Chapter 28: Taishan Journey (2) Stop thinking about my people...
Everything had returned to square one. A few months earlier, the two armies had faced off, and Xie Yun was the target. But both sides had merely treated her as an object.
Seeing this, the men sent by Lou Cheng immediately rushed over on horseback, hoping to snatch Xie Yun away before Yan Huinan could return. However, just as the man reached out to abduct her, an arrow came hurtling towards him, piercing his hand with both precision and ferocity.
The man screamed and retracted his hand, and the tail of the arrow just scratched the clothes in front of Xie Yun.
"Xie Yun." Yan Huinan called her again. The voice was extremely oppressive, but when it came out of Yan Huinan's mouth, people could feel his confidence and assurance.
She looked indifferent and indifferent towards Yan Huinan, as if everything was within his expectations, so she had been exposed a long time ago, right?
When did it happen? Did he discover it himself, or did Lu Lingyu tip him off? But she was just asking Lu Lingyu for a favor by saving Lu Jihan's life. Or was it Chang Heng?
But if Chang Heng didn't catch the adultery, why would he send someone to report to Yan Huinan? Isn't that asking for trouble?
Xie Yun was struggling in her heart, but her body involuntarily walked towards Yan Huinan.
There's no way, there are too many others and the chances of winning are greater.
At that moment, Fei Jing reached out and pulled her behind him, a fierce look on his face. He had suffered some hardships in prison and had just been poisoned, so he was still a little weak. If Yan Huinan saw this, Fei Jing would be in trouble.
"I'll give you one more chance. Don't let me down again. You can see the current situation." Yan Huinan raised his chin slightly and looked at her with disdain. "You have no choice but to come with me."
Wei Hong also walked in front of Xie Yun, blocking her with half his body. The meaning was self-evident. He would fight to the death for Xie Yun today. "My young lady will not go with you!"
Xie Yun was deeply moved that someone was so determined to stand in front of her. However, if the price was heavy casualties, that was not what she wanted to see.
Xie Yun: "I'll go with you, but you have to release Fei Jing. Release the people my brother sent."
"Do you really want to save this mute dog?" Yan Huinan's expression darkened.
Xie Yun didn't deny it. She just wanted to do her best to save the person who truly treated her well. She continued to play her cards, just waiting for Yan Huinan's answer. "After Fei Jing and the others leave safely, I will be the only one by your side. I won't be able to escape anymore. This is the result you want to see, isn't it?"
Yan Huinan scoffed, "Yes. But I'm very unhappy, and so are my soldiers. They've come such a long way to chase you, only to be standing here like a decoration. You're not an important person, but you've made them come all this way in vain. It's very discouraging."
Xie Yun was almost in despair after hearing this. She didn't know why she had ended up like this. She knew freedom was precious, but she no longer longed for it. She struggled, then compromised. Now she was willing to be thrown into purgatory, but she still couldn't save the person she wanted to save.
Why is it so difficult?
She closed her eyes and asked, "What do you want me to do?"
"Think for yourself. You should have known how to please me."
I don’t know! I don’t know! No way! Xie Yun could only curse fiercely in her heart.
But her actions were unambiguous. She whispered to Fei Jing, "Let's go to Jiangnan. Please."
Now the only person she can trust and ask for help is Fei Jing.
I'm sorry, Mother! I'm trapped in a difficult situation, and I have no choice. I can't personally go and relocate your grave and set up a tombstone. I'm unfilial, and I hope you won't blame me if you know. But one day I'll be free, and I won't leave you alone. You should have been a blooming flower, but you didn't meet the spring, and you're burdened with me... I'm sorry, Mother.
After making up her mind, Xie Yun walked past the two people who were protecting her wholeheartedly and went to Yan Huinan without hesitation. She aimed at the bow in Yu Xian's hand beside Yan Huinan. It was he who shot the arrow just now.
The next second, Xie Yun forcefully snatched the bow from Yu Xian's hand. This was Yan Huinan's "family affair" and Yu Xian did not get involved too much. So when he saw Xie Yun trying to snatch the bow, he did not think Xie Yun would pose a threat to him, so he did not use force and let Xie Yun snatch it away easily.
She drew an arrow from her quiver, drew her bow, aimed, and shot!
The entire set of movements was smooth and seamless. At the moment of taking the bow, everyone thought Xie Yun was using himself as bait, intending to kill Yan Huinan directly for revenge.
But no one expected that Xie Yun was aiming at Lou Cheng's men. Her arrow was so swift and powerful that it hit one man's head straight in the head, and the man fell down before he could react.
The troops sent by Lou Cheng were immediately thrown into disarray. They had never expected Xie Yun to do such a thing. Wasn't she the young lady who never left Master Xie's house? How could she shoot an arrow?
In fact, even the soldiers under Yan Huinan were frightened by the actions of this young woman Xie Yun, but years of strict military discipline intimidated them and prevented them from showing it.
"Miss Xie! You... which side are you on?" The leader of Lou Cheng's men asked, "The Third Prince has treated you well. Even though you betrayed him, he still hasn't killed you. As long as you follow us back to Daliang, the Third Prince will definitely not hold grudges. Besides, your sister..."
