Chapter 425: Striving to Achieve KPIs (Part 5) [Seeking Monthly Tickets]
I'm going to die!
In a flash, the thought of death crept into her mind. The intense despair rendered her unable to move, so she could only close her eyes and wait for the moment when the blade would slice across her slender neck.
However, the expected pain did not come; instead, warm blood splattered onto his face like a jet of water.
Princess Wang opened her eyes, panting heavily.
Out of the corner of her eye, she only caught a glimpse of the ferocious warhorse carrying a headless corpse as it hurriedly passed by her. The missing head rolled a few times before finally rolling to her feet. The princess instinctively looked down.
He met those unseeing, lifeless eyes.
Her eyes were bloodshot and her face showed lingering fear and disbelief. The princess was so shocked by the scene that she took a small step back. Blood was still flowing from her wound, pooling and wetting the back of her foot.
Her emotions were in turmoil, and she felt as if all her strength had been drained away. Her hands and feet were weak, and she could only barely keep herself from collapsing by kneeling on the ground. Before she could even figure out what had happened, the pursuers screamed in pain.
Hope ignites within Princess Wang.
She was panting heavily, gritting her teeth as she looked up.
The night was dark and gloomy. Although Princess Wang, being an ordinary person, did not suffer from night blindness, her night vision was not very good. Even with her eyes wide open, she could only make out a few blurry figures. She could only barely make out their movements by the occasional flashes of martial energy, and with the clanging sounds of their martial energy clashing, she could roughly tell that reinforcements were fighting with villains, and the outcome was unknown.
Is she... temporarily saved?
Reason told her that she couldn't stay where she was now. She should take advantage of the reinforcements to delay the enemy and leave as soon as possible. As for how she would survive alone in the unfamiliar wilderness, that was a question for later.
But... but she really didn't have the strength.
A persistent, aching discomfort throbbed in her lower abdomen. The princess, disheveled and weak, gently touched the bulge, muttering to herself, "Unfortunate." Previously, for the sake of her future, she had considered getting rid of this bastard child more than once, but now…
If we can't save it, then it's truly fate.
As her hands gradually regained strength, Princess Wang struggled to her feet. But before she could regain her footing, a wave of dizziness washed over her, and her knees buckled, threatening to buckle back down. Just as she thought her knees were about to bruise, a not-so-strong but exceptionally powerful arm scooped up behind her knees, while the other hand supported her shoulder. Then, she was lifted into the air, her body held horizontally in her arms.
Who is it?
After enduring the dizziness, the princess managed to open her eyes.
What came into view was a cold, exquisite, and extremely heroic profile, like a fairy from a palace, but a fairy wouldn't have such an intense murderous aura. There were a few drops of blood on her face, which had been splattered there at some unknown time, but it did not detract from her beauty in the slightest, leaving her stunned.
"How is Your Highness?"
Princess Wang was brought back to her senses by the voice of the newcomer.
She said, "It's...it's alright..."
After rescuing her, the man rushed back.
Although they were traveling at high speed, Princess Wang did not feel much of a bump. This person must be a highly skilled and agile martial artist. With a light touch of his toes, his figure moved like a wisp of smoke several feet away, with the whistling wind in his ears.
"The situation was too chaotic just now, and this humble general was unable to save Your Highness immediately, causing you distress," the man explained casually. But even a fool could tell how difficult it was to find a running target in the chaos of battle. The fact that he arrived in time to save her life, rather than to collect her corpse, was quite remarkable. How could the princess possibly reprimand him?
Princess Wang said, "No, it won't happen."
This man skillfully led the princess around the battlefield, and when there were places they couldn't avoid, they charged straight in. Relying on his agile movements and cunning, sharp swordsmanship, he didn't suffer any losses. All the princess could do was hold him tightly, while adjusting her breathing and emotions, trying to alleviate the discomfort in her lower abdomen.
"We haven't yet asked the general's name or whose command he serves."
Although she had been rescued, Princess Wang was not entirely without cunning. Who knew whether this person was a savior sent from heaven or a jinx who would push her into another pit of fire? The newcomer did not hide anything and said directly, "Bai Su, under Lord Shen's command."
Mr. Shen?
That Prefect Shen?
Upon hearing this title, Wang Ji's tense nerves suddenly relaxed, her eyes reddened, and her eyes filled with moisture.
All unease and fear receded like the tide with Bai Su's simple six words. The princess had placed her bet on Shen Tang, whom she naturally considered reliable. Realizing this, the princess no longer harbored any suspicion and felt completely at ease.
Bai Su brought the princess back, but did not intend to hand her over to the Shiwu delegation. Instead, she secretly took her back to her own camp during the chaos—this was a special instruction given by the lord when he assigned the mission: to take advantage of the war to steal the princess away.
As long as she is hidden well and then brought back to Longwu County, the promise to the princess will be fulfilled. Otherwise, if one wants to snatch a princess destined for marriage from the hands of Shiwu, the only option would be to use violence, and Shen Tang doesn't think she has that kind of ability.
Princess Wang was also clever; she remained silent throughout.
Unlike the main battlefield, which was ablaze with flames, the battle cries at Shen Tang's camp were relatively quiet. Bai Su, relying on her previously honed agility, accomplished the task discreetly, placing the princess into a pre-prepared small carriage. The convoy was escorted by several dozen guards.
Seeing Bai Su about to leave, Princess Wang instinctively grabbed her sleeve, still shaken: "Where is General Bai going?"
Bai Su explained: "Fighting a war."
Although Xu Quan helped take over, Bai Su still worried about her soldiers, fearing that facing the real bloodshed of the battlefield would cause them to forget their daily training due to physical fear. In the battlefield, the price of making a mistake could be one's own life.
“But…” Princess Wang hesitated.
Bai Su: "They will take Your Highness to a safe place. In a few hours, I will bring my men to meet Your Highness. Please rest assured and have a safe journey."
"Then, I wish General Bai great success in his military campaigns..."
Wang Ji remembered that this was how martial arts masters would offer blessings, but she was just an ordinary person, and this blessing was only verbal and would not bring any real benefit to Bai Su.
Thank you.
Bai Su was astonished.
This was the first time she had received such a blessing since becoming a Martial Warrior, and her eyes were no longer as cold as before. She lowered the carriage curtain and said loudly to the soldiers, "You shall act according to plan and protect His Highness."
"Yes!" everyone responded.
Lost in her own emotions, Wang Ji failed to notice that the response from outside the carriage was rather soft, sounding more like a woman than a burly man. Upon closer reflection, the same was true of the "White General."
Bai Su deliberately lowered her voice to make it sound deeper, and since the princess had survived the ordeal, she didn't have the energy to pay attention to such small details.
Under the cover of night, the dusty carriage drove away from the blood-soaked battlefield without alerting anyone.
Bai Su rushed back.
To her surprise, she was greeted by countless fireballs falling from the sky, each one landing precisely on her own tent.
"Isn't this the Lord's Word of Power?"
Bai Su was dumbfounded.
(End of this chapter)
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