Chapter 467: Huh? This... This is so embarrassing
Tianyi's figure was as fast as the wind. He rushed to the corpse in a few steps, grasped the hilt of the sword with an expressionless face, and pulled out the sword with a "swish".
Warm blood dripped down the blade onto the white snow and quickly coagulated.
He calmly took out a plain handkerchief from his bosom and carefully wiped the blood off the sword. His movements were smooth and cold, as if he was just brushing off a tiny bit of insignificant dust.
The long sword returned to its sheath with a slight "click".
"ah!"
“Kill… kill someone!”
The other women witnessed the entire process of the stick being pierced by the flying sword and falling to the ground dead. The fear that had just been briefly suppressed by the appearance of the Regent was ignited again, and they burst into even sharper and piercing screams, echoing in the silent snowy night, full of hysteria.
"Hey! Hey! Hey!" Tianyi was shocked by the sudden scream and frowned. He couldn't help but scratching his ears, with obvious impatience in his tone, "Stop howling! My ears are going to be deafened by you! Isn't it a good thing that the bad guys are dead? If you scream again, you will attract the wolves!" He turned around and walked towards the women who were huddled together in fear with a hint of helplessness.
Only then did Xiaohong have the strength to help Qian Duoduo, who was limp all over, up from the snow.
Qian Duoduo's lips turned purple from the cold, and his body was still shaking slightly uncontrollably.
On horseback, Mo Liyuan frowned slightly. He didn't care whether the others were dead or alive.
But the trembling Qian Duoduo in front of him...she is Yue'er's sincere friend.
If she were left in this snowy wilderness, if anything went wrong... Yue'er would definitely be sad.
"Tianyi," his cold voice was like the sound of broken ice, without any emotion, "Take Miss Qian and go back."
"Yes, Your Highness!" Tianyi responded immediately, but then he looked at his only mount and felt troubled.
How... how should he take her? Letting Miss Qian ride on the same horse with him? This would be against etiquette. What if the princess found out... Tianyi shuddered, not daring to think too deeply.
When the other women heard Mo Liyuan's words, they felt like they had grabbed a life-saving straw. They no longer cared about being afraid of the corpse. They supported each other and stumbled over.
When they saw Mo Liyuan's stunning face on horseback in the light of the snow, they all gasped, instantly forgetting their screams and the fear of life and death they had just experienced.
Those stern brows, deep eyes, and chiseled features... When had they ever seen such an incomparably handsome and imposing man? For a moment, they were mesmerized.
A woman who was a bit bolder, with two blushes on her cheeks, shyly took a step forward and bowed to Mo Liyuan, her voice deliberately soft and gentle: "Sir..."
She raised her watery eyes and looked at Mo Liyuan shyly, "We little girls... were also deceived by the swindlers from the Baihua Theater and suffered a lot... Fortunately, you sent down divine soldiers to save us. This kindness... is beyond our ability to repay..." She paused, as if mustering up great courage, and her voice became even lower, "We little girls... are willing... willing to be your slaves, always by your side, and serve you wholeheartedly..."
Before she finished speaking, Qian Duoduo instantly stood up like a cat whose tail was stepped on!
She pushed Xiaohong aside and rushed forward, hands on her hips, angrily shouting at the fawning woman, "Bah! Take back that disgusting look!" Like a hen protecting her chicks, she glared at the women who were ready to make a move, "Look carefully! This is the regent! How dare you covet him?!" Qian Duoduo's face flushed with anger. This was her good sister Yueyue's man! How dare these people make advances in front of her? It was simply outrageous!
Mo Liyuan sat upright on his horse, his eyebrows raised slightly as he listened to Qian Duoduo's bold and straightforward words of defense.
Tian Yi, watching from the side, almost laughed out loud, but managed to hold back his laughter. He thought to himself, "Miss Qian's personality is indeed the same as the princess's! No wonder she gets along so well with the princess."
However, when the other women heard that the person in front of them was the powerful regent, their eyes not only did not calm down, but became even more scorching and bright!
Most of them are concubines' daughters from small families, and they don't even have the chance to look up to such high-ranking figures on a normal day.
Now, not only did he get to see the Emperor, but he was also his savior! The huge surprise instantly overwhelmed his mind, and all his previous fear and reserve disappeared.
The woman who was scolded by Qian Duoduo not only did not retreat, but instead looked even more pitiful. She bowed to Mo Liyuan again, her voice choked with deliberate sobs: "Your Highness... saving my life is like giving me a new life... I am a humble woman, so I dare not ask for a high position. I only wish to serve as a maid in the palace, sweeping the courtyard every day to repay Your Highness's great kindness..."
"That's enough!" Qian Duoduo was completely furious! She rushed forward and pushed the woman rudely! The woman was caught off guard and screamed "Ouch!" and fell to the ground in a panic in the cold snow.
"Hmph! Shameless!" Qian Duoduo put his hands on his hips and glared at her condescendingly, his little mouth firing like a string of cannonballs. "Does the Prince Regent's Palace need a sweeper like you? The Prince Regent already has our Yueyue! Stop daydreaming here! I saved you out of kindness, but if you dare to repay kindness with hatred again, you're like a toad wanting to eat swan flesh. Be careful or I'll tear your mouth apart! Go back and take a good look in the mirror and wake up!"
"You...!" The woman fell down in the snow, feeling cold, ashamed and angry. She pointed at Qian Duoduo, but dared not curse him anymore due to her dominance. She could only cast a look of grievance and expectation at Mo Liyuan, hoping that this noble prince could make a decision for her.
However, Mo Liyuan's gaze never fell on them from beginning to end, as if they were just a ball of non-existent air.
Tianyi suppressed his laughter and stepped forward to smooth things over: "Miss Qian, calm down. Please sit on my horse and I will lead the horse for you." He pointed to his mount.
Upon hearing this, Qian Duoduo turned around, patted the snow off his hands, and his face instantly changed to an "embarrassed" expression: "Ah? This...this is so embarrassing..." Although he said so, his actions were not vague at all.
She immediately went to the horse, grabbed the saddle and tried to climb up.
However, his body had already been frozen stiff, he was cold and hungry, his hands and feet were sore and weak. He tried several times, but he couldn't get his feet into the stirrups and almost slipped.
Xiaohong tried to support her waist and push her up, but it had little effect.
Qian Duoduo was so anxious that sweat started coming out of her nose. Tianyi couldn't stand it any longer and was about to step forward to help her...
“Da da da…da da da…”
A burst of rapid and clear horse hoofbeats, accompanied by the crunching sound of wheels rolling over snow, came from far away and quickly broke the awkward deadlock.
Tianyi paused, listened attentively, and a hint of surprise appeared on his face.
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