Chapter 71: Life on the line



Xiao Yunrou got on the carriage and watched Mu Yuying being forced into the carriage by the people from the Duke of Yue's Mansion in a somewhat crazy manner. The deputy supervisor was also politely escorted out by the Li family and then ordered to return home.

"The deputy supervisor of Qintian Prison is your man?"

It's not that she was suspicious, but this deputy supervisor came out at the right time. Every word he said was pushing Mu Yuying to death, but he was able to withstand the cold murderous intent of Duke Yue. If he didn't have something to rely on, it would be impossible for him to offend Duke Yue in public.

"That's not the case." Pei Lingfeng thought of Qin Tianjian and a strange look flashed in his eyes. Xiao Yunrou was immersed in her thoughts and didn't notice.

"I just wanted to teach Mu Yuying a lesson and then slowly work it out. I didn't expect you to help me mess around, and I didn't expect this deputy supervisor to stand up. It seems that Duke Yue has offended a lot of people. I guess someone saw our previous drama and they helped to stir up trouble."

Xiao Yunrou thought about what happened today. Who does the deputy supervisor of Qintianjian belong to? Who wants to target the Duke of Yue's Mansion or is it just Mu Yuying?

"Are you happy then?"

Pei Lingfeng played with Xiao Yunrou's fingers and laughed softly. Xiao Yunrou nodded. Mu Yuying's reputation was ruined and the Duke of Yue's Mansion was also affected. Naturally, she was happy.

"Since we are happy and our goal has been achieved, why should we care who the deputy supervisor is? As long as the outcome is in our favor, that's fine."

Xiao Yunrou thought about it and let it go. As long as the result was what he wanted, why bother about it so much?

"That's right. You might as well think about Jin'er instead. He's almost a year old. We didn't get to drink at the wedding today. Why don't you accompany me to the gold shop? I want to make a set of Ruyi locks for Jin'er."

Pei Lingfeng naturally agreed, and the two of them went to the largest jewel shop happily.

At the same time, outside Yanzhou City, two horses were galloping in the dark night. Sitting on the horses was Xiao Yunyan. Dressed in white, he looked like a star in the dark sky. Even with his frown and serious look, he could not hide his shining brilliance.

He had already found solid evidence of Zhong Shijie's collusion with the Southern Territory. As long as he returned to the city and handed it over to Prince An, the war would be over. Thinking of this, Xiao Yunyan sped up, not caring that a scholar's body was almost exhausted after riding for a day and a night.

The night was gloomy, dark clouds blocked the original moonlight, and the entire night sky was dark. Xiao Yunyan's horse could not run anymore. It fell to the ground with a long roar, and Xiao Yunyan was also thrown off the horse. Fortunately, the terrain here was flat. Xiao Yunyan rolled on the ground for a few times, took a few breaths, and stood up again. However, this horse could no longer be ridden.

"Sir, please ride this horse first. I will return to Yanzhou City later."

The guards behind Xiao Yunyan were brought from the Xiao family, and each of them was very loyal. They knew how shocking the information Xiao Yunyan had collected was, so they had to ensure that Xiao Yunyan entered Yanzhou safely, fearing that someone would discover it and take ruthless action before entering the city.

Xiao Yunyan nodded. He knew what was important and what was not. If the guard was careful and prudent, he could enter Yanzhou City in two days at most.

In the dark night, Xiao Yunyan rode his horse without stopping and galloped into the woods. The silence around him seemed a little strange. As soon as the sensitive guards entered the forest, they noticed something was wrong and hurriedly reminded Xiao Yunyan.

Xiao Yunyan had no martial arts skills, but now he could only remain calm, his deep eyes slightly dimmed, secretly paying attention to everything around him, and speeding up his horse. Although he did not know martial arts, he was sharp and felt that this forest was too quiet.

