Chapter 93 [VIP] Shadow Guard (7)
Seeing that this person didn't even raise his head, spoke sullenly, and his body was constantly releasing cold air. He didn't even look at the two of them. He turned around and walked out of the house without hesitation.
Nan Yan also stood up immediately. She looked in the direction where Shiqi left and subconsciously wanted to chase after him, but Ye Qiuchen beside her held her shoulders.
"Have you forgotten what I said, Miss?"
Nan Yan looked at him hesitantly, her fingers curled up twice unconsciously. She wanted to chase him but was a little cautious. Seeing that figure getting farther and farther away from the yard, she showed some anxiety and worry in her eyes, "But... Seventeen seems a little angry."
"Doesn't being angry just show that he cares?" Ye Qiuchen suddenly chuckled, "What is Fourth Miss afraid of? Isn't this what you want to see?"
"But I'm still a little worried…"
Seeing Ye Qiuchen staring at her lightly and calmly, Nan Yan silently swallowed the rest of the words into her throat.
Seeing this, Ye Qiuchen showed a look of disapproval in his eyes, and said in a steady tone, "What is there to worry about? If the master has always wanted to do this, then go ahead! Anyway, I have already informed you in advance. If the time comes and I fail to achieve the master's goal, then it is not my fault."
After he said this, he calmly let go of her hand and let her make her own choice.
When he let go like this, Nan Yan instantly gave up the idea of chasing after him.
She pursed her lips and watched the figure disappear completely. Then she turned her head and looked at Ye Qiuchen beside her. "You are right. I can't keep giving in to him like this. If I try to appease him every time he gets angry, it won't solve the problem at all. This block of wood won't get wise."
As she spoke, a somewhat happy smile appeared on her lips. She turned around and patted Ye Qiuchen on the shoulder, thanking him with a smile, "Your method is still effective. He almost couldn't help it just now. He obviously cares about me, so why doesn't he admit it?"
Ye Qiuchen also smiled and replied, "That's it. As long as he can't help it, the fourth lady's goal will be achieved, and then Seventeen will not be able to deny it."
When she thought of this, Nan Yan's cheeks turned slightly red.
She looked up at Ye Qiuchen, with a hint of discomfort in her eyes. After all, she was exposing all her thoughts in front of another man, which inevitably made her feel embarrassed.
"Well, thank you for this time too."
"I was indeed wrong about what happened in the ruined temple before. I caused you to suffer some minor injuries. When we return to Qixia Villa, I will definitely ask my father to help you...ah!"
"careful!"
Before she could finish her words, something strange happened. Several willow-leaf-shaped hidden weapons suddenly pierced through the window paper and flew towards the two people in the house.
Nan Yan was caught off guard and was hugged into someone's arms. If Ye Qiuchen hadn't acted quickly and lifted up the wooden table to block it, both of them might have been pierced through by the darts on the spot.
"What happened?"
Seeing the hidden weapon nailed on the table, Nan Yan's face turned pale instantly, and a trace of worry flashed in her eyes.
"It should be the group of killers from before who have caught up with us."
Ye Qiuchen explained briefly, and then added, "We must leave here as soon as possible."
When he said this, he vaguely felt that something was wrong. There was no way this group of people would let them go so easily. They must have a backup plan.
As Ye Qiuchen spoke, he gathered his strength and he didn't know what happened, his brain suddenly became confused and his consciousness became groggy, as if all the strength had been drained out of him. He couldn't use any internal force in his body. He staggered back a few steps and even couldn't stand steadily.
If Nan Yan hadn't stepped forward to help him, Ye Qiuchen would have fallen to the ground on the spot.
"What happened to you? Are you injured somewhere? How come you suddenly can't even stand steadily?" Nan Yan supported Ye Qiuchen beside her with all her strength, especially when she saw his drowsy look, her eyes were full of anxiety and worry.
Ye Qiuchen bit the tip of his tongue and shook his head vigorously, which allowed him to maintain a little clarity in his drowsy consciousness.
"We should be... being plotted against." Ye Qiuchen's voice continued intermittently, his hand subconsciously covering his chest. The pain that continued to spread in his chest made him almost unable to stand steadily.
His gaze slowly shifted, and then fell on the food. A flash of coldness flashed across his eyes, and he instantly understood something, "There is something in the food..."
