Chapter 8: An Eye for an Eye

  "Jiuyang!" A call from Chu Qi Feng echoed in her ears, filled with excitement and bewilderment.

  Chu Youyang's eyes were slightly moist, and he stepped back with a raised eyebrow and a smile: "Brother!"

  "How did you run here? When did you wake up? Didn't the doctor say..." Chu Qi Feng looked her up and down, the usually calm and collected young man was now nagging like an old woman.

  His gaze finally fixed on the bandage on Chu Nian's shoulder, which still showed a few strands of fresh blood. He suddenly became flustered, grabbed her arm and asked urgently, "How were you injured?"

  He said and was about to unwrap the bandage to examine the injury.

  "It's nothing!" Chu Youyang dodged his hand, "I have a lot to say to my brother, it's getting late and the road here is not easy to walk, let's head back to camp first. Father doesn't know I'm out, if we're late, those two maids of mine will be punished."

  "Really nothing?" Chu Qi Feng's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, looking at her slightly pale face, his heart aching sharply.

  He had always held this sister in high esteem, and even regarded her more importantly than himself, especially under the influence of Chu Yi'an's teachings, he almost couldn't bear to hold her in his hands. Suddenly seeing her injured and bleeding, he was naturally very anxious.

  "I just accidentally touched it a bit, why are you being so delicate." Chu Jiu Yang said with a smile.

  "I'm Chu Qi Feng's sister, so I'm more precious than anyone else." Chu Qi Feng saw her like this, and the sparkling eyes overflowed with a smile, raising his hand to pamperingly touch her hair.

  As he spoke, his hand slid down and gently pressed Chu Yunyang's head against his shoulder, giving him a light hug.

  Although they have to be mindful of the distinction between men and women in public, behind their backs, Chu Mo Yang and Chu Qi Feng are not different from each other.

  "Brother isn't afraid of spoiling me?" Chu Jiu Yang buried his face in his shoulder, and quietly wiped away the tears that had welled up in his eyes on his clothes.

  Since she grew up, she never cried.

  She was willing to smile, willing to face everything with a smile, but at this moment, once again touching the long-lost and warm chest of her loved one, listening to the real and passionate heartbeat of the loved one she had missed for so long.

  She suddenly felt that her so-called strength had also lost its meaning.

  They are her loved ones, together they hold up the widest sky for her. Here, she doesn't have to force her heart or herself to do anything.

  When happy, can laugh freely; when sad, can cry without restraint.

  Be natural and carefree, be your true self.

  "Girl, you can be willful, but never pretend to be strong. Brother and father are the same, as long as we're around for a day, even if it means putting you on a pedestal, what's the harm?" Chu Qi Feng smiled brightly.

  "Brother's words are to be counted, I've remembered them in my heart." Chu Jiu Yang curved the corners of his mouth and poked his head out from behind his shoulder, looking at him with warm and smiling eyes. "This time I'm secretly leaving the camp, when I get back Father will definitely be furious, it's settled then, later Brother will go take the punishment for me."

  "You little scamp!" Chu Qi's smile grew even brighter between her eyebrows, and she reached out to pat the back of her head again. "Are you really okay? I saw a huge bump on your head last night."

  "We're all standing here in one piece, if we don't leave now it'll be dark soon, let's go!" said Chu Jinyang.

  "Good!" Chu Qi Feng had been observing her for a while, seeing that she was chatting and laughing freely, so he felt at ease. He turned his head to instruct the accompanying guards, and they quickly returned along the original route.

  At that time, Jiang Liu and others had already arrived at the entrance of the valley with their horses. Seeing that it was getting dark, they were anxious when they saw a group of people coming from the depths of the grass thicket.

  "Prince of the County! Young Mistress!" Jiang Liu and others hastily went forward to welcome them and clear a path.

  "Hmm!" Chu Qi Feng nodded slightly, "This place is not suitable for a long stay, let's head back to the camp first!"

  "Yes!" Jiang Liu nodded his head and beckoned someone to bring over the horses. The group of people didn't linger for a moment, mounting their horses and leaving immediately.

  This place is located in the core area of the two armies' battle, and any place may develop into a wild battlefield. They are rushing on the night road, so they don't dare to delay for a moment.

  There was almost no communication on this road, just rushing forward without stopping, and after another two hours, they passed through that reed marsh again.

  "Your Highness, it seems like there's a fight up ahead." One of the guards, Jiang Liu, whose hearing was the most acute, warned, "Could it be that enemy troops have launched a surprise attack and are clashing here?"