On the dense trees, a group of masked men in black were hanging there, waiting for Xiao Yunyan. When they saw him finally appear, they could no longer hold back. There was a sound like a bird's cry, and dozens of masked men in black descended from the trees at the same time, stabbing Xiao Yunyan from all directions with the sharp swords in their hands.

Xiao Yunyan only brought a dozen guards on this trip, including his own and Prince An's. However, it was obviously not enough to face so many assassins. After a while, Xiao Yunyan's men were at a disadvantage.

"Young Master, please leave!" a guard shouted.

Xiao Yunyan also knew that he would only be a burden here, so he could only ride his horse at full speed. The men in black wanted to chase him but were blocked by the guards who desperately tried to kill them. However, a few more men in black jumped out and chased Xiao Yunyan directly.

Xiao Yunyan had no choice but to escape desperately. He had never regretted so much that he had never learned martial arts. He was in a difficult situation and had no power to fight back.

Soon Xiao Yunyan was caught up, his back and arms were stabbed, he fell off his horse, gritting his teeth as he looked at the man in black approaching him. He touched the paper bag in his arms, which he had asked Prince An for before leaving, in case of an emergency, but he didn't expect that he would actually use it.

Xiao Yunyan was determined. Seeing that the man in black was only a few steps away from him, he suddenly opened the paper bag and the things inside flew towards the man in black. The man in black didn't expect that Xiao Yunyan, a man who seemed to have come down from the fairyland, would use poison. He fell to the ground unexpectedly. Xiao Yunyan took the opportunity to run away with his wounded body. But his injuries were not light. He felt dizzy after walking for a while and couldn't hold on. He fell heavily to the ground and passed out.

Prince An received the news of Xiao Yunyan's disappearance the next day. The guards covered Xiao Yunyan's escape that night. They also spent a lot of effort to deal with those people. Some of them were dead and some were injured. When they returned to the city along the way, they did not find any trace of Xiao Yunyan. Prince An was furious and sent two teams to look for him, but they only found Xiao Yunyan's mount and the bodies of three men in black.

There are no cliffs or rivers here, so it is impossible for him to disappear due to a misstep. No trace of Xiao Yunyan can be found. It is almost certain that Xiao Yunyan was captured by the enemy. This realization makes Prince An's expression even colder.

Prince An did not send a message back to the capital, but instead sent out his secret guards to search continuously. However, after five consecutive days and searching the area within a hundred miles, there was no trace of the person.

Prince An did not believe in ghosts and gods, and said that he would rather see the person alive or the body dead. He firmly believed that Xiao Yunyan was still alive and would definitely come back alive to see him. The secret guards continued to search, and he went to the place where Xiao Yunyan was most likely to disappear to see if there were any secret clues left.

There is a remote village thirty miles outside Yanzhou City. Because of the war that broke out in Yanzhou, many people fled the village, leaving only the old, weak and sick.

In a thatched hut that could barely shelter him from the wind and rain, Xiao Yunyan slowly woke up. His wounds were bandaged well with gauze, but he had been unconscious for many days and had no strength at all. He sat up with difficulty, recalled what happened before he fainted, and looked around the hut. He then realized that he had been rescued and was still alive.

With a creak, the door was pushed open. The dazzling sunlight made Xiao Yunyan squint uncomfortably. The woman who walked in against the light saw that Xiao Yunyan had woken up, ran over excitedly, and said happily: "You finally woke up! That's great!"

The woman hurriedly poured a glass of water for Xiao Yunyan and carefully helped him drink it. However, her movements were unfamiliar and even a little clumsy, and Xiao Yunyan's collar was slightly wet.

"Are you feeling better? Are you still feeling unwell? I'll ask Master Zhang to come over and take a look at you. Oh, although Master Zhang is not a doctor, he knows some herbs. Your injuries were caused by Master Zhang."

The woman kept talking, and Xiao Yunyan then looked at her seriously. He found that she was wearing coarse linen clothes and had no makeup on. Although her face was fair, her fatigue and surprise were extremely clear.

"It's you!" Xiao Yunyan finally recognized the woman and was very surprised.

