Looking across at Yuan Jiang from a group of gorgeously dressed and plump princes, Xie Guanlan clearly saw her snow-white and fragile neck when she lowered her head. It was so thin that it could be broken with a slight bend in the palm of his hand.
She seemed frightened.
Xie Guanlan thought to himself, his tightly furrowed brows relaxed a little, lowered his eyes to glance at the blood-stained hem of his clothes, and pursed his thin lips into a thin line.
Perhaps it was because his eyes were too strong and overbearing, Yuan Jiang clenched her fists nervously, her charming little face turned pale, and she felt as if she was being stared at by a strong and ferocious beast. A chill ran down her spine and she couldn't stop trembling.
Suddenly, she felt a tightness in her chest and she covered her lips with her fair and tender hands and coughed violently.
“Cough cough cough…”
When Yuan Jiang coughed, the circles around her fox eyes turned a thin red, revealing her delicate charm. Her eyes were misty and her thin body swayed.
"Sister Jiang..." Yuan Qingyin's heart tightened, and she held Yuan Jiang with a worried look. Seeing that she was in pain, her eyes couldn't help but redden.
They were just one of the many princesses in Jiang State and were not favored. It was extremely difficult for them to even have enough food and clothing, not to mention seeing a doctor. Everyone in the palace was divided into different classes, and she could not see the imperial physician, let alone invite one.
The pills in her hand were made from the tonic she had secretly taken from the Imperial Hospital. Yuan Jiang was now in very poor health...
Yuan Qingyin bit her lips hard, tightly grasped Yuan Jiang's slender wrist, and a glint of tears and despair flashed in her eyes.
Yuan Jiang's face was pale, and her petite body swayed uncontrollably. She leaned on Yuan Qingyin and slowly exhaled a breath of foul air. Then, she felt Xie Guanlan's gaze on her become even hotter and more domineering.
Thinking of Xie Guanlan's strong and powerful body, she couldn't help but tremble slightly in helplessness.
Her body is so weak, she probably can't bear it...
Xie Guanlan's dangerous gaze was fixed on Yuan Jiang's little face leaning against Yuan Qingyin, and he took in her uneasiness and fear. Was such a skinny male dog raised on grass?
He couldn't help but sneered, slowly looked away, and said coldly:
"Prince, drag him out and kill him."
"Yes!" The general lowered his head and spoke, waving to the soldiers behind him.
The twenty-eight princes didn't even have the ability to resist before they were dragged out by the soldiers. Their hands flew up and down, and for a moment, miserable pleas for mercy mixed with the strong smell of blood could be heard.
Yuan Jiang's face suddenly turned paler. The smell of blood floated to her delicate nose, and she couldn't help feeling nauseous.
The princesses were so frightened that they trembled and cried, especially the eldest princess. She had lived a life of luxury and was spoiled. She had never encountered such a situation before. Now she was lost and helpless and cried.
Her eyes suddenly lit up, and she knelt and crawled towards Xie Guanlan, begging bitterly: "Your Majesty, I am the eldest princess of Jiang State, please spare my life!"
"I am willing to help you win the hearts and minds of the people of Jiang Kingdom!"
At the moment when the eldest princess's hand was about to touch the corner of Xie Guanlan's clothes, Xie Guanlan drew the long sword from his waist and stabbed the eldest princess's heart with one sword. Then, he raised his foot and kicked her in the chest, and the splattered blood fell on the faces of the princesses kneeling in front.
The eldest prince's eyes widened, his body fell weakly to the ground, and after struggling hard for a few times, he died.
The princes screamed in fear and retreated repeatedly, being captured by the soldiers again. In the end, they could only cover their lips and cry bitterly.
"Don't do unnecessary things, otherwise..." Xie Guanlan's voice was cold, his eyes fell on Yuan Jiang, whose face was pale. She shrank in fear and hid in the arms of the woman next to her, looking terrified.
Xie Guanlan's sword grip froze. Just killing someone? And she was so frightened? If he forced her to marry him, wouldn't she faint from fear?
"Escort all these slaves back to me." Xie Guanlan's dangerous gaze swept across the slaves' terrified and helpless faces one by one, and his thin, crimson lips curled up in a cruel arc: "Give them to the generals as slaves."
In an instant, the princes collapsed to the ground. Take the eldest prince for example. No matter how scared they were, they dared not do anything else and could only cover their lips and cry silently.
Yuan Qingyin bit her lips and hugged Yuan Jiang tightly. It was okay for her to be a slave, but her sister was weak and could not bear such pain.
What should she do? What should she do to change the current situation?
Suddenly, Yuan Qingyin was horrified to find that Xie Guanlan was coming towards her, his slender, bony hand still holding a bloody sword.
What does this insidious and brutal Xie Guanlan want to do?
Is he planning to kill her with one strike of his sword again?!
She has done nothing in this life!!!
Yuan Qingyin felt a trace of despair in her heart, and helplessly pressed the back of Yuan Jiang's head.
"Cough cough... I can't breathe..." Yuan Jiang struggled to grab Yuan Qingyin's clothes, speaking with difficulty. Her skin turned red from coughing, especially her charming fox eyes, which were filled with tears.
Xie Guanlan stopped beside Yuan Jiang, his bloody sword still dripping with blood, staining the edge of her white skirt red. He grabbed the weak and delicate Yuan Jiang.
The delicate body filled with fragrance bumped against his hard chest. Xie Guanlan's Adam's apple rolled, and he raised his hands to hold the slender waist that could be held in one hand.
"You! What do you want to do! Let my sister go!" Yuan Qingyin was shocked, her face showing fear, and she shouted while suppressing the fear in her heart.
Xie Guanlan pointed the long sword in his hand at Yuan Qingyin's forehead. He lowered his eyes to glance at the trembling Yuan Jiang and smiled softly: "Are you scared?"
Yuan Qingyin was shocked. What was wrong with Xie Guanlan? Wasn't he supposed to be averse to women? Why would he fall for her sister?!
Yuan Jiang threw herself into Xie Guanlan's arms. The place where she hit his body hurt so much that her eyes turned red again. Her thick and curly eyelashes trembled, and she saw that his sword was pointing at Yuan Qingyin.
She subconsciously raised her hands and pressed them against Xie Guanlan's chest, trying to push him away.
Those slender little hands were restrained by Xie Guanlan with one hand.
Xie Guanlan gripped her wrist tightly, his domineering gaze fixed on her fair face, his voice filled with undisguised aggression and control:
"younger sister?"
"My spoils."
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