Chapter 34034 Quick Eyes and Quick Hands
Chapter 34
An enemy attack? Meng Yuning sat up in shock and reached out to hold Yi'er in her arms.
Mu Jiu's voice came from outside the door: "Miss Meng, Young Prince, His Highness has arranged for us to guard outside, don't be afraid."
Meng Yuning agreed, but she still couldn't help feeling nervous.
Yi'er was a little nervous, but she still stretched out her two little hands to hug Aning's neck tightly, and patted her back: "Aning, don't be afraid, Yi'er will protect you."
Such a little kid, yet he said he wanted to protect her. Meng Yuning didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she was deeply moved.
She kissed Yi'er's little face and said, "Okay, I'll have to trouble you, Yi'er."
Yi'er agreed, got down from Meng Yuning's arms, put on his shoes, got down to the ground, moved a stool to the cabinet against the wall, climbed onto the stool first, then stepped on the stool and climbed onto the cabinet, reached out and took down his small bow and quiver hanging on the wall, put the quiver on his back, pulled out a small feather arrow and put it on the bow, then stood by the bed, standing vigilantly facing the door.
Meng Yuning was a little flustered at first, but when she saw the little Yi'er standing in front of her like a man, her blood suddenly boiled. She also got down to take her bow and quiver from the wall and stood with Yi'er.
Yi'er looked up at Meng Yuning. Meng Yuning stretched out a hand to him. Yi'er clapped his hand and they both laughed.
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Dusk is falling.
The sun was shining brightly during the day, but the weather suddenly changed at night. The wind from the river suddenly rose and the sails fluttered.
The river ahead suddenly turned a corner and the water became more turbulent.
A ship suddenly appeared from the bend. The ship was not much smaller than Qi Jingyan and his crew's ship, but it only had one cabin. The ship was light and moved quite fast.
The boat was brightly lit with torches and was filled with people dressed like bandits, each holding a weapon. The people in the front row were even drawing their bows and ready to shoot. It was obvious that they were not here with good intentions.
After turning the corner, several arrows were fired from the boat, heading straight for the big ship that Qi Jingyan and his group were on.
The guards waved their weapons to dispel the first wave of arrows.
These people didn't even say hello and started shooting arrows right away. Mu Yun got angry and ordered in a cold voice: "Kill."
Ever since their own prince was demoted, everyone was escorted by officers and soldiers to Lingnan. They encountered many frustrating things along the way, but due to various reasons, they could not resist. The guards had been holding back their anger for a long time.
When they heard the word "kill", it was as if they were released from their shackles. They all put all their strength into it, nodding their arrows, drawing their bows, and releasing the strings.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
In an instant, the bowstrings vibrated and arrows fell like hemp.
The people on the opposite boat obviously did not expect the enemy to be so strong. They were in a panic, waving their swords and raising their shields to try to block the arrows, but many of them were still hit. They immediately howled and screamed in pain.
The two ships were getting closer and closer. Mu Jiang's eyes flashed with murderous intent. Holding two swords in his hands, he leaped up and landed steadily on the other ship. Without waiting for the other party to react, he swung his sword and chopped it down like cutting vegetables. In the blink of an eye, he chopped down a lot of people, and heads fell to the ground, with blood and flesh splattering.
The guards following behind him were just as fierce and sturdy as wolves and tigers. They jumped onto the boat right after him, and with swords flashing and sabers flying, they charged forward aggressively.
The people dressed as bandits on the boat were all martial artists. After the initial brief panic, they took up weapons and fought back.
But Qi Jingyan was once the crown prince of a country. The guards around him were carefully selected and trained to protect him. Later, they followed him in the army for several years and fought on the battlefield.
How could their fighting power be compared with that of some scoundrels of unknown origin?
The two sides fought each other, but in just a stick of incense, the guards killed and captured the bandits and won a great victory.
Mu Jiang's face was covered in blood, and he smiled brightly while holding up his two swords: "Master, it's done."
