Chapter 101 [VIP] Shadow Guard (15)

Ye Qiuchen heard the rustling sound of clothes rubbing against each other behind him, and he felt annoyed for no reason. He cried and hesitated when taking off his clothes, with a look of reluctance on his face, as if he was forced to do so. Although this was true, when he was putting them on, he wished he had eight hands. If he had known this would happen, why would he have gone against him? It was clearly asking for trouble.

After a while, until the sound of clothes rubbing against each other gradually stopped, he heard a faint and nervous voice, "I... am done."

Ye Qiuchen sneered in his heart.

He put away any expression on his face, turned around and stared at her with misty eyes.

Nan Yan's eyes were slightly red because she had just cried. There were still traces of tears on both sides of her cheeks. Her lips were bitten and looked a little rosy. Her skin was white and her black hair was a little messy on her shoulders. Her collar was still a little messy, revealing some of her fair and soft skin.

Ye Qiuchen subconsciously walked towards her, but Nan Yan was frightened and her face changed slightly. She quickly took a step back. This action was obviously adding fuel to the fire. Ye Qiuchen's face turned cold in an instant, and then he became even more angry. He grabbed Nan Yan's wrist and held her in his arms.

"Why are you hiding? Weren't you very capable when you took off your clothes just now? Which part of your body have I not seen? I have already seen it all, will you die if I hug you?"

Hearing this, Nan Yan's eyes quickly filled with a layer of misty light. She looked at him with tears in her eyes and bit her lip. She wanted to refuse but dared not say anything. In the end, she could only put down her hand that wanted to resist with grievance.

"I'm sorry...I didn't mean to..."

Seeing this person showing such a pitiful expression again, it seemed that if he used a little more force, a little more excessively, he would be able to break her apart and crush her.

Ye Qiuchen was so angry that he couldn't vent his anger, especially when he was looked at like that. He really didn't understand where the cleverness of this young lady had gone.

Does he mean what he says?

When had she ever been so obedient? If she was really so obedient, why couldn't she listen to him more? Why did she dare to collude with Ying Shiqi to elope?

It's obvious that he doesn't know how to live or die!

Ye Qiuchen suppressed the anger in his heart with all his might, clenching his slightly whitened finger bones tightly. When he finally calmed down, he realized that whenever he confronted her, no matter what he did, he would always be the one who was dissatisfied and angry. It was not her who asked for trouble, but himself.

Ye Qiuchen's eyes were heavy, and he wanted to think so in his heart, but his expression softened unconsciously. Although he was still cold, there was a sense of guilt after scaring people in his coldness, so he explained with great disgust,

"You walk too slowly. If you want to go out to look for him by yourself, you might not be able to get out of this remote village until dark. I will carry you so that we can walk faster."

After saying this, I saw the man pursed his lips, drooped his eyelashes, and dared not refute. I couldn't help but soften my heart, so I added, "Don't think I don't know what you are thinking. If I say I don't care, I don't care. You don't have to worry that I will force you."

Nan Yan finally came back to her senses. She raised her head with her eyelashes trembling slightly and glanced at him nervously. Then she quickly looked away when he looked back at her. Then she pretended nothing had happened, for fear of attracting his attention.

Her long eyelashes hid the expression in her eyes.

Ye Qiuchen watched her and felt that she was probably really scared by him this time, so every move she made revealed her inner uneasiness.

Ye Qiuchen took Nan Yan away. Although he said he was taking her to find Ying Shiqi, he settled her in a remote courtyard halfway.

Nan Yan felt even more uneasy. She was anxious but didn't dare to show it. She could only hold his sleeve tightly and ask softly, "Where is this place? Why did you bring me here? Didn't you agree... to take me to find Seventeen?"

As he stared at her, her voice became lower and lower until it was completely silent. Her eyes also became fragile, and she could only look at him pitifully.

Ye Qiuchen snorted coldly and shook off her entangled fingers. He was not angry this time. Instead, he explained coldly, "You think it's no use for you to run far away. I can find you, and the other shadow guards can find you too. If you don't want to miss you when Seventeen comes back, just stay here."

