"Sister, don't talk nonsense." I saw the poisonous snake approaching again, so I swung my sword and it was cut in two, falling into the water and floating away.
I remembered the medicine the shopkeeper gave me; there was one pill left. It had helped Xie Yuancheng recover and also cured the snake venom.
"Sister, I have medicine here. It was given to me by a reclusive master. Yuan Cheng was ambushed and almost died, but it saved him."
Li Ruowei's face was already pale. I didn't care about anything else. I took out the medicine bottle from my body, put Yu'er between us, and fed her the medicine.
I placed her on the ground. I heard footsteps outside, and I quickly held my sword protectively in my hand. When he parted the reeds, I discovered it was Meng Anshi.
"Anshi, you've come at the right time. My sister has been bitten by a snake."
Upon hearing this, his expression changed, and he hurriedly came in to hold Li Ruowei in his arms, his fingers trembling as he looked at the place where she had been bitten.
I thought Li Ruowei's legs must be completely black, but I didn't expect there to be only a small imprint left.
"This?" Meng Anshi was a little dumbfounded. He even touched it to confirm that it was just a little gum mark.
"It must be the medicine from earlier that worked. This is the medicine the shopkeeper gave me. He said it could save lives in times of crisis, and it even saved Yuancheng."
"Thank you, Madam." Meng Anshi's eyes were full of tears, but he refused to let them fall.
“We’re all family, so you have to call me sister-in-law, just like your older sister does.”
"Me." Meng Anshi half-embraced Li Ruowei, still afraid of Xie Yuancheng.
"Don't worry, Yuancheng just won't say it. He's overthinking these things. Once things calm down, he'll acknowledge you."
Yu'er started to struggle. I looked at him, just clicked my tongue, reached out a hand, and went back to sleeping while hugging the milk bottle.
"The young master was so well-behaved this time; thankfully he didn't cry."
"What young master? He's your nephew."
This person is too stubborn. Let's talk to him slowly once we're safe.
At that moment, there were sounds of people walking around and talking above.
"The Marquis of Anle and the Crown Prince are in the back mountain. I heard that the Marquis of Anle was hit by a hail of arrows and he is probably not going to make it."
Has his son been found?
"No, we didn't even see Princess Caiwei."
"Keep searching. This time, we must wipe them out completely, or we'll all be beheaded when we get back."
"yes."
Xie Yuancheng was attacked by a hail of arrows, and I almost let go of Yu'er's hand. I had to go find him.
“Anshi, my sister just said that carrying the Thirteen Pavilions will get you to Lin Family Village. Can you take Yu’er with you while I go and rescue Yuan Cheng?”
"No, they are all top-notch experts from the Imperial Guard. Brother Lin has already gone to rescue them. If something happens to the Madam, the Marquis will be heartbroken when he returns."
I closed my eyes briefly: "But he'll have to come back alive."
Just then, Li Ruowei slowly woke up, and I put Yu'er in her arms. She is gentle and kind, and she is good at coaxing children.
"Good sister, please take care of Yu'er. We'll see each other again later."
I grabbed the Phantom Sword and ran out, ignoring their voices. I climbed into the woods; there was no one left near the Thirteen Pavilions, only a few carriages.
Although the carriage is broken, there are horses, so I can ride there faster.
I followed the footprints below and hurried forward. This was a fortress, old and dilapidated, but with many places to take cover.
As soon as I reached the foot of the mountain, I heard a sound coming from above. I quickly dismounted and climbed the mountain along the path where there were no stone steps.
People kept falling down from above. I looked at their clothes, and some of them were Xie Yuancheng's guards.
I climbed up the vine, my palms were all cut, but I didn't care. I just felt that if I was any later, my man would die.
Thankfully, I made it to the top. I used the vines to jump to a rock a little higher up, and thankfully, the Phantom Sword hanging at my waist didn't fall. I carried the rock to a more spacious area on the other side.
As soon as I steadied myself, I saw people fighting above me—a man in black and Lin Chao. The man in black was highly skilled in martial arts, but he dared not show his face in broad daylight; no matter how skilled he was, he was still a scoundrel.
I climbed up from the other side. Anyway, I'm a woman, not a gentleman, so I slashed him in the back, and Lin Chao kicked him down.
"Why are you here? Anshi, you really can't even keep an eye on a person."
Fearing that Meng Anshi would be criticized, I quickly lied: "My sister was bitten by a snake and is still being treated. I heard someone say that Yuan Cheng was ambushed, so I ran over."
"That young master?"
"My sister's snake venom has been sucked out, and Yu'er went with them." Seeing that he didn't believe me, I hurriedly pulled him away: "Master, let's go quickly. I think Yuan Cheng is going to be killed by them. When we hid just now, we heard a lot of the Crown Prince's reinforcements talking there."
Lin Chao could only focus on one thing at a time, so he led me up another small path.
"Madam, you're being too reckless. Brother Xie will be fine."
"I've dreamt about this scene before, so don't worry. As long as he's safe, I won't show up."
Lin Chao shook his head as he climbed: "There are several groups of people now. Besides the Crown Prince and the Empress, there are other ambushes."
"These bastards who eat the government's food but do nothing right."
As soon as Lin Chao climbed to a spacious spot, he pulled me up: "Brother Xie should be at the edge of the cliff by now. We've been betrayed again. The rope at the edge of the cliff has been cut. I have to hurry and tell him not to jump."
"Master, is Yuan Cheng still with someone?"
Lin Chao's face was grave: "It's very likely that none of them will be left."
"Then let's go quickly."
Lin Chao has light-footed skills, but it's not easy to show them off on the mountain. He's very fast, and I got scrapes on my legs and arms while following beside him. Thinking that Xie Yuancheng was all alone, and that it would be extremely dangerous if we were any later, I endured the pain and continued climbing.
We climbed up the small path to the top of the tree on the cliff, where we could see the edge of the cliff below. Just as we got a clearer view, we saw Xie Yuancheng surrounded by a group of men in black, bleeding profusely.
Just as I was about to go down, Lin Chao stopped me: "Madam, look over there."
The prince was wearing armor and all black, but he did not wear a veil.
"Master, are we the only two people on the mountain?"
"Yes, I will attack the Crown Prince now." Lin Chao gripped the sword in his hand: "Madam, don't go down, it's safest to stay here."
I wouldn't stay here, but fearing he might be distracted, I quickly nodded, "Master, be careful."
Lin Chao was highly skilled in martial arts. He flung out a large leaf, knocking the people around the Crown Prince off their horses, and sending half of the black-clad men who were attacking Xie Yuancheng flying.
Then came the sound of horses' hooves. I saw that Xie Yuancheng's hand holding the sword was bleeding, and he had abrasions on his face, but he was still in good spirits.
"My lord, just surrender and we'll be able to report back."
"Hehe, then I'd better fight to the death."
Just as I was about to go down, I saw that the person coming over was Lin Yu. What was the Emperor of Dongqin doing in Dazhao?
He held a bow and arrow in his hand, aiming it at Xie Yuancheng. Just as he was about to shoot, I quickly slid down the tree and cut it in half with one arrow.
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