"Yes, it's me. You lie down first, I'll let Master Zhang take a look at you."

The woman hurried out of the door and soon brought back a gray-haired old man. After taking a look at Xiao Yunyan, she said:

"Don't worry, his wounds are healing well. He will be able to get out of bed in two days."

As the woman expressed her gratitude one by one, Xiao Yunyan frowned slightly, his eyes no longer as calm and peaceful as usual, but rather deep and dark.

He watched the woman see Mr. Zhang off, then come back and place the clothes he was wearing that day on the bedside.

"I know you are in the Yanzhou military camp. Although the place where you had the accident was not Yanzhou, it must be no small matter for you to leave the city and suffer such serious injuries. I don't know anything. I dare not send you back to Yanzhou, so I can only bring you back. By the way, this is the clothes you wore that day. Take a look to see if you have lost anything?"

The woman's eyes were clear. Xiao Yunyan stared at her for a long time. The woman's face gradually turned red and she lowered her head little by little. Xiao Yunyan also looked away and sighed slightly.

"Why are you here? Does your family know?"

The woman hesitated for a long time before finally speaking.

"I left them a letter, so they knew about it. But luckily I came, or I wouldn't be able to save you."

Xiao Yunyan sighed again, but when he saw that the woman was genuine and did not hide her admiration for him, he suddenly felt uncomfortable for some reason.

"Forget it. I'll go back to Yanzhou when I can move again. You should come with me. It's not convenient for you, a girl, to stay in a place like this."

When the woman heard that Xiao Yunyan would take her with him when he left, she was excited, and her haggard but still beautiful face was full of brilliance.

Xiao Yunyan waited until the woman left the room before reaching out to pick up the jade hairpin that held her hair crown. He gently broke the hairpin into two pieces. He took out the secret letter inside and felt relieved when he found that no one had touched it.

A day later, Prince An, who received a secret signal from Xiao Yunyan, brought people to the village overnight and brought Xiao Yunyan and the woman back to the main city of Yanzhou.

It was inconvenient for the woman to enter the military camp, so Xiao Yunyan arranged for her to live in a courtyard, and he followed Prince An back to the military camp.

"Fortunately, you are okay." Prince An looked at Xiao Yunyan's injuries, his eyes dark and full of guilt.

"I'm very lucky, but I'm afraid I'll have to recuperate for a few months due to this injury."

Prince An had already obtained the ironclad evidence of Zhong Shijie's collusion with foreign tribes from Xiao Yunyan, which he had fought so hard for. He patted Xiao Yunyan on the shoulder and said in a deep voice:

"Don't worry, I will avenge you! Just take good care of yourself. Once the battle is over tomorrow, we will be able to set off back to the capital."

Xiao Yunyan believed in Prince An's ability. They had already made arrangements, and now that they had the evidence in hand and Zhong Shijie was locked up, without his leaks, the war would be over soon.

The author has something to say: Please collect the sequel "The Demon Concubine"

In this world, there are situations that are more painful than death.

Lu Wushuang, the eldest daughter of the family, is extremely beautiful.

The King of Chu was on tour and stayed at Lu's house due to heavy rain. When he saw Wushuang, he was shocked and thought she was a fairy. He brought her into the palace, and from then on Wushuang became his favorite for twelve years.

People from all walks of life in the court called Wushuang a witch. Wushuang smiled brilliantly and pointed lightly, and the Emperor of Chu slaughtered all those who humiliated and bullied her for her.

"Wushuang, even if you want my heart, I will give it to you!"

On the day the city was captured, Lu Wushuang watched the Emperor of Chu die with his eyes wide open because of protecting her, while she nestled in the arms of the enemy's Regent, smiling sweetly.

The Forbearing Revengeful Heroine x The Infatuated and Absurd Tyrant

【Guidelines】

1. The ending is not a happy one, so be careful if you have sensitive hearts.

2. Not 1v1, please be careful if you like double clean


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