Nan Yan pursed her lips when she heard that, still a little worried.

Ye Qiuchen naturally saw through her thoughts, sneered in his heart, and suddenly asked back,

"What do you think I'm going to do?"

He looked her over, his deep pupils reflecting the redness in her eyes, and he looked at her without scruples, then reprimanded her with disdain, "What can I do with you? You don't know any martial arts except crying. If you go, you will only distract Seventeen!"

"Besides, the assassins in the Shadow Guard Building are not the kind of people who are as philandering and sympathetic as me. They don't care about your identity as the fourth young lady. If they can't bring you back alive, they will only bring back your corpse. Are you sure you want to follow me and make things worse?"

Nan Yan didn't seem to have thought about this question, but after hearing what he said, she obviously understood his difficulties. For a moment, she felt very sorry in her heart. She bit her lip, then raised her eyes and met his gaze with some uneasiness. After hesitating for a long time, she said in a muffled voice,

"I'm sorry, I didn't think it through... I misunderstood you..."

Her voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible, and her hands tucked into her sleeves unconsciously clenched their knuckles.

Seeing her shrinking look, Ye Qiuchen snorted coldly. He was too lazy to argue with her, so he turned around and was about to leave.

But those thin, soft fingers subconsciously grasped the hem of his clothes, like a newborn bird poking its head out of its nest to explore, cautiously testing, the movement was so light that it was almost negligible, and then said gently,

"Thank you……"

Ye Qiuchen's eyes fell on that hand.

After a moment's silence, he looked up and met those misty eyes, and suddenly felt helpless.

He took a deep breath and exhaled heavily, then raised his hand and stroked her cheek without any scruples.

If we look at it from the perspective of the past, his behavior would have been considered disrespectful to his superiors, but the man in front of him was so frightened today that he didn't react for a while.

She just closed her eyes and obediently let him touch her twice without any resistance.

The anger in Ye Qiuchen's heart was completely extinguished at this moment, and his voice became gentle, no longer cold and distant as at the beginning, and contained a hint of affection, "Master, if you really want to thank me, don't be so willful in the future."

"Also, please be nicer to your subordinates in the future. It's best to keep them in your heart. Although your subordinates did offend you before, you should forget the past if possible."

"We'll talk about the future later. For now, just stay here and don't run around. Anyway, wait until I bring the person back."

This time, Nan Yan just said "hmm" softly.

Although she was still a little uneasy in her heart, she was silent for a moment, then nodded to him trustfully.

After seeing her gentle expression, Ye Qiuchen couldn't help but give her some careful instructions. After making sure that there would be no more accidents, he really turned around and left this time.

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As for Seventeen on the other side, after encountering one group of pursuers after another, he was now covered in wounds. From the moment he walked out of the city gate, he could no longer hide from the murderous intentions that emerged from all directions. The swords and shadows lurking in the jungle were flashing with a cold light.

Seventeen was able to handle it with ease at the beginning. After all, he was the undisputed number one killer in the Shadow Guard Building and his ability should not be underestimated. But as time went by, he found it increasingly difficult to resist wave after wave of ambushes and assassinations by the Shadow Guards. At this moment, he had sustained many knife wounds and was bleeding a lot. Even the hand holding the hilt of the sword was shaking slightly.

But this is not the end, there are less than twenty people left.

Only after solving these problems can he go back alive.

He couldn't die, absolutely couldn't die. Yanyan was still waiting for him to come back. They had already agreed that they would get married after returning. He would protect her for the rest of her life. They would have a little Seventeen together in the future. He couldn't die at this time...

He grasped his weapon tightly and was about to fight back.

With a "whoosh" sound!

In the chaos, a sharp arrow flew towards his face as fast as lightning.

At the same time, a sharp blade suddenly attacked from behind. Seventeen only had time to dodge the attack from behind, but he was unable to dodge the crossbow arrow in front of him. The sharp arrow head cut his cheek in an instant, and a string of blood immediately flowed out of the wound.

