Chapter 6: Saving Your Life

  "Princess!" Zhu Yuanshan's seven souls and eight spirits all flew away, a furious and changing cry of surprise.

  The cold arrow leaves the bowstring, its sound is mournful and shrill.

  Yanling Jun, who had already lost the ability to resist, closed his eyes and was about to accept his fate calmly. However, he suddenly sensed a gust of wind in front of him, followed by the sound of a whip cracking repeatedly, sending several sharp arrows flying out and landing with a rustling sound on the wild grass beside him.

  Open your eyes again——

  That girl with a cold and beautiful movement as swift as thunder had already flipped over and landed on the ground, steadily blocking his way.

  His slender yet straight and upright figure was shrouded in the dark shadow behind her backlit.

  "Mind your own business!" The bald man gnashed his yellow teeth, just about to give the order to behead, when suddenly a whip-like shadow appeared before him, coiling around his neck like a spirit snake, and forcibly choking back the rest of his words.

  The girl looked like she was only thirteen or fourteen years old, the bald man was completely unguarded, but he never thought that her move would be so ruthless, leaving no room for negotiation at all.

  "Kill them all for me, don't let a single one escape!" Chu Jiu Yang took the lead and coldly shouted.

  "Yes!" Suddenly, Chu Yunyang turned back and rushed over, with Zhu Yuanshan and the others closely following behind her in concern for her safety.

  At this time, they took up their weapons without saying a word and rushed into the battle circle, fighting together with more than ten people on the other side.

  They were all close bodyguards around Zhu Yi'an, or more accurately, dead soldiers. Their martial arts skills and killing methods were extremely unmatched by ordinary people.

  When they made their move, the bald man finally realized that these people were not ordinary Xiyu soldiers.

  His neck was entwined by the soft whip of Zhuo Yuanyang, and he couldn't breathe smoothly. At this moment, his expression was even more horrified, his face turned into a pig's liver color, one side desperately pulling at the tail of the whip to try to reduce the pressure around his neck, while forcing out a voice, his throat making a gurgling sound: "Misunderstanding... spare your subordinates... have mercy! There's something... good... good talk! We are..."

  "I don't care who you are, today you all must die!" Chu Nanyang cut him off before he could finish speaking. As she spoke, her beautiful eyes narrowed and she instructed Zhu Yuanshan and the others, "Make it quick and clean, don't leave any survivors!"

  "I understand!" Zhu Yuanshan stabbed his sword through a man's chest, nodded solemnly in response, then suddenly sprang into action, sprinting over and stabbing his sword through the bald-headed man's skull from top to bottom.

  This sword was extremely fast, and when it was drawn, the wound on the top of the man's head only had a slight trickle of blood.

  "Uh..." A strange noise came from his throat, and the bald man's eyes widened in shock. His robust body crashed to the ground in an unbelievable manner.

  At this time, the guards had also dealt with his remaining followers and checked the opponent's corpse again to confirm that there were no survivors before retreating to wait for orders.

  Zhu Yushan hastily walked up to Chu Jianyang, took a glance at the arrow lodged in her left shoulder and was so anxious that he almost cried out: "Princess, you're injured! I'll send you back to the military camp for treatment right away!"

  He said and was about to call someone to prepare his horse.

  "No! Second Brother's place might be dangerous!" Chu Youyang furrowed his brow and raised a hand to stop him.

  He bent down and pulled out the dagger from the corpse of the bald man at his feet, wiped the bloodstains on his clothes, then pulled it back and cut off the arrowhead.

  Zhu Yuanshan opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, the next moment her right hand had already mobilized her internal energy in her palm, and with a slight flick of her wrist, she slapped it on the injured spot on her shoulder.

  All actions are done in one breath, completely not allowing anyone to intervene.

  Whoosh——

  With a sound, a line of blood beads was pushed out from her back shoulder along with half a broken arrow.

  "Golden wound medicine!" Chu Jinyang slightly furrowed his brow and stretched out his hand calmly.

  Zhu Yuan Shan's heart tightened, and he hastily pulled out a bottle of golden wound medicine from his bosom and handed it over. He let out a sigh before turning around to rush to the horse's side to search for something to use as a bandage.

  Chu Youyang poured some medicinal powder onto the wounds on his shoulders, then picked up the dagger from the ground and returned to face Prince Yanling.

  Yanling Jun lay motionless, his eyes slightly closed, his breathing weak and shallow. In the midst of his daze, he could vaguely make out the blurry outline of a girl in front of him.

  A suit of silver armor bound her originally lithe waist even more slender, her figure was elegant and refined.

  Whether it's drawing an arrow or killing a person, the action is neat and concise without any hesitation.

  Long hair tied in a ponytail danced among the lightly fluttering white pampas grass, like an extremely gentle and ethereal dream.

  If I were to die like this, it doesn't seem so painful and regrettable after all.