Yan Huinan had no patience to listen to his nonsense. He raised his hand slightly and was about to lead his troops to attack, but suddenly he heard a "clang" sound, and another arrow was shot out. Another person fell down, right behind the person who was speaking.
"you!"
Xie Yun's arrows never missed their target. The night was already dark, making arrows difficult to see and avoid. No one expected Xie Yun's way of shutting people up would be this.
She sneered, "Everyone says I'm a traitor, but my heart isn't three-petaled. You're not trying to say that Lou Cheng won't hold grudges and will take me as his concubine when I return, are you?"
Finally, she emphasized the remaining half of the sentence, "But my husband is right here. He is the one who gave me the status of his legal wife." She specifically emphasized the second half of the sentence in response to Yan Huinan's "flattering".
These words stunned everyone present. Only Yan Huinan remained calm, staring at Xie Yun quietly, wanting to see what else she could do.
"Miss Xie, don't forget that Master Xie Run is still in Daliang. Aren't you afraid of implicating him by doing this?" the man said viciously.
Xie Yun: "Does my brother still have to rely on your charity to survive?"
One sentence can make people speechless.
Xie Run was a gifted man, and although his father didn't show it on the surface, he valued this son very much. Just now, he said that Lou Cheng would harm Xie Run, and in his panic, he did scare Xie Yun, but she was now very sober.
Lou Cheng was a dormant tiger. He wouldn't easily destroy anything or anyone that benefited him. He would exploit everything to its full potential. After all, Lou Cheng didn't have many chips in his hand right now. She believed Xie Run would know how to protect herself if necessary.
What she needs to do now is to save the person in front of her and protect herself.
This is the unspoken consensus between the siblings.
Yan Huinan waved his hand lazily, and Si Wen took the order and led his men to attack.
Yan Huinan: "Leave that bad-mouthed guy behind. I have some use for him."
If someone says they will stay, they will definitely stay. After the rest of the people were dealt with, the leader wanted to commit suicide, but was stopped by Si Wen with his quick eyes and hands.
He thought that Yan Huinan had kept him here on purpose to torture him, cut him into pieces, and torture him to death.
But when he knelt on the ground, he unexpectedly heard Yan Huinan say word by word: "Go back and tell Lou Cheng,"
"Don't think about me anymore."
He was forced to look up at Yan Huinan. Xie Yun was riding the same horse with him, and Yan Huinan was holding her close to him. He couldn't see Yan Huinan's expression clearly.
But I always feel that this is a kind of...
show off?
Or rather, a demonstration.
This is a naked protest!
He gnashed his teeth, but Yan Huinan really let him go. He killed all his brothers, leaving only him alone, just to let him go back and pass on a message to the Third Prince.
Spreading such an insignificant sentence, yet full of threats and humiliation.
He knew clearly that Xie Yun was the third prince's fiancée before!
Yan Huinan, you really won’t die a good death.
But Xie Yun's flattery was indeed effective. This time, Yan Huinan truly released Fei Jing, along with Wei Hong and the others. Xie Yun sat on her horse, watching them depart, her heart filled with reluctance. She was not only gazing at Fei Jing and Wei Hong from afar, bidding them farewell, but also bidding farewell to the freedom she would never have again.
The pain and despair of a life she might never see again ripped through Xie Yun's heart. She felt a chill run down her spine, her head aching, and her blood rushed to her head. She saw an iron barrier before her, separating her from all happiness and freedom.
She saw herself slowly sinking into the water and being soaked by it.
She wanted to cry bitterly, but it was all so inappropriate. Her tears could not really free her from the pain, and no one would sympathize with her pain. She was truly alone at the moment.
The only thing I can do is to hold back my tears and find a way to survive in the narrower gap.
She said Xie Run would not live on charity, and neither would she. Yan Huinan would not become a constraint for her, and she did not need to live on anyone's charity.
After daybreak, Xie Yun and Han Zhen stayed in the carriage waiting to set off for Mount Tai. Before setting off, Xie Yun met Yan Huinan's uncle, Prince Yu, who was about to become regent.
He was sitting in a wheelchair pushed by someone, and Yan Huinan was kneeling on one knee listening to him when he spoke.
Prince Yu's gaze suddenly turned to Xie Yun. His face was gentle and kind, with the temperament of a scholar. It was hard to imagine that he was a decisive strategist who could decide victory or defeat with a single word.
If he had not been disabled, it would have been unknown who would be the crown prince between the late emperor and him.
"I haven't seen you for many years. Yun'er has grown into such a beautiful young lady. When you were little, even your sister would praise you in front of me, saying that her naughty son had good taste. I never thought we would become a family now."
Xie Yun didn't have such a strong hostile attitude towards older people. She smiled lightly and nodded, "Greetings, Prince Yu."
Prince Yu: "Since we're family, you should follow Ziyou and call me uncle." He winked at Xie Yun and said with a smile, "Just calling me Prince Yu is too distant. Besides, there's more than one Prince Yu in the capital. Uncle is the only one."
He refers to Yu Xian's brother, and also the former Prince Yu.
Xie Yun had no intention of offending him, but fortunately he didn't take it to heart.
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