moment, but as Nan Qianyue got up and ran out of the carriage, he inexplicably stopped Xiao Chen.
"My lord, please don't act impulsively again," Ye Jian pleaded.
Xiao Chen's eyes were filled with rage. He slammed a palm into Ye Jian's chest and then crawled out of the carriage.
But he was too late, and could only watch helplessly as Nan Qianyue ran towards Qin Yi.
Qin Yi dismounted and quickly took off his outer robe to wrap Nan Qianyue, who had rushed into his arms.
His eyes were swirling with anger, and a chill permeated his entire being, especially when he saw Nan Qianyue in a thin nightgown, barefoot... His anger was on the verge of exploding.
Archers were everywhere, on the walls and rooftops.
Without Qin Yi's permission, Xiao Chen and Ye Jian cannot leave.
Nanqianyue's cold feet landed on Qin Yi's shoes, and she hugged his waist for a while to catch her breath.
She lifted one leg and climbed onto Qin Yi, saying, "Quick, pick me up, I'm freezing!"
Qin Yi withdrew his gaze from Xiao Chen's face, bent down slightly, picked her up with one arm, and held her cold feet with his other hand.
But upon touching it, a sticky, wet feeling came over my hand.
He raised his hand and saw blood.
Anger welled up from the bottom of his heart.
"Archer."
He raised his blood-stained hand, his cold eyes coldly glaring at Xiao Chen.
Upon hearing the command, the bows and arrows around the area immediately tightened their strings.
"Don't!"
Nanqianyue grabbed his hand back, her eyes pleading, "Let them go."
Qin Yi lowered his eyes, his expression complex. "He dared to kidnap you, he deserves to die."
Nan Qianyue said anxiously, "It didn't work out, did it? He is the Crown Prince of Nan Jing, we can't kill him. Do you want to start a war? War will wound soldiers and exhaust the people. You love the people and the soldiers so much, you certainly don't want to start a war."
Qin Yi stared into her starry eyes, "Just because of that?"
Nanqian Yue nodded emphatically, "Of course!"
Her answer made Qin Yi feel a little happier, but it made Xiao Chen feel utterly hopeless.
The scene before her eyes stung Xiao Chen's eyes and made her heart ache. She leaned against Qin Yi's chest so naturally, but when he held her, she could only resist and reject him.
She really... changed her mind.
Qin Yi looked coldly at Xiao Chen, his words carrying a hint of condescension, "Get lost. If you dare to show your face again, you won't be so lucky today."
Xiao Chen chuckled, his eyes revealing determination. "What if I insist on taking her away?"
Qin Yi's eyes darkened. "You're like a turtle in a jar, yet you dare to be so arrogant. It seems I have to teach you a lesson."
Xiao Chen sneered, "Is that so?"
Xiao Chen fired a signal flare. In the quiet night, there was a strange sound in the wind. Anyone with profound internal strength could hear that a group of people were approaching from several miles away and were moving quickly.
Sure enough, a group of masked men in black, wielding various weapons, rushed over and engaged in combat with the archers on the roof beams. Some of them even bypassed the archers and landed behind Xiao Chen.
Ye Jian was shocked.
His lord actually brought assassins without his knowledge!
It seems that the fact that he saved Yan Bo through Prince Anzheng last time has caused the lord to lose trust in him.
She was just as shocked as the woman who had moved south. She opened her mouth, about to speak, but Qin Yi stopped her in time.
He frowned and said, "Don't talk, leave it to me. If your hands are cold, put them inside my clothes."
Nanqianyue drooped her eyes and said, "Oh, my feet are cold too."
Qin Yi's gaze fell, and he reached out to pull up the hanging outer robe and wrap it around her feet. "Hang in there a little longer."
Nanqianyue sighed, buried her face completely in his shoulder, and pretended to be dead.
Xiao Chen did hear her conversation with Qin Yi, but he was careless; he was in such a hurry to bring Nan Nan out that he forgot to put shoes on her.
But no matter what, we must take her away today, otherwise, if things continue like this, Nan Nan and he will only drift further and further apart.
He must keep Nan Nan by his side.
Xiao Chen met Qin Yi's gaze and said coldly, "Don't you love the people? If you don't want your people to die, hand Nan Nan over to me."
Zhuo Yuanzhi, the deputy commander beside Qin Yi, angrily said, "Crown Prince Xiao is extremely arrogant. This is my Eastern Ling capital. Your behavior is tantamount to provoking war between our two countries!"
On the other side, the man in blue couldn't help but shout, "A mere group of suicide soldiers is nothing but a last-ditch effort. Do you really think we only brought a squad of archers?"
Xiao Chen didn't even glance at them; he was waiting for Qin Yi's answer.
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