  Thinking so, Yanling Jun suddenly felt relieved, and the consciousness that had been propped up for so long finally slowly dissipated, completely losing his senses.

  Chu Liuyang's gaze lingered on his face for a long time, but in his mind, a shocking storm was brewing, and he couldn't calm down for a moment.

  Really? Is it him?!

  Really ——

  Is it him?

  The life of Yanling Jun in his previous life is a mystery that makes people think deeply.

  At that time, roughly the same period when he was ordered by his father to come here to supervise the war, the eldest son of his second uncle, King Nanhe, Chu Qiyan, took his younger sister, Princess Anle, Chu Lingyuan, to Linshui, which is also the ancestral home of Zheng Shi, the queen consort of King Nanhe.

  At that time, after Chu Qi Feng had an accident, they rushed back to the capital to find a doctor for consultation, while Chu Qi Yan and others returned to Beijing more than half a month later. At that time, there was a seriously ill Prince Yanling in the team.

  At that time they claimed that this person was a poor scholar who had been rescued by them on the road, suffering from illness and having fallen into poverty, with no one to turn to.

  Chu Lingyun relied on the empress's favor towards her, and several times entered the palace to plead, finally obtaining a special imperial decree from the empress, which allowed her to bring Yanling Jun into the mansion as a son-in-law.

  And this Yanling Jun, who had no background and was a commoner, was a brilliant and elegant figure in the officialdom. In just three years, he rose from a minor official in the Ministry of Justice to become the head of one of the six major departments, holding the power of life and death as the first person in charge of the Criminal Court of the Western Yue Imperial Dynasty.

  Chu Youyang had suspected it at the time, and the surname Yanling was extremely rare. At least in her life, she had met countless people but never encountered a second one. From the beginning, Chu Qiyan and her brother had made it clear that Yanling Jun was a lone wolf with no family or relatives, and since it had nothing to do with her, she didn't investigate further.

  It seems quite impressive now.

  Linzhou is located in the southeastern part of Xiyue's territory, while this place is located in the southwestern mountainous region, thousands of miles apart.

  Yanling Jun was injured like this, how could he rush thousands of miles in a few days to meet with Chu Qiyan and her brother.

  So there is only one possibility, that is ——

  Chu Qiyan was never a guardian who returned to his hometown, he is here now, at this moment, he is somewhere in the western part of Yue and the southern part of Hua.

  No wonder it's so coincidental, every time Brother goes out on a campaign, he encounters a sneak attack by the Southern Chinese. This is clearly—

  Chu Nanyang thought about it more and more, his heart grew colder and more frightened.

  Chu Qiyan, you are indeed a formidable pen, with an arm that stretches all the way back to six years ago, secretly manipulating and orchestrating such a shocking conspiracy!

  Chu Liuyang's eyes flashed with a cold light, and his murderous intent suddenly increased by several degrees.

  At this time, Zhu Yuanshan had already taken the bandage back and said: "Fortunately, I came to the military camp for the first time, and the wound medicine and bandages were all brought with me. Princess, forgive me for my offense, let me help you bandage it first."

  "I'll do it myself." Chu Nanyang took over the bandage, simply wrapping his wound while instructing, "Zhu Captain, check if that person is still breathing? You few, take a look at those thugs' bodies and see if there's any discovery. These people are well-trained, looking quite unusual."

  "Yes!" Everyone took orders and immediately dispersed.

  Zhu Yushan tried to check the nasal breath of Yanling Jun, and then opened his eyelids to take a look. His expression was quite serious, "The person is not dead yet, most of the wounds on his body are only skin-deep, except for one deeper wound under his ribs, which is due to excessive blood loss and physical exhaustion."

  At the same time, the guards behind her successively cut open several grass-bags and exclaimed, "Young lady, these people are wearing the military uniforms of Nan Hua!"

  Southern Chinese?

  Chu Sunyang's spirit was concentrated, her delicate eyebrows involuntarily furrowed, and she crouched down to stare at Yanling Jun's face at close range, muttering: "So, he might be a Nanhu person?"

  Zhu Yushan was instantly alert, and quickly searched Duan Ling's body from head to toe. "There's nothing on him that can prove his identity, which isn't good. But since it might be related to the Nan Hua people, things have gotten complicated. With his current injuries, if we leave him here, he'll be gone in a couple of hours."

  "One or two hours?" Chu Xiangyang hesitated.

  If so, then it would mean that Chu Lingyun's carriage will pass by this area in about an hour at most?

  "Since we've met, let's save his life!" Chu Jiu Yang said, her eyes flashing with a sudden hint of cunning amidst their cold severity.

  Chu Qiyan, since you dared to openly attack my second brother, then don't blame me for fighting back!

  The game between us can now officially begin!

  Digression

  American hero, this time we won't take the usual route ~ ~ ~