Because of the momentary shock, the Prince of Jiangning was a second too slow and was shot in the right shoulder.
A sharp pain shot through my heart.
Seeing the dark, concealed weapon aimed at him again, he threw his dagger, which collided with the bullet with a "clang" and sparks flew everywhere.
Li Ruo fired another shot, but Prince Jiangning had already dodged behind a tree. The bullet penetrated deep into the wood, causing the tree to sway.
Damn it!
Even injured, he still has such speed; truly worthy of being called the Prince of Jiangning.
At that moment, all those gleaming silver arrows were aimed at her.
Although the Prince of Jiangning was in excruciating pain, he was even more excited. He pressed his hand against his wound and stared at her with piercing eyes. "Miss Li, if you move again, I can't guarantee you'll be riddled with arrows."
There was no way forward, and pursuers were behind.
Li Ruo turned around. "Fine, I won't move. However, you've been hit by my hidden weapon. It's poisoned. If I die, you won't survive either."
The man beside Prince Jiangning's expression changed. "Your Highness, I'll go capture him and get the antidote," Yang Huan said.
"No rush." Jiang Ningwang pressed down on the wound, turned it, and pressed it twice more, and the bleeding stopped.
Li Ruo watched his technique and sighed inwardly, wondering if there really were masters of internal energy in this world who were so proficient in acupoints.
He remained calm, but a strange...light shone in his eyes?
Is this guy even human?
If he weren't an enemy, she would give him a thumbs up.
The Prince of Jiangning said, "In that case, I shall have a good chat with the young lady."
Li Ruo also laughed and said, "Sure, but this isn't the place to chat, is it?"
The Prince of Jiangning's admiration deepened. "Young lady, you have great courage. You can remain so calm at a time like this. I admire you."
"There are still many things about me that you should admire." Li Ruo knew that he had previously ordered Baiyunfeng's men to capture her alive, and had also heard Xu Shi talk about her. He must have many questions and wanted to get answers from her. In addition, he was now "poisoned" and would definitely need to get the antidote. He wouldn't be in a hurry to kill her.
I'll give him a little push, hoping Chen He and Achang won't disappoint her.
Prince Jiangning glanced at her sleeve. "Of course not here, but I may have to trouble you a little by binding your hands first."
Li Ruo not only did not object, but also stretched out her hands, saying, "My hands are a bit weak, Your Highness, please don't tie them too tightly."
"Haha, of course." King Jiangning smiled and winked at the guards beside him. This Li Ruo was really to his liking; it would be a pity to kill her.
However, just as the guard approached her, Li Ruo suddenly made a lightning-fast grab, and the guard's hands were tied behind his back, rendering him unable to move.
Damn! A woman with such speed and strength, and in the next instant, a dagger was already pressed against his throat.
The look in Jiangning King's eyes beneath his mask changed slightly. "Impressive skills. But he's just a mere guard. I don't take him seriously."
With that, he raised his hand, "Since the young lady broke the contract first, don't blame me for being impolite! Shoot her in the leg—"
suddenly.
A beeping sound rang out.
Li Ruo's heart skipped a beat.
It can't be—
Before I could finish thinking, a group of people rushed out of the woods.
"Ahhh!" Sun Ergou led a group of his brothers and charged towards the archers from behind with great momentum.
The other one, like a nimble leopard, charged straight at her.
"Xie Xiao!" King Jiangning exclaimed in surprise. He had initially thought her whistle was just a bluff, but it turned out there was actually someone to provide backup. "Fire the arrows!"
At the same time, Li Ru grabbed the guard with one hand as a shield, and with her other hand she fired several shots, forcing Prince Jiangning and his other guards to hide behind the rocks.
The archers were disrupted by Sun Ergou and his men, which greatly reduced their accuracy, but the rain of arrows was still dense.
Xie Xiao's eyes narrowed, and he rushed towards Li Ruo with the remaining few steps, taking her for two consecutive rolls.
"Cluster" (two sounds).
Li Ruo seemed to hear a muffled groan.
Her heart skipped a beat, "Xie Xiao!"
Xie Xiao clutched his head, exclaiming, "Damn it, I've run into a rock!"
Li Ruo breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes welling up with tears, and she couldn't help but say angrily, "You're so nosy."
Didn't you see she grabbed a human shield? She was even wearing "soft armor," so she probably wouldn't die. He, on the other hand, wasn't wearing any. Was he trying to shield her with his own body?
"Hmph, is it my fault for being kind?" Xie Xiao chuckled self-deprecatingly, then got up and went to kill someone.
Li Ruo's heart suddenly clenched. Looking down, she saw that besides the bump on her forehead, she had also been shot with an arrow in her arm.
He pulled it out without a care, and her heart clenched even tighter. "Fool."
In the blink of an eye, the battle had been turned around, and the archers of the Prince of Jiangning scattered like birds and beasts, in complete chaos.
Seeing this, the Prince of Jiangning had no choice but to order a retreat, leading his archers in a fighting retreat. Xie Xiao led his men to pursue them, but they disappeared when they turned a corner.
"As expected of an old fox, he even planned out an escape route." Xie Xiao said, after all, Beishan was not their territory, and the mountain pass was treacherous, so he told everyone not to chase any further.
Chen He ran over, "Miss, are you alright?"
Achang: Girl?
Li Ruo said, "I'm fine." But someone else is in trouble.
She walked over to Xie Xiao, about to check the wound on his arm, when he gently shook her hand away.
Xie Xiao's face was clouded with gloom as he lowered his eyes and returned to the cave entrance by the same route.
Li Ruo was speechless for a moment, then asked Chen He, "How did you end up running into the Boss?"
Chen He recounted what had happened, "Luckily, the boss arrived. Also, I promised that kid Sanqi—"
At this moment, Achang led his dozens of brothers to move the grain with great enthusiasm, only to be shocked when they saw it: "Where is the grain?!"
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