Chapter 23 The Twenty-Third Kill

After hearing the messenger's words, everyone present except Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment.

Right now!

When the messenger fell down due to serious injuries, Xiaoyu seized the opportunity and made an unexpected turn, breaking the wrist of the man with the shining silver sword, and then snatched the silver sword from his hand.

After sprinkling a handful of sleeping pills on Cao Shipeng and the others, he ran towards the door.

When she was solving the problem, her fighting ability was not good, but that was compared with those outstanding male and female killers. As for the guards around Cao Shipeng in the room, she was confident that she could take them down with a few moves.

Xiaoyu guessed that Zhou Xunran's people outside should be here to rescue her.

But she didn't expect that Zhou Xunran would come in person with his limp body.

When she left the room, the first thing she saw was the man in a white cloak standing in front of the carriage.

The murderous wind blew his hair off his shoulders.

He was like a proud pine or cypress, standing on the cliff, quietly watching the fight in front of him.

Xiaoyu had just escaped from the room, but was still surrounded by Cao Shipeng's men. Cao Shipeng did not come out of the room, and amid the clash of swords, shouts and cries of fighting, Xiaoyu could still hear Cao Shipeng's painful screams: "Kill that stinky girl for me!"

In an instant, the people around immediately set their sights on the little fish.

One punch is no match for ten hands. Even though he was holding a silver sword, Xiaoyu was immediately at a disadvantage when facing dozens of strong men with advanced martial arts skills.

Fortunately, when they were solving the problem of worry, their masters also taught them different ways to escape from this situation where the enemy is numerous and we are few. The first step is to cut off the Gordian knot quickly and never fight to the end.

After three or four moves, Xiaoyu found a weaker person in the crowd and then rushed towards him.

Even if you are injured or attacked, the force of the impact will not slow down, but will become stronger and stronger.

People from the palace not far away were also fighting and rushed over. The one in the front was Lin Kun, who she was asking to get help.

Xiaoyu used the force to flip over the opponent's back and landed next to Lin Kun. He grinned, revealing his blood-stained teeth, "Guard Lin, I knew you could come to save me."

Lin Kun narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Retreat to the side of the prince."

"Okay!"

Most of the people here are from the palace, so it will be much easier to move forward.

Xiaoyu wiped the blood off his chin, took ten steps forward and stopped beside Zhou Xunran, "Why is the prince here?"

Zhou Xunran looked her up and down, and after seeing that she only had superficial wounds, he replied, "I'm here to save you."

"Oh, with your small body," Xiaoyu swung his sword and injured an enemy who was about to launch a sneak attack, then kicked him down, "can you come to save people?"

Zhou Xunran said calmly: "Now that you mention it, I remember that I didn't know you were so good at martial arts."

Xiaoyu didn't blush or get nervous, and without even writing a draft, she said directly: "My master taught me."

“Why didn’t he teach me?”

"He is partial. He will give me the good things."

"You are so boastful." Zhou Xunran said, and calmly got on the carriage, as if the life-and-death battle not far away did not exist. "Get in."

Xiaoyu hesitated for a moment: "What about them?"

Zhou Xunran's voice was calm and collected: "If they can't do this well, they don't have to go back to the palace."

Xiaoyu was a little hesitant.

Zhou Xunran opened the car curtain and said, "Lin Kun will take care of it. Get in the car first, I'll take a look at your injuries."

Only then did Xiaoyu step onto the carriage.

The driver waiting by the side lowered the curtain and started to drive away.

Before leaving, Xiaoyu glanced outside and said, "Cao Shipeng hasn't come out yet."

Zhou Xunran took out the medicine from the wooden box under the seat and handed it to her: "He wanted to come out, but he didn't have the capital to face me head-on."

Zhou Xunran's voice was not loud, especially as the carriage they were riding in had just started moving and the sounds of fighting behind were still close at hand, but Xiaoyu could still hear from his words the arrogance that was unique to the regent of the current dynasty.

The little fish reminded him in a low voice: "Even rabbits bite when they are angry. Don't go too far."

Just by looking at Zhou Xunran's indifferent expression, Xiaoyu knew that he didn't listen.

She wanted to say a few more words of advice, but the driver's voice came from outside the carriage: "Be careful, Your Majesty!"

Cao Shipeng’s men are chasing us!

Xiaoyu half bent his body and stood in front of Zhou Xunran, holding the hilt of the sword tightly with both hands.

The wheel of the car sank, probably someone fell down.