Qi Jingyan, guarded by Mu Shan and Mu Feng, sat in the shadows of the third-floor terrace, watching the battle. Upon hearing this, he asked, "Are any of you brothers injured?"
Mu Jiang looked back at everyone's condition. Everyone checked each other and found that most of them were not injured. Those who were accidentally injured were only minor injuries, so they all shook their heads and said they were fine.
Mu Jiang turned around and replied, "My brothers are all fine."
Qi Jingyan then nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.
Mu Yun stood on his boat and told Mu Jiang, "Search carefully to see if there are any fish that have slipped through the net."
Mu Jiang left a few men behind, removed the jaws of the few survivors, and tied their hands and feet. He then took the rest of his brothers to search the ship inside and out, but found nothing.
So a few of them picked up the survivors and threw them back onto the ship. Then they took their brothers, swung their swords, first cut off the mast, then cut open the planks, and then jumped back onto the ship.
When everyone landed and stood firm, they saw the river water gurgling up from the cabin of the uninvited ship. It didn't take long before the ship and the bodies all sank.
Mu Yun waved his hand, and several guards came forward, dragged the survivors away, and took them to a hidden cabin on the bottom floor for strict interrogation.
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Meng Yuning and Yi'er were standing on the ground inside the house, each carrying a quiver on their backs and holding a bow.
But the boat suddenly shook and the two almost fell.
They supported each other and stood up. Holding hands, they walked to the window and looked out. They saw that the wind was strong and the waves were high outside. The night sky was covered with dark clouds. They didn't know when the weather changed.
The boat swayed from side to side, and it was difficult for the two men to stand steadily. The teacups on the table rolled all over the floor.
Hearing the noise, Mu Jiu outside the door asked, "Miss Meng, Little Prince, are you all right?"
Meng Yuning answered loudly: "We are fine, our things just fell over."
Mu Jiu said with concern: "Miss Meng, please find a safe place to stay and don't get hit by anything."
"Okay, we will be careful." Meng Yuning responded and looked around. She felt that Mu Jiu's reminder was very reasonable. If there were a few big waves, these small things on the table and the ground would probably fly away.
Imagining the two of them being knocked unconscious by all sorts of things, Meng Yuning felt pain all over her body. She pointed to the solid wood wardrobe fixed to the wall and said, "Yier, how about we hide there?"
Yi'er looked calm on the outside, but was already panicking inside. When he heard An Ning say this, he immediately nodded and said, "Let's hide in the closet."
So the big and the small held hands, carried bows on their backs, walked to the wardrobe, opened the door, pushed the clothes hanging inside to the sides, took out the quiver and bow, and put them aside. Then they faced outwards, leaned their backs against the wall, and sat down side by side.
After sitting down, they both reached out and closed the wardrobe door.
After it was closed, it was pitch black inside. Yi'er squeezed closer to Meng Yuning, holding her sleeves with her two small hands, and whispered in a trembling voice, "A Ning, hold Yi'er."
Meng Yuning reached out and took Yi'er into her arms, hugging him tightly: "Don't be afraid, Yi'er, Aning is here."
The little boy was obviously scared to death, but he was trying to save face: "Yier is not afraid, Yier just wants Ah Ning to hold him."
Meng Yuning smiled: "Okay, Aning, hold Yi'er."
Yi'er nuzzled her face into An Ning's arms, clutching her clothes tightly with her hands. She asked worriedly, "An Ning, will my brother be okay?"
Although the shouts and clashes of weapons were deafening outside, the guards outside the door were as steady as a rock. This meant that they had a sure win. Meng Yuning said confidently, "Don't worry, my brother is very powerful."
Yi'er was still worried: "But my brother's leg is broken, he can't even stand up."
Meng Yuning touched Yi'er's little head and said, "Don't worry, we still have Mu Yun, Mu Shan, Mu Feng, Mu Jiang, and the guards. They will protect your brother."
