Yelü Qi was taken aback by these words.
Has Shen Yunjiao gone mad? Where did she get the audacity to personally raise Gu worms with her own body?
Does she really love Xiao Huaijin that much?
Yelü Qi straightened his face and said coldly and harshly, "You really aren't afraid of death."
"How could I not be afraid? I just didn't expect to be this unlucky," Shen Yunjiao said in a low voice, dissatisfied.
Once Yelü Qi learned that being kidnapped was a matter of life and death for Shen Yunjiao, his previous nonchalant attitude vanished.
His original plan was to accompany the Right Protector to the Northern Hu. He had also set up an ambush on the border of the Northern Hu in preparation for any eventuality.
But now, for Shen Yunjiao's sake, they must return to Dayong.
Yelü Qi approached the top of the carriage and looked out the window through the gaps between the wooden planks.
By this time, it was getting dark, and the carriage was speeding along a straight road. Occasionally, wisps of smoke rose from the chimneys, and a few banners could be seen fluttering in the wind.
They have already left the city.
Heading north out of the city, there lies a continuous mountain road; perhaps they can find a way to escape there.
Yelü Qi frowned and pondered for a moment before looking at Shen Yunjiao and asking in a low voice, "Did you bring your needles with you?"
Shen Yunjiao was taken aback for a moment, then quickly nodded.
She always carries the silver needles she uses for acupuncture with her, but she forgot to bring the poisoned needles with her when she went out this morning.
She has learned her lesson and now always carries several poisoned needles with her whenever she meets Yelü Qi. Otherwise, if something happens to her, she will be unarmed and have no choice but to wait for death.
Yelü Qi stared intently at her, a dark light flickering in his azure eyes, and said softly, "Turn around, turn your back to me."
Shen Yunjiao's heart skipped a beat. "What do you want to do?"
"Let me untie the rope for you."
Shen Yunjiao obediently turned her back to him, and suddenly felt a slight warm current spray onto her wrists, which were bound with hemp rope.
Shen Yunjiao's hand trembled, and she almost couldn't resist the urge to kick Yelü Qi away.
"Bear with it, I'll untie it soon."
Yelü Qi gently pulled the hemp rope with his teeth and discovered that the knot on the rope was actually a dead knot.
"Shen Yunjiao, turn around."
"I have a small knife hidden in my pocket. Can you take it out for me?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Yunjiao immediately shook her head and said, "I won't do it."
Her hands and feet were tied, and the only thing she could move was her mouth.
She couldn't bring herself to be so intimate with other men.
Upon hearing this, Yelü Qi's eyes darkened, but he quickly regained his composure and smiled calmly, "Fine, if you don't want to live, then forget it." "You!"
Shen Yunjiao glared at him, but after thinking it over, she still felt that her life was more important.
She moved very slowly towards Yelü Qi's chest, but for a moment she didn't know where to begin.
Yelü Qi suddenly smelled a sweet scent on the tip of his nose, and only then did he realize that it was the scent of Shen Yunjiao.
From this angle, he could see the round whorl on Shen Yunjiao's head, her jet-black hair gently tied up with a jade hairpin, her oval face fair and radiant, her eyelashes fluttering like butterfly wings trying to break free, which made her even more beautiful and innocent.
Yelü Qi's breathing quickened involuntarily.
Although he was a dissolute man, he felt utterly helpless in front of Shen Yunjiao.
Yelü Qi shifted his gaze to the distance and said to Shen Yunjiao, "The knife is hidden inside the collar."
Shen Yunjiao sighed inwardly and had no choice but to bend down to find that thing.
Fortunately, she easily bit the knife out with just a gentle touch.
Yelü Qi's tense posture finally relaxed.
Shen Yunjiao looked up, still wondering how to hand the knife to Yelü Qi, when Yelü Qi lowered his head and turned his face closer to her.
Then, biting the dagger of the knife, he slowly pulled the knife out.
He stared intently at Shen Yunjiao the whole time, their posture so intimate it was as if they were kissing.
Even Shen Yunjiao, who had no feelings for Yelü Qi, blushed deeply.
Only after Yelü Qi successfully bit the knife did Shen Yunjiao quickly hide the panic in her eyes and turn her back to him.
"Hurry up."
Shen Yunjiao's heart raced a little, unsure whether it was because Yelü Qi had been too close or because she was afraid the coachman and guards outside would notice.
After finding the right angle, Yelü Qi began to slowly cut the thinnest part of the hemp rope.
A moment later, Shen Yunjiao's rope was untied.
She immediately breathed a sigh of relief and quickly turned around to untie the ropes binding Yelü Qi.
"Shen Yunjiao, help me detoxify," Yelü Qi said in a deep voice.
Shen Yunjiao took out several silver needles from her specially sewn waist pocket and began to insert them into the acupoints on Yelü Qi's body with her head down.
While Yelü Qi had her administer acupuncture to detoxify, he said, "The assassins brought by the Right Protector are all highly skilled in martial arts. The two of us alone cannot defeat them."
"Then what should we do?"
"We've already left the city. If nothing unexpected happens, they'll continue their journey even after dark."
Yelü Qi's expression turned unusually serious. "When the time comes, I'll find an opportunity to get off the carriage and stall them. Then you can just run back the way you came into the forest by the roadside. Here's a knife for you."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yunjiao was extremely surprised and stammered, "You...you want me to abandon you and run away alone? That's not appropriate..."
Yelü Qi glanced at her indifferently and said, "They want my life, not yours."
"still...."
Yelü Qi stared intently at Shen Yunjiao, a wicked smile playing on his lips. "You can't bear to part with me, you want to live and die with me?"
A wave of speechlessness washed over her, and Shen Yunjiao rolled her eyes. "When did I say that?"
Yelü Qi chuckled lightly, "Don't worry, I have what they want on me, they won't dare to kill me."
His elder brother dared not let him die.
If he dies, his loyal subordinates will surely raze the Northern Hu palace to the ground.
Shen Yunjiao slowly pulled out the needle. "Now, have you regained your strength?"
Yelü Qi tried circulating his energy in his dantian and, finding that his limbs had already regained their previous strength, looked up and said, "The poison is gone."
Shen Yunjiao breathed a slight sigh of relief and took out another silver needle to detoxify herself.
Seeing how focused and attentive she was, Yelü Qi decided not to disturb her any further.
It wasn't until Shen Yunjiao drew out the poison from her own body that Yelü Qi tied hemp rope around them to disguise themselves.
The knots on the hemp rope may look like dead knots, but they can actually be easily pulled off.
At this moment, the swaying carriage suddenly stopped.
Two knocks were heard on the carriage, and the rear door of the carriage was slowly opened.
Shen Yunjiao and Yelü Qi pretended to be startled awake, and their expressions changed when they saw that the person who came was none other than the Right Protector's daughter who had kidnapped them.
With his arms crossed and a dozen assassins standing behind him, Enna smiled and said to the two of them, "Come down and have something to eat. I won't be able to explain to His Highness the Crown Prince if I starve to death."
Just then, Yelü Qi quickly exchanged glances with Shen Yunjiao.
Shen Yunjiao's heart pounded like thunder.
He thought to himself, this is definitely the most dangerous and exciting thing I have ever faced in my two lifetimes.
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