He drew his sword and pressed it against the princess's neck: "When she returned and told me, I knew she had been frightened."
It would be a lie to say I wasn't scared by the icy touch.
The desire to survive made the princess raise her head as high as possible. Her beautiful eyes were no longer arrogant, but instead filled with a fear of defeat.
Yu Nanqing smiled upon seeing this.
With a slight movement of the longsword, the blade slowly sliced across her throat, as if the princess were watching herself being executed!
She could even clearly feel the knife slicing across her neck, and the tearing sound that traveled from her skin to her ears.
A wave of dizziness then hit her head, making it feel heavier and heavier, and she began to have trouble breathing.
Just as she was about to faint, a cold light flashed, and Yu Nanqing reacted quickly, instantly putting distance between herself and the princess.
The person who arrived surprised Yu Nanqing.
Si Yang held a sword in his hand, his slightly furrowed brows revealing his unease, and pleaded, "I beg Your Highness to show mercy."
Si...Yang?
The princess stared vaguely at the boots before her, suddenly feeling a pang of irony. She hadn't expected that it would be Si Yang who would come to her rescue in the end…
The thought had barely formed when she felt a chill run through her body and fainted completely.
Yu Nanqing remained indifferent. The towering flames had already begun to engulf him. He slowly turned around, used his lightness skill to leave the place.
Si Yang finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.
If he were to fight Yu Nanqing, he would have absolutely no chance of winning.
He looked coldly at the princess on the ground, where blood had stained the ground.
Si Yang picked up the unconscious princess and left the scene.
There was one other person at the scene.
Su Muqing, who had gone to great lengths to follow him, was now slumped under a tree, covering her mouth tightly, trembling uncontrollably, her eyes filled with fear.
Tears welled up in her eyes, but she dared not let them fall, afraid that if she did, Yu Nanqing would notice and kill her to silence her.
That's...that's the eldest princess...
He even dared to kill the eldest princess...
How terrifying!
How terrifying!
Su Muqing covered her ears, her legs went weak with fear, and she couldn't even move an inch.
Meanwhile, a large fire broke out in the Linya Mountain Stream.
However, besides the assassins, there was also an army that had inexplicably appeared here.
Su Wanyan originally thought that Emperor Yuanhe's army was meant to besiege Yu Nanqing, but these troops were ambushed on the cliff. Fortunately, they were prepared, otherwise they would not have known how they died today.
Su Wanyan stood on a high place, looking down at the raging fire in the mountains. If it didn't rain, the fire probably wouldn't be extinguished anytime soon, and she didn't know how it would eventually develop.
"Your Majesty, look!" Xiao Bu suddenly pointed into the distance.
In the darkness, a fire broke out in a forest in the hunting grounds. Su Wanyan asked curiously, "The army arrived so quickly?"
"But according to the information I've gathered, the army hasn't taken any action yet."
Emperor Yuanhe's army was there to finish off the assassins. If Yu Nanqing died, they would "hunt down" the assassins; if he didn't die, the army would continue to besiege Yu Nanqing.
I need to see him alive or dead.
"Your Majesty." At this moment, a guard from the Prince's Palace suddenly appeared and bowed respectfully.
Su Wanyan asked, "How is it?"
The man shook his head: "That group of people came and went in a hurry, leaving no trace. It's very strange."
Indeed, Su Wanyan encountered not only assassins sent by Emperor Yuanhe, but also people who helped them.
Although she and Yu Nanqing knew that Emperor Yuanhe was going to make a move, they did not know exactly where it would happen, so when they arrived at this forest cliff and mountain stream, they had to explore the route on the spot.
Even though she had seen the topographical map, there were still many unexpected situations.
The group that suddenly appeared was very familiar with the place, and when they fled, they led them directly through a shortcut to avoid the pursuit of the black-clad assassins.
Su Wanyan wanted to know where this group of people came from, but after helping them fend off the assassins, they all disappeared.
"Your Majesty! This place is not safe to stay any longer; we must leave as soon as possible."
With such a commotion here, the entire hunting ground will soon be surrounded, not to mention that because of Emperor Yuanhe's advance arrangements, their people will arrive even faster than usual.
The best course of action now is either to leave the hunting grounds immediately or to return to camp as soon as possible.
Leaving the hunting grounds was impractical, as patrolling troops had already been deployed around the perimeter. It was estimated that the moment Emperor Yuanhe made his move, he had already ordered all exits of the hunting grounds to be sealed off.
So the only option now is to return to camp.
This way, Emperor Yuanhe would have no chance to pursue him.
Su Wanyan nodded: "Mm."
However, the moment Su Wanyan turned to leave, an arrow aimed at her heart was already in her mouth.
With a "whoosh".
The arrow sliced through the air, shooting straight towards Su Wanyan like a bolt of lightning.
Xiao Bu heard the strange noise first, and his heart tightened. By the time he turned around and saw the arrow, it was too late: "Your Majesty, be careful!"
By the time he was about to draw his sword, the arrow was already upon him.
Su Wanyan turned around in disbelief. The arrows, which had been moving as fast as lightning, were now clearly visible in front of her.
Strangely, at this moment, Su Wanyan's thought was not one of fear.
Instead, they felt it was a miracle that she had survived until now after transmigrating.
She had neither martial prowess nor a powerful background. The Marquis's mansion treated her like a pawn, and both the Emperor and the Princess wanted her dead. Yet, she still acted recklessly and caused all sorts of trouble. In the end, she was killed by an arrow through the heart, rather than being sentenced to prison for breaking the law.
She found this floor equally incredible.
Seeing that it was too late, Xiao Bu hardened her heart and directly used her body to block Su Wanyan.
Su Wanyan felt a tightness in her chest.
Just at the critical moment, a cold glint suddenly flashed before their eyes, and with a loud "clang," the arrow that had reached them was cut in half.
The flying arrow unexpectedly grazed Su Wanyan's face, leaving a very thin wound from which blood instantly oozed.
Yu Nanqing appeared out of nowhere, his pupils constricted in deep fear. He didn't even see what was coming at Su Wanyan before his body reacted.
The powerful sword energy sliced through the air in front of the two, and the surrounding forest was also affected by the force, with trees being cut down in mid-air.
The arrow grazed Su Wanyan's face, and the next second a hurricane swept over her, making it impossible for her to open her eyes.
The person before him seemed to be lifted into the air by the wind, his white brocade robe embroidered with mountains, rivers, dragons, and pythons fluttering in the night, and the long sash he held in his hand gleamed with a deep, eerie blood color.
His expression was completely devoid of its usual gentleness; apart from the fear emanating from his pupils, all that remained was gloom and bloodlust.
Su Wanyan stared blankly, because what had just happened happened so fast that she couldn't react at all: "Yu Nanqing?"
Where did he... come from?
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