  Several people received the reins, Chu Qi Feng was about to send someone to look, but Chu Mo Yang raised his hand to stop him and said: "Jiang Liu, you lead the way first to the exit opposite Lu Wei Dang, I'll go with Second Brother."

  As they spoke, she had already dismounted and looked up at Chu Qiufeng on horseback, saying seriously: "Brother, I'll take you to see something."

  Chu Youyang had never been one to stir up trouble for no reason, and Chu Qiufeng, who hadn't even thought about it, also followed suit and dismounted his horse.

  Hand over the horses to Jiang Liu and let him lead them away first, the two of them only brought their personal sabers and slipped into the reeds, disappearing from view.

  Following the direction of the fighting sounds, I made my way forward, and the battle situation ahead seemed to be extremely brutal. Even from a distance, there was a strong smell of blood spreading everywhere.

  To be on the safe side, Chu Qi Feng quietly took a step ahead of Chu Mo Yang and protected her within his range.

  Chu Xiangyang saw it in his eyes, and a warm current surged in his heart but didn't break through. He followed him from behind to the scene of the crime, and finally, the two stopped at a clump of reeds that was taller than both of them.

  Not far away, the two groups of people and horses were entangled on a small path. A humble but exquisitely crafted horse-drawn carriage was forced to stop in the middle of the road, surrounded by more than ten guards wearing uniform dark blue attire from all sides.

  The outer ring was surrounded by hundreds of Nanhu soldiers, and both sides were killing each other fiercely. Dozens of corpses had already fallen to the ground, but at a glance, they were all Nanhu soldiers in green uniforms.

  "Kill my general, and still dare to speak loudly. You are spies of the Western Yue people. If I don't behead you dogs today, I swear I won't be human." The leader of the Nanyue generals was already furious, standing on a small mound, shouting loudly.

  "It's been said that the death of that bald man has nothing to do with us, we're just ordinary civilians passing by. If you continue to bother us, don't blame me for being impolite!" The cold-faced man standing beside the carriage replied in a chilly tone, showing no fear in the face of such a predicament.

  "It's someone from the Nanhe Wangfu." Chu Qi Feng furrowed his brow, a layer of frost instantly covering his refined and calm face.

  "Hmm!" Chu Nanyang nodded, "I was originally just out of camp to find you, but on the way I found something unusual, so I had the idea to let Yuanshan and others set up an ambush here, didn't expect it was really someone from Nanhe Wangfu."

  Chu Yunyang's plan was actually quite simple. First, he had Zhu Yuanshan lead a group of people to lure a team from Nan Hua over, and then Lu Yuan lay in ambush. When Chu Lingyun's convoy appeared in the distance, they threw the corpses of Guangtou and others onto the road, blocking Chu Lingyun's horse carriage. While the guards were checking the bodies that blocked their way, the people from Nan Hua arrived just in time, making them mistakenly believe that Guangtou and others had been killed by Chu Lingyun's guards. After all, they were currently in a sensitive period of war between two armies, and this frame-up trick was almost guaranteed to succeed.

  Chu Qiyan dared to set a trap for Chu Qifeng, so she has no reason not to fight back. Even if Chu Lingyun dies unexpectedly here today, it's not worth pitying her.

  "Is the person in the carriage the Princess of Anle?" Chu Qi Feng didn't ask these questions, but instead grasped the key point directly.

  Chu Youyang didn't respond, Chu Qifeng had already patted her hand lightly and said softly, "Let's go, we'll head back to the camp first!"

  Chu Lingyun is here, so it's obvious that Chu Qiyan must be nearby too. Many things don't need to be said clearly.

  Two men quietly exited the reeds, and met up with Jiang Liu and others before immediately riding back to camp. As soon as they arrived at the military camp entrance, they saw Zhu Yuanshan pacing back and forth with a worried expression.

  "Prince! Princess!" Seeing the two return safely, Zhu Yuanshan was overjoyed.

  Chu Qi Feng dismounted and handed the reins to him, her face as cold as water. She walked quickly towards the inside while giving a cold order: "Go! Bring me Dr. Guo who diagnosed the princess's illness last night!"

  No matter what his ultimate goal is, but if he dares to lay a hand on his precious little sister to set her up, then he deserves to die a thousand deaths!

  Digression

  There's a brother who controls his sister, and an overprotective father. This time the heroine isn't fighting alone, I finally got to be a mom for once ╭(╯^╰)╮