This time he was really too careless. He thought that not staying in the inn would reduce some risks, but he didn't expect that the other party would have an ambush even in this wilderness. As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a sharp pain in his chest again, which made Ye Qiuchen have no strength to support his body. Cold sweat kept coming out from his whole body and even his forehead.
Nan Yan quickly understood something, her eyes fell on the food that had just been scattered on the ground. She didn't have time to think about anything else, and just asked anxiously, "But, if there was something in the food, how could I be fine?"
Ye Qiuchen shook his head weakly, his face pale, "This, I don't know either..."
This was also what Ye Qiuchen was confused about, but he quickly came to his senses. He coughed a few times and tightly grasped Nan Yan's wrist, trying to make himself stand more steadily, but it still didn't work. At this moment, his whole body was leaning on Nan Yan, swaying and about to fall. Even his voice became a little hoarse, "Maybe... Fourth Miss doesn't know martial arts, so this medicine has no effect on you."
Nan Yan's eyes flashed with understanding after hearing this, but her face turned even paler. "So...what should we do now? How is your body? Can you still stand up?"
Ye Qiuchen could only shake his head helplessly.
"Miss Fourth, please run away first."
Hearing this, Nan Yan immediately grabbed Ye Qiuchen's wrist in panic, holding it tightly, with obvious nervousness in her eyes. She was obviously very scared, but she still shook her head and said, "No, how can I leave you alone and run away?"
Hearing this, Ye Qiuchen's chest churned and he coughed violently a few times. His facial expression did not change, but he could not stop mocking in his heart.
These masters are so ridiculous. They only pay lip service to these hypocritical words and continue to deceive these lowly shadow guards into working for them.
The same goes for the woman in front of me, and all the masters in Qixia Villa are the same!
No matter how nice her words were, when it came to a life-or-death crisis, she would still abandon him and run for her life. When necessary, she would even use their bodies to block the knife. Ye Qiuchen had seen too many such things...
No one would really care about these shadow guards. They were servants, killers, shadow guards locked up in the shadow building without seeing the light of day, and even slaves who didn't even deserve to have a name at the beginning. Even if they died, it was just like losing a handy weapon. There were still hundreds of shadow guards in the shadow building for them to command.
The death of a Shadow Guard is nothing unusual for them.
The most useful Shadow Guard is like Shadow Seventeen, who is completely reduced to a killing tool that cannot think and only obeys orders and tasks.
As he thought about this, he suddenly felt resentment and murderous intent in his heart. Why should he die for others?
His life is also very precious. He doesn't want to be a tool, and he doesn't want to be controlled by others for his whole life. Is this wrong? But why is he born inferior to others?
Ye Qiu was completely confused. He tried hard to suppress the hatred in his heart. He took a few deep breaths, and even his breathing became more rapid.
After hesitating for a moment, Ye Qiuchen suddenly shook off Nan Yan's arm and said in a low voice,
"They came prepared this time. This assassination attempt is definitely not just aimed at the Gao family of Tianxiang City, but also includes the shadow guards of our Qixia Villa."
"I don't know what kind of poison I've been poisoned with. I have no strength left in my body. I really can't protect you. While there's still time, Miss Fourth, please escape through the back door first..."
The more Ye Qiuchen spoke, the more sweat formed on his forehead, and his face turned pale at a speed visible to the naked eye. This time it was not because he was loyal and willing to sacrifice himself for others. In Ye Qiuchen's heart, his own life was the most important thing at all times, but he was originally on a criminal mission this time.
Because his failure to protect the Third Young Master had already violated the death penalty of Shadow Guard Tower, even though he luckily survived, his future life would not necessarily be easy.
If he left Ye Nanyan alone to escape again, even if he returned alive, the Shadow Guard Tower would not let him go. He would die anyway, so he might as well fight here. The most important thing was that he was poisoned and felt sore and weak all over, so he could not run far.
So it would be better to let this woman go first. After all, if she died, there would be no need for him to go back alive.
"But..."
Nan Yan wanted to refute, but she couldn't find any reason after opening her mouth. Seeing the footsteps behind her getting closer and closer, she became so anxious that she didn't know what to do.
Ye Qiuchen pushed Nan Yan hard again, luckily helping her avoid a sword attack. Then a black shadow rushed out from the front of the door, holding a long sword in hand, and slashed at the two people without hesitation.