Blood dripped down his chin. At this moment, Seventeen was filled with murderous intent, and there was a trace of blood that had dried and turned black on his brow bone. He looked even more fierce and frightening, and his eyes became even colder.

He pursed his already dry lips. His breathing had become more rapid due to the intense movement, and his face had become paler due to excessive blood loss. Dirty blood stained his face, and even the sweat in his palms had turned red. At this moment, Seventeen was like a demon that had crawled out from a pile of corpses, with no trace of life in his body.

If it weren't for the dark eyeballs that moved from time to time, people would really think that Ying Shiqi was an extremely dangerous monster at this moment, and there were dozens of dead bodies lying on the ground.

Attacking from the front and back, and attacking from the left and right, this is the Shadow Guard Tower's consistent tactic. If they can't resist, they will delay the time, trap the enemy and wait for them to die, leaving no room for the enemy to escape.

This was the first time in Seventeen's life that he was forced into such a desperate situation.

But there was no solution. It was not so easy to kill them with one blow. Moreover, he was already exhausted at the moment. If he could not get rid of this group of people quickly, he would be the one to die.

However, what he was most worried about at the moment was not himself, but Nan Yan who stayed in the village. Since this group of people had the ability to rob and kill him here and delay time, then had they also found Yan Yan?

He didn't dare to think about what happened after that. The more he thought about it, the more flustered he felt. His eyes were bloodshot and an unprecedented murderous intent surged in his heart. Seventeen had never been so worried before. He shouldn't have left her. He shouldn't have been so complacent just because of getting married and forgetting that they were still on the run. If anything happened to Yanyan, he would never forgive himself in his life, and he would never let these people go!

With a fierce pain rolling in his chest, the strong man of seventeen was about to swallow back the blood that was rushing up his throat.

He can't die!

Never let anyone bully her.

Seventeen wiped the blood from his palms hastily, his fingers began to tremble slightly and he could hardly hold the hilt of the sword. He pursed his lips, and simply untied his hairband and wrapped it around the hilt in his hand, wrapping it tightly. This time he was going to fight for his life, and no matter what, he would be the one who survived.

He must go back to find her, and he must return alive!

With this belief, Ying Shiqi's strength recovered a little. The silent and deserted wilderness once again became a killing field. In an instant, corpses were everywhere and blood was everywhere.

In the chaos, he was hit by another arrow on the shoulder. Seventeen's movements paused slightly, and then without any hesitation, he cut the enemy's throat with a backhanded knife, and the bright red blood splattered all over the ground.

The remaining shadow guards tried to attack from behind, but Seventeen was unable to dodge this time and was about to be injured again. At the critical moment, someone blocked the knife for him.

Seventeen then reacted quickly, rolled on the spot, and wiped the attacker's neck cleanly and neatly.

Wait until he finishes dealing with the next killer.

Only then did he look up at Ye Qiuchen beside him.

He was already bloodthirsty at this moment, and was particularly vigilant when facing Ye Qiuchen's appearance. As long as he dared to sneak attack from behind, he would definitely kill him first without hesitation! But Ye Qiuchen did not attack him, but started to kill the shadow guards who were besieging him. This made Seventeen a little confused, but he had no time to think deeply. At this moment, someone was helping him, so he naturally would not refuse. The two of them joined forces and quickly solved the last batch of shadow guards.

By the time the crisis was completely resolved, Seventeen's face was covered with several bloody scars, but fortunately they won, and winning meant surviving.

Seventeen knelt on one knee, panting. His palms were bloody and his chest was heaving violently. He raised his eyes to look at Ye Qiuchen, who was much cleaner than him, staring at him without blinking. His expression was tense, and it was obvious that he had not completely let down his guard.

"You betrayed Shadow Guard Tower too?"

Ye Qiuchen sneered and turned to look at the person next to him, "You are the one who betrayed me, not me."

