"Boom..."
The earth shook violently.
Yuan Yao's ears were covered by the Ninth Prince.
She staggered a few steps and then opened her eyes wide in surprise.
The gunpowder exploded in mid-air, creating a huge blast wave.
The shockwave spread outwards, shaking the leaves from the branches along the lake...
The flash of light from the explosion illuminated the night.
Within a radius of five li, it was as bright as day.
In the interplay of light and shadow, there was neither the broken moon nor the assassin.
There was nothing there...
Yuan Yao saw stars and her ears were ringing.
She stared in the direction of the gunpowder explosion and murmured, "Broken Moon..."
Po Yue, with his own flesh and blood, rushed down and snatched the gunpowder pack, causing it to explode in mid-air...
But his figure had vanished.
The cracks in the lake embankment, affected by the gunpowder explosion, are slowly tearing and widening...
Lake water is pouring into the crack...
Yuan Yao took a deep breath: "Tang Yuan, quick! Go find Po Yue!"
We demand to see him alive or dead!
"roar……"
After a long tiger's roar, Tangyuan leaped up and ran wildly towards the lake embankment.
Tangyuan has been training all these years.
Although it lacks wildness, it is very intelligent.
Its large body moved nimbly and lightly through the rainy night.
In the blink of an eye, we arrived at the lake embankment.
The cracks in the lake embankment are already about a meter wide.
Tangyuan raised its tail, its strong paws tentatively stepping on the edge of the crack, and then it tilted its head down and sniffed.
,
After sniffing it, Tangyuan leaped into the crevice.
In the blink of an eye, the glutinous rice balls were gone...
"sweet dumpling!"
Yuan Yao even forgot to breathe.
The light gradually dimmed.
The deep darkness of night enveloped us once more.
The lake embankment also darkened.
I can't see anything...
The crescent moon is gone, and so are the glutinous rice balls...
Yuan Yao felt inexplicably uneasy.
The Ninth Prince held her firmly, shielding her from the rain with his body, and comforted her, saying, "Although Tangyuan has been raised in the palace all these years, she has been trained."
It wouldn't be so stupid as to jump down knowing there's danger.
Moreover, it's an adult now, no longer the tiger cub you needed to protect.
"Let it go, it'll be fine."
Yuan Yao replied with difficulty, "Mmm..."
Father is right; she was just too worried to think straight.
The Ninth Prince continued, "Even if the moon breaks, nothing will happen."
Yuan Yao nodded.
The remnant wind and the broken moon have stayed by her side all these years, like her shadows.
In her heart, she had long considered them family.
She didn't want to see anything happen to her family...
Just then, the sound of horses' hooves came from not far away.
Yuan Yao looked up.
Two dark figures, one large and one small, appeared as they pierced through the rain.
Before the horse had even regained its footing, Ye leaped down from mid-air: "Your Majesty, Princess. Just now, we heard an explosion halfway up the mountain..."
The Ninth Prince glanced at the two men, and seeing that neither of them was injured, he turned his head and continued to look at the lake embankment.
Everyone looked towards the lake embankment.
The cracks in the lake embankment seem to have stopped...
"Snap!"
Another bolt of lightning, like a silver serpent, struck down from the sky.
The earth was illuminated once again.
In the silvery light, a crack appeared in the lake embankment, revealing a pair of white claws.
Upon seeing those white claws, Yuan Yao exclaimed, "Tangyuan!"
Tangyuan climbed along the edge of the crack with its two claws, revealing its big, round head.
It had a dark shadow in its mouth.
That dark figure is Broken Moon!
After half of its body was exposed, Tangyuan pushed off with its hind paws, leaped onto the lake embankment, and ran towards Yuanyao with Poyue in its mouth.
With a "thud," Poyue was placed on the ground.
Po Yue's body lay limply on the ground.
Tangyuan's four claws sank slightly as it vigorously shook off the mud and water.
