The day before the wedding was the day of Ji Hengyuan's beheading. Out of friendship with Yu Fei, Ni Yueshan came to watch.
Ni Yueshan stood beside her with a complicated expression: "Are you going to collect his body?"
Yu Fei shook her head: "Only by witnessing his death with my own eyes can I feel relieved."
Ni Yueshan's expression was complicated: "Why can't I see Shi Zhi?"
"She doesn't want to see it!"
The executioner looked at the sky, then cast his gaze on the hourglass. After giving the order to "behead", the executioner raised the long knife in his hand high and chopped towards Ji Hengyuan who was kneeling on the ground!
There were no less than a hundred onlookers, and when they saw this scene, most of them turned their eyes away, unable to bear to watch any longer.
Ni Yueshan also lowered his head. Everyone thought they would hear the sound of a head falling to the ground, but what reached their ears was the sound of a sharp weapon hitting a blade.
"Someone is robbing the prisoner!"
With a loud shout, the guards around drew their swords and rushed onto the platform. The onlookers below became confused and fled in all directions.
Ni Yueshan grabbed Yu Fei and said, "Hurry, let's go!"
Yu Fei, however, stood where she was, staring intently at the person flying towards the stage.
Ni Yueshan followed his gaze and was surprised by what he saw.
At first glance, the assassin had a slender figure, and even though his face was masked, he looked extremely familiar!
Shizhi!
Ni Yueshan's expression changed suddenly, just like Yu Fei's.
"All outsiders, evacuate immediately, otherwise, you will be killed without mercy!"
The executioner roared, and archers rushed out from all directions, drawing their bows and shooting arrows.
Ni Yueshan pulled Yu Fei: "Let's go!"
Yu Fei shook off Ni Yueshan's hand: "You go first!"
She ignored everything and flew towards the platform. Ni Yueshan looked at her in astonishment. This...
"Shoot!"
At a command, the archers shot their arrows together. The arrows cut through the sky and flew towards Yu Fei and Shi Zhi.
Ji Hengyuan knelt on the ground, looking at Yu Fei's back, not happy but worried. He lost his usual calmness and restraint, and urged anxiously: "Go quickly, leave me alone!"
Shi Zhi was also surprised. She frowned and pushed Yu Fei away.
The flying arrow was merciless and pierced deeply into Shi Zhi's body.
Blood spurted out of her mouth and she fell to her knees.
She supported herself with her sword and turned to look at Ji Hengyuan. Ji Hengyuan looked at her with a frown, his eyes filled with sympathy: "Why are you doing this..."
Shi Zhi chuckled, with a smile in his eyes: "Master Ji, without you, Shi Zhi would have been gone from this world long ago. However, my ability is limited..."
The guard holding a long blade stepped forward and slowly approached Shi Zhi and Ji Hengyuan.
Yu Fei fell to the ground with an arrow in her ankle. Beads of sweat began to drip from her forehead and her face gradually lost its color.
She bit her lip and called softly: "Shizhi..."
A guard approached Yu Fei, the tip of the long sword in his hand pointing straight up, and it seemed that he was about to touch her. Not far away, the sound of galloping horses came, splashing dust on the ground.
Ni Yueshan shouted, "Quick! Get on the horse!"
She stretched out her hand to Yu Fei, and Yu Fei held her hand. Ni Yueshan exerted force and dragged her onto the horse's back.
But in an instant, the horse had run several meters and gradually disappeared from sight.
The executioner pointed in the direction the two men disappeared and said, "Chase!"
At the same time, a man with a murderous aura appeared, holding a long sword in his arms, blocking the pursuers' way.
The white blade is unsheathed, the murderous intent is revealed, it is Qingfeng!
Ni Yueshan, galloping at full speed, didn't dare to stop. He anxiously asked, "How are you feeling? Can you hold on? Do you want to call a doctor first? Or should we leave the city now?"
Behind him, Yu Fei was already sweating profusely from the pain, her head was dizzy, and her eyes were black.
"I want to collect Shi Zhi's body."
"Don't be silly, walking into a trap yourself, is it worth it?"
Ni Yueshan was anxious and didn't know where the secret was. He only knew that leaving the imperial city would be the safest!
After a long time, there was no sound behind him. Ni Yueshan asked anxiously: "Are you okay?"
But there was still no response from behind, so Ni Yueshan had no choice but to find a secret place to stop his horse and check on Yu Fei.
Her eyes were closed and her face was pale. If he hadn't leaned on her, he would have fallen off the horse.
Ni Yueshan discovered that there was a trail of blood on the ground, and the soldiers must have followed the trail.
By then, not only will Yu Fei's life be in danger, but she will also be killed.
Ni Yueshan frowned, broke the wooden arrow, took off her cloak and wrapped it around her ankles to prevent the blood from dripping onto the ground, and continued on her way.
After running all the way, the road became increasingly remote, but we no longer dared to approach the city gate.
She stopped and looked around. This was the road to the temple, but there was no pharmacy. Ni Yueshan wanted to hide her in the temple.
Shao Lecheng is a man of great talent, so he must have a way to take good care of her.
"Sister Yu, you must hold on!"
Ni Yueshan gave him some instructions and continued on his way without delaying any longer.
They arrived at the temple in the evening, but the steps were very high. Ni Yueshan found a bush, hid Yu Fei, and then ran away.
Because he wanted to take the children down the mountain to let them live in a different environment and have a better childhood, Shao Lecheng stayed in the temple to pack their things.
Ni Yueshan came in panting, covered in sweat and a faint smell of blood. Shao Lecheng had already keenly sensed something.
At the foot of the mountain, Ni Yueshan parted the grass and pointed at Yu Fei: "He's my friend, but he's a fugitive. Can you take him in?"
Shao Lecheng: "...Why not?"
Ni Yueshan breathed a sigh of relief, feeling refreshed!
It is said that rabbits have three burrows, so Shao Lecheng was not surprised. He built a shelter in the backyard of the temple and there is also a cave in the back mountain as a resting place.
Shao Lecheng took a look at the arrow wound and said: "Not good, I'm afraid I'll become lame in the future..."
"Is it your technique, or is it that you are hopeless?"
Ni Yueshan untied his cloak, and his ankle was covered in blood, swelling and bruises.
"It's a matter of technique!"
"Is it too late for me to go down the mountain and find a doctor now?"
"You're too slow, I'll go!"
Shao Lecheng stood up with a serious expression.
"There's a doctor in the Prime Minister's residence, the Second Prince's man! Take him!"
"Um."
Shao Lecheng turned around and walked out of the cave.
Ni Yueshan's eyes fell on Yu Fei and he sighed.
Night falls in the capital.
Searching soldiers could be seen at regular intervals. Shao Lecheng was as light as a swallow and as fast as the wind. After just a few jumps, he landed nimbly at the prime minister's residence.
The doctor was about to yell when he saw the stranger intruding, but Shao Lecheng opened his mouth and ordered, "Take all the medical supplies for the arrow wound and go see Yueshan!"
The doctor wanted to shout, but swallowed it back.
The doctor packed up his things, and Shao Lecheng flew down to Jidong Pavilion. There were candles lit in the room and the door was wide open. After he landed, he walked inside.
As expected, there were two maids waiting inside.
"Tell the Second Prince not to look for her anymore, Yue Shan is with me!"
Afterwards, Shao Lecheng turned around and flew away.
Shao Lecheng came quickly and left even faster. Qingdie and Ren Mei exchanged a glance. Did anyone come just now? What did he say?
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