The driver drew his sword and started fighting with him, and the whole carriage began to shake violently.

The best solution at the moment was to abandon the car and jump out immediately while the car was not going too fast. Xiaoyu turned around and looked at Zhou Xunran, then gave up the idea and decided to save the car.

Zhou Xunran was not nervous at all: "If you want to jump out of the car, just go ahead and don't worry about me."

"Shut up!" Xiaoyu stared at the shaking car curtain intently, "You'd better pray that this man's martial arts skills are not high, otherwise both of us will die here today."

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of fighting outside stopped. At the same time, through the faint light, Xiaoyu saw that the driver had a dagger stabbed in the chest and fell off the speeding car.

The man outside the car raised his sword high and stabbed at the car.

Xiaoyu held the hilt of the sword with both hands and was about to attack when she felt a soft force attacking her waist. She looked back and saw Zhou Xunran had found a straight stick from somewhere. He held Xiaoyu's waist with his left hand to make her retreat, and stabbed her hard with his right hand.

It hit the guy right in the stomach.

He howled when he was stabbed, and rolled off the wheel of the car, holding his stomach.

Zhou Xunran did not take advantage either. The man's sword split the car curtain, and the sword hit the wooden stick, causing Zhou Xunran's right hand to become numb, and his hand went limp and he let go of the wooden stick.

Outside, the horses neighed and the wheels seemed to have run over something, causing the whole carriage to suddenly shake.

Xiaoyu could hardly stand steadily. She ignored Zhou Xunran and ran out of the carriage to grab the reins, trying to control the horse.

Unfortunately, her strength was too small, and the carriage ran towards the path ahead.

When they came out just now, Xiaoyu had already observed the surroundings in advance. They were in the mountains, and it was entirely possible that a steep slope or cliff would suddenly appear. If they didn't jump out of the car, if there was a steep slope or cliff ahead, they would be dead.

Xiaoyu loosened the reins and wanted to get back into the carriage and take Zhou Xunran with her.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Xunran was faster than her. Just as she was about to sit up, a hard chest wrapped in clothes appeared in front of her. Then her body lightened. Xiaoyu immediately realized what he wanted to do.

"My Lord!"

Zhou Xunran held her in his left hand, still holding the straight stick in his right hand, and rolled to the ground from mid-air.

Xiaoyu's head was held tightly in his arms, so he couldn't see what was happening around him.

There was only the sound of the wind whistling past her ears, and then with a thud, the sharp stones and hard grass stalks on the ground scratched the tips of her ears.

The two people's bodies rolled on the ground for dozens of times before they stopped.

Xiaoyu immediately struggled out of his arms, saw him lying flat on the ground, and reached out to touch his body: "Prince? Prince, how are you?"

Zhou Xunran's left arm moved, then fell to the ground again as if he was exhausted.

"I can't move my arm."

Xiaoyu stretched out his hand to feel it out. "The bone is not broken, it's probably dislocated. What about the rest of the body? Is the leg okay?"

As she spoke, she went to check his legs.

Zhou Xunran's legs moved, and the straight wooden stick on his legs fell to the ground with a "thump".

Xiaoyu stretched out his legs and kicked it away. "Why did you take this stick with you when you jumped out of the car?"

Zhou Xunran wanted to take it back, but he was too weak to do so, so he just lay down. "What kind of stick is this? This is my walking stick, made of the finest ironwood, with an iron pillar inside and a hidden weapon at the bottom. It's very useful."

After hearing what he said, Xiaoyu knew that he was fine. "You are so proud of yourself for using crutches at such a young age."

Xiaoyu picked up the crutch and put it next to him.

She didn't have the strength to carry him back now, so she simply sat in front of him and waited for Lin Kun to bring people to find them.

Once you are free, the surroundings become particularly quiet.

Xiaoyu spoke first, "You don't let me call you Junior Brother, and you kicked me out of the palace, so we have no relationship anymore. Why did you come to save me?"

Zhou Xunran didn't expect her to ask so directly, and paused for a moment, "You were caught by Cao Shipeng because of my misjudgment."

This series of events, after all, was caused by him driving her out of the palace.

"So, you are using this as a self-torture tactic?"

Zhou Xunran did not deny: "Did I succeed?"

Xiaoyu said firmly, "No. Since you kicked me out of the palace without any reason, I will not go back no matter what you say."

Zhou Xunran was still lying on the ground, and said to himself: "If there is nothing, then I can only use the second trick."

"What's the second move?"

