Chapter 463
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You Owe Me Your Life
The arrow pierced through the bustling crowd and arrived in front of Ji Yunshu in the blink of an eye.
It was too fast!
The force was too great!
Ji Yunshu didn't even have time to react before her body was knocked away by someone and fell heavily to the ground.
Her palms rubbed against the coarse stone floor, creating a layer of sparks and burning pain.
By the time she looked up, the arrow had already pierced through Wei Yi's chest, piercing through his chest and landing on a rock on the other side of the river.
"Wei Yi?"
She was dumbstruck.
She was flabbergasted.
Her scream pierced through the sky.
Blood flowed out from Wei Yi's chest and dyed his cyan robe red. It was particularly eye-catching.
She couldn't even see the reactions of the people around her. Everything around her became blurry and illusory. She only saw Wei Yi's face turn pale and the corner of his mouth stained with blood. His eyelids slowly drooped and his body fell heavily on top of her.
"Wei Yi?"
She caught his cumbersome and weak body and saw the hole in his chest. She was so scared that her head buzzed.
Seeing this scene, Jing Rong, who was on the bridge, tensed up. Just as he was about to jump over, a sharp arrow came from the dark and aimed at him.
The arrow was very strong. When he caught it, his palm was pierced by the arrow.
Blood flowed all over the ground.
At this time, the crowd was in an uproar.
Out of nowhere, twenty to thirty masked men in black jumped out. Each of them had a long sword in their hands. Their killing intent soared as they rushed toward Ji Yunshu and Jing Rong.
Tang Si was the closest to Ji Yunshu. She immediately took out the silver whip from her waist and lashed it at the masked men.
"You dare to sneak attack people? This miss will take your lives!"
She ruthlessly lashed out.
The Shi siblings and Lang Po also jumped out from the dark.
After killing several masked men, Mo Ruo rushed toward the injured Wei Yi.
He quickly took out a pill and fed it to Wei Yi.
"Save him, save him …"
Ji Yunshu's voice trembled as she pleaded.
Her hands were tightly pressed on Wei Yi's wound. Her hands were stained with blood.
But she couldn't stop the blood.
Wei Yi's eyes trembled slightly. His aura was very weak.
His clear eyes gazed at Ji Yunshu and softly called out, "Shu 'er." Then, he fainted.
A few black-clothed men charged over. Mo Ruo picked up the pebble Tang Si had thrown on the ground and threw it at them.
Without another word, he picked Wei Yi up and ran out of the crowd.
Ji Yunshu was numb for a few seconds before she chased after him.
At this moment, the bridge was also in chaos. Jing Rong was worried about Ji Yunshu's safety, but Mu Jin was beside him.
He could only push her into the crowd. "Let's go."
"Young Master Jing!" Mu Jin was worried.
Jing Rong leaped from the bridge to the riverside.
He ordered Shi Ziran.
"Go protect Teacher Ji."
"But Prince, you …"
"Go."
"Yes."
Shi Ziran obeyed the order and followed Ji Yunshu and Mo Ruo.
The black-robed men also chased after them.
The entire Lantern Festival was filled with screams!
Ji Yunshu and the others bypassed the bustling lantern street, but another group of black-clothed men blocked their way.
The dark night was filled with a murderous and eerie atmosphere.
"Orders from above. Leave no one alive." The leader of the black-clothed men gripped his sword tightly. His brows furrowed fiercely as he commanded, "Kill!"
In the next second, more than twenty black-clothed men charged at them.
Mo Ruo had no choice but to put Wei Yi down. He fought with the Shi siblings while protecting Ji Yunshu and Wei Yi.
Each of the black-clothed men's attacks was deadly. Even though Mo Ruo and the Shi siblings were not to be underestimated, they were still outnumbered.
It was difficult for two hands to fight against four fists.
One of the black-clothed men raised his sword to stab Mo Ruo. In the nick of time, a silver whip lashed out and caught the sword. The tip of the sword changed direction in midair and stabbed into the black-clothed man's throat.
His throat was sealed in one strike.
Tang Si withdrew her whip and raised her eyebrows at Mo Ruo. "You owe me your life."
"Many thanks."
"Your life is mine. Don't even think about taking it away."
At this time, Jing Rong and his secret guards had also arrived at the scene.
The black-clothed men could not resist and were killed one by one.
The remaining three or four were also captured alive.
Mo Ruo helped Wei Yi up. "I'll take Wei Yi away first."
They had to hurry to the yamen!
Ji Yunshu was about to follow them when she inadvertently saw Jing Rong's injured hand. Blood flowed down the deep lines on his palm and dripped onto the ground.
Her chest trembled.
Jing Rong noticed that she was looking at his palm, so he deliberately hid his hand in his sleeve.
He ordered Shi Zijin, "Take her away!"
"Yes!"
Shi Zijin complied and pulled Ji Yunshu away.
After seeing that they had safely left, Jing Rong questioned the black-clothed men who were kneeling on the ground.
"Who sent you?"
They did not reply.
In fact, Jing Rong already knew. He used the tip of his foot to pick up a sword from the ground and stabbed the black cloth covering the faces of the black-clothed men.
The black-clothed men's faces were filled with stubbornness.
Not the slightest bit of fear!
There was not even the slightest trace of fear in their eyes.
Hmm, the corpses Jing Yi raised were all formidable masters.
After waiting for a long time, they did not answer. Lang Po kicked them and shouted, "Speak! Who sent you?"
Who would have thought that the black-clothed men would suddenly laugh and spit out a mouthful of blood. One by one, they fell to the ground dead.
Lang Po rushed forward and pried open their mouths. He reported, "Your Highness, there's poison in their teeth."
Jing Rong's sharp eyes swept over the dozen or so corpses on the ground.
They did not speak.
"Your Highness, what should we do now?"
"Since they are corpses, let's bring them back to the capital and report to Imperial Father. Tell him that this Prince was ambushed when he passed by Anfu County. He has already ordered the murderer to be escorted back to the capital. Remember to claim that they were captured alive."
"Alive?"
Jing Rong's lips curled up. "The corpses Jing Yi raised might not all be tough men. There are some who are afraid of death."
"Your Highness, what do you mean?"
He picked up a sword from the ground and swung it. The hilt of the sword left his palm and stabbed into a wooden pillar at the side.
"Didn't he want to kill this Prince? Fine, then this Prince will play a game of catching a turtle in a jar with him. If he knows that this Prince has captured people alive and sent them to the capital, he will definitely send people to stop and kill them. At that time, I will leave the people who come to stop and kill them alive and directly send them to the Supreme Court. "
"But the Chancellor of the Supreme Court is Prince Yi's man."
Jing Rong frowned and revealed a hint of ruthlessness.
"Don't forget, the Vice-Chancellor of the Supreme Court, Lord Yu, is this Prince's man. When the Crown Prince laid siege to the palace, it was Lord Yu who allowed this Prince to enter the palace. Since he wants this Prince to be his backer, then this axe of his should be used for something practical. Besides, this Prince is not here to sue Prince Yi, but to … give Imperial Father a warning."
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