Seventeen endured the pain in her chest and pursed her lips. She obviously didn't understand what he meant, so she asked again, "Why did you help me?"

Ye Qiuchen then wiped the blood off the sword and said, "I'm not helping you, I'm helping the Fourth Young Lady. Do you think that as long as you run far enough, the Shadow Guards won't be able to find you? Foolish! Not only can I find you, but other Shadow Guards can find you too. If it wasn't me who came today, the Fourth Young Lady would have been captured long ago."

Hearing this, Seventeen's expression changed instantly. His previous vigilance had long gone. He staggered forward a few steps and asked anxiously in a hoarse voice,

"How is Yanyan? Is she injured?"

"Yan Yan?" Ye Qiuchen's eyes gradually turned cold, especially when he heard the affectionate name from him, jealousy surged in his heart again. He suppressed his emotions and looked at him calmly, "Don't worry, she's fine now. I put her in a very safe place."

Then she changed the subject again, turned around and stared at him dimly, "But, you're going to be in trouble soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, Seventeen didn't even react to what he said, his mind was still immersed in his previous thoughts.

At this moment, something unexpected happened and a silver light flashed across his chest.

With a "puff" sound.

The fabric carried the sound of flesh being pierced.

The sword, which had not even been completely wiped clean, pierced into his chest, and blood immediately flowed out.

A few drops of blood splashed on Ye Qiuchen's brow bone, and then slowly dripped down his chin. Without blinking, he stared coldly at the person in front of him who hadn't reacted yet, and said in an extremely mocking tone, "Do you know what I hate most about you?"

"Naive and stupid. As a killer, how could you listen to others at the last moment? How could someone like you be able to protect her?"

"You have nothing but your weapons. Even if you take her away, you still can't give her a peaceful life. With a person like you, how can you get all her love?"

"Ying Shiqi, I told you that I would definitely snatch her away from you. Since you are incapable of protecting her, then just go and die."

"You have occupied the master for so many days, it is enough. From now on, I will replace you and stay by the master's side wholeheartedly. I will not let anyone hurt her again."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly increased the strength in his hand and stabbed the sword inside more viciously.

Then he pulled it out quickly without blinking, and blood splashed all over the ground in an instant. At the same time, he pulled out the silver hairpin that he had carefully hidden in his chest, and the hairpin fell to the ground.

The severe pain instantly spread from the heart to the whole body.

Seventeen spat out a mouthful of blood uncontrollably.

"You lied to me, Yanyan..."

He wanted to ask her what happened, but as soon as he opened his mouth, blood flowed everywhere, and his lips and teeth were covered with blood, so he couldn't even finish a sentence.

He tried to support his body and tried to stand up, but the severe pain made him fall to the ground uncontrollably. Seventeen could even feel his life slipping away.

"Yan Yan..."

He wants to see Yanyan...

"You let me...see Yanyan..."

He had promised her that he could not die, and that he would go back and marry her. He covered his chest with his hands, and when he saw the pearl hairpin on the ground, he struggled to pick it up.

He bought it...

To give to his wife.

He had heard from the men in the village that if a man liked a woman but couldn't say it out loud, he could buy her a beautiful hairpin. This was called a token of love, and by receiving the token he would understand the other person's feelings.

He was so dumb with words, not only did he always make her angry, but he also couldn't say nice things to comfort her, so he had to give her a token of love, so that she would know how much he loved her. He spent a long time in front of the stall this morning choosing the most beautiful one, which would definitely look great on her...

It’s a pity that he couldn’t send it out.

More and more blood flowed out of his mouth.

He opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word, and sticky blood was dripping.

He finally picked up the hairpin, but accidentally got it dirty...

Seventeen wanted to wipe the blood off the nail. He tried to raise his hand, but found that he didn't even have the strength to do so.

What to do? He soiled the token of love. Yanyan will be angry again if she finds out. She doesn't like dirty things...

Ye Qiuchen, who was standing beside her, stared at her with cold eyes, his face expressionless without a trace of emotion. From now on, he was the only one who would stay by her side.