Ye Qiuchen dodged and retreated, sweat dripping down his forehead. He used up almost all his strength to push Nan Yan to the back door, and shouted at her in a hoarse voice, "Don't hesitate any longer..."
"Fourth Miss, please run away quickly. I still have a little strength left to help you. Otherwise, if you delay any further, you and I will die here together."
Nan Yan was pushed by him and staggered and almost fell.
After she got up, she immediately ran towards him and helped him up. "No, you can't even lift the sword now, how can you help me?"
"Hurry up, hold on, let's leave here together, Seventeen will be back to save us soon!"
Ye Qiuchen pursed his lips tightly and broke her expectation without hesitation, "Miss, didn't you realize that there aren't many assassins here? Someone must have delayed them. Besides, Seventeen ate the food just like me. He can't even save himself now, so how can he save us?"
Hearing this, Nan Yan's eyes almost instantly turned red, and her eyes were full of worry, "How is it possible? Will Seventeen..."
Ye Qiuchen hurriedly explained in the chaos, his resistance becoming weaker and weaker, "The fact that there are not more people here means that Seventeen is not in trouble for the time being. If Miss Four doesn't leave now, she won't be able to leave..."
As he spoke, he pushed the person out with force again, this time pushing the wooden table directly in front of the door, completely blocking the aisle for her to rush through, and also blocking the killer in the house from chasing after her.
Nan Yan looked at him in panic through the window. She wanted to rush over again but stopped because of the sharp sword. Ye Qiuchen was unable to dodge and was pierced through the shoulder blade by the sharp sword. Blood immediately gushed out and flowed down along the wrist bone. The young lady who had been raised in a villa since she was a child had never seen such a bloody scene. Her eyes turned red in an instant and she backed away with a pale face in fear...
"Ye Qiuchen..."
She called out to him subconsciously and reached out her hand towards him through the window, but she was so frightened by the sudden sword attack that she immediately shrank back. Her whole body began to tremble uncontrollably, and fear and anxiety almost surrounded her entire body.
The situation was so urgent that she didn't have any time to hesitate.
"I'm sorry, but I really..."
Nan Yan shook her head at him with red eyes.
She retreated in panic, step by step, and without even finishing her words, she turned around and stumbled away.
She fled in a panic, covered in mud. Before she ran away, she turned back to look at him, her eyes full of guilt and anxiety.
Ye Qiuchen had clearly expected this result.
But witnessing once again this moment of being abandoned without hesitation, the hatred in his heart continued to surge, and the gushing resentment almost engulfed him.
He was unwilling to accept it, really unwilling to accept it!
These so-called masters are all selfish, greedy and incompetent people who are afraid of death.
Why did he work for such a bunch of villains? Why did he have to be abandoned and die here, with no one even collecting his body?
Ye Qiuchen gripped his weapon tightly, trying his best to resist the fierce attack from the killer opposite him, but his strength became weaker and weaker, and he couldn't even stand steadily. In addition, the injury on his shoulder worsened, and Ye Qiuchen was cut on the wrist by a sword. He was in so much pain that cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He couldn't even hold the weapon. The whole person and the weapon hit the wall with a "bang", fell to the ground, rolled twice, and finally spat out a mouthful of blood.
This was probably the first time that Ye Qiuchen was forced into a desperate situation, but it was definitely the moment he was closest to death.
So when the long sword came towards his head with force, Ye Qiu closed his eyes subconsciously.
It’s a lie to say he’s not afraid of death, he’s actually very afraid of death!
Therefore, every time he went on a mission, he would try his best to save his life. That's why he said nothing when the Third Young Master saw him hiding in the dark and asking for help, and watched him being hacked to death. He was afraid of dying meaninglessly, and even more afraid of dying in such a wilderness where no one would collect even the corpses.
But this time he was really helpless. He was in darkness and no one saved him, especially at this critical moment of life and death. Ye Qiuchen closed his eyes in despair, waiting for the sword to strike him. However, he waited for a long time and the sword did not come down. Instead, he heard a "puff" sound and the sound of a long sword piercing flesh.
But this time, it didn't seem to be tattooed on him.
He felt no pain.
Ye Qiuchen suddenly opened his eyes and met the somewhat incredulous eyes of the killer in front of him. The killer lowered his head to look at his chest, then turned his head to look at the attacker behind him. Her face was very pale, with some dirty bloodstains on it, her black hair was scattered on her shoulders, and she met Ye Qiuchen's gaze in panic, almost crying out of fear.
