It's now confirmed that Qin Yi used her to lure Xiao Chen out.
Shameless.
"My lord, Ye Jian and I will fight our way out for you. You should flee to Yudan Kingdom." Yan Bo drew his sword, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
Nanqianyue bit her lower lip tightly and finally made a decision: it was better to lose one of them than for all four of them to perish here.
She looked at Xiao Chen, "Xiao Chen, they're covering for you—"
"Nan Nan." Xiao Chen gripped her hand tightly, his eyes filled with a determined smile. "I will never abandon you, believe me."
On the opposite, on a majestic warhorse, the man's eyes, deep as an abyss, were filled with frost. His sharp gaze swept over Nan Qianyue's hand, which was being held, and over the two people's brows as they looked at each other. His hand gripping the reins made a sound of bones clashing.
He tilted his head slightly, and immediately two black-clad riders dragged out two men and pinned them under the painted halberd.
A young soldier spoke up, "Crown Prince of Nan Jing! If you want to rescue these two spies, hand over Miss Nan!"
Nanqianyue looked up and immediately recognized the two people being pressed to the ground.
One is Alan, and the other is... the old man from the kitchen camp, the old man who came to collect the dishes from the tent.
It turns out he was the hidden sentry in the kitchen camp.
Yan Bo replied, "Prince Anzheng! What is your intention in leading your troops into another country's territory?"
The young general ignored Yan Bo's words and continued to threaten, "I'll count to three. If you don't return Miss Nan by then, I'll kill this spy!"
Uncle Yan angrily rebuked, "A bunch of robbers! What do you mean by returning Miss Nan? Don't you even know whether she wants to go with you or not?!"
The young man scoffed and roared, "Three!"
"two!"
"Wait!" Nanqianyue relented.
She didn't want to live a life burdened by the death of another.
Even if Alan and the old man are killed, she cannot escape.
But Xiao Chen can, his martial arts skills are already very high, not to mention Ye Jian. As long as she's not holding them back, they will definitely be able to fight their way out.
"I'm coming over here, then release them!" Nan Qianyue's voice seemed calm, but every word was filled with fear.
"Nan Nan, don't be impulsive." Xiao Chen still held onto her tightly.
Nan Qianyue struggled to break free, "Xiao Chen, let me go, I can't let them die."
Just as the two were struggling, a sharp sword shot out with a whoosh. The arrow was aimed at Xiao Chen's wrist, but because Nan Qianyue suddenly lifted her hand, the arrow slid past the back of her hand.
"Hiss—" Nan Qianyue gasped.
It hurts so much!
"Nan Nan!" Xiao Chen reacted quickly, immediately asking Uncle Yan for some hemostatic powder and pouring it onto the back of her hand. "Just bear with it, it'll be over soon."
He moved very quickly, tearing off a piece of cloth from his own body and gently bandaging the wound.
The young general in blue who had shot the arrow was so startled that he shuddered. The man next to him looked at him as if he wanted to devour him.
"Your Highness...this humble general will accept punishment upon returning." The man in blue lowered his head.
Qin Yi's authoritative voice showed no mercy, "Twenty strokes of the military rod."
“...Yes.” Tears welled up in the eyes of the woman in green.
He was being impulsive; he meant to vent the prince's anger, but ended up hurting the prince's beloved. Sigh!
This was the most serious injury Nan Qianyue had ever suffered in her life. She was used to being pampered and would even get angry if she got a cut on her finger, because her family spoiled her.
But at this moment, she was filled with fear, so much so that she didn't even dare to cry.
She looked up at Qin Yi, and when her eyes met his, a fierce determination slowly overwhelmed her fear.
Their eyes met; one was like a monstrous beast from the abyss, aggressive and domineering, while the other resembled a cunning rabbit, putting up a desperate fight…
"My lord, they've arrived," Ye Jian's voice reached my ears.
Xiao Chen remained calm as he slowly bandaged Nan Qianyue's wound. He looked up and gently comforted her, "Nan Nan, I'm sorry you had to go through this. When we get back, I'll have the imperial physician treat your wound carefully, and it won't leave a scar."
Nan Qianyue lowered her eyes and silently withdrew her hand. "Xiao Chen, don't stop me. Alan and Grandpa shouldn't have died because of me."
After saying that, she squeezed the horse's flanks with both feet and spurred it forward, while the obedient white dragon remained still, staying close to the black dragon.
As the moon migrated south, it glanced at the black dragon and the white dragon, thinking that they were a pair and naturally did not want to be separated.
Let's go over there then.
Just as they were about to dismount, a rumbling sound came from behind them. Startled, they turned around to look.
A large force of soldiers surged forward, breaking through the encirclement of the Black Riders and standing facing Qin Yi.
They were dressed in the armor of ethnic minorities, and the leader was a burly man with a large beard.
Nan Qianyue frowned, noticing Xiao Chen's extremely calm expression, and guessed what was going on.
She asked, "Are they your reinforcements?"
Xiao Chen smiled and said, "They are our reinforcements."
Then, Xiao Chen looked at Qin Yi, his smile vanishing, replaced by a sharp chill.
"Qin Yi, is using prisoners as leverage one of your usual tricks? Or is it that you lack real skills and can only resort to such despicable methods to win?"
“Nanjing has no cowards who fear death, nor will it engage in the practice of exchanging prisoners for prisoners. If you kill Alan and Hubo today, I will avenge them. As for Nannan, don’t even think about it.”
Qin Yi laughed, but quickly reverted to his imposing and indifferent demeanor. He completely disregarded the soldiers opposite him and ignored Xiao Chen's words.
He slowly raised his hand and moved his fingers. The young general immediately received the instruction and struck Alan hard on the back with the halberd. Alan immediately spat out blood and lay on the ground, unable to move.
Immediately afterwards, Hua Jian's sword slammed into Hu Bo, who also coughed up several mouthfuls of blood and was on the verge of death.
The young man's torment of them did not stop; it seemed he intended to crush them to death.
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