They naturally couldn't hear Yan Xiao's complaints and quickly retreated to Yan Xiao's side, which made Yan Xiao's already dark face even darker.
How is she going to slip away in the chaos now?
Judging from the current situation, their male and female helpers have probably arrived, and they are unlikely to die.
The man and woman were the ones who were assassinated, and their identities didn't seem simple either. If they could escape, the people on the ship would probably have a way out. Logically, she should be happy.
But damn it, she's dressed as an assassin right now.
She dared to say that if she dared to move even slightly, she would be discovered immediately.
Given her furtive demeanor and assassin's attire, she couldn't possibly explain herself even if she had a hundred mouths.
As Yan Xiao was thinking, more than a dozen arrows with ropes attached shot out from the darkness. When the arrows sank behind the boat, some people dressed in tight-fitting clothes appeared at the other end of the ropes.
They were all skilled in light-footed martial arts, and with a few leaps using the ropes, they arrived at the boat where Yan Xiao was. Without saying a word, they drew their weapons and rushed towards the black-clad men who had not been killed by the arrows.
After these people appeared, the man and woman who had been silent seemed to finally breathe a sigh of relief, and the woman spoke first:
"Great, the reinforcements have arrived."
"Um!"
The man simply hummed in response, then looked in the direction from which the arrow had come.
The person opposite him seemed to have a telepathic connection with him; the moment he looked over, a fire lit up on the lake not far from them.
Upon closer inspection, it was indeed a large ship, though it was unclear when it had appeared.
As soon as the ship appeared, it approached them at an extremely fast speed, and soon stopped.
Almost the instant the ship stopped, a man dressed in black led several attendants and strode toward the man and woman.
The man and woman both showed joy upon seeing the newcomers, and the woman, unable to contain her delight, spoke first:
"General, I didn't expect you to come in person."
General? Holy crap, a big shot! I can't afford to mess with him, I can't afford to mess with him.
Yan Xiao, who was hiding in place and dared not move, became even more afraid to move when she heard the woman address the newcomer.
He could only pray silently that Man Yi wouldn't make any rash moves at this moment.
Given their Miao ethnicity and their clothing, they were doomed either way.
All she hopes now is that these people will get rid of the men in black and leave quickly.
That way, when they're cleaning up the mess and arranging for the passengers on the ship, she can slip by in the chaos, since she's a law-abiding citizen who paid eight taels of silver to get on board.
The man addressed as "General" nodded upon hearing this, and after checking the condition of the two men, he asked:
Are any of you injured?
"No, thanks to Brother Shen for arriving in time, otherwise I'm afraid I would have lost my life here." The speaker's tone was clearly filled with relief.
The man addressed as Brother Shen stepped forward and lightly patted the speaker's shoulder. He didn't say anything more, but instead looked at the woman beside him, his tone tinged with apology and politeness.
"I apologize for startling Dr. Jiang this time; it was my oversight."
"General, you are too kind. This is what I should do."
The group exchanged pleasantries as if no one else was around, as if the ongoing battle not far away had nothing to do with them. Meanwhile, Yan Xiao, hiding in the shadows, was completely unable to remain calm.
"Brother Shen? General? Doctor Jiang? Holy crap, no way!"
Yan Xiao was so shocked that she made a slight noise without realizing it.
This sound, in this kind of environment, should not have been heard by anyone.
But the general, who was called Brother Shen, drew his sword the moment she made a sound and pointed it at where she was hiding.
The sound was so cold it felt like a layer of ice crystals could fall off it.
"come out!"
Upon hearing this cold shout, Yan Xiao's brain began to work frantically.
Thinking about the direction her ship was heading, and then about the General surnamed Shen and the female doctor surnamed Jiang, she felt that the people in front of her were most likely the main characters of that book.
She imagined many scenarios after finding the male lead, and even rehearsed in her mind what she would say when she met him.
She was thinking about how to maximize the male lead's guilt towards her so as to maximize her own interests, but she never dreamed that it would turn out like this.
Given the male lead's ruthless methods of killing the innocent rather than letting the guilty go free, if she went out in her current state, she would probably be a corpse before she could even finish saying a word.
She wasn't arrogant enough to think that with her current skills, she could withstand even a few moves from the male protagonist, whose fighting prowess was off the charts.
Moreover, she was willing to bet that if she made the slightest move, the archers not far away could turn her into a sieve in the next moment.
'Damn it, what terrible luck!'
Yan Xiao was caught in a dilemma, while the person who appeared to be Shen Muzhi was clearly losing patience.
Without saying a word, he walked directly toward the spot where Yan Xiao was hiding, each step he took sounding like a death knell striking Yan Xiao's heart.
With no way out, Yanxiao disregarded everything else, steeled her resolve, closed her eyes, and let out a loud cry:
"My dear husband, it's me, your wife Heini! I've finally found you."
Yan Xiao's shout was a perfect example of preemptive strike, catching everyone present completely off guard, even Shen Muzhi, who was holding a sword, frozen in place.
Just then, the battle not far away had ended, and those brought by Shen Muzhi also heard this earth-shattering wail.
Their expressions varied, but they were all in sync: they all looked in Shen Muzhi's direction with a tacit understanding.
The atmosphere at the scene became unusually quiet, even eerie.
Yan Xiao found that after she yelled, it suddenly became quiet outside, and she felt a little uneasy.
Worried that Shen Muzhi hadn't heard what she said, she was about to yell again when she heard Shen Muzhi's voice:
"come out."
It's still those two words, but the tone is much better than before.
Hearing his tone, Yan Xiao knew she hadn't mistaken him for someone else; this person was undoubtedly Shen Muzhi.
She felt a sense of relief; at least now she had a chance to speak.
As long as she has a chance to speak and let Shen Muzhi see her clearly, plus Shen Qiyue who is still on the ship, she can be sure of winning this round!
Even so, valuing her life highly, she didn't go out immediately, but said:
"My dear husband, you're all carrying swords and knives. My legs are trembling and I can't move! Let me remove this wooden board first, and you can put away your swords and knives, otherwise I'll have nightmares tonight."
Yan Xiao didn't care about losing face at this moment. Compared to her life, what did losing face matter?
Besides, it's not her own face that's being lost, so she doesn't care.
For her, nothing is more shameful than her current face.
She was doing a good deed by letting Shen Muzhi get used to it in advance, since not everyone has the chance to marry a woman who looks like the original owner of this body.
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