Obviously, he is in a very bad state...
But at that moment, Ye Qiuchen felt his breathing was slightly suffocated, and his heart seemed to be suddenly impacted by something.
It began to beat violently and uncontrollably.
He just couldn't calm down.
That picture remained in his mind for a long time until he heard her stammering and aggrieved voice and it brought him back to his senses.
"S-Sorry, I didn't mean it..."
She even apologized, tears welling up in her eyes.
But he did not let go of the sharpened bamboo in his hand. Instead, he pushed it forward with greater force. The tip of the bamboo instantly pierced the flesh, and blood gushed out continuously.
The killer was also stunned. After he reacted, the intense pain made him subconsciously raise the sword in his hand and stab the attacker behind him.
Nan Yan took a few steps back in panic. Her fingers hurriedly loosened the broken bamboo. She was extremely nervous and had no idea what to do.
Ye Qiuchen also took advantage of this opportunity, picked up the weapon on the ground and stabbed the man in the chest with his sword from behind, then kicked the man away, then grabbed Nan Yan, who was still in a daze, and started running outside.
The two stumbled and fled for a distance.
Ye Qiuchen's feet suddenly went limp, and he leaned almost entirely on Nan Yan. He opened his lips and suddenly couldn't help asking, "Master, why are you back again? Aren't you afraid of dying with me?"
Nan Yan struggled to lift up Ye Qiuchen's shoulders and tried to lift him up. After hearing what he said, she was afraid and angry, and her voice was full of resentment, "Am I such a selfish person in your eyes? You risked your life to protect me, how could I abandon you? It's just that I don't know how to do anything, so I can only find an opportunity to sneak up on them to save you..."
Ye Qiuchen indeed did not think of this. He seemed to have almost forgotten that the Fourth Miss was just a powerless woman from beginning to end. Even if she really stayed, at most she would only involve one more life and would not change anything.
But he never expected that she would be willing to come back to save him. He even wondered, if the master he followed from the beginning was her, would everything that happened before never have happened?
Ye Qiuchen glanced at Nan Yan secretly, his heart full of emotions, and he couldn't help asking, "But I...but I am just a shadow guard, even if I die, it's what I should do, right? How can you let the young lady risk her life for me?"
Nan Yan took the time to look back and vaguely saw someone catching up with her. She was a little helpless when she heard his question in panic, and could only curse angrily, "What time is it now? Are you still thinking about this?"
"If I say that I don't value these identities at all, you will definitely think I'm lying. It's just that everyone has different ideas. I can't care what others think, but I will never abandon you. I will never leave you alone to escape..."
Ye Qiuchen's breathing paused for a moment, and he tightened his grip on her wrist, seeming to find it hard to believe. "Really? You will never abandon your subordinates?"
"Would I lie to you?" She said in a depressed tone, with a hint of anger at not being believed.
Yes, Ye Qiuchen thought, could she lie to him? She was the master, she could have escaped, but she stayed and saved his life. He was just a shadow guard, and his life was the most valuable thing in his body. What else was there for her to lie to him about?
Thinking of this, Ye Qiu hesitated for a moment, and then asked tentatively, "Then...if it was Seventeen lying there today, would the master do the same?"
"That's natural."
Her voice was soft but without hesitation.
After she finished speaking, Nan Yan gave this man a resentful look, as if she was annoyed that he talked too much. "Why do you have so many questions today? Can't you wait until we are safe before asking?"
Ye Qiuchen couldn't help but smile this time, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curved into a slight arc. He didn't really understand why he was so happy. It was probably because it was the first time that someone really cared about him, someone cared about his life and death, and would never abandon him. This feeling was really novel.
So he completely ignored Nan Yan's complaints about him talking too much, and asked again, "So in the master's heart, Qiu Chen and Shiqi are equally important, right?"
Nan Yan was worried that the more he talked, the slower he would walk, so she subconsciously said perfunctorily, "Yes, yes, in my heart, Ye Qiuchen and Ying Shiqi are equally important, so no matter if it's you or Shiqi, I will feel distressed and sad if anyone gets hurt."
"Okay, stop talking, okay? Save some strength for now. Your wound is still bleeding. We have to find a place to hide quickly..."
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