Chapter 89 Better than a slap
When spring comes and flowers bloom, it is time for the night watchmen to gallop.
After half a month, the people from the Huo Gang finally found Nan Lijun.
In a secluded valley residence in the eastern suburbs of Kyoto, a group of guards dressed in Yu family uniforms were on guard and patrolling, guarding the house in a circle.
Ye Yan, Hua Jue, Yun Chen, and Xun Jian were hiding on the roof, looking at Nan Lijun who was leisurely eating and gnawing on pig's trotters in the house in the distance, and they couldn't help but feel nervous.
Hua Jue said, "The princess doesn't look like she's been kidnapped. She looks more like she's here for a sightseeing trip. Look at how respectful the guards are to her. Could it be that the princess is setting a trap to force us to deal with the Yu family?"
Ye Yan also frowned. "The Yu family's guard uniforms, the Yu family's business logo, the 'Yu Mansion' plaque, it feels like they're almost whispering in our ears that the Yu family kidnapped the princess. There's something wrong—very wrong."
Yun Chen wanted to ask Xun Xun's opinion, but when he turned around, he saw that Xun Xun's face was pale, his forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he was holding his right abdomen and breathing in cold air.
She asked worriedly, "Brother Gou, are you having a stomachache again? Tell Brother Ye that you should go and guard the young master instead of Bu Yan."
Xun Xuan was in so much pain that he couldn't speak and just waved his hands.
Ye Yan also noticed that something was wrong with Xun Jian, and a look of unease crossed his face. Substituting someone at this time would make too much noise. He lowered his voice and asked Xun Jian, "Can you hold on?"
It seemed that the worst of the pain had passed. Xun Xuan wiped the cold sweat from his face and said weakly:
"It's okay, I guess I just had a stomachache. It'll be fine once the effect wears off. Let's get started!"
"Achen, take care of Brother Gou!" Hua Jue instructed from the side, and then was the first to fly out and jump into the yard.
The other three followed closely behind, jumped into the yard, quickly formed a battle formation, raised their weapons and attacked.
Unexpectedly, Yun Chen's sword had already been swung out and hit the face of a Yu family guard. However, the guard only dodged and did not fight back. He suddenly ran in the opposite direction, shouting at the top of his voice:
"Oh no! The Huo gang is coming! The Huo gang is here to save the princess!!"
In the blink of an eye, all the Yu family guards ran away, leaving only Yun Chen and a few others standing there in a daze, holding their swords and looking at each other in confusion.
Hua Jue's eyes widened. "Is our Huo Gang so powerful now? We scared the Yu Family like this just by showing up?"
Ye Yan smacked his lips and sheathed the knife. "Never mind. Saving the princess comes first. Let's be quick and don't be careless. What if they deliberately let us down and have some ruthless tricks waiting for us?"
Yun Chen pointed to a group of Yu Family guards running fast with torches in the distance and said:
"Brother Ye, I think you're overthinking it. The Yu family has already run there. Let's wait a little longer. They've probably all gone home to wash up and go to bed."
"This is so fucking interesting!" Hua Jue cursed and rushed towards the room where the princess was with Ye Yan.
As they walked along, the houses were empty and there was no obstruction. When a few people kicked open the door, Nan Lijun choked on a piece of pig's trotter and almost died.
“Cough cough cough… cough cough cough…” Nan Lijun choked to the point of tears coming out, “How come I didn’t hear… cough cough fighting… and then you came in cough cough cough…”
Several people stood there in a daze, and no one dared to step forward to help Nan Lijun stroke his back.
When Nan Lijun finally calmed down after coughing until her face turned red, she said:
"I know what you're thinking. You think I kidnapped myself? Really not. Go find Isatis, quick!"
Although all the members of the Yu family had retreated, Ye Yan did not dare to be careless. He and Hua Jue immediately escorted Nan Lijun away from here, leaving only Yun Chen and Xun Xun to look for Song Lan.
The house was very large. After searching for about half an hour, Xun Xun's stomach started to hurt again and he fell a few steps behind Yun Chen without realizing it.
At this time, Yun Chen kicked open the woodshed and saw Song Lan lying on the beam.
There wasn't much firewood on the floor of the woodshed, but it was densely packed with snakes of all sizes.
Although Yun Chen was not afraid of snakes, he was still frightened and his scalp went numb.
I saw a group of snakes slowly wriggling in an intertwined manner, constantly spitting their tongues at the woad on the beam.
Isatis was so frightened that his face turned pale and his whole body was shaking like a sieve.
Yun Chen quickly used his Qing Kung Fu to get up, stepped on the eaves, stepped on the wall and jumped onto the beam, then carried Song Lan down.
Because there were too many snakes on the ground and it was difficult to find a foothold, Yun Chen had no choice but to walk along the inner wall eaves.
The eaves were extremely narrow, and Yun Chen unconsciously held the woad tightly.
By the time Yun Chen jumped out of the woodshed holding Song Lan and landed in the yard, Ye Yan and Hua Jue had already escorted Nan Lijun and came to help with a large group of Huo Gang guards.
Yun Chen put Song Lan on the ground and just said "Lord Song Lan" when he saw a flash in front of his eyes and a slap landed hard on her face.
Accompanied by a crisp "pop" sound, everyone saw Yun Chen's face tilted to one side, with a look of surprise, and a red slap mark clearly appeared on his fair face.
Song Lan's face was filled with hatred, and he didn't even have time to withdraw his hand.
"What gives you the right—" Hua Jue was furious and was about to rush forward, but was stopped by Ye Yan.
Meeting Hua Jue's shocked and angry eyes, Ye Yan held his breath and shook his head slightly.