Yi'er was silent for a while and then asked, "A Ning, can my brother's leg be healed?"
Meng Yuning: "It will definitely get better. When my brother's leg is healed, he will take us out to sea to fish."
"Okay." Yi'er nodded his little head, arched his back in Aning's arms, and found a comfortable position to lie down.
Meng Yuning patted his little butt gently: "Yier, are you sleepy? Go to sleep if you are sleepy. I'll hold you."
Yier said softly in a baby voice, obviously feeling sleepy: "Yier won't sleep. Yier will always be with An Ning."
That's what he said, but when a three-year-old child feels sleepy, he doesn't care about the current situation. He nestles in the trusting and familiar arms, and soon he yawns and closes his eyes.
Holding the little baby who had obviously become much heavier recently, Meng Yuning felt soft in her heart. As she held the baby in her arms, she couldn't help but sigh softly.
In the future, when the two brothers return to the capital, she will stay in Lingnan. When they part, she will definitely be reluctant to leave Yi'er. Maybe after seeing them off with a smile, she will turn around and burst into tears.
Thinking of this, Meng Yuning's nose began to feel sore. She lowered her head and kissed Yi'er's little face once, and again.
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After the boat completely disappeared in the river, Mu Yun ordered to adjust the direction and continue moving forward.
However, no one let down their guard and looked around cautiously.
The sails fluttered in the wind, and the boat quickly passed the place where the previous ship had stopped and turned the bend in the river.
But when I turned around, I saw fire suddenly bursting through the air from the hillside on the left, and several arrows dipped in kerosene shot towards the boat.
Mu Yungao shouted, "Meet the enemy."
The guards swung their weapons in unison, repelling the first wave of arrows. Some flaming arrowheads landed on the deck, but the guards stamped them out. Others struck the cabin walls, but the guards quickly dealt with them to prevent them from starting a fire.
Then, a melodious flute sound came from the riverside near where the rocket was fired, followed by screams from the hillside, and the second wave of arrows fell into the river in a twisted manner.
Taking advantage of this moment, the big ship accelerated through the river bend, leaving the screams behind.
Seeing the boat go away and the screams on the shore still continuing, Su Yang put away the flute, dived into the water, and swam forward quickly under the protection of four guards.
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Seeing the big ship escape safely, the flute player also dived away. In the dark of the dense forest, a team of armored soldiers put down their bows and arrows.
The leader laughed with an ambiguous tone, "Qi Jingyan is amazing! I haven't seen him for a few months, but he has become even more capable. Now he can even recruit such a rare talent who can control birds and beasts."
An attendant pointed to the direction where the wailing sound came from and asked, "Young Marquis, what should we do with those people?"
Yu Xiao sneered, "They dared to attack a ship flying the flag of my Yu family. It seems they think their lives are too long. Go, send them to feed the fish."
Then he warned, "The sound of that man's flute just now was strange. It must have attracted some snakes or insects. Be careful."
The follower responded, waved his hand, and led dozens of people to run quickly forward. When they got close to those who were bitten by snakes and insects and were rolling on the ground, they raised their swords and slashed, quickly killing them all.
After they were done, the two men lifted one up and threw him into the river with all their strength. One after another, they all fell into the river.
In the next few days, hundreds of dead bodies floated on the river in this area. The local government ordered people to salvage them one by one. It was finally determined that a group of bandits and a group of vagrants fought each other and died together.
Of course, this is a later story.
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Su Yang and his companions swam along the river at a very fast speed, but it still took them three miles to catch up with the big ship.
Someone was already waiting on the deck. When he saw a few people swimming over, he quickly dropped the rope and pulled them up.
Mu Yun stepped forward, patted Su Yang on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Brother Ayang has made an invaluable contribution to repelling these bandits tonight without any casualties."
After spending so many days together, Su Yang had already become one with everyone and had become a good brother. He was very happy to be able to help everyone: "That was all thanks to Brother Qi's proper deployment and the good cooperation of the brothers. I just helped a little."
