Chapter 253: Using women as bait, you are so despicable!
But then "Su Xianrou" wiped her face gently, and the human skin mask peeled off like a cicada's wing, revealing a face as beautiful as a peach or plum. It was Manluo.
Manluo herself did not expect that two days ago, the task Xiao Nanyan asked her to atone for her sins was to disguise herself as the imperial concubine and hide in the nunnery to chant sutras for two days.
Xiao Nanyan had anticipated that as soon as he left the Regent's Palace, someone would arrive to abduct the Concubine Dowager and use her as leverage. He could have moved Su Xianrou to a safer place, but he devised a countermeasure, using someone else as a substitute. He ordered Manluo to act decisively at the crucial moment.
Manluo originally thought that her mission was to confuse the enemy's eyes and wait for an opportunity to capture Helian Cong or Su Qinyao.
She also didn't expect that Xiao Nanyue secretly arranged for another assassin in the palace, Linglan, to appear on the hunting platform in front of her.
At first she didn't understand what it meant, until Linglan stabbed Chu Jin, she realized that this was a fatal move set by her good master.
The short blade of Linglan was tempered with the "Cold Pond Viper Venom". Even if Chu Jin was the Poison King and his poison skills were superb, it would be impossible for him to develop an antidote in just three days.
Xiao Nanyue clearly wanted to use her face to end Chu Jin's life, or force them to turn against each other.
It seems that everything between her and Chu Jin did not escape Xiao Nanyue's eyes. He just didn't break through the window paper, but he had calculated all of them.
At this moment, Manluo stared at Chu Jin's ashen face. The pair of eyes that used to be flamboyant were now filled with disappointment, anger, and pain. There was even a slight pain in her heart.
"Chu Jin..."
She took half a step forward, her red lips whispering, but she stopped when she saw Xiao Nanyan's sharp gaze.
Manluo retreated back to her original position, her eyes drooping as if burned, not daring to look at Chu Jin.
However, her slender hand gently stroked her lower abdomen without leaving any trace. There was something that she had no time to deal with, the only bond between her and Chu Jin in this world.
Chu Jin stared at Manluo's face intently, his body swaying and nearly falling, but he suddenly laughed, causing the wound to ooze black blood.
"I knew you were a cruel woman!"
Manluo's fingertips dug into her palm hard, and there seemed to be a slight pain in her lower abdomen, like a light bite from an insect or ant.
Seeing the light in Chu Jin's eyes gradually extinguished, his body leaning back and falling heavily to the ground, a trace of panic flashed across Manluo's eyes.
When Su Qinyao saw that Chu Jin was injured, she was shocked and hurriedly ordered the guards to come forward and drive Chu Jin back.
Whenever the emperor traveled, he would be accompanied by imperial physicians. Although they were not as skilled as Chu Jin in detoxification, they could at least clean the venom from the wound to prevent it from spreading and festering.
"A Jin!"
Helian Feng watched Chu Jin fall down from the poison and be dragged away from the battlefield. He became more and more anxious and intensified his sword moves.
"Xiyan, don't force me!"
The tip of his sword brushed past her ear, cutting off a few strands of her hair. When the silver light fell, it made a sound of breaking through the air.
Xiyan's face became paler and paler, and her sword moves became more and more chaotic.
I have been fighting with Helian Feng for half an incense stick of time, and I feel a slight pain in my lower abdomen.
After all, she was still two months pregnant, and although she wanted to give birth to the child, she didn't care about her body.
However, her body was not as strong as before she became pregnant. After wasting her energy for a long time, she gradually felt her limbs become weak and powerless. Her sword moves were not as swift as before, and her offensive gradually slowed down.
A trace of annoyance spread across Helian Feng's face:
"Are you really willing to sacrifice your life for Xiao Nanyan?"
"Your Highness, Xiyan has said everything that needs to be said!"
Her voice was as light as a sigh, but she still used her internal strength to avoid the oncoming sword, but she staggered half a step when she landed.
Helian Feng didn't want to waste any more time, so his sword moves suddenly became fiercer. The dragon-patterned sword spine brushed against her collarbone, leaving a red mark on her skin.
At this moment, a dark figure came down like a gust of wind, and the wide sleeves with python patterns swept across Xiyan's head. The Jinghong sword in his hand accurately blocked Helian Feng's attack. The clear sound of metal hitting each other startled the birds in the woods on both sides and flew away.
"Yanyan, that's enough!"
Xiao Nanyan stretched out his arms and took Xi Yan into his arms, the delicate fragrance of her hair lingering around his nose:
"I am very satisfied with your performance today!"
Xiyan leaned on his chest, breathing slightly, but her heart felt colder.
At this moment, she heard his heartbeat as steady as a drum, looked at Helian Feng's face which suddenly turned ashen, and subconsciously tried to break free, but was held tightly by Xiao Nanyue.
He seemed to be showing off, and smiled at Helian Feng with raised eyebrows:
"Your Highness, I have to say that you have taken very good care of my woman these days!"
Anger quickly rose in Helian Feng's eyes:
"Xiao Nanyan!"
Helian Feng's angry rebuke was mixed with the whistling wind:
"Using women as bait, you are so despicable!"
Xiao Nanyan smiled faintly, and stroked Xiyan's hair with his fingertips:
"Same here! Weren't Yanyan and Su Wan also your bait on the wild graveyard? Besides, you are willing to take care of my women and children, and I didn't force you!"
Helian Feng has always been gentle as jade and rarely loses control, but today, his eyes were burned red by anger.
But he suddenly shook the sword in his hand, and a murderous intent ignited in his eyes:
"Xiao Nanyan, prepare to die!"
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