Song Lan noticed this scene, sneered, and pretended to straighten her clothes and skirt with her hands.
She raised her chin, and her cold and arrogant gaze shifted from Hua Jue to Ye Yan, Xun Yan, and then to the dozens of Huo Gang guards with unfriendly expressions...
Finally, Song Lan looked at the bewildered Yun Chen and cursed:
"Who do you think you are to take advantage of me?"
No one spoke, and no one dared to contradict.
No matter how angry I was, I dared not say a word.
Yun Chen didn't want to cause trouble. Although he didn't know what he had done wrong, he still whispered:
"My humble fault, please forgive me, Lord Songlan."
Song Lan snorted contemptuously, still staring at Yun Chen with hatred.
Yun Chen had no choice but to take a step back, bend one leg, and prepare to kneel on one knee to salute.
Unexpectedly, just as she bent her legs and before she had time to kneel on the ground, she heard Huo Gannian's voice coming from outside the yard:
"Yun Chen, don't kneel!"
As soon as they saw Huo Gannian coming, everyone in the courtyard immediately felt relieved.
Hua Jue looked at Song Lan with a look full of provocation and gloating, as if to say, "Just wait, your retribution is coming!"
Yun Chen stood frozen in place, not knowing whether to kneel or not.
Seeing this, Bu Yan strode over, straightened Yun Chen up, and said anxiously:
"You haven't come back for so long, the young master was so anxious that he had to come look for you in person. You are really something, knowing that the young master loves you the most, yet you still make the young master so anxious."
Bu Yan smiled as he brushed the dust off Yun Chen's clothes. Then, seeing the slap marks on Yun Chen's face that had begun to swell and become red, he said with a forced smile:
"Hey, Achen, you went to rescue someone, but how come you only got a slap mark? Who hit her? Let the young master deal with her!"
Song Lan saw it clearly from the side and thought it was ridiculous. She didn't even look at Bu Yan, but just glanced at Huo Gannian, with the corners of her lips raised in smugness, and said:
"I did. So, how are you planning to deal with me, Young Master Huo? Anyone from the Huo Gang who dares to touch a hair on my head will be an enemy of the princess. Young Master Huo, you are aware of this, right?"
Huo Gannian stared at the increasingly red and swollen face of Yun Chen, his expression as cold as frost on a winter lake.
After a moment's silence, he said coldly, "Everyone, get out of the way and make way for the 'Princess'!"
The guards of the Huo Gang were indignant, but they still obeyed and made way.
When Song Lan heard Huo Gannian deliberately say the word "princess", which seemed to be a compliment but was actually ironic and presumptuous, her body stiffened, but she quickly adjusted herself and began to walk out.
After Song Lan walked several feet away, Huo Gannian looked at her back and said coldly:
"Yun Chen, take the arrow!"
Xiaoliu appeared out of nowhere and swiftly handed Yunchen the bow and arrow.
Huo Gannian had no expression on his face and shouted, "Yun Chen, shoot!"
It was rare to see Huo Ganniansheng so majestic and his aura so fierce and terrifying. Yun Chen did not dare to hesitate. He drew his bow and arrow, aimed at Songlan, and shot an arrow.
With a "swoosh", the arrow flew out and hit the footprint that Songlan had just left.
Song Lan was startled, but quickly recovered. She just glanced at Huo Gannian and walked forward again.
Hua Jue sneered from the side:
"Achen, you're an expert at shooting arrows through eyes, don't be scared now!"
Huo Gannian continued in a deep voice:
"Yun Chen, don't be afraid, just shoot!"
Yun Chen knew that now that things had come to this, what she had to regain was not only her own face, but also the face of the Huo Gang.
Holding his breath, Yun Chen estimated Song Lan's steps, aimed at the position in front of Song Lan, and shot an arrow.
The arrow stabbed into the ground, arriving at the same time as Song Lan's footsteps.
The tip of Isandela's shoe was pressed tightly against the tip of the arrow, not a millimeter off.
Song Lan's face turned pale, and she took the second step. Yun Chen's arrow was still a moment ahead of her, firmly stabbing in front of the tip of her shoe.
Seeing Yun Chen like this, and having no intention of doing anything to her, Song Lan completely put her mind at ease and began to walk out.
When he was about to step out of the yard, Huo Gannian took the bow and arrow from Yun Chen's hand, raised his hand and drew the bow——
She felt a sharp blade coming straight at her head. With a "bang", the pearl hairpin on Song Lan's head exploded. The strong impact made Song Lan's scalp numb. Her body swayed and she fell directly to the ground.
The long arrow was still stuck in her hair, trembling slowly, looking very funny.
"Oh my, Lord Songlan has fallen down, hurry up and help him up——"
"No, no, I won't. If I help you, I'll get slapped!"
Hua Jue and Buyan deliberately teased each other, causing the guards to burst into laughter, and some even whistled at Song Lan.
Song Lan climbed up with clenched fists and tried to pull out the arrow from her hair. She tried several times but failed. Finally, she just pulled it off with great force, pulling out several strands of hair, making her entire hairstyle a mess like a chicken coop.
Her face turned red and white, and she bit her lips to prevent herself from crying. She turned around and strode out.
Behind her, Huo Gannian said with a sarcastic tone, "Songlan—oh no, Your Highness the 'Princess', take care."
Song Lan turned around and looked straight at Huo Gannian, tears in her eyes but a slight smile.
"Huo Gannian, you are awesome."
After saying that, Songlan left without looking back.
Hua Jue put his arm around Yun Chen's neck and said with a smile:
"Why, this is more satisfying than slapping her!"
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