Xiaoyu waited for a while but didn't hear his answer. She looked down at him curiously, but saw that Zhou Xunran had his eyes closed and was breathing slowly.

"Prince?" She pushed his chest and called twice, but there was still no response from him.

Xiaoyu then realized that Zhou Xunran had actually fainted.

Just when he was at a loss, Lin Kun came over with his men.

Xiaoyu immediately called him: "The prince's left arm is dislocated, but everything else is fine. But just when we were talking, he suddenly fainted."

Lin Kun waved and called two people over, preparing to carry Zhou Xunran onto the carriage they had retrieved.

Xiaoyu thought, why not carry him back? In the past, when Zhou Xunran fainted outside, the guards always carried him. Now, being carried by others is like carrying a pig, which will damage Zhou Xunran's dignity in front of the guards.

Lin Kun explained casually, "The prince fell off the carriage, and there may be bone damage on his body. If other movements are used at this time, the broken bones and abdominal organs will be worn out. Lifting will have the least impact on the broken bones."

Xiaoyu nodded and watched them carry Zhou Xunran away. Just after taking two steps forward, Xiaoyu's body was also carried forward.

She looked down and saw Zhou Xunran's intact right hand tightly grasping the corner of her clothes.

Xiaoyu wanted to pull out Lin Kun's sword and cut off the piece of clothing.

Lin Kun held his sword tightly and explained, "We are all men. If you cut your clothes, it will not be good. Miss Xiaoyu, you should come back with us. The prince's injury cannot wait."

Looking at Zhou Xunran's fingers grabbing her clothes, Xiaoyu suddenly understood his so-called second trick, which was to bet on her own unwillingness.

She sighed: "Let's go back to the palace."

After the group entered the palace, the others quietly dispersed, and only Lin Kun and two other guards sent Zhou Xunran to the inner courtyard of Qingwu Courtyard.

Xiaoyu stood beside the bed, slightly bent over, making it easier for Zhou Xunran to rest his right hand on the bed.

The doctor that Lin Kun had sent for earlier had already arrived, and Xiao Yu told him in detail about Zhou Xunran's condition.

The more Nanny Zhao listened, the tighter her brows furrowed, and she couldn't stop complaining: "Since the prince met you, he has been getting more and more unlucky. It's only been a few days, and he has fainted many times."

Xiaoyu rolled her eyes at her and said, "It's all because you, as a nanny, haven't fulfilled your duties. If you had taken good care of him and kept him healthy, he wouldn't have fainted so easily."

Nanny Zhao opened her mouth and finally said, "I don't want to bother with you. I'm going to make medicine for the prince," and then she wanted to leave the room.

Xiaoyu laughed: "The doctor hasn't prescribed any medicine yet, why are you so anxious? I'll tell you, you don't really care about the prince."

"You!" Nanny Zhao looked furious.

Lin Kun stepped forward and stood between the two of them, and said to Madam Zhao, "The prince hasn't eaten for half a day. Madam, go to the kitchen and tell Chef Zhang to have something easily digestible ready for him to eat when he wakes up."

Nanny Zhao responded, glared at Xiaoyu, and then left angrily.

Xiaoyu made a smug face at her, but when she came to her senses and saw Lin Kun's embarrassed look, she lowered her head in embarrassment.

"Can't you just be quiet?"

A soothing male voice echoed in her ears.

Xiaoyu looked up at Lin Kun and was about to say that he was "helping the relatives but not the others", but then she realized that it was impossible for Lin Kun to say that. She lowered her head to look at Zhou Xunran and saw that he was squinting his eyes and looking at her helplessly.

"Prince, you're awake!" Xiaoyu shouted in surprise.

After being excited, Xiaoyu thought of the first words he said when he woke up, and said dissatisfiedly: "Sure enough, you still help your wet nurse. If that's the case, why do you have to do the second trick of self-torture to coax me back."

"Mammy, you have a good heart...ah!" Zhou Xunran frowned in pain before he could finish his words.

It turned out that the doctor secretly reconnected his dislocated arm while he was not paying attention.

Seeing that the three people present were staring at him, the doctor chuckled twice, pointed at Zhou Xunran's arm and said, "It's connected."

Xiaoyu gave him a thumbs up and said, "Good catch."

[It's his fault! He should be hurt too. How about I dislocate his other arm as well? Let him fully experience the pain I felt when he hit my palm.]

Zhou Xunran silently retracted his right hand that was holding the corner of her clothes.