After a few more jokes, everyone told Su Yang and the four guards to go back and change their clothes.
Su Yang shook his head and said there was no rush. He walked up to Qi Jingyan and said, "Brother Qi, when we were on the shore just now, we noticed a group of people watching not far away. But they didn't make any moves, so we don't know if they are enemies or friends."
Qi Jingyan thought of someone and looked at Mu Yun: "Bring me a flare."
Mu Yun agreed, took out a flare, dipped it in kerosene, lit it, and then handed the arrow and bow to Qi Jingyan.
Qi Jingyan put the bow on the string, raised it to the sky, pulled it to the full moon, and suddenly let go.
The bowstring hummed and the arrow flew through the air.
In the mountains not far away, Yu Xiao and others heard the sound of arrows, and they all looked up, and saw a cluster of flames shooting into the sky like a meteor.
Yu Xiao raised the corner of his mouth and stretched out his hand: "Bring me the arrow."
The attendant handed over a flare arrow that was also lit, and Yu Xiao drew his bow and shot it out.
After Qi Jingyan shot the arrow, everyone looked up at the sky together. Although Su Yang was confused, he also looked up.
Soon, a rocket was seen rising from a nearby mountain and penetrating into the dark clouds.
Qi Jingyan smiled: "Mu Yun, let everyone go back and rest."
Mu Yun also smiled and said, "Yes."
Mu Shan stepped forward and pushed Qi Jingyan back to the room. When they reached the door, Qi Jingyan asked Mu Jiu, who was guarding the door, a few questions and then asked them all to go back.
Mu Yun walked Qi Jingyan in, closed the door and left. Qi Jingyan turned his wheelchair and walked in by himself.
I looked around but didn't see anyone.
He listened quietly for a while, then turned his wheelchair to the wardrobe and called softly, "An Ning, Yi'er?"
There was no response, but instead two slow and even breathing sounds were heard. Qi Jingyan opened the wardrobe door and saw An Ning with her head leaning against the corner, holding Yi'er in her arms. Both of them were asleep.
Qi Jingyan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He didn't say anything about Yi'er being little, but this girl must have such a big heart. There was fighting outside, and she was actually sleeping soundly here.
Qi Jingyan reached out to hug Yier, and Meng Yuning woke up with a start, snatched Yier back into her arms, and opened her eyes with vigilance.
Seeing that she was frightened, Qi Jingyan quickly said, "A Ning, it's me."
Meng Yuning heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that it was Qi Jingyan. She returned Yi'er to him and muttered, "Your Highness, you're back. Is everything okay?"
Qi Jingyan took Yi'er over and saw Yi'er bowing, so he patted him and said, "Everything is fine. Everything has been resolved smoothly."
Meng Yuning felt relieved: "That's good."
As he was about to stand up, he had been curled up there for too long and his legs were numb. He had just stood halfway when he fell back down with a cry.
"Be careful." Qi Jingyan reached out to help her, but Meng Yuning refused: "It's okay, I'll be fine in a moment. Your Highness, please carry Yi'er back to bed first."
Seeing her constantly massaging her legs, Qi Jingyan nodded and said okay, then sent Yi'er back to the bed first, then came back and held out his hand: "An Ning, come here, let me help you."
Seeing him coming back pushing the wheelchair, Meng Yuning couldn't refuse his kindness anymore, so she put her hand on his.
The pair of large hands with thin calluses were warm and powerful. They held her hands and with a little force, they easily pulled her up.
Meng Yuning's legs still felt as if they were being pricked by needles. She couldn't stand and fell to the side.
Seeing that she was about to fall, Qi Jingyan was quick to act. He grabbed her arm with one hand and her waist with the other, and directly lifted her up and supported her on his arm.
Meng Yuning sat on his arm in the blink of an eye: "..."
Looking at the girl's eyes that were wide open as if she had been frightened, Qi Jingyan: "..."
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