"Um……"
Jingyu groaned and was kicked to the ground by a man in black.
Tian An had been protecting Zhao Yiming. When he heard the sound and turned around, he saw a man in black holding a knife and preparing to give him the final blow.
She quickly shot the last arrow from the crossbow.
The crossbow arrow pierced the man's wrist, causing him to scream.
Zhao Yiming also took the opportunity to repel several men in black who wanted to finish him off. Jingyu got a chance to catch his breath and quickly got up from the ground, blocking the gap behind them.
The leading black-clad man, seeing that the attack had been going on for a long time and he was anxious, issued a direct order, "If we don't catch the person today, no one will go back. You all must die as a token of your guilt."
The men in black were so worried about their lives that they immediately stopped caring.
Even though he was stabbed by Zhao Yiming, he did not retreat at all, but just slashed at Zhao Yiming and Jingyu with the knife.
Both of them were in danger several times and suffered a lot of injuries.
Suddenly, Zhao Yiming caught a long knife that was coming at him from the front, but he was not prepared for the black-clad man who attacked him from the side.
A long knife stabbed straight towards his side, and when Tian An saw it, it was too late to remind him to dodge.
His pupils dilated as he watched the cold long knife approaching Zhao Yiming rapidly. Suddenly, his mind went blank and his breathing stopped. He subconsciously stepped forward to protect his side, ready to help him block the knife.
Zhao Yiming noticed Tian An's actions and his heart almost jumped out of his throat. He didn't care about the man in black in front of him and grabbed the knife that was about to reach Tian An with his bare hands.
Just when Tian An closed his eyes and thought he was going to die, he heard a "whoosh" and a long arrow came flying through the wind.
The expected pain did not come, but the screams of the man in black were heard behind him.
"My daughter, are you okay?" Tian An subconsciously turned around and saw that her father's face turned pale with fright due to the scene just now. He put down his bow and arrow, jumped off his horse, and rushed towards them with a knife.
"Dad, I'm fine. Brother Yiming is injured."
In order to prevent Tian An from getting hurt, Zhao Yiming used his left hand to catch the knife of the man in black, which bought time for Tian Mingwu to shoot his arrow.
Tian An, who had originally blocked the arrow for him, was not hurt at all, but his palm was covered in blood. However, he threw away the knife that was against Tian An's back, and then switched the soft sword in his right hand to his left hand, and used his clean right hand to pull Tian An.
Fortunately, Tian Mingwu and his men arrived at this time to relieve their pressure, and Chi Yong and others also arrived soon after. Only then was Tian An able to help Zhao Yiming to the side to check his wound.
Looking at his hands covered in blood, Tian An, who was used to seeing blood, couldn't help but shed tears, and his hands were shaking as he applied medicine and bandaged him.
Even though she knew he was trying to protect her, she couldn't help but mutter with a choked voice, "Catching the knife with your bare hands, don't you want your hands anymore?"
Zhao Yiming smiled brightly, "It's worth it to exchange this little injury for your safety."
Then he thought of something and suddenly stared at Tian An with a serious face, "Who asked you to block the knife for me? If something really happened to you, what should I do?" Zhao Yiming was really scared this time, and his tone became subconsciously fiercer.
Tian An's tears, which had been falling rapidly, suddenly stopped. When she raised her head, her face was already covered with tears. She looked at Zhao Yiming foolishly with tearful eyes.
Zhao Yiming's heart suddenly became panicked and confused. His body moved faster than his brain. He pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly, his voice trembling uncontrollably.
"I'm sorry, An An, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been so mean to you. I was just scared, scared that you'd really get hurt. I'm a man, and it's understandable for me to get hurt, but you can't. You're my life, no, you're more important than my life..."
Zhao Yiming felt inexplicably panicked and his words became incoherent.
Tian An couldn't bear to see him like this, and with his body held by him, he couldn't stretch out his hands. His mind went blank, and he stupidly tilted his head back and kissed the mouth that kept opening and closing.
Tian Mingwu was originally worried that his daughter was injured, so he rushed over anxiously to see her as soon as he got away. As a result, as soon as he got to the side, he saw this scene.
Suddenly, he turned around in embarrassment and saw Chi Yong and the others coming over. He also helped to shout, "What are you doing here? Go chase them."
If Zhao Yiming had taken the initiative, he would have definitely gone up and taught that boy a lesson, but now it was his own daughter who took the initiative, what else could he do except help cover for her?
Hearing Tian Mingwu's voice, Tian An quickly turned his head away in embarrassment, not daring to look at Zhao Yiming.
Zhao Yiming looked unsatisfied. His future father-in-law came at a very inappropriate time.
After quickly wrapping the gauze on Zhao Yiming's palm, Tian An helped him walk to Tian Mingwu's side, lowered his head and called out, "Dad."
Tian Mingwu was afraid that his daughter would be embarrassed, so he tried hard to pretend that he hadn't seen what had happened. He glanced at Zhao Yiming's hand and asked, "Are you okay?"
Zhao Yiming shook his head. "It's just a minor injury, nothing serious. Thank you for your concern, father-in-law."
Tian Mingwu nodded and looked forward, "It's a pity that those people got away."
When the leading man in black saw them coming, he didn't bother to capture Tian An and immediately ordered a retreat.
Leaving two unlucky guys behind to guard the rear, he quickly ran into the alley.
This place is close to the south of the city, and the alleys are interconnected, no less complicated than an ant hole. They were just a step slow and followed in and lost the person.
Zhao Yiming frowned and immediately said, "I will go to the palace and report to His Majesty, requesting an order to seal the city gates and send more troops to search the entire city. These people are targeting An An, and I will not be able to rest until they are found."
"What? Their target is my daughter? I'll go with you." Tian Mingwu said excitedly when he heard that the men in black were coming for him.
He had a hunch that his daughter and this brat were hiding something from him, and it was probably something big, otherwise how could a young lady like her be so noticed?
Moreover, since Zhao Yiming dared to go to the emperor, it means that the emperor knows about this matter. It is probably a big deal. If he wants to know, it depends on whether the emperor agrees.
After figuring this out, he turned around and asked Chen Cheng and Qin Wen to continue searching, while he followed Zhao Yiming into the palace.
As this incident had just happened, the two men were worried about Tian An, so they took him into the palace. Along the way, Tian Mingwu did not ask them why Tian An was targeted.
The three of them rode two horses all the way to the palace gate. Zhao Yiming took out the token of the Duke's Mansion, and only then were they able to see the emperor.
In the imperial study, the emperor had just met with several ministers who guarded and managed the capital when he heard Defu report that Zhao Yiming and three others wanted to see him.
After waving his hand to let the ministers leave, he let the three of them in.
Seeing that Zhao Yiming's clothes were torn and his hands were bandaged, and Tian An and Tian Mingwu also looked exhausted, they could not sit still anymore.
"What were you three doing? Why is Mingyu injured?"
As he said this, he was about to call the imperial physician.
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