The rain washed over its fur, and soon the mud and water on its body were washed away.
Yuan Yao was lifted off the horse by the Ninth Prince.
As soon as her feet touched the ground, she ran towards Poyue: "Poyue, wake up!"
Her hand trembled as she reached towards the front of Poyue's nose.
"I am here."
A pair of large hands scooped her up and pulled her back.
The Ninth Prince crouched down, raised one sleeve to shield Yuan Yao from the rain, and reached out with one hand toward Po Yue.
Just as Yuan Yao was getting anxious, it suddenly seemed as if the rain overhead had stopped.
She raised her head.
An umbrella shielded her and the Ninth Prince from the torrential rain.
The young bodyguard stood in the rain, holding an umbrella.
His slender figure stood tall and straight like a pine tree in the rain...
The Ninth Prince looked up and glanced indifferently at the little guard.
Yuan Yao wiped the rain off her face and asked the Ninth Prince, "Father, how is the broken moon?"
"He was knocked unconscious by the shock."
Stunned?
Are there any other injuries?
The Ninth Prince said calmly, "Night, bring the medicine."
Ye reached into his pocket and pulled out a small porcelain bottle.
The Ninth Prince took the small porcelain bottle, opened the lid, held the bottle opening to Broken Moon's nostrils, and shook it.
A moment later...
"vomit……"
Po Yue woke up from retching, clutching her neck with both hands.
Yuan Yao was overjoyed and quickly came over: "Po Yue, is anything in pain?"
Po Yue's ears seemed to be affected; after a moment's reaction, she spoke, her voice slightly hoarse: "Stinky..."
Smelly?
Yuan Yao looked at the small porcelain bottle.
Was Poyue woken up by the stench?
That medicine must smell awful!
Yuan Yao leaned closer to the Ninth Prince's hand.
However, the Ninth Prince raised his hand and handed the small porcelain bottle to Po Yue: "Take a few more sniffs."
"No, ugh..."
Without letting Poyue have a chance, Jiuqiansui directly pointed the bottle opening at Poyue's nose.
Po Yue gagged several times in succession.
"Splash..."
A sound came from the other side of the lake embankment.
The crack finally opened.
However, the opening was only about a meter long.
Moreover, the tear wasn't very deep.
The Ninth Prince retrieved the small porcelain bottle, put the lid back on, and tossed it back into Night's arms before asking Broken Moon, "What's the situation at the lake embankment?"
Po Yue spat out the rainwater and mud that had entered his mouth before saying, "They dug a hole and wanted to blow up the lake embankment."
After the gunpowder exploded, I was thrown into the hole and quickly plugged it up...
The dam shouldn't collapse.
However, looking back, the gap will have to be filled again...
As he spoke, he stretched out his hands.
His hands were trembling slightly.
In the flash of lightning, Yuan Yao noticed that Po Yue's fingernails were bleeding.
None of my ten fingers are intact...
She immediately felt distressed: "Bring me the medicine, I'll apply it for you."
Po Yue looked up and saw her through the black mist: "Tinnitus, can't hear clearly."
Yuan Yao: "..."
Yuan Yao took a breath, her eyes reddening.
Po Yue single-handedly stopped the gunpowder, saving the people in the palace from a flood...
Yuan Yao looked at Po Yue and said in a hoarse voice, "You did an exceptionally good job tonight!"
So, I'm going to reward you!
I'll buy all your meat this year!
Whatever reward you want, I'll give it to you!
Po Yue moved her legs, got up, clutched her chest, coughed twice, and asked, "Really?"
"Really!" Yuan Yao nodded emphatically, tears welling in her eyes.
Po Yue's body went limp, and she lay back down.
Actually, he didn't quite hear what his little princess said...
My ears are ringing, it's very uncomfortable.
Po Yue looked in the direction of the Ninth Prince: "Your Highness, I am a little tired and would like to take a nap."
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